los manifestantes.desde washington, claudia uceda nos tiene el testimonio del sargento hispano "aquilino gonell", que aun lucha con los traumas fisicos y emocionales de aquel dia. el regalo de la libertad llegara en forma de decreto para cientos de presos mexicanos.el presidente andres manuel lopez obrador ordenara la liberacion de reclusos de avanzada edad y de aquellos que llevan aqos esperando una sentencia por ciertos delitos. paulina gomez nos dice cuando y quienes podrian acogerse a este beneficio penitenciario. el excardenal estadounidense theodore mccarrick, asalto sexalmente a un menor de 16 aqos durante una boda en massachusetts en 1974.esa es la nueva acusacion que penfrenta mccarrick, luego de que no prosperaran las denuncias de varios hombres que dicen haber sido abusados por el sacerdote en nueva york y nueva jersey cuando eran ninos.esos delitos ya habian prescrito segun las leyes estatales y no se pudo acusar a mccarry, quien fue expulsado del sacerdocio en 2019. los familiares de un hispano muerto presuntamente a tiros por agentes de la oficina del alguacil de los angeles prese

aquilino gonell spoke first. ng the insurrection, he was beaten with a flagpole and attacked with chemical spray. gonell is a dominican immigrant who served in the u.s. army in iraq. >> what we were subjected that day was like something from a medieval battle. we fought hand to hand, inch by inch, to prevent an invasion of the capitol by a violent mob intent on subverting our democratic process. my fellow officers and i were committed to not letting any rioters breached the capitol. -- breach the capitol. it was a prolonged and desperate struggle as rioters who attempted to breach the capitol said "tr ump sent us." "pick the right side." "we want trump." i heard officers screaming in agony and pain around me. i did not know at that time it was officer hodges. he is here today, to testify. i too was crushed by rioters. i could feel myself losing oxygen and thinking to myself, this is how i will die, defending this entrance. amy: testifying tuesday before the house select committee investigating the january 6 indire

columnist for "the washington post" who wrote, barbarians stwho ransacked the capitol called aquilino gonell traitor. very powerful wording. you have also been a target for some from right wing media. i will play this so everyone can hear. >> best use of an exaggeration in a supporting role, the winner is aquilino gonell, who thinks the pen is literally mightier than the sword. >> we had all these items and things that were thrown at us, and used to attack us. those are weapons. no matter if it is a pen, the way they were using these items, it was to hurt officers. >> what is your reaction to someone who would move to belittle what you did? >> this is the first time i see that comment coming from this particular person. to watch her trash, because that's what it is, a commentator that would trash somebody who, in my opinion, wasn't there. so unless you were there in that crowd, being attacked by the rioters, you would not know, and you will never know, you never -- my devotion for the country is bigger than the vitriol that she's puking out. because that's not news. that's not worthy of sayi

we're joined today by sergeant aquilino gonell of the united states capitol police, a 15-year veteran of the capitol police, he's assigned to a first responder unit in the united states capitol police's uniformed services bureau. before joining the capitol police, sergeant gonell served eight years in the united states army and spent 545 days in iraq, where his base was under constant mortar, rocket and indirect fire by insurgents. he's received multiple awards and commendations for his military service. we also are joined by officer michael fanone of the metropolitan police department in washington, d.c. officer fanone began his law enforcement career with the united states capitol police, shortly after the terrorist attack of 9/11. for nearly 20 years officer fanone has served the citizens of the district of columbia and special units force focusing on narcotics investigation and violent criminals. officer daniel hodges is a member of the civil disturbance unit 42 in the d.c. metropolitan police department, where his responsibilities include riot response. prior to his service on th

