thank you to the capitol police, secret service, and the metropolitan police department for their continuous efforts to keep us safe here in our nation's capital. i'm also deeply grateful to the law enforcement officers in my home state of pennsylvania, including the state troopers and their dedicated local police departments across the 15th district for their steadfast commitment to protecting our families and communities. to all law enforcement officers across the united states, thank you for yourselfless service and sacrifices you make every day. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? >> unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> mr. speaker, i rise today to honor to pay tribute to the late paul reyes. mr. veasey: a boxing legend from fort worth, texas. he was not only a legend, marine, a man of humility and great faith f you followed boxing in the 1980's and 1990's, you remembered

metropolitan police department here in washington, d.c. i am joined by members of the district's accepted income as well as counterparts from the united states service, f vi, united states capitol police, the national guard, and department of defense. we are here today to discuss the security preparations for the upcoming counting and certification of the electoral votes in a joint session of congress on january 6th, and the upcoming state funeral for former president jimmy carter. before we get into the details of the conference, please allow me to speak very rudely on the recent events that occurred around the country earlier this week. since the incident, we have begun actively working with our local, federal, and state partners to share intelligence and provide support for the ongoing investigation. as of this moment, there are no credible, no threats here in the district of columbia, but out of the abundance of caution, i have heightened our security postures across the city in light of the recent events. members of the community will notice an increased presence of police officers throughout the district. i want to assure our community that wh

we've got secret service, nypd, the metropolitan police department all over the united states capitol. this is a special security event, one of three that d.c. will see this month alone. capitol police said they are ready for whatever happens. >> the united states capitol police are better staffed, better trained, better equipped than ever before to protect the capitol and congress. today are planning, preparation, intelligence, training, equipment are all exactly where they need to be. >> reporter: and capitol police have done several things to get to that point. they did a live demonstration, a reenactment of what could possibly happen in a civil disturbance back in december with 16 agencies on the ground to get that real life experience. they have really upped their staffing of police with 2200 members of capitol police. on the ground they've got federal, state, and local partners ready to keep this area safe for members and staff. >> if you want, there is so much around you, a lot of snow but i cannot see -- you are near north capitol street? right near union station and to the le

of my public safety team, including the chief of police for the metropolitan place department, as well as officials from the united states secret service, the f.b.i., the united states capitol police, as well as the u.s. park police, the d.c. national guard, and the united states coast guard. we are also joined by the general manager for metro wamata. let me begin with our briefing. as you well know, every four years, our city supports the peaceful transition of power. we are proud of that responsibility and grateful to our federal partners, local agencies, and community members who work together to ensure a safe event. we are here today to discuss preparations for the upcoming 60th presidential inauguration. and the secret service, while the secret service is leading the security effort, the district is working closely with the secret service and other federal partners. i want to recognize all of the teams for their work around the two national special security events of last week. including the certification of electoral votes on january 6, as well as president carter's funeral. so in addition to the public safety personnel who ensur

service. >> good morning. i would think chief panelist smith metropolitan police department chief tom major capitol police assistant director in charge of the fbi watching washington field office and on the part as your savior today the partnerships with in the national capitol region of never been stronger. ensuring public safety during high-profile events is truly a team effort. i'm the special agent in charge of the secret service washington fieldwa office. we are here today to discuss public safety plans for the 2025 accounting and certification of electoral votes the state funeral formerpi president cart. i was an honor and a privilege to serve president carter for the secretis service joined the nation in mourning his passing. for just over 48 years our agency stood watch of the late president. longest standing protect the in the agency's history. in my previous position i was responsible for the advanced security planning for several of president carter's peacekeeping missions to the middle east. 7039 the president in this capacity remains among the highlights of my career. in a final act of service, preside

we would like to remind everyone we are working with las vegas metropolitan police department advocates, the office of emergency services advocates, and the southern nevada resiliency justice center to offer services to these victims. we recognize that there may be victims that are yet unidentified, so for those that might be suffering or otherwise impacted, we'd ask you to reach out to the fbi at 1-800-call-fbi, and in similar fashion, as we reiterated yesterday, anyone who has tips related to the subject or this particular incident, please call us at 1-800-call-fbi or smitty tip online at tips.fbi.gov. and with that i will turn it over to the assistant special agent in charge from the atf can can. kenny cooper. >> good afternoon, everybody. my name is kenny cooper. i am assistant special agent with the atf san francisco san francisco field decision. i have some very quick resource updates. atf has brought in some of our top experts from our national response team. that will assist with sifting through the debris of the tesla, and that is an abundance of caution to make sure that we've got the initiation sequence ident

