reporter: micayla says the view from the pedestrian bridge was sparkling. i m sure taylor heard double the voices she was expecting because we were all out there singing even though we weren t inside. reporter: fans have dubbed it taylorgating, and the growing trend is getting a big reputation for providing swifties a chance to hear the concert live after many failed to score a seat during the great war of ticketmaster, when fans couldn t get tickets on the site, sparking national outrage. i m not getting tickets. i just really wanted to see taylor. reporter: the megastar s magnetism can be seen in the clusters of sold out hotels, swift-teamed restaurant nights and pages dedicated to eras tour outfits. swift s opening weekend brought in tourism traffic that rivalled the super bowl as fans crisscrossed the country just to be near the concert venues. this is kind of our kitchen area. reporter: and arriving hours early, fans are coming prepared. the novak family brought an air
Monolith, right, and not impacted like the rest of society, is dangerous. that means that chris wray at the fbi has got to do things like secretary of defense austin has done in the dod and, god bless that effort, that s a massive effort, which is to try to identify incoming violent extremists before they get in, and then after they re on board because i have to tell you, i think there s more coming. i think there s more revelations coming about who was president inside and outside that capitol. my sources tell me there were retired fbi agents clearly attending the rally and in the march to the capitol. even if they weren t inside. we already know an active duty dea agent was arrested for breaching security inside the capitol. i can tell you i worked alongside somebody at a very high level who i jaw-droppingly saw on fox news red faced and screaming about the search warrant at mar-a-lago and then
Attack. only this time, brazilian lawmakers largely weren t inside, and brazil s new government is already in power. with lula s inauguration just one week ago. but fears of an insurrection never fully quelled. in the days that followed lula s win, bolsonaro protesters blocked major roads. they set vehicles on fire, while bolsonaro towed the line, never formally conceding to lula. was the writing on the wall that these events were coming? there was significant denial under the supporters of the defeated president. reporter: lula s first major test of his new presidency. the similarities between the riots in brazil and the january 6th attack are not a coincidence. throw his campaign, bolsonaro pushed misinformation about election security to his supporters. he repeatedly claimed that
Congress, supreme court, and presidential palace. u.s. secretary blinken tweeting in part, quote, using violence to attack democratic institutions is always unacceptable. it s a scene all too familiar. two years after the january 6th attack. only this time, brazilian lawmakers largely weren t inside, and brazil s new government is already in power, with lula s inauguration just one week ago. but fears of an int rupgs never quelled. protesters blocked major roads, set vehicles on fire. was the writing on the wall that this was coming? i would say these events were tragic but unsurprising, unfortunately. there s been a consistent climate of denial. reporter: bringing calm to the country at a political boiling point will be lula s first major test of his presidency. marissa parra, nbc news.