capitol police. at this time, i just want to extend my deepest condolences on behalf of the entire metropolitan police department to all of the officers at the united states capitol police for their service, and unfortunately, for the loss-of-life that has occurred here today at the united states capitol police. >> is there an ongoing threat here on capitol hill or the neighbors own? >> at this time, it does not appear to be an ongoing threat. we are in the early stages of our investigation, and we need to understand the motivation behind this senseless act. for the metropolitan police department, we will certainly be doing that. >> [indiscernible] any indication that he was someone who had been around the capital, maybe spotted or anything like that? >> it does not appear he was known to capitol police or metropolitan police at this point. >> [indiscernible] >> it does not appear to be terrorism-related, but obviously, we will continue to investigate. >> [indiscernible] >> i will refer that to the united states capitol police. >> to the suspect say anything or yell anything at the time? >> i would say that at this time, the investigation is still done it

used so they would have got dogs little very quickly clearly there was concern from the united states capitol police and who can blame them because of course a number of officers died in the insurrection in capitol hill on january the 6th. i hate to put it this way alan but you almost ever since january the 6th waiting or expecting something to happen again if i go back to 2 inauguration time when i was in washington and remember thinking then that security was just so ties you know there was no way that anyone was going to get through that but the fear was always that something could happen and as you start to pull back all of that security almost that feeling of waiting for the other shoe to drop. there was chatter as well on the internet that a date in march had been earmarked because they believe that that was the day that donald trump would actually be brought back to office because it would be discovered then that joe biden was an illegitimate president all part of what has become known as the big lie in washington d.c. that joe biden didn't win the election when of course clearly he did he's

capitol police. at this time, i want to extend my deepest condolences on behalf of the entire much appalled and police department to all of the officers of the united states capitol police for their service. unfortunately, for the loss of life that has occurred here today at the u.s. capitol police. >> is there an ongoing threat? what do you tell the residence that live here? >> at this time, it does not appear to be an ongoing threat. we are in the very early stages of our investigation. we need to understand the motivation behind this senseless act so the police department will certainly be doing that. >> [indiscernible] any indication that it was someone who had been around the capital bank before? >> it does not appear that he is known to the capitol police or metropolitan police department at this time. it does not to be terrorism related. obviously, we will continue to investigate to see if there is some kind of nexus along those lines. i will refer that to the u.s. capitol police. >> [indiscernible] >> i would say that at this time, the investigation is still in its parliament a stages. we do not have that in bishop -- information. the capitol poli

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concurrent resolution permitting the remains of the late united states capitol police officer william f. evans to lie in honor in the rotunda of the capitol. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the concurrent resolution is agreed to. and a motion to reconsider is laid upon the table. without objection, the chair lays before the house the following concurrent resolution. the clerk will read the resolution. the clerk: house concurrent resolution 28. concurrent resolution directing the architect of the capitol to transfer to the catapult situated in the capitol's visitor center to the rotunda of the capitol for use in connection with services conducted for united states capitol police officer william f. evans. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the concurrent resolution is agreed to, and a motion to reconsider is laid upon the table. upon clause 5-d of rule 20, the chair announces to the house that in light of the passing of the gentleman from florida, mr. hastings, the whole number of the house is 429. pursuant to section 11-b of house resolution 188, the house stands a

a listen good afternoon everyone my name is acting chief yogananda of hit men for the united states capitol police. is that it is what a heavy heart that i come here this afternoon to shed some light on the incident that occurred at the united states capitol. at approximately 102 hours this afternoon a suspect entered what we refer to as the north barricade of the capitol. the suspect rammed his car into 2 of our officers and then hit the north barricade barrier assets time the suspect exit the vehicle with a knife in hand our officers then engage that suspect he did not respond to verbal commands the suspect did start lunging toward us capitol police officers at which time u.s. capitol police officers fired upon the suspect at this time the suspect has been pronounced deceased to say u.s. capitol police officers were transported to 2 different hospitals and it is what a very very heavy heart that i and that one of the servers has succumbed to his injuries we are not able to release any information names a date of birth or anything of that nature at this time because we still have to notify the ne

