s chief medical examiner has announced that brian sicknick, in fact, died of natural causes. er sicknick according to the medical examiner suffered two strokes. an autopsy found no evidence that he suffered any internal or external injuries. so what did we learn from this? this is a very different story than the one we have been told. how far should we respond? glenn greenwald has written about this. we are happy to have him on. you can read his analysis. we hope you will. thank you for coming on. so what's your reaction to this fact? >> so, obviously, tucker, i have been on your show many times over the last five years analyzing media lies that completely fell apart and usually i think that happens because of just gross irresponsibility and recklessness like they just don't care if what they are say something true. >> tucker: right. >> they are saying to please the partisan responsibilities. i don't think that's true. i think they did care. they lied on purpose. i say that because it was vital to be able to claim that a pro-trump mob on january 6th murdered somebody because a

they told us that rioters killed brian sicknick with a fire extinguisher.at 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 extinguisher. >> officer brian sicknick died after being hit in the head with a fire extinguisher touring the fight. >> he died at the age of 42 after he was bludgeoned with a fire extinguisher. >> tucker: over on msnbc a legal analyst familiar with the law suggested the president was liable for the murder of officer sicknick. >> here's the thing, it's a murder trial because brian sicknick was killed by that angry mob. in a court of law, you know, are there is this thing called the felony murder rule. i contend donald trump committed the felony of inciting ann insurrection and, you know the legal consequences that flowon from that is donald trump would be held criminally liable for any crimes for any crimes that resulted like the murder of brian sicknick. >> tucker: i contend okay lawyer bo

for several months, capitol police officer brian sicknick suffered a stroke and died of natural causes. the medical examiner's office in washington, d.c. said that monday. answering the question since the officer died a day after he was assaulted at the u.s. capitol riots. two men arrested last month on charges of assess -- arresting sick nick with a spray. they did not link a spray. after being sprayed at 2:00 p.m., he claps around the capitol around 2:00 p.m. and he died around 9:30 the following night. capitol police say they accepted the medical examiner's new finding. "this does not change the fact that officer -- the officer died in the line of duty courageously defending congress in the capital." that is the agency statement that came out yesterday. back to your phone calls. four of your calls about how the jury should deliberate the derek chauvin case.

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brian sicknick, howard, jeffrey smith, also christopher eny, quinton holtz. jacob chestnut and john from year ago. as we promise to remember, we carry them in our hearts forever. twice in two months have many of us been brought together here in the capitol rotunda united in grief to mourn the life and loss of heroes in uniform. just months after the january 6th assault on our democracy, the men and women of the capitol police were again called to duty on april 2, officer evans answered that call in giving his life to protect the capitol and our country. he became a martyr for our democracy. officer evans, a catholic, was killed on good friday, the saddest day of the year for many people of faith. this sacrifice recalls scripture greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends. officer billy evans was a hero whose life was distinguished by dedication to our country including 18 years on the capitol police force. he represented the best of public service, selflessness, sacrifice and sheer courage in the face of the threat to our nat

a pro-trump mob stormed the capitol on january 6 and murdered a capitol police officer named brian sicknick capitol police officer was killed by the mob withal fire extinguisher. >> they have beat a capitol police officer to death with a fire extinguisher. >> the officer brian sick pick? died after being hit in the head with with a fire extinguisher. >> the truth of who murdered brian sicknick, trump supporters. jesse: the "new york times" ran this headline. he dreamed of being a police officer, then was killed by a pro-trump mob. the pro-trump mob didn't kill anybody. brian sick pick? -- wine sicknick died of natural causes. he suffered a stroke a day after the riot. he was never struck in the head by a fire extinguisher. the the initial autopsy found no blunt trauma to the head. sicknick *'s only family begged the press to stop running the story because he called them the night of january 6 and told them he was fine. but the democrat media needed the lie to scare you about a murderous mob of trump supporters. without the capitol hill police officer, the only ones killed that day were four

