today, i'm confident that the united states capitol police department has made significant process in addressing the deficiencies that impacted the department's response on january 6th. and while more work remains to be done, the men and woman of the capitol police stand ready to fulfill their mission each and every day. >> thank you, chief. general? >> good morning, chairman ryan, ranking member herrera butler, chair delauro, i appreciate the opportunity to testify before you today and thank you for your ongoing support. it's an honor and privilege to deserve this great institution. i best acknowledge the debt of gratitude we owe the police, the metropolitan police department, the national guard and all the many law enforcement officers who came to support the capitol police and defend democracy a year ago. we must remember those we have lost over the past year, officer brian sicknick, officer howard livinggood and officer billing evans and remember that many officers continue to bear scars from that fateful day. some seen and some unseen. however, their steadfast commitment to this

i remain proud to work for the united states capitol police and mpd officers commit their lives to protecting the safety of each of you and all of us in this room in our nation's capital. after leaving the united states capitol police i became and mpd officer serving the residence of washington, d.c.. i've spent the majority of my nearly 20 years as a metropolitan police officer working in special mission units whose responsibilities include the investigation and arrest of narcotics traffickers and violent criminals. i have worked both as an undercover officer and a lead case officer in many of these investigations. in this line of work it probably will not shock you to learn that i've dealt with dicey situations. i thought that i had seen it all many times over. yet, what i witnessed and experienced on january 6, 2020 one was unlike anything i'd ever seen, anything i'd ever experienced or could have imagined in my country. on that day i participated in the defense of the united states capitol from an armed mob, an armed mob, of thousands determined to get inside. because i was among the vast

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before i began i must acknowledge the debt of gratitude we owe the united states capitol police, the metropolitan police department and national guard and all law enforcement officers who came to support the capitol police and defend democracy a year ago. we must remember those who you have lost over the past year. officer brian, officer howard, officer billy all from the united states capitol police and river that many officers continue to bear scars from that fateful day, some seeing and some unseen. their steadfast commitment to this institution serves as an inspiration to all of us. i am fortunate to work collaboratively with the brave and dedicated officers of the united states capitol police. let me get right to the bottom line. we are unquestionably safer today than we were a year ago today. the question is, are we safe enough? the answer is work remains. the threat landscape today is ever-changing, security of the isaacs capital -- of the united states capital, staff, visitors is a never ending journey, not a destination. to meet disagree challenges posed by this constantly ev

united states capitol police as an organization is stronger and better prepared to carry out its mission today than it was before january 6 of last year. the department began significant work immediately to fix the failures that occurred, intelligence failures, operational planning failures, leadership failures. the one thing that did not fail that day was the courage and resolve of the men and women of the united states capitol police. for the past year, our focus has been improvements that would provide resources to fulfill responsibilities safely and effectively. since the attack, there have been nearly a dozen reports offering over 100 recommendations on needed improvements and reforms. to date, we have completed or addressed over 90 of those recommendations and when i say completed, that means implemented. when i say address, we have a detailed plan in place but are not fully completed yet with the recommendation. the work continues. let me list some major improvements we have made over the past year. we improve the way we gather, analyze, share, use and disseminate intelligence. we

about recruitment and retaining new officers the united states capitol police workforce. one of the issues we face with of them is they don't get their attention based on their overtime pay rate. i know many officers have been working a lot of overtime. it has been an issue for many years, it is still more of an issue. has there been any discussion about making the change of tensions and also the status of overtime threats by 2022 thus far? >> there has been discussion about including overtime in the retirement calculations. i can tell you in my years of experience i have seen department to do that and decide it wasn't sustainable so i think i have seen how it manifests itself in terms of senior officers, some who never worked overtime before but the last couple years, it impacts other people's ability to work overtime. as long as we work through those issues that it is sustainable and it can work. we can find some way to benefit our officers by including that overtime in terms of retirement calculation and i have lost track of your question. >> overtime for fy 22. is it

