once you go up to the top of the flagpole of who is in charge of the capitol police, who the capitol police union chief, they blamed the leadership of the capitol police, but due to the rules of the united states capital, the power instruction of the capital, nancy pelosi, the speaker of the house, has more control and authority and responsibly over the leadership of the capitol police than anyone else in the united states capital, so she doesn't want us to ask these questions because at the end of the day, she is ultimately responsive a further

chairman of this committee to bring before this committee today on this panel the head of the capitol police union who told many of us last week and has said publicly and privately that on january 6th the rank-and-file members of the capitol police department, the heroes that make up the many women, the heroes that make up the capitol police department, they were not prepared for what happened on january 6th in spite of intelligence reports that date back three weeks before that date, they weren't equipped on january 6th with the proper equipment that they needed to handle what happened that day and they weren't trained for what was going to happen that day. as the senate investigation report, a bipartisan report, already identified there was a systemic breakdown of security, a lack of leadership at the very top of the united states capitol police, who report a nancy pelosi is ultimately responsible for that lack of leadership, that's where this committee should go if it's serious of making sure something like this never happens again. bring the head of the united states capitol police union to si

capitol police union who represent the rank-and-file heroes that make up the capitol police who protectere's what he told me, the head of the capitol police union told me that on january 6th the capitol police officers weren't prepared for what was going to happen even though the head of the capitol police had intelligence reports dating back to three weeks before january 6th that something potentially very dangerous could happen that day. they weren't prepared for it, they weren't trained for it, and may be most important of all, they weren't equipped for it. they lacked equipment, basic equipment, to take care of something like what should at that point should have been expected would occur. and here's the bottom line. once you go up to the top of the flagpole of who is in charge of the capitol police, who the capitol police union chief, they blamed the leadership of the capitol police, but due to the rules of the united states capital, the power instruction of the capital, nancy pelosi, the speaker of the house, has more control and authority and responsibly over the leadership of th

i met with the head of the capitol police union today and talked to him about his views on january 6thsaid they weren't prepared for that day by their leadership, weren't equipped and given the right equipment to take care of what would happen on that day, weren't trained for what happened that day. i called on bennie thompson, the chairman of the committee, to bring the head of the capitol police union to the hearing next tuesday and to hear from him, someone who represents the rank-and-file capital police officers, they don't want to go there because they know if they go there and ask if you as close tough questions at the end of the day nancy pelosi, speaker of the house is responsible for that lack of leadership and systemic breakdown of security that they don't want to talk about. griff: where does this go from here? is this all political? republicans are terrorists, democrats are patriots, they want to roll this into 2022, they know they will lose the house so try to tag republicans with this going forward and it is obvious. >> a sham. for 6 with pelosi has played nothing but pol

i met with the head of the capitol police union today, laura, talk to him about his views, he said theyen't prepared for that day by their leadership, they weren't given the right equipment to take care of what would happen on that day, they weren't trained for what happened that day. i called him bennie thompson, the chairman of this committee, to bring the head of the capitol police union to the hearing next tuesday and hear from him. someone who represents the rank-and-file capitol police officers. they don't want to go there, they know if they go there, and if we would've ask those tough questions, at the end of the day, nancy pelosi, the speaker of the house, is responsible for that lack of leadership, the systemic breakdown, they don't want to talk about it. >> laura: congressman mccarthy, where did we go from here, it's a political, so obvious, they want to roll this right into 2022, they know they're going to lose the house, but they are going to try to tag republicans with it. it's obvious. >> it's obvious, it's a shame committee. for six months, pelosi has played nothing but p

