used the word calais to describe the actions and views of the department of justice and federal bureau of prisons. when you got terminal island facility with 70% of inmates being infected, and begin eight having already died, would you say the actions of the department of justice or the federal bureau of prisons could be the liberally indifference to the risk posed to present? >> unfortunately yes. i think we would all like to believe that responsible officials at a place like the department of justice justice in the name of it would act anymore responsible way. but the fact is they just are not. >> thank you for your answers, because they established cruel and unusual punishment. i think it's one reason why a federal judge in ohio recently found that prisoners are made a cruel and unusual punishment claim had a high likelihood of succeeding on the merits and he ordered the prison officials essentially to release inmates to home confinement. so thank you for your work and for advocacy. i believe the department of justice everyday now is engaged in cruel and unusual punishment, violated the consti

infection is 6.6 times higher than the general population in the united states when it comes to our bureau of prisons. more than six times higher. at the same time, only 2%, 2%, mr. chairman, of the prison population has been transferred to home confinement. tragically, at least 68 inmates in bureau of prisons custody have died. nearly all of whom had known pre-existing conditions that made them vulnerable. several were within a few months of being released. one of those preventable deaths was andrea highbear, she was eight months pregnant when she was sent to the center. she contracted covid-19 and gave birth to her premature daughter while on a ventilator. nearly a month later, she died. she was never able to hold her baby in her arms. i was stunned to learn that many inmates are being denied home confinement unless they are deemed, quote, minimum risk, close quote, by the justice department's risk assessment tool. it's a formula, mathematical formula. every one of us witnesses knows what i'm talking about. the last bureau of prisons oversight hearing the justice department's own analysis forecast

my name is michael carbajal, the director the federal bureau of prisons. the bureau of prison staff are federal law enforcement officers are often called upon to assist during crisis situations within our communities. the attorney general ask the blp to request and assist other law enforcement agencies in maintaining order and peace in the district of columbia. blp crisis management teams are highly trained to do with various types of emergency situations including crowd control and civil disturbances. they are experienced in confrontational avoidance and conflict resolution inde the aftermath of the tragic death of george floyd, , it is unfortunae that these services are necessary. on behalf of the b.o.p. and its staff, i extend our we also respect the right of the public to express their frustration and greece. we appreciate those who seek to ensure they that threaten mr. floyd's death are never repeated again. it's shameful those voices are being drowned out by those seeking to incite violence and destroy property. i'm proud of the work our staff do ever

my name is michael, the director of the federal bureau of prisons. the bureau of prisons staff, our federal law enforcement officers who are often called upon to , assist during crisis situations within our communities. the attorney general asked the b.o.p. to assist other agencies in maintaining peace in the district of columbia. b,o,p, crisis management teams are highly trained to deal with emergency situations including crowd control. they are experienced in confrontational avoidance and conflict resolution. in the aftermath of the tragic death of george floyd, it is unfortunate that these services are necessary. on behalf of the b.o.p. and its 36,000 staff, i extend our greatest sympathies to the family for his loss. we also respect the rights of the public to express their frustration and grief. we appreciate those who want to ensure that the events surrounding mr. floyd's death will not happen again. it is a shame that the voices of are being drowned out by those inciting violence. -- the voices of -- are being drowned out by those inciting viol

i am the director of the federal bureau of prisons. ourbureau of prisons staff, law enforcement officers who are often called upon to assist during crisis situations within our communities. the attorney general asked the p tob. to assist -- bo assist in giving peace in the district of columbia. we are highly trained to deal with emergency situations including crowd control. they are experienced in confrontational avoidance and conflict resolution. in the aftermath of the tragic death of george floyd, it is unfortunate that the services are necessary. and his, if the bop extend arson for these to the family for the loss. we respect the rights of the public to express their frustration and grief. sure what make happened during his death will not happen again. it is a shame that the voices of those who speak out or drowned out by those inciting violence. everyroud of our staff day and i am honored that they were called upon to assist our communities. thank you. >> i am the acting administrator of the drug enforcement administration and i a

we are learning that attorney general bill barr, who was also on that call, as directed the bureau of prisons assented right teams. the president has not been happy with the city's mayor. recently they were upset that she waited until 11:00 p.m. last night to finally impose a curfew. here is the white house press secretary, who will be holding a briefing about an hour. >> i think when you look at some of the befuddling actions, like right here in d.c., the mayor of d.c. didn't issue a curfew until 11:00 p.m. well, guess what? at 10:00 p.m. you had st. john's church burning. several other cities had curfews at 4:00 p.m., 5:00 p.m., 6:00 p.m. some of the actions are not tough enough, as the president noted. particularly with the mayor here in d.c. >> over the last hour or so, d.c.'s mayor has taken a bit of a tougher stance. she just imposed a curfew at 7:00 p.m. tonight and tomorrow, and as for the city's police chief, he gave an update on the number of people who have been arrested. he said 80 people have been arrested, 44 charged with felony