this is not just at that request to the metropolitan police department but at the u.s. secret service and those who are under the security special event for today. for the upcoming election the inauguration, sorry. folks of the presidential inauguration i want businesses to know we rain fully committed to delivering comprehensive police services across all seven of the city's districts during this period we know it will be able to rise to the challenge because we have done it before. note city annas large-scale events than the district of columbia. this month alone and collaboration with our partners we successfully secured to national special security events the certification of the electoral vote in the state funeral former u.s. president jimmy carter. both events were successful because our agencies work together to develop and execute a comprehensive security point the 60th presidential inauguration is no different. our inaugural planning committee spent the last your work with federal and local partners to ensure the proper measures are in place. those planning to attend a presid

service. >> good morning. i want to thank chief pamela smith of the metropolitan police department, chief told major with capitol assistant director in charge, david samberg of the fbi's washington field office, and all of our partners you see here today. the partnerships within the national capital region have never been stronger, assuring public safety during high- profile events is truly a team effort. my name is matt mccool, special in charge of secret service washington field office. we are here today to discuss the public safety plans for the 2025 counting and certification of electoral votes and state funeral of former president carter. it was an honor and privilege to serve president carter and the secret service joins the nation in warning his passing. for just over 48 years, our agency stood watch over the late president, the longest ending protecting in the agency's history. in my previous position, i was responsible for the advanced security planning for several of president carter's peacekeeping missions to the middle east, serving the 39th president in this capacity remains one of the highlights of

supports c-span as a public service, along with these other television providers, giving you a front row seat to democracy. >> officials from the las vegas metropolitan police department, the fbi and the atf update on the tesla cybertruck explosion that happened outside the trump international hotel las vegas. this is about 25 minutes. >> i want to give you no update on what we found through the processing of the cybertruck. this involved the fbi, atf and police department. these folks worked through the night. the cybertruck, we had to transport this so we could get through this. not able to be removed for a long time because he was burnt beyond recognition. i will talk about his identity. i would highlight a couple things inside the truck, useful to the investigation. first and foremost, a military identification. we found a passport, desert eagle .50 caliber semiautomatic pistol. on a lot of these guns, they were almost burnt beyond recognition. smr model b30, semiautomatic firearm, fireworks still in the vehicle had to be removed, iphone, smartwatch and several credit cards were in the name of our subject. our subject is 37-year-old matthew livelsberger

service revolver and shot himself. officer gunther hashida, decorated metropolitan police department officer, he earned the metal of value -- medal of valor, and a variety of other medals throughout his 18-year career. he served on the department's emergency response team and responded here on january 6. he took his own life at home in july of 2021. officer kyle defratag, 26 years old. he'd been on the job for five years when he deployed to the riot, to the insurrection. he was tasked with enforcing the curfew put in place that evening. 26 years old when he committed suicide. the trauma suffered by these officers was not an accident. it wasn't an act of god or an act of nature. it was done to them. by people, each and every one of whom has now been pardoned and not just pardoned but they're out there now, celebrating and thinking about what's next. so i guess i have three questions for my colleagues. before i invite them to reflect on what this week has meant to them. the first question i have is, we put up the signs on the doors. thank you, brave police officers. do we honor the heroic work of those who protected us? or

service. we hope to talk to you again. often. retired dc metropolitan police officer michael fanone.on everything. great to see you, sir. >> thank you. >> so, mika, these pardons that donald trump, according to axios, said f it released them all not happening in the abstract. these are things that are very real to people like officer michael fanone, to harry dunn, to aquilino gonell. all these officers that we've come to know and bravely defended the capitol that day, they're going to have to relive it now. again, these people who attacked them and beat them to within inches of their lives are out and free. >> and it's true. we shouldn't be shocked. trump said that he would do this. he said it repeatedly. it was a key part of his campaign. at the same time, it is very hard not to be incredibly. sad right now about. this and what it means. so the full senate could vote on pete hegseth to head the department of defense as early as tomorrow. but a new affidavit received by senators yesterday could pose an 11th hour challenge to his nomination. nbc news has learned exclusively that more

