senator carper: our thanks to, particularly, the officers at the us capitol police and others who joined them in trying to protect us in this capitol on that sad day. sen. peters: i know we have several members ready to go, and we want you to go as quickly as possible, but there's been a request from our witnesses who have been here a long time. if we could give them a five minute break, and then we will reconvene in five minutes with additional questions, so we will recess for five minutes. sen. peters: (silence) sen. peters: we're going to bring this back to the order. get our remote folks. it's good to see you on remote. mr. sund, welcome back. senator merkley, you're up for questions. sen. peters: thank you very much, mr. chairman, and thank you to our witnesses. mr. sund, on january 4th, mpd arrested the leader of the proud boys for destruction of property and possessing high capacity firearm magazines, and on the following day, on january 5th, the fbi issued a report through the joint terrorism task force, which includes going to the us capitol police. that report noted that on far

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headlines: the police officers who they tried to keep the mob at bay, during january's storming of the us capitolalth officials change course on masks — vaccinated people are now being advised to wear them indoors, in places where infections are high. to lebanon now — where the country's new prime minister, najib miqati, is facing a host of problems. it's almost year since a devastating blast in the port of beirut, lebanon's health care system is on the verge of collapse, its economy is in tatters, and families are being forced to move to refugee camps. jean mackenzie sent us this special report from beirut. lebanon is suffering from a collapse of proportions. lebanon is suffering from a collapse of proportions. food, fuel and medicine are scarce. as the currency plunges, people have been left with nothing. just imagine moving into a refugee camp in your own country. that is how desperate some things have come to less lebanese families. bassam moved here after becoming a taxi driver for here after becoming a taxi driverfor his family. here after becoming a taxi driver for his family. at petrol st

onjanuary 6, hundreds of donald trump supporters launched an attack on the us capitol. months on, the first full congressional investigation into what exactly happened that day has now begun. the first witnesses to be called were four men who had been on duty that day. two capitol hill and two washington, dc police officers gave evidence about the violence and hatred they experienced. here's what the very first witness had to say. sadly, as a result of that day, we lost some good officers, but we held our line to protect our democratic process, because the alternative would have been a disaster. we are not asking for medals or recognition. we simply wantjustice and accountability. another officer gave his account of being violently attacked and beaten by the mob. and a warning — you may find some of his descriptions distressing. i heard chanting from some in the crowd — "get his gun" and "kill him with his own gun". i was aware enough to recognise i was at risk of being stripped of and killed with my own firearm. i was electrocuted again and again and again with a taser.

senator ossof: who has ultimate responsibility for the security of the us capitol complex? e board. senator ossof: the capitol police board. so there is no individual who has personal responsibility for the security of the us capitol complex? steven sund: thata™s the way i interpret it, yes. senator ossof: had the us capitol police conducted exercises simulating comparable events, such as a violent riot on or within the us capitol complex? steven sund: part of our training for civil disobedience units involves dealing with riotous groups. so we do do that training. we do do training on people attempting to gain entry into the building. officers are trained on how to handle if someone tries to come through your door unauthorized, but training for thousands of armed insurrectionists that were coordinated and well-equipped? no, we have not had that training before january 6th, but i'm sure theya™ll find a way to do it now. senator ossof: so if i understand correctly, mr sund, you're saying that personnel had engaged in tactical training regarding techniques to repel attempts to

this is bbc news, the headlines police on duty during january's storming of the us capitol building byealth officials have changed their advice on wearing masks. vaccinated people are now being advised to wear them indoors, in places where infections are high. the announcement reverses the advice issued two months ago. president biden has again appealed to all americans to get vaccinated. day five of the 2020 olympic games is underway in tokyo — with surfing, rowing, and hockey on the agenda. it will also be another busy day at the aquatics centre with five swimming finals, and the men's diving, synchronized springboard finals. all due to take place. now on bbc news — clean energy hello, i'm kevin fong, and welcome to the engineers: clean energy.

