congressman barry loudermilk responded -- exonerated in this matter. but then today, the january six investigators, released the, released video and still images and republican congress and battery ladder melt in fact leading back group, on an hours long tour, of all three house office buildings on january 5th. hours, in all three office building or members of congress have their offices. one member the group strangely takes pictures of things that taurus don't typically take pictures of. security checkpoints and hallways and stairway's. we know that members of the torch up this picture of the office nameplate outside jerry nadler's office, also this picture of what appears to be a directory listing of democratic members from the judiciary committee including their photos. multiple members of this tour grew, led by loudermilk, photograph the entrance of a tunnel, that leads from the ray bring -- right into the united states capitol. why are they all taking pictures of the tunnel? the committee says that multiple participants from barry latinx tour, inc

thanks for that congressman barry loudermilk. thank you very much. why did you deny giving that tour until you were caught for it? and what did you know about the intentions of the people who participated in that tour, when again the capitol complex was closed to tourists? and what did you think the following day on january 6th, given what happened at the capitol, when you knew that you had given a tour the previous day and when democratic members of congress raised concerns about those reconnaissance tours happening, why didn't you go to the police then, sir? why didn't you go to the committee to talk about this now? joining us now is california congressman member of the january 6th investigation, zoe lofgren, congresswoman, it is a real pleasure being with us tonight, thanks for being here. >> good to be here, rachel. >> let me give you a chance to correct me if i explained any of that wrongly. that's how i understand. it we've been following this for more than a year now, have i gotten any of that the wrong way around. >> no i think you got it rig

from congressman barry loudermilk. a question for you this morning is about your confidence, your faith in the fed and the biden administration on fighting inflation. joe is on the republican line in mountain home arkansas. good morning. >> good morning, how are we doing this morning? >> fine, thanks. >> the people now are getting a taste of what's 1929 was. i'm not going to try to explain that to the young generation. these people, they don't know -- going back to your question. the american public now feel what this administration has accomplished in the last 18 months. i would love for some people just to call in and inform us american people what has been accomplished in the last 18 months. when president biden took office, he shut down the oil and the coal. this country runs on oil and coal. now tesla has said they have to increase their price of their cars because the price of the batteries. again, the babies cannot get their formula. they had to shut down recently again. the women go without their napkins. this

we spoke with congressman barry loudermilk of georgia. he had been cleared by the capitol police after months of being smeared as part of some recon group giving insurrectionists tours. the head of that was capitol police was unequivocal. he said there's no evidence that loudermilk entered the capitol. we trained officers on being electric and we don't consider any of the activities we observed as suspicious. even after that statement, the january 6th committee is so desperate for what relevance that they released the very same videos, the capitol police reviewed. msnbc took these new development to the extreme. >> representative gabbard milk needs to tell the public what he knows and what he did and i believe at a minimum should be referred to the ethics committee right away for an investigation into it was not he should remain in congress. >> laura: congressman barry loudermilk joins me now. congressman, why don't they believe the capital -- kapler police? >> congressman loudermilk: they have done an exceptional job. my head off to them

let's say his name again barry loudermilk -- do not forget it. this guy gave a tour of the covid closed capitol complex today before the insurrection. today, the committee sent the georgia lawmaker another letter, asking him to come answer some questions about that tour. the panel also released security footage that appears to show loudermilk, again, himself hosting the tour, as people are taking pictures of stairwell, security checkpoints, and even the capital capitol tunnel system -- not what you would call a usual tourist attraction. the committee says one man seen taking pictures is the very same guy heard making threats from behind the camera on january 6th. >> here's our fearless leader. >> hey [inaudible] check out my flag i made, guys. see it? >> there you go, baby. >> it's for a certain person. >> yes, that's right, for somebody special, somebody special. >> there's no escape, pelosi, schumer, and nadler. we are coming for you. we are coming in like white on rice, for pelosi, nadler, schumer -- even you, aoc. we are coming to take you ou

now last night we were joined by congressman barry loudermilk, a republican who is in no uncertain terms accused of leading recon missions for so-called insurrectionist before january six . now he was cleared by the capitol police, but that hasn't stopped the january six committee from coming after him. he's back tonight with his exclusive response to the ongoing smear campaign. but first, twisted priorities. that's the focus of tonight's angle. >> i didn't tell a lot about person, but by what he or she prioritizes in life. so your kids are on a soccer tournament. do you cancel that golf outing happening the same day or not the same with politicians and activists when the word is hitting the fan and the country. do you jump in to solve the problem or do you blow it off and work on pet projects that don't help solve anything? well, that's what's happening right now here in the united states. we just learned that retail sales are falling as inflation robs americans of their spending money, extra spending money they had. any today's rate hike by the fed was the highest since ninety four tha