my name is acting cheefl pittman for the united states capitol police. rt that i come here this afternoon to shed some light on the incident that occurred at the united states capitol. at approximately 1:02 hours this afternoon, a suspect entered what we refer to as the north barricade of the capitol. the suspect rammed his car into two of our officers and then hit the north barricade barrier. at this time the suspect exited the vehicle with a knife in hand. our officers then the engaged that suspect. he did not respond to verbal commands. the suspect did start lunging toward u.s. capitol police officers at which time u.s. capitol police officers fired upon the suspect. at this time, the suspect has been pronounced deceased. two u.s. capitol police officers were transported to two different hospitals, and it is with a very, very heavy heart that i announce one of our officers has succumbed to his injuries. we are not able to release any information, names, age, date of birth or anything of that nature at this time because we still have to notify the next

capitol police. at this time i just want to extend my deepest condolences on behalf of the entire metropolitan police department to all of the officers at the united states capitol police for their service. and unfortunately for the loss of life that have occurred here today at the united states capitol police. >> chief is there an ongoing threat here on capitol hill and the neighborhood? what can you tell residents living here as well and folks working in the area. >> at this time it does not appear to be an ongoing threat. obviously we are in the early stages of our investigation. we need to obviously understand the motivation behind this senseless act. so the metropolitan police department will certainly be doing that. >> you said the suspect -- any reason to note that he was known to capitol police or m p. d. beforehand. any indication he had been around the capitol before hand spotted or something like that. >> it does not appear he is known to the capitol police or metropolitan police department at this time. >> sir. >> is this a terrorism incident. >> it does not appear to be terrorism related. but obviously we'll continue to investigate to see if

my name is acting chief yolanda pitman for the united states capitol police. it is with a heavy heart that i come here this afternoon to shed some light on the incident that occurred at the united states capitol. at approximately 1:02 hours this afternoon, a suspect entered what we refer to as the north barricade of the capitol. the suspect rammed his car into two of our officers and then hit the north barricade barrier. at such time, the suspect exited the vehicle with a knife in hand. our officers then engaged that suspect. he did not respond to verbal commands. the suspect did start lunging toward u.s. capitol police officers, at which time u.s. capitol police officers fired upon the suspect. at this time, the suspect has been pronounced deceased. two u.s. capitol police officers were transported to two different hospitals, and it is with a very, very heavy heart that i announce one of our officers has succumbed to his injuries. we are not able to release any information, names or age, date of birth or anything of that nature at this time because we still ha

in march of 2016 your office produced a report called the evaluation of the united states capitol police division of intelligence and information analysis. in that report you provided six recommendations that would establish adequate internal controls and processes for the intelligence division. did you ask capitol police implement those recommendations? >> are report, we asked ao implement or consider whether that they agree with them. >> and so sort of to build on that. was there compliance to ensure that those recommendations were being implemented? >> that's why we do from time to time, to go back and do what we call follow-up which occurred, i believe its 2019 we get a follow-up follow-up on the very same thing. we note there were some things reemerged and there were some additional recommendations to be made. that's pretty standard practice for us. we will issue a report. we allow it and we will then do what we call follow-up of the report. >> but in-depth follow-up was there compliance with those recommendations, in your opinion? >> in some of them yes, they did. and some of them

capitol police. at this time, i want to extend my deepest condolences on behalf of the entire metropolitan police department and all the officers at the united states capital police and unfortunately, for the loss of life that has occurred here today at the united states capital police. >> is there an ongoing threat? >> at this time, it does not appear to be an ongoing threat. we are in the ongoing stages of our investigation. need to understand the motivation behind this senseless act. the metropolitan police department will be doing that. [crosstalk] >> any indication this was somebody who had been around the capital before? >> it does not appear he is known to the capitol police or metropolitan police department at this time. it does not appear to be terrorism related, but we will continue to investigate to see if there is anything along those lines. >> did the suspect say anything or yell anything at the time? >> at this time, the investigation is still in its preliminary stages, so we do not have that information. the capitol police as far as its posture remains in a steady state at this time. we are thankful for our national guard partnership

