we hold our hearings next month we wish to provide members the opportunity to discuss these matters with the committee voluntarily. regrettably, the individuals receiving subpoenas today have refused and we are forced to take this step to make sure the committee uncovers facts concerning january 6th. we urge our colleagues to comply with the law and do their patriotic duty and cooperate with our investigation as hundreds of other witnesses have done, and the committee lays out in clear detail just why they need the testimony of these five congressmen pointing to their roles in multiple aspects of the trump coup plot. the committee writes this about jim jordan, representative jim jordan was in communication with trump on january 6th and participated in meetings and discussions throughout late 2020 and early 2021 about strategies for overturning the 2020 election. regarding scott perry, the committee says, he was, quote, directly involved with efforts to corrupt the department
mccarthy, scott perry of pennsylvania, jim jordan of ohio, and andy biggs of arizona and mo brooks of alabama. all of whom did not comply with earlier requests from the committee to share what they know voluntarily. in the announcement today they note why testimony from these five is so important. quote, these members include those who participated in meetings at the white house, those who had direct conversations with president trump leading up to and during the attack on the capitol and those who were involved in the planning and coordination of certain activities on and before january 6. whether these five republican congress men ultimately comply is at this point uncertain. as questions now swirl about the long-term implications of today s decision. politico writing this, quote, members were mindful that demanding testimony from lawmakers would potentially set a precedent while house and senate enlices committees have subpoenaed members ab staff before. there is lel police dent for
the latest from our journalist in libya. rebel forces making major progress, preaching the green square in the center of the capital city. while a son of the dictator muammar gaddafi has been detained. the international criminal court confirming that a short while ago. gaddafi s location at this point uncertain, unknown, but we have a correspondent on the border with tunisia, there s been some talk maybe he might go across that border because we ve seen some of his defectors high in his government and the last 72 hours cross over that border as they defect. we re joined by kt mcfarland, a fox news national security analyst and worked across the america s of nixon, ford and reagan and you have a lot of experience waving things fall in that part of the world. and, but this dictator has been there for 42 years, what does this mean? well, that means a couple of things, one, he s been a state sponsor of terrorism and
which means snow will freeze, creating dangerous roads. it s so hard to believe, spring is just ten days away. and rob marciano is live with us. more on the frigid air and the possible nor easter, could be a big one first thing next week. reporter: could be, this is january-like cold. it certainly sets the stage for more snow into next week. freeze warnings into the midsouth, early blooming plants will be damaged. and windchills, dangerously cold in the morning, at or below zero in some spots. first snow shot, a quick mover. going south, st. louis, nashville, north georgia, north carolina, you could see a couple of inches there. but the bigger concern comes on tuesday. the atmosphere lining up ingredients for potentially heavy snow from virginia into massachusetts. this track at this point uncertain. but we think it has the potential for a powerful winter coastal storm, tuesday and wednesday. tracking it through the weekend for us, rob marciano,