newsroom. we begin this hour with breaking news in iran where large plumes of smoke can be seen rising from an infamous prison in tehran. officials there confirming a fire has been set by the inmates of that prison. let s go to cnn s jamana. what more are you learning? we re still trying to find out what really is happening or happened at the prison. that notorious facility in northern tehran. of course, that prison that where many political prisoners, human rights activists, journalists, foreigners are kept in tehran. now, an hour ago, we started seeing video on social media showing this large plume of smoke billowing over the prison and according to the social media videos we have received, you could hear gunfire. according to the activist group that put out this video, they say that special forces were heading to the prison. now, according to the government s account of what is going on, they say that this was a fire that was started by these rioters. thugs as they desc
guard for continuing that protection. reporter: and again, those capitol police officers coming back to work. we see them here in the halls victor and alisyn, every day, just doing their job. for a lot of those metropolitan police officers, those are the ones that served the washington, d.c. area. this was maybe their first time back in the capitol since that day. and you can imagine just how heavy the emotion was in that room. all right, jessica dean for us there on capitol hill. thank you. with us is cnn law enforcement analysis and former d.c. metro police officer michael fanone, he is the author of hold the line, insurrection, one cop s battle for america s soul. michael, good to see you again. this was not your first time back in the capitol. you were there for the january 6th hearings. what was it like to be in that room today, your reception and how you received what you heard? it was bittersweet. in a lot of ways, i feel like
hidden bombs or anything but he was going to get back to me shortly as well. yes, ma am. speaker. thank you. thank you, mr. secretary. thank you. i think pence will have an honest estimate. yeah. now, how long will it take to send up here? they re trying to gather all the members up. we ll do the same. load the buses and come down to this building. at that point, we ll see if we want to continue dmemocracy her on base and get it over with. and joining me now is one of the officers who defending the capitol on january 6th. cnn law enforcement analyst and former d.c. metropolitan officer, michael fanone. author of hold the line, one cop s battle for america s soul. michael, great to see you.
back. i mean, it fluctuates. but i mean, i think that i ve definitely resolved the trauma of january 6th and right now, i m just focused on accountability and acknowledgment for all the officers that defended the capitol. all right. michael. at times, you crack a smile, which i think is always good. good to see. good luck with the book. michael is the author of the book, hold the line, the insurrection of one cop s battle for america s soul. check it out. coming up, president biden s delicate midterm balancing act. we ll talk about that. ment would be the last thing on my mind. thankfully, voya provides comprehensive solutions and shows me how to geget the most out of my workplace benefits. voya helps me e feel like i ve got it all under control. voya. well planned. well invested. well protetected. - hey honey. - hey dad.