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tv   Washington Journal Katherine Tully- Mc Manus  CSPAN  April 3, 2021 5:52pm-6:04pm EDT

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>> what we have the entire trial up to this point on our website. you could type in derek chauvin trial on our website. also available are briefings, house and floor events. all available at c-span. org. >> the trial of derek chauvin, watch sunday at 3:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. hear from charles mcmillan, who spoke with george floyd and courteney ross, george floyd's girlfriend peered the trial of derek chauvin sunday at 3:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. the capitol is understood
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security following the failed attack on friday. i want to read to you about what happened from a story in rol lcall.com. " u.s. capitol officer was killed after a man ran a vehicle into him and another officer and a barricade. the suspect exited the cart wielding an from ignored commands, once towards officers at which time u.s. capitol police officers fired upon the suspect, activating -- acting chief told reporters. capitol police announced the suspect wasn't custody and died after being transferred to the hospital. the other officer was hospitalized according to an update from police wasn't stable and nonthreatening condition.
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the daily events but the complex into lockdown for two hours -- deadly events put the complex into lockdown for two hours." flags are at half mast across washington, d.c. and the capitol building following the death of police officer william evans. the suspect was killed during the attack. the author of the article we just read from rollcall is with us. we will talk to katherine tully-mcmanus about what she is finding out about what is going on in the capital. good morning. guest: good morning. host: what is the latest we know following this attack? guest: what we know, i a lot of what is in that piece about the attack itself. the surviving officer who was injured in that attack is in
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stable and nonwhite threatening -- nonlife threatening condition. unfortunately officer evans did die. the other officer is expected to survive. host: what are we hearing from members of congress? congress was not in session when this happened. guest: it was a recess week and a friday, which would have missed congress even if it was in session. i spoke to congressman tim ryan at a press conference virtually. he is the chairman of the legislative branch appropriations subcommittee. he is in charge of funding and oversight of the capitol police department. he talked about a reevaluation of security of the capital.
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there have been intensive reviews after the attack on january 6, where capitol police were overrun. the building itself overrun. he says this will add another level of scrutiny and evaluation, because this attack on friday was so different. a single person in a vehicle is so different than the thousands and thousands of rioters. it is a different type of threat, there will be in evaluation of both of those layers. in terms of reaction from lawmakers, he spoke to many of his colleagues who described them being shaken. he said this rips the scab off. does what he said about uncertainty and concerns about lawmakers safety.
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he acknowledged that officer evans was a frequent, friendly face. staffers, lawmakers, people going in and out regularly new him and have devastating that is to the community -- knew him and how devastating that is to the community. host: we saw an immediate change to the grounds of the capitol building after january 6. do we expect to see any major changes to security around the capitol following friday? guest: all of the road closures related to that investigation of the north barricade were lifted around 9:15 last night.
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additional closures have not been put in place. i expect enhanced staffing and the national guard is still on hand. they are in a tall, large, razor wire wrapped fence encompassing the capitol. it is notable that this incident took place inside what had been an additional parameter -- perimeter. those barricades have been taken down in recent weeks. due to pressure from lawmakers who said they did not like operating behind a fortress that a limited access to the capital. they are concerned about their own safety. it is a delicate balance. congressman tim ryan emphasized
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yesterday that a bipartisan effort is needed to strike this balance. there needs to be less demonization of security practices at the capital. so they can focus on effective solutions. instead of the so-and-so is hiding behind a fence or so-and-so does not want to let people into the capital. host: there was criticism following january 6 and what happened. what is the reaction to how the security is being provided following yesterday question mark to see anybody saying that capitol police did anything wrong? guest: i have not heard that. what i have heard is an acknowledgment of this horrible, deadly year that capitol police have had. there are criticisms and
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investigation ongoing to january 6. the police were overrun, there needs to be answers to how and why that happened. only four ends -- only four officers have died actively defending the capital against attacks. two of them in the first four months of 2021. before that, the last two officers to died while actively defending the capital were in 1998. there are officers who spent their entire career on the police force who never had a colleague passed away. folks serving on the force have had to in four months. they are getting additional mental health support. we had officer leaving good --
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levingood die at his own hands after january 6. there is a real straight on the mental health -- strain on the mental health through these crises. host: what do we know about the suspect? guest: we do not know much. there has been reporting that this attacker was named noah green, age 25, and in interviews from the washington post with his brother, indicate that there was mental illness and drug use at play. we do not know his mental capacity or status at the time of this attack. what we did hear from the metropolitan police chief there
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is clarity this was not terrorism related and not an ongoing threat. this was one man and his vehicle. host: we would like to thank katherine tully-mcmanus, a rollcall writer for being with us if walking us through the incident at the capital on friday. th >> c-span's "washington journal." every day, we are taking calls on policy issues that impact you. sunday morning, we look at job losses with the american communities project director. plus, a look at the future of the republican party with the washington examiner politics editor. watch c-span's "washington journal" live at 7:00 eastern sunday morning.
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and be sure to join the discussion. >> next, microsoft president and chief legal officer brad smith talks about leadership during an event hosted by the brookings institution, and george washington's mount vernon. this runs 25 minutes. >> ladies and gentlemen, thank you for joining us. joining us for this segment, of a more perfect union, the conference on american leadership in the 21st century sponsored by the brookings institution and george washington's mount vernon. today, we're going to talk about corporate leadership, the private sector leadership that will be so helpful to american leadership more broadly in the 21st century. and we couldn't be more fortunate than to have the president of microsoft joining us today, brad smith. brad leads 1,500 business, legal, corporate affairs professionals located in 54 countries operating in more than 120 nations. at microsoft, he plays a key

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