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Congressional counting of the Electoral College vote is halted due to deteriorating security situation in and around the U.S. Capitol due to Trump supporters' efforts to storm the building.
Donald Trump Jr.: "This is wrong and not who we are. Be peaceful and use your 1st Amendment rights, but don’t start acting like the other side. We have a country to save and this doesn’t help anyone."
As his supporters storm the U.S. Capitol, President Trump tweets that "Mike Pence didn’t have the courage to do what should have been done"
Trump supporters are freely walking through Statuary Hall in the U.S. Capitol.
BREAKING: DC Mayor Bowser has ordered a citywide curfew starting at 6 p.m. ET; essential workers are not included in the curfew if they are engaged in essential functions.
A member of the US Senate tells @NBCNews that VP Pence and Sen. Grassley, the president pro-tem, have been taken to a secure location.
The doors of the Senate have been closed and locked, and senators have been told to stay away from the doors - @PeteWilliamsNBC
UPDATE: "Please support our Capitol Police and Law Enforcement. They are truly on the side of our Country. Stay peaceful!" President Trump tweets as his supporters move through the U.S. Capitol.
.@haleytalbotnbc in House chamber:
We are told to be prepared to get under chairs
“Verify every door is locked!!”
Members told to grab mask under seat, be prepared to put on.
Estimating maybe 100 people inside the chamber.
.@JoshNBCNews: The scene outside is totally uncontrolled.
We just watched one man walk calmly up to the US Capitol and urinate on it.
The chants here are taking on violent overtones, including many directed at McConnell.
.@haleytalbotnbc in House chamber:
House chamber doors are barricaded.
Glass has been broken to gallery door.
Members from the floor have been evacuated, but members in the gallery area above the floor with press are sheltering as door barricaded.
Members are praying.
DC mayor and speaker's office have requested National Guard to clear Capitol Hill of protesters, two sources familiar with the situation tell @NBCNews - @GarrettHaake
Protesters stand before U.S. Capitol Police outside the Senate chamber after storming the Capitol.
Manuel Balce Ceneta / APpic.twitter.com/X1yPO5vcji
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