feared for thier lives — as they tried to keep the mob at bay, during january's storming of the us capitolwriter called me a traitor. —— he said i should be executed. day five of the 2020 olympic games is underway in tokyo. rowing, surfing and hockey continue, and at the aquatics centre there are more swimming and synchronized diving finals. us health officials change course on masks — vaccinated people are now being advised to wear them indoors, in places where infections are high. indonesia reports a record number of covid deaths, as more than 2000 people die in under 2a hours — we have a special report. and a focus on climate change — we look at earth 0vershoot day, as humans pass the point where they have already consumed all the natural resources the earth can renew ina year. police officers who tried to prevent donald trump's supporters from storming the us capitol building injanuary have been giving dramatic evidence at the start of an inquiry into what happened. the panel will look at the reasons for the riot, which happened as lawmakers gathered to certify president biden�*s elect

at 2:22 pm, a call was convened with, among others, myself, leadership of the us capitol police, the onal guard, and the department of the army. i was surprised at the reluctance to immediately send the national guard to the capitol grounds. in the meantime, by 2:30 p.m., the district had requested additional officers from as far away as new jersey and issued notice of an emergency citywide curfew beginning at 6:00 p.m. from that point, it took another 3.5 hours until all rioters were removed from the capitol. 90 minutes later, at 8:00 p.m., congress was able to resume its critical work and fulfill its constitutional duty. over the course of january 6 and into the early morning of the 7th, approximately 1,100 mpd members responded to the capitol. at least 65 mpd members sustained injuries. five people lost their lives on january the 6th. as we reflect on that dark day, we offer our condolences to all of the grieving families. in closing, i appreciate the opportunity to highlight the heroism of mpd officers who put their lives on the line to protect the capitol, congress, and our democ

the january 6th attack on the us capitol hill was a clear plan to disrupt democracy. according to one of 4 police officers testified before some ex committee, former president donald trump, was accused of inciting the 1st person to face trial into hong kong to national security law has been found guilty of inciting succession, and engaging and terrorism on kit. was prosecuted for riding his motorcycle into a group of police officers. the united kingdom is carrying out its most extensive naval deployment in generation, the aircraft carrier, h m. s. queen elizabeth is being accompanied by a fatigue of navy ships and its presence in dispute, and parts of the south china sea is called concern from so it reports me. the british navy, biggest and most powerful worship the h. m. as queen elizabeth crossed the carrier is leading up the pillar of navy ship on its maiden deploying the largest concentration of british and maritime power. in your prime minister boys, johnson says that deployment will help to strengthen what's known as british soft. the term used to describe a bel

we don't engine his life for us at capitol hill, john. so this is the 1st hearing of the special committee. what else have we heard there today? go all for officers. describe the attack on the capitol in the sometimes terrifying attacks on them themselves. one of the officers said he was more afraid on that day that he was when he served in iraq. he said he stood before the capital doors thinking this is how i'm going to die to defend the entrance to the capital. another officer, remember that i conic video, that the viral video of an officer being squeezed in between the capital doors by protesters. well, that officer here spoke as well, and he said that only congress can investigate what happened on that day. and he said, i need you to see if anyone in power had a role in it. he said, we can't as police do that. so they actually pleaded in some cases for action by congress. then the emotion wasn't just from the 4 officers who were on the witness stand. it also came from members of congress themselves. adam qindzhong, or a congressman of

john hendrick, live for us. capitol hill. the 1st person to be charged on the hong kong national security law has been found guilty. and one thing seen as a landmark ruling tongue in kits was convicted of in fighting secession and terrorism of riding a motorcycle into a group of police officers and displaying a banner called for hong kong liberation. adrian brown reports from the city. you know, the 1st 2020 and one of the last big protests in whom come a gathering held in defiance of social distance rules and sweeping new national security law. the same law under which tonguing kit has now been convicted. it was the day disobedience accelerated, these images capturing the moment tongue drove his motorcycle towards a group of policemen attached to his machine, a banner proclaiming liberate home coma revolution. about times that was a cry heard constantly during the unrest. tones that pleaded not guilty to both charges on which he was convicted. his trial happened without a jury. instead, the verdict was delivered by a panel o

