over to cnn tonight. everyone now hates this whole thing. is there a caramel burrito coming at some point? if the push pop goes, i m out of here. thank you so much, everyone. that just ruined our day. thank you, anderson cooper. we appreciate it. i am laura coates and this is cnn tonight. so, for everyone out there wondering which came first, the chicken or the egg? or maybe the doj or the committee investigation. it might become more clear. the committee maybe flexing its legislative and oversight powers to illuminate what led up to and what really happened on january 6th. but the doj isn t waiting for the torch to be passed. it appears to be investigating the actions of donald trump himself. that s according to the washington post tonight. cnn can confirm the key aide to mike pence, his former chief of staff, mike short, and his lead counsel, greg jacob have already testified before a federal grand jury. pretty high up! the prosecutors asked hours and asked questions of m
mia cerillo covered herself in her friend s blood, pretended to be dead so that she could survive. the hearing comes as pressure mounts on u.s. lawmakers to address a recent string of mass shootings. this afternoon the house will vote on a set of bills that would raise the minimum age to buy a semiautomatic weapon from 18 to 21, ban high capacity magazines and crack down on ghost gun purchases or guns that are not traceable. the bill is unlikely to garner republican support, but a different story is unfolding in the senate where the top democratic negotiator of a bipartisan package of gun bills says a deal could be reached by the end of this week. some issues on the table include addressing mental health, expanding background checks, providing incentives for states to implement red flag laws and strengthening school security. the calls for lawmakers to act got a boost on tuesday afternoon when actor matthew mcconaughey a uvalde native made an emotional plea from the white hou
people who do know it is a lie but they choose to repeat the lie and choose to live in that alternative reality? well your exactly right. there is a tendency to think this is somehow based on education or experience or anything else. and it is not whether you went to college or where you went to college that is the most likely predictor, it is whether you consumer right-wing media. you re more likely to bring conspiracy theories about vaccines and elections. that is the problem in this country. is that we have a very well funded, very aggressive operation that is spreading these lies for profit. and political gain. and it is incredibly dangerous. there are a lot of people who know better, particularly a lot of republicans on capitol hill, but there are also a lot who believe it, whose brains have been pickled by this. that is what is so scary. it is not a grift and people are controlling the levers of powner this country. it is pretty shocking. i want to ask you about sol
the country philadelphia, chattanooga, phoenix, chicago. just some of the city that is saw shootings over the weekend as families continue to grieve the 21 lives taken in the texas massacre. we ll ask congressman colin allred what more can be done at the federal level. in ukraine, russia striking kyiv with missiles for the first time in weeks. we ll take you live to ukraine. also this hour, new detailing around the fatal shooting of a retired wisconsin judge. police say the suspect was planning others. this morning marks the beginning of the summit of the americas as the white house confirms the leaders from cuba, nicaragua and venezuela will not be invited. the president of mexico said he won t be going then. we begin this very busy hour with the kase lating gun violence crisis across the u.s. at least 12 people were killed in just 48 hours. in yet another string of mass shootings. this weekend marked more deaths in the u.s. than the memorial day weekend in which nine pe
some made their way through the narrow alleys of an arab neighbourhood, waving flags and chanting slogans. the palestinian red cross said more than 70 people were injured in clashes. now on bbc news stephen sackur is in washington with hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk from washington. i m stephen sackur. the received political wisdom here is that economic issues pretty much decide elections, and that may be true in this midterm election year because of a dramatic spike in the cost of living. and yet, there is a sense here that right now, values and culture are at the centre of the political argument. my guest today is danica roem, a democrat and the first transgender person to take a seat in a state legislature. what does her story tell us about america s culture wars? danica roem, welcome to hardtalk. thank you so much. it s good to see you. it s great to have you on the show. now, when you won your election back in 2017 to become a state legislator in virginia. mm hm. ..you we