I was in the Capitol on January 6. I wrote a minute-by-minute account of my experience of the day for @Poynter. I tried to capture the anxiety and fear of that day, and the terror that came from later learning how bad it could have been. Read it here: https://www.poynter.org/business-work/2021/a-reporter-shares-her-minute-by-minute-recollection-of-being-trapped-in-the-senate-on-jan-6/

Some fellow reporters that day who made it better:
@pkcapitol, who kept his cool the whole time, & ran through the gallery like Paul Revere when Pence left.
@npfandos, who pressed the override button on the elevator to get us to the basement without stopping at any other floors.

@ktullymcmanus, who helped make sure two Capitol maintenance workers were evacuated.
@ReporterCioffi, who let me borrow his charger twice.
@jason_donner, who asked great questions of senators every timed they dared emerge from the room.

@igorbobic, who reported on the chaos in real time, and became one of the primary sources for what was happening for evacuated reporters.
@kadiagoba, my fellow reporter from New York who always makes things better with her jokes and pitch-perfect comments.

Finally, huge shout out to my fellow CBS News colleagues on the Hill that day:
@cbszak, who captured great video of what was happening on the House side.
@ProducerKimB, who is always ready with a kind word and advice.
@alanhe, who let me know my backpack was safe

One final thank you to a non-reporter who was very important to me that day - my boyfriend. He sent me regular pictures of Pumpkin and stayed up until 4 a.m. to pick me up from the Capitol. I'm truly lucky to have such a great partner.