good evening. two more vivid reminders tonight that the violence and anger we, all, witnessed at the capitol on january 6th have repercussions far beyond that date. even for those who choose to whitewash its existence or minimize its impact.

the former-vice president certainly understands that, or he should. and after today, especially. before we show you what happened to him today, here is a quick refresh of what happened to him on january 6th. take a look. it's images of him, authorities rushing him to a secure area. his family is with him, too, being rushed to safety. and outside, there was that makeshift gallows. and from some of the insurrectionists, chants of "hang mike pence." >> hang mike pence! hang mike pence! hang mike pence! >> okay. so, that was more than five months ago and today, a reminder for many supporters of the former president, none of that anger has gone away. mike pence appeared at what was billed as the faith and freedom coalition summit today. and in years past, it's kind of the audience who would have welcomed him. today, he did get applause. but he, also, was booed and people continually interrupted his scripted remarks screaming out the word "traitor." >> it is great to be back with so many patriots.

dedicated to faith and freedom, and the road to the majority. and i want to thank my friend, for those overly generous words. i'm deeply humbled by them. ralph reid knows me well enough to know. i'm a christian, a conservative, and a republican, in that order. and i am honored to stand before you, today. >> in case you have any confusion about why they are screaming traitor at mike pence, it's not because he continues to stand by the former president, who disgraced himself and the country by praising insurrectionists while they were still attacking the capitol saying they were very special people and he loved them. no, in the view of many of the former president's supporters, pence is a traitor because he did his constitutional duty on january 6th overseeing the certification of the election. mike pence, still, wants to be president, though. and still hopes that he can,

somehow, regain the approval of the former president, he, so adoringly, supported. and his supporters, as well. and so, gyet again, today, he praised the man who didn't even call to check on him or his family's wellbeing when they were trapped at the capitol on the day of the attack. as for what happened during the attack, by the way, new images from the capitol january 6th never released until today. multiple body camera videos, one officer being brutalized. prosecutors have charged the suspect with 12 criminal counts. the suspects pleaded not guilty. now, we are going to play all four of these clips for you. and we want to warn you, they are violent and they're disturbing. and, yes, there is foul language. but this is what happened on that day. even though, an awful lot of republican members of congress are attempting to rewrite the history. saying it was just like a regular-tourist visit by people at the capitol. not an insurrection, at all, we now hear from some. we got some similar video last

night. we played it for you in full and frankly, we are going to do the same tonight and every night that new video is released because we, all, need to have the facts. we, all, need to recognize what happened. because so long as elected leaders of this country try to tell you january 6th didn't happen, the way you remember it. the way you saw it. the video, itself, exposes their lies. >> i have your back. i have your back! you protect me. i'll protect you. i will have your back. i have your back . >> not one idea. >> get out of here. >> don't touch me, motherfucker.

>> no. fuck them. >> you have no idea what the fuck you're doing. you guys have no idea what the fuck you're doing. not one idea . >> we're americans and we're doing this for you. >> we fucking disarm them and then we storm the fucking capitol. i -- fuck you! we aren't fucking leaving, either. we ain't fucking leaving. >> i am joined now by someone

who was in the capitol, that day. democratic congressman, ruben gallego of arizona. congressman, appreciate you being with us. these new videos. they continue to show the reality of what happened and it's sickening to watch. is there any reason to believe -- well, i mean, i know the answer to this. there is no reason to believe that this is going to change any of your republican colleagues' minds. i mean, they -- they've been whitewashing what happened that day. >> yeah. they can't. and they won't be able to, because they've made the calculated decision that they need the trump-base voter and in order for them to have the trump-base voter, they basically have to ignore the fact that there was an insurrection that happened. when, in fact, most of these deniers were the ones that received capitol-police protection. you know, the gosar or biggs of the world were the defifirst on evacuated. representative clyde was screaming against a wall at security trying to tell them what to do in order to keep of some these rioters out. so they know what happened. except, now, they are basically selling their souls in order for

