not accepting the counsel of his real advisers, not the imposters, but those who were actual advisers, not just yes people wanting to tell him exactly what he wants to hear, even when there s clearly no evidence to support what he wanted to hear. but we have heard about the attempt to exploit the legal process, the department of justice, local election officials, and a relentless pressure campaign to what he called an attempt to stop the steal. the fact that nothing had actually been stolen, i mean, details. details, it seems. i ll leave you all to decide whether the hearings so far have threaded the needle or maybe moved your own needle. but we are seven hearings in and we re learning tonight that the january 6th committee s upcoming eighth hearing will turn to the number 187. that s 187 minutes where the president of the united states was radio silent. i mean, crickets. well, at least publicly. but what exactly was he doing for over three hours? after the capitol had been b
the legal process, the department of justice, local election officials, and a relentless pressure campaign to what he called, an attempt to stop steal. now the fact that nothing had been stolen, details, details it seems. i ll leave you all to decide whether this hearing so far has threaded a needle, or move drone needle. but were seven hearings in, we re learning tonight that january six committees upcoming eight hearing, will now turn to the number one 87. that s 187 minutes where the president of united states was radio silence. i mean crickets. well at least publicly. but what exactly what he s doing for over three hours? i mean after the capitol have been breached, and while he was being attack, officers were valiantly felt to protect members of congress, everyone inside that capital. as witnesses describe the mortal combat, almost medieval like combat, just what was the commander in chief, the one who swore to do this i donald john trump do solemnly swear, reserve,
unarmed black man who was shot at least 60 times. 60 times. the police chief speaking out. more on that story ahead. also this morning, former president trump is anxiously considering when he might announce a run for president in 2024. playing into that decision, pressure to reclaim his image following devastating testimony from the january 6th select committee hearings. but we begin in washington this morning. president biden will return to the white house in time for a fourth of july fireworks tonight. meanwhile, he s facing blowback for blaming gas stations for high prices at the pump. the president calling out companies responsible for setting fuel prices, tweeting, bring down the price you are charging at the pump to reflect the cost you re paying for the product and do it now. cnn s jeremy diamond joins me now from the white house. how is the president s message being received? as you know, this july 4th weekend is a painful reminder for so many americans of how s
jeremy diamond joins me from the white house. what is on the president s agenda today? reporter: president biden is still at camp david this morning but he will be returning to the white house to host military families for a bar be becue and celebration. the president saying the fourth of july is a sacred holiday, sacred day in our country. make no mistake, our best days still lie ahead. at the same time president biden is dealing with messaging on the current state of the country and the current state of the economy with high inflation and high gas prices which many americans are being reminded this weekend as they hit the roads for the fourth of july weekend. the president oaf the weekend taking to twitter to encourage and push gas station companies to lower the price at the pump. to make sure, in his word, bring down the price you re charging at the pump to reflect the cost you re paying for the product and do it now. that earned the president some backlash with some, in
new information that is both urgent and important. the panel has not revealed any details publicly, but cnn has confirmed through sources that cassidy hutchhutchinson, who wa top aide to white house chief of staff mark meadows will testify today live. hutchinson is considered to be one of the panel s most consequential witnesses due to her proximity to the white house chief of staff, mark meadows, before and on january 6. hutchinson has been interviewed by the select committee at least three times before behind closed doors. clips from those recorded interviews were played during previous hearings. we saw cassidy hutchinson testify on many different parts of then president trump s efforts to overturn the election. remember, this was not just about the mob that stormed the capitol on january 6, it was about various other trump schemes to undermine the democratic election. for example, hutchinson testified to the committee that mark meldadows and rudy giulian were involved in e