. >> reporter: the committee says he was part of a tour group led by georgia republican barry loudermilk. some taking pictures of security checkpoints. the congressman denied any wrongdoing. >> i'm totally opposed and i condemn that kind of language. but no one in that group showed that type of aggression that day. i mean, they were just-- they were just here visiting. >> reporter: cbs news reached a member of the congressman's visiting group, who also said it was not a reconnaissance mission, but the committee said the group stayed for several hours on a day the complex was closed to the public, and photographed and recorded areas of the complex not typically of interest to tourists. pennsylvania democrat brandon boyle says this photo is a spot he's never seen photographed before and was near a sensitive area. >> that specific stairwell was not too far away from where a large concentration of members were taken that afternoon while the insurrection was still going on in the capitol. >> reporter: with the committee focused on this video, congressman loudermilk points to a report earlier

also, new questions surrounding barry loudermilk's actions on january 5. a video released showing him giving constituents a tour of the capital complex. the video goes on to claim one of the participants of the tour marched on the capital the next day and made threats against members of congress. barry loudermilk is denying wrongdoing. >> nobody in that group showed aggression that day. reporter: pence will be in ohio today delivering a speech. one of his top advisers will be participating at the hearing. reggie: we will have live coverage of today's hearing starting around 10:00 a.m. you can watch it on abc seven and wherever you stream. kumasi: this morning, there are mounting fears of a recession after the federal reserve announced it was raising a key interest rate for the third time this year. the three quarter of 8% hike is an effort to slow down inflation that has caused the cost of everything to spike. the move could bring down prices, but it could also slow down the economy and trigger a recession. >> i think a recession is possible. economists ar

they want to talk to congressman barry loudermilk, who led this tour, and get more information. but so far he's been resistant to their invitation to chat with them. >> the next hearing is tomorrow. what's the focus expected to be? >> it is going to be about that pressure campaign on mike pence. we're going to hear from people that were heavily involved in that, including his chief counsel, greg jacob, and also judge michael luttig, who was part of a group of people that were advising the vice president not to go along with the former president's plan. >> appreciate it. jamie gangel joins us now. what are you expecting tomorrow? >> reporter: well, anderson, as ryan just mentioned, we're going to hear about this pressure that trump and his allies put on mike pence. i expect we're also going to hear more from white house council eric hershmann, whose recent video tape testimony has gone viral for this exchange where he warned john eastman, that trump outside lawyer who's pushing the outlandish legal theories, to overturn the election. and this is what hershmann says to eastman, th

today they released a video of a tour that barry loudermilk gave on the 5th of january. he was taking photos of staircases and hallways that are not typical of interests to tourists. this comes two days after the chief of capitol police said and i'm quoting from the letter, we do not consider any of the activities we observed as suspicious. congressman loud erloudermilk to it. there is nothing there. there is nothing suspicious. when visitors come, they take pictures. >> in just a moment we'll be joined by a former police officer who was badly injured in the january 6th attack. first off, i want to play you another clip. the voice you hear was the one on congressman loudermilk's tour taking those photographs. >> there's no escape, pelosi. schumer. nadler. we're coming for you. we're coming in like white on rice for pelosi, nadler, schumer. even you, aoc. we're coming to take you out. pull you out by your hairs. >> congressman louderplik who has refused to say who that man was. when asked by cnn congressman loudermilk said he was taking pictures of a golden eagle sconce.

