happening now in the newsroom the members of congress have an expectation that we protect the capitol. i m confident with the plan we have in place. u.s. capitol police on high alert ahead of a far right rally today in support of the january 6 insurrection. we do have a unanimous 18 out of 18 who voted yes. fda vaccine advisers voting to recommend booster shots to those 65 and older and those at risk for severe illness. the next steps and why it changes the white house s initial plans. have you ever seen anything like this? nothing. thousands of migrants arriving at the southern borders. we ll take you to the border where officials are overwhelmed. mysterious deaths, drugs and insurance scheme. the tragic and twisted saga of a prom innocent south carolina attorney who police say hired a hit man on himself. we are really proud to share this experience with everyone. and the all civilian crew of the flight set to splash down this evening. what this means f
things. the differences between us, everybody thinks that you and i are like doppelgangers and everything. first of all, you take cars away from a block and it means you are in my town. yes. because i live in a place where nobody lives. but also, like given the opportunity, like not working, the chance to do anything, you re like, i want to be around people. i m like, i want to dive into an ant hill and make sure nobody can find me. true, true. we understand what we are. very true. you have a great weekend in your ant hill, rachel. i will. thank you, my friend. much appreciated. and thanks to you at home for joining us this hour. happy friday. this has been a weird week in the news. today has been a particularly weird day in the news. i will tell you all signs point to next week being even weirder, but i will tell you why. here is a case in point. our beloved neighbors to the north, our canadian friends, they have their big national election on monday. prime min
capitol building on january 6th. nbc s elson barber on the ground with the latest for us. it seems at this point, right, the rally is now over. we were out there together a little while ago. how have things transpired since then? reporter: yeah, let me just let you look with me to show the kind of little bit that is left of the police presence over here. you can see it s very much whittled down. when you look out in the crowd you see little groups of pockets of people here. but it s still unclear whether or not they were part of this protest, this rally or whatever you want to call it or if they stopped by to see things afterwards. capitol police say 400 to 500 people were inside the protest area that s excluding law enforcement. i would say about half of those were members of the media. it seemed like there were couple hundred people here specifically for this protest. the organizer of this rally says that this was specifically meant to be supporting nonviolent individuals
be peaceful, dhs issuing a stark warning there could in fact be violence. also in washington, ohio republican congressman anthony gonzales, one of ten republicans that voted to impeach trump announcing he will not run for re-election in 2022. a possible sign of the hold that trump has on the party. in south carolina, murder mystery we have been following, alec murdaugh has turned himself in in connection with staging his own suicide with the death of his wife and son being investigated. and the search for missing gabby petito who disappeared after a cross country road trip with a fiance. new body cam footage could offer a clue into her disappearance. we have reporters all over the country covering the big stories of the day. i want to start with a crucial day in the fight against covid-19. the fda is holding a meeting as we speak, critical one, on booster shots as mixed signals are flying all over the place whether people should be getting them. in florida, the state su
standby. protective fencing outside the capitol began to be reinstalled overnight. we got an inside look on what s going on the streets from shimon prokupecz. police are preparing with the possibility that protesters may arrive with weapons. it s unclear how large this rally will be. but security officials say they want to avoid the mistakes on january 6th when officers were unprepared and overwhelmed by the siege that was really filled with president trump supporters. even though transportation security administration is ramping up security. the agency says that it is monitoring and positioned to deploy in response to any issues that might prop up in the d.c. area. we begin with cnn s pete muntean live for us at ronald reagan washington national airport with more. this is really a testament to just how widespread they re trying to make of the safety net, pete. that s right, brianna. the tsa says it s always on high alert you ll see more canines and law enforcement office