them to have a chance at getting -- getting back the house of representatives and eventually the white house. >> yeah. i mean, congressman clyde, it's such an interesting case in point. you know, he called it a normal-tourist vid -- tourist visit. that's what he is now recently called it. but as you said, i mean, he was working to barricade the door. um, and i want to read something that you tweeted recently. you said it's true, some gop members of congress who are treating capitol police like shit were the most scared on the floor. jody heiss took apart a hand-sanitizer station to make it into a club. gosar and biggs were the first to leave the floor and rep clyde was screaming like a banshee, end quote. what was clyde screaming about? >> at that point, i couldn't tell you but i think he was screaming, if i remember somewhat correctly, at security about what to do in order to basically barricade the doors. and look, it's okay to be scared. i mean, i was scared. i mean, this is the closest i have been to -- to any type of combat in about-16 years. the point is, though, to appreciate the fact these

capitol police officers put their lives on the line. and then, to also, then, the same time, insult them by refusing to acknowledge what happened. refusing to shake their hands and also by putting them in danger again. because the problem you have here is when you are denying there is an insurrection that ever happened, it encourages another insurrection. you are putting these police officers' lives on the line so it is absolutely disrespectful. but at the same time, it is extremely dangerous. >> some of your republican colleagues are, now, pushing this -- this line that is being spread by fox news. that fbi operatives, perhaps, somehow, organized/participated in the attack. i don't hear kevin mccarthy trying to publicly denounce that theory. what do you make of it? >> well, again, this is kevin mccarthy just being, you know, a trashy politician. instead of being a leader of the country, or at least of his party, he is basically, again, selling his corrupt soul in

order for him to be speaker of the house. look. the fbi had nothing to do with any type of insurrection. this was, entirely, led by a combination of political operatives, you know, proud boys, a bunch of white supremacists, and -- and just general losers that were trying to stop the -- you know, official count of the electoral college. you can't blame a lot of them because a lot of them are -- were bought in and sold many years ago by the trump lies. but these politicians know better. and that's the sad part. they all know better and they are all participating in the lie because they're just crass politicians that just want power. and if that means that it will cost us our democracy, it will cost us this constitutional republic that we have had for more than 200 years, they are willing to do it because that's all they really care about and that's a very sad statement that that's when this republican party has gone to. >> congressman ruben gallego, appreciate it. thank you very much. joined now by drew griffin, who's examined the events surrounding the capitol riot for a new two-hour documentary

"assault on democracy: the roots of trump's insurrection." he joins me now. drew, the misinformation, the conspiracies that drove the insurrection. they are still out there. still prevalent. still being pushed by a lot of the same people. capitol police, threats to their safety have increased. did you get the sense from the rioters you spoke to that the anger that drove them to storm the capitol still exists? >> it absolutely exists, and is growing, anderson. because they're being further pinned into a corner. they truly believe this election was stolen from donald trump. they continue to believe lies. and as you will see in our report, they pile on conspiracy theory, after conspiracy -- conspiracy theory, to the point where they do not even believe the video that's in front of them. take a look at this. >> reporter: ashli babbitt. an air force veteran from san diego. shot and killed by capitol hill police.

u.s. capitol police officer, brian sicknick, died from a stroke one day after being attacked by rioters. coy griffin, like others, cannot accept their so-called peaceful protest led to death, so they deny it. >> so let me just ask you, do you believe officer sicknick died because of the riot? >> not even so sure that officer sicknick's even dead. >> coy. >> i'm serious. that's -- that's how -- and i hate to be so crazy-conspiracy minded. i'm not even so sure ashli babbitt is dead. >> coy. >> i mean, who's to say that was -- have you seen anything of her family? >> up until the point where she passed, we lived two blocks apart. >> the answer is yes. >> i mean, i'd say through high school, me and my sister were best friends. >> reporter: this is ashli babbitt's brother. ro roger. he says he and his 35-year-old sister were very close. >> it was weird because we saw

it on the news. and it was like, you know, that's my sister. >> anderson, coy griffin is not only the founder of cowboys for trump and took a picture with trump in the oval office. he is a new mexico county commissioner. he is so-far off the rails, i would dare to use the loaded term, he is brainwashed. he is out there. he still believes this stuff. and others like him. i don't believe coy would be dangerous. but others like him, can and will be dangerous. >> he -- he's -- he is a hcount commissioner? >> yeah. yeah. >> i spoke with officer sicknick's life partner, sandra garza, last night. and she told me it enrages her that republicans continue to gaslight their supporters about the insurrection. by the way, she was a trump supporter, as was officer sicknick, apparently. so, to hear that rioter you spoke to say he doesn't know if officer sicknick is even dead. i mean, it's beyond insulting to, obviously, to the officer's

