the district of columbia national guard provides support to the metropolitan police police department, the park police, secret service and other federal and district law enforcement agencies in response to planned rallies, marches, protests and other large scale first amendment activity on a routine basis. the standard component of such support is the stand-up of an off-site quick reaction force, element of guardsmen held in reserve with civil disturbance response equipment, helmets, shields, batons, et cetera. they're postured to quickly respond to an urgent and immediate need for assistance by civil authorities. the secretary of the army's january 5th letter to me withheld that authority for me to employ a quick reaction force. additionally, the secretary of the army's memorandum to me required that a concept of operation be submitted to him before the employment of a quick reaction force. i found that requirement to be unusual as was the requirement to seek approval to move guardsmen supporting the metropolitan police department, to move from one traffic control point to another. a

the district of columbia national guard never requested an rc-26 flyover the district of columbia. so the difference between the summer and january 6 was the secretary of the army was right next to me for days at a time. when it came time to respond to the white house, the secretary of the army was with me the , monuments, the secretary of the army was with me. he either came to my headquarters, he rode in the car with me, our i rode in the car with him. i was present when he called the secretary of defense and the attorney general to request approval for requests that the city made. so the city wanted us to conduct additional traffic control points, blocking vehicles. the secretary gave me a verbal and then contacted the secretary of defense and the attorney general and it was done. so those are just some of the differences that occurred. and i didn't have the secretary of the army with me on january six. >> the secretary was with you during the summer. those were large gatherings. all of the evidence pointed that this was going to be a very large gathering and we know that some -

first i think it's critical to understand what the district of columbia national guard mission was on january 6th to include the civilian agency we were supporting and our request for support of other civilian authorities were handled. on december 31st, 2020, the district of columbia national guard received written requests from the district of columbia mayor muriel bowser and her director of homeland security and emergency management dr. christopher rodriguez. the request sought national guard support for traffic control and crowd management for planned demonstrations in the district from january 5th through january 6th, 2021. after conducting mission analysis to support the district's request, i sent a letter to the secretary of the army, ryan mccarthy, on january 1st requesting his approval. i received that approval in a letter dated january 5th, granting support to the metropolitan police department with a 320 guardsman personnel to include a 40 personnel quick reaction force. the district of columbia national guard provides support to the metropolitan police department, the unite

the district of columbia national guard never requested an rc-26 flyover the district of columbia. so the difference between the summer and january 6th was the secretary of the army was right next to me for days at a time. when it came time to respond to the white house, the secretary moves with me, the monuments, the secretary of the army was with me. he either came to my headquarters, he rode in the car with me, our i rode in the car with him. i was present when he called the secretary of defense and the attorney general to request approval for requests that the city made. so the city wanted us to conduct additional traffic control points, blocking vehicles. the secretary gave me a verbal and then contacted the secretary of defense and the attorney general and it was done. so those are just some of the differences that occurred. and i didn't have the secretary of the army with me on january 6th. >> the secretary was with you during the summer. those were large gatherings. all of the evidence pointed that this was going to be a very large gathering and we know that some -- based o

i withhold authority to approve employment of the district of columbia national guard reaction force, and will do so only as a last resort, in response to a request from an appropriate civil authority. i would require a concept of operation prior to authorizing employment of a civil quick reaction force. a quick reaction force normally is a commanders tool to help either a civilian agency, but more typically, to help the national guardsmen who are out there in need and need assistance. sen. portman: i think it's the very definition of a quick reaction force to be able to react quickly. you have to go through that kind of authorization, including coming up with a concept of operation, before the secretary, or as you say, the secretary of defense. secretary of the army or secretary of defense would approve deployment, seems to me to be contrary to the whole concept of a quick reaction force. just to be clear -- gen. walker: just to be clear, the secretary of defense said i could use it as a last resort. but the secretary of the army said i could only use it after he gave me permission,

