an attack on the capitol. an attack on american democracy. four people are dead. after a day of unprecedented violence from a pro-trump mob. >> the president promises an orderly transition. after congress finally affirmed the election results. how he faces a torrent of criticism for inciting that riot. >> the big question here on capitol hill this morning is how this unthinkable security breach could happen. we'll look at the mounting questions about law enforcement's failure to stop the assault. >> this is a special edition of "cbs this morning" on this thursday, january 7th, 2021. here's the "eye opener." today's story in 90 seconds.

>> violent and unfortunately deadly day. >> pro-trump protesters reaching the halls of congress. >> the rioters interrupted the counting of electoral college votes. >> rioters and thugs don't run the capitol. we're the united states of america. >> count me out. enough is enough. >> we brought this hell upon ourselves. >> trump called them a mob to go home but again claimed without evidence that the election was stolen. >> i know how you feel, but go home and go home in peace. >> our democracy is under unprecedented assault. >> president-elect joe biden denounced the actions of rioters who stormed the capitol. >> it's not a protest. it's insurrection. >> congress officially validated the electoral vote count clearing the way for joe biden to be sworn in as the next president. >> all that -- >> the events that took place on capitol hill affected the sports world. several teams took a knee or linked arms before the game.

>> and all that matters. >> what a crazy, sad day. a day that will go down as a dark one in the long history of america. >> on "cbs this morning." >> you remember the house foreign affairs committee. what is your sense hough foreign countries must be processing this? >> so this is especially heartbreaking because go to foreign countries a lot and talk about using us as a kind of democracy to build and aspire to. i don't know how i'm going to tell that message now except that we rise from these ashes. if we rise from these ashes, we'll have a better story to tell. if we continue to be mired in this kind of dysfunction, that's not something we can go and brag about anymore. >> this morning's "eye opener" is presented by progressive. making it easy to bundle insurance. >> so right. there's nothing to brag about. you are looking at shots of the capitol this morning with the amber glow. happy to say it's still standing after watching yesterday,

anthony. i wasn't so sure what we would wake up to. >> one of the most hideous days in america. >> i'm still very rattled and reeling. i'm sure you are, too. welcome to "cbs this morning." i know you feel it, too. you watched a lot of the coverage as we all did. as you wake up in the west, there's a lot to get to after those astonishing scenes on capitol hill yesterday. you saw it. an attack on democracy itself by president trump's supporters. tony dokoupil is at the capitol. good morning. that's just a greeting because there's nothing good about this today. >> this is not a good morning. you have to reach back more than 200 years in our history to find any day that compares to this one. i would say that i am without words to describe it except there's a phrase from president trump's own inaugural address that fits and that is, american carnage. take the wider shot of my location you'll see that everything appears quiet and everything is at this hour. but that was not the case here yesterday. trump incites mob. that's the headline from "the new york times."

"the washington post" meanwhile comes in with "trump mob storms capitol." and that pretty much captures how it went here yesterday in the waning days of president trump's term as the house and senate were inside counting electoral votes. thousands of supporters of the president smashed their way into the building behind me forcing lawmakers into shelter and pretty much having their way with the capitol building until law enforcement could retake it. four people died, including one who was shot by capitol police. and i do not say the following lightly. president trump inspired this violence through his false claims of election fraud, including -- including at a rally here yesterday. in a statement this morning, he is promising a, quote, orderly transition. however, he continues to falsely claim the election was stolen and cbs news has learned some members of his cabinet have discussed invoking the 25th amendment to remove him from office. kris van cleave was at the capitol yesterday and is there again this morning. he's about 14 blocks up

pennsylvania avenue from here between the white house and the capitol. good morning to you. you were there late last night, from early until very late. what's the scene there now, though? >> tony, there is a bitter breeze and an icy quiet as washington is waking pup. that's a stark change from the chilling scenes we saw yesterday as the capitol was essentially attacked after the president egged on tens of thousands of his followers with baseless claims of election fraud urging them to take their complaints directly to congress. >> we're willing to risk our lives! >> reporter: in extraordinary hours, a chaos in the capitol. angry supporters of president trump breached the branch of government set to put the final seal on his november election loss. >> stand in recess until the call of the chair. >> reporter: both houses of congress were in session as violent protesters smashed and

bashed their way in. ripping off heavily fortified doors and climbing through windows. vice president pence and all 100 senators were whisked to safety as members of the mob pushed back police. clashing in the capitol. armed with anything they could find. then entering an inner sanctum of the u.s. government not open to the public since before the pandemic. and with feet on the desk in the office of nancy pelosi, leaving this note. we will not back down. >> everybody stay down. >> reporter: huddled in the house chamber, members of congress hid anywhere they could. >> shots are being fired. >> check to make sure the doors near me were locked. i started to leave the chamber and started to hear pop, pop, pop. >> shots fired. >> everybody down. >> reporter: new york congressman tom souzzi captured it on his cell phone.

