attorney and f.b.i. washington field officer holding a briefing on charges related to the attack last week on the u.s. capitol. it just started. >> good afternoon and welcome to the conference call. all participants will be in listen mode. if you need assistance press the star key followed by zero. after today's presentation there will be an opportunity to ask questions. you may press star then 1 on your touch tone phone. to with dow your question pleas press star then 2. this event is being recorded. i would like to turn the conference over to mark. please go ahead. >> thank you for joining us. we are going to get started in one minute and have two speakers today who will brief remarks and be followed by question and answer period as the operator said, when we get to the period. the speakers today will be first assistant director in charge of the washington field office of the f.b.i.. he will be followed by acting u.s. attorney for the district of washington, michael sheerwin. be right back. thank you.

the f.b.i. and p.d. are looking at as we speak right now and looking for those persons that planted those devices in terms of the conduct related to planning those you know pipe bombs the you know the mention of domestic terrorism i've mentioned this before i don't like this tyranny of labels saying an act is domestic terrorism we have plenty of federal resources at our disposal plenty of federal charges to address all of this conduct from felony murder related to the possession and use of destructive devices to seditious conspiracy you know under the federal code that has significant penalties and as mentioned with this strike force that was established to focus strictly on sedition charges we're looking at in treating this just like a significant international counterterrorism or counterintelligence operation we're looking at everything money travel records looking at disposition movement communication records so no resource related to the f.b.i. or the u.s. attorney's office will will be on check in t

the f.b.i., u.s. secret service ask the national guard outlined some of their plans to keep things secure and safe. >> we all lived through that day of january 6th. and at -- as the perspective made clear yesterday, we have committed to an orderly transition. the american people deserve nothing less. i'm looking forward to hearing about the efforts deploying the federal government to ensure that both those occur and i look forward to the details of those efforts and let me just say to each and every one of you, it's been my great honor to serve as your vice president and should this be the last time that we're together, let me extend my gratitude to each one of you for your service as well. we're going to ensure that we have a safe inauguration that vice president-elect kamala harris, president-elect joe biden are sworn in as president and vice president of the united states in a way be fitting our heritage and gives honor to the american people and the united states. with that, acting secretary

the f.b.i. federal agency for crisis response for counterterrorism investigations and intelligence analysis and in that vein we've been planning for months and months on this. part of what gives us the confidence that we have. the f.b.i. will set up a national command post at f.b.i. headquarters as well as in our washington field office which i know you've visited before and would recognize, as well as we're having command posts in all 56 of our field offices. those command posts bring together personnel not just from the f.b.i. but from across the government to gather intelligence, to assess potential threats, to coordinate investigations and to search resources where needed and they make it possible to share information in real time and allow our personnel to continually update those threat assessments and those command posts will be running 24/7 through the inauguration and in some cases in the days to follow. we're monetarying all leads, whether they are calls from protections or other kinds

the f.b.i.sed a bulletin indicating that "armed protests" are being planned at all 50 state capitols. still want to be a state, puerto rico? there might be an opening soon. the f.b.i. warned that the armed protests are being planned from january 16 through at least january 20. four days that's not an anti-government insurgency. that's a music festival. it's "coup-chella"-- which is really the only place it's appropriate to go shirtless in buffalo horns. and it's not just state capitols. yesterday, members of congress were briefed on three planned riots for d.c. the most concerning plot would involve insurrectionists forming a perimeter around the capitol, the white house, and the supreme court, and then blocking democrats from entering the capitol-- perhaps even killing them-- so that republicans could take control of the government. what kind of plan is that? they're going to kill a bunch of people, but after that, it's just back to seventh grade civics and we're not going to notice? there's a

the f.b.i.s if rioters had help from sympathizers inside the people's house. biden's $2 trillion plan. the president-elect addresses the nation, promising covid relief, money for schools, and could it mean a check for your family? 40,000 covid deaths in just two weeks, as we learn coronavirus could kill up to 90,000 more americans in three weeks. the loss of a vegas legend. we'll remember siegfried of siegfried and roy. and, "pitch" perfect. how this creative girl scout is selling samoas in the pandemic. this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell, reporting from the nation's capital.s >> o'donnell: good evening to our viewers in the west and thank you for joining us. we're going to begin with breaking news, and it is both startling and sobering. tonight, the united stateshe uns government is actively preparing to be attacked by its own citizens. cbs news has learned the f.b.i. and other agencies are warning police departments across the country that extremists and militias are discussin

