are now mobilized. 6,000 national guardsmen from pennsylvania, new jersey, new york, delaware, virginia, maryland, and out joining 400 members of the virginia street e troopers. never thought he would see a day like this in america. the mob was estimated 40,000 strong. a statement from the acton defense chief christopher miller said he and the joint chiefs of staff, spoke to the vice president, speaker pelosi, leader mcconnell, and other congressional leaders. president trump was not on those phone calls. secretary jim mattis blasted president trump and blamed him for the violence. "today's violent assault on our capital and effort to subjugate american response eddi democrac- destroy trust in our election and fellow citizens have been enabled by pseudo-political leaders whose names will live in infamy in profiles of cowardice. our constitution, our public, will overcome this stain. we the people come together again, neve never ending efforto preserve a more perfect union while mr. trump will be left a man without a country." a former officer and iraq war veteran tim condon said "it is

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more fencing, more national guardsmen arriving here by the minute. through the massive fence that's erected here some of the 20,000 members of the national guard that have already descended on washington. more arriving all of the time. the threat here is very real, according to the secret service, which is now heading security for this inauguration. it says it's monitoring chatter online of the potential of more armed protests here in washington. the pentagon says it is especially concerned about improvised explosive devices or more pipe bombs like those found outside the rnc and the dnc. and there's a real reason why it's discouraging people from gho coming to the district for the inauguration. here's what he said. >> as the mayor has encouraged residents and visitors from across the country, we're not asking people to come to d.c. for this. there's a major security threat, and we are working to mitigate those threats. so, again, we are just very intently focused on the job at hand. >> the context here is so key, jim. this massive wall is very tall.

one of the final pieces of a vice-like lockdown ahead of tomorrow's ceremonies. 25,000 national guardsmenrmed, ringing the capitol. and today, concerns about threats from within the ranks. at least a dozen guardsmen have been removed from the mission. two sent home after vetting for extremist links found suspicious comments. >> any reason that somebody's name is brought to the attention of the command, they're being removed from the line. we'll ask questions later. >> reporter: the fbi concerned about lone wolves and warning law enforcement about qanon conspiracy theorists allegedly discussing plans to dress as national guardsmen. and tonight, the justice department filing the first major conspiracy charges connected to the riot. thomas caldwell described in an affidavit that includes images from a video to support the government's case as a commander with the oath keepers militia. he's accused of organizing the squad of up to ten members for their role in the assault on the capitol. prosecutors alleging late today that while the capitol attack was under way, caldwell received a facebook

you mentioned the guns that the national guardsmen have been issued. we can show you that they are wearing them right now at the perimeter of the u.s. capitol on the west side. you see those gentlemen carrying semiautomatic rifles beyond that fence. this fencing has been put up since the rioting of last week. the question is, is the perimeter going to be pushed back further than it is now? we know you see the national guardsmen there. they've just been issued their weapons. you know, there are going to be about 15,000 national guardsmen throughout the city in addition to thousands and thousands of law enforcement officers from many different agencies. the capitol hill police, the d.c. metropolitan police, many other jurisdictions. here you see the fencing and then the risers and the grandstands for the inauguration right beyond it. again, the question is the perimeter. where is it going to be? here? pushed out further? in this city, it's not only hard to drive in this city. they've shut down all the streets around the capitol and they've pushed the per

huge swaths of the city have been blocked off and a 25,000 national guardsmen have been authorized be behind meet several national eiseman from pennsylvania are manning a checkpoint -- national guardsmen from pennsylvania are manning a check hitting the city is on edge. for residents, journals, shop owners, and lawmakers, this isn't just the capital where they live and work. it is becoming harder and harder to navigate the road closures. parking garage is downtown are closed. what you are looking at is perimeters that have been set up around capitol hill. concrete barriers and fences going up everywhere. armed national guardsmen patrolling this -- the streets. sirens are wailing at all hours of the day. the city has become a war zone. the inauguration was designated a security event. security preparations underway a week earlier than planned. the national mall is where crowds usually gather to watch the inauguration, this year it will be fenced off and closed to the public. the d.c. mayor has asked people tune in from the comforts of their home. she is asking businesses to download an