>> i saw dozens of capitol police with their weapons drawn. guns trained on the door. >> reporter: armed officers held off an angry mob behind this barricaded door. from reaching the house floor. when a woman tried to climb through a window, police fired. air force veteran ashli babbitt fell to the floor and later died. just a day earlier babbitt tweeted nothing will stop us. three others died of medical emergencies on the capitol grounds. outside, hundreds scaled the scaffolding set up for president-elect biden's inauguration and unfurled trump flags. the assault on the capitol started only about an hour after president trump urged supporters to march to the capitol at his save america rally. >> you'll never take back our country with weakness. you have to show strength and you have to be strong. >> reporter: eventually tactical teams repelled the rioters from

the capitol, though only dozens were arrested. >> you got into the capitol? >> i was on the front line. >> reporter: boyd told us he made it to the capitol rotunda. >> we're going to take this place. if you haven't heard, it's called the insurrection act, and we, the people, are ready. >> reporter: the bomb squad was called to the republican national committee headquarters, which is just a few blocks from the capitol after two devices apparent pipe bombs were found outside. those devices were rendered inert. also they found a vehicle nearby with ammunitions, guns and bomb-making materials inside. the fbi has now launched a website asking the public to send in pictures and video to help them identify the people who participated in yesterday's violence. and one of the big questions that you're starting to hear from lawmakers and people that were out there yesterday, where were the police? tony? >> it's a question, kris, we'll be pursuing in this show and actually i'm sure for weeks from

now as well. thank you very much. when congress got back to work inside the capitol building behind me it took hours more to get through republican objections to the electoral vote. but ultimately vice president pence finally accepted the results in the middle of the night. declaring president-elect biden the winner. nancy cordes saw it all happen on capitol hill. >> the chair declares the joint session dissolved. >> reporter: it was the culmination of a day of chaos. capped by vice president mike e rejting president trump's false claim that he could overturn the electoral college. he reported president-elect joe biden's win just before 4:00 am. >> joseph r. biden jr. of the state of delaware has received 306 votes. donald j. trump of the state of florida, has received 232 votes. >> the senate will come to order. >> reporter: that concluded pence's duties presiding over a joint session of congress both before and after an hours-long

siege of the capitol. >> the world will again witness the resilience and strength of our democracy. for even in the wake of unprecedented violence and vandalism at this capitol. >> reporter: lawmakers on both sides tried their best to seal joe biden's win on the day called for in the constitution, january 6th. but they were thwarted by a violent wave of protesters in the halls of congress and later by republicans in the house and senate. missouri senator josh hawley and dozens of house members pushing to throw out the electoral votes from pennsylvania. there were defections from the cause. georgia senator kelly loeffler decided not to challenge her state's results the day after losing her own bid for re-election. >> i cannot now in good conscience object to the certification of these electors. >> reporter: a series of top republicans condemned not only the day's violence but the

president's role in stoking it. >> what happened here today was an insurrection. incited by the president of the united states. >> reporter: some of the strongest rebukes of the night came from one of president trump's most loyal defenders. >> i hate it being this way. oh, my god, i hate it. from my point of view, he's been a consequential president, but today, first thing you'll see, all i can say is count me out. enough is enough. >> reporter: many republicans were asked last night whether they felt any sense of responsibility for stoking the sense of anger and grievance among these protesters by refusing for months to acknowledge that president-elect biden had won or by pushing these unsubstantiated claims of election fraud. tony, some of those republicans said they felt no responsibility. others didn't answer. and some just blamed the president. >> nancy, thank you. for those keeping track, there are just 13 days officially

remaining in this administration. but this morning, there are calls for president trump to once again be impeached or, and we do not report this lightly, for the cabinet to invoke the 25th amendment, removing him from office because he's unfit. according to our sources, the president, for his part, is, quote, clueless about how outraged and i would say heartsick americans are this morning. as they watched the violence unfold yesterday. that comes from our cbs news white house team, that reporting. they are talking not to the president's enemies but to his allies. ben tracy is at the white house for us now. ben, good morning to you. this talk of removing the president from power, how likely is that? >> tony, good morning. cbs news has learned that members of the cabinet are discussing the 25th amendment but they have not formally presented anything to vice president mike pence about removing president trump from office. the president spent the day here at the white house yesterday watching all this chaos on the television unfold at the capitol. and it's taking no responsibility for any of it. >> you have to go home now.

we have to have peace. >> reporter: nearly three hours after his supporters stormed the capitol, president trump finally released a one-minute long video telling them to go home. but also making it clear how he really feels about the violent mob. >> we love you. you're very special. >> reporter: he then justified their actions saying these things happen when a sacred landslide election victory is so unceremoniously and viciously stripped away. twitter locked the president's account for 12 hours and is threatening to permanently ban him. >> i call on president trump to go on national television now. >> reporter: as hours of chaos passed without president trump speaking, president-elect biden called on him to be a leader. >> at their best, the words of a president can inspire. at their worst, they can incite. >> reporter: all four living former presidents expressed their outrage.

george w. bush called the attack on the capitol insurrection saying in a statement, i am appalled by the reckless behavior of some political leaders since the election. this is how election results are disputed in a banana republic, not our democratic republic. president trump's former defense secretary general james mattis directly blamed him for the violence, predicting mr. trump will deservedly be left a man without a country. the president is also now completely at odds with vice president pence. >> madam speaker, members of congress -- >> reporter: attacking him for following the constitution and refusing to try to overturn the election. >> i hope he doesn't listen to te rinos and the stupid people that he's listening to. >> reporter: several white house aides have resigned overnight including the president's deputy national security adviser matt pottenger and chief of staff and former white house press secretary stephanie grisham who we're told resigned in protest. now a senior white house

official tells us they feel the administration's legacy has been tarnished by what happened at the capitol. tony? >> there may be more resignations to come. ben, thank you. a lot to get to. i'm going to send it back to gayle and anthony in new york. >> tarnished is the word. thank you, ben, tony. senior political analyst and 60 minutes correspondent john dickerson joins us now. good morning. we're going to spend a lot of time in the next 24 hours talking about how did we get here as a country. this is going to be one of those days you'll always remember where you were and what you were doing as you sat and watched it. i have another question. who are we, john, as a people? we've watched police officers taking selfies and don't call them protesters, with these rioters. we saw police opening barricades for these people to come through. who are we and how did we get here? >> well, who are we as a country will be determined in the coming days. and in the ways in which people