medical examiner announcing that capitol police officer brian sicknick died of natural causes, specifically that he suffered two strokes. now, this is significant because over the past 100 plus days since january 6th there has been much speculation about how officer sicknick died. capitol police initially announced that he died due to injuries on duty that day and officials said that they were pursuing a federal murder investigation. then in february the investigation stalled because the exact cause of sicknick's death was undetermined. in the meantime two men have been charged with assaulting officer sicknick and two other officers with chemical spray and after that there was question whether the chemical spray could have been the cause of officer sicknick's death but the medical examiner now saying there is no evidence that sicknick had an allergic reaction to the chemical spray that's according to the "washington post." meaning it is all but assured the justice department will not be able to pursue homicide charges related to sicknick's death. of course, there are still some looming ques

first the media. >> brian sicknick was killed by the mob. >> investigators support sicknick was killedray type irritant that he inhaled. >> the truth of who murdered sicknick. trump supporters. >> laura: officer sicknick died from natural causes after suffering two strokes. here is victor davis hanson. we suspected there was something weird about what they were saying. doesn't the family of the officer deserve an apology as well? >> yes, they do. that whole narrative unravelled. they never arrested anybody had a gun or much less used it. we don't know the identification of the officer that shot ashli babbitt. they are picking news stories and hype one and down play the other depending on how they fit a particular progressive narrative. sometimes they participate in the narrative as we saw with andrew cuomo and his brother chris cuomo or the roger stone cnn staged arrest. the media becomes an active player. sometimes they just make it up. whatever it is, it's a narrative. we don't the old liberal media of the 70s anymore. these young journalists put their finger in the air and say it's

video shows a chemical sprayed on brian sicknick and others.tained by cnn and provide graphic new details into how the tense standoff between trump supporters and law enforcement deteriorated within seconds and injured the officers. whitney wild joins us now with the very latest. >> this is a very important moment. this was critical when the police line broke and the rioters were able to overtake police and eventually flow into the capitol. here's what we know about this new video. they were previously shown to court. the justice department revealed this moment that brian sicknick who later died and other officers were attacked with a chemical spray. we want to warn you you may find some of this video very disturbing. in the first video slowed down, you see officer engaging rioters who are attempting to pull metal barriers away from the police line. then officer sicknick and others are sprayed with a chemical irritant. then you go to a wide shot. you see julian cater spraying. you see multiple angles of this alleged incident. what it really sho

according to washington's chief medical examiner, officer bring brian sicknick died of natural causesd suffered two strokes caused by a blood clot. the medical examiner said there was no evidence of internal or external injuries to officer sicknick but that all that transpired played a role in his condition. capitol police said sicknick returned to the office after the riot and collapsed before dying hours later. in a statement capitol police said that they accepted the findings but that this does not change the fact that officer brian sicknick died in the line of duty courageously defending congress and the capitol. >>> and a federal judge has revoked bail for two leaders of the proud boys tied to their involvement in the capitol riot. ethan wardean and joseph biggs are charged with organizing and leading dozens of proud boys to the capitol. based on newly revealed evidence of their roles in pre-planning the attack, judge kelly decided that they are too dangerous to remain free while awaiting trial. >>> still ahead here, the biden administration is weighing how to handle the verdict

brian sicknick, howard leavengood, jeffrey smith. also, christopher eny, clinton holtz, jacob chestnut, and john gibson some years ago. as we promise to remember, we carry them in our hearts forever. twice in two months have many of us been brought together here in the capitol rotunda, united in grief to mourn the life and loss of heroes in uniform. just months after the january 6th assault on our democracy, the men and women of the capitol police were again called to duty. on april 2nd, officer evans answered that call in giving his life to protect the capitol and our country. he became a martyr for our democracy. officer evans, a catholic, was killed on good friday, the saddest day of the year for many people's faith. his sacrifice recalls scripture, greater love have no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends. officer billy evans was a hero whose life was distinguished by dedication to our country, including 18 years on the capitol police force. he represented the best of public service, selflessness, sacrifice, a