>> nancy pelosi supervises the united states capitol police. that is the federal agency that mayor of bowser requested. i cannot imagine the united states capitol police did not consult with chain of command to make that request. we know we went to the capitol police and set ahead of time, we can posture ahead of time the national guard takes time to manage, equip these ladies meant to serve the community. we can't do it instantaneously. we can't beam them in but we have to pull them out of the communities. no such request was granted or given prior to january 6th. >> sean: did the capitol police chief himself on multiple occasions request the national guard help, even before the riots happen? >> i don't recall the national guard police. i never spoke to the secretary of army was handling that relationship. but there must be a formal request. there cannot be a phone call that says, "hey, we need help." you cannot deployed troops in america it is unlawful unless the national guard pursuant to a legal and lawful request that has to come from the h

it wasn't theoretical, it was not a debate it was a siege on the united states capitol. i was very angry that day, the idea that american democratically elected politicians would participate in a process so foul as to be worthy of our most autocratic adversaries. the electoral college certification is supposed to be a function the swearing in. it's official but it's not like every decisions are supposed to be made that date. but senators holly, cruz, and others with her unlimited ambition their big brains and their suppose that expertise in the constitution put a damper on the edge of overturning democracy itself. but i actually had no idea how bad itrg was. there is an ongoing organized conspiracy to steal the election for real. not in a russian hacking kind of weight not in people i don't agree with the voted kind of way, actually overturning the whole thing. and so one needs it tell me how to interpret this. i was there in w the lockdown, lockdown. i was here went mike pence was ushered off the floor press here when chuck grassley anyone with personal protection detai

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week, one year -- please, do say it -- last week, one year after a violent mob breached the united states capitol, the president of the united states and i spoke from its hallowed halls. and we made clear. we swore to preserve, protect, and defend the constitution of the united states. and we will. we will fight. [applause] we will fight to safeguard our democracy. we will fight to secure our most fundamental freedom, the freedom to vote. and that's why we have come to atlanta today, to the cradle of the civil rights movement, to the district that was represented by the great congressman john lewis. [applause] on the eve of the birthday of reverend dr. martin luther king. more than 55 years ago, men, women, and children marched from selma to montgomery to demand the ballot. and when they arrived at the state capitol in alabama, dr. king decried what he called normalcy. the normalcy. the complacency. that was denying people the freedom to vote. the only normalcy anyone should accept, dr. king said, is the normalcy of justice. and his words resonates today. over the past few years years, we've seen

nothing will change the minds of people who look at the bloodshed and destruction at the united states capitol and see or claim they see a tourist visit or black lives matter of antifa. even though the president of the united states could have stopped it, he had a duty to stop it and didn't. >> the president could have at any moment walked those very few steps into the briefing room, gone on live television and told his supporters who were assaulting the capitol to stop. he could have told them to stand down. he could have told them to go home. and he failed to do so. it's hard to imagine a more significant and more serious dereliction of duty than that. i think that there is absolutely no question that it was a dereliction of duty and i think one of the things the committee needs to look at as we look at a legislative purpose is whether we need enhanced penalties for that kind of dereliction of duty. >> dereliction of duty. she said it a number of times. a few times for the people in the back. think how much damage the disgraced, twice impeached, one-time president has done to our office and

last week, one year please, do say it last week, one year after a violent mob breached the united states capitole president of the united states and i spoke from its hallowed halls. and we made clear. we swore to preserve, protect, and defend the constitution of the united states. and we will. we will fight. [applause] we will fight to safeguard our democracy. we will fight to secure our most fundamental freedom, the freedom to vote. and that's why we have come to atlanta today, to the cradle of the civil rights movement, to the district that was represented by the great congressman john lewis. [applause] on the eve of the birthday of reverend dr. martin luther king. more than 55 years ago, men, women, and children marched from selma to montgomery to demand the ballot. and when they arrived at the state capitol in alabama, dr. king decried what he called normalcy. the normalcy. the complacency. that was denying people the freedom to vote. the only normalcy anyone should accept, dr. king said, is the normalcy of justice. and his words resonates today. over the past few years, we've seen so many a