respond to this. there's an opportunity for leadership here as there's been an opportunity at crisis moments over the last many years in this country. and some people who are in leadership need to step up. but we'll see if they do. there have been a lot of bheem have not stepped up and that's part of the reason we are where we are. the president is the obviously most recent actor who inspired these events. he fed his supporters lies for months. he called them to washington. his son and rudy giuliani whipped them up and then the president said go march down to the capitol and don't be weak. but the members of the president's party who watched all of this for years and made excuses for the president's behavior who watched traditions and norms be eroded, who watched the nature of truth be assaulted bear a responsibility for this as well and as they see the president continue to lie about what happened in the election, and say nothing, they are committing the same mistake they did. you will remember on election day, gayle, when you and i

remember together and i used that weird phrase about burning the furniture of democray. what i was trying to say is if you allow the idea that the president was pushing, which is that the proper election process was somehow sinister, he will allow that to fester, what will happen is you'll end up destroying the thing the entire democracy relies on. well, two months later, that's what we saw yesterday. >> we're still in a very tentative position, though, because president trump has 14 days still in the white house. he's incited a riot. he reportedly resisted calling in the national guard. he hasn't condemned the violence. he still, even though he says he's committed to an orderly transition is spewing lies about an election he lost. and it wasn't even close. so what do you do in these 14 days to keep in order the country? >> well, it's an excellent question. there's obviously the reporting about the 25th amendment and invoking that and basically stripping his power from him. but i'm not sure.

it's a delicate remaining 14 days. and people in leadership need to constantly send a message of unity and calm. but the president, even though he's saying he's committed to a peaceful transfer of power, when he continues to put the thorn in the shoe by saying the election was stolen and not having someone stand up and say, no, that is a lie, you are leaving the basis -- the poison is still there. >> john dickerson, thanks

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good morning. it is 7:26. i am michelle griego. san jose mayor sam liccardo calling for president trump to be tried for sedition. he said in a series of tweets yesterday during the violence in washington, dc, liccardo says with two weeks left in office, impeachment is not enough of a consequence. an arrest made in the shooting death of a 6-year-old boy on the fourth of july in san francisco. jace young was watching fireworks in the bay view when he and an adult male were shot. police do not believe they were the intended targets. another coronavirus outbreak at the elmwood men's jail in milpitas. the number of inmates infected

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welcome back to "cbs this morning." we are continuing our coverage of the unprecedented attack on the u.s. capitol by rioters demanding that president trump remain in office. hundreds of those rioters pushed and barreled their way into the building behind me, overwhelming capitol police and forcing members of congress to take cover. authorities used tear gas and later rubber bullets to retake the building and control the crowds. also real bullets. police shot and killed one demonstrator as she tried to break into the house chamber where congress had been counting the electoral votes. normally a staid and formal process. police also reported three other fatalities for what they described as medical emergencies. we do not know more at this hour. the national guard and police from surrounding areas were

ultimately brought in to secure the capitol and it is secured at this hour. at least 30 people were arrested for violating an overnight curfew in washington, and gayle and anthony, as i send it back to you, i will say at the top of the show i mentioned you have to reach back 200 years to find any comparison to yesterday in our history. that comparion was when british forced burned the capitol in 1814, not supporters of a sitting president. >> a foreign enemy attacking the capitol. thanks. we're joined by senator amy klobuchar of minnesota. she's the top democrat on the rules committee and a member of the judiciary committee. senator, good morning. you must have gone through a terrifying day yesterday. i can only imagine what it was like. can you describe what you saw as events unfolded on the floor? >> you know, when i hear that, i was not thinking of how it was terrifying for myself, not once. i think it's terrifying for our country and for our democracy, that we have a president who

doesn't have much longer in office, but a president who literally incited this, who had been inciting it for months. and he basically sent his supporters down the mall, and they marched right into that capitol. and i was one of the leaders in leading the debate. i had just finished an argument asking people, our members, to reject what senator cruz was trying to do. which was to claim fraud with regard to the state of arizona. i think one or two other people spoke, and then we were told there was a breach in the capitol, and we were taken to another room, and we spent the afternoon together, which was, by the way, i think a good thing, watching this on tv, because in the end, democracy prevailed. and we won, i think, 93 senators rejected this scurrilous argument that there had been fraud in the election. >> were you only aware of what was happen igin the capitol by watching it on television?

>> pretty much. i was, of course, in contact with my staff. and mostly our goal, my goal was to get back to where we were. knowing that people -- i mean, there were literally protesters had taken over the dais in the senate. people were rummaging through desks. but we wanted to get back in there. why? we were very aware that as you point out, it wasn't since 1814, i think, tony just suggested, that our capitol had been taken over like this. that time by a foreign force. and we had to get back in there to show the american people that as horrific as this was, that the government was still functioning and we were going to finish our work, and that we were going to get those votes counted and make very clear that joe biden was going to be the next president of the united states. >> i know senator klobuchar, as jarring as it was, it was very, i have to say, gratifying to see you all come back in and you made the final declaration that joe biden was in fact going to be president. as we all knew for quite some time now.