the f.b.i. warns of possible armed protests outside all 50 state capitalism following the armed invasion in april of the michigan state house has federal agents scour the country for those who invaded the houses of congress arresting this nashville tennessee man on sunday the u.s. prepares for what most americans hope will be a peaceful handover of government power even as it braces for another assault john hendren al-jazeera washington the f.b.i. has arrested an elected official from new mexico for illegally entering the u.s. capitol joining the generally 6th attack. griffin is a county commissioner and founder of the cowboys for trump group the video showing him inside the building during last week's attack griffin had vowed to return to washington with firearms to protest the inauguration of president elect joe biden he was arrested in d.c. on sunday. more now from. the white house. we've been told constantly actually from national guard leadership that members of the national guard are routi

in all the f.b.i. reckons they've got about 140000 images to scour and so they're asking for the public to kind of help out to help to help the investigation to move forward and they're reaching out to people asking for help what kind of response and so they're getting what's been fascinating so. just to to give you one example one program are . archived something like 500 hours of parlor broadcasts just the kind of the the hard drive space you need for that is quite incredible and he did that and then pulled public a group of journalists the u.s. took all of the content all of those videos and time stamped them julich ated them and there were a project that anyone can use online and he can go through and just watch videos day minute by minute just to check and see if you identify of nor then you have the individual sure the hearts of some of the washed violence and then you can send tips and so on and then we got this site here which is from belling cat which is which is a kind of a used by a digital

today the f.b.i.at the warnings were taken seriously. >> we briefed that within 40 minutes to our law enforcement-- federal and state law enforcement partners. >> reporter: today the senate released a photograph of a man wanted in connection for an assault on an officer. five people died including capitol police officer brian sicknick. so far the f.b.i. opened about 160 investigations across the country, some of which could lead to charges of sedition or conspiracy. >> we're looking at everything-- money, travel records, money, travel records, disposition, movement, communication records-- so, no resource related to the f.b.i. or the u.s. attorney's office will be unchecked. >> reporter: just released on a $100,000 bond, the son of a brooklyn judge. this image of aaron mostofsky went viral. in it he's wearing a police officer's ballistic vest and clutching an officer's riot shield. there have been numerous arrests. cleveland meredith junior was js arrested with an assault rifle, handgun, hundreds of r

the f.b.i. and other agencies are warning police departments across the country that extremists and militias are discussing a second assault on the u.s. capitol along with the white house or state capitols, the director of the f.b.i. saying tonight he is concerned about conversations that are being picked up online about plans for multiple armed protests. and tonight, president-elect joe biden's inauguration is less than a week away. the iconic buildings and monuments to democracy here in washington are now barricaded, surrounded by national guard troops, cement barriers and fences. amtrak is tightening security and some airlines will no longer allow passengers headed to washington to check firearms. and there's now a nationwide drg net for those involved in last week's insurrection. at the capitol, the f.b.i. director saying tonight investigators have already identified 200 suspects, warning more arrests are coming. if that weren't enough tonight, the coronavirus crisis here in the u.s. keeps s

the f.b.i. is warning of armed protests in washington d.c. and all 50 states in the days leading up to joe biden's inauguration. the national guard is deploying 15,000 troops. u.s. state department has designated cuba a state sponsor of cuba. it provided supports for national terrorism. the u.s. is preparing to designate yemen's houthi's rebels as a terrorist group but america is the source of terrorism. the plaque listing could have catastrophic consequences in a country that is suffering the worst humanitarian crisis. reporter: 27 people were killed in this airport last month. united states said those response i will must be held accountable and the huteies said they wpt to plame but mike pompeo said they will be terrorists. >> nearly sick years into the war, they remain control, home to 80% of the population rnings despite a campaign led by saudi arabia and united arab emritz. they do the civilians sometimes caught in the middle. more than 230,000 people have been killed in the war. u.n. said 10 million are at risk of familiar yeen and the