memory, sacrifice to his family. i -- i don't understand how he justifies these views. i mean, i understand somebody being ignorant of the facts. but when the facts are out there, and available. i mean, what's his excuse? >> i -- i came away, in a lot of these interviews, feeling sorry for these people. because they have been lied to for so long. they've been lied to by a president, who has been scamming for years and years and years, long before he was president. they have been lied to and deceived by these so-called media outlets who have led them down these conspiracy theories, where they only get their news from these echo chamber kind of conspiracy profiteer news outlets. and as ruben gallego said, they are being lied to by politicians, who know better, anderson. but, see, power and profit, in spreading these lies. and getting behind them. these are politicians, who are putting themselves, before their

country. it is extremely dangerous. and many people that i used to talk about terrorism are using the same words about these trump followers. that these are radicalized people who are beyond help. we can't reach them because like coy griffin, they just explain the bizarre conspiracies with even-more-bizarre conspiracies. >> drew griffin, appreciate it. thanks. look forward to the special you have done. cnn special report "assault on democracy the roots of trump's insurrection" airs sunday 9:00 p.m. eastern here on cnn. the first federal holiday for juneteenth. but there is a growing culture war over race and diversity and how both are taught in america's classrooms. with the republican senator today comparing one teaching method on race to the kkk. all sides of debate, ahead. also, tonight, president biden facing potential review from the bishops in his own church. what he is saying about possibly

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most government offices were closed today to celebrate a new federal holiday, juneteenth. just in time for saturday's 156th anniversary of the day that marks the end of slavery in the united states. president biden signed it into law after the senate gave unanimous approval and wide bipa bipartisan support in the house. 14, though, voted against the bill. others took issue with calling it independence day in the formal name. and gop congressman paul gosar went further saying juneteenth is more debunked critical-race theory in action, unquote. now, in case you hadn't noticed, critical-race theory, which holds much of america's history and policies are infused with systemic race ism. is the latest-hot button for many conservatives across america and sparked debate over how diversity and race can be taught in the classroom. was a popular talking point at

republicans' faith and freedom coalition event. >> critical-race theory says every-white person is a racist. critical-race theory says america is fundamentally racist and irredeemably racist. if someone has a different-color skin, seeks to make us hate that person. >> how come these school boards across the country that are trying to teach critical-race theory, trash our history. present our founders as racist. and divide us by our color of our skin. >> instead of teaching all of our children to be proud of country, critical-race theory teaches children, as young as kindergarten, to be ashamed of their skin color. >> they are propagandizing to our children. >> we need to tell people that critical-race theory is wrong because it teaches people to be a victim, and not a victor. >> critical-race theory is racism. pure and simple. and it should be rejected by every american, of every race. >> and let me tell you right

now. critical-race theory is bigoted. it is a lie. and it is every bit as racist as the klansmen in white sheets. >> ted cruz and others today, supporters of critical-race theory, say those kind of comments misrepresent the ideas and do so to score political points. they argue the teachings explore how a history of racism and inequality in the u.s., continues to impact society. texas is the latest state to take action against critical-race theory in schools following florida, arkansas, and others. and that list could grow with dozens of other states taking up the debate. randi kaye, tonight, has more. >> just because i do not want critical-race theory taught to my children in school, does not mean that i am a racist, dammit. >> reporter: a heated community forum outside st. louis, missouri, where the rockwood school district has become a flash point in the national debate about critical-race theory. these moms were preparing to protest at the district's

school-board meeting. >> sort of wave it around. >> reporter: fighting for more diverse lesson plan at rockwood school district, where their children go to school. >> the children. they want to learn all kinds of curriculum. all right? is there implicit bias? yes. is there racism? absolutely. >> to have my daughter say, i want to have blue eyes, curly hair, long-blonde hair, and -- and white skin. like her teacher. let's start presenting our children with diverse curriculum. people who were educated years and decades ago. they got a version of history that wasn't, exactly, right. that was whitewashed. and now, we're starting to recognize that and reconcile with that. >> critical-race theory teaches that much of america's history and policies are infused with systemic racism. the district says it doesn't teach critical-race theory but it has been teaching a curriculum rooted in diversity,

equity, and inclusion for years. but this spring, the phrase became a lightning rod. and some parents began accusing the district of teaching marxist ideology, and liberal propaganda. so now, lessons, many hoped would bring the community together, have created a chasm. >> a 5-year-old in a kindergarten class is not responsible for their 17th-generation great grandpa's actions. even if that were in their family lineage 17 generations ago. >> but shouldn't they learn about it? what's wrong with them learning about it? >> sure, they can learn about it, as long as we're not targeting children to make them think there's something wrong with them over how the history of the united states was -- was formulated. >> so you say some children are being targeted? or -- or make -- made to feel guilty? >> correct. >> for things they didn't do? >> correct. >> reporter: terry harris is executive director of student services for rockwood school district. >> those who are complaining are saying, you know, they are painting us as racist.

