captain carneysha mendoza, a 19-year veteran of the capitol police. that is how today's hearing kicked off. searing testimony from that officer on the scene on january 6, talking about, spending time with the family of an officer killed in the attack. talking about her officers coming to her as a commander on the scene seeking relief as they physically tried to hold broken doors shut to keep the crowd at bay. that testimony formed the set, the back drop for today's hearing. remember how bad this thing was. worst of the worst. and then with that understanding fresh in our minds, let us try to get to the bottom of how it happened. here's one theory of what happened that day. you might think the attack on the capitol was carried out by supporters of former president trump. you might think that because they carried giant flags that said trump and because they chanted things like fight for trump as they stormed the capitol after a rally in which they were incited to do so by president trump. you might think that white supremacists and other extremist group

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and i'd like to recognize captain carnisha mendoza. the captain has been a member of the capitol police for almost 19 years with 13 years of leadership experience. she currently serves as a field commander in the special operations division where her duties include acting as a field commander. she has served in various decisions within the department including the command center house division and senator division. before she joined the capitol police she served as an active duty soldier in the united states army and she has received various awards for her work including her work on recovery efforts during the pentagon atack on 9/11. born and raised in missouri, senator blunt, captain mendoza graduated from park university with a bachelor of science in criminal justice administration. she has two children. on january 6th she rushed to the capitol when she heard that her fellow officers needed immediate help and assumed command in the r rotunda as they fought to push back the rioters and drive them out of the building. captain, thank yo

she introduced captain mendoza, a member of the u.s. capitol police for 19 years. prior to that she was an active duty soldier in the u.s. army. captain mendoza gave a riveting and terrifying account of her day at work on january 6th. >> it was approximately 1:30 in the afternoon. i was home eating with my 10-year-old, spending time with him before what i knew would be a long day. a fellow captain contacted me and said things were bad and i needed to respond. i literally dropped everything to respond to work that day, early. i arrived within 15 minutes and i contacted dispatch to ask her what active scenes we had. i was advised things were pretty bad. i asked where stance was needed and was advised of six active scenes. there was an explosive device at the democratic national committee building. a second explosive device at the republican national committee building. and large hostile groups at different locations outside the capitol building. i made my way through the crowd by yelling and pushing people out of my way until i saw capitol police civil disturbance un

thank you. >> thank you very much, captain mendoza, for that beautiful statement and for your work on behalf of our country. i'm going to give you the bios on the other witnesses and then senator peters will swear them in. our first witness today is robert j. conte, acting chief of the metropolitan police department of the district of columbia, acting chief conte was sworn in as acting chief of the mpd on january 2nd of this year. he first joined the department in 1989 as a cadet after being sworn in he became a patrol officer before being promoted to lieutenant and leading the force's intelligence branch. in 2004 he was promoted to captain and put in charge of the violent crimes branch. after being promoted to second district commander he joined the special operations division. for the next decade acting chief conte served in multiple leadership roles with the mpd including as patrol chief of patrol services south where he oversaw several police digits. he was appointed as assistant chief of the investigative services bureau in march of 2018, acting chief conte is a graduate of d.c.

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i want to thank captain mendoza for sharing her experience. it was a powerful way to start this hearing i truly appreciate each of the witnesses that were here today who came here today, willingly and knew you would be asked the tough questions and you were willing to do that and certainly we appreciate you for the effort. and while this hearing certainly sheds some new light and offers new information on what happened to the lead up as well as to the response to the january 6 attack on our capital, it's also raised a number of additional questions that need to be asked. for the past two years i've been working to draw attention to the rise of domesticterrorism . and specifically of violence driven by white supremacists. we've only seen the threats of this violence grow. not just from white supremacists but also antigovernment groups and people who have been swept up like conspiracy theories and just simple outright lies. the events of january 6 and the answers we heard today only further highlight the great national security threat that our c

