Saturday, January 9th, 2021
Special Edition: Capitol Chaos - Eyewitnesses & Security ‘Failure’
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Today we’re taking you inside the U.S. Capitol on the day a mob stormed the building.
You’ll hear two first-hand accounts from people doing their jobs in the House Chamber when the chaos began.
Then, we examine what some have called security failures. A former Capitol Police Chief offers his insights.
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Tia Mitchell
Tia Mitchell is the AJC’s Washington correspondent. In this role, she writes about Georgia’s congressional delegation, campaigns, elections and the impact that decisions made in D.C. have on residents of the Peach State. She currently serves as chair of the Political Task Force for the National Association of Black Journalists.
Andrew Harnik
Andrew Harnik is a staff photographer for The Associated Press. He has been recognized with awards from the Photos of the Year International and National Press Photographers Association's Best of Photojournalism competitions, as well as the White House News Photographers Association for the past nine years in a row including the Political Photograph of the Year in 2012, and again in 2017, a top honor.
Photo credit: Melissa Golden
Terry Gainer
In 2002, Terry Gainer was selected to be the Chief of the U.S. Capitol Police. He then entered the private sector as a chief executive officer responsible for a multimillion-dollar innovative law enforcement program supporting military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.
From January 2007 to May 2014, Mr. Gainer served as the 38th United States Senate Sergeant at Arms. While serving as Sergeant at Arms, Mr. Gainer was appointed a commissioner on the Independent Commission on the Security Forces of Iraq. He also served with the Special Envoy for Middle East Regional Security.
He’s a decorated veteran who served in Vietnam and retired as a captain in the United States Navy Reserve.