they are making us feel guilty. they are white shaming us. >> no, in our district, we're not white shaming. we are not making anyone feel bad about being white. or calling anyone racist. that's not what this is about. we have diverse students in the rockwood school district that show up in our school district every single day. students, who desire to see themselves reflected in the curriculum. >> reporter: a curriculum that includes lessons about slavery. but also, about a black astronaut and the african-american inventor of the traffic signal. >> for children of school ages, those are conversations that could be had at a later date, as opposed to trying to propagandize children in kindergarten, elementary, and things of that nature. >> reporter: the district and proponents of this will just say they're not propagandizing. they are just -- they're just -- they're just teaching. they're just asking them to think, not telling them what to think. >> no, i understand. but if that was what they were actually doing, they wouldn't find a need to cover it up. >> reporter: and that so-called coverup is a problem. this whole controversy seems to have picked up steam, during the

pandemic. when children were kept home and parents got a closer look at lesson plans. this leaked e-mail from a rockwood staff member advised teachers not to make everything visible about their race-based lesson plans on the platform which parents can view. the e-mail, also, suggested avoiding trigger words, like privilege and democratic. the district told us, that e-mail does not reflect the mission, vision, and values of the district. adding, rockwood encourages transparency. >> the history is that white people have done things that are not great in the history of the united states. we have also done lots of great things. so, what i advocate for is just telling the truth. >> they are teaching divisive rhetoric to -- to children that are too young for that type of understanding and psychology. >> reporter: but those protesting in favor of diversity teachings say ignoring the

history lessons. and what they call whitewashing history is lying to children about the past. and that's harmful. >> our kids need to know the truth so they can know how to navigate. and do not repeat the past. >> and randi joins me now. so where co-thindo things stand missouri? are they any closer to banning critical-race theory statewide? >> two republican senators have written a letter to the governor there asking for -- that he convene a special session about critical-race theory. and in that letter, they describe critical-race theory as a radical concept, negative, and divisive. but one note about rockwood school district, where we visited. it has gotten so heated there, that at least three administrators are now facing threats, including death threats and they have had to get security around their homes for their families and for themselves, anderson. >> they are saying, though, they are not teaching the theory of critical-race theory, is that correct? >> right. and a lot of the critics say

that's just a trojan horse. it's the same concept. it's the same idea. but the school, the district there is saying they have been teaching diversity, inclusion, and equity, for years, now. and this is not critical-race theory. but critics are furious, anderson. >> all right. randi, appreciate it. thanks. let's get experspective now an l this from cnn political analyst, bakari sellers, former democratic state lawmaker in south carolina. bakari, how much do you think, i mean, those parents who are angry. it's -- you know, they, clearly, believe, very strongly, in this. how much of this is just being used by politicians, now, to kind of rile people up? and, you know, divide? >> 100%, anderson. i mean, the fact is i think that critical-race theory can go by another name. america's history. it's amazing that we're having this discussion, where we're celebrating juneteenth. and now, individuals don't want to teach us what led us up to juneteenth? it's as if we want to keep a secret from our children that the founders of this country

actually owned slaves. you know, at what point will we be able to teach children what happened six years ago, yesterday, in charleston, south carolina, was a white nationalist who walked into a church and murdered nine people. i mean, that is a part of america's history. that's a part of the fabric. and critical-race theory has been around for a long time. >> started in the -- in the '70s, as i understand. in sort of academic circles, law schools. um, can you just talk, a little bit, about how you see it? what -- what it is? is it teaching people to be -- feel bad about their skin color? >> no. in fact, actually, critical-race theory was brought about to challenge other-white liberals. i know a little bit about critical-race theory because of scholars and academicians like kimberly crenshaw, like derek bell, like cleveland sellers, who is my father, who actually helped start the african-american studies department at the university of south carolina. it's not about teaching little-white children that you're racist. that's not anywhere near what

