st. john's. we believe the issues of racial and social justice are core tenets of the christian faith, but teaches all human beings are created in the likeness and image of god as children of god, all are to be treated with equal dignity and respect embedded in our nation's history and institutions is the shameful abuse of black americans and other persons of color justified by the sinful notion of white supremacy, whiteness is the human standard from which all other human beings deviate and are somehow less human, less worthy of equal treatment and as christians we are called by god to rectify that injustice which our faith compels us to join those around the country and the globe who have engaged in nonviolent protests to call for a end to racist policies and practices and to say clearly with one voice black lives matter. the issue of racial justice is a shameful part of our history. we were once a church of slaveholders was like the white house, st. john's lafayette square was built with slave

st. john's county. hit the apex. we are ever vigilant of this very fluid situation, both at and his additional level and a broader community. acutely aware of our responsibility to make prudent decisions to ensure we meet the needs of our community. i would like to thank the governor for empowering us as health-care providers to make these critical decisions for the communities we serve. thank you, governor. desantis: great. dr. machado? achado: thank you, governor. even though we are taking care of the covid patients, we are also taking care of the whole community. communityole hospital, and we have the responsibility of taking care of every patient in this county. so i want to make sure everybody knows out there that we continue . patients, we have 32 that are positive. our community needs to know that we are ready and able to serve them. abouthas been said ventilators and how ventilators, at the beginning, you know, in new york, we used to hear about ventilators all the time to dwell, it turns out, of the 32 patie

st. john's within georgetown.ad served on the clergy staff they were not able to get into their church until the day after. >> the whole prayer vigil of the clergy in your bishop at lafayettee square and we were not able to getting there. >> my experience of the protest was everyone was wearing a mask. as every was coming to us asking for hand sanitizer. we had public health officials at the risk of spreading covid is lesser outdoors. in the whole experience of being outdoors or everyone is moving around and people are mostly keeping a distance from each other. i felt no concern at all for covid. >> my concern later became when the people whose eyes i was washing out and i'm thinking of the first man's eyes i was washing out he was coughing and coughing and he pulled his mask down because he was coughing. i had to lean in close to be able to clear out hi eyes. and although i kept my own mask on, i realized several days later that was the first of what turned out to be several very close intimate encounters i had w

and so you look at, like, a miami-dade versus a st. johns county, that is a big difference in terms of what you are seeing. i think the one thing that is really important is, you know, parents should be able to make the decision that is best for their kid. so if they believe their child would be better off doing distance learning, if they are not comfortable with her kid going back to a school setting, i think they should have a right to make that choice. but i also think that there's a lot of parents who have seen regression in academics and have seen their kids miss some of the great things about being in school who want to have that back.ity to get them and i know, i think the vast majority of folks really want to see, you know, kids prosper. and we just have to look at this honestly, in terms of their best interest. if the distance learning just as good, i mean, i would acknowledge that. we take pride in our distance-learning in florida. we put a lot of effort into it. a lot of the states, when we went to distance in march, they were cal

st. john's church. major adam demarco of the national guard was acting as a liaison between park police and the national guard testifying under the whistleblower act he stated he saw unidentified law enforcement use pepper balls to disperse protesters that day and testified in his opening statement to events were deeply disturbing and demonstrators were behaving peacefully thank you very much. the committee on natural resources will come to order. the committee is meeting to hear testimony on the questions of the u.s. park police june 1 attack on the peaceful protesters at lafayette square. under committee rules, oral opening statements and the ranking minority member or his designee. this will allow us to hear from the witnesses sooner and helps members ge keep to the schedule. therefore i ask unanimous consent of the members o memberg statements be made a part of this hearing records submitted by 5 p.m. today. hearing no objection, so ordered. without objection the chair will also declare a recess sub

st. john's was set on fire. bricks were thrown at the police repeatedly, they took crowbars and pried up the pavers at lafayette park and through those at the police. balloons of caustic liquid were thrown at the police. it was clear when i arrived at the white house on monday that there was total consensus that we couldn't allow that to happen so close to the white house, that kind of rioting. therefore, we had to move the perimeter out one block and push it up toward i street. there was already a plan in being at that point that the park police and the secret service had worked out the night before, which was to put the perimeter further away and then give them time to put a nonscalable fence across the northern part of the park. during monday, the factors that led to the timing of it where that that movement was going to be made as soon as they were enough units in place to actually perform it. units were very slow in getting into place throughout the day, much to my frustration, because i wanted it moved bef

