and now. and now all that money that's been going on for 2025 years is going to show up. real inflation. breaking news here. building. trump supporters. to confirm. the winner of the presidential election. in washington. a one woman reportedly. building with a shot. these are live pictures right now from outside the building will be seeking more patient story this hour. while

a knife edge senate race in georgia looks set to give the democrats control over congress building for the next 2 years. refused to concede the presidential. election. before we will never give up we will never see does it happen. around the clock across the world this is our team from the team and myself you know me hello and welcome to the news hour. and we indeed begin with breaking news donald trump supporters stormed the u.s. capitol building in washington d.c. it's forced congress to go into lockdown right in the middle of

a session confirming joe biden victory in the presidential election. let's take a look right now i want is happening live in the capitol just. live after right now you're seeing people in a whole number of different kind of right wing flags there also conservative flags . on the screen just capitol building where earlier they have been trying to get inside some of them actually were able to do that will show you that in the in her on the program but a full was almost from donald trump making a speech calling on the supporters to to help him in his quest to keep hold of the oval office asking them to to march on pennsylvania avenue but he has also stated as well for them not to enter the chamber not to enter congress on his call for the

national guard to help the officers who are essentially over earlier in the day as those people entered the chamber as you're seeing here a lot of people asking for their from supporters to to back away to perhaps make space for other people to. be removed from the building now our sister channel r.t. america is also closely following the unrest near the u.s. capital rick sanchez in the studio correspondent ben small at the center of the action pick up the story. from all 'd over the world people are watching what is going on right now here in our nation's capital from where we are reporting to you it is a stunning spectacle to say the very. at least if not historic nobody knows exactly how this is going to turn out but let me take you through the explanation of how this has happened step by step 1st of all this is a crowd of people who are pro trump supporters the majority of which believe that

the president somehow won the election even though it is obviously not true president trump spoke to them earlier today and asked them to protest on his behalf by going to the capitol which is exactly what they have done up to their everything seemed somewhat normal until the crowd started breaching the walls of the capitol and have now actually gotten inside of the capitol as a result tear gas has been used by police who are having a devil of a time trying to keep these people out of that building chaos has now ensued at least in some quarters as police try and figure out what they are going to do part of the frustration is that the republican party in the form of its 2 most important members that would be vice president mike pence has decided to send a letter to the president saying he will do what he is constitutionally bound to do by law and that is affirm the presidency of joe biden mitch mcconnell took to the

floor and he said that the president's election wasn't even close and he too would do what he is constitutionally bound to do and affirm the presidency of joe biden that obviously has not sat well with either the president or his followers these are the protesters since then they stormed the capitol 'd and now that proceeding that affirmation which was taking place which by the way to be fair there was some protests that were going to be taking place from some senators from some states that has now been paused it has been stopped because of fear that some of these protesters may attack some of the senators or the congressman in fact i can report at this. vice president mike pence has been ushered out of the senate after the trump supporters breach the capitol hill that has now been reported by the associated press and subtle other agencies but let me take

a breath and bring in my colleague ben swan veteran journalist who's there in this melee as it continues right now ben i don't know if you can hear me but take it away yeah you rick absolutely so you me really laid out very well one of the circumstances of what happened here a couple of very interesting things so we've been talking to people on the ground who actually did push their way into the capitol i asked why it was the reason for them certainly going up on this 2nd level here and they said it was because of the fact it might be in. that letter and that was kind of the precipitous people and now if you look back here behind me you can see there's kind of multiple levels here of the capitol building on the exterior there are a lot of supporters of the president out there right now we've. heard steers for them with no way to certain flag from a certain state but let's talk about some of the response from capitol police because protesters were pushing their way and they were met with a barrage of rubber bullets i'm holding one of those right now one of those protesters told me that she was shot twice with rubber bullets but she was going

and she said she was probably in the 4th wave there were people coming back out and they were bleeding having been hit in the neck in some instances tear gas have been fired inside we also heard as you mentioned that members of congress have been escorted out of the built ok we're just interrupting that report because joe biden president elect of the united states has just began speaking let's take a listen to the capitol do not reflect a true american do not represent who we are but we're see a small number of extremist dedicated to lawlessness this is not the scent it's just shorter it's chaos borders on sedition. and it must and now i call on this mob to pull back and allow the work of democracy to go forward you heard me say before

