chief gaynor, good morning. guest: good morning, jesse.t: one of the first questions i have for you is do you think the were sufficiently prepared for what they faced on wednesday? guest: i believe the original plan they were prepared for, and that was a lot of protesters. the violence that developed out of that, and the viciousness of the crowd, they were less prepared for. , you these type of events would expect that the capitol police would have contingency plans for. what type of plans do the capitol police -- did the capitol police have for these type of contingencies when you were there, and what type of plans do you think they have now? guest: jesse, i think since this incident, when putting up the fence, places upstairs are significantly safer. what we don't have yet and there is just a lot of talk, because we haven't seen it, is the extent of the plans. both the house and senate sergeant at arm's are good men with long careers in law enforcement and handling a lot of events up on the hill, just the way chief sund has been. he was

chief gaynor, good morning. guest: good morning, jesse.t: one of the first questions i have for you is do you think the were sufficiently prepared for what they faced on wednesday? guest: i believe the original plan they were prepared for, and that was a lot of protesters.

now the new acting dhs secretary, peter gaynor, will be taking over in that department. guest: i get this question more than any other, and in part it is because there is a misperception on people that the entire cabinet or most of the cabinet is acting right now. for most of the presidency, there were one or two, briefly three acting out of the 15 that vote. this is an area where section four doesn't really answer the question. it is not clear from section four, who counts. we know it is not cabinet level people like the chief of staff or the trade representative. it is the 15 core departments defined as executive departments. the ones in the line of succession. if you look at the legislative history, what did congress think it was providing? there is division. on the house side, they said and acting secretary would participate if there was a vacancy, although they are not as clear as to what would happen if the president fired somebody. -- said no, the acting secretary's would not participate. the important thing to note is if they don't participate, if they are not pr

the fbi warns extremists could attempt a second violent surge like the one we saw last wednesday gaynor hall has the details. >>a jarring sight in the halls of the capitol national guard troops sleeping on the floors officials say more than 20,000 members of the national guard will be in dc ahead of the inauguration among them 200 from illinois activated to help federal and local agencies is a major security threat and we are working to mitigate those threats. >>national guardsmen were reportedly briefed to be prepared for the possibility of improvised explosive devices and heavily armed protesters. now president trump is calling for calm releasing a video with no mention of his second impeachment. >>i unequivocally condemn the violence that we saw last week. violence and vandalism have absolutely no place in our country and no place in our movement, but critics say it's too little too late and dozens of house democrats signed on to a letter wanting to know if some members of congress. >>gave reconnaissance tours on january 5th to some of the same people who stormed the capital the next

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homeland security secretary chad wolf resigned on monday, now the new acting dhs secretary peter gaynor will be taking over in that department. >> i get this question more than any other and in part that is there is a misperception that the entire cabinet or most ofof the cabinet is acting right n n, for most of the presidency there was one or two briefly threeth acting out of the 15 that voted. so this is an area where section four does not really answer the question, it is not clear from section four who counts, we know it's not cabinet level people like the chief of staff or the trade representative is the 15 court apartments defined by statute as executive department and the ones who are in the line of succession but it does not tsay and if you look at legislative history what it congress think it was providing there is division on then. house side they said acting secretary would participate if there was a vacancy although they're not as clear what would happen if the vacancy because the president fired someone, on the senate side senator birch by the father of the 20 for the momen

among other reasons that the he didn't specify federal emergency management agency administrator pete gaynor will serve as interim head. rudy giuliani faces possible expulsion by the new york state bar association. it was sparked by this moment when he told a crowd of president trump supporters quote let's have trial by combat before they stormed the capitol last week. the bar association says it also received hundreds of complaints about giuliani's work to perpetuate trump's baseless voter claims. voter fraud claims to be clear getting removed from the bar association is not the same thing as being disbarred from practicing law that can only be done by the courts. president elect biden by the way has chosen a longtime diplomat to service director of the cia, william burns has more than 3 decades of service with the state department. he has served as an ambassador to russia and jordan. the 64 year-old also rose to deputy secretary of state before retiring in 2014. if confirmed as cia director burns would replace gina haspel. we'll take a for 40 coming up next on the kron 4 morning news to th

