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, president carter's detail agents will serve as pallbearers at theye did for former first lady rosalyn carter department security had three dozen state funeral washingtonpi d.c. national special security eventsmy for this designation allows the federal government come up state and local partners to significant resources to implement a con

secret service washington field office to discuss the plans for the secret service. >> good morning.to thank chief pamela smith of the metropolitan police department, chief told major with capitol police, 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 m

there are significant station closures as at the request of the secret service. mcfearson, federal triangle and smithsonian, on the blue, orange and silver lines will be closed. mount vernon square and -- service will go through the stations but won't be allowing passengers on and off. there are entrance closures at other times. farragut west, half though the station will be open. metro center, same thing. gallery police, judiciary square and union station. there are other events outside of inauguration going on. wmata.com/inauguration for the specific things. we'll also be posting everything on social media. we encourage people to follow metro pulse. significant amount of rail impacts throughout the multiday process. we have 41 bus detours throughout the whole downtown area. i think it's fair to say if you have to go downtown, like the mayor said, please prepare and try to find alternatives as best as you possibly can. a couple of other highlights. we encourage people to pay with either a smart trip card or on your phone. tap your am pay and go. the other thing i

their house was worth less than some of the secret service cars that are parked outside of it. wow. , and anybody who's heard jimmy carter give a sunday service knows how deeply their christian faith was part of their lives. and they really did practice what they preached. but, um, i think just the small town nature, i mean, rosalynn's little sister was named lillian after jimmy carter's mother, lillian. and lillian delivered rosalind. rosalind met jimmy carter when she was three years old. when he was three years old, she was a newborn. he came to visit her. so this. this marriage was 77 years, 78. remarkable. yeah. >> no. and listen, they never really left that town, right? they, of course, moved back. they were in the white house for those four years. and those small town values of community, of faith, of kinship, of seeing people are as valuable even as he was growing up in a very segregated time. his father, of course, held very racist views, as did a lot of people during the time. his his mom had more progressive views, but he brought that to the country. this idea that america

we talk about these secret service agents who you're seeing right now.y built a they you know, every president has secret service agents who, who, who follow that president for life. they needed to build a sort of center to work from near his home. and it sits along the country road above his home. and jimmy carter's home is was is a is a very small one. he never, never wanted anything big or large or extravagant. and the even though the secret service agents needed a bigger facility to house all their suvs, he wouldn't let them build a bigger home than his. that was the type of man he was, and i think he is respected and admired and beloved by so many people because of that sort of stubborn humbleness that he had. you know, there is no question that jimmy carter is a is a is a legendary figure here in georgia. you're going to see lots of people who will be waving goodbye to pay their respects these next few days. but what makes so many people in rural georgia and across this state so proud is how much that humble figure from small town georgia is recogn

rawhide, the secret service codename for president reagan. we're going to convince this city that the power begins and ends with the people. [applause] del wilber: he gives a speech. he's walking out. it's 2:27 pm. judy woodruff: i was part of the press pool, which is the small group of reporters who follow along in the motorcade. troy roberts: pbs newshour anchor and managing editor judy woodruff was the white house correspondent for nbc news. he came out the door and was waving. i remember he raised his arm to wave to people there. troy roberts: 15 feet away was a rope line which separated a small crowd of reporters and bystanders from the president. in that crowd, a sandy blond haired 25 year old named john hinckley jr. moments later. [gunshots] it sounded like firecrackers. you knew in an instant it couldn't be firecrackers. you then assumed it was a gun. and he unleashes six shots in 1.7 seconds. [gunshots] everybody yell get down, get down. and all i saw was a jumble of people shoving the president and i couldn't tell who else into a ca