it was great to see at it 3:39. >> yeah, i was there reading that. >> i was watching you. i was watching you. but now there's discussion among president trump's cabinet of invoking the 25th amendment. i'm wondering your thoughts on that. do you thing that's necessary and would you support it? >> well, first of all, make clear, i supported impeaching this president because of his violation, what i believe has been a violation of the law many, many times, including with what he just did now. the 25th amendment doesn't as much involve me. it could eventually, but it involves his own cabinet. you would have to have a majority of the cabinet, vice president, joining in to remove him. that is going to be up to them. and i think so much of this depends on -- >> i know it involves them, but would you support that? are you someone who would say now is the time? >> i was making clear, gayle, i supported impeaching him, removing him from office, and

i'm being realistic about what's going to happen, but they better be ready to do that if this continues because you cannot have a president basically leading an insurrection against our own country's government. >> do you think maybe for the first time, senator klobuchar, that maybe even his staunchest allies have said enough? even senator graham, i wonder if you had a chance to talk to him, said count me out. enough is enough. joe biden said yesterday, step up, mr. president, and condemn this. america, stand up. do you think that finally maybe this is a tipping point that something will be done with president trump? >> i think it is a tipping point for these people that have stood by him for way too long, allowed him to go after people, divide people, and they were finally last night, when i think they saw the fruits of everything they had done and all of the enabling literally invading the temple of our democracy, desecrating it right in front of

their eyes, and that seemed to have flipped a switch. so what does that lead to, gayle? i don't know because we only have a few weeks here. literally less than that before joe and kamala are inaugurated. >> 13 days, senator. >> i have been counting down myself. 13 days. >> we have an inauguration in 13 days. the president is still in the white house. he's still saying the election was rigged. are you concerned about security in washington, and are you concerned about security at the inauguration? you're part of the -- you're planning the inauguration. >> of course i am, but i also know that what happened there was clearly a breach of planning, which led to a breach of security. there's going to have to be major, major reviews of what happened and changes made. the inauguration, i would very much hope major changes there in terms of beefing up security. i will say that is an event that they are used to having major security at, national guard at,

all kinds of security measures that have been taken every four years, time and time again. so they must be prepared for that. but what was going on here is they had, yes, an event that usually goes along with little historical note. no fanfare, the counting of these ballots, but they knew on social media that the president had beenhipp them up. they knew it. >> senator klobuchar, a lot of people asking a lot of questions today that are in need of some answers. we thank you very much. it was good to see you conducting the people's business early this morning. thank you. thank you for that. >> thank you. ahead, we'll take a look at the security lapses that allowed a violent mob to breach the capitol. plus, the questions about the double standard in the handling of black lives matter protests. we'll be right back. honey honey? new nyquil severe honey is maximum strength cold and flu medicine

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there are what can be politely described as tough questions this morning for law enforcement. questions about their readiness and also their response to the pro-trump violence at the capitol yesterday, when rioters stormed the building, they broke doors and windows and forced officers to create a barricade inside the house chamber. eventually, the mob breached both the house and senate chambers. police response is also being criticized by civil rights leaders as a potential double standard when you think of the comparison to black lives matter protests over the summer. we're going to get more now from jeff pegues who is here for a lot of it yesterday and has been looking into the law enforcement questions. simple, what happened? >> it was remarkable to watch,

tony, as thousands of people descended on this capitol and breached its security. you know, this was a march that had been talked about for days if not weeks. organizers talking about it for days if not weeks. law enforcement sources say the fbi and dhs, their intelligence reports were not warning of violence, yet that was a narrative that quickly changed. police were no match for the swarm of protesters that stormed the steps of the capitol. breached the doors, and marched through the halls of congress. >> it appeared to me that the response outside was slow. >> terry gainer is a former chief of the u.s. capitol police who estimated that half to three quarters of some of the 2300 capitol hill police officers were prepared. he says the force may have underestimated the potential of this protest. >> the calvary should have been coming to get those people the hell off the steps and the

platforms, but that would have been very, very ugly and difficult to do if you didn't have superior force. >> social media video from wednesday's event appears to show trump supporters entering a security perimeter with little resistance from officers. in another post, people appear to be posing for selfies with those in uniform. after the breach, 1100 d.c. national guard troops were deployed. and hundreds of federal law enforcement officers were sent in to assist. compare that to june, when around 5,000 guardsmen and 1600 active duty troops were brought to the d.c. area in advance of protests following the death of george floyd. >> if this were a group of young people who was organizing under the banner of black lives matter, we would have seen triple the number of law enforcement. >> derrick johnson is the president of the naacp. >> it was irresponsible to put lawmakers in danger the way law

enforcement agencies did today. but it's equitable when you compare what we have seen all summer, peaceful protests and a response that was not consistent. >> gainer says those who did break into the capitol could now face felony charges. >> there's some pretty clear pictures of people in the hallways and hanging from the walls in the senate chambers. beware. i hope we're coming for you. >> and so police say 52 people arrested in all here, 26 people arrested here on capitol grounds, and there will be more arrests in the days to come. in the past, president trump's tweets have characterized black lives matter protesters as thugs. yesterday, tony, he called the mobs who breached the capitol here great patriots who have been badly and unfairly treated for so long. >> and hopefully today we have some sort of press conference from law enforcement explaining what happened yesterday. so far we don't have that. >> there are a lot of questions

they'll need to answer. >> up next, how democrats

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progressive, was the game changer. at 11:18 p.m., dekalb county reported nearly 166,000 votes, catapulting warnock into the lead, and a few hours later, ossoff joined him. neither democrat trailed again. while neither republican candidate has conceded their race, one of georgia's top republican election officials said both democrats appear to have enough votes to avoid a recount. >> while republicans were busy attacking the governor and my boss, the democrats were out there knocking on doors and getting people to turn out to vote. >> gabriel sterling is the chief officer in the secretary of state's office. he blames president trump for the gop's loss after the president spent weeks spreading baseless claims of election fraud. >> there's no way we lost georgia. there's no way. >> when you say your vote doesn't count, then you have people who are -- you have laid your hands on who say these are me people, you say don't come and vote, and you spark a civil war in a gop that needed to be

united to get through a tough fight like this. >> neither of these democrats has ever held public office before. neither of the republicans they beat has conceded. gayle. >> mark, thank you very much. ahead, we'll go back to washington with more special coverage of the riot at the capitol. you're watching "cbs this morning." we appreciate that. we'll be right back. advanced non-small cell lung cancer can take away so much. but today there's a combination of two immunotherapies you can take first. one that could mean... a chance to live longer. opdivo plus yervoy is for adults newly diagnosed with non-small cell lung cancer that has spread and that tests positive for pd-l1 and does not have an abnormal egfr or alk gene. it's the first and only approved chemo-free combination of two immunotherapies that works together in different ways to harness the power of the immune system. opdivo plus yervoy equals a chance for more days. more nights.