i called on the democrats last week to allow the head of the capitol police union to testify along withly did they reject me and jim jordan they rejected the head of the police union who represents every capitol police officers who wanted to tell the story of the systemic break down of security at the capitol. they said since you didn't let us testify we will tell our story to the public. it was not just january 6th. it was a lack of leadership leading up to january 6th that happened hear a long time on nancy pelosi's watch. a lock of responsibility and leadership at the very top of the food chain. that's the real story. she knew jim jordan and would ask the tough question squeeze rejected. -- and she rejected us. help me reject nancy pelosi and learn how to fight back against her. >> sean: what about the video evidence they pre-positioned certain things prior to the 6th? it was pre-planned or the evidence that law enforcement had specific intelligence that and why was the capitol police chief denied prior to the event, the white house even suggested it according to mark meadows, why wa

the head of the capitol police union told me they were unprepared, they lacked the equipment that they. he said the rioters had better equipment than the united states capitol police and they weren't trained for what would happen that day and they blame the leadership of the capitol police. the leadership of the capitol police. that chain of command leads back to speaker pelosi. it happened on pelosi's watch as speaker of the house and she doesn't want that line of questioning to occur because it all leads back to her. >> bill: let's see what unfolds over the next 2 1/2 hours. republican from indiana. four police officers, two from the u.s. capitol police and two from metro police in d.c. the democrat from mississippi opening statement and then liz cheney, the republican from wyoming, we expect to go second. so let's drop on in. >> the violent attack that involved a vicious assault on law enforcement. we know there is evidence in a coordinated, planned attack. we know that men and women who stormed the capitol wanted to derail the peaceful transfer of power in this country. we know tha

serious making sure something like this never happensom again, bring the headf the united states capitol police union to sit on the panel today to t provide different perspecte than to cherry pick that the nancy pelosi wants to hear. i hope the democrats will think better of what they've already rejected, head of capitol police unit, i hope they think better of it, bring before the panel today get a chance to testify before the american people. thank you. i'll defer to representative jordan. >> why don't the democrats want to get to the truth? why don't they want to answer the fundamental question, which is why it wasn't there better security posture on that day? read from a news account february this year, pelosi's office previously impressed upon the sgt. of arms that the national guard was to remain off cap grounds. early told t ministration the opposite. while the democrats are concerned are they so concerned how it wouldld look? because what happened, all driven by what happened were democrats normalized anarchy, normalized political violence, raised bail money for the rioters and looters who de

chairman of the committee to bring the head of the capitol police, i thought they were prounion but they refused to hear from the capitol police unionand spoke on behalf of every rank-and-file member of the capitol police, the heroes who shown to protect me, my staff and capitol hill, would have provided different perspective than these four police officers provided, he would have told members of congress and the american people if he was allowed to testify that on january 6th they were not prepared for what would happen that day even though they had intelligence reports provided to the highest levels of the capitol police, there's something dangerous was going to happen, they weren't trained for what was going to happen and weren't equipped for what would happen that and the rioters have better equipment than the capitol police officers did in a new heading into that day they lacked the equal and they needed. would have been a whole different story of the leadership at the capitol police - griff: democrats want to try to take trump off the table before 2024. they impeached him twice. maybe this is the third bite of the apple. it is

last week i calle on the chairman of this committee, bennie thompson to bring the head of the capitol police union. i thought democrats were prounion, in this case, they refused to hear from the capito police union chief who would have come before this committee and spoke on behalf of every single rank and file member of the united states capitol police , he shows up every day to protect me, to protect my staff to protect my family when they are on capitol hill and he would've provided a different perspective than what these fou police officers provided today. he would have told the members of congress and the american people if he was allowed to testify that on january 6, they weren't prepared for what was going to happen that day even though they had intelligence reports provided to the highest levels of the capitol police three weeks before january 6 that something dangerous was going to happen. they weren't trained for what was going to happen that day an they weren't equipped for what was going to happen that day. in fact, he said the rioters ha better equipment than the capitol police office

