it's in the boogaloo boy movement.ompson: neumann says she watched with alarm as president trump didn't just ignore the threat of domestic extremism, he incited it. >> he attacked the governor of michigan, he attacked the governor of virginia for their pandemic mitigation measures, and was using rhetoric like, "you gotta take your, your state back, you gotta push back against your governor." now, not all of them are going to radicalize, not all of them are going to commit an act of violence. but that is a huge pool of people to be vulnerable. meanwhile, we have active white supremacist organizations, neo-nazis, um, we have a boogaloo bois movement looking for ways to attack our country, ways to commit acts of violence. >> thompson: neumann resigned in frustration from dhs in april 2020. by october, her warnings seemed to be coming true. police and federal agents arrested 14 militia members, charging them with plotting to kidnap michigan governor gretchen whitmer, try her in their own court, and potentially execute her

like the right wing extremist boogaloo boys. one night, one of its members used facebook live to broadcast to the world from his car, which was filled with weapons. police arrested him just in time. ah, the authorities themselves had become a target. a boogaloo boys member shot at a police building, killing one officer. they were all over facebook to organize violent attacks and police officers that left to long foresman officers dead. these events represent the radicalization of the united states. groups like the right wing radical proud boys overlap with donald trump supporters. before january 6th, i was looking at the social media of radical extreme s. and there's claims that cove, it's a hoax. there's conspiracy theories that the election has been stolen. and then i realize the main stream of republican party is putting out similar ideas all the time that fringe and the mainstream have converged. friday boy o is u. s. society in danger of breaking apart. so tomorrow is going to be an amazing and spectacular day. in january 2

the boogaloo boys are here, too. also out of uniform. they both blend into the pro-trump crowd., congress is trying to certify the election. outside, the crowd is bearing down on them. >> usa! usa! >> but the police on the steps are outnumbered and unprepared. >> usa1 >> around 140 police are injured. one officer, brian sicknick, will later die. a proud boy from new york state smashes through a window. the capitol has been breached. a proud boy broke the window, but what about the crowd behind him? a mob, urged on by the president, willing to embrace an insurrectionary violence that was once confined only to the most extreme elements of the far right. bewildered, some wander through the halls. others moved toward the senate chamber. police struggle to hold them off while congress members flee through back exits. the mob surges through the hallways searching for them. coming within feet of their targets. rioters try to break into a hallway that lawmakers are escaping through. a protester is shot and killed. three other rioters die in the mayhem. it would be hours before the capit

attorneys representing underwood's sister ashley jacobs say extremist groups like the violent boogaloo boys were allowed to stay engaged and active on facebook because it improved the company's ad sales. the internet is sort of the wild wild west of the law. >> i mean, we have laws about murder and killing stealing and all this for as long as you know, people could write that the internet is only existed for 20 years. federal agents have found evidence of talking about extremist behavior on his facebook account. >> the attorneys allege facebook users were not warned about how engagement on the platform was driven up by hateful or toxic content. the lawsuit is seeking facebook be held accountable for promoting violent extremism leading to underwood's death. it's sort of like facebook is like. >> a giant meeting place and they're encouraging extremist to calm and made it this place and then put into all these horrible dan thorn kron. 4 news. >> for 13 is the time. and coming up next on the kron 4 morning news. a first in the nation. universal health care plan unveiled right here in california

he was a member of the far right uber libertarian movement called the boogaloo boys which migrated from online into the real world in 2020 and was tied to a series of fairly spectacular acts of political violence. host: here is that interview. [video clip] >> it's about people who love freedom, liberty and they are unhappy with the level of control that the government takes over our lives. being free to do what you want as long as you don't hurt anyone else. >> aren't you accused of hurting someone? >> that's what i'm accused of. back to the example, that's what i wanted to get to. the freedom of choice, the freedom of expression. >> he pled not guilty and would not answer questions about the shootings. >> did you find it hard to get them to actually -- >> he would just deny and start every question. >> how did you come to this? because you said you didn't read a lot before. >> basically through friends. the air force, once i joined the air force. i traveled around the world, i met people from all over the world just talking to people changed my whole view. >> do you think he's saying h

