the votes for president of the united states are as follows, joseph r biden junior of the state of delaware has received 306 votes. donald j trump of the state of florida has received 232 votes. neil: fox news alert, break an hour ago congress certifying the 2020 election results declaring joe biden the 46 president of the united states. jillian: it was not without drama with two house members nearly brawling on the floor in the middle of the night, a historic end to a completely

horrific day of total chaos on capitol hill. you are watching "fox and friends first" this thursday morning. todd: lucas tomlinson joins us live from washington. >> reporter: joe biden and kamala harris will be inaugurated on january 20th this president and vice president, lawmakers stayed late at the capital to the early morning. >> the report we make is that joe biden and kamala harris will be the president and the vice president according to the ballots that have been given to us. [applause] >> reporter: the vice president presided over the certification to make it official, left the f 3:30 this morning shortly after the senate chaplain gave the following prayer. >> reporter: these tragedies have reminded us that words

matter. you have strengthened our resolve to protect and defend the constitution of the united states against all enemies, domestic as well as foreign. >> reporter: after the mob assaulted the capital, president, and lawmakers offices, forcing their evacuation reinforcements were:. some say they should already have been in place given the gravity of the election certification. 1000 dc national guard met from six date including neighboring virginia and maryland and 400 state troopers from virginia and maryland. along with the fbi counter assault team. in a statement donald trump said, quote, even though i disagree with the outcome, the

fact bear me out, nevertheless there will be an orderly transition on january 20th. the president's former defense secretary jim mattis blasted donald trump and blamed him for the violence, quote, today's violence assault on our capital to subjugate democracy was commented by mister trump to use the presidency to destroy trust in our election and poison respect for fellow citizens has enabled by pseudo-political leaders whose names will live in infamy as profiles and cowardice with our constitutional republic will overcome this stain and we the people will come together again in never-ending effort to form a more perfect union. mister trump will deservedly be left a man without a country. on wednesday, high-profile resignations from the trump administration hours after the mob stormed the capital including national security adviser matt potinger. jillian: tensions in the capital come after a day of complete chaos led by rioters.

neil: griff jenkins was on the ground in the middle of the terrifying scene, joins us live on capitol hill. we were showing video of the capital but nevertheless scary. >> reporter: it was indeed. it is quiet thanks to law enforcement national guard response but the scenes we saw yesterday are among the darkest in the capital's history. it was unbelievable when in the middle of the afternoon, after the speech the president gave, hundreds of pro-trump supporters storming the capital scaling the walls, using the fencing and railing to toss capitol hill police and breaking windows, ultimately taking over the people's house leaving four debt

including the 14 year air force veteran shot by police, 14 police officers were injured, two hospitalized, 50 arrests and it was spurned by the president's speech, he spoke for an hour andrew criticism for inciting that crowd, to tell them, to maintain his play of widespread voter fraud. >> we had an election that was stolen from us. everyone knows that especially the other side. we have to have peace, people in law and order, we don't want anybody hurt. >> donald trump was reacting,

delivering a strong rebuke. >> i'm generally shocked and saddened that our nation so long the beacon of light, hope and democracy has come to such a dark moment. the work of the moment and the next four years must be the restoration of democracy, decency, honor, respect, the will of law is >> reporter: the reaction of many republicans, closest allies criticizing what happened or criticizing him. here is what lindsey graham had to say. >> i hate it being this way.

count me out, enough is enough. when it is over it is over. it is over. >> reporter: before the president spoke, his son don junior spoke and said it is donald trump's republican party, time will tell if that maintains after what we witnessed yesterday. todd: griff jenkins, thank you. jillian: pete hegseth, you saw the images of guns drawn in the capital, video on news outlets, social media, the video of people scaling the wall, trying to get inside. what are your thoughts as you woke this morning? >> it was a difficult day many

people saw coming. what i was reported yesterday on the ground i said a couple times this feels like a constitutional tinderbox. it had that feel to it. it wasn't because donald trump gave a speech and told people to do something at the capital. that's not what happened. for supporters of the president, that crowd was at large, not trying to make a point about that but i have been to tons of these, this was much larger, energized, to a man or woman i talked yesterday, we interviewed them, they said this is the culmination of a feeling i have where my country has been taken over by the left, my voice is being censored and silenced. my institutions are being fundamentally changed by the left, socialists wants to take over and transform the country and i told time and again, my

recourse is to go to the ballot box and be the silent majority and they feel using covid-19 as a justification mail in ballots, ballot harvesting, that option has been taken from them too. what do folks expect to happen you how might this manifest, thank god there wasn't more violence, we saw actual targeting of shots being fired at law enforcement officers. this is the result of frustration that a lot of people feel, i am not saying it is okay, but images didn't shock me. if you understand how people feel about the moment we are in we feel we are at a crossroads.

