and jamie, very interesting moment when gladys sicknick, grieving mother of fallen officer brian sicknick, says there were some tense moments with certain republican senators, quote, because we knew they were not sincere. >> correct. she's the real deal, and frankly, i don't know how any senator who met with mrs. sicknick and with sandra did not vote for the commission. but she said they were very nice to us. >> they said all the right things. >> they knew how to talk to us, they were very charming. >> yeah. >> and then when you asked, but why was it tense, she said, because they weren't sincere. >> yep. >> she knew which way it was going. i thought both sandra and mrs. sicknick -- i was standing over in the corner watching the interview -- were so remarkably honest about what they had been through and about the loss of brian, but also very impressive. there was one message, and that was, i can't believe they didn't do the right thing, which is what mrs. sicknick said over and over again. >> and for them, it was really, honestly -- and we have more of the interview coming up, so people sh

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she was the partner of officer sicknick for many years. i am so sorry for her loss. and harry who is a member of the capitol police force and described to me what he went through. and self deployed to the capital to help save our lives. they are the reason i am fighting so hard for the creation of this commission so that we can better understand the attack on our democracy and the heroic actions that were taken that day to save our lives and the lives of everyone who worked at the capital. sandra, -- >> when i was saying earlier, i wanted the senators to do the right thing and vote on this commission. it is so important. they need to get to the bottom of what happened that day so this never happens again. like i said earlier, we need to make sure that law enforcement officers are protected, that there is no [indiscernible] like fbi director ray said during the hearings, there is a real threat and they need to take it seriously. also, the trauma of january 6 continues to reverberate. they need to take that seriously as well. we should not forget officer leave and good

think about the sicknick family. i think it's one thing for a republican lawmaker to hear chiding from a democrat for their vote against the commission. even from the media, from a fellow moderate republican who decided to back this commission. it's totally different thing to look, you know, the family of a fallen officer in the eyes. to hear their pleas. to find out more about, you know, their son's death. and still, vote no. if that's not going to change your mind, nothing will. and i mean, jamie's exactly right. it's two things. it's trump and it's a desire to flip the congress. mitch mcconnell and kevin mccarthy, the leaders in the house and senate, have decided that in order to regain power in congress. they have got to focus on one thing and one thing alone. biden and biden's agenda. they see this as a threat. this commission. the report probably would have come out at the beginning of, you know, the midterms really heating up. and they saw that as a liability. they didn't want to be talking about it on the cam

officer sicknick's mother gladys sicknick sent a statement in mitch mcconnell and every mefb member toators, gladys sicknick said her son died because of the insurrection who stormed the building on january 6th. gladys sicknick said her son fought for hours and hours against the animals who tried to take over the capitol building and our democracy as we know it. not having a january 6th commission to not look exactly what occurred is a slap of the face to the officer who's did their jobs that day. because of what they did the people in the building were able to go home that evening and be with their families. brian and many other officers ended up in the hospital. i suggest all congressmen and senators who are against this bill visit my son's grave in arlington national cemetery and while there think about what their hurtful decisions will do to those officers who will be there for them going forward. now joining us president and ceo of voter latino. and also democratic strategist and host of bnc news. and it seems, mitch mcconnell has forgot. >> once again, mitch mcconnell says nice t

her name is gladys sicknick. the mother of the fallen capitol police officer brian sicknick who died the day after he was assaulted by rioters while defending the capitol. earlier this week, gladys sicknick asked to meet with g every single republican senator on the hill to urge them to vote yes onseting up a commission to look into what happened that day. she said failing to do so would be a, quote, slap in the faces a of all the office here's did their jobs that day. and today, on the day they were supposed to vote on this thing, she went door to door with officer sicknick's long time partner and two other law enforcement officers who were there that day basically beggine republicans to vote to set up this commission. >> in your statement, you said it would be a slap in the face if there is not a commission.mis do you think you can change minds today? >> i hope so. i hope so. brian had a work ethic like second to none. he was just there for our country and for these guys. and he was just doing his job and he go

