CAPITOL HILL RIOT

BRZEZINSKI More now from ░░░░░░░░ that incredible in depth ░░░░░░░░ at the events of ░░░░░░░░ Capitol attack painstakingly put ░░░░░░░░ by The New York ░░░░░░░░ Visual Investigations Unit The ░░░░░░░░ pinpointed at least eight ░░░░░░░░ eight around the Capitol ░░░░░░░░ rioters breached and entered ░░░░░░░░ Capitol Building more than ░░░░░░░░ previously known The police ░░░░░░░░ outnumbered and responded differently ░░░░░░░░ various breach points allowing ░░░░░░░░ to break through doors ░░░░░░░░ weapons like crowbars or ░░░░░░░░ some places to simply ░░░░░░░░ through as police stepped ░░░░░░░░ knowing they were outnumbered ░░░░░░░░ multiple breaches also revealed ░░░░░░░░ Capitol s vulnerability Despite ░░░░░░░░ doors and in certain ░░░░░░░░ thick windows rioters without ░░░░░░░░ equipment were able to ░░░░░░░░ in instantly in some ░░░░░░░░ After analyzing thousands of ░░░░░░░░ from the Capitol attack ░░░░░░░░ in depth look looks ░░░░░░░░ the insurrection and digs ░░░░░░░░ into the details of ░░░░░░░░ exactly happened on January ░░░░░░░░ and even in the ░░░░░░░░ before and why these ░░░░░░░░ happened Here now is ░░░░░░░░ of what the Times ░░░░░░░░ together Clip starts NARRATOR ░░░░░░░░ the Capitol Nancy Pelosi ░░░░░░░░ Mike Pence have begun ░░░░░░░░ the 2020 presidential election ░░░░░░░░ Certification will happen on ░░░░░░░░ sides of the building ░░░░░░░░ the House and the ░░░░░░░░ and this is what ░░░░░░░░ rioters want to stop ░░░░░░░░ hour into the assault ░░░░░░░░ mob is battling a ░░░░░░░░ line here along the ░░░░░░░░ face of the Capitol ░░░░░░░░ that violence is now ░░░░░░░░ to spread to multiple ░░░░░░░░ of attack as west ░░░░░░░░ rioters stream around the ░░░░░░░░ and incite the crowd ░░░░░░░░ the east Here s ░░░░░░░░ that crowd looks like ░░░░░░░░ the east RIOTERS Stop ░░░░░░░░ steal Stop the steal ░░░░░░░░ the steal Stop the ░░░░░░░░ NARRATOR They re aware ░░░░░░░░ the siege happening on ░░░░░░░░ west side and some ░░░░░░░░ emboldened by it RIOTERS ░░░░░░░░ let s go to ░░░░░░░░ other side Let s ░░░░░░░░ NARRATOR But up until ░░░░░░░░ they ve been kept ░░░░░░░░ the barricades RIOTERS USA ░░░░░░░░ USA NARRATOR Then this ░░░░░░░░ from the west storms ░░░░░░░░ the building and pushes ░░░░░░░░ through the barriers The ░░░░░░░░ here barely put up ░░░░░░░░ fight and it s ░░░░░░░░ that protesters all along ░░░░░░░░ east barricades surge forward ░░░░░░░░ Capitol is now surrounded ░░░░░░░░ haven t made it ░░░░░░░░ yet but around the ░░░░░░░░ that the mob on ░░░░░░░░ east pushed forward rioters ░░░░░░░░ the west were making ░░░░░░░░ pivotal move This scaffolding ░░░░░░░░ erected for the upcoming ░░░░░░░░ of Joe Biden It ░░░░░░░░ a staircase that gives ░░░░░░░░ access to an upper ░░░░░░░░ and dozens of doors ░░░░░░░░ windows Three police lines ░░░░░░░░ that