now, the department, they want to take the muzzle off, of course. and keep in mind, when two former pence aides testified to the federal grand jury, there had been a deal that had already been negotiated in advance to try to steer clear of any of their direct interactions with trump. that happens through the same approach we ve seen used by the house select committee. the fact that the doj is dotting their is and crossing their ts and preparing for a court privilege signals that if information is what you want, negotiation approach, let alone the muzzle, suspect going to cut it. remember, concerns about privilege are believed to be wide. they chose not to pursue any contempt of charges against mark meadows or dani scavino, as opposed to steve bannon and navarro. the department has green lit all of the access to the house select committee s transcripts. that s more than about 1,000 witnesses, i might add. in the word of chairman bennie thompson, no one the committee has talked
(grandmother) excuse me! (young woman vo) some relationships get better with time. that s why i got a crosstrek. (avo) ninety-six percent of subaru vehicles sold in the last ten years are still on the road. (grandmother) i m so glad you got a subaru. (young woman) i wonder who gave me the idea? (avo) love. it s what makes subaru, subaru. before we go tonight, i just want to take one more look at the devastating flooding in kentucky tonight. at least eight people are known to be dead, the governor saying that he s never seen anything like this in the state. and he fears that the death toll will rise. there is more rain in the forecast. obviously continue to follow the story and the people in that state are in our thoughts, in our first tonight. and in the days ahead. the news continues, i want to hand it over to laura coast and cnn tonight. laura? thank you anderson, those images are devastating. i m so glad we re continue to cover and i hope everyone will be safe. i am le c
have no predictions about that hearing, and i m just gonna sit back and experience it. it feels like it s gonna be a big deal. the fact that they booked it for prime time is a really hard ask of all the tv networks to get them to give you that time. it implies that they think they ve got something that they really expect and want millions of americans to watch. and so, i think you can have those expectations, but in terms of what we are gonna learn, we are going to lay out, or what they might sum up from what we ve previously learned from them, i m with you. i just want to see it happen. you know, the best we have is a little suggestion from adam kinzinger, about what to expect. and i will show that tonight, just like everyone else has. that s all we got. and they ve been pretty reliable about delivering really important hearings. and so, we have every right to expect that. yeah, i mean, tonight, adam schiff just told me that we will get tape testimony from witnesses we
7:00 eastern. for the january six hearing. but, now it is time for the last word with lawrence o donnell. good evening, rachel. i ll be joining you thursday night in that coverage, and i have no predictions about that hearing, and i m just gonna sit back and experience it. it feels like it s gonna be a big deal. the fact that they booked it for primetime is a really hard ask of all the tv networks to get them to give you that time. it implies that they think they ve got something that they really expect and want millions of americans to watch. and so, i think you can have those expectations, but in terms of what we are gonna learn, we are going to lay out, or what they might sum up from what we ve previously learned from them, i m with you. i just want to see it happen. you know, the best we have is a little suggestion from adam kinzinger, about what to expect. and i will show that tonight, just like everyone else has. that s all we got. and they ve been pretty reliable
seems like they are doing nothing to put the fire out. they are just watching it with the rest of us. meantime, the democrats are choosing not to remain anonymous as they criticize the president. there is this sense that things are kind of out of control and he is not in command. the president of the united states has to organize, and i m not sure what he s doing. i can tell you what he ain t doing. species of the sand and articles based on two dozen sources, harris. the opening is fascinating. it s a window into the biden administration priorities. so get this, there is this call monday. debra messing was set up. yes, debra messing and the white house. [laughter] s view on the and island. kayleigh: the former will & grace i was among dozens of celebrity democratic supporters and activists who joined a call with white house aides on overturning roe v. wade. it was fatalistic. they received a follow-up email from the white house with a list of basic talking points an