first i think it is critical to understand what the district of columbia national guard's mission was on january 6, and how request for support of other authorities were handled. on december 31, 2020, the district of columbia national guard received written request from the district of columbia mayor muriel bowser and her director of home and emergency management. to request thought national guard support for traffic control and crowd management for plans demonstrations in the district from january 5 through generally sixth 2021. after conducting mission analysis to support the request, i sent a letter of the second -- a letter to the secretary of the army requesting his approval. i receive that approval in a letter dated january 5, frantic support to the metropolitan police department with 320 guardsmen personnel. to district of columbia national guard provided support for the metropolitan police department, the united states park police, secret service and other agencies in response to planned rallies, marches, protests and other large-scale first amendment activities on a routine b

the quick reaction force was district of columbia air national guard, security forces squadron. most of those guardsmen are law enforcement officers in their civilian positions. so they were ready to go and they were outfitted with all the equipment that they needed. >> and they were out at andrews? >> they were at andrews. i took it upon myself to move them without permission. i just moved them to the armory so they would be closer as well. >> okay. who was on that conversation with you? you mentioned from the defense department? i know who was on there from the police and d.c. >> lieutenant general michael flynn. he was in charge of operations for the army. the director of the army staff was on the phone -- was on the call, lieutenant general pyatt, other senior civilian leaders from the united states army and other high-ranking general officers were on the call as well. >> okay. do you remember who was mostly talking about the optics, the questions that senator peters asked you and their concern about that? >> yes. during the phone call with the district of columbia leaders,

., less than 20 minutes, the district of columbia national guard arrived at the capitol. >> i imagine the scene. the whole country and world is seeing it on tv. you have the police line breached at this moment. you have smashed windows. you have insurrectionists going through the police lines. you are on the phones. everyone has seen this on tv. they are not immediately approving your request. in your recent testimony you just said that hey, i could have gotten them on the buses and ready to go. that is correct. >> that is correct, senator. >> as you just testified in response to senator peters, you believe it would have made a difference to have them at the perimeter at a sooner point, and i know the people in charge of capitol security felt the same. >> yes, ma'am. >> and so you could have had them there hours earlier if approved. then you had them on the bus. they were sitting on the bus for a short period of time waiting because you thought they just got to honor the request. is that how your head is working. you actually put them on the bus so they were ready to go but couldn't l

i already had district of columbia national guard military police vehicle in front of the bus to help get through any traffic lights. we were there in 18 minutes. i arrived at 17:20. they were sworn in as soon as they got there. >> as soon as the pentagon finally told them, yes, it's okay to go, the guardsmen were at capitol in 18 minutes. could have been there in 18 minutes. instead, the pentagon, including mike flynn's brother, after mike flynn is publicly calling on the military to do what the rioters were trying to do, overthrow the government and reinstall trump in power, general flynn's brother and other officials didn't like the idea of sending in the national guard. they were held back more than three hours. could have been there in 18 minutes but were held back more than three hours while everything that happened that day happened and five people died. joining us now, senator amy klobuchar, chairman of the rules committee, and on other committee assignments, nexus of the developing stories tonight. you're in middle of it all, thanks for make the time to be here tonight. >> th

so, i already had district of columbia national guard, military police vehicle in front of the bus to help get through any traffic lights. so, we were there in 18 minutes. >> 18 minutes. >> i arrived at 17:20. and they were sworn in as soon as they got there. >> as soon as the pentagon finally told them, yes, it's okay to go, the guardsmen were at the capitol in 18 minutes. they could have been there in 18 minutes. instead, the pentagon, including mike flynn's brother, after mike flynn is publicly calling on the military to do what the rioters were trying to do, overthrow the government and reinstall trump in power, general flynn's brother and other pentagon officials told them they didn't like the idea of sending in the national guard, so the guard was held back for more than three hours while the capitol was overrun. they could have been there in 18 minutes. but instead, they were held back for more than three hours. while everything that happened that day happened and five people died. joining us now is senator amy klobuchar, chair of the rules committee, one of the committees that

the district of columbia national guard announced today that all troops who took part in the mission to protect our democracy from internet conspiracy theorists will now receive metals in recognition of their heroic sacrifice. the primary metal is called the presidential inauguration support metal, that's for people who were there for president biden's inauguration. that metal will be supplemented by the emergency service ribbon. if you're a d.c. guardsman who's been on duty in the city since january depicting america, you can add another metal to your chest and more may be coming. according to air force lieutenant colonel robert karp, we aren't making this it up, other federal decorations will also be considered. wow, that seems a big deal. here's some context. more than 60,000 american soldiers and marines fought on guadalcanal in the south pacific, about 15,000 died or were wounded there but not one of those got unofficial guadalcanal metal for the experience because the pentagon didn't offer it. it may have been horrible and bloody but it just didn't justify its own ribbon. guada