brian sicknick, this claim kept being made that his skull was bashed in by a fire extinguisher. people were talking about this savage and brutal attack but there is no video evidence or autopsy evidence so you have to doubt it. >> greg: you have a good [bleep] detector. it caused you to lose allies describing russia-gate as the saddest media spectacle i have ever seen. what bothered you the most about that? >> i was steeped in left wing politics. this script that everybody is a secret kremlin agent. you have to hunt for russian spies. they are in america. this is from the mccarthy era and something i am repelled by. to watch liberals who had to used against them for years unearth it in defense of hillary clinton with this insane conspiracy theory that putin was controlling the united states. it was the lack of evidence for it that started repelling me. to this day there is no evidence but lots of people believe it. >> greg: you started the intercept and you were cancelled from your own -- well, you resigned and you moved. this is a great message for people. if you can get cancel

let's get to the yard. >> mark: it was a tragedy when police officer brian sicknick died the day afterknick lay in state at the u.s. capitol and venerated by the highest figures in the land. so now that another police officer, william evans has been killed in the line of duty, this time by a follower of louis farrakhan and the nation of islam, will he receive the same treatment? will he be honored by nancy pelosi et al? kat timpf is here. the left seems to be rather better at weaponizing these tragedies than the right is. >> absolutely. i asked this exact same question of my fiance yesterday. we had margaritas and eating tacos. a casual brunch conversation. the thing is, if they refuse to honor this police officer, officer evans, they are not just refusing to honor him, they're dishonoring officer sicknick because they're saying we weren't really honoring you at all. we were using you as a political pawn. they'll be making that very clear. there's really few things quite as disgusting as using somebody dieing in a disgusting tragic way to score political points for yourself. >> mark: i

untruths. >> and a new report from washington's chief medical examiner says capitol police officer brian sicknickered two strokes at the base of his brain stem caused by a blood clot. the m.e. tells "the washington post" he found no evidence sicknick experienced an allergic reaction to chemical irritants and there was also no evidence of either internal or external injuries. those findings could make it difficult to charge any of the rioters with causing sicknick's death. and there's new reporting this morning that a trump-appointed watchdog actually blocked proposed investigations into the secret service. "the washington post" obtained a report from a nonprofit group indicating investigations were killed by the department of homeland security's inspector general. one was on how the agency handled that forceful clearing of george floyd protesters at lafayette square last june. so president trump could have his photo-op at st. john's church. the other an investigation into whether the secret service ignored protocols to reduce the spread of coronavirus within its ranks. you might recall that hundr

the medical examiner ruled that officer brian sicknick died of natural causes the autopsy report indicates sicknick suffered from two strokes and a blood clot or from a blood clot the day after he confronted rioters the medical examiner's reports finds no evidence of internal or external injuries. capitol police had previously said the officer was involved while engaging with protesters he collapsed and died at the hospital eight hours later two are accused of assaulting him with bear bray spray. there was also no evidence that officer sicknick suffered any allergic reaction. >>> states lift restrictions, but finding workers is apparently not as easy as it used to be job openings increased a franchise in the tampa area told the "business insiders" he's offer $50 to show up for an interview. contessa brewer is in new york tonight. >> reporter: walk down the streets in small towns and big cities across america, you will see in shop window after shop window,ed signs are posted, help wanted ocean city, maryland is ramps up for a summer of fun and games. one big problem. >> we're way behind in

capitol police, and just months after the capitol insurrection killing officer brian sicknick, and what are your thoughts now on this day? >> well, it is a sad day that we have lost another officer from the u.s. capitol police force. i can remember back in 1998, july, when two officers were shot and killed by a suspect that entered the capitol building. the officers maintained good control of the visitors while the action was going on and like i said, i usually would go down to talk to officer chestnut before i left the capitol, and after finishing my day's duty, and that day, there was a lot of commotion going on and i was trying to find out what was happening and when i saw the people running down steps to the capitol and i got up to the crypt area, i noticed the two officers is had the hats off and the guns drawn and through the inquiry and the radio dispatch, they said that there was a shooter in the capitol building and they had shot one officer at the door, and they were looking for the other one. but afterwards, we didn't know for sure whether the other officer had succumbed to t

