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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 militias. >> a lot of concern tonight. and 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 uncl...

“I’m so worried about this week, I can’t even tell you,” ANC Commissioner Jennifer Samolyk said. “And the neighbors are worried, and nobody is giving us any information.” As the mob of insurrectionists stormed the Capitol last week, police were two blocks away in Samolyk’s neighborhood investigating a pipe bomb Photos: Tensions Run High as DC Increases Security Ahead of the Inauguration With the inauguration approaching, she wants to know if there are any credible threats of violence. “If I’m supposed to be the person who is the representative of my ANC and the people around...

One week after deadly attack, Capitol Hill halls filled with National Guard troops instead of tourists and staffers January 13 Hundreds of National Guard troops hold inside the Capitol Visitor's Center to reinforce security at the Capitol on Jan. 13, 2021. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP) As House lawmakers held a historic impeachment vote on Wednesday, they did so not with members of the general public in the viewing galleries above but instead with National Guard troops patrolling the nearby hallways of the Capitol building. The scene — which came just one week after hundreds of rioters at...

Updated on January 13, 2021 at 6:26 pm NBC Universal, Inc. Fencing topped with razor wire surrounds the U.S. Capitol, gates of the official Vice-Presidential residence have been reinforced with concrete and hundreds of armed National Guard troops have arrived to secure Washington, D.C., ahead of Inauguration Day. The Federal Bureau of Investigation has warned of threats to D.C., including to lawmakers and federal monuments, and the possibility of armed groups demonstrating in the city before and on Inauguration Day, Jan. 20. Download our NBC Washington app for iOS or Android to get alerts fo...

UPDATE: President Trump also issued a video from the White House late Wednesday evening.  ***Original post*** President Donald Trump released a statement through the White House Wednesday calling for calm ahead of next week's inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden.  "In light of reports of more demonstrations, I urge that there must be NO violence, NO lawbreaking and NO vandalism of any kind. That is not what I stand for, and it is not what America stands for. I call on ALL Americans to help ease tensions and calm tempers. Thank You," Trump said.  There are 15,000 National a Guard Troop...