i have worked both as an undercover officer and a lead case officer in many of these investigations. in this line of work it probably will not shock you to learn that i've dealt with dicey situations. i thought that i had seen it all many times over. yet, what i witnessed and experienced on january 6, 2020 one was unlike anything i'd ever seen, anything i'd ever experienced or could have imagined in my country. on that day i participated in the defense of the united states capitol from an armed mob, an armed mob, of thousands determined to get inside. because i was among the vastly outnumbered group of law enforcement officers protecting the capitol and the people inside it, i was grabbed, beaten, tased, all while being called a traitor to my country. i was at risk of being stripped of and killed with my own firearm as i heard chants of "kill him with his own gun." i can still hear those words in my head today. although i regularly deal with risky situations on the job, nowhere in my wildest imagination did i ever expect to be in that situation or sitting here before you talking abou

five officers who reported for duty have since passed away, including capitol police officer brian sicknick, who died the day after the attack. four other officers died in the days and months that followed. howard leave in good -- jeffrey smith and we all remember billy evans, who died in an incident unrelated to this attack. many more suffered physical injuries and even more sustained emotional trauma from the events of the day. we owe it to the police officers who defend the capital every day to make sure they have the resources and support they need to do their jobs. that is why in the aftermath of the attack the committee convened a series of hearings with every member of this committee involved. out of that came a bipartisan report that senator blunt and senator peters and i authored with findings and 20 recommendations for agencies across the federal government to be implemented without delay. today we will hear that significant progress has been made to implement the recommendations that pertain to the capitol police. i think you and all your officers for that. the changes made since

officer rivera wanted to become a police officer to improve relations between the community and officers a letter written to the police academy commended the officer wrote that in 2020 officer rivera set coming from an immigrant family i will be the first to say i'm a member of the nypd, critical resource continued saying something as small as something corrections, helping a couple resolve an issue for put a smile on someone's face. growing fears russia is planning scale invasion $200 million shipment of american military arrived last night. several packages attending ukraine from greg is live at ukraine's capitol city with the latest. what can you tell us? >> running around the region, paid my arrived just in time. it's the first major amount of security, they call it lethal aid for the ukrainian army in the nation 5000 russian troops hard work continues including today i'm at the.of russian jet fighters in belarus from all posing for a possible invasion. today, military park soviet era tanks and other year, people are thinking about the possibility of a new world and russian the fight

officers. how is the capital a safer place to work one year later? this subcommittee is interested in hearing about how those supplemental funds are being spent and what gaps remain. on top of that, i need you to respect -- address the consequences for the safety and security of the capital -- in the fy 2022 regular appropriation is not enacted. as you all know the continuing resolution runs out on february 18 and there are those that believe that it is better -- then doing the hard work of funding the government. what are the repercussions of the legislative branch if the 2022 bel is not enacted and we are stuck with a continuing resolution at fy 2021 funding levels. i look forward to your questions of the answers i -- answers to the questions i have raised. we are thankful for your serve -- service and the staff of your organization that worked so hard to make this house run. at this point i would like to yield to my friend and colleague, if she is here, for any opening statements she would l

capitol police officers. the thing with the security clearance, as you all well know, they expire, so you have to have this periodic reinvestigation. has your allegiance changed? do you have close and continuous contact with groups that are nefarious? your foreign travel, on duty or off, that needs to be reported. who are you associating with? i will leave it there, not to take too much time, but i just wanted to let you know, representative clark and others, that the sergeant in arms has partnered with the intelligence community and the homeland security agencies to create a -- and the fbi -- to create the robust insider threat program. thank you. >> thank you, general. thank you, chief, and thank you, mr. chairman. >> thank you. mr. amodei. >> hey, mr. chairman. good morning. nice to see you. it has been quite a while, i trust you have been doing okay without daily support from me, so we will get to the topic, okay. >> sounds good. i'll try to make it without you. >> okay. way to tough it out. i want to joi

officers who received for the memorial fund, both of those officers killed in the line of duty received money. we typically keep confidential, who does it and how much of a get and two officers received money from memorial fund and the maximum any family can get is 200,$000. >> if i could just, i know you didn't ask me this question but with regard to the national guard i appreciate what congress did in giving me the authority to make that call but let me stress i have spoken with three or four previous capitol police chiefs about their relationship with the capitol police board, a very dysfunctional relationship. i've not had that experience, i've got great cooperation from the capitol police board and mister blanton has been around for a while but two new sergeant-at-arms, a new police chief and we are working together as a team with one mission in mind, to make this campus as safe as it can be. that is my opinion. >> willliam walker. >> thank you for the question. the challenge is everything we are hearing from admiral monahan tells us opening the capitol is not safe right now. we ar