the f.b.i. warns of possible armed protests outside all 50 state capitalized following the armed invasion in april of the michigan state house as federal agents scour the country for those who invaded the houses of congress arresting this nashville tennessee man on sunday the u.s. prepares for what most americans hope will be a peaceful handover of government power even as it braces for another assault john hendren al jazeera washington. more now from the from the white house. we've been told constantly actually from national guard leadership baps members of the national guard are routinely vetted for any potential dangers in their backgrounds any links to extremism and so on the new development it's been reported is that the f.b.i. is now getting involved it's not just the national guard relying on its usual mechanisms to ensure that those within the service radicalized in some way some ways the reports we've got now is the f.b.i. is also taking a look at the some 25000 troops who may be deploy

the f.b.i. receives enormous amounts of information intelligence in our job is to determine the credibility of viability of it under the laws and policies that govern f.b.i. investigations. we have to separate the aspirational from the intentional and determine which of the individuals saying despicable things on the internet or just practicing keyboard bravado well they actually have the intent to do harm in the latter we work diligently to identify them and prevent them from doing so. now he was attempting to explain why you sufficient warnings were not given to federal authorities in d.c. given the fact that there had been this chatter on the internet however he went on and started speaking about the investigation that followed those events of wednesday once again backing up the attorney general in saying that this investigation is absolutely massive all 56 offices of the f.b.i. throughout the united states are involved and he pointed out that door is already being knocked on and it must be s

the f.b.i. receives enormous amounts of information intelligence in our job is to determine the credibility and viability of it under the laws and policies that govern f.b.i. investigations we have to separate the aspirational from the intentional and determine which of the individuals saying despicable things on the internet or just practicing keyboard bravado well they actually have the intent to do harm in the latter we work diligently to identify them and prevent them from doing so. well that was the head of the field office of the f.b.i. here in d.c. explaining about the intelligence that the f.b.i. gathered in the days leading up to those events on january the 6th making clear his belief that it was very difficult for the f.b.i. to identify individuals who constituted a threat because much of the information they were gleaning were on various message boards without any real threat by an individual of violence without the claims the acting head of the f.b.i. and d.c. it was very difficult t

law school prior to that i was an f.b.i. special agent for 16 years were some of my cases involved infiltrating white supremacists and far right militant groups undercover agents. thanks for coming that like i since the end tell me it's how you would like to be screwy south what you did. now everywhere and cynthia miller n.p.r.'s thank you for having me am a professor at american university where in washington d.c. where i direct the polarization and extremism research and innovation lab our peril and i also recently finished a book called hate in the homeland the new far right. time in ways and cynthia thanks for joining us and have a shine and welcome to the string if she's half. i'm shannon foley martinez i am a consultant apparel where dr miller just works i am also a former violent white supremacist i've been out of the movement for over 25 years and i work towards helping off ramp and disengage people who are currently still in far right spaces. and my area of passion is actually working on prevention so that we can be

today f.b.i.tor christopher wray held a conference call with police agencies across the country reminding them to remain vigilant as they face a number of potential threats. norah. >> o'donnell: jeff pegues, thank you. we want to bring in cbs news chief washington correspondent major garrett. all right, major, historic day, the first time in history a president has been impeached twice. this was a bipartisan effort today. >> reporter: ten house republicans were there for it, house republicans didn't have an opinion one way or another, that is sort of astonishing but why those 10 republicans saw what it why those 10 rep the nation saw and cannot stand what president trump, as all of them did for the first impeachment. and you sort of think, well, the shorthand is there is a pro- impeachment house republican conference, and an anti- impeachment-- no there is also another conference here in washington among republicans it's the just get through until inauguration conference. and it is lead by mitch m

the f.b.i.cross the country identify suspects. so far more than 100 people have been taken into custody. and there are about 300 cases against rioters. the current threat landscape is showing the prospect for more violence in the coming days as a tsunami of information is being sent to law enforcement. >> we are seeing an extensive amount of concerning online chatter because one of the real challenges in this case is trying to distinguish what is aspirational versus what is intentional. >> reporter: riots not only aimed at washington, potential targets mentioned last week in an f.b.i. bulletin warned that armed protests are being planned at all 50 state capitolss from january 16th through january 20th. residents in denver board up downtown shops. in minnesota, there are road blocks at the state capitol in st. paul. >> we are turning over every rock and looking under every bush to see if there is anything else out there. >> reporter: but the potential for violence doesn't end this week. officials