this is where secret service comes in. agents discretely brought him so he could par take undercover of darkness without anyone else knowing one last fireworks display. he watched over 30 minutes before returning to his home. one last celebration for navy sailor turned american president. >> it says so much about the type of man he was to want to take the picture with secret service. i heard a story where ambassador young was running for office and he was in a restaurant. he noticed mr. carter shook the hands of people in the kitchen staff. he realized it wasn't enough to just talk to the people out there. he took that observation and did the same. it is remembering everyone that it takes to keep him safe but also especially as a president that makes this country go around and around, making everyone feel special. president carter's contribution to global public health is also listed as one of his top accomplishments. he spoke to our cbs news chief medical correspondent in 2007. >> i would say that the greatest challenge t

former us secret service agent, _ is to come. former us secret service agent, thank - is to come.s to come. former us secret service agent, thank you so l service agent, thank you so much forjoining us. the authorities in las vegas are investigating whether the explosion of a tesla cybertruck outside the city's trump hotel is linked to the vehicle attack in new orleans just a few hours earlier. it had been rented from the same carsharing company as the pickup used in new orleans — but from a different office. the company, turo, has said neither renter appeared to have a criminal record which would have identified them as a security threat. a spokesman said they were actively working with the authorities as the investigation continues. the driver of the truck which burst into flames in las vegas was killed — and seven other people were injured. our north america correspondent peter bowes has the latest. this eyewitness video shows the tesla cybertruck engulfed in flames after exploding outside the trump international hotel in las vegas. smoke was seen coming from the electric vehic

i should note it was secret service that was protecting john bolton. it was state department detail that was protecting mike pompeo because of a very real threat made against both of them. >> and it's not an abstract threat. i mean, the president himself has been the target of iranian plots, according to a federal law enforcement. is anyone in the white house concerned about something happening? i mean, anyone you've heard from concerned about bolton or pompeo? or hook? >> certainly a lot of people who are no longer in trump's orbit have been raising this question. one of if a u.s. former top official is assassinated on u.s. soil by a foreign power, what position does that put trump in? what position does that put the united states in? they've been raising that question because these are threats as a reminder that are facing john bolton and mike pompeo for the hard line stance that they took on iran while they were working for donald trump, his first time in office, and for the strike against qasem soleimani, the top iranian commander that they killed

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'd like to recognize teams for their work around the two national special security events of last week. this includes the certification of electoral votes on january 6th and president carter's funeral. so, in addition to the public safety personnel, who insured the seamless procession through the city and the nations work was done. i'd like to acknowledge our other get team at the department of public works. they insure the snow was clear and city was safe. for residents and businesses, most of the impact of the inauguration will be felt in the area around the national mall. the united states capitol, convention center, and around union station. if you live, work, or need to travel plan ahead and give yourself extra time. please use public transportation. our website provides essential information for residents. businesses, and visitors. also a free tax service. you should text dcinaug to 88777. 88777

but you know, from the secret service standpoint, there are some advantages. one, we're no longer putting a protectee out in the open, whether it's at the u.s. capitol or along the parade route. typically the president during the presidential parade, does step outside of the limousine and does, you know, expose himself, you know, to the public and try to, you know, meet some of the followers. so all of that is taken out of the, the the security plan right now. and everything is moving indoors. so there's a little bit of a security advantage that is given to the secret service there. but when you think about the challenge that this event, you know, today and the events of the inauguration tomorrow present for the united states secret service, it's the reason being is it is a national special security event. and this designation by dhs doesn't just make the secret service the lead agency for specific events, but for the security of the entire region. so that planning process has been taking taking place for the last year or more with, you know, the federal law e

the rest were secret service. so these people were called modern day paul reveres by the daily press that covered this event. so it was -- it was a major day for the church and alexandria. word did get out and the streets were lined with citizens as well as soldiers. after the service, the leaders went down to mt. vernon, and churchill later reads at the tomb of george and mrs. washington. that itself was a symbol of reconciliation from the revolutionary war, but it was remarkable that, during the service, the rector wells had asked the congregation to sing the battle hymn of the republic. so because the need for unification during that -- from that war, it was time for us to all come together. so they left in the cold rain. they came back to washington. they stopped at the lincoln memorial and went back to the white house where churchill was staying. and that evening, they were joined by the ambassadors of the soviet union and china to sign the first declaration of the united nations. and churchill was amazed tha

