barry loudermilk, yes. congressman loudermilk, why are you personally so jazzed up on this issue? why does this allegation that member of congress, or more than one member of congress let a tour of people on january 5th, in the capital complex the day before the attack? congressman loudermilk why does this allegation make you feel so defensive, and like you need to start threatening the person who made these allegations? nobody said anything about you connect you to this issue, why does it bother you so much? i mean, at this point, it's not like the most suspenseful thing in the world, right? the psychology here is very transparent. this is one like tiny embarrassing noise away from the famous principal known ass, he smelled it dealt it hypothesis. and so, yes, as you have no doubt, concluded, short of late last week, we got a word from the chat with this investigation, that in fact, it was congressman barry loudermilk, who investigators want to speak to now about a tour of the capital complex, that he, congressman loudermilk, personally lead on january 5th. you're kidding, right?

know who loudermilk was with and perhaps if there were other folks involved. the whole point is whether or not the folks who might have involved in the insurrection had inside information about the hallways, the tunnels and getting around in the capitol complex works. >> garrett haake, thanks, garrett. >>> "deadline white house" with nicole wallace starts right now. ♪♪ ♪ >>> hi there, everyone. it's 4:00 in new york. that alleged reconnaissance mission ahead of the january 6th insurrection, it's back in focus today in breaking news from the select committee. a brand-new letter from the committee just dropping in the last hour to republican congressman barry loudermilk of georgia which includes this accusation. we believe you have information regarding a tour you led through parts of the capitol complex on january 5, 2021. the committee adds this, quote, public reporting and witness accounts indicate some individuals and groups engaged in efforts to gather information about the layout of the u.s. capitol as well as the house and senate office buildings in advan

loudermilk why are you personally so jazzed up on this issue? why does this allegation that a member of congress, or more than one member of congress, led a tour of people, on january 5th in the capitol complex the day before the attack? congressman, why you? why doesco this make you feel s defensive and you have to start threatening theha person who ma theth allegation. no one said anything about you connecting theai issue. why does it bother you so much? i mean at this point, it's not like the most suspenseful thing in the world, right? the psychology here is very transparent. this is one tiny embarrassing noise away from the principle saying he smelt it dealt it hypothesis. so yes, as you have no doubt concluded,av sure enough, late last week, we get word from the january 6th investigation that in fact,st it was congressman barry loudermilk who investigators want to speak to now of a tour of the capitol complex that he personally led on january 5th. oh, you're kidding, right? the guy who said definitely no one led a tour on january 5th and an

>> i think loudermilk will probably take the fifth amendment.re. and as a lawyer, if i were a lawyer advising him, i would never want a client to take the stand if you can't trust that client. and a guy like this has zero credibility. lying about an election that he ran in, is bad enough. but, that is just boneheaded. of course it was going to be found out. this guy went ten complaint and filed an ethics complaint against the democrats saying there is no evidence. it looks like there is no. >> well i don't know what is going on with your pants right now, but i can tell you that you are on fire this evening. thank you for joining. always good to see you. when we come back, republicans, they blame the government. and as the biden administration for more help to fight the baby formula shortage. so why have all of them voted against the plan to do just that? the 11th hour continues. (woman) oh. oh! hi there. you're jonathan, right? the 995 plan! yes, from colonial penn. your 995 plan fits my budget just right. excuse me? aren't you jonathan from tv,

kind of give us the abc's up today on what we know with loudermilk versus loudermilk -- the first with the select committee. >> just two days ago, the committee athleisure milk voluntarily, they did not subpoena him, if he can provide more information, if you can sit on the committee. this coming week. any day, they said, that suits him to provide information on a tour he led on january 5th 2021. that was the day before the capitol insurrection. and back then, as you remember, yasmin, it was the height of the pandemic. this building was closed, we weren't seeing many people walk through the hallways and that's why when one democratic congresswoman cheryl of new jersey saw a congressman, barry loudermilk, and some others, according to her. giving these tourists. she was a little bit suspicious after the january 6th attack happened. now the committee think they have evidence that they've collected showing that loudermilk may have been giving some sort of suspicious tour for his part though he responded to the panel saying that he gave the tour to a constituent family with young children.