metropolitan police officer michael fanone at one point getting up to comfort sergeant aquilino gonell, and then it was time for the officers to tell their stories. >> at some point during the fighting i was dragged from the line of officers and into the crowd. i heard someone scream "got one!" as i was swarmed by a violent mob, they ripped off my badge, they grabbed and stripped me of my radio, they seized ammunition that was secured to my body. they began to beat me with their fists and with what felt like hard metal objects. at one point i came face-to-face with an attacker who repeatedly lunged for me and attempted to remove my firearm. i heard chanting from some in the crowd, "get his gun" and "kill him with his own gun." i was aware enough to recognize i was at risk of being stripped of and killed with my own firearm. i was electrocuted. again and again and again. with a taser. >> i was effectively defenseless and gradually sustaining injury from the increasing pressure of the mob. directly in front of me, a man seized the opportunity of my vulnerability, grabbed the front of my

his colleague, capitol police officer aquilino gonell also described how some riders saw the color ofn and told him he wasn't american. d.c. metro police officer daniel hodges recalled being dismayed to see that so many of the insurrectionists that they were carrying blue lives matter flags as they attacked enforcement. those flags, the one with the thin blue line across the black american flag started to pop up all around the country as part of the backlash to the growing black lives matter movement against racist policing in america. proponents of the so-called blue lives matter movement wave that flag in order to claim that they opposed coffers racers just does not because they support racism, because they support police. yet, on january six, when so many of those blue lives matter supporters were faced with the decision about whether it was more important to back the blue and support law and order, or joint with a violent, racist mob attacking law enforcement, they made it clear to the officers who were there that day what their real priorities were. as these officers now came for

. >> reporter: as video of what officers experienced rolled, capitol police sergeant aquilino gonell wiped tears from his eyes. d.c. officer michael fanone comforted the iraq war veteran. >> you hear former president trump say, "it was a loving crowd. there was a lot of love in the crowd." how does that make you feel? >> it's upsetting. it's a pathetic excuse for his behavior. i'm still recovering from those "hugs and kisses." it was his supporters that he sent them over to the capitol that day. >> reporter: capitol police officer harry dunn remains haunted by the racial slurs hurled at him like fists by rioters. >> one woman in a pink m.a.g.a. shirt yelled, "you hear that, guys? this ( bleep ) voted for joe biden." then the crowd, perhaps around 20 people, joined in screaming, "booo. ( bleep )." >> reporter: 165 of the 140 >> reporter: 165 of the 540 arrested so far are charged with assaulting, resisting or impeding police. the office lawmakers downplaying the attack. >> the indifference shown to my cleks is disgraceful. but nothing, truly nothing, has prepared me to address those >

. >> it took hours for officer aquilino gonell to respond to all the messages on his phone from family members wondering if he was still alive. >> i arrive at home at nearly 4:00 a.m. on january 7. i had to push my wife away from me because she wanted to hug me and i tell her no because of all the chemical that my uniform had on. sorry. [crying] >> i couldn't sleep because the chemical reactivated after i took a shower, and my skin was burning. i finally fell asleep two hours later completely physically and mentally exhausted yet by 8:00 a.m., i was already back, on my way back to the capitol. and i continued to work for 15 consecutive days until after the inaugu inauguration. >> office gonell added another evidence point in the case against donald trump. >> it was his supporter he send over to the capitol and he could have done a lot of things, one of them was to tell them to stop. >> donald trump's first tweet to the attackers who he sent to the capitol was to encourage them while they were trying to kill officer gonell and officer fanone and officer daniel hodges who we have all see

like sergeant aquilino gonell, who emigrated 14 years old from the dominican republic was the first to graduate college in his family. he served in the army and was deployed to iraq. from time to time, he would conduct supply missions and yet he said he was more afraid of the capital on january 6th at any point in iraq. sergeant gonell sustained injury to both his and, his left shoulder, his left calf and his right foot on the course of the day affecting capital. at one point, he too was crushed by the rioters and can feel himself losing oxygen. he told the committee he remembers thinking, this is how i'm going to die. today, sergeant gonell finally coming home to this family at the end of that awful day. >> i arrived at home at nearly 4 am on january 7th. i had to push my wife away from me because she wanted to hug me. i told her, no. because of all the chemicals that my uniform had on. sorry. i couldn't sleep because the chemical reactivated after i took a shower and my skin was burning. i finally fell asleep two hours later, completely, physically, and mentally exhausted and yet by

