Trump had urged his supporters to come to Washington to protest Congress's formal approval of president-elect Joe Biden's win in the general election, pushing unfounded claims that the election was stolen. "These are the people who have been detained. WATCH: This is the moment rioters overtake police on the Capitol steps. Two minutes later, the insurrectionists overtook the Capitol Police forcing them to turn around and retreat toward the doors of the Capitol. WUSA9 spoke to a number of the rioters present Wednesday, who said they felt emboldened by President Trump's speech. The Pentagon said about 1,100 D.C. National Guard members were being mobilized to help support law enforcement. "There was some rowdiness. After breaching the west side of the Capitol near the Senate Chamber and making his way south to the Rotunda, Baker casually admitted to entering House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office. Pictures emerged of an armed standoff in the House as politicians cowered behind desks and people smashed the building's windows and climbed in. Post reporter Rebecca Tan tweeted this video at 1:00 P.M. Heavily armed police secured the U.S. Capitol nearly four hours after supporters of President Donald Trump pushed past barricades and forced themselves inside the complex on Wednesday, with at least four deaths reported. While most of the insurgents on the east side of the Capitol were oblivious to the blood that had been shed. ", RELATED: 'I bled on her envelope' | Rioter photographed with feet on Nancy Pelosi's desk arrested. They will join law enforcement from Virginia, Maryland and New Jersey who are also coming to D.C.'s aid. After the Capitol was first breached, Trump encouraged supporters in a tweet to "remain peaceful," but didn't call for them to disperse. Several others were arrested on charges related to carrying unlicensed or prohibited firearms. The last time a large-scale breach occurred was in 1814 when British burned the capitol building. ", One of the rioters propped his feet on top of Speaker Pelosi's desk...and left a menacing note saying, "We will not back down. Then the mob continued their rampage through Statuary Hall towards the House chamber where members of Congress were huddled behind seats and under desks. Washington police Chief Robert Contee said the dead included a woman who was shot by the U.S. Capitol Police, and three others who died in "medical emergencies.". Her husband said his wife was a 12-year veteran of the U.S Air Force. - Demonstrators breeched security and entered the Capitol as Congress debated the a 2020 presidential election Electoral Vote Certification. Some tried to push past the officers who held shields, and officers could be seen firing pepper spray into the crowd. Contee said that 47 of them were related to violations of Mayor Muriel Bowser's 6 p.m. curfew; 26 involved people arrested on U.S. Capitol grounds. Outside, as police sirens echoed and helicopters pulsed overhead, thousands upon thousands of others massed on the Capitol steps cheered and celebrated news of the breach, waving flags, firing flares and popping smoke grenades from atop the balcony. WATCH | Trump supporters breach Capitol building: Biden, who said U.S. democracy was under "unprecedented assault," called on Trump to go on national television and demand an end to "this siege. Senate, House resoundingly reject 1st challenge to Biden win hours after angry mob storms U.S. Capitol, Lawmakers, world leaders condemn chaos at the U.S. Capitol while some call for Trump's removal. Some were also in the visitors' galleries. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau expressed concern about the violent scenes. Capitol in Lockdown as Pro-Trump Protesters Breach Building The New York Times compiled video footage with time stamps to document nearly every moment of Jan. 6 siege of the Capitol building in Washington D.C. Trump supporters breached the U.S. Capitol building in Washington after thousands of people descended on the city to protest against Joe Biden's confirmation certification. Officials say four died: one woman who was shot by police, three in medical emergencies. Puerto Rican nationalists. Decision delayed to June, Fans or no fans? What happened at the Capitol building on Wednesday, to my eyes, obviously was a stratagem to destroy the president's popularity and support and overshadow the challenges to the Electoral College vote. "There's a whole trail of blood on the pavement," Baker said. 2-year-old boy killed, 2-month-old hurt in Charles County crash, Hear Me Out: 'Derek Chauvin chose the wrong way' | There is still work to be done following the death of George Floyd, Visiting Yosemite this summer? Note that the White House maintained a broadly open door policy until the 1880s. Vans of MPD officers arrive at the Capitol around 5 p.m., nearly three hours after police gates had been breached. New York Gov. The Capitol was placed on lockdown, police ordered evacuations, and the certification of Electoral College votes, which had just begun minutes before rioters broke in, was delayed. Scott Applewhite). Seconds later, one insurgent stood at the top of the Capitol stairs waving a Trump flag. 