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During its seventh public hearing, the House Select Committee investigating the January 6 attack on the Capitol focused on the connection between former President Trump and extremist groups as the violent mob came together. Former Oath Keepers spokesperson Jason Van Tatenhove testified that Trump could try to “whip up a civil war” if he’s elected again. Van Tatenhove tells Anderson Cooper why he says “all bets are off” if the former President finds his way back into the White House.

Plus, the Austin American-Statesman newspaper released parts of the surveillance video from the shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas that resulted in the murders of 19 children and two teachers. It took officers 77 minutes until they finally entered the classroom and killed the shooter. CNN Crime and Justice Correspondent Shimon Prokupecz joins AC360 to discuss the reaction from the Uvalde community after seeing the video.

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Tuesday’s January 6 House Select committee hearing is expected to focus on extremist groups like the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers and their ties to Donald Trump associates, including Roger Stone and Michael Flynn. Democratic Rep. Stephanie Murphy is a member of the committee and will be leading the questioning during tomorrow’s hearing. She joins AC360 to discuss what the American people could learn tomorrow. 

Plus, CNN Crime and Justice Correspondent Shimon Prokupecz sat down with mothers of several of the children and one child who survived the tragic massacre in Uvalde, Texas that left 19 students and two teachers dead. He tells Anderson Cooper about the awful reality these families are facing as they continue to demand answers about the failed police response that could have saved lives.

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Former Trump White House counsel Pat Cipollone finished his closed-door interview with the House Select Committee investigating the January 6 attack on the Capitol after nearly eight hours. One member of the panel told CNN Cipollone “did not contradict” other testimony. CNN Congressional Correspondent Ryan Nobles tells Anderson Cooper if the committee learned anything new from the former White House counsel’s interview.

Plus, former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe died after being shot while giving a campaign speech in central Japan. Tobias Harris is the author of “The Iconoclast: Shinzo Abe and the New Japan.” He joins AC360 to discuss Abe’s legacy in Japanese politics. 

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A family spokesperson says 8-year-old Cooper Roberts is in critical but stable condition after he was shot in the chest and suffered a severed spinal cord during the Highland Park mass shooting on July 4. At least seven people have died and dozens more were wounded. Katie Goldstein, a loving mother and wife, was murdered while at the Independence Day parade with her daughter. Her husband Craig Goldstein tells Anderson Cooper the kind of mom, partner and person his wife was and said she “always had a smile on her face” because “that’s what was in her heart.”

Plus, two-time U.S. Olympic basketball gold medalist Brittney Griner pleaded guilty to drug charges in a Russian court. The U.S. State Department has classified the WNBA star as wrongfully detained as she faces up to 10 years in prison. CNN’s Abby Phillip recently sat down with Griner’s wife, Cherelle Griner, the night before the trial began. Abby joins AC360 to give details about Griner’s decision to plead guilty and what will happen next in her trial.

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Law enforcement officials say the gunman who killed seven people and injured dozens more at a July 4 parade in Highland Park, Illinois considered carrying out another attack in Madison, Wisconsin. He will remain in jail without bond after prosecutors say he admitted to investigators he fired into the crowd Monday morning. Greg and Dana Ring were at the Independence Day celebration when the gunfire erupted and came across a toddler, Aiden McCarthy, as they were trying to find a safe place. They helped reunite him with his grandparents and it was later revealed the two-year-old’s parents had tragically died. The Rings join AC360 to describe the chaotic scene and how they helped find Aiden’s family.

Plus, former Trump White House Counsel Pat Cipollone has reached a deal to give a transcribed interview to January 6 committee. Former Nixon White House Counsel John Dean tells Anderson Cooper what he thinks are the most important questions Cipollone needs to answer.

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The alleged gunman in the July 4 mass shooting in Highland Park, Illinois is charged with seven counts of first-degree murder. Police say the suspect used a “high-powered rifle” in the shooting that left at least seven dead and dozens injured. Alexander Sandoval was at the Independence Day parade with his son, younger brother, girlfriend and her daughter when they heard the gunfire. He tells Anderson Cooper how he put his son and brother in a dumpster to keep them safe while he went back to find the rest of his family.

Plus, the House select committee investigating the January 6 attack on the Capitol has announced their seventh hearing for July 12. Democratic Rep. Zoe Lofgren is a member of the committee. She joins AC360 to discuss the investigation and whether or not the panel could make multiple criminal referrals to the Department of Justice.

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Two-time U.S. Olympic basketball gold medalist Brittney Griner went on trial at a court near Moscow on Friday, on drug smuggling charges which can be punishable by up to 10 years in prison. The U.S. says she’s being wrongfully detained.

Griner, 31, a star with the Phoenix Mercury who plays in Russia during the WNBA's off-season, was arrested February 17th at a Moscow airport, a week before Russia invaded Ukraine. In a CNN Exclusive, Abby Phillip speaks with Griner’s wife.

And Harvard law professor Laurence Tribe talks about new reporting on potential witness tampering in the January 6th investigation. 

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Sources tell CNN that Cassidy Hutchinson told the January 6 Committee that she was contacted by someone attempting to influence her testimony. This comes as Trump and his allies try to discredit her. Former Republican Congresswoman Barbara Comstock and Olivia Troye, a former adviser to Vice President Mike Pence, join Anderson to talk about what Hutchinson’s testimony says about the former administration’s view of staffers, especially women, who take the witness stand. 

And after 43 days on the run, the woman suspected of killing an elite cyclist who she thought was a romantic rival has been caught in Costa Rica. Randi Kaye has the latest in how the manhunt ended.

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The House Select Committee investigating the January 6 attack on the Capitol has issued a subpoena for former President Trump’s White House Counsel Pat Cipollone. The subpoena comes just a day after Cassidy Hutchinson, an aide to former White House chief of Staff Mark Meadows, testified in front of the panel that Cipollone warned Meadows “blood’s going to be on your f*cking hands” if nothing was done to stop the mob. Democratic Rep. Zoe Lofgren is a member of the committee. She tells Anderson Cooper she thinks it’s “very important” Cipollone comes in and answers the panel’s questions.

Plus, after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, several states have made abortion illegal with no exceptions. CNN Correspondent Lucy Kafanov joins AC360 to tell the story of a Nebraska woman’s decision to terminate her pregnancy last year after finding out her son had a deadly birth defect and how she had to travel to Colorado. Some doctors warn the option to travel could now be even more difficult.

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