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Can't you wash this all enfold here today in our nation's capital under federal law Congress must meet here today
To open seal certificates from each state that contain a record of their electoral votes
Those are brought into the chamber and some special mahogany boxes used just for this occasion
And you can see there at the very top
Is a vice president Mike Pence alongs.
The house comes to order for this important historic meeting
Let us remind that each side House and Senate
Democrats and Republicans
Each have 11 members allowed to be present on the floor Others May
Maybe in the gallery
This is at the guidance
August
Officiating attending physician and the sergeants it on
The gentleman
On the Republican side of the aisle please
Observe
The social distancing
And agree to what we have 11 members on each side so that we
Responsibilities to this chamber to this responsibility and to this
House of Representatives please exit the floor if you do not have an assigned role
From your leadership you can share with your staff if you want to have a few more
But you cannot
Together
Four of the house with that many people in here and I thank the Senate
And a Democrat
Gardevoir
Madam speaker members of Congress pursuant to the Constitution and the laws of the United States
The Senate and House of Representatives are meeting a joint session to verify the certificates and count the votes of
The electors of the several States
President and Vice President of the United States
After ascertainment has been had that the certificates are authentic and correct inform
Tellers will count and make a list of the votes cast by the electors of the several States
The tellers on the part of the two houses
Have taken their places at the clerk's desk
Without objection
The tellers will dispense with the reading of the formal portions of the certificates
After ascertaining that the certificates are regular in form and authentic
The tellers will announce the boats
Cast by the electors for each state beginning with Alabama
Which the parliamentarians advise me is the only certificate of vote
From that state and purports to be a return from the state
That is annexed to it a certificate from an authority of that state for porting
2.4 ascertain electors
Ashburn Virginia
Does the gentleman from Virginia run
Instructions that only a limited number of people be on the floor
May I ask how one would make an objection or make a parliamentary inquiry in the future
If you're not on the floor been in the gallery
Title 3 of the United States code
Debate is not permitted in the joint session
Department requirements vice president
I am not a gentleman
Point of order would be made
In following with the speakers
Requested most of us not be on the floor
How do you make one of those points of order when you don't know what's going to happen later
Respectfully yes sir
The gentlemen's parliamentary inquiry constitutes debate
Which is not permitted in the joint session under Section 18 of title 3
United States code
That's Mr Blanc
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Michael
Mr. president you think this is Han
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Are you ready
Mister president order in the chamber Mr President this year
Certificate of the electoral vote of the state of Alabama seems to be regular inform and authentic
It appears therefrom
The donaldjtrump of the State of Florida received nine votes for president
And Michael are pants of the state of Indiana
Received nine votes for vice president
Are there any objections to counting the certificate of vote of the state of Alabama
At the teller has verified appears to be
Regular in form and authentic
Hearing none
This certificate from Alaska the parliamentarians advise me is the only certificate of vote from that state that
Reports to be returned from the state
And that is annexed to it a certificate
From an authority of the state for porting
Two-point ascertain
Electric
Mr. president the certificate of the electoral vote of the state of Alaska
Seems to be regular in form and authentic
And it appears they're from
The Donald J Trump at the State of Florida received three votes for president
And Michael R Pence the state of Indiana received three votes for vice president
Are there any objections to counting the certificate of vote of the state of Alaska that the teller has verified
Appears to be regular informant authentic
Hearing none
This certificate from Arizona
The parliamentarians advise me is the only certificate of boat that the state for ports to be a return from the state
That is an ax to it a certificate from an authority of that state
Reporting to a point or ascertain Electrics
Mr. president
This certificate of the electoral votes
Of the State of Arizona
Seems to be regular in form and authentic
And it appears therefrom
The Joseph R Biden Jr
Of the state of Delaware received 11 votes for president and Kamala.
Paris of the State of California received 11 votes
For vice president
Are there any objections to counting the certificate of vote of the State of Arizona that the teller is verified appears to be regular
Mister vice president
I Rise up over for myself and 60 my colleagues to abject
Counting of the Electoral
Ballots from Arizona
Is the objection in writing and signed by a senator
Yes it is
Objections presented in writing and signed by both a representative and a senator
Complies with the law
Chapter 1 of title 3 of the United States code
The clerk will report the objection
Objection to counting the electoral votes of the State of Arizona
We remember of the House of Representatives
And a United States Senator
Object to the counting of the electoral votes of the State of Arizona
On the grounds that they were not
Under all of the known circumstances
Regularly given
Are there further objections to the certificates from the state
Hope Arizona
The chair hears none
The two houses will withdraw from joint session
Each house will deliberate separately on the pending objection
And report his decision back
To the Joint session
The Senate will now retire to his chamber
All right so as you just heard of Jackson was heard for the State of Arizona as the results head clay
Claimed Biden as the winner so now both House and Senate going to be a discussing that it could take up to
Two to three hours of time and if this does happen over and over again of course that means this could well go
Go into tomorrow as far as the count of Electoral College votes go so just want to say thank you again for being
Here with us as we watch this all live unfold from Capitol Hill
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The terrible remind members
Ava need to adhere to the decorum requirements of the chamber as laid out in the speakers and
Announce policies of January 4th 2021
In accordance with the guidance and advice of the attending physician
Numbers advised to remain in the chamber only if they are participating in debate
And must wear a mask at all times even when under recognition for debate
Members must also practice proper social distancing when present
In the chamber
Let the record show that there is a gross violation
August guidance from the attendance on the Republican side of the aisle please in the in
Interest of your own health
And it's an example to the American people
Abide by the numbers
Now up to 25 on each side of the aisle to participate
And this stage of the development resolution 1
For someone to send it to current resolution 1 and section 17 of title 300
United States code when the two houses withdraw from The Joint session
To count the electoral vote for separate consideration of an objection
A representative may speak to the objection
For 5 minutes
And not more than one
Debate shall not exceed two hours after which the share will put in the question
Tell the objection be agreed to
The clerk will report the objection made in the joint session
Counting the electoral votes of the State of Arizona we a member of the House of Representatives and the United States
Senator objected the counting of the electoral votes of the State of Arizona on the ground that they were that they were
We're not under all of the known circumstances regularly given signed Paul gosar representative
State of Arizona Ted Cruz Senator state of Texas
Thank you
The charitable Endeavor to alternate recognition between members seeking support of the objection and never
Seeking opposition to the objection the chair represents recognizes the gentleman from Louisiana
Nana mr. scalise for 5 minutes
Thank you madam speaker today to object
To a number of states
That did not follow the Constitutional requirement for selecting
Electors
Madam speaker this is something that is clear that our founding fathers
Debated
About as a fundamental
Decision of how we choose our president
There was a lot of back-and-forth if anyone reads
The founding documents of our country
About
The different versions they went through to ultimately come up with a process
Where each state has elections
Each state has a process for selecting their electors and sending them to Washington
And Madam speaker in a number of those states that
Constitutional process was not followed and that's why we're here to abject
If you look
At what the requirements says
Nowhere
In Article 2 Section 1 does it give the Secretary of State
August 8th that ability know where does it give the governor that ability nor does it give
A quart
That ability it exclusively gives that ability to the legislators and in fact in Most states that's the
The process that was followed
But for those States
That this wasn't followed
Unfortunately this is not
No
We seen
Over and over again
More states where the Democrat Party has gone in and selectively going around this process
That has to end Madam speaker we have to follow the Constitutional process
There might be reasons
Why some people don't like the process laid out by legislative body
Madam speaker I served on one of those legislative bodies when I was in the state legislature for 12 years
I sure do the house and governmental Affairs committee where we wrote the laws
For our state's
Elections
And I can tell you when we had to make changes
Those were extensively negotiated
We would have people on both sides come Republicans and Democrats Madam speaker
What get together to work through those changes any my new change
How appreciate would function
2 how what change would be made in the time of an election signature requirements all the many things
Is that involved a clerk carrying out the duties
In each Parish in our case
You would see people come and give testimony
Madam speaker both sides could come Clerks of Court where there in the hearing room
It was an open process by the way
Not behind closed doors in a smoke-filled room
Where somebody might want to bully a secretary of state to get a different
Version that might benefit them or their party or their talents that's not what our founding fathers said is the price
Process
Maybe it's how some people wanted to carry it out
But they laid out that process
And so when we would have to make those changes they were in public View
They were heavily debated
And then ultimately
Those laws were changed in advance of the election so everybody
Knew what the rules were
People on both sides
Know how to play the rules before the game started
Not getting somewhere in the process and saying well you don't think it's going to benefit you so you try to go around
Around the Constitution that's not how our system works
It's gotten out of hand
It's a President Trump has called this out
In President Trump has stood up to it so many of us
I stood up to it and in fact
Over a hundred of my colleagues Madam speaker asked the Supreme Court
To address this problem
Just a few weeks ago
Unfortunately
The court chose to punt
They didn't answer one way or the other they didn't want to get in the middle of this discussion
We don't have that luxury today
We have to discuss this we have to fix this
In fact on our first full day of this Congress
Many of us brought legislation
On to the house floor to start fixing the problems with our elections to restore integrity
To the election process which has been lost by so many millions of Americans
Where to vote
Every single Republican voted to reform the process every single Democrat voted against it
They don't want to fix this problem
What the Constitution
Is our God
And it's time we start following the Constitution it's time we get back
To what our founding fathers said is the process
For selecting electors that's the legislators
In public View
Not behind closed doors. Smoke-filled rooms
Not bullying somebody that might give you a better ruling let's get back to rule of law and follow the concert
Tution Madam speaker and ideal back the balance of my phone
But what purpose does the gentlewoman
What purpose does the gentlewoman from California seek recognition strike
Projectionist gentleman's recognized marxer Crossroads
For American democracy
Those who objected the counting of the Electoral College votes which reflect the votes of the American people
What's the what does substitute their preferences for the voters choice
That's not what our constitution requires
It's at odds with American Democratic Republic
Congress selects the next president instead of American voters
You have no need for an electoral college in fact
We don't no need for presidential elections at all
We be moving from a government elected by the people
Two governments elected by those already governing
That's not America
In the United States we abide by the choices of the people not an elite few
The framers of our Constitution considered whether to have Congress elect the president and specifically rejected it
Instead they would Article 2 and the 12th Amendment
Article 2 creates the Electoral College
For each state appoints electors
Laws of all 50 states and DC require electors
The vote for the winner of the state's popular election
Each state provides for the orderly conduct of Elections including waffle challenges recounts and the like
The 12th Amendment is what brings us to today
It says the electors meet in their states that happened December 14th
The amendment says the electoral cast their votes sign and certify them
Transmit them to a seal that's been done
Sealed envelopes containing the sign certified ballast from each State's electors
Reflecting the boats of the people wearing those mahogany boxes
The 12th Amendment directs the president and the vice president is President of Senate to do only this
Open the sealed envelope
And then the vote shall be counted simple
It doesn't say counted in a manner that some members of Congress that the vice president might prefer no
The boats are simply to be counted as certified and transmitted by the states
During reconstruction after the Civil War more than one slate of electors were appointed by States
Dueling list for Santa protracted process these were undertaken in presidential elections
And as a result
To make an orderly process
Congress enacted the Electoral count Act of 1887
This law governs our proceedings today
Deactivate
Dispute resolution mechanism
Under the ECA if Governor certifies a slate of electors and there are no competing slaves from that state
The governor's certified slate must be counted
Today every single slave electors won by Joe Biden or one by Donald Trump
Got their Governors certification
Alright guys aren't as we are continuing to listen in here in the house where we do have the senate floor that we also have I seen
Mitch McConnell stepped up to the podium we're going to jump over to that live for you right here on NewsNow from Fox
Sounds of the shutters be permitted to ensure excitement into the record
Is there a jection
Without objection Stillwater
Geordie later
We're debating a step
That has never been taken
In American history
Whether Congress should overrule the voters
And overturn
A presidential
Electric
I'm sure in 36 years in the Senate
This will be
The most important vote
I've ever cash
President Trump claims
The election was stolen
Assertions range from specific
Local allegations
The Constitutional arguments
The sweeping
Conspiracy theories
I supported the president's right
To use the legal system
Dust
Lawsuits
Received hearings and courtrooms all across our country
But I'll warn over
The court rejected these claims
Including All Star judges
And the president himself has dominated
Every election
We know feature Sami like a holiday
An irregularity and of course
That's unacceptable
I support strong State lead voting reforms
Last year's Bazaar
Pandemic procedures
Must not become
The new Norm
But my college nothing before us proves
Illegality
Anywhere near
The massive scale
It would have tipped the entire
Norco
Public down alone
Justify a radical break
When the doubt itself
Was incited without any evidence
The Constitution
Is Oscar and Congress a limited role
We cannot simply declare ourselves and National
Board of Elections on steroids
The voters
Chords
States
Hello spoke
A ball spoken
We overrule them
It would damage our Republic
Forever
This election actually was not unusually close
Justin recent history 1976
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And 2004 were all closer
Sonos one
You're welcome card
College margin
Is almost identical
The what it was
In 2016
This election were overturned
By mere allegations from the losing side
Our democracy would ever a death spiral
We'd never see the whole nation except
Election again
Every four years there be a Scramble for power
I didn't call
Electoral college
Most of us on this side of been defending for years
Would cease to exist
Leaving many of our stage
With no real say it all in choosing Empresa
Fairfax
Go even Beyond
The elections themselves
Self-government my colleagues requires
A shared commitment
Tell the truth
And I shared respect
For the ground rules
Pilar cyst
We cannot
Keep drifting apart
And the two separate tribes
With a separate set of facts
And separate reality
With nothing in common except our hostility towards each other and mistrust with a few National institutions
That we all feel share
Every time
In the last 30 years that Democrats have lost the presidential race
They try to challenge
Just like this
After 2000
After 2004
After
2016
After 2004 Senator joined and force the same debate
And believe it or not Democrats like Harry Reid Dick Durbin and Hillary Clinton praised
Praise them and applauded the stun
Republicans condemn those baseless efforts back then
And we just spent 4 years condemning Democrat shameful attacks on the validity of President Trump's re-election
So what that can be no double standard
The media that is outraged
Today
It's been 4 years aiding and abetting Democrats attacks
On our institutions
After they lost
But we must not
Imitate
An Escalade
What we repudiate
Our duty is to govern for the public good
United States Senate has a higher calling
Been an endless spiral
A partisan
Vengeance
Congress will either override the voters
Overruling
The voters the stage
And the courts
For the first time ever
Or honor the people's decision
Malaysia guaranteed Democrats delegitimizing efforts after 2016 to come up
Permanent
New routine for both sides
Or declare that our nation deserves a lot better than those
Leader Haitian
Down a poisonous path
We're only the winners of election actually accept the results
Or shall we can still muster the Patriotic courage that our forebears showed
Not only in Victory but indices
Reimers built the sun it to stop short-term passion from boiling over
And melting
The foundations of our Republic
So I believe
Protecting our constitutional order
Requires respecting the limits
Tyrone Power
It would be unfair and wrong to disenfranchise disenfranchise American voters and overrule Accords
And Estates
All this extraordinarily
Found
Patience
And I will not pretend such a boat would be a harmless protest gesture
While relying on others
To do the right thing
I will vote to respect the people's decision and defend our system of government
As we know it
Leader
Mr. president
Vice
As prescribed by the Constitution and the laws of the nation
The purpose of this joint session is foretellers
Appointed on a bipartisan basis by the two houses
To read
To the Congress the results of an election that is already happen
We are here to receive an announcement to vote
That is already been certified by every state in the Union
And confirmed by the courts
Many times many times
Over
We're here to watch the current vice-president open envelopes
And received the news of a verdict
That is already been rendered
It is a solemn
And Augusta Kasian No Doubt
But it is a formality
The Congress does not determine the outcome of Elections the people do
The Congress is not endowed with the power to administer elections
AR state
I'll give in that power
By the end of the proceedings today
It will be confirmed once again
Something that is well-known
And well settled
The American people
Elected Joe Biden
And Kamala Harris
To be the next president
And vice president
Of the United States
And yeah
A number of our colleagues have organized an effort
The undermining abject
To that free and fair election
They are in the minority
They will lose
They know that
They have no evidence of widespread voter fraud upon which to base their objections
That's because there is none
There is none
Not brought before any of the Courts
Successfully
They know that President Trump and his allies have suffered the defeat
A defeat in in court after court
Across the country
Losing no fewer than 62
Legal challenges
And I might add many republican-appointed judges some appointed by President Trump
Rendered those decisions
They know
You all know
Hey Joe Biden and Kamala Harris
I'm going to be sworn in as President and Vice President of the United States
On January 20th
But they are going to object to the counting of the vote anyway
And in the process
They will embarrass themselves
They will embarrass their party
And worst of all
They will embarrass
Their country
Is Insurrection with fortunately
Discouraged
By the leadership of the majority party
But it was not quell
It is a very sad comment on our times
That merely accepting the results of an election
Is considered an act of political courage
Saturn more dangerous still is the fact that nellum into the Republican Party
Believe their political viability hinges on the endorsement of an attempted coup
That anyone
Mudflats an elected official
Would be willing to tarnish our democracy
In order to burnish their personal political fortunes
Over the course of the afternoon
And however far into the evening this band of Republican objectors wants to take us
Senators of Goodwill from both sides of the aisle
What's playing
Why these challenges must be dismissed
The senators from States whose electoral votes are being challenged
Will explain
Have the allegations of fraud are baseless
Any substantial bipartisan majority
Must about to put down these objections
And defend the sanctity
About elections and indeed
Indeed
Are great and Grand
Democracy
Because that's what we're talkin about
Today
The health of our democracy
It's wonderful beautiful Grand democracy
With the peaceful passing of the torch is extolled by schoolchildren the second grade
But not buy some here
As we speak
Half of our voters are being conditioned
By the outgoing president
I believe that when his party loses an election
The results might not be legitimate
As we speak
The eyes of the world are on this chamber
Questioning whether America is still
The shining example
Of democracy The Shining City on the hill
What message we send today
What message will we send today
To our people
The world that has so looked up to us for centuries
What message will we send to fledgling democracies
Who study our constitution mirror our laws and traditions
In the hopes that they too
Can build a country
Rule by the consent of the governed
What message will we send to those countries
Core democratic Values around the result
And look to us to see if those values
I still
Worth Fighting For
What message
Will be sent to every dark corner the world
What human rights are betrayed
Elections are stolen
Human dignity
Denied
What will they show those people
Will we show
Those people that there's a better way
To ensure Liberty
An opportunity of humankind
Sadly
Small band of Republican objectors made dark in the view of our democracy
Today
But a larger blue
Senators and house members from both sides of the aisle
Can send a message to
The Democracy that democracy beats deep in the hearts of our citizens in our elected representatives
That we are a country of laws and I'm not men
Federal Traditions are not so easily discarded
Even by our president
Backpacks man
The truth matters
Democracy allows free speech and free expression
Even if that expression is anti-democratic
There will always always be praise God
A far broader and stronger Coalition ready to push back
And defend everything
We hold dear
We can send that message today
By voting in large and overwhelming numbers to defeat these objections
My colleagues
We've sworn oath
Just three days ago
And we would defend and support
Constitution of the United States
Against all enemies
Foreign
And domestic
That we would bear true faith
An allegiance
Do the same
We swore that we took this obligation freely
Without any mental reservation
Or purpose of evasion
And that we could well and Faithfully discharge the duties of the office
We were about to enter
So help us God
Precise words of a toe
Will shortly written after the Civil War
When the idea of true faith and allegiance to this country and its Constitution
Define enormous meaning
Let those words
Ringing in the ears of every senator
Today
Let us do our duty
Support to support
And defend
The Constitution
The United States
So help us God
Majority Leader are you adopted five minutes is the senator from Texas on your cruise
As president
Senator
We gather together
At a moment of great addition
At a moment of great passion
We have seen and no doubt will continue to see
A great deal of moralizing from both sides of the aisle
But I would urge to both sides perhaps
A bit less certitude
And a bit more recognition
That we are gathered at a time when democracy
Is in crisis
Recent polling shows that 39% of Americans
Believe the election that just occurred quote
What's Rick
You may not agree with that assessment
But it is nonetheless a reality for nearly half the country
I would doubt it is not just Republicans who believe that
31% of independents
Agree with that statement
17% of Democrats
Believe the election was rigged
Even if you do not share that conviction
It is the responsibility I believe this office to acknowledge that is a profound threat to this country
And to the legitimacy of any administration's that will come in the future
I want to take a moment to speak to my Democratic colleagues
I understand
Your guy is winning right now
If Democrats vote as a Bloc
Joe Biden will almost certainly be certified as the next president of the United States
I want to speak to the Republicans or considering voting against these objections
I understand your concern but I urge you to pause and think
What does it say to the nearly half the country that believes this election was rigged
If we vote
Not even to consider the claims
Legality and fraud in this election
And I believe there's a better way
The leaders just spoke about setting aside the election let me be clear I am not arguing for setting aside the results
The selection
All of us are faced with two choices both of which are lousy
One choice is vote against the objection
And tens of millions of Americans will see a vote against the objections has a statement that voter fraud doesn't match
Isn't real and shouldn't be taken seriously
And a great many of us don't believe that
On the other hand
Most if not all of us believe we should not set aside the results of election just because our candidate may not have
Prevail
And so I Endeavor to look for door number three a third option for that I look to history to the precedent
The 1876 election
The hayes-tilden election where this Congress
Appointed electoral Commission
To examine claims of voter fraud five house members five Senators five Supreme Court Justices
Examine the evidence and rendered a judgment
And what I would urge of this body is that we do the same
That we appointed electoral commission to conduct
A 10-day emergency audit
Consider the evidence
And resolve the claims for those on the Democratic Iowa who says say there is no evidence they've been rejected then you
You should rest in Comfort if that's the case
Electoral commission would reject those claims
But for those who respect the voters simply telling the voters go jump in a lake the fact
But you have deep concerns is of no moment to us
That jeopardizes I believe
The legitimacy
Abyss and subsequent election
The Constitution gives to Congress the responsibility this day
To count the votes
The framers knew what they were doing when they gave responsibilities to Congress we have a responsibility
And I would urge that we follow the precedent of 1877
The Electoral count explicitly allows objection such as this one for boats that were not regularly
Given
And let me be clear this objection is for the State of Arizona but it is broader than that
It is an objection for all six of the contested States
They have a credible objective impartial body hear the evidence
And make
A conclusive determination
That would benefit
Both sides
That wouldn't prove legitimacy of this election and salemme orange my colleagues
All of us take our responsibilities seriously
I would urge my colleagues don't take
Perhaps the easy path
But instead act together us tonish the viewers and act in a bipartisan sense
To say we will have a credible and fair tribunal consider the claims consider the facts
Consider the evidence
And make a conclusive determination whether and to what extent
This election complied with the Constitution
And with federal law
Senator for Minnesota
Mr. president I first would like say appreciate the words of our leader Senator Schumer
As well as Senator McConnell's call for a higher calling
January 6th is not typically a day
Historical significance for a country for centuries
This day is simply the day that we received each date
Certified Electoral votes
And it has come and Gone without much fanfare in fact this is only the third time in 120 years
The Senate is gathered to debate
An objection and is Senator Cruz well knows
Both times he's objections were raised bounding Lee defeated the last time the vote was 74 to 1
Why
Because Senators have long believed that they should not mess around with the will of the people
They have understood the words of our great former calling John McCain from the state of Arizona
Who once said
But nothing in life is more liberating than to fight for a cause larger than yourself
In this case my colleagues are caught
Despite our political differences is to preserve our American democracy
To preserve our Republic because it's someone once said long ago
It's a republic
If you can keep it
No I appreciate all my Democratic and Republican colleagues who have joined our rang
Tanks of coup Fighters
Who have stood up for our democracy who stand for our Republic and who believed in an ID
Deal greater than ourselves larger than our political parties
Bad ideal is America
And Senator Cruz he knows this
On January 20th Joe Biden and Kamala Harris
Will be sworn in as president vice president United States he knows that president-elect buying one more boats
Can any president in history and more than 7 million more votes than President Trump
Despite the unfounded conspiracy theory Senator Cruz how he knows that high-ranking
Officials in President Trump's own Homeland Security Department have concluded that the 2020 election
Was quote the most secure in American history
And if he wants to improve the numbers in his own party that he just mention of people believing in our election
Maybe he should start Consulting with them or maybe he should start Consulting with
Former Attorney General Barr who said that he has found no evidence of widespread fraud
In the 2020 election
We don't have to go back to 1877 my colleague
Senator Cruz knows that 80 judges including conservative judges including judges confirmed in
In this chamber nominated by President Trump has thrown out these lawsuits calling them baseless
Inadequate
And contrary both to the plain meaning of the Constitutional tax and Common Sense
And he knows that all 10 living defense secretaries
Including both of Trump's defense secretary Dick Cheney Donald Rumsfeld William Cullen he knows that all these lead
Leaders of come together to say that these scurrilous attacks on our democracy must stop
And we must allow for a
Peaceful transition of power
Senator Sinema will fill you in on the specific facts as to why this election was sound and true
In Arizona what is summary
President Trump received 1661686 votes in the state
President-elect Biden 1-1000000 670 2143b meaning that
He won the states by 10457 vote
On November 30th
After Arizona's Republican governor
The Secretary State the attorney general and the conservative Chief Justice of the Arizona Supreme Court
Certified the results of the election
The governor actually said
We do elections well here in Arizona
The system is strong
Each post-election lawsuits brought in Arizona to challenge the results were dismissed by judges
Nine members of the house from Arizona were elected in the same election including for republicans
And colleagues I did not see Senator Cruz over at their swearing-in in the House of Representative last Sunday
Asking for an audit
He did not stop there swearing-in
Because there was no fraud
And he did not ask for an audit because we had a fair election
I just want to quickly say to all of our viewers watching with us so we are going to continue to give you wall-to-wall coverage you can
In that right-hand screen we do a protest that have erupted outside of the capital we're going to keep a close eye on that give you
Updates
As I we continue to watch the crowds and a course police managed those crowds of your worth as watching on Fox 10 extra
We're going to continue our coverage for you right here and channel 45
Now at the time our leaders thought this man important now
But they would warrant a statue for him
But today no one knows who he is
Senator wants message to school kids and Senators alike that visit his office when he shows them the statue
What we do here
Is more important
And Who We Are
Senators what matters is not our futures
Not our own short-term Destiny's
What matters is our democracies destiny
Because I think many of us know that people will not know who we are
A hundred years from now
Are two hundred years from now
But what they will know is this
They will know what we did today
How we voted today
And that
Is more important
Then Who We Are
It's a republic
If we can keep it
Thank you mr. president are you before
Charlie later
Senator from Pennsylvania
Thank you mr. president and I intend later to address the specifics of Pennsylvania if and when an objection is raised
With regard to Pennsylvania for now
I want to address my remarks to what I think is the fundamental question being posed
By the objectors
And that is does Congress have
The Constitutional Authority
Did the side
Which state's electoral college
Boats should be counted
And which should not
Based on how well we think they ran their elections
This is what the objectors are really asking us to do
The federal eyes
Elections
By rejecting Electoral College votes from States whose processes they say they disapprove of
And thereby having Congress
Select the president of the United States
Instead of the American people
Answer mr. president is no there is no such Authority
Under the Constitution
Constitution assigns to the states
The responsibility to conduct the elections it's clear
Article 2 Section 1
At least courts with a responsibility to adjudicate disputes
And it's signs to Congress
The ministerial function of counting ballots
Except for extreme circumstances such as when a state sends
Competing slates of electors
The Congress
Which brings me to the 1877 president some objectors claim
I merely want a commission to conduct an audit and then let States decide whether to send
Different electors
Refers to situations or not at all analogous
In 1877
Congress had before it two slates of electors from several States
Here there are no Trump electors from swing States
There's just fine the electors
Second legislators from the swing States they've already spoken
They made their decision they chosen not to send us alternative
Electric
Third a commission really
Completely impractical and we all know it with 14 days to go
Sephora constitutionally-mandated inauguration
I'll look at it this way if it really is congress's job to enas of the state
Electoral process then what's the criteria
Acceptable election processes
What investigations have been conducted
Of these processes what body has deemed that certain States processes are unacceptable what opportunities worthy States
Given to challenge the findings
Why are the objectives objecting only to swing states that President Trump lost
What about the 101
North Carolina what about California they have ballot harvesting Untold
If this is all supposed to be congress's job you'd think we have answers to these questions
And procedures in place because we would have done this every four years right
But we don't
Cuz it's not our job
Adopt as new president that we sit in Judgment of States processes
Then we're federalizing the election law we would necessarily have to establish the permissible criteria and rules
For the states elections
The ballot harvesting sample it's illegal in some states it's encouraged and others
Does it become mandatory or forbidden depending on who's in control of Congress
As the leader play out
It would be the end of the Electoral College
The Electoral College is the mechanism by which the people select the president
Congress gets to decide which states get to vote
The Electoral College then clearly
Congress' selecting the president
Not the people
Whichever party controls both houses of Congress would control the presidency the public would never tolerate Congress picking the presidents that
Abolish the Electoral College
As many of our colleagues
Would like to do
And the end of the Electoral College of course means the nation will be governed by a handful of big blue States and regions
They can drum up very large numbers this president
Constitution does not assign to Congress
The responsibility
To judge the worthiness
Upstate election
Prophecies nor its adherence
Who is Rawls
That's the responsibility of the states and the courts
Let me conclude with this
I voted for President Trump
I publicly endorsed President Trump
I campaigned for President Trump
I did not want Joe Biden
When the selection
There's something more important to me than having my preferred candidate sworn in as the next president
And that's to have the American people's chosen candidate
Sworn in
As an ex-president
A fundamental defining feature of a Democratic Republic is the right of the people to elect their own leaders
It's now our dude it's our responsibility
To ensure that that right is respected in this election
Unpreserved
For future elections I heard you
But against this objection
Democratic leader
Mister Vice Pres
Senator from the great state of Arizona
Senator Sinema
Senator from Arizona
Thank you mister president
I rise today to share the facts about Arizona's recent election
Enter urge my colleagues to step away
From divisive political rhetoric
Except words
Renewing America's faith in our democracy
The 2020 Arizona election was a success
Not for anyone party or individual
What is a demonstration of the will of the voters
A record 80%
Register voters participated
Thanks to local Arizona election officials
When should our system worked
Arizona has offered early voting for more than 100 years
Undervolt by mail system includes
Strict safeguards
All ballots include tracking mechanisms
And tamper-resistant envelopes
Election staff are trained to authenticate signatures
Arizona imposes severe criminal punishments
4 ballot tampering
The Arizona elections produced bipartisan results
In which members of both parties One races
And these results have been confirmed by stakeholders
Across the political Spectrum
The Republican chairman of the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors said
No matter how you voted
This election was administered with integrity
Transparency
And in accordance with Arizona state laws
The Republican speaker of the Arizona State House
Rejected calls for the legislature
To overturn the election saying
As a Conservative Republican I don't like the results of the presidential election
But I cannot and will not
Entertaining suggestion
W Violet current law to change the outcome
Eight challenges contesting the Arizona election
We're brought to federal and state courts
All 8
Or withdrawn or dismissed
Including a unanimous ruling by the Arizona Supreme Court
The Chief Justice wrote
The Challenge Fails to present any evidence of misconduct or illegal votes
Let alone establish any degree of fraud
Or sufficient error rate
It would undermine the certainty of the election results
During the recent Committee hearing I asked a simple question of the former director of cybersecurity and infrastructure secure
Did he find any evidence
Disputing Integrity or fairness of Arizona selection
His answer was simple
No
Arizona an AR-15 County's should be congratulated for running a secure election
Perhaps most heartening demonstration of Arizona's election success
Is Joseline
From Phoenix
Jocelyn 18 years old
It was a first-time voter in 2020
So is Rachel from Tucson
I'm thousand more arizonans
2 for the first time exercise their constitutional right
To decide their own leaders
Today's challenge to Arizona's election
Feels any factual analysis
More disturbingly
It seeks to Rob Jocelyn and Rachel
And More Than 3 million arizonans
Everfree Fair election
Those of us who were trusted with elected office
Are first and foremost public servants
We serve our constituents
We do not seek to substitute our personal ambitions
For the will of the American people
Our system allows for a continuous contest of ideas
And those voters who support the losing side of a free
Fair election
Have not been disenfranchised
Rather they maintain
Just as an important voice
And America's future
And leaders have a duty to serve all of our constituents
Including those who voted for other candidates
Great leaders in our history
Face the choice of whether to take an action strengthening our democracy
Even if a different action
Would better serve their political ambitions
Many are revered today because they chose our Republic
Over their self-interest
Including my personal hero
Senator John McCain
Following his presidential loss Senator McCain said
American people have spoken
Senator Obama and I have argued our differences and he has prevailed
Whatever our differences
We are fellow Americans
He spoke to the nearly 60 million Americans who voted for him saying
It is natural tonight
To feel some disappointment
But tomorrow
We must move Beyond it
And work together
To get our country moving again
Senator McCain was right
Today we have serious
Significant work to do
Beating this pandemic
And Reviving our economy
I urge my colleagues
To follow the example of Senator John McCain and so many others
Reject this meritless challenge
And uphold the will
Of Arizona voters
Thank you
Geordie later
Who's President minutes to the senator from Oklahoma Centerline
Senator from Oklahoma
Present
America we settle our differences and elections
What happens if you don't trust the election count
We are concerned that so many quarts tonight or dismiss cases within hours after they were given thousands of pages of Eva
The reason we have a Congress to settler Nations divisions in the rules of the senate make sure that every opinion
The nation is heard is so issues like this can be addressed
The Constitutional crisis in our country right now is that millions of Americans are being told to sit
Down and shut up
Their opinions matter
During the Electoral Challenge on January 6th 2005
Senator Ted Kennedy stood on this floor and said this
He said I commend the many thousands of citizens in Massachusetts and other states who insisted on trees
Today's electoral vote count in Congress
As a meaningless ritual would be an insult to our democracy
Unless we register our own protest
Against the obviously flawed voting process
That look took place in so many states
We are hopeful he said that this major issue that goes to the heart of our democracy is now firmly implanted
On the agenda for Effective action
By Congress
In quotes
I agree
United States Constitution does not allow me
To assign different electors to a state nor should it
United States Constitution does not give the option to the vice president
How do United States adjust unilaterally decide which states are in and out and it should not
Each state decides its electors
Through its people
But small group of senators including myself
Have demanded that we not ignore the questions that millions of people are asking in our nation
So we have proposed a constitutional solution
Pause the count
Get more facts to the states
Before January 20th
We proposed a 15-member commission
Just like what was done after the failed election of 1876
We're encouraging people to spend 10 days
Going through all the issues
States can have
One last opportunity to address any challenges
Then the states
As the Constitution directs
Would make the final decision
On their electors
I have some colleagues
Who said that attend a commission is not enough time
So they have counter proposed
Just ignoring the lingering questions
We need to do something
My challenge today
Is not about the good people of Arizona
I will stand in recess until the call of the chair
Thank you
Just want to say thank you to all of our viewers were here with us on NewsNow from Fox they're taking a
A quick recess we are going to be jumping over to the house floor since we do have both of them going on
I will go and take a listen in
There
For you right here
I knew Sam from Fox
Madam speaker
I filed my petition challenge
I just think of that electors from the state of Arizona
There was actually put forward by Governor Ducey of Arizona
My ask to you the speaker to the vice president is simple
Do not count these electors until and unless
The secretary of state allows a forensic audit
Of the election a request she is denied repeatedly
We have been told over and over that even though this was Publican a public election
Using public money on public machines utilizing public employees
The public today has no ability to Simply double-check the veracity
Of these results
The presidential election was a football game we would get a slow-motion review from multiple angles
Undercorrection of a controversial decision
But not so we are told by our Secretary of State for the presidential election
No root no review for you
No access to the Dominion voting machines with a documented history of enabling fraud through its now discredited
Adjudication system
Assistant that literally allows one person to change tens of thousands of boats
In the mirror
Minutes
And you only audit done in Arizona
Icourt found
3% error rate against President Trump
Vice President Biden's margin of error was 1/10 of that at .03%
By the way
A 3% error rate at minimum is $90.000
After finding the 3% error rate
The court stop you off and refuse to go further
In Arizona as my attachments makes clear
Mail-in ballots will altered on the first day of counting as shown in data grass we occur
Provide
As concluded by data analyst
Over 400.000 mail-in ballots were altered switch from President Trump to Vice President Biden
Or completely erased from President Trump's totals
The proof is in the Counting Crows The Cure's that cannot occur except with us so rare and unlikely
That winning the Mega Millions lottery is more probable
Mr. speaker can I have order in the chamber
The house will be in order
Those will be in order okay
The house will be in order
Also be in order
Marysville take their seats
The hustle be in order
Just want to give everyone an update and US Capitol is on lockdown as protests erupt
Outside of the capital we're giving you that big bird's-eye views that you can really see just expansion of how many of protesters are
In and around here near The Monuments near the capitol they have been
Going through barricades so once again it is on lockdown
And just for those of you who are joining us but House and Senate
Only made it through two states as they separately now debate Arizona Alaska
An Alabama both those votes go to Trump so its 12 to 0 so far for that electoral count
Is the house in recess pursuant to Clause 12v of rule one
All right so as you can see their house in recess they were having a bit of trouble getting everyone
In order as a we continue to watch this unfold in our nation's capital here's that bird's eye view again
A protest that had erupted in downtown
Or in our nation's capital and please do say that they are asking for people to stay away
Play from the exterior windows and doors as they continue to have them on lockdown many
Can people spread across here
In our nation's capital
And we are being told both House and Senate are taking a recess as they are unsure of the security threats
Because of the protests that have
Erupted outside of the capital
You're taking a look in that left-hand box at senate floor and again police have a
Urged everyone to
Stay away from Windows stay away from doors and again this is vote is paused
As the protests continue
Capital on lockdown here on this Wednesday January 6th
And we were giving it to you live as a it was unfolding here we were showing you about
House floor senate floor and both of them now in recess subject to the call of the chair
As we said we were listening into Senator James Lankford and he was a cut off during his
His remarks
In the chamber was at put into a hasty
Recess admit this continuous chaos
Outside from a trump supporters
Outside Congress
And it does look like we are going to be soon getting a vice
President-elect
Joe Biden's remarks
Soon here so as soon as we do see him
Address our nation course will bring that to you here as we continue to watch this situation unfold
Here in our nation's capital
Bell Capitol Hill staff
This is according to Fox News Capitol Hill staff has been sent an alert ordering them to shelter
Enter in place amid the growing of violence outside of the building
And it went on to say quote due to police activity all Personnel are advised to relocate from the can
Cannon House Office Building to the Rayburn and Longworth
House Office Buildings through the underground tunnels do not evacuate outside buildings all Personnel should
Shelter-in-place in the Rayburn and long
Worth House Office Buildings again we are keeping you up-to-date as far as a these
These protests go outside of our Capital with everything we do know
And once again we were in the middle of listening into US senator and Republicans remarks when they were cut off
Due to the
Chambers saying that they needed to go into recess because of the chaos happening outside
So as I mentioned before we have only made it through two states
So far during this electoral count and that is
Alabama and Alaska
So far then those counts have gone 12 to Trump 02 Biden and again as soon as Sarah
Arizona's account was brought up
There was an objection that men spend the joint party went into their own Chambers we were listening in to both be a house
And the Senate
Debate data Arizona's
Objection and sell once again that did get interrupted here as US Capitol is on lockdown
And you can see there on the street so many police trying to
Get themselves here to this area and I do want to give you another look that we do have
Viewer discretion is advised because there is a lot of flags
That made me have some
Inappropriate wording on them but that we do have many people on the steps here at the Capitol so
Once again
US Capitol is on lockdown
I made these are protests and there is a security threat obviously because of this so both Senate and House
On recess and we are going to continue to try to keep you up-to-date right here on new sound from Fox
Alright so there were chaotic scenes and it's still unfolding all here in the Capitol while lawmakers assertive
Electoral College votes here on Wednesday protests have erupted to buildings were briefly evacuated
Weighted by US Capitol Police
Because of a reported bomb threat
And it does look like house has resumed their debates are going to go back out to the representatives speaking about
Objection to Arizona's electoral vote
Test they were vacant Lots
Even the recorders office
I used to that dresses
What are they hiding
If the process was fair if this
These were being probable
Once-in-a-lifetime type applications
The signatures and adjudicated records
Until this is done Mr Speaker
We should not count this late
You have a letter from the Arizona legislators stating its intent to review the issue on January 11th
Our governor has refused to allow the state to properly convened to do with proper oversight
Battle speaker
Miss speaker
I asked you one question today
Are you a ceremonial figurehead in your current role
Or did the drafters of the 12th Amendment and Congress in the Electoral count Act of 1887
Envision a role where you've made discretionary decisions about ballot fraud and fair elections
If you were merely ceremonial then let's be done with this
Is he dark and crumpets and witness our national decline
But if you're not merely a ceremonial but destiny
With discernment rationality and legal Authority
Not just count from 1 to 2 7
Then do not accept Arizona's electors that certify
Remand asleep back to the Secretary of State
Back to the governor with the following instruction
Until a full complete electoral forensic audit is allowed by the Secretary of State
The electors currently certified will not be counted
It will do then fall on the State of Arizona to decide
Are they in the game or not
Anything less is an education of our constitutional republic
Jarritos
One-man-one-vote
We ask why
What is there to hide
Simple waffle Victor of election be proud open transparent about an election audit
I would
Instead were met with denials cover-ups
In contempt of subpoenas
Too much evidence of fraud
Demonstrate by statistical anomalies
But experts have determined cannot happen the absence of fraud
2 steps
I'm not asking these electors never be counted
It just that they need to be certified the proper way
Our beloved Constitution is but a mere piece of paper
If we do not follow the law
Upholding the law
But now at last we find ourselves Wallace destroying the very thread that binds us together
But we need to get back to the rule of law
That is what has been violated
Truly
Bye
Israeli actions in the states
Without objection the house is going to
Go back into recess
Alright as we just heard house now going into recess it does look like protesters have made their way in
Inside
And again to your discretion advised as we continue to keep you on
The updates as quickly as possible here for NewsNow from Fox you can see right here again protest
Making their way inside of the capital house just went to recess it is a very chaotic scene in down
In our nation's capital again earlier this morning and there was a reported bomb threats to capital B
Buildings were put on were evacuated
And again you are taking a live look we're just a few minutes hours ago we were showing you
All those representatives and Senators walking through here now protesters making their way through the capitol
Building again they had breach those barricades that had been set up outside of the capital now they're on the stairs
Outside and now some protesters even making their way in just so everyone knows US Capitol is
Put on lockdown as we know House and Senate both on recess obviously due to security
And so just keep us stay tuned here with us on NewsNow from Fox and that is a heads-up we might
Every once in awhile get a shot that comes and goes out as we continue to keep you updated on the latest Happening Here in our nation's capital
And it does look like a there are many a police officers and authorities there up on the stairs trying
To help push back this crowd are shot inside did go away if it comes back wolf course bring it back out to you
Kira NewsNow from Fox
Now you can see the
Scene still unfolding here in our nation's capital now a congressional source told Fox News that the cannon
The house office building and Madison Library of Congress building were briefly evacuated because of a bomb threat
And once again here's another I look we did get that shot back in inside of the
Capital so protesters now inside of the US Capitol
And it does look like some how they're managing to try to keep these protesters out of the US Capitol again
It is on lockdown and I do want to continue to give you looks that we are getting from all of our different sources
And this just in DC mayor is ordering a 6 p.m. curfew so they are trying
Trying to help I keep this situation at Bay but as you can see there has been some chaotic scenes coming from
Nation's capital as of protesters continued to stand here on the stairs they were inside of you
US Capitol are shot went away from inside of that Capital but again if we do get it back will be bringing it to hear and NewsNow from Fox
And I did hear that there the Senate may be coming back and continuing their debate so as soon as we do see
Are Senators continual things along then we'll bring you into the Senate as well
Alright so just so everyone knows we are staying on top of all of the happenings here in our nation's capital again
DC mayor ordering that Citywide curfew I'm going to read that released to you says today mayor Muriel Bowser
Ordered a Citywide curfew for the District of Columbia from 6 p.m. on Wednesday January 6th until 6 a.m.