the united states capitol police is stronger and better prepared to carry out its mission today than it was before january 6th of last year. we began work immediately after the day to fix failures that had occurred. planning failures, leadership failures. one thing that did not fail was the courage and resolve of the men and women of the capitol police. we have been implementing improvements that would provide officers with the things they need to fulfill their duties safely. there has been nearly 8000 -- dozen reports of recommendations of reforms. to date, have completed or addressed over 90 of those recommendations. when i say completed, we have recommended -- we have addressed them. we have a detail plan in place. they are not fully completed yet. the work continues. let me list some of the major improvements we have made. we improved the way we gather, analyze, share and use and disseminate intelligence. we have brought on an operational planning expert from the secret service to develop a blueprint of handling large events with a focus on intelligence, assets, and coordination.

they broke the glass in the united states capitol and now they are climbing through the window. is happened moments ago on the grounds of the united states capitol. >> when we left the house floor, we were taken out a door with tactical teams on their bellies. so people had gotten to the doors of the chamber. windows had been broken. as i said, when we left, there were officers with guns drawn and pointed to the door. obviously, there was a threat about to come through. >> it's a horrible situation unfolding here in washington, d.c. we can't overemphasize how dangerous this is right now. >> the president has been watching this all day long. he's watching this and doing nothing. >> we saw a lot of -- heard and saw a lot of flashbangs going off. so that got very tense as we reported on cnn have gotten injured as well. at least one woman shot in the chest. >> at this hour our democracy is under unprecedented assault unlike anything we have seen in modern times. an assault on the citadel of liberty. >> there is going to be an attempt by the people who were part of this effort. presid

the united states capitol police as an organisation is stronger and better prepared to carry out itslast year. the department began significant work immediately after the sixth to fix the failures that occurred. intelligence failures, operational planning failures, leadership failures. 0ne planning failures, leadership failures. one thing that did not feel that they was the courage and resolve of the men and women of the united states capitol police. in the past year our focus has been implementing improvements that would provide of officers with the resources that they need to fulfil their responsibility safely and effectively. on thursday here on bbc news we will mark that anniversary with a special programme presented by my colleague christian fraser. but ahead of that — there's a radio series you might want to check out — on bbc sounds. "the coming storm" looks at the conspiracy theories which motivated some of the people who stormed the capitol — including qanon — and some other false conspiracy theories that came before it. a year on from the capitol insurrection in washington

until it end saw a single protesters or saw a single person engaged in illegal conduct in the united states capitol. second though is this, the united states capitol is full of security cameras. they're everywhere, the capitol complex has them everywhere. there are thousands of hours of footage. if there was one second of footage of mo brooks cheering on some kind of illegal conduct, you better believe that it would have already been made public. it hasn't been made public because it doesn't exist and this particular staffer should apologize for his mischaracterization of what transpired and if he had honor he would resign. jacqui: do you have any regrets, sir, about your conduct that day or any of the headlines that have come out since then, including, you know-- >> go ahead. >> i don't control what the fake news media brings out. and you bring up body armor, i wore body armor at the eclipse because of my staff and my wife worried about actions by blm and antifa. and i took it off. and there was a great speech i give at the eclipse, a mile and a half away from, a three hours before the separate un

the united states capitol did not make a similar request. ds me to talk about another lesson i think we all learned. immediately after january 6th i called on all events like this at the capitol where you have all of the lawmakers, the vice president, you're talking about certifying a national election, these should be national special security events. similar to how all of the inaugurations are conducted in washington, which means there's one chain of command through the united states secret service. when you have that level of participation from our lawmakers and any threat that that will make it more solid. >> mayor, you have a busy day, your schools are open today. you're taking an approach that requires a negative test for students to come back into the classroom. obviously there's been big debate. in chicago schools are closed. what's is like to get all those tests to all those families? >> it's amazing. i'm proud of our team, homeland security, technology folks, you name it. what it dc we believe in-person learning is best and we'll do

