ashley babbot? >> this comes as we get disturbing information on threats to members of congress, which new capital police chief tells wolfamatically in recent months. >> we typically, just a couple years ago, had around six or seven thousand. this year i think we'll be up close to 10,000 threats that we're investigating. >> major says his department is working with local police departments across the u.s. to investigate threats and coordinate protection for members of congress. a former secret service agent says that's a massive undertaking since the capital police and their partners have to spread out all over the country to protect members while they're in their home districts. >> they have to look at telephone records. they have to look at ip addresses. they have to understand where these threats are coming from, identify that potential hostile actor. interview friends and families and associates of that individual to fully assess does this person have the tendency or the ability to engage in violent acts against this particular political leader? >> now, what worries the security experts we spoke to is the possibility