st. john's church. >> has there been any further damage or vandalism done to the church since it was erected around the church? >> not to my knowledge. >> not to my knowledge either. who requested this to be erected? >> the concept or the idea of utilizing it as a conversation that we had between the u.s. park police and counterparts of the usc grid service. and again, the discussion began saturday evening and sunday morning. >> according to your testimony, it was a key tactic that served greatly to reduce the violent behavior and the actors. and from your testimony here it was effective in accomplishing that strategic vision int and ae same time maintaining law and order. and we've got to protect the law enforcement officers. in this case and other cases how does it help to accomplish these obligations? it is a physical barrier and what we saw in the days preceding it, so the 29th, 30th and 31st, the barriers that we have between protesters and law enforcement in the park were two rows 84 feet high and

st. john's episcopal church in georgetown. several witnesses are joined by counsel today they may intercede to advise their clients if they may answer a question i know there is outstanding litigation and some of the cases that will be discussed today and if necessary we ask the council to identify themselves before speaking. with that a as she may need to close her higher about her head due to her injury that she can still fully participate in answer questions we are extremely grateful to you for joining us today and speaking out about your experience you are now recognized for your five minutes. >> thank you mr. chairman.g and mr. ranking member today marks the one month anniversary of the last time i had site in both of my eyes. tomorrow will be the one month anniversary of the morning i woke up in a hospital and doctors informed me i had been blinded in one eye that happened in fewer than 48 hours my name is linda and i am a journalist a writer and a photographer in a published author covering civil unrest in america since

st. john's episcopal church near lafayette square. secret service and park police appropriate use of safe restorative force actually cleared that up. in total, however, 51 u.s. park police officers were injured during the weekend leading up to the perimeter expansion. do you want to expand on the actions with lafayette park? >> for the 29th, 30th and 31st there was unprecedented rioting right around the white house. very violent. during that time, as you say, about 50 park police and a comparable number of secret service. so we had about -- i think around 90 officers injured. i'm talking about things like concussions. one was operated on and so forth. we had the president -- it was so bad that it's been reported the secret service recommended the president go down to the shelter. we had a breach of the treasury department. the historical building on lafayette park was burned down, the lodge. st. john's was set on fire. bricks were thrown at the police repeatedly. they took crow bars and pried up the pavers on lafayette park and threw

st. john's diocese said she was "outraged." she said, "let me be clear -- the president just used a bible, the most sacred text of the judeo-christian tradition, and one of the churches of my diocese, without permission, as a backdrop for a message antithetical to the teachings of jesus." which is a pretty sick burn for a bishop. but if anyone has taught us that you can't trust a politician who uses a bible as a prop, it's the guy who railed against ted cruz back in 2016. >> he is some liar. he's a professional liar, you know, i say it. i'm doing great with evangelicals. but liein' ted comes in and holds the bible up, he holds it high, right? he holds it high, and then he lies. he lies. >> jimmy: there really is a clip for every scenario with him. so after trump "paid his respects" the white house, which vehemently denied this was a photo op, posted a highlights reel to celebrate the president's heroic walk across the street. with an inspiring music track and everything. ♪ >> jimmy: well, maybe god is watching over us after all

st. john's episcopal church near lafayette square. secret service and park police use of force cleared that up. 51 u.s. park police officers were injured during the perimeter expansion. do you want to expand on the actions? a.g. barr: for those days there was unprecedented riding right around the white house. around 90 officers were injured. it has been so bad that it was reported that the secret service recommended the president go into shelter. we had a breach of the treasury department. st. john's was on fire. bricks were thrown at the police repeatedly. they took crowbars to lafayette park and through them at the police. balloons of caustic liquid were thrown at the police. there was total consensus that we could not allow that to happen. that kind of rioting. perimeter out the one block and push it up toward another street. being that plan and the park police and secret service have worked out the night before. put the perimeter further away and give them time to put a non-scalable fence around the northern part of the part. ther

