What You Need To Know The House committee that has been investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection and the events that led up to it will hold the first of a series of televised hearings Thursday night Committee members say the goal of the hearings is to explain to the American people exactly what happened — both in the images they watched live on television as well as behind the scenes Committee members say the goal of the hearings is to explain to the American people exactly what happened — both in the images they watched live on television as well as behind the scenes.