good morning. 10:00 a.m. eastern. i'm jose diaz-balart. tonight for the first time, the house committee investigating the january 6th insurrection will make its case to the public. we'll talk with congressman pete aguilar about what we can expect to see and hear at tonight's

hearing. hours after testimony from families involved in mass shooting, the house passes a package. while those measures are not likely to pass senate, bipartisan negotiations on a different compromise are showing promise. president biden is urging voters to keep this issue in mind at the ballot box. >> here's what has to happen. all of you folks, and i hope -- i'm not being facetious when i say this, hope there are republicans here as well, you've got to make sure that this becomes a voting issue. >> here in los angeles, president biden is underscoring the importance of democracy at the summit of the americas as mexico's president chooses not to attend over the exclusion of three non-democratic countries and accuses senator bob menendez of pressuring the president. senator menendez, chair of the foreign relations committee, will join us live.

tonight the house panel investigating the attack on the u.s. capitol will hold its very first prime time hearing starting at 8:00 p.m. eastern/5:00 p.m. pacific. the committee promises to release never before seen evidence illustrating in vivid detail what the panel calls a multi-step effort to overturn the 2020 election results and prevent the transfer of power from donald trump to joe biden. we'll also hear testimony from a filmmaker who followed the far right group, the proud boys up to and on the day of the attack. abc news' jonathan karl obtained new video from that filmmaker ahead of the hearing. >> he was right there with the proud boys and others as they marched on the capitol and capture the the chaos outside. >> i am not allowed to say what's going to happen today because everyone's just going to have to watch for themselves. but it's going to happen. something's going to happen. one way or the other.

>> this is five members of the proud boys, including the group's leaderings enrique tarrio facing charges. another key witness the public will be hearing from capitol police officer caroline edwards, who was injured by rioters. while allies of former president trump have slammed the probe, new audio recordings provided by numbers by authors of the book "this will not pass," has kevin mccarthy speaking out on the attack with fellow republicans less than a week after the riot. >> we cannot just sweep this under the rug. we need to know why it happened, who did it and people need to be held accountable for it. and i'm committed to make sure that happens. >> joining us now with more is nbc news capitol hill correspondent allie raffa, also with us yamiche alcindor and

glenn kirschner. what can we expect to see tonight? >> yeah, jose, since the creation of this committee already a year ago now, we've been sort of following this trail of bread crumbs, closely monitoring what witnesses the committee was interested in speaking with, thinking of what information those witnesses could offer, even closely monitoring those leaks that came out of the committee's investigation, trying to figure out what sort of picture the committee is trying to paint when this is all over. finally this is coming to fruition as the first hearing is tonight. we expect them to put all the pieces of this puzzle together to explain what happened on january 6th, what led up to that moment, how it was even able to happen. a committee aide says impp tonight to sort of look like the beginning, the first day of a legal trial, to hear emotional and compelling testimony, as you mentioned we'll hear from nick quest, the documentarian who embedded with the proud boys

that day. he's expected to reveal some never before seen video. also that u.s. capitol police officer who was radioing her colleagues for help as she tried to defend the front line of barricades when hundreds of people swarmed past her to try and enter the capitol. there's also a possibility we'll hear some prerecorded testimony from some people we haven't heard speak publicly about the january 6th attack on the capitol, like trump family members. like ivanka trump and jared kushner, his daughter and son-in-law. we expect the committee to in a concise and compelling way try to explain to the american people how this was able to happen, how a democracy was on the verge of breaking down on january 6th, from several different perspectives. lawmakers inside the capitol, people at the white house, really trying to weave this common thread of what happened at the capitol and connect that with a white house trying to overturn the results of the 2020

election, we'll say. >> what's the level of confidence the committee has these hearings will capture the public's attention? >> well, in talking to lawmakers, they are hoping that it captures america's attention, but they also understand they're talking to a nation that is distracted. just this morning i was talking to a voter here in washington, d.c., and i said, are you getting ready to watch the big hearings? they literally said to me, what hearing? i said the one happening in prime time. they said, is it about gas prices? that's what these lawmakers are up against. and from my understanding, they'll be laying out this narrative, trying to have new information, trying to present new materials to really explain to people just how dangerous, not only january 6th but all the planning that went into it and the sort of foreshadowing about what this could mean for our future. i was just talking to a senator this morning that said, frankly, he believes most americans have moved on, have already decided if former president trump is their hero or not. that's a democratic senator who wants this to break through. i should also say republicans

