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[ inaudible ] >> they're walking toward statuary hall now. you heard the president say he hopes there will never be another day like that. >> what is his mindset going into this, i pray we'll never have a day like we had a year ago. that's the sentiment people feel about the shock of that day and just also look at the setting of where the president is giving this speech. one year ago, this afternoon, that is where people, rioters, pro trump rioters, were roaming the hallways freely. you've seen the videos that reporters took or people took, staffers took, we were there that day, while we were huddling in the offices, a lot of them, as they were walking through. that's what's so symbolic about the speech. i heard jake tapper talking earlier about, it is not just important what the president says today, it is important what republicans say today. it is their supporters who are the ones who don't view that day and the view in the lens of a l. that is also symbolic. >> i want to hear from the vice president of the united states. >> she will speak

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there is a statue in statuary hall. i talked about this on january 6th on bret's show last year, the muse of history and has a journal and looking over statuary halls, the old house chamber and writing down the day's events. i said that 1/6 was going to be one of the darkest entries in cleo's journal. what the president said, he must be absolutely clear about what is the truth and what is a lie. and when you talk to some members of congress on the republican side of the aisle, there are some of them who think that this was all made up. they support the former president. they aren't willing to take on the former president or they will tell you that in private. that's where they get this tension on capitol hill and there was always a toxicity on capitol hill. been here for a long time. it has risen to an even higher level now and probably some members on the republican side will question and maybe even some democrats whether or not the president, you know, might not have used this opportunity to bring down the temperature

for these ones, storming statuary hall.ould not stop looking at this statue, donated in 1931 by the state of mississippi, it's a statue of jefferson davis. the president of the confederacy. and there's also this statue, the vice president of the confederacy. two leaders of the fight for states to have the legal rights to own and enslave black americans. two individuals who committed treason on, honored right now as this nation honors so many of its traitors who fought for that disgusting cause. we literally have military bases right now named after losing generals who fought for the wrong, immoral, losing side. so thursday night, as i sat in sta statuary hall as i look at two tributes to traitors, i thought about this since last january 6th, this is not who we are. actually the advocacy of political violence to achieve a warped ends that treasonous portray the ideals of this country, democracy, equality, that's sadly who some of us are. we'll be right back. slash... and this is the basement slash panic room. maybe what your

this speech is not getting us there. >> bret: jeff, you were in statuary hall today.ve president biden went, mentioning the former president numerous times. >> he was. he was very aggressive against the former president. some progressives and other democrats were thinking he should have con this a lot earlier. and there was some questions about that in the briefing room today. it certainly came across as a strong statement from this president putting full responsibility for the january 6th riots and attack of the capitol on the former president and doing so in a way that though he has said so before, today really came across very strongly from him. >> bret: meantime the january 6th committee continues, mollie. you heard the interview with congresswoman liz cheney. your take? >> i thought it was interesting. i say as a former resident of wyoming how much she trashed the people of wyoming in her interview with you. even more interesting is that she said something that was not true and it has serious imply cases ranking member means the top minority party appointed perso

ornate capital hall which once served as the house chamber and it was the president who entered statuary hall and gave that speech, about 35, 40 minute speech a few minutes after. from senator lindsey graham, the republican of south carolina, during the comments saying, what brazen politicization of the january 6 events by president biden. i wonder if the taliban, who now rule afghanistan with al qaeda elements present, contrary to president biden's beliefs are allowing this kind of speech to be carried? and then, this from longtime political reporter ed o'keefe. he is with cbs news now. looking at how the president used his words in his speech saying, over the course of the past year, the president has made passing references to his predecessor. several times today, speaking much more expansively than before about donald trump, blaming him for stoking the january 6 protests and doing nothing to stop them. we heard the vice president kamala harris mention house-senate staff had to makeshift barricades on capitol hill. here's a picture from a former harris staff are saying, that day, january 6

i'm speaking to you to day from statuary hall, united states capital. this is where the house of representatives met for 50 years in the decades leading up to the civil war. this is on this floor where young congress from illinois, abraham lincoln sat a desk 191 above him, above us. over that door, leading into the rotunda is a sculpture depicting cleo. the muse of history. in her hands, an open book in which she records the events taking place in this chamber below. clara stood watch over this hall, one year ago today. as she has for more than 200 years, she recorded what took place. real history, the real facts, the real truth, the facts and the truth of vice president harris just shared that you and i and the whole world saw with our own eyes. the bible tells us that we shall know the truth and the truth shall make us free. we shall know the truth. oh, here is the gods truth. about january 6th, 2021. close your eyes. go back to that day. what do you see? riders rampage. ye waving for the 1st time inside this capital confederate flag and symbolize the