of the us capitol building by donald trump supporters have told a congressional inquiry what happened was an attempted coup. one officer described being beaten, tasered and called a traitor, as rioters broke through windows and doors. us health officials have changed their advice on wearing masks. vaccinated people are now being advised to wear them indoors, in places where infections are high. the announcement reverses the advice issued two months ago. president biden has again appealed to all americans to get vaccinated. day five of the 2020 olympic games is underway in tokyo — with surfing, rowing, and hockey on the agenda. it will also be another busy day at the aquatics centre with five swimming finals, and the men's diving, synchronized springboard finals. all due to take place. now on bbc news — clean energy hello, i'm kevin fong, and welcome to the engineers: clean energy. we are here at the victoria and albert museum in london with a socially distanced public audience, a virtual audience from around the globe, and three of the world's leading engineers. now, the climate catas

on the 6th of january attack on us capitol hill was a clear plan to disrupt democracy. that's according to one police officers testimony in front of a select committee form of president donald trump, who is accused of inciting the riots. one person has been killed and for others are missing. after an explosion, the germans that have lay the keys and it happened that a tank farm at an industrial facility, at least 16 people are injured. germany's federal office festival protection disaster assistance say the explosion is an extreme threat. dominic cane is monitoring developments from berlin. an explosion such as this taking place in a venue such as the one involved industrial and chemical plant really had the potential for very serious damage. indeed. and that's why the opportunities were very quick to say that all those people living in the surrounding area and that area, extending to a considerable parts of the country, should go in doors and close the doors close by windows and wait for further information from the authorities. in so far as those who have been in, we

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police officers who tried to prevent donald trump's supporters from storming the us capitol building what happened. the panel will look at the reasons for the riot, which happened as lawmakers gathered to certify president biden's election victory. but the inquiry is already undermined by partisan divisions, with many republicans refusing to take part. our correspondent barbara plett usher reports from washington. do you swear or affirm that the testimony you are about to give... police officers who defended the capitoljust months ago formed a steady blue line as they prepared to testify. it was a sharp contrast to the chaos injanuary, when they were overrun by a mob of trump supporters trying to overturn the results of an election that he'd lost. this is now officially a riot. the committee replayed the shocking images, reminding americans of what's at stake in the investigation of how and why this happened. i could feel myself losing oxygen, and recall thinking to myself, "this is how i'm going to die, defending this entrance." i heard chanting from some of the crowd, "get his gun

about the physical and verbal abuse they endured onjanuary the sixth, as they tried to defend the us capitoligating what happened that day. this report from the bbc�*s barbara plett usher contains violent materia do you swear or affirm that the testimony you are about to give... police officers who defended the capitoljust months ago formed a steady blue line as they prepared to testify. it was a sharp contrast to the chaos injanuary, when they were overrun by a mob of trump supporters trying to overturn the results of an election that he'd lost. this is now officially a riot. the committee replayed the shocking images, reminding americans of what's at stake in the investigation of how and why this happened. i could feel myself losing oxygen, and recall thinking to myself, "this is how i'm going to die, defending this entrance." i heard chanting from some of the crowd, "get his gun "and kill him with his own gun." everyone was reliving that dark day, convinced this inquiry was needed to prevent another attack on the peaceful transfer of power. there was also anger at republicans accused of d

