the following is a cnn special report. multiple capitol injuries. multiple capitol injuries. an assault on democracy. the capitol has been breached. an attack on the capitol, fueled by a president s lies. this election was stolen. trump wanted the crowd to turn into a mob. inspired by a delusion, an enraged mob of true believers attempting insurrection. you are a traitor. we were in a medieval battle. trump s soldiers. there is a sea of nothing but red, white, and blue. patriots of trump. trump s true believers. i feel like he was anointed by god. i don t think joe biden is the president. new exclusive interviews. the sound surrounded us but then once they started banging on the door, that s all i heard. new details. overran the capitol. i never dreamed that he would ever do anything like that. new denials. you call january 6th a peaceful protest? i do. and why it s not over. in fact, it is just getting started. tonigh
the mob, roaming halls, banging on doors, taking photos and video. some members of congress are being escorted to safety, but scattered behind doors staffers news media, are in hiding every time i colleagues that we need to go into lockdown piece insid house speaker nancy pelosi s office, her staffers rushed to conference room, locked the d door. among them alisa law and kelsie smith speaking intrusively to cnn. then we started hearing the banging. and like the hooting and the hollering. very close to us. and then i realize, okay, music often everybody silence your cell phones, turn the lights o off. do not say anything. [we are coming for you nancy ]
hill police officer. a moment later, that same officer, eugene goodman, somehow coaxes the mob away from the senate and straight into a waiting row of capitol police. my hero. gene s great. he s great. he did a great job. there were a lot of eugene goodmans that day that did a lot of great, heroic things, and people will never know their name. there are now hundreds in the mob. you work for us! roaming halls, banging on doors, taking photos and video. defend your liberty! some members of congress are being escorted to safety, but scattered behind doors, staffers, news media are in hiding.
gene is great. he did a great job. there were a lot of eugene goodmans that day that did a lot of graeat, heroic things, and people will never know their name. there are now hundreds in the mob. you work for us! roaming halls, banging on doors, taking photos and videos. defend your constitution! defend your liberty! some members of congress are being escorted to safety but behind doors, staffers and news media are in hiding. i remember telling my colleagues, we need to go into lockdown. inside house speaker pelosi s office, her staffers rushed to a conference room, locked the door. among them, alisa and kelsey, speaking exclusively to cnn. then we started hearing the banging. and, like, the hooting and the hollering. nancy!
a moment later, that same officer eugene goodman somehow coaxes the mob away from the senate and straight into a waiting row of capitol police. my hero. he is great. he did a great job. there were a lot of u mean goodmans that day that did a lot of great heroic things and people will never know their name. reporter: there are now hundreds in the mob. roaming halls, banging on doors. taking photos and videos. some members of congress are being escorted to safety, but scattered behind doors staffers, news media are in hiding. when i called i said we need to go into lockdown.