national guard. and new into new jersey york, which can provide a number of guardsmen. my understanding is there was a call with everybody and not everybody was activating people. there is a significant number that have been activated and are wayer in d.c. or on their from those surrounding states. seee need more, you will ohio, kentucky moving further south, maybe north and south carolina getting tapped into to bring people in. that is usually the process that they use. generatedough can be from the surrounding region. goes, i dohe state not know what the threats are or whatever. callould need to make that based on the intelligence that they are getting. >> thank you. administration. any update on the next step stimulus and the student loan moratorium that is set to expire? >> i hear that the vice president is going to extend the issue around student loans. we can also do that through legislation. the georgia senate races put to a second generating stimulus package. statebably includes some and local money that is desperately needed, continued progress with the vaccine

and what can you tell us about the movement of to national guardsmen. sure i want to talk about these 2 national guardsmen that were removed from their mission to protect the dog aeration i want to also give you a sense of what it's like you got to see from she have to report a few seconds ago how different the city looks right now behind me if you can see a few military vehicles and several members of the u.s. army national guard as well as members of the d.c. police department and the secret service securing this ever expanding secure perimeter here in washington d.c. the security of the u.s. capitol as well as the security of the national mall remains a top priority for the u.s. army national guard as well as for secret service and and police since the weekend the u.s. defense department has expressed their concerns over the possibility of the potential for a quote unquote insider attack and have been vetting members of the national guard for any potential tie is that they might have 2 to extremist groups to white supremacist organizations and in fac

might be double agents or they might be qanon adherents posing as national guardsmen. that's incredibly scary. i mean, the building that you and i know so well is right now just completely filled with soldiers, armed soldiers, and that's just unnerving just knowing the freedom we usually have to walk around the building, the freedom we usually have to move about that campus unencumbered. but listen, it's unlike anything we've ever seen before, and i can't imagine -- i don't know when we'll ever get back to normal. i mean, just getting into the building is a chore, as it's never been before. and it's a little bit unnerving to me. and you know, listen, i'm not -- i understand why, but i'm not happy about it, and i'm not happy about the situation we find ourselves in, but you know, all we can do is hope and pray, kasie. there's nothing we can do and we have to hope that the authorities have this under control, kind of two weeks after they didn't have it under control, when the capitol was stormed. >> well, and i think that, of course -- you know, this is obviously in reac

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there is nobody but us, our crew, these national guardsmen and women and capitol police.you see say presence that's very stark, especially because of the national guard's plan to ramp up presence over the next week. i got off the phone a bit ago with the department of defense official who tells me, there are more than 6,600 national guardsmen in washington, d.c. they will ramp that up to 15,000. the other significant news, overnight the secretary of the arm approved arming of national guardsmen. it wasn't until after the sun went down the national guard was deployed and brought on the seen after the insurrection. what you see is the national guard stepping in. we just watched several m-4 rifles be carried from the other side of the trucks. you see over the morning, an increased number of individuals armed here. this is a striking sight to be standing here, here at the heart of washington, d.c. in just silence here as this perimeter is built up one week after the insurrection, as the impeachment proceedings happen inside in one week before inauguration day. >> silence exce

the presence of thousands of national guardsmen, police, and secret service was a reminder that two weeks ago in this very room, a mob, a violent criminal tried to dismantle our democracy. our sacred democracy, brick by brick. and will try again if they could. but, as president biden said a few hoursod ago, today democracy has prevailed. the will of the pupil was heated, the peaceful transfer of power fulfilled. it takes a lot more than a band of hooligans to bring our grand democracy down. let it be a message to our friends and adversaries around the world that our democracy, though it has been tried and tested, shall long endure. and let it be a message to those terrorists whohi desecrated this temple of democracy that they will never sprevail. joe biden, is now the 46th president of the united states. kamala harris is now the 49th vice president of the united states. but of course and more that ways than one she is not the 49h but the first. the first african-american hewoman. the first asian-american woman. the first woman. to hold the office of vice presidency in our nations history.

