fell in the capitol behind us is something that i haven't felt since i was in afghanistan as an army ranger and to think that as a member of congress and 2021 in the u.s. capitol on the house floor that i was preparing to fight my way out of the people's

. >> representative jason crow compared the events of this day to his time in afghanistan as an army ranger something senator reed knows something about. >> what i felt in the capitol behind us is something that i haven't felt since i was in afghanistan as an army ranger. to think that as a member of congress in 2021, in the u.s. capitol, on the house floor,

. >> representative jason crow compared the events of this day to a time in afghanistan as an army ranger, something senator reid know something about. >> what i saw and the capital

jason crow compared this event to a time in afghanistan as an army ranger. >> when i felt inow the capital behind us, is something that i've not felt since i was in afghanistan. a member of congress in 2021, in the u.s. capital in the house floor that i was preparing to fight my way out on the people's

. >> representative jason crow compared the events of this day to a time in afghanistan as an army ranger, something senator reid know something about. >> what i saw and the capital behind us is something i

. >> represented jason crow compared the events of this day to his time in afghanistan as an army ranger, something senator reid knows about. >> what i t felt in the capitol behind this is something i've not felt until i was in afghanistan as a ranger. and to think that as a member of congress in 2021 in the u.s. capitol on the house floor that i was preparing to

you're a former army ranger. to hear that from an american policeman, talking about their -- they lost the line because of their fellow americans attacking them. >> i want to say a word about courage. some people talk about political courage, exercising courage for a vote. we're not asking the senators to exercise courage, actually. this congress makes decisions and votes all the time to send young men and women to war. some of whom don't come back. i've seen young men give their lives for this country. those officers who threw their bodies into the breach to try to save our lives, there are lots of examples of courage in this country. and in this democracy. and what we're asking the senators to do is not that. we're asking them to make what should be a pretty clear decision to put aside politics and to fulfill their duties and their obligations, but this is not some big moment of courage to stand up against constituents or risk losing your job, because that doesn't do justice to what courage really means. and wh

he is an attorney by training, an army ranger, a bronze star recipient and a veteran of three tours in america's two ongoing overseas wars. congressman, that's where i want to start. if your instructors at ranger school did their job, your pulse came down as other pulses rose on that day. you saw this trauma through your lens. we civilians saw it our way, but are we united in believing that this is that one event that seems to worsen the longer we get away from it and the showings of what happened on that day as the managers showed today? >> good evening, brian. thanks for having me on. so you're right that it was trauma, and i did view that through my former army ranger lens, unfortunately, but not before calling my wife and telling her that i loved her and telling her to tell the kids that i love them. and certainly not without fear and anxiety because the bottom line is trauma affects everybody. it affects everybody differently and it affects everybody on a different timeline. it's really important that people get the help they need and that we destigmatize that and i've been workin

and a congressman and former army ranger who saw exactly what it was, up close. keeping them honest. >>> later, new setbacks in the biden administration's effort to get its people confirmed by the senate. e attention. trusted experts. guaranteed accurate books. intuit quickbooks live. priceline works with top hotels, to save you up to 60%. these are all great. and when you get a big deal... you feel like a big deal. ♪ priceline. every trip is a big deal. >>> it will shock you how much it never happened. when the writers of "mad men" put that in don draper's mouth, they didn't know about what would happen today in the senate. in what should have been purely a search for answers, that was a key theme in today's opening hearing about january 6th. the case for amnesia and from one senator a bogus argument pretending it wasn't what it really was. taken together, they speak volumes about how committed some in the republican party are to pretending some of these scenes look different by gaslight. [ screaming ] >> the problem is, we all saw it happened, and have since le

