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179 channel, and it was a news channel, and they were showing scenes of people basically walking through the rotunda with flags, and things of that sort. And, obviously, people had gotten into the rotunda who didn't belong there.

And he said, you know, I'm trying to get ahold of FBI. I'm trying to find out what's going on. I can't believe this is happening. I can't believe people got in there. Something to that effect.

And I watched for a few moments. And I said, you know what, sir? I'll just go over to the SIOC, I'll try to find out what's going on, I'll call you from there.

So I left RFK, our headquarters, with my detail, and I went across the street to the Hoover Building, and I went up to the SIOC at FBI.

Do you have a sense of what time it was when you got to the FBI SIOC?

It's very difficult. I know the sequence of what I did that day. It's very difficult to pinpoint exact times and all this. I think it was around 2 o'clock. But I caution when I make these estimates about the exact time.

Who did you speak to at the FBI SIOC?

I got there. There were a number of people there. I was looking for Dave Bowdich. I thought he was might be at the SIOC.

I asked people what's going on. There was a shift leader. I can't remember exactly who it was, but whoever was in charge of the morning shift. I'm pretty sure was there. I had brief conversations with a number of people.

They didn't have a lot of information. They had the screens showing people marching through the rotunda as well, but they didn't have a lot of information as to exactly what was going on at the Capitol.

I asked where Bowdich was. Someone said he left for WFO a few minutes ago, something to that effect. And so I decided I was going to leave and go to WFO.