a different context the words of the president matter no matter how good or bad that president is. at their best the words of a president can inspire. at their worst. they can incite. and therefore. i call on president trump. to go on national television now. to fulfill his oath. and defend the constitution. and demand and then to this c h. to storm the capitol to smash windows occupy offices. the floor of the united states senate rummaging through desks. on the capitol of the house of representatives threatening the safety of duly

elected officials it's not protest it's insurrection. the world is watching. and like so many other americans. i'm genuinely shocked and saddened of our nation so long the beacon of light hope for the moccasin. has come to such a dark moment. through war and strife. america's endured much. and we will endure here and we will prevail again it will prevail now the work of the moment and the work of the next 4 years must be the restoration of democracy of decency honor respect. the rule of law just plain simple decency. through no old politics it's about solving problems looking out for one another not stoking the flames of hate and

chaos. as i said america is about honor. decency respect tolerance that's who we are. a salute always bad. the certification electorate college the electoral college vote supposed to be a sacred ritual. to affirm. the purpose is to affirm the majesty of american democracy. for today's reminder. a painful one. democracy is fragile. and to preserve it. requires people of goodwill and leaders of the courage to stand up. who are devoted not to the pursuit of power. for the personal interest pursuits of their own selfish interest at any cost but of the common good. think when our children watching

television is thinking. think with the rest of the world is the key. for nearly 2 and a half centuries. we the people in search of a more perfect union ever kept our eyes on that common good. america is so much better than we seem today. watching the scenes in the capitol. are reminders i prepared other speeches in the past and reminded the words of abraham lincoln and examine your message to congress whose work has today been interrupted by chaos. is a lincoln said. he said we shall mobilise say or merely looms the last best hope on earth. went on to say the way is plain. peaceful. generous

just. a way which if followed the world will forever applaud. and god must forever bless. the ways plain here to. that's who we are. is through way of democracy. of respect of decency of honor. and commitment as patriots to this nation. notwithstanding what i saw today or see today. i remain optimistic about the incredible opportunities. there's never been anything re can't do. when we do it together. and this god awful display today. is bringing home to every republican and democrat independent in the nation. that we missed step up. this is the united

states of america. there's never ever ever ever ever been a thing with. to do. we've done it together after. the president. stepped up. to god bless america. protect our troops. kept. trying to preserve. sort of keep you read. alive address there from the president elect of the united states joe biden you may have just heard the last parting message to double trump from biden to step ball purely or say it for the president to demand an end to the quote siege calling it an insurrection donald trump earlier howard urged his supporters to remain peaceful

well let's take a look. just almost a timeline of what's been happening today in washington starting with this i i. just break down what's helping here these are tensions really flaring after a double trumpet given an address in the city to his supporters in which he again refused to concede defeat this is our side the company building where congress meets the senate and house of representatives and a joint session today to confirm joe biden's victory in the electoral college plus is what the police you're seeing here ensuing pepper spray was used a ploy to really try and keep the crowds block they didn't succeed a number of people managed to get in to the building a number of people reportedly also injured including at least one polisi officer footage all sort of merging of a female demonstrator who is

a partly shot in the chest. was. this is the moments. demonstrators actually managed to enter the capitol building a lot of american flags a lot of other types of flying as well being held by those activists protesters just before the out by the way president elect biden was saying in his statement reports showed that congress had been evacuated within an election confirmation procedure as i said rubber stamping by the next u.s. leader it was forced to go into recess a number of politicians journalists were told to get on the ground and wait there as well as this was happening a number of senators have been posting their thoughts. protests of charge of the capitol and have surrounded the senate chamber they have asked us to stay inside. there in the chambre one is up on the. one that election this is and see.

and let's just show you what's happening right now some different cameras on the streets of washington d.c. on the left a couple steps with a sizable amount of people there as the late afternoon descends into the evening in the american capital and on the right just a little bit of a shift show all of that varying views and also people right now we have been seeing really a lot of there you go stop the steel. and limbs and all of the american flags eccentric but also people telling people to back away to to leave the stamps and they do this peacefully and that's increasingly what we're hearing although it was sheer chaos earlier in the day in washington city authorities have been imposing a curfew as well in the city amid the escalating situation with high speaker nancy