the presiding officer: the presiding officer: without objection, the committee is discharged and the senate will proceed to the measure. go measure. mr. brown: i ask unanimous consent, the resolution be considered to, the preamble considered to, the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. brown: thank you, madam president. i ask unanimous consent the commerce committee be discharged from further consideration, the senate proceed to s. remplet 488. the clerk: s. res ooh rez 488, congratulating claire googold on winning division 3 women's volleyball championship. the presiding officer: without objection, the committee is discharged at the senate will proceed to the measure. mr. brown: i ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, preamble agreed to, and the motions to reconsidered be considered made and laid upon the table. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. schumer: i ask -- mr. brown: i ask we proceed to 497, if submitted earlier today. the clerk: 497, congratulating the north dakota state u

brian sicknick, officer howard leave in good, officer jeffrey smith, officer gunther has she done, and author -- officer kyle freitag. [silence] i know i speak for all of us in saying that tomorrow and in our work in the days ahead, we will not only remember them, we will do everything we can to honor them. in the aftermath of the attack, the justice department its work on what has become one of the largest, most complex, most resource intensive investigations in our history. only a small number of perpetrators were arrested in the tumbles of generate six itself. every day since, we have worked to identify people across the country. we have done so at record speed and scale in the midst of a pandemic, during which some courtrooms were not able to operate. led by the u.s. attorney's office for the district of columbia and the fbi's washington field office, doj personnel across the department in nearly all 56 field offices, in nearly all 94 u.s. attorneys offices, and in many remaining justice components have worked countless hours to investigate the attack. approximately 70 prosecutors

well post offices, right? this is my local post office in denver. how many people say this looks fairly familiar to post offices you are either with yeah. okay ish. all right. brick building right official sign on the door you walk inside again. they're full-time employees that work behind there. you probably know their names if you go there a lot. this is a bureaucracy, right? this is not how things worked in the 19th century. instead what would happen again the post office department would pay a local business person oftentimes a store owner. to hand out letters across the counter of their store. you're seeing on the left here, california post office from spadra and you see under it caldwell and brothers general store. or on the right side of the screen. this is in guerneville, california post office operating inside a wells fargo and company express station and a jewelry store, right? so this is a public service being grafted onto a private infrastructure. again decentralized private actors temporary part-time and non salaried when i stopped to l

his death is being investigated by the independent office for police conduct, and six officers investigatedon to various allegations of misconduct. a number of incidents in the last 12 months have focused attention on policing in the south wales area. in particular, questions are being asked about the use of force by police officers on black people. is it a case of discrimination? and what needs to be done to help build more trust in the police in some communities? this was taken outside his grandmother's house, just after he arrived. smiling as ever. looking very handsome there. growing up, he was quite mischievous. he always showed love and respect for his family, and i loved him for that. mohamud had ben renting a room in a house in the roath area of cardiff. he was due to become a father for the first time. his partner was still living in london but she would travel back and forth then to come and visit. the plan was they would get a place together here before the baby was born. police attended the property following the report of a disturbance. his auntie says she saw mohamud the next

today marks the first hearing of the office, office of congressional rule, congressional accountability reform act was enacted on december 21, my birthdate, 2018. the reforms granted by this change to the congressional accountability act commonly referred to as the caa represented the first substantial change to congresses law since the law's inception. the most extensive changes came to the administrative process of providing employees with a more streamlined and less intensive process eliminating mandatory mediation as a prerequisite for filing the claim, creation of an intake system and holding members accountable for awards of which they are personally involved and that deal with harassment or some of the elements of the reform act. the while these introductory measures are laudable it is unfortunate critical pieces such as members of congress being responsible for repaying the money back to the treasury where they are personally responsible for discrimination is left out because of the senate's possession. despite this mission, house democrats were able to include provisions in the

