jeffries. >> we did not really have the highest degree of information, particularly being on the house floor, we did not get to see the images and the realtime footage of of the ongoing assault on the capitol. however, after we arrived in a secure location, we got some understanding of that and could only have imagined how our loved ones were feeling watching it in real time. so it certainly was a great comfort, of myself and every other member, communicate with our family members back at home. one of the communications that i received that was disturbing was my brother reached out to me to indicate that -- to check to see if we were okay. i indicated to him that i was ok. as an aside, let me know he and his family had received a threatening message from someone, indicating that they knew where my brother and his wife and his three girls live, and they had people in the neighborhood, and if me, meeting his brother, the congressman, did not stop telling lies about the election, something bad was going to happen. announcer: this week, you will also hear from two texas representatives. ja

. >> this week, you will also hear from akeem jeffries of new york. january 6, views from the house. sunday at 10:00 p.m. eastern on c-span, c-span.org or on the c-span radio app. >> in june, robert gottlieb, a man who has been the final editor of all of robert caro's books wrote an essay. the focus was on john gunther. and the 900 page book he wrote 75 years ago called inside usa. in gottlieb's opinion, gunther was probably the best reporter america ever had. we wanted to find out more about this publishing success story so we called canadian freelance writer can comfort sent to talk to him about his 1992 book called inside: the biography of john gunther. >> listen at c-span.org/podcasts or whatever you get your podcasts. >> c-span is your unfiltered view of government. we are funded by these television companies and more. including lal. -- including wow. >> wow supports c-span as a public service along with these other television providers. giving you a front row seat to democracy. >>

jeffries. >> we did not really have the highest degree of information because strictly lean on the house floor, we did not really get to see the images and the real-time footage of the ongoing assault on the capitol. however, once we arrived in a secure location, we were able to get some understanding and could only imagine how our loved ones were feeling watching it unfold in real time. certainly, it was a great comfort to myself and every other member to be able to communicate with our family members back at home. one of the communications that i received that was disturbing was my brother reached out to me to indicate that, to check to see if we were ok. of course, i responded to him that i was ok, and being as an aside, let me know, by the way, he and his family had received a threatening message from someone indicating that they need a that my brother -- that they knew where my brother, his wife and three kids lived, and they had people in the neighborhood, and that if me, meaning his brother, the congressman, did not stop telling lies about the election, something bad was going to