>> that's right, the bureau of prisons is sending riot teams here in washington and in miami. we know that over the weekend, the fbi's s.w.a.t. team was out late last night as things got out of control near lafayette park. we've also seen dea and the u.s. marshals out. the justice department said they'll send at many federal resources as they can where they're needed, jake. >> i'm told in new york city, one in seven of protesters arrested as of thursday were not from new york city. protesters, some of them, were using encrypted communications. it does seem suspicious, even organized. but by whom? >> yeah, that's the big question. and i think even new york city is struggling to answer the question. it appears at least some of this communication is being done with people who are riding bikes, trying to be lookout scouts, trying to make sure they can keep ahead of what the police are doing. it doesn't look right now, jake, that -- certainly in new york city, that they can answer the question whether there's any specific groups. they do believe there are some anarchists involved be

so thank you bureau of prisons. thank you william barr, and anything else you would like to deliver to the kind people of dc? the president today said we are quote largely through the coronavirus epidemic. that was his phrase. he said we're largely through with coronavirus. and we've done very well. meanwhile, here on earth one, this was the headline at "the new york times" tonight. quote, u.s. cases are still rising by more than 20,000 cases daily. the daily average of new coronavirus cases in the united states is actually starting to rise again. we're still seeing about a thousand americans every day die from coronavirus. in terms of where it's getting worse, there are more states that saw an increase in new cases over the next two weeks than states that saw a decline in new cases. that's bad. last night's show, we reported on the state epidemiologist in utah, sort of pulling the fire alarm in that state, describing a state-wide spike in cases in utah, that is not explained by increased testing or by some localize

you're not going to like this there are tactical teams from the texas bureau of prisons tactical training for the charge of bureau of prisons ok i think the entire d.c. metro area knows now thankfully good i'm good yeah i understand people are upset because prison riot cops do usually have to deal with the 1st amendment they can use whatever force they want but this gestapo makes the local police look pretty good d.c. is being treated like a prison in the open air prison but don't get so down on d.c. the n.y.p.d. has been covering up their badge numbers illegally with bands they say are a sign of warning for the new york police officers who passed during copa 19 and they still aren't wearing masks when an n.y.p.d. officer was asked about the ban hiding his badge number of the band is legal as long as it's not covering the number he shrugged and said it's old it fell down you see not all elastic is good there are some bad elastics i have that experience with some old bronze lee. when the. identified it seems clear they intend to brutalize protesters with no accountability and putting a pri

guards at work here and do you see were part of a specialized emergency response force run by the bureau of prisons which is part of the justice department to help maintain security at the still it is now the director of the bureau of prisons i actually spoke about that during a press conference earlier today take a listen to what he had to say. crisis management teams are highly trained to deal with various types of the murders the situations the crowd control and civil disturbances. they're experienced in confrontation avoid conflict resolution in the aftermath of the tragic death of georgia it is unfortunate that these services are necessary. now during that press conference attorney general william barr also said that there have been more than 50 arrests in relation to rioting and the federal fish also spoke were very focused on the violence that we saw this weekend against property here in the nation's capital but at the same time it's also important to note that we're out here for yet another day and yet the protests we have seen have been overwhelmingly peaceful the people who are gathered h

for the first time in 25 years, the entire bureau of prisons system is under complete lockdown due tohe unrest. 122 institutions in the system started the lockdown late this frn a. the bureau of prisons already operating under a modified lo d lockdown to promote social distancing. it's not clear at this point how long the new measures will last. we're back with more in a moment. i'm kent coloma, it's my job to make sure all the packages that go out today get delivered. there are people who can only get food from amazon. when you come into work, that's what drives you. my little one, i would say he's definitely proud of me. every time he sees the blue prime trucks, he says, "daddy, there's your people!" i know every single one of us is here busting as hard as we can go every day to make sure these packages get delivered. >>> well, as pressures and tensions disrupt society, a message of unit from the bay area's public health departments. in the midst of what they call the most challenging times, health officials are praising people who live in the bay area for weeks and weeks of coopera

