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The fbi got a lot of tips about this. and that's 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 don't really mean it, they don't have concrete plans to do anything. and the other is that the capitol police aren't aren't prepared in a security sense to defend their building...

In this threat. one is that they decide a lot of this is aspirational talk, they don't really mean it, don't have concrete plans to do anything. and the other is that the capitol police aren't 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 that they had a failure of belief, they do not believe ultimately that a bunch of middle—aged whi...

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. >> reporter: how they're changing that. a deejay volunteered time. people keep showing up. >> we need to sc...

♪ but there's more to it. >> i grew up in west philadelphia, where we are now. and i've 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 to do it. >> we always see police officers using too much force or abusing their power, but we ra...

So two beat cops in philadelphia are going beyond the call of duty, using karaoke to break down barriers in their community. cnn's alexander field has the story. >> reporter: west philadelphia doesn't always look like this. ♪ but it's a good look for one of the toughest parts of the city, and it's 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 busy intersection with, yes, karaoke. ♪ what's going on >> reporter: and dancing.