this is live footage of the actual day and statuary hall.e staying within the velvet rope lines. what is he talking about? again, i don't lie to the american people. and this political holy day of obligation will not play well come november. >> laura: raymond, we want to see all of the video and we want to see the thousands and thousands of hours that nancy pelosi has access to. if they are going to do this right, nothing could be left on the cutting room floor. raymond, we appreciate it. good to see you tonight. we will see you tomorrow night for the next "friday follies." get this, biden's former advisors attempt a 180 and we will attempt you why should not trust him. the supreme court to hear arguments over biden's vax mandates tomorrow. one of the attorney generals representing the case brings the details in just a moment. ♪ ♪ >> laura: i'm shocked, and other embarrassing so-called public health expert. dr. michael osterholm and zeke emanuel who one week ago sounded the alarm for "the washington post" writing "the current omicron search

that's what democracy is about. >> you know, we're in statuary hall.ade a very important point this morning. we have to be clear about this. some of our republican colleagues have stood tall. but for many of them, jon asked this question, he was talking about portraits, every one of these statues are people who are known for something. a hundred years from now, our colleagues are going to have to face the reality that they're going to be known for something. do they want to be known as people who put their own individual interests ahead of something much bigger and something much greater than that? and i think if we're going to find a way to appeal to enough of those folks, to put this down, it's going to have to be the long view of history put in front of them, and ask them that really tough question. i don't think right now they have a good answer for it. >> i understand why the gallery group has stayed in touch and communicates with each other, because you all are great support for each other, and obviously doing -- >> i just hope the rest of the co

capitol and welcome to national statuary hall.oday it is a room of reunion for those who defended democracy then and are still trying to defend it today. i'm jake tapper. >> i'm anderson cooper. we are coming to you from historic grounds. this is where rioters tried to overthrow an election. this is also used to be the site of the house of representatives in the scene of another violent attack. in 1914, the british burned this very room and the rest of the capitol down, and it was americans who rebuilt it. from the early to mid-1800s, laws were made in this room. >> in fact, you can see the marker on the floor where abraham lincoln's desk was when he worked as member of the house before becoming president. this is a showcase for the inventor of the light bulb, thomas alva edison. the nation's most important leaders are honored, including a presidential inauguration and state mfunerals. at the other end is the house chamber where lawmakers were trapped as rioters tried to force their way in. >> reporter: police and those who risked

they entered the rotunda, statuary hall, and the senate chamber.oke into the offices of lawmakers, including house speaker nancy pelosi's. law enforcement arrived to clear a hallway above statuary hall, where newshour correspondent lisa desjardins was sheltered. >> i no longer hear protesters hall whe they have been, but i do hear shouting as police seem to one-by-one be taking down the protesters, telling them to get on the ground, trying to control the situation. >> nawaz: democratic senator patty murray from washington state spoke with judy woodruff about hiding in her office with her husband that day: >> we were lying on the floor. and we heard somebody saying: "we saw them. they're in one of these rooms." and they were pounding on our door and trying to open it. and my husband sat with his foot against the door, praying that it would not break in. >> nawaz: meanwhile outside, as crowds grew, so did the violence. officers on-site continued to call for backup throughout the day. while some reinforcements arrived from local, state and federal age

and i do think it's so notable, though, to say that the current president was statuary hall where theioters were roaming freely, in there with the presidential seal in front of him, essentially calling his predecessor a liar. >> he built his lie over months. it wasn't based on any facts. he was just looking for an excuse, a pretext, to cover for the truth. he's not just a former president. he's a defeated former president. defeated by a margin of over 7 million of your votes. and a full and free and fair election. there is simply zero proof the election results are inaccurate. >> reporter: now, president biden said what we have reported, which is this isn't a fight he sought. this isn't really a speech he wanted to give but he said it's not one he is going to shy away from, and that's why he was so forceful in his condemnation of the former president today during that speech, and when he was asked why he didn't name him directly, he said it's not because it's this political battle of joe biden versus donald trump, but it's about something bigger than that, talking about this attack on

