compare all of that with what we saw on january 6th at the united states capitol.rests we saw law enforcement officers opening the door, letting these criminals leave the building. >> these cops are very coolle they're leak, hey, guys, have a good night. you can see some of them are on our side. >> no one can tell me that if that had been a group of black lives matter protesterss yesterday, they wouldn't have been treated very, very differently than the mob of thugs that stormed the capitol. >> i sat on the set on wednesday night and watched these scenes from our capitol, and i cried. i love this country. i believe in this country. i believe in our democracy with all its imperfections. >> everybody stay down. >> what happened in the united states of america was devastating. and i hope that feeling is pervasive and i hope that it causes all of us to do some thinking about where we go from here and how we prevent such a thing from ever happening again. >> more than 150 people have been charge in the federal court in the weeks following the domestic terror attack on t

united states senate. senator schumer: fellow congressional leaders, mayor bowser, officers of the metropolitan police department, the united states capitol police, officer brian sicknick's commanders, the book of matthew reminds us. blessed are the peacekeepers for they shall be called the children of god. today, we gather to honor officer brian sicknick, a new jersey native, a national air guard veteran, and a 12-year member of the capitol police force. a peacekeeper, not only in duty, but in spirit. talk to his colleagues and they will tell you that brian was a kind and humble man with profound inner strength. the quiet rock of his unit. they will tell you that brian was dependable, never missed a radio call. they will tell you that he took great pride in his job, never more so than when he became a mountain bike officer on the first responders unit. and they will tell you that brian wouldn't have liked this attention, and that if he were here, he'd the first to puncture the somber moment with his sharp sense of humor. brian was a peacekeeper who loved his dogs and his girlfriend, sandra, and his family, and the new jersey devils. he w

no law enforcement agency to include the united states capitol police is trained or equipped to repel an insurrection of thousands of individuals focused on breaching a building at all costs. i am extremely proud and appreciative of the capitol police officers, the metropolitan police department and the other law enforcement agencies that came to our assistance. a clear lack of accurate and complete intelligence across several federal agencies contributed to this event and not poor planning by the united states capitol police. we rely on accurate information from our federal partners to help us develop effective security plans. the intelligence that we based our planning on indicated that the january 6th protests were expected to be similar to the previous maga rallies in 2010 which drew tens of thousands of participants. the assessment indicated that members of the proud boys, white supremacist groups antifa and other extremist groups were expected to participate on january 6th and that they may be inclined to become violent. based on the intelligence that we received we planned for

i am the acting chief of police for the united states capitol police. tomorrow marks one month since the january 6 attack that threatened to disrupt our nation's democratic process. the attacks on january 6 also led to the deaths of two members of our family, officer howard leaving good and officer brian sicknick, who was just honored this past week at the end up. words cannot express how much we appreciate the tremendous honor that congress but stowed upon him with the an honor ceremony and a moving tribute -- with the lying in honor ceremony and moving tribute. their deaths will not be in vain. our department was challenged like never before and i want to thank the united states capitol police officers for their heroic efforts on january 6. the continued long hours and sacrifices that they continue to enter -- endure in order for our department to protect congress during this heightened threat environment which we continue to operate in. the resolve of our department was tested and we will not be intimidated or beaten down. we will get through this to

schumer, majority leader of the united states senate. >> fellow congressional leaders, mayor bowser, officers of the metropolitan police department, the united states capitol police, officer brian sicknick's commanders, the book of matthew reminds us blessed are the peacekeepers, for they shall be called the children of god. today we gather to honor officer brian sicknick, a new jersey native, a national air guard veteran and a 12-year member of the capitol police force. a peacekeeper, not only in duty, but in spirit. talk to his colleagues and they will tell you that brian was a kind and humble man with profound inner strength, the quiet rock of his unit. they will tell you that brian was dependable, never missed a radio call. they will tell you that he took great pride in his job, never more so than when he became a mountain bike officer on the first responders unit, and they will tell you that brian wouldn't have liked this attention, and that if he were here, he'd be the first to puncture the somber moment with his sharp sense of humor. brian was a peacekeeper who loved his dogs and his girlfriend sandra and his family and the new jersey devils. he was

