sheila hill. >> good afternoon everyone. good evening. my name is sheila hill. i am five keys. i'm 53 years old. i want to tell you a story about me. i was introduced to five keys when i was 47 years old. i live in sunnyvale area. at 47 years old, i did not know how to read. i was introduced to five keys. she told me that five keys was coming to my neighborhood. i went there. i thought it was to be like all the other schools that i went as an adult that wasn't going to help me. i met a wonderful teacher by the name of josh. he immediately learned that i did not know how to read. he sat me down and took the time and taught me how to read. i was really nervous at first. he took his time with me. i learned how to read. i got my high school diploma at the age of 48. not a ged but my high school diploma. i had a graduation on the sixth floor. my children came, my grandchildren came. it was wonderful. at the age of 48 years old i think was graduation was january. into february 5th, i gained employment with five keys. i've been working with them ever since. they created a position for

hill. she worked for congresswoman sheila jackson lee. one evening as my staff and i were working late, she showed up at my door. i am tired of being on the america last team, she said. would there be a spot for me on your team? i was surprised that a democrat would reach out to our office for employment over more moderate speakers. i have watched you work. today, isabella is a member of my senior staff and we work closely together on a daily basis. she had the courage to jeopardize her career just by talking to me. the people of this country are better off because of her resolve and resilience. sometimes we can uncover motivation in unusual places. let me tell you about dawn. she was a hospice care coordinator. some rich people said i was insane to hire dawn as my for nader, but i thought that someone who could manage logistics and comfort dying people with exactly someone i needed. all of the wreck and date -- recommendations sent to me were men. i take the words of margaret thatcher to heart. if you want something said, get a man. if y

hill. she worked for congresswoman sheila jackson lee.that she worked for a democratic manager of the impeachment. one evening as my staff and i were working late, she showed up at my door. i am tired of being on the america last team and they hate president trump and he is great -- doing a good job, would there be a spot for me on your team? i was surprised she would reach out to our office for employment of work more establishment figures. i have watched you work, you take chances on people, isabella said to me and we were criticized by some in the media for the higher -- hire, and some said she was a to bring me down. today, she and we work closely is a member of my staff together , on a daily basis. she had the courage to jeopardize her career just by talking to me. now my constituents of florida and this great country are better off as a consequence of her resolve and her brilliant. democratic staff may be an unusual place to find greatness. but sometimes we can uncover motivation in unusual places. let me tell you about dawn. don ha

sheila jackson lee of texas joins me now. thank you for coming on. thankfully you and many other members of congress with respect on capitol hill yesterday but staffers were and others but what went through your mind adds you watched the attack play out? >> i'm offering my deepest sympathy to the family of officer evans and let them though how much we appreciated the service he gave to the nation and we pray for them during this very difficult time. the one thing i know is that our staff who were there, many of them, felt very secure by the quite capitol police. they made sure that they were safe and locked the doors so we know that we have a very fine force that needs a lot of help and obviously what went through my mind was the fact that there will be lone wolves and others, we don't know how many other interacting with conspiracies and wanting to test the security of the nation, frankly, with two or three or one. we are not safe after the toxicity of january 6th. of course promoted by the former president of the united states. what he did is say to those persons that this perimeter, this citadel of democracy was vulnerable. we have to show them th

sheila hill. >> good afternoon everyone. good evening. my name is sheila hill. i am five keys. i'm 53 years old. i want to tell you a story about me. i was introduced to five keys when i was 47 years old. i live in sunnyvale area. at 47 years old, i did not know how to read. i was introduced to five keys. she told me that five keys was coming to my neighborhood. i went there. i thought it was to be like all the other schools that i went as an adult that wasn't going to help me. i met a wonderful teacher by the name of josh. he immediately learned that i did not know how to read. he sat me down and took the time and taught me how to read. i was really nervous at first. he took his time with me. i learned how to read. i got my high school diploma at the age of 48. not a ged but my high school diploma. i had a graduation on the sixth floor. my children came, my grandchildren came. it was wonderful. at the age of 48 years old i think was graduation was january. into february 5th, i gained employment with five keys. i've been working with them ever since. they created a position for