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%-p, president biden today said he would soon get involved. >> i will do what i can to try to see if we have real progress. >> reporter: the president laid out a series of proposals thursday, including a ban on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines. >> how much more carnage are we willing to accept? >> reporter: but in a narrowly divided u.s. senate, where 60 votes and both party's support is needed, many of the president's proposals are not on the table. assault weapon ban, raising the minimum age, is that on the table in your conversations? >> right now, there aren't the votes in the s...

Other weapons. u.s. capitol police have identified him as 53-year-old jerome felipe from flint, michigan. he is a retired new york police department officer. he faces charges of unlawfull possession of high-capacity magazines and unregistered ammo. investigators are still at this point trying to figure out what exactly whefs trying to do, although a law enforcement official tells cbs news he was just trying to see the sites here around the capitol. norah. >> o'donnell: odd story. nikole killion, thank you. let's turn now to uvalde, texas, where three more funerals took place today. we're learn...

Using actors and volunteers as victims, having to force entry, not waiting for a tactical team to get there but to go in. we also have to remember that if we're putting that kind of demand on officers, they need to be equipped properly. they need to have ballistic vests. they need to have ballistic helmets. they have to have the fire power that's going to match the assailant's. too often, what we see is a patrol officer, administrative officer or collection thereof, arriving at these scenes, and they're outgunned and unprotected. >> frank, forgive me. forgive me, frank. that was not the situat...

You know, these group chat command structure, their leaders also were intimately involved whether they were there that day or not in the plan, preparation and training for that day. you know, just confirms what so many that were there on the ground on january 6th like myself experienced with these organized elements that were exploiting the chaos of the day that had a clear, concise mission and came prepared. >> you know, you don't show up to a peaceful protest wearing kevlar helmets and ballistic vests. >> and some of the moves that they used were military moves, and also as you have been elt...

Whether they were there that day or not in the planning, preparation and training for that day. you know, just confirms what so many there on the ground on january 6th like myself experienced with these organized elements that were exploited into chaos of the day that had a clear concise mission and came prepared. you know, you don't show up to a peaceful protest wearing helmets and ballistic vests. >> and some of the moves they were -- they used were military moves and also, as you have been telling me and others, commander kyle as well there were weapons, there were guns and all along the na...