On Thursday January 7th no during those hours of curfew no person other than persons designate
By the mayor shall walk Bike Run lawyer stand or motorbike are or other mode of transportation
Nation upon any Street alley park or other public place
Within the district the curfew imposed by the mayor's order will shall not apply to ascend
Natural workers including working media with their Outlet issued credentials
When engaged in essential functions including travel to and from their essential work
The once again DC mayor putting that a Citywide curfew in order and we do have
Like I said numerous different shots coming to us from outside of the Capitol building don't have that into
Carrier capital capital shot anymore but as we continue to give more and more views of this unfolding in
BC course will be bringing to you here on NewsNow from Fox
And just so we can kind of see just the wide scope of this situation happening
In our capital
Here is a look
At those protests taking place
They're on the lawn and you can see
National Mall there
In front of our Capitol Building you can see the massive crowd you can see off today I left hand side
Some of those police lights we were just getting some of those ass shots of
A police on the ground trying to come in and help restore order
And once again if you're just joining us here we did have protesters who had made their way inside
Side of the Capitol building did look like though that the people inside
Officials were trying to help kind of keep those people moving along get them back out but we do still have them
On the steps of our Capitol Building care so once again we do want to say thank you for being here with
With us on news now from Fox we are trying to bring you all of these different views of everything that's happening in
Capital and once again DC mayor just put out an order a city-wide curfew
Buford District of Columbia that's going to go from 6 p.m. tonight until 6 a.m. tomorrow on Thursday
January 7th and she said during those hours of curfew no persons
Other than those who are designated by the mayor may be out traveling around whether it's walking
Driving in any public place within the district she did say this does not apply those who are essential were
Workers including working media so we do appreciate our media Personnel who are out there giving us these different live
Shots of what's happening in in the capital and I do see a Fox News
According to reports of tear gas as of protesters continued to enter the capital
Has been used so lawmakers were told they need to estate in their chain
Amber's they need to stay away from those doors and windows again as a lot of unease is happening in the US
Capital
And as I mentioned before we are waiting to hear from president-elect Joe Biden he is going to be making some remarks
Text from Delaware obviously one of those remarks that we can all expect to hear as a plea for these protesters
To back off from the capital I know many of them had entered inside we had that indoor
Rashad for you little bit earlier here today and he's going to ask for the violence to stop and for people to let this
Senate and House I continue to make their debates and count those electoral college
So we are waiting again for president elect Joe Biden to a make some remarks as soon as we do see him we're going to
You bringing him to hear honor NewsNow from Fox stream and if you're with us on the TV side of things don't
Forget you can continue to watch this no matter what time of the day it is a NewsNow fox.com
And once again we are still waiting for president elect Joe Biden he is expected to make some remarks here sure
As we continue to watch this protest on sold in
Our Capitol DC mayor ordering a Citywide curfew
And we do have many of our TV
And news people on the ground giving us a lot of different looks here's another one with that many flags waving up in the air
Aire
And you can see protesters they're starting to climb the walls again we do have some protesters who had made
Into the capital and lawmakers are evacuating from the house floor that's a Fox news reporter
Bring that for you
And so again a lot of unease
Unfolding here in our US Capitol as it is on lockdown
Can House and Senate went into recess after these
Barricade started to get push through and
Just a reminder we are raw
Live and unfiltered here
A NewsNow from Fox so we do have a many different shots coming in but again
As you can tell our camera crew is working hard to try to bring you all these different takes of what's going on
All right guys and I do want to just kind of show you look again at what we do know at this time is for
Far is that lockdown goes and that Citywide curfew here's a look at the mayor of putting out that order again
And saying today I'm ordering a Citywide curfew for District of Columbia from 6 p.m. on Wednesday
Play January 6th until 6 a.m. on Thursday January 7th and
We do have a lawmakers who have been told if they are inside to stay away from Windows and
Doors and protesters have been attempting to break down a door of the house chamber as lawmakers
Evacuated their so again this is all coming to you live from the US Capitol just room
Reminder viewer discretion is advised just in case us chaos does explode here on the steps or
Or any of the other shots that we do bring to and once again we are still waiting for our president-elect
Joe Biden to step out make comments from Delaware
Unknown exactly what he is going to stay but I'm sure he's going to try and address these protesters here too
Today
And there is one thing and that look at the curfew that has been put in place and once again were trying to
Do I keep you up-to-date on everything that is happening here and unfolding as I we continue to watch our US Capitol on
On lockdown as these protesters stormed their way into the Capitol building
And our whole team here at NewsNow from Fox News going to have you covered all day as we continue to not only
Watch a
What's Happening Here in the chambers but also on our Capitol steps I do have a
One of our
Team members Daytona Everett she is joining us
And is going to be talking a little bit about what you've been watching because we've been seeing these kaotica
Scenes unfold here in the US Capitol
Yeah Christy it's
Quite amazing to see all of this turn of events this was supposed to be
Electoral vote day huge day for congress but I was watching your coverage all morning this morning
I am Saul course it abruptly end the house first going at to recess
Senate going to recess as well and it was very very abnormal and unusual to see I knew at that point that it
Something was wrong
We now know of that of course
Capital is unlock down I want to bring you a couple other updates
That we're learning right now
Theme from other Pasha quarters across the station they're saying that tear gas has been
Deployed inside that members of Congress are being evacuated
With Escape
Close as well
You can see how large these crowds are outside
Of the capital right now as we speak that is a live
Look as of course the DC mayor orders a Citywide curfew for 6 p.m. I just wouldn't mind you Christy we've been
Following these large large
Pro Trump protest
Today's now
And they have been out there for hours
Upon hours upon hours but most of this chaos
Breaking out within the past couple of hours they've been mostly peaceful
Mostly just normal
Protest talking about their massive election fraud claims
And
It's been interesting to watch this kind of develop
Rob possible hours
But the president himself
Saying tweeting right now saying please support
Are Capitol Police and law enforcement they are truly on the side of our country
Stay peaceful that was just 12 minutes ago and then his tweet right before that saying like pension have the courage
To do what should have been done to protect our country and our constitution giving States a chance to survive
A corrected set of facts not the fraudulent or inaccurate ones which they were us to previously certified USA
Samantha
Interesting to see just what then
Probably 15 minutes or so the president going from talking about in massive voter fraud
And his vice president
And then moving forward to talk about these protests and obviously the chaos that has been Unleashed
Shot
Coming out of our Fox cameras
Of course he falling this I'm going to be checking Twitter supper we're getting a lot of
Our latest updates as this is a developing
Breaking news story that we did not think we were going to get today Christie
Yeah that's right I mean you really said it correctly there there is a lot of different shots coming out we've been trying to keep up with
With everything in one of the things you'd mentioned was a President Donald Trump's tweet and so I'm going to show that to you here on your screen once again
And just reread it out to you this happened as you mention Daytona about 15 minutes ago saying please support our Capital please
Mason law enforcement they are truly on our side of our country stay peaceful so once again still
Still waiting and I'm going to show you guys that shot for president-elect
President-elect Joe Biden to step out make some remarks here today but we're getting so many different show
I'm trying to do good job of a showing you guys all these different ones that are coming in here to our news now from
Fox desk as we continue to watch this unfold at the Capitol now lawmakers have
Are being evacuated as protesters continue to make their way inside and enter the cow
Capital so once again just want to say thanks so much for being here with us and we do appreciate all of the viewers to
Just a reminder viewer discretion is advised as we continue to switch things around giving you all these different looks of what's Happening
Internations Capitol
Alright I knows we continue to watch this unfold here live for you I do want to show you some video what had
It happened just earlier here today so going to be going back to some video that does come into
NewsNow from Fox desk so in that left-hand box
You do see here
When protesters were trying to
Make their way inside of those Capital Doors
And again earlier it all started as a
They were told to stay away from the windows and doors
You know in case anything baby throne
Protesters made their way through barricades
And now a has that
Made their way up the steps into the Capitol building
DC mayor ordering that Citywide curfew hoping that it helps kind of control that crowd
That is outside
I own this
Capitol steps
Now I want to go to was some of the sound bytes that came to us earlier here today before all of this
Chaos erupted so Senator Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says he is worried about a death spiral for democracy
Chrissy if elected leaders continue to challenge elect
Twirl votes now Congress
Meeting
Today Wednesday to certify the presidential election results
Multiple Republican Senators have already changed
I am sorry I have already challenged the outcome in McConnell says overturning the election
What guarantee both sides
Would continue to be legitimatize
Elections
For years to come let's go listen to some of his turkey sound
Bites that he had
I'm from just earlier here today
Courts
Stage
Hello spoke
The ball spoke
If we overrule them
It would damage our Republic
Forever
Election were overturned
By mere allegations from the losing side
Our democracy would ever a death spiral
We never see the whole nation
Except
Election
Every four years would be a Scramble for power
I didn't call
Our duty is to govern for the public good
United States setup has a higher calling
Then an endless
Spiral
Partisan
Vengeance
Congress will either override the voters
Overruling
The voters
The states
And the courts
For the first time ever
Or honor the people's decision
Orissa once again that was a his remarks from the senate floor just earlier here today this was before
Capital win on lockdown and if you remember earlier here this morning it all actually started with
The bomb threat it cost to breathe Capitol Building evacuations as they protest continue to
Rap sell it first started with a chaotic scene outside of the capital where a lawmakers as we've been talking
Talking about are certifying the Electoral College votes and so two buildings were briefly evacuated
Waited by US Capitol Police because of a bomb threat Congressional Source had told Fox news earlier this
Morning that the Cannon House Office Building and Madison Library of Congress building or briefly evacuated because
Bomb threat after several suspicious packages were reportedly found in the area they were asking
Impersonal to relocate from Cannon and to shelter-in-place again this all happened
Earlier this morning before protesters had jumped those barricades and now have I made their ways up onto the step
Not only that but also into the capital as well going to go back to some of that video that we showed you earlier
Here this is that's video your hearing of protesters
Outside of those doors as they tried to break in again that happened just earlier we're still taking that live Lookout
Outside of the capital in your right hand box
For those of you who are just too
Turning into NewsNow from Fox at the top of the hour here 1 p.m. mountain time 3 p.m. Eastern there and then
The nation's capital Congress at the moment on lockdown bayonet to certify the Electoral College vote earlier
In the day they were forced to go into lockdown in the Capitol building has been and is currently being stormed by protesters
Leading to this unprecedented scene and it is not hyperbole to say
That this has not happened in US history
Protesters from this Pro Trump rally have class with Capitol Police
It's even LED just a few moments to go DC mayor Muriel Bowser initiating a nipple
How many lockdown for 6 p.m. eastern time
Why would you want to listen to it with the
Fox right now we do have courtesy of the Associated Press a live interview right now
Senator Chris Van Hollen of the state of Maryland and he is in his Senate Office Building right now listen to that
Mob rule the president is
And it sends a terrible message for the rest of the world
The only Silver Lining before today is that we will get through it
And at the end of today. We got to stay here in my view
Can we finish the certification
And then hopefully the message will be spent that
Despite
These efforts to undermine
Our democracy
We were resilient at the end of the day
And were able to make sure we have this transfer of power but as you can see
President Trump has a peaceful
I'll transfer power he's determined
How to make it as chaotic
And as difficult
As possible and.
That's a very sad day for countries also very dangerous
A day out for a country and there will be lasting damage
Because of the millions of people who President Trump and some Republican Senators
Have convinced
Now that this election was not one
By Joe Biden that's a lie
But
Bes succeeded in seeding that lie and Poison the Well
Joe Biden has a a big job ahead
She wants to unite the country
He ran on bringing people
Together
And working toward a more perfect union
And what you see now President Trump doing is taking a
Flamethrower
To our democracy
On the way out the door so we have a lot of repair work
What to do in the days ahead and then we got a lot of work to do to move our country forward
Thank you Senator so despite the fact that he has shots of apparently been fired or some sort of loud bangs are happening inside the capitol
You're confident that this process will continue and
Biden harris will be certified as president vice president
Yes I am because we cannot allow this storming of the capitol
We cannot allow you know mob rule
We cannot allow a an out-of-control
President of the United States who continues to claim the power we cannot allow that
Derail
Our constitutional process that which is lasted
For so long I think people remember that
Exchange when when Ben Franklin was asked whether we have a monarchy or a republic
And his reply was
A republic madam
If you can keep it if we can keep it
And we the people have to keep it
But that requires respect
I'll for the Constitution something to president
I knows nothing about and it is time that many of these Republican Senators
Stop yulin
Those lies
For their own through crass clinical purposes to try to inherit
D Trump support it's time for everybody to come Together As Americans
Which everybody
I swore as Congress was
I coming back in on January 3rd
United States Article 2
The Constitution United States is very clear
About congress's role
In certifying the selection let's let's get back
What to do when our jobs
Hey Cassandra thank you so much for taking this time and like I said I hope you Francesca and all your stuff stay stay stay stay
Thank you very much and you too thank you very much have a good day
Looks like that interview has ended there with Senator Chris Van Hollen
The state of Maryland and he has been at the moment in his Senate office right now I
Leave because they are being told not to leave in both Senate and House Office
Buildings you watching the scene unfold right now it's been go
Going on for about the last hour and a half
Almost 2 hours Capitol Police in a cent have failed to keep these protesters
Back they had barricades in place they breach those barricades and now you're seeing scores
Protesters on the steps of the US Capitol something
4
Black reporters like myself for people who follow this day today who know American
History they have not seen these scenes before ever
We're getting some reports right now
From the Fox News channel
The House minority leader Kevin McCarthy has confirmed that she
Shops have been fired inside
The Capitol building and we have a aerial view now of
Right outside the steps of the capital as well I'm going to bring that up
According to Kevin McCarthy the House minority leader he said he heard it over Capitol police radio
And he's confirmed on the Fox News Channel just moments ago that the shots have been fired inside the cab
He said quotes we can disagree
But we should not take it to this level this is unacceptable you do not do what is happening right now
Being hurt this is unacceptable
We're not entirely I wasn't entirely sure what that shop
That was there in the upper left of your screen we're going to bring it back though this is
Is right outside this gentleman has to say right now he's a witness to the scene
People pulling back they shot her in the neck and she fell back on me and started stage
She's fine at school and then she started like moving weird and blood was coming out of her mouth and neck and nose and I don't know if she
She's alive or dead anymore how did you get back out of the building Riot Riot police came in and started
Where did you enter the building and where to do exit other side with the scaffolding
The scaffolding through flashbangs and teargas and Blitz start way in through all the chambers
Just trying to get get into Congress or whoever we could get into and tell him that we need some kind of Investigation to this
I want ends up happening to someone might ended up dead and that's not the kind of government we can have people have to do something about
You need any help at all since right there was it could have been me but she
First thank you for telling us just make sure people know
Because this this cannot stand anymore this is wrong they don't represent anyone not Republican Democrat
Independent nobody a novel just don't kill people who are you saying will tell people I don't
Police congressmen and women they don't care I mean they think we're a joke $2.000 checks was a joke to them
You know there's people filming us laughing us as we March down the street at the the Department of Justice there's a man in the window laughing at us
And here it was a joke to them until we got inside and then all the sudden done came out
But I mean we're at a point now it can't be allowed to stand we have to do something people have to do something because this could
To be you or your kids thank you Tom hello
You heard from that witness to the scene there who just said this is an unprecedented moment
In the nation's history because as of this point in time protesters have stormed the capitol
Bring up this Associated Press photo at the moment and you can see guns being
Drawn in the US Capitol this this AP photo I just want to put it up very voluntarily on the screen here
That
And that that picture right there those are scenes happening at this moment you're seeing
DC police presumably DC National Guard we that we don't know at this point
We're going to get more information on the exact type of units responding to
I'm just getting reaction on social media from all over government officials state of fish
People from throughout the country even here in Arizona Doug Ducey has just tweeted in America we practice
Peaceful transition of power we respect the law and law enforcement the scene at the US Capitol right now is wrong and
Has no place in our form of government all should denounce it should end now
We also are getting reports that according to Kevin
McCarthy the House minority leader on Fox News he did say he has spoken to the president
I don't know who these people are when it's happening right now is unacceptable asked about his Converse
Station with Trump he says I was explaining to him what was going on
And we do have a tweet from President Trump at the moment right now just a minute ago we're going to put it up on the screen here but I'm in
Read it out he says quote I'm asking for everyone at the US Capitol
To remain peaceful no violence! Remember we are the party of Law & Order
And a great many women and blue thank you that is the latest comments right now from
President Trump and remember all of this unfolding today in this joint
Session of the house in the Senate with vice president Mike Pence president they were supposed to do the Roll Call
Allstate's to certify the electors the slates of electors in those States they only got two two until they were
Objected to the State of Arizona representative Paul gosar the congressman from Arizona
He was second in by Senator Ted Cruz the senator from Texas and away we went
As you know after that happens they go into the respective Chambers with debate happens for 2 hours
And then it's about it on we haven't even gotten that far yet because of all is chaos in melee
Happening at the moment only two states have been certified
An account in Congress Alabama and Alaska at the moment President Trump has 12 Electoral College votes we know at the end of
All of this even because of this Joe Biden will get the requisite 270 electoral vote
Boats and you'll be sworn in on January 20th but at this point in time we also
So are waiting statements from president elect Joe Biden you can see the podium is set up there and Wilmington
We don't have exact timing yet
When that's going to happen will bring that to you live
We're working on getting people on the ground as well as experts
To talk to us right now but just to kind of go over what we've been watching for the last Almost 2 hours
Capitol Building placed on lockdown Senators members of the House locked inside their Chambers
Is Congress began debating Biden's Victory remember we brought you here on NewsNow from Fox
Life is speech the president did right in front of the White House at the ellipse talking to his supporters
Before these protesters march to Capitol Hill where they broke through barricades and storm the capitol steps we now know
A number of them are inside the complex
Looking to get multiple scenes multiple Vantage points and views for our viewers
It's all coming as Vice
Did Mike Pence rejected the president efforts to have him impede or interfere in this process he send a letter to Congress
Is also happening in the backdrop of just yesterday late into the early evening hours early morning hour
Hours to Georgia Senate runoffs have concluded it looking at possible control
The senate for at least a 50-person democratic
Breakdown in the Senate 50/50 Fox News has not confirmed or call the race
Is yet for Jon ossoff or David Perdue but we have called it forever Raphael Warnock and Kelly Loeffler
Remember Senator Kelly Loeffler said she would be one of those 12 Republican Senators objecting and contesting to the
Electric out today so I just want to give you the contacts this is all happening in the background of that
At the moment I do want to bring in my colleague Daytona Everett because we are getting some reports
Fat DC mayor Muriel Bowser will be speaking soon
That's perfect 5bcr affiliate there we want to bring in Daytona averages to talk about
What she expects mayor Bowser will say we know she's implemented that curfew at the moment Daytona
DC is quite the spectacle right now this is somewhat REM
Reminiscent I'll remember June 1st those protests outside Lafayette Square out
Outside st. John's Episcopal Church when the president wrote over and walked over
And held up that bible
For that photo shoot now this is somewhat entirely different because right now all this is
Is happening under the spectrum of the Electoral certification process in Congo
That's being impeded at the moment but what can you expect right now
Coming up from DC mayor Muriel Bowser
Confirmed right now but I am getting reports that Muriel Bowser is asking for the
National Guard's be implemented to clear Capitol Hill of protesters completely so
Assuming that's what that press conference is going to be about but we showed yesterday a full press conference about
Public Safety in Washington DC ahead of these protests cuz we've been expecting them we seen those flyers
President Trump and his team but listen to this just yesterday
Sunday she was telling all Washington residents to stay out of the downtown area where there's pro-trump
Rally was expected of course over these election results be Democratic mayor advisor
Should not engage with demonstrators Who quote come to our city seeking confrontation
And we will do what we must to ensure all who attend remain peaceful
I'm also another interesting part of this about the reminder the public and anyone attending the route the rally that fire
Firearms are prohibited within 1000 feet of any First Amendment activity
No I was listening to that interview on the ground thereof obviously a witness of what he says was
A shooting so Muriel Bowser was kind of not expecting this but talking about this
In her Public Safety announcement there but it seems as though some people have baby gone against those wishes of the mayor
And I'm assuming that's what that press conference is going to be about here
Thank you for that update and we'll be standing by for that live press conference from DC mayor Muriel Bowser will come back
Back to you in just a minute just want to update everyone here on news now of every
Anything that's happening at the moment these are Alive looks right there this is Constitution Avenue with your familiar with the nation
Familiar with DC at all this is unprecedented that I have never seen
Anything I lived there for several months in college I've never seen anything like this
And so I just want to bring up some of the comments that some of our Fox News correspondent
Some of the reporters in the field that we go to are saying about this Fox News a Chad program
He's one of the chief Congressional correspondent for Fox News said quote this is the most significant breach of America
Can government institutions since the War of 1812 as you can remember
I told us in the War of 1812 British soldiers stormed the White House
Yeah but multiple Vantage points that we want to show you
And you can see their the throng of people on the steps of the East
East Side the East front of the capitol
Daytona Everett was saying a request for the National Guard is being analyzed
But the Pentagon is concerned with the Optics of uniformed military personnel in the Capitol building
Being reported by Fox News Bret Baier at the moment I'm at would be a stunning
Seeing if if that came to pass
At the moment also
Do that the Senate and the house is no longer in session they have recess today we do not know when they are coming back to finish this place
They didn't get very far in the process a lot of people have been wondering about the concert
Annuity and the safety of those who are who fall in line of succession to the president
Call Dad vice president Mike Pence was ushered out and is safe for being told that speaker Pelosi
Is safe we were earlier being told that vice president Mike Pence
Was gathered in hunker down with Senator Chuck Grassley the president pro tem of the Senate
What that means is he's the oldest and longest serving member of the Senate so he ranks in line of success
Session is well
At the moment you even have Senators tweeting about their status and about their condition we just saw a tweet
From Senator kyrsten Sinema from the state of Arizona she says quote I am safe in the tweet that she just tweeted
I just give the contacts of how this really all started you remember just a week ago Wednesday
Senator Josh Hawley the Republican from Missouri became the first senator who said he would
Would contest an object to this proceeding today he was followed in suit by 12 more Republicans
Senators and in addition more than 100 House Republicans said they were going to follow suit
As well and this is here we are this is where we are at the moment
DC police dcfe
Officials knew there would be Pro Trump protests in the capital today but Frank
Not literally in the capital no one could have foreseen that at this moment you're seeing
Hundreds of people there American flags the Gadsden flag
The Gadsden flag for those who aren't familiar is the don't tread on me flag from
Pre Revolutionary War times
I can't stress this enough
We just wanted to reiterate that according to House minority leader Kevin McCarthy shots have been fired
Fired in the Capitol building itself
He Kevin McCarthy heard that over Capitol police radio we don't know
In fact if anyone
Has been shot but we know that shots have been fired we're also getting
Reports now from Senator Grassley Twitter account thank you for your concern he is in a secure location
Alright
Now we do have more reaction
Some members of Congress that we want to play out right now for you at the moment so bear with us here
This is representative John Curtis we're going to listen in right now
I just interpreted John Curtis at Covington
From inside my officer in the capital and first and foremost when I let everybody know that those of us that
In the capital and in our offices aren't feeling safe and secure even though there's quite a bit of turmoil
Outside second I just appeal to all the good people of this country to
Dial it down what happened to my good friend that Romney wholly appropriate what's happening outside the cat
We are we're better than this and please excuse all our influence to
Get back to reasonable debate I think we could have them move forward as we need to do is a country thank you
And that was Republican House member
John Curtis from the state of Utah who is urging calm or Gene that this is not how democracies are
Run
At the moment you can see the DC capitol police there in the upper left of your
Ashanti upper-left barring the entrance to the Capitol and for those who
2 in the Capitol single day they are there as well
I myself have been there reporting and it is very very tough to breach the Capitol Police
It's much like airport security and for a throng of
Protesters at the moment to have collectively done that is stunning and unprecedented
Earlier we were seeing
Videos on social media Capitol Police pepper-spraying protesters
Throwing punches would you have a better shot
Better close up shot as well
Also getting reports that
Governor Ralph Northam of the state of Virginia is sending Virginia National Guard and Troopers to the nation's capital
We're being told that 200 state troopers in the Virginia National Guard
Are being sent to help quell this this mob and Ralph Northam tweeted
He says my team and I are working closely with mayor Bowser speaker Pelosi and Senator Schumer to respond to the situation and wash
For the mayor's request I am sending members of the Virginia National Guard along with 200
Virginia state troopers that's Virginia governor Ralph Northam and here is more of a
Playground view ground shot
Sounds right in front of the Capitol at the moment you can even see some people
Walking away from the scene DC capitol police
Up there on the steps holding the line from what it looks like
I just to reiterate
Which I think is the biggest news
Of this day is that there has been reports one person has been shot inside the
The US Capitol that is unheard of there
From my very very short experience of reporting I've never heard that I know there is
Is some precedent for that I don't think it's been the first time but there you can see right now I believe this is
Drawing of a police moving forward and in some direction we're going
Bring this to box here for you that's so we can see different Vantage points
I just wanted to repeat that this stunning fact that we're now learning that
One person has been shot inside the capitol
We're also getting news
News that the entire DC National Guard will be activated today that's about 1100 Guardsmen on duty tonight
And that shop Rose here we have another shop for you even an ambulance right there has been called
Inosine is so active still that this is presumably going to be going on for
4 hours there the protesters showed no signs of ceding ground
And I can't repeat how important
An unprecedented a day is like this this was supposed to normally happen in a matter of thirty and forty men
And it's usually in in years past where the vice president have to preside over this
This is not a matter of consequence Rapport into happens very very quickly there
Objections in the past in the year 2000 in the year two thousand for those elections
But nothing on the scale like we've seen with a hundred House Republicans in 12 Senate Republicans
Vice president Mike Pence breaking with the president today in saying he would not do anything to circumvent his
Crucial role in this matter which is merely procedural nearly ceremonial
To preside over the counting of electors
There you can see some of the signs that people have
Written in this kind of zoomed-in shot of those
Protesters kind of just mingling commiserating sitting on the step sitting on the porticoes there
Animales trades
Emergency police I don't know if you can see it well but in the upper left of your ears
Whispering there someone has seized me that I was wrong shot someone has kind of mounted and climbed up this
This crane I just remember
But all this is under the backdrop
Open ovulation planning many of the defenses the barricades that we've been showing you throughout the day they
I have been put in place because the capital is preparing for the inauguration on January 20th obviously that will look much different because
There won't be much pop it Pomp and Circumstance as usual
Barbie preparations and structural edifices have been built
In place for the inauguration stage already
And we can now confirm that we have been reporting but
I just saw come through the Associated Press they've now confirmed that one purse
Person has been shot in the US Capitol we're also getting
Reports from around the globe from people the General Secretary of NATO
I believe as just commented on the situation
I'm trying to find the quote at the moment he says quote shocking scenes in Washington DC the outcome of this democratic election
Must be respected that's coming from the NATO secretary-general jens stoltenberg
Just
Give you a sense of the chaos and the chaotic nature of what was transpiring in the house
Rent-A-Center Chambers people had to shelter-in-place Capitol Police were telling people to duck under the chair
There's two hover under the chairs as protesters stormed the building
They're even been reports and pictures
Taking a protesters sitting in the chairs of the house speaker and then
Majority leader
Counter
This is Andrew craft again with NewsNow from Fox we want to thank everyone for watching on this truly historic today
Hey we do want to just bring in right now
Tommy Thompson he's the former police chief in California and a director of Public Safety Training Program
Rams there
Mr. Thompson thank you so much for joining us here in this really historic day
My pleasure what is the thoughts going through your mind as a former in
Police official in California as far as the response needed
Tell this what's going to be needed to kind of get this under control
Employment of the National Guard which is part of their mission and mobilization
Leverage and Rapid deployment of all law enforcement in the area which I am quite frankly surprised
Getting a trigger for pre-planning
I'm just kind of curious with this many people storming such a significant building
That has so much
Your prominence and importance in the American character itself do you think Capitol Police failed
Failed Senate and House members today and the Press
They did not feel pre-planning we've known how long that this was going to occur
On this day intelligence with telling this a couple weeks ago this may occurred on this day we newest
Planning should have taken should have been really implemented a lot soon
Police have done the best they can do they've never had to deal with something like this except back to the
Vietnam War and also just kind of
Kenny back on your experience as well there's been talks I've been seeing on social media
About the military getting involved in some way for the Optics of that
Be especially in the halls of Congress
Or is this kind of a is unprecedented moment where you know some of these norms and Optics have to be broken
They do this is unprecedented and get a whole when you have an unprecedented situation
Then you have to we have to restore and protect the sanctity that is argue
The first amendment allows those on the steps of the White House and the
Pretended to protest but the First Amendment also says if any action is Abri
It is not allowed and shall be dealt with and it didn't happen here
American tonight I guess this afternoon rather
Kind of away from your expertise in that kind of an emergency situations like this by
You know what are you thinking at this moment is this you know it's a sad day for the country
How would you if you were leading this effort you know get this under control
Very sad as a American citizen who lived through civil rights
The war protest in Vietnam and now this action I'm very sad
As an army veteran I protected the right to protest but I didn't protect
The right to go against our government and this is very sad my heart just hurts for the
Entire nation for the entire country cuz this is not what democracy looks like and I can't even
Imagine how this may look upon around the world and what some of our I'm not sober
Entities are doing when they look at this that's what bothers me the most about this
That's a countries that aren't friend of the United States you're looking at this and really creating a challenge
Alright there Tommy Thompson we appreciate you coming here
Iran News Now from Fox to kind of explain what we've been seeing asked me to stick around though just to bring you back in
We wanted to go out now to our own Daytona Everett she's standing by with some more
Information especially as we keep following these protests here
In the nation's capital on January 6th Daytona what are you learning
We are following the National Guard and whether they're going to be deployed or not we are hearing of from Kaylee
Playback Nanny the Press Secretary of the White House she says at President Donald Trump's Direction the natural
Card is on the way along with other Federal Protective Services she says we reiterate
Great present from coal against violence and to remain people this is coming after Governor Northam
Virginia saying that he is working alongside Schumer he's working alongside DC mayor Muriel Bowser
And also Nancy Pelosi he also said per the mayor's request he is sending members of the
Virginia National Guard along with 200
Virginia state troopers as well so
This is getting serious here in the main
Goal of these National Trooper coming in is to clear off those protesters in front
The Capitol Building summer saying this is coming a little too late Andrew why haven't they been to
Coin yet we have seen tear gas being deployed
Obviously with some of those protesters who were barbing into the Capitol building itself
But now the focus is to completely cleared off
At about 6 p.m. curfew but