a capitol police union official tells me he expected to begin sometime today. capitol police aren't saying. here's what i can say for certain. the sergeant at airports sent a memo to members of the house saying the work would likely begin friday, weather permitting and the weather is fine, would take about three days and feels like the soft deadline is when members return here monday or monday evening for next week's session. the sergeant at arms has assured the capitol police and assured that if there is a new security threat they can reerect fencing in short order but one virginia congressman told me he can't wait for it to come down because it makes the capitol look like a third world dictatorship. >> that says it all, scott. jake, i want to go to you. as this fencing comes down you have brand-new reporting in punch bowl that the capitol police department is essentially running out of money. this is an alarm bell sounded i know as early as last month, right, that funding could expire in august. there were real concerns but now there seems to be added urgency

also a love fest between the police, the capitol police, and the people that walked down to the capitol. >> reporter: but while the nation's largest police union has shied away from publicly condemning republicans who have downplayed the attack on the officers at the capitol, the organization has in the past been willing to condemn some progressives who have called for significant policing reform. >> i don't think anyone should be surprised that in cities that are the loudest in trying to eliminate their police departments are the ones that are having the highest crime and struggling with coming back. >> reporter: an attorney for two of the officer who's testified this week, officers harry dunn and aquilino gonell echoed fanone's sentiments blasting the fop in a statement for not adequately supporting the officers involved in the insurrection, adding, there should be nothing to debate on these points. you either stand with the officers or you stand with the terrorists. the organization did issue a statement on january 6th praising officers and condemning the lawlessness. in a new statement tuesday, the fop again reiterated its support for the

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host: two stories relating to january 6, the hill with the story saying capitol police union leaders 75 officers have left the force the months following the capitol riot's citing low morale and longer working hours. union officials say the officers have been leaving about three per week with one officer telling them "the old -- the young guys don't want to be here and the old guys who are eligible are just rolling out." republican john katko on the homeland security committee told cnn the capitol police needs a "radical infrastructure -- radical restructure. they need to decouple it from any political structure but it is not great should be." the temporary fencing around the capital will likely be dismantled starting friday. the capitol police board concurred with the recommendation "to make incremental modifications to the capital campus." you can read more about that at roll call. this is from surely calling from texas, republican line. caller: thank you for taking my call. my question is, why have the courts not taken this evidence and looked at it, that mike lindell has brought u

. >> maga -- media, maga politicians are smearing police officers who are members of your union. they're smearing harry dunn, the capitolrtive of the capitol police officers, of the metropolitan police department officers as you would want to be because trump supporters make up most of your union? >> i don't recognize or accept that characterization. i can tell you and i can provide documentation if you'd like of just how involved that the labor committees and the national has been involved. i don't think there's been a week that has gone by since january 6th that we've not been engaged in meaningful discussion and actions on behalf of that incident on that day. to suggest somehow we're ignoring it is not true. >> jake went onto ask him -- i wish we had played that part. jake went onto say but you're not doing it publicly. you issue statements all the time, which michael fanone said, on behalf of police officers who are -- who may be getting unfair treatment in the media. but you haven't really done that when it comes to these police officers. and you guys have been vilified in the media. do you think you're getting the

vocal union has been uncharacteristically quiet when it comes to defending the police officers who fended this off, rioters on january 6th. now, to be fair, the union did decry the attack on the capitolm the start calling on the insurrection president at the time to forcefully urge the demonstrators to stop their unlawful activity. but according to metro d.c. police officer michael fanone, the support pretty much stopped there. he was one of the many officers who defended the capitol on january 6th. he was assaulted with his own taser, later suffered a heart attack and now has lingering brain injuries. he and three other officers painted a daunting picture that day when testifying. even after his testimony, he told the media he was disappointed in the union and hoped it would come out stronger against the insurrectionists who maimed, poisoned, hit, kicked, stabbed and in one case killed police officers. he said it took the union six months to reach out to him following the insurrection. now, in response, the fraternal order of police referred back to its original statement that was released on january 6th and added in part we continue to offer our support, gratitude and love for our

