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Missouri National Guard helps fans "breathe easier"

Date: October 28, 2013
By: Hanna Battah
State Capitol Bureau

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The Missouri National Guard is in St. Louis to help World Series fans stay safe during the game.
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Wrap: Missouri National Guard members will detect any trace of a nuclear threat at the World Series games in St. Louis before it enters Busch Stadium.

They are working with law enforcement officials to pull aside any fans who carry the threat.

Deputy Commander Dominic Sansone says their specialized team can detect radiation received by a doctor several hours before the game.

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Description: We detect that minute amount of radiation for this game. We were asked to do radiation, we can also do chemical or biological. But that amount of radiation, if you come in the gate, we know about it.

Sansone says if a fan receives radiation for medical treatment, they will administer a bracelet to them so they won't be re-screened.

Reporting from the state Capitol, I'm Hanna Battah.

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Missouri National Guardsmen are screening fans who enter Busch Stadium for any nuclear threats during the World Series.
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Wrap: Missouri National Guard Deputy Commander Dominic Sansone says he will in Busch Stadium during the World Series home games.

Instead, the St. Louis native says he's thrilled to make sure his hometown Cardinals fans are safe.

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Description: It’s always refreshing because again, you know, everyone in Missouri National Guard is a Missourian. So we live here, we’ve been around since 1636, that’s longer than active duty or anybody else.

The specialized high security team is made up of about two dozen members who respond at the request of any civilian authorities anywhere in the state.

Reporting from the state Capitol, I'm Hanna Battah.