audience at the january 6th hearing on capitol hill, which ended up being a 12 minute sue w spouse heavy on rhetoric the arco the president of the united states trying to stop the transfer of power. a president that has stood for 220 years even as our democracy face its most difficult test. laura: i get it, now benny thompson cares about the transfer of power and making sure it works okay? remember, he s the same benny thompson that voted against certifying george w. bush s election. by the way, i m not talking about the 2,000 recount, we are talking about 2004, okay? the blowhard of the evening award goes to liz cheney. if you thought her interviews were rough to watch, when it was off-the-cuff stuff, try watching her for 34 uninterrupted minutes of screen reading. to defend the united states constitution, and that oath must mean something. tonight, i say this to my republican colleagues who are defending the indefensible. there will come a day when donald trump is gon
accountable? i don t know if i can say this happy st. patrick s day is that okay? st. patrick s did we dig up something on him? what did he do? good morning everybody, it is 6 a.m. here in the east we start with extreme weather. heavy winds and rain still bat ergs portions of the southeast with millions on high alert. bracing for potential tornadoes at least 21 twisters touched down in portions of the south ainsley. ainsley: leaving destruction in alabama, mississippi, a thousand now without power. bad in alabama too an electric company sharing this picture of a boat wrapped around top of a tree. that s a boat. janice dean is tracking the dangerous storms she told us about it yesterday. man, it came janice. another day ahead so more people are going to be targeted by these storms know what to do if there s a watch or warning in your area and we have tornado watches in effect. there are reports of tornadoes yesterday, the watch extending in towards florida as well
even a insurrectionist. joining me now is texas congressman troy nail and florida congressman byron donalds. both sworn into office just days before january 6th. congressman, you were famously photographed talking down a rider at the window of the house chamber. there you are in blue. you were face-to-face with them and you are originally appointed to the january 6th committee. you watch tonight and what are your thoughts? well, liz almost put me to sleep. but we knew this was going to take place. i watched the first 30, 40 minutes and i can t tell you how many times she used trump s name. she s not talking and the committee has no intent to talk about why the capitol police was so ill-prepared to with that day. and they wear, the sad part is that the intelligence was there. i ve been saying for the past