st. john's episcopal church. what i was not aware of was exactly where we were going when we arrived at the church and what the plans were once we got there. >> stephen: oh, that's the sign of a great military leader, like henry v. >> once more unto the breech, dear friends, although i'm not aware exactly which breech and what the plans are when we get there! >> god, branagh is good, that's really good. esper has also gotten a lot of criticism for telling governors they had to quell protests by american citizens by "dominating the battle space." he had an explanation for that, too. >> earlier this week, i was quoted as saying the best way to get street violence under control was by dominating the battle space, and probably all of you who cover the pentagon hear us use this phrase often. it's something we use day in and day out. it's part of our military lexicon that i grew up with. >> stephen: exactly. people who grew up with a military lexicon use that phrase in all kinds of situations. ( as officer ) "natalie,

st. john's street. so this is the first in a series of semipermanent closures to give you some idea of just how long health officials and government officials think this pandemic will be going on, this closure will be going on all the way through at least september. the governor's press briefing happens today at noon and we expect more information about a possible statewide health order later on today. we're live in downtown san jose, kiet do, kpix 5. >>> once again governor gavin newsom expected to speak today at noon. you can watch that live right here on kpix 5 also streaming on cbsn bay area. kpix.com. >>> happening today, alameda county is trying to combat its backlog of coronavirus test results. the county is offering free testing for local residents today at a new site. the testing site at marina village can test 500 people a day and they say the results will be back within 15 minutes. you will need proof of insurance if you want a test. >>> in santa clara county, testing continues today at three

st. john's patio, maybe 15 feet away from me. the scene was shocking. and the terrified faces of the protesters continue to haunt me. they were peacefully protesting, and the government used violence against them. that alone left me badly shaken. but when i later found out that the president had just minutes later stood in front of the church and held up a bible, i was outraged. my clergy colleagues and i were there in the name o scriptures but we were giving them water and food and after they were attacked byyi the pole so ol cold at the same scripturs and the flash grenades into police in riot gear. it's horrifying. and i say this not to make a political point of raise an objective truth a witness would have been equally devastating regardless who was occupying the white house. the following wednesday although no more tear gas police not wearing identifying information block us from getting to the prayer ritual the church. let meid reiterate that they wee not permitted together at our church to pray and this is antithetical to everything we hold dear

st. john's episcopal church to do a photo-op holding a bible. it is more than that. ook at the life of john lewis, this is an activist, from the student nonviolent coordinating committee, everyone to congress and looking forward to seeing the procession pull up here. there's been some hope that there will be a moment for the mayor of washington, d.c. who sort of created black lives matter plaza here to hand over a replica sign of black lives matter plaza, a street sign, to the procession. we don't know, though, if the hearse or i should say the procession's going to stop long enough to do that. john? >> joe johns standing by for us. i'm watching. you can't see this. the live pictures, they're moments away from you as they pass by the nation's mall. and they're prepared to turn up. van jones, i had to cut you off a moment ago about the history. i'm going to say something here. they're now -- where joe johns is, where you see the hearse and joe johns is, in between them is the white house. i know the president of the united states is traveling today. i'm not sure if he

michigan the often bikers are owners of a civil war era mansion turned bed and breakfast in st john's and since 2018 in celebration of kirsten's norwegian heritage have flown the flag. norway proudly outside their front door alongside the stars and stripes until now after they were besieged by complaints from folks who thought they were flying the confederate flag yes people actually confuse the country of norway's flag. for the southern cross flag of the confederacy wow i may have to take over all they do with having me in them lives to meet their eggs that what they are made of the same color it's like i get the instinct hey if you see the can better know take that down file a complaint and you as well you should but make sure do your homework make sure that's what you're actually starting your own all right everybody desires over there to remember everyone in this world we are not told that we love them up so i tell you all with all sincerity i love you i am i rolled winter up and i'm in the chicago keep on watching all those hawks out there and have a great day and night everybody

