i joined the nation in mourning the passing of howard liebengood and brian sicknick, both of whom served honorably, especially during last week's attacks. senator martin heinrich saying, i could not count the number and directions ahead with officer of interactions i had with officer liebengood. that was officer liebengood's post on the senate side of the capital. time for one or two more phone calls. this is rodney out of connecticut, an independent. caller: i wondered what is going and thethe voter fraud defense contractor installing software on the computer that changed thousands and thousands of votes from trump to biden. i do not understand. why don't we hear anymore about that? that,let's focus on concerns about voter fraud in 2020. more than 60 court cases were brought alleging fraud. the court sustained none of those complaints. about the voting machines has been investigated. is a total falsehood, complete, propagated to millions of people by people who know better or should know better. i hope that we can put this kind of lie behind us. out of houston, texas, republican. aller:

i joined the nation in mourning the passing of howard liebengood and brian sicknick, both of whom served honorably, especially during last week's attacks. senator martin heinrich saying, i could not count the number and directions ahead with officer of interactions i had with officer liebengood. that was officer liebengood's post on the senate side of the capital. time for one or two more phone calls. this is rodney out of connecticut, an independent. caller: i wondered what is going and thethe voter fraud defense contractor installing software on the computer that changed thousands and thousands of votes from trump to biden. i do not understand. why don't we hear anymore about that? that,let's focus on concerns about voter fraud in 2020. more than 60 court cases were brought alleging fraud. the court sustained none of those complaints. about the voting machines has been investigated. is a total falsehood, complete, propagated to millions of people by people who know better or should know better. i hope that we can put this kind of lie behind us. out of houston, texas, republican. aller:

he is identified as 51-year-old howard liebengood.among the officers who responded to the he died off duty. this weekend the president stayed out of sight and silent but that is expected to change. cbs's nicole killian leads us off tonight. >> reporter: at the white house, the flag was lowered to half staff after the death of another capitol police officer. >> i would like to address by -- >> reporter: president trump wild try to shore up his legacy. senior advisors say he's expected to deliver remarks wednesday and make a trip the boarder tuesday, but calls for the president to resign now are growing from within his own party. >> the best way for our country is for the president to resign and go away as soon as possible. >> reporter: monday, the house is set to introduce an article of impeachment to remove mr. trump for inciting insurrection at the u.s. capitol. nancy pelosi on "60 minutes." >> what if he pardons himself? or people on the cacapitol? >> he can only pardon himself from federal offenses. he cannot pardon himself from st

today we learn that a 7th life, 51 year old howard liebengood, in a statement the capitol police say the 15 year veteran was among the officers who responded to the rioting. he died off duty. this weekend the president stayed out of sight and silent but that is expected to change. cbs's nikole killion leads us off tonight. >> at the white house the flag was lowered today to half-staff after the death of a second capitol police officer. >> i would like to begin by addressing the heinous attack. >> as he entered his final full week in office, president trump will try to shore up his legacy. senior advisors tell cbs news he is expected to deliver remarks monday and make a trip to the border tuesday. but calls for the president to resign now are growing from within his own party. >> the best way for our country to is for the president to resign and go away. as soon as possible. >> monday the house is set to introduce an article of impeachment to remove mr. trump for inciting an insurrection at the u.s. capitol. house speaker nancy pelosi on "60 minutes." >> what if he pardoned himself. >

loss of another who served on the front line that day except 51 year-old capitol police officer howard liebengood reportedly took his own life. it's not clear whether his death was connected to wednesday's events retired walnut creek police sergeant michael sugrue is an advocate for first responders and suicide prevention as a law enforcement officer you're much more likely to die at your own hands. >>and at the hands of another and most people are unaware of the actual this year so far we've had to. >>reported law enforcement suicides and last year we actually had a 100 and the police union shared condolences for officer lee been good. >>saying he was a 15 year veteran of the uscp force who wore to protect the lives of the members of congress their staff and all who serve at the u.s. capitol. but singer says a stigma in the industry for admitting concerns over mental health. they stand in the way of officers likely been good asking for the help they really need we are simply people were human beings. >>and we have to go out there and do a job that most don't want to do and would never do it it's