brings somewhat of an end to all the enduring speculation about what exactly caused officer brian sicknick'sal causes, two strokes, capitol police responded to this, kate. they accept the findings. they still consider officer sicknick's death in the line of duty and they say he died courageously defending congress and the capitol, kate. >> he absolutely did. we do know last month two men were arrested with the charge of assaulting officer sicknick. what you are hearing the impact of these findings from the m.e. could be? >> they're already facing the charges of assaulting officer sicknick and two other officers with the chemical spray. there was initially some question if they could face serious charges related to officer sicknick's death. really, kate this finding from the medical examiner, it all but assures the justice department won't be able to go after these men or any others for homicide related charges related to sicknick's death. en that likely means that the federal murder investigation that we were initially told was on going will not or has not tuned here. so this likely could be

officer brian sicknick was hit with what's believed to have been bear spray.two officers later took their own lives. the wife of capitol police officer howie liebengood said his suicide was in the line of duty. harry dunn described to don lemon called it hell. >> you have good days, bad days, just thinking about it taking you back, like you said that hell day. it's tough -- it's tough to live through. and it's also tough to relive talking about it. >> reporter: dunn told cnn that the rioters there used racial slurs against officers. he talked about it afterwards. >> officer sicknick was killed. we had officers that took their life because of the stress that they endured from that day. that is what happened. i don't know how you can word it any different. and what exactly happened. >> reporter: in the examination of what happened on january 6th, it was called the worst of the worst. in the two decades of service in the service of carneysha me mendoza. >> as an army veteran, it's seeing us attacked by citizens. i'm sad to see the loss of life i'm sad to see the

officer brian sicknick died a day after he was injured in the january 6th capitol riot. >> for more, let's bring in cnn's joe johns. what more have you learned? >> reporter: well, as you said, 18-year member of the force. this is so sad. he joined the u.s. capitol police in march of 2003. he's from massachusetts and he has two kids. he's also a member of the first responders team with the u.s. capitol police. a couple friends of his, acquaintances along the years talked about him. listen. >> it is, you know, incredibly sad and just surreal to know that billy died serving our country, doing something that he loved so much. above all, he loved life, he loved being a dad, and he loved being a part of the u.s. capitol police. >> reporter: now, this confrontation that happened yesterday around 1:00 p.m. eastern time occurred when the united states congress was not in session. speaker nancy pelosi did put out a dear colleague letter, which she said originally was supposed to be a celebration of the religious holidays, but turned into mourning for officer evans. she said america's heart has

medical examiner announcing that capitol police officer brian sicknick died of natural causes specificallyt he suffered two strokes. this is significant because over the past 100 plus days since january 6 there has been much speculation about how officer sicknick died. capitol police initially announced that he died due to injuries on duty that day and officials said that they were pursuing a federal murder investigation. in february the investigation stalled because the exact cause of sicknick's death was undetermined. in the meantime two men have been charged with assaulting officer sicknick and two other officers with chemical spray and that led to the question of whether the chemical spray could have been the cause of sicknick's death but the medical examiner now saying there is no evidence that officer sicknick had an allergic reaction to the chemical spray, that's according to the "washington post," and that means it is all but assured that the justice department will not be able to pursue homicide charges related to sicknick's death. of course, there are still looming questions here