st. john's episcopal? >> guest: i strongly supported, released a statement at the time to that effect, supported for two reasons, number one because the president was making a strong and powerful statement by walking across lafayette park that we are not going to allow our cities or our streets to be taken over by criminals, by looters and by domestic terror who burned down businesses, shoot police officers and in the case of st. john's tried to burn down one of the most sacred ecclesiastical spaces in our country. that is wrong, it is over the line, it dishonors the memory of george floyd, it is contrary to everything doctor martin luther king preached, lived and taught and it ultimately is counterproductive to addressing the very real issue of racism, discrimination and police brutality. the second message he was sending is that while we need to fight the evil of racism and while we need public policy responses to racism and police brutality and i support all that my organization faith and freedom coalit

st. john's, tried to burn down one of the most sacred eclease astical places and. it's-- it's counterproductive to addressing racism, discrimination and police brutality and the second message he was sending is that while we need to fight the evil of racism and while we need public policy responses to racism and police brutality, and i support all of that. my organization freedom coalition lobbied for years for criminal justice reform so that african-americans who we believed had been unfairly incarcerated under mass incarceration would get a second chance at life. not just african-americans, but disproportionately those of color, but ultimately the answer to what ails our country, including the original sin of racism, can be found in the repentant, forgiveness and redemption that's found through the gospel and by going there, trump was saying that. and i strongly supported it. >> another topic you cover in your new book "for god and country" is the mike pence. >> yeah. >> in pence, trump gained what all presidents want, but few get, an effective loyal advocate who

st. john's church here in washington. [ bells tolling ] [ bells tolling ] that is st. john's episcopal church and other churches around the nation ringing their bell to pay tribute to john lewis as his funeral services are about to begin there in atlanta. van jones, i'm sorry to interrupt you, just making the point that this is -- this is the final march. >> yeah. >> you know, it's -- it's such a powerful moment. this summer you have the death of a legend and the rebirth of a movement happening at the same time, and it feels like this -- this birttersweet of a circumstance. he was the young voice, the voice, what you now call black lives matter and it's so controversial and people don't know what to think about it. this was the student nonviolent coordinating a committee in the 1960s through the mid-1960s and he was that young voice, the youngest guy on tage already a national figure at 23 years old, a couple years later beaten within an inch of his life, and now as he passes on what an unbelievable movement, all these, you know, thousands and john lewises and janette l

st. john's church so president trump could have his photo op in front of the church.fense secretary mark esper and the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, general mark milley told congress today they still do not know for certain who ordered protesters to be cleared out of the park before the president approached. have a listen to what they had to say. >> we've had that discussion a few times. we had it the other day with secretary mccarthy and major general walker, and it's still unclear to me who gave the direction to clear the park at that moment in time. >> i know attorney general barr spoke to that publicly, and i know that it's been mentioned by park police captain, et cetera. i do not have personal knowledge who gave that actual order to clear the park. >> general milley again strongly emphasizing that there were no active duty military troops in the park. active duty troops were not on the streets during this civil unrest in the nation's capital. but another big question who also ordered a national guard helicopter just a few blocks away to fly low over the

st. john's county district is spending $1.6 million on personal protection equipment for its staff. and 44,000 students. including everything from plexiglass dividers, to hand sanitizer, to face shields, for pre-k students. >> sometimes i will get that from a parent. i want it to be 100%. i want you to guarantee me there is not risk. i can't guarantee there's not risk. >> but superintendent can guarantee he will do everything possible to keep everyone as safe as possible including his own 5-year-old daughter who will also be walking into a classroom. >> i have confidence in the decisions that i've made for it to be the right place for her to be. and that it's a safe environment. and the learning that's going to happen is going to enrich her a great deal. >> a little bit of trepidation? >> oh, absolutely. yes, it would be foolish not to say that there's not a little bit of concern. >> that was mark sav ige reporting. i want to bridng in a teacher, teaching preschool in windfield kansas and named 2020's national teacher of the year. first, congrats on that, and ms. tab that, that's wh

