captions by vitac www.vitac.com looking right now at buckingham palace. people, though fewer in number, are still showing up at this hour. the embodiment, as cnn s max foster put it earlier in the program, of a nation slightly loss after the passing of queen elizabeth ii earlier today in scotland. she was, as many have said, the only monarch most britons have known. and she may have been the first british monarch most britons have known in a familiar, more regal sense, the first to usher in the modern united kingdom. christian am pour said tonight from the grand britain of her early childhood to the great britain of today. it read, the queen died peacefully at balmoral this afternoon. the king and the queen consort will remain at balmoral this evening and will return tomorrow. we saw a demonstration of remarkable continuity of secession, people outside the palace singing the national anthem with god save the queen replaced from here to the end of charles iii s reign
from vice chair liz cheney. we ll talk about how the justice department can handle that information now that it has been passed along. but with steve bannon now on to judge to do as of today, had incentive his contempt trial. president biden making his first trip to the middle east is present, on the ground in israel as we speak, that country prepares for yet another national election. what he is not saying about iran, and that key meeting with the saudi s, new this afternoon. plus, and abc news exclusive you only see here. one on one with an american freed from a russian prison. her advice to wnba star brittney griner, and what she is telling us about her own ties behind bars. i am hallie jackson in washington, with minnows nbc news sr. national political reporter, silas kapoor. justin corresponded key reporter for the washington post in front of the show, josh softy. good afternoon to all of you. let me start with you with the landscape on capitol hill. we have now hear
i m poppy harlow. and i m jim sciutto. tonight the january 6th committee will begin to lay out its evidence. after 11 months of interviewing witnesses, scrutinizing thousands of hours of video, more than 100,000 pages of documents, the panel will hold its first public hearing, this one in prime time. it will make a case, that the former president was at the center of a coordinated multistep effort to overturn joe biden s 2020 election win. the committee will present, it says, never-before-seen material. and chips of taped interviews with family officials, and witnesses who had an up-close view of the rioters in action. many leaders like kevin mccarthy, have been all over the air waves, trying to downplay and denigrate the committee s work. leaked audio from just five days after the insurrection, coming from mccarthy himself, reveals that he really wanted a bipartisan investigation into the attack. listen to part of that. we can t just sweep this under the rug. we need t
criminal justice system is a laughing stock. elon musk is threatening to walk away from his bid to buy bitter. saying that twitter breached the contract when it didn t provide accurate information. seven states holding primary elections today. economy and foreign gas prices weigh heavy on voters minds as republicans look to make big in november. steve: i think we would all rather be at the beach. 6:01 inside new jersey going for a daytime high of 72. absolutely beautiful. 14 days until summer, folks. we know a lot of folks are out and about. so seaside heights is downtown shore and that is actually where remember the tv jersey shore was from that town. ainsley: really? brian: weren t they from staten island. steve: base seaside heights gym, tan, laundry. ainsley: i was recently in your new mexico the woods. silver lake new jersey. what a quaint town. steve: lovely. ainsley: victorian houses everywhere. wrap around porches. people on adirondack cha
good evening, and thank you for being with us. i m maurice dubois in for norah. we begin here tonight with the arrest and charges that have stunned the sports world and beyond. scottie scheffler, the pro golfer and current masters champion, was arrested early today after driving around the scene of a fatal accident. it happened as he was heading to the golf course for the second round of the pga championship. he was later charged with four counts, including felony assault, second-degree assault of an officer. according to the report, the police said scheffler refused to comply with directions and then accelerated, dragging an officer who had to be treated at the hospital for scrapes and swelling to his knee and wrist. scheffler, who made it back to the course for his delayed tee time, calls it all a big misunderstanding. cbs s mark strassmann is following today s whirlwind developments. guys. dude. stand back. back up! i m back. reporter: before dawn, scottie