Washington caught off guard after the January 6th committee announces a surprise last-minute hearing into the capital attack.

Unlike the previous five hearings, the committee has not said what it's about or who will testify.

Plus, new developments in the fight over abortion as judges in two states blocked laws that were intended to outlaw the practice when Roe was overturned.

And we'll get a live report from Ukraine after a Russian airstrike on a crowded mall kills at least a dozen people.

Many are still missing. Good morning and welcome to way too early on this Tuesday, June the 28th. I'm Caddy Kay, sitting in for Jonathan Lemire.

Speculation is swirling after the abrupt announcement from the January of the 6th committee that it plans to hold its sixth public hearing today.

The only thing the committee has revealed is the hearing will quote,

present recently obtained evidence and receive witness testimony.

The Washington Post reports that even some senior committee staff have been kept out of the loop.

Three sources tell the post that the secrecy is due in part

to credible threats against a witness. The committee announced last week that it was taking a break

until the middle of July and yesterday gave just 24 hours notice about the hearing that's

scheduled for 1 o'clock this afternoon. And to that, the fact that Congress is in the midst of a two-week recess.

Key Watergate figure John Dean tweeted, quote,

Better be a big deal.

There was only one surprise witness during the Senate Watergate Committee hearings

on July the 16th, 1973.

An unannounced witness appeared Alex Butterfield, who testified to Nixon's

secret taping system forever changing history. Much more on that story straight ahead. Meanwhile,

the legal fight over abortion rights is happening now at the state level after the Supreme Court

overturned Roe v. Wade.

Yesterday, judges in Louisiana and Utah temporarily blocked trigger laws that ban the procedure

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