as jessica schneider reports, security is ramping up. >> we're going right back to the capitol whereit started. >> reporter: matt brainard is blasting out plans to get hundreds to the u.s. capitol next saturday to support the 600 plus rioters who are now facing federal charges. brainard calls them political pridners who have been wrongfully prosecuted even though many were caught on tape. >> we'll push back the phony narrative that there was an insurrection. >> reporter: the plans are prom prompting security concerns. in april, a car slammed into a police barricade killing one officer and injuring another. in mid august, a man claiming to have a bomb set off a five hour standoff with police before surrendering. no bomb was found. cnn has learned d.c. police will be fully activated on september 18th, days off are canceled for all officers and civil disturbance units will be on st standby. and they are monitoring online chatter to gauge the possible crowds. cnn has learned capitol police have already requested support from police departments in maryland and virginia to be fully prepare

jessica schneider, cnn, washington. >>> law enforcement officials are preparing for possible violence and are looking to beef up security around the u.s. capitol ahead of a planned right wing rally on september 18th. a source says that added security could involve reinstalling fencing put up after the january 6 insurrection. u.s. house speaker says they will be ready. >> we intend to have the integrity of the capitol be intact. these people are coming back to praise the people who were out to kill. out to kill members of congress. >> a capitol police memo warns of potential unrest as violent rhetoric surrounding the rally increases online and counterprotests are also being planned. the rally aims to support insurrectionists charged. but a former staffer for donald trump says it will be peaceful. >> there is no threat to anybody on our peaceful protest on behalf of the political prisoners persecuted as a result for their participation in the rallies. this is not about elections or who won, it is not about eivote fraud, it is about the abuse of political prisoners and scapegoating of th

jessica schneider, cnn, washington. >> thanks, jessica. we are keeping our eye on capitol hill. we are looking ahead to the g-7 summit later on today in the u.k. the speaker of the house of commons has been talking to cnn about threats to democracy, especially in light of that riot, and the terror attack four years ago near britain's houses of parliament. >>> in london, breaking news coming into cnn, the british parliament is in lockdown. >> members of congress are being evacuated. wearing gas masks. >> at a time when democracy is under attack, the fight for political freedoms around the world, made more relevant than ever. >> if we don't have democracy, what have we got? dictatorship? that is never the answer. so the ballot box has to be the answer to the future. >> the speaker and highest authority of the british house of commons is hosting nancy pelosi and other counterparts for the first in-person g-7 speaker summit since the pandemic began. top of the agenda, how to keep democracies open to the public they serve while protecting politicians from abuse, threats, and terroris

cnn's jessica schneider has been working her sources and joins us live. than a dozen documents involving many cases, and what i found was there are a number of allegations concerning capitol police officers that poured into the professional responsibility email tip line in the days after january 6th. and one i saw was from a concerned lieutenant that a high-ranking officer who was a vocal trump supporter had told his squad not to wear riot gear and that the same supervising officer in this lieutenant's words seemed to hang back, leaning against a wall of the capitol while that angry mob charged the capitol. that was according to the complaint that i saw. here's a little bit more info from that complaint that was sent in via email. it said, i have serious concerns that one of the officers assigned to the capitol division may have assisted the insurrection attempts through passive inaction. they went on to say what they observed, the fact that riot gear wasn't recommended for the officers' squad, also the fact that this officer had sort of leaned against th

cnn's jessica schneider has details now. what are we learning? >> reporter: anderson, we just learned that that temporary fencing that actually surrounded the capitol people will remember for months after january 6th, well, it might go back up. sources telling ryan nobles that capitol has asked for the fence board put in place ahead of september 18th. the board will make the final call here. sources are telling our team it is likely they will approve the request for the fencing. we are told it would be a smaller fence, likely up only for 48 to 72 hours surrounding the rally but this latest development, it comes as the police departments around d.c., they're amping up security preps in advance of this so-called justice for january 6th rally happening next saturday, september 18th. capitol police are warning about the potential for violent clashes and unrest at an upcoming rally in support of those charged in the u.s. capitol insurrection. this latest rally is planned at the capitol september 18th. the intelligence report references amped up online

