mike tobin is there reporting what is happening tonight. mike, what is the latest? >> hello, shannon. a protest that went on throughout the day. and we are leaving now black lives matter plows have. things got a little tense in the last couple of hours. there was a conflict earlier in the day and really when i say conflict a matter of the pepper spray coming out. we can show you that. what that was triggered by, a handful of counter demonstrators that came to where the trump supporter's were at the blm plaza. one particular woman conflicted with the trump supporter's on that went on as she went back to that location. those women traded knuckle. the woman who was the trump supporters got the worst of it but the counter demonstrator was in a bad position at that point. and people pushed her over to the police line and the police line drew her inside where pushing and shoving. that is when the pepper spray came out. a much different scene than what we saw earlier in the day freedom plasma. hundreds and hundreds of people all over the nation trying to make the point tha

i saw my colleague mike tobin talking about that. we saw a multiagency response to what was happening here. you have the capitol police, the metropolitan police of washington, d.c., the fbi was obviously here, the national guard, and later on this evening, the atf, as well. we are hopeful that this is an anomaly. this is something we will never see happen again, and i think i speak for all americans when i say this is a day we won't soon forget. john? >> john: it was an awful day, and the scenes were quite repulsive. thanks very much, kevin corke, reporting live outside the u.s. capitol building. gillian? >> gillian: lots of americans anticipated to showdown on the hill today over electoral college vote counting. but no one could have foreseen a violent mob would penetrate a joint session of congress. leaving four americans dead and many more injured. mike tobin has been on the scene literally all day long. he joins us live from the streets just outside the capitol. hi, mike. >> hi, gillian. we know now come of this work of people wh

mike tobin fox news. law enforcement throughout northern california is on high alert to prepare for any potential violence leading up to the presidential inauguration. so far, ktvu has been told by one agency that there are no known potential threats. ktvu scrag liggins here now with more on what's happening both here in the bay area and also greg in sacramento. indeed frank, in the words of the alameda county sheriff's department. the threat matrix for the bay area is low at this time. still preparations are underway both here and in sacramento. in case the situation changes. surrounding the capitol building in sacramento, a thick layer of protection consisting of fencing as well as the national guard, sacramento police and chp. i've never seen the capital covered with so many police is security and to see a fence. um all over the heavy security is due to fbi intelligence, indicating the potential for armed protests in capital cities across america. leading up to or on inauguration day. 32 years worked i

we start on the streets of washington with mike tobin. mike, what is the latest? reporter: we're on the south side of the capitol building. i want to show you where some police officers are staging. what we saw before you came to us, dozen of police officers in heavy riot gear. they marched up to the south side and west side the side connects to the wall looking down to the washington monument, with the heavy riot gear and shields at ready. presumably they're going inside, one of the things demonstrators told me, they are separate from the blm demonstrators. they're not van dieing. we know there are vandalism. windows are going too rooms. ransacking offices. demonstrators, i want to show you also the police in the tactical vehicles. >> you covered antifa. they burned down -- >> people are getting so emotional and they want to talk and interrupt. let's go around to the east side of the capitol where you probably consider the front of the capitol where the steps are. of the southeast steps don't have as many people on them. if we get to the center of the capitol, or

thanks shg, mike tobin. mike pence said this attack on our capitol will not be tolerated and those involved will be prosecuted. and ken buck from colorado on the phone. sir, what is your situation? >> we've been evacuated from the house floor. now in a secure location. i'm were my staff. they're safe. with another member and his staff. watching what's going on in the capitol. we're not the capitol. >> bill: would you describe how far away you are? you take the tunnels that seem to be more security? >> we are nearby. the focal point of the protest is the capitol. so we're nearby. i would just ask americans for their players that police officers don't get hurt and protesters come to their senses and leave the capitol building and don't get hurt either. it terrible. >> fox news confirming one person has been shot about 45 minutes ago, taken to a local hospital. do you have any information at all about the victim or how that happened for came about? >> i don't. i was on the house floor. the house floor had been b