harry reid lying in state in the united states capitol. so appropriate for someone who did so much to make the future better for america. the comments that were said there, the show of support for him. the president, vice president, members of congress come to pay their respects for this great patriot. those of us who were at his funeral service, his celebration of life in nevada, two presidents, president biden and former president obama, making their remarks was quite remarkable. but to hear harry reid's children talk about him was something just glorious to behold. we would all hope that our children could even come anywhere in the same category of reflection about us as harry reid's children did. it was so beautiful. now they took him home last night in nevada, a state that he loved, worked for, always looked out for in every way. as i said, not only the environmental climate, by protecting the beautiful natural -- [indiscernible] -- but also the political climate, by protecting their status in the presidential election process. he wil

. >> january 6th was a dark day in the history of the united states capitol. you know, president atrump and have spoken many times since we left office and i don't know if we will ever see eye to eye on that day. >> paula reid begins our coverage in washington. and paula, a lot of big developments tonight here. what more are you learning about the messages to hannity to and from, right, that -- what's in them? and how significant this is for the committee at this time? >> another busy day for the january 6th committee, erin. and it's so interesting that they are seeking sean hannity's voluntary cooperation with their investigation. and it appears that their interest in him as a potential witness has arisen out of the materials they collected from former white house chief of of sta mark meadows before he ceased cooperating with their investigation. they say the tejts text messages they have to and from the former white house chief of staff suggest that hannity may have had advanced knowledge of what trump and his legal team were going to do on january 6th. but

it is fitting that we pay final tribute to harry here in the united states capitol. it is here he stood as -- he worked his way through law school. it is here where he served for more than three decades representing his beloved home state of nevada, including two terms in the house of representatives. chuck always says he's -- decades in the senate, and you're talking about -- and it's here where his portrait hangs in these halls offering a source of strength and inspiration to us all. from his humble roots in searchlight, to the spotlight of capitol hill his entire life was defined by defying odds. the 12 years he served together allowed me the privilege of watching him defy those odds every day. indeed, to see him lead and legislate was to see a master at work. with a brilliant strategic mind, command of the roles, and respect for his senators. and despite long odds with his leadership in the congress, working together with president obama and then vice president biden, we fornged great progress for american families, the american recovery act, the dodd frank refor

i am speaking to you today from statuary hall in the united states capitol. this is where house of representatives met 50 years in decades leading to the civil war. on this floor is where young congressman from illinois abraham lincoln sat at desk 191. above him, above us, over that door leading into the rotunda is a sculpture depicting cleo, the muse of history. in her hands, an open book in which she records events taking place in this chamber below. cleo stood watch over this hall one year ago today as she has for more than 200 years. she recorded what took place, the real history, the real facts, the real truth. the facts and the truth that vice president harris just shared and that you and i and the whole world saw with our own eyes. the bible tells us that we shall know the truth, and the truth shall make us free. we shall know the truth. well here is the god's truth about january 6th, 2021. close your eyes. go back to that day. what do you see? rioters rampaging, waving, for the first time inside this capitol, confederate flag that symbolized the cause

we are live today from the united states capitol.y one year ago today our country and democracy was violently attacked. the day should have been about certifying president biden's victory. it is about staying with victims like this. protesters ransacking their effort to overblock the return of the 2020 elections. the mob tried to make it way through the speaker's lobby, fearing for their lives, the crowded insurancists inside made their way into the senate chamber. some called for the hanging of then vice president mike pence. >> hang mike pence! >> today in the capitol statuary hall, president biden placing the blame for that horrific day squarely on donald trump. >> the former president of the united states of america has created and spread a web of lies about the 2020 election. he's done so because he values power over principles because he sees his own interests as more important than his country's interests and america's interests and because his bruised ego matters more to him than our democracy or our constitution. he can't ac