Like protest be seen in the past
It's going to be tough
To send that many people home
I thought certain ourso wolf course at the
Keep watching these live feeds as they come in
It's a substantial group that's out there still right now
In Washington DC
Daytona Everett there with us with news now thank you so much for that update
Yeah no problem and there you're still watching protesters
Outside the front doors of the US Capitol a lot of people saying how could the US Capital One of the preeminent
Federal institutions and buildings in our country be this much of a soft target at the moment
Have let this happen to have gone this far is truly stunning
And there we have to Vantage points remember we are awaiting Joe Biden
Make some remarks the president-elect he will address the situation we're also waiting for DC mayor Muriel Bowser who is
Getting reinforcements at the moment you just heard from Daytona Everett she's getting reinforcements from the Virginia National Guard
In Virginia police the governor they are Governor Northam he is sending an enforcement to help out with this
Situation
We just wanted to bring in Tony Thompson at the moment for the last time music
Former police chief in California the director of public safety training programs there you know
Tommy just kind of final thoughts of what you've been seeing at the moment because
Your little older than me and I'm sure as American you've never seen this either today
You're all over there
Capitol grounds in Rotonda but the National Guard was already in place the DC police
Andy already there to protect and make sure
What you see now did not occur and so again I'm just so sad
It's really hard to articulate but I want to assure those washing
America Will Survive we will take control we will manage this and this will be
Heck of a lesson learned for the history books but we shall overcome this adversity
To democracy very soon
Lifeforce Italian California thanks for being with us here on NewsNow from Fox
Best this is Andrew craft once again we're going to have more guests on this really truly historic day with these Pro
That's happening in the capital we're going to go back
Some of these live shots were getting updates on social media as well just hearing now speaker Pelosi and Senator Chuck
Schumer have issued a joint statement and they saying quote we are calling on President Trump to demand
And that all
Protesters leave the US Capitol and Capitol grounds immediately the house speak
Minority leader calling on the president to essentially say all protesters please leave the US
Capital of Capitol grounds immediately
And we just wanted to reiterate also I just read you that joint statement from senator
Schumer and house Speaker Pelosi what the president tweeted about
40 minutes ago quote I'm asking for everyone at the US Capitol to remain peaceful no violence remember we are the
The party of Law & Order respect the law and our great men and women in blue thank you
Clear that was not the President telling his supporters to leave that was just saying him saying please remain
There's a difference there that needs to be said to be noted and so we also
I just want to go right now we have another
This is Mark Navarro he's a former female presidential appointee and
You know Mark at this moment we just kind of wanted to get your
Bought some what's going on behind the scenes especially here in the nation's capital what is the response
Looking like at this point with a federal and estate Partnerships in place well in that are
Identified as the national Capitol Corridor region and there are mutual Aid
Plans and packs
Amongst agencies bought that the local state and federal level
And so they're somewhat familiar certainly with demonstrations and protests
Not to this degree by any measure
So they were utilizing what plan was in place
Now why they didn't have enough resources there to be able to handle this
Question
But what's taking place now is there
Amassing enough resources
In this case of gone to the Washington DC National Guard be able to come out and trying to
Cool the folks that are there
And clear the Capitol building
The challenge becomes
On domestic
Soil
The continental United States
That
By Constitution you're not allowed
To use the military
Not being United States Army Navy Etc
So you have to rely upon the National Guard and mutual aid packs
From other police departments
They start to amass that
The charge also becomes
That you're in a very political
Insight
And inciting
Situation
That you want to do poor people
But you're also going to be bringing people in military uniforms
And the challenge becomes that
Create more emotion
With all of the
That's so they have to be very careful
And we seen already that arms are drawn to protect
The chamber
So their challenge with how do we restore
Law & Order without having this Escalade
Andrew
And you know Mark I was also kind of wondering to either the Capitol building is
Is one of the major major buildings and institutions in the nation's capital it's protected
24/7 are you surprised at the extent to which these protesters breach the
Capital I mean talking to people who like yourself who are you familiar with these emergency
Responses for such a prominent Target
Not that they were able necessarily to get in but also they were able to get in so
Easily
And that's the challenge it's going to come here now
Again we can think about that later but
If the restoration of this is going to be the really how do you move forward
Restoring calm order clear that building
Without escalating the situation
And everybody's on pins and needles on all sides so you've got to be careful
As you move through this tactically how you doing
Without creating more problems
Because the Capitol building itself Marketo is a huge sprawling complex it's not just the building itself
It's the house and the Senate Office Buildings were the members reside at the Capitol Center for you no tourists and visitors
So it's it's all contained to that it's not anywhere else in DC but it's huge it's going to be a huge
Undertaking DC National Guard 200 Virginia National Guard
Enforcement's coming in at this point like you know are you wondering kind of the timing involved
And how long this will take to get under control as somewhat
Peaceful protest now that certainly
The mob is been able to overtake the Capitol building
What I'm most concerned with the Surly preserving the building itself all the artifacts in the history there
But also and more importantly is the people
Continuity-of-government
Because you had so many dignitaries so many people
High-ranking positions in one building at one time
There's going to be a focus now and certainly previously
To get those folks out of that building
And a safe areas
That is the key point right now is to make sure those folks
Are safe
Question for you as well you know as a federal appointee to fee
You have your bed on the ground in the worst natural disasters that our country has faced trying
To get Aiden help to the American people did you ever expect in your career and just as your
American that you would see US Capitol Police
Square off with Pro Trump protesters today on the front steps is that something you could ever have even
Acknowledged or conceived no no by any means you know I understand people
Croatian
Everybody's heightened because we've been in a lockdown situation due to the pandemic
So I motion sitting on the surface
People are trying to vent in different ways I'm sure that has a lot to do with this
I think the disappointment for me personally is that our country's dissolve
Dball2 a point of discussion
We're really we don't we can't we don't feel like we can be heard
And so we've already heard some of the Congressional members
And say that this is not how we're going to move forward
We need to be able to have Sybil
Discourse discussion about how we move our
Our country forward how we work through this pandemic
How we take care of those people are suffering in the hospital
That's not going to go away I certainly
After all this is taken care of
We still are challenging our country and we
Gotta be able
To come together
Tonight
To move us forward
Mark Nouveau thank you so much for joining us here on NewsNow from Fox
Talk to you a little bit later so hopefully you can stick around but we appreciate you joining us to break down this
Truly a Monumental and historic day there in the nation's capital
We just went out kind of reset here this is Andrew craft with NewsNow from Fox it's almost the top of the Hour 2 p.m.
Mountain Time 4 p.m. Eastern
Can we apologize for that but we are getting reports right now that
The FBI has been called to the capital has been deployed there
In order to help as well but just a reset for everyone who may be joining us at the top of the hour who
I don't even know how this is even possible for many Americans around the country who can't be following this today because it is truly
Never happened before and I can't state that enough that is not hyperbole by Congress was lockdown lawmakers avac
Actuated after protesters storm Capitol Hill as lawmakers met to certify
Electoral College votes protesters from a pro Trump rally first outside the White House Then marched
To the Capitol to protest that certification they clash with US Capitol Police
Evacuated lawmakers in the DC mayor has now declared a 6 p.m. Eastern curfew
We're getting reports as well I told you that Democratic leaders Schumer and Pelosi had called on the president to demand that these Pro
Protesters leave the capital immediately the president tweeted to remain calm in to not be violent he did not
Wait for them to leave we're also getting reports vice president Mike Pence as you remember he was evacuated from the capital
Earlier he said quote the violence and destruction taking place at the US Capitol must stop and it must stop
Now anyone involved must respect law enforcement officers and immediately leave the building this is all coming after we have
Reports one person has been shot
In the capital we heard that from House minority leader Kevin McCarthy who heard that on Capitol police radio that shots
I've been fired and we later learned that someone has been shot we don't know the status of that person or who that person was
Hopefully we'll get you that information as well or also
Watching here from Wilmington Delaware available respecting live remarks from president
Intellectual Biden on this situation will bring those to you live here my colleague Daytona Everett also red estate
From the Press Secretary of the White House Kayleigh mcenany who said the National Guard is on the way along with other Federal
Detective service Services we irritator 8 President Trump's call against violence and to remain peaceful
And we just lost that shot we apologize there That's mighty black
This is a ground View and just to give you a sense of where this is in the capital this is the east east to west
Facing front and it's essentially the driveway work at were senators
When they come in and they drive under What's called the
The Lamplight gate there to go into the chamber by myself instead
Are there many times waiting for senators come out to get comments on legislation or what have you never have I seen anything like this
Falling all the responses to this on social media
Pictures people have been posting reporters are still there whenever the capitals on lockdown people cannot leave
Or enter
I remembered this process still needs to play out Tunstall
Two-story The Joint session of Congress needs to take place still for Congress to certify the
Collectors the slates of electors from States normally takes 30 to 40
You remember back in 2017 after the 2016
Election Vice President Joe Biden presided over the chamber
Remember in the year 2000 and the 2000 election afterward in 2001 the loser of that election
Then vice-president Al Gore presided over this process even as the loser of
The election you remember in 1960
1 Richard Nixon vice president preside over this process as well in that joint session
As the losing candidate against John F Kennedy
We have another shot as well that black Suburban looks like more
Reinforcements coming in
We're going to show you two shots pair with us here
3
TTG they're starting to see some National Guard vehicles in the back starting to roll in okay
And we do have president-elect Joe Biden is coming to the party or going to take that
Right now in full
But I'm sorry for the reason we've delayed I've delayed coming out
Speak to you initially was going to talk about the economy but all
All of you all of you been watching what I've been watching
At this hour our democracy is under unprecedented assault
Unlike anything we've seen in modern times
Assault
The Citadel of Liberty
The capital
Itself
Assault on the people's Representatives
The Capitol Hill Police sworn to protect them
Republic Service
Work
The heart of our Republic
An assault on the rule of law
Like two times we've ever seen it
Assault on most sacred of American undertakings
The doing of the people's business
Let me be very clear
The scenes of chaos at the Capitol
Do not reflect the true America
Do not represent Who We Are
What we're saying
A small number of extremist
Dedicated so lawlessness
This is not the scent
It's disorder
Is chaos
Borders on sedition
And it must end
Now
I call in this mob
The pull back and allow the work of democracy to go forward
Heard me say before in different contexts
The words of a president matter
No matter how good or bad
At their best
The words of a president can inspire
At their worst
Canon site
Therefore
I call on President Trump
Go on national television now
Triple fill his oath
Defend the Constitution
And demand an end to this Siege
Storm the capitol
The smash windows
Occupy offices
The floor of the United States Senate rummaging through desk
On the capital on the House of Representatives
Threatening the safety of duly elected officials it's not protest
It's insurrection
World's Wachee
Like so many other Americans
I'm genuinely shocked and saddened the tarnation
So long Beacon of light and hope for democracy
It's come to such a dark moment
True war and strife
Americas in March
And we will endure here and we will prevail again and will prevail now
The work of the moment
And the work of the next four years must be the restoration
Democracy of decency
Honor
Respect
The rule of law
Explain simple decency
The renewal of a politics
It's about solving problems looking out for one another
Not stoking the Flames of hate and chaos
I said America's about honor
Decency respect
Tolerance
That's who we are
Actually I've always been
The certification electrical at the Electoral College vote
Supposed to be a sacred ritual
We affirm
Purposes for from the Majesty
American democracy
Today's reminder
Painful one
Democracy is fragile
Preserve it
Requires people of Goodwill
Leaders
The courage to stand up
We're devoted not to the pursuit of power
But this was a personal interest Pursuits of Their Own self-interest
Is any cost
What are the common good
People are children watching television or sink
Speak with the rest of the world is looking
Fornelli two-and-a-half centuries
We the People
In search of a more perfect union
Ever kept our eyes on that common good
America's so much better today
Watching the season the capital
As reminders as I prepared other speeches in the past was
Words of Abraham Lincoln
Is annual message to Congress
Whose work
Has today been interrupted by chaos
Lincoln said
He said we shall nobly save
Or merely lose
The last
Best
Hope on Earth
Went on to say
The way is playing
Peaceful
Generous
Just
Which is followed
The world will forever apply
God must forever bless
Waze playing here too
Actually are
Is the democracy
Respect
Decency
Commitment is Patriots to this nation
Notwithstanding what I saw today we're seeing today
I remain optimistic about the incredible opportunities
There's never been anything we can't do
When we do it together
This God awful display today
Bring it home to every Republican and Democrat independent in the nation
That we must Step Up
This is the United
States of America
There's never ever ever ever ever been a thing we tried to do
We've done it together not been able to do it
So President Trump
Step Up
Play God Bless America
May God protect our troops
And all those folks the capital
We're trying to preserve order
Thank you and I'm sorry to have kept you waiting
Are you concerned about your not
Jill Biden speaking there from Wilmington Delaware with a stinging indictment of the president they're saying
Leaving the audience there with his words President Trump Step Up
He's calling on the president to immediately we're listening he might be taking questions
Mystery Alaska
Marshall if we figure out what he said we'll get that to you just momentarily here he was responding to a question but I just wanted
YouTube summarize and go over everything that he
He has just said we might take the shot full of the moment
President-elect Joe Biden said this Harbor's on sedition this is not a protest
An Insurrection he's calling on the president to go on National Television
And demanded his supporters stop this he said as a very you know
Urgent reminder democracy is fragile and we have to preserve it he's
He's also demanding an end to the Sea
Quote said this is a god-awful display quote this is did not descent it's disorder
It's chaos it borders on sedition and it must end Now icon this mob to pull back in a
Allow the work of democracy to go forward
Urgent plea
On the president-elect can do something to make this stop
We're getting reports that this is from Fox News correspondent Ed program usk
The police are now evacuating the US Capitol
Buffalo's who have been watching you solve president-elect
Joe Biden's last towards their step up
And that to the president
Asthma-like also saying democracy is quote under unprecedented
Salt and saying enough is enough
We're getting more reports that the FBI SWAT team
You can see people on the the capitol lawn there
Gathering and commiserating still do at this moment I must have been going on for some three hours at this
This moment that large group of people there at the front steps have not budged
We're also waiting to hear from DC mayor Muriel Bowser
Bowser we didn't want to go out now
We're going to stay here for just a moment more bring me these live scenes
Remember January 6th was supposed to just be a procedural ceremonial Counting
The electors and their slaves in the states and it has devolved into this
At the moment the
Conventional wisdom around people who have served in that body for years
And for those who were just sworn in for the first time on Sunday on the 3rd
I've never seen anything like this
Indian Plantation
Fighting at the moment or we're getting some some new video that we want to show you
I'm going to go out now to Daytona average she's going to set this video up
This is what is this going to be showing us
I'm sorry stand by 1 second
Care
This is a tragic tragic moment in America right now we're getting video in
Right now from Taylor Hanson an independent journalist who was in the Capitol building
When protesters broke through barriers broke through the windows and got in in this video
You will see a shooting occur a woman on the ground in agony after shot
Foxfire we want to warn you this is disturbing disturbing video and with doing so
Please please proceed with caution and doing feeling this video Andrew if you want to play it
So obviously you can see right there and guns drawn inside of the Capitol building right there approach
Protester
On the ground after getting into the Capitol Building bleeding out of her mouth it's
A chaotic scene in there right now and police officers just trying to keep everyone safe I look like
There was a couple lawmakers who were
Around her trying to help out
And I was watching some of your life feeds earlier Andrew and I saw a stretcher that moved by one of
The cameras will our camera crew on the ground at their outside of Capitol building so
There are people getting hurt in this situation that's why it is so critical that it is
Slow down and everyone is moved out of the area but it's not looking like that protesters are
Still there at the Capitol I do want to bring up a couple of photos that were following and kieron
Twitter I don't know if you can pull those up for us
But obviously protesters were able to make their way into the Capitol building some of the
Them going as far as to be on the senate floor on the house floor
Some of them going as far as to be in
Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office
If we can pull those photos up in this moment yeah they are in the right hand corner you can see a Trump's
I'm sitting inside the office as Speaker of the House needs a closed gate as he protests
And it's amazing to see how far they got there was so many of them yet another photo
Right here I'm assuming from that same supporter
Leaving a note
On Pelosi's
Office desk
As he protest inside
The capital
You can see on the Note right there
It says we will not back down and that's why so many lawmakers are pleading
With a present you heard from present elected Joe Biden right there pleading with a present to ask these protests
To step down and he hasn't done that quite yet just telling them to remain Kaysville
It'll be interesting to see though Andrew
What happens with
DC and this
Curfew that is going to be put in place its
About an hour and a half out
Until people will start me arrested if they are not home
So we're expecting to hear from you real Bowser the mayor of Washington DC about not only that
Curfew and also about deployment of the National Guard and what it's going to be looking like
Tonight into the next few days here as well
All right. Thank you so much for bringing that all down for those across I was truly stunning video
I never thought I would see that in my days covering all of this silk
Play throughout the day this is the biggest story going on in the country and I like I said it's it's not
Probably at the moment to say that this is happening we have some live
Pictures want to show you as well looks like tear gas up there on the balustrade
Rainier the Portico we're being told that the capital is
Is being evacuated though the president is weighing in and we have a video from the Press
Resident that he just released on his Twitter account we want to bring that up for you
Election that was stolen from us
The landslide election and everyone knows it
Like I said before we did just get this video coming in the
Had posted on his Twitter accounts who want to take this for you now this is about I think a two or three
Minute videos
Country this was a fraudulent election but we can't play
Into the hands of these people
We have to have peace so go home we love you you're very special
You've seen what happens to you see the way others are treated that are
So bad and so evil
I know how you feel
But go home and go home and peace
Play that just one more time for you here on our news now here's the president's words and their entire
I know you pain I know you're hurt we had an
Election that was stolen from us it was a landslide election and everyone knows it
Especially the other side but you have to go home now we have to have peace
We have to have Law & Order we have to respect to our great
People in Law & Order we don't want anybody hurt it's a very tough period of time there's never been
In a time like this where
Such a thing happened with a could take it away from all of us from me from you from our country
This was a fraudulent election but we can't play into the hands of these people
We have to have peace so go home we love you you're very
Special you've seen what happens to you see the way others are treated that are so bad and so
Show evil
I know how you feel
But go home and go home and peace
And that was the president's Twitter message there in that video from the White House and you
You saw how you heard him say it's essentially repeating these claims that the election was stolen the very reason
Protesters his supporters are there at the moment the reason that they've storm the capital saying we can't play into the hands
These people so go home we love you but couching it in the fact that he still believes his election was
His election was stolen he says you're very special I know how you feel and go
In Peace So Right now the president offering those words it remains to be seen if they will be helped
His supporters will listen so we'll be following that here on NewsNow from Fox 4 going to be getting more statement
Acres is well from Senators house members from more reporters on the ground there
In the nation's capital let's go back to some of these live pictures that were seeing though at the moment
Break in here because we do have some breaking news
That you could argue is indirectly or directly related to this protest at the moment because the AP the associated
The Press has called the race for Jon ossoff against incumbent Republican senator David Perdue
You remember
All last night here on news now we've been bringing you live reports and updates on those Senate runoff races in
Now it is confirmed that the Democrats have 50 seats in the US Senate they will
They will retake control of the Senate from Republican hands you can't
Really say that the Democrats have a majority because it splits 50/50 now amongst Republicans remember
Are we brought you
Last night Fox News called the race
For Reverend Raphael Warnock in his victory against incumbent Senator Kelly Loeffler so right now
This is all happening I miss the backdrop of that
That the Senate at the moment has changed hands if it is in Democratic control they have them
Majority when they need it and Senator Kamala Harris soon-to-be vice-president.
Will be the tie-breaking vote if any legislation is needed to split 50-50
50 remember
Vice president Mike Pence it has had to use that role as a tiebreaker multiple times several times
During the Trump Administration so that will fall to Kamala Harris as a soon-to-be sworn in Vice Pres
So we're getting that breaking news right now that Jon ossoff has one
His Senate race in Georgia remember at the beginning of the Trump Administration
2017 special election to Karen Handel in one of the georgica
National districts he was young then he's young now and now he'll be going to the US Senate
I'll be the youngest u.s. senator in 40 years he's only 33 years old
Because all ties together somehow in some way but in 40 years
This is the youngest u.s. Senator to win and the last youngest USA
Senator to win his race was a Joe Biden
Bath when in Delaware that the bolide believe the age of 29
We're losing some of these shots here we have
Can I go to another one
Ground view of outside the chamber there
Head over to news now Daytona Everett she's going to update
A little more on the ossoff projection this Victory here and what it means for the makeup of the Senate
At the moment
I'm just trying to give everyone coverage from what's going on breaking news flies at the capital of the also
Going on at the Capitol as far as Congress goes now like you said with this win from Jonathan
I do want to read off a
Sweet for you from John Asif responding to present lack of Biden this morning
This was hours ago as they assumed there went a little bit earlier than what we got for our projected winners
So I'm going to read that off for you John says thank you for your call Mister present lifetime looking forward to working with you to get
Financial relief directly to the people eat covid-19 and build a healthier more prosperous
More just America for all this is of course in response to a tweet that came out from
Joe Biden
Earlier saying that I called reverend Warnock who was the projected winner last night as last night and
This morning to congratulate them on their hard-fought campaigns
Georgia voters delivered a resounding message yesterday
They want action on the crises that we face and they want it right now together we'll get it done
So we haven't heard anything quite yet from John off of after this
Just recent news
Of his when we'll keep an eye on that
But I do want to let you know the latest from Joe Biden when it comes
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The situation that's going on at Taco Bell right now as far as the protest go
We heard from him through that video message
We heard from President Trump
Through his video message this was just
You minutes before President Trump's video message
This is from Joe Biden on Twitter saying let me be very clear the scenes of chaos at the Capitol do not represent
2BR
What we're saying is
Small number of its
Stream is dedicated to lawlessness
This is not descent it's disorder
It borders on sedition and it must
And now
So this is the very latest coming from Joe Biden and his team
There's obviously as we start to approach this
Hope you like I was telling you a little bit earlier Andrew
Lesson 2 hours out from that
I'm expecting to see a lot of commotion at Capitol Hill
As a National Guard kind of moved in there and tries to clear out
The lawn in front of Capitol Hill of all those protesters who look like they are still out there and this is that
Tweets which were pulling up right now from
Jon ossoff as he has been declared the projected winner
For Georgia
Grinders Nails Daytona Everett thank you for breaking all that down for us about
The Georgia runoff she will come back to you again as we get more updates on this truly
I think it's safe to say insane Newsday thinks they're going to
I doubt now to some of these life pictures that we were seeing Daytona was mentioning that tweet from Jon ossoff
Who said thank you for your call Mister president-elect Joe Biden himself on his Twitter account released
The picture of him at his desk
Call EOS often Warnock to congratulate them on their victories
But as you know all of this is tied together these were the two remaining races
Is that we were waiting for to see how they would come down how the voters of Georgia would decide
Then and they have at the moment and they're sending two Democratic senators for the first time
Time in a long long time to the US Senate
And then a day later the US Senate is evacuating to put on lockdown
After Pro Trump supporters storm the capital
I just want to update on every everyone on where we are at the moment we are at
Waiting DC mayor Muriel Bowser to update the public on what will happen
Open tonight in the nation's capital as far as reinforcements are involved
She will no doubt update the public
What the steps being taken to secure the nation's capital
She's ordered a curfew at 6 p.m. here's a live picture that were waiting at the moment
Waiting for her to take the podium
Bringing you these live scenes outside the capitol here's a here's a better one here we're going to put 2 in the Box
In the boxes
And it remains to be seen
How long these protesters
Will be up there will be trying to prevent his constant
2-channel process from taking place
And make no mistake that is what this is this
Is an effort from the president's supporters to stop
This from happening this happens every 4 years
Whoever wins they have a joint session of Congress between
The house and the Senate the vice president preside
50 states and the District of Columbia have certified their elections and they proceeded
Is business as usual that is not the case today
The Senate chamber or cheese with a joint session rather
Didn't even get through three states the roadblocks
Was Arizona a House member Republican contested and objected
Certifying the election in Arizona he was joined by senator
That's the rules you need to be joined by Senator by Senator Ted Cruz
The Joint session was adjourned the Senate and the house went in the respective Chambers to
Debate this for 2 hours and then frankly all hell broke loose
Pro Trump protesters based off of
US Capitol police police complex 24 hours a day
Apparently Brentwood will speak with us and then they stormed barricades that have been set up
And place in anticipation of these protests and they have gotten into the US Capitol
It's interesting like Ali Daytona Everett is is
Telling me because you have had it's come to the point where members of these
Bodies have had to tweet to their constituents into their followers on social media that they are indeed
A lot of those tweets you've been seeing house members and Senators essentially do live interviews with
Reporters and other networks from their house and Senate Office Buildings and offices because they
Iran lockdown you heard earlier members of the Senate
And the House Press gallery and members themselves were being told to stay in place to
Shelter-in-place to get under chairs or benches in order to protect themselves and we've been seeing
80 photos throughout this event guns were drawn
Probably by members and security alike and unfortunately
Person was shot
In the US Capitol we showed you that video stunning video
I believe there is historical precedent for that
I just want to bring up some of this historic historical context so
And I was right
This has happened before in 1954 there was an attack in the US
Capital by Puerto Rican nationalists who are demanding Puerto Rican statehood
They got into the House of Representative chamber
And they began shooting at representatives in the 83rd Congress this happened in 1954 Eisen
Now is President some 70 almost 7
Any years ago and now today we are hearing of a person shot in the
U.s. Capital because of all this today we don't know their condition we don't know who they are
That's where we are on January 6th we knew it would be
Contentious we knew it would be tense but we didn't know be like this
Artemis is Andrew crap again we are awaiting a number of Live Events end
Going to be joined by some more experts as well to break this all down the unprecedented nature of what we've been
Been seeing unfold before our very eyes in the US Capitol
We're waiting a press conference from DC mayor Muriel Bowser
We brought you those remarks from the president that he posted on his Twitter
Video
We have an incredible team behind us right now that it is putting all this together on this Trulia
Historic day also seen from
I'm just about a minute ago
Actually that was from Mike Pence's personal account about an hour ago I was just
10 / he's saying peaceful protest is the right of every American but this attack on our Capital will not be tolerated
And those involved will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law remains to be seen exactly
Recriminations are punitive measures will be taken to these people who have
Storms US Capitol building today if any at all rather
We're hearing
Former white house chief of staff former chair of the Republican National Committee
Many of these folks are nothing but domestic terrorists and many are criminals and troublemakers all a
Opposite of patriotism these violent people have no respect for democracy pure insanity
And disgusting what reince priebus has to know
Is it a lot of the people that you see their most of them would self-described as Patriots as
As well they believe they are fighting a valiant caused by doing this however
It's completely unconstitutional
Speedy right now let's go to that team
I'm also joined by the secretary of the army Mister McCartney this afternoon I announce the city
Why curfew for the District of Columbia beginning at 6 p.m. this evening going until 6
A.m. tomorrow morning during the curfew no one is allowed to be outside
In public places other than essential workers which includes credentialed media
Engaging in essential functions
As you can see from a video images the unlawful Behavior inside
The United States Capitol building
I continue to urge all washingtonians to stay home and stay calm and if you see
Something say something
But above all stay home
The behavior that we are witnessing is shameful unpatriotic
And above all it is unlawful anyone who has engaged in these activities
Continues to engage in these activities will be held accountable
There will be Law and Order in this Behavior will not be tolerated
The Metropolitan Police Department has been deployed to assist the United States capitol
Police in a store in restoring order to the capital and our chief of police will
Lead the command to clear the Capitol building and establish a perimeter around the capitol
I have requested both the Virginia State Police in the Maryland State Police to deploy officers and
And they have engaged immediately to deploy officers
The Metropolitan Police Department to help regain control of the United States
Capital I have also invoke several days ago standing Mutual Aid
With the our surrounding jurisdictions
And I want to thank them for deploying
Those jurisdictions include Arlington County Montgomery County Prince George's County
What is well as Baltimore City we want to thank them for sending their off
Officers in assisting us with Public Safety in the district as well as the response to United
States Capitol building
Additionally I want to acknowledge and thank you Jersey State Police who will also
So the assisting the Metropolitan Police Department also with that I want to turn to Chief Conte
Four situational update
Secretary of the army I will make comments
I am we will take brief questions
Thank you mayor
Good afternoon and thank you Mara Bowser my name is Robert J Conte the Third
I'm the chief of police of the Metropolitan Police Department here in Washington DC
As you are where demonstrators came to our city this morning to exercise their first amendment rights and was largely
Concentrated in the area of the National Mall
Following the president's remarks a large crowd began to March eastbound on Madison Avenue Northwest in concert
Tuschen Avenue Northwest
As the demonstrators approached the United States Capitol grounds there was a noticeable change in their demeanor
They breached the fencing along the US Capitol grounds and confronted police line surrounding the building
MPD was requested by the United States by the United States Capitol Police
Provide assistance
With crowd management and due to the violent behaviour towards the police officers there and they're intent on gaining a
Access to the to the Capitol
A riot was declared
It was clear that the crowd was intent on causing harm to officers by the point chemical irritants on Polly
To force entry into the United States Capitol building
As you-all we're
They were able to gain access to the Capitol Building and I can't confirm
That one civilian was reported to have sustained a gunshot wound inside of the capitol
Details of the shooting are not immediately available and the situation remains under investigation the Metropole
Dalton police department will be taking the lead on that investigation
MPG continues to provide Personnel Resources and assistance on the grounds of the US Capitol and has requested
Cast of the assistance of law enforcement partners
Three previously in place Mutual Aid agreements
As you heard from the mayor a 6 p.m. curfew has been put in place tonight
It will be in effect until 6 a.m. tomorrow
January 7th
We are advising everyone
Everyone
That is not engage in accentuactivity to get off the streets and a tear to the curfew
If you are found to be in violation of the curfew
Police will be required to take action
Again I want to reiterate
And make it clear please abide by the curfew that the mayor has set in place
People will be subject to arrest
Leslie
I know that many of you are familiar with the Metropolitan Police Department
Understand that there's no better agency in the country to handle First Amendment
Events
They happened on a regular basis here and I'll City
However
Today's events were not representation of peaceful protest
Today what we witnessed was unlawful riotous behavior in people that comes while City and gay
Asian unlawful Behavior will be held accountable
We can take any questions
App that you may have after the secretary has a chance to speak
Like Mario browser Tri-County
Around 3 this afternoon we mobilize the DC National Guard
100% strength we have 1.100 personnel
Better convening to the Armory as we speak
Support metro PD
And re-establishing the safety and the confines of the US Capitol
We will also be working with other federal law enforcement entities
Better be coming here to Metropolitan Police Station
Dad additional support and capability as they continued delivered planning and looking to have a clearing operation we conducted
Thank you
And how does this work this phone okay
Okay
Evan
Speak to the confusion surrounding the deployment of the National Guard stand that the council.