i've been talking to, they seem unconcerned. when you think about the fact there have been election deniers, who have been elected in all sorts of states across this country, the republican party in some ways has embraced the false claims that led to the capitol attack. a lot of lawmakers i've talked to and the republican consultants and people focused on getting people elected, they're not that worried about whether or not this committee hearing and this public hearing where people will be talking about democracy in peril, they don't think it will impact whether or not republicans can be elected across the country. >> glenn, so what are you going to be watching for tonight? >> you know, i'm going to be watching for a really in-depth trial presentation. although this is not a criminal trial, the american people finally get to take a seat in the front row of a jury box and see for their own eyes what it is that happened on and around january 6th. you know, i hope people will tune in. i just heardy. amiche say, is this about gas

prices? my heart sinks a little bit. i do think there may be some people, jose, who will tune in, for example, to see what kind of video footage of ivanka trump's testimony is displayed or jared kushner's testimony is displayed. i think the challenge is getting the message out, bringing all of the american public into the jury box and letting them see the evidence with their own eyes. because it's one thing to read a transcript of a trial that can be dull, but when we get to sit and see the evidence for ourselves, and make assessments about whether that evidence proves to our satisfaction, beyond a reasonable doubt, that trump and others may have committed crimes against the united states, against our democracy. you know, that could become really important in how the nation begins to wrestle with this problem. >> yeah, i'm just wondering, glenn, because if that committee does paint a picture of the former president himself at the center of this effort to stop

the transfer of power, where does or could the investigation go from there? >> that's a great question because i maintain, jose, if we see with our own eyes, proof beyond a reasonable doubt that donald trump and others committed crimes, and i hasten to add, we already have a federal judge, david carter in california, issuing a ruling that by a preponderance of the evidence, donald trump together with don eastman were involved in a conspiracy to defraud or commit offenses against the united states. if we see that evidence presented over the course of these j6 hearings, the department of justice will have to act. they will have to indict the people responsible for those crimes, because if they don't, and i'm sad to say it because doj was my professional home for decades, i retired from the department of justice. if they don't hold these people accountable, then they will lose their legitimacy, their credibility as the federal government's premiere law enforcement organization.

>> glenn, allie, yamiche, thank you for being with us this morning. turning to the gun violence we have in our country. right now in uvalde, the district superintendent is holding a press conference. texas house of representatives committee holds a hearing with law enforcement officials about the robb elementary school massacre. and on capitol hill, the push to take action on gun violence is intensifying. this morning two democrats published an op-ed about personal experiences with gun violence. as the house prepares to vote on their red flag measure this hour. yesterday the house passed new gun measures recently after survivors and victims' parents testified before congress. last night president biden addressed why he doesn't take more executive action to tackle gun violence. >> i often get asked, look, the republicans don't play it square, why do you play it square? well, guess what, if we do the same thing they do, our democracy will literally be in

jeopardy. it's not a joke. >> joining us now, nbc news guad venegas and sahil kapur. what can you tell us is about to happen in the two events involving the shooting in uvalde? >> reporter: jose, the press conference with the school district superintendent happening right now, he's taking questions from members of the media. there are two things they don't to want talk about in that press conference. one is personnel matters and others are the details of the investigation. we know a lot of attention has been placed on the school district chief of police, pete arredondo, and they don't want to discuss any details of pete arredondo. the superintendent did give very important information to the parents. a lot of parents talked about what's going to happen with the students moving forward that were at robb elementary. because of all the trauma they suffered, they were scared some

of these students would be split up with their friends in the future, so the superintendent did inform that moving forward first and second graders will go to one school, third and fourth graders will go to another. law enforcement officers have been assigned to all schools in the district and they plan to hire new officers. those are all the details he gave. as i said, he is now answering more questions. he has chosen not to talk about the chief and not to talk about the investigation. meanwhile, in austin, we have this special hearing by the investigative committee in which law enforcement officers are expected to give their testimony. this is very important, jose, because they are the ones that were here. they are the ones that have to teach us what would have happened that day when they were ordered to stay outside of the classroom. well, we know 911 calls were being made, jose. >> meanwhile, the community continues to bury its dead, the children still being buried.

