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A new photo obtained exclusively by ABC News shows then-Vice President Mike Pence and his family in hiding after rioters broke into the Capitol on Jan. 6 and he was evacuated from the Senate floor.

ABC News is publishing the image for the first time on the eve of the House Jan. 6 committee's hearing Thursday focused on former President Donald Trump's pressure campaign against Pence.

In it, Pence can be seen with members of his family -- second lady Karen Pence, his brother, Rep. Greg Pence and his daughter -- in the vice president's ceremonial office just steps from the Senate floor.

Caption: Vice President Mike Pence sits with daughter, Charlotte, and brother, Greg, as wife, Karen, draws the curtains, in ceremonial room off Senate floor where he was evacuated to on Jan. 6, 2021, as Trump supporters attacked U.S. Capitol, obtained exclusively by ABC News.

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Taken just minutes after the mob had breached the Capitol and as Pence and his family were evacuated from chamber by his Secret Service detail, the photo shows Karen Pence hurriedly closing the curtains in the room, as her daughter looks on with fear.

According to a source who was in the room, the second lady could see rioters outside the Capitol, so she closed the curtains, worried that the attackers would see her and her family.

The photo was taken after the mob had already breached the Capitol, some of them chanting "Hang Mike Pence."

This and other photos were taken by the former vice president's official photographer, Myles Cullen, who was with Pence throughout the day and night of Jan. 6.

While they were previously described in "Betrayal: The Final Act of the Trump Show," they have never before been made public.

Minutes later, Pence and his family were rushed downstairs to a loading dock beneath the Capitol complex.

Vice President Mike Pence, with his daughter Charlotte, works on the speech he would give to the joint session when Congress reconvened to certify Joe Biden's election after he returned to the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 , obtained exclusively by ABC News

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In another White House photo obtained exclusively by ABC News, you can see Pence after he returned to the Capitol with his daughter -- working on the speech he would give when the joint session of Congress reconvened to certify the election of Joe Biden.

Vice President Mike Pence stands before Congress on Jan. 6, 2021 after order was restored to the Capitol, in a photo obtained exclusively by ABC News.

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As seen in another photo ABC News obtained, Pence returned to the House chamber later that night, to preside as Congress successfully certified Biden's victory.

"Today was a dark day in the history of the United States Capitol. But thanks to the swift efforts of U.S. Capitol Police, federal, state and local law enforcement, the violence was quelled. The Capitol is secured, and the people's work continues," Pence said.

ABC News Chief Washington Correspondent Jonathan Karl is the author of "Betrayal: The Final Act of the Trump Show."

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As the Jan. 6 hearings continue, women of The View think Mike Pence is starting to get a bit too much praise for his actions after the 2020 elections. On Friday, they took particular issue with the idea that the former VP is being seen as a hero for refusing to help former President Donald Trump stage a coup.

To kick off the days Hot Topics, moderator Whoopi Goldberg pointed out how much of Thursdays hearing focused on just how hard Pence was pressured by Trump and his allies to block the results of the 2020 election. Some are framing him as a hero who rose to the occasion, Whoopi said. But I kind of think he was actually doing his job. His job was qualify the election, right? So does this really qualify as heroic?

And for the most part, the answer of the table was no.

Doing your job should not label you heroic, co-host Ana Navarro said. It should label you responsible. He had one job that day: to certify the election. That was it.

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That said, Navarro did admit that shes of two minds on this one, simply because the possibilities of what mightve happened if Pence had caved are pretty terrifying.

When you take a look at the pressure campaign that Donald Trump engaged in, and his minions, for so long against against Pence listen, he was putting his political career and it turns out his life at risk, Navarro continued. We didnt know it at the time, he probably didnt know it at the time. And I dont know what we would have done if he had succumbed. If he had said, Im not going to certify these elections, or These elections are illegitimate, I dont know what would have happened that day with that mob out there already. You know, it could have led to terrible, terrible, terrible consequences. So I do think he needs to be commended for his actions that day.