my name is captain carneesha mendoza and i've served with the united states capitol police for 19 years. i take a lot of pride in my job. prior to serving with the capitol police i was an active duty soldier with the united states army. my last duty station was splint between the pentagon and the criminal investigations division. i received various award from the army and the capitol police for recovery efforts during the pentagon attack. unfortunately i didn't save any lives but there are certain lessons that always stuck with me after 9/11. one of those lessons is knowing the unthinkable is always possible so be ready. so i always take my job very seriously as 9/11 is always in the back of my mind. with the capitol police, i've served in various operational administrative and collateral assignments and i'm currently serving as a captain in the special operations division where i have various responsibilities to include serving as a field commander and a field force commander for the civil servants unit. throughout my career, i have responded to and managed various critical incidents a

fast forward to january 6, 2021, fewer than four weeks ago here in the united states capitol. again i felt i was the target of terrorists. that was the day when an insurrectionist mob stormed the capitol, broke through the doors, beat down the windows, and came marching toward this senate chamber. i'll never forget that moment and i don't think anyone who is here at the time could possibly forget it. 2:15 in the afternoon when the vice president of the united states was removed from the chair that you're sitting in, mr. president, he was whisked off the platform to al safe room -- to a safe room so he could be spared from anything that might come from this mob. the rest of us were told to sit at our desks, one safe room in the capitol. we lined the walls with staffers to protect them against this insurrectionist mob and we waited. but only for a few minutes and the order was reversed quickly. leave the chamber. what had happened we came to learn was that same mob of terrorists continued to advance through the capitol despite the valiant efforts of the capitol police and other l

they were inside the united states capitol trying to stop the certification process. the police were outnumbered and but for the grace of god they would have gotten us. all of us. and our commander-in-chief makes a call about an hour after the siege began not to preserve, protect and defend you and our country, and the capitol, but to join forces with the mob and pressure a senator to stop certification. we just can't get numb to this kind of behavior. there can be no doubt this is the purpose of donald trump's call, that he was not calling to assess the security threats, or to check on the well-being of you or anyone else, and indeed, later on this evening while all of the destruction and damage still continued, dozens of officers were being treated for serious injuries, deaths were confirmed. about 7 p.m. the president's personal lawyer, rudy giuliani made a call and just in case you don't think there was some coordination, he also called senator lee's phone trying to reach senator tuberville. we don't have to guess as to what rudy giuliani said in that voice mail b

i think that's a very important -- because we just, as i say, we don't want the united states capitol to be so protected that it's inaccessible to the american people. amplify on your intelligence. it seems -- intelligence answer. it seems to me you're saying it's communicated adequately, but we didn't have the collection that we needed. for example, the norfolk, virginia letter, is it -- how does it get filtered and where does it get filtered? >> again, the norfolk field office letter, that's something to consider. even on the 5th at noon on the 5th i held a joint conference call with the members of the board, my executive team, a dozen of the top law enforcement and military officials from washington, d.c. where we discussed the upcoming events on the 6th, the inauguration, any kind of threats and issues we may have. and even though i had -- we had the director of the field office for the washington field office of the fbi, nothing was mentioned about it. so i think my big point is, i think we need to look out. there's significant evidence coming out that the insurrection that occur

intelligence across several federal agencies contributed to this event and not poor planning by the united states capitol police every capitol police daily intelligence report between january for a genuine. 6 including on january 6th forecast the chance of civil disobedience or arrest or in the protests as remote to improbable they blamed federal agencies for not knowing what was planned an f.b.i. memo warning of possible violence was sent to capitol hill police they testified it was in forwarded to them but they admitted they did have an assessment days before the attack the assessment indicated that members of the proud boys white supremacist groups and tea for and other extremist groups were expected to participate on january 6th and that they may be inclined to become violent the intelligence assessment already here. indicated the members of the arab or white supremacists. and other extremist groups will expect and it's part. of that they may be inclined to pick up while a much more targets are needed in that they insisted they move the perimeter back as a result but it was poorly guarded and the fen

begging him to stop the assault of the united states capitol. t he had turned his mob against the capitol. because he knew he was losing power. he knew that it was over. he knew the end was coming in 14 days. anybody who reads history, you can't help but look back and ask, well, what leaders have actually turned on their own countries, savage their own countries at the end. and you have to immediately go to the nero decree. so few have done it. hitler, in march of 1945, where hitler ordered his generals to turn their guns on germany out of spite because they had not done as well as he thought they should have done in the world. to tear up railroads, factories. but donald trump turned his mob on something far more precious to us at least than railroad tracks or factories. he turned his mob against the seat of government. the first branch. the united states congress. there are no parallels in american history. no president has turned a mob against the united states government. outside of hitler, i can't think of too many other leaders throughout hi

