The US Congress is in turmoil after thousands of Trump supporters invaded the Capitol building earlier this morning as a joint session was being held to certify Joe Biden's win in the Presidential election.
Lawmakers were taken to safety as a surge of protestors flooded into the building after an earlier rally where President
Trump told those gathered he would never concede and called on them to take the fight to the heart of American democracy.
RNZ's Worldwatch reporter Perlina Lau has been looking back over the morning's events.
