from behind the hospital walls. he turned to her and said, will you marry me? secrets from his diary uncovered by dateline. his obsession with actors, jody foster. the letters were sent to and the most controversial question of all, is hinckley really fit to be free? he s a potential k dangerous character. hello, welcome to dateline. he shot a president and shook the country. since that day, more than 40 years ago, gunman, john hinckley jr. has remained an enigma. now, we re about to reveal an extraordinary trove of his most private thoughts and feelings, and provide a firsthand look at his contentious second act as a free man. here s special contributor, troy roberts, with hinckley, diary of a dangerous mind. charming small town, williamsburg, virginia. people visit from all over the world for a taste of americas colonial history. this man came for something more. a new life, one that would be quietened normal. he volunteers at a church, she plays
woman went on to say that not contradicting is not the same as confirming. more on that. and two people familiar with cipollone s testimony says the committee did not ask him if he told hutchinson that they would quote get charged with every crime imaginable, unquote, if they went to the capitol. he would not have confirmed that, apparently, confirmed that statement if they had asked the question. you also heard the congresswoman say that some of what they learned from pat cipollone today will roll out in the future hearings to come. will we be hearing and seeing? remember it was videotaped as well some of his testimony as soon as next week? and will the former president be watching? you got to figure this is one witness that he really, really hoped would not cooperate with this committee. our committee is certain that donald trump does not want mr. cipollone to testify here. i want to bring in ryan nobles here tonight. ryan, good to see you. seven hours, first of all, a
crime imaginable, unquote, if they went to the capitol. i mean, would not have confirmed that, apparently, confirmed that statement if they had asked the question. and you also heard the congresswoman say that some of what they learned from pat cipollone today will be rolling out in the future hearings to come. so will we be hearing and my be seeing remember, it was videotaped as well. some of his testimony as soon as next week. and will the former president be watching? you ve got to figure this is one witness that he really, really hoped would not cooperate with this committee. our committee is certain that donald trump does not want mr. cipollone to testify here. well, i want to bring in cnn congressional correspondent ryan nobles here tonight. ryan, good to see you. seven hours, first of all, is a long time, and we re told he answered some questions. so you ve got some new information on pat cipollone s critical interview with the committee today. what can you tell
event. what we know about funeral services and new details on the weapons the suspect used if that attack. plus a cnn exclusive, how firefighters are going on the offensive to bring down drones that could interfere with their ability to stop wildfires. it is the weekend. we are glad to have you this saturday, july 9th. thanks for waking up with us. and thank you for having me here this weekend. good to be with you guys. we ll begin with the january 6 committee interview with one of the most important witnesses. former white house council pat cipollone testifying before that panel for more than 7 hours. a source said he provided, quote, a great deal of new information. and keep in mind, portions of yesterday s closed-door meeting will be made public in upcoming hearings. he was among a handful of people who spent time with donald trump as the u.s. capitol unfolded. they were trying to figure out what trump was doing and how he reacted to the violence in realtime. zoe l
parade. president biden signing executive orders, but is it enough from the members of his own party? good evening. i m erin burnett. the january 6th committee says it learned from trump former white house counsel today. pat cipollone spending eight hours behind closed doors with the committee. as you can see weeding that marathon session tonight. we know his testimony was taped and we know the committee says it was important. mr. cipollone did appear voluntarily and answered a whole variety of questions. he did not contradict the testimony of other witnesses and i think we did learn a few things, which we will be rolling out in years to come. have you learned any significant new information from him? i think a few things, yes. the answer is yes and obviously nearly eight hours, that is a lot of time with a crucial witness. that is the january 6th committee. as for the justice department s investigation for that insurrection day, a stark warning from the director,