the founding director of columbia's national center for disaster preparedness who advises us on public health. doctor, what should we know about the vaccine? it has been an inauspicious early history of this. i will quickly add that in this conversation, while we get a microphone on you, that every downfall astrazeneca and their p.r. department suffers is getting amplified by the russians. it is in the russian interest to diminish the effectiveness of this vaccine. won't the final product keep people out of the hospital and keep people from dying? >> it sure would, brian. this is a sad and extraordinary story. with reverence to the communication team, they might want to get people that know what they are doing. the fact that the russians are exacerbating every misstep with everything to do with covid control and vaccines is making the situation worse. there have been a number of missteps since astrazeneca announced they had a two-dose vaccine, starting with the extraordinary announcement they were getting less effective results from the second dose, from a second dose than the first al

>> the district columbia national guard announced today that all troops who took part in the mission to protect our democracy from internet conspiracy theorists will now receive medals in recognition of their heroic sacrifice. the primary medal is called the presidential inauguration support ribbon. that's for people who were there for president biden's inauguration. but that medal will be supplemented in cases in which our heroes have earned it by the emergency service ribbon. if you've been on guard in the city protecting american trump voters you can add another medal to your chest. according to air force lieutenant colonel carver, and we're not making this up, he made the announcement, "other federal declarations are also being considered." wow that seems like a big deal. more than 60,000 american soldiers and marines fought in the south pacific in world war ii. about 15,000 of them died or were wounded there but not one of those, not one, got an official canal medal for the experience because the pentagon didn't offer them. it may have been horrible and bloody, but it just didn'

founding director of columbia's national center for disaster preparedness. he advises us on matters of public health. doctor, when do you think children will be able to be vaccinated in our country, and where do you stand on it? >> good evening, brian. well, i think we're talking about the next few months possibly. i think certainly before the next school year begins this september. i'm a believer, brian, because i think it's important that children get vaccinated, children are still vulnerable, maybe not the level for fatalities that adults are, but they certainly are capable of carrying it. if they're capable of carrying, that means they're a potential verdict to potential cause grandma and grandpa and other older people or people with risks to get ill. so i'm in favor and i think it'll facilitate getting kids back to school. >> i note that neither you nor i is enjoying spring break, but a whole lot of others are. i want to play for you a portion of an interview tonight with the mayor of miami beach. we'll discuss on the other side. >> we have a huge probl

>> the district columbia national guard announced today that all troops who took part in the mission to protect our democracy from internet conspiracy theorists will now receive medals in recognition of their heroic sacrifice. the primary medal is called the presidential inauguration support ribbon. that's for people who were there for president biden's inauguration.

joining us, the founding director of columbia's national center of disaster preparedness who advises us on public health. which should we know about the vaccine? it's an inauspicious -- we will quickly add, while we get a microphone on you, every downfall that astrazeneca gets, it's in the russian interest to diminish the effectiveness of the vaccine and diminish its reputation. what is going on? and won't the final product bottom line keep people out of the hospital? >> it sure is. this is a sad and extraordinary story. and with reference to the communication team from astrazeneca, they might want to start over about communicating complicated data, and the fact that the russians are are exacerbating the number of missteps. it started with the extraordinary announcement that they have getting less effective results from the second dose -- from a second dose than just the first dose alone. which seems preposterous. there is miscommunications about the early data about the vaccine, and we had a report the vaccine might have been associated with blood clots which turns out to be probabl

during the phone call with the district of columbia national -- the district of columbia leaders, the deputy mayor, chief sund, dr. rodriguez, who was talking about optics, were general flynn and general pyatt. they both said it wouldn't be in their best military advice to advise the secretary of the army to have uniformed guards members at the capitol during the election confirmation. >> the fact that general flynn was on that call as well was talking about the optics, clint, is obviously a red flag for anyone looking for connections to his brother, who was one of the big instigators, at least at the rally. >> that's right, andrea. this is kind of a pr disaster across the board for the department of defense. they're gun shy as pete said from last spring dealing with the george floyd protest and how the military was perceived in it. they pulled back. in the fall, the secretary and general milley e put out statements saying we have no part in the turnover of the election. if you look at the extremist spaces online, a lot of groups that were talking about going to the january 6th -- one

the district of columbia national guard announced today that all troops who took part in the mission to protect our democracy from internet conspiracy theorists will now receive metals in recognition of their heroic sacrifice. the primary metal is called the presidential inauguration support metal, that's for people who were there for president biden's