this capitol was invaded because there were restraints, frankly, on the united states capitol police. we need to make sure they have the authority to respond to protect this capitol, this democracy, our members, our staff, the visitors to this capitol, but also, mr. speaker, importantly, themselves. we know that this is a difficult moment, that the capitol police force is having more than ever before during its history. in the early 1960's, i worked as an intern in the united states senate's office. i knew some capitol cops, we call them. thankfully, the risks were minimal. that is not true today. and as the risks are greatly, we must respond robustly to ensure that we have the capacity and the will to meet those risks. mr. speaker, may god bless and protect our u.s. capitol police officers. and i yield back the balance of my time. . the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. i thank the gentleman for his comments. the chair will now recognize the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr. joyce, for five minutes. mr. joyce: mr. speaker, i rise to address the ho

impact of january 6th, or the vulnerability of the capitol or what this language means throughout the united states for violence. it's because it is our policefficers also who are the victims. it wasn't just those who were killed. remember, there were two suicides after january 6th of the capitol police. those are -- those are deaths in the line of duty. and we should view them that way. >> we're going to have a conversation later this morning. about the mental health of the members of the u.s. cp. because after what happened on the 6th and now this loss and what we're seeing and some of the changes that could be coming to that department, that is something we certainly need to focus on. juliette kayyem, also good to have you. >> thank you, victor. i'll see you on week dads. >> monday through friday, 2:00 to 4:00. >> thanks a lot. >> thanks, juliette. >>> still to come as families from coast to coast prepare to celebrate the easter weekend, health officials are urging people not to let their guard down. the new cdc guidelines for celebrating safely. >>> and later, a week of painful testimony reverberating across the country. what really a tr

united states house of representatives. -- pelosi, speaker of the united states house of representatives. ms. pelosi: mr. president, members of billy's family, including the members of the capitol police who are here, it is my official and sad honor to welcome you as well as billy's many friends, colleagues, and loved ones to the capitol to honor his life. this observance is elevated by the presence of the members of the capitol police, leaders from the district of columbia, including mayor bowser and the metropolitan police departments, and we thank you for your service. members of the administration, the attorney general, the chairman of the joint chiefs, and the president of the united states. we all acknowledge officer evans' capitol police family and thank them every chance we get. and we include in that recognition officer kenneth shaver, american hero. we thank officer craig atkinson for his heroism here with his wife. that the officers with whom billy served were sitting among his family today is a testament to the special bond billy had with that force. most importantly we are blessed to be with officer evans' family, his mother, janice, his children, logan an abigail, and th

may god bless the united states capitol police force and all who work to keep our nation safe.nd may god bless america. thank you to the family of billy evans for giving us this honor to pay tribute to a true american hero. thank you. >> ladies and gentlemen, the honorable joseph r. biden jr., president of the united states. president biden: madam speaker, majority leader schumer, minority leader mccarthy, my friend, minority leader mcconnell, members of congress and chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, attorney general, mayor bowser, all the capitol hill police, and all that are here to pay tribute to this capital policeman who fell in the line of duty. acting chief pittman, and the men and women of the capitol police force, i am sorry. the second time in two months we have had such a ceremony. and, you know, i did not know billy, but i knew billy. i grew up with billys. in scranton, pennsylvania. billy was a kid, who if you were outnumbered in a fight three to one, he would still jump in. knowing you both would get beat up. he was the one who always kept his word. if he sai

acting capitol police chief released a statement on the passing of officer billy evans. he was a member of the united states capitol police for 18 years and was a member of the capitol's division first responders union. a police recession took his body past the capitol to the medical examiners office late this afternoon. the injured officer is in a stable, non-life threatening condition. president biden said jill and i were heartbroken to learn of the violent attack on the security checkpoint on the u.s. capitol grounds. we send our heart felt condolences to officer evans family and everyone grieving his loss. we know what a difficult time this has been for the capitol. the incident prompted a huge security response with a helicopter landing on the east front of the capitol and national guard troops descending on the scene. the troops have been part of an increased security presence since the insurrection on january 6th where 140 officers were injured and one died. before this year only two other capitol police officers have ever been attacked and killed in the line of duty. both were killed by a mentally i