cnn jessica schneider is following the story and she joins me now.elieve more than two dozen of wrongdoings. what do we know about these six cases where they found wrongdoing? >> capitol police looked into 26 cases. out of them they found six cases where they are recommending disciplinary action. the thing is, though, jim, we don't know the identities of these officers and we don't know which actions they took, which led to this disciplinary recommendation. capitol police really painting it with a wide swath here. what they're saying is they're talking about the range of violations. so here, i'll break it down for you. they say there are three cases for conduct unbecoming. one case for failure to comply with directives, one for improper remarks and one for improper dissemination of information. one investigation into one official is still open, accused of unsatisfactory performance and conduct unbecoming. there are no recommendations for criminal action. they have referred the information to the d.c. u.s. attorney's office as well as department of ju

jessica schneider has these details for us. about these recommendations. >> capitol police finally coming out with what they are recommending here. they're recommending disciplinary action in six specific cases. the thing is, we don't know the identity of these officers. we also don't know the actions that are leading to these disciplinary recommendations. capitol police, they put out these range of violations yesterday. here is what they're saying about the discipline. they're saying there are three cases for conduct unbecoming. one for failure to comply with directives, one for improper remarks, one for improper d nation of information. and three cases for conduct unbecoming. none of these officers will be char charged with any sort of crime here. of course, this was an internal inquiry that was eight months in the making. this was all done with the office of professional responsibility here. we did report a little bit on this back in february, report d six officers had been suspended without pay. we knew specifics about two

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poppy. >> jessica schneider, thanks for that reporting. out front now, andrew mccabe.er assistant secretary at the department of homeland security. good evening, and let's begin there, deputy director mccabe, how seriously should law enforcement take this threat given what we saw play out before our eyes on january 6th? >> well, poppy, i think they should take it very seriously. in fact, they should take it more seriously than they took the same sort of intelligence that they likely saw on january 5th. i think there is a few factors here that maybe are leaning in their favor this time. if you think about it, january 6th was a failure primarily because you had a massive group of people and a complete failure of preparation. in this case, it looks likely that they'll get a somewhat smaller crowd with, you know, things like the proud boys telling some of their members not to come. you don't have a sitting president actively fanning the flames of and trying to get people to attend the rally. and on the other hand, it looks like from all indications our law enforcement part

cnn justice correspondent jessica schneider's here with more.a capitol police officer disclosed the secret location where members of congress were sheltering during the insurrection? >> that's right. this was a longtime friend of that officer. they even called the fbi tip line. they later told capitol police this, saying, i don't want to report a friend of 40 years but he says enough concerning statements that i feel like i need to do this. he's just fallen into this cult and these beliefs, it sent alarm bells off that he would just casually give that info. so this friend accusing this officer of inflammatory statements, spouting conspiracy theories, but also of telling him in conversation the secret location of these lawmakers that they were whisked away to on january 6th. this was just a conversation among friends. there isn't any allegation that this officer told the rioters that. but nonetheless this officer has been recommended for discipline by capitol police. and there were more than a dozen documents that i reviewed here. they have not b

jessica schneider, thank very much. >>> joining me now criminologist richard rosen feld, a professorst. louis, missouri, and studied crimes. good to have you with us. these statistics we saw in this report from the fbi, this is the most official accounting of what we have. but it is not fully complete because not all agencies have to participate. about 85% as we know. what's your take in your first look here? it seems to line up pretty closely with what you found. >> yes. it does. there are two stories that emerge from the recent release of the fbi crime data. one is, as has been noted, a record increase in homicide, close to 30% in a single year. no year has recorded an increase of that magnitude since we've been counting. aggravated asalts, which are serious assaults that can produce serious bodily injury or committed with a deadly weapon, up 12%. but not all violent crimes went up. robbery rates, for example, were down 10%. and property crime rates, burglaries, larcenies, they were down 8%. so it's a mixed bag. quite obviously, homicide is the most serious crime. fortunately, it's

i'm sure folks out there heard our report before this jessica schneider, people are getting a slap on the wrist for these really egregious activities. -- act. what's it all matter if they get a slap on the wrist. what is happening, doug? >> well, don, look, i think people need to remember there are two separate things going on, one is the criminal investigation. i agree with the judge. i really do believe that d.o.j. as well as the courts need to come down on the folk that's are guilty. that they can prove guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. they need to come down on them harder because there's a deterrent that needs to happen. this january 6th commission is different, it is a commission to find out what happened, it is a broader, broader investigation. it is not a criminal case. it's not one where the commission is trying to prove somebody guilty beyond a reasonable doubt, the commission is trying to get the facts, and that is important for the american people. it's a completely different situation than the trials and pleas going on. it's important that the american people know all the