join me in a moment of silence for officer brian sicknick and officer howard li bin good -- howard liebengood. thank you. while the fact that our help was needed is terrible, i am proud that we were able to help avert more tragedy. there is nothing to celebrate about the fact that our nation needed help, especially to defend our capital from fellow americans. but we can all be proud that virginia stepped up. that is what virginians do. that is what service means. and this is what it means to live out our values. and that is how i know with all my heart, and with all my soul, that we will get through this pandemic. it is because of our limitless ability to care for one another. we are one virginia. these stories inspire me. and i want you to know that your government is following your lead, taking action to help people. and we are going to move even faster in this new year. when we met a year ago, before anyone had even heard of covid-19, we met in a spirit of celebration. we celebrated new leadership, and the first women to lead the house of delegates in virginia. congratulations again to the

by suicide. 15-year veteran howard liebengood reportedly took his own life saturday. on sunday, president trump ordered the flag above the white house to be flown at half-staff to honor the capitol police officers. he took the step three days after house speaker nancy pelosi lowered the flag over the u.s. and i said nothingol publicly about their debts. sheltering inrs protective isolation room as trump supporters rampaged through the capital. video shows lawmakers refusing to wear face masks inside the cramped space. this comes as the united states reported over 300,000 new covid-19 cases for the first time friday as the death toll is nearing 375,000. daily new cases are on the rise in almost every state. as frustration mounts over the slow rollout of the coronavirus vaccine, president-elect joe biden said he will release all available vaccines when he comes into office. some health experts warn though the strategy could backfire if authorities fail to administer second doses in a timely manner. new york has loosened rules in recent days around who is eligible for va

sicknick and howard liebengood, i hereby order that the flag of the united states shall be flown at half staff at the white house and upon all public buildings and grounds. this is a pattern we have seen from president trump in which he has delayed the lowering of flags during several other incidents which he may not view as politically favorable to him. after senator john mccain died, the president waited two days after much criticism to lower the flag to half staff. and after the attack that took place at the capitol, the white house took five days to lower the flag to half staff with the incident that happened with the gazette newspaper. while vice president mike pence did call officer sicknick's family, we have no indication as of yet that president trump has done the same. in fact, this statement on lowering the flag is the only statement that we have seen from the president directly referencing officer sicknick's death. >> and, jeremy, some members of congress are now calling for the twenty-fifth amendment to be invoked to remove president trump. are there discussions within the wh

and capitol police officer howard liebengood and d.c. police officer jeffrey smith have both died by suicide in the days since the attack. and according to the capitol police officers union, nearly 40 employees have also since tested positive for the coronavirus. there were so many who were hurt so badly in this. >>> and u.s. prosecutors have indicted three members of the far-right group the oathkeepers, for their roles in the deadly capitol siege. the indictments handed down yesterday allege that self-proclaimed militia members jessica watkins, donovan crowell, and thomas caldwell conspired as far back as november to obstruct congress during the riot. that charge alone can carry a maximum sentence of 20 years. >>> and sources tell nbc news that president trump does not plan to appear in person at his upcoming senate impeachment trial, but he may submit a written letter to defend himself against the charge that he incited the insurrection at the u.s. capitol. nbc has also learned that trump has added north carolina attorney joshua howard

loss of another who served on the front line that day except 51 year-old capitol police officer howard liebengood reportedly took his own life. it's not clear whether his death was connected to wednesday's events retired walnut creek police sergeant michael sugrue is an advocate for first responders and suicide prevention as a law enforcement officer you're much more likely to die at your own hands. >>and at the hands of another and most people are unaware of the actual this year so far we've had to. >>reported law enforcement suicides and last year we actually had a 100 and the police union shared condolences for officer lee been good. >>saying he was a 15 year veteran of the uscp force who work to protect the lives of the members of congress their staff and all who serve at the u.s. capitol. but singer says a stigma in the industry for admitting concerns over mental health. they stand in the way of officers likely been good asking for the help they really need we are simply people were human beings. >>and we have to go out there and do a job that most don't want to do and would never do it it's