i know barry loudermilk personally. i know scott perry personally. when i served as a staffer, i worked with them in fact very regularly. and at best i think that congressman loudermilk is being taken for a ride by the people he gave a tour to. at worst, potentially knows something he should share with the committee. i would urge him to be immensely skeptical about what happened here, evidence of just about anyone this constituent wasn't there for an innocent purpose to go see the train. this constituent was articulating a potentially violent threat against elect officials. that's serious. they should take it seriously. congressman loudermilk shouldn't wait for the committee to come to him and ask questions. she should be afirmtively going and sharing all the information he has with the committee. the fact that they released this video shows that the bipartisan select committee is taking this extremely seriously and that also means the justice department is taking this seriously, so the congressman should as well. >> you know, melissa, if you are giv

georgia representative barry loudermilk refused to talk with the committee about visits he had with her constituents the day before the riots. he said a group he knew from a church in georgia requested a meeting on the fifth but when the group arrived, the numbers grew. that included people loudermilk said he didn't know like the man making threats on tape. >> i don't recognize him at all. it's hard to tell but i don't believe he was part of them. >> it shows a man taking pictures by a security checkpoint at the mouth of an underground tunnel which leads to the capital itself. a memo issued by congressional security officials allowed appointments and house office buildings but no tours of the capital. in a letter to loudermilk, the police chief cleared him of wrongdoing. speak of the capitol police looked at this, they said there was nothing suspicious about it. >> police never charged the unidentified man but accused loudermilk of changing his story. story. >> republicans said last year there were no tours, no hats, that was false. it was a lie. >> alexandria ocasio-cortez isn't surpri

loudermilk. snapping pictures the committee believes are suspicious. chairman bennie thompson writing to loudermilk, quote, individuals on the tour photographed and recorded areas of the complex not typically of interest to tourists. including hallways, staircases and security checkpoints. the committee reupping its concerns after capitol police chief tom manger said earlier this week, we do not consider any of the activities we observed as suspicious. loudermilk has refused to meet with the committee, claiming their inquiry has led to death threats against his family. >> the comipty has never called me and asked me anything. >> they said they sent you a letter. >> do you regret giving that tour? >> i condemn that type of activity. >> the committee continues to push ahead to their hearing on thursday night. >> i said to him, are you out of your f'ing mind? >> out with this deposition from trump white house lawyer eric hirshman, warning john eastman the day after january 6th to drop efforts to try

in fact, georgia representative barry loudermilk initially denied he even gave a tour on that day, now he acknowledges that he did show some constituents around, but it wasn't reconnaissance. today, he accused democrats of being disengenerous and said no one has contacted him directly about testifying before the committee. >> the problem i have with them is i don't know who to trust over there, when they act this way, it tells me they're not interested in the truth. they're interested in a political narrative. why they picked on me, i don't know >> the capitol police have reviewed this video footage as well they confirmed that a group of about 12 to 15 people spent several hours within the three house office buildings, but they did not appear in any of the tunnels that lead to the capitol. in a letter, capitol police chief thomas manger stated, quote,ee do not consider any of the activities we observed as suspicious loudermilk said the man in the video is taking pictures of a golden sconce on the wall that's shaped like an eagle and of the underground train. it's also important to poin

they asked congressman barry loudermilk to come and talk about a tour that he gave around that time frame. loudermilk had pushed back and said there was nothing nefarious about this tour. he asked the capitol police to look into it. they did release a letter from police chief tom manger that there was no evidence that loudermilk was giving a tour of the capitol building itself but didn't necessarily absolve him of any wrongdoing because at this point loudermilk has not been accused of anything specific. the committee says they still have evidence that concerns them about that tour as it relates to loudermilk and they tell us we should see that evidence in the very near future. wolf. >> we'll see. thanks very much, ryan nobles up on capitol hill for us. thank you. >>> shortly before the select committee released that new clip from its next hearing, i spoke with a key member of the panel. joining us now, a key member of the january 6 house select committee, democratic congresswoman zoe lofgren. thanks for joining us. i want to remind our viewers what you told cnn yesterday about the trump f

quick last question, we talked earlier on the show back republican congressman barry loudermilk apparently giving a talk to someone who had someone that had turned up at the insurrection. i have to ask you, how many personal towards did you give to someone to someone you didn't know, who took pictures of -- >> did that all the time. no, i gave my family tours. and some of my daughters in laws. but they didn't take pictures of tunnels. >> no. most people don't take pictures of tunnels. so, we do need to hear more from congressman loudermilk. former senator al franken of minnesota, thank you for your time today, appreciate it. >> thank you, mehdi. thank you. >> the very next month after he tried to keep trump in power, ted cruz famously abandoned his constituents during a massive winter storm and fled to cancun. tonight, another republican just pulled a cruise. that story next. story next. at that? ♪ ♪ jerry, you've got to see this. seen it. trust me, after 15 walks it gets a little old. i really should be retired by now. wish i'd invested when i had the chance... to the moon! [golf ball