. >> reporter: the united states capitol, on high alert, again. as another attack left one capitol police officer dead, and another injured. >> the suspect rammed his car into two of our officers. >> reporter: a 25-year-old suspect, noah green, rammed this blue sedan into a barricade at the capitol building striking two officers before exiting that vehicle and charging at the officers with a knife. >> the suspect did start lunging toward u.s. capitol police officers. at which time, u.s. capitol police officers fired upon the suspect. >> reporter: a law-enforcement official, telling cnn, one officer was stabbed. >> it is, with a very, very heavy heart that, i announce, one of our officers has succumb to his injuries. >> william billy evans, an 18-year veteran of the force is the second capitol police officer to die on duty in just the last-three months. house speaker nancy pelosi calling him a, quote, martyr for our democracy. and president biden ordering flags at the white house to be lowered, at half staff. this afternoon's attack bringing back memories of the january-6th insurrection. j

details on yesterday's attack. >> a capitol police officer is dead and another hurt after authorities say that a man drove his car into a security checkpoint at the united states the suspect rammed his car into two of our officers and then he hit the north barricade barrier. >> police say the suspect then pulled a knife and lunged toward officers before he was shot. law enforcement sources identifying the man as 25-year- old noah green. >> it doesn't appear they is known to the capitol police at this time. >> the two injured officers rushed to the hospital, one is in stable condition. officer william billy evans didn't survive. he served 18 years on the force. a procession of police cars and motorcycles taking his body to the city examiner. >> the man who now will lie in a flag draped casked was an amazing dad to two little kids and he loved serving the members of our lawmakers and visitors to the capitol and keeping them safe. >> flags at half staff at the white house. the president who has at camp david said in a statement he is heartbroken for the officer's family. inside the capitol this alarm sending the building in to lockdown. >> no entry or exit is per

. >> reporter: the united states capitol on high alert again as another attack left one capitol police officer dead and another injured. >> the suspect rammed his car into two of our officers. >> reporter: and 25-year-old suspect noah green, rammed this green sedan into a barricade at the capitol building before striking two officers, before exiting that vehicle and charging at the officers with a knife. >> the suspect did start lunging toward u.s. capitol police officers, at which time u.s. capitol police officers fired upon the suspect. >> reporter: a law enforcement official telling cnn one officer was stabbed. >> it is with a very heavy heart that i announce one of our officers has sucombed to his injuries. >> reporter: william billy evans an 18 year veteran of the force is the second capitol police officer to die while on duty in just the last three months. house speaker nancy pelosi calling him a, quote, martyr for our democracy. and president biden ordering fl fl flags to be lowered half staff. just as security measures were ramping down with fences being removed around the capi

capitol police. i want to extend my deepest condolences on behalf of the metropolitan police department, to all of the officers at the united statesitol police for their service. and the loss of life that occurred here today at the united states capitol police. >> is there an ongoing threat? residents that live here and the folks that work in the area? >> at this time it does not appear to be an ongoing threat. we are in the early stages of the investigation and we need to understand the motivation behind this senseless act. so the metropolitan police department will do that. >> was the suspect known to the capitol police or m.p.d. beforehand? any indication he has been around the capitol before? spotted or anything like that? >> it does not appear that he is known to the capitol or the metropolitan police department at this time. sir? >> is this terrorism related? >> it does not appear to be terrorism related but we will continue to investigate to see if there nexus along the lines. [inaudible question] i'll refer that to the united states capitol police. >> did the suspect say anything or yell anything at the time? >> i would sa

united states capitol. again, look at the risks that the u.s. capitol police officers take. you think about the two officers who were injured during the 2017 baseball practice shooting. they were both on the detail of steve scalise, the house republican whip sustained injuries there. we've seen this time and time again. and that is what is striking when you look at this incident and what happened in 1998 when the two officers, detective gibson and officer chestnut were killed. they were defending the united states capitol. i have always been told that they try to keep the fight outdoors. this is where there is a lot of criticism. most of it deserved after what happened on the 6th of january here, capitol security worked. it worked in 1998 where they neutralized the gunman even though two officers died there and worked on april 2 where they kept the fight outside even though tragically officer evans paid the ultimate sacrifice and officer shaver was injured and as i said officer shaver will accompany the acting police chief and place a wreath next to the casket inside the cap

