also tonight, liz cheney described kevin mccarthy as shaken on january 6th, scared and calling members of the trump family for help. now, he s calling the investigation of the attack illegitimate. what happened to the republican leader who privately said he would hold people accountable for the insurrection? plus, devastating new reporting about the police response to the uvalde shooting. according to the new york times, officers knew there were kids in need of medical help but waited to enter the classroom anyway. we begin with the legal case against trump and why it matters. as president biden declared today the violent siege against democracy is far from over. it s important to the american people to understand what truly happened and to understand that the same forces that led january 6th remain in effect today. trump lost election. we know that. you know that. the committee has now proved that trump and his advisers knew it, too. i made it clear i did not agree w
including during president trump s ellipse rally, indicating that elements in the crowd were preparing for violence at the capitol. over multiple months, donald trump oversaw and coordinated a sophisticated, seven-part plan to overturn the presidential election and prevent the chance for a presidential power. in our hearings, you will see evidence of each element of this plan. that s the january 6th committee vice chair liz cheney laying out the case against donald trump in the first hearing into the the attack on the u.s. capitol. the committee presented new evidence and graphic, new video last night. we learned that, as trump watched his plan unfold on television, it was vice president mike pence who essentially acted as president, making calls to rush federal help to the scene. there is also new information on trump s staggering reaction to threats against his vice president s life. and how a republican congressman who assisted in the election scheme allegedly knew his a
soon. the owners are facing a crisis due to the sky rocketing cost of diesel fuel. and food prices? bloomberg headlines caught my eye. chicken wings for $34. consumer prices of food were up 9.4% in april compared to last april. it s the biggest gain since 1981. it s time to ask this question: both a global and national level, is the economic chaos unfolding before our eyes the result of incompetence or careful planning? ted cruz believes this is all purposeful. joe biden believes in gas is $6 or $10 a gallon, if he imposes enough pain that eventually everyone will have this epiphany and get rid of that truck or mini-van and everyone will buy an electric car. laura: the angle did not disagree. biden is ignorant and his cabinet is unqualified. but this can t be an accident. none of this was predestined. the biden team chose to cancel oil leases, to stop keystone and gren lit a proxy war against russia. sent billion dollars to ukraine. and paid people not to work over afte
Morning. Thanks for joining us for our midday newscast. Im marcus washington. Well get to that latest on the shooting in just a moment. But first we want to talk about some breaking news happening right now. A tough commute for drivers in San Francisco. Now this is new video posted on x showing a big rig on fire along the bay bridge. This all started around nine this morning. You can see that smoke billowing from that container on westbound 80. Now heres another view from sf fire. Right now. Lanes of westbound 80 remain closed. But for some advice on how to get around with traffic today, lets head over to mike inouye. Mike, were finally seeing more of those lanes open than closed, but this has been going on for hours. At this point, it has almost exactly two hours, one hour, and 58 minutes since the report came in. The chp. Here we go. Heres that burnt out shell of the trailer that you showed marcus with that video, with the flames shooting up right here just outside the tunnel toward
Jose. This crash happened just after 11 this morning, but after more than five hours, one lane remains closed this afternoon after a red honda crashed into that big rig. The driver of the honda was killed and 100 gallons of fuel also spilled on the roadway. Making this cleanup take a long time. Now lets give you a look at the traffic map. You can see the red there southbound 101 backed up for miles all the way to 280. So if youre heading out of town, its best to take 85 to the south, right now, the chp isnt giving an exact timeline for when all lanes will reopen, but say it could be hours. Also, traffic jammed up on the bay bridge. Its been jammed up since nine this morning after a big rig caught fire near yerba buena island. This is westbound 80 heading into San Francisco. This video posted to social media showing the big rig on fire. Lanes remain closed as crews continue to clean up all the debris. Nbc bay areas sky ranger overhead earlier showing this massive backup. Its unclear wha