Governor authorizes more Ohio National Guard soldiers ahead of inauguration Share Updated: 11:23 AM EST Jan 15, 2021 WLWT Digital Staff Share Updated: 11:23 AM EST Jan 15, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript OHIO’S SECURITY GAME PLAN. CRACKING DOWN ON SECURITY AS UNCERTAINTY LOOMS. >> THERE ARE PEOPLE IN OUR COUNTRY WHO WANT TO TURN PEACEFUL PROTESTS INTO OPPORTUNITIES FOR VIOLENCE. REPORTER: THE FBI WARNS THE DAYS LEADING UP TO THE INAUGURATION COULD BE USHERED IN BY CHAOS. IN THE NATION’S CAPITAL AND CAPITAL CITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. MIKE DEWINE SIGNING A PROCLAMATION ACTIVATING THE NATIONAL GUARD. >> THIS OFFICIALLY MOBILIZES THE GUARD TO BE IN COLUMBUS AND ANYWHERE ELSE IN THE STATE THAT THEY ARE NEEDED. REPORTER: THE GOVERNOR SAYS TO EXPECT A SIGNIFICANT PRESENCE IN COLUMBUS. MORE NATIONAL GUARDSMEN ARE HEADING TO WASHINGTON. >> WE ARE SENDING UP TO 700 TO THE NATIONAL CAPITAL. REPORTER: 270 FROM KENTUCKY WILL HEAD TO WASHINGTON. >> THE GUARD HAS ALSO BEEN ACTIVATED TO ASSIST IN SECURITY. FOR ANY PLANNED ACTS OF TERROR THAT MIGHT BE PERPETRATED BY ANYONE OUT THERE. REPORTER: METAL FENCING NOW WRAPS AROUND OHIO’S STATEHOUSE. FLOOD LIGHTS ARE GOING UP ON EVERY CORNER. WINDOWS ARE BOARDED UP, AND THE POLICE PRESENCE IS ALREADY BEEFING UP. LOCAL BUSINESSES ALSO TAKING PRECAUTIONS IN CASE PROTESTS TURN INTO SOMETHING ELSE. >> BEING SAFE RATHER THAN SORRY IS REALLY CRITICAL. >> WE WILL BE READY. REPORTER: GOVERNOR DEWINE ANNOUNCED THE OHIO STATE HOUSE WILL BE CLOSED SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. ALONG