loss of another who served on the front line that day except 51 year-olm capitol police officer howard liebengood reportedly took his own life. it's not clear whether his death was connected to wednesday's events retired walnut creek police sergeant michael sugrue is an advocate for first responders and suicide prevention as a law enforcement officer you're much more likely to die at your own hands. >>and at the hands of another and most people are unaware of the actual this year so far we've had to. >>reported law enforcement suicides and last year we actually had a 100 and the police union shared condolences for officer lee been good. >>saying he was a 15 year veteran of the uscp force who work to protect the lives of the members of congress their staff and all who serve at the u.s. capitol. but singer says a stigma in the industry for admitting concerns over mental health. they stand in the way of officers likely been good asking for the help they really need we are simply people were human beings. >>and we have to go out there and do a job that most don't want to do and would never do it it's

police officers, officer brian sicknick, who was bludgeoned to death by rioters, and officer howard liebengoode and my staff well as one of the warmest and most engaging and positive law enforcement officers, people of any background, that i've melt in my decade in washington, both of them gave their lives in line of duty deaths associated with this event on wednesday. and i saw dozens of capitol police officers bravely risking their own safety and security to keep us safe, those of us who serve in congress or work in the capitol complex. there are also troubling allegations that there may have been some who were not doing their duty, and there are of course real challenges in terms of the planning and the preparation that are more urgent than ever given that the president-elect and vice president-elect will be sworn in next week on the 20th, and as you were just reporting, that there's now plans for or beginnings of plans for violent demonstrations at state capitols across the country. it's urgent that we get to the bottom of what has happened here while also making certain we respect the mem

a lawyer for the officer's family tells buzzfeed news his name was howard liebengood and he was 51 years old. and it has been five days since the attack and there has still not been a single federal official briefing on what happened. not one. which means everyone is piecing it together from interviews and reporting and the copious amounts of footage recorded that day. now, i have to warn you the next video is disturbing. it's another example how vicious and violent the mob was. watch closely here at that arched doorway where the rioters dragged out an officer defending the capitol. they bend down and pull him down the stairs and they start beating him. keep an eye on the left side of your screen for the bearded man in the gray jacket who stands above the officer wielding the american flag and he beats him with it repeatedly. bringing it down on him. beating an officer with an american flag. because there had been no official briefings about what happened on wednesday, we don't know who that officer is or what condition he or she is now in. or just how many incidents like this captured h

howard liebengood is his name, the washington post saying that liebengood died by suicide after beingene of the capitol violence. this is congressman troy balderson, republican from ohio, saying, i was saddened to learn about the loss of another u.s. capitol police officer. i joined the nation in mourning the passing of howard liebengood and brian sicknick, both of whom served honorably, especially during last week's attacks. senator martin heinrich saying, i could not count the number and directions ahead with officer of interactions i had with officer liebengood. that was officer liebengood's post on the senate side of the capital. time for one or two more phone calls. this is rodney out of connecticut, an independent. caller: i wondered what is going and thethe voter fraud defense contractor installing software on the computer that changed thousands and thousands of votes from trump to biden. i do not understand. why don't we hear anymore about that? that,let's focus on concerns about voter fraud in 2020. more than 60 court cases were brought alleging fraud. the court sustained non

howard liebengood and d.c. police officer jeffrey smith both died by suicide since the attack. according to the capitol police officers union, nearly 40 employees have since tested positive for the coronavirus. willie, at this point, it's really -- every day we learn more about this riot. and we are horrified at what these patriots were put through, the capitol cops, d.c. police, and anybody who was trying to stop it. >> yeah. republican senators want us to, quote, move on. they're worried about divisiveness in the country if there's an impeachment trial if somebody is held accountable for this. mitt romney is one of the lone republicans who calling out those. >> people largely on my side the impeachment trials will inflame incites more. i said first have you gone out and saying joe biden is the president of the united states. if you have said that, i would be happy to talk about other things that inflame divisiveness. but if you haven't said that, that is what it begins with. . >> the original lie that donald trump has been pushing that republicans have been pushing now for, w

the loss of officer brian said nick and howard liebengood is tragic and we mourn their loss.mber their lives and continue to pray for their families and loved ones. the officer of the capital police deserve our internal thanks, we will never forget the dangers that they faced, the determination that they showed for the sacrifices that they made and make no mistake, those who are responsible for wednesday's chaos will be brought to justice. which brings me too today's debate. i believe impeaching the president in such a short timeframe would be a mistake. no investigations have been completed, no hearings have been held, what is more the senate has confirmed that no trial will begin until after president-elect biden is sworn in. but here is what a vote to impeach would do. a vote to impeach with further divide this nation. a vote to impeach will further fan the flames of partisan division. most americans want neither an action nor retribution. they want durable, bipartisan justice, that path is still available but it's not the path that we are on today. that does not mean the

