Here is how the scene is unfolding. All times Eastern.
Jan 07, 2021, 2:06 PM EST
McConnell calls for 'painstaking investigation'
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell put out a statement Thursday, saying the riots within the Capitol Building Wednesday represent "a massive failure" of "institutions, protocols, and planning that are supposed to protect the first branch of our federal government."
"A painstaking investigation and thorough review must now take place and significant changes must follow," McConnell added. "Initial bipartisan discussions have already begun among committees of oversight and Congressional Leadership."
-ABC News' Allison Pecorin
Jan 07, 2021, 1:38 PM EST
First Cabinet secretary resigning over Capitol violence
Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao is resigning from her position in the wake of rioting at the U.S. Capitol.
She cites the storming of the Capitol by "supporters of the President" as an "entirely avoidable event" in a letter she is sending out to her colleagues announcing her resignation.
"Yesterday, our country experienced a traumatic and entirely avoidable event as supporters of the President stormed the Capitol building following a rally he addressed. As I'm sure is the case with many of you, it has deeply troubled me in a way that I simply cannot set aside," Chao said.
Chao is married to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.
Jan 07, 2021, 1:38 PM EST
More Guardsmen headed to DC, fencing to go up around Capitol
Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy, at a press conference alongside Washington D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser Thursday morning, said that 6,200 Guardsmen will be deployed to the DC area by the weekend and, as of noon, 850 personnel are on Capitol grounds.
He also announced the National Guard will set up seven-foot fencing surrounding the Capitol complex from Constitution, Independence and First Ave to the front of the Capitol pond.
Members of the FBI tactical team arrive at the Capitol after Pro-Trump protesters breached security and disrupt members of Congress convened to debate the certification of the election in Washington, Jan. 6, 2021.
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Members of the FBI tactical team arrive at the Capitol after Pro-Trump protesters breached security and disrupt members of Congress convened to debate the certification of the election in Washington, Jan. 6, 2021.
Sam Sweeney/ABC News
Around 4,000 new Guardsmen will arrive from Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
Some of these troops were already going to be arriving in D.C. to help out with the inauguration, as they have in the past. The official said that their arrival has been accelerated and that they will be on month-long deployments to help out with the current situation and continue beyond the inauguration.
-ABC News' Luis Martinez and Quinn Owen
Jan 07, 2021, 1:38 PM EST
SCOTUS rejects Gohmert's appeal
After Rep. Louie Gohmert, R-Texas, filed an appeal to the Supreme Court in his suit against Vice President Mike Pence, the Supreme Court formally rejected the effort by Gohmert and nearly a dozen other Trump allies.
The suit attempted to force Pence to acknowledge he has the authority to reject electoral votes and effectively overturn the election, which was not within his power.