, but today he's going to take us through the capitol and tell us what is really there that you don't see right away but it's somehow is available as you walk-through the capitol. steve, take us on a tour of the unknown. >> thank you, jane. ghosts have been interfering to present in the program. this is the spookiest picture in the capitol building. the oldest photo known and i think it looks pretty spooky. i get asked what are ghosts in definition for this purpose and i have come up with the idea that ghosts -- the capitol is filled with spirit. we can talk about those, but some spirits arouse fear. we all believe in spirits in the capitol, democracy and, of course, freedom, has fans on top of the dome and there's even a spirit connected with that, philip reed, this is probably not a photograph of philip reed but the man who installed statute freedom on top of the capitol and probably worked with him. enslaved man who helped create the statute of freedom and he actually got his freedom while he was working on it, slavery was abolished in washington, d.c. while he was working on the s

we start in washington and the first hearing into the january 6 attack on the us capitol.got under way earlier today. police officers have been giving harrowing first—hand accounts of what happened that day to a congressional panel, set up to investigate the siege. opening the session, the chairman of the committee said the events that day were a co—ordinated attempt to derail the peaceful transfer of power. one of the officers who testified was michael fanone, who was violently attacked and beaten by the mob. a warning — you may find some of his words distressing. they ripped off my badge, they grabbed and stripped me of my radio, they seized ammunition that was secured to my body. they began to beat me with their fists and with what felt like hard metal objects. at one point, i came face—to—face with an attacker, who repeatedly lunged for me and attempted to remove my firearm. i heard chanting from some in the crowd — "get his gun" and "kill him with his own gun". i was aware enough to recognise i was at risk of being stripped of and killed with my own firearm. i was ele

now it's worth noting that one protester who entered the us capitol ashley babbitt was shot and killed. and though some of the protesters did have guns themselves, there was not any instance of the protesters firing on police officers. now some are looking at this panel and saying it's simply impartial. we're not hearing both sides of the story. questions about about what kind of went wrong and whether or not the capital police allowed the protesters to enter. if they made a mistake or, or somehow the doors were left on guarded, what exactly happened? people are looking at. this is saying it's not an impartial hearing. it's speaker the house, nancy pelosi was being widely blamed for the fact that the congressional committee investigating the january 6 events which is convening today is hearing contains only anti trump. republicans. it is a bipartisan panel, but there are no trump supporters represented on it. there are simply anti trump democrats, as well as anti trump. republicans, let's take a listen to what's going on. and the hearings, no member of congress, should now attempt to d

the rioters who were attempting to breach the capitol were shouting, "trump sent us." rioters. i could feel my self losing oxygen and recall thinking to myself, "this is how i'm going to die, defending this entrance." our north america correspondent nada tawfik has the latest. some very vivid testimony there from police officers who were on the scene. just tell us what is the remit of this congressional hearing and doesn't have full political backing? pis and doesn't have full political backini? a , backing? as you say, extremely iowerful backing? as you say, extremely powerful testimony _ backing? as you say, extremely powerful testimony there i backing? as you say, extremely powerful testimony there from | backing? as you say, extremely i powerful testimony there from this select committee of the house of representatives which has been formed you will remember because senate republicans who initially had seemed open to the idea of a 9/11 style bipartisan commission to investigate that day, they ultimately decided to block that endeavour. and a big reason for that is

us. capitol bureau reporter ashley zavala breaks it all down for us. >> students return to california classrooms in the fall masks will be mandatory for everyone regardless of vaccination status, a true leader of parent group open. california says by doing this, the state is undermining the credibility of the vaccine. how do you encourage people who are potentially, you know, vaccine hesitant today and get themselves or their minor children vaccinated. if you're not considering the benefits of that vaccinations them. so. >> i think it's really a mixed message that cdph is sending the california department of public health released new guidelines. this week. at first requiring unmask students be sent home. governor gavin newsom is facing a recall and has been the face of the state's pandemic related policies. hours after criticism mounted against the new guidance. cdph shifted course, mask enforcement will remain in the hands of school leaders. in a statement tuesday, a spokesperson for the department of public health wrote, quote, the state recognizes the unique needs of each district in child.

