“We are continuing our work to ensure hate group members are not part of the Airbnb community.” “We are aware of reports emerging yesterday afternoon regarding armed militias and known hate groups that are attempting to travel and disrupt the Inauguration,” a company statement said. Bowser said she had been in regular contact with Airbnb officials since last week, but did not specifically request this step.
On Wednesday, Airbnb announced it was canceling all reservations in the Washington metro area. – Biden forgoing Amtrak trip to Washington over security fears.– Vermont to send 100 National Guard troops to Washington.– Stars return to inauguration, with J.Lo, Gaga set to perform.Several downtown hotels, including one which had become a favorite hangout of the militant Proud Boy faction, chose to avoid trouble by closing last week. In addition to the threat of violence, the activist groups say Trump supporters are a threat to the health of hotel staff for their general refusal to wear facemasks during the pandemic. The local Black Lives Matter affiliate and Shutdown DC issued a joint statement Wednesday urging all downtown hotels to voluntarily close and pay their staffs. residents to avoid the downtown area entirely, and the city announced that 13 Metro stations inside the security perimeter will shut down for several days.īowser is also being pushed to deny lodging options to potentially violent protesters. Starting Friday, all parking garages in the downtown restricted zone will be sealed through the inauguration. Starting Wednesday, Bowser said, anyone inside the inauguration perimeter might be stopped and questioned. on Wednesday, causing immediate traffic snarls. Police vehicles sealed off a huge swath of downtown D.C. But it’s rare to start the lockdown so far in advance of the event. The NSSE status is normal for a presidential inauguration and other major events like an international summit or the Super Bowl.
13, a distinction she said “puts in place an entirely different command and control structure” for security. And at Bowser’s request, a National Special Security Event declaration was moved up to Jan. The FBI has warned that armed protests by violent Trump supporters were being planned in all 50 state capitals as well as in Washington for the days leading up to the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden.īetween the pandemic and the security threat, Bowser is flat-out asking people not to come to the District of Columbia for the inauguration. Last week’s “violent insurrection” at the Capitol by supporters of outgoing President Donald Trump has “impacted the way we are approaching working with our federal partners in planning for the 59th inauguration,” Bowser said Wednesday. “Clearly we are in uncharted waters,” said Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser. And officials have said the number could grow as law enforcement agencies review the ongoing threats. Daniel Hokanson, chief of the National Guard Bureau, told Vice President Mike Pence at a briefing Thursday. The number of National Guard troops coming to Washington to assist with security has so far grown to about 21,000, Army Gen. Two blocks from the White House, a group of uniformed National Guard troops emerged from a tour bus and headed into a hotel as a state of lockdown descended on Washington that will last through the Jan.
Capitol, which proved such a soft target last week, was visible only through lines of tall, black fence.
There were no cars or scooters and seemingly no tourists Wednesday, just the occasional jogger and multiple construction crews at work. WASHINGTON (AP) - All through downtown Washington, the primary sound for several blocks was the beeping of forklifts unloading more fencing.
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