One reporter's 21 hour nightmare inside the US Capitol on January 6, 2021
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January 6, 2021 started like lots of days on Capitol Hill for CNN reporter Daniella Diaz. She was braced for a very long day as Congress was set to formalize Joe Biden's Electoral College victory. What transpired over the next 21 hours -- rioters storming the US Capitol in an attempted coup -- was history in the making. On the anniversary of that fateful day, I reached out to Daniella to talk about her recollections -- and what memories have stayed with her. Our conversation -- conducted via email and lightly edited for flow -- is below.
Cillizza: Describe the mood at the Capitol when you arrived for work on January 6. Were people aware of the "Stop the Steal" rally? Worried about it?
Diaz: For me, I thought it was just going to be another normal day on the congressional beat. I've grown accustomed to the long days that come with this job and I didn't think this day would be any different. I was prepared to work late -- I just didn't realize when I arrived at the Capitol at 9 a.m. on Jan. 6 that it would also mean evacuating my workspace and hiding in another location just a few hours later.
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