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fell in the capitol behind us is something that i haven't felt since i was in afghanistan as an army ranger and to think that as a member of congress and 2021 in the u.s. capitol on the house floor that i was preparing to fight my way out of the people's house against the mob is just beyond troubling. representative pat fallon was humbled by his experience on january 6th and described the events as surreal as they unfolded here in the capital it was something that i just never thought there i just never thought i'd see this in in our nation's capital and particularly in the house chamber was a it was surreal when it was unfolding you know it. would interesting was the bravery and the courage of some of my fellow members when we got to a point where the mob was banging on the doors and all that kept them from reaching that the chamber itself was the doors and then some furniture that we had moved in some capitol police and they needed to be augmented and so tony gonzalez a new freshman referent texas and ronnie jackson detroit nels and mark wayne mullin stepped in and we broke off part or to

you're an army ranger.terms of communication, in training, in response capability, do they have what they need to repel this kind of attack? >> the answer has to be no, right? it was devastating on january 6th. we still don't have answers. the fact that we don't have answers to how this happened actually tells you all you need to know. if there was a process in place to assess intelligence and threats, and disseminate them down to the operational level to prepare and respond to those in a quick and nimble way then we'd have answers to the questions that we're still searching for. but we don't. which tells me there's larger structural problems that need to be addresses, in terms of the organization for security forces for capitol hill, the relationships between the national guard, the fbi, the department of justice, and the u.s. capitol police and others. we're going to have to figure all of that out and there might have to be major changes to the way it's structured. >> the fact that you see so few answers

he's a former army ranger. >> outside the house floor near by, lawmakers were hunkered down hiding. >in i start t ed hearing a lot of stomping and chanting right outside. >> i was really frighten. i was moving a lot of furniture i was physically able to and tried to barricade the door. >> people climbing the walls and breaking into doors and in the parliamentary office. >> this is a breach of national security. >> it is a critical office. that's what ensures the senate can function where all the papers are kept. >> nancy pelosi's office is one of the most heavily guarded on capitol hill. you can't just walked into nancy pelosi's office. that's what one of these demonstrators did. there is a photo of one of the r rioters sitting on her desk with his feet up. the rioter took away the name plate that's on top of her suite. these rioters sitting at desks. >> this is something that's not done. you don't walk into the senate floor and that's a place where the senators gathered and aids ga gathered. these rioters got into the chamber and stunning image sitting where the presiding officer sit

there's been an increase in sexual assault in europe due immigration and james patterson and retire army ranger matt eversman profile men and women who fought in u.s. wars going back to vietnam. visit booktv.org for consult your program guide for more information. >> hello. i'm katy. eye director for civil society and the american dialogue at the heritage foundation. i'm very pleased to welcome you to this very timely and important webinar. when i attended graduate school at the london school after economics, granted this was some years ago i had a professor about whom it was rumorrers he was marxist. what is remarkable is not that he was marxist but that it remained a rumor, nothing he ever said or did gave away his ideological or political leanings. and indeed throughout my whole undergraduate and graduate experience i never knew any of my professor's politics. it was considered unprofessional, even unscholarly for professors to bring their politics into the classroom. how different our world is today. i am shocked by the stories i hear from our young suburbs about professors who talk openly

retired army ranger matt emerson preferment and women who fought in the u.s. wars going back to vietnam. fine. information online @booktv.org or consultancy work program guide. and now we kick off this weekend with professor looking at the role catholicism plays in american politics. and it's impact on the life of president joe biden. good afternoon everyone my name is sean casey and the director of the berkeley center for religion, peace, and world affairs here at georgetown university. on behalf of the berkeley center and the cosponsor of the initiative on in georgetown i like to of you to our conversation today. before i introduce the professor mcgill some housekeeping issues ahead of time. first of all this event is being recorded and will be available on the berkeley center website shortly. second, we hope to preserve time as we always do the end of the discussion preferably the last 15 minutes for audience q&a. so i ask you to reach down and click on the q&a tabby see the bottom of your screen. please begin submitting your questions early in the event an