they entered the rotunda, statuary hall, and the senate chamber. enforcement arrived to clear a hallway above statuary hall where lisa desjardins was sheltered. >> police seem to one by one be telling the protesters to get on the ground, trying to control the situation. >> democratic senator patty murray spoke to judy woodruff about hiding in her office with her husband that day. >> we heard somebody saying we saw them, they are in one of these rooms. and they were pounding on our door and trying to open it. and my husband sat with his foot against the door, praying that it would not break in. >> meanwhile, outside as crowds , grew, so did the violence. officers on-site continued to call for backup throughout the day. while some reinforcements arrived from local, state and federal agencies, it took national guard units about three hours to respond to the capitol. rioters, outnumbering law enforcement by more than 50-1, attacked, dragged, and beat police officers, crushing them underfoot and spraying them with chemicals. >> they began to beat me wit

i am speaking to you today from statuary hall in the united states capitol. this is where the house of representatives met 50 years in the decades leading up to the civil war. it is on this floor where young congressman from illinois, abraham lincoln, sat at desk 191. above him, above us, over that door leading into the rotunda is a sculpture depicting cleo, the muse of history. in her hands, an open book in which she records events taking place in this chamber below. cleo stood watch over this fall one year ago today that over this hall -- over this hall when you're go today, as she had for over 200 years. she recorded the real history, the real facts, the real truth, the facts and truth vice president harris just cared and that you and i and the whole world saw with our own eyes. the bible tells us that we shall know the truth and the truth shall make us free. we shall know the truth. well, here is god's truth about january 6, 2021. close your eyes. go back to that day. what do you see? rioters rampaging, waiting for the first time inside this capitol the c

it was in statuary hall.ured one of our favorite statues, nancy pelosi, a grieved democrat and lots of drama. >> tonight, an unprecedented gathering on this january 6th. who faced off with the insurrectionists, the lawmakers who were trapped and threatened? >> how do you think she would look at this chapter in american democracy? >> with tears in her eyes, not only cleo but lincoln, whose desk was right over there, rosa parks, who is looking at us from over here and so many other heroes. some of these people have to go and we have a bill to get rid of them. >> robert e. lee and all the others. pelosi and no elected official should strike or cancel historical or living figures with whom they disagree. this is why people are polarized, debate, disagree or argue. you can't use raw political force to outlaw ideas or hold people that you oppose politically. that is a threat to democracy. we just heard it. >> laura: how is it going to making any better when you tell a whole group of people if you are not human. the

you mentioned president biden speaking today at the capitol from statuary hall.e's expected to arrive on capitol hill in 45 minutes or so. his remarks, along with the vice president's remarks, will take place from statuary hall. it is being described as an effort to talk about the "historical significance" of january 6. some excerpts released by the white house. this is some of what the president will say. "what would be a nation that lives in the shadow of lives? we cannot allow ourselves to be the kind of nation. the way forward is to recognize the truth and live by it, saying, this moment, we must decide what nation we will be." that is some of what the president will say at 9:00 a.m. eastern. the president is said to convene. senator klobuchar and majority leader schumer expected to lead their colleagues in floor speeches on the anniversary of january 6 followed by a moment of silence at noon. noon is when the house is set to gaveling today. we are expecting to hear remarks from nancy pelosi. the house will also observe a moment of silence in remembrance of j

i am speaking to you today from statuary hall in the united states capitol. this is where house of representatives met 50 years in decades leading to the civil war. on this floor is where young congressman from illinois abraham lincoln sat at desk 191. above him, above us, over that door leading into the rotunda is a sculpture depicting cleo, the muse of history. in her hands, an open book in which she records events taking place in this chamber below. cleo stood watch over this hall one year ago today as she has for more than 200 years. she recorded what took place, the real history, the real facts, the real truth. the facts and the truth that vice president harris just shared and that you and i and the whole world saw with our own eyes. the bible tells us that we shall know the truth, and the truth shall make us free. we shall know the truth. well here is the god's truth about january 6th, 2021. close your eyes. go back to that day. what do you see? rioters rampaging, waving, for the first time inside this capitol, confederate flag that symbolized the cause