meanwhile, acting homeland security secretary chad wolf administrator pete gaynor takes over in his place. alex, mona, back to you. >> okay, andrew, thank you. >> now to the growing push to remove president trump from office. house speaker nancy pelosi is giving vice president mike pence a 24-hour deadline or she says the house will impeach. for the first time since the residece meeting face-to-face. says the two, quote, had a good conversation last night reflecting on the last four years of the administration's work and accomplishments. last week trump supporters chanted, hang mike pence, as they stormed the capitol. at the time of the siege trump tweeted that pence, quote, didn't have the courage after the vice president refused to illegally intervene in the certification of joe biden's election win. now, unless pence invokes the 25th amendment by tomorrow, democrats say they will move forward with impeaching trump. their single article of impeachment charges the preswith inct insurrection for inciting violence against the government by urging his followers to march on the capitol. this

celebrations all of it closed because of coronavirus and at the celebration in times square gloria gaynor played her favorite song i will survive perhaps symbolic for many new yorkers that have gotten through a very very difficult 2020 yeah gave a lesser amount of cells that new york was the global coronavirus epicenter back in march april a 180 people a day were dying what's the situation now. yes certainly better than it was in march and april that's without saying there are some good news new york is doing very well on testing new york has tested more than 24000000 people since march in april that's more than any other state in the u.s. by far and new york is testing about 175000 people a day so that's the good news but numbers are also going up in other areas it is that are not good in the last several weeks the numbers of hospitalizations have gone up the number of people in the intensive care unit hospitals have gone up into bay sions people that are on then to later has gone up and the death rate has also gone up it was down to less than 10 people a day dying in new york as of just

celebrations all of it closed because of coronavirus and at the celebration in times square gloria gaynor played her favorite song i will survive perhaps symbolic for many new yorkers that have gotten through a very very difficult 2020. half past the hour these are the headlines the u.k. has completed its split from the e.u. by leaving the single market and the customs union there will be a tariff free trade but the government says they could be disruption as the new rules begin prime minister bars johnson they're welcoming this new chapter for the u.k. this is an amazing moment for this country we have our freedom in our hands and he's up to us to make the most of it and i think it will be the overwhelming instinct of the people of this country to come together as one united kingdom england scotland wales and northern ireland working together to express all values around the world leading both the g 7 and the cop $26.00 climate change summit. emergency hospitals are being prepared in the u.k. is the more infectious strain of coronavirus puts pressure on existing health facilities the cir

celebrations all of it closed because of coronavirus and at the celebration in times square gloria gaynor played her favorite song i will survive perhaps symbolic for many new yorkers that have gotten through a very very difficult 2020. plus the olive these are the headlines the u.k. has completed its split from the e.u. by leaving the single markets and the customs union they will be.

. >> there will still be performances and gloria gaynor will sing i will survive, i am not your. those allowed in the area are production workers. >> they will be the people who have in our hearts because they are the ones you saw was there this year. >> people will have to watch on television, online or on a special new year's eve at. >> they will have a virtual experience to go along with the events happening in the square. >> there will be 80% fewer cops compared to previous years but security is still tight with the national bombing just one week ago. that nypd's counter terrorism bureau has put out concrete bearings, swept parking garages and deployed bomb sniffing dogs. >> this will be a multilayer process as these designated locations that include explosive detective screenings. >>> even guess at the five hotels in the area have been told they need to stay inside and hopefully they can catch a glimpse of the festivities from their windows as well is 2020 by. jolie. >>> we are all used to seeing those huge crowds down there and times square but it is so strange to see a emp