. >> reporter: the committee released a new video of barry loudermilk giving a tour on january 5. in it you can see him leading the tour one person is taking pictures at stairwells and a security checkpoint that man also shot video outside of the capital on january 6 where he could be heard making threats against speaker pelosi and other members. but the plan man is not identif and there's no evidence he entered the capitol. >> what they were taking a picture of is i took the family and of course the others had two young kids that wanted to see the trains so i took them to show them where the trolley was. >> why do you think pictures were being taken of the stairwell. >> there's a golden eagle sconce on the wall. that's what he's taking a picture of >> they did not find the tour to be suspicious. the focus is expected to be on the pressure campaign against former vice president mike pence. john eastman had pushed a legal theory that pence could stop the election certification by rejecting some slates of electors we expect to hear testimony from former aides to the vice president w

loudermilk of georgia who conducted this tour on january 5 for a group of his constituents in a video released by the committee today we see loudermilk leading the group through some of the house office buildings and the tunnels underneath them one member of the group taking pictures in places tourists typically don't. including stairwells and one security checkpoint the committee says that man also shot this video outside the capitol on january 6th, where he can be heard making explicit threats against speaker pelosi and other lawmakers. loudermilk told reporters today the group never went inside the capitol itself, and he doesn't personally know the man seen taking pictures and that he condemned those threats. capitol police say they've reviewed these tapes and they don't see anything suspicious lester >> garrett, thank you. >>> a clearer picture emerging of the political cost for republicans who criticize president trump, especially over the outcome of the 2020 elections our vaughn hilliard with what the latest round of midterms tells us >> reporter: fallout tonight from donald tru

the tour group was led by georgia republican barry loudermilk while the capitol was closed to the public. you can watch today's hearing on kpix 5 starting at 10:00 this morning. >>> a live look from san jose where today a public ceremony will be held in honor of norman mineta. he died in early may. his wife carried his cremated remains in a motorcade through his child hood neighborhood of japantown past the church he attended every sunday. >> --. >> former president bill clinton and former san jose congressman mike honda will be among the speakers at today's memorial service at the civic center. we'll be streaming it live on cbs news bay area starting at 10:30. >>> the long time shave of alameda county has conceded. sanchez earned about 53% of the vote compared to 31% for four-term incumbent ahern. that's enough to avoid a runoff. sheriff elect sanchez will be the first latina sheriff in california. it looks like san mateo will have the second. she has 56% of the vote with just 23,000 ballots left to count. >> the first ever federal report on autopilot crashes found teslas were involved

loudermilk. >> what we're learning aboutut loudermilk is that he was part of a direct lie to the public and perhaps to the committee. i think loudermilk will probably take w the fifthpa amendment. i mean, this guy's pants look like they're on fires this amount to seditious conspiracy. is this the kind of thingde that might warn of the consideration of expulsion from the house ofou representatives can always count on charlie siko? well, thesef comments were c disgusting even before what we learned tonight . loudermilk, we find out did nothing wrong. and a letter toon house administration committee ranking member rodney davis, capitol police chief tom angeric wrote that officers had reviewed security footage y fand found no evidencelo that loudermilk entered the capitol with the group of udconstituents at all. but even after loudermilk was exonerated. exonerated. the capitol police to look into it. they did releasee a letter, by from the police chief tom manger that said that there was no evidence

loudermilk on the eve of the insurrection. was one of the rioters who was on that tour casing the capitol building? cnn's pamela brown is back with us on this story. pam, tell us about this. >> yeah, so, brianna, the select committee says the footage here shows one of the individuals to whom gop congressman barry loudermilk giving a tour on january 5th and then that same person was outside the building during the insurrection screaming threats about house speaker nancy pelosi. now, capitol police they say there is no evidence that congressman loudermilk gave a reconnaissance tour, but committee members say this video suggests otherwise. >> reporter: the house select committee investigating january 6th releasing new footage calling into question the actions of gop congressman larry loudermilk the day before the capitol attack. >> it has begun. >> reporter: the new video features footage from the capitol attack of a man making direct threats to members of congress. >> we're coming in like white on rice for pelosi, nadler, schume