what we are focusing on is the heroism of the officers and the service of the officers. what we can do to make sure they have the equipment they need when they needed and we have a plan that everyone understands. while it seems to me that we are not there yet, we are clearly headed in the right direction on all of those important goals. >> thank you. senator klobuchar: quest the chief did -- the chief did an excellent job. a change in help police about major events. there were always be threats to numbers of congress. we are in a much better place that we were a year ago. exactly. we are in a better place when it comes to protecting this building and that was my primary focus the first few months of this year. our democracy is still at peril. we know that. we have to have accountability for those per spots above for this. it is responsible to be the stewards of that democracy. that means allowing people to vote in the safest way possible. not taking away people's votes, not targeting certain people so they can vote. in the words of reverend senator warnock, some people d

one of those officers was officer eugene goodman. officer goodman is a u.s. army veteran who was raised right here, right here in the district of columbia not far from where we're gathered. he saw combat in the iraq war fighting with the 101st airborne division until he returned home and signed up with the capitol police in 2009. he's shown valor in uniform before in a war zone. i'm certain that officer goodman never imagined that he would be called on to fight a battle to defend our constitution in the u.s. capitol, not far from his own backyard. just outside these doors officer goodman distracted the mob and helped to save 100 united states senators and many of our staff members from harm, as well as members of the house of representatives and their staff, too. the brave men and women of law enforcement, like officer goodman, put their lives on the lint that day to protect not just the members of congress inside the house and senate chambers but our very constitution. ultimately, the insurrectionists and the former president failed to overturn the election

president biden's first year in office. watch "washington journal" live sunday morning on c-span or c-span now, our new mobile app. join the discussion with your phone calls, facebook comments, text messages, and tweets. announcer: the associate attorney general and former police chief or washington dc in philadelphia joined mayors from around the country for u.s. conference of mayors discussion on law enforcement initiatives and reforms. >> a lot of our departments recover a lot of illegally obtained firearms that are coming from across state lines. they're coming to our communities through any number of places. as we discussed thus far there are certainly substantial problems and truly substantial national problems. part of what i want to discuss today, and vanita will help, are what are the spaces for federal collaboration? we know we can't do it alone we need to make sure we're not only looking at federal collaboration in terms of enforcement dollars and officers. but also in programmatic efforts that make long-term tra

no officers were injured in the shooting. the people involved in the traffic accident received minor to moderate injuries. a scare in downtown oakland after the bomb squad had to be called out to the oakland federal building. we've since learned it was a hoax. but investigators believe it was all done to get the attention of law enforcement. this all started about 12, 30 in the afternoon. this is video from the actually this there. here's video from the citizens at oakland. police got a call about a possible explosive device outside the front of the federal building and courthouse witnesses described a man who placed. place that device. there looked like he was behaving suspiciously. the bomb squad did find the package wrapped in plastic in a planter box deep in the dirt right near the flag pole with a message for law enforcement that's now being investigated. that device was deemed safe. about 5 hours later. a big announcement from california's attorney general rob bonta. he's launching a civil rights investigation targeting

new generation inspired to be police officers.his seven year old dressed in his halloween costume at the service for jason rivera. he says he wants to be a hero like officer rivera. some lucky person got a hero heart today because as we said, officer mora was an organ donor. looking at pictures and reflecting on violence police officers are increasingly facing, i hate that not b but a year and a half ago, people were losing jobs and getting ostracized for supporting thin blue lined flag. that just happened a year ago. look at violence in cities across the country, it is just horrific that was the sentiment, accepted sentiment. how could we let that be a thought that was acceptable in this country? i'm glad that people are now supporting police officers again, that should have never happened, do something about violence against cops. >> todd: it is still going ostifling of blue lives matter. we do stories every now and again. it is so important to see images, the pictures of two young men with their lives ahead of them. all their h

office, g.p.o. and the library of congress and others are doing just that. the united states' legislative markup standard will allow for a more modern production and exchange of our congressional legislative documents. this standardization work is important and a required foundation for modernizing the law making process. we value this committee's continued support of this project. additionally my written testimony mentions the work we're doing around the lobby disclosure system. given the system page we recognize that the system be redesigned and built anew. a contemporary system will improve the user experience, provide more efficient processing and provide strategies for maintaining a single account for lobbyists, regardless of the job or name change. in addition to the work i've already mentioned, clerk staff are researching two potential projects that impact the committees. a central location to share committee vote data and the creation of a common scheduling for committees to assist in our aa

