the attack on the capitol. high-ranking lifelong republicans, notable members of the former president s staff, detailing how he watched television as the violent assault unfolded. officials say he never called law enforcement or the pentagon to put an end to the violence. and while video evidence showed rioters hanging on every word from the then-president, we learned that trump initially refused to use the word peace when he finally sent a tweet to that mob. it was the then-vice president, mike pence, who ultimately called in the national guard as rioters were chanting to hang him. previous testimony revealed president trump thought pence, quote, deserved those chants. last night we learned that members of mike pence s security detail called loved ones in the midst of it because they feared they wouldn t make it out of the capitol safe and alive. to hear that was just stunning. and last night republican congressman adam kinzinger wrapped up the hearing with this messag
trump taping that video on january 6th and struggling to condemn the violence. and the blistering heat baking over 100 million people in the u.s., countless others abroad. and there is still no letup in sight. lead. joe biden testing positive for covid. the 79-year-old president who is fully vaccinated and received his second booster shot in march just released a video saying that he s doing fine. symptoms are mild, and i really appreciate your concerns. but i m doing well. white house covid coordinator dr. jha says he s breathing well and oxygen level is normal. he s isolating for the next five days in the white house and taking the covid anti-viral drug paxlovid, which is recommended for people such as joe biden who are at higher risk because of their age or underlying medical conditions. we re joined now live from the white house. the press secretary and the white house covid coordinator just wrapped up a press conference. what did they have to say? reporter: it is c
forward their priorities despite republican resistance. they re actually trying to get some major stuff done. as the 11th hour gets underway on this wednesday night. good evening, once again, i am stephanie ruhle. front and center at tomorrow s highly anticipated primetime hearing, will be donald trump s apparent refusal to stop his supporters from storming the capitol. but according to the washington post, the committee has damning evidence of the former presidents actions the day after the riot. tonight, the paper reports, the house committee expects to show portions of outtakes from a trump speech that was delivered on january 7th. that day, aides have urged him to speak to the nation and clearly condemned the riots. and he struggle to do so. the video trump tweeted on the six when he told supporters to go home, and that he loved them. we ll also be part of the hearing. earlier this evening, committee member, jamie raskin, was asked about it. hours had passed wet he coul
the video trump tweeted on the six when he told supporters to go home, and that he loved them. we ll also be part of the hearing. earlier this evening, committee member, jamie raskin, was asked about it. hours had passed wet he could ve simply took an a walk for ten or 15 seconds, over to address the country, and address his followers, and tell them to go home. and people were beseeching him, begging him, to do that. and he refused to do that. so that he finally went over and made some comments then at the end of the day, when it was clear that no thanks to the president, our police forces had turned the tide. it s extremely revealing how exactly he went about making those statements and we re gonna let everybody see parts of that. tomorrow s hearing begins at 8 pm eastern. you can absolutely see it here on msnbc. chairman bennie thompson was tested positive for covid will lead the hearing but will do be doing it virtually. we expect to hear from former trump white house
two missing americans in ukraine, on the back of a russian military truck, hands apparently tied behind their backs. where are they now? let s go outfront. good evening, i m erin burnett, outfront tonight, donald trump was quote, pouring gasoline on the fire. how trump s former white house deputy press secretary describes trump s actions that put pence s life in danger on january 6th. this testimony showed at the january 6th committee this afternoon, rioters came within 40 feet, 40 feet of the vice-president at the capitol. committee showed these never before seen photos of the vice-president and these pictures are of pence at a secure loksz after rioters breached the capitol so when he s in that, you know, sort of rushed into that little back area of attempted safety. including this one that shows pence looking at the video trump tweeted, asking rioters to leave the capitol, the one sent many hours after the violence began, and hours after trump had repeatedly stoked the