One woman was fatally shot and three others suffered “medical emergencies,” police said. Source
Author Archives: Stonecom Interactive
Live Updates: Senate rejects objection to Arizona Electoral College victory
Chaos erupted inside the U.S. Capitol as thousands of pro-Trump demonstrators charged the complex. Source
CBS Evening News, January 6, 2021
Mob of thousands storm U.S. Capitol, forcing lockdown; Biden calls chaos at the Capitol “borders on sedition” Source
Key GOP senators withdraw objections to Electoral College count
There were some who still said they would object, including Senator Roger Marshall of Kansas. Source
U.S. lawmakers condemn violent protests at the Capitol
Members of Congress were forced to evacuate Wednesday when rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol. Congressman Mondaire Jones, who was on the House floor at the time, joins CBSN’s Lana Zak to discuss. Source
Senator Lindsay Graham on Biden: “I prayed he would lose. He won! He’s the legitimate president”
During a joint session of Congress, Republican Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, a close ally of President Trump, told his colleagues that President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris were lawfully elected. HIs comments came after a day of violent turmoil by pro-Trump supporters who swarmed the U.S. Capitol to disrupt the electoral college vote. Watch Graham’s remarks. Source
Senator Mitt Romney calls on colleagues to tell voters the truth
“What happened here today was an insurrection, supported by the president of the United States,” Republican Senator Mitt Romney said on the Senate floor following the violent protests at the Capitol. Romney denounced false claims of election fraud and said it was time to tell voters the truth, earning sustained applause in the chamber. Watch his remarks. Source
Senator Kelly Loeffler drops her objection to the electoral count
Republican Senator Kelly Loeffler, who lost her Georgia Senate race the night before, addressed a joint session of Congress to say she no longer plans to object to the results of the electoral vote count. Watch her remarks here. Source
Trump Cabinet members discuss possibility of invoking 25th Amendment
“Face the Nation” moderator Margaret Brennan reports some senior members of the Trump administration have discussed the possibility of invoking the 25th Amendment, which could be used to remove a president from office and make the vice president the commander in chief. She joins “CBS Evening News” anchor and managing editor Norah O’Donnell for a CBS News Special Report in the aftermath of the violent protests at the Capitol. Source
Senator Tammy Duckworth slams Trump as “petty, insecure, wannabe tin-pot dictator”
Senator Tammy Duckworth of Illinois, an Iraq War veteran, addressed a joint session of Congress to say she would never have imagined there would be an attempt of a violent overthrow at the U.S. Capitol. This comes hours after a swarm of pro-Trump protesters stormed the Capitol, sparking a lockdown and a pause to the counting of electoral votes. Watch her remarks here. Source