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showing the threats congressional leaders faced as they fled the capitol during the january 6th riots. the exclusive video is from filmmaker alexandra pelosi. she is the daughter of house speaker nancy pelosi and was shooting a documentary on the day of the insurrection. the video shows speaker pelosi and other congressional leaders as they sheltered at ft. mcnair, a military base in the washington, d.c., area after being rushed away from the capitol mob. they are still trying to penetrate the building and it s not a safe thing because we are trying to figure out how to get this job done today. we talked to mitch about it earlier. he is not in the room right now, but he was with us earlier. and he said we want to expedite this and, hopefully, confine to just one complaint and then we can vote and that would be, you know, then just move forward the rest of the state. while that was happening at the same time vice president pence was holed up at an underground loading ....
hello again, everyone. thanks for joining me. i m fredricka whitfield. we begin in georgia where a contentious race could determine which party controls the u.s. senate. democratic senator raphael warnock faced off against republican herschel walker last night after weeks of bombshell allegations leveled at the former football star. a week before this debate, a former gifford made public accusations saying you paid for an abortion and encouraged her to have another. in an abc news interview this week you said that the accusations are, quote, all lies. for the voters watching tonight, can you explain the circumstances surrounding these claims? you have 60 seconds. s as i said, that s a lie. i put it in a book. one thing about my life, i ve been very transparent. not like the senator. he s hid things. but at the same time, i said that s a lie. cnn s eva mcken joining me live from savanna, where the debate took place. this will be their only debate. no promises there ....
votes to certify the free and fair election even if the capitol building was off-limits. so let s say we finish at midnight or 1:00 in the morning. you would bring more back to the capitol and disburse? how do we look out for their safety? we will have time as we set up this operation and move forward with this democratic process. and we will adjust accordingly. but, obviously, the capitol is in no condition to go back. that remarkable video was captured by alexander pelosi, a documentary filmmaker, daughter of nancy pelosi. more behind-the-scenes footage. the panel subpoenaed donald trump. they want him to answer for his words and actions that led up to the insurrection. we have had plenty of reporting on january 6th. it is fascinating to see how lawmakers were working together to get this certification back up and running. what more did we learn from this footage? which, i mean, you can watch it over and over and over again and see a new wrinkle here or there. i ....
At the same time i said that s a lie. cnn s eva mckend live from savannah where that debate took place last night. eva, this will likely be their only debate. but tell us how it is resonating with voters. reporter: well, fred, as expected both sides claiming victory. senator warnock spending last night playing up his bipartisan work in washington while walker was working overtime to try to tie warnock to president biden. here is our recap. democratic senator raphael warnock and republican challenger herschel walker are in a contentious georgia senate race with u.s. senate control at stake. it is time to get underway. reporter: the georgia candidates debated friday night. walker, running on a family values platform, currently involved in a scandal over allegedly pressuring the mother of one of his children to get an abortion. the week before this debate a ....
Debate. they sparred over topics ranging from abortion, to support for the police. but much of the focus was on personal controversies swirling around herschel walker. and senator warnock s close links with president biden. eva mccand has heiighlights. reporter: the u.s. senate control at stake. it is time to get under way. reporter: the georgia candidates debated friday night. walker, running on a family values platform, currently involved in a scandal over allegedly pressuring the mother of one of his children to get an abortion. the week before this debate, a former girlfriend made public accusations saying you paid for an abortion and encouraged her to have another. in an abc news interview this week you said the accusations are, quote, all lies. for the voters watching tone, can you explain the circumstances surrounding these claims. you have 60 seconds. ....