stuff and trying to prevent it? the republican grievance machine wraps up over ohio. for the last couple of, years i have been warning about this crusade against white people. tonight, why you should not be surprised that america cannot solve nasa structure problems, but one of his major parties will not offer solutions and then, mike pence claims up to protect his imaginary presidential hopes, as another trump cabinet member makes it official. jamelle and five years after the nightmare in parkland, the mass murder generation suffers another senseless massacre in michigan. all in starts right now. good evening from new york, i m chris hayes. when a party wins a new majority in congress, generally, what they want to do is hit the ground running. so far, republicans have not done that. after an interminable series of votes, is lurking back, they did finally elect kevin mccarthy speaker of the house, and earlier this month, credit where it is the, they did manage to kick
administration is responding to it. we begin with matt. edward, day after day, we watch as so many of those migrants cross in to the united states right here in eagle pass, texas. we re seeing something unprecedented. the state of texas is bolstering its border here. these cargo containers were brought in before christmas and now over the past two days, we have watched as the national guard has put razor wire on top of those shipping containers. governor greg abbott s office tells us that its taking unprecedented action to enhance its border safety strategies. that s something that we re witnessing in real time here in eagle pass and also to the northwest in el paso where the national guard installed two miles of fencing along the border there. we have new video of yet another large smuggling bust. texas dps says 18 illegal migrants including a child were being smuggled inside of a tractor trailered. the driver was arrested for human smuggling. texas dps says people from al
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revealed. right now, the nation s focus returns to the u.s. capitol as we await the most comprehensive account yet of crimes committed against the united states on this sacred ground. welcome to cnn special coverage of attack on democracy here on cnn. i m jake tapper, about an hour away from the rare prime time presentation on this committee and let s be clear, what will happen in the hearing room tonight is not just about the mob that stormed the capitol on january 6th, specifically, it is a month s long campaign and conspiracy to undermine democracy in america. it s about a president and those around him desperate to hold on to power at any cost, even if it meant destroying the american experiment. committee aides say we will hear and see interviews conducted with trump insiders for the first time. we expect that to possibly include members of the former president s family, as well as former senior administration and trump campaign officials. the hearing will showcase l