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they're going to get to mike tobin in a moment. so stand by mike for that. but first andy mccarthy has been waiting patiently and you have such a brilliant legal mind. and you have a way with words that frankly. um is a gift from above. and i just i just wonder what you're observing. now, as you watch this and try to make sense of where this goes. well, it's tragic to watch this and i can't help but watch it with the knowledge that what we're seeing before our eyes is what i prosecuted terrorists in the 19 nineties for conspiring to do to attack our capital to attack our patriotic and. other installations of the government. it's just it's mind boggling to watch and in terms of just practically speaking, you know, police can maintain order as long as we are in a peacetime law and order situation if we lose order. the police are not numerous enough or equipped enough. to re establish order on i just don't understand why they're being so fastidious about the optics of bring in whatever forces need to be brought in to restore order. as you pointed out, this is n

that did not happen today. >> bill: chad, sorry for the interruption, mike tobin has something going on in his location. i see a lot of people leaving, mike. what is happening there right now? >> let me see, let's go this direction of the northwest side of the capitol. there are all the cops in force pushing the demonstrators back. and out of the way. so they are pushing the demonstrators out. what you also have in the meantime, you can see some of the smoke appear there have been flash bangs going off. there you have the scuffles with the demonstrators and the police. and this is interesting because people are opposed to everything the blm demonstrators did. you have somebody on the ground, there is a fireworks that went off. yet, conflicting with law enforcement year as the police tried to get some order restored at the capitol. i saw some objects getting thrown at the officers on their line. a lot of pushing and shoving. a lot of fighting. everybody has got their phones out. in this line of police in riot gear is pushing them back. pushing them back rather rapidly. this is happenin

for more on what's happening on the ground in washington, we turn to fox news correspondent mike tobinmike in. >> reporter: and, lou, let me give you a quick look around in this area of north capitol street very near union station. you can see the presence of the national guard with one of the vehicles there as we're here on north capitol street. as we look in the direction of the capitol, you can see some of that fencing. it's all over town. on top of that, 12,000 feet of razor wire that surrounds the capitol and also the presence of some of the capitol police. you can't go a few blocks in this town without running into fencing, a roadblock, another checkpoint with security forces and the ubiquitous presence of the national guard. as we watched yesterday, squad after squad, platoon after platoon of forward were showing up. there are now some 21,000 troops on the ground, excess of 25,000 troops are expected, and they will be vetted by the fbi and the secret service. the secretary of the army confirms that. the acting defense secretary says there is no intel of a specific plot, but expe

for more on what is happening on the ground in washington we turn to fox news correspondent mike tobinvening mike. >> good evening you have members of the national guard taking up their position in the nation's capital but between the national guard, secret service, police and all the different police and security agencies taking position everyday d.c. progressively gets more lockdown. meantime the department of defense is confirming a couple reports about the massive protective force securing the capital, first there was discussion among supporters to dress as national guard and attempt to gain access no specifics given about how far the plan got just that there was discussion, second the dod confirmed the following fbi screening 12 guardsmen have been pulled from inauguration duty, ten identified by the fbi in one identified by the commander and by a tip line. the dod says two comments about the inauguration the rest are connected to unspecified comments or text determined to be inappropriate, the chief of the national guard said the individuals were pulled because the guard is not t

phase rollout, only the pre-k and special legge ed kids. 6,000 are expected next month. >> dana: mike tobinu. this is, this is a big deal in chicago, give me your take on at least that piece of it today. >> it doesn't seem to be about safety, more so about politics and power. you look at how the private sector has responded, the private schools, day cares and restaurants have been fighting to reopen instruction, whereas the public schools and the teachers union, so many places including chicago have been fighting for the opposite. one of these sectors gets your money regardless if the open doors for business which may change this week looking at the statements from the ceo of chicago public schools. >> dana: this is just one example, i'm not trying to paint all teachers with this brush, but it was a bad taste in parent smiles when there was the one teacher who said it was not safe to go to school, but safe enough to go on vacation. >> safer for traveling but not for instruction which is odd, people saw that as hypocritical. i think the best solution is too fond of the directly so they can,