. >> sergeant aquilino gonell gets tonight's last word. chris chanting in for brian williams. day 190 of the biden administration and there has been a major breakthrough tonight on a key biden agenda item. dissented voted to keep debate on a nearly one trillion billion dollar infrastructure deal with a vote of 67 to 32 exactly one week after it failed to pass. it marks a rare example of bipartisanship in washington and 17 republicans including their leader mitch mcconnell joined all 50 democrats in advancing the bill. it's the first step in a series of votes toward final passage of the agreement. as the country faces a surge of new covid-19 infections, the white house is expected to announce tomorrow that covid vaccinations will be required for all federal workers. those who refuse have to undergo virus testing. the cdc director posted this on social media, quote, covid-19 cases have increased over 300% nationally since june 19th. the highest spread of cases and severe outcomes is happening in places with low vaccination rates and among un

capitol police officer harry dunn and aquilino gonell all taking strong exception to the efforts to whitewashtragic events of that day. >> i feel like i went to hell and back to protect them and the people in this room. but too many are now telling me that hell doesn't exist or that hell actually wasn't that bad. the indifference shown to my colleagues is disgraceful. >> reporter: detailing the brutal injuries they suffered and the struggles they continue to deal with nearly seven months after the attack. >> a man grabbed the front of my gas mask and used it to beat my head against the door. the strap stretching against my skull and straining my neck. i remember him foaming at the mouth. >> reporter: mincing no words about who was responsible. >> when you think about that and share with us the vivid memory of the cruelty and the violence of the assault that day, and then you hear former president trump say, quote, it was a loving crowd, there was a lot of love in the crowd, how does that make you feel? >> it's upsetting. it's a pathetic excuse for his behavior for something that he himself he

metro police officers michael fanone and daniel hodges and haley dunn and sergeant aquilino gonell talk about their struggles to defend the capitol, motivating the newly named capitol chief of police to come out of retirement. >> if you would have asked me on january 5th, do you want to be a police chief again, i would have said, no, i'm fine. i'm enjoying retirement. the events of january 6th changed that. >> reporter: one new member, adam kinzinger tapped by nancy pelosi joining seven democrats and one other republican, liz cheney. she will be giving opening remarks along with the chair, bennie thompson, for this hearing that starts in just about 30 minutes. we are told there will be new video of the capitol riots that the public has not seen before. marcus? >> certainly capturing the attention for a lot of people. tracie potts this morning in washington, thank you. you can watch the hearing live on nbclx, channel 185 or 11-5 over the air. that starts around 6:30 this morning. >>> developing right now oakland pope lease still saying little about a strong-armed robbery targeting long t

. >> reporter: and officers harry dunn and aquilino gonell blasted the fop in a statementadequatel officers involved in the insurrection. adding you either stand with the officers or you stand with the terrorists. the organization did issue a statement on january 6 praising officers and condemning the lawlessness. in a new statement tuesday, the fop again reiterated its support for the officers who fought back against the capitol rioters adding that we'll be with them as they fwregrieve and recover. and fanone also asked them to tee announce republicans no voted against giving capitol police officers medals for their hair rowheroism and those who mischaracterized the shooting. >> and i asked him to publicly denounce any active tutduty dut retired law enforcement officer that participated in the insurrection. i've received no commitment as to any of those things. >> reporter: and the officers have gotten support from tom manger who sat down with cnn on his first day on the job. >> i know what the men and women of this agency went through. i know he the challenges that they faced. i also know

. >> reliving it cannot have been that much easier for capitol police sergeant aquilino gonell, d.c. metro police officer daniel hodges and michael fanone, and capitol police officer harry dunn. we invited congressman clyde and senator johnson to come on the program tonight. both declined. congresswoman stephanie murphy accepted. she's a democratic member of the committee and like everyone in that room owes a lot to the witnesses today. >> you know, i have two young children. i have a 10-year-old son and a 7-year-old daughter. they're the light of my life. and the reason i was able to hug them again was because of the courage that you and your fellow officers showed that day. >> congresswoman murphy joins us now. congresswoman, just hearing that again after surviving the attack in the first place and hearing the officers recount their stories in person earlier today, i mean, does it make the whitewashing of january 6th by some of your republican colleagues even more sickening to contemplate and difficult to explain? >> it's good to be with you tonight, anderson. and i think when you