cnn's jessica schneider is live in washington with more. oncern here is that women seeking abortions could face intimidation, both physically and legally, what is the department of justice looking at potentially to prevent that from happening? >> reporter: yeah, so that is one of the concerns here, boris. so the attorney general's approach is two-fold. so first the doj is working to find a way to directly challenge this texas law that effectively bans abortions at six weeks. but what is making it difficult for the doj and others who are looking to challenge this, is a legally viable way to challenge it, since it is actually -- they have to wait until a lot of these challengers file lawsuits. so that is the first obstacle. secondly, the attorney general has said their threatening criminal and civil enforcement based on the face act. this is a act passed in the 1990s that makes it a criminal act to use force or intimidation to stop women from getting abortions. so the merrick garland saying the department will provide support for federal law e

cnn's jessica schneider joins me now with more detail on this. > reporter: kate, this texas doctor over the weekend wrote this op-ed confessing that he had performed an abortion for a woman who he knew was beyond the state's new limit, knowing that a fetal heartbeat had been detected and the doctor did this precisely because he wanted to get sued since that's the only way here that the new texas law can actually be tested and potentially overturned in the courts, so on saturday this doctor, alan brade, wrote this in the op-ed saying i fully understood that there could be legal consequences, but i wanted to make sure that texas didn't get away with its bid to prevent this blatantly unconstitutional law from being tested and he says that because the problem here is that this law only gives private citizens the power to enforce t.anyone from anywhere in the country can sue anyone who assists in performing an abortion when the pregnancy is beyond six weeks, so to challenge the premise of the texas law you first need a lawsuit and now we have two of th

federal guthries the some federal judges are questioning the down playing done -- more now from jessica schneider: don bank rop sent a video saying she was searching for nancy pelosi and wanted to shoot her in the friggin brain but when entering her plea it was for you one count was for one count, a merchandise. misdemeanor. and judge sullivan asked does it not rise to the lex of threat. level this isn't the first time a federal judge in d.c. district court has questioned d.o.j.'s deals with rioters, chief southern judge howell expressed skepticism -- saying in court about one case does the government have any concern about a defend ant joiningle a mob, breaking into the capitol building and terrorizing member of congress could be a circumstance that a rises every four year. >> you need to send a message to these folk that's it's not okay and anyone doing it in the future they've haven't sent the message to people thinking about similar acts in the future. >> new survey shows half of americans, 48% agree saying criminal penalties so far have-nots been severe enough. meanwhile republican support f

cnn's jessica schneider just spoke with the organizer of the event. clearly concerned about this event turning violent as the one on january 6th surely did. what did the organizer have to say about that? >> they're taking all precautions for this. but i've spoken numerous times over the past week to this organizer. his name's matt braynard. he's actually a trump campaign staffer from back in 2016. he left the campaign after just a few months. and after that he started this "look ahead america" group. it's mostly touting conservative causes. now, what he is saying is he is assuring me that there will not be any violence. he's expecting this rally to have about 500 to 700 people. and he's saying there won't be any violence because he's stressing it to his supporters. he's blasted out tweets about this saying that everyone should be respectful toward law enforcement. he's reminding people that it is a felony to bring any weapons to washington d.c. and he's also reminding people that this is a rally that is just fighting for justice, in his words, for thos

. >> jessica schneider, ryan nobles, thank you. >>> president biden says his patience is wearing thinn it comes to the unvaccinated and their role in the pandemic. and according to new cnn poll numbers, he's not alone. how americans are rating the state of the country. that's next. liberty mutual customizes car insurance so you only pay for what you need. how much money can liberty mutual save you? one! two! three! four! five! 72,807! 72,808... dollars. yep... everything hurts. only pay for what you need. ♪ liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty. ♪ >>> some breaking news just coming in. a major win for the republican governor of florida, ron desantis, a state appeals court has reinstated a ban on mask mandates in schools. now, what does this mean? it means that schools cannot require kids to wear masks, at least while this case plays out through the court system. lawyers for desantis filed the emergency appeal this week. this was after a circuit judge paused the ban. now, the spread of covid across the country, it's fueling americans' concerns about the economy and the overall direction o