loudermilk the day before the capitol attack with some of the guests documenting locations like staircases, security checkpoints, and hallways. the panel says the footage shows a man who was seen threatening members of congress the next day on january 6th as rioters marched toward the capitol. he's denied wrongdoing. >> no one in that group showed that type of aggression that day. they were just here visiting. >> reporter: the u.s. capitol police after reviewing the footage released a statement saying, "we do not consider any of the activity we observed as suspicious." the committee says the group on that tour stayed for several hours on a day the complex was closed to the public, and though panel members have spent the past month trying to get congressman loudermilk to answer questions about the tour he claims he never got their request. anne-marie? >> naomi ruchim in new york. thank you very much. >> reporter: thank you. >>> so we will bring you coverage of today's january 6th committee hearing starting at 1:00 p.m. eastern here on cbs news and the cbs news streaming network. >>> breakin

also, new questions surrounding republican congressman barry loudermilk's actions on january 5th. the select committee releasing this video showing loudermilk 46 giving constituents a tour of the capitol complex. the video goes on to claim one of the participants of the tour marched to the capitol the next day and made detailed threats against members of congress. >> loudermilk denied any wrongdoing. >> no one showed that type of aggression that day. >> reporter: former vice president pence will give a speech. many of his top advisers will be participating in the hearing. mona. >> abc's news live coverage begins at 1:00 p.m. eastern. >>> new details about the man accused of killing two police officers near los angeles. the suspect in tuesday's shooting in el monte was on probation for gun possession. the d.a. says the probation stemmed from an arrest in 2020. the two officers were shot while responding to a call at a motel. >>> the manufacturing plant at the center of the nationwide baby formula shortage has been forced to shut down once again. this time because of bad weather. th

loudermilk about it. now he says that they've gone to the media before they came to him. the committee says no, hold on a 2nd. some of the behavior raises concerns and we need to ask questions not least, because one of the men in the video was seen in capitol hill, not just on it, but in the building. on the 6th of january, there's no suggestion that he did anything wrong, but the certainly want to track him down. jim's loaded assario bellotta milk says he doesn't know the constituents. he gets lots of people coming through the building. but this is obviously clearly a concern for the 6th of january committee that this whole incident on the 6th of january was planned. and some of these tours and the suggestions that loderman wasn't the only republican congressman who was giving tours certainly led to them for want of a better phrase kissing the joint. looking to see where steer cases were. what heightens their concern as the on video one man is head, giving very broad threats towards the likes of nancy pe

it shows georgia republican barry loudermilk giving a tour of the capitol the day before the attack. >> the video also shows one man on the tour taking pictures of hallways, tunnels and security checkpoints later on video show that's a man at that capitol on january 6th, the making threats against democrats, including house speaker nancy pelosi. the committee's next hearing is set for tomorrow. if you're worried about the future of democracy in the u.s., this will not help. but new. >> yahoo. news you gov. poll finds that almost half of americans thank u.s. may not be a democracy in the future. and more than 1500 adults were surveyed and you're 55% of democrats and 53% of republicans who are saying they think the u.s. will likely fail to remain a democracy. one day at in independence and people who say they do not identify with a political party and you have total 49% of everyone surveyed believing the same sobering thing and the highlight our increasingly polarized political climate, a majority of people surveyed say they would describe people in the opposite party has, quote, out o

loudermilk. the committee also released images of that man and others taking pictures and recording staircases security checkpoints and other areas inside the capitol that are not usually of interest to tourists. representative out. a lot milk rather released a statement accusing the committee engaging in a smear campaign. the 3rd public hearing on the january 6 capitol riot will be held tomorrow. it will start at 01:00pm eastern 10:00am our time. other news tonight, flood waters from the yellowstone river hit montana's largest city shutting down the municipal water treatment plant in billings. the flood levels at 16 feet. that's a foot higher than the water plant needs to work effectively. the historic flood waters rage through the nation's oldest national park yellowstone earlier this week. yellowstone park is closed driving more than 10,000 visitors out of the park. so far no reports of deaths or injuries. >> it's amazing to see what's happening there at yellow. so take a live look outside her

so again, melissa, this is slightly new and then there's a site problem for, for barry loudermilk in the a month ago when he says he saw his picture, he said he never led any group that on a tour of the capitol. but the video assures that he did, there was 12 constituents which later became 15 constituents. and they got a tour of the capitol building no captured on surveillance video as one man who seems to be taking pictures of stairwells and also where the little train goes that connects some of the buildings in the capitol hill complex. now you can suggest that that is suspicious that he was to use a phrase that has been used in washington over the last month, casing the place or he was just a tourist that was moving around and, and seeing interesting things at what complicates it is that this man was then seen making his way on to capitol hill or on the day of the riot. no, there's no suggestion by the committee or any one else for this man did anything wrong and that he is facing any sort of criminal charges. but what the january 6th committee is trying to establish is that trip