captain mendoza, who is also a veteran, telling senators the insurrectionists used military-grade tear gas. >> i received chemical burns to my face that still have not healed to this day. as an american and as an army veteran, it's sad to see us attacked by our fellow citizens. >> reporter: and david, the charges keep coming. former new york city police officer thomas webster has been arrested, accused of beating police with a metal flag pole during the january 6th attack in what prosecutors are calling a fit of pure rage, david. >> pierre thomas with us tonight. pierre, thank you. >>> we're going to turn now to the disaster in texas, and major news on that front tonight. the resignations we've just learned about amid outrage over the power grid failure and electric bills now in the thousands of dollars for many across that state. abc's marcus moore again tonight. >> reporter: tonight, five members of ercot's board of directors have resigned. the company that manages 90% of the energy grid in texas under fire after massive blackouts during last week's vicious winter storm. the resignat

special thanks to captain mendoza from the state of missouri. mr.stion about the national guard activation. i'm confused here. i want to ask you some questions so i can get this clear in my head. you testified that you spoke with mr. irving at -- both of the sergeants in arms at 1:09 p.m. i understand there's a dispute about the timeline here. you do say mr. irving advised you that he needed to run it, namely the request for the national guard, needed to run it up the chain of command. have i got that right? >> that's correct, sir. >> mr. irving, can i just ask you, when mr. sund told you you needed to run it up the chain of command, to whom were you referring there? >> senator, i do not recall a phone call at 1:09 p.m. when i was on the floor of the house during the electoral college session. my phone record doss not reflect a telephone call at that time. had i received a call at that time, i had everyone with me. i had leadership. we would have approved it immediately. i have no recollection of that call nor a record of it. >> you say you've spoke

so thank you, and a special thanks to captain mendoza from the state of missouri. mr. sund, if i could just return to the question about the national guard activation. i just -- i'm a little bit confused about the timeline here. i want to ask you, and mr. irving some questions so i can get this clear in my own head. i'm looking at your written testimony. you testified that you spoke with mr. irving at 1:09 -- actually both of the sergeants at arms at 1:09 p.m., and i understand there was a little bit of dispute about the timeline here. but you do say that mr. irving advised you that he needed to run it, namely the request to the national guard. he needed to run it up the chain of command. have i got that right? >> that is correct, sir. >> mr. irving could i just ask you that when mr. sund says you needed to run it up the chain of command, to whom were you referring there? >> senator, i do not recall a phone call at 1:09 when i was on the floor of the house during the electoral college session. my phone records do not reflect a telephone call at that time. and had i rec

so thank you, and a special thanks to captain mendoza from the state of missouri. mr. sund, if i could just return to the question about the national guard activation, i'm a little bit confused about the timeline here. i want to ask you and mr. irving some questions just so i can get this clear in my own head. i'm looking at your written testimony. you testified that you spoke with mr. irving at -- actually, both of the sergeants in arms at 1:00 p.m. i understand there is a little dispute about the timing here, but you do say mr. irving advised you that he needed to run it, namely the request of the national guard, he needed it run it up the chain of command. have i got that right? >> yes, sir. >> mr. irving, can i just ask you, when mr. sund told you you needed to run it up the chain of command, to whom were you referring there? >> senator, i do not recall a phone call at 1:09 when i was on the floor of the house during the electoral college session. my phone records do not reflect a telephone call at that time, and had i received a call at that time, i had everyone w

my name is captain carnation mendoza and i served with the capitol police for 19 years. i take a light a lot of pride in my job prior to serving to the capitol police i served as active-duty soldier with the united states army my last duty station was split between the pentagon in the washington area criminal investigation division. i received various awards from the army in the capitol police to include an award during the pentagon attack. unfortunately i did not save any lives but there certain lessons that always stuck with me after 9/11. one of those lessons is knowing the unthinkable is always possible so be ready. so it always take my job very seriously as 9/11 is always in the back of my mind. with the capitol police i served in various operational administrative and collateral assignments i am currently serving as a captain in the special operations division where i have various responsibilities to include serving as a field commander in the field force commander for the service unit. throughout my career i have responded to and managed various critical incidents