my god bless the united states capitol police force and all who work to keep our nation safe. and may god bless america. thank you to the family of billy evans for giving us this honor to pay tribute to a true american hero. thank you. >> ladies and gentlemen, the honorable joseph r. biden jr., president of the united states. >> madam speaker, majority leader schumer, minority leader mccarthy, my friend minority leader mcconnell, members of congress, chairman of the joint chiefs, general milley, attorney general garland, mayor bowers, all the capitol hill police and all that are here to pay tribute to this capitol policeman who fell in the line of duty. acting chief pittman and the men and women of the capitol police force, i'm sorry. this is the second time in two months that you have such a ceremony. and you know, mom, i didn't know billy, but i knew billy. i grew up with billy's in scranton, pennsylvania. billy was always the kid if you got in a fight, outnumbered three to one, he'd still jump in knowing you'd both get beaten up. he was the one who always kept his word. if

may god bless the united states capitol police force and all who work to keep our nation safe. and may god bless america. thank you to the family of billy evans for giving us this honor to pay tribute to a true american hero. thank you. >>> ladies and gentlemen, the honoral joseph r. biden jr., president of the united states . >> madam speaker, majority leader schumer, minority leader mccarthy, my friend minority leader mcconnell, members of congress, chairman of the joint chiefs, general millie, attorney general garland, mayor, all the capitol hill police and all that are here to pay tribute to this capitol policeman who fell in the line of duty. acting chief pittman and the men and women of the capitol police force, i'm sorry. the second time in two months you have such a ceremony. i didn't know billy but i grew up with billy in scranton, pennsylvania. billy was always the kid that you know if you got in a fight you were outnumbered 3-1, he would jump in knowing you would both get beaten. he was the one who always kept his word. he said he'd be there, he'd be there. he was th

capitol police with this plea tonight. >> i ask you to please keep the united states capitol police family in your thoughts and prayers. >> reporter: the agency reeling after losing officer william "billy" evans, an 18-year member of the force, part of the capitol division's first responders unit. it's another one of their own. evans' death just weeks after officer brian sicknick lay in honor. he died after the january 6th insurrection another officer, howard liebengood, died by suicide. rioters that day explicitly targeting officers in the aftermath of the riot officers working 18-hour shifts six days a week for weeks on end to maintain tighter security >> today is just another example of what they do every day for us to put their lives on the line and officers across the country. >> kasie, you cover capitol hill for us. officer evans, i understand, is someone you saw regularly. >> reporter: lester, officer evans was a familiar face to me and to so many others who work at the capitol every day. he was always friendly, quick with a smile or a hello and lately after the insurrection senators, aides, reporters at the capit

. >> i ask you to please keep the united states capitol police family in your thoughts and prayers at this time. it has been an extremely difficult and challenging year for us. >> difficult, to say the least. pierre, officials are still searching for a motive. but they say this time it does not appear to be terrorsm related? >> reporter: linsey, tonight at the crime scene, authorities say no obvious ties to terrorism so far. but they're dissecting this young man's live, looking at his recent communications and associations. it's early, so nothing is concrete so far. >> pierre, thank you. >>> and good news in the race between the variants and the vaccine. the cdc is revising its travel guidance, saying people can travel safely as long as they take the usual prau public, as well as using a mask, as long as they're vaccinated. as more people get vaccinated, more people are returning to work. 916,000 jobs added in march. unemployment ticking down to 6%. still certainly a long way to go. here's erielle reshef. >> reporter: tonight, fresh hope for millions of americans who have been fully v

the men and women of the united states capitol police guarded the capitol 24/7, 365. they put their lives at risk to protect this building and those of us who work here and those who visit. they literally risked their lives for us. it is the clearest symbol of heroism that i can think. and on april 2, one of those heroes, capitol police officer billy evans, made the ultimate sacrifice. he was killed in the line of duty defending the people in this building. officer evans was 41 years old. 41. an 18-year veteran of the capitol police, he was a familiar, friendly face to many of us here at the capitol where he often worked at the north entrance. officer evans was a native of north adams, massachusetts, father of two children, logan and abigail. his family said that he was, quote, the best father, son, brother, and friend anyone could ever hope for. they went on to say the absolute most important thing in his life was his two children. he was always so eager to show how proud he was of everything they did. any opportunity to spend time with his children brightened both t

capitol of the united states. >> ladies and gentlemen, please rise for the presentation of colors by the united states capitol police, the singing of the national anthem by eric sullivan of the united states air force and the retirement of the colors. ♪ o, say can you see by the dawn's early light what so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight o'er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming and the rocket's red glare the bombs bursting in air gave proof through the night that our flag was still there ♪ ♪ o, say does that star-spangled banner yet wave o'er the land of the free and the home of the brave ♪♪ >> ladies and gentlemen, please remain standing for the invocation delivered by the honorable manuel cleaver ii, representative from the fifth district of missouri. mr. cleaver: as we invoke god and his mercy, let us pray. gracious god, as we gather in this historic and hallowed hall, we first ask that you would cover patricia, the children, the grandchildren, the entire family and congressional team with your wondrous wings of love.