. >> chief conte and chief sund passionately pleaded for district of columbia national guard to get to capitol with all deliberate speed. so, the army senior leaders did not think that it looked good, it would be a good optic. they further stated that it could incite the crowd. who was talking about optics were general flynn and general pyatt. and they both said it wouldn't be in their best military advice to advise the secretary of the army to have uniformed guards members at the capitol during the election confirmation. >> peters has not set a date for the next hearing but tells nbc news he wants to hear from former acting secretary of defense and the former secretary of the army, both of whom were repeatedly mentioned in testimony. we have not heard from them yet. >>> to covid relief now. senate democrats coming down to the wire with the procedural vote on president biden's $1.9 trillion relief bill, expected to take place as early as today after being delayed. i would be surprised. according to a senate democratic aide, lawmakers are still waiting for the official cost estimate bef

. >>> and the push to make the district of columbia the nation's 51st state. advocates say that the district's more than 700,000 residents pay federal taxes and serve in the military but have no voting representation in congress. republican opponents say d.c. statehood is unconstitutional. and a political power grab by the largely democratic city. >> today's haring is all about creating two new democratic vicinities. >> the disenfranchisement of washingtonians is one of the remaining glaring civil rights and voting rights issues of our time. >> the district currently has a nonvoting house delegate. statehood would give it two senators and a full voting member of the house. >>> coming up now, dramatic eruption. a volcano triggers lightning bolts in the sky as it spews ash. >>> and just desserts. krispy kreme gives you a sweet reason to get the covid vaccine. this is the "cbs morning news." gives you a reason to get the vaccine. this is the "cbs morning news." rich, indulgent chocolate with a luscious caramel filling. with love from san francisco. ghirardelli ca

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i don't think it was so much of what the district of columbia national guard and guard nation did for june. i think it was more the word i kept hearing was the optics of it and there was concern it could inflame the protesters. so uniform presence of guardsmen in u.s. air force and army uniforms could inflame the protesters. that was a thought by army senior leaders. >> so eugene, there was a concern about optics. the concern was held by mike flynn's brother. mike flynn pardoned by donald trump before he left office and held an event, like a rehearsal dinner, if you will, for the insurrectionists the night before where he was advocating and inciting the violence that took place the next day with very much the same calls for fighting that rudy giuliani and donald trump used at the eclipse on the day of the insurrection. optics were of concern when the insurrectionists were trump supporters waving trump flags but optics were never a concern for the pentagon over the summer. explain. >> absolutely not. when you look at the difference between how protesters, peaceful protesters were treat

. >> joining me is the director of columbia university's national center for disaster preparedness, dr. irwin redleiner. he's also a pediatrician the news from pfizer, 100% effective between ages 12 and 15 what's your takeaway on that >> hi, katy, it's a great piece of information and welcome news. you know, i kind of wish that they had waited to get a little more verification from peers in that peer review that other experts look at before they released it in a press release that said, i'm thinking that we should be encouraged by this news, and, in fact, we really need to make sure that children do get safe and effective vaccines as soon as possible two reasons, katy. one is that we want to make sure children are safe even though they don't get very sick from covid. we do want them to go back to school full-time in person, and the more protected they are, the better but the second thing is that we're striving for this, you know, herd immunity where we have about 80% of all americans vaccinated, meaning that we'll be able to control the spread by having that many people vaccinated, but