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It would be nearly three hours after the gates were breached before vans of MPD officers arrived on the south side of the U.S. Capitol. CBC News’ David Common breaks down what happened on Capitol Hill on Wednesday and how U.S. President Donald Trump stoked discontent among his supporters before he lost the election. Sign up for the Get Up DC newsletter: Your forecast. A chaplain prayed as police guarded the doors to the chamber and lawmakers tried to gather information about what was happening. Baranyi said that he entered the building on the side where scaffolding was erected for the upcoming Inauguration Day. "I checked to make sure that the doors were locked. (AP Photo/J. PRO-TRUMP TERRORISTS BREACH U.S. CAPITOL. "Demand that Congress do the right thing... fight like hell.". Protesters tore down metal barricades at the bottom of the Capitol's steps and were met by officers in riot gear. There were some people who weren't behaving as best we should.". We reserve the right to close comments at any time. Members of Congress and their staff huddled behind seats and under desks in the House chamber as rioters stormed the Capitol. As Congress prepares to affirm President-elect Joe Biden's victory, thousands of people have gathered to show their support for President Donald Trump and his claims of election fraud. I started to leave the chamber and started to hear 'pop!, pop!, pop!'". Your news. "I was just evacuated from the chambers," Souzzi said in his cell footage. Earlier Wednesday afternoon, chambers abruptly recessed as dozens of people breached security perimeters and lawmakers inside the House chamber were told to put on gas masks as tear gas was fired in the rotunda. "We will not let them silence your voices," Trump told the protesters, who had lined up before sunrise to get a prime position to hear the president. Thousands of people protested at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., crashing through barricades and climbing the steps as Congress voted to certify Joe Biden’s presidential election victory. Trump supporters try to break through a police barrier, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, at the Capitol in Washington. After walking down the stairs to the ground floor, Baker said that cop escorted him to the far south side of the Capitol building, around 3:00 p.m., through the same doors used to evacuate Babbitt. Several dozen were roaming through the halls, yelling, "Where are they?" Box 500 Station A Toronto, ON Canada, M5W 1E6. A mob failed to stop Congress from declaring Biden's win. Heavily armed police have secured the U.S. Capitol nearly four hours after supporters of President Donald Trump pushed past barricades and forced themselves inside the complex on Wednesday. WATCH | CBC reporter mobbed by angry Trump supporters in Washington: Elsewhere in the U.S., Trump supporters massed outside statehouses from Georgia to New Mexico, leading to some evacuations as cheers rang out in reaction to the news that pro-Trump demonstrators had stormed the U.S. Capitol. Please note that CBC does not endorse the opinions expressed in comments. "A number of police and Secret Service was saying get back, get back, get out of the way, and she didn't heed the call," Baranyi said. New Mexico state police evacuated staff from a Statehouse building that includes the governor's office and the secretary of state's office as a precaution shortly after hundreds of flag-waving supporters arrived in a vehicle caravan and on horseback. On the east side, there were about 10 U.S. Capitol Police officers that kept the chanting crowd at bay at the bottom of the steps. The parade of jaw-dropping images continued: a man in a Make America Great Again hat, his feet up on Pelosi's desk, another striding through the rotunda with a Confederate flag over his shoulder, the dais occupied by a man with a Trump flag as a cape. It is a priority for CBC to create a website that is accessible to all Canadians including people with visual, hearing, motor and cognitive challenges. Trump accounts on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram frozen after storming of U.S. Capitol, Trump supporters gather in state capitals across the U.S., cheering on D.C. violence, CBC's Journalistic Standards and Practices. In addition, Contee