but why request congressman loudermilk before requesting to speak with congresswoman cheryl? she made the accusation that it was a recon mission, that these members brought in. she is not naming them. potentially, she would have the names, she would have some evidence to suggest it is a recon. >> well, the answer to that question, victor, is that we don't know the answer to this question. there is a very good chance to congresswoman cheryl has already appeared in front of the committee. they have conducted somewhere in the range of 900 depositions. we don't know all the people that they have spoken to. congresswoman cheryl, for her part, has said on occasions that she will be happy to talk to the committee about what she knows about the events leading up to that day. in fact, when we were pressing her, she made these comments. she was asking, begging for investigative agencies to look into it. half of the select committee was formed, and she hoped that they would specifically look into it. there is a very real possibility the congresswoman cheryl has actually already shared t

loudermilk said no member of congress led any kind of reconnaissance tours through the capitol, proven washington post" investigations reporter and msnbc reporter. how does this fit into the committee's investigation? >> congressman loudermilk, lesser known out of the house gop lawmakers that have been called in by the january 6th committee, is 1 of 147 republicans who voted to overturn the results of the election back on january 6th. but according to the committee's latest request, he also was someone who gave a tour to a group of people on january 5th, a tour some democrats have previously claimed might have been a reconnaissance mission. we don't know what the committee has obtained that contradicts loudermilk's previous claims that there were no tours, no large groups and no one with maga hats on in the capitol in the lead-up to january 6th. but they have obtained some sort of evidence that does contradict that, that loudermilk himself was actually giving that tour. >> why is the committee opting to ask for a voluntary interview instead of issuing a subpoena, for example, for congr

georgia congressman barry loudermilk. looking for information on a tour of the capitol that he gave on the day before the siege. loudermilk is one of the several georgians who voted to overturn the results and said he would object to georgia's electors as well. congressman jody heiss. that attempt to overthrow our democracy failed, doug mastriano is the republican nominee for governor in pennsylvania, a role that would pick the secretary of state who oversees elections. there's a very real threat if elected that he would use the power of his office to ensure that the next republican candidate for president receives the state's 19 electoral college votes in 2024 no matter how pennsylvania voters actually vote. mastriano is far from he alone in threatening our democracy. in georgia voters will decide if another election denier gets on the election ballot, former senator david perdue. he has said that the election was rigged. the man he's running against, brian kemp, earned trump's wrath by refusing to overturn the 2020 elec

loudermilk had denied, and all republicans say there was no reconnaissance tours on january 5th.ue. and loud -- loudermilk says i let a family in the capitol and i don't consider them a reconnaissance tour and the question is why didn't he admit that in the first place and what was going on there? beyond that, we don't have much, we don't know who the family was, we don't know where they went on the tour, loudermilk says it was not part of the complex that was stormed, but the big question is why didn't he just acknowledge this in the first place, and i suspect that that's what the committee is going to be asking, is why did you disseminate in the first place. >> and one more for you, we have been keeping an eye on all morning, on the live images from south korea, president biden touched down a short time ago, and we're expecting to hear from him before too long. give us a sense here as to the message that this president is aiming squarely at beijing. >> i learned everything about jonathan lemire and "politico," and what"politico," and what i ascertained from that important piece

loudermilk responded bluntly. thanks. this doesn't help our cause.oudermilk is just the latest in a long list of republican representatives with whom the committee would like to speak. >> we will be looking for any further developments. i know you will stay on it. >>> big developments overnight, oklahoma lawmakers have passed it, the state's republican governor says he will sign t this is a bill that outlaws abortion from the moment of fertilization. this in many ways would be the strictest abortion ban in the nation. joining us "early start" anchor laura jarrett attorney at law. from the moment of fertilization, laura. >> this is really a game changer. we talk a lot about the patchwork of laws across this country that we've seen in the past couple of months. this is going to be different. when this gets signed it's going to be the strictest law in the country when it comes to abortion because, as you said, it's really redefining the definition of personhood to start from the moment of fertilization. so way before most people know that they're pregna

today loudermilk and other republicans demanded that the u.s. capitol police just release the video footage. the capitol police has said they are not going to release any evidence while the january 6th investigation is ongoing. >> so, has the committee said what kind of evidence they think they have? >> well, this would have been a great opportunity for them to provide more specifics. and what's so notable today about the letter that they released, anderson, is it is lacking in a lot of specific details to really support this allegation beyond just saying we reviewed the evidence and our conclusion contradicts that of the republicans on the other committee. now, again, eventually, this video footage will likely be seen by the public. there would be a huge credibility problem for the committee if it turns out that this footage does not support their allegation. at this point it's unclear because of course we have not seen this footage. and it'll be interesting to see if this footage plays into the public hearings they're planning next month or th