. >> thank you, captain mendoza. today at 7:12 in the morning, lamitas sheriff's station received a phone call of a rollover collision at rancho palos verdes drive. we went there and learned that the sole occupant was tiger woods, and deputies at the time, they did not see any evidence of impairment, anything of concern. obviously the life-setting measures that had to be taken for the occupant in the vehicle and chief osby will speak to that regard, and it was a solo vehicle. unfortunately, during the course of the investigation of this, there was another traffic collision happened with people being lookie-loos, but thankfully there was no injuries associated with that. the vehicle traveled several hundred feet from the center divider at the intersection and rested on the west side of the road in the brush, sustained major damage to the vehicle. you've seen all the images of that. and with that our lamita sheriff station will be conducting the traffic investigation and they'll take from days to several weeks to get t

mendoza urges everyone in oakland to get vaccinated.t thing site is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. through friday, and if you are eligible, either by age requirements or you're an essential worker, you can actually called to make an appointment this week. we have all of that information on where to call on our website at ktvu .com. julie. christina's so many places have been having trouble with supply issues. this pop up cider. they saying that they're okay and have enough of the doses to go around for us long as they're they're. at this point, they do they have limited it to about 250 people per day and the native american health center, it said. one of the biggest issues was supply. they want to get the vaccine after so many people, but they just didn't have supply and now with the help of fema coming in, they're really hoping they can get out as many shots as possible. but again, they're limiting it to 250 people a day. yeah, well, it's really good to see them in that part of the oakland community there helping out people. christina q. c

mendoza urges everyone in oakland to get vaccinated. almost beside is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. through friday if you meet the age requirements or are an essential worker, you can call the schedule an appointment. we have that information on our website at ktvu dot com. cristina rendon ktvu, fox two news. lawmakers in sacramento today approved stimulus payments for californians who are struggling financially through the pandemic. the $600 payments will go to 5.7 million california residents. governor newsome is expected to sign the legislation tomorrow. those who are eligible earn less than $30,000 a year. recipients should get the money 45 to 60 days after getting their tax refunds. small business owners in marin county can now apply for grants and loans. from a new federal pandemic relief fund. as of today, money from the $915,000. is available as grants of up to $10,000 or loans of up to $50,000, the marin county community development agency says it wants to give a majority of the funding to businesses in sandra fell and nevada 20% will

such as what captain mendoza talked about. you are coming prepared. the fact that the group that attacked our west front 20 minutes, approximately 20 minutes before the event ended, which means they were planning on our agency not being at what they call full strength, you know, watching the other event saying, that event is ending, get on the post, they will be marching our way, knowing we may not be at full strength at thatp time. and also the fact that we were dealing with two pipe bombs sete right off the edge of our perimeter to what i suspect draw resources away. i think there was a significant coordination with this attack. >> and congressman, even after that testimony, senator ron johnson entered into the record a statement not by anyone in law enforcement but by a bystander who was describing how peaceful that this bystander thought the trump crowd was until, in this person's view, the capitol police provoked them into trying to take over the capitol. >> an absolute insult to all ofu the rank and file members of the capitol police and their f

i want to thank captain mendoza for her moving words and bravery. in many ways she represents all of the officers that were there that day. a few things that are very clear to me, the first is the statements at the beginning from all the witnesses. they may have disagreed on some details and, you know, okay, but there is clear agreement that this was a planned insurrection. so i think most members here are very firmly agree with that. and i think it's important for the public to know that. this was planned. we know this was a planned insurrection. it involved white supremacists. it involved extremist groups. and it certainly could have been so much worse, except for the bravery of the officers. secondly, we learned about the intelligence breakdown. so many of the members of both committees asked about that. particularly the january 5th, the fbi report that had some very significant warnings from social media about people who were coming to washington who wanted to wage war. the fact that did not get to key leaders in the sergeant of arms or the capi

