their relationship _ himself and mr trump? their relationship is _ himself and mr trump?p is a curious - himself and mr trump? their relationship is a curious one. | himself and mr trump? their . relationship is a curious one. we have been hearing these congressional hearings about mike pence on the day of the capital riots and how his life was at risk. the committee claims donald trump for that. there is a curiosity and if both men still get on with each other, but mr pentz was asked at this conference and he basically set our focus may not be the same, but theissue our focus may not be the same, but the issue still are. it was a very diplomatic answer. worth remembering that mike pence possibly wants to shop at the white house and many think that that's probably not a goodidea think that that's probably not a good idea to have a rift with donald trump, since he still has, you know, he is still hugely popular amongst his supporters, just to let you know that a lot of his supporters are here outside the hotel. it's turned into a bit of a circus, but there are also those w

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and what happens if mr. trump runs for president again in 2024 would that impact the doj's investigation? how he answers. >>> it comes as mr. trump returns to washington for the first time since leaving office on the same day mike pence, his former running mate turned potential 2024 rival also appeared in d.c., their dueling messages. >>> tonight, historic rain causing deadly flooding in st. louis. multiple boat rescues, cars and homes submerged. where the threat is headed next. >>> wnba star brittney griner set to testify in her trial at russia and our exclusive with trevor reed, the american freed from russia in april. why he's criticizing the white house's handling of the griner case. >>> and the long overdue honor for a 102-year-old world war ii veteran. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt >>> good evening, everyone after holding the attention of millions of tv viewers this summer, the recent pause to the january 6th hearings into the attack on the capitol have turned attention now to the

. >> reporter: still even in the republican party mr. trump has been damaged by the unrelenting revelations of the january 6th committee. >> president trump summoned the mob assembled the mob and lit the flame of this attack. >> reporter: today's visit also shining a light on divisions within the gop with his running mate turned potential 2024 primary rival, former vice president mike pence in washington as well, offering a stark contrast. >> some people may choose to focus on the past but elections are about the future and i believe conservatives must focus on the future to win back america >> reporter: their dueling appearances coming just as pence's publisher announced the title of his upcoming book, "so help me god. where mr. trump's once loyal sidekick chronicles mr. trump's severing of their relationship on january 6th. among thos welcoming mr. trump back to washington, top republican kevin mccarthy who immediately after january 6th complained, i've had it with this guy and lindsey graham who on the night of the attack said of mr. trump,

you know, mr trump really stands? you know. it's — mr trump really stands?ands? ym. know, it's remarkable. in seven years, trump's approval rating hasn't moved an inch. for all respondents, it's generally in the low 40% range, as it was in a poll today. very high among republicans. but we have seen some erosion of republican support for donald trump running again. a lot of republicans are now getting tired of his act. they don't want to run in 2024 on grievances about 2020. they want to run on the economy and biden's leadership. irate want to run on the economy and biden's leadership.— biden's leadership. we will see if that built — biden's leadership. we will see if that built into _ biden's leadership. we will see if that built into enough - biden's leadership. we will see if that built into enough of- biden's leadership. we will see if that built into enough of a . if that built into enough of a crescendo against the former president to make a difference. thank you very much. thank you for being with us. stay with us on bbc news — still to come. tensions

that, according to one committee member, was a call to arms for some of mr trump's supporters.n december 19th, 2020, shortly after the last participants left the unhinged meeting, trump sent out the tweet with his explosive invitation. the panel then heard from this man, a one—time supporter of mr trump, who face criminal charges over his actions on january 6th. he said he went to washington and illegally entered the capitol building because he thought the result of the election could be overturned. for me, personally, i was pretty hardcore into the social media — facebook, twitter, instagram. i followed president trump, all of the websites, you know. he basically put out, come to stop the steal rally, you know? and ifelt like i needed to be down here. another former ally of the president told the committee he was worried about what could happen at the next us election. as tragic as it is what we saw on january 6th, the potential was so much more. again, all we have to look at is the iconic images of that day, with the gallows set up for mike pence, for the vice president of th