they broke the glass in the united states capitol and now they are climbing through the window. nd of the united states capitol. >> that was from one year ago this hour as some supporters reached the u.s. capitol. sheila jackson lee tweeted this. i am in the capitol. i am safe and will fear or leave because of this unwarranted and shameless violence. these actions are not serving well at all our previous democracy, america. 2/3, we will stay on the floor until we hear every pledge. >> we heard from madeleine dean the banging on the door, congresswoman rosa delauro who didn't know what was happening. what do you remember from that day? >> the shots of the domestic terrorists surging toward the middle door, watching as furniture was displaced and guns were drawn. but i think when i heard the shot, as i just reflected as well with my colleagues in the canon caucus room, that shot was the shot heard around the world. tragically someone lost their life. but even more so, there were, of course, law enforcement, capitol police, who lost their lives in that room with us today with the pa

capitol. thousands of rioters spurred into action by the sitting president of the united states attacked the united an armed, violent, and deadly effort to halt the peaceful transfer of power. its windows were smashed. its offices were vandalized. and lawmakers and our staffs, everyday citizens who love their country and work here every day, feared for their lives. nearly 140 police officers were injured. at least five people lost their lives that day or in its aftermath. the warnings of history are clear. when democracies are in danger, it often starts with a mob. that's what happened a year ago here in this building. a mob attack. and for mob violence to win the day, it doesn't need everyone to join in. it just needs a critical mass of people to stay out of the way, to ignore it, to underestimate it, to excuse it, and even condone it. the mob can start out as a small number, but if it's allowed to grow and leaders egg on the mob, encourage it, it can become poison. that is what donald trump is doing. as even his response to president biden's speech today showed. and once that happens, the unthink

hear about pence's experience on january 6th. >> the vice president could not leave the capitol of the united states because of the riot. he was sequestered in an area in the capitol. so his life was in danger. i would hope that he would do the right thing and come forward and voluntarily talk to the committee. >> reporter: now, to be clear, thompson has not sent pence a formal request asking him to appear voluntarily, or a subpoena. they'd like pence just to come in on his own to sit down and say that he's ready to answer questions about the days leading up to january 6th. they want to know not just about the pressure campaign, but also just the day to day tiktok of what happened on january 6, how he was ushered out of the senate chamber, was forced to be protected. and they also want to hear from his security detail. it's clear pence plays an important role in this process. the committee already has spoken to several of his close allies, including his former chief of staff marc short, who was with him on january 6, and keith kellogg who once served as his national security adviser. so the committe

last week, one year after a violent mob breached the united states capitol, the president of the united states and i spoke from its hallowed halls and we made clear. we swore to preserve, protect and defend the constitution of the united states. and we will. we will fight. [ applause ] we will fight to safeguard our democracy. we will fight to secure our most fundamental freedom, the freedom to vote. and that is why we have come to atlanta today, to the cradle of the civil rights movement, to the district that was represented by the great congressman john lewis -- [ applause ] on the eve of the birthday of reverend dr. martin luther king jr. more than 55 years ago, men, women and children marched from selma to montgomery to demand the ballot. and when they arrived at the state capitol in alabama, dr. king decried what he called normalcy. the normalcy. the complacency that was denying people the freedom to vote. the only normalcy anyone should accept, dr. king said, is the normalcy of justice. and his words resonate today. over the past few years, we have seen so many anti-voter laws tha