brian sicknick, howard liebengood, jeffrey smith, also christopher, clinton holtz, jacob chestnut, and john gibson some years ago. as we promise to remember we carry them in our hearts forever. twice in two months have many of us been brought together here in the capitol rotunda united in grief to mourn the life and loss of heroes in uniform. just months after the january 6 assault on our democracy, the men and women of the capitol police were again called to duty . on april 2, officer evans answered that call in giving his life to protect the capitol and our country. he became a martyr for our democracy. officer evans, a catholic, was killed on good friday, the saddest day of the year for many people of faith. his sacrifice recalls scripture. greater love has no one that this, that he lay down his life for his friends. officer billy evans was a hero whose life was distinguished by dedication to our country, including 18 years on the capitol police force. he represented the best of public service, selflessness, sacrifice, and shear courage in the face of the threat to our nation. when

this morning, two men accused of assaulting capitol police officer brian sicknick also appeared in court me, reporter for nbc, scott mcfar land, covering a lot of cases for us. walk us through what happened in court. >> reporter: good afternoon. a busy day in court. richard barnett, prosecutors indicated they have begun plea negotiation discussions with barnett, the man from arkansas. no formal plea agreement, but it would be the second agreement reached in 400 or so capitol riot cases. barnett is meantime trying to argue for his release from jail, pending the next hearing, arguing the stun gun he is accused of having was inoperative. and the vulgar note he allegedly left in nancy pelosi's office wasn't vulgar. he called her a b-i-a-t-d. not the other word that runs counter to what you saw at the capitol january 6th. >> scott, there's a common theme coming from defense attorneys in many of these cases. actually, we have the sound bite. sorry. there was confusion. we have that sound bite. let's play it. >> i left her [ bleep ] ain't wh it. it says nancy big o was here, you [ bleep ]. >> y

brian sicknick just laid in honor in the rotunda in february. it's not that long ago. they're still investigating what happened here. the acting d.c. police chief, robert conte indicates there's no nexus to terrorism. and the u.s. capitol police chief said this suspect is not known to the capitol hill police. the suspect came up, a blue sedan, ran over police officers at the major entryway. keep in mind they put these fences around the u.s. capitol since 1-6. there was an outer perimeter that they just moved two weeks ago and that was very controversial. a lot of lawmakers say we do we keep it up around the interior. had they had the outer perimeter, this wouldn't have happened or wouldn't have happened so close to the capitol. the suspect according to police ran over the officers guarding the main entryway. if you have to get in the capitol, that's how you go in the you're coming from the senate side. rammed in to a raised barrier that they raise and lower out of the ground and jumped out with what was described to me as a combination knife between a machete and a kit

medical examiner today ruled that capitol hill police officer brian sicknick died of natural causes thetes sicknick suffered from two strokes and a blood clot or from a blood clot the day after he confronted rioters the medical examiner reports finding no evidence of internal or external injuries capitol police had previously said officer sicknick was injured while engaging with protesters he collapsed later that day and died later at a hospital two men are accused of assaulting him with bear spray but neither is charged with his death. both men have pleaded not guilty the medical examiner told "the washington post" newspaper there was also no evidence that officer sicknick suffered any allergic reaction nchtsd businesses going on a hiring blitz as vaccines raefrmp up an states lift restrictions finding workers is not as easy as it used to be job openings increased to 7.4000000th in february, most since january of 2019. even a mcdonald's in florida struggling to fill open positions. a franchise in the tampa area told business insider he's offering applicants 50 bucks just to show up for

the first, officer brian sicknick who died in the january 6th insurrection. his exact cause of death has not been released yet, but today two men accused of assaulting officer sicknick appeared in court today. the prosecution alleging that video shows the two men working together to assault law enforcement officers with an unknown chemical substance. the two men have pleaded not guilty. they have not been charged in officer sicknick's death. >>> joining me now, investigative reporter scott mcfarland. tell me a bit more about what might be next for these two. >> good afternoon, chris. kater and tanos are the only two specifically charged. they say they used a chemical spray against officer sicknick and two more officers that day. those officers were all temporarily blinded, injured by the spray. in court today think eal pleaded not guilty, but what's more, they made clear their case, they're going to ask two weeks from today to be released from jail. a few dozen are being held in pretrial detention. baz through a bottleneck in d.c. federal court, they could be