. >> reporter: daniel hodges and michael fanone and harry dunn and aquilino gonell all taking exception to those whitewashing the tragic events of that day. >> i feel like i went to hell and back to protect them and the people in this room but too many now are telling me that hell doesn't exist or that hell actually wasn't that bad. the indifference shown to my colleagues is disgraceful. >> reporter: detailing the brutal injuries they suffered and the struggles they continue to deal with nearly seven months after the attack. >> directly in front of me a man seized the opportunity of my vulnerability, grabbed the front of my gas mask and used if to beat my head against the door, he pulled it off my head and the straps straining my neck. he never uttered any words i recognized but opted for gutter ral screams. i remember him foaming they mouth. >> mincing no words about who was responsible. >> when you think about that and share with us the vivid memory of the violence that day, and then you hear former president trump say, quote, it was a loving crowd, there was a lot of love in the crow

there was sergeant aquilino gonell who said the rioters actually told him it was nothing personal. >> the rioters were bad enough. i was falsely accused of betraying my oath, of choosing my paycheck, of choosing my paycheck over my loyalty to the u.s. constitution. even as i defended the very democratic process that protected everyone in the hostile crowd. while i was at the lowest terrace of the capitol working with my fellow officers to prevent the breach and restore order, the rioters called me traitor, a disgrace, and shouted that i, i, an army veteran and a police officer, should be executed. some of the rioters had the audacity to tell me there was nothing personal. >> it was personal, all right. if you don't want to take it from me, i want you to listen to officer harry dunn. and i'm going to warn you, tough to hear. >> one woman in a pink maga shirt yelled, "you hear that guys? this nigger voted for joe biden." then the crowd perhaps around 20 people joined in screaming, "boo, fucking nigger." no one had ever, ever called me a nigger while wearing the uniform of a capitol poli

reporter: an attorney for two of the officer who's testified this week, officers harry dunn and aquilino gonell echoed fanone's sentiments blasting the fop in a statement for not adequately supporting the officers involved in the insurrection, adding, there should be nothing to debate on these points. you either stand with the officers or you stand with the terrorists. the organization did issue a statement on january 6th praising officers and condemning the lawlessness. in a new statement tuesday, the fop again reiterated its support for the officers who fought back against the capitol rioters, adding, we will be with them as they grieve and recover however long that may take. other requests fanone said he made to the fop president included denouncing republicans who voted against giving capitol police officers medals for their heroism on january 6th and those he believes mischaracterized the shooting of one of the insurrectionists. >> and finally i asked him to publicly denounce any active duty or retired law enforcement officer that participated in an insurrection at the capitol. i have rece

just listen to tucker carlson mocking sergeant aquilino gonell. he is an iraq-war veteran, by the way. >> watch as gonell compares what happened on january 6th to the iraq war. >> and we were not letting them in. they -- they tried to convert us. they tried to persuade us to let them in. my time, compared to iraq, totally different. this is our own citizens. people who we've sworn an oath to protect, but yet, they are attacking us with the same flag that they claim to represent. um, it was bad. >> actually, what happened on january 6th, according to the video we do have, does not look a lot like iraq. i >> this, from someone who has never served a day in uniform. someone, who will never know the kind of bravery it takes to put your life on the line for democracy. and how about i show you another piece of video? how about you take a look at -- at what it was really like, for the police who fought to stop the mob of rioters who stormed the capitol. the mob, who hunted lawmakers and the vice president in the halls. and i want you to listen to this gu

