protected activity. it s free speech and law enforcement has to first and foremost protect that free speech. the concern, though, is that free speech protests may transcend into nonviolent direct action, acts of civilian disobedience, we ve seen that before with the trucker convoy blocking roadways. so law enforcement has to come up with multiple contingency plans if this peaceful protest does transcend into acts of violence or civilian disobedience that would interrupt the state of the union or interfere with the security planning and contingency planning that is going into place. and one quick last question, jonathan, obviously it s been just over a year since the insurrection. how do you think security preparations at the capitol have changed since then not only to prevent something like january 6th from happening again, but to strengthen the day-to-day
operations when something like a state of the union happens? so the state of the union is very unique. it has been sdesignated as a special event and it s coordinated by the u.s. secret service, along with other law enforcement partners, federal, local and state. so this is a big, complex program that actually brings to bear the entire resources of the federal government put forth to build out a very comprehensive security program that addresses a multitude of threats and vulnerabilities, from what we saw with lone wolf actors, small groups, but also every other eventuality has to come into play, such as chemical and biological hazards, and natural disasters. so all of that comes together in a very complex planning process. i just want to note that a lot of conversations or reporting
has been about dhs just meeting with the mayor and local officials in dc. planning for the state of the union has been ongoing for months. it s a very complex structure, a very well-coordinated structure that s applied every year to the state of the union. what we re seeing now is the preparation for tuesday is drastically different from the security posture that we saw over a year ago on january 6th. as you noted, jonathan, a multitude of threats out there. we appreciate the work of law enforcement to keep us safe and we appreciate you sharing your expertise with us this morning. thanks, boris. we re following breaking news this morning. russian troops have entered ukraine s second largest city, kharkiv. we have a live report from that city after the break. stay close. tox®. botox® prevevents headaches in adults with chronic migraine before thehey even start, withth about 10 minutes of treatment
global, international and domestic crises, as mentioned, that all have a significant impact on the security planning of the state of the union, and those issues that law enforcement is dealing with today really tie into the two-year global pandemic, the conflict in ukraine, and the persistent threat of domestic extremism here that we have seen the impact of that stemming back from the january 6th riots. all of that is the backdrop for the security planning that s going into place right now. in law enforcement, they re taking all of these things into consideration to develop a very comprehensive security structure so that there are no issues that arise during the state of the union address. jonathan, some of the most significant threats come from lone wolf actors. in fact, as we look back on one of the last major security
store your things until you re ready. then we deliver to your new home - across town or across the country. pods, your personal moving and storage team. yet another new legal setback for former president trump. the supreme court shooting down his request to block the release of yet more white house records sought by the house committee investigating the january 6th insurrection. the court clearly not sbresed with trump s claim of executive privilege. so lawmakers will now have access to a batch of schedules, call logs, emails and other documents the committee says could be key into it is investigation into the deadly capitol riot. also developing this morning the pentagon is giving the groan light for the national guard to provide assistance as demonstrators plan to descend on d.c. ahead of president biden s state of the union address on tuesday. it is igniting fears they could cause a traffic nightmare