and what he did in terms of inciting that crowd to attack the united states capitol, to threaten the lives of so many people -- people died. people died. blood is on this president's hands. and to do nothing, how dare he. and for the united states senate to acquit him, republicans not to do the right thing, is really disgraceful. now, look, there was some republicans who we know will never it the right thing. lindsey graham and ted cruz and josh hawley. quite frankly, you know, they look at this differently because if they met face-to-face with the mob on january 6th, they had no fear for their lives. they would have been embraced. they would have been cheered. the rest of us would have been killed. but, you know, they approached this from the point of view that donald trump approached it. you know, maintain power at all costs. no matter what it means, no matter how many lives. and so i hope and pray that the senate will do the right thing, but our house managers presented a case that i thought was impeccably argued and i'm incredibly proud of them. and i'm especially proud of my frie

i think that's a very impo important -- because, as i say, we don't want the united states capitol to be so protected that it's inaccessible to the american people. amplify on your intelligence answer. it seems to me you're saying it's communicated adequately but we didn't have the collection that we needed. for example, the norfolk, virginia letter. how does it get filtered and where does it get filtered? >> again, the norfolk field office letter, that's something to consider, because on the 5th, at noon on the 5th, i held a joint conference call with members of the board, my executive team, a dozen of the top law enforcement and military officials from washington, d.c. where we discussed the upcoming events on the 6th, the upcoming events for the inauguration, any threats or issues we may have. even though i had the director of the field office for the washington field office of the fbi, nothing was mentioned about it. so i think my big point is, i think we need to look out. there is significant evidence coming out that the insurrection that occurred on the 6th was planned, coordina

unfolding president trump sent out a tweet this was the 1st thing he did when he learned the united states capitol all the members of congress his own vice president was under violent attack and what was that tweet. nearly an hour after the wires breached the capitol perimeter at $149.00 donald trump released a propaganda reel of his save america speech that he'd given an hour before one be clear the events i just described the riders are breaching the capital attacking law enforcement the violence is being broadcast all over the television for the whole world to see including the president united states and i want to show you this is what is happening right before donald trump sends that video out again and as he does it. the our country is that we will not take it anymore and that's what this is all about the would the would you say favorite term that all of your people really came up with we will stop the steel would because you'll never take back our country with weakness you have to show strength and you have to be straw the. even if president trump claims he didn't know the extent of the vio

the fencing still there added after the insurrection at the united states capitol building again four weeks ago today on january 6th. it's a short drive across the potomac river to arlington national cemetery where officer sicknick will be buried as he deserves as an american hero. it was a decision by the congressional leadership to have him lie in honor. and congressional leaders were outside there to watch the hearse drive away, also paying tribute to him, both the president and vice president during those ceremonies. brian sicknick killed four weeks ago today at the united states capitol now on the way to arlington national cemetery for a private burial. we're going to take a quick break. we'll be right back. pain hits fast. so get relief fast. only tylenol rapid release gels have laser-drilled holes. they release medicine fast for fast pain relief. tylenol rapid release gels. say hello to way more quality finds they re you'll lovene fast for f on wayfair.ief. way more brands you trust. and way more dependability. so with wayfair you'll always find your perfect match. keeping your

homeland security did not issue an elevated or imminent alert in reference to the events at the united states capitol states capitol on january 6th. we properly planned for a mass demonstration, with possible violence — what we got was a military—style co—ordinated assault on my officers and a violent takeover of the capitol building. vera bergengruen is washington correspondent for time magazine. it does look likely there will be a more bipartisan enquiry. what are the point of these hearings and what are the headlines for you? i hearings and what are the headlines for you?- hearings and what are the headlines for you? i think they really want _ headlines for you? i think they really want to _ headlines for you? i think they really want to put _ headlines for you? i think they really want to put it _ headlines for you? i think they really want to put it out - headlines for you? i think they really want to put it out into i really want to put it out into the public, a more comprehensive overview of the security measures and have americans hear directly from these three former officials. that was the