police union. he said the capitol hill writer have better equipment and the capital police officers. why did they lack the equipment and training to handle what happened that day they had warnings that something could happen. we could really investigate wha happened. >> we will see if these questions are asked. they will leave no stone unturned obviously subpoenaing somebody we could prevent this member happen again i don't see why that would be a protective measure. >> we have a congressman coming up in just a little while to give insights onto the hearing and what life questioning he ma have pursued. meanwhile it's a very busy newsday because we have another story for you now. >> standing by for new guidance on a mask. early reports suggest some people are going to be wearing masks again. >> all of this is the delta variant spreads these are just few places that are acquiring mask. he is in atlanta the home over the cdc where we dissipate an update. >> a federal official told fox news that they are expected to announce today they had indoor public setting in a community where there

also tonight, after giving emotional testimony, officers attacked by capitol rioters say they feel abandoned by the national police union. i'll talk with a key member of the january 6 committee, republican congressman adam kinzinger in his first one-on-one interview since the hearing. >>> and after weeks of frustration and wrangling, bipartisan senate negotiators strike a new deal on infrastructure. we're standing by for a critical test mode expected this hour. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer and you're in "the situation room." >>> we begin with the president and the pandemic. let's go straight to our chief white house correspondent kaitlan collins. kai kaitlan, as covid-19 surges in the united states, the biden administration is getting more aggressive in its response. >> reporter: it's a noted shift of tone in the white house, not just when it comes to vaccine policy which we're expecting from president biden tomorrow, and you can hear him tonight pointing the blame on the unvaccinated. president biden frustrated by the numbers tonight. >> we still have a lot

it's not just the police and their department but if the police unions and i've been doing work in sacramento at the capitol and the two strongest units are the teachers unions and the police union. as the officer in atlanta was just rehired if these police units that are keeping these that officers with a job and i think that's another reason why the george floyd policing bill is so poured in to track their behavior but it's not just the police. into the unions as well because they allow the other cops continued to be. >> i just want to add to that reform in this moment is necessary. it's necessary because that's how we are able to divest from a system that doesn't work for us for these laws are important because we don't have a replacement system yet and when we have policies on the looks that prevent people from doing what we have seen happen in our communities with impunity we won't be able to advance move forward. it's crucial we have that kind of legislation and something you mentioned in the historical context andrew and we look at the policies on the books we also have to be honest about the raciali

also tonight, after giving emotional testimony, officers attacked by capitol rioters say they feel abandoned by the national police unionrepublican congressman adam kinzinger in his first one-on-one interview since the hearing. >>> and after weeks of frustration and wrangling,

motivation behind this over-the-top expansion of what the capitol police are investigating in california and florida, the two largest teachers unions are on the record, no question about this fully embracing critical race theory, raymond arroyo has that and a full breakdown in seen and unseen but first the great liberal crackup is the focus of tonight's angle. summertime for most americans means more fun and freedom to do the things they love but for most democrats coast-to-coast it is a time to just revel in being miserable or at least make others miserable and focus on how much they hate the time-honored american traditions the rest of us love. they would rather define america solely around the horrors of slavery or events like january 6th. they want american schoolchildren to be taught that aside from the civil rights marches and 60s and a few key milestones reached by minorities america is intrinsically racist and evil but these are truly wretched people who put trigger warnings on american flags if they could, people who celebrated statues being ripped down last year and wouldn't because dead at a fourth of july parade this ye

capitol police are investigating. why are they moving into states like california and florida? also the two largest teacher unions are on the record, no question about it embracing critical race theory. raymond arroyo has that in "seen and unseen" and. but first the great liberal crackup. that's the focus of tonight's "angle." summer time for most americans means more fun and freedom to do the things they love. but for most democrats coast to coast it's a time to be miserable and focus on how much they hate the time honored american traditions the arrest of us love. they would rather define america around the horrors of slaver or january 6th. they want children to be taught that america is racist and evil. these are wretched people who would put trigger warnings on american flag. they celebrated statues being ripped down last year. they would rather nod along to the drones on npr or talk about how crummy life in america is. mingle with americans who come out to celebrate their country singing god bless america, never! case in point. one of the most loathesome figures on the political season freshman congresswoman

