kevin corke for standing by. kevin, what's going on now? >> john, all quiet here on the northeast corner of the capitol at this hour. obviously, that is in sharp contrast to what we saw happening earlier here. a deadly day here in the district of columbia, as one person is shot and killed, three others died here due to emergency medical emergencies, but clearly, the big story from what i saw here, and i walked over here from the bureau, john, shortly after 1:30, 2:00 this afternoon, we anticipated we would be joined by a large throng of demonstrators. we saw them over at the ellipse. thousands of people making their way from there over here to the capitol, and while by and large, the vast majority were, in fact, doing what most people do when they take part in big events like this, you have some folks who were rowdy. but we certainly saw things beyond that. we saw people trying to gain access to this building, pounding on the doors, engaging with law enforcement officials and officers...

it was joe biden's responsibility to call this for what it was, seditious behavior bordering on insurrection. it was his role to call for calm, and he did. it was his role to remind americans that we are better than that and that we still need to unite. what did donald trump do? he came out, finally, goaded by his aides to say something to stop the violence. he appeared almost giddy about the violence that his lie had inspired, and he basically called these insurrectionist and domestic terrorists patriots, which is outrageous, and said he would never recognize the results of a legitimate election. i think trump and trump is him has been exposed for what they . mitch mcconnell has been deposed as the leader of the senate. democracy will prevail, but today has shown us how very, very fragile it is and how much it depends on inspired political leadership and courage. >> john: i read the words of rudy giuliani, that he spoke to the crowd this morning before all the trouble began at...

violence in the nation's capital and maybe a hundred and 50 years. lucas tomlinson is in washington with more on what transpired. lucas? >> and john, certainly not since puerto rican nationalists opened fired on congress from the ladies gallery back in 1954. this time, another violent mob ransacking members offices, forcing the evacuation of congress. mitt romney spoke earlier on the senate floor. >> now we gather due to a selfish man's injured pride. what happened here today was an insurrection. those who choose to continue to support his dangerous gambit by objecting to the results of a legitimate, democratic election will forever be seen as being complicit in an unprecedented attack against our democracy. >> now because the police were overwhelmed, the national guard, which has been reluctant to get involved, were mobilized. 1100 national guardsmen are now mobilized. 6,000 national guardsmen from pennsylvania, new jersey, new york, delaware, virginia, maryland, and out joining...

mind. chrissy houlahan, member of congress, democrat from pennsylvania. glad you are okay. thanks for spending time with us this morning. >> thank you. be well and be safe. >> jon: sure. >> gillian: a tense peace has settled overnight in washington after a violent protesters stormed the capitol building, forcing a joint session of congress to stop counting electoral votes. in a moment, we will take you back to the house floor, where members are literally fighting over certification of pennsylvania's electoral votes. that is next. ♪