those like the boogaloo boys and the -- division which is responsible for the hate group. facebook promised to ban those troops. instead, the company failed to recognize the magnitude of the threat and take appropriate action to take down those stop the steal groups that incited, encouraged, and organized the events that occurred on january 6. this problem remains. last week, the tech transparency project released a report showing that facebook continues to host and promote violent extremists and militia organizations that were involved in the capital attacks. facebook has allowed militias to fund raise and place recruitment ads that say, we are prepared for -- social media platforms have failed to do as much as they should do to stop groups and individuals that promote violence. >> i can begin and defer to my colleague. you are fully aware of this. spouting hateful ideology is protected by the first amendment, and the department does not investigate anyone for protected activity. the intelligence community has assessed that social media has increased the way that informat

. >> federal prosecutors have charged a of the boogaloo bois. >> thirteen rounds into the police departmentrd precinct. >> according to an unclassified summary of the march intelligence assessment, the two most lethal elements of domestic violence extremist threat are racially or ethnically motivated violent extremists and militia violence extremist. >> congress is leading some pivotal moments. >> in battle gear and a stack military formation working through the crowd up the capitol steps. >> department of homeland security in their annual threat october 2020 declared domestic i violence extremism in general and white supremacist extremism inemem particular to be the most persistent and lethal threat facing the nation. >> after the violence -- meant to be political and ideological actions that bring other activists into the movement. >> i think it's time to take a hard look at where we're putting the resources. >> we can never get allow democracy to be put in peril. >> those of us who were here will never forget the horrifying images of january 6th, 2021. a nooses and gallows erected on the

attorneys representing underwood's sister ashley jacobs say extremist groups like the violent boogaloo boys were allowed to stay engaged and active on facebook because it improved the company's ad sales. the internet is sort of the wild wild west of the law. >> i mean, we have laws about murder and killing stealing and all this for as long as you know, people could write. but the internet is only existed for 20 years. federal agents have found evidence of talking about extremist behavior on his facebook account. >> the attorneys allege facebook users were not warned about how engagement on the platform was driven up by hateful or toxic content. the lawsuit is seeking facebook be held accountable for promoting violent extremism leading to underwood's death. it's sort of like facebook is like. >> a giant meeting place and they're encouraging extremist to calm and made it this place and then put into all these horrible thanks, dan thorn kron. 4 news time now for our 4 zone forecast. as we give you a live look at a pretty quiet golden gate bridge on this thursday night thursday night, getting c

attorneys representing underwood's sister ashley jacobs say extremist groups like the violent boogaloo boys were allowed to stay engaged and active on facebook because it improved the company's ad sales. the internet is sort of the wild wild west of the law. >> i mean, we have laws about murder and killing stealing and all this for as long as you know, people could write. but the internet is only existed for 20 years. federal agents have found evidence of talking about extremist behavior on his facebook account. >> the attorneys allege facebook users were not warned about how engagement on the platform was driven up by hateful or toxic content. the lawsuit is seeking facebook be held accountable for promoting violent extremism leading to underwood's death. it's sort of like facebook is like. >> a giant meeting place and they're encouraging extremist to calm and made it this place and then put into all these horrible thanks, dan thorn kron. 4 news. >> it's 6.21. and today the 3 men convicted of murdering ahmaud arbery are going to be back in court for their sentencing. a jury found father an

