NBC News: Fencing Around Capitol Building To Be Removed as Early as Tomorrow

MORRIS The fencing around ░░░░░░░░ Capitol building finally coming ░░░░░░░░ six months after the ░░░░░░░░ 6 riot NBC News ░░░░░░░░ Hill correspondent Garrett Haake ░░░░░░░░ there HAAKE Yeah Allison ░░░░░░░░ s the end of ░░░░░░░░ era up here on ░░░░░░░░ Hill By the time ░░░░░░░░ return to work on ░░░░░░░░ what is left of ░░░░░░░░ perimeter fencing that has ░░░░░░░░ this property since the ░░░░░░░░ of January 6 should ░░░░░░░░ removed U S Capitol ░░░░░░░░ saying yesterday that the ░░░░░░░░ had come to take ░░░░░░░░ the remaining fencing here ░░░░░░░░ Capitol hill Now the ░░░░░░░░ had been scaled back ░░░░░░░░ few months ago What ░░░░░░░░ now really just encircles ░░░░░░░░ Capitol building itself and ░░░░░░░░ parks around it A ░░░░░░░░ of folks up here ░░░░░░░░ the Hill thought that ░░░░░░░░ that fencing would be ░░░░░░░░ prior to the 4th ░░░░░░░░ July The Capitol is ░░░░░░░░ very popular place for ░░░░░░░░ to come and watch ░░░░░░░░ Instead it will be ░░░░░░░░ week following that that ░░░░░░░░ comes down No that ░░░░░░░░ t mean the security ░░░░░░░░ here goes entirely back ░░░░░░░░ normal In that same ░░░░░░░░ the U S Capitol ░░░░░░░░ said that they have ░░░░░░░░ security around the campus ░░░░░░░░ stand ready to put ░░░░░░░░ fencing back up if ░░░░░░░░ feel it is necessary ░░░░░░░░ the removal of it ░░░░░░░░ signifies something that we ░░░░░░░░ known is coming for ░░░░░░░░ while now this shift ░░░░░░░░ the Capitol police from ░░░░░░░░ regular police force or ░░░░░░░░ force to an agency ░░░░░░░░ focuses more on intelligence ░░░░░░░░ is looking for active ░░░░░░░░ rather than just kind ░░░░░░░░ locking down the security ░░░░░░░░ the Capitol With that ░░░░░░░░ gone with it is ░░░░░░░░ last major physical reminder ░░░░░░░░ on campus of what ░░░░░░░░ on January 6 and ░░░░░░░░ I think will put ░░░░░░░░ more of a spotlight ░░░░░░░░ the work of that ░░░░░░░░ committee which could get ░░░░░░░░ in a week or ░░░░░░░░ Remember we re still ░░░░░░░░ on Republicans to announce ░░░░░░░░ or not they re ░░░░░░░░ to fill the seats ░░░░░░░░ are allocated to them ░░░░░░░░ that committee It s ░░░░░░░░ reporting at NBC that ░░░░░░░░ will do so but ░░░░░░░░ re waiting on that ░░░░░░░░ from Kevin McCarthy Future ░░░░░░░░ security upgrades here at ░░░░░░░░ Capitol beyond that temporary ░░░░░░░░ will no doubt be ░░░░░░░░ subject of discussion by ░░░░░░░░ committee But for now ░░░░░░░░ removal of that last ░░░░░░░░ a bit of a ░░░░░░░░ relief for the Capitol ░░░░░░░░ A bit of an ░░░░░░░░ for all of us ░░░░░░░░ those who worked here ░░░░░░░░ January 6 to move ░░░░░░░░