now loudermilk pushed back on this accusation today.n a statement see said, "as a constituent family with young children meeting with their member of congress in the house office buildings is not a suspicious group or a, quote, reconnaissance tour. the family never entered the capitol building. the committee is once again pushing a false narrative that the republicans conducted reconnaissance tours on january 5th. republicans are now asking for the capitol police to release the video in question here. it's something that republicans asked several weeks ago as well. capitol police say they do not have the authorization to do so, but it's clear this video is in the possession of the january 6 select committee. the question is do they make it a part of their public hearings, and then will they also provide more evidence to suggest that there may have been something questionable about this tour. and it's not as innocent as loudermilk claims it to be. there are still many unanswered questions as it relates to this development. but it has bec

they would like to meet with congressman loudermilk next week.ng member of the committee, put out an aggressive and defiant statement. they say, there was a meeting, a constituent family, young children. it showed nothing suspicious. and they say nobody involved in that meeting went into the capitol itself and none of them were charged in connection with events of january 6th, in any way. they further called on the u.s. capitol police to release the tapes of this. arguing they have nothing to hide. and beyond that, the political rhetoric gives a strong indication that congressman loudermilk and those contacted do not tend to cooperate with this investigation. >> thank you very much. >>> banning nearly all abortions from the moment of fertilization, that's what a new bill passed by oklahoma lawmakers will do. but what will it mean for ivf or certain forms of birth control? it's complicated. we're going to talk about that next. ♪ ♪ with a little help from cvs... ...you can support your nutrition, sleep, immune system, energy...even skin. and before

. >>> so republican congressman barry loudermilk says the house january 6 committee is pushing a falsearrative by asking for information about a tour he gave the day before the capitol attack. in a letter to loudermilk, and this is the news, this just happened, the committee chairs bennie thompson and liz cheney requested his voluntary cooperation saying they believe he has information about a tour he gave in the capitol complex the day before the insurrection citing reports that some rioters were gathering information about the capitol layout through tours ahead of the attacks, though the letter does not directly connect the tour loudermilk gave with those allegations. joining us now very special guest dana bash, cnn dheef police cal correspondent and co-anchor of "state of the union." >> you should always have that introduction. >> follow me around in my life. >> that would be a promotion for me. >> also this lighting would help. >> what's the important issue here at this point? the committee is getting at something here, what exactly is it? >> this has been the unanswerable or unans

representative loudermilk puts out this joint statement with another republican congressman tonight,e capitol police once again to release whatever tapes they have they have, giving him tapes. he essentially admitted that he did lead a group, which he claims to be a family of constituents, around the house office buildings. what do you make of today's developments and this response from congressman? >> there is a whole lot that we still don't know this evening, about what exactly happened on january 5th, and all of these tours. congressman loudermilk has admitted to bringing a constituent inside, they also include the fact that they were not part of a january 6th investigation. this raises some questions, so to speak, about what exactly this means. who they were. for that matter, what made the january 6th committee so concerned about congressman loudermilks tour? grab security camera footage, if this really was just a constituents calendar, this might not have risen to the level of asking yet another sitting member of congress to come and talk to them. >> nicholas, it is a very explo

a letter requesting loudermilk 's voluntary cooperation with the investigation, the committee said youe invitation regarding a tour you lead through parts of capitol the complex on january 5th, 2021. the committee's letter made reference to public comments by other members of congress, who believed they witnessed tours being given that seemed like reconnaissance tours. that's when new jersey representative mike cheryl called what she saw, and she described it on this program. >> i'm a former navy helicopter pilot and i've served all over the world so we are trained to alert to report things that are unusual or that don't seem right and certainly when the capital is closed to visitors, to have those tours going through the capital, and then to see what happened on january 6th, i reported that, a record needed effort that went into planning january six went far deeper than many of us had anticipated. >> then committee's letter to representative loudermilk says, in response to those allegations, republicans on the committee on house administration, of which you are a member, claimed to ha

