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.