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attacked after the president egged on tens of thousands of his supporters with baseless claims of election fraud. >> republicans were asked last night whether they felt any sense of responsibility. some said they felt no responsibility, others didn't answer, others disclaimed the president. >> watching all of this unfold at the capitol and is taking no responsibility for any of it. >> there is an opportunity for leadership here. some people in leadership need to step up. but let's see if they do. >> if you can have hope. you've seen in this past few weeks in america that voting counts. change is coming. science is real, vaccines are on the way. i really do believe that there are better times ahead. >> please keep reminding us of

that, james. i believe there are better angels out there and they will prevail. >> it was a difficult day. >> very tough. one of the darkest days in american history. we'll never forget it. neither will you. violence as pro-trump supporters and rioters storm capitol hill. overwhelming police and getting inside. the mob breached the senate floor with one even sitting in the seat of the head of the chamber. capitol officers pointed guns at the barricaded door as lawmakers were forced into lockdown. what kind of backlash is the president facing from this? >> significant one, we can say that the machinery of the our democracy is still working. about that backlash, it is across party lines including from some of the president's most loyal allies.

saying cabinet members have discussed invoking the 25th amendment that would remove the office prematurely and against his will. in the carnage yesterday, four people died including this woman shot by police as rioters broke windows. one man broke into house speaker nancy pelosi's office and left a note on her desk saying "we will not back down." in the end, congress confirmed joe biden as the 46th president of these united states and shortly after that, president trump released a statement saying, quote, even though i totally disagree with this election and the facts bare me out, nevertheless, there will be an orderly transition on january 20. he cannot say the same about january 6. we remind our viewers, there is no evidence of any wide-spread

election fraud as the senator acknowledged yesterday from the house floor. more on how the vote went down yesterday. we knew it was going to be unpredictable but didn't expect this. >> 3:40 in the morning eastern time when vice president pence confirmed joe biden's victory. it came after tensions really ratcheted up in the house chamber. take a look at this, congressman from pennsylvania accusing republicans of spreading unco-rob rated al againsts of wide-spread election fraud and accusing him of provoking this attack on the capitol. >> we know that attack didn't materialize out of nowhere, it was inspired by lies, the same lies you are hearing in this room tonight. >> that clash prompted some republican law makes to get up and stride over to him came as

the house was debating objections to the electoral college result from pennsylvania. those rejections were ultimately defeated. this morning, a security perimeter remains around the capitol complex. police have given an all clear to the buildings inside. a city-wide curfew has expired this morning but issued a public emergency order for a total of 15 days because there are concerns of violent protests could continue through the inauguration. this morning, the fbi is asking for help finding the people behind yesterday's violence. keep in mind, very few people were arrested or detained yesterday. they have set up a website for people to up load photos and videos of those involved. >> that will help law enforcement track people down and track them down, they will.

i'll send it back to gayle and anthony in new york. >> one thing i was struck by, you saw video of some rioters being allowed to walk out and no one stopping them, no arrests being made. >> high fiving it. congressmen from wisconsin condemned the president and supporters before and after yesterday's riot. he joins us now. good morning. thank you for being with us. >> good morning. >> what was your experience like yesterday on the floor when all of this broke out? it all spiralled out of control very quickly. i was in my office. you started hearing flashbangs in the distance which was presumably capitol police trying to get rioters back. they somehow breached the security of the capitol and running around stutuary hall. the vice president was rushed

off the floor by secret service and these images started to emerge as the flashbangs continued. the barricaded windows broke in. the whole thing was absolute chaos. it was not something i thought i would ever see in the united states capitol. it was a very dark day, a concerning day for a lot of my colleagues. i found myself barricaded in my own office with a couple of my staff members thinking if worse comes to worse, how do we keep this office safe, keep my staff safe. it was a dark day. >> did you feel like your life was in danger at some point? >> no. i never thought that but i was thinking the closest thing this resembled was things i saw in iraq when i served there over a decade ago. i never really felt my life was in danger.

i felt some of my colleagues were on the house floor. a woman was shot and she lost her life. my understanding is that the death toll is at four now. it is tragic and we have to confront head on the fact that there was a real danger to giving millions of americans false hope that somehow congress was going to overturn the results of the election of january 6. my view is that congress -- that is not our role. january 6 has always been merely a ministerial meeting of congress. who was misunderstood that by somehow having a debate for two hours that protesters were going to be satisfied. clearly that was not the case. that resulted in extreme

passions and even death. >> let's talk about that. considering what everybody had gone through that day and how traumatic and upsetting, some still continue to voice objections. what did you think about that? >> i thought clearly after what we watched happen, that we would reconvene and objectors would drop their objections but they went right back to the debate. they went right back to the reckless suggestion that congress had a role in overturning the election on january 6. i was astounded that there wasn't a movement from the top down to prevent that from happening. i was gratified that the number of senators was reduced to a very small number and we objected to a fewer number of states than originally were. i don't understand how after

what we witnessed was not going to change anything and they persisted with the objection. >> congressman gallagher, thank you for being with us. we are glad you are okay and everyone is okay. >> we'll talk to two law makes who were trapped in the gallery. they tried to