the f.b.i. meanwhile is warning of armed protests in washington d.c. and all 50 states in the days leading up to joe biden's inauguration security is being stepped up a week earlier than planned the national guard is going 15000 troops and the u.s. state department has designated cuba a state sponsor of terrorism a statement from secretary of state by comparison to cuba and repeatedly provided support for acts of instructional terrorism president barack obama a delisted cuba as a state sponsor of terrorism in 2015 in order to normalize relations with the us is also preparing to designate hate yemen's who 3 rebels a terror group in response to these declared that it's america that's the source of terrorism aid groups warn the blacklisting could have catastrophic consequences in a country already suffering the world's worst humanitarian crisis under schapelle reports. 27 people were killed in this attack on audience airport last month as the newly formed yemeni government arrived to. the united states said those responsible must be held accountable and a

the f.b.i. put out a statement. the f.b.i.ghts of individuals to peacefully exercise their first amendment rights. our focus is not on peaceful protestors but on those threatening their safety and the safety of other citizens with violence and destruction of property. how does the f.b.i. plan to prep for this especially when we saw such security failures with the capitol hill riots? >> the first thing we've seen this public service announcement from the f.b.i. and reportedly received tens of thousands of tips about potential attacks. that's the first thing they do is rely on our own citizens if they see something to say something. i would also expect three other things to be happening right now. first is overwhelming force at the point of attack at all of these state capitols which would deter attackers. and then an ability to go out and collect information on where they might be gathering and how they might be planning to attack. secondly, the national security council at the white house really because these attacks are plann

capitol now the f.b.i. has arrested more than 125 people in connection with the insurrection and social media is playing an important role many protesters openly broadcast their crimes on the internet but with an avalanche of material to get through the f.b.i. is now asking the public to help identify the perpetrators and matthew moore is looking into the story for us hi matthew how has the f.b.i. handled this investigation well this is one of the biggest investigations in the department of justice's history so they had to come on a very broad scope and they've had lots and lots of material to get through and these are like anything that we've seen before the crimes were captured in real time by the perpetrators and there are potentially hundreds of suspects from all over the united states so it's a huge challenge and the f.b.i. has and kind of the can be no surprise is that they've asked the public for help to try to kind of identify the end of it. tools at their most came to speak to on social media they

and f.b.i. agents are coming to find you. >> federal authorities are preparing for the possibility of a mass casualty event just in case. >> if there were a major event there, this unit can do high -- very high level, high-skilled search and rescue from confined spaces and high angle search and rescue and a biological, chemical and nuclear environment. >> from the ohio national guard. what has pentagon officials and senior u.s. military commanders very concerned is that they have seen the images of many veterans who are highly trained in military training who were part of the crowd. some of them breached the capitol. some charged. at least one was charged. he was a state policeman from virginia, an active duty national guardsman. that has military officials concerned and they have put out letters to the force saying as much and calling for calm and telling members of the u.s. military to follow the law. back to you. >> sandra: thank you, jennifer griffin live at the nation's capital. >> it is no

the f.b.i.arns there could be armed attacks in all 50 states if the president is removed before the end of his term. new video tonight shows just how violent the assault on the capitol was, as the f.b.i. looks through tens of thousands of photos and videos, and asks for the public's help finding this man. breaking news: the capitol police under investigation -- two officers suspended, one for taking selfies, the other for allegedly directing the mob. plus the first on-camera interview with the former capitol police chief. he says he repeatedly asked the pentagon for backup. >> they were more concerned with the optics. >> o'donnell: guarding the inauguration. up to 15,000 national guard troops deployed to d.c. as the secret service prepares to take over security a week early. business backlash, marriott, american express and others suspend political donations. the pga moves its championship out of a trump golf course. social media blackout: the president forced off twitter and facebook and other

capitol on january 6th the f.b.i. continuing to put out pictures of various people that were that were involved in the storming of the capitol including they're looking for the line of people that you saw the video that's gone viral basically what looked like almost military members in what's called a ranger file going up the steps of the capitol hands on their back in single file that's basically done in the military as a tactic to breach buildings to storm building so as we know now there are former military members members of the u.s. armed forces that were involved in the january 6th forming of the u.s. capitol so all of this as the security intensifies here in the d.c. metro area and we continue to take a look and see you now have how things are going to progress as we get closer to wednesday and earlier we spoke with for mommy captain roger hill says that the additional vetting of troops is unwarranted i think it's a form of censorship this is just a step towards that or troops and i think it's just a prequel to

