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The fbi got a lot of tips about this. and thats part of what our reporting shows, as early as december 20, there were very specific warnings the fbi is recording but even after they get that warning, they close the case within 2a hours. and what our reporting showed is the two things are happening inside the fbi that make them not believe in this threat. one is that they decide a lot of this is aspirational talk, they dont really mean it, they dont have concrete plans to do anything. and the oth...

In this threat. one is that they decide a lot of this is aspirational talk, they dont really mean it, dont have concrete plans to do anything. and the other is that the capitol police arent prepared in a security sense to defend their building in a meaningful way against an angry crowd. in that case this rages —— raises the question, it could be naivete or incompetence or complacency, or conspiracy. where do you come down on that? what a number of official said to us in different ways was th...

So i wanted to kind of be the answer and solution, be that local neighborhood hero, and that was my goal. >> reporter: the party is the brainchild of two beat cops from the neighborhood trying to stop violence. ♪ do you believe in love and all that it can do for you ♪ >> reporter: they believe the police need more people on their side to do it. >> we always think police officers use too much force or abusing their power but rarely incidents seeing police officers in a positive light. >> repo...

♪ but theres more to it. >> i grew up in west philadelphia, where we are now. and ive seen so many people get hurt by violence. so i wanted to kind of be the answer to that solution, be that local neighborhood hero. and that was my goal. >> reporter: the party is the brainchild of two beat cops from the neighborhood, who are trying to stop violence. ♪ do you believe in love and all that it can do for you? ♪ >> reporter: they believe the police need to get more people on their side in order...

So two beat cops in philadelphia are going beyond the call of duty, using karaoke to break down barriers in their community. cnns alexander field has the story. >> reporter: west philadelphia doesnt always look like this. ♪ but its a good look for one of the toughest parts of the city, and its the police who are behind it. >> we started karaoke with a cop. >> i suggested that maybe we should do karaoke. and the rest is pretty much history. >> reporter: on friday afternoons, a block party at a ...

The south bend, fraternal order of police lodge number 36 and watches this and he got emotional. watch this. >> emotional right now because i dont know those officers exact situation but im guessing that somewhere in their administration theres a break or something broken because police officers do not have to deal with that. thats assault and battery. assault on a police officer demand the rest. steve: absolutely. brian: video is out there. you got to go back and. steve: we had a panel on earli...

Agree, we get distracted by sensation again and again. the smollett case has a celebrity, gender identity, race and political division all wrapped up into an explosive ball. >> shannon: knowing the problems in chicago it was one of the things the police superintendent said as well. hes so angry a man who was a member of these classes needs protection needs to have a voice that he would then leverage those things to actually gain attention for himself when there are actual victims out there. >> w...

Million bribe from el chapo. beyond that, theres been testimony that virtually every level of the government from beat cops, state cops to federal police to the attorney generals office, the military, even interpol in mexico was accused by one witness of taking bribes. without that corruption, the drug trade would not be possible. >> so learning all that you did about the drug business and this drug krcartel, where do the dru come in? i ask this because, of course, president trump says we need t...

Everybody, i think, knew that the corruption was pervasive in mexico but one witness testified that the former president of the mexico, pieto, took a $100 million bribe from el chapo. beyond that, theres been testimony that virtually every level of the government from beat cops, state cops to federal police to the attorney generals office, the military, even interpol in mexico was accused by one witness of taking bribes. without that corruption, the drug trade would not be possible. >> so learni...

Simple. easy. awesome. click or visit a retail store today. up here on spokanes south hill, beat cops and detectives fanned out around the neighborhood unused to violent crime. but downtown at police headquarters. >> if you need to go somewhere, knock on the door, okay? >> im in jail?