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There are dozens of dignitaries and VIPs in Milan tonight to represent their countries at the opening ceremony. We’ve seen security get increasingly tight today just like what we’re seeing here outside the Hotel Excelsior Gallia. This is where cameras have caught US Vice President JD Vance arriving. Vance is in Italy with his wife and two of his kids to cheer on athletes and also to represent the United States alongside Secretary of State Marco Rubio. The police presence around this hotel stretches for blocks. Our hotel is about *** half mile from here, and we’ve seen the motorcade driving through the neighborhood for the last couple of days as Vance and his family have made. Their way around Milan. Those are electronic blockades that actually raise and lower to allow traffic right up to the front of the hotel. They just put those back up, not allowing anyone to get too terribly close there. JD Vance has said that his wife is not *** huge sports fan, but every 2 years, like the rest of us, she turns into *** major Olympics fan at the Milan Cortina Olympics. I’m Deirdre Fitzpatrick.
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Security in Milan is heightened as thousands gathered for the Olympic Opening Ceremony, with U.S. Vice President JD Vance among the dignitaries attending.Dozens of dignitaries and VIPs from all over the world were in Milan for the Opening Ceremony. Security has noticeably tightened across the city on Friday, as seen outside the Hotel Excelsior Gallia, where cameras have caught U.S. Vice President JD Vance arriving. Vance is in Italy with his wife and two of his kids to cheer on athletes and represent the U.S. alongside U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio.The police presence around the hotel stretches for blocks. The hotel is about a half mile away, and motorcades have been seen driving through the neighborhood a number of times as Vance and his family have made their way around Milan. Just a few minutes ago, concrete barriers were seen raising and lowering in the street to block off access to the entrance to the hotel.Vance has said that while his wife isn’t a huge sports fan, she, like many others, turns into one every two years when the Olympics are on. Security at the Milan Cortina Olympics is especially complicated because events are so spread out. Italy says it has thousands of agents deployed and multiple operations centers to ensure fast reaction times.
Security in Milan is heightened as thousands gathered for the Olympic Opening Ceremony, with U.S. Vice President JD Vance among the dignitaries attending.
Dozens of dignitaries and VIPs from all over the world were in Milan for the Opening Ceremony. Security has noticeably tightened across the city on Friday, as seen outside the Hotel Excelsior Gallia, where cameras have caught U.S. Vice President JD Vance arriving. Vance is in Italy with his wife and two of his kids to cheer on athletes and represent the U.S. alongside U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
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The police presence around the hotel stretches for blocks. The hotel is about a half mile away, and motorcades have been seen driving through the neighborhood a number of times as Vance and his family have made their way around Milan. Just a few minutes ago, concrete barriers were seen raising and lowering in the street to block off access to the entrance to the hotel.
Vance has said that while his wife isn’t a huge sports fan, she, like many others, turns into one every two years when the Olympics are on. Security at the Milan Cortina Olympics is especially complicated because events are so spread out. Italy says it has thousands of agents deployed and multiple operations centers to ensure fast reaction times.