. >> coming up, officer brian sicknick fought for hours with the attackers of the capital on januaryffered two strokes and died in the hospital on the next day. officer sicknick's mother now wants to meet with every republican senator who opposes a january six investigative commission. most republicans are planning to vote against that commission tomorrow, without ever meeting with officer sicknick's mother. that's next. that's next. ♪ ♪ smooth driving pays off. saving is easy when you're in good hands. allstate. click or call for a quote today. (naj) at fisher investments, our clients know we have their backs. allstate. (other money manager) how do your clients know that? (naj) because as a fiduciary, it's our responsibility to always put clients first. (other money manager) so you do it because you have to? (naj) no, we do it because it's the right thing to do. we help clients enjoy a comfortable retirement. (other money manager) sounds like a big responsibility. (naj) one that we don't take lightly. it's why our fees are structured so we do better when our clients do better. fishe

blot us sicknick said i couldn't stay quiet anymore. officer brian sicknick was forced into hand to hand combat with the trump mob for hours. he then suffered two strokes and died in hospital the next day. a lot of sicknick sent a statement to every republican member of the united states senate asking every one of them will for a meeting, especially the senators, planning to vote against the commission, to ask them why they were going to vote against the commission that would investigate her son's death wish? a republican senate full of mccarthy's most of them refused to meet with lattice sicknick with. some of them had their staffs we offer to meet with a lot of sicknick. the staff whose safety they do not care about. gladys sicknick does not have the experience joe manchin has, in dealing with republican senators. so, she went to the senate today with high hopes. >> do you think you can change minds today? >> i hope so. i hope so. brian had a work ethic, second to none. and he was just there for our country, and for these guys, and he

sicknick and helping her around on capitol hill. that must have been a difficult experience for her and the others there. so kudos to you for doing that and thanks for coming on. >> she is a very -- she and sandra were very powerful witnesses, and i know they still want to fight for the capitol hill police and our country. i am very proud of them. >> thank you so much, congresswoman. we appreciate you being here on memorial day weekend and we'll have you back. >> thank you. >>> we are learning disturbing new details about the gunman behind the attack at a san jose railroad this week. what investigators are finding in his burned and booby trapped home. you're live in the cnn newsroom. certified from headlamp to tailpipe. that's certified head turns. and it's all backed by our unlimited mileage warranty. that means unlimited peace of mind. mercedes-benz certified pre-owned. translation: the mercedes of your dreams is closer than you think. there's not enough hours to be all that i am. not enough hours to make this overworked mom, feel

think about the sicknick family. it one thing for republican lawmaker to hear from a democrat from their vote, from a fellow moderate republican, it's a totally different thing to look the family of a fallen officer in the eyes to hear their pleas to find out more about their son's death and still vote no. if that's not going to change your mind, nothing will. i mean, jamie is exactly right. it's two things, it's trump and a desire to flip the congress, mitch mcconnell and kevin mccarthy, the leaders in the house and senate decided in order to regain power in congress, they have to focus on one thing and one thing alone, biden and biden's agenda. they see this as a threat. the report probably would have come out in the beginning of the midterm heating up and saw that as a liability. they didn't want to talk about it on the campaign trail and that's 100% the motivation. >> jamie, there were two republicans, nine republicans that didn't show up at all. how much was about them not wanting to be on the record for this? >

officer sicknick's family and longtime partner sandra garza calling it a slap in the face. >> are you frustrated by republicans who are still opposed to the creation of this commission? >> why would they not want to get to the bottom of such horrific violence? just boggles my mind. >> reporter: johnson one of several gop lawmakers who have downplayed the riot. >> if you didn't know the tv footage was a video from january the 6th, you would actually think it was a normal tourist visit. >> reporter: that same congressman shown in this picture trying to barricade the door on january 6th. >> i can't imagine anyone voting against the establishment of a commission on the greatest assault since the civil war on the capitol. >> reporter: tonight gladys sicknick sending this message -- >> what are you hoping will be on their minds when they vote on this commission? >> the country. they're supposed to uphold the constitution, and right now i don't think they're doing it. >> reporter: david, democrats were holding out hope for more republican support, but tonight it looks like they just do not h