irwin redliner, the founding director of the columbia university national center for disaster preparedness. dr. stephen sample, an er doc memorial hospital and health care center in jasper, indiana. a ulval tear clinical faculty member at indiana university school of medicine. and dr. eileen marty is back with us at long last, professor of infectious diseases at florida yooufrt. in the past she too has worked on global emergency matters with the world health organization. i'll begin with you with a live picture at we found ourselves having not accessed for months at a time. this doesn't look too far from the height of the lock down. this is times square in new york, live picture 11:34 eastern time. doctor, in your line of work that picture means good news. not so for all those trying to make a living in times square businesses. but here's the lead off question. how far have we come in this past year? and here's the subset question. how far have we come in these past 50 days? >> well, it's been a remarkable time, and it's like the slow boil of a frog. you know we're not feeling it as an acu

irwin redliner, the founding director of the columbia university national center for disaster preparedness. dr. stephen sample, an er doc memorial hospital and health care center in jasper, indiana. a volunteer clinical faculty member at indiana university school of medicine. and dr. eileen marty is back with us at long last, professor of infectious diseases at florida international university in miami. in the past she too has worked on global emergency matters with the world health organization. irwin, i'll begin with you with a live picture we found ourselves having not accessed for months at a time. this doesn't look too far from the height of the lock down. this is times square in new york, live picture 11:34 eastern time. doctor, in your line of work that picture means good news. not so for all those trying to make a living in times square businesses. but here's the lead off question. how far have we come in this past year? and here's the subset question. how far have we come in these past 50 days? >> well, it's been a remarkable time, and it's like the slow boil of a frog. you know w

. >> chief conte and chief sund passionately pleaded for district of columbia national guard to get to the capitol with all deliberate speed. so the army senior leaders did not think that it looked good, it would be a good optic. they further stated that it could further incite the crowd. general flynn and general piatt. they said it wouldn't be in their best military advice to advise the secretary of the army to have uniformed guards members at the capitol during the election confirmation. >> the general flynn that walker is referred to is charles flynn, deputy chief of staff in the army and brother of former national security adviser michael flynn. according to the washington most, flynn previously rejected the notion that his relationship with his brother, retired lieutenant general suggested that they should rerun the election and declare martial law was a factor in his spot. senator peters has not set a date for the next hearing but tells nbc news he wants to hear from the former acting secretary of defense and former secretary of the army, both repeatedly mentioned in testimony.

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in british columbia also reviewed this marsham and found to be extremely powerful so there is an example that across the other 2 reasons of the world indigenous people in greece indigenous people in the north west both found that this rare old growth mushroom is extremely important in our pharmacopoeia as in their medical charts. paul i've got interrupt because we only have 3 minutes left in this show we have tons of questions coming in on you tube we're not going to be able to get to them so here's what i need people to do if you're watching on the you tube at $1230.00 eastern time figure out what time that is wherever you are in the world join us on instagram we're going to an instagram live at $1230.00 eastern that is a.j. stream at a.j. stream but before we leave the show paul i know you wanted to touch on microdrives dot me can you tell us what that is. right microdots not me as a largest survey ever of people using it still so i've been in other psychedelics at below 'd threshold of feeling it's called substance or young below the threshold of their disability and my kiddos and now

in british columbia also reviewed this marsham and found to be extremely powerful so there is an example that across the other 2 reasons of the world indigenous people in greece indigenous people in the north west both found that this rare old growth mushroom is extremely important in our pharmacopoeia as in their metal and show us. paul i've got interrupt because we only have 3 minutes left in this show we have tons of questions coming in on you tube we're not going to be able to get to them so here's what i need people to do if you're watching on the you tube at $1230.00 eastern time figure out what time that is wherever you are in the world join us on instagram we're going to an instagram live at $1230.00 eastern that is a.j. stream at a.j. stream but before we leave the show paul i know you wanted to touch on microdrives dot me can you tell us what that is. right microdots not me as a largest survey ever of people using it still so i've been in other psychedelics at below threshold of feeling is called substance or young below the threshold of their disability and my kiddos and now w