a good see you. >> sandra: let's bring in peter gaynor. thank you for being here this afternoon. major general william walker there, talking about out of an abundance of caution that they would be making sure that the right people are in that security bubble. why was it decided to then look into the backgrounds of absolutely every troop member that is in d.c. brain, all 20,000 plus of them? >> well first of all i think everyone is rightfully sensitive and wants to make sure that we leave stone unturned and the time and given the situation given the 6th of january and the fbi and others, they decided this would be a prudent to move. i served in the military for 26 years and had the highest confidence in the men and women that wear a uniform. i was up there on capitol hill yesterday with the secretary of defense, truly impressive about the dedication and enthusiasm of the young national guard men and women up there defending their nation. >> sandra: we are happy to hear that of course and we agreed that they are the best in the world, our troops. is there any plans of some sort of

resignation of senate sergeant-at-arms michael stinker, and fellow senate sergeant-at-arms terry gaynor, long advocated extending the capital parameter out to the street. that you provide outside and away from the capital itself. >> you always want to push your confrontation with any threats far out as possible. this incident is just going to further amplify the need to look at that again and potentially redesign the security perimeter for the capital square. >> that means more barricades could remain up permanently. jillian: thank you for taking a look at that. there have been dozens of arrests in the wake of wednesday at storming of the capital, riots and the fbi is asking the public for help to identify more of the rioters who entered the building. like to open is live outside the capital tonight to tell us where things stand. >> reporter: and now more reckoning. you saw yesterday the people who stormed into the capital building didn't make an effort to hide their faces from the camera so authorities are going to videos and social media to learn who these people are and find them. th

gloria gaynor is going to sing "i will survive" an anthem we all need to hear right now.st jon bon jovi has a message. >> hey anderson, andy. everybody at home watching. i don't know about you all but my dad and i could not wait for new year's this year. we are so done with 2020. >> we tried to make the best of it. mastered the art of banana bread making, attended zoom weddings, made the tiktok band. we finished the thousand piece puzzle l twice. >> but a lot of things we hope to do in 2021. >> play live music. >> travel. >> give hugs. this has been a really tough year. after all we've been through i think everyone could use a good hug. i know i could. >> if you want a hug i can give you a hug. >> hopefully it won't be too much longer until we're traveling, seeing friends, relatives, going to concerts and, yes, even hugging. >> you can give me a hug. >> so let's raise a dplas. toast good-bye to 2020 and hello to 2021. cheers. >> just give me a hug. >> no i'm not hugging. you're embarrassing me. >> new year's eve live with anderson cooper and andy cohen brought to you by n

gaynor, administrator of the emergency management agency will take over as acting dhs secretary. it will be the sixth chief, twice the number of any other administration. it comes at a time of high anxiety for law enforcement officials as they prepare for the possibility of violent attempts to disrupt the inauguration of president-elect joe biden. is going to happen on inauguration day. expected onecurity capitol hill. a story from "the washington post" says 15,000 national guardsmen could be deployed for the inauguration. that story looking into the defenses that have gone into place around the u.s. capitol including a seven foot high fence around the capital and other fences as well, chain-link blocks from the capital down the national mall. here is a picture of some of those tenses around the capital. the layer's of security that have been put in place. our colleagues out taking those pictures. that is a seven foot high fence. one closer to the capital, buses are being brought in for national guard members. colleaguesrom our here at c-span. the story focusing on what will happ

now the new acting dhs secretary, peter gaynor, will be taking over in that department.st: i get this question more than any other, and in part it is because there is a misperception on people that the entire cabinet or most of the cabinet is acting right now. for most of the presidency, there were one or two, briefly three acting out of the 15 that vote. this is an area where section four doesn't really answer the question. it is not clear from section four, who counts. we know it is not cabinet level people like the chief of staff or the trade representative. it is the 15 core departments defined as executive departments. the ones in the line of succession. if you look at the legislative history, what did congress think it was providing? there is division. on the house side, they said and acting secretary would participate if there was a vacancy, although they are not as clear as to what would happen if the president fired somebody. -- said no, the acting secretary's would not participate. the important thing to note is if they don't participate, if they are not princi

