the chair recognizes the gentleman from california, mr. aguilar. >> thank you. like my colleagues i want to extend my gratitude and appreciation for your service on january 6th and since then what you had to go through. i was on the floor on january 6th when i was told a violent mob had breached the capitol and it was because of your service. it was because of you and your colleagues that we are here today because you were literally the last line of physical defense, laying your life on the line for democracy. my time will be limited so i'll be asking questions of officer hodges and sergeant gonell primarily about the weapons that you observed and how they were used. officer hodges, you were in a unique position because you were down constitution. you were closer to the white house to start as you indicated in your testimony. during the morning in the early afternoon on the 6th, what did you hear specifically about guns and explosives that had been discovered by our fellow officers? >> i -- i was listening on the radio to our undercover unit working the crowd. w
