(9 Jun 2025)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Washington DC – 9 June 2025
1.Wide of officials arriving for press conference
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Matt McCall, Special agent in charge of the US Secret Service Washington Field Office:
"Looking to the upcoming festival parade, we’re preparing for an enormous turnout -hundreds of thousands of attendees. It is our duty to ensure the safety and security of every participant. We are deploying thousands of agents, officers and specialist from across the country, backed by the robust network of federal, state and local partners. Our mission is not just to secure an event, but to ensure public confidence in safety. The Secret Service and our partners want every attendee to be confident in their security and feel safe. That is why we are leaving no stone unturned."
3. Cutaway of briefing
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Matt McCall, Special agent in charge of the US Secret Service Washington Field Office:
"On the ground, we’re taking proactive steps to reinforce the area. You will see 18.5 miles of anti-scale fencing, 17 miles of bike rack, concrete barriers, 175 magnetometers and officers from federal, state and local agencies standing post. You may also notice multiple drones operating in the area. These are great tools for law enforcement, situational awareness, and part of our layered security strategy. Rest assured, all drones will be owned and operated by the Secret Service or our partners. So please do not be alarmed."
5. Chief Jessica Taylor of the US Park Police walking to microphone
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Chief Jessica Taylor, US Park Police
"Plan ahead before you come to the event, right? We’re expecting families. We’re expecting some children. Parents, take a picture of your children that morning so we know what they look like in the event you get separated; you can easily show the officer the picture. We’ll have family reunification tents and we’ll officers everywhere you look on hand to assist. I am extremely confident in the security site footprint we have put together for this event, and we’re looking forward to a safe and enjoyable event on Saturday."
7. Cutaway of news conference
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Phillip Bates, Special Agent in Charge FBI
"For this event, the FBI has lead federal law enforcement responsibility for crisis management, counterterrorism, and intelligence analysis. The FBI will actively activate a command post at our Washington field office. The command post serves as a central hub for employees to gather intelligence, assess potential threats, coordinate investigations and surge resources as needed. We’re not currently aware of any credible threats to the Army 250th birthday celebration. However, we continue to work closely with our partners and share information to identify and disrupt any threats that may emerge. As always, we remind the public to remain vigilant and to report any suspicious activity to law enforcement immediately."
8. Cutaway, wide of officials
SOUNDBITE (English) Matt McCall, Special agent in charge of the US Secret Service Washington Field Office:
"So since April 22nd, we’ve been planning for this, which is shorter than normal. But,, we we are paying attention to what is happening there (Los Angeles), and we’ll be ready for that if it were to occur here for the Army 250."
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10. SOUNDBITE (English) Matt McCall, Special agent in charge of the US Secret Service Washington Field Office:
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12. SOUNDBITE (English) Matt McCall, Special agent in charge of the US Secret Service Washington Field Office:
We actually have National Guard.
13. Wide, end of news conference
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