her name is gladys sicknick, she is the mother of the fall on capitol hill police officer brian sicknick who died the day after he was assaulted by rioters while defending the capitol. earlier this week glad is sickness acts to meet with every single republican on the hill to ask them to vote yes to set up the commission to figure out what happened that day. she said failing to do so would be a slap of the faces for every officers that did their jobs that they. today on the day they were supposed to vote on this thing, she went door to door with officers sicknick long term partner, and two other officers who were there that day, basically begging republicans to vote for this commission. >> mrs. sicknick, very quickly in your statement you said that it would be a slap in the face if there is not a commission. do you think you can change minds today? >> i hope so. brian had a work ethic, he was there for our country and for these guys. he just was doing his job and he got caught up in it and it is very sad. >> does it anger you mrs. sicknick to hear senators who do not support this commiss

sicknick and ms. garza in the eye. >> and s.e., as if to illustrate the point about what is happening to this once-great political party, congressman paul gosar of arizona, a republican, a few hours ago tweeted a tribute to one of the insurrectionists who was killed on that day by capitol police, and he actually was quoting the lyrics from the u2 song "pride in the name of love" about the assassination of martin luther king to apply to her being killed by a police officer, a law enforcement officer, while his republican senate colleagues were voting to kill this commission. >> and also conducting a phony audit of the election at the same time. again, it's maddening and disorienting. it's also lunacy. it's such an embarrassment. this is a serious issue. look, republicans took a lot of flak for all of the commissions and investigations they had for benghazi. and i think benghazi needed investigating. that was a tragedy, what happened that day, and should never happen again. but what they were saying at

there you see gladys sicknick.n brian sicknick the capitol police officer who was on duty during the january insurrection and then suffered two strokes and died the next day. now, the senate is expected to vote as soon as today on an independent bipartisan commission to write the definitive account of what happened on january 6th, but with the republican filibuster looking likely in the senate sicknick's long time partner and his mom are making a last minute plea to change minds. >> if they look at the footage that happened it's very obvious that that was not a peaceful day. police officers were getting attacked, they were getting beaten, fire extinguishers were thrown in the them, they were being attacked by flag poles, mike and officer dunn here -- i should say -- >> gladys sicknick says she couldn't stay quiet anymore. you might have heard there she was asked a question about a statement that she sent to republican lawmakers. now, in that statement she says her son, quote, fought for hours and hours against thos

sicknick.on the hill meeting with people including when we were talking she walked out of senator johnson's office. talking to people including those who down played what happened on january 6th. do you think her pleas for help or action will fall on deaf ears or not? >> i've talked to her before. i talked to officer sicknick's girlfriend yesterday who was coming to the hill, i believe, with officer sicknick's mother. and i don't know how any of these elected officials who mouth platitudes about respecting our capital police who protected our lives that day when you've got the mom of an officer who lost his life basically begging. she's not a political person but begging saying hey, treat my son's honor with with respect and have this independent commission. i don't know -- i would love to be a fly on the wall, especially in the last meeting to hear what that senator said back to her. >> what we know is from a former congresswoman saying johnson made clear he does disagree with the commission.