>> reporter: that's correct. the funerals began last week. they will continue for a few more days. we know the families and friends of the victims have chosen to stay away from the cameras. so, the media has focused a lot of the attention on this investigation. we've given the parents space. yesterday i spoke with the mother of mata, the young girl matthew mcconaughey made reference with the converse shoes. at the moment she's happy this is being discussed in washington, she's happy there's a lot of media attention and they want that to move forward with change. meanwhile, the friends and families of the victims have chosen to do the funerals and memorials in private, jose. >> sal, where do things stand as far as legislation in both the house and the senate? >> reporter: jose, the house passed a package of gun bills yesterday, the centerpiece of which is raising the age to buy

semi-automatic assault rifles from a minimum age of 18 to 21 across the country. it also includes limits on high-capacity magazines. notably, just five house republicans voted for that, which gives you a sense of how limited the appetite is within the republican party for it. in the senate there are negotiations happening, bipartisan negotiations led by democrat chris murphy and republican john cornyn on a much more moderate package of gun reforms. those we described, raising the age and certain types of ammunition, those are not on the table. what the senate is discussing is some type of red flag laws, structured as incentive to states so they can get extreme protection orders to keep guns away from people deemed a danger to themselves or others. there's also talk of background checks. specifically including juvenile records. a number of mass shooters have been between the age of 18 and 21. if they did something, committed

violence or issued threats in their younger years, should that not be included in the background check? also funding for mental health and school safety in these provisions. a very modest package. there's not going to be a deal this week, jose, but the negotiators, key negotiators remain optimistic they can get there as public opinion shifts sharply in the direction of action toward combating gun violence with these mass shootings now, horrifically becoming a regular feature of american life. public opinion has shifted so much that more than 80% of americans are supporting universal background checks, according to a recent cbs poll. that's not part of the senate negotiations. whatever they do is aimed at taking some small -- some modest strides to combat the state of gun violence as a way to get republican support but many want to go much further than they're talking about. >> thank you. coming up as we look ahead to tonight's prime time hearing on the january 6th insurrection,

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19 past the hour. tonight all eyes are on capitol hill as the house panel investigating the january 6 it's insurrection will hold the first public hearing. the committee says the hearing will have never before seen footage and witness testimony. joining us is pete aguilar. it's always a pleasure to see you. i thank you for being with us. abc news obtained new footage from the riot from nick quest, the filmmaker who documented the proud boys on january 6th. how crucial will that video be tonight? >> good to be with you, jose. and i think it's just important

to highlight that we will see a new video. it is an important component of telling the story. our job and responsibility is to tell the truth about what happened on january 6th and what led up to it or what caused it. and clearly, we need to start by having those conversations and ensuring that people remember the violence that took place that day. some of that documentary coverage will be important components of telling that story. >> just speaking to allie raffa and others about what we can expect to see and what folks are hoping to see. for example, testimony from some trump family members. is that the kind of stuff we'll be seeing tonight? >> you'll see a little bit of that tonight. you're going to see us lay out the case and the chair and the vice chair, chairman thompson and vice chair liz cheney will have comments where they start to make the case and tell what

we have learned, but also preview some of the hearings that are ahead. and some of that testimony and information, some of that deposition footage will be shown, but this is going to be an effort for us to meet the core objective, which is to just tell the truth. we're going too do that through a variety of ways, including showing video like you mentioned, but also testimony that was previously obtained as well. >> congressman, what -- and you have been in on it from day one. you've been seeing and thaerg all. what's your biggest takeaway? what's the big bullet points that you have, from what you have seen and learned so far? >> just that this was a coordinated, multiprong attack on democracy. what we saw happen on january 6th was ultimately the manifestation of that entire process, which started in november and then led up all the

