January 5, 2022 - PBS NewsHour full episode

In our news wrap Wednesday, chaos erupted as protesters in Kazakhstan stormed government buildings and seized a major airport. The ruling cabinet resigned. At least 13 people were killed in Philadelphia, in the city's deadliest fire in at least a century. North Korea has test-fired a ballistic missile for the first time in two months, apparently rejecting new diplomatic talks.

One year ago, supporters of President Donald Trump breached the U.S. Capitol building in an attempt to disrupt the democratic process. When the violent mob broke into the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 2021, lawmakers that were inside scrambled for safety. Republican Rep. Troy Nehls from Texas, a former sheriff and combat veteran, joins Lisa Desjardins with more.

One year ago, supporters of President Donald Trump breached the U.S. Capitol building in an attempt to disrupt the democratic process. When the violent mob broke into the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 2021, lawmakers that were inside scrambled for safety. New York Democratic Rep. Hakeem Jeffries was one of those lawmakers, and joins Judy Woodruff to recollect the day's harrowing events.

The attack on the U.S. Capitol was based on a “Big Lie” about election fraud in 2020, and the hope of supporters of former President Donald Trump that they could stop the certification of electoral vote results. But in the year since, there's been a new misinformation campaign to recast, downplay, and misrepresent the events that unfolded at the capitol. Amna Nawaz reports.

The omicron variant now accounts for 95 percent of COVID cases in the United States. Public health officials say its effects are milder than the delta variant, but omicron’s high transmissibility is still sending large numbers of people into the hospital. William Brangham has an update from one particularly hard-hit state — Louisiana.

A 1,500-year-old statue of the Hindu god Krishna just got a 21st century makeover at the Cleveland Museum of Art. From PBS station Ideastream Public Media, David C. Barnett takes us behind the scenes to see how the museum has reassembled an ancient puzzle. This report is part of our arts and culture series, CANVAS.