a lot of secret service were in the church. troops in steel, helmets with bayonets ringing the church. they sang four hymns, one of which was the battle hymn of the republic. churchill had never heard this before, and the rector reports that as he sang it, tears were streaming down his face, unashamedly at the beauty of it. in fact, churchill picked that to be one of the hymns that his long funeral years later, which he said was in honor of his american mother, the the service was not about nonviolence. it was about the war and winning the war. and above all, it was a service of humility and asking god to forgive america. since this is roosevelt's goal. he had, in his proclamation for the national day of prayer, had had described that that goal for for the day. and so that's what they did. and the rector of the time, reverend the reverend edward wells, was known for his anti isolationist views. and he gave a very powerful sermon that was very fitting for the day. and the sermon was reprinted in magazines and newspapers around t

there are some details, including former and secret service agents part of the carter protective divisione carter family will be escorting those remains to his boyhood farm, as you mentioned. and members of the national park service there will be rendering a salute and ringing that historic bell 39 times. then the motorcade will start head heading towards atlanta. a few brief stops for any mourners gathering to pay their respects. ultimately it will stop at the georgia state capitol, where governor kemp, along with the mayor of atlanta, andre dickens and other georgia state lawmakers and georgia state troop ers will have a moment of silence until ultimately his remains are brought to the carter center. the military will be doing a processional and flag bearing. eventually he will lie in repose at the carter center at 7:00 p.m. that's when the public is invited to come to pay their respects until 6:00 a.m. tuesday morning at which point his remains will be flown from here in atlanta to andrews air force base in washington, d.c. and then another professional will begin. a motorcade will tak

the things that went wrong happened at the secret service level.i'm glad that people got to see who was doing the right stuff and they're being honored in that way. the question, of course, is will there be a parade because of this weather condition that's so extreme. charlie: one of the things they spoke about is how proud they were to be honoring c cory p paritori who was the fire fighter that lost his life that day. joey: 120 million americans with freezing temperatures in the snow. turning to rick reichmuth with more. reporter: the illnesses that day in that event. >> all the cold coming in and could be really dangerous and take a look at that and talking about the cold that's coming in across parts of the country and happening in the next couple days and hearing the term polar vortex a lot and cold air normally bottled up across the arctic where it should be and jet stream keeping it in place. sometimes that jet stream gets its dip and allowed that cold air to spill down across the lower 48 and happening here over the next couple days and watc

uh, secret service agents have seen a barrel, a k 47 richardson, hawkeye rifle. and you started shooting at the barrel or southern children in the bushes. mama could only see how good is that, right? there's something going on. i mean, perhaps as guy wanting me to be president for save this congress, this time bit talk a lift to tell the tale. out of 58 year old run was a roof turned out to be a very politic playing games, self published so much from past. tons never trump used to have some what's up chats with the u. k. trained condos. why? because ryan roof was gunning to fight for your prey. we need thousands of civilians from every country arm in arm in the center of t of saying this is not right. if putting is okay with killing ukrainians, then he needs to kill people from other countries as well. he can start with me. i want to make sure that if the russians kill me, they knew who they're killing. i'm an american. so it's one of the. he wasn't a fine of this guy. every time zalinski comes to the united states, he walked away with a $100000000000.00. i think

but there's a question is if that's the first priority for secret service, senator, the secret service is in need of dramatic reforms. >> they do have a protective detail element that is their priority. and also an investigation side. my understanding is that that investigation site is often used to train the protective detail officers, but clearly they are not focusing on what their true duty is, and that needs to get back on to what they were created for. and that was the protective detail mission and emergency situations that they need to help plan and prepare for and defend. >> thank you. this this committee made a request to the secretary of homeland security last year. and by the way, also the head of the fbi, to be able to come before this committee and to do what every secretary of homeland security has done for the last 20 years, every single year, unbroken until last year. and then the secretary refused to come before this committee in an open session and talk about national threats. now, the former chairman protested strongly to the biden administration and dhs. they weren't