us. capitol bureau reporter ashley zavala explains that action taken today and the next steps for the money. >> all that's needed to set this in stone as governor gavin newsome signature. state leaders are hoping to make a significant impact on one of the state's biggest issues. >> i think none of us need to be reminded of the crisis step. the state is in california. lawmakers thursday passed, but they're hailing as historic investments in to the state's homelessness and housing issues. about half of the 12 billion dollar plan will be spent bolstering the state's project homekey the program allows cities and counties to turn hotels, vacant apartment buildings and other property into housing for those without it, some of the money will also help support eligible first time homebuyers and provide grants to local governments to boost housing production the measure passed through the legislature with bipartisan support, our communities and small businesses are pleading for help in addressing homelessness on our streets. >> with these needed resources. there must be accountability. real metrics

us. capitol bureau reporter ashley zavala explains the progress. >> and there is money out there to get help we get to better at night struggling tenants recently approved for state rent relief standing up for the program. governor gavin newsome says some don't believe israel. california is working to send out 5.2 billion dollars in rental assistance and another 2 billion dollars to help with utilities eligible tenants can get 100% of their back in future rent through september paid off. regardless of immigration status. officials said as of wednesday, the program has received 1 billion dollars worth of requests. and so it is our goal everyone that assistance submits an application. now a criticism of the state's rent relief program in the past is that it's been too slow to distribute dollars. governor newsom's administration launched housing is key dot com to help shorten and simplify the application process approved applicants at wednesday's event who applied june 30th told the governor the money had not yet been the goal that we have is to be able from the moment at the application is as

look at some other news making headlines around the world. tropical storm elsa has had to keep us capitol, havana with heavy rains and winds of nearly 100 clumps. as our something has been reported as rivers bus bank forecast. to say, the storm will next had to florida fed as well marked is independence day with the military parade. president nicholas says he is committed to restoring prosperity to the country's aiming economy. the opposition says medea is a dictator who breaks his reelection in 2018 german chancellor, anglo merkel and fresh presidents have held a video cole with a chinese come to talk using ping. they discuss issues ranging from climate change to human writing. g told the pair that he hopes to expand, time is cooperation with with europe. l g p t q campaign is in georgia. i have counseled a prize parade of the fire vice demonstrators storm that ran their office in the capitol, tbilisi ultra, a national, broke into b. c tried headquarters attacking activists and also jealous. they told down and burned rainbow's flag. 8th people would attain over the violence. armed men ha

the headlines — police on duty during january's storming of the us capitol building by donald trump supportersave told a congressional inquiry what happened was an attempted coup. one officer described being beaten, tasered and called a traitor as rioters broke through windows and doors. the us gymnast simone biles is to be monitored daily by medics after pulling out of the final few events of the team gymnastics contest. biles won four gold medals in rio in 2016. two people have died and three others are missing after an explosion at an industrial park in the western german city of leverkusen. the former king of spain, juan carlos, is being sued by his ex—lover, who accuses him of having used the spanish intelligence service to spy on her. corinna zu sayn—wittgenstein alleges he put her under surveillance and hacked her phone. hello, and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are sonia sodha, who's the chief leader writerfor the observer, and christopher hope, the chief political correspondent and assistant editor at the daily telegraph. welcome to

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the january, the 6, the tank on us capitol hill was a clear plan to disrupt democracy. police officers a testifying in front of a select committee. the former president donald trump, was accused of inciting the rioters. cases of crone virus of search to record daily high in the home city, the lympics. they've been almost 3000 new infections in japan's capital. take. you protests have been held against the games with concerns that will become a super spread event. so says the leaders of north and south korea have agreed to restore communication channels and improve relations. the agreement follows the exchange of several letters green found korean present loom jay in a north korean leader, kim jong on those who had lunch holiday stories on a website out there, a dot com kim will be here with the news hour in less than half. now next is the stream to stay with. something was going to change, has anything really changed? this is systemic violent that needs to be addressed at its core. we are in a race against the variance. no one said until we are also looking at the world as it is right