. >> representative jason crow compared the events of this day to a time in afghanistan as an army ranger, something senator reid know something about. >> what i saw and the capital behind us is something i haven't felt since i was in afghanistan as an army ranger and to think that as a member of congress in the us capital on the house floor i was preparing to fight my way out of the people's house against a mob is just beyond troubling. >> representative pat fallon was humble by his experience on january 6 and describe the events as surreal as they unfolded here in the capital. >> that was something i never thought i never thought i'd see this in our nations capital and particularly in the housechamber . it was surrealwhen it was unfolding . >> what was interesting was the bravery and the courage of some of my fellow members. when we got to a point where the mob was banging on the doors and all that kept them from reaching the chamber itself was the doors and then some furniture that we had moved and capital police and they needed the augmented. so tony gonzalez, a new freshman represent

there's been an increase in sexual assault in europe due immigration and james patterson and retire army ranger matt eversman profile men and women who fought in u.s. wars going back to vietnam. visit booktv.org for consult your program guide for more information. >> hello. i'm katy. eye director for civil society and the american dialogue at the heritage foundation. i'm very pleased to welcome you to this very timely and important webinar. when i attended graduate school at the london school after economics, granted this was some years ago i

bustling author james patterson and retired army ranger met talk about their book walk in my combat bootsle of men and women who fought in u.s. wars going back to vietnam. watch book tv on cspan2 tonight. smith's think is so much for joining us today. really exciting event here. it's going to be talking about his new book, free to move my name is philip torrey and the director of the clinic at harvard law school credit most of the managing attorney at the harvard immigration and refugee clinical program. an estim a

a former army ranger. he served as an impeachment manager during the first impeachment of former president trump last year. congressman, good to have you. thanks for your time. democrats have pulled out every tool so far. it would seem that they can think of, to try to convince republicans. they laid evidence. they used the words of fellow republicans. they tried public shaming to a certain extent. is it more about getting a vote on the record than it is about getting an actual conviction? >> hi, craig. thanks for having me on again. you know, this is the unprecedented situation where you have a trial that's held at the scene of the crime. the prosecutors and jurors are victims of the crime. listen, everybody who is sitting in that chamber pretty much knows what happened. they were there. people's lives were threatened. what's going to be really important is that we lay context for how we get there. the words of president trump, this was a deliberate buildup by donald trump. he lit the match on january 6th

played in the big game, jake beckett won in 2015 with the new england patriots, he is also a former army rangerd five seasons for the philadelphia eagles which included a trip to the 2005 super bowl. i don't know who to go with. i'm going to go with you, jake, or okay? [laughter] of mr. reno's got a lot on his mind. i'm going to let him cool off for a second. [laughter] all right. so you won a super bowl championship with brady, so i'm taking it that's who you're rooting for, or should i not assume? >> no, you're absolutely correct. for years, i thought i was the sole reason for the patriots' success, but it turns out tom brady may have had somethinged to do with it. you are correct in your assumption. i want him to get that, is it sixth or seventh ring? it's pretty incredible. arthel: okay, reno, let it off your chest. >> no, it's the greatest game on tv. but having played in it and lost unlike your other guest there, it makes it hard to relive that and what not. i'm happy for andy reid since he got his ring last year, and i'm super excited for the chiefs and some of the guys that i played wit

faith story is about twins -- favorite story is about twins, jason and kevin, who both served as army rangerso through a hair-raising experience, and all he would think about is i hope my twin is okay. and jason would always say over and over again, kevin and i are going to go home, we're going to get home. and they did get home. chris: patterson runs his own storytelling army. >> i have some co-writers. i will write a 50 or 60 page outline for everything. there was one year two years ago where i wrote i think it was 2700 pages of outlines, which is crazy. chris: do you ever get writer's block? >> no. no, what is that? i've heard about that but -- [laughter] no, obviously not. some of my competitors wish that the i would get writer's block. chris: no writer's block, but he still finds mystery in the process. >> i never know for sure how he's -- how it's going to turn out. chris: when you write a book, you don't know the ending? >> frequently i don't, because i get to it and i go, it needs more. chris: you've got to have a sense with, okay, that is coherent with where he took me -- >> or it's

he also served in afghanistan as an army ranger. congressman, good evening. >> hi, good evening.ng me on. >> let me if get your reaction to one of the republican members of the house foreign committee. >> i was in the white house with president trump arguing to him, you don't want to repeat the same mistake as your predecessor in iraq where you pull out 100% and isis reared its ugly head. not allow the taliban to take over the country is important to their national security interests and ours. >> congressman, what is your sense of what may happen if the u.s. pulls out on may 1st at least the way things are going on the ground right now? >> i don't think we are going to pull out on may 1st. there is no way to do that safely for the soldiers, and also to do it and keep faith with our allies here. there are a couple of things going on. first off, i think it's important to say that we have to end this war. this is america's longest war. spent our blood, our treasure. we can't be there forever. we have a minimal presence there. it's much, much smaller since 9/11. so the footprint is v