type you provided on the miranda's within the secret service. i would have to get back to you that is a know you are being just honest or lying like i just, you're being just honest here with this committee on bullet proof, trump started asking questions. you know, when this happened, people would ask, whose fault is it? i think to a certain extent, it's biden's fault and harris as well. and i'm the opponent, look, they will weaponized and government against me. they brought into whole d o j to try and get me. they weren't too interested in my health and safety. i would be if i were in their position, but they were very interested, but they, they were always making it from what i understood and i could feel it. they were making it very difficult to have proper staffing in terms of secret service, while biden found some old color that's coming back to what have you called your opponent and ex essential threat on a call. a week ago you said it's time to put trump in the bowls or i, or some dispute about like the context, but i mean, you appreciate

and almost exactly 2 months later, secret service agents. he had seen a barrel of a k 47, which is a very powerful gun rifle. and he started shooting at the barrel or studied shooting in the bushes. mama could only see the girl who does that, right? there's something going on. i mean, perhaps as god is wanting me to be present for save this country, this time it's happened left to tell the tale. out of 58 year old ron was a roof turned out to be a very politic playing games, self published so much from past. tons, never trumpet hughes, so have some whatsapp chat with you. k trained condos. why? because one roof was going to fight for your cray, we need thousands of civilians from every country arm in arm in the center of t of saying this is not right if putting is okay with killing ukrainians, then he needs to kill people from other countries as well, he can start with me, i want to make sure that if the russians kill me, they know who they're killing. i'm an american so really, so one of the, he wasn't a fine of this guy. every time zalinsk

the secret service is one of those perfect examples. they need leadership that understands why that secret service was created and what it needs to do. there are two elements the secret service is tasked with and that is protective detail and also investigations. yet we see investigators within the secret service out there investigating antiquities and other things that are off mission when they should be focused making sure to address national security events with the protocols necessary and protecting individuals that they are charged with and getting that skill set and training necessary. that's been compromised by not having enough people there and being adequately staffed and resources. but frankly the leadership hasn't been honest about talking about it. we saw it with the drones over new jersey as well. the federal government not answering the questions from the public. when they finally got a straight answer out of president trump they felt reassured that somebody recognized that this was something they were questioning and that

the secret service is one of those perfect examples. they need leadership that understands why that secret service was created, and what it needs to do. there are two elements the secret service is tasked with. that is protective detail, and also investigations. yet we see investigators within the secret service out there investigating antiquities and other things that are off mission, when they should be focused on making sure we are addressing national security events with the protocols that are necessary, and protecting the individuals they are charged with, adding the skill set and training that are necessary. that has been compromised by not having enough people there and being adequately staffed and resourced. frankly, the leadership has not been honest about talking about it. he saw this with the drones over new jersey, the federal government not answering the questions from the public. when they finally got a straight answer out of president trump, they felt reassured that somebody recognize that this was something they were que

what i can say is what it relates to the secret service, certainly you have to reach out to the secretvice. obviously he is in touch with his son and family. reporter: i am asking if he's getting any update on anything. sec. jean-pierre: i don't have anything to add to what the president shared. about the secret service, the protector tease, what they are doing you have to reach out to the secret service. reporter: does he have any opportunity at all to speak to the president-elect about the fires? they were briefly in the space yesterday with jimmy carter's funeral. did he see a need? a full transition operation. you heard of the administrator talk about their process on that side as it relates to fema. don't have a conversation to readout that the president had with the president-elect but as you said there is a transition happening. we want it to be effective and make sure they have what they need so that continues. reporter: part of the transition is an office of the former president also being stood up in delaware, presumably. sec. jean-pierre: i don't have anything to say about l