. >> reporter: the committee says he was part of a tour group led by georgia republican barry loudermilk. some taking pictures of security checkpoints. the congressman denied any wrongdoing. >> i'm totally opposed and i condemn that kind of language. but no one in that group showed that type of aggression that day. i mean, they were just-- they were just here visiting. >> reporter: cbs news reached a member of the congressman's visiting group, who also said it was not a reconnaissance mission, but the committee said the group stayed for several hours on a day the complex was closed to the public. and photographed and recorded areas of the complex not typically of interest to tourists. pennsylvania democrat brandon boyle says this photo is a spot he's never seen photographed before and was near a sensitive area. >> that specific stairwell was not too far away from where a large concentration of members were taken that afternoon while the insurrection was still going on in the capitol. >> reporter: with the committee focused on this video, congressman loudermilk points to a report earlier

it says the same magnet turned during the insurrection. congressmen barry loudermilk denies any wrong doing, adding that he's been vindicated by police. these are folks who had never been in washington dc and there they were here to visit their congressman. why not to speak to the committee? and just because the committees never called me and asked me anything, they said a letter corporation, they never sent it to me. your office never know, never, never received a letter, never received a phone call. never received an email. they sent to you guys. i found out about it all my way to the airport a month ago. so when i get on the plane, i see my picture on tv screens. all the plane is some kind of evil conspirator. that tells me they're not interested in the tree for only interested in creating a narrative for you guys. but bruce fine served as a us associate deputy attorney general. he gave us his take on laudermill, not appearing before the committee. it seems suspicious that you need a subpoena for a member of congress to want to volunteer everything he knew that was arguably relevan

. >> the committee showed barry loudermilk. one of those people were seen screaming threats at house members. watch this. >> there's no escape pelosi, schumer. nadler. we're coming for you. we're coming in like white on rice for pelosi, nadler, schumer, even you aoc. we're coming to take you out. we'll pull you out by your hairs. how about that, pelosi? >> i mean, these people are just whack a dos. loudermilk refuses the speak to the committee. what do you think about his involvement in all of this? >> part of the problem is he's given confusing and contradictory statements about what he did. i think initially he denied giving anyone a tour. then he had minimized what he did and now you have documentary evidence not only of what you showed. i don't know if he heard those communities but you have a tour that he gave where it showed people taking pictures in the office complex where members of the house of representatives work and their staffs work. taking pictures of things like stairwells and hallways that are not usually the k

loudermilk. one person in the video made threats against democrats. >> we're coming in like white on rice for moses, nadler -- pelosi, nadler, schumer even you, aoc. >> reporter: now, lauder milk says these were not surveillance tours. he's been cleared by capitol police and no charges for the man in the video either. neil? neil: chad pergram, thank you very much for that, my friend. chad in washington. still a subject in washington, these protests continue to go on outside supreme court justices' homes, the latest seems to be focused on clarence thomas' home and wife ginny thomas who might be called by the january 6th committee to testify over some e-mails back and forth supporting a lot of the efforts that donald trump was pushing for at that time. ted williams following the protest part of this. ted, there are laws against sort of thing, but protesters keep breaking them. what's going on? >> yeah. you know, as you say, neil, there are absolutely laws against protests -- protests in front of th

loudermilk who told the press he never gave a trgroup o trump supporters a tour inside the capitol. surprise surprise, they have video that showed he clearly did. now, this is the tour group, as it were, down in the bowels of the building. taking pictures and video of everything there. the offices, the stairwells, just -- everything -- things that nobody would be interested in typically. oh, and -- wait a minute. is that -- [ laughter ] looks a little bit like guillermo, which is -- the plot thickens. guillermo was at the capitol! it's -- and that's -- [ cheers and applause ] and he's not here. so, and while all this is going on, while we're watching video, these animals threatening to drag nancy pelosi by her hair out of the capitol, garbage-y taylor green was outside the capitol. >> we have these people's rights being abused and nobody gives a damn. you want to talk about justice? we went through justice for george floyd. justice for him. but we don't see any justice for these people that went into the capitol. none. do you want to know how they're treated, i'll tell you what i sa

