News Networks Outline Anniversary Coverage of January 6 Capitol Riot

News networks will be massing their journalistic forces to cover events in Washington surrounding the one-year anniversary of the Capitol riots and insurrection spurred by unfounded allegations of significant voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election.

That s according to coverage plans drawn up by some of the news organizations.

Fox News Channel plans extensive January 6 coverage, including an appearance on Special Report with Bret Baier by Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.), one of only two Republican members (the other is Adam Kinzinger of Illinois) of the special congressional committee examining that day s events.

Fox News s coverage of the days events begins at 9 a.m. with remarks by President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris at the Capitol. Fox News Digital will live-stream the remarks of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, as well as her planned moment of silence.

Coverage will also include interviews with Rep. Troy Nehls (R-Tex.), who barricaded himself inside the chamber; and Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-Tex.), who used a chair leg as a potential weapon of self-defense.

Congressional correspondent Chad Pergram will discuss his experiences from that day, which he has also talked about on FOXNews.com.

The January 2 episode of Fox News Sunday aired an interview with Capitol Police Chief Thomas Manger.

C-SPAN, the public affairs networks funded by the cable industry, will begin its coverage at 7 a.m. on Washington Journals with viewer calls and a recap of the sights and sounds of the day and a discussion of the events and hearings that ensued.

C-SPAN will go live with the Biden and Harris remarks and carry the pro forma House session at noon. At 1 p.m. Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden will moderate a conversation with historians Doris Kearns Goodwin and Jon Meacham on the historical impact of the events.

At 2:30, House lawmakers will share their memories of and reflections on the attack, followed by the 5:30 vigil by congressional leaders on the steps of the Capitol.

ABC News s coverage will be led by David Muir. That coverage will include special reports throughout the day, and include Muirs interviews with three of the officers who testified in a congressional hearing on the riots, which will air on World News Tonight.

ABCs ongoing coverage has included a January 2 interview with Cheney by George Stehpanopoulos on This Week, and the Wednesday (January 5) debut of documentary Homegrown: Standoff to Rebellion, debuting on streaming platform Hulu.

Good Morning America, GMA3: What You Need to Know and Nightline will also all include coverage of the days events and import. Nightline will also air Muir s interviews with the three officers, while streaming channel ABC News Live will feature insights from ABC News correspondents who covered the attack.

ABC NewsOne, the networks news service supplying content to more than 200 affiliates, will report live from Capitol Hill with multiplatform reporters Faith Abubey and Ike Ejiochi and input from ABC News political director Rick Klein and correspondent Karen Travers.

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