you know, our -- our capitol police officers, and district of columbia police and the national guardsmen who came to the rescue, deserve all of our upon respect. and i think this is really -- it's incredible they would vote against it and i hope no republicans in the senate vote against but i suspect, unfortunately, there will be some. >> you do? you think there will be no votes in the senate? >> i think there will be some no votes in the senate, yes. and i don't know how you can -- how you can vote against honoring these courageous men and women who protected -- protected us that day. >> i think i struggle, myself, a little bit. with -- with how -- where that -- that day fits in the -- in the national imagination. and i am going to talk to you in -- in a moment about what happened at atlanta. but i do think there is a little bit of a through line of, like, the stories that we tell. the stories about who the perpetrators of violence are and who are its victims and who should be feared and who should not? and there is this kind of desire, i think, by a lot of republicans and conservatives

you know, our -- our capitol police officers and district of columbia police and the national guardsmen who came to the rescue deserve all of our respect. and i think this is really -- it's incredible they would vote against it and i hope no republicans in the senate vote against it, but i suspect, unfortunately, there will be some. >> you do? you think there will be no votes in the senate? >> i think there will be some no votes in the senate, yes. and i don't know how you can -- how you can vote against honoring these courageous men and women who protected -- protected us that day. >> i think i struggle myself a little bit with how -- where that day fits in the national imagination. and i'm going to talk to you in a moment about what happened in atlanta. but i do think there is a little bit of a through line of, like, the stories that we tell. the stories certain people tell o'of who the perpetrators of violence are and who are its victims and who should be feared and who should not. and there is this kind of desire, i think, by a lot of republicans and conservatives to just kind of ne

i daresay be the face of the nation's capitol. charlie in 2020, this body cannot associate themselves with that view. next month we will celebrate president lincoln's signing emancipation act that freed the slaves in the district of columbia, april 16th, 1862. months before the emancipation proclamation freed other enslaved people in our country. i hope to remind this congress the district residents are still not free as we remain disenfranchised by this body. i urge all of you to do whatever 200, two centuries of lawmakers have failed to correct. and grant full democracy to dc presidents through statehood predict the incremental enfranchisement of the district limited enfranchisement has historically been a bipartisan effort. but it is in no way substitute or full representation in this congress. washington dc has been a true partner to the federal comment in every aspect even though congress and president have been partners to us. we have supported and continuing the critical operations of his body and other federal agencies wit

that's why i have a bill to give the mayor of the district of columbia the right to call out the national guard just like any other mayor can. but the mayor held back the national guard because it was, remember, the -- sorry, the president held back the national guard because, remember, it was the president who essentially incited this mob to the capitol, and he wanted them there. the result is what we saw on january 6th and wh we're paying for in the nation's capitol. >> i want to clarify something that has come up this week including here yesterday, because the republicans had a leadership meeting in florida midday thursday on march 4th. and the decision to not have the session -- the session would only have been an hour or so with maybe an hour of debate and one vote on thursday morning. they did that. you all did that on wednesday night. so there was really no price paid in terms of legislative business because they couldn't have had a longer session on thursday. and there were certainly concerns as you probably heard from caucus members, from your colleagues, that they felt under thr

allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible with liberty and justice for all. the speaker: the chair will entertain 15 requests for one -minute speeches. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from district of columbia seek recognition? >> i request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker: without objection. the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. ms. norton: the final passage of president biden's america rescue plan expected tomorrow, the priorities are pressed for including $1400 indirect payments per person and $26 billion in rental assistance makes the rescue plan live up to its name. the rescue extends to the district of columbia, which receives $755 million taken from the district when republicans treated the district as a territory in the cares act. instead, the new bill treats d.c. as a state as usual, because d.c. residents pay full federal taxes and it funds d.c. for city, state and county levels because d.c. provides services at a

and navajo nation. our members have primary authority for implementing safe drinking water act on the front lib every day providing technical assistance support, and oversight of drinking water systems. which are -- critically important to ensure safe drinking waters and protecting public health in our country. also, i am the water authority division director oklahoma department of environmental equality wheream i overstate drinking water wastewater storm water operator certification and training programs and water programs. additionally i serve on burled ofra trustee for federation boad of directors for water counsel, the national drinking water advisory counsel, and les have previously served as president of the association of safe drinking water administrators. today ire will address as with challenges facing drinking water and my own experiences on the challenges of facing drinking water wastewater infrastructure. if there's anything we've learned and relearning of what we have learned is water is l