here now is the a formentioned congressman barry loudermilk. congressman first of all your reaction to the devils and you're cleared but cnn says not so fast. >> thanks for having me on and for covering this. just three or four weeks ago i find out about these accusations not from a letter that the committee sent to me. no, they sent it to the press as i'm going to the airport and then i'm seeing my picture on the television screens of all these passengers that are seeing that i'm some kind of strange conspiracy -- or evil conspirator here. and it's just ridiculous that the way that they're handling this committee -- and they keep moving the goal posts. you know, the original charge was, we gave tours of the capitol. there were no tours of the capitol that day. video evidence is there were no tours of the capitol. oh then they say oh, it was the capitol complex. there were hundreds of people in the capitol complex, the house office buildings. in fact it was the democrat leadership ordered the gift shop opened on the 5th because there were so ma

loudermilk, snapping pictures the committee believes are suspicious. chairman benny thompson righting to loudermilk, quote, individuals on the tour photographed and recorded areas of the complex not typically of interest to tourist including stairways. we do not consider any of the activities we observed as suspicious. loudermilk has refused to meet with the committee, claiming their inquiry has led to death threats against his family. >> the committee has never called me and asked me anything. >> do you regret give that tour now? >> i condemn those kind of activities. >> reporter: the committee continues to push ahead to their hearing on thursday night. >> i said to him are you out of your effing mind? >> reporter: out with this deposition from trump white house lawyer eric hirschman, warning john eastman the day after january 6th to drop efforts to try to overturn the 2020 vote. the trump ally had also tried to convince then-vice president mike pence to stand in the way of certifying the election results. >> president trump had no factual basis for w

loudermilk on january 5, the day before the deadly riot. surveillance footage shows a man taking extensive pictures of tunnels and hallways inside the capitol and a different video released by the committee this week shows him screaming threats at democratic leaders outside either capitol the next day. the congressman says that the police investigation closes the issue. >>> partner of capitol police officer brian sicknick who died after january 6th slammed the capitol police chief. >> i have to say i'm very unhappy, i'm disappointed with the capitol police leadership. he is a law enforcement officer first. if he wants to play politics, he needs to run for office. he is a law enforcement officer first. >> two more hearings are next week on tuesday and thursday. both start at 1:00 p.m. washington time, that is 6:00 in the evening here in london. >>> all eyes are on the global markets as well after the u.s. federal reserve announced its largest interest rate hike in decades in an attempt to tame soaring inflation. don't let the smiles and chee

. >> and a video raises more questions about a tour conducted by republican congressman barry loudermilk on january 5. that video shows a man taking pictures of tunnels, hallway, staircases and a security checkpoint within the capitol complex and what appears to be that very same man marching to the capitol on january 6 spouting threats against democrats. >> there is no escape, pelosi. schumer. nadler. we're coming for you. we're coming in like white on rice. for pelosi, nadler, schumer. even you, aoc. we're coming to take you out. we'll pull you out by your hairs. how about that, pelosi? >> loudermilk is pushing back on what he calls false accusations calling it a smear campaign that the capitol police already put to bed. joining me now is the state attorney for palm beach county, florida. so nice to have you bright and early for us. let's talk about today's hearing. we understand that the focus will be all about trump's pressure campaign. this campaign to overturn the election, essentially this ill con sceived plot that pence cou somehow single handedly block the certificate indion of

loudermilk that you talked about previously. the committee won't be shy about seeking additional information from people that have information relevant to the investigation. we're not talking about specifics, but these hearings are pretty well firm and locked in and we look forward to piecing this puzzle together for the american public and sharing what we know to date. >> so the capitol police investigated this tour by congressman loudermilk, or they released a letter yesterday that concluded we do not consider any of the activities we observed as suspicious. i'm wondering why the committee released this video now? do you have anymore evidence you're planning on presenting regarding this tour or the persons in it? >> well, i think it was important to release that information because chief manger offered a letter that i think was incredibly ill-timed and clearly didn't have as much information as the committee had gathered. so we felt it was important to release that information, but more importantly, to resend that letter to co

