Secretary of state antony blinken, as the hearing is virtual we must address housekeeping matters first. For todays meeting the Chair Or Staff designated by the chair may mute microphones were not under recognition for the purposes of eliminating background noise. Members are responsible for muting and on muting themselves. If i noticed you have not unmute yourself, i will ask you if you would like the staff to unmute you. If you indicate approval by nodding, the staff will unmute your microphone. Let me remind all members of witnesses the Fiveminute Clock still applies during q a. If there is a technology issue, will move to the next member until the issue is resolved and you will retain the balance of your time. You will notice the clock on your screen that will show how much time is remaining. One minute remaining at one minute remaining the clock will turn yellow. At 30 seconds remaining im may gently tap the gavel or i will raise my pen to remind members their time is almost expir
Look yet of the attack on the capitol. A new report reveals Capitol Intelligence Trump supporters were discussing ways to get through the tunnel under the capitol, and that intelligence never made it to Capitol Police officers, who soon would be surrounded like Sitting Ducks pleading for help that took hours to arrive. Listen to what one officer speaking in his own capacity told my colleague, kasie hunt, this morning. The crowd, they wouldnt listen to anything the police were saying at all. They continued to say we are here because trump sent us here, and we wont listen to nobody else but him. That was sergeant benell. He said they used whatever they could get their hands on to beat officers. Today is the second day back on the job after he suffered injuries that required surgery. Much of the Fallout Today is not from the report reveals but rather what it does not. It recovers what and how of the insurrection, but not the why. No mention of the Role Donald Trump played in fueling the a
West Virginia Democrat the biggest Road Block . Vice president Kamala Harris arrives in South America with her first across the border trip. And facebook defends its decision to ban Donald Trump saying his account will remain suspended for at least two years. How will the ban affect the upcoming midterm elections. Its way too early for this. Good morning, welcome to way too early so happy to be back here with you. Im Casey Hunt with you. Senator Joe Manchin will vote against federal voting Rights Legislation laid out by his own party. He indicated his stance for the people act in a filibuster. He writes in part, quote, the right to vote is fundamental to our american democracy and protecting that right should not be about party or politics. Protecting this should not by a partisan manner. Some in my party have embraced reforms and policies solely supported by one party. Respectfully, i do not a glee. I believe it will destroy the already weakening binds of our democracy and i will vote
Later this hour as the White House kicks off important summits on the World Stage, with American Allies and adversaries. The Vice President is in Guatemala Meeting with the leader as part of her assignment to tackle issues driving the influx of migrants creating a crisis at the u. S. Mexico Border. We will take you to that when the Vice President begins speaking. As you can see, its going to be a very, very busy ten days for the White House. President biden is meeting with natos secretarygeneral today. As the White House focuses on the challenges from abroad, they are facing headwinds for their agenda At Home as well after Joe Manchin came out against his partys sweeping voting Rights Overhaul Legislation known as hr1. He also redoubled his opposition to eliminating or reforming the filibuster. Effectively, that puts quite a few democratic priorities on life support. Voting rights, the January 6 commission, Gun Reform and more. Here to break this down with us, Shannon Pettypiece from t
For. Two sources familiar with the matter confirmed to Nbc News that the Search Warrant was for evidence that giuliani was involved in efforts to oust the former ambassador to ukraine, Maria Yovanovitch on behalf of ukrainian government. We know giuliani has not yet been charged with any crime. Joining me now is Michael Cohen, former personal attorney to President Trump former President Trump, author of disloyal a Memoir And Cohost of podcast mea culpa. How much pressure is rudy under right now . Rudy is under a lot of pressure right now because rudy knows whats on his cell phone, whats in his emails, whats in these chats that he may have on encrypted apps and so on. Everyone keeps talking about how much trouble is rudy in . What about all of the people rudy communicated with, what about the possibility that Donald Trump is actually named in these communications, don jr. Or jared or Ivanka Or Bill barr. Nobody has turned around and started to think about the extent of the information t