horrific day for the capitol police, who lost officer brian sicknick less than three months ago after that vicious mob attacked the capitol. >> i ask you to please keep the united states capitol police family in your thoughts and prayers at this time. it has been an extremely difficult and challenging year for us. >> difficult, to say the least. pierre thomas joins us now from the capitol. pierre, officials are still searching for a motive in this deadly attack. but they say this time it does not appear to be terrorism related? >> reporter: linsey, tonight at the crime scene, authorities say no obvious ties to terrorism so far. but we're told they're dissecting this young man's life, looking at his recent communications and associations. it's early, linsey, so nothing is concrete. >> so very early. pierre, our thanks to you. >>> as we head into the second easter weekend in this pandemic, some good news tonight in the race between the variants and the vaccine. the cdc is revising its travel guidance for people who are fully vaccinated saying that they can travel safely as long as they take the usual precautions in public, including using a mask. tonight the nation has

access point along independence avenue for reports of someone ramming a vehicle into 2 united states capitol police officers.

comfort for the officers family and all the officers and families of the united states capitol police. >> national security analyst joins me now. also the former assistant secretary of the department of homeland security. good to see you. it appears the man had mental health issues and a fairly unsophisticated attack. vehicle and knife. in a country with firearms. >> it exactly where i think the investigation is heading. it was a perpetrator who was known to have mental issues. takes a car, easy to get. and a knife. and tries to ram into a sight that we don't know why he picked the capitol. he certainly had mental deligss of being under surveillance or followed by the government. that is why the police were very and the capitol police were very quick to say they didn't do this as an ongoing threat. or view it as terrorism. at this stage. someone can hate the government and have bloefs about the government. but not act in a way that is terrorism. because they are not under ideology to move the government in a certain direction. >> in the broader picture, the significance of the target

police killed him. another officer had died when a pro-trump mob stormed the capitol in january. >> i ask you to please keep the united statesol police family in your thoughts and prayers at this time. it has been an extremely difficult and challenging year for us. >> woodruff: the slain officer was identified as william evans, an 18-year veteran of the force. police say the motive for the attack is unclear, but they do not suspect terrorism. the u.s. economy is giving strong new signals of a sustained recovery. the labor department reports a net gain of 916,000 jobs last month-- that's the most since august. the unemployment rate, in turn, fell two-tenths of a point, to 6%. we will take a closer look, after the news summary. at the white house, president biden touted his infrastructure plan as the path to permanent recovery. senate republican leader mitch mcconnell has vowed to fight the $2 trillion blueprint and its proposed tax hikes. but, after his prepared remarks, the president said that would be a mistake. >> if the republicans decide that we need it, but they're not going to pay for it, it's just going to increase th

[ reading ] now the capitol police go on to say in this statement -- they were taking the serious threat of pro-trump demonstrators and violence they could cause at the united statesol and said perhaps the reason for that radio transmission was to be on the look out for dust ups between protesters and anti-trump protesters. this gets to the larger questions about what exactly happened january 6th. house speaker nancy pelosi is proposing a commission that would look into questions how united states capitol police handled the event that's day. that in a stalemate. she's asked in a press conference about this moments ago. she is willing to concede on points in negotiation between republicans and democrats saying she's up to a 50/50 split and allowing republicans to have a say in subpoena power but right now there's desire by both on capitol hill to have a independent bipartisan commission to look into what happened that day and get answers to some questions and despite pelosi that commission is at a stalemate. >> perhaps we could have all of those transcripts in their full context. thanks for the reporting and hustle. colorado was the first state for qualified immuni