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what happened today in washington, d.c. is not america. >> the ravage at the capitol yesterday was a disgraceful act and it must be vigorously condemned. >> this is a very distressing

time in the united states. and i feel terribly for what's happening there. i really do. >> that's how some u.s. allies are responding to the riot at the u.s. capitol that drew attention around the world yesterday. other global leaders are criticizing president trump and his supporters more directly. as holly williams reports from london. holly, what are they sayingood . well, the british prime minister boris johnson described the scenes in washington as disgraceful. the german chancellor angela merkel said she was sad and angry and said she regretted president trump hadn't accepted defeat, and the swedish prime minister said president trump bears significant responsibility for an assault on democracy. to be clear, those are american allies calling out the leader of the free world, more or less directly, for this attack on u.s. democracy, and that, i think, is unheard of. but it's not just america's friends that are watching this unfold. it's america's rivals and enemies. iran's president said this shows what a failure western democracy

is. a russian spokesperson said the cause of the, quote, split in american society is an electoral system that doesn't meet modern democratic standards, and we'll see more of that in the days to come from dictators, author the authoritarian regimes who will use what has happened to accuse the u.s. of hypocrisy for criticizing other governments when theirs is in turmoil, and they'll say, look, american democracy is not a modfrl the rest of the world. it's chaotic and you need an authoritarian like me. the fact is the united states is a cradle of democracy. and when american democracy is rocked, it sends shockwaves around the world. >> yeah, holly, as former acting cia director mike morel said yesterday, it gives ammunition to our enemies. some people have compared this to civil wars and coupes in other countries. you have covered both of those. is this looking in any way similar to you? >> no, it does not.

i mean, it looks dangerous and destabilizing and unsettling, and i'm not trying to downplay any of that at all, but the military has not seized control of the government, which is so often what you see in a coup. arms gunmen have not seized control of the media. that's another thing you often see. while there's been deadly violence, it's nothing like on the scale we see in countries that have spiraled into civil war. >> holly williams in london, thank you, holly. >> we turn to our political leaders for guidance in times of crisis like the scenes the world witnessed at the capitol, but yesterday, president trump did not condemn the violence. and when he spoke about the people who stormed the building, he said this. we love you. you're very special. this comes amid new talk of potentially invoking the 25th amendment to remove the president from office. political correspondent ed o'keefe joins us now to continue that conversation. ed, really good to see you this morning. i want to pick up on the

president's words where he said you're special. we love you. he practically said, listen, let's all go meet at the capitol to sort of really gin everybody up, and he still has not condemned their actions this morning. what does this ultimately do to his presidency, if anything, at this point? >> i think it's unforgettable and unforgivable. if you thought what happened in washington last summer outside the white house when they cleared lafayette square so he could walk over and hold a bible upside down outside a church was bad, well, this was, you kneow, even more dramatic and uncesel unsettling and scary and a complete refeudiation of all this country is built on, and you saw tin the quick and emotional reaction of republicans who admit they probably had put up with this for far too long. i think while yesterday was interesting and eventful and terrible and really just heartbreaking, watch what happens today. >> that's what i'm wondering. >> what kind of leadership do we see today from fellow

republicans? what actions, what actions might they take today? >> that leads to my next question, ed. i think you set it up beautifully because now there's all sorts of chatter about invoking the 25th amendment. that would take mike pence, that would take the cabinet. how likely is that to happen and how serious do you think those conversations really are? >> as our margaret brennan was first to report, they are serious. that's why we're even discussing it, because it has been talked about on cable news ad nauseam for four years but last night it was the most serious it had been because the actual people who would sign the paper are discussing it. ask the question again in 24 hours and if we haven't seen movement today on this issue, it's probably going to fall victim to the calendar. only 13 days remain. this would take a few days. and there's going to be a real conversation, if it's serious, about do we want to put the country through this over the next few days? or do we have no choice but to do it for fear that something worse could happen. >> because if that happens, he cannot run again, and a lot of

people are saying maybe that is a message that needs to be sent. i want to talk about president-elect biden who came out and spoke, actually, before president trump, who still really hasn't addressed the nation in a live form. he released that tweet, as you know. but president-elect biden called on president trump to stand up, and he called on the american people to stand up, too. what kind of challenges -- what kind of challenge does this present for his presidency 13 days from now? >> enormous. we have never seen a president have to deal with this before, but i harken back to something one of his senior aides told me yesterday morning ahead of this. i asked, how are you going to be able to work with republicans? the aide said a bipartisan majority of democrats and republicans stood up against this. we'll work with those people. >> ed, thank you very much. nice job. it was stellar from beginning to end. thank you very much. you're watching "cbs this morning."