senior correspondent mike tobin is live here in washington again tonight with that part of the story.ground for days. good evening, mike. >> hey, jenna. the disassembly started a few hours ago. at the lockdown of d.c. was like nothing ever seen before. 25 miles of fencing and 25,000 troops on the ground from the national guard. created a dynamic in which there was more people than civilians on the street. the net effect was a few small demonstrations, no trouble, no sideshow. in the first press conference of the new administration, jen psaki, the press secretary was asked if joe biden has confidence in the fbi's direction. to speak there's an ongoing investigation which we certainly support. i'm not sure he has received an update today on anything about the investigation, but we certainly support those ongoing and we will i'm sure be receiving updates in the days ahead. >> there's still no rest for whoever killed capital police officer was repeatedly beat to death by a fire extinguisher. still unable to identify who lead pipe bombs around washington, d.c. capital police officer, one c

we go to mike tobin -- before we get to mike. we will go to the senate floor. they reconvened. senator josh hawley is speaking. >> when pennsylvania citizens try to be heard before the pennsylvania supreme court they were dismissed on grounds of procedure in violation of that supreme court's own precedent. i am not aware of anybody that defended the constitutionality. this statute governed this last election with 2.5 mail-in ballots in pennsylvania. this is my point. this is the forum. the pennsylvania supreme court hasn't heard the case there. is no other court to go to in the state. this is the appropriate place for these concerns to be raised which is why i have raised them. i hope this body won't miss the opportunity to take affirmative action to address the concerns of millions of americans. to say that violence is never warranted and won't be tolerated. but this body will address the concerns of all americans across the country. we need an investigation into irregularities and fraud. we need a way forward together. we need election security reforms. i bet my friends on th

. >> neil: and mike tobin has no fear but he showed it yesterday in the middle of this. kfully a lot calmer today. mike, we were hearing as well that they're going to bring in the national guard. it will be the next 30 days through joe biden's inauguration out of caution, i guess. mike joins us from washington d.c. how is it today? >> it's pretty calm, neil. the national guard has pushed us 200 yards from the capitol ground. there's one of those unscaleable fences that are compulsory at these riot locations across the snakes. one of them now surrounds the u.s. capitol. police say that yesterday, the marauders hit police with pipes, with chemical irritants, opens that they picked up from the surrounding area. 50 officers were injured. police say they arrested 14. metro police updated their number and say they arrested 68. u.s. attorney, michael sherwin, says the justin department has charged 40 people in superior court and expect another 15 to be charged in the next 36 hours. one man was arrested with military style assault weapons and molotov cocktails. police have posted

mike tobin live in washington.nk you. >> tomorrow's electoral college certification process, dana perino and one williams, cohost of "the five." this is a big story as we see these rallies on the streets of d.c. and this election process that a lot of republicans are supporting a reevaluation of an a noncertification of this vote, what do you think? >> there's obviously a lot of energy there and there's a huge movement that president trump has started and a lot of republicans focused on figuring out a way to preserve the policies of the trump administration hope a lot of the energy is being channeled into the senate runoff races happening tonight. as i said, i still think republicans will win both of those races by a whisker, although i would not be shocked if they lost. i thought bret's interview with josh hawley who unfortunately had that terrible incident happen to him and his wife and brand-new daughter happened last night, unacceptable, should never have anything happen to anybody regardless of your party affi

jon: mike tobin and what we hope is a washington, d.c. safe day.tate governments on high alert ahead of inauguration day many preparing for demonstrations as the fbi warns the arm protesters might appear at capital buildings across the country. steve harrigan is live in washington with that. >> we discussed in the video from the new yorker magazine one of the new yorker reporters followed the rioters into the capital on january 6 giving a real sense of the chaos and the violence of that day following the rioters on the senate floor, some taking photographs of documents others talking about forming possibly a new government and others taking selfies. the meantime arrest continue to be made from that day all around the country, here in d.c. there's two publicly known arrest the people at checkpoints. one of virginia man with a gun who claims a secure guard was lost, second woman who was impersonating a police officer has been referred to a mental health facility. the fbi has arrested more than 100 across the nation including 35-year-old blake and mem

