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>> this is who i grew up believing with my brothers. this is our family story. it's all consistent from that point in time. but as i said, it's important to note i'm not a tribal citizen and i should have been more mindful of the distinction with tribal citizenship and tribal sovereignty. that's why i apologized to chief baker and why i made a very public apology about it. >> could there be other documents out there with you identifying as an american indian? >> all i know is during this time period, this is consistent with what i did because it was based on my understanding from my family sto...

Private citizenship. this is why i have apologized to chief baker that was very gracious about it and have apologized -- >> this most recent incident came out yesterday. have you spoke with chief baker since this new incident was released and have you heard from any native american tribes or groups today since that information came out yesterday? >> so i had not spoken with anyone since i saw this information. but my apology is an apology for not having been more sensitive about tribal citizenship and tribal sovereignty. i really want to underline tribes and only tribes determine tribal citize...

Sovereignty, and for harm caused. i'm also sorry for not being more mindful of this decades ago. tribes and only tribes determine tribal citizenship. i had a good conversation with chief baker. he was very gracious. and we continue to talk about issues and continue to work on issues that matter deeply to indian country. i grew up believing with my brothers, this is our family's story. and it's all consistent from that point in time. but as i said, it's important to note, i'm not a tribal citizen, and i should have been more mindful. >> i asked warren about the criticism she's received on this ...

There in less than a minute kept that from getting much worse. >> the annapolis police and the anne arundel police were there in a minute. they had the subject in custody in two minutes. a magnificent response. i know chief baker very well. the fact is, they did and outstanding job and probably saved a good number of lives. >> neil: commissioner, thank you very much. howard safer, the new york city commissioner. more after this. hi.i just wanted to tell you that chevy won a j.d.power dependability award for its midsize car-the chevy malibu. i forgot. chevy also won a j.d. power dependability a...

Very good emergency -- i mean employee assistance program so in oakland i'm sure they have an employees assistance program. when folks respond to some type of tragedy like this, even during this thing and after this thing. some of the same members who have experienced this type of tragedy, they can counsel the younger firefighters. we get counseling for our members who go through something like this. >> it's good to hear that because you can tell the weight of the -- the emotional weight this is taking on those who are in charge there. chief baker, thank you so much. >> thank you very much for...