no civilian law enforcement agency to include the united states capitol police is trained or equipped to repel an insurrection of thousands of individuals focused on breaching a building at all costs i'm proud and appreciative of the capitol police officers the metropolitan police department and the other law enforcement agencies that came to our assistance a clear lack of accurate and complete intelligence across several federal agencies contributed to this event and not poor planning by the united states capitol police and so party how does this process play out how long is it going to take. well there's 2 tracks one's going to be a lot quicker than the other on the 1st one is what we saw today the 1st senate hearing into this attack hearing from the people directly involved that's going to continue next week we expect we'll see members of the department of defense homeland security f.b.i. come before the same exact panel to answer for what their actions were those that day and those days leading up to it the other track is what congress is going to do they're going to have what the

no civilian law enforcement agency to include the united states capitol police is trained or equipped to repel an insurrection of thousands of individuals focused on breaching a building at all costs. i'm proud and appreciative of the capitol police officers the metropolitan police department and the other law enforcement agencies that came to our assistance a clear lack of accurate and complete intelligence across several federal agencies contributed to this event and not poor planning by the united states capitol police so what he just said there is no one could possibly repel a crowd of that size but think about it i think that's exactly what people thought the capitol police were not only trained to do but prepared to do on that day there are going to be a lot of skeptical questions about how they didn't have the right intelligence we do know that there was an f.b.i. report the day before on the evening before and the heads of security said it did come to the capitol police but not to them so up to her a breakdown in communications on that level but again this is not them saying t

>> yeah, so the capitol police board in my view provides direct oversight to the united states capitolhen there are huge or special events that are occurring on the campus, the united states capitol police develops an operational plan and they share those plans with the capitol police board as it relates to an intelligence perspective on any types of events. the capitol police board is kept apprised of any of those things as well. but the capitol police board works in close collaboration with, if you will, with the members of congress so that they could make their security needs known and then that information is kind of like a two-way communication. the political police board would then share those requirements with the capitol police as it relates to security. >> with regard to january 6th, what was the capitol police board functioning? did it function? what operational plans were being reviewed? is it the fact that when the request for the national guard, the capitol police, the board said that the optics wouldn't be good or we don't need this or the request was denied. there doesn'

united states senate. >> fellow congressional leaders, mayor bowser, officers of the metropolitan police department, the united states capitolof matthew reminds us blessed are the peacekeepers, for they shall be called the children of god. today we gather to honor officer brian sicknick, a new jersey native, a national air guard veteran, and a 12-year member of the capitol police force. a peacekeeper, not only in duty, but in spirit. talk to his colleagues and they will tell you that brian was a kind and humble man, with profound inner strength, the quiet rock of his unit. they will tell you that brian was dependable, never missed a radio call. they will tell you that he took great pride in his job, never more so than when he became a mountain bike officer on the first responders unit, and then tell you that brian wouldn't have liked this attention and that if he were here he would be the first to puncture the somber moment with his sharp sense of humor. brian was a peacekeeper who loved his dogs and his girlfriend sandra and his family and the new jersey devils. he was caught in the wrong place at the wrong time on a day wh

homeland security did not issue an elevated or eminent alert in reference to the events at the united states capitol on january 6. we properly planned from estimates ration with possible violence. what we got was a military style coordinated assault. amy: sund resigned after the january 6 attack, as did house sergeant-at-arms paul irving and senate sergeant-at-arms michael stenger, who all said tuesday they did not see a warning sent by the fbi on january 5 that violent extremists were calling for war against congress. the report quoted an online thread that read "be ready to fight." "congress needs to hear glass breaking, endorsement been kicked in, and blood from their blm and slave soldiers being spilled. get violent. stop calling this a march or rally or a protest. go there ready for war. we get our president or we die." the capitol police however issued its own intelligence report warning of a possible attack three days before january 6. meanwhile, robert contee, acting head of the washington police department, said the defense department was to blame for the slow deployment of national guard m