senior correspondent mike tobin in way that the details on security and live, good evening, mike. >> at the scene downtown is quiet as it ever has been. most doors closed, most streets are blocked either with fencing or with the checkpoint. you see more people standing guard then you do civilians. you have the massive force of 25,000 national guards coming from all 50 states. as you mentioned, 12 of them were pulled from inauguration duty after flagged on background checks. and senator richard blumenthal from connecticut said that is proof of racist extremist. >> let me say about removal of the national guardsmen. we know there is a problem with white supremacist and violent extremist in the military. >> but the chief of the national guard a handful of troops flagged because the court is taking no chance of inside sabotage. and text or statement to indicate questionable behavior in the past. only two made comments about the inauguration. >> all i would say with those two individuals, inappropriate comments or text put out there and just out of abundance of precaution and we want to m

fox news correspondent mike tobin is on the ground around the capitol in washington. joins us now. mike, what is the latest? >> welcome at the latest is a very sad visual behind me with police with their batons at the ready with a capitol in full view in the background. a very long line of metro police here. fbi personnel in the background. as we go further down the line, you can see these individuals with the shields. those are the national guard that were called up. what you will note about the national guardsmen is the only weaponry that they have is the shields. what we have seen them do over the last hour is they start on the west side of the capitol building and push in this direction. up now pennsylvania avenue and they have held this line now. they have advanced it pretty forcefully from the capitol with the metro cops batons at the ready using very deliberate force. pushing, shoving, knocking guys to the ground. that line kept moving. the end of the results are it is secure. we are ballpark at about 500 yards from the capitol itself. we are just to the north

the latest on the investigation into the january 6th domestic terrorist act, but we begin with mike tobin with the latest on the heightened security in washington d.c. mike. >> reporter: arthel, reports that you've heard that describe d.c. as a ghost town aren't entirely accurate. you do still have people out on the street, tourists walking around, you do have some restaurants that are open. in fact, people are coming up here to the fencing to get a look at the capitol and take a picture. but what is omnipresent all over d.c. is all of the fencing. you've got the national guard with the rifles at the ready, the national guard vehicles. one thing is very clear, that d.c. is locked down. d.c.'s mayor today went on "meet the press" and said while the capital has been transformed into a hard target, she's concerned about other state capitals and the rest of d.c. where some 700,000 people live. mayor bowser says if the threat materializes, it'll be domestic. >> we don't want to see fences. we definitely tonight want to see -- don't want to see armed troops on our streets, but we do have to tak

let's get right to fox news's mike tobin standing by in washington. mike.eporter: well, liz, in the final hours of his presidency donald j. trump has released a farewell statement, remarkably given bitterness and promise to snub the inauguration. the outgoing president says he is praying for the success of the incoming administration. he ran down a long list of his accomplishments from the usmca to arab peace deals with israel and to space force. this president always had his critics. he has some new ones since january the 6th. taking a much different posture than he maintained during trump's presidency, senate majority leader mitch mcconnell today blamed trump for. he will not commit to voting for or against conviction when the impeachment hit the senate. here are some of his comments. >> the mob was fed lies. they were provoked by the president and other powerful people. and they tried to use fear and violence to stop a specific proceeding of the first branch of the federal government which they did not like. reporter: the department of defense is confirm

mike tobin right now with the latest details. and why the capitol hill police might have to defend more going forward. hey, mike. >> what i can tell you, we have a statement from the family of offic offic offic offic officer stick nick. he was a veteran and served in operation enduring freedom. i can read you part of the statement. it's long. part of what the family said is many of the details and the causes of brian's injuries are unknown. our family asked the public and the press to respect our wishes and not making brian's passing a political issue. police honor brian's life and service and respect our privacy while we move forward in doing the same. brian is a hero and that's what we want people to run. and he was a 12-year veteran. he was injured while engaging with protesters. he got back to his decision and he collapsed. sicknick succumbed to his injured. the feds will get involved. acting attorney general stating the fbi and metropolitan police department will jointly investigate this case and the department of justice wil