Statement saying that originally Department refused to allow the DC car to read
Capitol Police Officer I'm not sure what statement you're referring to f
But let me be clear I requested on guard assistance I guess two or three days
So go in in supporting the DC government operations the
Arlington Police Department traffic box and add a request was approved by the secretary
Sorry of the army additionally as I understand and I'll turn to the secretary to speak to this directly
United States Capitol Police Department requested additional guards support on today
To secretary is Ryan McCarthy when we were working through
Additional request there was there was a digital request that came for
Score from the Capitol Police and for us to truly understand the specifics behind the request and how we would support the
Operations a lot of questions were asked little bit of confusion but as we work through it we melt
About a half-hour later to mobilize the entire DC National Guard so has been incredibly fluid
But I have to go through the secretary defense ultimately get the final approval to mobilize
Personnel as well as to conduct operations in cooperation and coordination with
Local authorities WAMU
Ali WAMU
Citywide curfew Federal property correct the curfew
Supplies across the city and we will if your question is are people who are on the capitol grounds
Subject to the curfew there going to be is subject to the following the lawful orders of Apple
Police on the grounds and they will be ordered to evacuate the capitol grounds
That questioned by the police
Nick from AP Nick from the AP
Nick
I went we won't discuss the specifics of the deployment but I
I will say that the the MPD and all of the law enforcement Partners who will be active
I will clear the capital and establish a perimeter and in order to do that
And what was your second question
Yeah we have we have reports about there that there are several impd officers that are that are injured
These officers are being tended to and still engaged in the fight
Regain control of the capital although they are injured are they all still working at working very hard to regain can
Control of the capital
Bennett
Bennett I can
Supposed to be inside the US Capitol
The woman who shot inside the capitol Capitol police officer who shot her
Can you repeat the first part of your question finish
Supposed to be enough lead singer
Okay sure let me have the chief response
Sure mpd's roll we did not have a role
Specifically inside of the capital or the Capitol Police
I have a police department that there and they were responsible for the deployment of resources around all the capital
We're responsible for all things in Washington DC to include Al communities and areas
Outside of here we've been assisting United States Park police as well as United States Capitol Police
And I'll roll inside of was was escalated once
The request was made
By us
Capitol Police for mpd2 in Toronto police territory to assist them with
Several several hours ago and it was at the point where protesters
Began to reach the department
The woman who
At the Capitol when she stopped by law enforcement and is he at the like
Vanessa is the chief said that incident is under investigation and we don't have anything else
To provide at this time
Sam Ford
Bam
Behavior with that limited to the capital or there other areas
Talking about this
Suburban apartments are they
So the rats is behavior the only riotous behavior that we have encountered is
At the Capitol
Inside of the capital obviously the the window demonstrators turn rioters
I entered the capital cross the police line tape assaulted a number of police officers with with all kinds
Projectiles Etc
That's when when the when the Metropolitan Police Department are later on was called to assist what respected outside
Jurisdiction
All the outside jurisdiction role they will be under my command under my authority and they will be deployed to assist
That's what the clearing operation
There any problem
Call Sam
AC installation
Right now
Isam I think that we can give you a clear updates room last night and we will work
To get another update on arrest intoxication
Earlier they were approximately
5 weapons that have been recovered we were looking just above just above 30
Rest should ask that none of that occurred were of DC
All of the individuals who arrested out of the area they most needed
Very weird three people that was in Maryland but the majority of the rest with some people outside of the District of Columbia or number
Firearms have been recovered by the Metropolitan Police Department's gun Recovery Unit
To include along guns
I'll have been recovered as well as handguns
Okay last question Martin WAMU
Actual story of the car because we know you have to put the request
It's not like you requested directly
Coffee
When you guys are going to go through the capital clearing and you find protesters is the idea that you arrest them
Call Capital again Martin I don't think that we're prepared to talk about specifics about the
Employment and strategy at this stage
But we just need to make sure that everybody knows is that they need to clear the capitol grounds
They need to remove themselves back to wherever they're staying or back to their home state
Ayelet the police
Do their jobs
On the question of the control of the National Guard thank you
I know very well that every governor in America has
Control of it
Guards
In the district
Is
Is different in that we make a request to the Secretary of the army
Over the many months are the secretary of the army and I know how to communicate
Have that
Request approved
I'd just as soon as possible
Thank you everybody
Are this is Andrew craft again with news now
From foxy were just watching their DC mayor Muriel Bowser also Army secretary
There is well that I thought was of no we just kind of want to summarize
Is taking place there and that press conference is about an hour before curfew is in place in the
Capital it goes into a place 6 p.m. Eastern and it lasts until 6 a.m. tomorrow on
On Thursday I just want to put into some perspective one of the statement
Muriel Bowser said she said that she has brought in and asked for reinforce
Twins from the Virginia State Police and the Maryland State Police the DC National Guard
Control of the US Capitol and you never thought you
You would hear public official butter those words that's what we are contending with
Here on this January 6th we're also learning at Capitol Police DC Metro Police US Park
Police and FBI teams are working at the moment to clear the capitol complex and the
The Capitol Building we're also hearing that
They are urging people in the DC area to just stay off the streets tonight
We also had confirmation from the DC police chief that DC police
Police is taking over the investigation of a woman shot in the capital
So that is what we know at this moment as far as all the updates
From DC mayor Muriel Bowser and like I said we have one more hour till that curfew take place there and then
Retired lieutenant colonel Hal Comfort he's going to break this all down for us
Kind of some of these scenes that you get some expert opinion on what's next where do we go from here
Thank you so much for joining us
Basically they got Mutual Aid kicking in the bringing in Troopers if you will
Law enforcement from Virginia that was announced 200
The 1100 members of the Army National Guard in Washington DC
Are also being up
Well they've been activated their mobilized and they will soon be deployed around the capital itself and
I'll be around the capitol mall region
Are there going to be
Basically working
2
And for stata
The
The basically getting everybody out of there
So
Oh that's what's happening right now
And how I was kind of also curious what is there's been a lot of talk right now you saw the Army secretary
They're at the press conference that we were showing earlier from the DC mayor and the DC police chief
The difference between yo curfews in place National Guard is about to be called up
But martial law you've heard that kind of thrown around a little bit
I seen it on social media you know when was the last time we've even been considering martial law here
If there are any at the moment with all these discussions surrounding
That idea well there's a lot of loose talk about martial law first off it's it's legally
It's pretty much impossible to impose
We just don't have the legal structure to do that now we do have the Insurrection act there's been a lot of discussion this year
What the protests last summer that was brought up a lot
All the Insurrection Act
In the DC area
Is Olivia a little bit different part of the issue with DC as it's the Federal District of Columbia
It's a federal district
Actually they don't have to declare martial law within the federal district because it is
Isabel District
Federal Authority is already preeminent
Metro Police Department Washington DC Metro Police would you heard the chief speak in your the
They have a fairly robust capability but to bring in federal troops to
Guard Federal buildings or do other things in the Federal in that federal district is not really a legal hurdle
Martial law around the country that would be
Almost impossible without a declaration of the Insurrection Act
And even then you have to meet certain requirements in order to do it and then frankly I just don't see that as possible
The last time it was actually done
I think was World War II in Hawaii following
The attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7th
And even then they had to go back to make modifications
In what they had said because they realize we don't have
Don't the legal statute if you will the legal capability to declare martial laws most people Envision it
Martial law as a concept was
Premature outline 1878
With the Posse Comitatus Act so it's
It is it's a term it's not
Completely impossible to to do but it's very difficult if not impossible
What about that looks like my camera have a problem you were having some issues with
You shot that we have you back thank yes we do have you back at the moment so you know how I was kind of wondering as well
Call justyna where is the Department of defense's role in all this we had a statement earlier I believe from acting
Defense secretary Miller about you know where does this go from here but at the moment it seems like they're kind of
Going to back off and let the other outlets the other reinforcements a do what they can
In your view in your estimation you know
I'm just take us through this obviously probably never seen anything like it
But you expect these protesters to remain there through the night into tomorrow
BBC Miss well into the week well I think the curfew is going to enforce tonight
The mall and do they have more than enough
They can impose after half another person so there won't be any protestors
This evening I anticipate that that's going to be cleared out within a few hours
All they're going to try to avoid confrontations obviously quite avoiding violent confrontations of any type
But I do anticipate but that's going to take place
Allosaurus
This concept I'm done a lot of things in around the national capital region
I have brains
Large organizations government organizations for variety of different scenarios
That we would probably pull Homeland Security
One thing the cheap the metro cheap did say that was there was absolutely true
They have
Dealing with protesters is something that they probably do as well as anyone in the world
There are protests going on in the map in the national capital region all the time
They have basically turned us into a wine cork if you will on how they interface with protests
And deal with them so I have no doubts in their capability and a biscuit either
There there
Intuitive ability to deal with protester from a protest down point
They also do a lot of training
To get ready for violent protests as well so
They're about as good as you're going to get also you have a tremendous amount of other Federal jurisdiction
Around the national capital region at one time
We will look at what would happen if
And we found thirty two separate jurisdictions in just the mall area along
Which gives you an idea of just how many different federal law enforcement other law-enforcement organization
Orville provide Mutual Aid to the National Capitol Police
The natural Capital police
Have requested Metro to help them
That that opens up a door for a lot of other things for example Metro has
Memorandum of understanding with other law enforcement
Around the region near The District Columbia is a very small geographical area of relatively speaking
But you have other states like Maryland and Virginia right next door
And it's not uncommon for them to provide Mutual Aid
Ought to the National
22 Metro to the national capital region
So bye
Requesting Metro they're kind of
Doing a sakoutis request to bring in
Law enforcement support from around the region
So I anticipate within a few hours there's going to be a lot of law enforcement there
And and of course the unified command that goes with that will be a challenge but they have practice this a lot so I'm
I have no doubts about their ability to manage the situation
I'll just kind of the wrap this up here you know
What is going to be if any punitive measures you know our arrests going to be made
What what are the legal recourses for these people who have stormed the US
Apple today is if there's any at all I mean you know usually with protesters the ones we've seen at least
Throughout last summer at the social justice protest the BLM protest the racial Justice ones you know usually
They spend a night in jail unless they destroyed property or set fires
We are we haven't seen destruction of property really or any fires sad or what so what could
What could be in a legal recourse be for some of these people who did this today
I don't know what they're going to do
A pretty good idea what they want to do if I was before they do not like losing control
Atlee police pieces of anywhere around
So what with that other political considerations
What are they charging with something hold them for an extended
Forged time I think that's been worked out right now anything on the capitol grounds of self that
What is the jurisdiction of the national Capitol Police even if Metro is there in support
I would imagine that they're going to decide that and if their chain of command
Congress so it will be a very political decision because that goes up to the Speaker of the House
A leader and in that chain of command in terms of how they handle that situation and I
No doubt there's a very active discussion going on as we speak in terms of what they want
Because they're afraid of consequences of what they do probably spring
A work problem they have right now
Have the time sir I was kind of wondering as well surprised though that
You know this large large group could make it past the Capitol Police I mean I've been asking a lot of the
People even bring it on to kind of just flesh this out and talked about this but the Capitol Police essentially fail at their duties today
Well we're getting into another issue it's someone of Arcane is who
Intelligence reports bread assessment and then these for planning the desolate area
Don't respond that I have to tell you there's a lot of good things that we've done since 9/11
One of the area's doing with the threat assessment for civil unrest is an area that
Something
Not unique to Washington DC Urban Capital place is pretty much through everywhere
Leaders on little reticent to who engage in intelligence collection if you will
On Whitaker protest activity
Things along those lines than inside along with a variety of of laws and regulations
They go with that and it's just the political Optics of doing something where you're looking at a
Protest group whether left white or whatever is difficult to say the least
With that said over the last couple of decades
To do the sort of in-depth analysis entel
Necessary I think that's
Kind of what happened here they knew this was coming but I would I would love to
To take a look at the threat assessment to see how they actually gave this and and so many
The hold back on doing things
Perspective they probably should have done so to look at the possible threat and then that goes into the planning process
And an importer that is the incident Action planning process within the command system
Which is the the four of the national anthem Angela system
But when you start to get to an operational and strategic level it it kind of lacks the
The granularity if you will the the details that you want some of the process
Department of Defense or Are Much More Much More robust and much more capable
Dealing with a planning process of this magnitude and I think
Say maybe we need to look at expanding what we
Standpoint
Showing on the screen with you as well you know that's all that scaffolding it's all that equipment that's your being put up
Directed at the moment for the inauguration on January 20th just you know for
13 days away two weeks away last for usurp our Ally saying right now when you think they're saying
All this is embarrassing enemies
Are gloating alright or Allies are are probably deeply disturbed by
What they're saying
Yellow America
Is unique
We are an exceptional country
In in the global system we are a truly exceptional country there is nothing like the United States
We are we are pox Americana around the world
We have a military
And National Security system that that is dwarfs everything else out there
And there are countries around the world that look for us
For security but they also look as an example
And they're probably a little bit surprised
I do stuff all over the world in a variety of different countries some of the countries or let's just say not as developed as
United States
And it's not uncommon that you can see protest like this that actually interfere with government operations
A happening and that elections are not always a peaceful transition
So I was saying London Paris Berlin
You know Tokyo other countries around the world
Is there a little bit concerned with this but they're off to be watching very closely how we handle it
And and they're going to look to see if we overreact
That will be a big question
Maria
Bob but they're going to gauge this very closely
Frankly this is
Embarrassing
If so y'all there
Y'all they got into places they should have got into
I could talk about the national capital and
You know it's a tourist attraction is also working building so if you did do get into certain areas
Your ability to move around the Capitol building is Nas obstructed is it might be in other buildings just because of the name
Nature of the capitol
So I'm not shocked at some of these protesters got stars they got
But
But with that said it's how we managed to control it and of course
L4 national capital police one of the biggest issues they're going to be done with soon as
Is
Clearing out the building
Yelp protesters
Extraneous
Devices or anything else has left they just they have to get it on the building
Retired lieutenant colonel their temper Forest thanks for joining news now to break all this down on
Thomas truly historic day I'm sure
And you her years of service to this country you would have expected to see anything like this today
We'll see how we handle it from here
Alright thank you so much sir thank you
Just another new live look we're seeing of a new shot and angle of the u.s.
Capital we're going to pair it with another shot a little more
Close here police are trying to clear the proton protesters off the capitol steps
The DC curfew has gone into place excuse me I'm sorry I'm getting my time zones mixed up
It's about 40 minutes till the DC DC curfew goes into place just wanted to give you some more context
Kind of reset here what if we all seen today excuse me today
I've been following to some historians on Twitter they said this is the first time the US capital has been attached
And breached since the British did so in the War of 1812 in August
I'm 1814
Pictures of the huge huge police response that is about to get underway there
In the nation's capital
Fight we are getting a reaction though from lawmakers from around the country
Countries are going to play out for you at this interview from one of our affiliate for Porter's there
In the Bay Area Gregory he interviewed representative Jared Huffman buy phones are going to play that out while we
We play this out here so
This is an interview just about his experience and what has transpired today so here's that interview
Call Bailey
Are there with us are we do have that interview just a minute we will get that to you
As you can see some people
It seems like they are
Streaming out there
That's right in front of the Capitol steps we do have
This Amor life pictures every want to show you
Beloit police are in the moment
Clearing off the capitol steps
So we could be seen very very soon and end to this since the curfew will
Going to place in the next 25 minutes We also got reports as well that
Senator Tammy Duckworth from the state of Illinois they told CBS news that
A senate staffer acted quickly to grab the electoral votes certificates from the Senate chamber and
They have them at another location
Mercy Mercy
Reaction from lawmakers we do have a reaction right
Right now from Senator Ben Sasse who said the capital was ransacked while the leader of the Free World
Power behind his keyboard tweeting against his vice president for fulfilling the duties of his oath
The Constitution
We're also getting breaking news that house Democratic rep
Representative ilhan Omar from Minnesota has announced that she will draw up articles of impeachment against the president
We cannot allow him to remain in office she says it's a matter of preserving our Republic and we need to fulfill
Lro
All right and I like I promise we do have that
Interview that Fox 2 News Greg Lee in the Bay Area did with representative
Jared Huffman starting to listen to that right now
Congressman if you could just describe the last hours on what was supposed to be
A pretty solemn ceremonial day
Directions by Republicans but nobody
So
Office writing out violent coup attempt
We saw some of these scenes play out on television but if you can kind of walk us through your pretty I know
We made it through three states right we made it to Arizona then you went into Chambers to discuss and debate and then what transpired
From there how are you rushed out
Morning
Barcelona Capital as they were encouraged to do
Crash right on through security barriers
If you could kind of describe for me
What was going through your head is Capitol Police mood you guys out and
Updates on buildings being evacuated shelter-in-place
Now in this extended lockdown mode
Don't really know what parts of the capital have been
Penetrated by
Terrace
And we have no information on when we can expect
Control
And it just so I'm clear Logistics
What was kind of
Florida house only 11 members from each party allowed inside the chamber
I am so most members were in their offices that's where I was
And thankfully most of us
Today
I am the only one here I have been locked down here and
We got our our go back out with the
I went to breathing test if necessary in case there are toxic
Asian store gases that
Come our way and we're just waiting for further Direction
Carter Hoffmann obviously as a lawmaker you see a lot but how do you kind of
Recognition your experiences where does this kind of stand
It is real
For me it is really crystallized the fact that this across
A very obvious line now no one can
Is not
Sweetly
Complicit and that he doesn't know exactly what he's doing any animal for this and I believe disqualified
Sedition
The folks back home for this certification
And and how you were committed in your colleagues are committed to making sure that this gets done
We are going to get it done
Like that to intimidate you to prevent
Will get it done
We were planning on
Working late into the night to get it done anyway if we going to work all night then
Play ninja tomorrow night whatever it takes we are going to certify Joe Biden Kamala Harris
They're going to take over
From this disastrous Administration on January 20th
Carson Hoffman Asian you like to answer
That's all I got for you
Sorry that was Fox 2 Zone Greg Lee interviewing representative Jared Huffman there
About
Essentially what he saw in the house and at the in the capital but
Now it's things are getting somewhat pretty tense as you can see there
We're seeing the crowds being pushed back
Police are trying to clear the protesters you can see those are Fox correspondence there
Dueling scenes
The DC National Guard has been mobilized riot police are moving
The mob away from the capitol steps
And these pictures remember everything is is live and it's raw so bear with us the shots are going to be going out
In-N-Out
Things you know as as night
Comes upon that you the US Capitol and the nation's capital things usually don't go
Oh well at night historically with these protests that we've seen you remember June 1st of last year
That protest right outside Lafayette Square by the White House and descended into chaos fires
For set a fire was set in the basement of st. John's Church just across the street that was last June
This is now January and you're seeing lots of protesters
Still mingling screaming there that that protester and the police are out in
Force
Just to see if we have some natural sound we know there was
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All different yeah I got that one just ride cut out earlier all ports of Entry here in Washington
So we just wanted to hear if we could get a sense
What's happening on the ground now you're seeing the line of police forming
We don't have a good
Shot really though of if any protestors are still remain on the capitol steps
Those familiar with DC and with the area right in front of the Capitol this
The pictures were seeing are are quite far though from
The actual capital structure itself this is the shots were seeing our way far back from that
And like I said excuse me as night time Neil fall domination
The capital of
Historically that's not
Ideal for for these protesters and police so like they're going to have a much higher
Harder time controlling the synchronous as now it is night time
And as the countdown to the curfew is on in the nation's capital about 20 more minutes
Minutes until that goes into effect there you see the lineup Italian on police officers
Preparing for what-have-you we we really don't know
What's going to happen tonight it's already been
Frankly just a very sad
Unfortunate string of events that have happened today and what is supposed to be normally a very
Jermaine very conventional constitutional process of order
And certification that did not happen today
Early we brought you the news because this is all happening with a backdrop of those Georgia Senate runoff races
Which have since been called reverend Raphael Warnock and Jon ossoff have won those races
We now have Democratic control
The Senate
I'm trying to Rack my brain historically here when that was
Plasticase I believe with Senator when Senator Harry Reid
As the majority leader excuse me minority leader
So with all the news of Georgia happening as well we met
Misfits live I want to play it out for you at the moment this is Georgia Governor Brian Kemp Georgia lieutenant
Governor Jeff Duncan they held a very very brief news conference in front of the steps
Of the Georgia state capitol in size we want to play that out because they probably spoke
About the election that just happened last night at right now
If you want to stab really impact
Ultimatum
Good afternoon everyone
Few comments about the
Activities that we've seen today in
Let you know in my opinion is that is been a disgrace
And quite honestly on American
As you all know in Georgia we had peaceful protest All Summer Long
Allowing people to
Let their voice be heard
On an array of issues that we had going on in our state and in our country that time
But we certainly did not allow Anarchy
And we will not
Allow that now
Here in the state of Georgia
It is unimaginable
That we have people in our state and our country
Did have been threatening police officer
Breaking into government building
This is not the Georgia way
And it is not the way of our country
An individual being shot
They're in the middle of these activities
Is that I don't even know the details on that
While they were there
Is
And for those of you that have been calling on a special session
You can now see what that would have look like
Rudy Giuliani
Setting quote trial by combat
In quotes
Is simply outrageous
And there's no place for that
In our nation
I want to let my fellow Georgians know that
Today I will be
Extending the previous
Executive order
It is activated the
The George Nash
Vanguard
That will continue to be in
Place this coming Monday
And they will be called up
Is needed
I feel
Did they will not
We have to come together
In this state
And in this country
As we move
Now now turn
Thank you Governor Kemp
I join you
It is strongly
Is vehement Lee as I can
Condemning
The riding and violin
US Capitol
In other places
Lacrosse discount
Today is an incredibly sobering reminder of how delicate our
It is also a reminder of how dangerous it is
When people in power
Act as if they're more important
Then that democracy
I call on
Donald Trump
President Donald
Speak with
All the clarity in the world
As to exactly what American
Exit the capital
And they should allow
Once again
I want to speak directly to George
Every Jordan that
To hear my voice
Put down your difference
Put down your partisans
And pick up your phone
God bless
And God bless
The shocking images
An American
Strongest
Weather York Canada
Safety
We are a nice
We are a nation
Structure
And most
We are brothers and sister
The live in the greater
Tomorrow
Blessed
Bolivia
I pray that we can begin to work
Cabri uniting
Rededicate
Indivisible
Korosten
Enclosing
Let my fellow Georgia
No
As we start the legislator
Obsession this
Monday
I have
Been discussing
Lieutenant governor
Korosten
The safety protocols
State cap
On the grounds here
We've also
Discussions
Luminara Tea Party
They are clear on that
Their members are comfort
As we start this Legend
And we will move forward
Together
Working on the
Things that really matter
For the people of our state
That was governor Brian Kemp lieutenant governor
Jeff Duncan of the state of Georgia
Imploring the president
To essentially do a little more to quell this protest
In front of the US Capitol
For about 15 minutes until that DC curfew goes into effect
And no doubt will be getting more reaction
Governors are in states around the country
I just want to pull up for you here we're getting joint statements from Governor Gretchen Whitmer of the state of Michigan and the former Governor there
Eric Schneider quote violence vandalism and Insurrection have no place in this great country
We are a nation of laws
Not mobs and we must always remember that we are Americans first
We are not one another's
Anime
According to the Associated Press at the very moment
Police are using tear gas and percussion grenades
The begin clearing protesters from US Capitol grounds
Ahead of DC curfew
They're also getting reports
I wanted to read this earlier this is a statement from the acting Secretary of Defense Christopher Miller he says quote Sheriff
Millie
That's Mark milley The Joint chairman of the Chiefs of Staff
And I just spoke separately with a vice president and the speaker Pelosi
Leader McConnell Senator Schumer and representative Hoyer about the situation at the US Capitol
We have fully activated the DC National Guard to assist Federal and local law enforcement
Is a work to peacefully address the situation
We are prepared to provide additional support is necessary
Inappropriate as requested by local authorities
People are sworn to defend the Constitution and our democratic form of government and they will act
Accordingly just to give everyone
Some more information on exactly
Where
Lawmakers win
It's my neighbor evacuated we were getting reports
That some of them were taken to Fort McNair not to give you a sense Fort McNair is a US Army Outpost it's
Located
Essentially at this peninsula between
The Washington Channel and the Anacostia River it's in the DC area we don't know how long they were there
But National Public Radio MPR has reported that they were evacuated Congressional leaders rather not the entire
Not the entire houses of Congress
Congressional leaders were evacuated to Fort McNair today that's per NPR's reporting
Also getting reports that
Oh and we are getting
We are sadly getting reports
Fox News is not confirmed this
But several law enforcement officials are telling other news outlets at the moment
That the woman who was shot inside the US Capitol building today has died
We just wanted to repeat that that's reporting from other
News outlets
At the moment Fox News
I'm here at news now we have not confirmed that yet
Displays the gravity of the situation at the moment
And how quickly things turned violent today
This is according to sources into nbcnews
And other outlets that awoke the woman shot today inside the US Capitol building has died remember DC police chief
In that news conference just about an hour ago
Said they were taking the lead in that investigation
We later found out that woman was then in critical condition
We're now learning that she has since died
According to Fox news channels
Congressional correspondent Ed program we rely on him for a lot of the information not just today
But for all the matters happening legislatively
He said just a matter of seconds ago an announcement just went out at the Capitol on the loudspeakers
But everyone must leave the capitol grounds or be subject
To arrest that's 10 minutes
Before this curfew goes into effect
Rossen reports
That the US Capitol
Has been secured we're also waiting to hear
Any confirmation of that from our sources on the ground
But at the moment we are learning
Some initial reports that
The US Capitol complex
Might be
Back in control of US Capitol Police and secure
Once again these are initial reports
That we're getting
They could change
We're going to wait to confirm them here
A fox but
At the moment that is what we know
We're following all angles of this we're also following the social-media angle as well and according
Sources as well at Facebook
Facebook has removed President Trump's video message
That he put on his Facebook account
About an hour ago
Telling his supporters in the protesters there to be calm
We're learning that Facebook has
Taking that video down according to the vice president
Of integrity at Facebook his name is Gyros and he tweeted quote
This is an emergency situation and we are taking appropriate emergency measures including removing president trumps
Video
We removed it because unbalanced we believe it contributes to rather than diminishes the risk of ongoing violence
Once
And there at the moment
And these two shots that we have both of these are the
Restaurants we have at the moment but this is
Police of all stripes
Forming barricades trying to get this situation under control
At the moment we don't have many shots
Protesters
Well there's some kind of Milling about
We don't have a close-up shot of the capital at least I think we do here
Obviously it's nighttime but this is right up
At one of the entrances and exits
At the Capitol complex
And that's just another
Entrance to the capital that's usually from what I remember for the press and for staffers
And it seems like we lost that shot while now we did and it's just very very dark because it's nighttime or going to go
Today's full shot here
And we can confirm now according to the Associated Press that officials have declared the capital secure
Nearly four hours
After this violent Pro Trump occupiers disrupted the Electoral count
So that is some good news
At this moment after this Marathon day of just
Butter
Chaos and Mayhem
In the US Capitol
And on the streets of Washington
We're learning
Repeat what I just said officials have declared the capital secure
It still remains to be seen whether
Members will go back into session to finish the Electoral count
We're getting reports that
Senators are meeting at the moment we don't know where
Some have on Twitter
Express their
Support to finish the count tonight
Roommate that remains to be seen we do not know if that's going to happen
You know all day yesterday
In the lead-up
Tu VI I've been saying that
Because of these objections
The hours of debate that they include we could go into January 7th
To finish this constitutional process
And that is looking ever more likely
Apologize that shots not the greatest
Did you want to just take out and zoom out a little bit this is the
Capital hear you seen that that's Constitution Avenue there's the
National Gallery of Art
On the right side
Justice department before
Sirens flashing throughout Constitution Avenue
Artemis's Andrew craft once again with NewsNow from Fox 4 coming up at the top of the Hour 4 p.m. here mountains
Time 6 p.m. almost in the nation's capital 2 minutes till that curfew goes
Into a fact then like we've been telling you throughout the day since we heard of that
Curfew being implemented that they will start arresting people starting at 6
We're still on the capitol grounds in the Capitol complex remember we reported to you the Capitol Building its
Self is secure we've also reported to you is from other
Outlets in we're still working to confirm here at Fox that the woman who was shot inside
By the Capitol building today has since died
That's according to a law enforcement Source from other outlets
In a moment's time we are going to kind of
Give a recap of really how we got here today
Storytelling via social media on some of these tweets that will explain
Some of you who might just be coming to this news today I don't know how that could be possible but it's
Seems like it's going to be the talk of everyone in the next few weeks if not years ahead this will
Will definitely be a day to remember in American history textbooks
And like I said that curfew is now in effect in Washington DC
This is just a live look at the u.s. capital account of Zoom doubt from afar but we do have a life kitchen
Human coverage from our sister station they're fox5dc and they're going to be taking over for just a minute as we
You're kind of what's going on they have a few more shots as well that we don't have so here's their coverage at the moment
Names in the US Congress
The United States stands for democracy around the world and it is now vital
That there should be a peaceful and orderly transfer of power this is a prime minister who
In his own right has a face a lot of controversy is similar to President Trump as well with also
Speaking out to end calling for an orderly peaceful transfer of power
W bush do you remember back in 2002 Supreme Court had to settle that election that too was a contested election and just
To quote here quickly when he says this is how election results are disputed in a Banana Republic
Not in our Democratic Republic I don't think I'm much more after you saw the pictures that we saw today
Right here in our nation's capital that was complete Anarchy
And while democracy was at work inside that you was Capital you saw just complete
Disaster and violence erupts are we have Team coverage here at Fox 5 I we're falling closely everything that is
What's happening in the district as a curfew gets underway at 6 p.m. Evan Lambert standing by with more High oven
Tomorrow
According to the news conference
We are several blocks from the capitol
Living in DC we drive around the streets receive these landmarks
All of that anarchy really is going on right there and has been going on for several hours is
Definitely it is quiet but you did hear from the mayor calling this Behavior right
Unlawful unpatriotic
I want to go to some of that
I guess maybe we do not have this
DC Council chairman Phil Mendelson
What are the questions a lot of people
Because
The authority to just reroute
Add the Department of Defense. Could have at least an hour delay or so
I'm getting the National Guard I rerouted from what it was originally intended to do with to help
With traffic and things of that nature to go to the Capitol control
What you saw unfolding there again DC Council chairman Phil Mendelson
We didn't hear also from the secretary of the army that was there saying that
30 minutes to do with that request up the chain of command but again I'm being told
By the council chairman that it may have been an hour before the National Guard actually
Capitol Police reminder at curfew in effect
In effect until 6 a.m. tomorrow
And the council chairman saying that DC residents that are watching those people that are watching this in the area that
If you're staying inside your home what we saw that riotous behavior was happening
The council
I'll talk back to you out there like we know there's a lot of protesters that are a have quite a bit to say
As they walk past you and I will appreciate the job you've been doing out there I'll let's also check in with our colleague at Joshua's
Rosenthal he is down on Pennsylvania Avenue I believe the last we heard Josh what are you seeing down there
As we are now five minutes in to the the curfew that DC mayor called for
Directions to the capital is a little less than half mile in that direction I'm going to show you that
I just want to show you pretty much every intersection in DC going four miles looks just like this you got the flashing lights
Police vehicle blocking traffic cameras
Again walking traffic now call me mister action this is the capital over here for the past couple hours we've been through
Chaplain world is chaos was earlier today as you can see there are still people out and about
There's some traffic now in these streets given what happened earlier that the violence the chaos
It is almost little to be out here right now as you can hear
Alright we're going to cut out Josh thank you as hear the hecklers out their unfortunate with some unsavory words for us
Who are working hard on our streets especially our Fox 5 crew out there who's been there throughout the day let's go now
Bowser Bowser thank you for being with us tonight we noticed incredibly busy day for you I give us a sense of what is he
Happening Now what is under your control what is not under your control and how you feel The City Is At This Hour six minutes into the
Curfew
Well I'm sorry I can't
Of course telling everybody who's out on the street that the curfew is now in place and they need to go home
Go back to their hotel go back to their state and clear the area impd continues
The work with us Capitol Police and our federal Partners to ensure that the building the
Metal buildings and the grounds are secure
Sadly maribel's in the last 6 months here you had to impose a curfew because of civil disturbances I went to my
Many times in this city you've been pretty lenient as far as how you inferred enforce these if they are peaceful
Protesters you've allowed them to get back to shelter how exactly are you planning to enforce will you
Unless they're destructive you will not arrest them
MPV will will do what's necessary to protect Publix
Safety I am we need people to comply with their lawful orders move out of the dishes
In the curfew order of course is a tool that we can use to maintain
Order
Does that mean you'll be arrested
MTV has the power to arrest for curfew violation
What do you know so far as far as people have been arrested by on PD do you have charges or are there any of them
At least worth noting any felonies that you were talking about potentially people coming in with weapons into the dishes
What you said was going to be a zero tolerance for that I do have an update
Impd has made arrests and has confiscated weapons were out this response
Today and yesterday will have to get back to you with the specifics
Earlier and it seems like you were a little dismayed with the National Guard response and obviously there's a chance
Commander that you as not being a 51st state here have to go through talk about those talks and what
Exactly happened were you able to get those Guardsmen into the district
Well let me be clear that DC requested guard support several days ago
And we deployed over 300 Guardsman before you see this riotous
Xavier there were additional requests made to the guard as I understand it from the United States capitol
Hopefully those requests I think we're also honored we have
Ben and I were at our Emergency Operations Center with the federal Partners Secretary of the army
Is well here with us deploying all the truth I have to also say and when I say
Play troops Army the National Guard I have to say that we put out a mutual Aid request which is a standard procedure
In the district
An hour a jurisdictional neighbors for Montgomery County Prince George's County Arlington County
An even Baltimore City I have responded with mutual support we have this
Support of we also requested DC requested on the support of the Maryland guard and the Virginia
Guard in we have their assistance as well
Mirror gym locator just just were clear the big curfew runs through 6 a.m. tomorrow is there a possibility
But you might consider extending that order
It is a possibility
Mayor this is the first time that Chief Robert Conti is at the helm of something like this and I don't
Expected it to get this out of hand I assume you've got full confidence in your new Chief can you talk
About are you working hand-in-hand with your new Chief of Police
Not only is cheese Conti very familiar with policing first
That first amendment demonstrations but our entire Special Operations Division
As well in fact her cheapest Special Operations we deployed to sit next to the United
Capitol Police Chief to make sure that we could fully work with them and assist them in the
Operation
We always appreciate when you come on Fox 5 and speak directly to your constituents. We wish you the best of luck throughout the
Tonight into tomorrow
Thank you Marie
I want to point out the mayor Bowser is speaking directly to her constituents by way of media would she
More than welcome to do which we appreciate I want to point out what the President Trump
I just tweeted what should I think we think it is worth mentioning the president does continue to Tweety is not address the nation
Joe Biden did he did release a Twitter video airing grievances against the election again but he just said and then
Once you is President's above the DC area
Elizabeth the president of the United States just said
These are the things and events that happen when a sacred Landslide election Victory is so unceremoniously ambitiously Stripped Away from
Great Patriots who been badly and unfairly treated for so long
Go home with love and peace remember this day forever
I got news for you there's no way anybody is going to forget this day and I don't believe it's going to be for the reasons President Trump
Sierra foxes live near the capitol right now
Like you said we're live outside the capital
Metropolitan Police
Different scenes in earlier today earlier there demonstrators climbing the walls of the capitol
Members of the National Guard
Continue to go in and out of the capital
Around 11
Making their way down Pennsylvania Avenue
How things are Tom Kerr on
Anything that could come their way
Are we continue to monitor the situation here's a live picture is MPD in riot gear there walking the crowds back
Which is a back-and-forth there we have seen so many pictures of these people intimidating the media camera
Tripod strewn about destruct destroyed essentially and just like they didn't find the US Capitol but
It is a common theme here that we've seen sadly throughout the last couple six months again in the nation's capital towards Happening Here
And it's it's true
Stay with you through release date
You know dcu's is special in that everyday you have people protesting for a cause or a belief
On a constant basis and this is not uncommon this city is a is Mayor Bowser said the chief chief Conte nose
Lowe's how to handle
First Amendment
And then we said the same thing when it was George Floyd it started this protest it turned into that you
Vandalism it was rioting that's what's happening here tonight accept at this time it's happening
Inside the US Capitol we mentioned you before we are out there's a large team here at five 5 keep you posted
Rocco myself Angie Goff Sarah Simmons were all standing by right now Sarah we're past the curfew
This point and is you see these pictures
What's going through your mind
808 Jim it's as you mentioned you know we we've been through this recently with the protest of George
Floyd where there were people out protesting and things turned violent and we're seeing the same thing happen
Although
Not something we've seen where they stormed the capital in and do the sort of Destruction there we have not
By any means but it is sort of surreal that were sitting here watching
Watching this and it just shows how we are divided as a country
And even watching on social media and seeing some of the replies to
The fact that a person has died at during these riots at the Capitol
I don't even want to order it over the air
It it's absolutely despicable
And
This is not
Anything that anybody enjoy seeing right now and as we have mentioned this is supposed to be
A formality of certifying the Electoral College votes and it is turned into complete
Chaos at this point as we watch here Angie today
My ten-year-old watching this is like what's going on and I didn't have to explain all this to you later
Watch the news. She likes to know what's happening but her eyes watered up you know she
Couldn't understand it was a lot even for a tendril to take in and
And a guy I think that a lot of people are feeling a really deep sadness
Tonight especially if you mention Sarah learning that someone lost a wife with this today the most of life
We also heard from former Washington DC police chief Charles Ramsey who he talked about this big bridge
Saying that anybody that was inside that building they should be Face Down In Handcuffs right now
They need to be locked up
To be able to gain control in Access into this building there needs to be consequences and some
Someone who was inside that building we want to go back to our feds Tom Fitzgerald who was actually in the cannon building with
When they were evacuating who's giving us really a first-hand account of what many people
Went through when does attack happened
Yeah well back with you again we still remain in lockdown
Tonight just moments ago
Speaker system here in the US Capitol complex where we are on lockdown still here in this
Location right now that announcement came over the speakers was several
It was also followed by
Bowser's curfew also a warning to all people who were on the grounds hiraoka
US Capitol right now that they were to leave the US Capitol grounds immediately or
Be subject to arrest so that is what we had just heard the moment
Before the 6-hour a briefly walk you through what happened today when
All of this began we arrived here in anticipation of a 1 p.m. joint session of the United States
Congress their job was to count the electoral votes for the presidency of the United States
Probably at 1 p.m. with speaker Nancy Pelosi and Mike Pence soon
After a 15-minute adjournments at about 1:45 this afternoon we were told to evacuate
The building that is what we did we have moved several times under orders of the US Capitol Police we have seen
Several groups of US Capitol police officers who have been badly injured but they were upright there were
Receiving medical treatment and we are standing by for further updates right now from the US Capitol Police
A remarkable day in the history of this country certainly nothing that this building has seen
Is back to the War of 1812 when British troops occupy this building and set it on fire
Solutely iFit says you remain safe there and we do hope those law-enforcement officers continue to recover as well I will check
Talking with you in a little bit me and wallets that go on the onto the streets checking with like a geology he has been we've been
Checking with him he was close to the capital earlier yours I still see the capital in the background there
What you're seeing now compared to earlier do things seem to be as though they're winding down or
People are just bursting what you see out there like the best way for me
Explain its you think of this as almost as a scattershot from if you ever gone hunting
Bottleneck
The capital ground there are fairly empty right there they manikas
Paradise Casino now there are dozens of Metropolitan Police Capitol Police
Members of the FBI here kind of corralling the stranglers
Right here in the parking lot right in front of the capitol
People are still mad obviously they're still attacking and I verbally
But as far as we're concerned here
Inside and directly outside the capitol
Starting to kind of Hit the police officer
At the same time telling people to backup
Normally do whenever you have large First Amendment demonstrations and they're trying to Corral all the people
Like you said that
This is Blanca
Stay safe out there Lindsay Watts not too far away from their over near Union Station again
What effect the last 21 minutes Lindsay what's the situation there
Jim we are hearing the Columbus Circle open space
Right by Union Station this area really has cleared out and it is quiet tonight I want to show you
And then over here another one and a whole it has
4 DC police I was talking to a saurus not too long ago who sent me a photo
From up on Capitol Hill at just sent it back there has been so much chaos
We know there have been multiple police officers who were injured there have been writers who were injured and tonight
We know that during all of this a woman was killed a woman shot inside the capitol around 3
Clock today confirming tonight that she has died no one has been arrested
We still don't know what exactly took place if someone's gun accidentally went off we don't know
Some people who say that they are her family they saw videos that have been shared on social media they identified her
They called us because we were first to report on this today
And they said that they have been calling around to hospitals they have been calling various law enforcement agencies and they can't get any
Confirmation about where she is and I don't know if they have this
She has passed away so sad news tonight
Bowser not long ago about this perfume that is now in effect we have heard several notifications
Cross-eyed the city with law enforcement
That they have gotten I'd to as to whether they are to arrest anybody and what this says is that
During an initial encounter with someone a warning should be given
And that there is an option to arrest people if they are refusing to leave
Refusing to abide by this curfew it says that a commander needs to be the one to deter
Whether somebody would be held or whether they would be arrested and then let go so a little
Clarity on that from a source who has let me know what officers are being held tonight and we will
I'll be checking in to find out if there are being a rest of their RS that are happening at certainly nothing like that
We're staying around here people that we've been talking to if they are still on the streets are heading back to their hotels heading back
To wherever they came from tonight thank you Lindsay wants thank you
Yeah we're working on getting us some more insight from a law enforcement there are the capital former law enforcement I just didn't cry
Audible display their of agencies throughout this area throughout the country coming like Lindsey sets
To try and retake the US Capitol Police either the perimeter now is far wider at this hour than it ever was
The data probably should have been to have tried and prevent this and we hear audio from down on the ground and you can see that
Cheerleaders Defiance of this curfew in effect then it'll take a commander to certify Eve these people
It's hard getting when you find out masses one thing is arresting a group of ten maybe twenty people
Hundreds of people and we heard earlier how people were being removed from the Capitol and flex cuffs are those are essentially
Protesting in the capital are taking down to the jail there is a bill under the US Capitol
What is essentially a $25 fine and this is very different this is not a civil disturbance
This would be a felonious charges so you can't just release someone unless they appear before a judge
I need to be followed because you're putting
Police officers In Harm's Way and we seen the majority of the people that are out there are not wearing mask
To help identify these people when they come back
Was this person who was sitting on the dice today for was sitting inside a speaker Pelosi's office
Send again this is just unfathomable that we've reached this point but here we are at 6:26 p.m. on June
January 6th 2021 talking about The Siege upon the US Capitol
You would expect at this point the house should have been done house antenna shooting down there to our debate
Objecting Arizona's electors and then you would have the House vote to reject the challenge in the Senate to who-knows-what
They would do but it only takes one chamber to rejected to move on we're not at this point democracy is now at a
This country because of a group of people Define lot Define order.