said, two pipe bombs were recovered from the headquarters of the Republican and Democratic national committees, as was a cooler from a vehicle on U.S. Capitol grounds that contained Molotov cocktails. "I think the American democratic institutions are strong, and hopefully everything will return to normal shortly.". They shot her in the neck. around 2:00 p.m. when the gates on the east and west sides of the Capitol were breached. No plan to end the standoff. Vice-President Mike Pence had earlier called on protesters to leave immediately. Audience Relations, CBC P.O. "We tore through the scaffolding, through flash bangs and tear gas and blitzed our way in," Thomas Baranyi, who came from New Jersey, said. I saw dozens of Capitol Police with their guns drawn, trained on the door.". On March 1, 1954, four Puerto Rican nationalists shot … WATCH | Pro-Trump protesters storm barricades at U.S. Capitol: Protesters made it inside the Senate chamber. A few carried long guns in places like Oklahoma and Georgia. Comments on this story are moderated according to our Submission Guidelines. Several hours after the riots began, President Trump tweeted a video calling for peace and telling his supporters to go home. The woman was shot as the mob tried to break through a barricaded door in the Capitol where police were armed on the other side. "And, she said, 'I'm going to keep you safe, but you're coming out with me.'". Senior correspondent Katie Nicholson and her videographer were verbally accosted and jostled as the team reported from the streets of Washington. In a tweet Pence said, "This attack on our Capitol will not be tolerated and those involved will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.". ", Shortly afterward, Trump released a video on Twitter that repeated false statements about the election being stolen, but also told protesters to "go home now." Photograph: John Minchillo/AP There has been little public discussion of the term as the framework for understanding what happened on 6 … Andrew Cuomo said he is sending 1,000 members of the state's National Guard to Washington for up to two weeks to help "the peaceful transition of presidential power." It took about an hour from the time rioters arrived at the Capitol to breach all police barricades and overtake the legislative building. Heavily armed officers, brought in as reinforcements, used tear gas to move people toward the door, then combed the halls for stragglers, pushing the mob farther out onto the plaza and lawn, in clouds of tear gas, and from flash-bangs and percussion grenades. But only after reiterating his unfounded claims of election fraud and calling the insurgents "very special" people. The woman who was fatally shot by U.S. Capitol Police was later identified as 35-year-old Ashli Babbitt. US Capitol secured, 4 dead after rioters stormed the ... - CNN Pro-Trump mob storm the Capitol on 6 January. That's when Baranyi said he saw a rioter wearing a flag like a car get shot. "We had the numbers to take it over if we wanted to.". How did a day that started off with “a feeling camaraderie” according … "You'll never take back our country with weakness," Trump proclaimed. August 24, 1814 – During the War of 1812, the British Army raided and set fire to the White House, along with the Capitol and many other Washington D.C. structures. Police say 52 arrested, most relating to violation of D.C. 6 p.m. curfew. Lawmakers applauded, and Congress reconvened, vowing to finish confirming the electoral college vote for Biden's election, even if it took all night. "They had been turning tables and benches and chairs over," Baker said. Police said both law enforcement and Trump supporters deployed chemical irritants during the hourslong occupation of the Capitol building before it was cleared by law enforcement. Jan. 7, 2021, 2:17 p.m. Before Donald Trump’s supporters overran the Capitol building on Wednesday afternoon, it had not been breached for more than 200 years. ", RELATED: GRAPHIC: Video shows chaos after a 35-year-old woman was fatally shot during Capitol riots. For four minutes, that's where they stayed, until they were joined by more U.S. Capitol Police officers, some in full riot gear. Finally, at 8 p.m., Capitol Police declared the building secure. (Twitter and Facebook eventually removed the video and suspended Trump from posting to their platforms.). They continued their rally to stop the certification of President-elect Joe Biden. To encourage thoughtful and respectful conversations, first and last names will appear with each submission to CBC/Radio-Canada's online communities (except in children and youth-oriented communities). Hundreds of people gathered in state capitals across the country, waving signs saying "Stop the Steal" and "Four more