I watched thugs on television surround the Capitol building. Many … (CNN)The US Capitol is once again secured but four people are dead -- including one woman who was shot -- after supporters of President Donald Trump breached one of the most iconic American buildings, engulfing the nation's capital in chaos after Trump urged his supporters to fight against the ceremonial counting of the electoral votes that will confirm President-elect Joe Biden's win. That article described how Facebook had “blacklisted” Trump after the “events” on Capitol … We have to have peace.". Editorial cartoons on COVID-19, President Biden, Democrats, Trump, racial strife and more from across the USA TODAY Network. Trump finally called on his supporters to "go home" hours after the riot started, but spent a large amount of time in the one-minute video lamenting and lying about his election loss. ", Trump struck a sympathetic tone to the rioters he himself unleashed, saying, "I know your pain, I know you're hurt. Federal and local law enforcement responded to reports of possible pipe bombs in multiple locations in Washington, DC, according to a federal law enforcement official. But you have to go home now. ET Thursday. Shortly after 1 p.m. Both sides splashed each other with pepper spray. Jennifer Flynn Walker was arrested by Capitol Police in 2017 for sitting on the floor outside a U.S. senator’s office, she said, yelling about how her sister with Down syndrome depended on Medicaid. "Today, a shameful assault was made on our democracy. "To that end, in consultation with Leader Hoyer and Whip Clyburn and after calls to the Pentagon, the Justice Department and the Vice President, we have decided we should proceed tonight at the Capitol once it is cleared for use. Robert J.S. The protesters were removed through the east and west doors of the Capitol. We have a country to save and this doesn't help anyone," he tweeted. ET Wednesday in Washington. What do you think the mortality rate would have been before they even got close to the building? The party had preemptively closed the building ahead of the protests, the source said, but a few security and essential personnel were evacuated. Lawmakers began returning to the Capitol after the building was secured and made it clear that they intended to resume their intended business -- namely, confirming Biden's win over Trump by counting the votes in the Electoral College. Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser announced a citywide curfew from 6 p.m. Members were calling family to say they were OK. Police keep a watch on demonstrators who tried to break through a police barrier, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, at the Capitol in Washington. As the proceedings got underway on Wednesday, videos quickly surfaced of protesters breaching barricades outside the U.S. Capitol. Good. By Ted Barrett, Manu Raju and Peter Nickeas, CNN. Would they have been allowed to get that far? Lots of House members were seen wearing gas masks as they moved between Capitol buildings. The stunning display of insurrection was the first time the US Capitol had been overrun since the British attacked and burned the building in August of 1814, during the War of 1812, according to Samuel Holliday, director of scholarship and operations with the US Capitol Historical Society. The mob took more than four hours to control. 4:00: Hundreds of protesters trying to break in through a door on the Capitol’s north side ran smack into a fresh line of police. - Demonstrators breeched security and entered the Capitol as Congress debated the a 2020 presidential election Electoral Vote Certification. Not completely unfounded, but certainly overzealous. Trump has directed the National Guard to Washington along with "other federal protective services," according to White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany. Charles Ramsey, the former Washington D.C. police chief, questioned in a TV interview where Capitol Police were when the building was breached. Windows on the west side of the Senate were broken, and hundreds of officers amassed on the first floor of the building. This is a never forget, never forgive moment. ET Wednesday hundreds of pro-Trump protesters pushed through barriers set up along the perimeter of the Capitol, where they tussled with officers in full riot gear, some calling the officers "traitors" for doing their jobs. There are more than 2,000 members of the U.S. Capitol Police. "One adult female and two adult males appear to have suffered from separate medical emergencies, which resulted in their deaths. WASHINGTON — Violent protesters stormed the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday and forced lawmakers into hiding, in a stunning attempt to overturn America's presidential election, undercut the nation's democracy and keep Democrat Joe Biden from replacing Trump in the White House. I voiced concern for preparation against thug-like attacks on vote-counting centers in contested states. About 90 minutes later, police said demonstrators got into the building and the doors to the House and Senate were being locked. As a result, Congress was forced to abruptly stop deliberations to confirm President-elect Joe Biden’s victory. Imagine if other folks, say Black Lives Matter activists, invaded the Capitol during the debate over a criminal justice reform bill? Congressional leaders were being evacuated from the Capitol complex just before 5 p.m. ET with Pence -- who never left the Capitol, according to his press secretary -- bringing the Senate session back into order. I felt comfort in thinking that those who were supposed to know apparently knew. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) A mob of violent protesters made its way into the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, forcing police to evacuate lawmakers and delaying the constitutional process to affirm Joe Biden’s victory in the November election. Authorities secure the area outside the U.S. Capitol, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/06/politics/us-capitol-lockdown/index.html Babbitt, 35, was among the mob that breached the US Capitol on Wednesday. Nothing was happening to them. We had an election that was stolen from us. The entire DC National Guard has been activated by the Department of Defense, according to the Pentagon. Proceedings resumed at about 8 p.m. The Senate floor was cleared of rioters as of 3:30 p.m. At least two of the protesters were among 14 people later charged in a failed plot to kidnap Ms. Whitmer and bomb the state Capitol. ET and were set to be taken to Fort McNair, a nearby Army base in Washington, according to a federal law enforcement official. The US Capitol Police worked to secure the second floor of the Capitol first, and were seen just before 5 p.m. One woman was confirmed to have been shot and killed. In one stunning line, Trump told the mob to "go home," but added, "We love you. How many broken bodies did that produce? 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ET, and an officer told CNN that they successfully squeezed them away from the Senate wing of the building and toward the Rotunda. More than 300 D.C. National Guardsmen had already been mobilized to help with crowd and traffic control in the nation’s capital on Wednesday. What about a diverse posse of climate activists breaking into the Senate during a climate change debate? Footage shot from inside the US Capitol of the officer being crushed. On Election Day, and in the days after, my fears of disruptive violence turned out to be excessive. Scott Applewhite) CNN's team on the ground saw a number of protesters trying to move up the side of the Capitol building.