todd: dan crenshaw addresses a lot of these issues. >> i recall wearing an american flag on my shoulder as i stormed my enemies, the enemies of our nation. that is what the flag is for. this country against our enemies, the people in this capital are not your enemy, right? they should be condemned to the fullest extent. >> the point that dan crenshaw made get through to the very people you spoke to yesterday? >> when you listen to and talk to trump supporters, target individuals to -- symbolically. i am not rationalizing or justifying it, should not be

breaking into public buildings. look at what the left is done targeting entire communities, burning them to the ground, targeting police officers, private businesses, random acts of violence which are more violent and destructive of what occurred yesterday. yesterday's incident at the capital, the people's house, in nancy pelosi's chair, shouldn't happen but these are symbols to remind people left and right, you have to be responsive to the needs of people, democrats and republicans. people feel their vote is being ignored, that is the problem regardless the actions of a few whether they were trump supporters or not happen on capitol hill so we are in a moment created by policies not just from the trump era coming to manifest that we have to deal with. todd: your answer versus dan crenshaw's answer does emphasize

the risk that exists between many people who share a lot of the same values, time to come together and figure it out. jillian: the breach of the capital have lawmakers on both sides taking cover. neil: bill johnson says this is not how americans solve problems. he joins us live next.

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jillian: republican denouncing violent protesters storming into the capital and wreaking havoc during one of the nation's most important political proceedings. todd: this is not how americans fall our problems. thanks for being here, describe how the events of yesterday transpired. >> let me reiterate what you

said. it was such a sad day for america. never in my life would i have imagined i would have faced something like we faced yesterday. we were in the middle of debate on the floor doing what america's legislature does. that's not how we solve problems. we come to the table, we talk about it, ideas on both sides. the right decisions. in the middle of our db security came in with steve scalise and nancy pelosi and majority leader hoyer, pretty easy for us to understand something was up. they told us to remain quiet and to remain seated. the next interaction we had was a member of the security team interrupted our debate, the

capital has been breached and teargas has been used in the rotunda and they began instructing us on how to use the masks that were under our seat. while we were trying to get our masks out we could actually hear the beating on the door. the rioters had made it to the door of the house where the president comes in for the state of the union and you could hear them banging on that door and they said we got to get you out of here. jillian: you objected to certifying the results in pennsylvania and arizona. i am curious your mindset yesterday. you were in the middle of doing all of this when this happened and you had to come back later in the day to the overnight hours but at any point did you think enough is enough? or do you stand firm in your

decision and if so, why? >> i have been asked that question, bison constituents to learn what i was thinking that yesterday was the confluence of several issues that are not necessarily related to one another. we talk about how america falls problem. we have a problem with this election, 250,000 people that voted in my district feel that their voices were disenfranchised and their voices were silenced because of unconstitutional acts and judges in other states. the constitution demands congress look at those issues and bring them to light. that would have happened yesterday whether the violence occurred or not and the american people still need to be able to

have credibility, that was a necessary process, that is why i voted the way that i did to object. i can assure you it was not about an attempt to overthrow or overturn the electoral college election. it was to bring light to the fact that some states had violated their own constitutions and that is wrong. >> don't know if you went to bed, a wild 24 hours. it took of forties hours to clear the capital of the massive mob that stormed in. jillian: doctor darren porcher

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todd: the us capital secure after angry rioters scale the building in an unprecedented breach of federal property. jillian: the harrowing scene taking four hours for law enforcement to control. doctor darren porcher, you were not there yesterday but i'm sure you and all of us watch this throughout the entire day. it did take a long time for law enforcement to control this. in your expert opinion was it

poor communication? a breakdown of all of that? what went wrong? >> a combination of things. one of the first things is the intelligence was not sound, the capital police should have the intelligence on the crowd that was going to gather in front of the capital. i don't believe that occurred. if they had the proper intelligence they didn't put the necessary fortifications to protect the individuals in the capital complex. that being said the mob was able to breach the capital and placed the compound under siege. back to 1996 when i was a sergeant in the nypd we had arrived in madison square garden where we had 20,000 people in 200 cops but we had a plausible containment strategy that protected not just those who were related to casualties and injuries for parties involved, that didn't happen in the capital complex. todd: you mentioned madison square garden, definitely a