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Navarro added though, that Pences refusal to overturn a free and fair election does not erase four years of complicity to Trumps other actions. At that, Joy Behar and Sunny Hostin readily agreed, with Behar questioning why Pence didnt step in after Trump tried to blackmail Ukraine and its president Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

But, based on those past actions of Trump, Hostin noted that realistically, its hard for Pence to not look good in this instance.

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I think that after being complicit for four years, he doesnt get hero status. But at this point, the bar is pretty low, Hostin said.

You can watch the full segment from The View in the video above.

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Former Vice President Mike Pence will travel to Cincinnati on Thursday alongside Gov. Mike DeWine for a roundtable with members ofOhio's natural gas and oil industry.

While the topic will be domestic energy,Pence's visit comes amid a much bigger drama.

On the same day, the U.S. House Jan. 6 commission is expected to examine how former President Donald Trump pressured Pence to overturn the election.

Pence has not testified before the committee. But he's played a central role in the testimony about the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection. Pence's refusal to support Trump's plan to stay in power drew Trump's wrath, according to testimony from the Jan. 6 committee.

U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney, a Wyoming Republican who serves as vice chair of the committee, said this past Thursday testimony will show Trump responded to the rioter's calls to "hang Mike Pence" by sayingthat maybe our supporters have the right idea" and that Mike Pence "deserves it.

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The roundtable won't be open to the public. It will be hosted by the Ohio Oil and Gas Energy Education Program.

Pence will also be in town to raise money for Rep. Steve Chabot's reelection campaign at the home of Nancy and David Aichholz, according to an invitation sent out by the GOP.

Individual tickets cost $500 and a "VIP roundtable" with Pence costs $2,900.

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COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Gov. Mike DeWine will appear with Ex-Vice President Mike Pence in Ohio later this week at an event promoting the states oil and natural gas industry.

Pence and DeWine are taking part in a Thursday roundtable in Cincinnati hosted by the Ohio Oil and Gas Energy Education Program, a public outreach arm of the industry, discussing the importance of domestically produced fossil fuels, according to event organizers. The talk, coordinated through a new political group Pence founded, wont be open to the public.

While in Ohio, a Pence aide said the former vice president also will appear at private campaign fundraisers for DeWine and Rep. Steve Chabot, a Cincinnati Republican who was drawn into a Democratic-leaning district following redistricting earlier this year.

The timing is eyebrow-raising, given the featured role Pence is playing in this weeks congressional hearings investigating the causes of the riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. The committee plans a hearing to examine the steps ex-President Donald Trump took to pressure Pence to unilaterally reject the results of the November 2020 election, and Pences insistence that he had no right to do so.

The appearance in Ohio also is the latest sign that Pence is trying to stay politically relevant in an electorally significant state. Pence has sent signals he may run for president in 2024, telling the New York Times last month he may do so even if Trump decides to run for another term himself.

Pence has emerged as something of an unlikely rival to Trump, who has broken with Pence over the former vice-presidents refusal to embrace Trumps false claims about the 2020 presidential election. Hes also scheduled to appear this week in Arizona to talk about border security, and campaigned in Georgias Republican primary last month, stumping for incumbent Gov. Brian Kemp as he fended off a Trump-backed challenger.

Pence, a former Indiana governor, was last in Ohio in late October, when he made a campaign-style trio of appearances a few days before the Nov. 2 special election.

On Oct. 29, Pence spoke at the conservative Ashbrook Center at Ashland University. The next day, he stumped for Republican Rep. Mike Carey shortly before Carey ended up winning the election, and spoke at a conservative evangelical church in suburban Columbus.

Pence previously spoke at an Ohio Oil & Gas Association event in 2019, while he was still vice-president. He and DeWine were in frequent contact in 2020, when Pence coordinated the Trump administrations coronavirus response with state governors.

In a statement, Tricia McLaughlin, a DeWine campaign spokesperson, said the event will give the governor a chance to talk about the current record-high gas prices, laying the blame at President Joe Biden.

Gov. DeWine looks forward to joining former Vice President Pence to discuss real solutions to give Ohioans much-needed gas-price relief, McLaughlin said.