service. >> we hope. >> to talk to you again. often. retired d.c. >> metropolitan policeted on everything. >> great to. >> see you, sir. >> up next, comedian roy wood jr joins us to talk about his new stand up special morning show stand up special morning show weekend. we'll be right back. [birds chirping] [dog growls] ♪♪ ♪ who knows what tomorrow ♪ ♪ will bring ♪ [dog barking] ♪ maybe sunshine, ♪ [dog whining] ♪ and maybe rain ♪ ♪ but as for me ♪ ♪ i'll wait and see ♪ [knock at door] ♪ and maybe it'll bring my love to me ♪ ♪ who knows ♪ ♪ who knows ♪ ♪♪ well, we are for imprint. certainty matters. like the certainty of finding the perfect promo gear for gifting at for imprint. exclusive items and quality brands to wow your clients, your customers and your team delivered on time. go to team delivered on time. go to for imprint.com and find some. okay everyone, our mission is to provide complete, balanced nutrition for strength and energy. yay - woo hoo! ensure, with 27 vitamins and minerals, nutrients for immune health. and ensure complete with 30 grams of protein. (♪♪) t

metropolitan police department, these folks worked through the night and found a lot of stuff that is very useful for this investigation. you look at this cybertruck here, we had to transport this down to our fleet services so we could really get through this thing. i'll remind you that the subject inside wasn't able to be removed for a very long period of time because he was burnt beyond recognition, so we continue to move through this, going to talk a little bit about his identity and what we believe, but i would like to highlight a couple of things that the teams found inside of the cybertruck that are useful to the investigation, and that first and foremost is a military identification. we also found a passport. we found a desert eagle .50-caliber semiautomatic pistol. and if you will notice on a lot of these guns that we are going to talk about here, they are almost just burnt beyond recognition, as well. there is an sl model b30 semiautomatic firearm. number of fireworks that were still in the vehicle that had to be removed. notably we found an iphone and a smartwatch, and then several credit cards were also in the name of our subject. our subject is 37-year-old matthew littles burger. he is of col

metropolitan police officer michael fanone, a friend of this show who suffered. >> a heart. >> attack and a traumatic brain injury. >> after being brutally attacked. >> by. >> rioters, told our colleague ryan riley that he spoke. >> with his victim. >> serviceng orders against the rioters who nearly killed him. the service advocates, he said, refused to give him information on his assailants that would help him secure those restraining orders, telling him that from the new perspective of the new justice department, quote, you are. >> no longer a victim. >> that's where we start the hour. some of our favorite reporters in france, former federal prosecutor and msnbc legal analyst glenn kirschner, is here. also joining us, former u.s. attorney and. former deputy assistant attorney general harry litman is here. and my. >> colleague. >> nbc news justice reporter, author of sedition hunters how january 6th broke the justice system. brian rallies back. ryan, you had that reporting on michael fanone. tell us more. >> yeah, he gave me a call this morning to inform me of that conversation. and, you know, i think there's two things here. you know, under the way this process typically works is that when doj has these victims, you know, these are victim

britain's metropolitan police service are finally out of special measures, despite the fact that the police services in the uk were failing in almost every area area just five months ago. what's changed? all of that to come in the show? but first, here's your news headlines and it's aaron armstrong. >> thanks very much indeed. our top story. southport child killer axel rudakubana has been jailed for a minimum of 52 years, with the judge describing the murders of three young girls at a dance classmetropolitan peace. britain's metropolitan police service are finally out of special measures, despite the fact that the police services in the uk were failing in almost every area area just five months ago. what's changed? all of that to come in the show? but first, here's your news headlines and it's aaron armstrong. >> thanks very much indeed. our top story. southport child killer axel rudakubana has been jailed for a minimum of 52 years, with the judge describing the murders of three young girls at a dance class last summer. ferocious and sadistic. a warning viewers may find some of the de

britain's metropolitan police service are finally out of special measures, despite the fact that the police services in the uk were failing in almost every area area just five months ago. what's changed? all of that to come in the show? but first, here's your news headlines and it's aaron armstrong. >> thanks very much indeed. our top story. southport child killer axel rudakubana has been jailed for a minimum of 52 years, with the judge describing the murders of three young girls at a dance class last summer. ferocious and sadistic. a warning viewers may find some of the details distressing. now this is new footage that was released earlier of the moment. rudakubana left a taxi without paying rudakubana left a taxi without paying before launching his knife attack at a taylor swift themed dance class. the court heard harrowing details about how the attack unfolded and how many of the victims suffered injuries to their backs as they were trying to escape. it also emerged rudakubana boasted of his attack shortly after being arrested, telling police it was arrested, telling police it was