seeing new images, will have an impact. the question is, how large will that impact be? i am told that president biden, who is currently traveling, of course, in california for the summit of americas, you could expect him to catch some pieces of the hearing tonight. democrats and republicans will be watching closely as well, particularly with the midterms looming. what if any impact could these critical historic hearings have on the races that are just a short time away? i have been talking to top democrats who say it could reaffirm the case they are trying to make that some of the candidates who have been endorsed by former president trump essentially didn t turn away from what happened that day, that threat to the u.s. democracy. if you look at the numbers, it underscores how sharply divided this country is and how tough it may be to change and impact some hearts and minds. in the days after january 6, 52% of americans according to our
who plans to watch the hearing tonight? republican leader kevin mccarthy attacking the january 6 committee despite calling for full accountability in the days just after the attack. as reported in a new book by the new york times jonathan martin and alex burns. listen to the sound. we cannot just sweep this under the rug. we need to know why it happened, who did it and people need to be held accountable for it. i m committed to make sure that happens. mccarthy now standing united with donald trump in his request for speakership. that was a photo taken after those words. joining me two people who were there. a former cia officer and an arizona congressman. congressman, what do you think happened to kevin mccarthy
hoping to convince who don t feel this way that there is an ongoing threat here. the other thing to keep in mind is the investigative work of the committee continues even still. they are trying to interview more people. they are trying to line up live witnesses. we learned today that brad raffensperger will be one of the live witnesses at a future hearing as the committee tries to break out the individual pressure points and pivot points in what they believe was a criminal conspiracy that went from november all the way through the events of the day. kristin welker, we will hear from top former aides to mike pence about the pressure on him and the threats to him. the threats that we are now learning more about. there was the hang mike pence chants from the crowd. even the noose that was put up outside the capitol on the ground. there s no doubt hearing from the former vice president,
between january 6 and now? he lost his courage. he cared more about politics and being able to hold potential power of becoming speaker and gaining seats. he realizes that the republican party cannot really exist without donald trump and donald trump s base. he struck a deal with literally the devil in order to continue for him to have any chance of being speaker and potentially bring donald trump back. he chose his personal political career versus saving democracy. the lowest thing you could do as a politician. congresswoman, do you think the hearing tonight is going to change any minds? i think the purpose of the hearing is to bring to light what happened in the days leading up to the january 6 insurrection, to explain and tell the story that this
prosecutions. in fact, there are some experts who say they shouldn t refer cases to the justice department. that s for the justice department. this is not a criminal proceeding. it s civil. it s evidentiary. it s to find out for the historical record and the record ongoing. it s a different standard than a hearing that s supposed to develop evidence for prosecution. correct? andrea, this was an attack on american. it is congress job. it wasn t just an attack on a building, even as horrific it was and the injuries you will hear about tonight. it was an attack on our democracy on america. i think it s so important to get those facts out. we had a hearing, bipartisan hearing just like this one is, in the senate to look at the security and all of the breakdowns. that was televised. people tuned in. we made some dramatic changes in terms of personnel and security at the capitol. that s what happened in the senate. the house is looking at the root causes of this. the conspiracy behind it.