intelligence between various agencies that have some sort of security responsibility for the united states capitolranches of federal law enforcement, specifically the fbi, homeland security, the defence department, failed in providing them with the intelligence that would show the severity of these plans and these potential attacks on the capitol in the lead up to the january the 6th pro—trump rally that obviously turned violent with hundreds of president trump�*s supporters attacking the capitol building, injuring 140 police officers and obviously, having the five deaths that were attributed to that rally. so, we�*re seeing a lot of finger—pointing and blame and a lot of... the fact that there wasn�*t a lot of intelligence sharing or the sharing wasn�*t good enough. inquiries in your own contacts, do you believe this line of intelligence failures? was that the principal problem or, as you say, is there a lot of finger—pointing and naming and shaming here? finger-pointing and naming and shaming here?— shaming here? well, there was some evidence _ shaming here? well, there was some evidence today _

tonight, this hour, we are watching the united states capitol building, where united states capitol police officer brian sicknick will be honored tonight. he will lie in honor under the capitol rotunda in a ceremony and observation that's going to begin within the next few minutes. presidents and military heroes have been honored in this way before. the great rosa parks was thus honored in 2005. civil rights icon john lewis thus honored this past year. the reverend billy graham was honored similarly in 2018. for the u.s. capitol police, though, this is not the first time. in july, 1998, a delusional seriously mentally ill man walked through the metal detectors at the capitol building while he was carrying a loaded smith and wesson resolver. a u.s. capitol police officer stopped the man when he set off the alarm and asked the man to go through again. the man turned without a word and shot officer chestnut in the head and killed him. the man then shot and wounded another police officer, officer douglas mcmillan, who then returned fire and hit the attacker. the attacker then shot and mortally

you know it's mom-and-pop store vandalized during the summer and that is just as bad as the united states capitoleing vandalized. actually it's not that i'm not going to confuse a taco stand with the united states capitol programs not going to confuse the selling of tacos with actually moving through the constitutional process. greg: the selling of tacos, what it tomato faced toured with so. the truth is the riots resulted in more than 20 deaths. but property damage estimated into the billions making it the most expenses period of unrest in our nation's recorded history. that is some taco dandies sunbaked white hat but i think i can speak for planet earth when i said you joe scarborough. runner-up nicole wallace moaning in delight for a trump casino explosion. >> let me play this. this is the implosion of a trump property. a metaphor, are we done? trump is already ushered in -- are we done? >> i'm just aiding in this for a second nicole. >> i never say this kind of stuff that control we -- control room can be played again and? greg: she's over someone yet she still can't let go reminds me when i

the first president to give his inaugural address and take the oath of office at the united states capitol was thomas jefferson in 1801. and in 1817 the address and the oath move outside to be routinized outside as much as possible. of course, we know there are exceptions in american history where it does not take place outside. for example, taft in 1909 and ronald reagan in 1985 both gave their address and took the oath inside at the capitol and that was due to weather conditions that were not hospitable for an outdoor occasion. in 1865 lincoln reverses the tradition back taking the oath first and then giving the speech what we're accustomed to seeing today and what we will likely see tomorrow. and then the inauguration moves to the west front of the capitol in 1981 with ronald reagan as depicted here in this picture. next we're going to talk about how technology has transformed the delivery of the speech. so presidents have always given inaugural addresses starting with george washington that are designed once again to be read or heard by american citizens by all american citizens, but o

incited it lit the match sending themen off to the capitol where they thought if they yelled out they had been invited by the president of united states and of course they unleashed unparalleled violence against our over wound disease but heroic police officers who you thoughtfully honored yesterday when the officers got in their way as they entered the capitol at the but has w to the presidet of united states stop the steal. i'm convincedhe most senators mt he convinced by this overwhelming and specific detail because most americans are. some of you still have your doubts. do you think the president thought you were sending his followers to participate in a peaceful nonviolent rally the kind organized by julian bond whom i distinguished opposing counsel brought up ella baker bob moses or late colleague john lewis the student nonviolent in coordinating committee. maybe the president thought this is going to be like the march on washington organized by bayard rustin and dr. marley thinking who said nonviolence is the answer to our times. let's say you are still flirting with the idea that donald trump's conduct is totally appropriate a

mike lee says after seeing all of this video, seeing the united states capitol breached by seditionists and traitors, watching police officers being beaten by the american flag, watching these trump cop killers, watching these trump cop killers storm the capitol in the name of donald trump. what does mike lee say? donald trump deserves a mulligan. a mulligan? no. you don't get a mulligan when you kill a cop, mike. you don't get a mulligan when you batter and abuse a cop, mike. hey, mike, when you're rushing into the capitol to stop a constitutionally ordained process to count votes, and you abuse police officers, and you jam police officer's heads inside of a door, and you bash police officer's brains with fire extinguishers, you don't get a mulligan, especially if you're the one who is responsible for bringing those cop killers up to capitol hill. that's unbelievable. not only cop killers, these people are traitors to the united states of america. they're traitors. and we hear these stories of judges across america who are letting some of these seditionists, traitors leave the country

