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Back now with washington on edge as police prepare for a rally tomorrow at the u.s. capitol by supporters of people arrested in the january 6 capitol riot garrett haake has late details. >> reporter: capitol hill on high alert tonight, barricaded behind a seven-foot-tall steel fence. every available police officer on duty. this in advance of a saturday rally expected to draw roughly 700 people to demonstrate on behalf of rioters arrested in the aftermath of january 6. organizer matt braynard cal...

Attend but that doesnt matter, the biden people and the hill democrats are using it as a pretext to dredge up more insurrection talk. >> we are consumers of intelligence rather than producers. that was prior to january 6th. weve now grown and expanded our intelligence operation. >> we transitioned to enhanced security posture on capitol grounds as you see by the security fence and various other security measures that are in place. externally weve been working with 25 partnering agencies on a sea...

U.s. capitol where the law enforcement is on high alert ahead of a rally in support of people facing charges after the january 6th insurrection. this is a live look at the capitol. before we get into this, its really important to put into perspective whats happening today. todays event was organized by one man, and the permit application for the event was for a crowd of 700 people. now, we dont know whats going to happen today, how many people are going to show up. neither do capitol police, but...

Up more insurrection talk insurrection talk. >> we are predominantly consumers of intelligence rather than producers. well, that is no longer. that is prior to january 6. we have now extended our intelligence operations. >> weve already transitioned into an enhanced security posture. as you can see from the various security measures in place. externally, weve been working with over 25 of our partnering agencies on an integrated plan for this weekend. >> laura: the obsession about this rally, the...

Morning since the immediate aftermath of that day. not only has the fence around the capitol building itself gone back up, which has been weedily reported, but even overnight, additional security preparations have been added here. there are trucks blocking intersections. there are additional anti-vehicle barriers set up. it has been thoroughly biked off. its tough to show in the dark, but its surrounded by police vehicles. ive had multiple capitol police officers drive by just to make sure were ...

That theres not a breach of the capitol here today. they are taking all the necessary precautions. in order to get into the billing today you need a special credential. cant escort people without credentials into the building which you could normally do on a weekend and that fencing that wraps around the capitol building is up and in place and makes it more difficult to breach the capitol than january 6. i think another important point to make about the preparations and kind of a massive show of...

Always on high alert but that passengers will see more security officers and k-9s leading up to saturdays planned justice for january of 6 rally. and this matches the agencys position that it took just after the original attack on the capitol when it stepped up security here at reagan international and also at dulles and bwi. the tsa says that it recognizes this as a period of high awareness and it will continue to work with our law enforcement partners in the d.c. region to address our security...

Law enforcement officers in washington are on high alert today ahead of a rally planned for tomorrow in support of the january 6th insurrectionists. the department of homeland security is warning of the potential for violence starting today. >> cnn crime and justice correspondent shimon prokupecz is live outside the capitol. how are they responding? >> reporter: threats of violence, alisyn, and also threats against congress members so theyre dealing with that. they say theyre in an enhanced secu...

Questions about how many people may actually even show up to this thing. >> well, anderson, there is no doubt that the security posture here at the capitol is like nothing weve seen since the days after the january-6th riot. its certainly way more than what was up here right before that riot. as you mentioned, theres now fencing wrapped all around the capitol complex. capitol police have asked for an increased presence of their own force. basically, every capitol police officer is going to expec...

Public safety representatives from the city here today. good afternoon. i am the director of d.c.s homeland security and emergency management agency. as the host of our federal government, the district of columbia plays an important role in the security posture of the united states capitol, and we stand ready to assist our federal partners. our mayor is activating the district of columbia emergency operation center or eoc tomorrow on saturday, september 18th. this activation will allow district ...