Presidential suite about being the party of Law & Order all he wants but if it's our right now you got a lot of people were to find that and we know
But
At this point I'm really curious to see how long this lasts I mean the curfew
He was in you knew they weren't going to disperse immediately but how long the police and law enforcement and first-responders
Founders are going to be subjected to this for the rest of the evening
Corner of mass group on both ends on all ends really because they're not even on a street right now they're out in the open
National Mall and if you know there's virtually no Escape Route every which way you turn so it's hard to cuddle this group it's hard to arouse
Trust them and then imagine processing them again in the middle of logistics here are far beyond what you and I can imagine
Angie again we look at these pictures and it's just in their hearts it's even speak
Yeah but at this point in the game today not surprising to see people disobeying the law
Ryder still outside the capital this says the curfew is at what is half an hour in so far I'm in this
Verizon calls were saying for it for people to be arrested for violating this you know there's a lot of
Charter out there they want to see people take action especially after what we all witnessed this afternoon
One thing that we're also hearing for sure we don't know if this is going to indeed happen but
Congressional leaders really pushing to finish the verification process tonight if they can senators
Really determined to stay until they're able to certify this presidential election so that's something
That we're going to keep it a close eye on as well we got pretty unbelievable
What's good I Chicano
We're taking it out of the district we are going to Gaithersburg Maryland right now because we want to get a sense I mean obviously
What's happening in DC but DC region is is massive and we have a lot of people in Maryland in Virginia as well
Just watching this not too far down the road and I said you're there to get a sense of what are people saying
You know what are they hearing how are they feeling about seeing our nation's capital in this state right now
Hey there Sarah stark contrast what is happening our nation's capital compare
Here to Gaston Suburbia life here in Montgomery County but that doesn't mean that people are not informed that they're not following that they're not
Quote hurt by the people I spoke with your disease today say that this is disappointing
You know this is supposed to be the United States of America we're not seeing that unity and
Kind of really makes them sad they're not saying that you're not allowed to protest you should protest but
That there is violence involved in these kind of protest is just something people I spoke with
Are Montgomery County State disagree with you know this is not the way to get the message across
It shows that the world is divided right now we're in the sea
Since that you know a certain group of people are privileged do what they want to do and other than that
Don't understand what people think they're running down to the capital is going to do but I don't think it's going to change anything but just
Cause chaos I feel very bad I feel so sad about that grow up
The facts
You know this is again the general sentiment the feel the pulse that I got
Some people just talking with them here and you know part of Gaithersburg journal and midcounty Highway
I have to stay another not ignorant to the fact they may be living their lives here in the suburbs
Victor sing at their following into with it
I've been in touch with Montgomery County Police have asked them you know how many of their officers they have sent to dc2
Help support the other law enforcement that are on the ground Rebecca innocenti who is the person of information
Officer for Montgomery County tells me that right now and have about 250 three officers that are on the ground I'm helping
Is no doubt about that as you have jurisdiction like
Virginia Maryland and DC coming together to effectively secure now that US Capitol 31 minutes
DC is curfew is well as Arlington and Alexandria is a touch of Sharon Sharon you got the best bird's eye view
You there outside the US Capitol complex and it was just chaos hours ago I imagine the air itself is
Is also calm down
Yeah Marina and also there's a just a somber feel around the capital I mean our biggest fear today was was
Are people going to get hurt sadly one woman has died several officers have been injured so people are walking around the capitol
Did I just feel that it's a very eerie seen and people have still not left the capital there was a huge loss
Enforcement presence as you can see me wrapped around the capital that's the east side of the lawn that you're looking at right now
They are trying to push people behind on this grass area and it you know what the curfew is 31 minutes
It's in your right about that but they're not trying to incite any more violence so other trying to push people out peacefully
Peacefully as they can to secure the area for tonight but
Again tonight has just been unreal to kind of hitter put it into words as to what's been happening National
Guard is activated and you can't really see from this vantage point but just a short time ago I mean there were some violent
Clashes between police officers and people that were just simply not willing to leave thankfully
Most of the capitalistic year although there was a bunch of people inside that are still tunker down that that cannot
I leave until those people outside or are completely gone and a lot of the protesters
We were hearing it some on the west side of the mall that's where the inauguration scaffolding has been set up
Play tore down some of the railing for the inauguration scaffolding and were throwing it at officers and hard to believe
Inauguration for Joe Biden present Alexa is 14 days away but what we talked about the
House and Senate we've been mentioning tonight they are determined to get the election certification done tonight
Pressure is building on the group of Republicans were planning to objective the Electoral College vote to maybe dropped
Objections that doesn't seem very likely representative Hakeem Jeffries told reporters to
What did I say when things are cleared we will return to complete our constitutional
Abilities this is the United States we will not allow mom's to rule and undermine the rule of law
Also the majority leader Mitch McConnell said that they will return to some kind of business tonight
Guidelines about that and I'm sure you guys already mentioned it but the president just tweeted at 6
Tonight he said there are things in events that happen when a sacred land side election is so unceremoniously
Ambitiously Stripped Away from great Patriots who have been badly and unfairly treated for so long so sadly the Press
Has not harshly condemned what happened tonight at the Capitol and a lot of people are blaming What hap
Happened today on the president his rhetoric and sadly the misinformation that has been circulating
The last two months since the November election and the election of Joe Biden as president back to you
Trent thank you by the way if you look at the Capitol Dome there you notice the tholos it that the light
At the top of the Dome it is lit signifying the Congress is in session with the last few moments house speakers
Nancy Pelosi said the joint session has resumed so at this point about 5 5 and 1/2 hour
Hours after it initially began it is back in session now in Congress back to doing their work and certify
Find the electoral vote victory of Joe Biden Munch the obvious conservation of President Trump continues
Tweet about it at this hour all right as we continue to take a look at what's going on we're going to
Go over to I get outside the capitol right now
You said it yourself Congress has since resumed their activities and I unfortunately
We've been seeing for several hours tonight we told you we were at the parking lot
Capitol Police Metropolitan Police
Pushing people back
Since developed
Their own makeshift
I know a lot of people
Disperse this area and try to restore order at this moment
Pushing people that they might have to kind of keep this distance several hundred yards away from the path
Capital but
Rolanda people who
As long as it takes
Outside the US Capitol showing us the writers
Does that still continue to hold even passed the DC curfew and that's going to lead us to our do fox
Which were going to get to the first want to go back to Pennsylvania Avenue where
Got your phone
After watching our live coverage with your device
Is go ahead I cast your votes really easy should Pro Trump Riders
Be arrested for violating the DC curfew
So far we just put this up you're looking at it in real time
100% of the vote there we go it's going back and forth as more of you start to vote right now
After
We just heard from the president who tweeted that
He wants his followers to
Remember this day forever it's definitely one that we're not going to forget and Josh rosendahl's getting by
Last year at 7th and Pennsylvania where are you now
Directions to
Hours
There's a really really large
Find police stations
Every so often every few minutes
Further and further
However
Earlier it appeared as though people out here
Senses together
Earlier today
Relatively
At least relatively peaceful
More Violet you hope that sings continue to calm down and it seems like lawn forcement has things at
Least secure at the capital in just quickly from the speaker's office we see here that she says her office has been calm
Consultation with a pentagon the justice department as well as with the vice-president they have decided that they will proceed
See tonight with that joint session of Congress but Leo horror Sunny Warriors Maryland that he'll be the one
Who will provide more guidance as to when they'll get back to work but they intend to go into the night and again was we talked about
2 hours into vapor state that they object to this could be a really long night
Internet here at the Capitol
Be arrested for breaking curfew curfew
Moreno spoke with mayor Muriel Bowser before it has been common for curfews to be in effect but
Curfew violators to not be arrested it is it's just a how it's gone in the past
Enforced
Avenue there on the large screen on on our screen our era it how would you cuddle all these people to arrest them
For something that is perceived as a misdemeanor Civil Disobedience ticket it's really unless they can prove that they are in the act
A crime it would not behoove law enforcement right now to tie themselves up
With something like that but again it's necessary to control the crowd and to get everybody safely to work
Wherever they may be going whether that's hotels are there homes Etc majority of these people aren't from here they're from
Uptown they're not even from Maryland or Virginia they've come from we've interviewed people from Florida from Texas
The country so it's time to go home and let them artists get to work
14 days 14 days from now Joe Biden
Will be in front of the Capitol and presumably at this point still going down Pennsylvania Avenue in a ceremonial procession
After the inauguration but before that he spoke today from Willington addressing the violence in the streets of DC
Let me be very clear
The scenes of cast of the capitol
Do not reflect the true America
Do not represent Who We Are
What we're saying
Are small number of extremist
Dedicated so lawlessness
This is not the scent
It's disorder
Is chaos
Borders on sedition
And it must end
Now
Alright I believe we're going to check in with Evan Lambert and now who
I also downtowndc not exactly sure of your location Evan
On North Capitol Street I believe is where you're at that looks like there are quite a few
We're looking at a different shot Evan it looks like where you're at now it seems to be quiet give me an idea of what you've been witnessing.
Yes sir we're off North Capitol Street right now blocks from the capitol
Seymour from the capital is very quiet in this area
North up North Capitol
Capital Area here this is where you start to really get more into
A neighborhood where we are we have seen people do seem to be hitting the curfew
Walking around.
30 minutes or so ago that was after the curfew went into effect obviously that is not advisable
Share with you from earlier from the news conference
Earlier at the Capitol that right
Take a listen
Stayed home the behavior that we are witnessing is shameful unpatriotic
And above all it is unlawful anyone who has engaged in these activities
Continues to engage in these activities will be held accountable there will be low
Law and Order in this Behavior will not be tolerated
Heard on but we did also hear from the police
Earlier
At least it's a little bigger than 13
Find some people with weapons as well
Curfew was going into effect anywhere near the Capital Area
Basically reminding people to stay away so again that is what the advice is from
Officials to stay home
That really all this is contained to what we are seeing what we're showing you on TV to the Capitol
Serie A
Wilson says that as long as you're keeping that curfew
You should feel safe
Bacio
Alright thank you Evan and we're just getting a readout here from the mayor's office as to those arrests that you were talking about Evan at least 12
People arrested in just from a quick glance here half of them are not from this area so not from DC
Maryland or Virginia and again the majority of them on assault charges and as well as a possession of unregistered ammunition
And firearms and just quickly off Fox News also reporting we were talking about the National Guard base
Mobilize and who called them up this afternoon Fox News is now reporting that the president did not in fact order
National Guard it was actually the vice-president acting defense secretary Chris Miller and the Army secretary who asked
For the National Guard to step in and restore safety
Fitzgerald extraordinary moment we talked about this last night but
Find a letter with I believe nine other former secretaries of defense including two of President Trump saying the gym
Fattest and Mark esper
Sing military intervention should not be used to facilitate the transfer of power and while we're certainly not
Passing the military involves here we are certainly seeing other kinds of force being used and what is been an attempt to stop
The process of transferring power in this country Tom Fitzgerald has been the capital all day long fits still in the same play
Zoom
Still the same place I'll tell you just about A6 45 minutes ago
Our secure location where we have been 4 hours now there was a loud announcement came over the speaker system
Some of the US Capitol are there were three long tone followed by an announcement that all people
So who do not have biscuits fiance Capital need to vacate this area up immediately
And if they did not would be subject to arrest that is the last official update
Her situation so far what we can tell you is that
Earlier today we were in the Canon were coming of this is one of the three House Office Buildings
That is directly adjacent to the US Capitol building itself and one today we
We were set up inside the can of Rotonda prepared to bring you coverage of what was going to be
Stewart Electoral College count at 1 p.m. this afternoon
Peter John 15 minutes later after the first injection was brought when Arizona brought its electoral vote
Balance to the roster
The Senate was going to convene for 2 hours of debate the house was going to do the same and then they were going to begin
What we believe to be a a long process of debating and then voting
Zombies objections
Until tomorrow but that's not what happened Folks at about quarter
Today as we were standing in the can of a Toda are US Capitol Police Officer came to the middle
Of the floor and in that cavernous space announce to everyone evacuate
The building he said it once people leaned over the rail
Going to see who was it that was shouting when they realized that it was a US Capitol police officer
Quickly gather whatever equipment they had whatever gear they had and then headed out headed out as quickly as the
We follow the orders of the US Capitol Police along with house staffers
Wong with members of Congress who we made this trip with all of us were taken
To an area secure location inside the capitol complex that is where we stayed for
For about 45 minutes to about an hour when then the other group of officers came and told us that we had
How to evacuate from the place that we had been evacuated to so we are on
Move again at the second location that we were taken to we were met and therefore anywheres from 12
Steel 25 minutes and officer came in at one point and said we need
All of you to stand up against the wall and the reason they needed us to stand up against the wall was because
They were going to be bringing through a line of Capitol police officers who have been injured
In the events are going on outside on the capitol lawn these
The conflicts with these people who were storming the US Capitol we saw Italy
At least 15 to 20 of them go by us I looked into the
Faces of they were clearly injured they had lacerations a lot of them were bleeding
Are there were bruises on their necks of bruises on their heads they were clearly shaken
But they were standing upright they were walking under their own power and they're all calling back and forth with each other
Where is A1 up the hallway checking on each other asking everybody. Had you seen this officer had you seen that
What happened to this person will happen to that person so they were conversing with each other
More medical attention at that point I probably only about 5 minutes after
After to get into a locked room in his truck
Actions that we were given from the US Capitol Police work to get indoors to lock those doors
And that is where we have been since following Auto orders of US Capitol
So it has been a remarkable day here but we do know
Who is this the job that we originally came here to do is going to continue
The house and the Senate say that they are going to move forward with what they came here to do this morning
An enlarged part we feel we are going to do the same
Fits your reporting from literally inside a bunker at this point and just do much information to give us a sense of
What's happening inside the US Capitol just shortly ago here the gubernatorial candidate for Virginia and forum
Virginia governor Terry McAuliffe at weeding and demanding than vice president Mike Pence immediately
We invoke the 25th Amendment and remove our President Trump from Office we've heard these calls before
Or and we're hearing them again tonight and even members of the president's own party Senator Mitt Romney calling
Listen Insurrection what happened today so we are hearing us some tough words from both sides of the aisle tonight directed at the white
Another Republican Adam kinzinger a republican congressman from Illinois who served in the Iraq War he said
At the outset of all this this is a coup this is a coup attempt
And again toward that you don't use in the United States use that other world countries
Use that for what you saw on the Soviet Union back in 1990 you see it in an industrialized nations
You don't say the word coup if you don't see a coup
If United States of America which is backed by the Constitution which so many people right now claim to us
Abide by the rules of butt
We're not seeing our actions follow that let's talk about some other reaction of the world front world leaders swing in and seeing what's
I'm here right now let's make them a little larger if we can there you go Boris Johnson president
Allied close friend in the UK same disgraceful scenes and US Congress the US stands for democracy you're damn right it
Does around the world and is now vital that there should be a peaceful and orderly transfer of power we're supposed to have 114
10 days
Michael Martin he's the prime minister of Ireland singing Irish people of had a deep connection with United States of America
Built up over many generations I know that many like me will be watching the scenes unfolding in Washington DC
With great concern and dismay and one more coming in earlier today we were watching these all day long
Iain stoltenberg and I apologize here I should be able to tell you who he is
General data I'm sorry
Stoltenberg shocking scenes in Washington DC the outcome of this democratic election must be
Affected and at the shower again we're back to session and Congress
Are they continue to go through
The the electoral vote the certification process at some point
I want to get some insight as to where we stand if we moved on there
In the meantime I want to go back to Sarah The Newsroom
The goal is to come back around 8 p.m. tonight so in a little over an hour
But they're also reporting the right now these Chambers are trash there's glass everywhere
Slippery floors not to mention let's remind everyone more in the middle of a pandemic
Or not they're going to be able to come back within an hour or so remains to be seen but what is interesting as well
Is the number of GOP lawmakers that were a backing this push to protest this
Election Electoral College certification at least one GOP
Member of Congress out of Washington Congress Congress mcmorris-rodgers
Who had said before that wanted to challenge the boats earlier is now coming out and say I have decided I will go to
Electoral college
Now that we have seen violence at the Capitol Zoo now
We'll see if any of her other colleagues down there in Congress will be following suit as well
Energy if you pointed out
Let's go back to
What does look like we shot lost that shot right there that is coming from our sister station Fox
5 DC as they give us full coverage on what's going on in Washington DC
Not the capital we have a couple other lad looks that I'd like to show you as well again bees are all
Live raw unfiltered feeds several reporters out and about trying to give
Give us at the very latest here I do her right there Congress is going back into session at 8 p.m.
We're heading out from house Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other Representatives as well also
Coming from other representatives calling for the removal of President Trump or for him to
To step down this is an overwhelming cry from several lawmakers right now
And then also globally some responds to President Trump and his
I know you no response to what has gone
Turn on today I want to take you from the beginning to now because it's been a little while
Hiiraan news now from Fox we've been following it since the very beginning this morning
Again I'm Daytona Everett and that's what we do here this is been a huge day for us as we followed these live
Beads coming in from the capital it all started out this morning at during that electoral vote
That's originally what the story was today things changed a little bit when the house
Abruptly abruptly broken to a recess later on it was the Senate that was broken into a breeze
As well they were told to kind of go into a lock
Walk down the Capitol building was put on lockdown and then from all these images that you seen from
Are Washington affiliate protesters for breaking into the capitol breaking down win
Windows and barriers of Capitol Police to get into the building itself
At that point there was a shooting that occurred a woman has now been confirmed dead from a shoot
They're inside of the capital itself moving forward into
What comes next lawmakers had to go into rooms alongside journalist and how staffers
To retreat to safety quite frankly
Ever since then there has been protesters all out and about I'll bring up this Capitol Dome shot
Again for you it's definitely a slower scene than it was before but
Hyatt police presence has now been initiated nausea
Bogart is now there there is a curfew in place a 6 p.m. curfew going into the 6 a.m.
Hour in Washington state does look like we are getting more bark
Covers here from our Washington affiliate so we'll tune in there on NewsNow from Fox we have a
A lot more to get to tonight though as protests are breaking out in other states
As well looks like at the Arizona State Capitol we're seeing similar sites along with
With Seattle as some protesters were trying to break into
Look up nurses State there we'll bring you the very latest here on NewsNow from Fox
For now we'll get back to our coverage in Washington DC
Disappoint work
We're just taking a step back
Looking at what's happened throughout the city and in Idaho but you Marina I don't know by Angie mention your daughter Sarah maybe Ernest
Steamboat right just been bombarded with texting maybe you have to maybe you're watching this at home and you have people from out-of-town we're wondering
If you're okay it is okay
To take a step back from watching what's going on
Picking up that phone
Calling somebody saying hey I am okay this is history history is not always pretty
Gulfport
We are going to
Reset here at the top of the hour or 30 seconds away here from 7 hearing we're here that the Senate will
Reconvene at the top of the hour and get back to business as well we've got lots in coverage here on Fox 5 News at 6
7 as we continue our wall-to-wall coverage I can see Archie cerafoxe A standing by Aiko let's get to
To you first tonight are you having quite the crowd behind you they were Rowdy throughout the night how are things now in
Has curfew right now we are things are dying down a lot
Remember I told you about how lawn for Treme battle I'm pushing people back
20 minutes or so originally
Guardrail that was put up by some of the protesters here that Still Remains and several people
Going to leave this area
The capital they are starting to appear at certain other parts of the city
You can take a look down the street right now you can see the police officers by those Cruisers
I'm still attending to some groups that manage to spilled into downtown DC
Congress is looking to resume their activity within the hour
How to make sure that they have a safe distance from the people who are protesting to the steps of the cow
Capital hopefully preventing what we saw throughout the day earlier today thank you
Near the capital thanks
Sierra Fox not too far away from that point what are you saying where you are Ciara
Trump rioters swarmed the building
Right now we are at the intersection of
Metropolitan Police
To ensure everyone is safe and sound
Demonstrators out here now because roads
People you could see people climbing the Capitol Honda Terrace
In his refusal to stop is what energized his followers today from walking around the area
I hear people talking in a lot of people keep saying the word surreal I think a lot of people are still processing
Everything
Some people that made the situation very dangerous science
We're going to stay out here to keep you updated this is a fluid situation to you
Sorry Ciara Fox near the capital and right now is your watching us and seven Jim Lokay alongside Morocco
Golf and Sarah Simmons as we watch these developments over the last three
Okay well we'll continue at this point
Are you there
Hour or two I Tennessee this calming down but I think really
It's entirely possible we're just seeing a calm before a storm but the good thing is that we're seeing that
We have the right police we have the authorities in place
It's like this thing started dissipate then to see it go the other way of course we're staying on
On top of that I do want to share with you this because this came in Congressman Cathy mcmorris-rodgers who
From Washington State saying that she is going to actually reverse her position
I'm challenging the election results
So
She talked about how we must have a peaceful transfer of power the only reason she was injecting with the give it boy
Voice over her concerns for the governors and courts unilaterally change watching procedures and so forth but after the
Vented today considering them unlawful and unacceptable as she's going to do an about-face she's going to reverse course and it'll be in
To see if that's
Something will see tonight as a secret house says that they will carry on with certifying
I think the results of the 2020 election right now we want to go to
Who is a little ways from the Cowboys have it there in the offing anything changing
Behind you
We will try to see if the president will speak to the nation tonight but all my sources there at the White House said that is probably not
Very likely tonight the president had told them to go home to leave the capital but again none of his tweets
Forceful enough a lot of people are blaming mr. Trump and President Trump tonight for not telling
Bring the mob to leave and go home sooner I will leave the House and Senate leaders are determined to get the election votes
Electoral College certified as you mention one Republican representative is saying that she is not going to object
Remember that that the session just started and 15 minutes of one objection to the states
Boats in Arizona that had to adjourn and that's when the chaos kind of unfolded but still it is now going
7 hour and someone and when this all folded around 3 a lot of you are still
Hunker down in lockdown at the Capitol right now so this will be a long night of course for the house
And senate representative to see how much they can get done with one objection there's multiple States
Are likely to be objected to how long that's going to take into the hours of tonight and into tomorrow we'll have to wait and
Seeing how things progressed throughout the district but a very somber a very eerie feel throughout the night as we
Monitor the singing here outside the capital high above
Everything is going on and you guys you see on the left side of your screen that really is an aerial shot in end
I mean clearly
You're still seeing a police presence out there and almost feel like it's not as robust as it was before but that light attack
Topic Apple signifies that the joint session or the Congress is in session and we should
See things starting to resume whatever I used the sentence already in
Addressing her members from an undisclosed location a still so we're awaiting word to see if they actually come back
Back into Chambers and let you heard Sarah Simmons say earlier the problem is that when these people stormed into the house
Chambers and into the Senate chambers you had
Glass said all sorts of just destruction on the floor so it's coming hard to get
Members of Congress back in there but there's still hope that they'll get back to business here shortly I in the meantime we continue our coverage with
Lindsay Watts down on the ground to the west of that Capitol complex near Union Station at what's it looking like
Alan and Linda Weber marking about how things are looking calmer now you get that sense as well
Absolutely and I know you're just talking about Congress of being infection in from our Vantage Point want to give you a look at the
The light at the top of the Capitol building the top of that Dome there that means that they are in session we have no
What is that has come back on on the street it has been very quiet since at 6 p.m.
Curfew went into effect not a lot of people and we haven't seen police are doing a lot of enforcement here because they're just haven't
Too many people around DC pulling out all the stops to keep Capitol Hill secure behind me here
That is a snowplow always seen a few of those out here tonight
And as we've been telling you local police department
Here in DC tonight security and hopefully try to keep the calm.
A story that I have been covering throughout the day
Woman a protester who was shot inside the US Capitol this afternoon
That she has died at this point still no arrest We are continuing to try to find
What exactly transpired what happened with it with this single shooting that happened
Again inside the capitol around 3 this afternoon so I'll We are continuing got to work
Zion this area
Been very quiet since that 6 curfew took effect back to you thank you Lindsay and Justin
Remarkable these aerial shot that we take over DC in and you see in the distance the law-enforcement lights from the various
Agencies that have now converged here upon the nation's capital it does seem like things have started to calm down.
Like you mentioned earlier Jim you know we don't know
What can happen later into the night night has certainly Fallen upon DC on hour and 9 minutes into DC's curfew
Again we should mention for our viewers were in Virginia also a 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. curfew in
Andrea as well as in Arlington Washington
In-state Cathy mcmorris-rodgers at one point she was actually the highest ranking Republican woman in Congress who was chair of the
Other Republican conference for a for a while
Has she put out a statement today condemning what we saw happening
I just read this so she talked about the vandalism inside the capitol to anyone
Shame on you she goes on to talk about a peaceful transfer of power she was going to eject to the results she said
Objection to the concern of the governors and courts unilaterally change election procedures will not the wilderpeople
Outside of the legislative process keep in mind that you represent she's talking about other states
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin among others has decided
To uphold the Electoral College results and she encourages the president to condemn and put it into this bad as We Know
The president will not be able to do that on Twitter because Bloomberg has not reporting Twitter as Watts president trumps
Realdonaldtrump account
For the next 12 hours
Yeah but then that has been how he's been putting out a message I sent to you last spoke to his supporters
The earlier this morning really outside the ellipse and he's been tweeting since he put out that video and not one
Condemning what happened despite condemnation from both sides of the aisle including senator
Who are still
Proceeding in objecting to the Electoral College votes and again. Lindsay mentioning and you as well Jim the lights there
Underneath the capitol Dome it means a business is happening again it doesn't appear like they're in Chambers Persei but
I still there getting back to work I'll let's get back to Aika giochi still on the ground there
Yeah so we're still here in front of the Capitol building right now they're still protesters
Right on top of the police officers as you can see but I wanted a Little Closer
Just so you can see what she looks like
Making sure that everybody was falling back
Holding this line making sure no one gets past
Metropolitan Police Department
There are several more law enforcement members all throughout this area now
I said before
We're disobeying those rules now there's not any law enforcement entity right now enforcing that
Nevertheless they're still trying to make sure that this entire area just remains save so they're keeping their distance
And right now they're holding that line they're making sure that we don't see a repeat of what we had earlier today in terms of people storming the
Capital back to you has been outside the Capitol II we've been fanned out all around
The Aryan really in the district everything's been concentrated around the capitol complex
Yeah the Union Station area that that seems to be where everything today
Is it pertains to the events unfolding have been concentrated around that we've not seen any major problems outside of that in
In the city I was thinking about the driving into work today
Is where I started where it which is a couple blocks away from the capital
I'm just just chaos and then as you as you made your way out of the city and
Got a van Wisconsin it was just like you outside there's there's nothing going on you can't sell
Mitchell's made a strategic Choice here to at least keep Metro Rail open through 8 p.m. I buses through 9 p.m. to at least funnel people
Go out as a scruffy what is what facts from Fox News Kentucky Senator Rand Paul
Says quote I don't think there's going to be another objection I think it's over
We shall see when not counting reduce-it resumes
You saw it but at the same time you wonder could this all have been avoided and did it take this to
Get to this point right
Addressing the Senate today
Kid he characterized this not necessarily as a as a as a sincere mission to overturn the election but more as a
A protest vote and a question that he had had a he liking this other attempts in the past although we haven't seen Democratic attempt
At this level
But you said is this the president you want to set and that's Ibrahim today
She's been outside throughout the evening to see
Set the scene where are you in relation to the Capitol
New Jersey Avenue
Everything.