due in large part to the hard work and vigilance of the secret service.as part of dhs, yes, i will say something nice about the secret service. prior to july 13 it had been 43 years since anybody tried to take a shot at a president or a candidate for president. political rhetoric condoning or accepting violence is escalating and becoming mainstream while actual political violence is also on the rise. this is not a coincidence. as i have said many times over the years, those with a public voice that engage in irresponsible, overheated rhetoric make previously unacceptable behavior acceptable and for the dangerous and deranged few among us, violence inevitable. the targets of political violence are bipartisan, republican and democrat. this touches all branches of government. executive, legislative, and judicial. as of 2022, threats against members of congress were 10 times higher than they were just five years before. since the 2020 election, threats and harassment directed at election workers has risen dramatically. a reuters study published in august 23 r

the, the secret service was a little quicker off the mark. just a few weeks later, when you had another guy, a 58 year old american, was caught hiding in the bushes near trump's florida golf course with a rifle where officials say he was planning to shoot trump. he's now set to face trial in 2025 on 5. fred all charges including attempted assassination of a presidential candidate. turns out that he'd been hanging out extensively in here . and he found the size, the boat being ukrainian frontline cannon fodder against russia. but it was maybe also considered a bit too not even for that. so maybe you know why they are not such a gray, but this conflict is definitely black and white. ready is about good versus evil. this is a story book. you know, a movie to ever watch. this is the only evil, i guess. good. i mean, we're valley situation here where, you know, the range of the rest of the world are caring. and john and generous on self vision and say 01 other grasses concept that we're, we're all one unit we have to get along and work together an

they were making it very difficult to have proper staffing in terms of secret service. well, by doing found small comments coming back to what have you called your opponent and ex essential threat on a call a week ago you said it's time to put trump in the bull's eye. there's some dispute about the context, but i that you appreciate the cross hairs i've to focus on. but the truth of matters, what i guess i was talking about as a time was there's very little focus on trans. yeah. and the other service, what was that? i it was, it was a mistake. these were, i didn't meet. i didn't say cross hairs. i've been both. i meant focus on it. either way. one of the list, like clinic photos of the yeah. was born one that even made die hard. democrats tear off. yeah, and seeing donald trump get get up after getting shot in the face and pompous fist in the air with the american flag is one of them was bad as things i've ever seen in my life. but, and i think like it's at some level as an american, it's like hard to not get kind of emotional about that spirit on with god to light see

has the secret service provided this committee a complete list of all law enforcement personnel that were there that day? yes or no. have to get back to you on that. that is a no. have you provided all audio and video recordings in your possession to this committee as we asked on july 15th yes or no. i would have to get back to you as a know, you're full of shit today. you're just being completely dishonest to have you provided on the miranda's within the secret service. i would have to get back to you that is a no, you are being just honest or lying like i just, you're being just honest here, this committee on bullet proof, trump started asking questions. you know, when this happened, people would ask, whose fault is it? i think to a certain extent, it's biden's fault in paris as well. and i'm the opponent, look, they will weaponized in government against me. they brought in the whole d o j to try and get me. they weren't too interested in my health and safety. i would be if i were in their position, but they were very interested, but they, they were always making it from what i und

they were making it very difficult to have proper staffing in terms of secret service. well, by doing found small comments coming back to what have you called your opponent and ex essential threat on a call a week ago you said it's time to put trump in the bull's eye. there's some dispute about the context, but i mean, you appreciate the cross areas i've to focus on, but the truth of matters, what i guess i was talking about as a time was there's very little focus on trans agenda. the other service, most i it was, it was a mistake. these were, i didn't meet. i didn't say cross as i've been both. i'm a focus on it either way. one of the list like clinic photos of the yeah. was born one that even a die hard democrats tear off. yeah, and seeing donald trump get get up after getting shot in the face and pompous fist in the air with the american flag is. one of them was bad as things i've ever seen in my life, but, and i think like it's at some level as an american, it's like hard to knock at kind of emotional about that spirit on with god to light see a power. and he now by