cdu sergeant pulled her right arm free and had he not i'm certain it would have been broken mendoza tolder story at a senate hearing today in which for law enforcement officials painted a picture of lapses in intelligence and preparedness and confusion about chain of command in the days leading up to the attack on the capital none of the intelligence we received predicted what actually occurred now former u.s. capitol police chief steven sund says an fbi intelligence memo warning about potential extremist violence days before the attack never made it to his desk. so you haven't seen it yourself. no ma'am it did not go any further than that how can that happen how can you not get that vital intelligence on the eve of what's going to be a major of that chiefs and testified alongside former house and senate sergeant at arms paul irving and michael staying or all of whom resigned after january 6th and acting dc metro police chief robert whose cents and made desperate calls for backup from the national guard which were in effect ignored chiefs on was pleaded awful the deployment of the nation

i want to thank captain mendoza for her moving words and bravery. in many ways she represents all of the officers that were there that day. a few things that are very clear to me. the first is the statements at the beginning from all of the witnesses. they may have disagreed on some details and, you know, okay. but there is clear agreement that this was a planned insurrection. so i think most members here very firmly agree with that, and i think it's important for the public to know that this was planned. we now know this was a planned insurrection. it involved white supremacists, it involved extremist groups, and it certainly could have been so much worse except for the bravery of the officers. secondly, we learned about the intelligence breakdown. so many members of both committees asked about that, particularly the january 5th, the fbi report that had some very significant warnings from social media about people who were coming to washington who wanted to wage war. the fact that did not get to key leaders, either the ser sergeant-at-arms or the c

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>>pipes sticks bats metal barricades and flagpoles capitol police kept incarnation mendoza agrees i'm sad to see the impact this has had on our agency and our country. there's clear agreement that this was a planned insurrection minnesota senator amy klobuchar says it's important for the country to know that the attack on january 6th was planned involved. >>white supremacists it involved extremist groups and it certainly could have been so much worse except for the bravery of the officers, missouri republican senator roy blunt says congress needs to revise the capital security structure that structure of the to sergeant in arms, the architect of the capitol. >>the chief of police as a as an ex non-voting member is almost totally unworkable in times of crisis senate majority leader chuck schumer says this is something the country will continue to look back on we must and will continue to reckon. >>with the events of that day. now senator klobuchar says the senate rules and homeland security committees will hold a hearing next week. reporting live in washington, i'm basil john still so

and alex mendoza has a related question. are we going to have to pay back the unemployment when we do our taxes? >> well, there's -- that's a very good question. i think a lot of people -- so many people on unemployment never been there before. this has been a very confuseding process. unemployment benefits of all kinds, including those extra federal stimulus dollars we were adding to benefits earlier in the pandemic and are once again now with the loss -- did so with the lost wage willings assistance. that's all taxable at the federal level. so not at the state level at the federal level. and you will receive a 1099 if you haven't already done sew, a form 1099-g which tells you this is what we have on record as what you have collected in benefits for the prior year. and you use that to report your taxes and file your taxes. if there are any issues where you think somebody may have applied in your name, and this isn't you, we have set up a contact center peskly fspecific that purpose. we have all that information on our webs

capitol police officers like captain mendoza recalling that deadly day. >> i received chemical burns to my face that still have not healed to this day. as an american and as an army veteran it's sad to see us attacked by our fellow citizens. >> reporter: three officers in charge of protecting the capitol pointing fingers at the fbi and other agencies telling congress they were never warned about the waves of insurrectionists who came to unleash violence in the name of donald trump. >> none of the intelligence we received predicted what actually occurred. we properly planned for a mass demonstration with possible violence. what we got was a military style coordinated assault. >> reporter: the highlight of the day, a bombshell report from the fbi norfolk office. according to a statement from the fbi, a warning was sent to capitol police officers on january 5th warning of right wing extremists preparing to, quote, fight a war. former capitol police chief steven sund who resigned two days after the riot telling congress he didn't see that warning until this week and that it was sent in a

