the committee compiling this comprehensive and compelling minute-by-minute account of trump s inaction, and they documented the pleas from everyone inside and outside the white house for trump to condemn the violence. instead of telling support force back down supporters to back down, trump spent time in his private dining room watching the attack on tv until he finally and reluctantly sent out a video message that advisers said still missed the mark. president trump did not fail to act, he chose not to act. reporter: the house select committee investigating january 6th making the case that then-president trump betrayed his oath of office during the capitol attack. a white house security official whose identity was concealed by the panel details the security concerns in allowing trump to go to the capitol after his rally. the president wanted to lead thousands of people to the capitol. i think that was enough grounds for us to be alarmed. reporter: the committee sai
attack in central ukraine. president zelenskyy is calling it an act of terrorism. welcome to the viewers in the united states and around the world. i am wolf blitzer. you are in the situation room . it is 1:00 friday in jerusalem. this is the final hours of president biden s visit here before he heads to saudi arabia. tonight, the team is bracing for the trip to be a major test of he is diplomacy. jeremy diamond is with us in jerusalem. jeremy, clearly the effort to try to stop iran from developing a nuclear bomb was at the forefront of the talks. reporter: president biden and yair lapid met for an hour and a half earlier today. they covered everything from defense cooperation to the partnership between israel and arab countries. it was largely a show of unity. you also did see some daylight between the two sides as president biden reaffirmed his interest in resolving this diplomatically while the is really former president trump mr. called for muscular approach. presid
your family, be with them. on wednesday. thank you so much. it was an honor to be your chair. it was great to keep it, warm but you keep it much more. i don t know but, that lets you later, have a good birthday to you. i would love to tell you. this is don lemon tonight. i m back, i m happy to be back and i have a new perspective as many people have. gonna come back for vacation. that really do have a new perspective. to some of the things that have been doing before about warning you about the trouble that our democracy is in and the importance of washington especially when it comes to each of these hearings are january 6th. this is not partisan. this is about our democracy. and saving our democracy. and fighting for documents to see. so as i ve said before, do not fall for the old okey dokey. you ve heard me say that. but right now, tonight, in the united states of america. it has never been more true. just go with me here. so don t fall for the old okey dokey. don t fa
Israel launches a new siege of gaza, as hamas threatens to kill hostages. The bloodshed continues after a deadly weekend, taking the lives of hundreds of israelis and palestinians. Our Holly Williams is near the front lines. Weve been hearing incoming rocket fire, forcing our team to scramble for cover just minutes ago. Norah the horror at a Music Festival. Overtaken by terror. More than 200 People Killed by hamas militants. Others taken hostage at gunpoint. I lost, like, two liters of blood. I was really sure that thats it. Im going to die. The u. S. Begins airlifting weapons and munitions to israel as u. S. Warships move into position off israels coast. And an american professor tells us he was on the phone with his daughter when she was killed. My heart go back to my country, to my people. Killers, murderers. Protests from both sides. One side yelling free palestine. The other shouting terrorists. Norah you are inside with your kids and youre all huddled together. Yes. Norah and whe
Cash and gold in exchange for political favors, the allegations against a sitting u. S. Senator are damning. Nearly 500,000 stuffed in envelopes, a mercedesbenz, even gold bars, the gifts allegedly given to senator bob menendez and his wife. New video of ukraine on the attack after more than a year at war. This team they confirm a successful hit on a russian ship. And more workers hit the picket lines in dozens more locations. This could impact you if your car needs to be repaired. Welcome to the lead. Im pamela brown in for jake tapper. We start with senator bob menendez accused in a sweeping indictment today charged with accepting bribes, pressuring a u. S. Official and spilling sensitive u. S. Information to benefit a foreign government. The indictment lays out how federal agents raided menendez home last summer finding a stash of gold bars, nearly 500,000 in cash stuffed inside envelopes and a gifted mercedes convertible. Menendez wife is also charged. According to the indictment s