earlier, the inquiry heard from aquilino gonell from the us capitol police department, who was beatenle serving as an officer. he said he was more afraid for his life on that day than during his military deployment to iraq. the rioters called me traitor... ..a disgrace, and shouted that i, an army veteran and a police officer, should be executed. some of the rioters had the audacity to tell me it was nothing personal, that they would go through me, through us police officers, to achieve their goal, as they were breaking metal barriers to use as a weapon against us. sadly, as a result of that day, we lost officers — some really good officers. but we held the line to protect our democratic process, because the alternative would have been a disaster. we are not asking for medals, recognition. we simply wantjustice and accountability. liz cheney — one ofjust two republicans on the committee — asked sgt gonell what he made of donald trump's comments about the attack. when you hearformer president trump say, quote, "it was a loving crowd, there was a lot of love in the crowd," how does that

we're joined today by sergeant aquilino gonel of the united states capitol police. veteran of the capitol police and assigned to a first responders unit in the united states capitol police uniform services bureau. before joining the capitol police sergeant served eight years in the united states army and spent 545 days in iraq where his base was under con stont mortar and rocket and indirect fire by insurgents. he's received multiple awarded for his military service. we're also joined by officer michael fanone of the metropolitan police department in washington, d.c. officer fanone began his law enforcement career with the united states capitol police shortly after the terrorist attack of 9/11. for nearly 20 years officer fanone has served the citizens of the district of columbia in special units focusing on narcotics investigation and violent criminals. officer daniel hodges is a member of the civil disturbance unit 42 in the d.c. metropolitan police department where his responsibilities include riot response. prior to his service on metropolitan police department,

sergeant aquilino gonell was a police officer serving on the night of the capitol riots — he told thespeaker nancy pelosi and then also vice president mike pence. the physical violence we experienced was horrific and devastating. my fellow officers and i were punched, kicked, shoved, sprayed with chemical irritants and even blinded with eye damaging lasers by a violent mob who apparently saw us, law enforcement officers dedicated to ironically protecting them as us citizens, as an impediment to their attempted insurrection. that was aquilino gonell, just one of the police officers giving evidence to that committee in congress in the united states. evidence to that committee in congress in the united states. lord clarke has been giving evidence to the inquiry into the contaminated blood scandal. around 3,000 people died after being given blood products containing hiv and hepatitis c in the 1970s and 1980s. lord clarke is the first former health minister from the time to testify. our health correspondentjim reed is following the inquiry. this inquiry in the building behind me has been e

. >> reporter: sergeant aquilino gonell, an army veteran testifying first, saying the insurrection wase terrifying than serving in iraq. >> you're going to die tonight. >> i could feel myself losing oxygen and recall thinking to myself, this is how i'm going to die. >> reporter: officer daniel hodges visibly shaken, forced to relive the moment he was pinned in the doorway by men he called terrorists. >> one man tried and failed to build a rapport with me shouting are you my brother. another takes a different tact shouting you will die on your knees. >> reporter: officer michael fanone whose beating was caught on his body camera. >> i heard shouting from some in the crowd, get his gun and kill him with his own gun. >> reporter: sending this message to lawmakers who have downplayed the violence. >> i feel like i went to hell and back to protect them and the people in this room, but too many are now telling me that hell doesn't exist or that hell actually wasn't that bad. the indifference shown to my colleagues is disgraceful. >> reporter: and officer harry dunn telling the committee abou

we're joined today by sergeant aquilino gonell of the capitol police.e is a 15-year veteran of the capitol police, he was assigned to a first responder unit in the united states capitol police's uniformed services bureau. before joining the capitol police sergeant gonell served eight years in the united states army and spent 545 days in iraq where his base was under constant mortar, rocket and indirect fire by insurgents. he has received multiple awards and commendations for his military service. we are also joined by officer michael fanone of the metropolitan police department in washington, d.c. officer fanone began his law enforcement career with the united states capitol police, shortly after the terrorist attack of 9/11. for nearly 20 years officer fanone has served the citizens of the district of columbia in special units focusing on narcotics investigation and violent criminals. officer daniel hodges is a member of the civil disturbance unit 42 in the d.c. metropolitan police department where his responsibilities include riot response. prior to h