lawmakers seated, there is no real opposition, no pushback to question any of the conclusions or expand inquiry. over the next couple of weeks, we anticipate the unveiling of never before seen testimony, documents, video, audio from january 6th. even tonight we will see that whether that changes how people look at the event or how much it impacts politics going forward is yet to be seen. congressional correspondent chad pergram starts us off tonight live from capitol hill. good evening, chad. good evening, bret. the goal of the committee remind the public of what happened that day and warn people of threats to american democracy. tonight s hearing is a made for tv docudrama in prime time. tonight will be sort of an opening of the narration, the narrative of what happened as an assault on our democracy on our constitution, on our capitol, on our congress and in a very violent way. republicans anticipate something else. we can expect a circus.
such hearings came in 2015 probing veterans affairs. the committee wants to shed light on what happened between the election and january 6th. but republicans say there are other subjects more worthy of attention. they are not hosting a primetime hearing on the border crisis. they are not hosting a prime time hearing on the baby formula shortage or the inflation or the skyrocketing gas prices. only two witnesses tonight, a filmmaker who captured some of the initial violence and a capitol police officer who suffered a traumatic brain injury. more than 140 police officers sustained injuries during the riot. fox has told the committee could make recommendations to alter the electoral college or update the electoral counteract. it dictates how congress certifies the election. bret? bret: chad pergram live on the hill. chad, thank you. ryan kelly, one of five republican candidates for michigan governor has been charged with misdemeanors for his role in the january 6th capitol riot. h
president bush. he actually participated in it. this is an effort before the midterms to change the subject. the people who went into that capitol and i was there that day are being prude. that s great. we are all trying to work better together to make sure it doesn t happen again. this hearing is not about solutions. it s about trying to blame president trump in a fashion to change the outcome of the midterms. it s being done in a way it s never been done before. kevin mccarthy, the republican leader in the house, his nominees to the commission were rejected by the speaker bowers she didn t like them is partisan to the core. it will have no credibility with the public. and they are trying to change the subject and it won t work. bret: but the question is going to be asked again and again to republicans, do you believe, like donald trump believes, that the 2020 election was stolen? i accepted the 2020 election. i think there was shah containry in these states but i wasn t convi
jesse: how was the movie? geraldo: i loved the movie. it was really great to fly with all of them. and the movie was great. jesse: s that watt geraldo one more thing. judge jeanine: geraldo s news with geraldo. dana: thank you. geraldo: you really need me. they need to be grounded. bret: does geraldo need to keep going? jesse: no more shoutouts. bret: all right. thank you, guys. good evening, welcome to washington. i m bret baier. breaking tonight, the house january 6th committee is set to hold its first hearing tonight in prime time two hours from now in hopes that millions will tune. in the house panel will make its case to the nation, hoping to remind people of what happened at the capitol riot that i can and what led up to it. and to try to convince the american public there are ongoing threats to democracy. critics of the committee, many republican leaders, point out that house speaker nancy pelosi hand picked the committee and while there are two republican
majors and being able to play in the majors, is there a determination there? well, they are going to be able to play in the u.s. open, us has said those guys qualified can come play. i m sure it will be the same with the pga next year. the royal is not going to take them on. they don t want the lawsuit. augusta national don t have to answer any questions. it s invitational. they will see how it plays out 5, 6, 8 months from now and see where it is and they will make their determination who they invite and who they don t invite. mick, reed former champions supposed to have lifetime exemptions. they control the invites. bret: that is true. jim gray as always, thank you, sir. thank you, bret. bret: up next the panel on the january 6th public hearing and summit of the americas. first here is what some of our affiliates are covering tonight. fox 2 in honolulu a helicopter carrying six people crashed in a lava field on hawaii s big