crews will be moving in large trees to barricade the road from santa clara to st. john and in fact we can see some of these flashing lights with the road closed signs here getting ready to get put into place later on today. so this is the first in a series of semipermanent closures. and just to give you an idea just how bad things -- they expect things to be here. expect this to stay in place at least until september. we're live town san se, do, kpix 5. >>> and governor gavin newsom's update on the coronavirus in california begins today at noon. you can watch that live right here on kpix 5 and streaming on cbsn bay area. >>> marin county is cracking down on people who break the rules. people caught not wearing a mask could be fined up to $500 and businesses that violate health orders could face a $10,000 citation. san francisco's mayor london breed is expected to give an update to the city's response to covid-19. you can watch that live streaming on cbsn bay area at 1:15. >>> new this morning, a federal antibody study found by the d of april. herth the research also sho

st. john's church.testified that neither of them know who gave the orders for the law enforcement to clear the peaceful protectors, that were in lafeyette square so the president could have his famous bible photo op. why can't we get an answer to that simple question? cnn correspondent barbara starr has more. barbara. >> don, today, the two top leaders at the pentagon made clear there is still a lot to learn about that walk through the lafeyette square park on the way to st. john's church, so president trump could have his photo op in front of the church. the defense secretary mark esper, and the chairman of the joi joint chiefs of staff, mark milley, told congress today they still don't know for certain who ordered protestors to be cleared out of the park before the president approached. have a listen to what they had to say. >> we've had that discussion a few times. we had it, the other day, with secretary mccarthy, and major general walker. and it's still unclear to me who gave the direction to clear

something made painfully clear by this teacher speaking to a virtual st. johnsorida school board meeting. >> we know if we go back into the buildings full time and at full or mostly full capacity some of us are going to die. >> reporter: do you believe that teachers will die? >> do i believe that teachers will die? i don't -- my goodness, i hope not. i certainly would never take an action that i believe would cause teachers to die. >> reporter: the st. johns county district is spending $1.6 million on personal protection equipment for its staff and 44,000 students including everything from plexiglass dividers to hand sanitizer to face shields for pre-k students. >> sometimes i will get that from a parent is i want it to be 100% -- i want you to guarantee me there's not risk. i can't guarantee there's not risk. >> reporter: but the superintendent can guarantee he'll do everything possible to keep everyone as safe as possible including his own 5-year-old daughter who will also be walking into a classroom. >> i have confidence in the decisions that i've made for it

st. john's church. this was anathema to the diocese of the church and an affront to the constitution and the american people. giving the time for the coordinated attack against the peaceful demonstrators, it strains fragility this was not planned for political -- it strains credulity this was not planned for political purposes. andprotesters were peaceful that is what the majority of people has said. the response was excessive. when did you first learn the president planned to walk through the park and go to st. john's church? a.g. barr: first i would like to respond to -- rep. cohen: would you answer my question? my time is limited. a.g. barr: i learned sometime in the afternoon the president might come out of the white house, and later in the afternoon i heard he might go over to the church. rep. cohen: it was necessary the park be cleared. a.g. barr: it had nothing to do with that. rep. cohen: it was necessary that the park be cleared and it was done and you said get it done. in portland we have seen

st. john's is saying they're going to delay reopening, pushing it to perhaps the very last day of august. coronavirus numbers get better. but that only begs the question of what if they don't? what happens then? alisyn? >> martin, thank you very money for all of that reporting. >>> meanwhile as school districts consider reopening, older teachers or immunocompromised teachers are wrestling whether to go back into the classroom in the fall or quitting their jobs. joining us is a sixth grade science teacher in jackson county, florida. good morning, dave. >> good morning. >> so you have been a teacher as i understand it -- a science teacher for 14 years. do you enjoy it? >> oh, my only regret about teaching is not starting teaching sooner in my life. >> i know you would like to continue -- >> it's what i do, yes. >> yeah. you consider it your calling and you would like to continue doing it, but now you have other concerns. you're 64 years old. both you and your wife as i understand it have some significant health concerns. so just tell me about the kinds of conversations you two are having at