the january six committee is asking to talk to georgia republican congressman barry loudermilk about a tour of the capital complex, a day before the insurrection. ukraine's president says russia has fully destroyed the country's eastern donbas region, turning it into, quote, hell. more on these stories later this hour. we begin with oklahoma. the state that is now passed the most extreme abortion ban outlawing -- the bill borrows a page from texas, by putting enforcement in the page of individuals who can sue anyone who helps a person get an abortion. oklahoma is just the latest state to pass an abortion ban, ahead of the supreme court ruling that could strike down roe v. wade. the bands are getting more and more extreme. justifications by antiabortion activists are getting more unhinged. this leader open anti abortion group, who republican honors of congress called as an expert witness to testify under oath at a hearing this week. take a look. >> humans persons, from the earliest days poison in the womb and dismembered, torn, limb from limb. bodies thrown in medical waste bins, and

this time, it's congressman barry loudermilk of georgia.anuary 5th, the day before the insurrection at the capitol. this tracks back to an accusation made by a congresswoman in the days after january 6th, where she alleged that she saw members of congress, republican members of congress, giving tours of the capitol and she described those tours as reconnaissance tours. now, she's never provided any evidence to back up that claim and republicans have been very critical of her calling them out. and loudermilk, for the first time, is being identified as someone who potentially may have been giving one of those tours. now, he pushed back on this accusation today, in a statement, he said, as a constituent family with young children meeting with their member of congress in the house office buildings is not a suspicious group or a, quote, reconnaissance tour. the select committee is once again pushing a verifiably false narrative that republicans conducted recon chance tours on january 5th. and republicans are now asking for the capitol police to

the committee wants to ask gop representative barry loudermilk, about a torn about the capitol he ledr melt design denies that is visitors had anything to do the insurrection. >> january the 5th, i took a family with young children and their kids were visiting washington to launch in a cafeteria and one of the house office buildings. so, what was so awful but this family that caused committee to make a false accusations about them, well, someone actually wearing red baseball caps. >> the january six committee, however, says they have evidence that quote, the luck directly cowed contradicts loudon exclaimed. joining me now luke broadwater, congressional -- msnbc legal analyst daniel goldman, and former counsel for the first trump impeachment. good to see you both, luke, -- was the first to accuse the gop of giving congressman torres of the capital, here is the miscounting, cullison. >> i was really shocked, when i got into the house office building and saw these groups inside. there had been no tours allowed, even towards given by members, and so the only reason why you have a visitor

it is interesting because on january 6 itself, congressman loudermilk gave an interview with a localation in georgia and described meeting with about a dozen people in his office on the hill. take a listen. >> we actually had about a dozen people up here that wanted to come by and visit. we had them in our office. they definitely were peaceful people, people that we've met at church. they were supporters of the president. and they just wanted to be up here as if it was another rally. >> reporter: so important to remember that at this time we were in the peak of the covid pandemic, there was really nobody visiting or allowed to visit capitol hill or take tours at this time. nothing nefarious, you know, the congressman said in that audio that we just listened to and really the committee has not provided a lot of detail about why it is raising this accusation now. but it remains to be seen if the congressman will answer the questions voluntarily. >> so what is his response? >> reporter: essentially the congressman told the capitol police and the committee that they should release the ta

lo loudermilk has called the group of people, peaceful people. we met at church. this information. >> reporter: this is the first time the january 6th committee has reached out to a lawmaker to speak about tours given at the capitol days before the riot. that congressman is barry loudermilk, and the committee wants to speak to him about a tour he gave at january 5th in the capitol complex. the reason the committee wants to speak with loudermilk is shortly after the attack last year, democratic congresswoman mikie sherrill claimed that s witnessed republican members of congress give what she called reconnaissance tours to rioters to show them around the capitol in the days leading up to the attack. now, loudermilk denies that he gave such a tour claiming that on january 5th, he was meeting with families from his district, including children and that he was in the house office buildings and not in the capitol itself at all. but this is somebody that the committee wants to speak to, and it's important to know that they want this conversation to happen before their bi