we will consider america's next moves with colorado congressman and retired army ranger jason crow. >>> then a heart warming story for black history month. a mom brought home black history for her daughter filling a gap in her child's education. it may be the world's best way to play dress-up. we'll show you more and meet them both later in the form. >>> but up next, former president donald trump is set to speak next sunday. the convention's director dan snyder joins us when the week continues on msnbc. continues onc thousands of women with metastatic breast cancer, which is breast cancer that has spread to other parts of the body, are living in the moment and taking ibrance. ibrance with an aromatase inhibitor is for postmenopausal women or for men with hr+/her2- metastatic breast cancer, as the first hormonal based therapy. ibrance plus letrozole significantly delayed disease progression versus letrozole, and shrank tumors in over half of patients. patients taking ibrance can develop low white blood cell counts, which may cause serious infections that can lead to death. ibrance may

. >> chris: his favorite stories about twins, jason and kevin, who both served as army rangers in iraqall he would think about is i hope my twin is okay. and jason would always say, over and over again, kevin and i are going to go home. we are going to get home and they did get home. >> chris: patterson runs his own storytelling army. >> i have some call raters. what i do is i will write a 50 or 60 page outline for everything. there was one year was 2700 pages of outlines, which is crazy. >> chris: do you ever get writers block? >> no. what is that? i've heard about that. obviously not. some of my competitors. >> chris: no writers block but he still finds mr. in the process. >> never unsure how it's going to -- >> chris: you've got to have a sense that okay, that is coherent with where he took me along the trip. >> or its you're hooked, you're hooked, you're hooked and its aliens. and you go what? no, not aliens, you can't do that, you cop-out. awful. >> chris: maybe the butler, but not the aliens. >> i haven't on the butler yet, but i'd like to do that, that would be humorous. >> chri

bustling author james patterson and retired army ranger met talk about their book walk in my combat boots a profile of men and women who fought in u.s. wars going back to vietnam. watch book tv on cspan2 tonight. smith's think is so much for joining us today. really exciting event here. it's going to be talking about his new book, free to move my name is philip torrey and the director of the clinic at harvard law school credit most of the managing attorney at the harvard immigration and refugee clinical program. an estimate and today we have distinguished guest. [inaudible] democratic federalism in migration the authors i just mentioned a free to move. it's also the author of democracy and political ignorance smaller government smarter and the grasping hand the city of new london. had articles los angeles times near times really had thrilled to have professor selman here to talk about his book. the way the structure of the webinar will work as will hand things over to professor selman in a minute to talk a little bit more about his book. and then we will have a q&a question and answer per

you are also an army ranger and your training kicked in as you were trying to help your colleagues andheir gas masks. when you heard the evidence that was put into the record yesterday from congresswoman jamie herrera butler that when the president called minority leader kevin mccarthy he said to mccarthy, well, kevin, i guess these people are more upset about the election than you are. what was your reaction having been in that chamber under siege on january 6th? >> yeah, january 6 was a horrific day, it was a very tough day. never in a million years would i have thought i would be in the same position in the house of representatives as a congressman in 2021 and feeling the same way that i felt when i was in iraq and afghanistan, but we were. and hearing ms. herrera butler's recount of that conversation between kevin mccarthy and donald trump actually didn't surprise me, which is kind of shocking in its own right, that a president would be promoting and inciting and advancing an insurrection and not feel a thing about it. but i'm not surprised because i know who this president is. but