. >> thank you so much, jessica schneider. let's discuss this with former texas democratic state senator wendy davis. in 2013, as our viewers might remember, you held an 11-hour filibuster in an attempt to block a law that banned abortions in texas after 20 weeks. this new law bans abortions as early as six weeks, which obviously is before many women even know they're pregnant. how did texas get here? >> it's been a year-after-year legislative session after legislative session creep to this. it had already closed over half of our abortion providers in texas. the supreme court overturned that law, but we've yet to reopen all of them. and so it's already been the case that for many women here in our state, access to abortion has been difficult if not impossible. and a number of abortion providers, supporters have grown up around this issue to help women with costs, with travel costs. but now, of course, women are going to have to travel in most instances 20 times the distance they would have had to travel to the furthest abortio

cnn correspondent jessica schneider is working the story for us. >> reporter: new video tonight on themb suspect who has alluded authorities for more than eight months. the fbi releasing this new clip showing the suspect sitting on a bench where one of the two bombs was placed january 5th, the night before the capitol riot. the fbi has conducted more than 800 interviews, collected more than 23,000 video files and assessed more than 300 tips, but they don't appear any closer to identifying the suspect. saying only that they don't believe the suspect is from the area. the new video comes at the same time capitol police are warning about the potential for violent clashes and unrestats an upcoming rally in support of those charged in the u.s. capitol insurrection. that's according to an internal memo review by cnn. this latest rally played at the capitol september 18th. the intelligence report references amped up online chatter after the officer who fatally shot rioter ashley boyd on january 6th went public defending his actions after the justice department and capitol police cleared him o

support of the january 6th rioters, the insurrectionists who they are calling political prisoners, jessica schneider>> we're doing back to the capitol right where it started on september 18th. >> reporter: former trump campaign operative is blasting plans to get hundreds to the u.s. capitol next saturday. to support the 600 plus rioters facing federal charges. he calls them political prisoners who have been wrongfully prosecuted even though many of them were caught on tape january 6th. >> we're going to push back against the narrative there was an insurrection. >> reporter: his plans are prompting security concerns on capitol hill. in april a car slam into a police barricade killing one officer and injuring another. in mid august, a man claiming to have a bomb set off a five-hour stand off with police before surre surrendering. no bomb was found. cnn has learned dc police will be fully activated on september 18th days off cancelled for officers and civil disturbance on stand by. the department is monitoring online chatter and travel bookings to gauge the possible crowds. cnn learned capitol police r

jessica schneider is "outfront" to talk to just who is behind this upcoming rally. >> reporter: as washingtonhead of a september 18th rally. organizer matt brainard is on the defensive down playing the concern from law enforcement that his event at the capitol saturday could spark violence. >> we learned that law enforcement is preparing for some people on saturday to be armed. what are you doing to ensure there is no violence? >> we got a largely peaceful crowd. we've had two events in washington d.c. so far at the department of justice and at the prison and there are no incidents so far. no one is going to be bringing a weapon part of our crowd. i can assure the police of that. >> reporter: capitol police requested national guard assistance for saturday and cnn learned d.c. police will be fully activated and now the focus is on brainard, a former trump campaign staffer from 2016 who pushed election fraud lies alongside roudy giuliani in 202. >> the vote count is accurate, the one that presently exists. is that right? >> i believe that unless the questions that i raise get answered, you can'

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and now as cnn's jessica schneider reports, president biden is condemning the new law and calling itolation of the constitutional rights under roe versus wade. >> for the first time since the early 1970s, a law banning abortion at six weeks has gone into effect. at the stroke of midnight the texas bill became law. it prohibits abortions in the state once a fetal heartbeat is detected. and there is no exception for rape or incest, only for medical emergencies. >> most people don't know that they are actually pregnant by six weeks. 85% of abortion happens in texas after six weeks. so, there could be people waking up today or this week finding out that they are pregnant and not having a full range of options to make the best decision for themselves or their families. >> reporter: in a twist intended to make it harder to challenge the new law, the texas bill does not impose criminal penalties. instead, it authorizes private citizens anywhere in the country to bring lawsuits against anyone who assists a pregnant woman seeking an abortion and provides for penalties of $10,000 or more. that

more tonight from justice correspondent jessica schneider. >> usa! usa! said she searched for nancy pelosi and wanted to shoot her in the brain. but when she entered her plea, it was one count for protesting. and judge sullivan asked does it not rise to the lex of threat. -- level of threat? prosecutors explained that she made the caught on tape comment as she was leaving the capitol, making it harder to prove that the threat to pelosi was serious. several other charge also be dropped as part of the deal. but this isn't the first time a federal judge in d.c. district court has questioned doj's deals with rioters. chief judge howell expressed skepticism about prosecutors offering misdemeanor plea deals. saying in court about one case does the government have any concern of the defendant joining a mob, breaking into a capitol building or terror fizing members of congress? >> the idea is you have to send a message that what these folks did is not okay, that they need to be punished and anyone thinking of doing this in the future will be punished seriously. i