. >> the president delivered his address in statuary hall, filled with writers who tried to stop the certification of his election. >> for the first time in our history, the president had not just lost an election, he tried renteacefutrpower, as a violent mob reach the capital. >>> chuck schumer recalled the capital attack. >> i was within 30 feet of these nasty racist, bigoted constructionists. one of them said there's the big , let's get him. >> then the pounding on the doors, that haunting sound i will never forget. >> former president trump issued three statements, laming the race was rigged, and a crime. even now he is urging his supporters to never forget and never give up. cheney joined his daughter liz cheney on the house floor, for a moment of silence. he was among the few republicans taking part in the events. capitol police in the month since january 6 that work to try to improve the department so what happened that day never happens again, that includes making sure that information is better disseminated throughout the department, as well as improving the actual equipment

in a speech from statuary hall in the u.s. capitol, biden accused trump of spreading a web of lies and claimed the former president -- who he did not name -- is placing a "dagger at the throat of american democracy." this is part of president biden's address. >> here is the god's truth about january 6, 2021. close your eyes. go back to that day. what do you see? rioters rampaging, waving for the first time inside this capitol, the confederate flag that symbolized the cause to destroy america, to rip us apart. even during the civil war, that never, ever happened. but it happened here in 2021. what else do you see? a mob breaking windows, kicking in doors, breaching the capitol, american flags on poles being used as weapons as spears, fire extinguishers being thrown at the heads of police officers. a crowd that professes their love for law enforcement assaulted those police officers, dragged them, sprayed them, stomped on them. over 140 police officers were injured. we all heard the police officers who were there that day testif

heart when i saw that because there was nothing between them and the senate and house floors, statuary halle rotunda. and then we saw the confederate flag being carried. >> to try to answer your question, i do think one of the things -- i think that partisans don't believe their side are the bad actors and even when their side acts badly, oh, they're outliers, that's not real -- it's very hard to admit your voters or your side or your party leader actually did this. so i think there's some of that, as to why, as garrett described it, there's two ends and then you have this broad middle of elected republicans who are trying to rationalize it all and are in the back of their mind hoping trump goes away. they also somehow think, oh, this will get -- this will happen. i go back to the metaphor, they couldn't get rid of the emperor in "star wars" without darth vader going over the edge. >> the reason they won't get their hands dirty on it, because we are living in a fractured media ecosphere. and if you want to hear what you want to hear, you're going to go to a not so dark anymore corner of the

nation's democracy, attacking officers, parading a noose in the crowd, scuffling with police inside statuary hall all unfolding right where president biden and vice president harris were today to mark a painful anniversary. >> i will defend this nation i will allow no one to place a dagger at the throat of democracy. >> reporter: in his most forceful attack against his predecessor, the president placing blame squarely at the feet of former president trump without ever mentioning him by name. >> for the first time in our history, a president had not just lost an election, he tried to prevent the peaceful transfer of power as a violent mob breached the capital. >> reporter: mr. biden arguing his predecessor's false claims about election fraud and failure to accept defeat led to the attack that day. >> he can't accept he lost he refused to accept the results of the election and will of the american people. his bruised ego matters more to him than our democracy or our constitution. >> reporter: slamming mr. trump's inaction as the riot was happening. >> we didn't see a former president who had just r

it's about making sure the past isn't buried from inside statuary hall. president biden marked one year since the deadly attack on the u. s. capitol reflecting on the destruction. a mob breaking windows kicking in doors, breaching the capital as well as the heroism our democracy held. we the people endured. the president also took aim at his predecessor, former president trump for the first time in our history. president. and not just lost an election. he tried to prevent the peaceful transfer of power. trump fired back in a statement, calling the speech, political theater and just a distraction for the fact biden has completely and totally failed, but the president urged the nation to focus on the future. we have to be firm. resolute and unyielding and our defense of the right to vote. have that vote counting. house speaker nancy pelosi followed up from the house floor. that conclude i want to acknowledge. our fallen heroes of that day. now i ask all members to rise for a moment of silence in their memory. house speaker nancy pelosi has a full day of eve

. >> the president delivered his address in statuary hall, filled that day with rye eters who tried butailed to stop the certification of his election. >> for the first time in our history, a president had not just lost election, he tried to prevent peaceful transfer of power as a violent mob breached the capitol. >> reporter: some recalled the attack. >> i was within 30 feet of these nasty, racist big on thed insurrectionists. i was told later one of them reportedly said there is the big you. let's get him. >> then the pounding on the doors. that haunting sound i will never forget. >> former president fay ming race was rigged and a crime. even now he is urging supporters to never forget and never give up. former vice president dick chaney joined his daughter wyoming congressman liz cheney on the house floor for a moment of silence. cheney is vice chair of the panel investigating and was among the few republicans taking part in thursday's events. >> five people died as a result of the attack. more than 700 people have been charged with crimes stemming from the day. >>> all over the bay