we begin with senior correspondent mike tobin looking at how the national guard is facing scrutiny. >> good evening. i can give you a look at the scenery. we are looking down and you can see the fencing, the roadblocks, a truck in the middle-of-the-road acting as a roadblock. behind the uc riot fencing that is turned d.c. into a grade. you have herdsmen from indiana on-duty with some riot gear at the ready. the building lit up, the eisenhower executive office building to the west of the white house. 12,000 feet of razor wire gone up around the capitol building. we are getting closer to 25,000 troops on the ground for the national guard. more than 21,000 of them already have boots on the ground. backgrounds are being checked out in the abundance of caution for fear of an insidnsider plot. the acting defense secretary stresses its out of an abundance of caution saying "what we have no intelligence indicating an inside threat, we are leaving no stone unturned in securing the capitol." the perception of an insider threat is taking on a partisan element. democratic irishman steve cohen sai

fox's mike tobin is at freedom plaza with the details. mike. >> reporter: hey, connell.freedom plaza's about 75% full with demonstrators in favor of president trump, and essentially what they want to do is put a lot of pressure on members of congress ahead of the certification of the electoral college vote. as you know, about 70 republican congressmen and around a dozen republican senators intend to oppose that vote when it comes up tomorrow. ahead of this event, d.c. metro police have posted a number of signs reminding demonstrators that firearms are illegal in d.c. and also within 1,000 feet of what they call a first amendment i event. roger or stone, alex jones, george papadopoulos and bernard carrick are speaking tonight. bernard said he may not make it back for his slot to speak tonight. demonstrations this summer turned violent out here. with that in mind, the mayor is encouraging people, particularly if they disagree with the message here, to stay out of downtown. >> we're asking residents and people who live in the region to avoid confrontations with anybody who'

first, we go to mike tobin. hi, mike. >> you can't make it a few blocks without running into some of this fencing. checkpoints, security personnel and the ubiquitous presence of the national guard. we saw platoon after platoon, squad after squad of the guard arriving. we're told the number of troops present in d.c. has gotten up to 21,000. we're told the troop presence ultimately will exceed that 25,000 number reported yesterday. the secretary of the army confirms that with the help of the secret service, background checks are being done on troops to prevent an inside job. chris miller says there's no specific intel of a plot or an inside job. experts watching this say the overabundance of caution is a response in part to the criticism security forces were caught with their guard down on january 6. >> it's not surprising that our security forces, having seen that take place, are erring on the side of being overprepared and providing as much deterrence as they can for anybody coming to d.c. to interrupt the inaug

beefed up all around washington after the mob made its way into the capitol building and fox's mike tobinhe latest reporting for us on the ground there. mike. reporter: connell, you talk about security, one of the measures they did is push the media back. so i can't get you up next to the capitol ground. i can't give you a good look at the fence surrounds u.s. capitol. that is one of the unscalable fences that is come pus compulsory at riot situations. capitol police say the marauders stormed building, hit the officers with pipes, chemical irritants. with objects they saw lying ground. capitol police said upwards to 50. arrested according to metro police was 68. u.s. attorney, justice department charged 40 people in superior court. expects another 15 charges in next 36 hours. one man was arrested with a military assault weapon and molotov cocktails. metro police posted on the website of pictures of people who stormed the capitol. there are two dozen pics on the website. initial charges is unlawful entry. d.c. mayor wants to pursue domestic terrorism charges and makes it clear she wants th