gladys sicknick the mother of brian sicknick, who died as a result of the capitol attack, spoke on capitol got caught up in it. it's very sad. >> reporter: for many of the surviving officers, january 6th doesn't seem like it was five months ago, more like a few hours ago. >> this experience ptsd is a roller coaster ride. some days i'm good to go and other days or other times within the same day i'm just broken. >> reporter: d.c. metropolitan police officer michael finone was dragged down the capitol steps, beaten with the flag pole, kicked and tased. >> shortly thereafter, i started to experience some of the, i guess, more psychological >> reporter: police officer harry dunn is dealing with similar trauma. >> you have good days and bad days. but thinking about it just takes you back to that -- like you say, that day. >> reporter: since january 6, dunn has spoken about how he fought pitched battles with rioters, who often called him the "n" word that day. how he broke down and wept as the day wound down. dunn recently told cnn constant reminders of january 6 aren't helping. >> it's a new st

sicknick did not care about the commission. i am told, by a source who was in the meetings that, that is absolutely not true. that, every meeting they wept into, they asked for a commission. that was their number-one priority. anderson. >> i mean, it's really -- it was interesting, that senator scott said that because obviously, the late officer brian sicknick's mom came to the hill, specifically, at this time, to lobby for this commission. >> right. absolutely. and -- and as you mentioned, they also met with senator ron johnson. i'm told, most of the meetings were cordial. in every-single meeting, they said, please, vote for a commission. but as you pointed out, ron johnson has a different understanding about the insurrection. he's played it down. he called it a largely-peaceful protest. and i'm told that there was some pushback, as soon as they walked into his office. especially, from officer mike fanone, who i am told, quote, let him have it. keep in mind, fanone is a republican, as was brian sicknick. i'm, also, told that t

sicknick.r to accompany gladys sicknick and garza and officer fanone who accompanied her. they very forcefully told their story of why they feel it's important not just for the officers and to back the blue and to honor them and how they protected their lives that day, but also for country and for history. so it was a tough day for this family. you know, we were very pleased to meet with, you know, senators such as mitt romney and susan collins and lisa murkowski who made it very clear they're going to support this commission. and lisa murkowski really apologized to mrs. sicknick that she even had to come and do this. but as gladys said, i'm usually in the background. this is not the kind of thing she could do, but she couldn't stay quiet anymore. >> you also met with senators johnson, scott, graham. what reason if any do you have to believe that their minds were changed? >> well, we did meet with some others, and there are others we certainly hope will be supportive. this investigation is goin

brian sicknick. the officers. they sacrificed their lives that day. they did. doesn't matter that brian's cause of death was natural. he still died defending them that day. the others died as a result of the trauma that day. >> reporter: we are looking at a long senate friday today as lawmakers are ready to head out of town. this could happen late tonight. there will be time for these emotional meetings to sink in with republican senators. we will see where they land. >> garrett haake on the hill. thanks. >>> i want to bring in michael steele, spokesperson for house boehner, senior advisor to jeb bush at one point. let's start with what we heard on this january 6th commission. the family of the officer who died after that attack on the hill going door to door asking republican lawmakers to support the commission. we heard from his girlfriend there. how do senators say no to that? >> i don't know. it's going to be very hard. i think we can never forget the tragic events of january 6th. the assault on

sicknick an memorial day weekend, as will all of the sicknick family. i think their courage will prevail and we'll get to the truth. >> i want to put up a screen here of all the senators you did meet with, that you had a chance to meet with five of this group did vote for the commission of your meetings. a majority that you met with did not. i look at certain people let's go to james langford you and i both know him well i have no doubt he's somebody torn on this roy blunt is another one you would think is torn on this. but they're very loyal to mitch mcconnell. tell me about those conversations. bring me in the room >> well, certainly all of the senators -- many of them did acknowledge what many republicans have not acknowledged which was that this was a violent assault on the capitol that can never happen again and that it does need to be thoroughly investigated they didn't seem to think this is the answer. that's why i say this willf stil be investigated because subpoenas will get the facts we'll find out who organized that mob, how it was orchestrat