the commemorations began with an impassioned speech by president biden inside statuary hall in the capital, a site overrun by writers a year ago. these pictures -- mr. biden forcefully called out donald trump without mentioning his name and decried his supporters who tried to block the certification of the 2020 election. >> those who stormed this capital and those who instigated and incited and those who called on them to do so held a dagger at the throat of america. quick speaker anti-posey honor those who fought back and let a moment of silence to mark the anniversary. republicans stayed away, except congresswoman liz cheney who was joined by her father, the former vice president. local democrats blasted the behavior of the gop colleagues since the siege and praised president biden for calling them out. >> i think his remarks were extraordinary. there were powerful, they were insightful. they were direct. >> trump hit back at mr. biden in a statement saying that the president used my name today to try to further divide america. mitch mcconnell criticized democrats, accusing them of explo

. >> reporter: the president delivered his address in statuary hall, filled that day with rioters whoed but failed to stop the certification of the election. >> for the first time in our history, a president had not just lost an election, he tried to prevent the peaceful transfer of power as a violent mob breached the capitol. >> reporter: democratic lawmakers including majority leader chuck schumer recalled the capitol attack. >> i was within 30 feet of these nasty, racist, bigoted, insurrectionists. i was told later at one of them reportedly said, "there's the big jew. let's get him." >> and then the pounding on the doors. that haunting sound i will never forget. >> reporter: former president trump issued three statements falsely claiming the race was rigged and a crime. even now he's urging support -- supporters to never forget and never give up. former vice president dick cheney joined his daughter, liz cheney, on the house floor for a moment of silence. cheney who is vice chair of the panel investigating the attackss skyler hry, cbs news, capitol hill. >>> and there's new informa

i'm speaking to you to day from statuary hall and united states capital. this is where the house of representatives met for 50 years in the decades leading up to the civil war. this is on this floor for a young congress with illinois, abraham lincoln sat a desk 191 above him, above us. over that door made it into the rotunda. is a sculpture depicting cleo. the mused of history in her hands, an open book, in which she records the events taking place in this chamber below. claire stood watch over this hall, one year ago to day. as she has for more than 200 years, she recorded what took place. the real history, the real facts, the real truth, the facts and the truth of vice president harris just shared that you and i and the whole world saw with our own eyes. the bible tells us that we shall know the truth and the truth shall make us free. we shall know the truth. oh, here is the gods truth. about january 6th, 2021. close your eyes. go back to that day. what do you see? writers rampaging waving for the 1st time inside this capital confederate flag that symbol

i'm speaking to you today from statuary hall at the united states capital. this is where the house of representatives met for 50 years in the decades leading up to the civil war. it is on this floor where a young congressman of illinois, abraham lincoln, sat at desk 191. above him, above us, over that door, leading into the rotunda, is a sculpture depicting cleo, the muse of history. in her hands, an open book in which she records events taking place in this chamber below. cleo stood watch over this all one year ago today as she has for more than 200 years. she recorded what place, the real history, the real facts, the real truth. the facts and the truth that vice president harris just shared and that you and i and the whole world saw with our own eyes. the bible tells us that we shall know the truth and the truth shall make us free. we shall know the truth. oh here is the god's truth about january 6, 2021. close your eyes. go back to that day. what do you see? rioters rampaging, waving for the first time inside this capitol, a confederate flag that symboliz

. >> he can except the last president joe biden's voice filled statuary hall at the u.s. where one year ago supporters of former president donald trump attacked police broke windows and carried the confederate flag for the first time in our history. president. and not just lost an election. he tried to prevent the peaceful transfer of power. as a violent mob breached the capitol. the president forcefully blamed his predecessor for the attack and pushed back on his claims about the election results. you can't love your country only when you when vice president kamala harris was still a senator at the time and stressed, it wasn't clear then how the attack would end. how close we came to an election over turned. the fertility of democracy, harris and her colleagues alternately return to the capitol later that night to certify the election results which house speaker nancy pelosi, one of the riders main targets, said proved their efforts failed the congress because of the courage of all the view rose to oath and protect our democracy. republicans largely kept a low profile th

