Enforcement in chicago to assist with street closures. We implemented stringent parameters on their mission and use of force, including no interference with peaceful protestors expressing their First Amendment rights. Since that deployment, we have received additional reports of escalating situations and requests for assistance from communities around the state. We have now called up an additional 250 members of the Illinois National guard to be ready to assist other cities across the state that have faced a surge of destructive action, notably looting over the last 24 hours. Again, our role is to support the response led by local Law Enforcement and municipalities. We are working with local leaders and Law Enforcement to meet their for assistance to the greatest extent possible. An additional 300 Illinois State Police Troopers are also coming online today into tonight to help keep our communities outside chicago safe with a focus on preventive measures and supporting local Law Enforce
Welcome to the dimension washington headquarters. Im so happy that all of you are here and joining us today for this program. If you have not been here before definitely after the lecture today please stay and take a tour with our staff. Just before i come to introduce our guest speaker today in just a few rules, and bits of information. We do have Light Refreshments for you in the kitchen. Coffee, tea, cheese, crackers, cookies. Please feel free to get up and take what you like. Restrooms are in this building. You do not need to go to the visitor center. We have staff here today. I am the director of the department of Historic Affairs for the county of passaic. By de facto, i am the director of the site. We are fortunate enough to have a guest speaker and historian to share his knowledge and expertise on Alexander Hamilton and his rise to military fame and glory. Mr. Cregeau graduated from Hillsdale College with a bachelors degree in history and from Colorado State university with a m
Everyone please sit down. Know we have people trickling in, but we are starting anyway. Ok. Welcome to the Wilson Center to those who are physically here and those who will be watching us on cspan and by other means. Harman, the president and ceo of the Wilson Center and former member of congress who is proud of her role in helping create the department of Homeland Security. Today we are pleased to cohost ural Homeland Security Experts Group meeting with support from the miners association, american airlines, and mckinsey. It is the group of the best americann the Homeland Security. It was found over 10 years ago and is now rebooted and housed at the minor corporation. Secretary and my dear friend Michael Chertoff and i are honored to be cochairs, and rob walker is the newly minted director. Mission is to offer independence, nonpartisan advice to key government officials as they face hard security programs, raise awareness, and offer solutions. We are nonpartisan and we hope we add val
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Uncommon introduced our guest speaker today, just a few rules or bits of information, we do have Light Refreshments for you in the kitchen and, there is a coffee, tea, cheese crackers and cookies, please feel free to get up and take what you like on you not have to go to the visitors center, there is a door opened in the restrooms are over there our staff today, can who is in the back, there we have kelly and we have myself, im the director of the affairs for the county and by de facto im director of the say, so we are fortunate to have the guest speaker and historian to share his knowledge and expertise on Alexander Hamilton in his rise to fame and glory, he graduated from the college with a bachelor degree and from Colorado State university, mr. On berkow has been a historic, and researching writing and giving presentations from the northeast through 2000, seven he is a scholar of the american revolution, with Research Interests that have espionage during the war, he has published hi