sophisticated serve-part plan to overturn the presidential election and prevent the transfer of presidential power. in our hearings you will see elements of each element of this plan. donald trump and his advisers knew that he had, in account fa, lost the elections, but despite this, president trump engaged in a massive effort to spread false and fraudulent information to convince huge portions of the u.s. population that fraud had stolen the elections from him. on this point, there is no room for debate. those who invaded the capitol and battled law enforcement for hours were motivated by what president trump had told them, that the election was stolen, and that he was the rightful president. president trump, summoned the mob, assembled the mob and lit the flame of this attack. republican congresswoman and committee vice chair liz cheney cutting straight to the heart of the case there that the panel will continue to lay out over the next several weeks, but you don t have to
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
lawmakers seated, there is no real opposition, no pushback to question any of the conclusions or expand inquiry. over the next couple of weeks, we anticipate the unveiling of never before seen testimony, documents, video, audio from january 6th. even tonight we will see that whether that changes how people look at the event or how much it impacts politics going forward is yet to be seen. congressional correspondent chad pergram starts us off tonight live from capitol hill. good evening, chad. good evening, bret. the goal of the committee remind the public of what happened that day and warn people of threats to american democracy. tonight s hearing is a made for tv docudrama in prime time. tonight will be sort of an opening of the narration, the narrative of what happened as an assault on our democracy on our constitution, on our capitol, on our congress and in a very violent way. republicans anticipate something else. we can expect a circus. the democrats have been sh
the country philadelphia, chattanooga, phoenix, chicago. just some of the city that is saw shootings over the weekend as families continue to grieve the 21 lives taken in the texas massacre. we ll ask congressman colin allred what more can be done at the federal level. in ukraine, russia striking kyiv with missiles for the first time in weeks. we ll take you live to ukraine. also this hour, new detailing around the fatal shooting of a retired wisconsin judge. police say the suspect was planning others. this morning marks the beginning of the summit of the americas as the white house confirms the leaders from cuba, nicaragua and venezuela will not be invited. the president of mexico said he won t be going then. we begin this very busy hour with the kase lating gun violence crisis across the u.s. at least 12 people were killed in just 48 hours. in yet another string of mass shootings. this weekend marked more deaths in the u.s. than the memorial day weekend in which nine pe
commonwealth of pennsylvania. where the republican senate race is a true nail biter. we re now learning one candidate in these races is about to get a pacemaker implanted. good afternoon. welcome to the lead. i m jake tapper. we start with our national lead and president biden this afternoon in buffalo trying to comfort those who suffered the most from saturday s attack at a supermarket targeted because it s in a predominantly black neighborhood. the work of a racist domestic terrorist, killing ten innocent people, police say. the president spending time today with grief-stricken families. emergency first responders and community leaders. it was an emotional day and also one that included a call to action, with the president urging americans to reject racist ideologies. jill and i bring you this message from deep in our nation s soul. in america, evil will not win. i promise you. hate will not prevail. and white supremacy will not have the last word. white supremacy is