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Lockdown, but theyre in the assembly chambers waiting for republicans to show up. some people, despite that its in lockdown, are still getting inside. jesse jackson is one of them. so theres a small trickle of people getting in and out of the capital, but large crowds out here trying to get in. megyn? megyn: mike tobin, thank you. there are reports now and weve seen them ourselves that a new legal battle is shaping up over last nights vote. first, senate democrats now accuse the republicans that...

Getting in the assembly chambers delaying the hearing that was scheduled to take place today. all of it coming as you can hear the demonstrators banging the drums, chanting, earsplitting volume and bitterly divided group. >> shep: did they get to a final vote yet? >> they did get down to business. they the got down to the debate inside the assembly itself. we can probably show you live pictures, minority leaders the ruled have been so badly flaunted we might as well set them on fire. if you want...

>> and you need to know that the world is watching. the entire world is watching you today. >> police removed hundreds of protesters who were blocking the entrance to the assembly chambers before state legislators entered the building this afternoon. those protesters were just a portion of the thousands who descended on the capitol today to fight the union busting bill. high school students from at least two madison schools joined the protests today. the assembly passed the bill 53-42. governor ...

Union-busting bill but not before the assembly democratic leader peter barka filed a complaint questioning the legality of the passage of that bill last night in the senate. >> we ran on this. we were going to get the fiscal house in order. this is what we ran in our elections. this is how we picked 14 seats up from you guys. >> the gig is up. and this charade youve been pulling on the people of wisconsin is over. with this bill they now know this is not a budget repair bill. >> and you need to ...

Minutes but it is under way. it was delayed, as you mentioned before, several protesters barricaded that area around the assembly chambers and they had been removed and the rules state here that you have to have the building open to the public before you can have a vote. thats what took the time, and thats why the delay. expected to pass easelly because the republicans have a large majority and governor walker will sign the bill. in fact, governor walker has made several comments about what he t...

>> reporter: bill, its all about the senate and dealing with the bitter emotions in wisconsin, after 60 hours of debate on the floor of the assembly the vote was rapidly called it, was open for a short time, so short that only 13 of the democrats ultimately got their votes in, they chanted shame and cowards as the republicans streamed out of the assembly chambers there. now it all is about those 14 at-large democrats who remain across the border in illinois. theyve got the votes to pass this bil...