i only have 100 police officers. we have been also working very much, when i came into office four years ago, we were 91% white males. and we are now down to 80% and we're working in that direction. we have personal -- we were also working in a consortium with six or seven different police departments. so testing would go through all of these different groups. now we've gone on our own and people that want to work for us come directly to us and then we maintain really good communication with them and kind of also build them up. the final thing i'm really excited about that hasn't started yet, we started a public safety academy in our city high school. >> right. >> but you still have that three-year gap between 18 and 21 when they can become police officers. so we've started a police cadet program, basically an internship where we're paying the young people to be unarmed police folks in the community so they can build up community trust for three years and trust with the other officers before they're ever given the ho

but now i've also worked for more than two years and the office we make as the office of congressional workplace rights. the blank stares and shrugs i got my mentioned my office have been replaced with recognition and questions concerning employee rights and protections. i've worked in an office that is at the forefront of developing material for mandatory training on antidiscrimination and anti-harassment protections for congressional employees and many other and i know through the halls and tunnels they clearly tell employees who we are, but the rights are and how to get help so whereas in the past statistics show the drop in the number likely attributable at least in part to the fact of other unlawful conduct and no idea what it would charge for assistance. after the format is much more likely similar number is an indication to understand the rights and obligations. the education and outreach and at the reform act amendments are succeeding. i greatly appreciate the support of the committee as we work together to make the legislative branch a model workplace. we have much work to do

were shot, 63 officers killed by gunfire, and bush on officers are up 114%.t's because the bad guys don't fear police. a feels like there's the sounds of lawlessness across the country. the mentality that leads to that isn't going anywhere. the city councilwoman in new york, she's an elected official, after this deadly police shooting took place she posted a tweet entry offered our condolences to rivera and the man that murdered them. the reason this is happening is because this philosophy of the people subscribe to they think this country is so racist and evil and because of that they look at the criminal and they see them as victims. but what that mentality does is it creates more victims of crime. >> everybody has stuff in their lives. most people can overcome it. just because you can't doesn't mean you can take innocent lives. >> one of the people that subscribes to that philosophy is manhattan district attorney alvin bragg. he's dodging questions after new york governor into it she might her powers to curb his bold, progressive policies. he was asked by

louis, three officers in two weeks in milwaukee, and the aftermath of attacks on on police officers inston. many are putting some if not most of the blame on liberal politics and lenient policies that are soft on criminals. casey stegall in dallas has the latest on yesterday's houston shootings and the suspect in last weekend's deputy murder. we begin with correspondent bryan llenas in new york, and the heart breaking funeral for an nypd officer gunned down one week ago, along with his partner. >> officer jason rivera was a rookie, but made an impression as someone dedicated, hardworking, and uniquely passionate about policing. he joined because he wanted to better the nypd's relationship with the community. tonight, his family in the city bid him a final farewell while failing to never forget. ♪ ♪ >> inside st. patrick's cathedral, cardinal timothy dolan and brace the family a fallen nypd officer jason rivera, as thousands of his fellow officers and new yorkers lined fifth avenue, morning the loss of a 22-year-old who died a hero. >> we love you. please always protect us. your big bro

the presiding officer: without objection. mr. leahy: madam president, i had hoped to be opening this new session as president pro tempore, but i couldn't manage anybody who is better suited to be the acting president pro tempore than the distinguished senator from wisconsin, and i thank her for being here. apparently to a number of the groups around this area, it comes as a surprise that it was snowing and that snow can be slippery and probably they should have gotten some plows out. maybe now they will. if not, we can hope for several days of warm sunshine, which is the best snow remover down here. the distinguished presiding officer is well aware of what snow is like in her state, as i am in the state of vermont. and we usually go out and clear the roads. but i appreciate those few who are out there doing it. i've seen sidewalk plows and other things and some road plows. i applaud those who are doing that because it is not an easy job. and i realize coming from a state like vermont where we're used to snow, we get used to getti

brian, officer brian levin good, officer jeffrey smith, officer gunther hashida and officer kyle defreytag for all of us in saying that tomorrow and in our work in the days ahead, we will not only remember them, we will do everything we can to honor them. in the aftermath of the attack, the justice department began its work on what has become one of the largest, most complex and most resource-intensive investigations in our history. only a small number of perpetrators were arrested in the tumult of january 6th itself. every day since, we have worked to identify, investigate, and apprehend defendants from across the country. and we have done so at record speed and scale in the midst of a pandemic during which some grand juries and courtrooms were not able to operate. led by the u.s. attorney's office for the district of columbia and the fbi's washington field office, d. o.j. personnel across the department in nearly all 56 field offices in nearly all 94 united states attorneys offices and in many main justice components have worked countless hours to investigate the attack. approximately 70