way through the rallies on january 5th and the speech at which the president point at the capitol and said he was going to march to the capitol. all of that was a contributing factor. but the opposition that the former president had in peaceful transfer of power and his efforts throughout to undermine that peaceful transfer of power is something we've never seen in history. and that's the core message that you'll hear us talk about this evening. >> congressman, recent polling shows people have, i guess, softened their stance on former president trump's role in the attack. are you concerned about getting americans' attention on this? >> we think that the information that we've received is powerful. we think the testimony is important. and we believe that once we start to lay out the case, the american public will pay attention and they will remember what happened on january 6th and they will join in our efforts to ensure that this never happens again. from a legislative perspective,

that's also a function of what we will undertake, is how do we make sure legislatively that this doesn't happen again? and that we ensure that presidents, democrats and republicans, support a peaceful officer of power. it's the hallmark of democracy. and, unfortunately, the former president became the first that wanted to do away with that. >> congressman, you're actually tweeting in spanish today. what is it that you think is important that our community know about this? >> just that we need to uphold the rule of law. those of us who are here protecting this democracy are following the rules and following -- being guided by the constitution and the law. that's the important takeaway. it's also not lost on me at all and members of our community that latinos know deep-seeded fear. we know what happens when there

isn't a peaceful transfer of power. we've always been told that that can't happen here in america. and what we saw on january 6th was ult ultimately an effort to erode that trust. for many in our community, it was an image all too familiar we hoped would never happen in this country. >> so important. thank you very much for being with us this morning. i very much appreciate it, sir. still ahead, surroundsing the summit of the americas. congressman aguilar was talking about it, those keenly aware of the importance and fragiity of democracy. mexico's president is taking a swipe at u.s. senators. one of those senators, bob menendez of new jersey. we'll have his reaction to that in minutes. you're watching "jose diaz-balart reports." diaz-balart reports. ient roman ? no, he's seizing the moment with merrill. moving his money into his investment account in real time and that's... how you collect coins.

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to curbing migration. >> that's what this is all about, responding to basic human desires we share for dignity, for safety and for security. when those basics are absent in one place, that's when people make the desperate decision to seek them elsewhere. >> joining us now from the summit is telemundo cristina rooney. what are the biggest headlines coming out of the summits so far? >> there are two headlines. one coming from president biden's speech about democrat circumstances unity, saying no one country can succeed if the others don't. there's been a regional health agreements. also they have secured millions of dollars of investment for small businesses and women-led businesses. but then the other set of headlines, those are the ones that focus on the countries that were not invited -- venezuela,

nicaragua, cuba, and the no-shows el salvador and mexico. some people believe it snubbed president biden by not showing up to his party. >> you spoke with the mexican foreign minister there in the summit. he said the u.s. has a double standard with sending invitations. that's rich. >> well, yeah. he also said that the u.s. has to change its interventionist policy toward the u.s. lopez obrador in mexico said the u.s. was very quick to help ukraine, but it hasn't sent the $4 billion it promised to help the border. on the biden administration side, they're just saying this is a disagreement. health and human services told me -- compared it yesterday to a family event where the uncle or sister don't show up but they're still a family. they're trying to downplay it, saying they're still talking and that the relationship between

both countries is still constructive. >> nbc news obtained internal documents from trt department of homeland security saying they plan to transport migrants deeper into the country, beginning with los angeles. what does this mean? >> jose, basically it means that the border is overwhelmed, the refugee centers are overwhelmed, they need to move them inside. and all this is happening while thousands of migrants are headed to the u.s. border in one of the biggest caravans, according to witnesses that has been coming to the united states. it also highlights the importance of this immigration agreement we're going to hear about tomorrow. it's called the los angeles declaration. that is going to be basically the immigration agreement coming out of the summit. one of the most important topics and everybody is dying to find out what it is. >> thank you so much for being with us. great seeing you. up next, we'll take a deep