dc national guard. the scope of the request by the mayor must be limited to supporting the district's local jurisdiction and authority which excludes entities, federal entities and property. third, since mayor bowser declared a public health emergency last march, the district has not issued although the district may take pride in facilitating the exercise of the first amendment rights regardless of their beliefs, none of the public gatherings january 5th or 6th were issued permits by the city. on january 6, npd was prepared to support our partners with a first amendment assembly outside primarily on federal land while continuing to patrol and respond to calls for service throughout dc. based on our experience, we recognized there was a possibility of violence especially after the smaller groups of protesters gathered with malicious intent around city streets. to be clear although they came into a large presence that had contributed in the city after demonstrations in november and december. the district

statehood, national support grows. they are polling on this as the house prepares to take up the issue of statehood for the district of columbia, the new national poll finds 64% of voters think that d.c. should be a state, a record high of support conducted by the data for progress progressive advocacy coalition for democracy for all of 2021, shared with cbs news, a couple of comments on social media where things are, people think of that question on d.c. becoming a state. this one says i have to say no but we need to find a way to fully enfranchise residents, more power per capita, power just want unfair power. virginia, maryland, or others. william in middletown, connecticut, chris in new jersey says that what's best for fellow citizens, if statehood is the best way to ensure adequate representation, seems like a no-brainer. it should be estate, at least the area around capitol hill. there were hardly any voting residents then. part of it was part of virginia, yes, but it is a separate entity with half of a million t

not of national law, but of district of columbia law. for example, count five is based on a section of the d.c. code. section 22.3704 which involves the harm that people do when they organize attacks against others based on race, ethnicity or politics. their political affiliation, their political ideology. it makes clear those members of congress who are ready to certify the next president. when you look at the counts carefully, including the seven that are based on district of columbia law, they are legal to any challenge. they raise no constitutional problems. the factional allegations are specific and meet all of the requirements that would be applied. by someone who wanted to dismiss them. and not only, as you said, lawrence, every member of congress who would file similar suits but what about the survivors of the capitol police who were injured or killed. what about the people who with terrorized who were calling home to say good-bye to their loved ones? this is a very series serious lawsuit and it's going to be an important way for

and oregon and the national district attorneys association for their work on this topic and note some statements they have submitted for the record. i'm interested to hear from witnesses about where we can improve and where we can, you know, follow through with that guarantee of safety to every american. i know that we want to set a strong, bipartisan tone in this subcommittee. with that, i think the witnesses for being here, and i recognize the ranking member, the gentling from texas, dusty gentleman from texas -- the gentleman from texas, for an opening statement. >>'s chair, thank you for reading this hearing on an issue that is important to all americans. i recognize that commitment across the aisle and make sure we assess this threat in a fact-based way. as we saw in our initial briefing as a subcommittee a couple of weeks ago, sometimes getting straight answers from agencies can be tough, and it is incumbent upon all of us to ask those questions and get to the root of any sort of violence that is affecting our country. violent extremism in any form is on except a bull. in additi

not of national law, but of district of columbia law. for example, count five is based on a section of the d.c. code. section 22.3704, which involves the harm that people do when they organize attacks against others based on their race, ethnicity, or politics. their political affiliation, their political ideology. obviously, this was an attack, as the president made clear, on those members of congress who were ready to certify the next president. when you look at the counts carefully, including the seven that are based on district of columbia law, they're quite invulnerable to any legal challenge. they raise no constitutional problems. the allegations are specific and meet all of the requirements that would be applied by someone who wanted to dismiss them. and not only, as you said, lawrence, every member of congress who would file similar suits but what about the survivors of the capitol police who were injured or killed. what about the people who with terrorized who were calling home to say good-bye to their loved ones? this is a very

we don't need any more national guard. that was in the days leading up. in the days leading up to the inauguration, and then the capitol riot on the 6th of january. what happened on the 6th the general told congress today is that when he gets this frantic call from the capitol police chief he calls the leadership at the army because the secretary of defense has to approve deploying the guard. there is nearly a three hour delay while the defense department discusses this all because general walker said today of the concern about the apeesh of the guard on the capitol because the military was finally approaching it at 4:30. he told us for the fi time that the guard was sitting on buses in the armory in the the district waiting to come with a police escort. when he finally got the call, it was not a decision, they had to crew over it, they discussed the rules of engagement and finally they said okay, go ahead. >> i know you did a lot of work about what was happening at the pentagon. there was questions about the delay, why the optics were so concerns, and th

