releasing new video of the fbi's interview with the capitol rioter accused of tasing officer michael fanonere is a reminder what happened to fanone on january 6th. but now daniel rodriguez is apologizing. here is what he said to federal investigators. >> why did you taze him? >> i don't know, i'm a piece of [ bleep ]. i'm sorry. i don't know. he's a human being with children. and he's not a bad guy it sounds like. he's just doing his job and i'm an [ bleep ]. >> but why? why would you go up there with a taser? why would you take that? >> d.c. police officer michael fanone joins me now. he's one of the heroes that risked his life defending the capitol on january 6th and i'm honored to call him a friend. i have to say that every time because it's true. don't get the big head, sir. good to see you. how are you? >> good, how are you? >> how are you doing since our last, we haven't spoken in three or four hours. listen, what is your reaction to hearing the man that tased you during your brutal assault on january 6th and says he's sorry. he seems very emotional. do you think it sincere? >> for wh

he admits he tased officer michael fanone and what he then says next. >>> tonight, the new report claiming then-president trump tested positive for covid three days before his debate with president biden. but went on with the debate anyway. >>> the first look right here tonight of the abc news exclusive with actor alec baldwin. an emotional baldwin with george stephanopoulos, saying, "i didn't pull the trigger." >>> also tonight, news on that chinese tennis star and her safety. >>> and the construction workers accidentally setting off a world war ii bomb. >>> good evening and it's great to have you with us here on a wednesday night. and we begin tonight with the news that tat new variant, the omicron variant, has now been detected here in the united states. the first case confirmed in california. a traveler who returned from south africa three days before thanksgiving. that person vaccinated but hadn't gotten the booster yet. they got tested after developing mild symptoms. authorities tonight say close contacts have been reached and have all been negative and that that person is recovering

and this is the guy who is on video giving electroshocks to officer michael fanone, the electrical shocks he thought were going kill him. he eventually had a heart attack if there what was going on in that video. we have now just pulled into the control room, getting ingested as we speak some of that video of that fbi discussion. we're going lead with that tonight. >> that's great. i had seen the ruling from judge amy berman jackson that that had to be released today, and we've sort of been watching all day when it was going come out. i'm really glad you got it. >> thanks, rachel. >> thanks. >>> as rached said, judge amy berman jackson ordered the release of the fbi interrogation video of defendant danny rodriguez, who was seen on video attacking officer michael fanone with a taser, and repeatedly giving officer fan known electroshocks that officer fan known believed were going to kill him. here is some of that video of the fbi questioning of this defendant on march 31st. >> what do you want me to tell you, that i tased him? yes. [ bleep ] yes. >> why did you tase him? >> i don't know. i'

police officer michael fanone. >> why did you tase him? >> i don't know. i'm a piece of ( bleep ). i'm sorry. >> reporter: this as threats to lawmakers have soared since january 6, including this one sent to minnesota democrat ilhan omar. >> >> you will not live much longer. >> reporter: omar, one of two muslim women in congress, says she received the racist, profanity-laced voice mail after lauren boebert likened her to a suicide bomber. >> she doesn't have a backpack. we should be fine. >> there are active discussions under way to make sure th uren boebes hel accountable. >> reporter: bobert did apologize on twitter, but after a contentious call with omar, she went back on the offensive. rank and file republicans have entered the frey. and that results in a twitter feud that's starting to feel a bit like a food fight. marg reg. >> brennan: kris van cleave at the capitol. as home prices rise around the country, buyers in high-cost areas will be able to borrow nearly $1 million for a mortgage alone backed by the federal government. fannie mae and freddie mac say the cap on their mo

. >> michael, what about some of the insurrection police officers like michael fanone? i think michael is on the cover of "time magazine" perhaps. >> a lot of folks said the protesters, insurrectionists call them what you will because that was january 6th the beginning of this calendar year. it's a story that's dominated the news ever since. if you really want to go by a definition, how about the unvaxed among us? as a group. >> the person as person or person -- >> person or persons. remember, don, who most dominated the news for better or worse. >> oh. well, there you go. i was thinking of people that did something heroic but you're right, whoever better or worse and the better is michael smesh con -- smerconish. you're on this weekend, right, saturday? >> tomorrow morning. >> all right. i'll let you get out of here because you need rest. >> thank you. >> have a great week. >> thanks for saying that. >>> this is "don lemon tonight" and make no mistake, the warning lights are blinking and blinking red. january 6th was not the end. we were just talking about it. what domi