mr. trump's supporters attacked the u.s. capital. more, let's go to our north american correspondent outside of the venue. mr. trump is speaking a mile and a half away from the u.s. capitol, which his supporters sat. did he say he was going to try and run for the white house again? >> he did not say it outright. but he came close to saying it. his speech lasted about 1:40. he stuck to the most of it, laying out with the party wanted him to do. but donald trump does every now and then talk about -- he pushes the unsubstantiated claims of election fraud. he said "we got millions of votes, and that is going to be your story for a long time, what a disgrace it was, but we may have to do it again." that is potentially a hand out running. it is worth pointing out that there are rules that kick in about accepting funding and so forth. i don't think there is any expectation he's going to announce it officially, but he said he came close. >> mr. trump's former vice president, mike pence, and possible white house contender, was also speaking t

>> i don't know. >> reporter: mr. trump did still criticize the rioters in his speech >> and to those who broke the law, you will pay >> reporter: president biden tonight in a speech to black law enforcement executives, slamming mr. trump's inaction on january 6th >> the police were heroes that day. donald trump lacked the courage to act you can't be pro-insurrection and pro-cop. >> reporter: also tonight, we've learned mark shore former vice president mik pence's chief of staff testified before a federal grand jury investigating the events surrounding the capitol attack, making him the highest ranking trump official known so far to have cooperated with the justice department's investigation. lester >> peter alexander, thank you. tomorrow i'll discuss the january 6th attack, the investigation, and much more in an exclusive interview with attorney general merrick garland. >>> tonight growing concern about monkeypox with the world health organization declaring a global health emergency. blayne alexander has exclusive reportin

focus after that hearing could turn to a new allegation from committee vice chair liz cheney about mr. trump. ali vitale joins me from the capitol what do we know about this >> reporter: yeah, lester chaney says former president trump himself tried to call a witness who the public has not yet seen or heard from the witness declined that call and alerted the committee. but nevertheless, cheney and others now trying to paint that outreach as part of a part of witness tampering from those in the former president's orbit. a trump spokesperson accusing cheney of trafficking in innuendos and lies that go unchallenged and unconfirmed. meanwhile, we've learned the next and possibly final hearing for the committee is expected july 21st in prime time lester >> all right thank you. >>> here in new york, a boat capsized off midtown manhattan, sending about a dozen people into the hudson river as they cried out for help nearby ferries came to the rescue along with firefighters and police two people including a 7-year-old child died. 11 others were injured. authorities are investigating what led to that t

mr. trump expressed multiple aides he wanted to go to the capitol after his speech. here's what various aides have told the committee about the president's desire to go to the capitol. >> did the president tell you that? that he wanted to speak at the capitol? >> correct. yes. >> did the idea of the president proceeding or walking to the capitol after his speech come up? >> walking to the capitol? no. >> driving to the capitol? >> it came up. >> what was discussed? >> he said, i want to go down to the capitol. >> what about him marching january 6? >> yes. >> tell us about that. >> it is kind of a general thing , i was aware of the desire of the president to potentially march to the -- or accompany the rally attendees to the capitol. >> when did you first hear about this idea of the president accompanying them on the sixth? >> this is after he finished his remarks. >> when the president said he would be going to the capitol, secret service scrambled to find a way for him to go. we know this from

mr. trump's effort. we heard from attorney general bill barr tell the story and the committee about the baseless claims mr. trump wanted the justice department to investigate and that mr. barr viewed those claims as nonsense. today, we'll hear from jeffrey rosen, the person mr. trump appointed to run the justice department after attorney general barr resigned. we'll hear from other at this in the other senior justice department officials also. together, these public servants resisted mr. trump's effort to misuse the justice department as part of his plan to hold on to power, and we will show that trump's demands that the department investigate baseless claims of election fraud continued into january 2021. but donald trump didn't just want the justice department to investigate, he wanted the justice department to help legitimize his lies, to basically call the election corrupt, to appoint a special counsel to investigate alleged election fraud, to sent a letter to six state legislatures urging them to con