capitol another capitols throughout the united states and calling themselves patriots. they walk around in their military gear and their assault rifles. if they are so big and tough, have them join the armed services and fight for our country. they walk amongst women and children, americans, and they want to call them selves patriots. maybe they need to find a dictionary. there patriots to who, russia, china? they are an embarrassment to the united states. have them join the armed forces. host: that was andy. this is the first hour of our show, looking at your phone calls on this january 6 anniversary day. (202) 748-8000 for democrats. republicans, (202) 748-8001. independents (202) 748-8002. we will go back to john mcardle. guest: the focus on capitol hill today on this anniversary of january 6. one thing to look at is how this is playing out in newspapers around the country this morning. this is what americans are waking up to in the missouri, joplin, missouri, front page of the "joplin globe," capitol chaos, with pictures from a year ago today. "chicago tribune," lin

i never thought the most dangerous place i could be was the united states capitol. on january 6th the united states capitol became a conflict setting. and although we eventually secured the building and returned to work that night, the conflict isn't over. january 6th was not the end. it was the beginning. and i know that many people are afraid what this means for the future of our country as we see the threat from from a violent mob. and those threats to our democracy are real. but i'm optimistic because i've seen countries torn apart even more than ours are, find a way to put themselves back together. i know that it's possible. all it takes is each of us regardless of party coming together to decide that our democracy is worth defending. and i know that all of us here today are ready to do that. thank you. [ applause ] >> thank you, sarah jacobs. and next i recognize my friend tom melonowski from new jersey. >> thank you, jason, madam speaker and mr. and mrs. sicknick, my colleagues. as many of you know i was born in a communist country, came to america as a child.

roll the tape. >> today was a dark day in the history of the united states capitol. the violence was quelled. the capital is secured and the peoples work continues. >> i know the media wants to distract from the biden administration -- by focusing on one day in january's. they want to use that one day to try and demean the character and intentions of 74 million americans. >> the mob was fed lies. they were provoked by the president, and other powerful people. after careful consideration, i made the decision to oppose that house democrats slanted an unbalanced proposal for another commission to sully the events of january 6th. >> president bears responsibility for wednesday's attack on congress by mob rioters. he should have immediately denounced the mob when he saw what was unfolding. i was the first person to contact him when the riots was going on, he didn't see it. when he ended the call, he said he'll put something out to make sure to stop this, that's what he did. >> all i can say is county out, enough is enough. >> can we move forward without -- >> yesterday, in

but if i ever imagine that mebody would invade the united states capitol, never in my wildest dreamsimagine th would occur despite what had all occurred, we were called back in the early morning hours to complete the certification. because if we don't certify the election, then donald trump is still president. and he can do a number of things -- are for law -- martial law as a potential post of >> it could've been something looking like a coup. >> absolutely. you get people who i talked to on a daily basis who will actually tell me that what i saw and experiencedon january 6 really did not happen. close people come to you and say, january 6 did not happen? >> look, it was the black lives matter folk, it was 18 five --antifa dressed up as trump people who did that. in addition to that, of millions of folk who are out there that those individuals who broke into the united states capitol, they were some of the greatest patriots. >> they say these are heroes. they say people like you are the enemy. >> absolutely. that is why i am missing on this committee that is so important. >> they ha

. >>> we are two days out from the one year anniversary of the united states capitol seige. at three the security improvements made since that attack. >>> now let's get one last lookst weather with mary and hopefully that sun is coming out. >> it's coming out in some spots. here say live look at the roof cam a. you can see the gray skies there. i want to show you our richmond san rafael bridge cam a. you can see blue skies there this afternoon with the live camera so already starting to see some clearing in spots. here we go on future cast as we take you through the day looking at partly sunny to mostly cloudy skies and we are going to stay dry with partly sunny skies wednesday and thursday. a break from the rain, san francisco, oakland and for san jose. the rain returns on friday. the inland east bay, the north bay and the coast and you can see that break from the rain midweek and then to end the workweek more wet weather to come with the second weather system of the d partly sunny for the weekend. back to you. >>> travelers may not be enjoying the snow on the east coast ri

and it is fitting that we pay final tribute of harry here in the united states capitol. it is here where he served as a sentinel of the capitol police workforce as he worked through law school, and served three decades representing his beloved home state of nevada including two terms as the house of representatives. chuck always says he was decades in the senate, and it is here that his portrait hangs in these hallowed hall offering a sense of strength and ins pags to amount al. from the highlights of capitol h hill, he and i served as leaders in the respective houses, it allowed md the privilege to watch him defy the odds everyday. indeed, to see him lead and legislate was to see a master at work with a brilliant strategic mind and command of the rules and respect for the senator, and despite the long odds with the leader of the president obama, and then president biden, we forged the recovery act, and the dodd/frank act, and the affordable health care act, and as everybody knows he loved the home state of nevada. he fought for them in every possible way, and preserving