i medical examiner say officer brian sicknick suffered a stroke the day of the riot and died the next day. initially investigators believed that sicknick was hit in the head with a fire extinguisher during the insurrection. the new findings now lessen the chances that anyone will be charged in his death. sicknick was standing guard with other officers behind metal bicycle racks as the mob descended on the capitol. federal prosecutors have charged 2 men with using bear spray on sicknick during that right. the father and son that police say are responsible in the 1996 disappearance of cal poly student kristin smart pleaded not guilty in court today. the hearing was continued from last week. 44 year-old paul flores has been charged with first-degree murder in san luis obispo county today. a judge decided to keep holding him with no bail. his father ruben flores charged with being an accessory after the fact for allegedly helping his son hide smart spotty. both men were arrested last week. kristin, smart spotty remains missing. >> also in california, los angeles and ventura counties are b

officer brian sicknick because of the january 6 insurrection. they lost another officer who died by suicide in the days after that because of the trauma and now they have lost a third officer. this is within three months for a relatively small police force, really horrific, and they do so much to keep members of congress and their staffs and journalists and the public safe for any danger. just a horrible day. thank you so much. let's go to cnn's haurn fox who is also on the hill. lauren, how are lawmakers reacting to this incident? a lot of them are real post-traumatic stress after the january 6th insurrection where several of them were very credibly fearing for their lives and fearing violence against them. how are they reacting today? >> reporter: yeah, i've been texting with several members, some of whom were in the house chamber on january 6th, you know, to talk a little bit about what do you feel like watching all of these events unfolding on capitol hill, and, you know, one source told me that this was just depressing, that this was upsett

. >>> the chief medical officer in washington said capitol officer brian sicknick who was attacked inhe capitol riots died of natural caus he suffered two strokes. investigators initially thought sicknick was hit in a head by a fire extinguisher. he later thought we may have ingested a chemical substance. last month, federal prosecutors charged two men with using bear spray on sicknick during the riots. >>> moderna says by the fall it will have a third booster shot for its two-dose covid vaccine. studies show the shot is 90% effective against the virus six months after the second dose. it's unclear how long immunity from covid lasts. the same is true for pfizer's vaccine. regardless, dr. anthony fauci is encouraging people to get a shot. >> we all want normalcy in america. the highway to that normalcy is vaccination. >> meantime, yale is joining a growing list of universities that are requiring students to be vaccinated against the coronavirus before returning in the fall. exceptions will be made for religious or medical reasons. >>> coming up now, caught on video, more than a dozen p

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they live with the fact that officer brian sicknick died after the riot, two officers died by suicidelled in a car ramming attack and both represents face another big test tonight. securing president biden's address. cnn spoke last night to d.c. police officer michael fanone, you have probably already seen this horrific video, that's him surrounded by rioters who sprayed him with chemicals, battered him with pipes, tased him multiple times. they tried to take his service weapon. he said he heard them yelling about killing him with his own gun. >> it's been very difficult seeing elected officials and other individuals kind of whitewash the events of that day or down play what happened. some of the terminology that was used like hugs and kisses and, you know, very fine people, is very different from what i experienced an what my co-workers experienced. i experienced the most brutal, savage, hand to hand combat of my entire life, let alone my policing career, which spans almost two decades. it was nothing that i had ever thought would be a part of my law enforcement career and nor was i