united states capitol. but what a terrible price, an 18-year veteran of the united states capitol police force, billy evans died there. another officer was injured, apparently in stable condition at the hospital. again, what happened was very simple, very tragic. this individual, the attacker in a sedan pulling up to one of the checkpoints at the united states capitol trying to rush the checkpoint, the barricade there. the officers tried to stop him. when he emerged from the car with a knife, they shot and killed him. one fofficer was killed and one was officer was injured. -the-suspect's name is noah green, he is about 25 years old. apparently a very troubled individual and a lot of delusional social media posts and apparently a father of the nation of islam and apparently went to college in the newport news, virginia, area, where he played football. the motivation, of course, a huge question and that is something that will be a subject of the investigation going forward. back to you. >> joe johns, thank you very much. >>> let's bring in now to talk about this cnn counterterrorism analyst phil mudd and fo

riots less than three months ago. >> my name is acting chief yogananda pittman for the united states capitol police is with a heavy heart that i come here this afternoon to shed some light on the incident that occurred at the united states capitol. it is with a very, very heavy heart that i announce one of our officers has succumbed to his injuries. ♪ >> i don't have words to express how thankful i am of those police officers that are there and put their lives on the line every single day so we can be safe. i know that on january 6th, i spoke to some of them. i know many of them. they're friends of ours. they speak to us. they're nice people and they take care of us. and i have no words to express how grateful i am, and i'm sure all members of congress and our staff for their security, our heart goes to them and we must do better for them and their safety. ♪ >> let me extend my deep condolences to the family of william evans, the capitol police officer passed away after sustaining injuries at the capitol. we're deeply saddened by this. >> i think it's taking a toll. coming back in my office, i was

capitol police officer is dead after defending the united states capitol. lice say william billy evans, an 18-year veteran of the force died after a suspect plowed a blue nissan over him and another officer guarding the capitol. fox identifies the suspect as 25-year-old noah green. green then rammed the car into a security barricade and lunged at officers with a knife. police then shot and killed green. police say this is not part of a larger terrorism threat. facebook has deleted green's page. green posted speeches from nation of islam leader lewis farrakhan and elijah muhammad. he also posted about the end times and the book of revelation. just two weeks ago capitol security officials eliminated an extra security barricade added after the january 6 riot that enabled green to get closer to the capitol. president biden ordered flags lowered to half staff in honor of officer evans. democratic ohio representative tim ryan says today's attack rips off the scab formed after the riot. house speaker nancy pelosi calls evans "a martyr for democracy." jason? >> jaso

a driver attacked united states capitol police officers, leaving one dead and another injured. officer william evans is the 4th capitol officer to die since january. ty hernandez has the details on the attack. and another hurt after authorities say that a man drove his car into a security checkpoint at the united states capitol. >> the suspect rammed his car into two of our officers and then hit the north barricade ware barrier. >> police say the suspect pulled a knife and lunged toward officers before he was shot. law enforcement source sources identifying the man as a 25- year-old noah green. if doesn't appear he is known to the capitol his at this time. >> the two injured officers rushed to the hospital. one is in stable condition but officer william billy evans didn't survive. he had served 18 years on the force. a procession of police cars and motorcycles taking his body to the city examiner. >> the man who now will lie in a flag draped casket was an amazing dad to two little kids. he loved serving the members of our lawmakers and visitors to the capitol and keeping them sa

recommendations from the security assessment that was conducted after the insurrection was that the united states capitol policeufficient officers to fill current vacancies, that's now 233 officers. there were nearly 720,000 overtime hours worked in fiscal year 2020. the stressors of being overworked, talk about that, and what that means for the attention that must be paid to mental health, when you're just struggling to fill spots and stay above water. >> let me first talk about physical health, because what's happening is that you have a great deal of sleep deprivation and officers do not function well, actually no one functions well with lack of sleep. and so the physical needs are very important and they are physically exhausted. but also the psychological toll is one that you're absolutely correct, that normally these officers might be being seen now, but then to have another incident delays their seeking treatment. and one of the things that i try to emphasize is that we need to make this as easy as possible for the officers, because of the stigma that is associated with seeking help. they're perceived as

police departments, and we thank you for your service. members of the administration, the attorney general, the chairman of the joint chiefs, and the president of the united states. we all acknowledge officer evans' capitol police family and thank them every chance we get. and we include in that recognition officer kenneth shaver, american hero. we thank officer craig atkinson for his heroism here with his wife. that the officers with whom billy served were sitting among his family today is a testament to the special bond billy had with that force.