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capitol police. they harmed the staff in the restaurant. they threatened people who worked in the credit unionwho just want to work. and all because in their mind something went wrong with the election, which we know now that didn't occur. so we have an obligation to members of congress to get to the bottom of what happened. but also find out what went wrong with a lot of things we missed in terms of our systems. we need to identify them so that we can come back with our report so that we can fix them and so that this will never happen again. we are the shining example of democracy, and all but a few moments we could have lost it all on january 6th. so it's a serious effort. i take my chairmanship serious. i look forward to working with the other members on the committee. as you know, liz cheney is on the committee, and her comments rang so clear that she's putting patriotism above politics. and i think that's where the entire committee is working from. >> all right, congressman. mr. chairman, thank you very much. we'll see if mccarthy does name five republicans to the committee and if nancy p

union, cap called on the president to establish a roadmap out of the present crisis. u.s. politicians have her dramatic testimony from police officers concerning the january 6 attack on capitol officer said it was a clear attack to disrupt democracy, another likened it to a medieval battle. the first person charged under hong kong's national security law has been found guilty. he was found guilty of subsiding terrorism after riding a motorcycle into police officers and displaying a banner that called for hong kong's liberation. pakistan has reopened a main border crossing with afghanistan under taliban control. pakistani border patrols have allowed around 100 tracks to resume transit. it closed its side of the crossing this month after fighting between afghan soldiers and the taliban on the afghan side. the crossing is an essential part for landlocked afghanistan. pakistan says it will remain open six days a week. political rivals in ivory coast have met for the first time since eight disputed presidential election led to widespread unrest 10 years ago. the president and his predecessor have not come face-to-face -- he returned to ivory coast after being accused of war crime

one of the biggest problems capitol police is facing right now is the fact that they are bleeding officers. according to the unionthe department since january 6th. three people a week. that means hours for the rank and file are getting longer. morale is plummeting already. fewer officers does nothing to help that. >> it exacerbates it. they have to address that. can you talk about the other story we're tracking here. cnn has learned that two qanon adherents got press credentials to former president trump's rally over the weekend in florida. how did that happen? do we know? >> what we know is that this is based on sources familiar with how this all happened that there were two people who were affiliated with a right leaning talk radio organization, and so it was through that organization they were able to actually get press credentials to this event. however, a source is saying they're going to review the policies for that because, again, the source is saying they were qanon adherents or qanon conspiracy theorists. so, you know, this is a story we're continuing to report out. the point is that people who are incli

labor union, have called on the president to establish a roadmap out of the present crisis. us politicians have heard dramatic testimony from police officers concerning the january 6 attack on capitol hill. one officer said it was a clear plan to disrupt democracy. another likened to a medieval battle and feared that he would die. and the 1st person charged under hong kong, national security law has been found guilty. tongue in kit was convicted of inciting, profession and terrorism. after riding a motorcycle into police officers and displaying a banner that called for hong kong liberation focused on has reopened the main border crossing with the canister. that's under taliban control. on the afghan side, focused on the border patrols of allowed around the 100 trucks carrying goods to resume transit. it closed it side of the spin bolduc crossing the months after fighting between african soldiers and the taliban. on the african side, the crossing a's and it's an essential port for land law stuff. gallus, don. pakistan says it will remain open 6 days a week. political rivals in ivory coast has met for the 1st time since the disputed presidential election led to widespread unrest. 10