the f.b.i.-- members of qanon have discussed posing as national guard members. could domestic violent extremists use drones to disrupt the inauguration? arrested for conspiracy: what we're learning tonight about the man accused of coordinating the capitol assault. plus how militia members the hill. extraordinary rebuke: the senate's top republican says president trump is responsible for the riot. >> the mob was fed lies. they were provoked by the president and other powerful people. >> o'donnell: less than 24 hours as president, and who will trump pardon as he hints at the future? the race to vaccinate: we'll show you a car repair shop that's now a vaccination center as new york city says it will run out of doses by thursday. t,nighl's hed bois.to li earns her a spot at the inaugural celebration. ral celebt >> this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell, reporting from the nation's capital. >> o'donnell: good evening to our viewers in the west, and thank you for joining us. the next pres

the f.b.i. warns of possible armed protests outside all 50 state capitol eyes following the armed invasion in april of the michigan state house. as federal agents scour the country for those who invaded the houses of congress arresting this nashville tennessee man on sunday the u.s. prepares for what most americans hope will be a peaceful handover of government power even as it braces for another assault. now a different version of this is going on in all 50 states and state houses where as you heard in that story the f.b.i. has perceived that there are possible armed threats made here in washington perhaps because we have tens of thousands of troops and police here it's been very quiet there have been a few arrests 2 separate men both happened to be from virginia who were arrested carrying weapons and large amounts of ammunition trying to get them. through the security cordon they were arrested there was also a woman who was arrested for falsely claiming that she was a police officer and then t

we had the f.b.i. saying they had a warning the day before but they didn't really put it in people's faces. what's your thought about that failure? mr. comey: it's harleds to answer from this vantage point without a comprehensive investigation but it seems it's not a failure of imagine nation, which is what was crilingsed after 9/11, that we hadn't envision lts the way in which the attack nights come because in threats was so obvious and so transparent to the world that it wasn't a failure of imagination, it was just a failure but the why points behinds that. why the capitol didn't have the parameters and officers and troops its needed really has to be figured outs from an investigation. i cadgets tell from here who did what whether or made those decisions baseds on the investigation but we need to finds the answers because in threat is not going away. host: you view many of the things that you're struggling with, the failure on the hill, as you notesed the threats, with the disturbing instigation of t

according to "the times," the justice department and the f.b.i. have embarked on a nationwide manhunt to track down scores of people and now it's even larger who have attacked the capitol. with so many questions about safety and the worry about future possible threats, the least we can do is make the skies, the inauguration, the capitol and the country safer. that's what i'm asking be done today. now, i'm going to go to two other subjects. first, what president trump said this morning. showing how despicable a president he is. he blamed the violence that he helped cause on others, he blamed the divisiveness that he regularly caused on others. he blamed so much on others. what trump did today, blames others for what he caused, is a pathological technique used by the worst of dictators. trump causes the anger, he causes the divisiveness, he foments the violence and blames others for it. that is despicable. the technique trump is using is used by the worst dictators the globe has ever seen. donald trump should not hold office one day longer. and what

well see rogers is a former member of the f.b.i.'s national joint terrorism task force we asked him how security officials can disrupt far right groups even as tech companies try to crack down on the. world to begin with anyone who is going to join any aren't protest they ought to be put in jail we don't do things like that in this country i don't care who side they are on innocent people innocent law enforcement officers get killed so that has to be immediately addressed by all of our leaders that will not be tolerated in this country with regard to pollard the shutting them down was a very dangerous thing to do why because you just removed 1st amendment rights from the people of this country as distasteful as these things will be now to answer your question directly we do have tools in law enforcement a lot of intelligence gathering and in summation gathering methodology other than the internet to ensure that we get the information we need to put a stop to a lot of what we see happening we just have to sometimes think about how we