. >> michael, what about some of the insurrection police officers like michael fanone? l because that was january 6th the beginning of this calendar year. it's a story that's dominated the news ever since. if you really want to go by a definition, how about the unvaxed among us? as a group. >> the person as person or person -- >> person or persons. remember, don, who most dominated the news for better or worse. >> oh.

police officer michael fanone dragged into a mob, being beaten, is heard on his body camera pleading dly tased and beaten. one of nearly 140 police officers wounded in the protest. another, officer brian sicknick, sprayed with a chemical, would die the next day officially of a stroke though the riot played a role according to the medical examiner. >> usa! >> proud boy josh pruitt walking around the capitol is spotted at the front lines and smashing a wooden sign. he calls it all a peaceful protest. >> there's a picture of me picking up a sign. okay. cool. >> and holding it over your head and throwing it. >> trust me, i've seen all the pictures because that's their narrative. >> i think we got so lucky that this didn't become worse. and what was remarkable is the hours that went by without a word from trump. >> it's been an hour since the capitol was breached. at 3:13, donald trump would make his first response to the violence, tweeting, i am asking for everyone at the u.s. capitol to remain peaceful. no violence. remember, we are the party of law and order. >> i don't think the people

fbi interrogation video of defendant daniel rodriguez who was seen on video attacking officer michael fanone with a taser. and repeatedly giving officer fanone electric shocks that officer fanone believed were going to kill him. here is some of that video, of the fbi questioning of this defendant on march 31st. this was just released minutes ago. >> what do you want me to tell you? that i chased him, yes? ? >> why did you tasing. i don't know. i'm sorry. i don't know. he is a human being. i would never kill him. and he is not a bad guy. he's just doing his job. >> but why would you go up there with a taser? why would you take that taser that was given to you from your friends and tourism? >> it wasn't given to me by friends, it was given to me by strangers. i swear to god, it is not the same taser. i swear to god, i'm not trying to protect them. >> we are ingesting more of that video as we speak. we will have more of it in a moment. we are leading off our discussion tonight with ryan j. reilly, the senior justice for washington post. ryan you've been covering this, these cases, these defenda

and he also admits to tasing officer michael fanone. >> why did you tase him? >> i don't know.ad guy it sounds like. he's just doing his job, and i'm a [ bleep ]. >> emotional in more than one part during this interrogation. he was indicted last week. what does the justice department do with this as we see this video? >> first of all, they used this video against this defendant. they'll convict him based on it. it's actually a bit refreshing to see legitimate contrition and acceptance of how horrible these actions were. it's important to note that he was motivated by donald trump. they're not saying donald trump personally contacted me or personally arranged for me to come in and storm the capitol. they're saying i was motivated his his words, his conduct, his tweets, his action. that's a common theme we're seeing across many of these capitol rioters. >> good to see you, eli. thank you very much. >>> former president trump is respondings to a report he tested positive to covid three days before a debate with joe biden last fall. this comes from "the guardian" reporting details

who have had the courage to come forward to describe the horrors they experienced, like officer michael fanoneers and into the crowd. i heard someone scream, i got one! as i was swarmed by a violent mob, they ripped off my badge. they grabbed and stripped me of my radio. they seized ammunition that was secured to my body. they began to beat me with their fists and with what felt like hard metal objects. at one point i came face to face with an attacker who repeatedly lunged for me and attempted to remove my firearm. i heard chanting from some in the crowd, get his gun and kill him with his own gun. >> officer daniel hodges describing how he was nearly crushed to death, trapped inside a doorway by people he calls terrorists. >> i remember him foaming at the mouth. he also put his cell phone in his mouth so that he had both hands free to assault me. eventually he succeeded in stripping away my gas mask . a mob of terrorists were coordinating their efforts now shouting heave, ho as they crushed me further against the metal door frame. the man in front of me grabbed my baton that i still held in m