mr. jacob, did donald trump ever call the vice president to check on his safety? >> he did not. >> mr. jacob, how did vice president pence and mrs. pence react to that? >> with frustration. >> with frustration. yeah, i think that he was probably a little frustrated from that situation. >> now today, more news. abc news reporting that cassidy hutchinson, of course you know her from the hearings. the star witness of last month's jaw-dropping, surprise committee hearing. also cooperating with the department of justice in some capacity. they reportedly reached out to her specifically in response to that testimony. i mean the department of justice did. hutchinson testified that trump chief of staff mark meadows was warned of potential violence on the six. that there were white house discussions about the seditious gains like the oath keepers and proud boys who had been charged with sedition. and the damning revelations that trump knew the crowd was armed before he sent them to the capitol. and that he wanted to go with him. >> i was in the vicinity of a conversation when i overheard the pre

mr. trump's conduct i'd be surprised if they weren't. if you look at the frivolous litigation around the country, if you look at the called insurrection if you look at the fake electors, all of that is designed to keep mr. trump in power, he is the beneficiary of all of that stuff, so if you take mr. garland at his word, the attorney general and you do a wide ranging investigation, and no one's about the law, they will hold people accountable at all levels. how can they not be looking for mr. trump's conduct. >> but here is the question, right? i want to follow up with you, and then you asha. this is a line from nbc's reporting today, the reporting is forced to an administration official that there is an inquiry,. to overturn the 2020 election results not in a criminal investigation of trump himself, there's a little distinction between whether someone is the subject of an investigation or the target. how much will that distinction matter, how much will be thinking about that in context. >> let

mr. trump is all about power and about himself. this is one of the clearest taste of a corrupt motive that you're ever going to find in the history of law enforcement. now bruce, i want to talk about the 2 key witnesses that have just been introduced to us in this hearing. matthew passenger, the former deputy national security advisor, and sarah matthews, who's the trump a. what do you think of their performance so full? well, i think they're convincing because they are very strong truck supporters. and yet we're truly appalled at his inaction and unwillingness a, despite the ease with which he could do it. as you point out, he just walked down the hall and then and call the his mile saw bruce alina go back . now lose cheney has begun to talk the hearing. busy has come under way once more . we left it the recess just after president trump's to $24.00 tweet attacking the vice president. by this time the president had been in his dining room for an hour . i want you to just think of what you would have done if you were in his shoes a

. >> reporter: for more than three hours from the time mr. trump finished his speech to when this video was posted. >> so go home. we love you. you're very special. >> reporter: aides say the president sat in the white house watching the violence unfold. two administration officials who resigned told the committee that mr. trump ignored multiple pleas to call off the attack. >> if the president had wanted to make a statement and address the american people he could have been on camera almost instantly. >> reporter: former deputy national security adviser matthew pottinger says he resigned after he saw the tweet attacking mike pence. >> i simply didn't want to be associated with the events that were unfolding on the capitol. >> reporter: pottinger said the tweet added fuel to the fire. and as the mob moved through the capitol secret service agents protecting pence started to fear for their own lives. >> there were calls to say good-bye to family members, so on and so forth. >> reporter: on january 7, mr. trump taped a statement three was outraged wi

czechoslovakia as a child, she was a competitive skier, later fleeing to canada, then new york where she met mr. trump, becoming a prominent new york socialite and an executive at the trump organization working on key projects like trump tower in manhattan and managing the plaza hotel. >> we're working as a team, and we're working on the same thing. donald owns it, and i own it we own it together. >> managing one specific diamond like the plaza hotel, i don't think there's anybody better >> reporter: she would later become a fixture in the tabloids during the couple's very public divorce in 1992, even making a cameo in the movie "the first wives club." >> don't get mad get everything >> reporter: she said recently she was on good terms with mr. trump saying they spoke once a week. in a statement tonight her family writing, our mother was an incredible woman, a force in business, a world-class athlete, a radiant beauty, and a caring mother and friend she will be dearly missed by her mother, her three children, and ten grandchildren. ivana trump was 73 a new york city official says she was found inside

