the mastermind behind the rally, a former donald trump campaign staffer claims the event will feature, quote, a largely peaceful crowd. law enforcement officials are prepared nonetheless. cnn's pete muntean is in d.c. with more. pete, i would be remiss not to point out what he said, that it would largely be peaceful. don't know if that means he anticipates there could be pockets there are not. but talk about what you're seeing there this morning. >> reporter: well, christi, remember, the big difference here between january 6th and now, january 6th, this building was filled with lawmakers. now pretty it's pretty much only law enforcement hereby. and police insist they have a strong plan in place to tamp down any possible violence that could bubble up here. i just want to show you the scene behind me. behind me is the bike rack. then you have to go around the fence surrounding the capitol complex. there are more and more police arriving here all the time. these two coach bus, a bunch of police unloading off of those. you can see them staging in