labor union have called on the president to establish a roadmap, out of the present crisis. us politicians have heard dramatic testimony from police officers concerning the january 6 attack on capitol hill. one officer said it was a clear plan to disrupt democracy, another like when you diva battle, and feared he would die. and the 1st person charged on their hong kong as national security law has been found guilty. tony and kate was convicted of inciting succession and have a result after riding a motorbike into a group of police officers and displaying a banner. is that called hong kong liberation? a former, a close ally of pope francis is on trial accused of financial crimes. he and 9 others are being accused the federal offenses, including extortion, embezzlement, and money laundering in the biggest trial ever to take place within the vatican. andrew simmons reports from london on the links that the case has to the u. k. what has the vatican? the heart of the roman catholic church and chelsea, one of the most exclusive and desirable parts of london got in common isn't religion, it's money. lots of it. then add to that murky deals. extortion and fraud, revolving around a central

labor union have called on the president to establish a roadmap, out of the present crisis. us politicians, i've heard dramatic testimony from police officers concerning the january 6 pack on capitol hill. one officer said it was a clear plan to disrupt the proceed. another lie can do for medieval battle and fear that he will die. the 1st person charged under hong kong as national security law, has been found guilty tonguing kit was convicted of inciting, succession, and terrorism. after riding a motorcycle into a group of police officers and displaying a banner that hold on combs, liberation, the united kingdom is carrying out its most expensive naval deployment. the in a generation, the aircraft carrier, h m, as queen elizabeth, is being accompanied by a flotilla of navy ships and its presence in dispute. parts of the south china sea is causing concern flooring st. louis reports me. the british navy, biggest and most powerful war ship, the h m, as queen elizabeth aircraft, carrier is leading a pillar of navy ships on its maiden deployment. the largest concentration of british and maritime power in your prime minister johnson says that deployment will help to strengthen what's kn

unions, hold on the president to establish a road map out of the crisis. the january 6th attack on the u. s. capitol hill was a clamp trying to disrupt democracy. according to one police officers testimony from the president. donald trump was accused of inciting the right to the 1st person to face trial. under hong kong, national security law has been found guilty of inciting suspicion in engaging and terrorism. tongan kit road is worse article into a group of police offices. well, it's returned to our top story, the political crisis inter nivia. it says use if is a senior member of the democratic association of indians in france. he joins us now from paris. thank you very much for joining us here on al jazeera. you believe the president did the right thing in dismissing the prime minister and freezing the parliament? why is that to his face in great difficulties knowing the comic and political functional we have the parliament tweed corrupted to 1130. we have to do our cheating with the corruption we do when embezzlement and it's so it's the best way to stop all of this to avoid the bunker with like the case of lee been on. do i did fortune is yeah, it's the best the

unions are also calling for the president stablish road, but also the crisis. january 6 attack on the us capitol hill was a clear plan to disrupt democracy, as, according to want to for police officers testifying before the next committee. for the president, donald trump was accused of inciting the rise of the 1st person to face trial. and the hong kong national security law has been found guilty of inciting suspicion and engaging and terrorism. hung in, kept with prosecutors for riding his motorcycle into a group of police officers. flash floods in sudan have displaced more than 2000 people. and hundreds of homes have been destroyed in the eastern gutter. if people there are angry about the government's response. protest is a block to main road and the threatening violence. the government is warning of more heavy rain in the coming weeks. and does have a morgan reports from pho. those in the affected areas are asking for urgent aid. it's the 1st time in 5 days that neither can enter this room in his home, he says he and his family were asleep when the waters came cascading his now trying to salvage what he can. and if i younger his other more than we escaped with the cloth

union recall thinking to myself. this is how i'm going to die. defending the sanctions. >> an emotional day on capitol hill as 4 police officers relieved january 6thdetailing personal accounts of being called traitors. for their >> i can sustain much more damage can remain upright at worst be dragged down to the crowd and lynched. i did the only thing that i could do and scream for help officer harry dunn were counted crowd surrounding him, calling him the n word. no one had ever. >> ever called me. while wearing the uniform of a capitol police officer. more than once their testimony eliciting emotion defense from lawmakers. you know, democracies. >> are not defined. by our bad days. we're defined by how we come back from days beyond the personal moments. all 4 officers called on the january 6 select committee to hold those responsible accountable. >> and they demanded more respect from sitting members of congress who the officer say downplayed or deny the seriousness of january 6th was telling the truth. hard. i guess in this america. it is part of the healing process. >> from recovering from the traumatic events of that day is having the nation