pelosi calling on the national guard to intervene donald trump that likewise he also called on his supporters to remain probably activists are convinced the 2020 presidential vote was rigged something mr trump again claimed when addressing the crowds earlier records. we will never give up we will never see. that does anybody believe. that. says i got a. computer. big countries like. the one we go through in this country democrats are the most outrageous so like. it has never been. in american history we republicans and that's what. is so we. fortunately the press. the front seats i can't stand. the big dog fight this fight like this

but football. police believe somebody comes out. where's hunter the prosecutor you . used to be a friend of one for president i did notice that because. probably if i was the media i do it the same way to say. you know that speech went on quite a while as well but i'm very happy to welcome him to the program rogers writes political activist and friend of the program and for me good to see some extraordinary scenes i don't think there's any other way to describe it today what's your take on what's been happening. so the 1st thing that comes to mind are 5 words that we heard during a debate for the presidency of the united states a standing president said stand back and stand by when referring to a known white supremacist terrorist group known as the proud boys who previously were in d.c. their leader even arrested for us who previously were in d.c.

their leader even arrested for burning and committing arson on the black church what we're seeing right now is that while trump may have been defeated trump isn't remains as the latest stream of a global pandemic of white supremacy that is arguably more nefarious than covert 19 i would say that i definitely disagree with the president elect of saying that this is not this is not america this is exactly what america is it started with colonization of indigenous land genocide of indigenous people pillage of african bodies forced to work on stolen land continued it with jim crow and then of course perfected with the southern strategy of barry goldwater. atwater richard nixon in it and manifested today in the form of trump ism this is so-called america this is exactly who we are and it is a claw for us to really get introspective and to look at ourselves before we even have the temerity to go anywhere else on this planet to preach ideas of democracy

and justice and righteousness we're hearing right now from european countries who are looking at this nation as if it was some banana republic and so the scenes are very very troubling but i have to say unfortunately not too shocking. we are looking right now. the scenes on the steps of the capitol building and to me there is a lot of frustration though do you not take the point about supporting trump or not these people from the kansas the iowa was they you know they feel as if the political class in washington d.c. has not been listening. this is the this is what's left to do this is very democracy to say to the most the biggest part brokers in washington listen i'm coming to your door you ignored me for however many years don't do that again. no absolutely and as a black man i can definitely empathize with my white sisters and brothers and

friends who have been left out of the equation whether they're warmers in nebraska kansas and iowa as you named they have all been victims of the political class a neo liberal class and a wealthy class that have been elected as representatives and senators on the united states congress in the united states senate but what i would say as well is that throughout the history of this nation there are black grounded indigenous people who have also been left out of the equation in ways that we could argue are way worse then then downtrodden working class white people when we had the march on washington led by bayard rustin dr king and in the late john lewis they did not result in us when even louis farrakhan had the 1000000 man march on washington d.c. it did not result from this we've had indigenous people had to d.c. during the indigenous led uprising against the dakota access pipeline and standing rock water protectors and it did not lead to this so there is definitely

a dichotomy and a juxtaposition and what my biggest fear and frustration is is that there seems to be a different articulation of what the 1st amendment is for white people and what it is for black brown indigenous and 1000000 of us that but i don't think these white people were looking at white supremacy today mrs elian has the power in washington is it not there they're not related to either of them. i mean i would say yes and no i mean i think that white supremacy just like racism can be exercised consciously or unconsciously or are purposely or on purposely and i'm not saying that all of these people who are frustrated and. and how they're trying to feed their families on trying to keep their jobs yes or and black people have been trying to not get shot in their own arm by police feed their families survive a global pandemic which is disproportionately impacting damage for a guy from a government which has never been seen there in any rate so i would again i would say that i do empathize but there is that your absolute and we know both of us know

that this would have been a mob because these are not protesters these are on honey we have to we have to cut just right now because the president of the united states is making an address to the nation let's just listen in. election but we can't play into the hands of these people we have to have peace so go home we love you very special you've seen what happens you see the way others are treated that are so bad and so evil i know how you feel but go home and go home and peace. ok yeah we just lost they feed i was a very quick feed there is i think it was actually a recently recorded piece from donald trump there we just have to pick up and try to get the news team to carve into that and see us or anything of import said by the president of course joe biden the president elect calling on donald trump to