st. john's church? >> there's a portion, yes. >> has will beo there been any further damage done to the church since the fence? >> no the to my knowledge. >> who requested this fence to be erected? >> so the concept or the idea of utilizing antiscale fencing was a conversation we had between the u.s. park police and our counterparts with the united states secret service. again, that discussion began saturday evening into sunday morning. >> according to your testimony, the fence was a key tactic that served to greatly reduce the violent behavior of bad actors, and from your testimony here this morning, it was effective in accomplishing that strategic mission. the park police has an obligation to protect the safety of peaceful demonstrators while at the same time maintaining law and order. we get that. and we've got to protect our law enforcement officers. so how does the erection of the fence in this case and in other cases help accomplish these obligations? >> yes, sir, a good question. it's a physical

st. john's church, the square was cleared and ready for him to go. am i correct? yes.- mr. barr: rep. dean: the timing is clear. one safety official said that it was as if the plan from the park police to move the perimeter had been "hurried up" when the president needed to walk to church and just today we heard testimony from a national guard officer deployed at lafayette square confirming that he suspected the square to be clear after the curfew. mr. barr: who was that? rep. dean: adam dimarco, national guard. mr. barr: well -- rep. dean: i didn't have a question for you, sir. we were told that you learned of the president's interest in crossing the square to go to the church. is it your opinion the clearing protesters from the square, which local officials were told to hurry up moments before the president's photo op with a borrowed bible in front of the church was coincident? is this timing coincidence? mr. barr: i believe it is. post hoc ergo proctor hock. rep. dean: never mind the latin. when asked about the use of pepper bombs -- mr. barr: it wasn't a coincidence in the setting

st. john's episcopal church? is that the purpose of it? >> i didn't say that. i made very clear that the purpose was to move the perimeter to i street, which, as far as i'm aware, have been all day. >> it was legitimate and that -- >> i'm talking about june 1st. >> the june 1st assault -- including my constituents, and we can bring them to your office to talk about it. >> i don't think it was an assault. they will told by loudspeaker that the park police were prepared to clear the street. >> i think you said something to the effect of the st. john's episcopal church would have been overrun -- >> that was on sunday night. >> are you aware director of the church, the episcopal archbishop of washington the presiding bishop of the episcopal church nationally come along with a catholic bishop of the archdiocese of washington, all denounced the police assault on the civil rights and civil liberties of the people? >> did they do that before or after the fire was put out? >> all that i know is that they denounced what you did. if you read with the archbishop of washing

the old town was mainly built by the knights of the order of st john who stayed here after the crusades early 14th century and right now we're actually standing in the night street one of the most beautiful streets in the old town that leads up all the way to the grand master spotless. so welcome to socrates street one of the main thoroughfares the shopping streets of the old town but you'll find that people who actually live here live in the small neighboring feet. for a coffee in one of my favorite spots in the old town who actually had a turkish coffee house in a greek coffee house you don't agree coffee in a turkish coffee house you order a turkish coffee in both however you'll get the same thing. but. on the level of these when. the turkey supplements took over after 200 years of knights and were here to stay for 400 years that's probably the period for architecture much more wooden details and colors. welcome to the new town we too. it's mostly developed by the italians in the early 20th century under fascist rule and it's situated next to the old town and the harbor and the colos

st. john's church, the square was cleared and ready for him to go. am i correct? a.g. barr: yes. rep. dean: the timing is clear. multiple local officials also confirmed the point of clearing the square. one safety official said that it plan to movepolice the perimeter had been "hurried up" when the president needed to walk to church and just today we heard testimony from a national guard officer deployed at lafayette square confirming that he expected the square to be cleared after the curfew. a.g. barr: who was that? rep. dean: adam dimarco, national guard. a.g. barr: well -- rep. dean: i didn't have a question for you, sir. in the afternoon you told us you learned of the president's interest in crossing the square to go to the church. is it your opinion that clearing protesters from lafayette square, which local officials were told to hurry up moments before the president's photo op with a borrowed bible in front of a church was coincidence? is this timing coincidence? a.g. barr: i believe it is. post hoc ergo proctor hock. rep. dean: never mind the latin. later when asked about the