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the dictatorship. 6 million venezuelans have left their homeland, making it the second largest refugee crisis in the world behind syria. in nicaragua, long-time sandnista leader ortega, shutting down opposition parties, detaining challengers and shutting down the free press. the regime is shutting down hundreds of nongovernmental organizations and entered into an agreement with the cuban government to charge cubans to come to nicaragua so they can make that trek to the u.s./mexico border. haiti seeing the largest exodus of people in two decades because of a worsening gang violence, soaring inflation, rampant hunger and political instability after the assassination of its president last year. and in cuba, which has had a dictatorship for more than six decades, the regime is cracking

down even more. that's in addition to the hundreds of people who were arrested after anti-government protests last july. with us now is cuban activists rosa maria pay. thank you for being with us this morning. >> thank you for having me. >> as the leaders gather in los angeles, are they doing enough about the importance of democracy? and why is democracy important? >> well, just for what you were telling to your audience a few seconds ago, the recession of the democracy in the world, and in our region it's not just -- the populations of the dictatorships has affected the whole hemisphere. in the last six months at least 100,000 cubans have crossed the southern border of the united

states. why? because of an operation that is coordinated between the cuban dictatorship and the nicaraguan dictatorship that in last november just remove the visa restriction. of course, cubans are escaping the dictatorship. cubans are escaping from terror. they are escaping from misery. that's what dictators use to blackmail, for instance, united state -- as mexico, guatemala. that situation needs to be addressed in this summit. the presidents that are finally gathering, that are gathering, the dictatorship sends a very good and coherent decision from the government of the united states, they should address the root problem of our region, which is the destabilization that the dictatorships are causing. >> so what can or should the united states and other

democracies do about those governments that continue to be totalitarian, in the case of cuba, 63 years. they're still there. what is it that could or should democracies do? >> the first step was a very well taken one. it is just isolate them from the summit of the democracies, but now we are hoping a clear message in that table in which they demand the liberation of all the political prisoners. they are more than 1,000 political prisoners in cuba. there are almost 400 political prisoners in venezuela. and also in other countries in our region. we're hoping they stop giving concessions to the dictatorships and start to take actions in support of the right, to the democracy of the peoples, which is, by the way, the first article of the inter-america

democratic charter. >> when we say, for example, cubans taking to inner tubes to try to leave their island because they can't pay the cuban government and the nicaraguan government to get out through nicaragua and the haitian people taking to those same inner tubes, trying to leave, it is such a fundamental, human desire to live free. >> it is. it is. and we have a great opportunity in our region to support freedom in the countries, in cuba, in venezuela, in nicaragua, that is suffering corruption and violence. they are also fleeing from their country. the governments of america, the ones that didn't come because they side with the dictatorships, they should be called out because right now, we -- the peoples are actually

seeing and feeling the efforts of the degradation of the democracy, the efforts of the instability. in a few days from now, on july 22nd, that day will mark the killing of my father. >> your father, a human rights activist in cuba that was killed. >> that's what dictatorships do. they destroy families. that's why the people flee, because they want hope and they want a future for their families. and we want it in our own homes, in our countries. and the democrats of the america have a role to play there. >> never forgotten. i thank you for being with us today. up next, the leader of a massive evangelical church spanning two countries, actually spanning central america, based in mexico, sentenced to prison for almost 17 years for sexually abuing young people. girls and boys. but is it enough for his victims? you're watching "jose diaz-balart reports" from los angeles. from los angeles.

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sentenced to 17 years in a california prison for sexually abusing three girls who said were his sex slaves. a church led by naason joaquin garcia had churches in mexico, central america and here in the united states. joining me, carmen marquez from los angeles. great to see you. what is the reaction of the families, the victims to this sentence yesterday? >> thank you for having me here. after a long awaited trial and after fighting against the charges, garcia pleaded guilty to three felonies and will now be facing 16 years and 8 months in prison. it is an extremely difficult moment for the families who were sitting in a courtroom here in los angeles with a man accused of and convicted of crimes against their children. a man they once esteemed as a religious leader, the so-called apostle of christ, who counted 5 million followers. prosecutors said that garcia abused his position as a spiritual leader by grooming his victims by threatening them with

spiritual consequences if they didn't comply with his wishes. the statements from the victims were incredibly painful for all in the courtroom to hear. >> i was raped and abused day after day, every all the orgies you made me join in do you remember how you enjoyed choking me until i threw up? >> now, the victims feel betrayed. they feel like the plea is a breach of justice. jose? >> garcia never even looked at them when they were talking. such a horrible situation, and this is just three of the dozens of people who have come forward and said that they were abused. >> they were brave enough to come forward, yes. >> carmen, thank you so much for being with us. >> thank you, jose. up next, senator bob me then