michael, what about some of the insurrection police officers, like michael fanone or some of those guysonists, call them what you will because that was january 6, that was the beginning of this calendar year. it is certainly a story that's dominated the news ever since. if you really want to go by a definition, how about the unvaxed among us as a group? >> person or persons? >> persons. remember, don, who most dominated the news for better or worse? >> oh. well, there you go. i was thinking people who did something heroic but you are right. whoever, better or worse and the better is michael smerconish

he tearfully admits using a taser on michael fanone. he said he did it for his president. >> he's the commander in chief and the leader of our country, and he's calling for help. i thought he was calling for help. i thought he was -- i thought we were doing the right thing. >> he felt they stole the election, stole this country. it's gone. it's wiped out. america is over. it's destroyed now. >> joining me now cnn chief legal analyst and former federal prosecutor, jeffrey toobin. judge amy berman jackson said there may be others more accountable. that's what she says to the lower wrung people at the insurrection. what's the significance of that? >> well, she is someone who has followed the trump saga more closely than any federal judge in the country. she was the paul manafort judge. she was very involved in cases from the mueller investigation. so she knows what she's talking about. it's a little unclear to me whether she was talking about moral responsibility or legal responsibility. what the justice department is doing to the frustrat

this is him admitting he tased officer michael fanone. >> what do you want me to tell you?plain. >> [ bleep ]. >> why did you tase him? >> i don't know. i am a piece of [ bleep ]. i'm sorry. >> now they are crying. do you think -- these guys don't offer much in the way of -- they can't really go up and like give anybody else above them, right? these are the guys who are going to end up cleaning a jail cell, right. >> yeah, and he was crying probably for himself because he's losing his freedom. but here's the thing, there are so many insurrectionists who said in one form or another, i came and i did this because donald trump told me to. all of that, i think, informs us about donald trump's culpability for inciting what happened on january 6th? yeah. it sure does. glen kirshner thank you very much. >>> still ahead, the first u.s. case the omicron variant is identified in california. this as we learn maw about how the twice impeached former president callously put lives at risk after his own covid diagnosis. we'll be right back. s. we'll be right back. ♪ ♪ well would you look

this is where michael fanone, the police officer, was dragged into the crowd, tased repeatedly, sufferedck. others went to the hospital. it is a very he disturbing situation that unfolded here. now one year later, we're starting to see justice. a lot of people on the screen were charged with federal crimes. many of them already pled guilty. two of them were sentenced to several years in prison because they had weapons, because they were attacking police. so things are starting to come full circle. one year later, we are still learning some of the devastating details. >> we are learning it, seeing it, and this video underscores the courage and sacrifice of the capitol police officers, what heroes they are. let's stay with january 6th, marshall. donald trump spokesman is the latest to sue the house select committee investigating the insurrection. can you tell us more about that? >> yes, this broke overnight, a christmas eve filing in court. the bottom line on this is that this is for the very first time we are learning about a subpoena to a bank. the democrats and republicans on the commit

use of an exaggeration in a supporting role, the winner -- best performance in an action role, michael fanone ever met them. >> it is incredibly sad because they've been hoodwinking their viewers the past five plus years, insisting with all the passion and fury that they really believe what they're telling them. then they go home at night and kind of laugh about it, i'm sure. because if you listen to these text messages, if you read them, it is clear they knew that day that it was bad. i'm sure they've known trump was dangerous all along. i know this because i talk to fox news people who tell me, yeah, this is messed up, man. not five minutes later, i'm watching them on television defending donald trump. i just want to go back, though, to one thing john said, john avalon. i understand his point. it looks like atd l least some these people were trying to get trump to, quote, do the right thing. i don't think so. when you look at these texts, laura ingraham and kilmeade are imploring mark meadows based on saving trump's legacy, not doing the right thing. they're saying trump is destroying his l

