tensions with china. nbc news was first to report the suspected chinese surveillance balloon hovering over the northern united states around montana for the past few days. china is now responding claiming it is a civilian airship used for weather research that was blown off course. but how credible is that claim? minutes ago we learned secretary of state antony blinken is postponing his trip to china for what was supposed to be a highly anticipated meeting with china s leader next week. the pentagon is set to hold a briefing in the next hour. we know the department of defense is tracking the balloon closely, even at one point discussing shooting it down. we even have air traffic audio from wednesday about a, quote, special mission. we just got alerted from salt lake tmu we re on a ground stop right now until further notice for a special mission going on over the livingston area. we don t know exactly when we can have our next departure. it is landing with a thud on capito
january six insurrection took direct aim at former president donald trump for his role in inciting the events of the day. the prime time televised hearing paid into a picture of a president who at best was unmoved by the chaos he helped create. at worst, was intent on capitalizing on the arrest we, unrest, to overturn the 2020 election. [inaudible] multiple members of congress requested pardons from trump after the sixth. i was one of the first to call after that day a coup. the house select committee has only confirmed my suspicions. unfortunately, many of the americans who most need to hear the truth about what happened in the tumultuous final days of the trump presidency, remain in the dark. many of the largest conservative media outlets have chosen to play down or completely ignore the select committee s important work. joining me now, congresswoman robbyn kelly, democrat of illinois, who sits on the house oversight and reform committee. congresswoman, thank you for joini
told him he needed to be doing something more. and aware of the rioters chants to hang mike pence, the president responded with this sentiment, quote, maybe our supporters have the right idea. mike pence, quote, deserves it. mike pence deserves it. that s one of several new findings revealed yesterday. you may hear there was nothing new, but that s not the truth. cheney revealed multiple republican congressman, including gop representative scott perry, sought presidential pardons for their roles in trying to overturn the election. trump s attorney general bill barr told him, his claim the election was stolen was bs. ivanka trump testified she believed barr when he said that. and overnight a source close to former vice president pence told cnn that his team did not call the white house for help as the riots unfolded because they did not think the white house, that is the president, would help them. that s the vice president. capitol hill police officers who were attacked an
the country to tourists after a 2 year ban due to covid. it s six in the morning in singapore, and six in the evening in washington dc where in just 2 hours time, the hearing into the january 6 assault on congress last year is set to begin. committee aides say the evidence will show that mr trump was at the center of an effort to overturn the election result. but top republicans say the committe s work is illegitimate and a sham. barbara plett usher reports. it was an astonishing attack on democracy. the capitol, stormed by supporters of a defeated president trying to overturn the 2020 election results. the investigation into how and why it happened is the most sweeping ever conducted by congress. but much is already known because these graphic scenes played out on television screens in real time. we fight like hell, and if you don t fight like hell, you re not going to have a country any more. and president trump s fighting words that day echoed around the world. what happ
and the undercover prince how william took to the streets of london to sell the big issue magazine for the homeless it s seven in the morning in singapore, and seven in the evening in washington where the hearing into the january 6 assault on congress last year is set to begin in an hour s time. committee aides say the evidence will show that mr trump was at the center of an effort to overturn the election result. but top republicans say the committe s work is illegitimate and a sham. barbara plett usher reports. it was an astonishing attack on democracy. the capitol, stormed by supporters of a defeated president trying to overturn the 2020 election results. the investigation into how and why it happened is the most sweeping ever conducted by congress. but much is already known because these graphic scenes played out on television screens in real time. we fight like hell, and if you don t fight like hell, you re not going to have a country any more. and president trump