you see the statement there on your screen, that was georgia republican, barry loudermilk, last yearims that some republicans conducted towards the day before the insurrection. this week, the january six committee told loudermilk that investigators had obtained evidence showing that he had in fact led a tour to the capital on january 5th, 2021. later, he change his tune saying that a constituent family with their young children visited the house office building that they. this comes as we are learning about new visual evidence but the committees physical possession. politico is reporting that the archives have handed over a batch of photos to the panel with images taken on generous excess. this could include realtime visuals about what trump was doing as the insurrection unfolded at the capitol. back with me now is my saturday night panel. jill, i want to start with you in this block. let's start with these new white house photos that the january six committee looked at the archives and police footage -- what could these visuals mean for the investigation and undercut some of the arg

how is congressman loudermilk defending this tour he gave?ex, he denies he did anything wrong with the tour he gave on january 5th, the day before the capitol attack. he claims he was meeting with families from his own district including with children and he wasn't even in the capitol building itself. he was in the office buildings that surrounded it. he released a video statement yesterday adding more to explain. take a listen. >> i took a family with young children and their guests who were visiting washington to lunch in a cafeteria in one of the house office buildings. so what was so awful about this fammy that caused this committee to make false accusations about them? well, some were actually wearing red baseball caps. >> now, it's important to know, alex, why the committee is looking into this in the first place. shortly after the attack last year congresswoman miky cheryl, a democrat, claimed she saw some of her republican colleagues giving what she called recog reconnaissance tours in the capitol in the days leading up to the stormin

we don't know what prompted this request to loudermilk. what's interesting about them asking him in particular is that this is a representative who has spoken before about meeting with his constituents on capitol hill the day before january 6th. so he spoke on a georgia radio station on january 6th about this meeting. here's what he said then. >> we actually had about a dozen people, it appears, that wanted to come by and visit, we had them in our office. they were definitely were, you know, peaceful people, people that we'd met at church. they were supporters of the president, and they just wanted to be up here as if it was not rally. and we actually checked on them to make sure that they're safe. they saw what it was turning into, they immediately turned around and went back down the mall to get away from the crowd here. >> loudermilk is saying it was a constituent family with young children he was with. they were in the office buildings, not in the capitol itself. and he said in a statement yesterday to this response from the request it

georgia congressman barry loudermilk.udermilk is one of the several georgians who voted to overturn the results and said he would object to georgia's electors as well. congressman jody heiss. that attempt to overthrow our democracy failed, doug mastriano is the republican nominee for governor i

loudermilk is on the administration of the house and they had said basically there's no such thing herest one tour that you were involved in and we want to bring you in. there should be video evidence. most of the hallways including the one i'm standing in now should have video surveillance. the committee has a lot of the goods here, but they'll want to know who loudermilk was with and perhaps if there were other folks involved. the whole point is whether or not the folks who might have involved in the insurrection had inside information about the hallways, the tunnels and getting around in the capitol complex works. >> garrett haake, thanks, garrett. >>> "deadline white house" with nicole wallace starts right now. ♪♪ ♪ >>> hi there, everyone. it's 4:00 in new york. that alleged reconnaissance mission ahead of the january 6th insurrection, it's back in focus today in breaking news from the select committee. a brand-new letter from the committee just dropping in the last hour to republican congressman barry loudermilk of georgia which includes this accusation. we believe you have informa

loudermilk is recognized for five minutes. mr. loudermilk: i want to shift gears and talk about the implementation of the anticipate money laundering reform law that you are working on right now. the new rules require regular reporting from 30 million businesses with two million businesses per year. the vast majority of these businesses are law-abiding and they are focused on their customers and making payroll. but they don't stay tuned into what is going on here in capital hill and not watching c-span coverage but trying to make a living. there is a real challenge to make sure they are aware of these new rules. we don't want it to be a gotcha enforcement mechanism who doesn't have to give up that information. most of them are small businesses. what is your plan to work with state governments to make sure that small businesses are aware of the aquiermts and they know they will have to comply-n. secretary yellen: it is important to be in touch. mr. loudermilk: i think there should be a plan in moving forward. most of these business