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sicknick could meet with staff members. that leaves 28 other members.old them no but cnn is in the midst of reaching out to the entire conference. i think it's not unimportant to note at the beginning of today, some people said no and when we called them, all of a sudden they switched to yes. >> chief, what does it say that some republican senators won't take the time to meet with officer sicknick's mom. >> it reinforces some don't get the seriousness of what went on and sacrifices made by these officers. it's pitiful and there is no reason they can't spare a few minutes for the mother of this fine officer and she certainly has a right to speak for him. >> jamie, do you think that anybody would actually change their mind after speaking to officer sicknick's mind? >> it's hard to say at this point. right now, there are only three members, mitt romney, susan collins and lisa murkowski who have said that they will vet to allow a vote on the commission to go forward. my sense is when you look at the numbers today, 15 will meet with her and mitch mcconnell h

sicknick did not care about the commission. i'm told by a source who was in the meetings that that is absolutely not true. every meeting they went in to, they asked for a commission. that was their number one priority. anderson? >> it's really, it was interesting that senator scott said that, because obviously the reason brian sicknick's mom came there at this time to lobby for this commission. >> absolutely and as you mentioned, they also met with senator ron johnson. i'm told most of the meetings were cordial. in every meeting they said, please, vote for a commission. as you pointed out, ron johnson has a different understanding about the insurrection, he has played it down. he called it a largely peaceful protest. and i am told that there was some push back as soon as they walked in to his office. especially from officer mike finone, who i'm told quote, let him have it. keep in mind, finone is a republican as was brian sicknick. i'm also told that the meetings were hard on mrs. sicknick, as you saw there, she is a quiet pers

also, the man who swore brian sicknick in as a young capitol police officer.ould be with us tonight. jamie, first of all, what are you learning? >> well, the list of senators who have said yes has been influx all day. we are reaching out to everyone. thus far, according to a source familiar with the list, only-15 senators have said yes. these are republican senators, anderson, out of 50. we've been told that seven others, including mitch mcconnell, have offered that mrs. sicknick could meet with staff members. so, that leaves about-28 other members. now, our source has told us that some of those senators have told them, no. but cnn is, still, in the midst of reaching out to the entire conference. i think it's not unimportant to note that, at the beginning of today, some people said no. and then, when we called them, all of a sudden, they switched to yes. >> chief gainer, what does it say that some republican senators won't even take the time to meet with officer sicknick's mom? >> well, it reinforces that some of them don't get the seriousness of what went on,

sicknick had such a grace and quiet courage and spoke very directly to these members. and i do think because of what she did and brian's partner, sandra, and also officer fernon and officer dunn, we will have a thorough investigation. i would have preferred that be an independent, outside investigation that was nonpartisan. i think that would remove it from the political sphere and allow republicans and democrats to return to working on the issues that they all say they want to work on. but i think now, it will be an investigation in congress. and one thing that did happen from our meetings this week is lindsey graham did promise to advocate that officer frenon and officer dunn and others who were on the front lines fighting in what was a medieval battle, a lot of people still don't realize how violent that was, that officer frenon was tased 12 times at the back of his neck, that he has traumatic brain injuries, and he almost died that day. he suffered a heart attack. and people are still talking about these were like tourists. we need to have that full story out. it's

gladys sicknick, the mother of u.s.itol police officer brian sicknick who died as a result of the capitol attack, spoke on capitol hill today. >> he just was doing his job and he got caught up in it and it's very sad. >> reporter: for many of the surviving officers, january 6th doesn't seem like it was nearly five months ago. more like a few hours ago. >> this experience like ptsd is very much like a roller coaster ride. some days, man, i'm just good to go and then other days -- or other times within the same day i'm just broken. >> reporter: d.c. metropolitan police officer michchchael fano was kicked and tasted. >> shortly thereafter i started to experience i guess some of the more psychological injuries. >> reporter: u.s. capitol police officer harry dunn often seen with his arm around brian sicknick's mother today is dealing with similar trauma. >> you have good days and bad days, but thinking about it takes you back to, like you said, that hell day. >> reporter: since january 6 dunn has spoken about how he fought b

