did their part to upheld to republic and it was passed on to all of us that night. while it was a horrific day, and we lost incredible people. officers who did their best that day. in the end, democracy prevailed. >> can i ask you though, having been there that day. how, is this difficult on this one-year anniversary? >> it's always hard. i think the hardest thing about today was the staff members. many of them were sheltered in closets. two of my staff members in there, each had a fork. that was all they could get ahold of to defend themselves. you had police officers with scratches on their face, with bruises who had lost friends. it was this emotional moment today as they were all back knowing this was the one-year anniversary. >> well, thank you for this trip, and thank you -- >> i think it is important we never forget. that's why i thought it was important to take you down this hallway.