Checking to make sure the rules are clear to make sure everything is good
We're going to start walking
Perfume most people have to this point
All around the Capital stock to you tonight
Inside the grounds of the Capitol complex want to let you know that Paul Cain who is a congressional reporter with Washington Post
Just tweeted out some photos the Electoral College certificates when we saw earlier ratifying Biden's when
Theemarkz back right now into the Senate chamber so we'll work on trying to get those pictures to you meanwhile
Earlier we heard we talked about this thing a national story but really folks we know this is our story this is a local story and we heard
Heard from Maryland governor Larry Hogan his reaction
So what happened today
I never thought I would see a day like this in America
Americans should be outraged by this attack
This is a heinous and violent assault
Democracy
They're threatening the lives of members of Congress and the vice president
Of Joe Biden as our next president
I will not stand for any of this
North America
And you hear Governor Hogan cuz I know you've spoken to the governor before I mean we know that he is not somebody who has
Necessarily been a fan of President Trump he's been very vocal about his opposition to certain things
His name has been floated about
Which I don't think it's a surprise to many people do you have something right
Vice president that Mike Pence the vice president is back in the Senate he is informing everyone that the vice president ever
Left the capitol complex and there was word that potentially some of Congress was moved to a nearby base
But of course all that was unreported and unconfirm we never reported that but again from the vice president's office
First Mike Pence have returned to the Senate
He never left at the Capitol grounds so hopefully we can get pictures here from the Senate chamber soon and see as they get back
Back to work like they said they would at 7:17 and this all started about 1:15 so we're six hours
I sense this disruption
I don't want to cut in here on NewsNow from Fox live brought you another live look in the bottom right-hand corner
Inside the Capitol Building just a hallway we're going to see a lot of these lawmakers walking through there as they
They get all set up for the electoral vote coming up in less than an hour 45 minutes out will bring that lie
Live to hear on news now from Fox looks like DC is catching wind of that too so we'll keep listening in to their
Coverage as well hear on news now
Tonight and we want to go back to someone who has been there on the ground he was there when
They started the evacuation so many hours ago or Tom Fitzgerald fit
Are you looking at just there that was the Hart Senate Office Building we had not had any
Reports of any incursions by protesters there but that that was the day you were just looking at there on the left of yours
I spoke with Governor Hogan about this very event today and I had asked
The governor whether or not he saw this as the last gasp
A trumpism or whether this was going to be
A systemic problem that the Republican party as a whole was going to have to deal with
From here on out not just over the next 14 days
But moving forward as a political entity the other Governor did not mince words
Yesterday
He has said that the efforts to overturn the election in his words
We're a scheme
And made a mockery and Governor Hogan's words
Of the election
That the American people made in that vote
In November
So it should be no surprise to anybody today that the governor Hogan
A republican we should remind would be coming out tonight and forcefully as he had
Denouncing this scene here in the United States capitol
The video you're looking out of the left side of your screen there that is the heart
I said it office building this one of the newer Office Buildings in the US Capitol complex having opening 19
81 this entire area is not just the US Capitol it is these
Office Buildings surrounding it were right now many house members and how staffers are still
In lockdown remaining in their offices of as we get ready for the house and send it to
Resume its business that business came to Warhol
At about 1:15 this afternoon and then we have the evacuation order as soon after
That now there was an announcement that went over the loudspeakers here in the house Capitol Complex Center
At about 6 tonight informing those who are on the capitol grounds.
They had to leave immediately or
If they did not heed mayor Bowser's
Curfew water tonight that they would be placed under arrest as you can see there
On your screen a large contingent of US Capitol police officers fanned out across this entire are
Area tonight
But this has been a remarkable day we knew it was going to be a remarkable Day from the get-go clear
Early
We were not expecting to see this
Protesters breaking into the US Capitol
Taking the Rostrum to the United States
You're watching NewsNow from Fox we are going to break into this coverage right here to talk about some protest
Better going on this time at night in Washington DC but they're looking at very similar
These are in
Arizona here to break it all down for us I have Fox 10 Irene Snyder Irene what is it
It looking like tonight and how we heard anything from the governor about this
Good evening will right now we have hundreds of people that are still gathered here in Phoenix
As far as a rat as part of a rally with someone told us earlier that they're calling it a Riley and not a protest it has been peace
People so far as as far as we can tell you can take a look a little bit as far as it's going on we're kind of keeping our distance a little bit mainly just
For safety Harbour we spoke to one man who said he feels as though their Liberties Liberties are being taken away and that's the reason
Reason why he is out here today we spoke some other people as well who didn't want to be on camera that they feel like they just basic
Make their want to have their voices heard now worthless as well we did speak to another man
He said that he came here he's hispanic and he said he came here as an anti-protest or he tells me that when
He went out there in the middle of protest against someone's a bunch of these people were rallying surround him
With guns and we've been told for the most part has been peaceful that was the first time we really heard of anyone talking about
Got any form of violence or attempted violence but he said that he felt very violated as an American
Being here and being treated in that way this of course is nothing compared to some of the protests that we've seen across the
Country in DC I like I said pretty much peaceful here but the Department of Public Safety were told is on scene
They're going to be putting up a fence tonight that's ahead of course it's been peaceful so far but as we go into the night hours
Just trying basically to be careful and to be proactive with this just in case to make sure that safety measures
Are taken against peaceful so far several hundred people up there as much as you can see behind me and I will be
Out here throughout the night as well providing updates on FOX 10 as well I'm interested Irene obviously eras
Dona was making headlines today being bat last state that was voted on
Before the protest and kind of breaking into the capitol happen
Are protesters talking about that out there I guess people who are attending this rally that they're saying
We're honestly not the people that I spoke into we haven't gotten like super close
Where the protons are the protest rallies going on the people that I've spoken to are feeling
Off-camera anyway the people have been willing to go on camera have said that they're feeling that their Liberties have been take
Taking away some people have said that they think that you know the election was rigged they feel like there election fraud going on to their base
Basically out here trying to make their voices heard in regard to that so they have in like had any kind of specific sister
ServiceArizona mainly just trying in general to physical along with some what's going on in DC but they said there's
Try to do it peacefully make their voices heard without causing some of this with some people are calling Chaos's going across
The country I'm reading right here at the the last tweet from Governor Doug Ducey said in America we prop
What does people transition to power we respect the law and law enforcement the scene at the United States Capitol right now is wrong and
Has no place in our form of government all should denounce and it should end now a research
Bring anymore from the governor about the protests that are will the rally that is now happening at his own
Home turf have not spoken to the governor myself arsene
Seen any subsequent weeks after the one that you mention from there but I did speak to another delegate earlier today to represent part of Arizona sheet
Tells me that she was in DC at the time and she wasn't fully aware of what was going on here in Phoenix but again
It's a peaceful protest so far and that's something that you know they're saying people have a right to make their voices heard peacefully
But the thing that they were against is as you mentioned on the governor and said the basically when there's violence that's involved in a woman was
In DC that that's the kind of thing that they're again so that's that's basically what I'm hearing at this point
Alright Irene we appreciate you being out there at the Arizona capitol will continue to follow up with you as mean
No these are fluid situations and Arizona's had a history of large crowds
Just like this thank you so much. Stay safe out there thank you thank you
Again you're watching NewsNow from Fox giving you the very latest from not only the capital of Arizona but from
The capital of the country Capitol Dome was check it out right here we have a couple live looks coming in at something
To keep an eye on is the electoral vote that will continue coming up
Minjus
30 minutes or so you can see all of lawmakers heading in in waves
With of course law enforcement
Right next time you see Josh Hawley right there it'll be interesting to see what happens with a lot of
Lawmakers something they've reverse their decisions originally they were going to fight against
The election and the results of it now changing their minds after the unrest
And
Quite frankly Anarchy that has happened
Today
Going to bring all of this live to hear on news now from Fox wearing stay on the shop for a moment here as it is a live
Unfiltered feed
But things
Might get a little shaky here but
These are the first shots that we're getting live of inside the Capitol in hours we seen cell phone videos
Pusheen pictures coming out today
Shocking images
A protesters in getting in to the capital
And wreaking havoc
Where to send some of you off that 2 minute commercial break when you come back we have full coverage here on news now
So very happy that we were just monitoring that live feed inside the Capitol Building at we're going to
Bring all of that to you live here on NewsNow from Fox as Congress heads back into session for the
Electoral College certification vote to confirm the presidency
And vice-president seat this is what we thought was going to be the headline story today and it
Took a quick quick drastic turn and headed into coverage
Of the capital and protest protesters breaking in in causing quite a bit of
Avistar work ahead back to our coverage from Washington DC as we await the
Shot of the actual session in Congressman house floor and senate floor that's what we're showing you this
Morning before they were sent into an Abrupt recess so we'll we'll go ahead and
Had to. And then in less than a half-hour we should have that Vote or not sure how long that bow is going to take
I could take less than an hour or could take hours on end from the way was looking before
For all this happened it seem like it was going to be quite the process so we'll keep our eye on it but for now
We'll go back to Fox in Washington DC as they have reporters out on the ground out
Outside of the capital there is a perfume that's in place right now that will be in place
Through 6 a.m. to the National Guard is out there FBI's out their local law enforcement
So they are really all-hands-on-deck for the situation but great information from our sister station
Out there so we'll send that out here on NewsNow from Fox again I'm Daytona Everett just want to thank you so much for
Watching alongside as history really unravels today and a different
Inform them what we thought it was going to be but definitely happy to give this all to you as we
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Great information on their lives pictures from what we've been saying all throughout the day today if you're just
Catching on to what is going on here at the Capitol I'm so full coverage
Right now
Go to what's go back to I guess we brought into there's a term that we've we've heard a lot of its 25th Amendment
And it's not something that you throw around wantonly there is a this is a serious measure here let's talk about
Georgetown law professor David supers joining us now right now
Nancy Pelosi in the passing many people on the Democratic side through what that is and why this is getting
Attraction today
25th amendment is a procedure that was established
For removing temporarily or permanently a president who is incapable
Couple of doing their jobs it is not
Impeachment it is a method of dealing with incapacity
Typically that would involve an incapacity such as
A comer unconsciousness had President Kennedy survived his assassination attempt
I bet then unable to govern this would be the procedure that would have been used to handle is situation
The Democrats are suggesting that the president we have now is in a similar position
You see the image of the Democrats that Terry McAuliffe former governor of Virginia calling for the vice
Invoke the 25th Amendment what would be the proper course if they were to actually attempt this
The 25th amendment requires the vice president
And the majority of the president's cabinet to submit of finding
Does the president is incapable of doing his job
If that happens the president is temporarily removed from office
Unless the president responds by saying that he is in fact capable of
Doing his job
In that event the matter is decided by Congress or the president is allowed to him
Continue doing his job unless two-thirds of both the house and the Senate
Concur was the vice president of the president is not capable of doing his job what was the impetus for passing this
Invoked in the past
It has not been involved in any very formal way in the past
There was some talk that this was applicable when President Reagan was shot
And was undergoing surgery was never really Crest at that point
But President Reagan resumed his powers very shortly thereafter
This is never been
Conceived off I think it's a way of dealing with an unsatisfactory president that's what impeachment is for
But rather for president was genuinely incapable of doing his job
Levi the presidents
Doing and going about his job is unsatisfactory at we just saw congresswoman Alexandria ocasio-cortez calling for
Impeachment of the president already one-time impeached would there be any sort of way or fashion that you can see
In the next 14 days that President Trump could be impeached yet again
And there's nothing that requires impeachment to take a lot of time they could theoretically impeach him tonight it would require
Why are majority vote in the house and 2/3 in the Senate I don't think the Senators want to vote to remove this
And I don't think speaker Pelosi wants to waste the houses time on a few
Impeachment
Enough members of the Senate Republican caucus felt it important to move
President Trump vice-president Pence serve the rest of his term
They could certainly do that let's be honest about the climate we find ourselves in because I was just going through
Who was calling for an invitation to 20th Amendment which includes the likes of congresswoman Jackie speier of Calif
Congressman Charlie Crist of Florida many former cabinet members including Robert Raichu is the labor secretary under Bill
Democrats and in and I I I wonder in a situation like this
Are we still fractured but just the mention of it would not pass any muster
From people on the president's side because it's just seen as a way to remove as you said at least at this point it's always been mentioned
Remove an unsatisfactory president to use your your language
Think the 24th Amendment is a rhetorical device that allows people to suggest that the president
Is not well under some circumstances people of town that flooded we have been pages but I don't see
I think it was built for this situation and it wouldn't work in this situation because the present would immediately
Please certify that he is capable of doing his job if you had 2/3 of the senate or
Two-thirds of the house willing to remove him then impeachment would be the
Appropriate method he knows what he's doing we can each witron judgment about whether
What he's doing is appropriate impeachment advice for dealing with inappropriate presidents
25th amendment Sprint capacitated president
Alright David super from Georgetown law appreciate the insight and in really this is just something that has been brought up by
Many leaders and it was worth just explaining what that is worth to her audience at home thank you sir
My pleasure
Rider coverage here on Fox5 continues again I'll we've got reporters across the city here in DC
Places we take that aerial shot
I just wanted to break in really quickly here this is going to be our shot of the house as
They go back into session the curly and recessive course for several hours now
We will bring that to you as soon as we get it I want to bring you a different story right now if you
Weren't hearing from President Trump on Twitter this is why President Trump's account has been locked by Twitter for the next
12 hours you can see those two tweets at the top have been removed by the social me
Media Company the last tweet that was sent out which we can still see which is still currently visible
Go on Twitter at the present thing I'm asking for everyone at the US Capitol to remain peaceful no violence
Remember we are the party of Law & Order respect the law and our great men and women in blue
Thank you and you'll remember that these past two tweets that he's put out one was
Video that he's talking about kind of similar to that that tweet right there
And then another one talking about election so
Twitter is trying to put an end to this if it's not helping with the situation there
Are going to silence him for the next 12 hours so again President Trump's Twitter account locked
Will continue to give you the very latest here on NewsNow from Fox but we
We are just 30 minutes away less than 30 minutes and 20 minutes away
From the Electoral College vote here the certification for this
2020 elections we can put things to rest after a long night of breaking
News at the Capitol will bring you this other shot here
And we're hearing that some other protests are breaking out as well across the country we should
Go to Arizona the shot here now is from Las Vegas
Keep our eye on
These protests that
Are starting to unravel Across the Nation right now and we're also getting reports of resignation
Report to you in just a moment here will leave it on this shot
Send some of you off to a two-minute commercial break ahead of this meeting this joint session
Meeting
Certifying the 2020election thanks for joining us here on news now box
Junior watching NewsNow from Fox as we gather more information you're breaking news of resignations and response from
Former president will head back to our coverage coming out of Washington DC as National Guard is.
Floyd in the capital to make sure everyone is home
During this curfew
Blind
They're at the Capitol and I just can't
Not mention how over the summer
We were covering these black lives matter protest and and we witness
That Federal response or we saw
Officers Federal officers
Without named patches we saw them
Just posted up in front of
The Lincoln Memorial and
I just can't not mention the fact that the difference
With skin-coloured the majority of the people
It was different and so I don't know who made that decision who's it entirely in charge of that decision
The response initial response
Was extremely different and you thought much more forceful from the federal government
At those protests over the summer and we did talk
A little bit about the National Guard response this afternoon
With the DC Council chairman Phil Mendelson
Want to play that for you
The behavior that we are witnessing is shameful unpatriotic
And above all it is unlawful anyone who has engaged in these activities
Continues to engage in these activities
Will be held accountable
There will be Law and Order in this Behavior will not be tolerated
So obviously that was the wrong sound there are but just to summarize what council chairman Phil Mendelson
Unilateral Authority like
Some governors of State call up the National Guard
For traffic enforcement but she was not able to unilaterally reroute them to go
Capital and help those Capital police officers that were down there
Overwhelmed
And that led to he says at least an hour we heard the secretary of the army earlier say about
But clearly not played a role and the number of
People that were able to really storm there into the capitol
Revert back to you
Okay thank you everybody why you don't go for it because that was that's important formation you have Mirena
Sports coming from Fox news reporters and people that are down on the ground at in the capital the peers that are the Senate Majority Leader
McConnell will address the Senate I once they take the floor and I again there's been some
Difference in discrepancy that's so what exactly they would get down to the chamber it seems like at this point 8 p.m. but again
With the destruction and the violence that happened it's just not safe at this point percentages to return to Chambers I assume they've been
Cleaning it up once they secured the chamber but once they get in we are expecting to hear Senate Majority Leader
Search McConnell again address the country and you know what people were saying today's
Speech of you will when he was talking earlier today
Was likely one of the most important of speaking points of Mitch McConnell's history birthday
You do this now and what happens next what is the president that we said by doing it
Faults of the media and the faults of
Our national discourse is we always try to just draw parallel that there is
There is for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction
And in that is not the case but you know to Mitch McConnell's point
Talking about if there is going to be a challenge to an electoral college Victory which
I was not close compared to previous tighter races throughout the country it sets a certain precedent and this has happened
Or you had Democrats unhappy with it with the outcome of election we did not see
A massive impact the cases I think the only time you seen in recent years
Was 2005 where there was an objection I think through Ohio select doors when it came to the
John Kerry's wants over George W bush
This time of year when you when you're on the verge of a transition to see people leaving Administration the timing is curious
The Associated Press and other media Outlets
Reporting to Stephanie Grisham
Who is who's the chief of staff to Melania Trump
Was one time of White House Press Secretary has resigned
Heading in the resignation and in the midst of all of this today
The first lady I saw you can't again helping draw the parallel
When she decided to tenure for resignation which is by the way effective immediately
Angie
Yeah and it's in Russia who is standing by at this point we've mentioned we know that
Vice president Mike Pence has returned to the Senate building what do we know so far about
Tonight's vote count that's going to go on
Overhearing some from multiple sources inside the capitol that the Homeland Department of Homeland Security
Has set up apparently a virtual Situation Room inside to monitor what unfolded today so
There was a lot of monitoring that's coming and going on
Throughout the evening we have multiple law enforcement still wrapping around the capitol right now at this hour at as
Things start to settle I mean we can really finally try to process what we witnessed today that US Capitol thrown into this violent
Chaos and frankly it's maddening armed standoffs a violent clashes with police are capital big
Storm in a way that we have never seen before and all in the name of President Trump
Claiming falsely that he is the rightful Victor of the presidential election and of course we can't forget that one woman
Was killed and all this as I've just about 30-40 minutes ago also a message plate over the
Speaker again reminding folks are around the capital that they can be arrested if they are not out of the area
But as you mentioned yes lawmakers are back inside a joint session of Congress is trying to reconvene to store
Certify the Electoral College into cement president-elect Joe Biden's Victory but as you can imagine the cap
Capitalism s there is glass everywhere it's it was hard to even
Steve today
How many rioters were able to walk through Statuary Hall I mean the images were on
Believable to go into these are house Chambers rummage through the desk to get on top of desk
It was just an emotional thing to see today because sadly it was very dark day for our country but a lot of
The cleanup is happening at this hour
House Majority Leader of Maryland says that members are advised that as soon as a house
Sergeant of arms confirmed to the Capitol building a safe and secure
They're expected to reconvene and resume a debate but I also mentioned that I spoke to some people that had
Come out here that were part of
The storming of the capital that had
Flown all the way from Ohio and Texas to be here and they said hey
This will not end tonight so
Sadly as as the votes continue tonight at we will just have to see how many objections of states
The Electoral College will be taking place they are starting with Arizona but we know that there are multiple other states that
I may be objected to how long that's going to take what the security is going to look like and we'll things reconvene
Tomorrow with more protests let's hope that
People are more prepared when it comes to law enforcement that was one of the major criticisms we saw today why didn't the national go
Guard moving close out sooner than they did I will see how this all plays out of the next few days but certainly a law
Long night for both houses of Congress this evening
Turn Rite Aid for us tonight thanks so much and we know that just in about 10 minutes or so Congress accept to reconvene
Tonight we going to go back outside to
Riktig who has been covering this all evening
Also sharing some photographs on Twitter as well
Anthem prettiots Hoskins out there that you're seeing
Yeah and yeah and you said it yourself the Twitter's I shared the Twitter the picture that I swear it on shared on Twitter earlier today
They really were disturbing images we saw two separate images of nooses being hung up
Around the Capitol and that one that I took myself that individual holding it we've been seeing images like this all throughout the
Today the scenes that are just so uncommon of who people thought the American Spirit was now
Earlier today about an hour ago we were telling you how about you from the capital several forms of law enforcement were pushing people
People back that looks right now take a look you can see that the people that were here
Have since been dispersed
You're watching NewsNow from Fox live going to cut inside coverage and in the next 10 minutes mold take you out
Out to the House and Senate sessions that are going to begin but before we get there let's talk of
About some of the response that we've had from former presidents about the rioting that has gone on can see
Right here a tweet about Bill Clinton's response
Not today week facing unprecedented assault on our Capital our constitution
Jen and our country the assault was fueled by more than four years of poison politics spreading and deliberate
Misinformation sowing distrust in our system and pitting Americans against each other
Papa's lit by Donald Trump and his Ardent enablers including many in Congress to over
Turn the results of an election that he lost the election was free the count was fair the result is final
The most complete the peaceful transfer of power or Constitution mandates and that's exact
Actually what they are going to do here pretty soon we also got a response from George Bush
As well he said I am appalled by The Reckless Behavior of some political leaders since the election
And by the lack of respect shown today for institutions our traditions and our law enforcement
Getting a lot of response from not only these former presidents but even Boris Johnson coming out the prime
Prime minister of the UK at talking about how unfortunate this situation is for
The United States he says disgraceful scenes in the US Congress United States stands for democracy around the world
And I just now filed that there should be a peaceful and orderly transfer of power will be
Watching night here on NewsNow from Fox as we saw this just pop up the Senate stands in recess
Subjective call up the chair so we are expecting in less than 10 minutes
Session to resume for both both the House and Senate
But just now coming down from James Mattis he says that today's at viola
Assault on our capital and effort to subdue Kate subjugate American democracy
Cemented by mr. Trump has you said the presents
Destroyed trust in our election into poison our respect to fellow citizens has been any been enabled
By pseudo political leaders whose names will live in infamy
He goes on to say that our Constitution and our Republic will overcome this stain and we the people will come together
Weather again in our never-ending effort to form a more perfect union while mr. Trump will deservedly
He left a man without a country again coming from James Madison
Secretary of defense for the United States will continue to follow all
This response across the country on Twitter and through statements
Want to bring you this live look though coming from the capitol Dome
You can see the lights on or socks5 affiliate has been talking about when the lights are on that means
Congress is working and that's exactly what we're expecting in about 5 minutes or
Or so but interesting Lee enough crowds are still out and about despite a curfew put in place
6 p.m. curfew or about coming up on 2 hours after
6 p.m. in Washington DC and then similar scenes
The protests are erupting and other locations including Las Vegas and
Arizona Arizona being one of those states that was
Voted on right before they went to recess
Right before the capital win on lockdown so I'm assuming they will start back up with Arizona
Or they could just start all over again I guess we will wait and see will bring
Live looks to you here on NewsNow from Fox's we wait the Senate and the house will go back to
Two full coverage from our affiliate Fox5 and Washington DC we want to thank you so much for
Running has here on NewsNow from Fox live Daytona Everett I'm going to send some of you off to a two-minute commercial break but when you come back
We have full coverage of the Electoral College certification
When we talked about the intelligence committee was it's a surprise to them
Because this is something that they prepare for all the time and
A lot of this was out in plain sight over the last couple weeks and there were some warnings that that had come in about it
We're going to continue to follow all of this to those who would home times I got a little passionate about this
Is today because like you I live here
And
This is this is all of our this is our city this is America City
And if you see the resumption of what's happening on we should point out that video you're seeing on the left that is from
Earlier today am I correct okay I just want to point that out
Yeah we should point that out that is vital to point out so at this point
There it is right now what's happened inside that the house chamber today our live coverage continues for you over on
Fox 5 plus wdca we will be back here on Fox 5 at 10 with a wrap-up was we can't in
Can you get the latest as to what happened in the meantime flip over to FoxFi plus there is 72 Louis will guide you the rest
Stay safe everybody
We're taking to live looks the left from the house the right from the Senate these are the live feed
That we are going to bring the entire certification process to you no idea how
How long it's going to be but Congress is ready to work tonight to recap what's going on today we're going to be
Bring you some of the sights and sounds
From the protestors that eventually made themselves at home
The state capitol in Washington DC
You take a look at some of these images they are just wild you can see obviously protester there
Hanging on to the walls this one right here is interest
Barkley says
That the Electoral College ballots were rescued from the senate floor
If are capable floor staff hadn't grabbed them
They would have been burned by the mob this is obviously him indicating
That things would happen but
Protesters got in there and were able to get into very secluded areas including
The office of house
Speaker Nancy Pelosi
Can see a trump supporter sitting right there inside of the office
Taking up a photo
Another one
Inside of the office right there
Saying that he won't back down that Transporters will not back down there
Some of the photos that we are following from across
The capital has
Really some unprecedented
Moments came out of today
A real turn
From what we were expecting take a look at some of these other live pictures that we're getting
This one
Right outside
Capital
Just amazing to think that
What was
Honestly peaceful protest yesterday
Into the Night
Turned into what they were today
We're going to stay on this shop for a moment here
Listen and we'll see if we have a little bit of sound from the ground
Directions
And we're getting some new information right now from Barack Obama he has
Has not spoken out today this is the first of what we're hearing to read off his statement as we
Await their shots from Congress he says that history will rightly remember today's violence at the cat
Incited by a sitting president was continue to baselessly lie about the outcome of a lawful elect
As a moment of great dishonor and shame for our nation but we be kidding ourselves if we
Treated it as a total surprise for 2 months now a political party and its accompanying
Media ecosystem has too often been unwilling to tell their followers the truth that this was
Is not a particularly close election in that present like Biden will be inaugurated on January
20th this is 2 weeks away their fantasy and narrative has spiral
World further and further from reality and it builds upon years of sewn resentments now
We're seeing the consequences whipped up into a violent crescendo
Right now Republican leaders have a choice made clear in the desecrated Chambers
Hours of democracy they can continue down this road and keep stoking the Raging fires or they can choose reality
Take the first steps toward extinguishing the Flames they can choose America
Goes on to say I've been hardened to see many members of the president's party speak up forcefully today
Voices add the examples of Republican state and local election officials and States like Georgia
Refuse to be intimidated and have discharged their duties honorably anymore
More leaders like these right now and in the days weeks and months ahead as present like bident wirksworth
For a common purpose where politics is up to all of us as Americans regardless of party toast
Support him in that goal this all coming from former President Barack Obama
And I knew he brought up Georgia and this statement
Another huge headline that broke stay was that Jon ossoff was the projected winner
Center for Georgia state senator in honestly it's kind of been
Underneath a lot of the other breaking news that's happened today but a huge huge story as now this
Senate technically has control or I'm sorry
Democrats have control of the Senate a Congress has flipped
So just the very latest from Barack Obama as he responds to the days
Violence unprecedented violence we're following these two other
Live looks though and it does look like the Senate is heading into session
We're going to bring that to you live here on your Snapper box
Today Was A Dark Day in the history of the United States capitol
But thanks to the Swift efforts
Of US Capitol Police
Federal state and local law enforcement
The violence was quelled
The capital is secured
The people's work
Continuous
We condemn the violence that took place here
In the strongest possible terms
We grieve the loss of life
In these hallowed Halls
As well as the injuries suffered by those
Who defended our Capitol today
And we will always be great
The men and women who stayed at their posts
To defend this is stored place
To those who wreaked havoc in our Capitol today
You did not win
Violence never wins
Freedom Wham
And this is still the people's house
Naz we reconvene in this chamber
The world will again Witness
The resilience and strength of our democracy
For even in the wake of unprecedented violence and vandalism
At this cabin
The elected representatives
Of the people of the United States
Have assembled again
On the very same day
To support
And defend the Constitution of the United States
So may God bless the Lost
The injured
And the heroes forged on this day
May God bless all
Who serve here
And those who protect this place
And may God bless the United States of America
Let's get back to work
It's Friday
The majority leader
Astronaut has been sent the majority leader in the Democratic leader be allowed to speak
And at the time not count against two hours of debate in relation
To the objection raised
Arizona
Abduction
Without objection so order
Underside of the American people
United States Senate
Will not
The Intimidator
We will not
Be kept
How to December
About dogs
Mob
Forthright
We will not bow
The lawlessness
Or intimidation
We are back at our posts
We will discharged our duty under the Constitution
And for our nation
And we're going to do it
This afternoon Congress began the process of honoring the will of the American people
I'm counting the Electoral College vote
We fulfilled our solemn Duty
Every four years
For more than two centuries
What are nations been at War
Bardiche
Under all manner of threats
Even during an ongoing
Ongoing armed rebellion and the Civil War
The Clockwork
Of our democracy
Has carried on
United States
And United States Congress that place down much greater threat
Unhinge the crowd
We saw today
We've never been to church before
I will be not deterred
They tried to
Disrupt our democracy
They fail
PayPal
They failed to attempt to obstruct the Congress
This failed Insurrection only underscores how crucial
The task before us is
For our Republic
Our nation was founded precisely
Show this to free choice
Of the American people
Just what shapes
Are self-government
Undetermined
The destiny
Abomination
Not fair
But the peaceful expression
Of the popular will
That we assemble this afternoon to count our citizens votes and to formalize their choice
Of the next president
Now we're going to finish exactly what we started
Will complete the process
The right way
By the book
We'll follow our presidential our laws
Had our constitution
To the letter
And we will
Certify
The winner
Of the 20
20 presidential
Collection
Criminal Behavior
Will never
Dominate the United States Congress
This institution is resilient
Are Democratic Republicans strong
The American people
Deserve
Nothing
Democratic leader
Mr. president
Is very very difficult
Put into words what has transpired today
I have never lived through or even imagine
Experience like the one
We have just witnessed
In this capital
President Franklin Roosevelt set aside December 7th 1941
I the day that will live
In infamy
Unfortunately
We can now add January 6th
2021
To that very short list of dates in American history
That will live
Forever
In infamy
This Temple to democracy was desecrated
Its Windows smashed our offices vandalized
The world saw Americans elected officials hurriedly ushered out
Because they were In Harm's Way
The House and Senate floors were places of shelter until the evacuation is was ordered
Leaving Riders
Dastak these hallowed Halls
Lawmakers in our stabs average citizens who love their country serve it everyday
Feared for their lives
I understand that one woman was shot and tragically lost her life
We mourn her
And feel for her friends and family
These images
Or projected to the world
Barn embassies cables Home their Capital their home capitals to report
The harrowing scenes at the very heart of our democracy
This will be a stain on our country
Not so easily washed away
The final
Terrible
Angelica indelible Legacy
Of the 45th president of the United States
Undoubtedly
Our worst
I want to be very clear
Those who perform these reprehensible acts cannot be called protesters
No
These were riders in insurrectionists
Goons and thugs
Domestic
Terrorists
They do not represent America
They were few thousand violent extremists who tried to take over the Capitol building and attack our democracy