>>pipes sticks bats metal barricades and flagpoles capitol police kept incarnation mendoza agrees i'm sad to see the impact this has had on our agency and our country. there's clear agreement that this was a planned insurrection minnesota senator amy klobuchar says it's important for the country to know that the attack on january 6th was planned involved. >>white supremacists it involved extremist groups and it certainly could have been so much worse except for the bravery of the officers, missouri republican senator roy blunt says congress needs to revise the capital security structure that structure of the to sergeant in arms, the architect of the capitol. >>the chief of police as a as an ex non-voting member. it is almost totally unworkable in times of crisis senate majority leader chuck schumer says this is something the country will continue to look back on we must and will continue to reckon. >>with the events of that day. now senator klobuchar says the senate rules and homeland security committees will hold a hearing next week. reporting live in washington, i'm basil john thank

capitol police captain carneysha mendoza was in the rotunda that day. >> i received chemical burns to my face that still have not healed to this day. >> reporter: sund told senators that during the attack he asked the house sergeant at arms paul irving to approve his request for the national guard at 1:09, but individual you appears to show irving on the house floor, and irving disputed sund's account. >> senator, from my recollection, i did not receive a request for approval for national guard until shortly after 2:00 p.m. >> reporter: it took the pentagon nearly four more hours to get the guard on scene. >> there was not an immediate yes. i was just stunned that, you know, i have officers out there literally fighting for their lives. >> reporter: former chief sund acknowledged the capitol police had never trained for the type of attack they saw on january 6. in fact, his department didn't even have enough riot helmets for all of its officers. he said they had been ordered but were delayed because of covid and only started arriving the week of the attack. norah. >> o'donnell: so many

. >>' thank you captain mendoza.ay at 7:12 in morning lomita sheriff station received a call of solo vehicle collision in hawthorne boulevard, north of palos verdes drive. we're arrived on scene at 7:18 and discovered solo vehicle collision, it was tiger woods. deputies at the time they did not see any evidence of impairment or anything that of concern. the life saving measures had to be taken for occupant of the vehicle, chief osby will speak to that regard during the course of the investigation, there was another traffic collision with people being looky-loos. thankfully no injuries with that the vehicleut traveled several hundred feet from center divider. atle inter second and rested on the -- intersection and rested to west side of road in the brush. and' with that, our lomita sheriff station will conduct traffic investigation, and take from days to weeks to get it together, once the investigation complete, we'll provide a detailed report. its will be available based on public record at request and we'll not disc

. >> tell that to the families of drew rosenberg, brenda mendoza, and the dozens of other families foxvered in recent years who have lost loved ones to illegal immigrants driving under the influence. antifa held a violent protest calling for i.c.e. to be abolished. one official told "the washington post" of the biden administration has now essentially abolished i.c.e. without abolishing i.c.e. the one chris gallagher, amazing. thank you. mothers against drunk driving is not mad that the biden administration is giving a break to drunk drivers, as long as they are illegal aliens. the story of this moment it really is the story of the betrayal of people by their leaders. here's yet another, you probably heard the walt disney company lately. before you think about what that company is doing now, take a minute to remember what disney used to be. whatever his faults, walt disney who founded it was very pro-american. he believed it this country was a force for good in the world and did what he could to support the united states. the day after the attack on pearl harbor, he allowed 500 u.s. ar

i would like to thank colleena mendoza from sfgov tv for broadcasting this meeting. madame clerk, do you have any announcements? >> yes, mr. chair. due to the covid-19 health emergency and to protect board members, [inaudible] and community rooms are closed. however, members will be participating in a meeting remotely. this precaution is taken pursuant to the various local, state and federal orders declaration directives. community members will attend the meeting through video conference and participate in the meeting to the same extent as if they were physically present. public comments will be