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the loudermilk lansky will give the opening speech via video link that's about and about 3 hours from now, we'll be carrying that speech live kia there. vitale. click co, and his former bra and his brother vladimir will attend the event as well. this used to be the russia house here at the world economic forum. now it's been re christened the russian war crimes house. a ukrainian billionaire is backing the project to highlight alleged abuses committed by russian troops in ukraine. the world economic forum cut all ties with russia for this year's summit. meanwhile, davos is rolling out the red carpet, for the biggest delegation from ukraine ever present. zalinski will open the meeting with a video address and for ukrainians here. it's a bittersweet moment. we are here in this beautiful setting, but at the back of our mind always are these images of these horrific killings and atrocities and war crimes going on. as we speak back in ukraine. and we are here to as best as possible represent those people and to do all that we can to galvanized the international community to support ukraine

buddy carter, rick allen, and barry loudermilk.rmilk notably asked to appear before the january six in regards to a tour he claims he lead in the day before the capital january 6th. none of the three men are facing a primary challenger, and all are in safe republican districts. sometimes you just need in easy win. tim miller served as communications director for jeff bush's 2016 presidential campaign. he's now a writer. he joins me now. tim, i cracked up when i saw that, you know, trump clearly watching the win loss record. let's just indoors a primary republican who are uncontested so we could just get some w's on the board. >> you know, sometimes you have to take an easy one when you can get, it just jump in front of the parade and declare yourself the marshall. >> so, the pence dynamic areas interesting. because, again, i have no illusions, and i think it's fairly consistent that marcus is the dominant force in the republic. it is what republican politics is. the personal repeal of politics is a little bit diminished. and i wond

we do not know if we have evidence of congressman loudermilk giving the tour.leased a statement, which is not a denial, about giving a tour to a can family. they are due diligence in the investigation. we have the hearings coming up in june. does this news about loudermilk lead you to believe that there is more to the story about these tours? >> there clearly is something there, katie. 16 months ago congressman louder said that i gave no reconnaissance tours. then, when he seems to be caught, at least based on the january six committee's assertion that we have the tapes, we have the goods, and we want you to come in an interview with us, he issues another statement that says, i gave a tour on january 5th which is the day before. trust me, it was on the up and up. it was a family. i do not know if that was a euphemism for insurrection. we will find out. why did he hide for 16 months the fact that at a time, the protocols for capitol covid had the capitol shut down to these tours? why did he feel of the need to give one on january 5th and and hide this for 16 mon

you know, congressman loudermilk here has admitted to bringing in constituent families inside but alson the statement, the fact that they, you know, they were not part of the federal january 6th investigation. and so this raises some questions, so to speak, about, you know, what exactly this family was doing there, who they were, and for that matter, what made the january 6th committee so concerned about congressman loudermilk's tour. because surely if this he had whatever evidence they had produced here, perhaps security camera footage, if this really was just a family, this might not have risen to the level of asking yet another sitting member of congress to come and talk to them. >> nicholas, it's a very explosive allegation and the timing is very interesting. are you surprised to see it, this whole story being reinvited by the 1/6 committee just weeks before the start of the public hearing? >> this is a story that you need to dive down a bit over the last few months. and as you mentioned earlier, in the program, this was something that indeed the initial chaotic and confusing weeks

the committee has given republican congressman barry loudermilk one week to explain a capitol tour he led last year. concerns rose that some republican lawmakers had given, quote, reconnaissance tours that helped people navigate the hallways and offices on the complex. the committee said they have evidence that directly contra ducts denials from loudermilk and other house republicans. a bit of a grab bag for you. >> reporter: we've been very busy in our reporting over the last 24 hours. the committee is out with the new letter to the georgia congressman about how they want him to talk to them about the tour he is alleged to have led. the committee says they have testimony to the contrary. it's another example of where the committee has tangible witnesses where they are funneling into these letters making informed asks of their colleague in congress. this was a letter, not a subpoena. yet another example of a thread they are potentially trying to tie up before the public phase of those hearings. and then bill barr is a big fish for the committee. we seen this with rudy giuliani. just b

a year ago, republican congressman barry loudermilk of georgia even filed an ethics complaint againstryl and three of her colleagues, saying the accused republicans without evidence. today, more than a year later, the genesis committees and congressman loudermilk a letter asking for his voluntary cooperation, saying, quote, based on our review of evidence in this like committees possession, we believe you have information regarding a tour you lead through parts of the capitol complex on january 5th, 2021. republicans on the committee on house administration, of which you are a member, claimed to have reviewed security footage from the days preceding january 6th, and determined there were no tours, no large groups, no one with maga hats on. however, the select committee's review of the evidence contradicts that. this letter highlights the insistence that the people in the highest echelons of the republican party were collaborators with the assault on democracy. a business we have seen rewarded by republican voters across the country. the main outstanding questions about who will be hel