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summit. he specifically blamed senator foreign relations committee chairman bob menendez saying the u.s. decision was made on the grudges of one man, forgetting the people, acting out of hate, and who has great influence but does not use it for good. with us now is new jersey senator bob menendez. always a pleasure to see you. just to start i'd like your thoughts about what the mexican president said about you. >> first of all, our relationship with mexico is one of the most important relationships we have, certainly in the western hemisphere, if not the world. it's a significant neighbor to our south, and we have deep cultural and historical ties. having said that, i think president lopez obrador basically tried to blackmail president biden into insisting that countries that are not democratic, countries like

venezuela, cuba, or danielle ortega's nicaragua, that are dictators and despots should have been invited to the summit. the summit is an opportunity for democracies of the hemisphere to come together in common cause to deal with, how do we grow the economies to help more of our people? how do we deal with the challenges of climate change? how do we deal with the challenges of irregular migration? so instead of coming to the summit and strengthening the relationship with the united states of four years of donald trump, he chose to stay away and side with dictators and despots. if that's what he lime will claims is my problem, then so be it. >> well, was it correct, though, to not invite cuba, venezuela, and nicaragua? we see the number of venezuelans that have left their countrier more than 6 million. cuba, there's almost a record number of cubans that are leaving that island and trying to make it to the united states. was it a bad or a good decision

to not talk to those regimes that are causing a lot of the issues that we're seeing on our border? >> well, first of all, i applaud president biden for upholding the standard of the summit to be a summit of democracies. and the reality is all of these countries are signed on to the democratic charter of the organization of american states, which is the hemispheric organization that brings people together, similar to the united nights globally. this is specific for the western hemisphere. they violate the democratic charter of the oas their countries signed on to. so what is president biden to do? accept dictators and despots who are the drivers of migration in this country? as you just pointed out, the biggest numbers of people coming to our southern border are venezuela, where nearly 6 million venezuelans have fled venezuela, cuba because of its

dictatorship and the new wave of repression. ortega in nicaragua. those three countries are driving the bulk of migration. why? because people are fleeing persecution. they are fleeing for their basic civil and human rights. so and so i think for the president to try to talk to dictators, who are at once driving people away from their homeland is not going to change the reality there. i think it makes a very strong case that we support democracies and those who obey the rule of love and those who observe human rights. >> a mall number of democratic and republican colleagues are trying to come up with a bipartisan agreement on gun violence. some are optimistic. do you think there's any reason or room for optimism? >> well, look, i certainly hope so. i'm not in the negotiations. several of our colleagues like senator murphy and blumenthal

are. i would go further. i supported a assault weapons ban. i voted for the it, sponsor of eliminating high capacity magazines, magazines that can shoot multiple rounds, 50, 100 rounds. that's about high capacity killing. i believe in a universal background check. but i will take anything at this point to break the ice, the log jam, and efforts that can save lives. so i'm hopeful that our republican colleagues have heard the cries of citizens across the country and families who have lost a loved one to gun violence and are ready to come to the table and vote for something that begins to move greater safety for our citizens. >> senator, just over nine hours from now, the house committee investigating the january 6th attack on the capitol will hold its first series of hearings, at least publicly. what are you hoping will come out of these hearings? >> well, i think this is the biggest dissection of what happened on january 6th by any

entity. my understanding of what the house committee has done is going to be a benefit for the nation to understand how close we were to losing our democracy on january 6th, how close we were to having a coup on january 6th. things that we deplore in other countries around the world. so i think they're going to be able to do it in a very vivid time line that puts it all together in a very powerful presentation that the american people will understand and will hopefully rally to in terms of actions that need to be taken or ensure never happens again. >> senator bob menendez from new jersey, always a pleasure to see you. thank you very much for your time, sir. that wraps up the hour. thank you for the privilege of your time. peter alexander picks up with more news right now.