mike tobin live in washington, we've heard from senior defense officials who have revealed capitol hilled an offer for help from the guard days before the riot took place, a lot of question that would happen, a lot of back-and-forth i know jennifer griffin that joined us from the pentagon, what is the latest. >> army secretary brian mccarthy said he was not asked national guard troops to protect ahead of the mob storming in on wednesd wednesday, we were not precor needed or asked for support by the capital police, the capitol hill police has a responsibility in the jurisdiction, they are separate branch of government, they had to ask for support. >> we engaged with the capital police last week and into the weekend quest if they are going to come with request for assistance, sunday pre-january and they were not going to have any request for assistance of dod. >> i am told the mayor was reluctant to have any national guard inside of the protest during agency planning calls, that included the pentagon, the justice department which was in the lead in the capital police. the mayor agreed to

mike tobin fox news. the mayor of washington, dc, also said today that she is concerned about the threat posed to residential neighborhoods in the days leading up to the inauguration. what you're showing is really the federal enclave of washington, d. c. not where the 700,000 of us lived. soro police department working with our federal law enforcement partners in the united states army, quite frankly, also has a plan to give it if we have any attacks in our neighborhoods. mayor about mauser also says moving forward washington d c will likely need added protection and security well after president biden is sworn into office to protect the city from the threat of domestic terrorism, in addition to the u. s capitol and state capitals, federal authorities have locked down federal prisons ahead of the inauguration on wednesday. the lockdown went into effect last night. the bureau of prisons says that it's in response to quote. current events occurring around the country. inmates will stay in their cells most o

let's get right to fox news reporter mike tobin, we're going to kick it off of in washington d.c. to see you, mike. >> reporter: good to see you, elizabeth. knowing that the storming of the capitol and the riots here resulted in the deaths of five people including a capitol police officer who tried to hold back the mob, there is division among those who went inside. take, for instance, josiah colt of idaho. he was the man photographed hanging from the balcony in the senate. he told an idaho tv station that he got caught up in the moment, and he's sorry for the shame he brought to friends and family. jake received a lot of attention because he was photographed in that bizarre fuzzy-horned shirtless costume, i got him by phone, and he said he was very proud of storming the capitol, no regrets at all. there have been arrests. richard barnett of arkansas photographed with his feet up on the house speaker's desk, he was arrested in little rock and told the tv station he only went into the capitol because he was looking for a bathroom. republican derek evans has been arrested, his charg

[shouting] [shouting] [glass shattering] [shouting] [chanting "usa"] >> tucker: fox news is mike tobin is in washington for us. >> it looks like what we are looking at now is the tale end of this effort to clear out the capital and clear off the capital grounds. if as you look behind me, you can see rows and rows of metro police a lot of them with neon yellow jackets. behind them are supplements of national guard. they are armed only with the shields as they are making a point to not be -- essentially they don't want to end up ponds in this and usually what you find with the national guard when it comes to big events like this, they are the tip of the spear, there are police with specific training who are active in the effort. what we have seen over the last two hours starting with the west side of the capital is they started a very forceful and deliberate effort to clear the grounds. police with truncheons at the ready, conflicting with demonstrators moved with great force pushing everybody west for the capital in the direction of the washington monument. a lot of guys shoving back, a

speare okay, mike tobin on capitol hill, thank you very much, mike. by the way, we're learning more about the woman who died today after being shot in those protests on capitol hill. jeff paul has the very latest on that part of the story. good evening, jeff. >> good evening, shannon. the investigation into the shooting is still in the very early stages but here's what we know right now. the family of the woman killed has confirmed her identity. she was reportedly a 14 year veteran with the air force. we also know just the day before the shooting she sent out this tweet in response to another. "nothing will stop us. they can try and try and try but the storm is here and it is descending upon d.c. in less than 24 hours, dark to light." the shooting happened after 3:00 p.m. today inside the capital as pro-trump supporter's storms that building. there is video that appears to show the incident where it shows a crowd of people inside the capital yelling. there is seemingly some confusion and chaos and then you hear a shot fired. metropolitan police later

