that happened on the night of january 5th, the badgering continues on january 6th in the morning and it s so revealing pence doesn t even go to the white house on january 6th. he goes works from his home then goes to the capitol, avoiding the oval office. once again, he s huddling with his lawyers, some on the phone. he said, let s get this letter out. let s go to the capitol. that doesn t make him a hero. it makes him someone who resisted trump for the first time really in an entire vice presidency. and he was being told you will shake the constitutional core of this country if you go up to that lectern on january 6th and walk away. you would have a sitting president and sitting vice president refuse to endorse the incoming president. bob woodward, we know that when donald trump was not watching tv gleefully, according to this new report, or when he wasn t just staring at it blankly, according to keith keg log, he was continuing during the attack on the capitol to try
recovery and the dramatic new message she has for her constituents. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzerment you re in the situation room. first the battle for the white house. the issue is national security on cnn. i ll be moderating a debate tuesday night right here in washington with the republican presidential contenders. and with the spotlight getting brighter on those at the front of the pack, they could have the potential to the potential to be a game changer. joining us now for a preview, danielle pletka. she is with the american enterprise institute. james carafano, director for foreign policy at the heritage foundation and norm orenstein. he also writes a weekly column for roll call. i want to point out the debate will be co-sponsored by the american enterprise institute and heritage foundation. thanks to both of your organizations for helping us with that as well. let s get to what you re looking for, dani