have a lineup of top gas west virginia governor jim justice, kim clay sik, kt mcfarland plus dan gaynor, tom cox and tom homan. the biden the administration and another skirmish wanting a million vaccinations per day when that number has already been reached, we have the real numbers to what is needed for her to immunity. it's a lot bigger, the media is blasting cnn for falsely claiming the biden administration has 0 vaccine plan with there was the had 36 million doses. a half-dozen states hollering the biden agenda will kill thousands of jobs in the heartland we will explain that and explain the bipartisan condemnation after photos emerge of the national guard being treated poorly after they were called in to protect the capital. we have a growing number of state governors calling them back home after that outrage. where is the outrage from democrats they've yet to condemn violent antifa black lives matter protesting against joe biden this happened hours after the inauguration, new footage of the all and acting dni ric grenell in a major knockdown blowout fight with top democrat adam s

> reporter: there will still be performances from jennifer lopez, pit bull, andra day, and gloria gaynor will sing i will survive. those allowed in the area are production crews and specially chosen front line workers and special guests. >> they're the people we truly have in our hearts because they saw us through this year. >> reporter: everyone else has to watch the festivities online, on television, or on a special new year's eve in times square app. >> we need to find a way to pivot and have a virtual experience to go alongside the active events happening in the square. >> reporter: there will be 80% fewer cops in times square compared to previous years, but security is still tight with the nashville bombing just a week ago. the nypd's counterterrorism bureau put up concrete barriers, swept garages, and more. >> we'll have screening for cast and production teams. this will be a multilayered process at the designationed locations that include magnetic screenings, and explosionive detection screen teams. >> reporter: and guests at five hotels in the area have been told they need to sta

one thing we saw and this name might not sound familiar to you and gary gaynor is the dhs secretary and he took over after wolf's departure last week. he declared this as an ssse, which is a national security event which is typical of the inauguration, but he had it start on the 13th, earlier than we thought in order to bring in the security that you're looking at now, ali and to try to coordinate across these agencies the very thing that probably should have been done going back to january 6th. people i've been speaking to saying dhs, fbi they all should have seen what was coming and dhs should have put a designation in place just for that january 6th protest that turned into riots. now we are seeing an enormous response not only where you are, but across d.c., we understand that there could be road closures and there are actually ways that they are planning for this, ali that we won't know about until the day of the inauguration or in the days closer to the inauguration because they don't want to give out their entire plan about how many people and how many personnel they'll have and

happen again, the fbi warns extremists could attempt a second violent siege of the capital move got gaynorore on the story. >>a jarring sight in the halls of the capitol national guard troops sleeping on the floors officials say more than 20,000 members of the national guard will be in dc ahead of the inauguration among them 200 from illinois activated to help federal and local agencies is a major security threat and we are working to mitigate those threats. >>national guardsmen were reportedly briefed to be prepared for the possibility of improvised explosive devices and heavily armed protesters. now president trump is calling for calm releasing a video with no mention of his second impeachment. >>i unequivocally condemn the violence that we saw last week. violence and vandalism have absolutely no place in our country and no place in our movement, but critics say it's too little too late and dozens of house democrats signed onto a letter wanting to know if some members of congress. >>gave reconnaissance tours on january 5th to some of the same people who stormed the capital the next day w

peter gaynor, who is fema's administrator, is expected to take over as acting secretary of dhs. before the inauguration. and federal law enforcement authorities are deploying 15,000 national guard troops to the nation's capitol for the inauguration. "the new york times" reports about 6,000 national guard troops from six states have already arrived in washington, according to the chief of the national guard bureau. by this weekend, that number is expected to be about 10,000. defense department officials have not made a final decision on whether the troops will be armed. but even if they're initially unarmed, the troops will not be far from their weaponry, the officials said. that's a bit nerve-racking. this as the fbi warns of possible armed conflicts across the u.s. in the coming days, while 16 potentially armed pro trump groups registered to stage protests in d.c. you are not allowed to have guns at such things here in the district. defense department officials are planning for worst-case scenarios that includes snipers targeting inauguration dignitaries, suicide-type aircraft