capitol police released a statement telling the country that one of their officers, a man called brian sicknick had just been murdered by rioters at the capitol. here is what it says united statesolice officer brian sicknick passed away due to injuries sustained on he was responding to the riotse on wednesday, january 6th, 2021 at the u.s. capitol and injured while physically engaging with protesters. he returned to his division office and collapsed. end quote. now, we took that at face value. mostly because we didn't have a choice. congress has exempted the u.s. capitol police from the usual transparency laws. if a police department shoots somebody, they have to tell you the name of the officer, that's the law in most places. but congress exempted their own police force from that.. they are also not subject to the freedom of information act foia. so, again, we had to take their word for it. they told us that rioters killed brian sicknick with a fire extinguisher. that's what the media said watch. >> officer brian sicknick died after being hit in the head with a fire extinguisher during the hours' long attack. >> they beat a capitol police officer to death with a fire extinguis

details on yesterday's attack. >> a capitol police officer is dead and another hurt after authorities say that a man drove his car into a security checkpoint at the united statest rammed his car into two of our officers and then hit the north barricade barrier. >> the suspect then pulled a knife and lunged toward officers before he was shot. law enforcement sources identified him as 25-year-old noah green. >> it doesn't appear he is known to the police at this time. >> the two injured officers rushed to the hospital. one is in stable condition but officer william billy evans didn't survive. he had served 18 years on the force. a procession of police cars and motorcycles taking his body to the city examiner. >> the pan who now will lie in a flag draped casket was an amazing dad to two little kids and he loved serving the members of our lawmakers and visitors to the capitol and keeping them safe. >> flags at half e atmp david said in a statement he is heartbroken for the officers family. inside the capitol this alarm sending the building in to lockdown. >> no entry or exit is permitted at this time in any building. >> a stark reminder of the scene on january 6th

officer evans had been a member of the united states capitol police for 18 years, began the service on march 7th, 2003. and was a member of the capitol division's first responders unit. please keep officer evans and his family in your thoughts and prayers. we have a name and a face now. somehow that makes it harder. >> it certainly does. to go back to your notion of do i feel safe, what i'm so angry about is these are the very same capitol police officer that is kept me safe, who kept us alive. what i'm angry about is that they are not safe. we have to do everything in our power to make sure we have the resources to keep those who protect us protected. i am heartbroken over the loss of capitol police officer billy evans. i'm heartbroken for his family. i can't believe we'll see another sad processional as we determine cause of death. we have to do better. we have to keep barriers up. they have to be about protection of those that protect us. >> it is a debate ongoing. congresswoman, if you're able to, i'd ask you to stay with us and bring in kasie hunt. i texted you when you were on th

involves a very complete effort among law enforcement agencies both federal and local and the united states capitol police which told us they are working with their local and federal partners. one thing you that probably are aware of is that there was a lot of fence around the capitol and most of that has come down. there's an -- inner fence that remains around the capitol. that is something that has remained in effect. many members of the national guard are still here. for the most part the speaker told reporters that she does feel that things secure. she had a briefing on security and said a lot of the changes as far as restricting the number of guests has more to do with coronavirus than it does with security. >> safety key and this will also be a historic night for other reasons. how so >> absolutely. look. you know we have increasingly seen diversity in the politics here and on capitol hill and in the administration of course. with kamala harris becoming the first of -- the vice president woman of color, the first female vice president and with respect to the speaker who is the first speaker of the h

in savannah, georgia, also a former cia operations officer and a former member of the united states capitol police. thank you, patrick. >>> india is in the throes of a covid catastrophe. hospitals there have r so overwhelmed that they're running out of oxygen and patients are literally dying as they wait in line. the death toll is rising by the thousands each day. >>> plus, a new internal report reveals facebook's failure to stop far-right groups from planning to storm the capitol. the reaction, hindsight is 2020. gina mccarthy on what america needs to do to regain status in its global fight against climate change. more velshi coming up. fight age change more velshi coming up. postal service has always been about so as your business changes, we're changing with it with e-commerce that runs at the speed of now next day and two-day shipping nationwide same day shipping across town returns right from the doorstep and deliveries seven days a week it's a whole new world out there let's not keep it waiting ♪ you get a call from a friend ♪ ♪ to remind you ♪ ♪ that you're not alone ♪ ♪ and you know deep d