. >> thank you captain mendoza. at 712 in the morning the media's sheriff station received a call of a solo vehicle collision and hawthorn boulevard north of palos verdes drive. we arrived on scene at 7:18 a.m. and discovered this solo vehicle collision and it was tiger woods and deputies at the time did not see any evidence of impairment, anything of concern obviously lifesaving measures had to be taken for the occupant of the vehicle and the chief will be able to speak to that in regard, it was a solo vehicle during the course of the investigation there was another traffic collision that happened with people looking but thankfully there was no injuries associated with that. the vehicle traveled several hundred feet from the center divider at the intersection and rested on the west side of the road in the brush sustained major damage to the vehicle and you can see all the images of that. and without our lomita share station will conduct the traffic investigation and they will take days to several weeks to get the w

you're bringing explosives, and spray such as captain mendoza talked about. >> i think we're learningore and more this is a coordinated attack. >> i would agree the evidence indicates a coordinated attack. >> reporter: this is just multiple conversations of what happened here on january 6th. amy klobuchar said she plans to bring both the fbi and department of homeland security in front of her committee. of course, the speaker, nancy pelosi, she is working on legislation right now that would form a 9/11-style commission that would be tasked into looking everything that went wrong on january 6th and offering recommendations that it never happens again. ryan nobles, cnn, on capitol hill. >> and earlier i spoke with cnn law enforcement analyst, charles ramsey, a former washington, d.c. police chief. and i asked how it was possible for capitol police to miss such important information from the fbi. here's what he had to say. >> i don't know what happened here. this is not something you send by email or fax. i mean, this is the day before this event. and they came across critical informatio

you're bringing chemicals, such as what captain mendoza talked about.. >> i think we're learning more and more and more. this was clearly a coordinated effort. >> the evidence would indicate a coordinated attack. >> this is just the beginning of what is expected to be several examinations into what happened january 6th. senate rules committee chair amy klobuchar plans to bring forward officials from the department of homeland security and the fbi in front of her committee and, of course, house speaker nancy pelosi in the process of drafting legislation that would form a 9/11 style commission designed to find out what went wrong january 6th and help to prevent it from ever happening again. jake? >> thank you so much. joining us now, one of the senators who questioned witnesses today, democratic senator alex padilla of california. senator, thank you so much for being here. we know at the time you were not yet sworn n as somebody in d.c. on january 6th, let me tell you, you didn't have to be an intelligence agent to know there might be violence that day fr

reporter: at the joint hearing, on the capitol, there was an officer, captain mendoza, that said she has accountable burns on her face and hasn't fully healed from that attack. i'm wondering if the white house will consider any effort or -- help to offer those recovering from their injuries? jen: yeah, that's certainly we would have a discussion with members of congress on. i know they have also expressed gratitude, as did the president, for the work of the members of the capitol police and the sacrifices, of course, some made, but also those who have been injured in the events of january 6. we're certainly open to having that discussion. reporter: one more. sexual assault. the pentagon says this week they'll announce the naming of a commission on sexual assault in the military. senator gillibrand and others have written to the president saying that this seems to be -- needs to be an independent commission that's outside of the d.o.d. i'm wondering if the president is planning on appointing anyone to that commission, briefed on this issue, and thought of being set up outside the defe

and secure the space so the work of congress could continue and a special thank you to catherine mendoza. so return to the question about the national guard activation. i am confused about the timeline and i want to ask you questions so i can get this clear. looking at your written testimony you testified you spoke with mr. irving those that one oh 9:00 p.m. i understand there is a little bit of dispute about the timeline but you do say that he advised you he needed to run it up the chain of command. >> that is correct. >> mr. irving, when he said you need to run it up the chain of command, to whom were you referring? >> senator i do not recall the phone call at one oh 9:00 p.m. was on the floor. my phone records do not reflect a call at that time. had i received a call at that time i had everyone with me , the leadership we would approve that immediately. so i have no recollection of that call or i don't have a record of it. >> you said you spoke with him later approximately 1:30 p.m.? >> that is correct after i left the floor and on that call he indicated to me that conditions were det