this is. this is about teaching all children that there is a such thing as systemic racism. that we have to give everyone the benefit of their humanity. and that we have to, truly, understand what individuals' lived experiences are. i mean, critical-race theory is not some racist ideology. and to -- to hear people, like ron desantis. to hear people, like mike pence. and to hear people, like ted cruz, in your package. just intellectually, be dishonest about what it is, is disheartening but it's not surprising with the level of discourse in this country today. >> there have been -- some of the criticism of -- of critical-race theory or the idea of teaching it is that the country's made significant progress. and that these, specific conversations about race only serve to -- to divide people. >> the country has made progress, though. but how would we know that? i mean, i think that anyone who believes that this country hasn't made progress is -- is a bold-faced liar. like, that's not what this is

s about. we have made progress but, anderson, we still have so far to go. there is nothing about the united states of america that's irredeemable. but we have to reimagine what it looks like. i mean, critical-race theory gives you an answer to why we still don't have clean water in flint. it gives you an answer to why black and brown individuals in this country suffered worse from covid-19 than others. it teaches you why you had a brigsby elliot in 1949 and you had a brown versus board of education in 1954, '55. >> you are talking about it's sort of looking at the structures of the legal system. the structures of governmental systems. to look at what role racism may play in those structures? and the formation of them and in the perpetuation of them? >> correct. and let me be more blunt, anderson. i think i have said this on your show many times before. so i think i need to say it, again. a lot of the parents that you -- that you -- that -- that randi kaye profiled tonight, think that they have to say nigga in

order for them or anything around them to be racist. that is not the case. in fact, we are talking about systems that have oppressed and systems that have set generations of individuals back for a very long period of time. we have been in this country for 401 years. there wasn't the fair-housing act, until 1968. i mean, my -- my father. literally, we're talking about one generation. my mother desegregated schools in memphis, tennessee. like, we're not talking about -- we still have people who are alive from the -- from black wall street and the tulsa massacre. that -- that people -- anderson, the funny part is people didn't know black wall street existed. so why yes we have to teach our history so we don't repeat it. >> thank you. coming up next. president biden's faith now a target after u.s. catholic bishops voted for a process that could deny communion to public figures who support abortion rights. a jesuit priest join me to

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president biden's catholic faith, which is a cornerstone as you know of his identity, is now under scrutiny after a controversial vote by the u.s. catholic bishops today. it is one step in a much larger process that could, if successful, potentially deny communion to public figures who support abortion rights like the

president. asked about how he felt about the vote, personally, today, the president briefly responded. >> that's a private matter and i don't think that's going to happen. thank you. >> get some perspective now from father james martin, jesuit priest. and former democratic congressman, joe kennedy. congressman kennedy, let's start with you. this is obviously not the first time pro-choice politicians in the catholic church have been at odds over communion. at certain points over the years, members of your family, have obviously been caught up in this. this is the first time it extended to sating a sitting pr. what is your reaction to the move by the bishop? >> so, couple things, anderson. look, personally, i think it's disappointing, right? this is -- we talk about joe biden just as you said in your introduction. this is a man, whose faith is deeply personal to him. and deeply important to his identity. he is a devout-practicing catholic. and if you look at his agenda,

his focus. there are so many areas, where it lines up, perfectly, with the catholic church and with the holy father. more particularly, on issues like climate change, poverty, gun violence. you can imagine this statement we saw today coming out, if, in fact, there was a unified statement talking about the need to address climate change and pass an infrastructure bill. how different that would be not just for americans but around the world. so it's disappointing, certainly, for me. just as you also said, there is a long way to go in this. right? this was essentially a vote to start a process to write a document that has to be voted on with two-judge majority. so there is a long way to go in this. it is not target the president explicitly or even politicians explicitly but i think it's hard to ignore potential ramifications as well. >> farther martin, i mean, this is not a new position for president biden and he's been in public life nearly half a century. why do you think the bishop's conference made this move now? >> well, i think, you know,

because he's president now. he has much more of a high profile. and they felt some of the bishops felt that their own credibility was on the line. and the church's credibility's on the line. but there are also other issues, other politicians have not -- other catholic politicians have not agreed with the church on. you know, for example, the death penalty. someone like attorney general barr, you know, ordering executions and there wasn't talk about this. so, unfortunately, many of the bishops in the bishops conference meeting mention president biden and speaker pelosi and it makes it very difficult for people to move away from the assumption that at least some of this is politically motivated. >> that's interesting. congressman kennedy, i mean, do you think politics is -- is at play here? >> i would agree with father martin. i try never to disagree with him, as much as i can. look. i think -- i think it's hard to, particularly when we see the juxtaposition here of the lack of criticism from other high-profile republican officeholders or appointees.