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. >> representative jason crow compared the events of this day to a time in afghanistan as an army ranger, something senator reid know something about. >> what i saw and the capital behind us is something i haven't felt since i was in afghanistan as an army ranger and to think that as a member of congress in the us capital on the house floor i was preparing to fight my way out of the people's house against a mob is just beyond troubling. >> representative pat fallon was humble by his experience on january 6 and describe the events as surreal as they unfolded here in the capital. >> that was something i never thought i never thought i'd see this in our nations capital and particularly in the housechamber . it was surrealwhen it was unfolding . >> what was interesting was the bravery and the courage of some of my fellow members. when we got to a point where the mob was banging on the doors and all that kept them from reaching the chamber itself was the doors and then some furniture that we had moved and capital police and they needed the augmented. so tony gonzalez, a new freshman represent

pilot and his guys jump i think at 300 feet, which i was talking to a buddy of my news and i was an army ranger and he he just marvels at that even with their he wouldn't want to do that with his modern parachute, but he's that's like one two, and then you're down. yeah. yeah. now, how did the 503rd coordinate with the amphibious forces including the 34th infantry? how did the paratroopers coordinate with the tanks that landed? but there are a few tanks they had and but they had radios and they had the wireless that they put in as soon as they got on there. what's interesting about the radio though is you'll find as you get to the middle of the book and and end of the japanese creator starting to get this this bonsai charge together. they'd shut the radios off at night. and so it ends up hurting them that night when they get a tax. they can't coordinate because the radios are shut off. that's part of their sop so but they did have radios around and they were keeping track of everything. um any idea why the japanese had over 6,000 on corregidor with the ongoing battle of manila, it seems like th

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army rangers arise, we lawyers take cover, and old souls sit relaxed waiting peacefully perhaps for the inevitable. i am cerebral and imagining. i do not even hear the gunshot mortally wounded a terrorist at the very door behind me and the chamber finally defended with urgency. meanwhile, the senate chamber falls without a shot fired. police bang the doors. the doors bang back. who lurks on the outside? confusion changes to clarity. and now there's one and only one way out. up we go. out the door. terrorists lay flat with guns drawn upon them as they look at us with killers' eyes. democrat and i may die -- democracy and i may die, but not today. down, down, down the stairs we go. cell phones light up and the world sees proof of my life as i flee live on pbs. this is absurd. fantastical, yet nonetheless very much happening. down into the tunnels we go. flanked by guardians, we keep moving. demings made it out too. and we rejoiced. up, up, up the stairs we go. we are in a room now. they describe it as safe. and we congregate in herds like cattle. i feel part relieved, and uneasy. instigat

thought in an instant that i would be right back into that type of scenario that i experienced as an army rangern iraq and afghanistan of being fearful for my life or having to fight for my life. that's what happened on january 6th, and we have to deal with it not just as members and as people that experienced it but as a nation, as well. >> i'm so glad that you're both all right. and you're so right, jason, when you talk about a stigma. the other thing i worry about is where is the human connection, where is the empathy here? you have reports today of people doubting your version of events, congresswoman, i want you to comment on that. and number two, you would think that at a time like this we would all bond together and help each other. have there been anything behind the scenes of republicans reaching out to say, boy, this was scary, i'm so sorry this happened to, i'm so sorry this happened to us? is there anybody working behind the scenes to try to figure out how we can unite and come together about this? >> yes. well, you know, i think it's -- it's unfortunately kind of the spring to deny

immigration, is long -- and james patterson, and retired on your -- army ranger matt everson talk aboutir book, walk in my combat boots. a profile of men and women who have fought in wars going back to vietnam. watch book tv on c-span two. >> with the biden administration now leading the federal response of the coronavirus pandemic, follow the latest at c-span.org/coronavirus. search c-span's coverage of news conferences, as well as remarks from members of congress, use the interactive gallery of maps to follow the cases in the u.s. and worldwide. go to c-span.org/coronavirus. >> washington journal continues. host: joining us now is congressman gary palmer, republican of alabama and the chair of the republican policy committee. congressman, before we talk about the 1.9 julian dollar economic aid bill, can you quickly tell viewers, what are your responsibilities as chair of the republican policy committee? what do you do? guest: we keep our conference informed about the key issues, we make sure members know what's going on in the other committees. and we are so assigned to serve a commit