the pandemic hit >>> the mother of fallen capitol police officer brian sicknick on the hill urging gop senators not to block a january 6th riot commission her powerful plea, saying she couldn't stay quiet anymore crash. the pain he suffered and what he said when asked about his future in golf. >>> as the nation prepares to mark 100 years since the tulsa massacre my report on the new effort to shine a light on the city's dark past. >>> and ahead of memorial day the man on a mission for families of fallen world war ii heroes. >> announcer: this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt reporting tonight from the santa monica pier in california. >>> good evening millions of americans are on the move tonight, reclaiming the rites of summer's unofficial start after more than a year of covid. and we're on the road tonight too, coming to you from the world famous santa monica pier in california this evening, what travel looks like and how safe we are as we gather again in big numbers this memorial day weekend holiday. we'll get to that in a few moments. but first to northern california, where th

gladys sicknick, the mother of officer sicknick, spoke with reporters about those meetings. >> does it anger you, mrs. sicknick, to hear senators who do not support this commission and what emotions do you feel when he hear that? >> this is why i'm here today. usually i stay in the background and i couldn't stay quiet today. >> what did you say in your letter? did you call it a slap in the face? >> yes, i did. because they put their lives on the line. >> what are you hoping will be on their minds when they vote on this commission? >> the country. this was to uphold the constitution. and right now they're doing it. >> that's a grieving mother there with brashra comstock, a capitol hill officer and the deceased officer's partner. grieving but doing what she believes she has to do, not only for this country, but also for the memory of her son, who served in uniform to protect this country. >> she's so plainspoken, because it's so obvious. and her loss is -- >> and to protect -- and to protect the very men and women who are now abandoning him. it has to be heartbreaking for her. >> joining

it will come from the mother of capitol police officer brian sicknick who died after the insurrectionhere. sources say gladys sicknick will meet at least 15 republicans thursday to make the case they should vote for the commission that would investigate the insurrection. in a statement sicknick said, i suggest that all congressmen, senators, who are against this bill visit my son's grave in arlington national cemetery and while there think about what their hurtful decisions will do to those officers who will be there for them going forward. cnn has reached out to all 50 senate republicans to confirm their plans. some of them including minority leader mitch mcconnell reportedly offered sicknick only a meeting with their staffers. even though the insurrection threatened to put u.s. democracy at risk, the bill to get to the bottom of it faces a huge political road block. cnn's manu raju reports. >> reporter: senate republicans are poised to filibuster the bill to create a commission to investigate the attack that occurred on january 6 in this building, in the u.s. capitol, because of the

officer sicknick passed away after responding to the riot.ered strokes and died of natural causes. mitt romney, susan collins, masaid they will vote to advance the bill. ten republicans are needed to move the bill forward. don't hold your breath. "ac 360" starts now. >>> good evening. we begin tonight with the shooting at a public transit rail yard in california that ended with eight lives lost plus that of the gunman. for the family of the victims tonight is just the beginning of what will be almost unimaginable pain and sadness and that pain will be uniquely theirs. for the country, what happened today was the 232nd pmass shooting of the year according to the gun violence archive. the 17th since last wednesday. california's governor spoke to the reality a shor

gladys sicknick is who i'm speaking of, the mother of the fallen capitol police officer brian sicknicko michael fanone and harry dunn, they all tried to convince republican senators to support this commission. this is officer -- let's put this up -- officer fanone's body camera footage. i just spoke with him just before the show. he said it was traumatic to relive the most devastating moment of his life over and over again but felt many senators simply just didn't care. if these lawmakers can't stand up for the truth of the lawmakers who risked their lives protecting them, what can they stand for? what do they stand for? >> well, they're not interested in law enforcement. all of the capitol officers i've spoken to, including officer fanone, including officer harry dunn, who is a constituent of mine, have been demanding that we do a commission to figure out how this happened and what security precautions need to be put in place. but also we need to investigate violent white supremacy. you know, domestic violent extremism, which is basically violent white supremacy, accounted for two-thi