target, a private target, capital, is one of the most recognizable buildings in the country, one of the seats of government in our nation. how was this not, forget from yesterday. on a regular ordinary day how is there not more protection there in washington? >> this was an assault on our democracy. our system of government came under siege and we did not have necessary fortification from the capital police which eventually a triangulation of capital police, local police and the national guard came into the complex and did what was necessary after four hours. that is too much. it needs to be instantaneous and a plan on how to better protect and preserve our democracy specific to elected officials in congress. >> we are not seeing individual

officers we've seen, terrifying moments, doing the best job they can, focusing on the greater management to begin with. doctor darren porcher. jillian: rioters denounced by the right, left and center. >> we can't ever normalize political violence. there has to be one set of principles for both sides and fidelity to. todd: our next guest agrees violence is never the answer. joey jones next. more simplicity with what's in your fridge? which suggests meals based on what you have. more motivation with on-demand workout classes. more freedom with over 300 zero point foods.

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>> we can't ever normalize political violence ever.

there is not one guiding set of principles in this country. one rule for the left in the media and another set of rules for conservatives. we are country, it's not a parcheesi club. has to be one set of principles assigned to both sides the we have fidelity to. >> a violent attack turned deadly as protesters storm capitol hill amid lawmakers electoral vote certification. todd: retired marine joey jones says violence is never the answer no matter your politics. he joins us now. i want to read the president's statement from 90 minutes ago, pretty money mental statement, quote, even though i totally disagree with the outcome of the election, and the facts bear me out nevertheless there will be an orderly transition on january 20th. in light of that statement is this the moment we all come together or do you fear it could get worse? >> what do we call coming together? refusing stormed the r is coming

together holding hands and kumbaya we will not have either of those things happen anytime soon. there is a very important point to be made regardless how you feel about the election. if you feel this election was fraught with fraud, if you feel the election was stolen from you what happened yesterday only grants the government more power over you and does nothing to take it back there is a gamble our constitution makes, the second amendment is the first place it makes the most sense, you have a right to keep and bear arms, you don't have the right to use weapons against the people. you have a right to scream and yell at elected leaders, you don't have a right to lay hands on them. the gamble is we retain that power as we the people so we use it responsibly and that's not what happened yesterday. when we renege on that gamble we risk losing it forever and that is what i am concerned about.

of this election was truly stolen i can go to work, i believe i can go to work and in 2022 in georgia change the face of what happened yesterday, the day before. i don't know i could ever do anything to take back power as an individual without relinquishing to the government like so many of my fellow citizens try to do yesterday by giving them a reason to squash our first amendment, giving them a reason to squash our second amendment. that is what i am upset about. jillian: you talked about our rights and you thought overseas, you lost both your legs fighting overseas for our rights and freedoms here at home on our home soil. what was it like for you yesterday watching this play out seeing those images of guns drawn in the capital, video was posted of the woman who tragically died, she was shot in the capital. you saw people climbing the walls to get into the capital. tell me what was going through your mind with everything you've seen and experienced throughout your life and trying to protect

us at home. >> it was difficult. my praise for freedom in pounds of flesh so this doesn't have to happen so we can enjoy and indulge the freedoms we have so people in this country can say ignorance to the atrocities around the world that i have seen, experienced, why else would i do that? whiles what i go to work not to keep this country spoiled and ignorant and that turned into the worst version of itself, the worst part about this is i know those people who were there, i hang out with them, they are passionate and they are angry and they have a right to be but that right stops when you enforce your will on someone else, the only sacred promise our government has, to give us security, no guarantees just security. that was breached yesterday. i want to know what happened in

the election and what happened in georgia but i witness three votes when i went to the ballot box, two wherefore ossoff. it blows my mind but i saw it happen. they were not made up out of thin air, they were real people, they were southerners, they made that decision. i don't agree with it. i want to have a conversation with them before we get to 2022 because i think i can win them over but i can't win them over storming the capital. who do you win over turning to violence? you don't win over anyone. everyone that was there yesterday i applied your exercise of free speech but that stopped the mill you try to reach a building with violence and anger. save that energy and invest it in local elections and watch this amazing system goes work because that is how it works. a group of americans that didn't have the right to vote, they didn't have a right to drink out

of the water fountain that i drink out of. that is no longer the case today and they didn't need a violent revolution to make it happen. believe in this country, believing these people and change will come. if you think the election was stolen then work harder and when the next one. todd: if you are creating a binder for the republican party how to come together what you just said should be exhibit 1 and one b and one c. there is a news, joe biden plans to announce his pick for attorney general, judge mary garland was nominated to the supreme court by president barack obama in 2016 but did not receive a hearing. judge garland serves on the court of appeals for the dc circuit that confirms getting or giving up a lifetime appointments. jillian: reactions to covid-19 vaccines in the us, the cdc says

the majority have a history of allergies or allergic reactions. or than 5 million vaccines have been administered. the us surpasses 21 million cases with 360,000 deaths. todd: a seismic shift in the senate balance of power as democrats are the projected winners of georgia. jillian: what will the new democratic majority do first? that is coming up next.