national guardsmen and women kicked out of federal buildings, the capitol, and having to sleep in parking lots. are you investigating why this happened and what's going to be done to fix it? >> i don't want to go out on a limb but whatever blockhead in the united states senate decided the national guard has to sleep in the parking garage should be sleeping in the parking garage himself tonight. >> good line. and i think a lot of americans of both parties probably agree with that. senator dick durbin. hope we can keep up the conversation. >> thanks a lot, jim. >>> well, capitol police this morning are investigating after a lawmaker was found to carry a gun while attempting to get on the house floor. you are not allowed to do that. details, next. an existing custor and i'd like your best new smartphone deal. oh do ya? actually it's for both new and existing customers. i feel silly. but i do want the fastest 5g network. oh i want the fastest 5g network. are we actually doing this again? it's not complicated. only at&t gives everyone the same great deal. like the samsung galaxy s21 5g for fre

that definitely needed to be said. 125,000 national guardsmen in washington when 25,000 national guardsshington, d.c., i think that's a show of political force, when there is no threat and there's going to be no crowd because of speed 26 tomorrow and reports that a lot of guardsmen not they are with bullets in the chamber walking around unharmed. i do believe you got to beef up security in the capital after the mob attack on the capitol, but it seems a little bit overkill. are they doing that because they are paranoid or are they doing that to inflame the threats for innocent trump supporters to justify the crackdown? i don't know. congressman should be ashamed of himself to accuse the american national guard of plotting an assassination attempt because they are white males? by the left's standards, he should be canceled and the fact that cnn guy stand there and blinked at him was atrocious. he even got the exit polls wrong and that's what really makes me upset. biden won 40% of white male voters, not 20%. the left needs to stop acting like communist china where we will persecute politi

the fbi and other agencies are assisting with security here around 25,000, national guardsmen and women have been tapped to be on duty for inauguration day in washington, d. c. 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 prot

>>autiecy 25,000 national guardsmen flooding the nation's capitol. washington on lockdown as we're getting new details about the ceremony and president trump prepares for an impeachment trial. could he testify in his own defense? what rudy giuliani is telling abc news. >>> on the brink. the u.s. approaching 400,000 coronavirus deaths. states desperate to vaccinate, but facing backlog. >> there is not enough supply for the demand. >> as hospitals at capacity are forced to treat patients in the hallways. >>> package problems. the postal service dealing with a giant backlog from the holidays. why the wait still could be weeks for your delivery. >>> and playoff history. the quarterback matchup for the ages, or the aged, as the nfl's two legendary quarterbacks square off today. plus, the browns take on the chiefs and patrick mahomes.y uss this mni with a preview of >>> good morning. plane loads of national guard forces are arriving this weekend at joint base andrews outside washington. by inauguration day on wednesday, there will be approximately 25,000 o

capitol building, armed nation guardsmen seen resting between shifts. something not seen since the civil war, according to historians. security ramping up at all 50 state capitals, too. the fbi and homeland security reportedly most concerned about violence in minnesota, michigan, wisconsin and pennsylvania. election battleground states where there's a considerable presence of armed mill lache thats. >> pierre, president-elect joe biden has been briefed on these threats? >> reporter: he was briefed today by the fbi and secret service. according to his transition team, he was told about the potential for additional violence in the coming days. the team says biden is taking the threats incredibly seriously, but david, tonight, it's unclear whether there will be any changes to inauguration security. >> all right, pierre thomas tonight. the pandic. ddlst4 hours yet here in the u.s. 4,327 lives reported lost in just the last 24 hours. that's about one life lost every 20 seconds. and tonight, news of two more variants of the virus discovered right here in the

washington, dc has been transformed into a fortress, with 25,000 national guardsmen drafted in.. now, nearly two weeks on from the storming of congress by a mob incited by donald trump. we fight like hell. and if you don't fight - like hell, you're not going to have a country any more. the shock in america over that attempt to overthrow a fair and free election seems to deepen with each passing day, not dissipate, and washington has become a city on edge. the last time the president was seen in public was a week ago when he went to the border wall, something he'd point to as one of his achievements from the four years in office. but it will be his behaviour since the election that will be his lasting legacy. the most audacious and unexpected foreign policy move came when donald trump flew to singapore to meet his north korean counterpart, kimjong—un. the meeting diffused tensions but has done nothing to slow north korea's nuclear programme. here, donald trump's election plans were upended by the covid outbreak and the damage it did to the us economy. coronavirus didn't cost him

national guardsmen, 23,000 across the country, helping out some 260 vaccination sites. bureau and national guard officials they're administering some 51,000 shots a day. that number, everyone is well aware, could go up in terms of the number of national guardsmen as we wait to see where the pentagon stands on fema's latest request and how soon this could be approved to get those troops out there to help. >> this would be so, so important. i've been suggest for weeks if not months in hurricane, tornadoes, there's a natural disaster, fires, they activate fema, activate the military. they get things done. this is a crisis. 4,000 americans every day are dying. they need to move quickly. the commander in chief has to order this deployment right away to get the military, especially those medical units in the army, the navy, marine corps, air force, they have to get those medical units out there and start giving those shots. oren lieberman, thank you very much for the update. >>> the urgent manhunt for whoever placed pipe bombs at the democratic and republican headquarters her