national guard in the country's moment of crisis. as a result, i have re-introduced a bill that would give the mayor of the district of columbia control over the d.c. national guard and i'm hopeful that this will be brought to the floor during this congress. it cannot be forgotten that the damage done would have been worse were it not for our local police, which is funded by d.c. taxpayers and was responsible for indispensible intervention when most federal police forces did not appear, saving lives at the capitol on january 6. i appreciate this recognition for the work of our local police force and importantly to reward them to ensure that the people they protect in the nation's capital are given full and equal rights by attaching the d.c. statehood bill. congratulations to the district of columbia police department, u.s. capitol police and the other law enforcement agencies on these congressional medals, which are well deserved for the protection they provided on january 6. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from

who did heavy lifting to help the cathedral to live its mission, the washington national cathedral. i'd like to say thank you to dr. ruben, the public health director of arlington county, virginia. councilman of the city council. the dean of howard university college of medicine and vice-president of clinical affairs. dr. shelly mcdonald pinkett, the interim compare of internal medicine and chief medical officer of howard university hospital. michael crawford, associate dean of strategy, outreach at howard university you've heard many names as well as different communities represented, but today we come as one because the only way to achieve success in this moment is by our reaching across and working together. there is an old african proverb that says if you want to go fast go alone, but if you want to go far, go together. today we go together. >> good evening, everyone. i'd like to thank national cathedral for organizing this terrific event tonight and for inviting us to participate. this is one great example of a partnership between government and faith-based organizations and as

and chilean columbia and other nations around the world. how long are they going to tolerate us taking all of the raw materials and turning up the hillside discrete do you think they'll continue to see that's okay. >> honestly, as you again indeed. this is a very important issue, critical minerals and metals and all supply chain. there is no doubt that we need to evaluate this. i mentioned that in my remarks that we have to look at environmentally mining in the united states because the critical minerals will probably go up by a factor of ten - 100 in any cases treated except that the innovation to come in on the lithium for example. [inaudible]. [inaudible]. so i have two questions. this go to the central improve said the 15 percent of the vehicles are electric by 2030, that will have to have 25 percent increase in her electric generators. so this mission is ultimately to go to hundred and seven and we will have to have 165 percent more power generating and we currently have today. i am wondering if we ever going to be ready for something

this morning, 15 states and the district of columbia seeing cases on the rise. much of the rest of the nation plateauing instead of declining. >> when you have that plateauing, that's usually the forerunner of another surge. >> our city has become a tinder. >> reporter: officials taking drastic measures to clamp down on out of control spring breakers. mobilizing police, shutting down roads into the city for the next 72 hours. authorities are concerned about overcrowding and violence. it comes with florida the third state in the u.s. to pass 2 million cases. americans are itching to travel. the tsa saw a record 1.5 million travellers friday, more than any time during the pandemic. in fort lauderdale, this brawl broke out after two passengers refused to wear a mask causing the entire plane to de-board. an outburst in germany as protesters clash with police. a response to lockdowns sweeping across europe as the eu struggles with a devastating third wave. new stay at home orders imposed in france, poland and italy as the world health organization this week reported

making it hit the nation's leading aggregator of asian american hate. from analysis, the following trends have emerged. 60% of incidents involved verbal harassment, 20% involved avoidance or shunning, 11% physical assault and 9% civil rights violations including refusal of service, vandalism, workplace discrimination and discrimination in housing. the vast majority do not involve hate crime. businesses including grocery ce pharmacies big box retail are the primary side of discrimination. followed by public streets and parks. the fact that so many incidents take place businesses especially concerning given that retail venuesta sell goods necessary fr daily living essential during ar pandemic. given 35% of incidents occur in public spaces is also worrisome these figures anxiety felt by api purchasing food refilling prescriptions are going on a law might use them vulnerable to be attacked.. especially vulnerable populations including seniors reported experiencing anti- asian hate incidences at significant rates. 68% of incident reports come from women. thi