attorneys representing underwood's sister ashley jacobs say extremist groups like the violent boogaloo boys were allowed to stay engaged and active on facebook because it improved the company's ad sales. the internet is sort of the wild wild west of the law. >> i mean, we have laws about murder and killing stealing and all this for as long as you know, people could write. but the internet is only existed for 20 years. federal agents have found evidence of talking about extremist behavior on his facebook account. >> the attorneys allege facebook users were not warned about how engagement on the platform was driven up by hateful or toxic content. the lawsuit is seeking facebook be held accountable for promoting violent extremism leading to underwood's death. it's sort of like facebook is like. >> a giant meeting place and they're encouraging extremist to calm and made it this place and then put into all these horrible thanks, dan thorn kron. 4 news. >> stephen the man charged with killing underwood in oakland is also accused of killing santa cruz county sheriff's sergeant damon gutzwiller in

. >> a charged member of the boogaloo boys. >> fired 13 rounds into the third precinct building. >> according to an unsought -- an unclassified summary, the two most lethal elements are racially or ethnically motivated violence and militia violent extremists. >> instigating and leaving some of the most pivotal moments of the rush into the historic building check >> in battle gear and a stacked military formation working through the crowd of the capitol steps. >> the department of homeland security in their annual threat assessment in october 2020 declared domestic violence extremism in general and white supremacist extremism to be the most persistent and lethal threat facing the nation. >> meant to be political and ideological actions that bring other activists into the movement. >> it is time to take a hard look at where we are in our resources. >> we can never again allow our democracy to be put into peril. >> those of us who were here will never forget the horrifying images of january 6 2021. a news any gallows erected on the capital lawn, rioters attacking police officers with flag poles

. >> federal prosecutors have charged a member of the boogaloo boys. >> fired 13 rounds into the third precinct building. >> according to a classified summary of the intelligence summit the two most lethal elements of the domestic violence are racially and ethnically motivated violent extremists and militia violent extremists. >> instigating and beating some of the most pivotal rush into the historic building. >> oath keepers in battle gear. in a stacked military formation. the thought of them working through the crowd, up the capitol steps. >> the department of homeland security itself and their annual threat assessment, in october, 2020, declared domestic violence extremism in general and white supremacist extremist in particular to be the most persistent and lethal threat addressing the nation. >> the oklahoma city bombing, meant to be politically and ideological actions that bring other activists into the movement. >> i think it's time to take a hard look at where we're putting our resources. >> we can never again allow our democracy to be put in peril. steps should be taken to pre

there are elements out there that look a lot like domestic terrorists, these three percenters, boogaloo boysd resist the notion that that's the core problem that the country has, because i think that takes our attention away, and it absolves us of a need to engage in what i think the very real problem is, which is not so much guys stockpiling guns, although i do think that that's very serious and needs to be dealt with, but if we think that that's the core problem, what it does is it says, well, that's the fbi and law enforcement's problem. what i see as the real problem around january 6th is not january 6th. it's everything that has happened since january 6th, and i would highlight two things as the core problem. number one, according to the ipso polling, two-thirds-ish of republicans, this great party of lincoln, two-thirds of republicans continue to believe that donald trump is the legitimate president. that, to me, is a deeper cancer in our body politic than a bunch of three percenters in the woods in montana. and secondly, all over this country, the republican party is trying to do thin

he was a member of the far right uber libertarian movement called the boogaloo boys which migrated fromine into the real world in 2020 and was tied to a series of fairly spectacular acts of political violence. host: here is that interview. [video clip] >> it's about people who love freedom, liberty and they are unhappy with the level of control that the government takes over our lives. being free to do what you want as long as you don't hurt anyone else. >> aren't you accused of hurting someone? >> that's what i'm accused of. back to the example, that's what i wanted to get to. the freedom of choice, the freedom of expression. >> he pled not guilty and would not answer questions about the shootings. >> did you find it hard to get them to actually -- >> he would just deny and start every question. >> how did you come to this? because you said you didn't read a lot before. >> basically through friends. the air force, once i joined the air force. i traveled around the world, i met people from all over the world just talking to people changed my whole view. >> do you think he's saying he fo