howard liebengood, 51 years old, a veteran of the department. it is not clear if his death is in any way related to the riots on wednesday. back to you. >> the capitol police chief who resigned after this spoke out to the "washington post." he basically said he was pleading for help. what else did he have to say? >> reporter: yeah, he is -- his name is steven sund, and you're right. he's out of the job already. replaced by an assistant chief. former chief sund is saying that he had pleaded in advance for help from the sergeant-at-arms in the house and sergeant-at-arms in the senate, even going to the pentagon in advance, asking to have the national guard to be staged and prepared. in every instance he was shut down. even on the day of the riot, he called the pentagon, he claims, and the first call to the pentagon was rebuffed, as well. so, listen. we haven't reached out yet. we haven't had success in reaching out to the sergeant-at-arms in the house or senate. both of them have also resigned. >> tom costello at the capit, thk yoan >>> now to wha

officer brian sicknick, who succumbed to those injuries, and the family of capitol police officer howard liebengood, as well as the dozens of officers injured in the attack. this attack on the very foundations of our democracy delivered a tragic reminder that our ability to project power abroad is inextricably linked to the health and strength of our democracy. this does not mean that we cannot talk about the importance of democracy abroad. no. but rather, we must show that senators and all other leaders in this country have a duty to stand up for democracy, for the constitution, for the rule of law. there can be no exceptions. i expect that from the biden administration and based on my experience, i know, mr. blinken, will do so in word and deed. if confirmed, your task will be to repair and restore america's place in the world. you will face complex challenges all over the globe. the world is on fire. rebuilding alliances, restoring american leadership at international institutions, tackling problems that define our times and defy borders like climate change, migration, and covid-19. and you will

the loss of officer brian sicknick, and officer howard liebengood was tragic and heartbreaking.urn their loss. remember their lives, and continue to pray for their families and loved ones. the officers of the capitol police deserve our eternal thanks. we will never forget the dangers they faced, the determination they showed, or the sacrifices they made. and make no mistake, those who are responsible for wednesday's chaos will be brought to justice. which brings me to today's debate. i believe impeaching the president in such a short time frame would be a mistake. no investigations have been completed. no hearings have been held. what's more, the senate has confirmed that no trial will begin until after president-elect biden is sworn in. but here is what a vote to impeach would do. a vote to impeach would further divide this nation. a vote to impeach will further fan the flames of partisan division. most americans want neither inaction nor retribution. they want durable bipartisan justice. that path is still available but is not the path we are on today. that doesn't mean the pr

we'll not forget our friend, officer howard liebengood, and we'll never forget our debt to all the brave uscp officers and their families. it is more than just comforting to come to work in a place protected by such fine men and women at risk to themselves. it is also very humbling. we're also grateful to the local officers from d.c., virginia, and maryland, the federal law enforcement officers, the national guard, the secret service, and all the other professionals who helped sub-you don't the criminals and secure the -- who helped subdue the criminals and secure the capitol and are working for peace this week. tomorrow a new president and vice president will swear their oaths of offices. they will do so safely and securely because so many brave men and women have sworn their own oaths to support and defend our constitution. we salute you all. now, mr. president, i understand there is a bill at the desk due a second reading. the presiding officer: the clerk mr. read the title for the second time. the clerk: a bill to establish an individualsry committee to make recommendations on improv

rest in peace officer brian s sicknick and officer howard liebengood. we heard about the heroic action, of gene goodman who protected us here in this senate chamber by leading the mob away from the chamber while many of us were still inside. he unself yshly put himself in danger and handed him -- handled him self with professionalism. i was pleased to see his promotion. his efforts are to me representative of the actions of all the brave officers of the capitol police who on that day of violence and lawlessness held the line against the mob. i'm proud of another member of the capitol police. this is the supervisor. inspector tommy lloyd is commander of the capital division as compared to the house and senate, commander of the division to protect the capitol itself. this is a powerful photograph that i saw in "time" magazine. it's a photograph of him facing the mob. shoulder to shoulder with his line officers. the capitol was breached but because of the valor of these men and women, we were able to complete our job and are able to be here today discussin