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welcome back to "cbs this morning." as the full light of day falls on the capitol building behind me, we begin to confront the question of how did this happen and why? the u.s. capitol, as we have been reporting all morning, the assault here yesterday, the mob violence, was unlike any we have seen in modern history. a clutch of protesters turning into a mob, stormed into what is really the center of american democracy. and it wasn't only here. there were protests in other cities as well. in los angeles, pro and anti-trump demonstrators slugged it out in front of city hall. other demonstrators broke through the gate at the governor's mansion in olympia, washington. but state troopers kept them

out. for a look at how the violence might have been prevented, we are joined now by cbs news senior national security analyst fran townsend. she was homeland security adviser to president george w. bush. fran, good morning to you. sometimes the simple questions are the best ones. how did this happen? >> you know, tony, good morning. it's incomprehensible to me because this was not an intelligence failure. this was well known weeks ago when i was in washington, stores were already boarded up. the president had been tweeting for weeks, encouraging people to come to d.c. to protest. and look, he's been tweeting with the hashtag #stopthesteal. he himself personally encouraged and fueled this thing. and law enforcement knew or should have known and prepared for this to be coming. >> a former capitol police chief has said that the current chief deserves to lose his job over this. do you think that should be in the cards? and what else needs to happen to

address everything? >> 100%. and i think, look, i think if i was a member of congress, the senate and the house, there ought to be a comprehensive investigation about the multiple layers of failure here. the d.c. mayor asked for the national guard. didn't want them armed. didn't want them to have any authority, really. and was concerned about their presence in uniform. i mean, this is a lack of coordination, preparation, at multiple levels. i do think they need to do a quick lessons learned. we have the inauguration coming. the purpose of this violent riot was disruption of the democratic political process. and we want to insure that that doesn't happen again on inauguration day. so there needs to be a very quick assessment of the failures and a filling of those gaps. >> fran, i want to talk to you about the lack of apparent arrests. we saw these people, and i don't like calling them protesters. we saw these rioters, this angry mob, swinging at police

officers, threatening police officers. pushing police officers. then sashay out of the capitol high fiving each other, congratulating each other, waving their trump flags, and there were no arrests we could see. what was your reaction to that? >> gayle, as a former prosecutor, i have to tell you, this was -- this broke my heart. i mean, there is absolutely -- we ought to be ashamed. frankly, if these rioters -- first, there's federal criminal statutes they violated so there was a clear basis on their conduct and the law to arrest them. and let's be perfectly candid. if these rioters had committed criminal acts and they were black or they were muslim, they absolutely would have been arrested. and so we ought to be ashamed of yesterday's display of law enforcement in addition to the rioters. >> i also think the death toll would have been a whole lot higher. we see the black lives matter protests, those guys, the officers were lined up in military uniforms with

camouflage, very menacing, standing very menacing on the steps. >> for the black lives matter. >> for the black lives matter movement. it was shocking to see the difference. >> and they seemed much better prepare for the black lives matter than they did yesterday. >> fran, you mentioned the inauguration which is just 13 days away. we have the president still in the white house, although he says he's now prepared for the exchange of power. he's still tweeting that the election was stolen from him. are you concerned about the risk for violence in the next days even leading up to the inauguration, and what about the inauguration itself? >> well, anthony, the inauguration is a national security event, right? and that takes certain coordination and interagency preparation in and of itself. the inauguration is a well-fueled and well-prepared for event, but i am worried about attempts at disruption and violence in the days leading up and on inauguration day.

let's remember, i think back in terms of the transition from bush to obama. and we worried about the walk that president obama and michelle -- the first lady were going to make down pennsylvania avenue. i worry about that. i think we have to take additional precautionary measures. i think there needs to be an assessment about how we can beef up the security for the inauguration given what happened yesterday. >> fran, there is nearly bipartisan agreement that the president's words addressing the riot yesterday have so far been insufficient to quell the potential for future unrest. what words would you like to see him speak to the american people today as soon as possible? >> i think the president ought to make a national address. i think he needs to condemn yesterday's violence. i think he needs to distance himself and deny that he is a supporter of these -- yesterday, he said we love you and i understand how you feel. i mean, that's not only wholly inadequate, but it's encouraging these people. i think he needs to make a

definitive address to the nation distancing himself, condemning the violence, and insisting that this type of thing not happen again, and certainly not on his behalf. >> yeah. and resist the temptation to continue to spread misinformation about sweeping election fraud that simply did not happen. fran townsend, thank you very much. >> absolutely. coming up, a group of lawmakers and staff who were trapped inside the house chamber as protesters stormed the building. this image shows u.s. representative jason crow and susan wild hiding behind the gallery railing as police tried to keep rioters from barging inside. we'l bay area homeowners,

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are okay. listen, guys, i thought it was traumatizing just seeing the pictures sitting in the safety of my home from my kitchen table. i can't imagine what it was like for the two of you. jason, if you would start us off, please. congressman crow, what exactly is happening in this moment? >> this is the moment where we got trapped in the house chamber. they had evacuated leadership as soon as the outer security barrier had been broken at the capitol and they evacuated the members on the house floor and then they started to evacuate us. by that point, the mob, the rioters had broken in and had surrounded the chamber, so they closed the doors, and we had to lock the doors and start to barricade them to prevent the mob from getting in. they were trying to ram down the doors, and we were at that point thinking we might have to fight our way out. >> you're clearly comforting your colleague there at that moment. why did you think that was necessary? my heart goes out to you, susan wild, because i can see the concern on your face. jason, what were you thinking as you looked at her? >> susan is my friend, and you

know, i was upset about the situation. she was upset about it. and i did what i think any friend would want to do, and just let her know that i was there for her and we would get >> yeah. susan wild, what was going through your mind at that moment? did you think your life was in danger at that particular time? >> i think i did believe that. there was chaos and confusion. i had never been in a situation like that, unlike my colleague here, who has been in combat situations. i had not. it was terribly concerning, that photograph was actually first sent to me by my adult son, who texted it to me later in the day. needless to say, that's not what you want your children to see. >> you facetimed your children duing this, didn't you? what did you say to them? >> actually, that's my daughter that you're showing on the screen. her name, and yes. i asked my children to call me. and we facetimed very briefly. i didn't know what was going to happen next. and i wanted to make sure that i

