a handgun. so, this is an absurd, outdated, outmoded loophole, but this is a first step in recognizing our problem, where we allow 18-year-olds to buy weapons of war. news of this framework coming on the somber six year anniversary of the pulse nightclub shooting in orlando, florida, 49 people murdered in cold blood, targeted about because of who they live. many mass shootings in this country, the attacker used an ar-15 style guy on, the senate deal comes after communities of uvalde, texas, and buffalo, new york, were changed forever by gun violence. all together 31 americans killed in both shootings. the shooters and both shootings were 18 year old boy legally obtained obstacles to carry out their crimes. the steel wall imperfect is something, comes up after last week s testimony from the children killed in uvalde. they sidelined their grief to going through what they re going through. the deal comes as demonstrators hit the streets, demanding action. we ve seen this bef
country. as the summer travel season heats up, the average price for gallon of gas hits $5 for the first time ever. i m pamela brown, you re in the cnn newsroom. hello, every one. great to have you along with us on this saturday night. more than 20 million americans tuned in thursday night as the house select me investigating the january 6th capitol attacks opened the hearings in prime time. the narrative that former president trump was at the center of wide ranging conspiracy to stay in office. the members used dramatic footage and chilling testimony to make their points. capital police officer offer car line edwards recalled slipping on the plood of her fellow officers during the assault. documentary film maker following the proud boys said he watch the crowd transform tr protesters to rioters to insurrectionists. thursday s hearing was just for starters. cnn senior crime and justice reporter has more. tell us what the committee has in story for cothe coming week. eve
john berman here in for anderson. answer for that will depend on the answers for a string of other questions. can the committee in the coming weeks make the ambitious case it laid out last night. what will the justice department that already brought hundreds of charges in capital assault do with the information the select committee uncovered and will the hearings generate the kind of political census that might be needed before the attorney general decides to aim as high as the select committee is already suggesting might be necessary. president trump summoned the mob, assembled the mob and lit the flame of this attack. you will also hear about plots to commit seditious conspiracy on january 6th, a crime defined in our law as conspiring to overthrow, put down, or destroy by force, the government of the united states. or, to oppose by force, the authority there of. committee vice chair liz cheney said those words, plot to commit seditious conspiracy while putting the forme
moment where you have more than satisfied your burden of proof. there s no room for any reasonable doubt. last night s hearing was the tell them what you re going to tell them part. now, there were moments where they teased the actual telling, the testimony of prominent figures who were relevant not just because of their proximity to then-president trump but also for the role they played within the government, maybe as a member of congress or as a white house aide. or maybe they were playing the role of lawyer in a courtroom, trying to convince a judge of a big lie. i wonder if it surprised any of you to see testimony as part of them tell-them part from one-time trump loyalist like former attorney general bill bar calling trump s election lie, quote, bullshit, unquote. ivanka trump even saying she believed barr, saying she respected him. over her own father she believed him when it came to claims of mass voter fraud. it altered her perspective. did it further surprise you to
language. get him! get him! get these motherfuckers! we re coming through! we re coming through! ah! ah! for nearly a year, the january-6th committee has been trying to piece together how this happened, different vantage points, who was involved, from the bottom to the top? and last night, they up veiled some new video of its own and concerning findings. and it s very first public hearing. president trump was yelling and, quote, really angry at advisers who told him he needed to be doing something more. and aware of the riot rioters chance to hang mike pence, the president responded with this sentiment. quote, maybe our supporters have the right idea. mike pence, quote, deserves it. wow. wow. what the american people deserve are answers and information and the truth. and of course, the people who fought to defend our capitol that day well, they deserve it, as well. and among them, former d.c. metropolitan police officer, mike fanone, who is now a cnn law enforcemen