schumer, majority leader of the united states senate. >> fellow congressional leaders, mayor bowser, officers of the metropolitan police department, the united states capitols commanders, the book of matthew reminds us blessed are the peacekeepers, for they shall be called the children of god. today we gather to honor officer brian sicknick, a new jersey native, a national air guard veteran, and a 12-year member of the capitol police force. a peace keeper, not only in duty, but in spirit. talk to his colleagues and they will tell you that brian was a kind and humble man with profound inner strength, the quiet rock of his unit. they will tell you that brian was dependable, never missed a radio call. they will tell you that he took great pride in his job, never more so than when he became a mountain bike officer on the first responders unit. and they will tell you that brian wouldn't have liked this attention and that if he were here, he would be the first to puncture the somber moment with his sharp sense of humor. brian was a peace keeper who loved his dogs and his girlfriend, sandra, and his family and the new jersey devils. he was caught in the wrong pla

this week we had a hero lie in honor under the dome of the united states capitol. united states capitol police officer brian sicknick. gave his life to protect the u.s. capitol, one of our greatest symbols of democracy. i had the opportunity to pay respects to officer sicknick in the capitol rotunda. which is safe and secure because of his sacrifice. mr. guthrie: and also the bravery of his fellow capitol police officers and other law enforcement. i'm devastated by the loss of officer sicknick and i want to provide my deepest condolences to officer sicknick's family and fellow officers. i want each and every capitol police officer to know that i am grateful and appreciative of your work here that you do each and every day to protect democracy. all who work here, and you protect all of our constituents who visit. thank you, madam speaker. and i yield back. . the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from nevada seek recognition? >> i rise to address the house for one minute and extend and revise my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without object

tonight, this hour, we are watching the united states capitol building, where united states capitol policewill be honored tonight. he will lie in honor under the capitol rotunda in a ceremony and observation that's going to begin within the next few minutes. presidents and military heroes have been honored in this way before. the great rosa parks was thus honored in 2005. civil rights icon john lewis thus honored this past year. the reverend billy graham was honored similarly in 2018. for the u.s. capitol police, though, this is not the

think they get answers to why the president incited a riot at the united states capitol. he united states capitol was invaded by group of domestic terrorists. back to you think they should let the horns guy testify? richard? i think they should let all of them testify and ask to set them down there. most would say will or the rally were donald trump told us to come down received republicans were doing. or incite a riot. sue hecht i think this was a wish attempt, the thing is this is not a courtroom verdict talk about it so yes we have lawyers defending from. what is a stage for public opinion. it is a political game. you are doing is giving the the greatest showman and america a huge stage to defend himself again. that's really what this is going to be. i think it's a huge mistake thing is going to continue to raise tension in the country. i think we could all do with the little bit of a cooling off period to let cooler heads prevail. this is not going to do that part is going to of the exact opposite direction is going to confirm for so many voters in this country that th

just about 90 minutes from now the united states capitol will receive the actions of capitol police officerto lie in honor that caused his death on the 6th of january. the united states senators whose lives and staffers lives he died protecting is being asked to show bravery, as well. house impeachment managers and the ex president's legal team today presented their briefs in next week's impeachment trial and the insurrection is not ancient history. they will be weighing decisions with the seat of american democracy and their workplace still showing the scars from an attack unlike any we've seen in ou

important things congress does, a peaceful transfer of power and you had a mob come into the united states capitolhink it was even senate majority leader mcconnell who used those words and said that mob was incited. i think he directly invoked that president trump had a role to play with that. what we ought to be thinking about now is what happened yesterday in the white house with president biden having 10 republicans trying to find some compromise and move us forward as we deal with covid and covid relief package. i hope whatever happens between the congresswoman and senator that they're able to find some common ground and let us all move on from it. from whatever their disagreement was. >> harris: i "new york post" op-ed titled obsessing over aoc only boosts her profile and terrible ideas. what do you think of when you hear that, kim? >> i don't agree with aoc on anything as far as policy. i do think she has a lot of passion and that's why sthe is there on capitol hill. but i do think it does boost her profile. a lot of things she does is for attention and she knows that. i wouldn't be surprise

