NBC’s Gosk: FBI, DHS Are Warning Law Enforcement Nationwide Over Threats from Domestic Extremists on Election Day

CABRERA Bulletproof glass barbed ░░░░░░░░ panic buttons drones even ░░░░░░░░ those are just some ░░░░░░░░ the new security measures ░░░░░░░░ place at election sites ░░░░░░░░ year But it s ░░░░░░░░ your usual prep It ░░░░░░░░ with new warnings about ░░░░░░░░ and already some reports ░░░░░░░░ violence Officials say they ░░░░░░░░ rather be safe than ░░░░░░░░ NBC s Stephanie Gosk ░░░░░░░░ more Stephanie GOSK The ░░░░░░░░ and the Department of ░░░░░░░░ Security are warning law ░░░░░░░░ nationwide over a threat ░░░░░░░░ violent domestic extremists That ░░░░░░░░ according to a joint ░░░░░░░░ bulletin reviewed by NBC ░░░░░░░░ When voters go to ░░░░░░░░ polls they will likely ░░░░░░░░ increased security because of ░░░░░░░░ everything from more police ░░░░░░░░ detectors even bulletproof glass ░░░░░░░░ starts GOSK voice over ░░░░░░░░ morning with early voting ░░░░░░░░ nationwide a growing list ░░░░░░░░ alarming incidents in the ░░░░░░░░ to Election Day Multiple ░░░░░░░░ box fires set by ░░░░░░░░ devices in Portland Oregon ░░░░░░░░ Vancouver Washington where hundreds ░░░░░░░░ ballots were destroyed Authorities ░░░░░░░░ this suspect vehicle was ░░░░░░░░ at both sites but ░░░░░░░░ haven t made any ░░░░░░░░ McMILLAN Acts like this ░░░░░░░░ targeted and they re ░░░░░░░░ And we re concerned ░░░░░░░░ that intentional act trying ░░░░░░░░ affect the election process ░░░░░░░░ voice over In a ░░░░░░░░ voting center where campaign ░░░░░░░░ are not allowed by ░░░░░░░░ a man allegedly assaulted ░░░░░░░░ election clerk who told ░░░░░░░░ to remove a MAGA ░░░░░░░░ SALAZAR I can t ░░░░░░░░ of anything like this ░░░░░░░░ during my time here ░░░░░░░░ sheriff and I certainly ░░░░░░░░ to never see it ░░░░░░░░ GOSK voice over With ░░░░░░░░ worker safety among their ░░░░░░░░ state and local election ░░░░░░░░ tell NBC New they ░░░░░░░░ in a range of ░░░░░░░░ security measures since 2020 ░░░░░░░░ s bulletproof glass at ░░░░░░░░ Hartford County Board of ░░░░░░░░ office in Maryland The ░░░░░░░░ room in Durham County ░░░░░░░░ Carolina soon to be ░░░░░░░░ with a panic button ░░░░░░░░ in Maricopa County Arizona ░░░░░░░░ will be set up ░░░░░░░░ the tabulation center s ░░░░░░░░ In Philadelphia mail in ░░░░░░░░ will be counted in ░░░░░░░░ warehouse outside the city ░░░░░░░░ Four years ago the ░░░░░░░░ looked like this at ░░░░░░░░ convention center downtown BLUESTEIN ░░░░░░░░ will have a very ░░░░░░░░ law enforcement presence GOSK ░░░░░░░░ over City commissioner Seth ░░░░░░░░ says this time around ░░░░░░░░ have more control with ░░░░░░░░ fences topped with barbed ░░░░░░░░ and multiple check points ░░░░░░░░ Do you feel like ░░░░░░░░ need that security for ░░░░░░░░ election BLUESTEIN Unfortunately I ░░░░░░░░ it s necessary We ░░░░░░░░ to be prepared for ░░░░░░░░ worst case scenario GOSK ░░░░░░░░ over Bluestein like many ░░░░░░░░ officials faced violent threats ░░░░░░░░ 2020 against himself and ░░░░░░░░ family Father of three ░░░░░░░░ his family elsewhere during ░░░░░░░░ election BLUESTEIN It s ░░░░░░░░ frustrating Nobody should feel ░░░░░░░░ doing the job of ░░░░░░░░ votes Clip ends GOSK ░░░░░░░░ study published this year ░░░░░░░░ the Brennan Center for ░░░░░░░░ found that nearly 40 ░░░░░░░░ election workers say they ░░░░░░░░ facing abuse and harassment ░░░░░░░░ over 90 of local ░░░░░░░░ have taken steps to ░░░░░░░░ election security for both ░░░░░░░░ and voters Back to ░░░░░░░░