in the federal gas tax. he is aiming for a decision this week as americans are clamoring for relief from record prices at the pump. and u.s. airlines are trying to untangle a holiday-weekend mess due to thousands of cancelled flights. with staffing shortages, and bad weather causing chaos. will air travel be a nightmare all summer? we want to welcome our viewers here in the united states, and around the world, i m wolf blitzer. yo you re in the situation room. aides say the january 6th slektd committee plans to reveal new information about the origins and the scope of former-president trump s direct efforts to pressure state officials to overturn the 2020 presidential election, including his role in a fake electoral scheme. cnn yes jessica schneider has more on what to expect tomorrow. reporter: the january 6th committee getting ready to shift its focus to trump s role in a scheme to submit fake electoral, all in a bid to overturn the 2020 election. they will call three r
the gop officials who stood up to their parties leader to uphold democracy. and they face threats of violence for simply doing their jobs. election workers unsafe in their own communities after being singled out at the former presidents, and the active threat they face today. so in light of all of this, what does accountability look like? and where do we go from here. it is all ahead at the 11 hour gets underway on this tuesday night. good evening once again, i m stephanie role. explosive and emotional revelations on capitol hill today, as of january six committee had its fourth hearing. the committee argued that donald trump played a key role in the plot to put forward slates, a fake pro trump election as in states joe biden won. senator state officials and one election worker described the intense pressure campaign and the violent threats they face as trump and his allies spread lies about election fraud. these public servants wouldn t go along with donald trump
ripped their lives apart, their devastating personal stories were revealed today in the most emotional january 6th hearing yet. plus, new details on trump s highly illegal campaign to pressure state elections officials to install fake electors. just a few hours ago the house select committee investigating the january 6th insurrection laid out in clear terms just how broad donald trump s thirst for power and how deep his acceptance for violence really went. the committee outlined how trump knew he had lost but plowed ahead anyway with a plan to get what he wanted. part that have plan included a cordnated campaign of harassment where he and his allies repeatedly bullied state elections officials in key battleground states to reject ballots outright while also targeting local election officials with unfounded claims of fraud. privately he and his allies led by an unmoored rudy giuliani hounded officials while publicly waging a smear campaign fueled with lies that led to a wave o
That donald trump committed fraud by grossly inflating the value of his Real Estate Holdings exposes the trump org. Its nothing more than a house of cards. And the impact of the judges stunning ruling by effectively branding him a cheat, the decision in t civil proceeding by justice ar chur f. Underlined mr. Trumps persona he used to mesh himself in the fabric of Popular Culture and that eventually gave him the stature and resources to reach the white house. Now, some ofhe most recognizableig and symbols of the trump empire could be taken away from him. As the New York Times reports, new York Attorney general Letitia James hast to bar trump from doing business in new york in part by canceling certificates that allow his properties to operate there. The justice granted that punishment, which could have enormous repercussions for the Trump Organization. For example, he could lose control of several properties including trump tower in Midtown Manhattan and a flagship Commercial Building a
right now, ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy is at the white house meeting with president biden. a fierce standoff in congress over ukraine aid. biden wants to send an under 61 billion dollars to keep. house republicans will not sign off on more aid until they get a series of immigration measures passed in return. earlier today, zelenskyy met with members of the house and senate to try and persuade them to try and change some minds. he argues this political deadlock is a dream come true for vladimir putin. let s get to cnn s mj lee at the white house and moderate who s live for us on capitol hill. first to you, mj. biden and zelenskyy essentially see eye to eye on the issue of military aid. so what will they try to get accomplished during this meeting? reporter: boris, president biden and president zelenskyy may see eye to eye on this issue, but frankly it is not up to them. it is up to congress. right now, what we are seeing on capitol hill is a total impasse over