so officers matter. we need to have them out in the field and as we see, we've made some progress and robberies and we hope to continue that. next category is assaults, and aggravated assaults. now i want to explain to you all that shootings are included in this category. we break out shootings because shootings are so important and such a big issue for our city. we break that out. but these numbers that you see and aggravated assault and shootings are inclusive in these numbers. so we had an increase. as you see, it increased with a couple hundred, 200 aggravated assaults. 81 is the number for 2021. this is another set of crimes where at least the public ones where deployment matters. it matters a lot. some aggravated assaults happen inside peoples' homes and businesses and we can't always get to those and try to prevent them. but the ones that happen in the public, it's really important to have officers present and deployed and visible in those communities where these are occurring. these assaults incl

and the mayor's office.ve also worked to really address where there's gaps across services to see where we can address things like housing and homelessness, low income, access to small businesses and employment and education. so we really worked across the board as well as meeting overall policies. >> among the priorities, the office of transgender initiatives also works locally to track lgbtq across the country. >> especially our young trans kids and students. so we do a lot of work to make sure we're addressing and naming those anti-trans policies and doing what we can to combat them. >> trans communities often have not been included at the policy levels at really any level whether that's local government, state government. we've always had to fend for ourselves and figure out how to care for our own communities. so an office like this can really show and become a model for the country on how to really help make sure that our entire community is served by the city and that we all get opportunities to parti

another officer clinging to life. both shot while responding to a domestic dispute at an apartment in harlem. the mayor calling the shooting an attack on the city of new york. the nypd officers marking the third and fourth shot this week alone. tonight, chilling new details from the deadly encounter. and what authorities are saying about the rise in gun violence across the country. >>> also breaking tonight, the u.s. preparing to evacuate americans from ukraine, including embassy staff and their families, as the threat of a russian invasion intensifies. the first shipment of recently approved u.s. military aid, including ammunition, arriving in the country. and tonight, more details on russia's alleged plot to install a puppet regime in ukraine. our team is on the ground from the capitol city, plus reporting from the white house. >>> omicron may be declining in early-hit areas, but it's surging elsewhere, still overwhelming hospitals and staff nationwide. about 83% of icu beds now occupied. the debate over masks ragin

and i salute that officer. griff: ted, is there some blame for not just bragg in new york, but across the country, so many of these d.a.'s refusing to enforce the law? >> you know, that is one of the most difficult problems that we're faced with here in america today is that we have some d.a.'s, and i can name some of them. george gaston in l.a., kim foxx in chicago, you look at bragg in manhattan there, who says that he-- for certain crimes, where a gun was used, that he was not going to prosecute those people as felonies, but for misdemeanors. we have got people who are in these positions who have little or no respect and i mean these prosecutors, for people that have given the ultimate sacrifice like jason rivera, and they need to be called out and called to the carpet. griff: ted, just in the moments we have left. i want you to reflect, you raise a really important point that officer rivera was a rookie wanting to do good to protect the community. as someone who has a long history and experience as a police

again, seeing it with my own eyes, walking it with officers. and i've seen it all over the city, but in union square, after the world was set on edge with what they saw, the people that have to go there and work every day, the people that have to take transportation to go there, the people that want to go there and shop, that have to look over their shoulder, worried that 50 people are going to run in the shop with knives or guns or hammers or whatever they have to run in the shop, it matters to them, so we need to sustain this effort. so you have our commitment. i want to thank our elected officials for supporting this effort. chief nicholson, fire chief, sheriff miyamoto, and many others, dr. colfax, and others. we can do it when we do it together, and we have the support and the resources to get us there. so thank you, and with that, i'd like to introduce mary ellen carroll, the director of our department of emergency management. [applause] >> thank you, chief scott, and thank you mayor breed. emergency management provides coordination in ti

