committee obtained never-before-seen photos from the national archives that shows vice president pence schelleringrioters overwhelmed the capitol. at 4:19 p.m., vice president pence is seen looking at a tweet the president had just sent asking the rioters to leave the capitol. after four-and-a-half hours, spent on working to restore order, the vice president returned to the senate floor to continue the certification of electors. >> so vice president pence was the focus of the violent attack. mr. jacob, did the vice president leave the capitol complex during the attack? >> he did not. >> could you please explain why the vice president refused to leave the capitol complex? >> when we got down to the secure location, secret service directed us to get into the cars, which i did. and then i noticed that the vice president had not. so i got out of the car that i had gotten into and i understood that the vice president had refused to get into the car. the head of his secret service detail tim had said, i assure you, we're not going to drive out of the building without your permission. the vice president