happening now. new evidence connecting the capitol riot directly to former-president trump and his pressure campaign against his vice president. insiders swearing under oath that trump knew his scheme to get mike pence to overturn the presidential election was illegal but trump plowed ihead, anyway. the january 6th select committee also documenting pence s escape from that mob that was threatening his life with rioters at one point only 40 feet away. we are breaking down all the testimony, and where the insurrection investigation goes from here. we want to welcome our viewers here in the united states, and around the world. i m wolf blitzer, you re in the situation room . let s get right to the new testimony and evidence presented by the january-6th select committee during today s hearing. it ended just a couple hours or so ago. our congressional correspondent, ryan nobles, has been following it all up on capitol hill. mike pence is going to have to come through for us.
imagine that he ll be armed to do that, but in service of the message which i think is what was one thing that biden is very good at staying focused on the bigger picture. we shall see and thanks thanks to our panel. thank you for joining us. i m on a roger cnn news central starks, right now the preparation began the first presidential debate of 2024, which will be hosted right here on cnn. a little more than a week away. and president biden, donald trump ramping up their attacks on each other already. a sweeping pardons for more than 175,000 marijuana convictions, who is affected by this history? historic move. and then 15,000 acres burned so far and more to come. wildfires raging with weather conditions, poised to make things even worse. for kate is out today. i m john berman with sarah sidner, and this is cnn news central they re attacking each other or with just ten days to go until the first-price the ventral debate right here on cnn and president biden and donal
a 21-year-old man murdered eight people at a local spa. the terrifying 911 call made by one woman inside one of those spas. hurry. do you have a description of him, ma am? i am hiding right now. is it a male or female. they have a gun. a gun that killed eight people including six asian women. here are the names of the dead we know so far. age 33, yong, paul an andre michels age 54. yan age 49, daoyou feng at 44. very concerned. i have been speaking about brutality against asian americans the last couple of months, it is very very troublesome. i am making no connection at this moment of the killer. i am waiting for an answer as the investigation proceeds from the fbi and from the justice department. we are all waiting. in the meantime the fear among asian americans in this country is growing. crimes against asians in america have spiked during the pandemic. 150% in antiasian hate crimes in major u.s. cities in 2020 while overall hate crimes fell by 7%. tonigh