saying that the suspects social media posts shows a quote, mixed ideology of both anti establishment, and more recently, far-right extremist ideas. the attacker does come amid but capital police say the huge spike in threats against members of congress. this is where we are. as we get closer to the midterms, the fear of more violence is high. get this, and new york city, the police department is warning of extremist attacking political events or voting sites, and the nypd is advising evangelists. it is a nationwide fear because according to epstein by abc and cbs news, the department of homeland security is warning of a heightened threat from domestic violent extremists. nbc has not obtain the bulletin, while on arizona authorities say armed vigilantes, as you see right there on your screen, they haven t seen hovering near ballot drop boxes. it s a practice that if federal judge refused to talk on friday, so the actions did not appear
the new york police department issuing a new bulletin warning that, quote, mish us on actors, especially racially and ethnically motivated violent extremists and anti-government, anti-authority extremists will continue to prioritize the targeting of political rallies, voting sites, poll workers and election officials. you ve got poll workers and election officials literally quitting their jobs because of the atmospherics. they are worried about what they are seeing and about what they are hearing. reporter: the nypd says there are currently no credible threats to new york city polling sites, but there have been threats elsewhere. we spoke with scott mcdonnell, the clerk of dane county, wisconsin. we ve gotten social media threats, i have. we ve got someone wandering around in camo in the april election shaking on doors, trying to get into places. by the time the police reacted, he was long gone. reporter: recently armed individuals in tactical gear were seen outside a ballot dr
facilities that might be indicators of potential problems or violence. that s the highest level theme that the nypd is making here. the bulletin reads, actors, particularly violent extremists will continue to prioritize the targeting of political rallies, voting sites, poll workers and elections officials. that s right. we know that grievance is the thing that motivates many domestic violence extremists and a lot of that grievance is focused on our political process and system. it s unforctunate to say we hav many people still fanning the flames about that grievance of the political system. we know there s no evidence or facts to base that upon but nevertheless still a common theme. now as we approach the election,
check out the latest episodes from chris new podcast called down side up look at that pretty logo, by the way. you can get it at cnn.com or wherever you get your podcasts. new this morning the new york city police department is advising elevated vigilance as midterm elections begin. brynn gingras joins us with the latest. reporter: this is a bulletin disseminated, advising workers to have elevated vigilance. it says the department is not aware of any specific threats to candidates, election workers at voting sites but we have seen hostile rhetoric and awe an abundance of threats in chat groups, and that can create an echo chamber and environment for possible violent action. the bulletin goes on to list rhetoric the intelligence community is already seeing online and mentions the
and holes in security that are worrying local officials. an urgent warning tonight from america s largest police force, more vigilance is needed for security for the upcoming mid-term elections. the new york police department issuing a new bulletin warning that, quote, malicious actors especially racially and ethnically motivated violent and anti-government, anti-authority extremists will continue to prioritize the targeting of political rallies, voting sites, poll workers, and election officials. you ve got poll workers and election officials literally quitting their jobs because of the atmospherics. they are worried about what they are seeing and about what they are hearing. the nypd says there are currently no credible threats to new york city polling sites, but there have been threats elsewhere. we spoke with scott mcdonald, the clerk of dane county, wisconsin. we ve got some social media threats. and we had some wandering around