another reporter asked this group of gentlemen, in riot gear, if they were with the bureau of prisons, which is one of the federal agencies that has deployed some officers in washington. they responded to that question with one word. quote. maybe. maybe we're with the bureau of prisons. that's cute. i mean how do we know that these people are who they say they are at all? if they'll say anything at all. we just take their word for it that they're with the department of justice or maybe the bureau of prisons? and why are these guys wearing no badges, nameplates, no insignias? how does that help them in what they're doing in the streets? i mean there is a reason a police officer who has the power to stop you, detain you, use physical force against you, there is a reason that a police officer has a badge number and name in plain sight, the only reason an officer would take those identifying markings off is to avoid accountability for what they're doing, right? if they do anything wrong, it makes it a deniable offense, not just by them personally, if you can pick them out of a lineup, but

are part of a specialized emergency response force run by the bureau of prisons which is part of the department of justice to help maintain security of correctional facilities now the director of the bureau of prisons was actually asked about those guards and exactly what they were doing here during a press conference earlier today take a listen to what he had to say crisis management teams are highly trained to deal with the various types of the murders the situations the crowd control and civil disturbances they're experienced in confrontation avoidance and conflict resolution in the aftermath of the tragic death of george floyd it is unfortunate that these services are necessary. now during that press conference attorney general william barr also said there have been more than 50 arrests in relation to the rioting in vandalism that we saw here in d.c. last week and it's important to note these federal officials at this press conference really talk a lot about responding to the violence and how their agencies are coming together to do so but they said very little about the peaceful

but garrett, i know of a number of those bureau of prisons guys are from texas. you mentioned the guard in utah. simple question. under whose orders, what's the chain of command here, and what are they doing so far from home defending the ground between peaceful protesters and the white house? >> reporter: brian, i'm still reporting out exactly how the chain of command works here. but our understanding is they're under authorities -- essentially any federal officers here are deputized by u.s. marshals to help protect federal personnel and property. and that at the top of that chain is the attorney general bill barr. but it's unclear to me whether he has sort of micro level operational control. typically in these kind of unified responses d.c. police play more of a role. they have not been happy with the way that the feds have conducted themselves on city streets thus far over the last few days. that's something we are still attempting to run down. and it is, i might add, a uniquely d.c. problem where normally a governor would be at the top of the food chain here.

another reporter asked this group of gentlemen in riot gear if they were with the bureau of prisons, h is one of the federal agencies that has deployed some officers in washington. they responded to that question with one word. quote, maybe. maybe we're with the bureau of prisons. that's cute. i mean how do we know that these people are who they say they are at all? if they'll say anything at all. we just take their word for it that they're with the department of justice or maybe the bureau of prisons? and why are these guys wearing no badges, nameplates, no insignias? how does that help them in what they're doing in the streets? i mean there is a reason a police officer who has the power to stop you, detain you, arrest you, use physical force against you, there is a reason that a police officer has a badge number and name in plain sight, the only reason to have officers take those identifying markings off is to avoid accountability for what they're doing. right? if they do anything wrong, it makes it a deniable offense, not just by them personally, if you can pick them out of a lineu

were bureau of prisons riots police begs the question why the hell are bureau of prisons riot police down working a protest trump spent time thursday conferring with his campaign team polls show him trailing democrat joe biden nationally and in key swing states new polling also shows americans disapprove by wide margins of trump's handling of the protests rob reynolds al-jazeera. has that jobs in the u.s. state of georgia has a role that 3 men charged with the matter of a black man there will go on trial bravest chased and shot several times by retired a white police officer and his son back in february they were only charged in may after a video of that shooting led to nationwide protests as well and he got to go reports . a mode aubrey was killed in late february after being pursued by 3 white men who believed he was a burglar the 25 year old's family say he was jogging when 2 armed men confronted him what happened next caused outrage across the u.s. gregory mcmichael a former police officer and his son travis stand accused of mr brees murder along with william bryan who filmed the

were bureau of prisons riots police begs the question why the hell are bureau of prisons riot police. down working a protest troops spent time thursday conferring with his campaign team polls show him trailing democrat joe biden nationally and in key swing states new polling also shows americans disapprove by wide margins of trumps him playing of the protests robert oulds al-jazeera meanwhile 2 police officers have been suspended in buffalo new york after a video showed them shoving a 75 year old man to the ground but he's were clearing the area where a protest was finishing when the man was pushed down. the. hill the man is now in a serious but stable condition in hospital buffalo mayor byron brown says he was deeply disturbed by the video by new york governor andrew cuomo called it utterly disgraceful. police in australia are asking the court to ban a black lies matter protests planned for saturday fearing it could help spread the coronavirus 2000 people march in the capital camera in solidarity with the us but also highlighting racial inequality at home a much larger rallies span f