st. john's.n a hearing to enforce force against those protesters in lafayette square. as part of testimony, lawmakers heard from adam demarco, a major in the d.c. guard who was there that day and witnessed firsthand the tactics used by law enforcement to break up those peaceful protests. major demarco testified today that what he saw was deeply disturbing. he called those tactics unnecessary, but more importantly, he directly contradicted the white house's claim that those protests were unruly, as well as their claim that no tear gas was used to clear the protesters. >> i could feel irritation in my eyes and nose, and based off my previous exposure to tear gas in training, i recognized that irritation as effects consistent with criticism s or tear gas. and later that evening, i found spent tear gas cans terns on the street nearby. based on my training and experience, at no time did i feel threatened by the protesters or assess them to be violent. it was my observation that the use of force agains

st. john's church.ible over the course of june,rotest in many city subsided, portland state not. presidentrump signed an executive ordersk ag the department of homeland security unit protecting monuments and buildings. byhe end of june, federal law enforcement officer started appearing in portland, nfronting andetaining protesters. othat brings us t now. egon officials called the extraordinary use of federal force on the streets of portland nd abuse and an attack o democracy. the protests continue. president trump is threatening to send federal law enforcement officers to other u.s. cities. president trump: these are not protters. laura: preparations are underway to send them to chicago. joining us now is the congressman of por who has introduced a bill that would limit police action by federal agents iamerica's cities. thank you congressman. the trump administration in portland gestapo like. are people beingourrested wicause ? >> i don't know what else you would call it -- cause? >> i don't know what you would call it.ng haeople rounded up and taken into custody by people who it

st. john's church? >> i would like to respond -- >>stnswer my qn.y time is limited. >> i learned some time isth -- n afternoon that the president might come out of the white house later -- and laternhe afternoon i heard he would go to the church. >> so it was necessary the park be cleared -- .> that had nothing to do with the plan to move -- park be cleared that it get done and u said get it done. >> the hearing is dominated by grandstanding of, both parti in many ways a taste of things to come ahead ofct the en. republicans portraying democrats as dangerous when it comes to law & der, democrats focusing on perceived unethical behavior and incompetence by the president. laura: for more on all things political, we areoined by the former advisor to president george w. bush and a bbc analyst. the attorney general was robust, but did he change any minds? >> good evening. i don't think he changed any minds. wasn't think the hearing out changing minds. it was about setting up the battle lines for the november ection. republicans were defending the attorne

st. john's episcopal church. >> i didn't understand ssay tha. it was to move the perimeter to i street. >> so it was legitimate in that case -- >> i'm not talking about the june 1st -- >> yeah, the june 1st assault on a lot of my constituents. >> well, i don't think it was an assault. they were told by loud speaker that the park police were preparing to clear the street and could they move. >> reclaiming my time. i think you said something to the effect of the st. john's episcopal church would have been overrun. >> that was sunday -- >> okay. are you aware that the presiding bishop of the miepiscopal churc along with the archbishop of washington all denounced this police assault on the civil rights and civil liberties of the people? >> did they do that before or after the fire was put out? >> all that i know is that they denounced what you did and if you read what the archbishop, the episcopal archbishop of washington wrote, said that using police force to clear nonviolent protesters without notice in order to conduct this grotesque photo opport

st. john's church nearby. after that reaction to the 1 trillion-dollar senate republican coronavirus response plan from senate majority leader mitch mcconnell : : : >>

st. john's church?rst i would like to respond -- >> would you please answer my question, my time is limited. >> i learned sometime in the afternoon that the president might come out of the white house, and later in the afternoon i heard he might go to the church. >> so it was necessary the park be cleared -- >> it had nothing to do with that -- >> it was necessary that the park be cleared and it was done and you said get it done. thisr: still to come, half-hour -- iran's show of force against the u.s., missiles fired at a mock aircraft carrier. and why this statue is causing a diplomatic incident with japan. ♪ ♪ hello, we have quiet weather now looking into the southeastern corner of australia. low pressure in the open waters will pull away from the coast and allow things to quiet down. we will see comber weather and sunshine, temperatures in sydney around nine celsius cute -- celsius. much of us looking fine and dry the next couple of days. 20 celsius for perth. 18 in sydney with light wind, not too ba