Michigan, Virginia, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Washington are among the states that have activated their National Guards to strengthen security.
But in Sacramento, hundreds of people were determined to celebrate an unconventional MLK Day by joining a vehicle caravan through the capital city.
Under the protection of the police escort, people navigating low-riders, bikes, cars and trucks took a winding course through the streets, beeping horns and showing both pride and perseverance in a city that has seen its share of troubles in the last year, including racial unrest.
They did not pass near the fenced-lined Capitol, where more than 1,000 National Guard troops are currently stationed at the city’s core. But they traveled with a message of unity and solidarity, with the police beside them, if only for a day.
steve: live from studio e. it s fox & friends on this thursday morning before the holiday, big push, next week. gretchen: a week from christmas. hard to believe. we do start with a fox news alert. muscling through a last-minute jobs bill. will this get america back to work? let s bring in caroline shively for all the explaining this morning. good morning. good morning to you. going into this roll call vote, house speaker nancy pelosi was about two dozen votes short. but she worked the vote for an the floor for an hour and the bill did pass. there s $20 billion from the treasury for the highway trust fund. here are some of the most expensive items in there. $41 billion, unemployment benefits. $12 million for subsidies for people who lost health insurance. $27.5 million for highways. $23.5 billion for those with medicaid. this could be the last vote of the year. the dems who passed this say it adds the needed programs the original stimulus bill didn t have. the republican