here is karnisha mendoza and sund explaining what they faced that day. >> at some point my right arm was wedged between rioters and the railing along the wall. a sergeant pulled my right arm free and had he not i'm certain it would have been broken. i received chemical burns to my face that still have not healed to this day. i witnessed officers being knocked to the ground and hit with various objects that were thrown by rioters. of multitude of events i worked in my nearly 19 year career of the department this was by far the worst of the worst. >> we planned for increased level of violence at the capitol and some participants may be armed. what we got was a military style coordinated assault. i witnessed insurgents beating police officers with fists, pipes, sticks, bats metal barricades and flag poles. these criminals came prepared for war. these people came specifically with equipment. you bring climbing gear to a demonstration. you're bringing explosives, chemical spray they were planning on our agency not being at full strength and then also the fact that we were dealing with two

>>capitol police kept incarnation mendoza agrees i'm sad to see the impact this has had on our agency and our country there's clear agreement that this was a planned insurrection minnesota senator amy klobuchar says it's important for the country to know that the attack on january 6th was planned. it involved. white supremacists it involved extremist groups and it certainly could have been so much worse except for the bravery of the officers, missouri republican senator roy blunt says congress needs to revise the capital security structure that structure of the to sergeant in arms, the architect of the capitol. >>the chief of police as a as an ex non-voting member is almost totally unworkable in times of crisis senate majority leader chuck schumer says this is something the country will continue to look back on we must and will continue to reckon. >>with the events of that day. now senator klobuchar says the senate rules and homeland security committees will hold a hearing next week. reporting live in washington, i'm basil john. >>one of the the white house have to say about the heari

. >> there was one witness at the hearing today, captain mendoza who was actually in the thick of the's listen to more about what you described going through in the thick of that battle. >> i had no choice but to proceed through the violent crowd in the building. i made my way through the crowd by yelling and pushing people out of my way until i saw capitol peace and riot gear in the hallway. they were holding the hallway to deep rioters from penetrating deeper into the building. i immediately jumped in line with them to assist in holding the crowd of rioters. at some point my right arm got wedged between rioters and the railing on the wall. >> and she did not have any protective gear at that time. >> no. and i think it's important that she is a black woman speaking her truth about what she experienced on that day. and you saw senator ron johnson basically twirling his pen while she talked about the trauma she experienced as a result of the insurrection. and i just -- i find it so unnerving in a way how we continue to take some of these folks very seriously. obviously they are in posi

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capitol police captain carnnesia mendoza. >> i smelled what i believed to be military grade gas. have not healed to this day. in the multitude of events, in my nearly 19-year career in the department this is by far the worst of the worst. >> let's bring in cnn's senior political analyst, john avlon. john, good morning. >> good morning. >> john, a lot of takeaways from the hearing. it seems to me, the big one, communication failures put people at rick. this was coordinated. it was planned. people came armed with spray. but a critical memo before that attack didn't even get to him until the day before the mob. listen to this. >> i actually just in the last 24 hours was informed by the department that they actually had received that report. it was received by what we call -- it's a one of our sworn members that's assigned to the joint terrorism task force which is a task force with the fbi. they received the evening of the 5th. reviewed it and then forward it to an official at the intel against at the u.s. capitol police headquarters. >> so, you hadn't seen it yourself. >> no, ma'am