f.b.i. is optimistic that they have the situation under control and what about the investigation into the storming of the capitol well that is what got us here to this situation of course the interest of geisha is still underway there have been some several 100 individuals arrested. 2 wrists in washington d.c. in the last days and hours one that i've witnessed myself another one where an armed individual with $500.00 rounds of ammunition tried to get inside the perimeter with fake credentials so there are more investigations underway of course regarding that what also becoming what's also becoming clearer now is that lawmakers were involved 3 republicans at least actively involved in the planning process of storming the capitol and other active and former lawmakers were in the crowd of other conservative insiders it really shows it's not only in see it was not only inside by the president but also orchestrated and organized by his very own party members incredible oversell it was the used to

capitol as the f.b.i. reports extensive online chatter about threats to president elect joe biden's in old aeration next week 20000 national guard troops are expected in washington d.c. in the lead up to the event. votes are being counted in uganda's closely contested election with the final results expected by saturday supporters of opposition leader bobby wine gathered at polling stations to watch ballots being cast because of fears of fraud line once and president yoweri museveni is in 35 use in power katherine sawyer reports from kampala. voting in some polling stations started late because of delays in the delivery of materials at this station on the outskirts of kampala people waited patiently for an hour before they could cast their ballots one thing we had disappointed when they were the government has handed to the whole versus the internet is going to working and then rethink is there one presidential where it was 70 voted in western uganda has previously won some opposition politicians and elect

castro al-jazeera washington meanwhile a leaked f.b.i. memos warning of ahmed protests in washington d.c. and across all 50 us states in the days leading up to joe biden's inauguration the bureau has told state and local law enforcement agencies to prepare for violence by right wing groups from sunday until biden's inauguration day as groups associated with the so-called boogaloo movement are planning to storm state capitals and other government buildings. with those threats mounting security in washington d.c. is being stepped up a week earlier than planned president trump has approved an emergency declaration for the capital until january 24th the national guard is deploying up to 15000 soldiers well one of the people meant to be coordinating that inauguration day security has resigned homeland security secretary chad wolf told his department he was stepping down more now from mike hanna in washington d.c. . there was an internal memorandum distributed to f.b.i. offices across the country that was leaked to the media in which the f.b.i.

f.b.i. has so far fielded more than 140,000 tips, opened more than 200 suspect files, and arrested more than 100 people. f.b.i. director chris wray briefed vice president pence last week. >> right now, we're tracking calls for potential armed protests and activity leading up to the inauguration. >> get these people off the street. that's a great disruption strategy. >> nawaz: former f.b.i. special agent tim gallagher is now managing director at kroll, a risk management firm. he led intelligence-gathering for the 2009 inauguration of barack obama. >> the difference between what happened on the 6th and the inauguration is that the inauguration is a national special security event and this has been planned for several months. and because of that, there are many resources that are available to law enforcement and intelligence which were not available on the 6th. the national guard presence, the concentric rings of security, the checkpoints are being set up right now. they were set up an extra we

their backgrounds any links to extremism and so on the new development it's been reported is that the f.b.i. is now getting involved it's not just the national guard relying on its usual mechanisms to ensure that those within the service radicalized in some way some ways the reports we've got now is the f.b.i. is also taking a look at the some $25000.00 troops who may be deployed in the capital by wednesday that's 2 and a half times more than normal inaugurations that's the new bet so the f.b.i. apparently has been doing this according to the associated press at least so this is the announcement is new but apparently the f.b.i. has been conducting these background these background checks on the national guard members since they began deploying to the capital a week ago and clearly 25000 people that's a lot of background checks but all they're doing basically there is running these names through f.b.i. databases checking for any and any red flags and any connections to extremist groups or militia groups or the click stream right wing or indeed or watch lists and things like that so that's ba

and f.b.i. a memo leaked to the media is warning of armed protests in washington d.c. at all 50 states in the days leading up to joe biden's inauguration security is being stepped up a week earlier than planned the national guard is deploying up 215000 troops some of the largest corporations in the u.s. suspending donations to republican lawmakers who are challenging joe biden's presidential victory think food citibank a t.n.t. and the marriott hotel chain. the u.s. state department has designated cuba a state sponsor of terrorism a statement from secretary of state mike pompei or said that cuba had repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism by granting safe harbor to terrorists in 2015 then president barack obama delisted cuba as a state sponsor of terrorism in order to normalize relations at augustan reports now from havana. this announcement by the trumper ministration today is transparently motivated by domestic political and. the primary reason that doing it is to make it more difficult for 'd the incoming by the administration to normalize re

