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One of the weirdest visuals from the east coast earthquake was this shot of the united states senate. we showed this on the show last night and i sort of have not been able to get it off my mind. this is technically the united states senate, just doesn't look like a picture you've seen of the senate, this was the united states senate in session at the postal square building, a building four blocks away from the actual senate. the white house, capitol, pentagon, were all evacuated yesterday's afternoon. so when the senate wanted to reconvene, they tried to make this random room look as senatori...

What was that? my god, i think that was an earthquake. >> yes, it was. at the epicenter, chimneys damaged, windows broken, close to washington, d.c., a building collapsed and crushed a handful of cars as you see here. in washington, d.c. itself, the national cathedral's tower and several spires were damaged, plaster and paint chipped off the u.s. capitol dome into the rotunda. as the quake hit, dozens of buildings were evacuated. the senate is sort of on recess, but technically the senate is in session so the republicans can block the president from making recess appointments. the senate decid...

What was that? my god, i think that was an earthquake. >> yes, it was. at the epicenter, chimneys damaged, windows broken, close to washington, d.c., a building collapsed and crushed a handful of cars as you see here. in washington, d.c. itself, the national cathedral's tower and several spires were damaged, plaster and paint chipped off the u.s. capitol dome into the rotunda. as the quake hit, dozens of buildings were evacuated. the senate is sort of on recess, but technically the senate is in session so the republicans can block the president from making recess appointments. the senate decid...

need folks to leave. i've been in there when planes have entered airspace and they told us to leave the capitol. during this instance, there was no such warning, there was no such direction from capitol police. it happened so quickly that the evacuation orders were given simply by word-of-mouth. by whatever office you were closest to. that was my experience just outside the senate chamber right above it. >> lisa with the latest from the capitol. wolf blitzer standing by for us in washington, d.c. wolf, i'm sure you'll be talking about this in the situation room later today. >> we cer...