had some communication with them. it was -- the last thing in the world i wanted to do, i was afraid it would terrorize them, but at the same time, if the worst happened, i didn't want them to have not heard from me. >> as a child to see your parent in that situation, i know that's upsetting. we understand you were taken to a secure location. can you say now where that was, how many people were in the room, and what did you all talk about at that moment? >> we were taken to the ways and means committee room, which is probably the largest committee room, over in longworth, i would say at its peak, there were close to 400 people in there. mostly members, but some staff. it wasn't nearly big enough as a room considering the current pandemic. and social distancing issues and so forth. there were an awful lot of unmasked members, republicans who were specifically asked to put their masks on. that just added another layer of stress to a very, very stressful day. >> did you talk about how you were going to proceed after all

of this ended? >> well, i think we're still processing what exactly happened. and i think, you know, as i have about three hours of sleep under my belt right now, and i think susan has about the same, but as i reflected more on it, frankly, i'm pretty angry right now. i'm angry about the traitors who stormed the capitol. >> you call this a coup on twitter. >> yeah, that was their intent, to stop the transition of power. i don't know what else to call it. that's what was happening. they did not stop it, because our democracy and our government is stronger than these treasonous traitors. but they need to be brought to justice. and they need to be brought to justice fast. >> are you angry at the president, too, congressman crow? many people believe he incited this. can you talk about that? >> it's not a question of whether or not they believe he incited it. this isn't a question of the tooth fairy or santa claus. he did incite this. directly. these are his words.

he did it. he is a violent man, he's an ill man, but this is not a story about donald trump anymore because we have known for many, many years who he is. this should come as no surprise. this is really a story of the enablers, the members of congress, the inner circle, the members who have allowed us to get to this point. >> are you concerned that this happened -- i mean, that this was allowed to happen in the first place? how do you feel the capitol police responded and how do you feel the city police responded? >> you know, that's something that still remains to be determined. we were inside the building the entire day. so we didn't have the opportunity to see what was happening, but we have since seen video and clips. and it is very concerning. as i said to jason just before we came on the show, it's not just about the safety of members of congress, but in the average day when we're not in a pandemic, thousands of members of the public are scattered

throughout the capitol. the idea that that building could be stormed so easily and that security could be overcome and literally take over the capitol for an extended period of time. this wasn't just a brief thing. you have seen the pictures of these people scattered throughout the building, taking pictures of themselves. so very, very concerning for all of us. >> thank you for the reminder that we're in the middle of a pandemic. people need to know, listen, we're still living in very dangerous times. >> representatives jason crow and susan wild, thank you both for joining us this morning. we're glad you're okay. >> glad you're okay. >> thank you so much. ahead, we'll check back in with tony at the nation's capitol and reflect on the unthinkable and unforgettable violence we saw there. we'll be right back.

as our special edition of "cbs this morning" draws to a close, we want to pause to reflect on a day of violence that will go down in history as an attack on our very democracy. it also will be remembered as a defining moment in the legacy of president trump. >> if you don't have conviction s that you will die for, you don't know what living is. >> violence in chaos in the heart of our nation's capitol. >> on the very steps where president trump promised law and order just four years ago. >> this american carnage stops right here and stops right now. >> but this carnage was of his own creation. >> we will never concede. you'll never take back our

country with weakness. you have to show strength. and you have to be strong. >> the country watched in shock as the president's supporters attacked law enforcement. broke windows, and rampaged through the chambers of congress. proudly flying the flag of secessionists in its hallowed halls. capitol security pointed guns at fellow americans, through barricades doors. >> the president of the united sates. >> the same doors presidents enter to deliver the state of the union. it was a deadly assault on our nation's democracy. and this time, even mr. trump's staunchest allies could not stay silent. >> violence never wins. freedom wins. and this is still the people's house. >> count me out. enough is enough. >> this failed insurrection only underscores how crucial the task before us is for our republic.

>> anger and rage. >> we're willing to risk our lives! >> fueled by four years of misinformation and division. the climax of the single-term presidency of donald trump. >> just a heartbreaking day. and there's still a lot of concern about the days ahead, tony, down in washington. >> there's a lot of concern, anthony. and there's a question that i remember first hearing when donald trump was inaugurated, and it's a simple one. you hear it from people not in politics, not in journalism. are we going to be okay? i want to say yes, so far, so good, but gayle, it's really uptuse, the american people. >> when you say are we going to be okay, i think for me the answer is still out when i see the levels of disrespect and the inequity of what happened here. it reminds me, there's a lauryn hill song where she has the lyrics, consequence is no coincidence. i hope there are consequences for what we have seen the last

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good morning. it's 8:55. san jose mayor liccardo calling for president trump to be tried for sedition. he said in a series of tweets yesterday during the violence in dc. liccardo says with two weeks left in office impeachment is not enough of a consequence. san francisco police issuing a warning after a woman was violently attacked in russian hill and her french bulldog puppy was stolen. police say there is an apparent lucrative market for the breed. california has now ordered hospitals with available space to accept patients other areas. that means patients from southern california could be

transported to hospitals in northern california. we've got a foggy start across the san mateo bridge. chp has issued a fog advisory for parts of the bridge. be extra careful. limited visibility might be an issue as you work across the span. 15 minutes between 880 towards 101. taking a look at traffic along nimitz freeway, slow, south bound 880 at fremont. that's where crews are responding to a crash blocking the number three lane from the left. traffic is busy in that area. use 680 as an at not. not bad at the bay foggy start as we head through the afternoon, highs in mid to upper 50s to low 60s. catching a break from the rain today and then tracking a weak cold front that will bring return of some showers for us by late tonight into early tomorrow morning. it is clearing out friday in