now you're going to have the sixth head of dhs in the trump administration, the fema director pete gaynor taking over to lead the coordination of the inaugural security planning. it's a very, um, troublesome situation, i must say. >> madam secretary, are you concerned about the safety of joe biden and the individuals who will be attending the inauguration? are you concerned about the security at the white house, security at the capitol, given how easily a number of protesters were able to break their way in if they intended to do so? >> well, i think, you know, president biden, by then president biden, he has full secret service protection as does the vice president and their families. and the secret service is such a premium agency where that is concerned. i think what we don't really know, however, is how much mayhem these insurgents intend to cause. are they bringing arms with them? are they bringing explosives? are they going to try to have some decoy events to draw security forces away from other critical areas? and that's where we really need to make sure that there is effective pla

using violence as a means to achieve political ends and called that unacceptable, wolf, says pete gaynor, who runs the federal emergency management agency, will become the acting homeland security secretary. congresswoman from new jersey who tested positive for coronavirus says that she contracted it during the capital siege last wednesday. 75 year old representative bonnie watson, coleman said that she tested positive today. she said that she's experiencing mild symptoms. but there is concern because she's a cancer survivor. when the house and senate were forced to evacuate to a room inside the capitol, some members refused to wear masks even after they were offered masks by other. lawmakers cdc director dr robert redfield said wednesday amounted to a super spreader event. coming up law enforcement looking for six inmates who broke out of jail in the central valley, how they managed to make their escape and questions tonight after a dozen children are rescued from a sailing lesson in santa cruz during extremely dangerous ocean conditions. in the swell still up the high surf advisories b

unlike any event before it, the acting department of homeland security secretary peter gaynor says they have not found evid. insidt either way, they will that all of the 25,000 national guard troops in town protecting the white house capital and federal buildings. everyone is on heightened senses. heightened alert. what happened on the sixth is absolutely uncalled for. you know, it's horrible in our history. we can either do it. or be second guessed after the fact for not doing it, dc's busiest streets now empty hicks, a professing barriers and national guard troops on watch over the district ahead of the inauguration. this level of security is required so we can have a peaceful transition of presidential power. analysts say after the security failures at the capitol authorities cannot risk being overrun by protesters again their area on the side of being over prepared because january such was such a humiliating embarrassment for the united states. inauguration week in d. c is normally a massive tourism boost to the local economy. but coupled with coronavirus restrictions this year, bea

december organizers of times squares' new years eve celebration announced this week that singer gloria gaynorrform her famous song, "i will survive" in honor of essential workers because she's breaking up with them and finally, today was wright brothers day and who would have guessed all those years ago that it would actually be more dangerous to fly now and that was the monologue you guys, we have a great show for you tonight. she's next door. she's getting ready to host "saturday night live" this weekend. kristen wiig will be right here in studio. so excited to hear about "snl" and "wonder woman 1984," which will be in select theaters and imax on christmas day. and she is a seven time grammy award winner whose new special "my gift: a christmas special from carrie underwood" is streaming now on hbo max plus, her first ever christmas album, "my gift" is out now. back on the show to chat and perform a christmas favorite for us, carrie underwood is here but before we get to all that, we're just over a month away from the end of the trump administration and there are two things we know for certa

and gloria gaynor will be singing "i will survive." i cannot think of a more appropriate song for this occasion. i will tell you, it will be very powerful, very special. everyone tune in. i guarantee you that we will push the button on time. we will be tempted to push it early, in fact, but we will get there for sure. 2021 is around the corner. we will do great things in 2021. i want to start with the most important new year's resolution i could possibly offer you. in the month of january, we will vaccinate one million new yorkers. one million people we will reach in january. this city can do it. the amazing health care professionals of this city are ready. we are going to set up new sites all over the city, on top of the many that are already operational. we will expand from her and clinics to locations set up all over the city. our goal is to get upwards of 250 locations citywide. this will be a massive effort. this will be part of the largest single vaccination effort in the history of new york city. it's going to take a lot of work