"about 11:30, i walked from near union station and noticed a small number of capitol police dressed inl riot gear with shin guards and shoulder guards. then i walked up pennsylvania avenue toward an empty freedom park," he noticed that the speech had broken up and so a crowd was walking down constitution avenue. he joined them at 13th street. but he said that, "the mood of the crowd was positive and festive. of the thousands of people i passed or who passed me along constitution avenue, some were indignant and contemptuous of congress, but not one appeared angry or incited to riot. many of the marchers were families with small children. many were elderly, overweight, or just plain tired or frail, traits not typically attributed to the riot prone. many wore pro-police shirts or carried pro-police black and blue flags. "although the crowd represented a broad section of americans, mostly working class by their appearance and manner of speech, some people stood out. a very few didn't share the jovial friendly earnest demeanor of the great majority. some obviously didn't fit in, " and he de

weekend, i was walking around the city here today at the capitol and it made my way over to union station and just talking to a lot of the policeu expecting, barry low tourism, we don't have a lot of people coming to the station and he said, you have to have it to enter union station. and then he set about half the people are entering without one. i think it was wink-wink, not not to come, not everyone follows the rules but, it still mandated and where it the station. >> john: i couldn't have taken the train today because i can bring a mask. >> sandra: underdevelopment in the conservatorship casework a britney spears a wealth management company task to help her look into her estate and now she says she wants it out. >> john: plus tool and pick hopefuls are not letting a global pandemic stand in their way. they will join us to talk about how they were able to train for the united states sailing team despite their challenges. >> sandra: i love it. ♪ ♪ andpa's dog tags would be left behind. but that one call got her a tow and rental... ...paid her claim... ...and we even pulled a few strings. making it easy to make things right: t

capitol police officers are still off of the job because of injuries that happened from the january 6th riot. what are you learning and what are you hearing? >> these are physical injuries. the police unione attacks. the visceral attacks against police. to a degree, injuries languishing this long is not terribly surprising. one with a severe eye injury and vertebrae injuries. we have a number of plea agreements scheduled for the coming days. these are individuals not charged with those assaults against those police. >> you said these are physical injuries, right? i know, and you know based on our reporting on this there are some significant mental health struggles for some of these officers and that's not counted in this group, right? >> yeah, the drama, the significant trauma, mental health issues are lingering, but these are ten people with injuries that remain off of the job. >> scott, thank you for bringing that to us here. breaking news on this friday morning. hundreds of covid infections, false hopes of reuniting family members, lice outbreaks. those are the conditions facing kids at fort bliss. until recently we had not heard about any of it publicly until two whistle-blowers game

capitol guard. and house members as well. i mean members barricading themselves with police officers up against a door that entrance, that front entrance that the president always walks through for the state of the unioney're just tourists hanging out. how do you work with those people? >> you know, i was 15 feet from that door as people were banging on it. you know, i think for each of us it's a little different, joe. everybody's going to be allowed the space that they need in order to move forward. you know, i try to work with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle. i don't, you know, use their vote to not certify the election. it's not the end all or be all of my individual relationships with them. but i'll tell you, it does color a lot of the conversations and a lot of the work that we do. and for some of us, myself included, you know, we're not -- we can't get over that. we can't get past that. and it's hard. because what they did after the attack on the capitol was to come back in the same building and vote not to certify a free and fair election. seen i think it's hard for us. it's hard for me. and so that's what i can speak to. but every day i try to get up and i try to work on behalf of the