off the senate floor. certify case was halted. >> i can see half a dozen protesters, scaling, literally climbing the walls of the capitol to get up to where their fellow protesters are. >> reporter: rioters smashed windows, broke down doors, and rushed into the hallways. >> hang mike pence! >> reporter: officer eugene goodman led the mob away from the senate chamber where pence was located after finding him. lawmakers like senator mitt romney ran from the advancing crowd. others inside the house chamber took cover, the doors barricaded, police officers' guns drawn. the day's first fatality came when insurrectionists tried to break through the speaker's lo lobby. rioter ashli babbitt was shot by an officer and died from her wounds.