. >>> two men accused of assaulting officer brian sicknick, the officer who died and other officers onry 6th are trying to get out of jail before the trial but the doj is fighting their release saying the chemical spray they used helped break the police line and contributed to the fall of the capitol. cnn legal affairs correspondent paula reid is joining us, paula, the doj is making a clarification i understand on what type of spray was used. talk to us about that. >> reporter: today the justice department walking back its claim that bear spray was used to assault three police officers including the late officer brian sicknick during the attack on the capitol. today a justice department prosecutor said, in fact, it was a smaller can of a different chemical agent used against officers trying to defend a barrier at the capitol. prosecutors have repeatedly said it was bear spray used against officer sicknick and others and that really is significant because bear spray is a serious chemical. it's meant to deter aggressive behavior in bears. it's not meant to be used on humans. it's meant f

whitney, also learning more about the suspects charged with assaulting capitol police officer brian sicknick's the department of justice saying now. >> reporter: the department of justice is saying these two men are very dangerous. this is another argument that they're making to try to keep these two men in jail just like mr. barnet. and basically what they're arguing is that the moment that these two men affected spraying these three officers including officer brian sicknick who we know later died that was a pivotal moment because they sprayed these officers with the bear spray. that contributed to breaking the police line. and that was the moment that allowed this mob of rioters to flow through those bike racks, flow into the capitol and cause all of this chaos and destruction that we saw that day. taken together these two -- these three cases rather are another test of doj trying to convince the judiciary that these people are dangerous, that they should not be let out of jail, however, their defense attorneys are all arguing that they should actually be let out of custody. i should note

as you said, martha, this is not the -- we just had officer brian sicknick that was killed on january 6 at the capitol. before that, in 1998, we had two capitol police officers shot and killed on the capitol grounds there. there's many incidents there. i drive by that place just about every day going to my law office. i can tell you that up until about a week ago and also barricades, also fences. they took them down. now we have check points. this is what i want people to understand. this happened as one of the major checkpoints that the senate and congressmen go through. it's at that point where they also have an in-ground barricade. the in-ground barricade is up. so just before you get to the in-ground barricade, you come in contact with capitol hill police officers that will check your i.d. and your credentials and be on this property, they'll let you through. on this instance here, it appears as though that they may have checked this guy out, person out. at that stage he tried to run past them, hit the barricade and got out with a knife. they wound up having to shoot him. >> all r

capitol police officer brian sicknick following the january 6th attack on the capitol.ton's chief medical examiner now says he died of natural causes. our team of reporters is following the latest new developments so i want to go right to pete williams. pete, walk us through this. one more is the medical examiner revealing? because a lay person like me reads natural causes and thinks he wasn't sitting on a couch. come on. >> he wasn't but the medical examiner said there was no contributing factor to his death other than the fact he suffered blood clots to the brain causing two strokes. what happened you will recall he was sprayed with a chemical irritant while he was on duty during the capitol riot. he went back to his office and that night collapsed and was taken to the hospital, where he died the next day on january 7th. the medical examiner says there was no sign of an allergic reaction to the chemical irritant, leaving the medical examiner with the conclusion that it was the blood clots that caused the death. of course, now, the question is did his work on the capit

capitol police officer in the wake of the january 6th riot the medical examiner ruling officer brian sicknick died of natural causes the day following the attack after suffering two strokes. two men are charged with assaulting sicknick with bear spray but are not charged in his death >>> not far from here federal investigators are looking into the deadly crash of a tesla car in spring, texas, reportedly with no one at the wheel. sam brock has details. >> reporter: a fiery crash at the hands of no apparent driver sparking questions about how this tesla veered off the road saturday and barreled into a tree, killing the two men inside >> there was no victims inside of the front driver's seat. there was someone in the front passenger seat and a victim was in the back seat of the vehicle. >> reporter: fire crews needed 30,000 gallons of water to extinguish flames from the vehicle. >> those lithium batteries kept reigniting >> reporter: unfolding in a houston suburb, it's just the latest incident involving tesla and possible use of their autopilot technology, which the company notes requires active

