new cnn reporting spotlights the momentum and the maneuvering inside the house gop effort to impeach the homeland security chief. and a revenge plot stoked by delusions of a rigged election. police arrest a former republican candidate in new mexico. they say he paid cash, gave gunmen address, even pulled the trigger in a scheme targeting the homes of elected democrats. up first for us this hour, the president of the united states unable to escape the gravity of a self-inflicted crisis. just moments ago president biden at the white house, you hear it there, appearing with the dutch prime minister. you can hear the president getting shouted questions. he gave no answers about the documents story that simply will not go away. the president s public posture sticking to the confines of what his lawyers have already said or avoiding questions altogether belies private angst inside the west wing. sources telling cnn the west wing mood where aides waiting along with everyone else to
i don t use that word lightly. that s exactly what the man is accused of doing. terrorizing. they say the republican candidate was so angry over his defeat and claims the election was rigged against him that he hired four men to shoot at the homes of officials, even pulling the trigger himself during one of the crimes. we have one of the officials who was targeted joining us in a moment. she s going to tell us what the bullets hit and how close they came to her and her grandchildren. it is scary. what makes this our top story today is that it s not just about an alleged one off crazy person. it s not isolated. this terror is part of a growing problem. just ask nancy pelosi or pramila jayapal or the one in five adults who said in a survey they would be willing to condone acts of political violence. what is motivating all of these people and what is law enforcement doing about the threats before they turn violent? joining me now is nbc news senior capitol hill correspondent, ga
new reporting, pushing the white house for answers, an nbc news exclusive. house committee s becoming more clear this afternoon. up first, the biden administration on defense over how the president handled classified documents. we ll tell you what the press secretary is saying just as we were coming on the air with our team at the white house and doj standing by live. also this hour, some new reporting you will only see here out of new mexico with the targets of that shooting spree are telling us after the arrest of a losing republican candidate. plus, kevin mccarthy saying the gop is going to be finished doling out committee assignments today. new details on where hard line conservatives and election deniers are landing including the controversial member the speaker confirms will be seated somewhere. with me now is kelly o donnell and justice and intelligence correspondent, ken dilanian. we re about to see the president soon at this event for the golden state warriors. we
is a cnn situation room special report. we begin this hour with a growing fallout from classified documents found at president biden s home and former office. the possibility of yet more searches and more discoveries hanging over the white house tonight. let s go to our white house correspondent arlette saenz, tell us more about cnn s new reporting. reporter: cnn has learned that sources believe there are additional locations tied to president biden that could be searched for more classified documents or government records. so far, the president s personal attorneys have searched two homes in delaware and also that former private office here in washington, d.c. but sources believe that there may be additional locations that could be sourced though it s unclear who exactly would conduct those searches or where they would be but those are all matters that could come up as the special counsel s investigation gets underway. president biden refusing to answer questions today a
economic advances for underserved communities, expanded voting rights and a robust defense of democracy, but how much can he really get done? then finally, we ll look how the massive infrastructure legislation passed last year may help restore one historic black and brown neighborhood in new orleans to its former glory. not by adding anything but taking something away. that story later in the hour. but we start with the ethical dilemma staring republicans and democrats in the face. and the growing frustration with both parties over what some see as self-inflicted wound. for democrats, yet another call for information on the biden documents controversy. this one, from the republican head of the house oversight committee. he wants the visitors log from biden s home in wilmington after biden s attorney said five more pages of classified documents were found there earlier in the week. a spokesman for the secret service said, those logs don t exist. but republicans insist that