use of an exaggeration in a supporting role, the winner -- best performance in an action role, michael fanoneuited to address this situation, cnn chief media correspondent and anchor of "reliable sources" brian stelter. also the author of -- >> "hoax," which documented a little of the craziness after january 6, when laura ingraham said, which could have been antifa. i've not seen a montage like that. that is damming to see the text messages they were sending to meadows, and then hours, days, weeks later, the lies they were spreading. this is embarrassing for fox or the murdochs. it should be. after all, they stoked the big lie. they fueled the fire that led folks to storm the fire. then, of course, as soon as the siege began, they were embarrassed and had it was out of control and they were texting meadows, trying to get it to stop. you know, there's a lot of blame to go around here, and it includes fox as well as donald trump jr. and others. >> it is also pure. you get to see what their real, raw reaction was to what was happening that day, to what we were all watching. before they had time

think again about michael fanone, 20-year police officer, voted for president trump in 20 16, draggedwith polls, sprayed with bear spray, chemical spray, god knows what else, tasered, shocked, heart attack, concussion. we need recompense and penalties for that conduct. >> i don't believe he was shot -- >> shocked. >> shocked. >> yes, with tasers. >> tased indeed. we're going to be following this. you have a lot of legal efforts under way now and we'll be tracking them. thank you so much. >> thank you so much for having me. >>> new accusations that south dakota governor kristi noem abused her position in order to get her daughter a job. >>> and just in, oxford community schools in michigan closing again as the community remains concerned about threats weeks after the school shooting there. why they're, quote, not ready to return. [sfx: radio being tuned] welcome to allstate. ♪ [band plays] ♪ a place where everyone lives life well-protected. ♪ and even when things go a bit wrong, we've got your back. here, things work the way you wish they would. and better protection costs a whole lot

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. >> reporter: the fbi questioning danny rodriguez who admitted to tasing officer michael fanone. >>t do you want me to tell you, that i tased him? yes. sorry, i don't know. he's a human being with children and he's not a bad guy. he sounds like he's just doing his job. >> reporter: rodriguez pled not guilty to several charges and defended his actions. >> trump called us. trump called us to d.c. >> reporter: rodriguez is 1 of 210 individuals that have been charged with assaulting police officers on january 6th and that january 6th select committee is charging forward. today expected to recommend pursuing criminal contempt charges for jeffrey clark, a former trump doj official would refused to cooperate with the investigation. george? >> they are tightening the screws. rachel, thanks very much. robin? >>> now to dr. oz throwing his hat in the ring announcing that he is running for the senate in pennsylvania. mary bruce is there in washington and has the latest for us. good to see you, mary. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, robin. he certainly is a familiar face. oprah o

. >> steve, what's amazing is you can imagine another era michael fanone being a guest on all three oflaura and her foe seriousness, leaning in, can you believe that the spoetders of fill in the blank democrat attacked you in a medieval way? you know, all you have to do is sort of change the actor. and there is no other actor other than donald trump who insided an insurrection, so it is a perfect analogy. michael dunn, and -- these are the sort of fox regulars on whom the tables have been turned. what do you make of the hypocrisy, the rank lying, and the near certain case that nothing will change, like ben said. well, we've known this for a long time. there is nothing particularly revealer to about this except it offers proof of the disdain and contempt all of these fox news hosts have for their audience. the no-holds-barred lying to them. it has had two major effects in the country. the first is you have a couple hundred thousand people that are dead from a disease that shouldn't have killed them but did, but for the lying about a vaccine that can control it. that's one. rubbing these

on january 6th, dc police officer michael fanone was grabbed, beaten, and tased, all while being called a traitor to his country. the deadly insurrection was coordinated on platforms like facebook and exacerbated by elevating the, amplifying algorithms. that were about the election disinformation. for too long big tech has acted without any real accountability. instead, they give us apologies and excuses, but the time for self-regulation is over. today will be discussing a number of pieces of legislation that will build a safer internet. last week i introduced the ftc whistleblower act with my colleague representative trahan. this bill protects from retaliation current and former employees who blow the whistle to the federal trade commission, from retaliation and it incentivizes the disclosure of unlawful activity. it's a critical step toward a more safe internet. the algorithmic justice and online platform transparency act from representative matsui prohibits algorithms that discriminate against certain consumers. the kids act from representatives castor, clarke, trahan, and wexton ban