and, you know, i can understand, on the one hand, the logic of saying president biden is the president. he is a practicing catholic. we need to clarify these doctrines. fine. it is odd, when you compare the devotion of president biden to his faith, with the behavior of former-president trump. and the lack of a peep of criticism from the conference of catholic bishops with regards to president trump's behavior in office, individually, or his policies. and so, it seems to create a pretty robust double standard, whereby, you end up targeting democratic politicians. and again, if this is really a devout question about life. then, let's lean into the epidemic of gun violence in this country and do more to prevent gun violence. right? let's lean into the issues on climate change and the conference, so far, hasn't done that and anywhere near systemic as we have seen with regards to this issue. >> father martin, do you see hypocrisy in the lack of, you know, pushback from conservative catholics and other religious

figures over the former president's behavior? and then, this? >> the u.s. bishops conference was very vocal about the issue of refugees and migrants. and so, they were -- you know, they were in opposition to president trump when he was in office. i think the difficulty is the fact that there are so many issues that one could look at, in terms of catholic teaching. pope francis said, you know, in addition to the lives of the unborn, equally sacred, are the lives of those who are born, the poor, refugees, and migrants. and so, unfortunately, so much of the discussion has focused almost solely on abortion. that it's very hard to -- for people to get away from the idea that this is, in a sense, the only issue. and, you know, really, i think it's unfair to just focus on one-single issue, as if that is the only -- even the only life issue we are supposed to be concerned about. >> interesting. appreciate it, always. congressman kennedy, appreciate it. father martin is focus of a new documentary building a bridge

which looks how the catholic church and the lgbt community can enter in a relationship of respect, compassion, and sensitivity. it is available streaming now through the tri-becca film festival. father martin, thanks so much. up next, if you think politics in this country could not get any stranger. kind of bizarre tale from florida involving a possible-death threat and an alleged russian-ukrainian hit squad. details, when we return. this past year has felt like a long, long norwegian winter. but eventually, with spring comes rebirth. everything begins anew. and many of us realize a fundamental human need to connect with other like-minded people. welcome back to the world. viking. exploring the world in comfort... once again. hey, mom. i'll never say this but.... - thanks for telling me everyone 12 and older

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as if the so-called recount in arizona of votes cast in last year's presidential election wasn't proof enough of a political system that's gone kind of haywire. consider the story out of a florida-congressional race. there are allegations of possible-death threats, suggestions of a russian-ukrainian hit squad, and secret recordings underpinning everything. cnn's leyla santiago has details. >> russian-ukraine hit squad and within 24 hour, they are sending me picture of her disappearing. >> according to "politico," that's relatively unknown gop

congressional candidate, allegedly threatening the life of his primary opponent in the race for florida's 13th congressional district. >> she is going to be gone. she is going to disappear. >> reporter: according to "politico," who exclusively obtained the secretly-recorded phone call, conservative activist says she recorded bradick because she was worried about his alleged dislike for luna. when reached by cnn, she declined to comment. the man on the recording can be heard referring to the russian-ukrainian hit squad with close-battle combat techniques. >> up close and personal so they know the person. they know the target is gone. >> don't [ bleep ] on the wrong side of supporting luna because if you are near her when time comes, i just don't want that to happen to you. and you got kids so don't be associated with luna, under any circumstances, please. >> reporter: he tells cnn he has not listened to the recording. he suggests, quote, it may not even be me and quote it may be

altered. he also pointed out that he did not give consent to be recorded. when asked by cnn if he has ever threatened luna, he replied, i did not. i have nothing against her. i think she is a little crazy. luna's spokesperson told cnn via e-mail, he threatened her life. it is clear and unambiguous. his misogynistic comments and clear threats of violence speak for themselves. luna filed a temporary-restraining order last week for stalking against him, in which she stated in part i received information yesterday at midnight regarding a plan with a timeline to murder me, made by william braddock in an effort to prevent me from winning the election for fl 13. luna also claims in the filing, text messages, in which braddock claims he is working with her political rivals to take her out. >> this is a total-political hit job. this is a way to intimidate me. it is a way to smear me. and it's a way to keep me out of

