U.S. cities beef up security ahead of Chauvin verdict

In downtown Minneapolis, a spokesperson for the Minneapolis National Guard confirmed to The Hill that 3,000 Guardsmen are being deployed. In addition, razor wire is being installed around police buildings, according to CNN... Similar measures are underway in other cities, including in Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., San Francisco, Atlanta and New York, where police presence will be increased. "We're in constant, literally daily conversations," Mayor Bill de Blasio said, according to CNN. "Obviously, so much will happen based on what the verdict is and how it's expressed."