. >> there is power to a mother's grief, but gladys sicknick is unlikely to sway enough votes because mitch mcconnell is always methodical and rarely emotional. he is no fan of donald trump but he wants to be majority leader again and he believes keeping trump happy is his best path back to power. so mcconnell will vote against having a bipartisan investigation of the capitol insurrection, and he expects most senate republicans to follow the leader and vote no as well. >> are you concerned about losing ten republicans on the january 6th vote? are you working your members to vote against it, lobbying them? >> i've made my position clear, finally you heard from leader mcconnell there, cnn special correspondent jamie gangel is here with us. jamie? >> reporter: he's taking arm twisting what whole new level. according to two republican sources familiar with what's going on, we know that mitch mcconnell has been pressuring republican senators to vote against the sjanuary 6th commission, as you said. but we are told that in the last 24 hours that mcconnell has doubled down, started reaching

. >>> pushing to investigation january 6th, the call coming from the mother of fallen officer sicknick. >> usually i stay in the background i just couldn't say quiet anymore.t say quiet >> as a vote on the commission awaits. >>> did the san jose gunma pick his victims tonight what the sheriff and witnesses are saying, as we learn about the nine lives taken. >> he was working for -- i mean, that's who he was. >>> a new study, and in good news, why scientists are say covid immunity for some could last for years. >>> new rules to protect america's infrastructure from future attacks >>> officers fighting flames to save a man's life. >>> and fans gone wild the nba now cracking down. >> announcer: live from cnbc, the facts. the truth. "the news with shepard smith." memorial day weekend marks another major milestone in america. for more than a >> good evening. memorial day weekend marks another major milestone in america. for more than a year, health official warned us not to gather for major holidays. >> if you are vaccinated, you are protected. you can enjoy your memorial day. >> as of toda

sicknick. gladys talked about her son and said, she boasted of the work ethic, only there to serve our country. republicans who denied this independent commission are the ones that speak very loudly that they're pro police. they worry about liberal democrats trying to defund the police. we want to find out what happened rs to find out exactly how that these police officers, this protectionary force that i know now much better before impeachment they are servants to us and the country. how is it that the republican party does not want to protect those who protect us? does not want to find out the truth. and then the reason is what it might expose about them. >> we are left with no other rational conclusion to draw. congresswoman dean, thank you. former congresswoman comstock, it is a privilege to talk to you both. olivia is sticking around. >>> president biden is set to cap off a weekend of commemoration in tulsa, oklahoma, to mark 100 years since one of the most heinous attacks on black america

. >> let me ask you about gladys sicknick, the mother of the late officer brian sicknick, who has beenrying to lobby senate republicans. what has the reaction been? >> the mother of brian sicknick, the late capitol police officer who did die as a result of the attack on january 6th, she came to capitol hill to personally lobby republican senators to try to get them to vote with this democrat -- with the democrats for the independent bipartisan commission. she spoke candidly, that she said the meetings were tense but she did not expect them to ching their vote. wanted even the mother of a late capitol police officer could change the fate of this independent commission here. >> amanda golden, thank you for that. >>> joining me right now, congresswoman madeleine dean. with a welcome to you. tell me what is the next move for your caucus when it comes to investigating the capitol riot? >> it's good to be with you this memorial day weekend. it strikes me it's a lack of shame. the setting was the leadup to memorial day weekend. we're witnessing a republican majority in the senate no longer ca