route But at ░░░░░░░░ level officers are so ░░░░░░░░ that just a few ░░░░░░░░ this crucial access point ░░░░░░░░ Proud Boys see the ░░░░░░░░ RIOTERS Stay over right ░░░░░░░░ The stairs Take the ░░░░░░░░ NARRATOR Proud Boys start ░░░░░░░░ the police and with ░░░░░░░░ in the mob they ░░░░░░░░ through the line RIOTERS ░░░░░░░░ the stairs Storm the ░░░░░░░░ Building Look at this ░░░░░░░░ Over several minutes it ░░░░░░░░ a brutal fight on ░░░░░░░░ steps At one point ░░░░░░░░ rioters are held back ░░░░░░░░ they make a final ░░░░░░░░ up the flight of ░░░░░░░░ At the top they ░░░░░░░░ again with a small ░░░░░░░░ of officers who give ░░░░░░░░ after barely a minute ░░░░░░░░ OFFICER Stop NARRATOR The ░░░░░░░░ now has direct access ░░░░░░░░ Capitol entrances RIOTER This ░░░░░░░░ our building RIOTER I ░░░░░░░░ t believe this is ░░░░░░░░ We accomplished this bleep ░░░░░░░░ And hundreds more protesters ░░░░░░░░ surge forward RIOTER Let ░░░░░░░░ go NARRATOR It s ░░░░░░░░ mayhem and it s ░░░░░░░░ to get worse The ░░░░░░░░ is being filmed from ░░░░░░░░ angles allowing us to ░░░░░░░░ together moment by moment ░░░░░░░░ comes next Proud Boy ░░░░░░░░ Pezzola uses a police ░░░░░░░░ he stole to bash ░░░░░░░░ a window And at ░░░░░░░░ 13 P M the ░░░░░░░░ is breached Throughout the ░░░░░░░░ staffers have barricaded doors ░░░░░░░░ keep the mob out ░░░░░░░░ Nancy Pelosi s chambers ░░░░░░░░ rush inside a conference ░░░░░░░░ and lock two doors ░░░░░░░░ them Just 12 minutes ░░░░░░░░ rioters outside head straight ░░░░░░░░ her offices RIOTERS Na ░░░░░░░░ Na ncy NARRATOR and ░░░░░░░░ in RIOTER Here we ░░░░░░░░ Nancy Are you in ░░░░░░░░ you Bleep NARRATOR Huddled ░░░░░░░░ under a stable Pelosi ░░░░░░░░ staff record what s ░░░░░░░░ PELOSI STAFFER We need ░░░░░░░░ Police I think to ░░░░░░░░ into the hallway They ░░░░░░░░ pounding on doors trying ░░░░░░░░ find her NARRATOR One ░░░░░░░░ tries to break into ░░░░░░░░ same room Inside staffers ░░░░░░░░ silent as they record ░░░░░░░░ pounding He gets through ░░░░░░░░ first door but the ░░░░░░░░ door keeps him out ░░░░░░░░ s the arrival of ░░░░░░░░ Metropolitan Police and other ░░░░░░░░ that finally turns the ░░░░░░░░ When those officers enter ░░░░░░░░ Rotunda they clear it ░░░░░░░░ just 20 minutes As ░░░░░░░░ mob is pushed back ░░░░░░░░ the east doors their ░░░░░░░░ turns to Mike Pence ░░░░░░░░ Trump attacked earlier RIOTERS ░░░░░░░░ Mike Pence Hang Mike ░░░░░░░░ Hang Mike Pence NARRATOR ░░░░░░░░ officers also stop other ░░░░░░░░ from entering on the ░░░░░░░░ side where the mob ░░░░░░░░ broke in But here ░░░░░░░░ we see a crowd ░░░░░░░░ by the belief that ░░░░░░░░ re carrying out some ░░░░░░░░ duty RIOTER I was ░░░░░░░░ here by the President ░░░░░░░░ Over the course of ░░░░░░░░ day 150 police officers ░░░░░░░░ injured.”
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