. >> represented jason crow compared the events of this day to his time in afghanistan as an army rangering senator reid knows about. >> what i t felt in the capitol behind this is something i've not felt until i was in afghanistan as a ranger. and to think that as a member of congress in 2021 in the u.s. capitol on the house floor that i was preparing to fight my way out of the people's house against a mob is just beyond troubling. >> representative pat was humbled by his experience on january 6 and describe the events as surreal as they unfolded here in the capitol. of something i just would never -- mike i just never thought i would see this nations capitol. and particularly in the house chambers, it was surreal whenr it was unfolding. what was interesting was with the bravery incurred encourages some ofe my fellow. we got to the point where the mob was banging on the doors and all that kept them from breaching the chamber itself was the doors and then some furniture that we had moved in someme capitol police. and they needed to be augmented. so tony gonzalez and a freshman rep from t

jason crow compared this event to a time in afghanistan as an army ranger. >> when i felt inow the capital behind us, is something that i've not felt since i was in afghanistan. a member of congress in 2021, in the u.s. capital in the house floor that i was preparing to fight my way out on the people's house. against a mob. that isy just beyond. cicilline: haney was humbled by his experience on january 6th and describes events that was the real as they unfold near the capital. >> i just never thought i would see this in our nations capital. particularly, the house chamber. it was three of as it was unfolding party. cicilline: what is interesting was that the bravery and courage of some of my fellow members. when we got to a point where the mob was banging on the doors and all that kept them from reaching that chamber itself, was the doors and then some furniture that we had moved, and they need to be there. so a new freshman rep. and a few others stepped in. and we broke off furniture. some of the hand sanitizer stations on these big giant polls, what windfalls we turn them upside down . a

, islam and the role of the women's right", and best selling author james patterson and retired army ranger evanson talks about the book "walk in my boots", watch book tv on sun evening, c-span2. >> you're watching c-span2, your unfiltered view of government. c-span2 was created by america's cable television companies and today we're brought to you by these companies as a viewer public service. well, coming up shortly at 10 eastern we'll bring you the first hour of the confirmation hearing for katherine tai to be u.s. trade representative before the senate gavels back in at 11 eastern. there's a vote coming up on the confirmation of jennifer granholm to be energy secretary and then move on to the nomination of miguel cardona to be education secretary. yesterday louisiana senator john kennedy talked about reopening public schools and russia. here is a part of what he had to say. >> thank you, mr. president. i want to talk just a few minutes, mr. president, about the need to open our schools. i think you would agree with me, mr. president, because i've followed your career, with admiration, b

eastern, best-selling author james patterson and retired army ranger talk about their book "walk in my combat boots" a profile of men and women who have fought in wars going back to vietnam. watch book tv on c-span2 on sunday evening. >> next the confirmation hearing for william burns to serve as c.i.a. director. he spoke about current threats posed by foreign states including china and russia. and how to make the c.i.a. more effective in the future. this senate intelligence committee hearing is two hours. >> good morning, everyone. i'd like to call this hearing to order and recognize that, i think, this is the first time in the history of the intelligence committee that we have met in the rules committee space and i think we probably owe that to the distinguished former chairman of the rules committee, senator blunt. we would hope, i know you're still the ranking member but there's been a series of requests from intel committee staff that we would like a ship put in our scif as well. >> only rules committee can have a ship. no ship is available. >> can you say n.g.a. west? you. well,

. >> representative jason crow compared the events of this day to his time in afghanistan as an army rangerthing senator reid knows something about. >> what i felt in the capitol behind us is something i haven't felt since i was in afghanistan as an army ranger. and to think as a member of congress in 2021, in the u.s. capitol on the house floor, that i was preparing to fight my way out of the people's house against a mob is just beyond troubling. >> representative pat fallon was humbled by his experience on january 6 and described the events as surreal as they unfolded here in the capitol. >> it was something i just never thought i would see in our nation's capitol, and particularly in the house chamber. it was surreal when it was unfolding. you know, what was interesting was the bravery and the courage of some of my fellow members. when we got to a point where the mob was banging on the doors and all that kept them from reaching the chamber itself was the doors and then some furniture that we had moved and some capitol police, and they needed to be augmented, so tony gonzalez, a new fresh