national guardsmen sleeping inside the hallways. these pictures from the hill reporters scott and mike sharing those pictures on their twitter accounts. this is inside the building. this is raymond out of hudson, florida. caller: i think biden needs to get in there and doing what he said and unite this country. and to make blame on anybody across the board is just crazy. everybody saw on tv what happened, it's horrible. let's start doing the people's work. that's what i got to say about it. host: this is johnny in texas, republican. caller: i have a few things to say. president trump he did take care of us people. and he gave us money when we didn't have no way of getting money. so these people that hate trump, why they send that money back and give it to a charity. he ought not to be impeached. how come nancy, she is dirty. they didn't do a full investigation on the democrats. go back as far as obama where they said -- why don't they look at the democrats? why don't they look at nancy. if trump is so guilty, why do we got to rush i

back, rear, sides and we know if anyone comes if if they are not part of our group. >> the national guardsmen i spoke to the other day was pointing out to me the capitol is actually on his unit's patch because he's from -- from the area, and -- and it has a special significance for a lot of the national guardsmen that it's actually part of their insignia. >> absolutely. that's a part of the esprit du corps. we all wear a patch to say who we're a part of. i'm a team member with the national guard bureau and the states come with their patches as well. it's one team and we go out there and get the mission done for america. >> colonel michael dugas, appreciate your time and appreciate your mission. thank you very much. brianna. >> aroundon, we have breaking news. one of the republican senators who ride up the conspiracy theory that the election should be overturned, which, of course, is a conspiracy theory based entirely on lies, is now blocking president-elect biden's nominee for homeland security secretary i want to go to manu raju who is tracking this for us on capitol hill. i mean, manu, this

there's national guardsmen here. they're from pennsylvania division 2112 and they're all here basically stopping cars that drive through here. you can see some of the other heavy military-style vehicles here. i want to show you the capitol is just blocks away from here. it's up this way. that is the capitol. so, this is an extra layer of security. we're seeing perimeters like this all across washington, d.c. blocks from monuments and the capitol and washington -- and the white house all lined up with military personnel adding layers and layers of security. we've seen a lot of fencing across the capitol. we've seen razor wire around some of these fences. and all the monuments now also being fenced. there's fences placed around some of the most iconic buildings and federal buildings and monuments all across d.c. and really what is unprecedented security because of a lot of concern over the threat that law enforcement is seeing over social media and other places. so, they're moving in more troops. now we're hearing abou

that has been set up around the capital mall, there are concrete barriers everywhere and armed national guardsmen patrolling the streets. sirens all hours of the day and the neighborhood has become a war zone. the inauguration was designated a national special security event, so preparation was under way week earlier than planned. the national mall is where crowds usually gather to watch. this year it will be close to the public. the d.c. mayor has asked people to tune in to the inauguration from the comfort of their homes and asking businesses to download signs that say firearms are not welcome. many downtown stores are shuttering windows. these streets are completely empty here, and this city has been shaken -- [sirens] francine: that was the militarization of washington, d.c. ahead of the inauguration. our guest will make us smarter about thinking and looking at this. the change of the policies, what kind of tone will we hear from biden on wednesday? >> i think what biden has signaled to the trump campaign and into the transition is that he will probably talk about unity and about bringing ame

police presence there yesterday, but we woke up this morning to walk the capitol grounds and see national guardsmenoing to the capitol square blocked off, and manned by madison police, and we do know that there are national guard humvees located on every side of the capitol, a show, a very strong presence here going not just today but for the next several days through inauguration, due to the concern of potential clashes here. there had been word of a potential demonstration here in madison today, but i can say right now, it has been quiet. authorities hoping it stays that way. of course, one of the biggest concerns is crowd control. in order to combat that, they have closed down city transit to the capitol square. madison police chief telling the public and even lawmakers to try to steer clear away from this area, and we do know that for as much of a visible sign of law enforcement as there is around the capitol, it's what you can't see that will also play a part in keeping this area safe. specifically, the governor of wisconsin activating an unspecified number of national guardsmen here. we do kn

