specifically the president's role in all of it. it's thursday, january 7th, 2021. this is the "cbs morning news." >> the announcement of the state of the vote, by the president of the senate, shall be deemed a sufficient declaration of the person's elected president and vice president of the united states. >> breaking news. joe biden is cleared to be sworn in as the next president of the united states. overnight, congress formally approved the electoral college vote, shooting down a majority of gop objections. all this comes after a mob stormed the u.s. capitol. what's being called an attack on democracy. they forced their way into the building, following a speech from president trump.

well, good morning. good to be with you. i am anne-marie green. what a morning it is. a lot happened overnight. lawmakers reconvened and finished what they set out to do yesterday before chaos erupted at the capitol. earlier this morning, just a short time ago, in fact, congress officially validated the electoral vote count, clearing the way for joe biden to be sworn in as the next president. >> the announcement of the state of the vote by the president of the senate shall be deemed a sufficient declaration of the person's elected president and vice president of the united states. each for the term -- >> lawmakers were forced to go on lockdown yesterday after the unprecedented breach at the capitol building by trump supporters. now, some democrats are pushing vice president mike pence to invoke the 25th amendment to remove president trump from office.

mr. trump is blamed for inciting the violence. at least four people died during the protests yesterday. one woman was shot by capitol police. washington is now under a public emergency for the next 15 days. so natalie brand is in washington. natalie, what does this emergency order mean? >> reporter: well, anne-marie, it is clear that the mayor of d.c. is worried about the potential for violence or continued unrest through the inauguration. so this order, an extension of it, gives her access to additional tools or security resources to keep the streets here safe. and, anne-marie, it took hours to secure the capitol complex wednesday, so lawmakers could finally return to their chambers in the evening wednesday. and as you mentioned, the official counting of electoral votes just wrapped up about 30 minutes ago. >> the ayes are 7, the nays are 92, the objection is not

sustained. >> reporter: in the early hours of thursday morning, the joint session of congress affirmed president elect joe biden and vice president elect kamala harris' electoral college win, after defeating objections to arizona and pennsylvania's votes. >> joe biden and kamala harris are lawfully elected and will become the president and the vice president of the united states on january the 20th. >> it is past time to accept reality, to reaffirm our democracy, and move on >> reporter: earlier, rioters stormed the building, breaking through doors and busting windows. capitol police drew their weapons at one barricaded door from inside the house. >> you have to go home now. >> reporter: president trump posted a video that has since been removed from facebook and twitter urging calm. hours earlier, he addressed a gathering near the white house. >> we will never give up, we will never concede. >> reporter: president-elect joe biden also addressed the chaos here, calling it an assault on

democracy and insurrection. >> today is a reminder, a painful one, that democracy is fragile. and to preserve it requires people of goodwill, leaders, with the courage to stand up. >> reporter: in response to the day's chaos, several democratic lawmakers are now calling for president trump to be removed from office. and in a news conference wednesday night, we learned that in addition to the woman who was shot and killed here at the capitol, there were three other deaths in separate medical emergencies. we also learned that more than 50 arrests were made, and, anne-marie, d.c. police say two pipe bombs were recovered with molotov cocktails. >> you know, natalie, i like many people across the country, watched as demonstrators descended on the capitol building, broke into it. there were officers there, but they sort of looked ill prepared.

is anyone asking about police readiness? they knew these demonstrations were going to occur. >> reporter: we were watching this unfold from here in the russell building where you can see across the way the capitol complex as those protesters swarmed the u.s. capitol building. and did seem to overwhelm the capitol police on duty. so lawmakers are vowing an investigation into what led up to the breach, how they were able to make it so far inside, into senate chambers, into key congressional offices, and there are many questions being raised about whether they were not well enough prepared. and, again, it took all afternoon and into the evening to fully secure the capitol complex with the help of additional resources being brought in by neighboring

agencies, virginia and also maryland. >> you know, natalie, we know the president often chooses social media when he wants to speak to his supporters. you point out that shortly after he posted a video on twitter and facebook, his accounts were locked. do we know why that was done? >> reporter: well, the sites said they removed these videos or the one video that he put out in response to the ongoing violence and unrest. and in the video the president did tell his supporters to go home, but he also, again, falsely repeated claims about what he alleges is a rigged election. and so the social media sites say that that's misinformation, he violated the policies, and twitter went so far to say if he continues to violate its policies, they will permanently suspend his account.

