1/7: After an attack on the Capitol and American democracy, Congress finally affirmed the election results.

You have to reach back 200 years in our history that compares to any day that compares to this one. As the House and Senate were inside counting electoral votes, thousands of supporters of the president smashed their way into the building, forcing lawmakers into shelter, and pretty much having their way with the Capitol building until law enforcement could retake it. Four people died, including one who was shot by Capitol police. President Trump inspired this violence through his false claims of election fraud, including at a rally yesterday. In a new statement this morning, he's promising an orderly transition. But he continues to falsely claim the election was stolen, and CBS News has learned some members of his Cabinet have discussed invoking the 25th Amendment to remove him from office.

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