dod who tells me just last night at 6:00 p.m., it was approved by the secretary of army that national guardsmen are now able to be armed here. i think it's important to construct one week ago as you said up versus now. and that is the fact one week ago there was no national guard present. by the time national guardsmen were deployed, it wasn't until an hour after the breach of the capitol. now as of today there are more than 6,600 national guardsmen and women on the ground here in the washington, d.c. area. and that ishl if telling me new that up to 15,000 will be deployed by inauguration day. and for anybody that goes driving around d.c., you see cargo trucks blocking roadways, you see guardsmen and, again, i think this is important to note what the role of the national guard is. they're here as support. you have the likes of the capitol police. this is the perimeter, where the capitol grounds end. capitol police have jurisdiction over these capitol grounds. so the guardsmen are coming in to support that effort and what is new here is the fact those guardsmen are armed here. not all of them ar

nation. i would like to think the governors who volunteered the guardsmen, our mayor in d.c., and our local and federal partners. the national guard has been requested to continue supporting federal law enforcement agencies with about 7000 personnel for the coming weeks. that will likely draw down to 5000 by mid-march. i will go through the specifics of that. we received request for follow-up assistance. the requests have come from u.s. park police, u.s. secret service, the capitol police, and the metropolitan police department of washington, d.c. all four requests have been approved. the municipal requests by myself. the national guard service members will provide a variety of support, including security, communications, medical evacuation, logistics, and safety support to these organizations. support the metropolitan police department will continue through the end of january and first week of february respectively with about 500 supporting municipal police department, about 550 supporting -- that's backward. roughly 600 will be supporting the secret service. approximately 5000 will be support

washington, dc has been transformed into a fortress, with 25,000 national guardsmen drafted in.e and fencing everywhere. now, nearly two weeks on from the storming of congress by a mob incited by donald trump. we fight like hell. and if you don't fight like hell, you're not going to— have a country any more. the shock in america over that attempt to overthrow a fair and free election seems to deepen with each passing day, not dissipate, and washington has become a city on edge. the last time the president was seen in public was a week ago when he went to the border wall, something he'd point to as one of his achievements from the four years in office. but it will be his behaviour since the election that will be his lasting legacy. the most audacious and unexpected foreign policy move came when donald trump flew to singapore to meet his north korean counterpart, kim jong—un. the meeting diffused tensions but has done nothing to slow north korea's nuclear programme. here, donald trump's election plans were upended by the covid outbreak and the damage it did to the us economy. coro

brian: a lot of people looks at those images of national guardsmen in the nations capital, to make sureep in the garage. you were infuriated and that is why you officially called people back last night and it was announced this morning. >> these folks are soldiers. they served our country, the state of florida after natural disasters, they are serving right now helping with vaccinating senior citizens, they are not nancy pelosi's servant and this is on the back end of them trying to investigate the background of our guardsmen. florida, we did not let them go -- it was totally inappropriate, very disrespectful so this is a half cocked mission at this point and the important thing is to bring them home. >> there are so many new yorkers temporarily living in florida, they want to be in the sunshine. you are opening everything up. they are loving it in florida. you allow people to get vaccines there. brian: fly from canada, south america, there are a lot of those. >> that is totally not true. 1.3 million reported vaccine shots, hundreds of thousands more, 97% full-time florida residents. we

the fbi is vetting thousands of national guardsmen, deployed to protect the insurrection threat. some were veterans, some were military. during the charge, an army reservist was described by a federal foreman in court documents as a nazi sympathizer and a white supremacist. silence has blank eeted the whi house. the president hasn't been seen in public in a week. the president's term will end with him issuing 100 pardons and commutations. the president will leave office with the lowest approval rating. even though, trump has orchestrated a flashy sendoff that belies his time in office. a big white house event is unlikely because of the intense security around d.c. which is, of course, a consequence of the insurrection he incited. this is where we're going to begin. d.c. on edge transformed into a fortress to ensure a safe transition of power. shimon prokupecz is at the capitol. shimon, tell us what you're hearing about these ongoing threats. >> reporter: we're just outside the capitol, brianna, and much of the capitol look like a military compound. you see the national guard troo