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Wake up America

I cant believe Im saying this, but thank God for Mike Pence.One of the few in the GOP who actually stood up for democracy on Jan. 6, 2021.He, not Trump and his millions of lemminglike minions, was a true patriot and showed tremendous courage in standing up to those who wanted to overturn a fairly won election.Wake up America, see things as they are, and not how Trump and Fox News want you to see them.

Rattling my windows

Overall, code enforcement is a great thing to help beautify the town.The focus should really be on significant abusers.Trash in yards, broken windows, dilapidated structures.However, what is a weed to one person is not to another. I frown upon the use of herbicides to control my lawn weeds, and I have moved toward planting gardens which are full of native wildflowers.These are a proven benefit to native birds and insects.Now I fear Ill be fined because Im trying to be environmentally conscious. How about also going after speeders, those with fully tinted windows, and booming bass music which rattles my house multiple times at night.

Long line

Waited 90 minutes in line to pay taxes today. No senior line. No handicap line. Thanks, Lake County.

What a statesman

To the incredibly informed reader who was waxing poetic about recalling $2 gallons of gas under the Trump administration: I actually remember 99 cent gallons of gas under the Trump administration. I also remember why there were 99 cent gallons of gas.I think it was a fool downplaying coronavirus who wanted to blame a foreign country for its spread vs taking action to protect the citizens of this country.I also remember bleach being suggested by said fool for treating the virus in the human body. Another thing I remember was someone who didnt care, and still doesnt care, about American democracy, and wanting to reverse election results based on zero evidence.What a statesman he was, and still is.

We are all flawed

A Republican friend visited from Florida and said Trump was the lesser of two evils when it came to Biden. A relative who is a Democrat always says Biden was the lesser of two evils. Neither would ever consider crossing party lines when it comes to voting. Funny how both parties think theyre right about everything, when in fact no one has all the answers. More reason to get rid of party lines. No one is a perfect choice. We are all flawed. We have lost any sense of working together with compromise. Good grief, what happened to us?

Something seriously wrong

There is something seriously wrong with Ann Taylors city of Waukegan administration regarding her special event planning and permitting processes. Waukegan residents do not have a farmers market again this year due to Taylors cumbersome process, poor planning and execution, while neighboring municipalitiesmanage to pull this off year after year. Taylor needs to place a higher priority on streamlining her special events planning and permitting processes and working more effectively with community boosters such as Main Street, the Chamber of Commerces, local businesses, community action groups, and residents so Waukegan can be a place that can successfully host special events insteadof continuing on with cumbersome processes that are clearly not working.

We should never forget

First, I would like see them limitthe terms ofall of these politicians.We need changes.Next, it would be nice to see them make limits on the money spent for people running for officeThis would give the little guy a chance.Next, I would like to see a list of all politicians not voting for the gunlaws, that are important.Nothing changes no matter how many children are killed.Do you think it would make a difference if some of these politicians had their childkilled in these massschool shootings?Would they make sure certain laws got changed?After each mass shooting, within months it is forgotten about until the next one. We should never forget.

Long overdue

Its high time Waukegan got some professionalism in government. Mayor Taylor won her election campaigning for a Waukegan city administrator. Aldermen Bolton, Kirkwood, Moisio, Newsome and Seger voted against it. What are they afraid of? That theyll actually be held accountable for their actions? That theyll actually have to do their jobs with their feet held to the fire? That theyll get caught? All their talk about the need for a referendum is a smoke screen to allow them to keep doing their business as usual without any oversight. Lets support Mayor Taylor and her work to improve Waukegan. Its long overdue.

Changes are coming

I dont understand these soft-on-crime, lefty liberals that pose as prosecutors and mayors. They support low or no bail laws that keep criminals on the streets. If they think its their job to keep people out of jail, why are they not public defenders or members of some ACLU-funded front group? Well, it was good to see that even in the peoples republic of San Francisco, they have a bit of sense to kick out their radical district attorney. Changes are coming and Democrats are going to have a hard time getting elected dogcatcher.

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