Pence, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Sen. Vice President Mike Pence, who had been presiding over the count of Electoral College votes, was rushed out of the Senate as the Capitol complex went into lockdown when Trump supporters began pouring into the building. 6, Trump encouraged thousands of his supporters at a rally outside the White House to march to the Capitol to protest what historically have been ceremonial proceedings. "Travelers will notice increased law enforcement and canine presence along with a generally higher level of awareness in TSA's intelligence-driven, risk-based approach to transportation security," a TSA spokesperson told Reuters. The Transportation Security Administration has said that travelers arriving at Regan National Airport in Virginia will face increased security in the run-up to the rally. Manger said that while the permit for the rally requested a presence of 700 people, it was not clear if all those individuals would attend. So you will notice an increased police presence around the city and this is to ensure everyone's safety and security throughout the district," Contee said.
"Our department has increased staffing today and is fully activated for tomorrow. In recent days, police have ramped up security around the Capitol, erecting fences around the Capitol grounds, Supreme Court, the Library of Congress, and other congressional office buildings.Ĭhief of the Metropolitan Police Department Robert Contee told reporters on Friday that local and federal security partners have carefully planned for the upcoming rally. "We are hoping and expecting a peaceful event this weekend, but our operational plan is scalable so that we will be ready to handle anything that occurs," acting Assistant Chief Sean Gallagher said at the presser. Viewers commented on the attack on the U.S.Rally organizer Matt Braynard did not immediately respond when asked which elected officials had been invited to the event. This portion of C-SPAN coverage includes live scenes of the protestors walking across Statuary Hall phone interviews with several reporters as well as Representatives Stacey Plaskett (D-Virgin Islands), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), and Don Bacon (R-NE) and tweets from reporters were read throughout. The demonstrators reached the second-floor lobby just outside the Senate chamber, as law enforcement officers placed themselves in front of the chamber doors, and later entered the Senate chamber. The rally took place before and as members of Congress met to count Electoral College ballots for president and vice president in the 2020 election. The Capitol was subsequently locked down. Capitol by protesters who attended a rally with President Trump supporters disputing the outcome of the 2020 presidential election. In a tweet, the US Capitol Police called the incident an active bomb threat investigation'.
The building is near the Capitol and the Supreme Court. A US Capitol police officer was killed and a second injured Friday after a vehicle rammed through security and crashed into a barrier at the Washington. Capitol Police posted on Twitter that they were responding to the. The US Capitol was placed on lockdown as a 'possible explosive truck' parked near the Library of Congress sparked evacuations. T14:29:28-05:00 Viewers commented on the attack on the U.S. Capitol was put on lockdown, with people advised to seek shelter, amid Initial reports of shooting outside the building.
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