. >> reporter: the military has taken the decision to give combat weapons to the national guardsmen whoill be providing security for the inauguration. are you glad about that or worried about it? >> it's a place in our history that i'm sad that we have come to. american troops should not have to be armed against their fellow americans. but what we saw was an unprecedented on our democracy in the cradle of that democracy. >> reporter: the secret service is in charge of what the government calls a national special security event. >>> a designation for high risk gatherings. for example, the super bowl after 9/11, and political conventions. >> the secret service leads it, but there's available to them, 10-20,000 security personnel. >> reporter: ken is acting deputy secretary of the department of homeland security which oversees the secret service. he told us inauguration security planning has been going on eight months. on social media, the terrorists seem to see the attack on the capitol as a win. and i wonder if you are picking up intelligence that they are emboldened by that? >> there's

on behalf of the entire district of columbia national guard, i want to thank all the national guardsmen, 25,000 plus, who came to support the district of columbia national guard with our mission to help the secret service with the 59th presidential inauguration. i also want to thank their families and their employers for their patience and cooperation and understanding. we needed every single one of those guardsmen to support us as we supporte federal and districtd of columbia law enforcement. our mission was to help provide security, preservation of property, and ensure public safety. we had the cooperation and understanding and patience of the community around the capitol. i want to thank the residents of the capitol area for that understanding. we know we inconvenienced them, but they understood the reason why. i am proud of the role the district of columbia national guard played and the role of the entire national guard. what we finally call guard nation supported the united states capitol police, the united states secret service, the park police, and others that supported this miss

i've never seen so many soldiers, so many guns, so many cops, so many national guardsmen, apparently biden had his own security police and i've never seen so many fences and so many walls. the first thing to observe is that trump didn't have any of this if you go back to 2016 and trump didn't have this militarized presence and made america look like it's some sort of third world country where the politicians have to be protected from the people, nor did trump have these tall fences even though there were riots, antifa there was all this burning going on is smashing a blast -- nevertheless trump didn't do it. what i see happening in washington, d.c., the left likes walls. they like guns and they like a military presence, they just don't want to put it around the country. they don't want to put it to protect the american people they want to put it to protect the political class and that message, a giant "up yours" to the american people, i don't think will be lost in any intelligent observer. >> laura: it was quite something after months of republicans hearing that their choice to be r

taking extreme protection measures in the days leading up to joe biden's inauguration with 6600 national guardsmen already in dc. troops aligning the walls of the nation's capital, there will be 20,000 national guard troops deployed, four times more for the inauguration than iraq and afghanistan combined. they are expected to be in place by this weekend as federal law-enforcement track multiple threats for a week of siege. >> we asked the ages to coordinate with the department of defense, the department of justice, the united states congress, the united states supreme court to establish security and federal force deployment plan for all federal property. >> bowser asked the feds to cancel demonstration permits ahead of next week's inauguration and the are in c chairwoman saying, quote, let me be clear, anyone who has malicious intent is not welcome in washington dc or any other state capital. donald trump asking for peace. >> no true supporter of mine could ever endorse political violence, whether you are on the right or on the left, a democrat or a republican, there is never a justification for v

the fbi announced it's vetting each of the 25,000 national guardsmen deployed for inauguration securityy morning, two national guard members were removed from the post, reportedly because of ties to right-wing extremist groups. lt. gen. daniel hokanson: let me be clear. extremism is not tolerated in any branch of the united states military. amna: but beirich says th pentagon, like many institutions, has long failed to take seriously extremism in its ranks. heidi beirich: it's pretty late in the game to be figuring out if you have got a committed white supremacist who'a'read inside the security barriers. amna: fears of inauguration day violence also have state capitols across the country on high alert. more than a dozen have activated their own national guard. but the fbi's previous warning of potentially violent activity atading up to the tiguin d byhaboass attende heavily armed members of the boogaloo boys, a right-wing extremist group, but remained peacul. here's one of their members, 22-year-old timothy teagan. timothy teagan: the 6th changed everything for us. it made us worried abo

just here at our live location this morning here at our hotel, about a dozen national guardsmen and again, this massive show of force to make sure tomorrow's peaceful transfer of power goes off without a hitch. we're going to have more on the security preps throughout the day. coming up in a few minutes on the "3rd hour," we'll spend some time looking at dr. jill biden of course, dr. jill biden spent eight years as this country's second lady. tomorrow, she becomes the first lady there's a lot we don't know about dr. biden, despite her being in the spotlight for a number of years. we'll have that on the "3rd hour." tomorrow, we'll be here, as nbc news brings you live coverage, all day, starting at 7:00 a.m. eastern, going late into the evening, i would imagine savannah guthrie and hoda kotb, back to you in new york. >> thank you, craig. >> thank you, craig. we'll be back in a moment. ♪♪ ♪ oh, this is how it starts ♪ ♪ ligightning strtrikes the h ♪ ♪ the d day has jusust begun ♪ ♪ brighteter than thehe sun ♪ ♪ o oh, we coululd be the s st♪ ♪ f falling frorom the sky y ♪ ♪ shinining how

