Jan. 6 Protests

The FBI is seeking help identifying seven men suspected in the assault of D.C. Officer Mike Fanone.  Fanone was brutally beaten outside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. He told News4 he is recovering from a mild heart attack after he was struck with a Taser multiple times and beaten with a “Thin Blue Line” flag.  “Kill him with...

D.C. Police Officer Mike Fanone and Officer Christina Laury describe how they confronted pro-Trump rioters at the U.S. Capitol. Fanone is currently recovering from a mild heart attack he suffered during the attack.

A man who traveled to Washington for the Capitol riot and is charged with threatening House Speaker Nancy Pelosi also made threats of violence toward Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser and had the means to carry them out, federal prosecutors say. Cleveland Meredith, who drove to Washington from Colorado on Jan. 6, sent a text while still in the District…

There have been more arrests and charges stemming from the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. In one hearing Wednesday, prosecutors said a Colorado man brought 2,500 rounds of ammo last week and eventually targeted D.C.’s mayor. News4’s Scott MacFarlane reports.

Disturbing video footage shows rioters at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 dragging a police officer down a flight of stairs, punching officers and using a flagpole with an American flag as a weapon. A D.C. officer was beaten with a flagpole bearing the flag, the acting police chief said. Members of a mob can be seen on video...

Disturbing video shows rioters at the U.S. Capitol beating police officers. One man can be seen using a flagpole flying an American flag as a weapon.

News4’s Darcy Spencer reports that there is a heightened sense of security in the Capitol complex, which can only be expected to increase in the coming days.

A Virginia police officer who was placed on leave after he went in his off-duty hours to events that led to a deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol says he did nothing wrong

The head of the National Guard says at least 10,000 troops will be deployed in Washington, D.C., by Saturday, and an additional 5,000 could be requested from other states. There are currently 6,200 Guard members in the city from D.C. and five nearby states. The increase in requests for Guard members on Monday comes as officials brace for more, possibly…

High fencing going up and as many as 15,000 National Guard members will be deployed by the Inauguration. Pat Collins reports.

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser says officials need to take a very different stance for this inauguration compared to those of the past.

The mayor of Washington, D.C., asked federal officials to cancel permits for demonstrations and plan to protect federal property around Inauguration Day “given the new threats from insurgent acts of domestic terrorists.”  Mayor Muriel Bowser asked Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf to cancel public gathering permits for the next two weeks, from Jan. 11 to Jan. 24. The…

Tours of the Washington Monument were suspended because of “credible threats to visitors and park resources,” officials say. Temporary closures of other areas are possible.  National Mall and Memorial Parks Superintendent Jeffrey Reinbold announced the Washington Monument tour suspensions Monday. Tours will be suspended immediately, through Jan. 24.  “Groups involved in the January 6, 2021 riots at the U.S. Capitol…

News4’s Darcy Spencer continues team coverage live from outside the Capitol with details about the letter Mayor Bowser sent to the head of Homeland Security.

U.S. Capitol Police have a new acting chief after the chief announced he would resign in the wake of the Capitol riot.  Assistant Chief Yogananda Pittman will be the acting chief, the department said. She joined the department in 2001, rose through the ranks and is Assistant Chief for Protective and Intelligence Operations, the Capitol Police website says.  Pittman...

Members of the U.S. House of Representatives and their staffs were told Sunday to get tested for COVID-19 because of potential exposure Wednesday while they hid from rioters who surged into the Capitol.  The U.S. House Office of the Attending Physician told members to get tested as a precaution.  “Many members of the House community were in protective isolation...

National Guard troops from D.C., Maryland and Virginia will remain in D.C. after a mob stormed the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday. The D.C. National Guard will be placed on a 30-day mobilization, ensuring that troops will be on the ground through Inauguration Day and beyond, two defense officials told NBC News.  The Maryland National Guard will remain in D.C....

Jacob Anthony Chansley, a longtime QAnon supporter from Arizona known as Jake Angeli, was arrested Saturday, authorities said.

At least 14 more people are facing charges for the chaos at the U.S. Capitol. The charging documents include some very troubling allegations. News4’s Scott MacFarlane has been looking through the records and asking questions of the Justice Department.