off limits to the justice department's investigation, telling lester that it won't matter even if mr. trump decides to run again for president. >> we will hold accountable anyone who is criminally responsible for attempting to interfere with the transfer, legitimate lawful transfer of power from one administration to the next. >> reporter: at a rally on tuesday in washington, the former president said the investigations are politically motivated to stop him from running again. >> they really want to damage me so i can no longer go back to work for you. and i don't think that's going to happen [ applause ] >> reporter: and in one of the latest steps, investigators are seeking to look at the contents of the cell phone of john eastman, the lawyer who pushed the idea that the vice president could overturn the election results. >> pete, let's drill down a bit here. does this mean the former president is actually under investigation and how soon might we hear about charges, if any? >> reporter: no, it doesn't mean that the justice department has opened a criminal investigation of donald trump it

the committee re-created the 187 minutes of the attack blow by blow saying mr. trump watched it unfold on tv and never called a single law enforcement agency >> to me his refusal to act and call off the mob that day and his refusal to condemn the violence was indefensible. >> reporter: and this moment met with laughter trump ally senator josh hawley fleeing the capitol moments after he had raised his fist in apparent support of the rioters outside. former president trump eyeing 2024 accused the committee of spreading lies as vice chair liz cheney punctuated the proceedings with this closing question. >> can a president who is willing to make the choices donald trump made during the violence of january 6th ever be trusted with any position of authority in our great nation again >> and kristen, the committee is not done. they say there will be more hearings. >> reporter: lester, that is right. vice chair liz cheney said the dam has begun to break and that new witnesses are coming forward. she ended the hearing by saying she'll see everyone in september. lester >> kriste

, testified that in some ways, mr. trump would elevate or escalate or inflate the value of the financial holdings to get loans on more favorable terms but then he would deflate them when it came time to pay the taxes. the committee sought a wide swath of documents. today the court of appeals said you have to narrow it down. remember what happened here. mr. trump originally sued over this. it went up to the supreme court. the supreme court said, here's the deal. with a sitting president, there are the factors to be applied so that the committee, the separation of powers are respected and the committee doesn't breach too far. they sent it back to the court of appeals and this is the court of appeals' answer to the homework assignment on that. it says the committee can get documents but it narrowed the time frame and also narrowed the scope of the documents only dealing with him directly or his companies that he personally supervised. it rejected mr. trump's claims that the court should not give any respect to a revised explana

it nonetheless makes mr bannon the first member of donald trump's _ mr bannon the first member of donaldund guilty — trump's inner circle to be found guilty for— trump's inner circle to be found guilty. for some observers, this is a iitmus— guilty. for some observers, this is a litmus test — guilty. for some observers, this is a litmus test of the justice department's willingness to bring such cases, whatever the sensitivity. speculation that donald trump may find himself in port at the part— trump may find himself in port at the part of— trump may find himself in port at the part of the committee's work. it also shows— the part of the committee's work. it also shows how his shadows continued loom over— also shows how his shadows continued loom over the political landscape. in loom over the political landscape. in court. — loom over the political landscape. in court, mr bannon was accused of putting _ in court, mr bannon was accused of putting his — in court, mr bannon was accused of putting his allegiance to mr trump outside _ putting his allegiance to mr trump outside court tonight, bo

enter mr. trumpay announce his presidential candidacy before the midterms which we can't recall a major candidate doing that. that would thrill democrats who are eager to change the subject from inflation and the biden record, if the main issue in november is gop fealty to mr. trump's claims that the election was stolen, democrats may have a chance to hold congress. which brings us back to "the new york times" poll. for all of the bad news for mr. bider, he still beats mr. trump 44% to 41% in a theoretical 2024 presidential rematch. what does it say that joe biden, the least popular president in modern times, still beats donald trump. and joe, that was the issue that you were pointing to yesterday and today with how bad can you be if your poll numbers are bad, but if you're the potential republican nominee again, and yours are worse. >> well the "wall street journal" is writing, i'm sure publicly, what mitch mcconnell and other republican leaders are thinking privately. they're thinking, oh, my god,