> so when you're looking at to your initial question, the national guard requests for these national guardsmenand women under title 32 status, by the way, we're not talking about reserve here, we're talking about national guard. that's falling under the governor. so each respective governor is looking at their needs and seeking to allocate national guardsmen and women accordingly that it wouldn't make any sense to take someone who is providing a medical role in the civilian side and put them in uniform to do the same. now, that was the same thing that they were considering when it came to addressing the surge of covid cases in our hospital levels increasing. when it comes to vaccinations, there is no difference. i would caution us not to go down the road saying it's about the number of sites we need and going on. the goal is one we all share. that is to get as many americans vaccinated as quickly as possible beginning with those most vulnerable to this disease as well as those who have been on the frontlines for so long putting their lives on the line fighting for us all. >> reporter: my quest

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there was a sea of law enforcement and national guardsmen and women. itself blanketed with extra layers of law enforcement personnel and extra checks for security. these steps an unprecedented response to last week's riot at the capitol by protesters loyal to president trump. spencer, we're going to see you in a second. wll, we can see you and hear you, spencer. you're all good. maybe he can't hear me. >> no programing at all. >> he is hearing nothing. okay. so it's the three of us at 4:00 then. if spencer can't hear us. but, you know, kristen, it's sad that it's dom this in terms of all of the troops that are required at this point. you know, as i look ahead to inauguration day, my thought is what i'm seeing there, i would describe it as a good start, because i don't know that you can have enough security based on what we saw last week. >> it certainly is necessary right now. by the way, that picture we showed that video of them sleeping on the ground. that is the visitor's center, the capitol visitor center. it is brimming with student groups and tou

national guardsmen surround the building rmt there were 100 people who showed up today, and roughly aen came armed. this man was one of them. he said that he represents the boogal. on o boys in michigan, and he can did not want to tell us his name. what's the purpose of coming armed? >> you know, it's our thing, it it's what we do. >> are you anti-government? >> not exactly. we don't like the massive over reaches of a lot of the branches of the government today. >> are you far right? >> no. >> are are you an strextremist? >> no. >> are you a militia? >> not really, we all have our own ideals. >> armed demonstrators went in the capitol and then in october, state and federal officials say they foiled a militia plot to kidnap the governor, gretchen whit whitmer, more than 70% of people feel the u.s. democracy is threatens and people expect violence to increase. >> we are seeing an extensive amount of concerning online chatter because one of the challenges in the space is trying to distinguish what is aspirational or intentional. >> capitolsfrom coast-to-coast have been re-enforced. madis

a lot more national guardsmen on the ground to act quickly, to support, if needed. they will be around for that. we will make sure. reporter: to follow up, there seems to be confusion as to the guidance of the use of lethal force. have you gotten any insight into that? is that going to be an emphasis in the planning, to make clear when lethal force is acceptable? rep. ryan: i do not have a background in law enforcement. my job is to ask the right questions. i believe that we have been asking the right questions. what we are understanding is, they have, especially the national guard, they have rules on the use of force. those rules start with and lead with de-escalation. and then it evolves into something that looks like self-defense. -- that looks like self protection and self-defense. it moves on to defending others, who may be in jeopardy, and then it moves on to deadly force. i want to make sure that i state this clearly this afternoon, with the national guard, there needs to be absolute clarity that if a mob starts pushing through a gate or a checkpoint, what ar

meanwhile thousands of national guardsmen are in d.c. supporting the effort to protect the capitol. we did learn today some 2% are testing positive for covid. that is also certainly the number to watch as those troops and guardsmen remain here in the area. jake? >> oren lieberman at the pentagon. thank you for that reporting. >>> coming up, is the republican party eating its own? we'll talk to one republican congressman about where his party is headed and what his hopes are for the biden administration. ♪ hey you, yeah you. i opened a sofi money account and it was the first time that i realized i could be earning interest back on my money. i just discovered sofi, and i'm an investor with a diversified portfolio. who am i?! i refinanced my student loans with sofi because of their low interest rates. thanks sofi for helping us get our money right. ♪ it's moving day. and while her friends are doing the heavy lifting, jess is busy moving her xfinity internet and tv services. it only takes about a minute. wait, a minute? but what have you been doing for the last two hours? delegating? oh,