as we come on the air, the f.b.i. has issued an urgent law enforcement bulletin saying groups are planning armed protests at the u.s. capitol and state capitols ahead of president-elect joe biden's inauguration. the f.b.i. says there are also threats against mr. biden and vice president elect kamala harris and house speaker nancy pelosi. also this, chad wolf, acting secretary of homeland security says he's resigning just hours after he stepped up security in washington, putting the secret service in charge of a national security special security event a week ahead of mr. biden's swearing in. the washington monument has already closed and the park service says it may shut down other areas of d.c. in the coming days. and we're just learning at least two capitol police officers have been suspended, accused of joining in with the rioters, who stormed the capitol building last week including leading them through the halls of the building. articles of impeachment against the president accusing him of inciting the attack and

the f.b.i. has arrested more than 100 people in the wake of the capitol hill siege many of the protesters all but 100 themselves in by publicly posting pictures of their exploits on social media but facebook sharing of private messages with the f.b.i. has raised serious privacy concerns. confidential source c.s. one identified a facebook account is being utilized by chris kelly confidential source provided to the f.b.i. screenshots containing content posted to and sent and received by this account the materials provided by confidential source c s one included a screenshot of the accounts profile page. confidential source provided law enforcement with a screenshot of a message posted to this facebook account. well according to a recent analysis social media featured in 78 percent of the criminal cases filed by the justice department while social media posts were used and 38 percent of convictions earlier this week their chairwoman of the house oversight committee also asked the f.b.i. to investig

the f.b.i. has already set up a website where americans can report tips and today is releasing its own look out information any tips that are reported to impede the will also be shared with the f.b.i. so i encourage washingtonians who can provide information to do so by texting 50041150411 or by calling 202-727-9099 we are still in the midst of our response we have aided the federal government in establishing the security of the united states capitol these incidents were contained to the united states capitol and its grounds we will review for ourselves what occurred yesterday to commend those who perform heroically in salon what mistakes were made with that i want to ask chief conti to provide any update from the metropolitan police department followed by a situational update from secretary mccarthy thank you mayor bowzer and good morning everyone as communities across the country are still processing the images of the violent mob that stormed the u.s. capitol i want to start this morning by th

the f.b.i. says it's concerned about the potential for violence at president elect joe biden's inauguration on january 20th with increasing number of threats online its director has been briefing vice president mike pence on preparations for next wednesday at least 20000 national guard troops will be deployed throughout the city where several airlines have temporarily banned passengers from checking in far on this on washington d.c. area flights our aim here the american people can be confident. is that we're going to ensure that we have a safe inauguration of the president elect joe biden vice president elect kamel harris are sworn in as the new president and vice president of the united states in a manner consistent with our history with our traditions in a way that. gives honor. to the american people and to the united states. that's going to have 200 capitol hill and intense security in washington and state capitals around the u.s. especially you know what we're getting more information from

now the f.b.i. is in charge for vetting those $25000.00 national guardsmen as you mentioned simply the concern is that you have some heavily armed soldiers that are inside the security perimeter those are the ones who are actually getting close to joe biden and the concern is of course that you might have an insider at tech that those people those soldiers would not have difficulties of course getting closer and they are heavily armed so what's happening now is they're being vetted by the f.b.i. commanders are being asked to be on the lookout for any problems within their own ranks i also had the opportunity today to speak to one national guard major and he said of course it's pretty clear that there are both sides of the political aisle represented so it's a big challenge of course but the f.b.i. is optimistic that they have the situation under control and what about the investigation into the storming of the capitol well that is what got us here to this situation of course the interest of geisha i

well the f.b.i. does say in the meantime it might pens has been talking more about the situation and mike hanna is in washington d.c. and he's explaining how it's going to work. the vice president went to the federal emergency management agency for discussions with security chiefs who will be guiding security throughout this inauguration period he was also accompanied by the director of the f.b.i. christopher ray speaking publicly for the 1st time since those events last wednesday and christopher ray warned off a great deal of online chatter as he put it saying that there is a real threat of aunt action by individuals over the inauguration period he says that part of the problem in actually ascertaining who these individuals are or what they intend doing is the difference between what he called the aspirational or the intentional what he's talking about those who just talk about doing something and those who are actually planning and intend to do it so great concern on the part of the f.b.i. mike pen