There's some smoke coming from the west stairs of the capitol, looks like a small fire was lit.
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Police have regained total control of the Capitol itself. Still lots of people surrounding it on the grounds speed all around.
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The police have a perimeter set up. People are throwing stuff at the line. Tensions pretty high. People were screaming at one guy because they thought he was from the Washington Post (he was not.)pic.twitter.com/kivFLJssJS
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I've been to Trump rallies and never had any problem going up to people, identifying myself, and asking for an interview. A couple rude responses but mostly people were happy to talk. This feels very, very different.
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Police systematically moving protestors off the grounds now. It's working. "I'll pay one million dollars to anyone who kills Nancy Pelosi," one old man next to us says while falling back.
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This is right after one guy charged the line. Police descended in him with clubs. He was beaten to the ground then arrested.pic.twitter.com/lJSqXlxoow
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Kudos to whoever has the stereo blasting "Why Can't We Be Friends"
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They just told the crowd that they need to leave because they're in violation of curfew. Police now advancing again. They want to shut this down.
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It's thinned out a ton. I think the cold has sapped people's energy. Still a crowd of a few hundred where I am and some are jawing with police but tensions aren't as high as they were earlier. Also one woman is here with a kid who looks about five years old.
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Angry group of people holding large sticks just chased out a TV crew while threatening and cursing at them. Couldn't see who the crew was but one person said they were from Fox News.
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They're bringing in empty police busses, looks like they may be about to round up the people still in front of the Capitol. I'm getting outta here. Thanks for following and stay safe everyone.
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