. >>> then our sunday focus on the anniversary of the january 6th attack on the united states capitol. and a look at the impact of that day on the functioning of a deeply divided congress. >>> plus in our sunday spotlight, the explosion in popularity of mob casts. they are podcasts featuring real life past mobsters. >>> and later, a new sunday sit-down and a pint to toast the new year with one of the biggest stars in the world, ed sheeran, on his rise from playing the streets of london as a teenager to headlining the most successful tour in the history of music. and his sneaking suspicion that he's being invited to weddings now just so he'll get up and sing. >> so many times i'm at weddings and someone will be like, with a microphone and you go okay, cool. >> do you do it? >> yeah. as a performer, you buzz off it. >> i can't imagine how many requests you get at a wedding. >> sometimes i feel like i get invited for that. you know? i arrive and suddenly they go, oh, my god. >>> a sunday sit-down with ed sheeran and another life well-lived later in the show. >>> let's begin this morning

moments ago, members of the united states capitol police force talking with reporters about what they've done to try to make security better over the last year. watch. >> the united states capitol police as an organization is stronger and better prepared to carry out its mission today than it was before january 6th of last year. there have been nearly a dozen reports offering over 100 recommendations on needed improvements and reforms. to date we have completed or addressed over 90 of those recommendations. >> it comes as nbc news is learning attorney general merrick garland plans to talk to doj employees tomorrow thanking them for work investigating january 6th cases. congress and white house planning a full day to mark that anniversary thursday. this speech is from the president and vice president, prayers on the house floor and prayers and testimonials from those who lived through that day. joined by our "washington post" national security reporter. thank you for being with us. and sahill, capitol police trying to get out in front of this. here are the security improvements, what we'v

the date the united states capitol was attacked while lawmakers meant to affirm the results of a presidential election. in the early afternoon of january 6, as the united states senate and house of representatives were meeting to certify the vote count of the electoral college, a large crowd gathered outside the capitol building. shortly after 2:00 p.m., individuals in the crowd began to force entryp. into the capitol. they did that by smashing windows and assaulting's capitol police. they were stationed there to protect the members of congress as they took part in one of the most solemn proceedings of the psalm democracy. others assisted those who attacked the police. over the course of several hours, outnumbered law enforcement officers sustained a barrage of repeated violent attacks. about 80 capitol police and 60 d.c. police were assaulted. our own findings and thousands of public videos i test, perpetrators dozens of law enforcement officers appeared knocking some officers unconscious. some perpetrators dragged among these violence to one officer was crushed in a door. i know that was dr

complete and total breakdown and failure amongst the executive level leadership within the united states capitolg that i witnessed firsthand. it has not been addressed. i continue to speak to many of my brothers and sisters at the united states capitol police, and they've expressed to me the reality that they don't have confidence in their leadership. >> yeah, that's a serious problem obviously. you just heard our brian todd report, michael, that at least 130 officers have either retired or left the department since january 6th of last year. can the department be effective when they're actually losing so many police officers? >> no. absolutely not. i mean i understand the difficulty of chief manger's job now post-january 6th, and i think it would be incredibly difficult for him to come out and say that his department was not prepared. but i find it incredibly difficult to believe that their department is prepared, much like any department would be prepared, for a situation like january 6th when you are dealing with staff shortages at that extreme level. >> yeah, that's important. michael fanone,