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With less than 48 hours until kickoff for Super Bowl LX, security preparations are already in motion. Kris Van Cleave has a preview.
— Opportunities have been increasing for the wealthy, decreasing for the middle class. We are 48 hours away from kickoff in Super Bowl 60. The Patriots and Seahawks are refining their game plans. But as we go on the air tonight, the Super Bowl security plan is already well in motion. And expected protests against ICE are adding to the challenge. Here’s Kris Van Cleave with a preview.
KRIS VAN CLEAVE: Circling Levi’s Stadium, a Customs and Border Protection helicopter is providing a bird’s-eye view for the thousands of first responders securing Super Bowl 60.
What’s the biggest thing you’re watching out for from the air?
– Any type of threats, any type of violent acts or suspicious activity going on.
– Being up in the air gives you the ability to send live video back to the command centers so responders on the ground know what they’re dealing with.
More than 35 local, state, and federal agencies have been working for the last 18 months. Barricades are now up. Bomb-sniffing dogs are on patrol. And everyone entering is screened at a checkpoint.
Any concerns about the potential of any credible threats against the Super Bowl this year?
– No. And we’ve had no credible or specific threats whatsoever.
KRIS VAN CLEAVE: The NFL says ICE agents will not be working the Super Bowl.
– The federal law enforcement footprint for Super Bowl 60 is consistent with what it has been in years past.
KRIS VAN CLEAVE: Special Agent Jeff Branigan is the DHS federal coordinator for the big game.
Will ICE or any immigration enforcement have a role as part of the federal footprint here?
– DHS law enforcement at large is participating in supporting the Super Bowl. The focus of DHS law enforcement at the Super Bowl is safety and security.
– There will be a no-fly zone in effect around the Super Bowl on Sunday. There are fighter jets and helicopters staged to respond. That includes a no-drone zone. There’s also a team out–