>> general, my office will circle back to you. i want to sound the alarm and to our panelists and to my colleagues. it's my hope we 9 of this is in the same bipartisan spirit that we have worked in the past in our subcommittee. thank you so much. i yield back. >> gentlewoman's time has expired. the gentlewoman from michigan is recognized for five minutes. >> thank you. i want to thank y'all for being here today as a member of the committee who has a national base in their district. it really saddens me that sexual assault is all too common in our national guard. i want to assure all of you and to all of my colleagues on this committee that i'm committed to rooting out this problem. general, while i'm dedicated to ensuring it provides a safe and secure for victims to come forward which is critical so we can catch and prosecute the perpetrators of sexual violence. the recommendations seem to be heavily focused on prevention rather than any for sexual processing or investigation of potential crimes. there is a very important piece, p

the clerk's office.t are we doing on the cyber side because again everything we talk about is how do we protect everything? all the sudden all you've got to do is one attack was shut down. what are we doing out there to protect ourselves? >> , our cyber security team is working for everything we roll out. for all of the technology we have. they do assessments on all of our systems to make sure they do meet cyber security requirements. that they are behind the proper firewalls. they have the proper review, auditing, and analysis they require on an ongoing basis. it seven/20 support for those who are monitoring to make sure there's not any unusual circumstances occurring. we are currently under a review by kpmg of all of our cyber securityha processes including staffing, policies, procedures that we are doing. we have had them come in and do a review several years ago, we are doing it again. we want to make sure there is nothing that we need to be including that we are not. >> many of the systems that cath

or southbound r send to the clerk of the board office. room 244 city hall's address 1 this is reviewed on the front page of the agenda. mr. chair, items today are to appear on the agenda february 1, 2022 unless otherwise stated. >> we have been joined by director mandelman. i will turn the floor over to call item 1. >> agenda item 1. hearing on the report on the implementation of mental health sf including fiscal years 2020-21 and 21-22 budget, when the hiring process started for each position, when each position was filled and how many positions continue to be vacant. call 415-655-0001 id24928385397. press pound twice to connect to the meeting. star followed by 3 to enter the queue to speak. the message will be unmuted and you will have the opportunity to comment. mr. chair. >> thank you, mr. clerk. supervisor roman is the sponsor of this item. thank you for all of your leadership and diligence on this crucial issue. looking forward to this update we were joined by dr. cummings. we will have 15 minute presentations. i will turn it over t

nypd identify the officer 22-year-old is a rookie officer.nt department november 2020 is more than a police officer he was a husband, a friend and a son. police say this is the gunman we see on your screen. mcneil was on probation for felony drug charge this guy had quite a rap sheet arrested half dozen times in other states for as mayor eric adams has is preparing a new plan to tackle crime, listen very. >> we are going to lay out what is the blueprint for safety and show how we got here. that is the question we have to answer. how did we get here? >> the second police officer shot 27 old wilbur is in critical condition bryn mawr smith nypd for for your sources tell me he was shot at least one time in the head by that gun men. back out here live in harlem with this the fifth nypd officer that's been shot so far this month. the 22-year-old officer lost his life and the others fighting for his life nypd asking for prayers things have to change your new york city, trace. >> it is tragic alexis mcadams live in york city, thank you for a couple s

two young new york city officers gunned down.he latest in a seemingly unending cycle. >> gun violence is not only a law enforcement issue, it is a social issue. a community issue. >> driving police to find solutions. > we realize as a department that we needed to do something different. >> what one california city is doing that could be a model for other cities. >>> plus brothers osborn. the duo which includes the first openly gay country artist signed to a major record level. ♪ their recent hit making an impact, shaking up norms. >> what i wanted to do was kind of free myself of the shackles of that secret or whatever. >> how they are now finding their real voice. >>> and hall of fame? ntroversial names of the game awaiting the call. who made it, who didn't? what happens when you block heartburn with one prilosec otc in the morning? heartburn doesn't stand a chance - day... or night. excess stomach acid can cause heartburn. prilosec otc works differently by preventing excess acid production. so don't fight heartburn, block it. p

dunn, despite the horrors that officers went through, nearly every armed officer on january 6th excepteld their fire. do you ever think about that? and wonder how much worse it could have been? i mean, you were being attacked by people with weapons, there's this lie out there my maga media that everybody was unarmed, that's just a complete and utter lie, people were armed with all sorts of weapons, including firearms. what kept you and other officers from firing your weapons? in self-defense? >> well, first of all, i have to acknowledge that it's an honor to be here right now. i would be very remiss if i didn't acknowledge my unit that i work with, the first responders unit, led by inspector lloyd. you're hearing four individual stories right now, but as you see in the videos, it's way more than four officers out there. so kudos to the men and women at the u.s. capitol police and also to the men and women of the metropolitan police department. but as far as, you know, using lethal force and everything, i think everybody was just focused on survival and getting home and protecting each