more than six months after protestors stormed the us capitol, the house of representatives is set to the road to this moment has not been without controversy and criticism. let's bring in former adviser to president george w bush and bbc analyst ron christie. ron, good to speak to you. just looking at the political makeup of this committee, it is much more partisan now than it was in the immediate aftermath of the storming of the capital. how big a problem is that for both publicans and democrats?— that for both publicans and democrats? , ., ., that for both publicans and democrats? , ,, ,, , democrats? good evening, tim, it is alwa s democrats? good evening, tim, it is always good — democrats? good evening, tim, it is always good to _ democrats? good evening, tim, it is always good to see _ democrats? good evening, tim, it is always good to see you. _ democrats? good evening, tim, it is always good to see you. i _ democrats? good evening, tim, it is always good to see you. i think - democrats? good evening, tim, it is always good to see you. i think this i always good to see you. i

this is about 3 hours away from one side, it's hard to feed us capitol, the river that you can see right behind me is it but the river, this is a major are terry for getting around 80 percent of the countries exports leave this country through this river over 4000 best folks like the ones that you can see right behind me, also pass through this area. and the reason why we're here is because this river is hitting a historic low. it's something that's having a major impact on argentinean exports on the generation of energy. and of course on the bar lenses increases the rest. the rest of fire is happening in this part of the country last year. this place where we're at devastating fires destroy mary. many of the marshlands around this area, and that's why the government has to care a 180 day water emergency trying to assist those who are affected because of the store and trying to prepare for what is coming next. we went across the river to try to find out what's exactly going on. it's almost 5000 kilometers in length, making it the 2nd longest river in south america. but now the water in t

hundreds of cuban americans marched on the us capitol on monday to call on president biden to take actionme after they imposed sanctions on the defense minister last week. president biden has said the sanctions werejust the beginning of measures against the communist party. the amazon founder, jeff bezos, has offered nasa a $2 billion discount if it allows his blue origin company to build a spacecraft to land astronauts on the moon. in april, nasa awarded the contract for a lunar lander to a rivalfirm, spacex, which is owned by another american billionaire, elon musk. nasa hopes to put astronauts on the moon by 202a. the agency said it was aware of mr. bezos�*s offer, but a spokesperson declined to comment further. the inuit rights advocate, mary simon, has become canada's first indigenous governor—general. at her swearing in ceremony in ottawa, she pledged to build bridges across the diverse backgrounds and cultures in canada at a time when the country is reckoning with its past. courtney bembridge reports. do you swear that you will well and truly serve her majesty queen elizabeth ii in

six months after the insurrection at the us capitol, the fbi is stepping up its efforts to catch moreple involved in the january 6th attack more than 500 of the rioters have now been arrested, and more than a dozen have already pleaded guilty. but many more are still unidentified. among those who still have not been caught is the person who planted pipe bombs. outside of the republican and democratic national committee offices. the fbi has posted more than 900 pictures of rioters on its website about 300 of them are labeled as unidentified. the remaining fences put up around the capital after that, january 6th attack are now coming down. what is left of the fencing is likely to be removed as early as next week. some of the fencing and razor wire was removed back in march after the acting house sergeant at arms said there was no longer a credible threat against congress. people living in a homeless encampment in sandra fell were forced to pack up what they could and leave today. this is video of crews clearing the area, which is located on state land under the highway 11 overpass. it's

january 6th attack on the us capitol hill has been described as a clear plan to disrupt democracy. police officers who work that day have been taking it in turns to testify in front of the select committee. there reliving the verbal and physical abuse, they say they suffer during the insurrection. former president, donald trump, was accused of inciting the right is the 1st person to face trial. and the hong kong national security law has been found guilty of inciting secession and engaging in terrorism tongue and kit was prosecuted for riding his motorcycle into a group of police officers. cases of groan of ours have searched to a record day, the high and the host city of the olympics are being or 3000 new infections in japan's capital. tokyo protests have been held against the games with concerns. it will become a super spreader event. flash floods and saddam displaced more than 2000 people and hundreds of homes have been destroyed in the eastern states have got to read people . there are angry about the government's response. protest is a block, the main road and the threatening violenc