prisoners. >>illinois senator dick durbin criticized the justice department's criteria for releasing inmates only 7% of black men were classified as minimum risk. compared to 30% of white men in our bureau prisons bureau of prisons, director michael cauble hall told lawmakers his agency has placed more than 3500 federal inmates on home confinement based on the attorney general standards the inmates covid-19 risk factors and public safety these are individualized assessments we take them very serious missouri senator josh holly was concerned about the lack of coordination between the officers charged with supervising these inmates are we putting. >>public safety risk by accelerating early release of inmates without adequate resources to monitor. >>those individuals are hall told holly b o p a sufficiently monitoring the inmates and notifying communities for those still behind bars, he said the 122 facilities now have widespread testing and protective equipment that despite our measures there has been lost while carvalho works to make sure the coronavirus death rate doesn't grow in federal prisons, the committ plans to hold a hearing on police reform in the coming weeks in washington, i'm

prisoners. illinois senator dick durbin criticized the justice department's criteria for releasing inmates only 7% of black men were classified is minimum risk. compared to 30% of white men in our bureau prisons bureau of prisons, director michael cauble hall told lawmakers his agency has placed more than 3500 federal inmates on home confinement based on the attorney general standards the inmates covid-19 risk factors and public safety these are individualized assessments we take them very serious missouri senator josh hawley was concerned about the lack of coordination between the officers charged with supervising these inmates are we putting. >>public safety at risk by accelerating early release of inmates without adequate resources to monitor. >>those individuals are hall told holly b o p a sufficiently monitoring the inmates and notifying communities for those still behind bars, he said the 122 facilities now have widespread testing and protective equipment that despite our measures there has been lost while carvalho works to make sure the coronavirus death rate doesn't grow in federal prisons, the committee plans to hold a hearing on police reform in the coming weeks in washingto

although the bureau of prisons says there are no known cases there, the prison guards union has notedwing of the cdc protocols; masks, hand washing, limited social distancing -- obviously, difficult in prison -- and this is a general feeling that among the union least that the b.o.p. may be understating the dangers there. this gives my family nor mouse concern. we do know that there are 500 correctional officers working in that facility. the population of wayne county has a 25% infection rate. so it is reasonable to imagine that it's only a matter of time before we learn the results of currently a number of outstanding tests of inmates at this very facility. in all honesty, i think this is a death sentence. i don't think i will live to see my appeal succeed, which is why i have been very forthright about my praying that the president acts either with a commutation of my sentence so i may follow my appeal and one vindication or, of course, a pardon. that's completely within his power, but i would call on him to do it on humanitarian grounds as an act of mercy and justice. i've exhauste

there probably will be more with this special unit from the bureau of prisons, special operations response team in miami and d.c. i expect tonight to be a big moment as far as standing up to some of those rioters. but there is this hunger for unity. it's hard to believe we've been through two crises in just as many weeks. >> harris: yeah, we are sandwiched in between tragedy. it is a rough spot to be as a nation. we are resilient, though. before i let you go, we are going to be doing some special reporting and a deeper look into this group, and teeth. the president saying -- and also the doj -- looking at what they can do legally with aunt eva. politically, what does this mean, this moment? >> listen, politically, we don't know how it's going to turn. in 1968, richard nixon, when he was running for president, ran a highline order platform in the wake of protests and riots that got out of hand. that was successful for him. whether that is going to change, independents will be swayed, depends with the president does. they are big moments for this president. there are big moments in the coron

attorney bill barr is directing the bureau of prisons to send in riot teams.resident trump says he's putting his top military advisor in charge. as the afternoon winds down, and we start to get close to the evening, the height house is definitely bracing for another night of protests. >> david: thank you very much. meanwhile, georgia has authorized at the 3,000 national ground troops -- will the state be active anymore? lieutenant governor, do you have enough troops to restore order? >> thanks for the opportunity to be here today. we are continuing to monitor the situation. the governor has done a great job in building a statewide coalition of resources continuing to look at the situation, monitor the information that we are getting. i think yesterday, last evening was a great example. there was a continuing level of tension building and with a statewide coalition, we are able to walk with the national guard and others. at this time, we are going to continue to monitor the situation. certainly has the governor has all the resources available. >> david: she mad