inside statuary hall where a lot of the protesters had gathered and began what was a violent attack there. there is a lot of emotion on capitol hill today. also an uneasy tension a year after the attacks took place at the capitol. rioters moving to the dome and then ultimately breaking into the facility. the president's forceful speech took aim at former president donald trump without invoking his name by the way. the ongoing threats to democracy were part of his warning during his speech. vice president harris also delivering a sharp rebuke of trump and his supporters who attacked the complex last year debunking the lies that the former president and other republicans have spread about the 2020 election. >> what did we not see? we didn't see a former president who had just rallied the mob to attack sitting in a private dining room off the oval office in the white house watching it all on television and doing nothing for hours as police were assaulted, lives at risk, the nation's capitol under siege. this wasn't a group of tourists. this was an armed insurrection. >> what they were assaul

. >> next, president biden and vice president harris speak from statuary hall on the one-year anniversary of the attack on the u.s. capitol. president biden said former president donald trump has created and spread lies about the 2020 election and that his predecessor cannot accept that he lost. [no audio] vice president vice president harris: fellow americans, good morning. certain dates echo throughout history, including dates that instantly remind all who have lived for them where they were and what they were doing when our democracy came under assault. dates that occupy not only a place on our calendar, but a place in our collective memory. calendars, but a place in our collective memory. december 7, 1941. september 11, 2001. and january 6, 2021. on that day, i was not only vice president elect, i was also a united states senator. i was here, at the capital that morning at a classified hearing with fellow members of the senate intelligence committee. hours later, the gates of the capital were breached. i had left but my thoughts immediately turned not only to my colleagues, but to my

. >> the president spoke in statuary hall, which was filled a year ago with supporters of former president trump who clashed with police, broke in and tried to stop the certification of biden's election victory. >> this wasn't a group of tourists. this was an armed insurrection. ♪ let freedom ring ♪ >> later, lawmakers prayed, held a moment of silence, and remembered the police officers who died in the attack' aftermath. >> we prayerfully walk one year after the insurrection and patriotically honor the heroes who defended the capitol. >> most republicans skipped the commemorations, but former vice president dick cheney visited the house floor with his daughter liz who is one of two republicans on the committee investigating the january 6th attack. >> unfortunately, too many in my own party are embracing that former president, are looking the other way, are minimizing the danger. >> in one of several falsehood laden statements he issued thursday, former president trump called the day's events political theater. >> i will stand in this breach. i will defend this nation. i will allow no one t

. >> he can except the last president joe biden's voice filled statuary hall at the u.s. capitol where one year ago supporters of former president donald trump attacked police broke windows and carried the confederate flag for the first time in our history. president. and not just lost an election. he tried to prevent the peaceful transfer of power. as a violent mob breached the capitol. the president forcefully blamed his predecessor for the attack and pushed back on his claims about the election results. you can't love your country only when you when vice president kamala harris was still a senator at the time and stressed, it wasn't clear then how the attack would end. how close we came to an election over turned. the fertility of democracy, harris and her colleagues alternately return to the capitol later that night to certify the election results which house speaker nancy pelosi, one of the riders main targets, said proved their efforts failed the congress because of the courage of all the view rose to oath and protect our democracy. republicans largely kept a low pr

today in the capitol's statuary hall, president joe biden on the magnitude of this day. the stakes for our democracy. and without using his name, repeatedly calling out former president trump, describing the former president in that room off the oval, doing nothing as he watched the events unfold. calling him not just a former president, but a defeated one. solemn moments in the capitol to mark the anniversary. a moment of silence and prayer in the house. no republican leaders were there. the only exception, former vice president dick cheney, right there beside his daughter, congresswoman liz cheney. the only two republicans marking the heaviness of this day on the house floor. and just before we came on the air tonight, a candle light vigil on the steps of the capitol to honor the brave officers who defended the capitol that day. and tonight here, what the former vice president told our jon karl about the leadership of the republican party. we have it all covered tonight, beginning with our senior white house correspondent mary bruce, leading us off from the hill tonigh

we saw president biden give a speech from statuary hall in the capital where a year ago the rioters had marched through, some of them carrying confederate battle flags, really shocking images. i think president biden's -- one of president biden's goals was to remind voters, especially independent voters, of just what happened a year ago. we have speeches from president biden, vice president harris, speaker nancy pelosi. remarkably, there are almost no republicans there. liz cheney was there, and her father, former vice president dick cheney, they were the only republicans present. republicans in the senate were in georgia for a more real -- memorial for one of their colleagues who passed away. former president trump scheduled something at mar-a-lago in florida for the day and then canceled it a couple days ago at the urging of his allies, even though he said it was because -- he is blaming it on the media. going forward, the key thing will be whether this helps biting rally support for his legislative agenda -- helps biden rally support for his legislative agenda. chuck schumer has said