using violence as a means to achieve political ends and called that unacceptable wolf, says pete gaynorl emergency management agency would become the acting homeland security secretary. new england patriots football coach bill belichick says he will not accept the presidential medal of freedom from president trump. bella check said quote remaining true to the people, team and country i love outweighs the benefits of any individual award. bellocchi excited the quote tragic events of last week. as a reason he's not accepting the award. the medal of freedom is the nation's highest civilian honor. the president has chosen several sports figures and political backers for the honor. still ahead tonight, alex padilla gets ready to become california's newest senator. why he lays out some of his top priorities, warming up around here we've got temperatures will get near 70, or at 70 degrees in the five day forecast back here with that. and remembering the legacy of a san francisco trailblazer look back at the career of the city's first black police chief. why willie brown to defend against dark

inauguration, unlike any event before it, the acting department of homeland security secretary peter gaynor says they have not found evidence of any inside attacks planned. either way, they will that all of the 25,000 national guard troops in town protecting the white house capital and federal buildings. everyone is on heightened senses heightened alert. what happened on the sixth is. is absolutely uncalled for. you know, it's horrible in our history. we can either do it or be second guessed after the fact for not doing it. pcs busiest streets now empty except for fencing barriers and national guard troops on watch over the district ahead of the inauguration. this level of security is required so we can have a peaceful transition of presidential power. analysts say after the security failures at the capitol authorities cannot risk being overrun by protesters again their area on the side of being over prepared because january 6 was such a humiliating embarrassment for the united states. inauguration week in d. c is normally a massive tourism boost to the local economy. but coupled with coron

gaynor hall has the details and vision in an operation security briefing with vice president mike penceearance. >>since the deadly riot at the capitol we are seeing an extensive amount. >>of concerning online chatter. he says one of the challenges is decipher ing between the aspiration ul and the intentional we're monitoring all incoming leaves weather calls for armed protests. tension threats that grow out of the january 6 breach of the capital or other kinds of potential leading up to our girls. events and it will be an inauguration like no other layers of fencing in more than 20,000 national guard members. >>these troops left from peoria headed to dc you get excited to do. but you also get nervous you never know exactly what to expect and what to expect is on known federal authorities are reportedly preparing for possible explosive devices and heavily armed protesters in dc and at state capitols fbi's director says 200 people have been identified from last week's attack. >>more than a 100 people have been arrested he says that should serve as a warning for others, we know who you are

so with that acting secretary gaynor, your thoughts on our preparations? >> good afternoon, mr.ema headquarters. always freight to have you here in the house. >> thank you. >> following the events of january 6th, we all have concerns, deep concerns regarding the safety of the upcoming inauguration. however i have the utmost confidence in the agencies and law enforcement partners who have developed in are implementing a comprehensive security plans. in my short couple of days here i have reached out to most people and again confidence should be high. the national special security event, nsee, are a whole of government effort. that is the way we like to payment. it is most efficient and highlighted cooperation with federal, state, local partners. this is the also the 57th over all nsse. nearly 200 agencies have come together to insure the safety and security of government officials, facilities and the general public. dhs with the lead responsibility for design, planning and invitation for security operations in coordination with our inneragency partners, for the 2021 inauguration

gaynor hall has more. >>and vision in an operation security briefing with vice president mike pence fbi director chris wray making his first public appearance since the deadly riot at the capitol we are seeing an extensive amount. >>of concerning online chatter. he says one of the challenges is decipher ing between the aspiration ul and the intentional we're monitoring all incoming leaves weather calls for armed protests. tension threats that grow out of the january 6 breach of the capital or other kinds of potential leading up to our girls. events and it will be an inauguration like no other layers of fencing in more than 20,000 national guard members. >>these troops left from peoria headed to dc you get excited to do. but you also get nervous you never know exactly what to expect and what to expect is on known federal authorities are reportedly preparing for possible explosive devices and heavily armed protesters in dc and at state capitols fbi's director says 200 people have been identified from last we