there are new questions about georgia republican congressman barry loudermilk, leading a tour of the u.s. capitol complex one day before the january 6 attack. the january 6 committee relead video showing some in the group photographing stairwells and tunnels. the chair suggested it mit be suspicious. loudermilk said it was an assent. >> if you go to that stairwell, there is a golden eagle sconce. that's what he was taking a picture of. these are folks who have never been to washington, d.c. and were here to visit their congressman. judy: the capitol police said there was nothing suspicious on the video. the committee said one man on the tour was outside the capital the next day making threats against democrats. a federal judge convicted a man and his son today for january 6 crimes. photograph shows the father carrying a confederate flag. he and his son were found guilty of obstructing an official proceeding at disorderly conduct. the nation's top pandemic expert dr. anthony fauci has come down with covid. the national institutes of health said found she has mild symptoms. he is 81 an

. >> and republican congressman barry loudermilk is yet to speak to the select committee about a tour he gave the day before the riot. newly released video shows one man taking photos during the tour. committee members found that suspicious because those areas don't normally attract attention from visitors. he is seen apparently photographing congressional stairways, security checkpoints and hallways. and the next day he returned and recorded himself and others marching to the capitol. and he could be heard issuing ominous threats to democratic leaders in congress. >> there is no escape, pelosi. schumer. nadler. we're coming for ya. we're coming in like white on rice for pelosi, nadler, schumer. even you, aoc. we're coming to take you out. we'll pull you out by your hairs. how about that, pelosi? >> the new footage appears to be at odds with findings released earlier this week by u.s. capitol police, they said that officers did not find the activities of the tour group really raised any concerns. when asked about it, congressman loudermilk insisted there was nothing nefarious about th

loudermilk gave a private tour of the capitol to a group of people on january 5, one day before the inection. at the time, the capitol was closed to the public. in the video, one n on the tour is seeing photographing stairways, tunnels, hallways, and security checkpoin. the committee also released what it says is video from january 6 from outside the capitol of one of the men who was on the tour with south carolina congressmember loudermilk. >> there is no escape, for lucy -- pelosi, schumer, nadler. we are coming for you. we are coming in like white on rice forpelosi, nadler, schumer, even you, aoc. we are coming to take you out. pull you out by your hairs. how about that, pelosi? you might as well go and make yourself another appointment. when i get down with you, you're going to need a shine up on top of that bald head. amy: correction on the tour that was held the day before, it was conducted by georgia congressman loudermilk. the january 6 committee is holding its third public hearing today beginning at 1:00 p.m. eastern. democracy now! will livestream it at democracynow.org. t

loudermilk of georgia. this tour has become a focal point. it took place on january 5th. i want you to pay close attention to the man you see taking pictures of the staircase. see him in the front? okay. and then in these clips, same man taking pictures of security checkpoints. so according to the january 6th committee, that man marched to the capitol 24 hours later and can be heard making threatening comments about a number of democratic leaders. >> there's no escape, pelosi. schumer. nadler. we're coming for you. we're coming in like white on rice for pelosi, nadler, schumer. even you, aoc! we're coming to take you out. we'll pull you out by your hairs. how about that, pelosi? >> okay. this obviously, the guy taking the photos saying that, being on the tour with loudermilk does appear to be at odds with the findings of capitol police who said yesterday, there is no evidence that represent fit loudermilk entered the capitol with this group on january 5th, 2021. we train our officers on being alert for peop

loudermilk and his guests were doing? the absurdity but this is why the american people are not buying any of this for they know that it is a charade. jon: meantime there's a vote on capitol hill to provide more security for members of the u.s. supreme court by the justices of the u.s. supreme court. twenty-seven democrats voted against it, 22 of them voted to increase their own security. they wanted congressional money to spend money on their own security after the january 6 incident. your response to that? >> you know, seems like a week a claim to say many of these democrats who voted against supporting the supreme court justices, having security for them but we see drums being pounded but we see justice kavanaugh had an assassination attempt against him. we know there is legitimate violence out there. many are saying that just wasn't enough, enough of their staff and the rest of their family members. but these people are parading in violation of 18 u.s. state 15 oh seven which prohibits people from protesting in front