they say our evidence directly contradicts the denials by representative loudermilk. by the member of congress. the committee had better have its evidence and better show what they say it shows. >> perhaps at minimum, that he lied about whether he did tours or not, the congressman involved in this, barry loudermilk. bill barr is going to testify to the committee under oath. what is the significance? >> it is a tale of two bill barrs as always. leading up to the election, he was very much a fan and proponent of the big lie. after the election, he turned on donald trump and said publicly there is no evidence of widespread election fraud. we at doj investigated, we didn't find any. so if bill barr testifies to that, that's going to go directly to donald trump's state of mind. bill barr has written and said publicly he told donald trump to his face there is no evidence of this. bill barr said he told donald trump his theories were bs, used the full word. so that posts to donald trump's state of mind. if he was told bit attorney general and others in position of power, the

loudermilk issued a statement insisting the tour was with a constituent family with young children and that the family never entered the capitol building. a cdc advisory panel today approved the use of pfizer's covid-19 vaccine booster for kids ages five to 11. and this evening, the cdc's director endorsed that recommendation. the food and drug administration gave its approval on tuesday. meanwhile in china, shanghai is slowly lifting its covid restrictions. some residents were allowed to shop for groceries for the first time in nearly two months. >> it's good and my mood feels very happy. the lifting of the lockdown is starting. it's good news fous. it's my first day going to the supermarket. we've mnly relied on government provisions and things obinlted through group-buyin organization today reported that global covid deaths dropped by about 21% in the past week. but infections are rising in the americas, middle east, africa, and western pacific. more americans applied for unemployment benefits last week. the labor department reported new jobless claims rose by 21,000 to 218,000, hit

looks like this was, this is was the radio loudermilk. but in 2030 i s. so called islamic state to control of your mac and burned his piano. he had to flee, leaving his wife and children behind. it was too dangerous for them to take the balkan route towards europe together. i am, i might have written a book about his experiences, which has been translated into several languages. it was a year before he saw his children again. but because of his fame, the bureaucratic process was faster than it might have been for other refugees. ah, i am might have made a new life for himself and his family. he was also able to bring his parents over to germany. he has huge empathy for others, forced to flee their homes. but he also has some resentment. let's speak about that . if you geno came from okay and it's fantastic what we see from portland, how they take all those sort of fiji. they treat him, alyssa, bravo sister of this is, was not for the scene of d, put in hungary where we was a cream in the distance from the window where we was passing the city to come to us

storage facility, the southeast of zappa's asia, is not completely unusable. ukrainian, president of loudermilk lansky, a cas accused russia of using food as a weapon with global consequences. the cranes, one of the world's most important supplies of grain and sunflower oil, but russia's blockade of black c port has halted shipments. the colors of ukraine countries, endless golden wheat fields are reflected in its flag. but rushes invasion means some of you, cranes, rich farmland. now, looks like this. ukraine has accused russia of deliberately targeting its agriculture sector, tearing up fields, planting land, mines and destroying equipment and warehouses in safer parts of the country, farmers have been tasked planting extra crops in a bid to make up for the losses elsewhere. but the threat to food security goes far beyond ukraine. the country is one of the world's biggest exporters of food products like wheat corn and some flower oil. but russia has blocks ukraine's key ports, leaving it unable to ship vital food supplies in level around all without our agricultural exports. dozens of countri

in his nightly address ukrainian president, the loudermilk lensky warned that russia is bent on destroying everything and don't boss. so landscape also pay tribute to the fierce resistance put up by the ukrainian people. my mom brought me a thought as i was, we must always remember that we have withstood these 3 months. the thanks to dozens of thousands of feet from all who defend the state now, so does out on the cost of tens of thousands of lines of ukrainian men and women killed by the occupiers. wally opened our correspond. mathias billing is in carla torres can eastern ukraine. he spoke to us earlier during an air alert. i asked him how ukraine is doing in its efforts to defend its territory. well, all over the reason you see places like this. so rockets all or shells, depending on where you are, all heating all over the region and that's of course a big distress. you can hear the air raid siren. i think you're hearing trauma tours and it's on several times a day. and the stress is very big and we are seeing russian troops advance. now these advance is often described as incremental,

