so what happens now? i m joined by cnn senior legal analyst ellie honing, former state and federal prosecutor. steve bannon defying a subpoena. the house committee will vote whether to hold him in contempt. walk us through. big step today, but it is only the first step. this is a three-step process. later today, the january 6th select committee will vote whether to hold bannon in contempt. we expect that to be a unanimous yes. then the case will go over to the full house of representatives. of course, it s under democratic control. then if the full house needs to vote for contempt by a majority, that s all they need, then the real moment of truth. it goes over to the justice department. they are the ones who will decide whether to prosecute. the big decision here will be made by the attorney general, merrick garland. this will be a legacy-defining decision for merrick garland. we ve seen an interesting thing happening in recent days, however. leading democratic polcluding a
made about credibility and he has made a about credibility and he has made a big step today and getting that credibility. some getting that credibility. some names have been bandied about, such as kevin maguire, and you don t think that is necessary? i don t think it is necessary idon t think it is necessary really i don t think it is necessary really because when tony blair took really because when tony blair took on really because when tony blair took on alistair campbell from the daily took on alistair campbell from the daily mirror in the early days, the daily mirror in the early days, i the daily mirror in the early days, i think there was a different sense of. tony blair different sense of. tony blair was different sense of. tony blair was seen as the inevitable next prime minister. ithink inevitable next prime minister. i think the jury is still out with i think the jury is still out with starmer. there is a long way with starmer. there is a long way to wi
they were heading to rhode island for, quote, training. for the six months since the capitol riot, investigators have arrested hundreds of suspects but still have lot of work to do. how they have combed through the video footage, what to expect from plea deals and why they are looking for some of the biggest perpetrators. first up, a big step today of getting a bipartisan infrastructure deal through congress. we have the latest on who is signing on and we re also continuing to track the latest breaking news in florida where elsa is baring bearing down. we see storm surge in effect for the coast, including tampa bay. the officials in that area asked for the public s cooperation to safely get through the next 24
republicans, unanimously voted today to pass and fully fund the 9/11 victims compensation fund. and make it easier for those first responders to file claims and get them heard expeditiously. doesn t happen much in this town when we get a bipartisan majority like that. it now goes to the house floor, where it is expected to pass. the key person now, senate majority leader mitch mcconnell. he said today he hadn t looked at the issue lately. that triggered senate minority leader chuck schumer of new york to say, please, put it on the senate floor and get this bill done. that should come later in the summer, but stay tuned. a big step today, in large part thanks to jon stewart. david? we ll be watching. terry, thank you. next tonight, there are new federal hate crimes and charges in a string of arson fires that destroyed african-american churches in louisiana. the son of a sheriff s deputy, 21-year-old holden matthews, is now facing those charges. and here s abc s steve osunsami again
not come through with vital information and that s why we re tanking these big step today whole russia should acknowledge its responsibility and cooperate with us in getting the truth and for later may their very extreme wing the passenger plane was shot down with a bokken me as sol in the disputed area of eastern ukraine in july twenty fourth tain after years of investigation experts have concluded that the missile was the property of the russian army officials from the e.u. and nato as well as the governments of the us and germany back in the netherlands claim. russia should assume or sponsibility for that so the tragedy can be fully explained and the guilty parties can be held accountable when they have to come and . it was a national tragedy for the netherlands nearly two thirds of defeat timbs were dodge for germans were also among the dead. there s no vote at all some of the it s annoying when we stand with the victims loved ones especially on