how close we came to losing our democracy and how fragile that democracy remains. after their dear leader told hem to head to the capitol, a maga mob descended on the hill violently clashing with police, smashing through windows. they swarmed the capitol asking where are they counting the votes, and where are you, nancy? it s a testament to the capitol police that they didn t reach their targets. we saw officer eugene goodman heroically divert the mob, but four police officers died following the events of that day, and speaker nancy pelosi held a moment of silence for them as part of a day of remembrance on the hill today. the only republican member of the house who attended was liz cheney who brought her father, the former vice president dick cheney, her republican colleague adam kinzinger said he wished he could be here, but his wife is about to have a baby. democrats spent the day sharing testimonials of their experiences. house members also got together to serve food to c
sacred place democracy was attacked. one year later the president attempts to rally a nation. i will stand in this breach. i will defend this nation. i will allow no one to place a dagger at the throat of democracy. tonight what history will record, a full year since donald trump s failed coup. the fight to stop the slow motion insurrection in the states. what happens next in a country where one of the two major political parties is abandoning democracy. we re ashamed of nothing. seize the day. we are proud of the work we did on january 6th. special edition of all in starts right now. good evening. i m chris hayes. today is january 6th, 2022, the one-year anniversary of a violent mob storming the u.s. capitol in a deadly insurrection aimed at disrupting the peaceful transfer of power for really the first time in this country s history. on this date january 6th has taken on the sense of power and resonance in the cultural imagination in a way few dates do. it
It s delores vuerta who waged a life long cruise aid to correct economic injustice and improve lives for farm workers and the same fight is being fought today by folks like stacey abrams, tasha brown, and the election workers who face death threats for counting our votes. these people are bending the arc of america s moral universe toward justice. they aren t waiting for it to just happen. remember, with ten months till the next election we are not powerless. the greatest defenders of democracy are not those in power. it is you. the millions of americans living your lives quietly trying to do what is right. if democracy has any hope of surviving it will take all of us to keep bending the moral arc toward justice. that s tonight reid out. all in with chris hayes starts now. tonight on all in one year ago today in this