If it's Tuesday, January 6th, plot twists. Chairman Benny Thompson says the committee won't release

its final report until after September in the run-up to the midterms as two more former

Trump White House officials prepared to testify publicly this week, the latest on the investigation

that's showing no signs of slowing down in just a

moment. Plus, the message from Maryland, Democrats hope to flip a hotly competitive governor's

seat as former President Trump picks a fight with the state's Republican governor, what to watch

for as primary polls close in just a few hours. And later, real fears, monkeypox spreads in big cities, including the nation's capital,

as the U.S. confronts the most contagious strain of COVID-19 seen yet.

I'll talk to a top doctor advising the White House's dual response.

Thank you. dual response.

Welcome to meet the press now. I'm Kristen Welker. We begin with new developments, new witnesses,

and a new timeline involving the House's investigation into the January 6th insurrection. NBC News has learned two former Trump White House officials are

expected to testify publicly for the first time in this Thursday's primetime hearing.

They are former National Security Council member Matt Pottinger and former Deputy Press Secretary Sarah Matthews, both

were at the White House as the attack unfolded and both resigned in the immediate aftermath of

the insurrection. They are expected to be key figures as the committee lays out its final piece

of the January 6th timeline. The three hours between when the rioters breached the Capitol and when

then President Trump finally told his supporters to leave. This week's hearing may not be the

committee's last one, though. In fact, Chairman Benny Thompson told NBC News yesterday the committee

might not wrap up its work for months. They're preparing to release a scaled back report in September,

though, and Fuller report later in the year. That means the committee's final report and any

potential criminal referrals could collide with the midterm elections and with a potential

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