that isn't a state so there's no governor to say, thank you but no thanks, we also have the bureau of prisons were apparently unbadged, which created questions about many of the demonstrators, the protesters, who are these people in riot gear who were trying to block them or arrest them? >> the scale and severity of these protests are fueled by conspiracies. and as long as there's conspiracies out there, you need to provide information quickly and early on. what if this press conference that's going on right now, which is a necessary press conference, it happened on tuesday? you should be communicating to the public before you are deploying force so they understand what they are seeing. yesterday was a complete vacuum. when you see people show up in unmarked uniforms and won't say who they are, you have to wonder what is their authority to be out enforcing some sort of security? are you supposed to obey them? this press conference could have been done two days ago, and it would have quelled a lot of the conspiracies that are empowering the violence that you are seeing out on the streets right

. >> attorney general william barr is ordering the bureau of prisons to send riot teams to washington, d.c. >>> growing anger over the death of george floyd has fulled protests, many peaceful others inael george has a look. >> reporter: peaceful protests in portland, oregon, turned rowdy after midnight. and in los angeles officers arrested people who ignored the curfew. earlier in philadelphia, cop cars were set on firegepaircoll their car for breaking the city's curfew. the officers were fired for excessive force. from coast to coast, thousands have taken to the streets to demand police accountability, after george floyd was killed a week ago in minneapolis. one of his sons participated in a black lives matter protest in brian, texas. >> my dad is in peace and we got to be the ones to deal with all of this, stressing. it's going to be tough to get over this day by day. >> reporter: in minneapolis, a tanker truck nearly mowed down hundreds of protesters marching peacefully on the highway. the driver was -- beaten and later arrested. here in minneapolis it was the most peaceful night i

surrounded by u.s. , and otheral guard pillar motor groups -- paramilitary groups, doj, fbi, bureau of prisonsve surrounded the white house on three sides and have been told the ranks of uniform people in combat gear have no identifying marks whatsoever, causing frustration. we keep talking about the insurrection act, but donald trump doesn't need to invoke the insurrection act to get federal troops onto our street. we are not a state. the mayor says she doesn't want these trips on our streets, but we have no control over that, which leads to unease, especially since we know what they are capable of with no notice. it seemed like there was a rebellion in the pentagon and they were moving away from this posture, with the defense secretary initially sang at the very least the 1600 active-duty soldiers calm up, professional soldiers trained to kill overseas, we were told they were set in staging positions around the capital and could come into the capital, having been issued bayonets.gear, earlier in the day, it was said they were going to go back to their bases. he has rescinded that. he went to

most of the forces here in the riot gear, they're from the bureau of prisons. mber of them are all of the way from texas and that is h street. in essence, erin, the white house is now being guarded by prison guards, many of them from texas. now this is setting up. this patchwork of federal agencies and different law enforcement authorities that have descended on washington is setting up a showdown and a confrontation with the city government of d.c. which it should be controlling these streets through their local police force, and i was speaking with the mayor of washington earlier today. she told me that that is just another reason that d.c. has to be a state, and she said also, that they are looking into the legality of the president being able to call up national guard and the military to come here. she said, erin, that it was unconscionable. >> all right, alex, thank you very much. you need to see the size of those crowds growing night after night. out front, attorney general -- i'm glad to see you again. >> good to see you, erin. >> the curfew in your city

eywilliam esidismorning, has directed the bureau of prisons to send special riot teams to dc and miami. also, this comes as a minneapolis medical examiner officially declared george floyd's death a homicide. the report says that his heart stopped as a police officer was todaeofld's nts visitesite of his death. they called on protesters to stop the violence. >> i'm not over here blowing up stuff. i'm not over here messing up my community. what are y'all doing? y'all doing nothing! because of not going to bring my brother back at all. >> floyd's brother went on to call for peaceful protests. he also encouraged the community to stop thinking that their voices don't matter and to go out and vote to set change in motion. floyd's family is now calling for derek chauvin to be charged with first-degree murder. the police officer was charged friday with third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter. according to police documents, chauvin had 18 complaints filed against him in his nearly 2 decades with the department. 16 of them were resolved without discipline .>>> up next, the cleanup und