>> all right. natalie brand in washington. thank you so much, natalie. we are in fact hearing from the president, just moments ago, breaking news. president trump released a statement on the electoral certification through a white house spokesperson. he said he disagrees with the outcome of the election, but there will be an orderly transition on january 20th. meantime, some white house officials have resigned after the violence on our nation's capitol. cbs news confirmed the latest resignation comes from matt pottinger. he served as deputy national security adviser. stephanie grisham stepped down from her post as chief of staff for the first lady melania trump. white house social secretary ricky nacita and sarah matthews deputy press secretary, also resigned. house minority leader republican kevin mccarthy condemned the mob violence. cbs evening news anchor and managing editor norah o'donnell spoke with mccarthy yesterday on the phone during the chaos at the capitol.

>> why have you all run from the capitol? why not stay there and meet these people who believe the same way that you do? why not meet them? >> i can't tell you where we are. out of safety for everybody else. the one thing i will tell you is people can have a disagreement, we disagree every day when it comes to politics, people can have that, not this. nobody supports this. nobody encourages this. nobody wants this. i want to be very clear, i condemn any of this activity. this is not anything i support. this is not anything that i would be a part of. and this has got to stop. >> in the senate, democratic leader chuck schumer and republican majority leader mitch mcconnell who are often at odds were united last night in condemning the violent attempt to undermine the peaceful transfer of power. >> this president bears a great deal of the blame. this mob was in good part

president trump's doing, incited by his words, his lies. this violence, in good part, his responsibility, his everlasting shame. today's events certainly, certainly would not have happened without him. >> the united states and the united states congress have faced down much greater threats than the unhinged crowd we saw today. we have never been deterred before. and we'll be not deterred today. they tried to disrupt our democracy. they failed. they failed. they failed to attempt to obstruct the congress, this failed insurrection only underscores how crucial the task before us is for our republic.

>> at least 14 washington, d.c. police officers were hurt during the violent protests at the capitol. d.c. mayor muriel bowser ordered a curfew in the city from 6:00 last night to 6:00 this morning. police say 52 people were arrested including 26 on the capitol grounds, and that number is expected to rise. >> but we will be on the lookout, and we ask everybody out there to be on the lookout for these individuals who breached the capitol. and some of them, we think, are very much have to be held accountable for some -- for the carnage. >> police say two pipe bombs were discovered near the capitol yesterday. one at the headquarters of the democratic national committee, and another at the republican national committee's headquarters. so coming up on the "cbs morning news," as we mentioned, president trump's social media accounts were temporarily locked

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the stock market was largely not affected. by the unprecedented chaos that ensued on the u.s. capitol. the dow set a record at the closing bell yesterday. investors were mostly focused on the democratic wins in georgia. that major victory scored by party means it is now in control of the house and senate, which can translate into higher stimulus checks for americans. meantime, markets in asia this morning finished mostly higher. at one point japan's nikkei surged 2% to the highest level since 1990. the markets there are betting on big borrowing and spending fueled by the now democratic-controlled congress. still, high profile business leaders are reacting to the violence, with some calling out president trump for fanning the flames. jay timmons, president and ceo of the national association of manufacturers, urged white house officials to remove mr. trump from office. a google ceo sundar pichai called the attacks the antithesis of democracy in an email to staff.

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the chaos follows a rally by president trump where he encouraged protesters to join him in his fight against his baseless claims of voter fraud. cbs news senior political analyst john dickerson has some thoughts on yesterday's capitol protests and the threat our democracy faces. >> reporter: in president trump's remarks to the crowd he summoned to overturn the election, he pledged to protect the washington monument, one of the imagined threats to which he presented himself as the savior. but the monument under threat was down pennsylvania avenue, the capitol on whose steps president trump talked about american carnage four years ago saw the closest thing to that since the british attacked it more than 200 years ago. the president who had once threatened to quell protests over racial justice with the insurrection act had spurred an act of insurrection. his encouragements today were

the ugly flower of four years of dismantling traditions that hold democracy together. his lie about a stolen election was just the latest in a campaign against the very nature of truth. to an audience he primed to believe that the government was made up of sinister forces trying to steal their liberty. members of congress, some of whom he had targeted, were forced to follow the emergency instructions put in place after 9/11, when the extremist threat was supposed to be coming from overseas. capitol police had to draw their side arm. not all protesters were violent. some stopped to take pictures in the capitol rotunda where there hung paintings of founding american moments, the pilgrims landing, the signing of the declaration of independence. there is a painting of the moment george washington willingly handed back power by resigning as commander in chief of the continental army. the artist john turnbull said the act was inconceivable, because usually leaders clung to power no matter what. if washington does that, king

george iii supposedly said he will be the greatest man in the world. american monuments have power because they inspire the conduct they elevate. in this case, washington's virtue, restraint, character. washington put the nation over his personal ambition. donald trump's personal ambition has convulsed the nation. that is a far greater threat to washington's legacy and america than any threat from which president trump may perceive himself as the protector. >> that's the "cbs morning news" for this thursday. thank you so much for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day.