i'm speaking to you today from statuary hall, the united states capitol where the house of representatives met for 50 years. on this floor the young congressman abraham lincoln sat at desk 191. above him, above us, over that door leading in is a sculpture depicting chleo, the views of history. in her hands, an open book in which she records events taking place in this chamber below. cleo stood watch and recorded what took place, the real history, the real facts, the real truth. the facts and the truth that vice president harris just shared and that you and i and the whole world saw with our own eyes. the bible tells us that we shall know the truth and the truth shall make us free. we shall know the truth. well here is the god's truth about january 6, 2021. close your eyes. go back to that day. what do you see? rioters rampaging. waiving for the first time in this capitol confederate flag that symbol eyes the cause to destroy america, to rip us apart. even during the civil war, that never, ever happened. but it happened here in 2021. what else do you see? a mob breaking windows, kicking in

head straight to laura trevelyan who's on capitol hill. well, president biden speaking in the statuary hallthe us capitol, that somewhere were almost exactly one year ago rioters stormed the building, trying to prevent lawmakers from certifying the election victory ofjoe biden, believing somehow that the election had been improperly stolen from former president of donald trump. well, joe biden, who is under pressure from his own party to move forward on voting rights, to try to defend the right to vote against what democrats are claiming our republican efforts to limit it in key swing states. president biden was very clear and he blamed his predecessor, who he never likes to use his name, and he did note on this occasion, but he left no doubt about who he was blaming for the chaos of january six. we must be absolutely clear about what is true and what is a lie. and here's the truth — the former president of the united states of america has created and spread a web of lies about the 2020 election. he's done so because he values power over principle, because he sees his own interest as more i

>> today in the capitol statuary hall, president biden placing the blame for that horrific day squarelyald trump. >> the former president of the united states of america has created and spread a web of lies about the 2020 election. he's done so because he values power over principles because he sees his own interests as more important than his country's interests and america's interests and because his bruised ego matters more to him than our democracy or our constitution. he can't accept he lost. >> it is critical to remember, those were american citizens, federal officials say domestic extremism is still one of the threats. dozens of extremist groups have been charged. experts say we should have seen them coming. warned us, not enough has came. one of those experts is oren siegl, the vice president of the anti-defamation league. grateful for your time today. let's look back. you make the case a lot of the clues were there. if people were studying and tracking closely, what was being said online by many of the participants in what happened here programs it could have been prevented. ta

. >>> all right, we have live picture to show you now from inside statuary hall, in the capitol behind vice president harris set to speak moments from now to mark the one year anniversary of the january 6th insurrection. >> we're expecting that biden will be calling out former president trump for his responsibility as the white house has put it. so we'll be staying tuned for that. wolf blitzer picks up cnn's special coverage of january 6th next. try boost® high protein with 20 grams of protein for muscle health. versus 16 grams in ensure high protein. boost® high protein also has key nutrients for immune support. boost® high protein. it's time for our lowest prices of the season on the sleep number 360 smart bed. what if i sleep hot? ...or cold? no problem, the sleep number 360 smart bed is temperature balancing so you both sleep just right. and it senses your movements and automatically adjusts to keep you both effortlessly comfortable. so, you can really promise better sleep? yes! you'll know exactly how well you slept, night after night. we take care of the science. all you have to

." ♪ ♪ president biden and vice president kamala harris starting the day at statuary hall marking the 6th attack on the u.s. capital. >> first time in our history president and not just lost an election, he tried to prevent the peaceful transfer of power. as a violent mob reach the capital. the former president who lies about this election and the mob that attacked this capital could not be further away from the core american values. >> dana: after he spoke he took questions from the press where he was asked about the divisive tone of his speech. >> does that he'll? >> the way you heel you have to understand the stem of the wound, you have to say something. that's what great nations do. they face the truth. deal with it. and move on. >> dana: and the vice president comparing what happened a year ago to some of the worst tragedies in american history. >> certain echo throughout history, including dates that instantly remind all who have lived through them where they were and what they were doing. when our democracy came under, dates that occupy, not many on our calendar, but a place in