All right, today on Velsche, the January 6th committee is huddling this afternoon to discuss criminal referrals for Donald Trump and his allies,

but that still might not be the most immediate legal jeopardy facing the twice-impeached ex-president.

I'll be joined this morning by both Trump's former personal attorney, Michael Cohen, and his niece, Mary Trump.

Plus, the case that corporate profits are actually a major driver of inflation.

And if you're a fan of very cool things, you need to stick around to get an up-close look

at what's going to happen today when the Artemis I Orion capsule splashes down after

its 25-day trip around the moon.

Then what's behind a mysterious attack on

the power grid in North Carolina? Velshi starts now.

Good morning. It is Saturday, December the 11th. I'm Ali Velshi. 20 days from now, the January 6th

committee will be a thing of the past. Its work will come to a close. The group will be dissolved

on December 31st as required by statute. Four of its nine members won't even be returning

to Capitol Hill as members of Congress when the new term begins in January. It's time as an investigative body may be winding down,

but in its final days, the committee plans to lay out a path forward

for how the Justice Department and the country can move forward

and use the evidence that the committee has collected.

This afternoon, the committee will be meeting virtually

to discuss its plans to issue

criminal referrals. Committee Chairman Benny Thompson told reporters on Capitol Hill last week,

the question isn't if the committee will make criminal referrals, but how many? It's also uncertain

right now who may be the subject of those criminal referrals. Those are the important details

that the committee will

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