sicknick, to hear senators who do not confront this and why you're here today? >> this is why i'm here today. i couldn't stay quiet anymore. >> it's a very painful day for her. there are some senators who are going to meet with her but is it going to change any minds, steph? that seems unclear. there are three republican senators who are willing to vote on a procedural vote to get on the legislation but that's far short of the ten republicans needed, and if two parties can't come together on something like this, it doesn't look good for the rest of the democrats' agenda moving forward. >> a.b., can you explain the republicans' calculation here? i get they want to put january 6th behind them, but aren't they the one keeping it in focus? when brian sicknick's mother asked to meet with them, what are they going to say, no thanks, we're all set? >> i know, i really think republicans if they wanted to be shrewd would agree to the commission and then fight each subpoena and every step of the investigation later on. the idea that they would come out and basically they'

gladys sicknick, mother of brian sicknick, is asking for those meetings to get a bipartisan vote forinvestigation for the insurrection. she said, quote, i suggest that owl congressmen and senators who are against this bill visit my son's grave in arlington national cemetary and, while there, think about what their hurtful decisions did do those offers r officers who will be there for them going forward. lisa murkowski and mitt romney are the only ones planning to vote for the commission. we have leigh ann caldwell. gladys sicknick went on to say this. she said, not having a january 6 commission to look into exactly what occurred is a slap in the faces of all the officers who did their job that day. how are republicans responding to this, leigh ann? >> reporter: republicans i spoke to said it would be a slap in the face necessary don't meet with glad i can sick -- gladys sicknick. they said they would if it passed their desk. last week they were talking about the structure of the commission but yesterday mitch mcconnell made it very clear why he doesn't want to support this commission

mcconnell rallying republicans to spike it as the mother of fallen capitol police officer brian sicknickersonally meets with gop senators and has a message about the ones opposing the commission. >> are you concerned about losing ten republicans on the january 6th vote? do you think that would happen? >> we'll have the vote today. >> reporter: are you lobbying your members to vote against it? >> yeah -- >> this was a poll to constitution and right now i don't think they're doing it. >> as you saw there mcconnell would not respond when manu raju asked if he was meeting with officer sicknick's mother gladys. a rare point of agreement emerges in congress about the investigations into the origins of covid-19. this hour i'll ask house majority whip jim clyburn. and the fast moving investigation into the horrific mass shooting in san jose, california, leaving nine innocent people dead. there were no survivors. every single person who was shot died. and we are learning it could have been even worse. cnn's josh campbell just talked to the county sheriff. what did you learn? >> reporter: the sher

our manu raju caught up to ask if he spoke with brian sicknick's brother today. >> brian sicknick's mom -- [ inaudible ] >> no answer there. gladys sicknick did meet with other republican senators saying she hoped her words would change their minds. >> usually i'm staying in the background and i couldn't stay quiet any more. >> she felt she had to speak out and she said in a recent statement this -- not having a january 6 commission to look into exactly what occurred is a slap in the faces of all the officers who did their jobs that day. a source tells cnn today's meetings were very hard on sicknick's mom, and that she said "how can they not be doing the right thing?" gladys sicknick lost her son. at least 140 other officers were injured. cracked ribs, smashed spinal disks, officers hit with baseball bats, flagpoles, pipes, you've seen the video with your own eyes. and the republicans who were expected to vote against the commission are now going to have to answer this question -- are they really ready to put trump and politics above the truth and an independent commission designed to m

one of them, senator mike braun of indiana, said he would be willing to meet with brian sicknick's momosition to this commission. in large part, republicans say this commission is not needed. they say it's duplicative. they say very bluntly they're afraid this could be used to hurt them come november 2022 given donald trump's role in this as well as the role of some republicans. so, they would rather move on and not focus on this investigation, which is one big reason why mitch mcconnell has been saying publicly and privately why republicans should not go along with this and why we're expecting tomorrow's vote to veil. they would need ten republican senators to break ranks. only a handful are suggesting they may actually vote for this. not even the ones who voted to convict donald trump are on board with this at the moment. one republican senator planning to vote yes and did vote to convict trump twice told me it would reflect, quote, not well on the republican party if they were to block this. he said the perception would be that they are trying to cover up the truth. he says he doesn