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  Share Source: AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite Oh, she is an insufferable lady that’s for sure. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced that more resources will be devoted to Capitol Building protection, especially towards the enemy within the House. She means Republicans. Of course, she said it was directed at Members of Congress who have brought firearms onto the House floor. In an era where Joe Biden is calling for unity, top members of his party are decidedly not interested in following his ...

Capitol ground, and i want to explain to the panel. mark? >> well, i like to look at the the jury works with me, great, and if not, great. but if somebody in the halls of government is saying snag is not that obnoxious in the middle of a hearing where someone like attorney general sessions is having a comment made about him and she is dragged off an arrest and convicted of the charge. i am beyond befuddled and frustrate and it is an absurdity and demoralizing that this is what the krcriminal jus...

Secondly i would say that what donald trump does is -- will appeal directly to latinos. in other word he treats them as equals as american citizens. he doesnt condescend to them and patronize them. i would suggest the reason mitt romney and john mccain lose because that was in fact their approach. that is the sort of moderate republican stance. it always loses presidential elections. >> jeffrey lord appreciate you being on john carlos fray, good to have your voice, michael, thank you. tune in fo...

These grounds on friday. and if any of you vote to amend you are ensuring that this flag will fly beyond friday. >> what representative horn did was magnificent. took a lot of courage and helped us win the day. >> state house representative gilda hobb hunter in the house, well before the flag was moved from the dome to its current spot. seeing the speaker sign the bill early this morning was a moment she says was worth fighting for. >> i thought it would be removed some day but not when i am sti...

Ordering its removal after a marathon and intense debate in the state house. >> surrounded by the very lawmakers who helped make this moment possible south carolina governor nicki haley took a moment to remember the nine lives lost just 22 days ago. >> it seems like so long ago. because the grieving has been so hard. but at the same time we have all been struck by what was a tragedy that we didnt think we would ever encounter. nine amazing people that forever changed south carolinas history. >> ...

From the white house, pennsylvania avenue outside of the white house does remain closed following the police response to the navy yard this morning. a law enforcement official telling our jim acosta this is standard security precaution in light of any potential incident. not coming from the white house, i was wrong on that. coming from a law enforcement official to jim acosta. pennsylvania avenue remains closed as they assess the situation. lets go to renee marsh. renee what are the capitol poli...

Any shots inside. this just shows how one 911 call can set this into motion here. police certainly not taking anything for grants. they are still going room by room were told throughout that building. >> jeff stay with me. as we get some more analysis i do want to read this to you just coming into u.s. at cnn from the capitol. as jeff was just talking about, the capitol is about a mile away from the washington navy yard. as a protective measure, enhanced security measures may be visible and obse...

They say that theyre also in communication with law enforcement on the scene there at the navy yard. but strategically they say they have additional units in the field as well as around the capitol ground. so, of course thats very significant because where this is happening is not very far from the capitol, so they are taking precaution there. as you know and as evan perez reported, both the atf and the fbi are there on the scene. but at this point there has been no report of an actual shooter. ...

Security. >> how is that legal? >> reporter: following this unprecedented stunt, new questions about security in the nations capital. how did the u.s. military capital police and the secret service all miss this? the stunning scene playing out wednesday. a 61-year-old florida mailman doug hughes looking to deliver a message to washington carrying 535 letters, one for each member of congress protesting government corruption. >> this is not good people. >> reporter: ultimately landing on the capit...

Supreme court, fought for, laid out an argument, and won that argument so that our values as a country could be exhibited on that capitol ground, and i want to say thank you for that. youre a powerful man and a great friend. i love you, brother. great on you. we dont mind suing the federal government when they overstep their bounds. and we need a president of the united states that understands were not going to walk into states and their sovereign rights and sue them. thats not what the departme...