. >> reporter: in the primetime event, the eighth committee hearing focusing on how mr. trump reacted to what was unfolding on capitol hill. >> he sent tweets that enflamed and expressed support for the desire of some to literally kill vice president mike pence. >> reporter: the star witnesses, two former white house aides who resigned that day, who among other things recalled seeing mr. trump's tweet that vice president mike pence did not have the courage to overturn the election results. >> looked like fuel being poured on the fire. >> it was essentially him giving the green light to these people. >> reporter: a white house security official said agents assigned to mike pence were starting to fear for their lives. >> they were called to see good-bye to family members, so on and so forth. for whatever the reason was on the ground, the vp detail thought this was about to get very ugly. >> reporter: the committee played previously unseen outtakes from a video that the former president recorded the following day. >> congress has certified the results. i don't want to say the ele

mr. trumpan three hours before delivering a message to his supporters. >> so go home, we love you, you're very special. >> mr. trump releasing a message with a different tone on january 7th. >> to those who engaged in the acts of violence and destruction, you do not represent our country. >> committee members saying they have out takes of that later speech that will be shown at the hearing. >> the president displayed extreme difficulty in completing his remarks. >> it will be significant in terms of what the president was willing to say and what he wasn't willing to say. >> their goal today, to go through all of mr. trump's decision making as the riot unfolded. the congresswoman helping to lead the hearing speaking exclusively with alley. >> this is a dereliction of duty of the president and we're going to talk in depth about the events that happened almost minute by minute. >> it comes as the january 6th committee chair is criticizing the secret service suggesting the agency might have broken

mr. trump then used his free hand to lunge towards bobby engel. mr. engel and mr. ornado recounted the story to me, he motioned towards his clavicle's. >> was mr. engel in the room as mr. ornado told a story? >> he was. >> did mr. engel correct or disagree with any part of the story for mr. ornado? >> mr. engel did not correct or disagree with any part of the story. >> did mr. engel or mr. ornado after that say that what he said was untrue? >> neither mr. ornado or mr. engel said it was untrue. >> despite this physical altercation during the ride back to the white house, president trump still demanded to go to the capitol. here is what kayleigh mcenany, the white house press secretary at the time wrote in her personal notes and told a committee about president trump's desire to go to the capitol after returning to the white house. >> when you wrote that potus wanted to walk to the capitol, was that based solely on what the president said during his speech or anything that he or anyone else said afterwards? >> that is my recollection. i believe that when we got back

did you hear mr. trump at one point went to add language about targeting those who took place -- part in the rights --riots? ms. hutchinson: i did hear that. >> said he was instructed not to include? who said that? ms. hutchinson: -- they said they did not think that was a good idea to include that. they encouraged him. >> is, did rudy giuliani ever suggest that he was interested in receiving a presidential pardon related to january 6? ms. hutchinson: he did. rep. cheney: did white house chief of staff mark meadows indicated that he was interested in receiving a presidential pardon related to january 6? ms. hutchinson: yes ma'am. rep. cheney: thank you. i yelled back. --yeild back. rep. thompson: wants to thank my witness. -- i want to thank my witness. objection, members will be permitted to 10 business days to submit statements on the record, including opening remarks and additional questions to the witness. without objection, the chair recognizes the vice chair recognizes the vice chair for a closing sta

the committee will return in september, but they can't bring any charges against mr trump. t ofjustice can do that. will these hearings ultimately damage donald trump? some polls suggest that more americans do partly blame him for what happened that day, but he is widely tipped to run again for the white house in 2024, and there's no concrete evidence yet that his supporters are ready to turn their back on him. nomia iqbal, bbc news, washington. earlier i spoke to lord darroch, who's a former uk ambassador to the us, and was in washington during the obama and trump administrations. i began by asking him how likely a prosecution could be. some of the members of this congressional committee are arguing there is enough to bring a criminal case against the former president for conspiracy to defraud the american people. there is enough evidence. i think the department ofjustice will have to be very cautious about this. the worst outcome would be to bring a prosecution and then to fail, turning the former president into a martyr. this is the biden administration, or it would be th

