Friday on the NewsHour, Republican senators block the push for an independent investigation into the mob attack on the capitol on January 6. The western U.S. faces a critical shortage of water as the threats of wildfires loom on the horizon. Then, David Brooks and Jonathan Capehart analyze the failure to investigate the insurrection, how QAnon is breaking up families, and the Biden budget.

WATCH TODAY’S SEGMENTS
Why a commission to investigate Jan. 6 was not established
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0nWuD9Pjtw
News Wrap: News Wrap: Air travel to see pre-pandemic highs this weekend
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1KJXY3KyvE
Remembering the victims of the San Jose mass shooting
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVouobEWvx8
Former NJ Gov. Kean 'sad' that GOP blocked Jan. 6 commission
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEYD2klOAss
2021 could be one of the driest years in a millennium
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qDYi9HfQkI
15% of Americans believe outlandish QAnon conspiracies
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Zd75jXaBdA
Brooks and Capehart on Jan. 6 commission vote, Biden budget
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYbv-maH8PM
In memory of 5 amazing Americans lost to COVID
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XX-KNAYpEYI
How art is retelling the powerful stories of Tulsa massacre
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4UNGJIbqG4

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