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
good morning. i m peter alexander. we ve live here on capitol hill, where tonight the house select committee investigating the january 6th attack here will hold its first hearing. it will take place in primetime. a chance for that committee to grab the attention of the american public to try to lay out its case. it has now been more than 500 days since the attack in this building. the images haunting. but the impact has been waning over time. the committee that hopes to show donald trump s election with his election loss and repeated false claims of voter fraud laid the foundation for the deadly siege. but as our meet the press first read team puts it, what if folks who watch tonight are part of nearly half americans who already believe donald trump was mainly responsible for what happened on january 6th? and what if the other half of americans do not tune in? the committee does have a lot of work that it has to get done tonight, try to make its case. there are going to be si
system by adding additional disqualifying items. if we re serious about finding common ground and building consensus, those sorts of things will stand no chance of passing the senate. a lot there of what they won t do. that is john cornyn of course chief negotiator for the republicans in these bipartisan talks on a gun safety deal. a limited deal to be clear, but one that is now building momentum in the wake of the uvalde school massacre. so what is off the table? raising the minimum age to buy a semi automatic weapon like an ar-15. but republicans say that they looking at changing criminal background checks to include essentially scouring the juvenile records which would create an enhanced waiting period. so what is on the table? creating incentives for states to pass red flag laws, those are the laws that when actually used properly can keep guns out of the hands of people deemed a danger to themselves or others about also at issue, improving the background check system t
was injured at the capitol after an altercation involving proud boys members. this comes as the doj just announced the most serious criminal charges so far in its ongoing investigation of the capitol attack. it is indicted the head of the proud boys enrique tarrio and four others with seditious conspiracy. they are accused of working together to intimidate members of congress and law enforcement on january 6th, prompting them to flee. trying to prevent congress from performing its official duties of certifying joe biden s presidential victory. joining us now, cnn senior crime and justice reporter katelyn polantz and legal analyst elie williams. seditious conspiracy, that s significant. it is. it is a new charge, it is a more ambitious charge, jim. these are five leaders that are charged in this case, five leaders of the proud boys that we heard of before. these guys have been charged previously with conspiracy, to obstruct the january 6th certification of the election. an
innovating things like the city of kansas city is doing, sowing among gun manufacturers here. and in cincinnati, we re working with atf, department of justice, to use data back science, in order to take implicit bias out of it, and put more violent criminals behind bars. we re also sending mental health professionals to nonviolent 9-1-1 calls. but we can t do this alone. we need state action. we need federal action. because this is a federal problem. you know, all the rhetoric, all the blaming, that s for d.c.. mayors have to drive results in our cities, and republican and democratic mayors are saying, we need help from the federal government and from our capitals, to take guns off the street, not put more guns on the street. since therei mayor, aftab pureval, thank you very much for your time tonight, sir. thank you. that does it for all in on this monday night. rachel maddow show starts right now. good evening, rachel. good evening, chris, thank you my friend. much appr