eastern best-selling author james patterson and retired army ranger matt everson talk about their bookalk in my combat boots. a profile of men and women who fought in u.s. wars going back to vietnam. watch book tv on cspan2, sunday evening. ♪ ♪ >> sunday on q and a, erica armstrong dunbar, history professor at rutgers university talks about her book, she came to slay on the life and exploits of underground river conductor in union army spike, harriet tubman. >> we know she made at least 13 trips. two and from the eastern shore of maryland. that is one thing people either don't know or are confused. top and was not running all over the south emancipating people. now, she made specific targeted trips to the state of maryland to rescue her family and her friends. so we know that she touched the lives and basically emancipated at least 60 -- 70 people on at least 13 trips. >> erica armstrong dunbar, sunday 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span's q&a. >> you are watching cspan2, a unfiltered view of government. cspan2 brought to you by these television companies who provide cspan2 to viewers as a pub

he worked in the army ranger, he worked in special forces, and he served on numerous committees here in san francisco and during his lifetime did a lot of great things for the african american community. he was one of our great, great san francisco leaders, almost every single one of them, included our state and federal officials. he passed away two years ago -- i mean, two days ago, and i would be honored and his family and my community if we could adjourn the meeting on his behalf. thank you. >> thank you. all right. then thank you very much for meeting. it was a packed agenda. i'm sorry we didn't get to the last item, but we will find a way to have that discussion. so take care, all of you, and we will see you at the next meeting. >> clerk: thank you. >> thank you, directors. >> thank you very much. >> bye-bye. bye-bye, everybody. >> good morning, welcome. i'm michael lambert, your city librarian. on behalf of the library commission, we're so delighted that you could join us today for this important announcement. i would like to acknowledge our library commissioners that are prese

. >> representative jason crow compared the events of this day to his time in afghanistan as an army ranger something senator reed knows something about. >> what i felt in the capitol behind us is something that i haven't felt since i was in afghanistan as an army ranger. to think that as a member of congress in 2021, in the u.s. capitol, on the house floor, that i was preparing to fight my way out of the people's house against a mob is just beyond troubling. >> representative pat fallon was humbled by his experience on january 6th and described the events as surreal as they unfolded here in the capitol. >> it was something that i just never thought -- i just never thought i'd see this in our nation's capitol, and particularly in the house chamber. it was surreal when it was unfolding. >> you know, and -- what was interesting was the bravery and the courage of some of my fellow members when we got to a point where the mob was banging on the doors, and all that kept them from breaching the chamber itself was the doors and then some furniture that we had moved and some capitol police and they

at 11:05 eastern, james patterson and retired army ranger that talk about their book, "walk in my combatoots." watch book tv on c-span2 sunday evening. ♪ >> you are watching c-span, your unfiltered view of government. c-span was treated by america's cable television companies in 1979. today, we are brought to you by these television companies who provide c-span to viewers as a public service. >> washington journal continues. host: we are back, opening up the phone lines for yard top public policy issues today. republicans, (202) 748-8002 -- (202) 748-8001. democrats, (202) 748-8000. independents, (202) 748-8002. the majority leader hoyer of maryland sent this tweet out yesterday, the house will vote on friday on the president's american rescue plan to end the pandemic and deliver urgently needed relief to american families and small businesses. the american people strongly support this bill and we are moving quickly to see it enacted into law. the senate will then take it up week after that. is that your top public policy issue? the $1.9 trillion covid relief bill or is it immigration? p

joining us now form r army ranger jason crow of colorado and marine corps veteran mike gallagher of wisconsin secure a location for the global war on terrorism memorial on the national mall and we'll get to that in a moment. but mike gallagher, listening to the senators yesterday, including those from your state, what's your reaction to what we heard about the capitol insurrection? >> well, january 6th was obviously a horrible day. i come back to the image i saw jason really i think drawing upon his training and comfortable one of our fellow members of congress amidst that horrible event. so i think that day should remain a wakeup call that all of us in congress have to do everything we can to work across the aisle, to foster a better atmosphere here and to do what the people sent us here to do, which is to legislate, conduct oversight, not to spend all day, you know, spending mean tweets out. so, i'm proud to work with my friend jason with whom i disagree on a lot of issues but comes to honoring our nation's heros we're 100% aligned. >> we'll talk about that in a moment, congressman. willie