They must and should
Be prosecuted to the full extent of the law
Hopefully by this Administration
If not
Certainly by the next
They should be they should be provided
No
Leniency
I want to thank the many of the Capitol Hill Police and Secret Service and local police who kept us safe today
And work to clear the capital
Return it to its rightful owners and its rightful purpose
I want to thank the leaders Democrat and Republican
House and Senate
It was speaker Pelosi leader McConnell leader McCarthy in myself
Who came together and decided that these thugs would not succeed
That we would finish the work of our Constitution that our constitution requires us to complete
In the very legislative chambers of the House and Senate
That were desecrated
But we know always
Belong to the people
And do again
Tonight
But make no mistake
Make no mistake my friends
Today's events did not happen spontaneously
The presidential promoted conspiracy theories that motivated these thugs
Them to come to our nation's capital
Egg them on
He hardly ever discourages violence
And more often encourages it
This president
There's a great deal
Of the blame
This mob was in good part
President Trump's doing
Decided by his words
His lies
This violence in good part
His responsibility
His Everlasting shame
Today's events
Certainly
Would not have happened
Without him
Now January 6th will go down
As one of the darkest days in recent American history
A final warning to our nation
About the consequences of a demagogic president
The people who enabled him
The captive media that parrots is lies
And the people
Follow him
As he attempts to push America
To the brink
A Bruin
As we reconvene tonight
Let us remember
In the end
All this mom has really accomplished is to delay our work by a few hours
We will resume our responsibilities now and we will finish our task tonight
The House and Senate chambers will be restored good as new
And ready for legislating
In short order
The counting of the electoral votes is our sacred Duty
Democracy has roots in this nation are deep
They're strong
And they will not be undone
Ever
By a group of thugs
Democracy will Triumph
As it has for centuries
So to my fellow Americans
Was shocked and appalled by the images on their televisions today
And who are worried about the future of this country
Let me speak to you directly
The divisions in our country clearly Run Deep
But we are a resilient
Forward-looking and optimistic people
And we will begin the hard work
I'm preparing this nation tonight
Because here in America
We do hard things
In America
We always
Overcomer
Are challenges
Gilbert
Brother
Majority leader
Are you going to manage to the center of Oklahoma senator Lankford
Senator from Oklahoma
The vice president
You said things more eloquently than how we say it in Oklahoma
Oklahoma weed say something like why in God's name
Would someone think attacking law enforcement in occupying United States capitol
Is the best way to show that you're right
Why would you do that
Riders and thugs don't run the capital where the United States of America
We disagree on a lot of things and we have a lot of Spirited debate in this room
But we talked it out and we honor each other
Even in our disagreement that person that person that person is not my
Anime that's my fellow American
Why we disagree on things and disagree strongly at times
We do not encourage
What happened today
Ever
I want to join my
Call centers and saying thank you to the Capitol Police a law enforcement National Guard the Secret Service In Harm's Way
We were here debating
They were pushing back
And I was literally interrupted mid-sentence speaking here
Because we're all in aware of what was happening right outside this room
Because of their faithfulness
And because what they have done
And I want to thank you then thank them
Ronald Reagan once said
Peace is not the absence of conflict
It is the ability to handle conflict
By peaceful means
Peaceful people in my state in Oklahoma want their questions answered
But they don't want this what happened today
I want to do the right thing
And I also want to do it the right way
They want OnStar the Constitutional process but they also won't have debate about election security because they want to make sure it's right
Which is why it's an important issue that still needs to be resolved
Transparency in government just doesn't seem like a bad idea
Obviously the commission
Then we have asked for is not going to happen at this point
And I understand that
And we're headed towards tonight
Desertification
Joe Biden be the president of the United States
And we will work together in this body
To be able to set a peaceful example
The days ahead
Are you the floor
Democratic leader
Senator from Nevada senator Cortez masto
Nevada
Mister vice president
I know that this room is full of leaders of both parties
Love this country and many believe that for America to succeed
Our politics must find common ground
And that has never been clearer than today
When armed rioters storm the US Capitol
Emboldened by President Trump's false and inflammatory rhetoric
About the 2020 elections
I believe that we in this chamber have a special Duty as leaders
The work together to lower the temperature
R politics
And I hope that my colleagues would question the legitimacy of this election
In Arizona and follow these other states now see the dire and dangerous consequences of
Sowing doubt
And uncertainty
I also know that as US senators we all take solemnly the oath we swear
To support and defend the Constitution of the United States
Against all enemies
Foreign and domestic
At this moment in history
I can think of nothing more patriotic
Then renewing our faith
In the charters of freedom
That our founding fathers crafted for our Republic
Starting with a fundamental American principle in our Declaration of Independence that governments derive
Derive their just powers
From the consent of the government
The people have spoken in this election
And our only job here today
It should do what they ask
It is not to argue
Election security
That's not the place for what we are doing today
Our constitution specifically reserves to the people the right to meet in their respective States
And vote for the President and Vice President
As a result
Individual states oversee and implement the election process
Not the federal government
To guard against fraud or irregularities in the voting process that states are required to have robust
Election security measures
Likewise
State legislators have the opportunity to examine evidence of voter fraud before they certified
Their Electoral College votes
Andar Court
From district courts to the United States Supreme Court
Adjudicate legal challenges at election disputes
All of those things
Happened
After the 2020 election
Steakhouses in courts across the country took allegations of voter fraud seriously
And follow the Constitutional process to hear challenges to this year's election
No state
Found evidence of widespread voter fraud
And neither did any Court asked to review the state's finding in Arizona
Republican Governor Doug Ducey
Democratic Secretary of State Katie Hobbs
Republican attorney general Mark brnovich and state supreme court Chief Justice
Robert brutinel all certified the results of the election on November 30th
And we know we have heard Arizona's have been voting by mail for almost 30 years
And Governor Ducey
Has expressed confidence in the state's process numerous times in November he said we do elections wealthy
Here in Arizona
The system is strong and that's why I have bragged on it so much
He further stated we have some of the strongest election laws in the country
Laws that prioritize accountability and clearly lay out our procedures for conducting canvas
Sing an even contesting
The results
And they're right
Arizona has one of the most transparent election processes in the country with built-in accountability
Starting
With eternal
Auditing
We have heard unfounded allegations that voting machines in Arizona and elsewhere
Somehow changed vote tallies
Or somehow improperly rejected ballots while cleaning to accept them
These allegations all ignore the fact
That Arizona counties
Conducted ballot audit by hand to double-check the machine count
I need audits found no widespread fraud
Or irregularities
Maricopa County
The county were there more than 60%
Other state population resides conducted a post-election
Hand-count audits in a week after the election
Which showed perfect 100% accuracy
In the machine tabulations
Why would we need my colleagues
To call for a 10-day emergency audit to be conducted by a legislative commission when it's already been done
By the state of Arizona
What happened to states rights
The audit involve checking ballots for the presidential election but also balance for Federal and State Legislative elections
The audit report shows every precincts machine and hand count totals for each of the races audited
And for every single raisin every Precinct
The difference between the hand count in the machine count was 0
Maricopa's audit report stated
No discrepancies were found by the hand count audit Ford
Seeking to find any reason to can test these results
Some Republicans in tried to claim the Maricopa County fail to follow state law
In conducting this audit
By selecting voting Center locations to audit instead of
Voting Precinct
This was wrong
And this too once will Court in rejecting his claim State Court in Arizona found at the county
Swallowed the properly issued guidance on hand audit procedures from the Arizona secretary
And the court found that Maricopa County officials therefore could not lawfully have perform the hand count on it the way
Play the plaintiff wanted it done
If he had done so
They would have exposed themselves to criminal punishment
The Senators 5 minutes is
Expired mr. vice president I would close by just saying
Please my colleagues do not disenfranchised
The voters of Arizona
And certify their votes
Tonight
Thank you
Charlie later
Misread that I healed up in 5 minutes of the senator from Utah said Hurley
Set a reprieve Utah
Mr. president at the time I prepare my remarks
For today
It seems like a lifetime ago
A lot's changed in the last 2 hours
So
Going to deliver
Some of the same remarks but has a little bit of a different field
Just a few hours ago
My thoughts and prayers go out
To the
Family members of those who have been injured or killed today
My heartfelt gratitude goes out to the Capitol Hill Police who valiantly defended our building
And our lives
Well it true that legitimate concerns have been
Raise
With regard
The House of the key Battleground States conducted their presidential elections
This is not the end of the story
We chapter remember that we've sworn an oath to uphold protect
And defend this document
Written nearly two-and-a-half centuries ago by the wise men raised up by God
The battery purpose
That document makes clear what our rule is and what it isn't
It makes clear
Who does what
When it comes to deciding presidential elections
UC because
In our system of government
Presidents are not directly elected
They're chosen by presidential electors
The Constitution makes very clear under
Article 2 Section 1
The states shall appoint presidential electors according to procedures that their legislators develop
Then comes the 12th Amendment
That explains what we're doing here today in the capital explains
At the president of the Senate the vice president of the United States
Open the ballast MW shall then be counted it's those words
Define
Unconstrained every scrap of authority we have in this process
Our job is to open
And then count
Open bank account
There is
There are of course rare instances
Instances in which
Multiple
Slate of electors can be submitted by the same state that doesn't happen very often
Happened in 1968 happen in 1876
But hope it doesn't ever happen again in those rare moments Congress has to make a choice it has to decide
Which of the electoral votes
Thank heavens and let's hope that it never does
Many of my colleagues have raised objections or had previously stated therein
Attempt to raise objections with regard to these
I expended enormous time on this issue over the last few weeks
I've met with lawyers
On both sides of the issue
Met with lawyers representing the Trump campaign
Reading everything I could find about the Constitutional Provisions in question
And I've spent a lot of time on the phone with legislators and other leaders from the contested States
I didn't initially declare my position
Because I didn't get have one
I want to get the facts first and I wanted to understand what was happening
I wanted
The people
Serving in government
In the contested States
Opportunity to do whatever they felt they needed to do to make sure that their election
Was properly reflected
I spent an enormous amount of time reaching out to state
Government officials
In those State even one
Did
I just got
Any indication
That there was any chance that any state legislature or Secretary of State
Governor or lieutenant governor
Had any intention
To alter the Slate of electors
That being the case
Start job is a very simple one
This simply isn't our federal system is supposed to work
That is to say
If you have concerned with the way that an election
In the presidential race was handled in your state
The appropriate responses to approach your state legislators
First and foremost
These protests from hearing from
Who have raised concerns
They should have been focused on their state capitals not their Nations pack capital
Because our role is narrow
Our role is defined our role is limited
Yes we are the election judges
When it comes to members elected to our own body and get the House Representatives
They're good judges of their own race is there
We also have the authority to prescribe as a congress
Rules governing the time place and manner
Of Elections for senators and representatives
There is no corresponding at40 with respect to presidential elections
None
Whatsoever it doesn't exist
Easter can be
Open the balance
And discount them
That's it
Thank you mr. present idea for
Democratic leader
Colorado mr. Bennett
Senator from Colorado thank you mr. vice president thank you
Enterprise in college
It's been a
Terrible day for everybody here and
And for our country
One of the things I was thinking about today is something I often think about
When I'm on this floor which is
That the founders of this country the people
Did wrote our constitution
Actually knew our history better than we
Nohar history
But I was thinking about that history today is we saw the mob riot in Washington DC think
About what the founders were thinking about when they wrote our Constitution which was what happened to the Roman
Hubble
When armed gangs
Doing the work for politicians
Prevent room from casting their ballots
Tonsils
Corporator
Senators
These were the offices in Rome
And These Arms gang
Ran through the streets of Rome
Keeping elections from being started
Keeping elections from ever being call
And in the end
Because of that
The Roman Republic fell at a dictator
Cricket's place
And that was the end of
The Roman Republic or any Republic for that matter
Until this beautiful Constitution
Which written in the United States
Of America
It is my fervent hope that the way that we respond
Do this today my dear colleague
Is that we give the biggest bipartisan vote we can
In support of our democracy
And in support of our Constitution and introjection for what we saw today and what
The Roman Republic saw in its own time there's a tenancy around this place I think
To always believe that were the first people to confront something when that seldom the case
And to underappreciated
What the effect of our actions will be
We need to deeply appreciate in this moment Our obligation to the Constitution
Obligation to the democracy
Obligation
To The Republic
People in this chamber that have Twisted the words
Twisted the word
Bubba statue written in the 19th century that was meant
Text Lee sedol are electoral dispute
To leave them with the states
Senator from Utah with say to give us a ministerial role except
Very rare circumstances that's what's outlaw
Isabel
Did the senator
Texas was talking about
And that's cool or that's leading us to be asked
To overturn the Judgment of 60 quarts
In America
Courts in Arizona
Summer prune head
The prison doors out of the courtroom because there's no evidence of fraud
And by the way the fact
37% of 39% of American
There's no evidence of
If you turned a blind eye
2 conspiracy theory you can't now come
To the floor of the Senate and say
You're ignoring the people
Who believed the
Alexa was stolen
Which is better every single member of the Senate knows
This election wasn't stolen
And then we just as in the Roman Republic have a responsibility
To protect the independence of the Judiciary
From politicians who will stop at nothing to hold onto power
There's nothing new about that either
That's been true since the first Republic
Which founded
So now we find ourselves in the position just days after
Many senators Years War though
To uphold and defend the Constitution
Every single member of the House of Representatives
The same as well
But I think we got a solemn obligation and responsibility here
To prove once again
This country
Is a nation of laws
And not of men
And the only result
Do we can reach together
Is one that rejects
The claim of the senator from Texas and the other
Members of the House
And Senate who seek to overturn
The decisions that are made by the states
By the voters in the states and by the court if we
What day is propose
We will be the ones
It will have disenfranchised every single person
Who casted vote in this election
Weather Wednesday voting for the president
Or they didn't
Pyrogen reject
This and I deeply appreciate
The opportunity to serve with every single one of you
Thank you mister president
Majority leader of the center from Georgia Senator Loeffler
Senator from Georgia
Mr. president
When I arrived in Washington this morning I fully intended to object to the certification of electoral votes
However the events that have transpired today have forced me to reconsider
But I cannot now in good conscious objector the certification
Of these electors
The violence the lawlessness
And seized of the halls of Congress are important and stand as a direct attack on the very Institution
My objective
My objection was intended to protect
The sanctity of the American Democratic process
And I think law enforcement for keeping us safe
I believe that there were last-minute changes to the November 2020 election process and serious irregularities that resulted into
Many Americans losing confidence not only in the Integrity of our elections but in the power of the Bal
Too many Americans are frustrated at what they see is an unfair system
Nevertheless there is no excuse for the events that took place in these Chambers today and I pray the American ever sell
Suffer such a dark day again
Do the fate of this vote is clear
The future of the American people's faith
And the core institution of this democracy remains uncertain
Where's the body must turn our Focus to protecting the Integrity of our elections and restoring every American
Faith that they're both their voice and their vote matters
America is a divided country with serious differences
But it is still the greatest country on Earth
There can be no disagreement that upholding democracy is the only path to preserving our Republic
Are you on the floor
Democratic leader
2
Senator Booker and two-and-a-half minutes to Senator Kaine
In reverse order
Senator from Virginia
I applied the comments of my colleague from Georgia
Deeply
My first job after school was in Macon Georgia
Working for a federal judge Lanier Anderson
And I learned a lot about integrity
And a lot about law from him
I also learned some sad lessons
Bed in the history of Georgia and indeed Virginia and many states
So many people especially people of color have been disenfranchised over the course of our history
Our late friend John Lewis congressman from Georgia
Was savagely beaten
On Bloody Sunday just for Marching for voting rights
That act of violence inspired this part of the US Senate
To come together in March of 1965 and worked to pass
In a bipartisan fashion
The Voting Rights Act
We should be coming together today
After acts of violence
Has the United States Senate
To affirm the votes of all who cast
Balance
In November
Instead we're contemplating an unprecedented objection
That would be a massive disenfranchisement
Of American
Boaters
The Georgia result was very clear
A 12.000 vote margin
Two certifications by Republican officials
Four separate recounts and canvases
7 lawsuits
As in the other states
If we objective results like this the message is so clear
We are staying two states
No matter how secure and accurate your elections are
Gladly
Overthrow them if we don't like me to vote for
But more importantly what will be saying
Really what will be doing
Is that the body that acted together to guarantee
Americans the right to vote
We will become the agent
Of one of the most massive
Disenfranchisement
In the history
Largest country
So I urge all of my colleagues
Please oppose these objections
Thank you not yield to my colleague from New Jersey
Senator from New Jersey
President
2 times in American history that
Individuals late fees to our Capital stormed our sacred Civic spaces
And tried to overrun tan-tan top-end and overrun
This government was in the War of 1812
And the other one was today
What's interesting about the parallel between the two is
They both were waving flags
Full sovereign
Individual
England
The other with the flags ice all over our Capital including in the hallways and in this room to a single
Person named Donald Trump
Is that difference between these two times as one
What can another nation in the history of our country the tried to challenge the United States of America
But this time
We brought
This hell upon
Ourselves
My colleague from Texas said that this was a moment where
Unprecedented allegations of voter fraud
That is true
Iran president when the president before the election even happen said if I lose this election
The election was rigged
Unprecedented
Was even done that you called
And some pressing of the huge Fanning the Flames of conspiracy theory to create a smoke screen in this
Cover what he is trying to do which is undermine
Or Democratic principles
The shame of his day is it being aided
Abetted
I could Americans who are falling prey
Court ruling Trump over truth
Surrendering
The passion
Applies as opposed to standing up and speaking truth
The power who are trying to fundraise
Off of the shame of conspiracy theories as opposed
To doing the incalculably
Valuable
Patriotic thing to speak truth to our nation
Our democracy is wounded and I saw it when I saw pictures of yet another Insurgency
I saw the flag of the Confederacy there
What will we do how will we confront this Shane how when we confront this dark
Second time in American history
I pray
Did we remember a Georgian
His words all I can say is
We must experience going together like those
Edmund Pettus
Democracy
Outrageous epithets
When they sought to expand our democracy healing
When they joined arm and arm and said what we should say now commit ourselves to that ideal
Get together we shall
Overcome
Majority leader of the five minutes to senator from Nebraska Senator Sasse
Senator from Nebraska
Best brother at thank you and Mister vice president let me just say before begin
Thank you for the way you were fulfilled your constitutional duties in your oath of office today and obviously
Hasn't been easy
Colleagues
Today's been ugly
And when I came to the floor this morning
My plans to talk about
The lesson of 1801
Cuz I'm kind of a history nerd
And I wanted to celebrate the glories of the peaceful transition of power across our nation's history
Feels a little naive now to talk about ways that Americans Civics might be something that could unite us and bring us back
Back together
And
Adams willingly leave the mansion and moved back to Massachusetts and Jefferson peaceful
Assumes power
And people all over Europe said those must be that was me fake news
Those must be bad reports there's no way any executive
Whatever willingly lay down power
Annette Adams in defeat
Did something glorious to give all of us a gift I wanted to celebrate that
It feels a little bit harder now
This building has been desecrated
And always
I was with
Octogenarian members of this chamber that needed to have the troops and police stabilize
Muslim to get down the stairs at a time when a lot of our stabs were panicked and under their desks and not knowing
It was ugly today
But you know what it turns out when something's ugly talking about beauty isn't just permissible
I'm a beauty is obligatory in a time like that
Why would we talk about beauty after the ugliness it today
This isn't what America is
What happened today isn't what America is
I've been given a glorious inheritance of the 59th presidential election
Chuck Grassley
Busy life.
I don't think we want to tell the Americans that come after us
But this Republic is broken but this is just a Banana Republic
Institutions can't be trusted
I don't think we want to tell our kids been America's best days are behind us
Because it's not true
That's not Who We Are
America isn't Hatfields and McCoys blood Feud forever
America the Union
There's a lot broken in this country
But not anything good so big
Did the American people can't rebuild it
Freedom and community and entrepreneurial effort and at neighborhoods
It's so big that we can't fix it
Generations of our forefathers and foremothers find out a word on Ancestry
Spilled blood to defend the glories of this Republic
Why would they do that
Because America is the most exceptional nation in the history of the world in because the Constitution is the greatest political
Medical documents
It's ever been written
Most governments in the past and said might makes right
And we saw some of that hooligan Metairie today
Might makes right now it doesn't
God gives us rights by Nature
And government is just our shared project to secure those rights
America has always been about what we choose to do together
The way we reaffirm our constitutional system
Where we got some governmental tasks and we all in this body can do better at those governmental task
But the heart of America by government
Set a Romero cuz not Washington DC the center of America's the neighborhoods
For 330 million Americans are raising their kids and trying to put food on the table and trying to love their neighbor that's the Center of America
Supposed to be the most important people in America
So there's a structure that back home where they live they can get from the silver frame structure
Order the Golden Apple at the center
As Washington would have said it which is the things that they build together
The places where they coach little league the places where they invite people to synagogue or church sometimes the big things we do today
Together our governmental
Like chicken Hitler's Aster like going to the Moon
Is governmental stuff
But the heart of America is about places where moms and dads are raising kids and we're supposed to serve them but
Maintaining order
You can't do big things like that hit your neighbors
The camp
Together As Americans if you think other Americans are the enemy
There's a lot of uncertainty about the future
There's a lot that does need to be rebuilt
But if you're angry
I want to beg you
Don't let the Screamers
Have the final word
Nealis become your drug dealers
But they aren't going to win
Don't let them be your profits instead organized persuade but most importantly
Visit the widow or down the street who Lonely No One tell anybody
But his wife died he didn't have a lot of friends shovel somebody's neighbor
You can't hate somebody who just shoveled your driveway
Life is about community and neighborhood supposed to be
Greatest order for any government ever and it's our job to Stewart it and protect it
Let's remember that today when we vote
Democratic leader
Senator Durbin
In March of 1861
Lawyer
Call the train
The Washington
His name is Abraham Lincoln it wasn't his first trip here
It served as Congressman 15 years before Andy return
Beginning of the Civil War serve as president
It was a different place than you knew it is Congressman in 15 years and changed a lot
The Springs boarding house across the street which is now the Library of Congress was gone
And this building was changing
Big changes
They're building a dome on the capitol
But they were also and the earliest days of the war and President Lincoln was counseled
Stop building the Dome
Cost too much money we can't spend anymore time on it
And he said no
We're going to build that tell him we're going to finish it
That dome in this building will be a symbol of this country
It will survive the Civil War
And come back strong
So they built the Dome
They won the war
And since those days that dome in this building have been assembled to this country
Symbol of unity
Interpol
Tours come through here before covid-19 by the tens of thousands
Bernotas there tours
They're often shushed people are saying show some respect for this building
We know this building in the Rotunda as a place where some of the Greatest American Heroes of both political parties
Lie in state and we go there to honor them
We know this building because we work here
We enact laws here the change America
We Gather for State of Union
Messages from presidents
A lot of the people in the gallery this is a special place
This is a sacred place
But this sacred place
Was Desert created by a mob today
On our watch
This Temple to democracy was defiled by thugs
Roam the halls in
President the one that you vacated at 2:15 this afternoon
Setting pose for pictures
Those who were roaming around this chamber
What brought this on
Is this mob spring spontaneously from America
No
This mob was invited to come to Washington on this day
By this president for one reason
Because he knew
The Electoral College vote was going to be counted this day
He wanted this mob to disrupt
The Constitutional process which we are part of
This mob was inspired by a President
Who cannot accept defeat
If you're wondering whether I'm going too far and when I say
Just read the transcript with a secretary of state from Georgia
And listen to this presidents wild conspiracy theory one after the other swatted down by the
Dead Republican elected official in his attorney
Is having no basis in fact
This President bags
Coaxes
Even threatens
That's Secretary of State to find the boats he needs
In any other venue that would be a simple obvious crime
The links you'll go to her obvious
The Texas senator says to as well many people still agree with him you know
When it gets down to the bottom line
Many people have fallen for this presidential
Possession
But it must have been a regular action if I lost
Well I would say that after
We've lost code 57 lawsuits 62 lawsuits I've heard so many numbers after 90 day
Different judges
After this president took his case the best he can put together
The highest court in the land across the street where he personally chosen
Three justices on the Supreme Court
I seen senator from Texas you know much more about that court than I do
I don't believe they let that paper that he set up there even hit the desk before they laughed at out of the cord
And that's the best he had to offer
No evidence whatsoever of this rigged election in this fraudulent
The center for Texas says we just want to create a little Commission
10 days we're going to audit all the states
Attention here and find out what actually occurred
And it really draws its parallel 1876 Hazen Tilden
Don't forget what that Commission
That so-called political compromise and sheaves
It was not just some ordinary governmental Commission
It was a commission
Kilree Construction
Established Jim Crow
But even after a civil war with Troy this nation apart entry enslaved African-Americans
It was a commission that invited the voter suppression we are still fighting today
In America
Let me close by saying this
The boat
We're going to have here is a clear choice
Whether we are going to feed the beast of ignorance
Or we are going to tell the truth to the American people
We saw that Beast today roaming the Halls
Let's not invited back
Majority leader
Present
How you look 5 minutes of the senator from Kansas
Sarah Marshall
Senator from Kansas
Thank you mister president
Freedom of speech and the freedom to protest are provided in our constitution
And why share the same frustrations many Americans have for the presidential election
The violence and MOB rule which occurred at the US Capitol today
And across the country of the past year unacceptable
And I can them at the highest level
And like all of us in the chamber I'm thankful for the aerobic law enforcement officers
Feverishly to restore order so we get back to the electrical certification process
During my 29-year career as an obstetrician-gynecologist too often I had to sit down with patience and
Get them a very bad diagnosis
It might have been a young mother 3 who I delivered all three of her babies
Now with metastatic breast cancer
Or perhaps another woman with Advanced cervical or ovarian cancer
All with a very challenging prognosis
But before I sit down with each one of those patients I carefully reviewed all their labs
Through X-rays and their pathology make sure I had the facts straight
My final recommendation was always going to be a recommendation from my heart
I want my pillow kansans an All-American suno
That I've given as much consideration and thought surrounding the issue objecting to a state Electoral College votes as
Considering the treatment plan for a serious health concern
And today's decision once again is from my heart
Mr. president I rise today to restore Integrity to our Republic
Horizon you enjoying the many of our colleagues are all concerned for current and future Generations
We must restore faith and confidence in one of our Republic serpost towel
Patriotic duties
Boating
There's no question our US Constitution empowers state legislators legal
And fair elections
Unfortunately in several States the clear authority of those state legislature to determine the rules for voting
Usurp
Buy Governor's Secretary of State's an activist courts
Our laws and Constitution should always be followed especially in a time of crisis
I don't rise and do a States legally obtained Electoral College votes rather irise in hopes of improving the end
Integrity of the ballot to hold States accountable to the time proven constitutional system of the Electoral
College
This is why I reduce the formation of electoral commission to give constructive suggestions and recommendation that's a scam
Make stewmaker elections once again safe
Free and fair
After a year of jarring irregularities
We just wanted to break in here this is Andrew craft this senators are there on the floor getting their own V
Five minutes with the house is now in session as well they're back after the security of the chaotic day and speaker Pelosi is up
At the podium muscle synonym
The American people
On Sunday was great my great honor
Be sworn in as speaker and to preside over sacred ritual of renewal
As we gathered under the stone
Temple of democracy
To open the 117th Congress
I said that was who as we were sworn in
Then
We accept the responsibility as daunting and demanding as any previous
Generation of leadership
Has ever faced
We know that we're in difficult time
But little could we have imagined
The assault that was made on our democracy today
To those who stray from our restaurants ability you have failed
To those who engaged in the gleeful desecration of this Temple of democracy
American democracy
Justice will be done
Today
January 6th
Is the Feast of the Epiphany
On this day of Revelation
Let us pray that this instigation to violence will provide an epiphany
For a country to heal
In that Spirit of healing I evoke the song of Saint Francis that usually do Saint Francis is the patron saint
City of San Francisco and she is song St Francis is our anthem
Lord Make Me a Channel of thy peace
Weather is Darkness may bring light where there is hatred that is spring
Love
Where there is despair that I Spring Hope
We know that we would be part of history in a positive way today every 4 years
When we
Demonstrate again the peaceful transfer of power
The one president to the next
And despite the shameful actions of today we still will do so
He will be part
Of a history that shows the world
What America is made of
That these
This is salt
This is salt is just that it shows the weakness of those who
Had to show through violence
What their message was
My colleagues it's time to move on actually I gave it
At 2
Jean-Louis just a weekend before he
Weekender so before he left us
And it's a flag of our country
A flag of the United States of America
I want on it it says
One country
One destiny
One country one destiny
Sitting on the flag
That was also what was embroidered
Abraham lincolns
Tote
That he had on that fateful night
Lincoln's party
Lincoln's message
One country one destiny
Someone this holiday of epiphany
Let us pray
I'm a big believer in pair
Let us pray that they will be peace on Earth
And that it will begin with us
Let us pray
That God will continue to bless America
What's up let us proceed with our responsibilities to the Constitution to which
We have just within 72 hours taken the oath to uphold
But what purpose does the gentleman from Maryland Seacrest recognition
Opposition to the objection
Adam speaker it is a sad day in America
It is a wrenching
Stay in America
It is a day and which are words
Interactions
About consequences
About very very negative nature
We are watch our words
And think
What it may mean to some
Tramarsa
4 written
Before
The tragic
Dangerous
An unacceptable actions
Unacceptable such a
Team word
My remark started with Madam speaker
The American people today are witnessing one of the greatest challenges to our democracy
And it's 2244 year history
Little did I know
But this capital
Would be attacked
By the Enemy Within
I was here on 9/11
When were young we were attacked
By the enemy without
We need to all work together
To tame
And reduce the anger
And yes the hate
Lipsum stoke
What's some not all Madam speaker but some
In this house and in the Senate are doing today will not change
The outcome of the election
Which is the clear and insurmountable Victoria present like fighting and vice-president like Tyrus
Instead
All they will accomplish is to further
The dangerous
Divisions
This was written before this Capital was assaulted
Before this democracy
Was put aside
Bathhouses
Encouraged
By the commander-in-chief
Said all they will accomplish is to further the dangerous I just want to go back over to this
Ramona because Senator Rand Paul is speaking remember he was one of the Senators who
Who had said that he wanted to object and contest earlier in the day before all this happens and what he is saying
The verdict of states
Such a move would be to overturn everything held dear by those of us who support
The rights of states in this great system of federalism those bequeathed Us by our founders
The Electoral College was created to Duvall the power of selecting presidential a
Tours to the state's electoral college is without question and Inseparable friend
Those who believe that every American across our vast country deserve to be aired
If Congress were to give the power to overturn the state's election what terrible chaos would ensue
Every four years imagine the furor against the Electoral College in Congress
Becomes a forum to overturn States Electoral College slaves it's one thing to be a
Angry it's another to focus one's anger in constructive ways that hasn't happened
Today just say the least we simply cannot destroy the Constitution our laws
Can the Electoral College in the process
I hope as the nation's anger cools we can channel that energy into essential elector
For reforms at the state level America's admired around the world
Re-election we must we absolutely must fix this mess and restore confidence
And integrity to our elections we must
Democratic leader from Virginia senator Warner
Mr. president
Reeling from what happened today what I was going to talk about
And all the members of the intelligence committee about a multi-year report we did in
Foreign interference in our elections
Recommendation five-volume bipartisan report
Any official or candidate should use restraint and caution
When questioning results of our elections
Because when you do so you often carry out the goals are for and adversaries
Use caution because whether knowingly or unknowingly
Russia or China or on their goals are pretty simple
Make it appear to Americans to folks around the world
Nothing special about American democracy
Going to try in a feeble way to maybe reach some of the rhetorical Heights
Violating rules here today for violating
Compare today on why most prominent newspapers
You don't need drop that you can drop photos from any newspaper or any
Pigeon feed anywhere across the world
What is this photo op thugs
In the holes of this capital
Diminishing everything we say we believe in in this democracy
When you look at those images
Realize those images are priceless
God willing tonight in an overwhelming way we're going to take a small step
Around the world
Who believed in that notion of American democracy remember these images.
