The U.S. Capitol was stormed by rioters and the halls of Congress evacuated as supporters of President Donald Trump swarmed past barricades, overwhelming outnumbered police and sending lawmakers fleeing proceedings in which they were formalizing the election victory of President-elect Joe Biden. In scenes almost unprecedented in the more than two centuries the building has stood, lawmakers grabbed their gas masks and loud booms echoed across the complex as Congressional security drew firearms inside the chambers of the American legislature. Questions are already being raised as to how such an attack on the center of U.S. government could have taken place. Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/2TwO8Gm Bloomberg Quicktake brings you live global news and original shows spanning business, technology, politics and culture. Make sense of the stories changing your business and your world. To watch complete coverage on Bloomberg Quicktake 24/7, visit http://www.bloomberg.com/qt/live, or watch on Apple TV, Roku, Samsung Smart TV, Fire TV and Android TV on the Bloomberg app. Have a story to tell? Fill out this survey for a chance to have it featured on Bloomberg Quicktake: https://cor.us/surveys/27AF30 Connect with us on… YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/Bloomberg Breaking News on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/BloombergQuickTakeNews Twitter: https://twitter.com/quicktake Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/quicktake Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/quicktake