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police on duty during january's storming of the us capitol building have said donald trump's supportersnal inquiry, one officer described being beaten, tasered and called a traitor by the rioters. another labelled the attackers terrorists. republicans have largely boycotted the investigating committee. the bbc has demanded that the chinese government stop harassing foreign journalists covering flooding in henan province. it said a section of the chinese communist party had made an online call for people to report the whereabouts of a bbc team. an official inquiry has found that hundreds of vulnerable children in the care of lambeth council in south london, were abused over several decades on a scale it says was "hard to comprehend". more than 700 former residents complained about sustained cruelty and sexual abuse at 5 children's homes. apple, microsoft and google's parent company, alphabet, have reported sharp increases in sales and profits. the three tech giants have thrived during the pandemic as lockdowns pushed people to use their services. more on that in asia business report in t

but today he's going to take us through the halls of the capitol and tell us what is really there that you don't see right away but is somehow available as you walk-through the capitol. so, steve, take it on a tour of the unknown. >> thank you, jane. >> ghosts have been regularly interfering of my attempt to present this program. this is the spookiest looking picture i could find of the capitol building. this is the oldest photograph known of the capitol building and i think it looks pretty spooky. now, i get asked what -- asked what are ghosts in definition for this purpose and i have come up with the idea that ghosts, the capitol is filled with spirit and we can talk about those but some spirits arouse fear and that's the definition that i'm using of a ghost in the capitol, a spirit that arouses fear. we all believe in spirits, democracy, fans on top of the dome and even a spirit connected with that, philip reed, this is not a program of philip reed but are the men who installed the statute of freedom on top of the capitol and probably philip reed worked with them. he's pretty famous

feared for their lives — as they tried to keep the mob at bay during january's storming of the us capitolnd shouted that i, a veteran police officer, should be executed. i'm sarah mulkerrins in tokyo where day five of the 2020 games is underway. and we have the first golds in the rowing. us health officials change course on masks — vaccinated people are now being advised to wear them indoors, in places where infections are high. indonesia reports a record number of covid deaths — more than 2,000 people die in under 2a hours —

us. capitol bureau reporter ashley zavala explains that action taken today and the next steps for the moneyo set this in stone as governor gavin newsome signature. state leaders are hoping to make a significant impact on one of the state's biggest issues. >> i think none of us need to be reminded of the crisis step. the state is in california. lawmakers thursday passed, but they're hailing as historic investments in to the state's homelessness and housing issues. about half of the 12 billion dollar plan will be spent bolstering the state's project homekey the program allows cities and counties to turn hotels, vacant

and revere this institution and love the capitol building, it was the saddest day for us as well. more than six months later, january 6th is still not over for me. i have had to avail myself of multiple counseling sessions from the capitol police assistance program, and i am now receiving therapy for the persistent emotional trauma of that day. i also participated in many pier support programs with fellow officers from around the united states. i know so many other officers continue to hurt, both physically and emotionally. i want to take this moment to speak to my fellow officers about the emotions they are continuing to experience from the events of january 6th. there's absolutely nothing wrong with seeking professional counseling. what we went through that day was traumatic, and you are hurting please take advantage of the counseling services that are available to us. i also respectfully ask this select committee reviewed available resources, the services available to us and consider whether they are sufficient enough to meet our needs, especially with respect to the amount of l

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of the relationship including what happened in security the capitol and national guard was part of it. he delayed being provided cap all of us were shocked it happened that led to people entering the capitol. i had no confidence situation at hand and when the breach good happen, i had a lot of confidence would be dealt with swiftly, it took a lot longer than it should have. we things about that will have a full investigation and similar private purposes publicly. the situation scene is about comforting him as well so there were people some of the things that happen they weren't all there congressman, thoughts on the chair of the chief about a briefing yesterday, the militarc sufficient collections from a new book report general mark miller, the chair of the joint chiefs of staff. president donald trump would attempt to who. >> i've been a little concerned about general milley as chairman of the joint chief. i suppose he's been fine for what biden is trying to do, by the military from the beginning. right now on the board of visitors to the u.s. military academy and we haven't been able to meet since joe biden became presiden