Feel better later
From Missouri Valley Missouri
Thank you I want to begin this evening by saying thank you
To the men and women of the Capitol Hill Police
Metropolitan Police and others who came to this Capital who put their lives on the line
To protect everyone here working inside of it I don't want to thank law enforcement all across this country
Did my home state of Missouri and everywhere else who do that day in and day out
When it comes to violence this has been a terrible year in America this last year
In the capital of the United States
United States of America we cannot stand statically enough violence is not how you achieved change
Violence is not how you achieve something better our constitution was
Built and put into place so that there would be in the words of Abraham Lincoln no appeal from Dallas
Fortunately attempted tonight there is no place for that Indian
United States of America tonight is
Is actually very important because for those who have concerns about the Integrity of our elections those who have concerns
What happened in November appropriate place
What does objections and concerns should be heard that the law provides
Our laws provide for for those concerns to be registered not through violence
From Dallas to bullets but here in this lawful process and so to those who say that
This is just a formality today antique ceremony that we think
Location for a couple of hundred years I can't say that I agree I can't say that our presidents suggest that I actually
I think it's very vital that we do the opportunity to be heard to register objections is very vital because this is
The place where those objections are to be heard and dealt with debated and finally resolved
In 5th lawful means peacefully without violence without attacks
Without bullets and let me just say now briefly in lieu of speaking about it later weird about Pennsylvania
Which is the state that I have been focused on ejected to as an example
People are concerned millions of Americans concerned about our election integrity
Allegations of any fraud you have a state constitution that is been interpreted for over a century
Sorry to say that there is no mail in balloting permitted except for a very narrow circumstances that's also provided
Foreign law and yet last year Pennsylvania elected officials passed a whole new law that allows
Universal mail in balloting and did it irregardless of what the Pennsylvania Constitution said
And then when Pennsylvania citizens tried to go and be heard on this subject before the Pennsylvania Supreme
They were dismissed on grounds of procedure timeliness and violation of that Supreme Court
President so the merits of the case of never been heard the constitutionality of the statute actually
Never been to
And this was what this was the statue that governed this last election in which her over 2.5 million
Mail-in ballots in Pennsylvania this is my point
Court hasn't heard the case there's no other court to go to to hear the case in the state
Replace for these concerns to be raised which is why I have raised them here today
Will not miss the opportunity to take affirmative action to address the concerns of so many millions of
America's America's tonight that violence is never warranted violence will not be tolerated
Will be prosecuted to address the concerns of all Americans across the country
We do need an investigation into irregularities fraud we do need a Way Forward
Together we need election security reforms I bet my friends on the other side of the aisle don't disagree with that we need to
Find a way to move forward on that together but the American people from both parties all walks of life can I come
In their elections and we can arrange ourselves under the rule of law that we share together
Craigslist Fresno
Senator from Pennsylvania mastercase Sylvania
I rise tonight so defend the people of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
To defend the more than 6.9 million voters who voted this election
End of condemned in the strongest possible terms this attempt to disenfranchise
The borders of Pennsylvania based upon a lie
That same lie so the seeds of today's violence
In today's lawlessness here in the capital
One of my constituents Susan from the Lehigh Valley the community of our state where Senator Toomey lives
Recently wrote to my office and perhaps said about she said and I quote we cannot allow
Anybody to overturn the legal votes of the citizens of Pennsylvania
This would be the ultimate destruction of our democracy unquote
Susan had a write anybody and she put that word in all caps to overturn
Turn the legal votes of the people of our state let me address the allegation
Regarding the Pennsylvania Constitution and the general assembly
General Assembly didn't have the authority to enact no excuse mail-in voting
Thought process for the people of our state first the law in question
Mac 77 was passed in 2019 and was implemented without any serious question
As to its constitutionality by a republican-controlled general
Assembly it was only after the 2020 election became clear the present
Joe Biden won Pennsylvania by little more than 80.000 votes did some Republicans
Politicians Interstate decide to challenge the constitutionality of the law
Text 77 is plainly constitutional my colleagues
State constitution requires in-person voting except under limited circumstances
This is not true about Pennsylvania lays out specific situations in which absentee
Voting is required there is no person requirement in our constitution
The Constitution set of floor not a ceiling for this type of voting
Apart from the argument made by my colleague there's by
Bipartisan agreement across our state at the local state and federal level that our election was fair
Secure handle awful on Monday My colleague from Pennsylvania
Senator Toomey wrote in an op-ed and I'm quoting the evidence is overwhelming that Joe Biden
Won this election unquote simply no evidence to justify
The outrageous claims of widespread voter fraud or election irregularities suggesting
Suggested by those seeking to overturn the election
Ultrarunner Satan throughout the country including the Supreme Court dealing with this bizarre argument
That we know is based upon that lie
In one quart
He said the campaign's claimed unquote the United States
Has free and fair elections which of the lifeblood of our democracy
Specific allegations proof we have neither here on quote
So sad it has a word about those election officials who did
These election officials all across our state Republicans and Democrats from
Red counties in blue County. And these objections
Are an attack on these Pennsylvania public servant example Republican
Commissioner Al Smith Schmidt I should say I'm Philadelphia
Should not be a disagreement regardless
Party affiliation we're talking about counting votes by eligible voters it's not a very controversial
Or at least it shouldn't be unquote after election day commissioner Al Schmidt
His family and his colleagues were subjected to death threats simply because
He was trying to do his job with Integrity mr. president
Great line from America the Beautiful O Beautiful for Patriot dream that sees
Beyond The Years these election officials like so many of our Patriots
For tonight a real Patriot these Patriots did their job
This objection
Senator from Utah
They was heartbreaking and the core is that
Thought about the people for freedom
Look at this building and these shores as a place of hope and I saw the images
Being broadcast around the world and it breaks my heart I have 25 Grand
Watching TV thinking about this building what are their grandpa was okay
Pennywise okay I must tell you as well and I was proud to serve with
United States Senate Integrity as we do here today
Doodly
Do we have deliberately misinformed for the past 2 months and stirred to action this very morning what happened here
Here today was an Insurrection incited by the presidents of the United States
To continue to support the results
Will forever be seen as being complicit in an unprecedented attack
Democracy. They'll be remembered for their role and their shameful
Episode in American history
Salute Senator Langford and Leffler and Braun and I'm sure others
Outrage
In order to satisfy the people who
Expected no Congressional audit is ever going to convince these voters
The president will continue to say that the election was stolen the best way we can show
Expect for the voters who were upset by telling them the truth
The duty of leadership
The truth is the president elected by the election President Trump
Washed myself
The courts the president
Decision today Saturday circumstances I asked my colleague
Political fortunes more heavily than we weigh the strength of our Republic
The freedom what's the weight of personal Acclaim compared to the
Leader McConnell said that the vote today is the most important it is 36 years of Public Service
Authorizing to Wars boat again to impeachments
Is the boat reveals something about the election is because this vote reveal something about us
Average by colleagues to move forward with completing the Electoral count to refrain from further of Jack
Directions Village
President democratic
Senator from New Hampshire Senator Shaheen
Mr. president on January 3rd I along with 30 one of my colleagues
Sudden this chamber and sworn to support and defend the Constitution of the United
It's both ironic and deeply disappointing that only 3 days
After swearing these are some of my colleagues are willfully
Coming close to Breaking This Promise since 1797 each us
Was president has peacefully handed over power to the next and that will happen again on
January 20th When Donald Trump despite the protesters today the Vine
Highlands Today When Donald Trump leaves the White House at noon and Joe Biden becomes president
And we've heard tonight from both Democrats and Republicans
About the importance of the voters speaking in the election and about the fact
I said there is no evidence of widespread voter fraud but this is not just a
Tennis shoe for us here in the United States this is an issue for nascent democracies around the world
Who was Senator Romney said look to the United States as an example we are the
Shining City on the hill we give those struggling under oppression
Hope for a better future now like so many of us in this chamber
Travel to developing democracies around the world to Afghanistan and Iraq to
The Western Balkans to Africa to the country of Georgia
I went there with my colleague Senator rich and 2012 we went to Georgia
To observe officially on behalf of the Senate that election between
Going president Mikhail Saakashvili and his Unite
I did national movement party and the challenge by George's George and dream
Which of the newly-formed party supported and funded by billionaire oligarch
Bidzina ivanishvili for Parliament but also for
For control of the government Senator rich and I visited multiple polling places on Election Day
And we agreed with the international assessment that election was free and fair and then
Georgian Dream were the winners but there was real concern in the country that's
Saakashvili was going to refuse to give up power that that would
Lead to violence it would end the nascent Democratic reforms that were happening and
That former Soviet Republic and so Senator rich and I
The day after the election went to visit president Saakashvili to try and talk him out of
Staying in power and I remember very clearly going to his home and we
I sat down with him and we pointed out that the Hallmark of a democracy what he had work so hard for
In his eight years as president of Georgia the Hallmark of that was to turn over power
And a peaceful election to the person that the voters chose well
President Saakashvili listen to us and he leave office peacefully
But it's important that
Future Generations recognize that America
Like democracies everywhere depends on a peaceful transition
The power on believing in what the voters say and ensuring that happens
Unfortunately we've heard from some Senators today who have been enabling President Trump
Wilfred disregard of the votes of our citizenry even as they speak out against foreign leader
Leaders who ignore their own people they will fail and history will remember them
And I hope that future Generations will be the actions of some of those
Today is little more than an unfortunate future opportunities
May use this ill-fated effort to seek short-term political gain over the long-term stability
City of our Republic but for the sake of our great country and America's standing in the world
I asked my colleagues today to fully endorse the results of the free and fair
Election and set aside this part is an attempt to subvert the will of the people
We should be venerating the peaceful transition of power even if our own preferred
Candidate didn't win that is after all who we are in the United States of America
Centerville Ohio
Vice president you have
Fulfilled your duties as president of the Senate tonight with the section and we all appreciate it
I thought about change my mind and not speaking tonight given the lateness of the hour and I know all of my colleagues would have appreciated that
Greatly
My constituents in Ohio to see that we will not be intimidated
It would not be disrupted from our work the here in the suitable of democracy
We will continue through the work of the people
Here now let's face it we did not reclaim the chamber tonight
Brave and selfless Law Enforcement Officers sit in the bridge and insured
Democracy would be protected
Is the nation I listened carefully to the comments of my colleagues
And I've listened over the past couple of weeks since this issue has been disgusting I tell you for me it's
Not a hard decision I stand with the Constitution I stand with what the Constitution
Makes clear the people and the states hold the power here not us
My oath to the constitution in my reverence for our Democratic principles make it easy for me
To confirm these State certifications
15 years ago when some Democrats chose
Actors from my home state of Ohio after the 2004 elections
I posted then and I posed it now I said at the time Congress must not support the will of the people
That's what we would be doing let's assume for a moment that those who objected
Back to the certification to write that the constitution intended that a bare majority of members of Congress
Could circumvent the states that have chosen to certify the popular votes
Of their own States citizens
I asked you jectors to think about the precedent it would be set if we were to do that
What is a majority in the house and the Senate was at the other party what a presidential candidate of our party came through a close
Presidential election would you want a congress controlled by the Democrats to
Play the role you now intend for us
Is asking Congress to substitute its judgment for the Judgment of the voters and its judgment
For the Judgment that certified the results
And even forgetting the dangerous precedent that would be set what would be the base
Objecting in this election
Voting for President Trump I support him because I believe the Trump Administration policies are
Better for the country and I supported the Trump campaign is right to pursue recount
Did every right to do it and legal challenges I agree that there were
Census of Fraud and irregularities in the 2020 elections I think we all do
By the way there is fraud and irregularities in every presidential election
But it is also true that after two months of recounts and legal challenges not a single state recount change the rear
And of the dozens of lawsuits filed not one found evidence of fraud or irregularities
Widespread enough to change the result of the election
The finding of numerous republican-appointed judges
Department of Justice and chosen to certified select
Based on the popular vote as set out in the Constitution I understand that
Many Americans who would never storm this Capital don't trust the Integrity of the 2020
Election don't think the state should have certified don't think we should have accepted the results
From the stage and insisting on more transparency and accountability in the 2016
Elections forget many Democrats
Objected to the results and distrusted the election I challenge
My colleagues on both sides of the aisle to listen but also to do our part
To try to restore faith in our elections
Is President we should all work to improve the Integrity of the electoral system
And the confidence of the American people in this Bedrock of our great Democratic Republic
Today I'll do my constitutional duty to Posey's efforts to reject the State Certified results and tomorrow
And wait for this attack on the capital the pandemic
For the people democratic
Mr. president I believe we have 8 minutes left so I'd like to divide 4 to Senator King and 4 to Senator van
Holland
Senator from Maine is present Winston Churchill once said that he
He could do a 2-hour speech extemporaneously but a ten-minute speech took immense
Preparation H
We are a 240 year anomaly in world history
We think that what we have here in this country is the way it's always been
It is a very unusual form of government the normal form
Government throughout world history is a dictator's Kings Gyros
Tyrants and we thought 20 years ago the march of History was tour
Democracy but it is in retreat in Hungary in Turkey
Goodness knows in Russia democracy as we have practiced it
Is fragile its fragile and it rests upon Trust
It rest upon trust in fax it rest upon trust in
In courts in public officials and yes
In elections I don't sympathize or Justify or in any
Can anyway support that's a mile
What happened here today but I understand it I understand it because I saw those
People interviewed today and they said we're here because this election has been
Stolen and the reason they said that is that their leader has been telling them that everyday
Are two months we cannot afford to pull bricks
Out from the foundation of trust that underlines underlies our entire sea
And I agree with Gunner Romney
Best answer to this problem is to tell people the truth
Is to tell them what happened it's easy to confront
Your opponent's it's hard to confront your friends
It's hard to tell your supporter something they don't want to hear
But that's Our obligation specify the word leader is applied to people in jobs like ours
It's not supposed to be easy it's supposed to be something that
We take on as a sacred obligation and if people believe something that isn't true
It's Our obligation to tell him know I'm sorry it isn't just a senator Portman just said
Text Mike Lee just said I'm sorry we can't do this here we don't want to do this here this is a power
Power reserved to the states not to the Congress and I agree with
The majority leader I think this is one of the most important votes any of us will ever take
On December 1st 1862 Abraham Lincoln came to this pill
It came to this building in the darkest days of the Civil War he was trying to awake
In the Congress to the crisis that we were facing
And he didn't feel that they were fully and effectively engaged
And he ended his speech that day with words that
Erie relevance tonight
Fellow Americans we cannot Escape history
We of this Congress and this Administration will be remembered In Spite of Ourselves
No personal significance or insignificance can spare
One or another of us and here's his final words
The fiery trial through which we pass will light
Down in honor or dishonor to the latest generation
The fiery trial through which we pass will light us down in honor
To the latest generation
Present senator for Merrill
Thank you mr. president the mob violence
We saw on our Capital today should be a wake-up call to
Each and every one of us of what happens when we fail
The come together not as Democrats and Republicans but each of us as Americans
To stand up to a President Who time and again
Has shown contempt for democracy contempt
For a constitution today here on the capital we witnessed people taking
Down an American flag and putting up a trump flag
That is not democracy in the United States of America
As every Saturday as spoken as mentioned we have for hundreds of years
Had a peaceful transfer of power nobody likes to lose and supporters
The losing candidate always disappointed what's different this time we all know what's different
We had a president who was the senator from New Jersey set even before a vote was cast
That if he didn't win the election it was going to be a fraud and every day since the
Has perpetrated that why we have a President Who
Yesterday criticized very loyal vice president who is provide
Right now urging him to disregard his responsibilities under the Constitution I'd say
In order to reinstall Donald Trump is President the same
Person who got on the phone to the Secretary of State in Georgia and threaten him
The change the results of the election
Never thought I'd read in a newspaper the United States of America
Defense including secretaries and
Mattis warning warning the country about Orchard
Definition of peaceful transfer of power and that would be inappropriate for the military to take sides in the United
States of America
We talked about how we want to promote democracy our values and right here at home
Too many or undermining
Those values
Mr. president
Could not do the solo
He can only do it if he's aided and abetted
By individuals who are willing to perpetrate
Those lies in those conspiracies
And that is why it is so important that we as Democrats and Republicans and senators
Stand up
Together
Stand up together
Entel
The truth
You know when you go no court of law like those sixty cases
You're testifying under penalty of perjury that's very different than here in the house in the Senate
And in all those 16 cases under penalty of perjury
There was no evidence of widespread fraud
Should be easy for us together to tell the truth on January 20th
United States
He has said he wants to bring the country together
He has said he wants to bring Democrats and Republicans together to do something depressing
Listen to this country to defeat this pandemic to get the economy going again to face challenging issues of race
Racial and social justice
We will learn from what happened today the mob attack on this couch
Capital
The price we pay when we don't stand up
For the truth and for democracy James McHenry
Maryland delegate to the Constitutional Convention famous Exchange in his Diaries between
Elizabeth William Powell and Benjamin Franklin
A lady asked dr Franklin well doctor
What are we got
A republic or a monarchy
A republic replied dr. Franklin
If you can keep it
My colleagues this is a test
Weather will United to keep our Republic I hope we will pass the test together thank you
Majority Leader sealed up to 5 minutes to the senator from South Carolina
Senator from South Carolina
Many times my state has been the problem
I love it
David no time soon
Tim and I
Have a good relationship I love Tim Scott
1876 South Carolina Louisiana and Florida
Set to slate of electors
By the way
And we didn't know what to do
Why did South Carolina Florida
In Louisiana do it
The hold
The country hostage
The end reconstruction
It works
The commission was 827
It didn't work
Nobody accepted it
The way it ended is when Hayes did a deal
What is three states you give me the Union Army out
The rest is history
Atlanta Jim Crow you're looking for historical guidance this is not the one to pick
If you're looking for a way to convince people there was no
Fraud
Having a commission
Chosen by Nancy Pelosi or you want to go
Didn't go to work
It's going to delay
And it gives credibility to a dark chapter of our history
That's why I'm not with you
But I will fight for you
Other people objected so uniquely bad idea
Selection
We had a hell of a journey
I hate it being this way
Oh my God I hate it
But today
First thing you'll see
All I can say
Count me out enough is enough
I tried to be helpful
But when does Wisconsin Supreme Court rule 423
Violate the Supreme the constitution of Wisconsin
I agree with a 3 but accept support if Al Gore
The second circuit so much for all the judges being in Trump's pocket
They said no you're wrong I accept the Pennsylvania second circuit it wasn't wasn't right
Georgia
A federal judge said no I accept the federal judge even though I don't agree with it
Broad
They said they're 66000 people in Georgia under 18 voted
How did people believe that
Give me 10 and I had one
Is it 8000 felons in prison in Arizona voting give me 10 had gotten one
Let's say there's
Their problems and every election
I do buy this enough's enough
We got to end it
Vice president Pence
What they're asking you to do you want to because you can't
Talk about interesting times I associate myself with Rentall how many times will you hear that
The mob has done something nobody else could do to get me and ran their dream
Randy's right
If you're a conservative this is the most defensive Concept in the world that is single person could disenfranchise
455 million people
The president said that she'll in the presence of the Senate and the House of Representatives certificates
Send a boat Sheldon be counted the person having the greatest number of votes for president Shelby president
Where in there does it say Mike and say I don't like the result
I want to send them back to the States I believe there was fraud the conservatives to believe in the Constitution
Chance to stand up and be counted
Originalism Count Me In
It means what it says
So Mike
Miss vice president
Just hang in there
Think that all of us can count on the vice president
You're going to do the right thing you're going to do the Constitutional thing
F18
Right here
Are people dying
Goodnight good friend from Illinois to make sure we have a chance to argue among ourselves and when it's over it is over it
It is over
The final thing I hope they lost I prayed he would lose he won
He's a legitimate president of the United States
I cannot convince people
Certain groups
By my words but I will tell you by my action
That maybe I among dating above all others in this body need to say this
Joe Biden
And Kamala Harris are lawfully elected
And will become the president
And the vice president United States on January 20th
Majority Leader. He'll back the balance of our time
All-time is expired
The question is shell the objections submitted
But the gentleman from Arizona
Mr gozar and the senator from Texas mr. Cruz and others
Lisa stain
Is there a second
There is
Clerk of Calder Ole Miss Baldwin
Mrs. Blackburn
Mr. Blumenthal
Mister blunt
Fisher Booker
Mister Braun
Buster Brown
Miss Cantwell
This is capital
Mister Cartoon
Sister Casey
Mr. Cassidy
Liz Collins
Mr. Coons
Mr. cornyn
Ms Cortez masto
Mister cotton
Mr. Kramer
Mr. crapo
Mr. Cruz
Richard daines
Mister cores
Richard Durbin
Lizards
Mrs. Feinstein
Mrs. Fisher
Gillibrand
Instagram
Grassley
Mr. Haggerty
Miss Harris
Miss Hanson
Fisher Hawaii
Mr Heinrich
Mr. Hickenlooper
Miss hirono
No
Mr Hoban
Mrs Hyde Smith
Historian Hoff
Richard Johnson
Mister Kane
Mr Kelly
Mr. Kennedy
The king
Ms Klobuchar
Mr. Lankford
Play he
Recently
Mrs. Loeffler
Wuhan
Liz lummis
Mansion
Mr. Marky
Mr. Marshall
Mr. McConnell
Mr. Menendez
Mr. Merkley
Moran
MS murkowski
Mr. Murphy
This is Marie
RuPaul
No
Mister Peters
Mr. Portman
Mister Reed
Mr. risch
Richard Romney
Miss Rosen
Browns
Rubio
Mr Sanders
Mr. Schatz
District Schumer
Mr. Scott of Florida
Scott of South Carolina
Mrs. Shaheen
Mister Shelby
Miss Cinema
Miss Smith
Mr Avenue
Mr Sullivan
Mister tester
Mr Foon
Mr. Tillis
Mr tumee
Oroville
Mr Van Hollen
Warner
Liz Warren
Mr. Whitehouse
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I want to just break in here this is Andrew crafts with NewsNow from Fox
Senators are voting at the moment on whether or not to pass or deny the objection
Sevilla Arizona electors remember 11 electors
Arizona at the moment we know those who voted in favor
To oppose those electors Senators Cruz Holly hyde-smith Kennedy
Marshall in tuberville
And this is Andrew craft once again like I said those Senators who voted yes to the Arizona
Ejection include Senator Cruz Holly hyde-smith Mississippi Kennedy of Louisiana
Wyoming Marshal of Kansas tuberville of Alabama
At the moment we're getting just some information regarding
Curfew in DC at the moment
Washington police have arrested 30 people for curfew violations tonight that's according to the mayor's office
In total 13 people were transported by ambulance as a result of the violent incidents at the
Capital today we've been showing you the house and the Senate chamber
Time is almost wrapping up in the house to deliberate these objections to Arizona's slate
11 electors that will go to Joe Biden but at the moment seven senators
Voted yes to inject the Arizona electors
For monitoring right now we see the podium
Anthony C mayor's office so we'll go to that it in case she comes up and speaks and gives an update on what I just told you like listening to
Vice-president Mike Pence
Ready to proceed to Joint session with further counting of the electoral vote
President and Vice President
Majority Leader Estrada so we are we have a few
More speakers
As we wait for the house to finish their debate and vote expect the house and finish vote
Voting on Arizona between 11:30
And midnight
Unanimous consent of the Senate being a period of mourning business with the following centers for me to speak their interrupted Taubman
Senator Rubio senator Collins
And on our side Senators Wyden hirono and cools
We'll figure it out
Saturday in a period of mourning business with the following centers permitted to speak there and probably 5 minutes each
Show me Rubio Collins
Widen hirono includes
How many
Well so weird
Alright then
We just monitoring some of these shots here we do want to take it back over
The US chamber in the house and listen to what they're saying remember they still have remaining time
I'm in this to our objection this to our debate. So we can listen to the house and then we do have at the moment
We're waiting right now for DC mayor Muriel Bowser and DC police to give us
Update on what exactly happened today in the nation's capital but for now we can go to a quick
Commercial brake chamber for more deliberations on there
Taking up of the objection to the Arizona electors
No evidence of fraud or misconduct
Or malfunction
He concluded
No matter how you go to
This election was administered with integrity
Transparency
In accordance with state laws
The fact is the president whose campaign and shovel Republicans like groups
Filed eight election lawsuits
All of which were dismissed the Arizona Supreme Court
Abadi where all justices have been appointed by Republican governors
Unanimously dismissed the case
Justices found that the party had failed
Present any evidence
Misconduct
Or illegal votes
Let alone establish any degree of fraud
Or significant air rate
That would undermine the certainty of the election results
Cassidy's judicial rulings
The governor said I trust our election system
Search integrity
In our election system
The fact is Joe Biden is a certified winner
Of Arizona's 11 electoral votes
Arizona
All the facts and came to this include conclusion
Irish my colleagues to do the same
My colleagues across the aisle I know we
Make disagree on who we want as president
But what we personally want is not what
Matters here
Rather the people's influence
As reflected in the certified Electoral College results
Is what matters
Facts matter
Make us vulnerable
Before and after
Who do us harm
For the good of our country
This must stop
Now is the time to come together to preserve our democracy and protect
Our national security I know my constituents are looking to
Congress to move past its divisions
Find common ground
And passed legislation to improve the lives of struggling families
We must stay focused
I'm fighting the pandemic
We must work to ensure all Americans can be vaccinated as soon as possible
So we can save American lives
Safety safely reopen schools get people back to work and visit loved ones again
Alex to follow this
A better speaker ideal
Germantown is expired
What purpose does the gentleman from Florida seek recognition
I'm speaker I Rise to claim time in support of the objection
Madam speaker one of the first things we did
When the house convene today
What's to join together to extend our Grace
And our kindness and our concern
For a colleague who has
Experienced
Just an insurmountable amount of grief with his family and I want
All of our fellow Americans watching to know that we did that
Because we care about each other and we don't want bad things to happen to each other and our heart hurts when they're due
I'm sure
They're playing Folks up there don't like me too much nephew you
I don't care for too much but if anybody
I've been hurt today
It would have been even more of a catastrophe then we already saw and I think that's an important point for the country
Another important point for the country is that this morning
President Trump explicitly called
For demonstrations and protests
To be peaceful
He was far more you can moan and groan but he was far more explicit about his calls for peace
Then some of the BLM and left-wing Riders were this summer when we saw violence sweep across
This nation now we came here today to debate
To follow regular order
To offer an objection
To follow a process that is expressly contemplated
In our constitution
For doing that
We got called a bunch of seditious Traders
Not since 1985 has a Republican president been sworn in absent some democratic
Collectors but when we do it
It is the new violation of all Norms in with those things are said
People get angry
Now I know there are many countries were political violence may be necessary but America is not one such country
Speaker
It was wrong when people
Vandalizing two-faced your home it was wrong when thugs went to Senator Hawley
Home
And I don't know if the reports are true
The Washington times has just reported
Some pretty compelling evidence from a facial recognition company
Showing at some of the people who reach the capitol today
We're not Trump supporters
They were masquerading As Trump supporters and infect were members of the violent terrorist group
Antifa
Now we should seek to build America up not tear her down and Destroy her
I'm sure glad at least for one day I didn't hear my Democratic colleagues calling to defund the police
I appreciate all the talk
I appreciate all the talk of coming together but let us not pretend
Heaven free of some anti-democratic impulses
Just because we signed onto legal briefs
And ask courts to resolve disputes
There were some of the left who said that we should not even be seated in the body
Prostituted baby even jailed
Those arguments anger people but people do understand the concepts
A basic fairness
And no competition contest or election can be deemed fair if the participants are sub
Subject to different rules
Baseball teams that cheat and steal signs
Should be stripped of their championships
Russian Olympians who cheated and used steroids should be stripped of their medals and states that do not run clean
Elections should be stripped of their electors was systemic
It was repeated it was the same system
And I daresay it was effective
We saw circumstances where
Couldn't get the outcomes they wanted and state legislators
When they couldn't get the job done there they went in pressured and litigated and usurp the Constitution
With extra constitutional action
Of some officials
In some states they fraudulently laundry ballots
Boats
Voter registration forms
They limited review
In 2016 Democrats found out that
They couldn't beat
Donald Trump with voters to actually show up
Return to impeachment
In the witness box
And when that failed they ran to the mailbox
Where this elections on unprecedented amount of votes
They could not be authenticated with true ID with two signatures match
I'm a true confidence for the American people
Are article three courts have failed
But not holding evidentiary hearings to weigh the evidence
We should not join in that fit failure
We should vindicate the rights of States we should vindicate the subpoenas in Arizona that have been issued to get
Get ahold of these voting machines and we should reject
Theselektors audio back
Colorado State recognition
Arise an opposition to the objection
Tell Jackson to gentleman is recognized for 5 minutes
Dean of the Arizona delegation mr. Grijalva
I can't recognize
Thank you madam speaker and thank the jealous lady from Colorado for yelling time
I'll be very brief Madam speaker
There's really nothing left to say
This challenge brought by
Members of this house
Republican members from this house from Arizona
And a senator from Texas
The whole discussion today
This challenge
To the electro 11 electoral votes that are
Designated for
President Biden and vice president Harris
The discussion today prove there is no merit
Did they denying those electoral votes
There's no legal standing in the courts of proven that in Arizona time and time again
There is no precedent
There is no constitutional violation
But we're here today Madam speaker
Because of the
Because of one man
And those who
Are desperate to please him
So what do we have to show for this process today
Fear
A lockdown
Violence
And regrettably and sadly death
The rest
Present
And real Danger
Threats
And assault
On our Institution
This house
This Congress
And the Very democracy that we practice here
And to what end
What do we accomplish
The reality is that
The challenge will be defeated
Come January 20th
President
Biden president Harris
Will be the president vice president of the United States
So what are we accomplished
To further divide this nation
The continue to Fan the same rhetoric of division
An us-versus-them
The paralyzed and dismantle
Our democracy
Is that what we're attempting to accomplish today
The mob
That attacked this institution
I hold no member specifically responsible for that Madness it was around us
But we do share responsibilities boyfriend
The end
It's past time to accept reality
Do we affirm our democracy
And move on
I would urge my colleagues from Arizona
Who filed this challenge
Who would rather challenge
Do this
To Arizona into the electric
That have been chosen
To give their 11 boats
To the winners
In that election
But if that doesn't happen
Then I would urge my colleagues
To reject his challenge
And
Defend all voters
Defend the borders of Arizona
And
That democracy that we
Practice daily
In the representation of our constituents that's what's estate today
And with that
Are you back to the gentlelady from Colorado
And thank you for the time
I think the gentleman bedroom speaker on Sunday every member in this chamber
Took an oath to uphold the Constitution
And there's only one vote
Tonight
For those who took that oath
And that is to reject this challenge ideal back
All the time for debate has expired
The question is
Shelly objection to the Arizona Electoral College vote count
Submitted by the gentleman
From Arizona
Mr gosar and the senator from Texas
Mr. Cruz
Be agreed to
Those in favor say aye
Those opposed know then you know the chair the nos have it
Speaker for what purpose does the gentleman from Ohio seek recognition
The agencies have been requested for someone to section 3 S of house resolution 8
The yeas and nays are ordered members will record their votes by the electronic bye-bye device
And her Chief reminder to vote when their group is called
Everyone this is Andrew craft with NewsNow from Fox it's 8:30 here Mountain Time 10:30 there
On the house floor from the east coast of the nation's capital the house is now voting
I'm at challenge to Arizona's electors those 11 electors the Slate that
Goes to Joe Biden it's the objection failed in the Senate
93 to 6 and we'll see what the out
How come is in the house just momentarily you can see the laser up on your screen at the moment
Or watching a lot of different feeds right now expecting
DC mayor Muriel Bowser to speak sometimes tonight we don't have exact timing in the chief of these
I see police we're going to go back to the Senate remember after this this vote takes place in his pallid
They have to reconvene in that joint session and we will bring that to you live here it's been
NN emotional
Historic
An unprecedented day and I say none of that lately
And that's not meant to be hyperbolic
I've been bringing you these scenes all day
Of the chaos and the violence in the US Capitol
For my reminder viewers one woman was shot dead
Fox News has now identified that woman we're going to be read
From the article on foxnews.com about who that woman was
She's been identified as Ashley about it according to a friend who confirmed the news to Fox
She was a 14-year veteran she served four tours with the Air Force
And lived in San Diego according to our sister station in DC
Fox 5 her husband told the station that she was a strong supporters of the president
Fox5dc also talked to her
Mother-in-law apparently I really don't know why she decided to do this
Apparently Babbitt's husband was not in DC with her the couple owned a business together
Earlier reports said a woman was shot in the chest and transported from the building just before 3 p.m.
Eastern time this afternoon we still do not know who fired the shot
Or what led to the shooting
At this time as your no Senate and the house is in session
And we are waiting these
Vote tallies to be conducted by the clerks in the house
Nickelback and listening
All these boats are tally we want to take it back over now to the Senate where is Senator Marco Rubio from the state of Florida
Is apit elector let's listen to that
Turn the Page and have a future even brighter than our past
And so that's why I feel so strongly about this
I hope you disagree with me will understand
Are you on the floor
The senator from Hawaii is recognized
Mr. president has been hard at times to find the words to describe the full
Donald Trump has infected
On our country
We can spend hours dissecting his policies have made us less safe
Less healthy
But his presidency
Has also been a profound moral
Failure
Let me tell you a story
A few years ago
The father from Hawaii join me at one of my talk story sessions in my office
And he asked me a question
That struck me hard
At that time and has stuck with me until today
He said
How can I tell my son
That lying is not okay when the president of the United States lies every single
Day
I struggle to answer his question then
And I'm not sure I could offer an adequate
Answer now
But this conversation remains a clear example
Of how we do not live in normal times
How is that normal as we and the world watched in horror as an angry mob
Storm
The United States
Capital
Blood was shed
People were hurt
Vandalism occurred
It is not normal
When we have a president
Who Lies every single day even in the face
Of this
Vandalism this mob
He really doesn't have much to say except I love you
You should go home now
Is that normal when in the middle of a pandemic that has claimed the lives of over 300
50000 Americans which is nearly the combined population
Of the islands of Maui
And the Big Island
We have a president
Who only seems to care about spreading conspiracies
To undermine confidence in our elections and our democracy
And it's not normal when Julie elected senators
Who took an oath to uphold the Constitution
I try and nullify millions of votes in Six States
So that Donald Trump can remain president
I called listen for the stunt
Because it is doomed to fail
We have a strong bipartisan majority as noted in the vote that we just took
And both chambers of Congress
Who reject the stunts
And courts have ruled against Trump and his allies and more than 60
Cases
So whenever this farce ends
The results
Will be the same Donald Trump
Will have lost the election and Joe Biden will become the 46th president of the United States
You can tell a lot about a person
From the way they handle defeat
The way Donald Trump has handled defeats his a lot
About who he is
Watching so many of our colleagues indulged presidents tells us a lot about them too
We don't have to look back
Ferry Farm history
Define examples
Candidates who lost a tough races
But demonstrated their character in defeat
Are calling Senator Romney
Graciously conceded his defeat to President Obama and noting that
A quote at a time like this
We can't risk
Partisan bickering and political posturing our leaders have to reach across the aisle to do the
The people's work
And we citizens
Also have to rise to the occasion
2000 during an election with substantial irregularities and partisan Innovations
From the Supreme Court Al Gore never put his country first and he said
Let there be no doubt
The well I strongly disagree with the Court's decision I accept it and tonight for the sake of
Are unity as a people and the strength of our democracy
As I reflect on the service of these distinguished public servants
The accident took to maintain our democracy I'm also drawn to remarks President Obama made 4 years ago
Go in his farewell address to the nation
When he warned that our democracy
Is Trenton
Whenever we take it for granted
It is a particularly Sage warning as we contend with the president of the United States
Seeking to nullify a free and fair elections
Please because he lost
Where to stand up
Beka and fight back because our democracy itself is at stake
American democracy has endured over the centuries in large part
Because our institutions serve as guardrails
To keep us from going over the cliff
As elected officials we can strengthen these guardrails by listening
To our own conscience
And moments of peril by having what our friend John Lewis
Call
An executive session with myself
Before making a big decision John was say this is what you must do
This is where you must go
Today we can follow John's example
Listen to our conscience
Stand up for our Constitution and do
What's right
Are you on the floor
The senator for mange recognized
Thank you mister president
Mr President let me begin my remarks tonight
By expressing my heartfelt gratitude
To the members of the law enforcement community
And the National Guard
Whose hard work and courage made it possible
For us to resume our deliberations tonight
We return to this chamber tonight
Undeterred by the violence we witnessed
And strengthened to NRG termination to fulfill our
National Duty
Mr. president the Constitution is the foundation of our
American democracy and the Constitution is what must go
Our decisions
On the presidential election
The process the Constitution sets forth for electing presents through the elect
Touro college is straightforward
The people vote
Electors are chosen
Feel like towards foe
Then Congress counts the electoral votes
Dad's final step in the process is why we have convened today
Counting the votes of the electors a function that the 12th Amendment
Signs to Congress
Is an administrator
Largely ceremonial Act
Our job is simply to count the votes certified by
Nothing more
We should not attempt
To usurp the roles of the voters
Penn State
Or the Electoral College
Mr. president the American people have done their job
Turning out at record numbers to vote in the midst of a frightening pandemic
Indeed as a percentage of the voting eligible population
The turnout was the highest in 120 years
Similarly in the midst of this pandemic
Hundreds of election officials
And volunteers have done their job
Staffing polling places and Faithfully Counting
And often recounting foe
Does states have done their job
Fried certifying the election results
No mr. president
I've heard the proponents of these objections
Raised questions about whether the various States conducted their elections
Properly
When disputes over elections to rise candidates are able to appeal
Girard legal system
Nod Congress
For recourse
In the two months since the 2020 election the presidents lawyers in
Allies
Had to had the opportunity to make their arguments and challenge election results
Before the chords
Notably
Everyone
I've nearly 60 lawsuits
Bet they brought forward have been
Rejected
Impact the Supreme Court
Has twice refused to hear
Fair election challenges
Mr. president
We must abide by The Bistro lights
The time has now come for Congress to do its job
We should have firm the certified results
Of each days by counting the votes of their elector
Mr. president
Altering the results of the Electoral College
Would set a terrible precedent
In which the party in control of Congress
Could override the will of the voters
And overrule
Our courts
To unilaterally
Choose the next president
One Senator attempted such a maneuver after the election in 2004
And the Senate overwhelmingly rejected that effort
The Senate has demonstrated by his vote tonight
Betty wolf follow that precedent
And do so again
Today
Goodnight mr. president
I will continue to vote to reaffirm the foundation of
Our democracy the Constitution of the United States
And I will reject
These challenges to
The Electoral College
Thank you mister president
Mr President the senator from Oregon tracking us
Mr. president
Invite all of my colleagues to Cast Your Eyes
Upon these three boxes
Sitting on the table
In front of the diocese
These three boxes
Contain
The certified results
From every state in our Union
Regarding
How that state voted
How
Their electors have voted
For the president of the United States of America
Do you cast your eyes on these these three boxes
And you know that there's something special
You see that there are straps on them holding the top on and
Straps around the side and they're engraved
Beautiful handle beautiful leather work
Crafted
In the cabinet shop
Barberry Center
To say to the world that their cargo is precious
There's three of these boxes
The third box
Is brand new
It was crafted because
So many states were celebrating
This process that they started use very large forms very large envelopes very large seals
To put those ballots
Into
And us a third box was needed
These boxes contain the voice of the American people Wayne in as they have
Election after election after election they been used these these two smaller boxes in the last 14
Elections they carry voysey are transported
Through those doors to the House of Representatives where the Senate and House gather
To witness
The opening of the envelopes to determine
Who will be the president of the United States it is our constitutional responsibility
To witness the counting
That is what the Constitution calls for
Tonight
When this Senate chamber
Was under attack by domestic terrorists
We were held here in this room
Doors locked
Protect us with the help of the Capitol Police
They didn't excellent job and then they escorted us to a safe room
And that announcement came quickly and when that announcement came
Our senior assistant program in Tyrion
Lee Hildebrand organize the team
To rescue these boxes and keep them safe
Now
Thank you to her and the entire team
That rescued the voice of the American people
Had they not done so
Hooligans outside
Disrespecting the Constitution would have come in here
And open these boxes
And burn the ballots
Destroying the voice of the people symbolically
And I know no one in this chamber
Wanted something like that to happen
Because we're here
To defend the Constitution to defend the Integrity election process not to allow it to be destroyed
Droid
The colleagues
Although we are