incited it lit the match sending them off to the capitol where they thought as they yelled out that they'd been invited by the president the united states and then of course they unleashed unparalleled violence against our overwhelmed and besieged but heroic police officers who you thoughtfully honored yesterday when the officers got in their way as they entered the capitol at the behest of the president the united states to stop the steel. now in commits most senators must be convinced by this overwhelming and specific detail because most americans are but say you still have your doubts you think the president really thought that he was sending his followers to participate in a peaceful nonviolent rally the kind that might have been organized by julian bond who my distinguished opposing counsel brought up ella baker by moses our late beloved colleague john lewis for the student nonviolent coordinating committee maybe the president really thought this was going to be like the march on washington organized by bayard rustin and dr martin luther king who said nonviolence is the answer to the crucial moral and political questions of our tim

the wall things and will find themselves being motivated to go into -- as an example, the united states capitolurdered. close to 100 officers injured. and destroy the place and try to say it's the equivalent of what happened last summer or anything like that. it is so incumbent on leaders to call out these dark divisive conspiracies and just look with a sober eye and say, how did we get here and how do we get out of here? we have to do that. >> did you ever think it would be as a member of congress where you'd have to pull your side arm and think about defending your life about people coming to kill you for what you represent? >> i never would have imagined having to do it here. and there was a period of about a half hour where, you know, i thought the whole place had been breached and you know that i was going to have do that. thankfully the officers fought, some to the end a their life. two, you know, took their own lives in the aftermath. but defended democracy and fought this mob and did so honorably. because democracy is not just worth defending for them. they found it worth -- brian sickn

been in a lot of lockdowns before, but i never managed we would have this experience at the united states capitolwas a crime. it was a crime against not just the capitol building and those of us there but it was against america and all americans which is why so many people around this country felt so much emotion that day. and why they appreciated and i got an outpouring of thanks for my small gesture of trying to clean up the capitol that night. >> you showed in a series of tweets, you showed the letters you got from around the country, the shattered glass of the capitol, which is a reminder to you, but shouldn't it be a reminder to all of us just how close we came to losing our democracy. senator ben ray lujan, you were just two, three days into being a member of the senate having served in the house. where were you on january 6th? what's your story? >> well, jonathan, first i want to just thank lisa and andy for always being stellar examples. i've had the honor to get to know them. they have good hearts and they always lead others to make a positive difference in people's lives. we just saw wh

somebody who has provoked an attack on the united states capitol to prevent the counting of electoralotes which resulted in five people dying who refused to stand up immediately when he was asked and stop the violence, that is a person who does not have a role as a leader of our party going forward. we have to make sure that we are able to convey to the american voters, we are the party of responsibility, we are the party of truth, that we actually can be trusted to handle the challenges this nation faces like covid and that's going to require us to focus on substance and policy and issues going forward but we should not be embracing the former president. chris: all right. let's focus on the other side for a moment. joe biden has been president for two and-a-half weeks. how's he doing? >> you know, it's really -- it's heart-breaking in many ways, chris, because we watched the inaugural speech where he spoke of unity, where he spoke of trying to work together and the immediate actions we've seen with respect to things like canceling the keystone pipeline, it's heartless, it really is.

. >> friends and family joined lawmakers in a ceremony paying tribute to a united states capitol police officer. >> still our hearts as overwhelmed as we are with grief, shock, uncertainty, even anger and all the other emotions that invade this hallowed occasion. >> the family said it was always his dream to become a police officer. the 42-year-old joined the capitol police in 2008 after serving in the military. >> brian was a peace keeper who loved his dogs and his girlfriend, sandra, and his family and the new jersey devils. he was caught in the wrong place at the wrong time and on a day when peace was shattered. >> he died from his injuries after a violent mob stormed the capitol on january 6th. so far, there have been no arrests in his killing. an urn with his remains lay in the very building he died defending. >> our promise to brian's family is that we will never forget his sacrifice. >> the president and the first lady paid their respects tuesday night. the officer is being laid to rest in a private ceremony at arlington national cemetery. cbs news, capitol hill. >> the officer i