the 2022 congressional run. >> reporter: in a written statement to cnn she says in part, any reference to me being associated with mr. braddock and ms. luna as somehow being involved in smearing my name for political gain is disparaging and feckless. >> for the good of our country, we have to sacrifice the few. >> reporter: a disturbing recording that has sparked fear and political drama. >> so, don't be associated with luna, under any circumstances, please. >> okay. >> and do not repeat this to anybody because both of us will be in jeopardy, if you do. >> i don't even know what is going on. i mean, this is nuts. sorry, leyla, go on. >> it's -- it's -- well, no, it's a lot to keep up with, isn't it? listen. new tonight. i want to make sure to get this in. we have learned that william braddock plans to drop out of the race. he told us, quote, in the court of public opinion, i have, already, lost the race. i, also, had a brief conversation with luna.

she described things as being very hectic right now, and said that she has been advised not to discuss her whereabouts. >> wow. i am going to have a glass of wine and process all this. and i hate that word process but i don't know what else to say. leyla santiago, thank you very much. appreciate it. fascinating. up next. a brazen shooting caught on camera. a gunman opens fire in new york city, in broad daylight. just inches from children who have to dive for cover. fortunately, they were not hurt. more details, ahead. now, simparica trio simplifies protection.

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a brazen shooting on the streets of the bronx in new york city. take a look as gunmen open fire on a sidewalk as a 24-year-old man was shot in broad daylight. two children had to duck for cover. thankfully the children weren't hurt. the man who was shot is in stable condition with gunshot wounds to his back and legs. they're looking for two suspects, one who fired the gun and the other drove a get away scooter. charles ramsey, the former top cop in philadelphia and washington, d.c. clearly this is sort of

organized. the guy got a get away vehicle, a scooter. what goes through your mind when you see shootings like this in broad daylight? >> well, first of all, it's frightening to see something like that take place. i've been around a long time. to actually see it like that on video and just a total disregard for those two children, it's just the grace of god that they weren't struck by one of those bullets. clearly the gunman had one thing on his mind and one thing only. that was to kill the individual there on the ground in the red sweatshirt. he just totally did not care about anyone else who may have been injured or even killed as a result of that. but that's what's happening on some of the streets in our cities. >> he's shooting that person at close range multiple times it appears with children right -- i mean, it's incredible that those kids were not hurt. what do you think -- what is going on? i mean, last year major american cities saw 33% in homicides. this year they were up 33% over last year. l.a. up 33% over last year.

shootings in new york up nearly 50%. you know, there's a lot of different theories out there of what's going on from, you know, critiques of policies put forward on people getting out of prison, on, you know, policing. what do you make of it? >> i think it's a combination of things. philadelphia is up, too, considerably in terms of shootings and homicides. so i think with major city chiefs of 66 of the largest cities of the united states, 63 of them reported increases in shootings in homicides last year. this is serious. it's really something that is gripping the entire nation. there is no one factor. i think covid did play a part. there's no question about that. many of our core institutions, the more challenged neighborhoods were shutdown. schools, rec centers, mentoring programs, all of those kinds of

things. i think the murder of george floyd, protests that followed drew a lot of police resources out of neighborhoods to deal with the protests. bail reform i think may have played a small role in certainly releasing people from prison early because of covid. probably had an impact as well. there will be a lot of people that will study this for quite a while. there is something going on. it's not going to stop. anytime soon. i mean summer hasn't even begun yet. >> in portland dozens of officers resigned from the crowd control team the day after a police officer indicted for using his baton to assault a protester last summer. how much is the portland police department at a disadvantage now that the rapid response team no longer exists? >> first of all, i understand it's tough being a police officer today. a lot of criticism incoming from all sides it seems like, but i'm old school.

we don't quit. you just do not quit. you took an oath to protect the citizens of that city and that's what you do. things may not always go your way. you may not be happy about it, but you do not quit. as far as i'm concerned, they left that unit. they can keep walking and leave the department, period, because i'd rather be 50 officers short knowing that i have people who at least will do their job as opposed to having 50 people there that i can't count on. >> chief ramsey, appreciate your time. thank you. coming up, another honor tonight for capitol police officer eugene goodman who led rioters away from congress. we'll have details ahead. t gettk to the way things were. but what does that mean? for the folks who run with us there is no going back, because they've never stopped working towards a better tomorrow. together, we run forward.

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