todd: democrats expected to take control of the us senator john ossoff joins rafael warnock and seating two republicans in georgia. >> in both chambers of congress, good morning. >> reporter: as of this hour georgia's senators david purdue

and kelly (have not conceded even though there democratic opponent of declared victory. georgia republican senator david purdue rights in part, quote, as we have seen repeatedly over the last several weeks and as recently as this evening this is an exceptionally close election that will require time and transparency to be certain the results are fair and accurate and the voices of georgians are heard but democrats rafael warnock and john ossoff victories the senate is deadlocked with 60 republicans and 60 republicans with kamala harris serving as a tie-breaking vote for democrats. president-elect biden tweeted i call reverend warnock and john ossoff to congratulate them on their hard-fought campaigns, they delivered a resounding message, they want action on the crisis we face and want it right now. we will get it done. in atlanta, georgia, the secretary of state was evacuated from the capital building out of abundance of caution during all the unrest and in fulton county,

voting review process was halted along with the absentee ballot counting schedules at 8:30 a.m. and we will bring the final result of the absentee ballot count here in full county. jillian: thank you. >> janel king explained the senate made it significant it does not make a public state. >> keep in mind when people ask is georgia blue i still think know it is not and the reason i say that is 100,000 people who voted in the november election did not vote in the runoff and those were voters that supported donald trump. it is interesting to note there was a lot of emotion going on and these candidates were not only running against democrats but also the media.

>> and overseas and mail in ballot. >> the recall campaign for gavin newsom was picking up steam, organizers, 800,000 by mid march to qualify for a recall vote, not following his own restrictions. >> andrew cuomo backing out, fans were outraged after he limited the crowd in the stadium, but decided to go himself. received 44,000 signatures, cuomo plans to give his ticket to a nurse. the team has an won the afc east since 1995. jillian: a social media freeze for the leader of the free world, the steps to go online quickly. >> democrats and republicans denouncing riots on capitol hill, david webb sounds off on

the chaos that swept congress next.

jillian: for the first time ever twitter and facebook locks donald trump's accounts. >> reporter: twitter and facebook locks donald trump's approach accounts wednesday night saying he violated company policies and warned him that any further violation could result in a permanent suspension. the move came after donald trump tweeted a video telling protesters to go home after they storm the capital building

wednesday but maintained the 2020 election was stolen from him. >> we had an election stolen from us. it was a landslide election and everyone knows it especially the other side. you have to go home now. >> reporter: the president later tweeted these are the things the landslide election victory is stripped away. twitter and facebook put warning labels on the post but removed them all and block the president's accounts. trump railed against the social media company. >> twitter's bad news, they are all bad news. if you want to go through big tech, social media, if you have a big voice, they call it shadow

ban, they shadow ban you and it should be illegal. >> this is the first time twitter and facebook have locked donald trump out of his account. >> you to react to the chaos on capitol hill, david webb. the top two house republicans sounding off, take a listen. >> this is the worst we have seen this afternoon. we can protest. >> there is no place for violence in america and we are disgusted by what happened at the comparable -- capital. todd: your reaction? >> this is not who we are. if you are truly an american, republican, conservative who believes in law and order you

don't destroy property. i am angry. i get the anchor. i had a closer view of this because of rudy giuliani, seeing the fraud and irregularities, fighting this election. i've seen it closer than a lot of americans more than courts are willing to hear. going to this extreme is not acceptable and another thing, what has been done with many on the left textual rising what happened, bl m, biden and harris raising staffers to bail rioters out of jail. there's a lot of wrong in this including those that inserted themselves in violence. i agree with the president, it is time, we have a system, but to go home peacefully you have jobs, families, you don't want