mr. trump president mike pence did not have the courage to overturn the election results. >> looked like fuel being poured on the fire. >> it was essentially him giving the green light to these people. >> reporter: the white house security official told the committee that agents asigned to vice president pence were starting to fear for their lives. >> there were calls to say good-bye to family members, so on and so forth. for whatever the reason was on the ground, this was about to get ugly. >> reporter: the committee played previously unseen outtakes from a video that former president recorded the following day. >> congress has certified the results. i don't want to say the election's over. i just want to say congress has certified the results without saying the election's over, okay? >> reporter: jamie raskin said the justice department, not congress will ultimately decide if criminal charges should be filed against mr. trump. mr. trump still blocked from twitter took his grievances to the so

the committee will return in september, but they can't bring any charges against mr trump. will these hearings ultimately damage donald trump? some polls suggest that more americans do partly blame him for what happened that day, but he is widely tipped to run again for the white house in 2024 and there's no concrete evidence yet that his supporters are ready to turn their back on him. nomia iqbal, bbc news, washington. a deal, brokered by turkey, is due to be signed in the next couple of hours to reopen ukraine's black sea ports for grain exports. it comes after months of a russian naval blockade which has caused shortages and higherfood prices in some parts of the world. in a moment we'll speak to our diplomatic correspondent paul adams in the ukrainian capital kyiv, but first our middle east correspondent anna foster joins us from istanbul. anna, what's expected in the next couple of hours? we know that delegations from both sides have now arrived in istanbul, even as late as last night there were some suggestions the deal might not go ahead but it does now look like it w

prescott, arizona, mr. trump set to speak there at any moment he's there backing kari lake, a republican candidate for governor in the state. this rally just hours after mr. pence spoke 95 miles away in peoria he was stumping for lake's rival, karen taylor robson mr. pence slammed kari lake for her past support of democrats. >> i'm always happy to welcome converts to the republican cause, but arizona republicans don't need a governor that supported barack obama and hillary clinton. >> the race is really a face-off between the republican establishment and a trump candidate who's all in on the big lie. we're seeing similar races playing out all across the country, and we could eventually see the former vice president take on mr. trump for the republican presidential nomination for 2024. of course the rallies come after yesterday's january 6th hearing on capitol hill. former white house aide sarah matthews told the committee that president trump's tweet condemning mike pence was akin to pouring gasoline on the fire.

. >> on mr. trump insisting he join the mob at the capitol. >> he said something to the effect of, i'm the "f"-ing president, take me to the capitol now. >> and quoting mark meadows on learning that the rioters wanted to hang vice president mike pence. >> he thinks mike deserves it. he doesn't think they're doing anything wrong. >> now with challenges to some of her testimony, republicans are dismissing her testimony. >> a partisan witch hunt. >> i'll talk to committee member zoe lofgren, and danny cevallos about the legal jeopardy mr. trump may now be in. >>> plus, after roe. >> i don't think it could get more confusing. >> abortion restrictions are being challenged. >> the trigger law is an extreme law. >> i'll talk to hhs secretary xavier becerra. >> democrats' growing doubt about president biden. >>> democrats have a very deep bench. it's time to allow a new generation to emerge and new talent. >> why more democrats, mostly off the record, are saying the president shouldn't run for re-election. joi

kushner says he did not tell mr. trump diagnosis, but the then president found out anyway. kushner says a substantial part of his thyroid was removed during surgery in 2019. >>> reuters said a co-defendant was exonerated on a related charge. steven lopez, who is now 48 years old, was 15 when he was arrested along with five over black latino teenagers in the rape and assault of a jogger. lopez later pleaded guilty to robbing a male jogger the same night. he served more than three years in prison. the judge vacated the plea saying it was involuntary and based on false statements from witnesses. >> i don't know how much he's comfortable with me saying, but i would say i couldn't imagine having gone through this. i think he's tremendously strong for having endured it. i'm sure that he's feeling a range of emotions, but i'm hoping today at the very least vindicated. >> the convictions of the other defendants in the central park jogger case were thrown out more than a decade later taf real attacker confessed >>> and "the boston