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 capitol would often stop to tell officer evans and his colleagues thank you and today he died manning the barricade to keep us all safe. lester >> all right thank you, kasie >>> joining me now is former new york city police commissioner bill bratton bill, in this

police said they accept the findings, but, quote, this does not change the fact that officer brian sicknickending congress and the capitol. mike barnicle, there were two men arrested and charged with assault for using bear spray on officer sicknick. they say now, it's likely that the justice department will not charge them with homicide, because it appears to be natural causes. but natural causes brought on by the events of january 6th. >> yeah, willie, it will be difficult, if not impossible or improbable to charge either of the two men with a homicide count on officer sicknick's death. but one thing we do know for sure, officer brian sicknick was attacked and assaulted on january 6th. and anything going further legally is going to have to take that into account. i mean, the bear spray assault. who knows what happened after that. i mean, who knows internally in brian sicknick what happened after that. so the case will go forward on the assault charges, i assume, but it will be impossible to register homicide charges against the two. >> we are learning new details about the mass shooting th

they were early reports that officer brian sicknick was hit in the head with a fire extinguisher. another theory was that he may have ingested a chemical substance sprayed by protesters . the natural cause of death means the medical examiner found the stroke alone caused his death. >>> a live look at the white house, president biden met again with a bipartisan group of lawmakers to push for his more than two trillion-dollar infrastructure plan. this time the focus is on members of congress who formerly served as mayors or governors. >> depending on what it's like to make things work, to make sure that you get things done. >> vice president kamala harris traveled to north carolina she argued would create the jobs of the future. the point to emphasize that were in the plant that manufacturers electric school buses. >> it will not only create good jobs, it will have a big impact on communities. >> public and to criticize the proposal for its size and scope and the proposed corporate tax rate increase to pay for it. a group of senate lawmakers says they're working on an alternative pr

the incident came less than three months after rioters stormed the capitol, which left officer brian sicknick dead. the capital police union chair informed congress several on the force want to quit, writing i've had many younger officers confide in me that they're actively looking at other agencies and departments right now. the force is asking for swift action to enforce security an outer perimeter security fence erected after the january riot was recently removed, and some republicans say a second one should go too. >> i think the permanent fencing should come down i don't think it does the job. in fact, the fencing was right there when the car drove through. >> reporter: but removing that fence will likely be delayed after 25-year-old noah green rammed his car into the officers an then hit a barrier. he was shot and killed after lunging at police with a knife the fbi and others are still trying to determine the motive. >> it was not appear to be terrorism related, but obviously we'll continue the investigate >> reporter: flags are again flying at half-staff at the capitol in honor of the

capitol police the department writing in a statement this does not change the fact that officer brian sicknickourageously defending congress and the capitol the department denies to mourn the loss of our beloved colleague. weeks after his death, sicknick lay in honor at the capitol, the same building he served to protect for 13 years. >> so could those two guys face any charges as a result of this? >> reporter: so experts who spoke to the "washington post," hoda, about the ruling say that it's going to make it more difficult to prosecute anyone for homicide in sicknick's death because it raises reasonable doubt as to why he died. but, of course, it is possible that more evidence could emerge independently. the two men who are charged with assaulting sicknick are slated to appear in court next tuesday to argue that they should be freed on bail while they await trial. >> kasie hunt for us at the capitol. thank you. >>> a new twist tied to the fiery tesla crash in texas and the questions being raised about the safety of driverless cars. >> we'll have the latest on the federal investigation as elo

when officer brian sicknick laid in rest there after that insurrection on january 6th. we're waiting to see how exactly the president will respond to this incident as he has a very close personal connection to capitol hill. >> let us know the moment you do hear anything from the president, which of course i'm sure you will. arlette, thank you so much for now. lauren fox, let me go back over to you, covering the capitol for us. it's my understanding the lockdown is now lifted, is that correct? >> reporter: yeah, that's exactly right. obviously, a few moments ago the announcement that the lockdown has been lifted. i think it's important to remember that, you know, the threat we are all feeling up here on the capitol when it comes to the security up here is going to continue for some time. it now means that you can, you know, move about the building, but i think that the larger concern for the capitol hill community, for officers, for staff that work up here, for members. i was just texting with some lawmakers who were there on january 6th and they said, this is really str