years," most of them not wearing masks despite the coronavirus pandemic. This is the last time the Capitol was breached. It was around 2:00 p.m. when the gates on the east and west sides of the Capitol were breached. Pseudonyms will no longer be permitted. Police say 4 dead: 1 woman shot by police, 3 in medical emergencies. Several police officers were injured. Pro-Trump rioters breach U.S. Capitol for nearly 4 hours. In a late-night conference, the police chief said 52 people have been arrested. "I had no idea that the police line would be breached and that we would get inside the Capitol building," Steve Baker, who drove from Raleigh, North Carolina for planned protests, said. Big clouds of tear gas were visible. Capitol Police Overwhelmed. Closed Captioning and Described Video is available for many CBC shows offered on CBC Gem. Representative Souzzi captured the chaos and confusion on his cell phone. Baker said that most of the rioters near the location where Babbitt was shot decided to leave quickly. Police with guns drawn watch as protesters try to break into the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. One got up on the dais and yelled "Trump won that election." I checked them. "I was actually lead out by a young female cop," Baker said. Pence, Pelosi evacuated. WASHINGTON — Just before noon on the day when Congress was convening to officially certify Joe Biden the next president of the United States, outgoing president Donald trump stepped on stage at the Ellipse to begin an hour-plus speech that all but marched his sea of supporters into the chaos that came next. "As soon as it happened, obviously, everybody was in a different mood," Baker said. Outside, as darkness began to set in, law enforcement officials worked their way toward the protesters, using percussion grenades to try to clear the area around the Capitol. "The actual first sign that you see going into, (the office) and they tore that off, broke it into little pieces for souvenirs. The timeline shows that the violence at the Capitol building began 20 minutes before Trump finished his … This is our house,'" Baker said. The … The skirmishes came shortly after Trump addressed thousands of his supporters, riling up the crowd with his baseless claims of election fraud at a rally near the White House on Wednesday ahead of Congress's vote. By submitting a comment, you accept that CBC has the right to reproduce and publish that comment in whole or in part, in any manner CBC chooses. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez), Locations were US Capitol gates were breached, TOPSHOT - A supporter of US President Donald Trump sits inside the office of US Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi as he protest inside the US Capitol in Washington, DC, January 6, 2021. Police in full riot gear moved down the west steps, clashing with demonstrators. "And, we kind of raced up to grab people and pull them back. Your commute. Notifications can be turned off anytime in the browser settings. The U.S. presence in … Some in the crowd were shouting "traitors" as officers tried to keep them back. "The energy was incredible because people were screaming, chanting, 'This is our house! The skirmishes outside occurred in the very spot where Biden will be inaugurated in just two weeks. With larger forces, police were finally able to begin clearing the complex. She was taken to hospital where she was pronounced dead. Meanwhile, on the north and west sides near the Senate chamber, anarchists were using ropes to scale walls, objects to break windows and brute force to bust open doors to get into the Capitol. There were some U.S. Capitol Police officers near those stairs, but they stood aside, as pro-Trump rioters snapped selfies and continued to cheer. For them, it was a sign that they had seized control of the steps. Video footage showed officers earlier letting people calmly walk out the doors of the Capitol despite the rioting and vandalism. Some warn they'll be back, Democrats win both U.S. Senate run-off elections in Georgia. RELATED: Capitol chaos: Pro-Trump rallies turn to insurrection leaving 4 dead, RELATED: A Tale of Two Protests: Police treatment differed in Black Lives Matter vs. Capitol riots. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images). Comments are welcome while open. Newsmax showed footage of police and rioters squaring off in the Capitol rotunda. Thugs shut down the electoral count. Here's what you need to know, Will Tokyo Olympics allow any fans? An announcement saying "the Capitol is secure" rang out Wednesday evening inside a secure location for officials of the House. "Shots are being fired inside the Capitol chamber," Rep. Tom Souzzi (D-NY) recalls. 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