Capitol Under Siege

Here's the Des Moines Capitol as viewed from Locust Street, or what is essentially downtown's Main Street here. You'll note the road is blocked off (photo above). That's so news crews could set up a staging area complete with police detail 24/7 at the other end of the street (photo below). If you haven't caught the CNN correspondents wincing their way through a frigid "live" shot yet, make sure to tune in sometime after the sun has gone down -- that's when you can practically feel their pain.