he supports the public hearing the stories about what happened. we know on tuesday, we'll hear from a small group testifying on capitol hill. but i asked him if more of his officers should be able to speak out, whether he will give them the latitude to do so. here's what he said. >> should officers be given more freedom to speak out about what they endured on january 6th? >> look, we need to hear their stories. >> will you allow them to speak out? >> absolutely. absolutely, yeah. i mean, they need to be heard. >> so, again, this new chief taking the helm of a department that has obviously been under the microscope. if you look at january 6th and the aftermath, the capitol police essentially went radio silent from a leadership perspective. weeks went by without us hearing them step to the microphones and take questions from the press. compare this with the new chief. day one, sitting down with us.