mr. president trump's inaction on january 6th.luding his refusal a full day after the riot to acknowledge the election was over. >> i don't want to say the election is over, i just want to say, congress has certified the results without saying the election is over, okay? >> reporter: his potential path to securing the 2024 gop nomination is becoming more complicated. a weekend op-ed from "the new york post," one of his preferred papers, argues mr. trump has proven himself to be unworthy to be the chief executive again. on friday, in arizona, he and mike pence headlined competing rallies for rival republican gubernatorial candidates. with pence offering this not so subtle dig on twitter. if the republican party allows itself to become consumed by yesterday's grievances, pence says, we will lose. mr. trump's rough summer could offer an opening to florida governor ron desantis, whose polls show he has tightened the head-to-head race in 2024. one of those polls is from new hampshire. it shows desantis leading mr. trump by two points.

but saturday mr. trump sent a letter to bannon saying he was waving that privilege because, quote, i watched how unfairly you and others have been treated though the committee argues executive privilege doesn't apply. now the department of justice citing trump's former lawyer saying trump never invoked executive privilege over any information or materials tonight among the sticking points over bannon's testimony, bannon wants to testify live and in public but committee members say not likely meanwhile, the committee preparing for tuesday's hearing focused on how the mob came to the capitol, including a former spokesperson for the extremist group the oathkeepers as a live witness and highly anticipated new taped testimony from former white house counsel pat cipollone. all this as a new document shows mr. trump again minimizing his supporters' actions that day >> the people went to washington primarily because they were angry with an election that they think was rigged a very small portion, as you know, went

it's not clear mr. trump himself is a target of the investigation, but prosecutors are asking questions related to him and his aides. in an interview with nbc news, attorney general merrick garland reiterated no one is above the law. >> we intend to hold everyone, anyone who is criminally responsible for the events surrounding january 6, for any attempt to interfere with the lawful transfer of power from one administration to another accountable. that's what we do. >> reporter: in addition to the capitol assault on january 6th, another focus of the doj investigation is the efforts to replace electors won by president joe biden with those loyal to mr. trump. the attorney general says this is the most wide-ranging investigation in its history. natalie brand, cbs news, the white house. >>> attorney general garland mentioned the house investigation into january 6th was bound to uncover elements before law enforcement and vice versa. >>> taking out the trash takes on a different meaning when it comes to our oceans

mr. trump's effort.ard from attorney general bill barr, tell the story and the committee about the baseless claims mr. trump wanted the justice department to investigate. and that mr. barr viewed those claims as nonsense. today, we will hear from jeffrey rosen, the person mr. trump appointed to run the justice department after attorney general barr resigned. we will hear from other senior justice department officials also. together, these public servants resisted mr. trump's effort to misuse the justice department as part of his plan to hold on to power. and we will show that trump's demands that the department investigate baseless claims of election fraud continued into january 2021. but donald trump did not just want the justice department to investigate, he wanted the justice department to help legitimize his lies, to basically call the election corrupt, to appoint a special counsel to investigate alleged election fraud, to send a letter to 60 legislatures urging them to consider altering the election

. >> mr. trump insisting to join. >> i'm the f'ing president, take me to the capitol. >> and mark meadows on learning that they want to hang mike pens. >> he thinks mike deserves it. >> now challenges to some of her testimony. republicans are again dismissing the hearing. >> partisan hearing, to keep going after donald trump not to get facts. >> this morning i'll talk to nbc legal news analyst danny savalos. >>> plus, after roe. >> i don't think it could get more confusing. >> abortion restrictions are being challenged in more than a dozen states. >> trigger law is an extremist law. >> warning the bide enadministration is not fighting hard enough. >>> and democrats' growing doubts about president biden. >> democrats have a very deep niche and it's time to allow a new generation to emerge and new talent. >> why more democrats mostly off the record are saying the president shouldn't run for president. joining me are jeh johnson, alli vitali matthew cognetti and marianna sotomayor of the washington pos