come out. demand an end to the siege in fact i believe he started speaking again let's listen period of time there's never been a time like this where such a thing happened where they could take it away from all of us from me from you from our country this was a fraudulent election but we can't play into the hands of these people we have to have peace so go home we love you you're very special you've seen what happens you see the way others are treated that are so bad and so evil. i know how you feel but go home and go home and peace. ok donald trump they're urging the people who. he was speaking to earlier i would assume those same people who is speaking to in washington d.c. who then went to congress and some of those protesters some of those activists

actually. got entry into the capitol building he urged them to go home and those people right now on to remain peaceful and we put on 3 rogers right political activists still on the line i believe with this anthony i'm not sure if you caught some of that it was very you know has been p.c. that out but he was essentially saying calling those supporters to go home. and here we see a and iniquitous juxtaposition with how this president was referring to people who are protesting in the streets to protest the lynching of george lloyd in the assassination of brianna taylor they were called thugs he was referring to himself as the law and order president he was calling in the national guard and federal agents in cities like portland seattle and chicago and here he's the tone it's just so different well anyhow and he's a national guard in today yes yes and that and that was a necessary step and i'm glad to hear that but to even hear him say remain peaceful

and he stirred this up and the president does have to take some accountability because as i said before trump may have been defeated but trump is and remains this man has about 80000000 twitter followers and the words i will agree with the president elect president elect biden that the words of a president of the president absolutely matter in this craven g.o.p. acolytes also some of them turning a blind eye and not saying anything and this is the the results of that what we want now most importantly is a peaceful transition transition of power so that the people's government can get back to work that's what i was just about to ask you because of course as you well know that any election in a democratic state you must accept defeat the loser must starts the monday to show the victor can go on to rule 2 to be the servant of the people but with out in mind do you think this is actually hurting donald trump because we know that he

could support in the heartland but there's a lot of those voters who change election to election looking at these scenes and thinking you know what there's no way i'm voting for this guy in 2024. i mean i mean i mean we would hope that it was that easy reina keeping in mind that donald trump secured the 2nd most votes in u.s. history right so i don't. you know and that's and that that's what concerns me the most at this perch or or helps it and you know and as you said you know what we have seen up until today you know i've been alive since jimmy carter when jimmy carter was summarily defeated by ronald reagan he celebrated that peace with transition of power and promised a peaceful transition when george w. bush h.w. bush lost to bill clinton in 1902 the same thing happened when george w. bush. completed his 2 terms and handed over to president obama a peaceful transition of power and then of course when the president obama's 8

years are up a peaceful transition to donald trump i mean typically you would see the either bank wish or former president taking part in the inauguration process because while you may be no one clooney it's about your defeat you are still celebrating the peaceful transition of power which is bigger than any person in the united states so it's supposed to be something you just in the optics of what we're seeing again we're looking at live pictures right now of people just outside the doors of the capitol building are you surprised that one of the most important buildings in the heart of the american capital could actually just be breached like this during such a key session it's worrying though it's very very worrying my friend because we saw armed guards in front of those capitol buildings this summer joining the black lives matter protests so i don't understand why they're that there wasn't any type of preparation for this at all because it wasn't just a breach into the capitol building there are images coming out right now of these

arsonists and and rioters in the office of the speaker of the house of representatives sitting at desks in her office waving their flags on the phone taking selfies and this is this is extremely extremely problematic and i say again that i don't think that this would be the case if at that mob of people would have been black right in indigenous breaching capitol police there would have been done . we are hearing now also that one person at least was shot in the chest and this is out of control i was speaking to one friend of mine who said that this is very reminiscent of what they saw and she lay in the pinochet coup that took over a democratically socialist administration that was democratically elected so it's it's a see this again in the united states of america is a combination of shock of all but also an understanding that we can be surprised what's your take on some of the politics of this are fascinating as well and donald

trump seems to have so much faith in mike pence that he would reject biden's when this is what he was expecting the vice president to do mike pence for whatever reason self-preservation maybe he just didn't agree with it maybe believed in it and a higher form of democracy whatever it was he didn't do that's worrying for the republicans isn't it a big divisive split at the very top. you know i think that mike pence read a copy of the constitution understood that he did not have the constitutional powers to do that i think that was easier for him to to do than to write that letter to the president of the united states and telling him that he simply cannot thank wish or even the democratic election of joe biden what i will also say is that you know just the other day on the news me had steve schmidt who of course was john mccain's campaign manager in 2008 against obama and the co-founder of the lincoln

project of republican sex that was against.