an officer shot him in the back, killing him. the officer pleaded guilty. he was sentenced to 20 years for depriving scott of his civil rights, a federal charge. army officer caron mesario was terrified when two officers in southern virginia approached his suv with guns drawn during a traffic stop. >> what's going on? >> what's going on -- >> reporter: the officers reported they didn't see the temporary paper tag in mesario's car. >> i'm honestly afraid to get out. >> he was pepper sprayed. >> reporter: nazarrio survived and is suing for $1 million in damages. one of the officers was fired but virginia's attorney general is now suing the city, alleging the police practiced discrimination against black drivers. about 50,000 of us drivers in the u.s. get stopped each and everyday, that's about 20 million per year. it's the most common civilian police interaction. but, it is more common for black folks. and, potentially, more dangerous. >> my best estimate is that a black person getting into a car is twice as likely to be pulled over as a white person, roughly

two officers were shot as you mentioned 22-year-old officer lost his life. we are learning more about that rookie officer as nypd is grieving the loss of one of their own. take a look at this video parts where it all unfolded here in harlem just last night three nypd arguments with 32nd precinct responding to a 911 call from a woman who said she was fighting with her adult son. the officers walked into the back room to talk to the man, that woman did not tell any investigators there any weapons inside of the home. that is when the investigators said they got kicked open the door and started shooting the ambush left one officer dead and another in critical part nypd knowledge and find the article killed 22-year-old jason rivera you see him on the screen. rivera joined the department in november of 2020 he was the husband, a father, dedicated officer. he was met with so much of violence just last night. we are learning more about that the mayor of new york calling for federal help to stop the flow of illegal guns, listen. >> we have witnessed the failure on a

attorney's office in washington, d.c. they have dozens of individuals, including prosecutors from around the country to support that investigation. we have a handful of prosecutors who are working to support the investigation. sen. hawley: but from your division, how many? none? mr. olsen: from my division, at least three or four who have been working, if not full-time, part-time on that case. sen. hawley: how many personnel are working on issues pertaining to attorney general garland's memorandum entitled, partnership among state and territorial law enforcement to address threats against school board members, teachers, and staff? sen. hawley: with regard to that memo and that work, the national security division plays an informal advisory role. there is no one dedicated to that on a full-time or even part-time basis. i think we are available to consult, if the facts warrant that level of consultation. sen. hawley: what have you done to date? this is the school board memo, for those who are following along. what has your

a police officer's oath of office says that i do solemnly swear that i will support, protect, and defend constitution and government of the united states against all enemies, foreign and domestic. that i will bear true faith, loyalty, and allegiance to the same. and that i am entitled to hold office under the constitution. and that i will faithfully perform all of the duties under the constitution, so help me god. when the police officers reported for duty one year ago today, they came as they always do. ready to faithfully perform all of the duties. but they had no idea what they would face. it seems a lot of people at all levels knew or should have known just how far this violent mob and their enablers would go. but the officers were ambushed by this violent mob who had total disregard for the officers' oaths, their records of service, their families, and their safety. as a former police chief, i shall never forget what i witnessed one year ago today. and america should never forget either. i know the capitol police officers and others took their oath seriously because i saw them fight

pension for the officers? retired officers? >> for the retired officers, indirectly. so part of our personnel cost expense is that the retirement benefits that people pay into as an active employee. once they retire, once a member retires, then those costs are managed essentially through the department -- the retirement -- the city's retirement department in the retirement system. >> commissioner byrne: so then my question is, why is the personnel cost going up when the number of actual officers is going down? you look at fiscal 2019, the number of officers then and you look at fiscal '22, it's far more salary yet there's far fewer officers. how do you explain that discrepancy? >> thank you for that question. a lot of it has to do with the cost of living adjustments, the m.l.u. agreements the city has with all the unions. and those are part of the collective bargaining process and that's handled by d.h.r. and the benefits -- it really translates to the increase cost of doing business. so each year, there's cost of living adjustments that everyone receives and as a dep