the committee will return in september, but they can't bring any charges against mr trump. e hearings ultimately damage donald trump? some polls suggest that more americans do partly blame him for what happened that day, but he is widely tipped to run again for the white house in 2024, and there's no concrete evidence yet that his supporters are ready to turn their back on him. nomia iqbal, bbc news, washington. let's talk to lord darroch, former uk ambassador to the us, who was in washington during the obama and trump presidencies. good morning, thank you forjoining us. just picking up on what our correspondent said, it would have to be a prosecution for this to lead to any thing significant. how likely do you think this is? i any thing significant. how likely do you think this is?— you think this is? i think eventually _ you think this is? i think eventually it _ you think this is? i think eventually it is - you think this is? i think eventually it is a - you think this is? i think | eventually it is a decision you think this is? i think - eventually it is a decision for t

ivana trump was married to mr. trump in the 1980s. cbs reporter natalie brand looks back at her life. >> reporter: ivana trump passed away at her home in new york city at age 73, according to a statement posted by former president trump, her ex-husband. she was a wonderful, beautiful and amazing woman who led a great and inspirational life, mr. trump wrote on his social media platform. he noted her three children were her pride and joy, donald jr., ivanka and eric. she was a force in business, a world class athlete as well as a caring mother and friend. ivana, who was born in what's now the czech republic, married donald trump in 1977. the two became a publicity power couple in new york city in the '80s and '90s and she is credited for helping to build his real estate empire. the couple divorced in 1992, but remained friendly in recent years. in a 2017 interview with cbs sunday morning, she was asked about her relationship with the then president. >> is he still a big part of your life? >> yeah, he is. he is. >> in what way? >> well, w

what is the general view now among his supporters, that support base, as to where mr trump really standsble. in seven years, trump's approval rating hasn't moved an inch. for all respondents, it's generally in the low 40% range, as it was in a poll today, very high among republicans. but we have seen some erosion of republican support for donald trump running again. a lot of republicans are now getting tired of his act. they don't want to run in 2024 on grievances about 2020. they want to run on the economy and biden�*s leadership. tensions in the west bank — palestinian militant groups are on the rise as israel increases its military raids. after months of talks and missed deadlines, a deal has been struck to keep greece within the euro zone. the immediate prospect of greece going bust in the worst crisis to hit the euro zone has been averted. emergency services across central europe are stepping up their efforts to contain the worst floods this century. nearly 100 people have been killed. broadway is traditionally called the great white way by americans. but tonight it is completely bl

well, the committee wanted to speak to mr bannon because he had had contact with donald trump aroundr room at a nearby hotel where mr trump's allies were strategizing how to overturn the election results, and also on his podcastjust before january 6th, he had said "all hell will break loose" on that day. those are some of the things the committee wanted to talk to him about. they wanted documents and his testimony, and he refused both. so he has been convicted of contempt of congress on both those counts, and he's not yet been sentenced, he could be sentenced up to two years in prison and up to $200,000 in fines, to two years in prison and up to $200,000 infines, but to two years in prison and up to $200,000 in fines, but there are many lesser sentences involved, as well. i think what the committee will be looking at is that this verdict, which is quite rare, there has been a contempt of congress verdict since watergate in the 19705, verdict since watergate in the 1970s, will strengthen their hand as they continue to seek evidence from mr trump's allies about what happened leading up

mr. trumpusing to say that the election was over. mr. trump and his former vice president mike pence are both campaigning at dueling rallies in arizona tonight from where our correspondent joins me now. what is going on in arizona and how our republican voters reacting to the testimony we heard last night? reporter: what you are seeing here is on public display the divide within the arizona republican party and republicans around the country between candidates who support donald trump, who question the election of 2020, and candidates who are more mainstream republicans, although mike pence, he was talking more about his accomplishments, was not directly criticizing donald trump, was pulling up more republicans who is trump-endorsed with going to appear tonight. there are people watching the hearings. rusty bowers, who is a prominent arizona republican and member of the state senate, he testified a few weeks ago. there are republans here watching him. donald trump is supporting his opponent in