Quiet Weekend In Heavily Fortified Downtown Area Despite Protest Threat
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SACRAMENTO, CA - JANUARY 16, 2021: An elderly couple walks arm-in-arm as National Guard troops arrive downtown to protect the Capitol and surrounding historical buildings in anticipation of civil unrest leading up to the Inauguration January 16, 2021 in Sacramento, California.(Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
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Members of the National Guard protect an Employment Development Department building near the State Capitol in Sacramento, California on January 17, 2021 during a nationwide protest called by anti-government and far-right groups supporting US President Donald Trump and his claim of electoral fraud in the November 3 presidential election. - The FBI warned authorities in all 50 states to prepare for armed protests at state capitals in the days leading up to the January 20 presidential inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden. (Photo by JOSH EDELSON / AFP) (Photo by JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images)
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Members of the National Guard patrol near the State Capitol in Sacramento, California on January 17, 2021 during a nationwide protest called by anti-government and far-right groups supporting US President Donald Trump and his claim of electoral fraud in the November 3 presidential election. - The FBI warned authorities in all 50 states to prepare for armed protests at state capitals in the days leading up to the January 20 presidential inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden. (Photo by JOSH EDELSON / AFP) (Photo by JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images)
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Members of the National Guard patrol near the State Capitol in Sacramento, California on January 17, 2021 during a nationwide protest called by anti-government and far-right groups supporting US President Donald Trump and his claim of electoral fraud in the November 3 presidential election. - The FBI warned authorities in all 50 states to prepare for armed protests at state capitals in the days leading up to the January 20 presidential inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden. (Photo by JOSH EDELSON / AFP) (Photo by JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images)
State Capitols Brace For Right-Wing Violence
Members of the California Highway Patrol (CHP) wearing protective masks stand outside the California State Capitol building in Sacramento, California, U.S., on Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021. The FBI warns that pro-Trump protests are planned at U.S. statehouses before the presidential inauguration. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images
State Capitols Brace For Right-Wing Violence
Members of the California Highway Patrol (CHP) wearing protective masks stand outside the California State Capitol building in Sacramento, California, U.S., on Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021. The FBI warns that pro-Trump protests are planned at U.S. statehouses before the presidential inauguration. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images
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Christian Alvarado holds an American flag while standing in front of a gated-off State Capitol in Sacramento, California on January 17, 2021 during a nationwide protest called by anti-government and far-right groups supporting US President Donald Trump and his claim of electoral fraud in the November 3 presidential election. - The FBI warned authorities in all 50 states to prepare for armed protests at state capitals in the days leading up to the January 20 presidential inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden. (Photo by JOSH EDELSON / AFP) (Photo by JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images)
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A member of the National Guard stands outside the State Library building near the State Capitol in Sacramento, California on January 17, 2021 during a nationwide protest called by anti-government and far-right groups supporting US President Donald Trump and his claim of electoral fraud in the November 3 presidential election. - The FBI warned authorities in all 50 states to prepare for armed protests at state capitals in the days leading up to the January 20 presidential inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden. (Photo by JOSH EDELSON / AFP) (Photo by JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images)
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Members of law enforcement watch for threats from atop the State Capitol in Sacramento, California on January 17, 2021 during a nationwide protest called by anti-government and far-right groups supporting US President Donald Trump and his claim of electoral fraud in the November 3 presidential election. - The FBI warned authorities in all 50 states to prepare for armed protests at state capitals in the days leading up to the January 20 presidential inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden. (Photo by JOSH EDELSON / AFP) (Photo by JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images)
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Members of law enforcement watch for threats from atop the State Capitol in Sacramento, California on January 17, 2021 during a nationwide protest called by anti-government and far-right groups supporting US President Donald Trump and his claim of electoral fraud in the November 3 presidential election. - The FBI warned authorities in all 50 states to prepare for armed protests at state capitals in the days leading up to the January 20 presidential inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden. (Photo by JOSH EDELSON / AFP) (Photo by JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images)
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Members of the National Guard keep watch from atop a balcony at the State Capitol in Sacramento, California on January 17, 2021 during a nationwide protest called by anti-government and far-right groups supporting US President Donald Trump and his claim of electoral fraud in the November 3 presidential election. - The FBI warned authorities in all 50 states to prepare for armed protests at state capitals in the days leading up to the January 20 presidential inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden. (Photo by JOSH EDELSON / AFP) (Photo by JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images)
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TOPSHOT - Traffic flows east out of Los Angeles after the evening rush hour commute on August 26, 2019, against a backdrop of the city's evolving downtown skyline. (Photo by Frederic J. BROWN / AFP) (Photo by FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images)
Security tightened around Capitol in Sacramento,CA.
SACRAMENTO, CA - JANUARY 16, 2021: National Guard troops and CHP officers stand guard to protect the State Library & Courts Building across from the state Capitol in anticipation of civil unrest leading up to the Inauguration January 16, 2021 in Sacramento, California.(Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
Security tightened around Capitol in Sacramento,CA.
SACRAMENTO, CA - JANUARY 16, 2021: A family of four, including two small children, ride past armed National Guard troops who have arrived downtown to protect the Capitol and surrounding historical buildings in anticipation of civil unrest leading up to the Inauguration January 16, 2021 in Sacramento, California.(Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
Security tightened around Capitol in Sacramento,CA.
SACRAMENTO, CA - JANUARY 16, 2021: CHP officers on bikes and National Guard troops stand guard to protect the State Library & Courts Building across from the state Capitol in anticipation of civil unrest leading up to the Inauguration January 16, 2021 in Sacramento, California.(Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
Security tightened around Capitol in Sacramento,CA.
SACRAMENTO, CA - JANUARY 16, 2021: National Guard troops patrol an entrance to California State Capitol Park as resident stroll past as Gov. Newsom ordered the troops in anticipation of civil unrest leading up to the Inauguration January 16, 2021 in Sacramento, California.(Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
Security tightened around Capitol in Sacramento,CA.
SACRAMENTO, CA - JANUARY 16, 2021: CHP officers and other law enforcement reinforcements stage inside The Legislative Office Building across from the state Capitol in anticipation of civil unrest leading up to the Inauguration January 16, 2021 in Sacramento, California.(Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
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