to be one of those rioters that has been destroying property and businesses and livelihoods around america. put the anger in its rightful place and work to fix the problem that are not fixed by a one day rally. >> ilhan omar among others saying he should be impeached, drawing up articles of impeachment amid the protests. there is not much time to get this done. i don't know if many people think that will get done but what do you think should happen? and how you think mike pence has handled this whole thing? >> i happen to disagree with the way mike pence interpreted his role, where the electoral votes, could have gone to the next step. he chose not to do that. we are in disagreement on that. as far as élan omar i write her off as a tragic footnote in

american history, someone who came to this country, ignores her somali refugee constituents in her neighborhood or district, to support marxist ideals in the u.s. congress. she is a dangerous footnote but someday she will be just that, a footnote. we need to focus on going forward in this country and to go forward, a lot of work in a lot of areas to fix our broken political system to get with a week right of those, crooked republicans, those who didn't that dominion systems like brian kemp, in georgia, didn't account for $43 million discount, $150 million allocation, to fix the voting system. texas at the same time, >> it is a tough moment for the nation.

have a good one. >> a frightening day in washington, on the left. jillian: congressman tim joins us next. honey honey? new nyquil severe honey is maximum strength cold and flu medicine with soothing honey-licious taste. nyquil honey. the nighttime, sniffling, sneezing, coughing, aching, stuffy head, fever best sleep with a cold medicine. .

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country's leaders to barricade and take core. jillian: tim burchett was on the house floor when it happened and offered his offers for shelter. thank you for being here this morning. >> thank you all for having me. jillian: describe what happened yesterday what you interned and saw and if this, the republican party that you know? >> no, ma'am, and i suspect that, yeah, the people from knoxville that came here that i had talked to, i talked to the day before, and they prayed for me. and they prayed for my girls back home. and i called them when, you know, i got back to the office and they said man, we have been out of there for quite a while. it got heated. that's not what we came up there for. i think you had some professional agitators. i think you will see that you have got to wonder though what in the world with a mull multi, multiwith a b defense budget and a group that looks like they left the "star wars" convention and sitting in the speaker's

chair or the senate majority leader's chair? our capitol police do a wonderful job but they were woefully, woefully unprepared for this. their leadership needs to address that in the future. todd: it's a question we have been asking all morning long, congressman. and answers do need to come very soon. >> yeah. todd: obviously we are in a different era of american politics. joe biden has now been certified as president. here is president trump's statement on that certification even though i totally disagree with the outcome of the election and the facts bear me out. nevertheless, there will be an orderly transition on january 20th. in light of that statement, in light of what you just experienced over the last 18 hours, what is your message to our country? >> that our country still works. the american way is the best way in the world. god has blessed this country more than any other country in

the world. and we need to address that. we need to bring everybody to the table though and stop all this nonsense that's going on. especially within the house leadership, these new rules and out-of-control spending and things like that. and when they won't allow amendments on the floor, i think you see that it's just a power grab. that's really what this is all about. people don't care about the -- i'm firmly convinced that some of these folks in leadership do not care for us or anyone else. all they care about is themselves and staying in power. and that's what we have got to address. and when the republicans get back in power, and i assume they will in two years, that we address those things and bring everybody to the table and bring fairness back to the people. jillian: we have under a minute to go. i don't know if you have slept since yesterday. i'm not exactly sure. but, is there an image or something that stand out to you from the day yesterday?

>> i think so. i just -- the capitol police, the ones that were there are very brave individuals. they have families. they were risking their lives for us. you know, i saw america at its best. one of my colleagues from orange county, the democrat, he is a brother in christ. we have a little bipartisan prayer group and i he and i walking down the hall and just talking to folks and telling people it was going to be okay and directing folks that they could come stay in my office and get out of the mess. it was nothing to do with political party. it was just -- that was just the best in our country. >> let's hope that we see a lot more of that spirit over the course of the coming days because, quite frankly, congressman, it's what we need in our country. congressman tim burchett we appreciate your time. go get some sleep, sir.

>> coverage of the electoral college certification and yesterday's chaos at the capitol continues right now on "fox & friends." jillian, quite a day. jillian: yes, it was quite a day yesterday and the news continues so hope you have a good day and see you back here tomorrow. ♪ brian: all right. here we go. we begin with a fox news alert. overnight congress certifying the 2020 election results, declaring joe biden the 46 of the president of the united states. >> joseph r. biden jr. of the state of delaware has received 306 votes. donald j. trump with the state of florida has received 232 votes. steve: but chaos once again erupting in the capitol with two house members nearly brawling on the floor over that. ainsley: president trump responding saying quote even though i totally disagree with the outcome of the election and the fact bear me out, nevertheless, there will be an orderly transition on