overturn the 2020 election, what to expect from day three of the public hearings. plus, stock futures fall more than 1% after the fed implements the highest interest rate hike in nearly 30 years. the question is whether the move will drive down inflation without pushing the economy into a recession? and we ll have the latest from ukraine. as the united states pledges more aid, the leaders of france, germany, italy all arrived in kyiv overnight to show that europe is still committed to the fight for peace. good morning. welcome to way too early. on this thursday, june 16th. i m jonathan lemire. we appreciate you being here. the third hearing into the attack of the u.s. capitol is set for 1:00 p.m. today. it will focus on efforts to pressure former vice president mike pence into overturning the 2020 presidential election in a campaign that put the former vice president s life in danger. aides tell nbc news the hearing will hit four main themes, the theory that pence had t
2020 presidential election in a campaign that put the former vice president s life in danger. aides tell nbc news the hearing will hit four main themes, the theory that pence had the right to unilaterally reject the certified electors. how donald trump led the pressure campaign despite being told by advisers it was illegal. how that campaign contributed to the violence that endangered pence s life, and the ongoing threat to democracy and the people who still claim the election was stolen. as for the witnesses today, former counsel to vice president pence, greg jacobs, as well as retired federal judge jay michael ludig, an informal adviser to pence expected to testify and play clips of the former pence chief of staff mark short. congressman pete augierlar will lead the questions and former prosecutor john wood will also question witnesses. joining us to talk about all of
hearing, responding to the committee s request in a four-page letter from his attorney yesterday. axios citing a source close to snyder reporting that he and his legal team have concerns over due process. and an oversight committee spokesperson says the panel is currently reviewing snyder s letter and will respond but intends to move forward with the hearing either way. and turning now to major league baseball and history made on the field in arlingtonton, texas, two immaculate innings thrown in the same game for the first time ever. garcia striking out with nine pitches and houston reliever phil matong did the same in the 7th. it is the kicker. the same three texas rangers batters. three up, three down. three straight strike-outs. nine pitches. it is really rare. twice in the same game. twice against the same set of hitters. rangers need extra batting practice tomorrow. they lost to the astros last night 9-2. in los angeles, we head to
in the aftermath of the insurrection, their great fear that some democratic lawmaker could be injured or executed on live stream if rioters would have found them. what new role does the footage play in the hearing and what questions does it raise? while the hearing was still going on, the january 6th select committee is still continuing the investigation. snoefrts that continues, i think it insofar as that continues, i think that will loom large in minds, as republican lawmakers and whether they were connected in any way to the attack. the man here is quite interesting, the identity of the man also known to nbc, as far as i m aware, we re withholding that information, protecting the integrity of the investigation, but that man left his point of origin on january 4th, took a bus to dc, over the course of january 4th and came to the
goal. the lightning looking for a third straight title. we know not to count out the bolts just yet. good start to this series. they will be in denver for game two saturday night. the nba finals after a couple days off resume tonight in boston for game six. our celtics, folks, face elimination against the golden state warriors who lead the series 3-2 games. the crowd will be great. celtics need a win. and nfl commissioner roger goodell meanwhile will testify before the house oversight committee next week. a lead spokesman confirming yesterday that goodell will make a virtual appearance at the june 22nd hearing which stems from the panel s investigations into accusations of workplace misconduct, within the now washington commanders organization as well as the nfl s internal probe of those allegations. the commander s owner dan snyder however will not appear at the