we think they are with the bureau of prisons but they are armed and ready to fire tear gas, there are flash bang grenades. keep in mind this has been a peaceful protest all day long. >> the other three officers are being charged. >> reporter: relief in new york city as this crowd learns all four former police officers involved in george floyd's death will face criminal charges. >> cops have been charged in the past and not convicted. so as much as it is a step in the right direction, it's not a satisfaction that we will settle with. >> reporter: in los angeles... >> they should have been arrested right away, but better late than never. >> reporter: and in washington... >> we're still not done here. there are still things that need to be done. >> black lives matter! >> reporter: this is the eighth day of protest. at the u.s. capitol, thousands lay face-down for nearly nine minutes of silence, mirroring the final moments of floyd's life. >> my hands are red because the blood is on the police's hands. >> reporter: mandy taylor has been protesting since monday. >> we are not giving up. we

ankle monitors to those that are not asen overcrowded and it gives the attorney general and the bureau of prisons because it is a high priority and with the federal bureau of prison to immediately maximize transfers to confinement. and those 4000 and inmates which is more than twice the usual.rt this is consistent with bipartisan support and with that incarceration in the united states and then the issue of the extent of which and then to focus on measures to reduce stability but now the opposite and a fascinating counterexample of the idea incarceration policies and in that ideological spectrum and foreseeing toward those reforms. and hoping this will be a tipping point to those health and economic pressures and then to see a large number of people that are incarcerated in the united states. the past couple of weeks police abuse has increased and to implement reforms in the system. >> we will go around and come back to you soon. >> so that's talk briefly the interesting similarities. thinking of freedom of assembly and data includes the assembly clause and to listen to lectures and that is prote

were bureau of prisons riots police begs the question why the hell are bureau of prisons riot police down working a protest trip spent time thursday conferring with his campaign team polls show him trailing democrat joe biden nationally and in key swing states new polling also shows americans disapprove by wide margins of trump's handling of the protests rob reynolds al-jazeera. in new york state 2 police officers have been suspended after a video showed them shoving a 75 year old man to the ground it happened in the city of buffalo as police were clearing the area where protest was finishing. the elderly man is in a serious but stable condition in hospital the city's mayor says he's deeply disturbed by the video while the state government condemned the incident as quote utterly disgraceful. more than half a 1000000 people have fled violence in democratic republic of congo in just 9 months that's according to new numbers from the united nations more than 1300 civilians are being killed there and almost the same amount of time attacks by armed groups and retaliate every operations fro

there with shields and batons behind them, are heavily armed, federal officers we think from the bureau of prisonsep in mind, this is a peaceful demonstration. >> the other three officers are being charged. >> reporter: relief in new york city as this crowd learns all four former police officers involved in george floyd's death will face criminal charges. >> cops have been charged in the past and not convicted. so, as much as it is a step in the right direction, it's not a satisfaction that we will settle with. >> reporter: in los angeles... >> they should have been arrested right away, but, better late than never. >> reporter: ...and in washington. >> we're still not done here. there are still things that need to be done. >> reporter: this is the eighth day of protest. >> and in seattle protestors surrounded city hall, demanding the police be defundeds and those arrested be released. >> i call on seattle city council to defund the police. >> in washington demonstrators filled the streets near the white house again tonight. there's a feel of a city under seige as armoured national guard humvees bl

rob -- bureau of prison officers in lafayette square. the national park service doing that violent act, hassling peaceful protesters the other night. states have sent in national guard troops from other states. the fbi and other federal agencies are operating. we want a complete list. who is in charge? what is the chain of command, and by what authority does it do -- do these national guard people come in from other states? by what authority? what is the mission? what is the chain of command? who is in charge? we want some answers to that. and i sent that on behalf of my members. of course, today is a day of great sadness. having the first service for george floyd. it is a national day of mourning, i see, for george floyd, and we pray for his family and pray for healing for our country, gathered here, people have been gathering in minneapolis for the first service. across the country, american people are grieving for over 100,000 people, lives lost from covid-19. and now for the victims of a pattern of racial injustice and brutality that

so, as a result of this, few week others thing bureau of prisons transferred 19 inmate from the chicago prison to the thompson prison in my congressional district where there were zero cases and did that's without testing all inmates. now two inmates tested positive for covid-19 another our prison in thompson, illinois, which by the way there are no hospitals in the county where that is located, and so for -- those inmates that have tested positive for covid-19, we have that, and then for weeks, because of all of this going around, i have been pushing the bureau of prisons to test all inmates before they're transfer. what they told my office is they cannot test inmates before transfers because they don't have adequate testing supplies. so, couple questions. what this cdc doing to increase testing capacity at the bureau of prisons, and should inmates be tested for covid-19 before they are transferred especially from facilities with cases of covid-19? and i'm hoping you will end this by saying you will update your guidance. >> thank you, congresswoman. you raise a very important critical