the only thing that will stop iran is knowing that, if they continue to develop their nuclear program, the free world will use force. i continue to believe that diplomacy is the best way to achieve this outcome and will continue to work with israel to counter other threats from iran throughout the region. all of this ahead of the president s controversial trip to saudi arabia next, a visit opposed by human rights groups, but aimed at fostering closer ties between the saudis and israel. here at home, nbc news has learned a member of the trump white house support staff is the key witness referenced in vice chair liz cheney s warning about possible witness tampering by the former president himself. that comes as the january 6th committee is preparing for a primetime hearing next week, a week from today, graphically illustrating president trump s refusal to take action during the riot and in fact goading the mob on with a tweet slamming his own vice president. when he tweet
believed meadows will be the fall guy, but what, if anything, will the doj do about trump? also tonight, security footage from uvalde, texas reveals more of the inexplicable lack of action by police as children were being murdered. plus, we will share some astounding ignorance about the female anatomy from the very republican lawmakers who are using congressional hearings to cheer on the post-roe state abortion ban. one of the witnesses joins me tonight. but, first, we start with the breathtaking body of work that the select committee on the january 6th attack has presented thus far, and it is damning. what we know seven hearings in is that trump knew that he had lost. he was told so over and over again, that 81 million americans voted for joe biden but trump who spent his life bending if not break the law decided to take matters into his own hands. surrounded by yemen and what fellow republicans called the crazies, trump pursued three avenues to try to stay in power. first,
this news comes as the people of uvalde, texas are gathering right now and marching and demanding their police officials be held accountable. nadia romero joins me now. nadia, the chairman of the committee is pushing for the report to include the critical 77 minutes of hallway surveillance video of the attack. what can you tell us? reporter: pam moore, hard to believe we re still talking about a shooting that happened on may 24th. here we are, still with that video in limbo. so, we know that the chairman of the special investigative committee wants this video to be released with the preliminary report. so, too, that, and public safety. the des is in, the uvalde district attorney is blocking its release. both the dps and lawmakers believe that releasing this video could provide clarity about the police response. law enforcement response is still under much debate. criticism and controversy right now. you are taking a live look, as families and community members gather to rem
committee is cooperating now with the u.s. justice department. the chairman reveals the feds are interested in information on the collectors plot that was aimed at overturning drums 2020 defeat. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i am wolf blitzer. you are in the situation room. a scenic view in jerusalem at this pivotal moment for u.s. relations in the middle east. president biden is on the ground here in israel. the first top of his trip to the region that includes a very, very sensitive meeting later this week with saudi leaders. cnn white house correspondent jeremy is with us. this is a high-stakes visit for the president as he works to strengthen stability between israel and other allies in the region. that s right. senior u.s. officials have told me they are looking for opportunities on this trip to deepen the emerging partnerships between israel and many arab countries in the region. both those existing and new partnerships that have ha
the strategy is to blame people, his advisors called, the crazies, for what donald trump did. this, of course, is nonsense. president trump is a 76-year- old man. he is not an impressionable child. donald trump cannot escape responsibility by being willfully blind. nor can any argument of any kind excuse his behavior during the violent attack on january 6. that is the public narrative, but for the legal case, a congresswoman liz cheney dropped a bombshell. she said that trump tried to call an unnamed witness not yet seen in the hearings. whatever details the committee has on that, they have been turned over to the justice department. the question is, how might that, or any of the new revelations on tuesday, help the doj build a criminal case? among the stunning revelations, the unhinged white house meeting in mid december was screaming, insults, and nearly, apparently, a physical altercation. details on how the infamous tweet by the former president galvanize the right, a