basically to sneak this one by you all. >> it's telling, lawrence, that there was no media in the chamber. we have had a plethora of cameras all day every day. i'm informed one of the reporters has a text message from the speaker of the -- excuse me, the chairman of the rules committee saying there would be no votes. hence the absence of media. and you're right, had my colleague not caught it on video, it would have gone by. and it would have been unknown to anyone, and so i'm so thankful he did that. we're trying to sanitize north carolina with the lie today, call these things into clear focus and -- do what we can. >> were you aware that the republicans had called in the police, the police, and they were approaching you and that's why your colleagues were