, but certainly for the capitol police. none of us want to see bloodshed. the capitol police have a difficult job to do. protect those in congress, the public, the capitol complex. they also have the role of concierge, answering questions to the public, trying to be good ambassadors for congress and interacting with the general public. they have dual roles they are performing. on that day, the last thing anyone wants to do was start taking out their weapon and firing indiscriminately at the protesters. it was a protest, and at some point a crossed a line from a protest to an insurrection. the capitol police were underprepared for that transition. we have seen protests at the capitol all the time. that is part of democracy. freedom of assembly, freedom of speech. i have been in congress for 21 years. i have seen all kinds of vociferous groups come to the capitol to express their opinions and protest, especially during health care reform. it was one of the most vociferous protests i have ever seen. but that did not transition to an insu

officers sustained injuries in the line of duty but those all occurred outside the spotlight of the us capitol so they have nowhere to go together hearings. one of those men is my next guest, lapd officer anthony diaz. he and his partners responded with george floyd protests got out of control. he and other officers arrived to call, it had artie been infiltrated by rioters, bottles, rocks and other items were thrown at the police cars even as they attempted to secure the area. project is continued to rain down, officer diaz was struck through the car window. the object hit the side of his head and exited through the back window after being knocked out. diaz says he returned to consciousness to see blood everywhere. his fellow officers were able to break away from the rioters and find a natural police car but let him to safety. diaz was stitched up from his wounds but later learned the projectile had cracked his skull resulting in bleeding in his brain. officer diaz is miraculously back on the job and running in the boston marathon to raise money. we are glad to have officer anthony diaz here,

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capitol. for those of us in the capitol police who serve and revere this institution and who love the capitol building, it was the saddest day for us as well. more than six months later, january 6th still isn't over for me. i've had to avail myself of multiple counselling sessions from the capitol police employee assistance program and i'm now receiving private counselling therapy for the persistent emotional drama of that day. i've also participated in many peer support programs with fellow law enforcement officers from around the united states. i know so many other officers continue to hurt, both physically and emotionally. i want to take this moment to speak to my fellow officers about the emotions they continue to experience from the events of january 6th. there's absolutely nothing wrong with seeking professional counselling. what we went through that day was traumatic. if you are hurting, please take advantage of the counselling services that are available to us. i also respectfully ask that this select committee review the available resources, the services available to us and consider w

southern california man has been arrested after being charged with taking part in the right at the us capitolthomas purse was arrested in irvine yesterday and is accused of impersonating a member of the media purse was photographed inside the capitol wearing a tactical vest and black helmet marked with the word press on it. the fbi says there is no evidence he has legitimate press credentials that we reached by when reached by the associated press today. purse said he was in the building as part of a legitimate news organization but declined to name which one we could see pope francis in public for the first time since his surgery tomorrow. the vatican expects the pontiff will deliver his weekly prayer at nine in the morning, our time from a window at the rome hospital, where he is recovering from intestinal surgery. doctors admitted the pope to the hospital last sunday after suffering a severe narrowing of his large intestine. the vatican issued a statement today calling the pope's latest blood test satisfactory. doctors say he's walking eating. working as he recovers still overnight to east

capitol. for those of us and the capitol police who serve and revere this institution and who love the capitol building, it was the saddest day for us as well. more than six months later, january 6 still isn't over for me. i have had to avail myself of multiple counseling sessions and i'm now receiving private therapy for the persistent emotional trauma from that day, i also participated in many peer support programs with fellow law enforcement officers from around the united states. i know officers continue to hurt both physically and emotionally. i want to take this moment to speak to my fellow officers about the emotions they're continuing to experience from he events of january 6, there's absolutely nothing wrong with seeking professional counseling, what we went through that day was traumatic and if you're hurting please take advantage of the counseling services that are available to us, i also respectfully ask that this select committee review the available resources -- the services available to us and consider whether they are sufficient enough to meet our needs, especially with respect