loudermilk, quote, based on our review of evidence in the select committee's possession, we believe weformation regarding a tour you led through parts of the capitol complex on january 5, 2021. republicans on the committee on house administration of which you were a member claimed to have reviewed security footage from the days preceding january 6th and determined, quote, there were no tours. no large groups and no one with maga hats on. however, the select committee contradicts that denial. >> we understand that to mean that you have evidence that says the opposite of, quote, there were no tour, no large groups and no one with maga hats on january 5 ath. >> we have evidence that contradicts mr. loudermilk and others on the commit, but there were no for share and whether for some reason we are wrong and we have evidence that contradicts that claim and sharing with us what he knows. >> in response he called for the capitol police to release the footage that he relied upon for that denial. is it a fair assumption to say that you're in possession of evidence that goes beyond the footage h

suggest there may have been something questionable about this tour and it's not as incident as loudermilko be. there's many unanswered questions but it has become another important part of the committee's investigation. ryan nobles, cnn on capitol hill. >>> pennsylvania officials have been counting ballots all day but the race remains too close to call. right now the trump endorsed tv personality mamoth oz has a slim lead over david mccormick. >>> lawmakers in the u.s. state of oklahoma have just passed one of country's strictest abortion bills, banning all abortions after fertilization. >> the way the bill describes a pregnancy is key. i want to read the exact wording of that bill which stays a pregnancy is a condition that begins with fertilization. b, occurs when the woman is carrying the developing human offspring and c is calculated from the first day of the woman's last menstrual period. now, not only does this ban all abortions in the state of oklahoma but it also allows any private citizen to sue an abortion provider who knowingly performs or induces an abortion. we know the gover

. >> reporter: trump's endorsement of congressman loudermilk and other georgia republicans already favoredo win their races in the final hour here indicate he's concerned about tuesday. he not only coaxed david perdue into running against governor kemp but has made this endorsement very high-profile. it seems as though governor kemp just continues to have the momentum. it's not that his endorsement isn't prized or valuable in a republican primary. it is not that many republican voters don't believe the big election lie, that the 2020 election was somehow rigged or stolen. they do. it's just that they have other issues on their mind as well. and david perdue had just made the big lie a cornerstone of his campaign at the expense of all other issues. in recent weeks he shifted his strategy a bit to argue that governor kemp more generally has sold out georgians to corporate interests, but that is not a message that seems to have landed. governor kemp not taking anything for granted, still imploring his voters to get out there on tuesday. >> don't believe the polling. be excited by the momentum

investigating the capitol siege has requested an interview with republican representative perry loudermilka seeking more information about a tour that the congressmen led of the capital the day before the inrrection. the panel believes some involved in the violence were gathering information ahead of time about the layout of the building. the congressman insisted that the tour w with a constituent family with young children and the family never entered the capitol building. ac/dc advisory panel approved the use -- a cdc advisory panel approved a vaccine booster for children ages five through 11 but it still requires formal authorization from the director. the fda gave its approval on tuesday. in china, shanghai is slowly lifting its covid restrictions. some residents were allowed to shop for groceries for the first time in nearly two months. >> it is good. my mood feels very happy. the lifting of the lockdown is starting. it is good news for us. this is my first day to go to the supermarket. judy: the world health organization reported today that global covid deaths dropped by about 21% in

the committee has asked barry loudermilk of georgia for more information about the tour. meeting with their members of congress in the house office building is not a suspicious group of reconnaissance tour. the family never entered the capitol building. this select committee is pushing a verifiably false narrative that republicans conducted reconnaissance tours on january 5th. >>> the biden administration is preparing to fly in the first batch of baby formula from overseas. the white house came to an agree with nestle to transfer 1.5 million 8 ounce bottles of formula, part of the newly launched fly formula program. details from cnn's manu raju. >> reporter: nearly everyone in washington is angry about the nationwide shortage of baby formula. >> no one did well. nobody responded with adequate urgency. >> reporter: and lawmakers are getting an earful back home. >> i'm hearing concerns that it's hard to find formula and anybody who has been a parent knows what a, you know, what a panic that puts parents in. >> reporter: the shortage stemming from a shutdown at an abbott pla