so we also heard powerful testimony from current capitol police captain carnesia mendoza, how she leftf the capitol attack on the 6th only to return home with a nearly broken arm and chemical burns on her face that have yet to fully heal. unfortunately, we heard another retrumplican pushing more lies. i can't believe. i really can't, that in the face of listening to these lawmakers and all the things and the legitimacy of that, that this senator, ron johnson, literally, with no irony on his face, like he believes it, starts talking about how this wasn't what it looked like. these stupid baseless conspiracy theories about who these rioters were, that they really weren't trump supporters, listen to this bull. >> he said the mood of the crowd was positive and festive. many of the marchers were families with small children, many were older, plain clothes agents, fake trump protesters, but almost everyone seemed talkative and happy. >> first of all, let me tell you something, brother. very few people fake being a trump supporter. okay. and you can describe who was in the protest any way you

gear to a demonstration and bringing explosives, your bringing chemical spray such as what captain mendoza talked about. you're coming prepared. the fact that the group that attacked our west front, 20 minutes approximately before the event over at the ellipse ended which means they were planning on our agency not being at full strength, watching the other events and that is ending and everybody get on post, they're marching our way knowing that we may not be at full strength at that time. and also the fact that we're dealing with two pipe bombs that were set off the edge of our perimeter so what i suspect draw resources away. i think there was a significant coordination with this attack. >> anyone else -- chief contee, i believe you think it is a coordinated attack. >> oh, absolutely. my view is from the day of the incident. i think there were hand signals that were being used by several of the insurrectionists. there were radio communication by several individuals that were involved. the coordinated use of chemical admissions to include bear spry by several people that were out there. i

you're bringing chemical spray such as what captain mendoza talked about. you're coming in prepared. the fact that the group that attacked our west front 20 minutes -- approximately 20 minutes before the event at the ellipse ended which means they were planning on our agency not being at what they call full strength, watching the other event saying that event is ending, everybody get on post, they may be marching our way, knowing we wouldn't be at full strength. and knowing we were dealing with two pipe bombs that were specifically set at the edge of our perimeter to, i suspect, draw resources away. i think there was a significant coordination with this attack. >> let's talk now with cnn's whitney wild. she's been tracking this for us. what were the biggest revelations you heard so far today? >> there were so many, a lot of news came out of this. but the most important thing was the confusion about intelligence. basically all three men, paul irving, michael singer and irving sund said the intelligence said there was always a possibility something bad would

. >> captain carnesha mendoza shared her own account for that day. and we're hearing from current and former security officials who were in charge that day blaming bad intelligence, blaming other federal agencies and blaming each other. three of the four officials testifying forced out after those epic failures. >> based on the intelligence, we all believed that the plan met the threat and that we were prepared. we now know that we had the wrong plan. >> the fbi's norfolk field office issued a threat report on january 5th that detailed specific calls for violence online in connection with january 6th including that protesters, quote, be ready to fight, end quote and, quote, be ready to go to war. >> i in the last 24 hours was informed by the department that they actually had received that report. >> it does not get to operational commanders who are there to deal with it. how can that happen? >> a lot is still unclear, but what is becoming clear today is the events before january 6th, and on that day were a chaotic mess of conflicting orders and confl

. >> desjardins: it began powerfully: capitol police captain carneysha mendoza, still with unhealed burns, told senators of hours of hand- to-hand combat to secure the capitol rotunda on january 6. >> i received chemical burns to mfaces that still have not healed to this day. officers begged me for relief as they were unsure how long they could continually hold the door closed with >> desjardins: this in aapitol complex now surrounded by razor wire, where on january 6, a complete breakdown of security left five killed, another two deaths by suicide and some 140 people injured. senators heard from the top security officials during the attack. foer house sergeant at arms paul irving pointed to an intelligence failure. >> based on the intelligence, we-- we all believed that the plan met the threat, and that we were prepared. we now know that we had the wrong plan. >> desjardins: as did former capitol police chief steven sund. >> we properly planned for a mass demonstration with possible violence. what we got was a military coordinated assault on my officers, and a violent takeover of the cap