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senior correspondent mike tobin is on the ground with the protesters. good evening, mike, what can you tell us? >> i can tell you, bret, quite frankly the same reporting from rich edson but i can show you a different angle. we are towards the center of the capitol and the line of metropolitan police making certain no one gets on this lawn on the west side. behind them, you can see a lot of people what those are are more police officers. they came and secured this lawn, if you would. we saw a lot of them stand on with their riot shields. so they are back close to the p of the west side of the capitol commit is a rather calm situation or a standoff particular where the police and still on first street, still have a lot of people milling around waiting to see what is happening next. this side of the capital after the east side of the capitol has largely drawn down. people have gone home. the whole time we have been here we have seen people leaving more and more. they were leaving before the president made his announcement telling people to go home. and then

. >> shannon: senior correspondent mike tobin has been tracking of elements on the ground outside the capitol all day, he us live. mike, what is the situation at this hour? we are now well past the curfew that they set tonight. >> well past the curfew and the events of today, we have an estimate from metro police that some 40-45000 people participated on the chaos after we saw today. largely, the capitol grounds are in control, but somewhere we saw, during the worst of it, i can tell you the southeast entrance of the capitol building. we saw bullets cars on the window, or what appeared to be bullet scars from the southeast side. windows that were broken out. in the capitol, we have pictures now if some of the blood that is on the ground, where ashley babbitt was shot, she is a 14 year air force veteran. she was shot at that location, and i talked with someone who witnessed her shooting. >> i had turned away. i heard the shot, and i can smell the gunpowder. on prior military, i know a live round. she has fallen back on the ground. she was losing with blood. there's blood all over the f

for more on what is happening on the ground in d.c., we turn to fox news correspondent mike tobin. e in. >> reporter: hi there, lou. between the d.c. mayor, muriel bowser, telling people not to come and this massive lockdown, the biden campaign promised they could have the smallest crowd ever, and they may have delivered. the security force here in d.c. is unlike any for any inauguration in the past. miles and miles of fencing, some 12,000 feet of razor wire surround the capitol right now. jersey barriers are in the street, trucks block the roads, there are checkpoints wherever you go. one secret service agent said they're throwing the kitchen sink at this event. you have the secret service, border patrol, local police, even tsa agents are working those checkpoints. you have bomb disposal units on the street and bomb-sniffing dogs on the job. in the end, you have more people sanding sentry than you do civilians. there have been a couple of demonstrations through the day, an ever-present demonstration at blm plaza. a demonstration popped up here at the capitol, and there were some co

mike tobin is outside of the capitol tonight. >> good evening. more reckoning. yesterday the people who stormed the capitol building did not make an effort to hide their faces from the cameras. authorities are comeying through videos and social media to learn who they are and find them. -- combing. their identities are coming to light. a man clad in horns is jake from arizona. he told me he is proud what have he did. he ranted about conspiracies and claimed that satanic rituals are performed in the capital. the man helding a lectern was adam johnson.olding a lectern w adam johnson. one man in nancy pelosi's office and wrote a note. he said he was looking for a bathroom. the man hanging from the balcony was identified and he told the news outlet he got caught up in the moment and apologizeded for bringing shame upon his family and friends. not everyone in the capitol was a trump supporter. one man believes the government violate rights by forming white supremacy groups. 40 people pictures are posted on the website. >> i call to investigate, arrest and prosecute a

fox news mike tobin has the latest from washington. u. s capitol police arresting a man friday who arrived at a security checkpoint in washington with an unregistered handgun in more than 500 rounds of ammo, police say the man identified as 31 year old westley, allan bealer of virginia, was carrying an unauthorized credential to the inauguration. his family says he has no ill intentions, claiming his an air force veteran who works in private security. he also told police about the weapon. the development comes as the nation's capital remains on high alert and the fbi is monitoring plans for possible armed. protests in all 50 states, some states putting up fences and other berries this week to protect their own capital buildings. we do have concerns about the rhetoric, the ability for that rhetoric to inspire people to move towards violence around 25,000 national guard troops will be stationed in d c through next week. guard members have been briefed on the potential threat of improvised explosive devices after pipe bombs were discovered o