Thank you. We are waiting now for a News Conference to begin. Its a joint News Conference by any number of Different Police forces to give us an update. The metro police, Capitol Police and the fbi we are expecting to hear from them in a few minutes. Looks like they are headed toward the microphone so we are going to stay with it for a bit. Theres a lot of unanswered questions, exactly what happened in the shooting of the woman who was apparently driving that car that was trying to elude police and what about the baby. And they are trying to figure out why . What brought her to washington. The woman is from connecticut. There was a report earlier that someone said there might have been something in terms of a mental problem, psychological problem with her and it has not been determined, yet, at least as far as we know, why she was here or what her purpose was, especially as it regards to the incident at the white house where she tried to breakthrough the barriers. One of our uniformed
Disturbing video of her just speeding right in front of the capitol as you have seen over and over. Were hoping to get some answers coming up shortly. Back to you. Peggy fox, as you know well be bringing everyone that News Conference live as it happens. And we just got a twominute warning. So in a couple of minutes, again, the fbi, secret service, and metropolitan Police Department, they will be coming to those microphones that you see right there. We can start to see it off in the distance there just a few yards away. A lot of questions still remain to be answered right now. We want to know why the woman was here. Perhaps who she was. What they found out about her background, who was driving the car, who the other woman in the hospital is. Here it comes. I want to talk about the incident today. At about 14 to 12 hours today, a black infiniti sedan struck the security fencing and one of the uniform divisions at the outer check point of the white house at 15th street and northeast west.
Kind of suspicious vehicle. The investigation is going to have to go as to why the officers opened fire. Ed we are going to show you someow video of a police cruiser. There was a Capitol Police ca officer who tried to chase the woman and he hit one the barricades that is installed on the lower end of constitutiontii avenue near first street northwest. Those barricades are used for major events like the state of the union. Those barricades came up as thee officer was in pursuit. The vehicle was practicallyticly destroyed. The officer was trapped. Apped. The rescue and department had to come were going to the press conference now. We are looking again at the u. S. Capitol. This is an area where the press conference is about to begin. You can see officials walkinging over. As paul mentioned the u. S. U. S. Capitol squad car was so damagea when it clipped one of the barricades from the United States st secret was. Et i want to talk about the about incident today. At 1412 hours, today a bla
House democrats introduced a single article of impeachment charging trump with incitement of insurrection with more than 200 House Democrats signing on. It alleges that trump, quote, gravely endangered the security of the United States and its institutions of government. He threatened the integrity of the democratic system, interfered with the peaceful transition of power, and imperilled a coequal branch of government. He thereby betrayed his trust as president to the manifest injury of the people of the United States. The article of impeachment also cites article iii of the constitutions 14th amendment, an artifact of the civil war in which United States senators had sided with the seditious confederacy. Article 33 prohibits any person who has engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the United States from Holding Office without the approval of twothirds of the house and the senate. In an interview last night on 60 minutes, Speaker Nancy Pelosi stressed the need for accountability
His honor. And now three days after his death and after mounting criticism, the white house finally lowered its flag to half staff. The New York Times is reporting that President Trump hasnt even called officer sicknicks family. Vice president pence did. We also know president elect joe biden spoke with the brother of officer sicknick. Jeremy, to you first, the flag at the white house is now lowered to half staff. What is the white house saying about that . Thats right, anna. The flag was lowered to half staff today around 2 00 p. M. It came two days after House Speaker nancy pelosi ordered the flags at the capitol to be lowered at the half staff. In a white house in a statement on this, it does not explain why it took the white house so long to take this step. But here is a statement from the president on lowering the flag at the white house. As a sign of respect for the service and sacrifice of United States Capitol Police officers brian d. Sicknick and howard liebengood, i hereby or