we had a long conversation with a group of national guardsmen and women from new york. and they were ready. they were really disturbed about what had happened, and they see their role as being extremely important. and i think this is true all across the nation. the police across this nation and the national guard intend to do their job to protect our democracy. and that's what's happening here in washington. but we really need to understand just how violent and how aggressive these rioters were. more and more videos emerging and the trauma, yes, to members of congress are physically safe. but the trauma for the members as well as for their families is extraordinary. and even more so on the staff. the staff that was literally hiding under tables in locked rooms as the rioters were banging on the doors calling for the execution of the vice president and the speaker. incredible, violent action. clearly, clearly it just didn't happen. it was coordinated and it was a set up. >> you make a very important point about the trauma and the ptsd, if you will, that many members and

the fbi vetting more than 25,000 national guardsmen ahead of president-elect joe biden's inauguration. todd: we are live in washington with concerns of an insider attack. back in business, social media platform parler reappearing online with a promise to fight but big tech isn't done censoring conservatives. jillian: and tom brady and the buccaneers crushing the new orleans saints. "fox & friends first" starts right now. ♪ baby bye, bye, bye,. ♪ i don't want to be a fool for you. ♪ just another player in your game for two. ♪ you may hate me but it ain't no lie. .todd: bye, bye, bye, is it true? what producer -- jillian: he probably will retire. todd: he'll be in the broadcast booth, probably making more money than he did as a player. good morning, you're watching "fox & friends first" on this monday morning. i'm todd piro. jillian: i'm jillian mele. security concerns of an insider attack on inauguration day prompting the fbi to vet 25,000 national guard troops. todd: david spunt joins us live in washington as armed protests begin -- as protests begin nationwide. >> reporter: washingto

now at this moment, 25,000 national guardsmen and women are on the ground in washington.ive times as many as u.s. troops deployed today to afghanistan and iraq combined. that's the security necessary to secure the capitol and the inauguration today. just remarkable. with me now is one of the people in charge of tomorrow's program, stephanie cutter. she's executive producer of the presidential inauguration. stephanie, thanks for taking time this morning. >> good morning. >> first, i want to begin with security here because i know that this is not the image that you or your team wanted to deal with. a city -- you've seen it. 25,000 folks in uniform. many of them armed. the police presence, the genuine threat. are you confident as you plan this, that this will be a safe event? >> well, look, you know, security forces are working very closely together. secret service has a very good plan in place. it's a pretty seamless plan. i think we're confident that we'll be able to pull this inauguration off. it already has a very small footprint, which was the case because we were tryi

the presence of thousands of national guardsmen, police and secret service, a reminder that two weeks ago in this very room and on those very steps were present biden took the oath, a mob of violent criminals tried to dismantle our markedly, sacred democracy. brick by brick and would try again if they could but as resident biden said a few hours ago, today democracy has prevailed. the will of the people he did. the peaceful transfer of power fulfilled. it takes a lot more than a band of hooligans to bring our democracy down let it be a message to our friends and adversaries around the world that our democracy, the tried and tested, shall long endure. let it be a message to the terrorists who desecrated the temple of democracy that they will never prevail. joe biden is now the 46th president of the united states. kamala harris is now the 49th vice president of the united states but of course, in more ways than one, she's not the 49th but the first. first african-american, asian american woman, the first woman. to hold the office of vice presidency in our nations history. today, the thr

congressman you've seen the picture of national guardsmen sleeping on floor of a parking garage. what's that all about? >> well, in my opinion it is disrespect to the national guard here we've brought in 25,000 troops and we didn't provide adequate accommodations for them and by the way i happen to have a constituent has relatives serving from another state this type of thing that we're seeing is disrespect and should never have happened. they need to get this solved quite a bit and this is quite frankly what happens when you turn washington, d.c. into military installation. jon: question understand it is going to stay as a military installation for the next couple of months. those 5,000 troops at least are supposed to be there until march. >> yeah, there's no justification for that. they don't want to get the democrats don't want to give back to regular order i think including the nation's capitol. and that is going to be a problem going forward this is some people have said commentators have suggested this is attempt to show -- power governmental centralization of power, through