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Period that basically the airplane came out of the sky. so it is very curious the me, and i think that anything, as we have said along, it is very preliminary to determine even the fact that the airplane broke up in flight. i mean, it sure looks like that, and i think that peter is going to back us up with that with his experience, but even that, we are not totally sure about that at this point in time. but if it did break up indeed in flight, there are various things to cause it to happen. incl...

Okay. we all remember the teenager arrested for bringing a homemade clock to school. teacher said it looked like a bomb. his dad reportedly wants to sue for anguish. but ahmed seems to be enjoying the new fame. listen here. >> how long did it take you to make that bomb? >> um -- >> huh? i mean, it looks like a pretty complicated explosive device. >> 20 minutes. >> be honest. was it a little cool to be arrested? does give you a little street cred. >> um, it was kind of cool. the way i felt cool t...

Police commissioner bill bratton had to say about this. >> we plan for the worst or the unexpected. we watch very closely all of his appearances around the world, how he interacts with the crowds. >> youve studied those appearances. >> oh, sure. in terms of how he interacts. thats something we need to know about him, because undoubtedly he will seek to do that. he makes it quite clear that he wants to meet with his pa rigser ins. youre concerned about active shooter, explosive device, concerned ...

How he contrainteracts with the. >> you have studys those. >> oh sure. in terms of how he interacts. thats something we need to know about him. because undoubtedly he will seek to to that. its quite clear he wants to meet with parishioners. and you are concerned about active shooter, explosive device. you would be concerned with any type of weapon for that matter. >> freaky. joining me to talk about this michael balbone, former new york state security advisor. you heard what the commissioner sai...

Came over the barrier and attempted to get close, addressing that quickly so were constantly learning -- >> with these crowds, is it an active shooter? is that the biggest concern? >> we think in terms of you would also be concerned about active shooter and explosive device, you would be concerned with any type of weapon for that matter that -- and were certainly see experiences involving the pope including st. peters square with people attacking other popes, not this one. so the types of weapon...

Constantly learning -- >> with these crowds, is it an active shooter? is that the biggest concern? >> we think in terms of you would also be concerned about active shooter and explosive device, you would be concerned with any type of weapon for that matter that -- and were certainly see experiences involving the pope including st. peters square with people attacking other popes, not this one. so the types of weapons that can be utilized, threats, we try to plan for that. >> in terms of specific ...

Even a small explosive device could be packed in these drones and dropped within feet of a protectee. >> reporter: we asked the secret service how theyll stop rogue drones this time, but their answer not very detailed. breached air space here in washington, d.c., on a couple of occasions. whats the greatest concern? >> the air space subcommittee has a pretty robust plan. there are a lot of lessons learned from the incident here referred to. >> reporter: well, its a no-drone zone in all three of ...

Things they were trying to determine and what they were dealing with. you know, so thats not dictated by law. >> here is one of the things i think people are finding confusing. obviously if someone had brought an explosive device to a school would be terrifying. everyone would understand extraordinary measures taken. but nothing was done to indicate that anyone actually thought this was actually an exploding device. no bomb squad called. there was no evacuation. once its determined this is just ...

But nothing was done to indicate that anyone actually thought this was actually an exploding device. no bomb squad called. there was no evacuation. once its determined this is just a clock or just a piece of electronics, why then the arrest and all of that? thats hard for folks to understand. >> right. and i get that. i understand the concern and some of it has to do with exactly what youre talking about. the officers pretty quickly determined they werent investigating an explosive device. what ...

Weapon. normally these people if theyre well trained would be able to unjam it very quickly or have some sort of explosive device to give themself time. nonetheless he did acquire an ak-47. theyre hard to get in europe. the fact that he had nine magazines -- he wanted to slaughter people. its still worrisome because you have so many people wandering around europe with affiliations with the islamic state and al qaeda and clearly they can get guns fairly simply. >> you know, im wondering, nick, to...