unlike any event before it, the acting department of homeland security secretary peter gaynor says they have not found evidence of any inside attacks plant either way, they will that all of the 25,000 national guard troops in town protecting the white house capital and federal buildings. everyone is on heightened senses. heighten the lord. what happened on the sixth is absolutely uncalled for. you know, it's horrible in our history. we can either do it or be second guessed after the fact for not doing it. pcs busiest streets now empty except for fencing barriers and national guard troops on watch over the district ahead of the inauguration. this level of security is required so we can have a peaceful transition of presidential power, analysts say. after the security failures at the capitol authorities cannot risk being overrun by protesters again their area on the side of being over prepared because january 6th was such a humiliating embarrassment for the united states inauguration. week in d. c is normally a massive tourism boost to the local economy but coupled with coronavirus restri

pete gaynor is a good man, he is qualified to be acting secretary, so i'm sure he will carry out hisll but it's more challenges for the men and women at the department of homeland security who have already demonstrated that something went awry and i don't want to place blame here, it's probably ata to place blame here, it's probably at a leadership level, but something went awry and they were not able to perform their duties last week so this is not a good time to have more churn, a new administration can hopefully establish normalcy and people can go back to doing those protocols they know how to do. very briefly, can i ask you, the acting department ofjustice said there will be felony cases tie to sedition. explain what that means. seditious conspiracy, my understanding that is not a charge thatis understanding that is not a charge that is brought up very often. i was pleased to hear they were willing to do that but the basic idea is that two or more people that have collaborated to undermine or overthrow the government so that is what happened, but it will be interesting who they

chief gaynor, good morning. guest: good morning, jesse.ne of the first questions i have for you is do you think the were sufficiently prepared for what they faced on wednesday? guest: i believe the original plan they were prepared for, and that was a lot of protesters. the violence that developed out of that, and the viciousness of the crowd, they were less prepared for. , you these type of events would expect that the capitol police would have contingency plans for. what type of plans do the capitol police -- did the capitol police have for these type of contingencies when you were there, and what type of plans do you think they have now? guest: jesse, i think since this incident, when putting up the fence, places upstairs are significantly safer. what we don't have yet and there is just a lot of talk, because we haven't seen it, is the extent of the plans. both the house and senate sergeant at arm's are good men with long careers in law enforcement and handling a lot of events up on the hill, just the way chief sund has been. he was an e

that is now fulfilled by pete gaynor who was the fema administrator and it is my understanding he will sort of close out the administration in that position. i've been working with administrator now secretary gaynor for quite some time and he knows the department well and is well prepared to lead the department. >> trace: ken cuccinelli, thank you for joining us. we appreciate it. >> good to be with you. >> julie: parler fighting back and filing a lawsuit against amazon after the tech giant removed their app from its cloud services. former deputy assistant attorney general john yoo will join us next hour. new york governor andrew cuomo does an about face on reopening businesses in his state? what's this all about next. from head to toe. i d i was afraid to show my skin. after i started cosentyx i wasn't covered anymore. four years clear. five years now. i just look and feel better. see me. real people with psoriasis look and feel better with cosentyx. don't use if you're allergic to cosentyx. before starting, get checked for tuberculosis. an increased risk of infections and lowered abi

chief gaynor, good morning. guest: good morning, jesse. of the first questions i have for you is do you think the were sufficiently prepared for what they faced on wednesday? guest: i believe the original plan they were prepared for, and that was a lot of protesters. the violence that developed out of that, and the viciousness of the crowd, they were less prepared for. , you these type of events would expect that the capitol police would have contingency plans for. what type of plans do the capitol police -- did the capitol police have for these type of contingencies when you were there, and what type of plans do you think they have now? guest: jesse, i think since this incident, when putting up the fence, places upstairs are significantly safer. what we don't have yet and there is just a lot of talk, because we haven't seen it, is the extent of the plans. both the house and senate sergeant at arm's are good men with long careers in law enforcement and handling a lot of events up on the hill, just the way chief sund has been. he was an exc