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Terror attack in new york city. were joined by congressman bennie thompson. hes the ranking democrat on the house homemade security committee. congressman, thanks for joining us. >> thank you for having me, wolf. >> i assume youve been briefed on this attempted terror attack. what can you tell our viewers? >> well, i can tell you from all indications, this was a lone wolf, someone that we think was probably radicalized over the internet. but as you know, soft targets are very hard to protect. an...

Heather: thank you. isis claiming responsibility for the so-called soft target attack. what are we doing? what can we possibly do in the united states to protect against similar threats? joining us is army veteran doctor darren porter. thank you for joining us. you heard this unfolding last night and overnight and this makes us think of soft targets in the united states. is there anything we can do to avoid this happening here? >> absolutely. one of the things is a place like new york city, we s...

Her school saying today, "she was simply a beautiful little girl loved by everyone." there are reports here that her mother was critically injured, in the hospital, and might not be aware of what happened to saffie. 18-year-old georgina callander had her picture taken with the pop star two years ago and was back to see her in concert. she did not make it out. and at a vigil here today in manchester, in albert square thousands honoring the young faces that did not make it. [ crying ] >> its a hor...

Have actually been planning for a terrorist attack for some time. this training exercise was held just last year at a manchester shopping mall, to help police plan for an attack on a crowded, soft target. >> and brian ross joins us tonight. you reported there that this suspect was known to british authorities as a potential terrorist? >> thats right, david. he was once on a kind of a government watch list. but we learned that he wasnt being closely watched because authorities didnt believe he po...

As you were just saying, a lone actor outside that stadium believed to be with some sort of backpack bomb, perhaps filled with nails that inflicted some of the damage. and its the stampede that resulted in numerous other injuries at the concert outside that concert. and the question, how long was he waiting outside before detonating that device. that one of the questions. theyre also working off what they believe is a tentative id of this suspect. and they are working around the clock, trying to...

Get his wallet, fingerprint him, get that back out to the authorities in the uk, to the fbi so all this terrorism centers that are now spun up and are spinning up can do all the great things they do. but second to that is youve got to find out, go right to this guys house, apartment. did he make the bomb or did somebody else make the bomb. thats a crucial question in england tonight. >> jim, how much of an art form is it without giving away details to make the size bomb we have likely seen tonig...

Are linked to any sort of cell. none that of is confirmed. but they are working that piece as well. the brits, the u.s. authorities trying to track all of that. meanwhile, here in the u.s., no new specific threat information. but as a precaution here in new york, as pete williams was describing earlier, as commissioner bratton was, the nypd ramped up security, sending police to times square to outside yankee stadium where there was a baseball game tonight, to other major locations where there ar...

Where there is always an event coming or going, and trains arriving and departing. the question to you, this is one big -- sadly, one big soft target. do you think it was intentional there? do you think this was a thwarted effort of someone to gain access to the concert? >> well, you know, only the investigation is going to tell us, brian, and thats going to take over the next days and possibly weeks. we know that terrorist organizations have targeted these soft targets. concert venue, stadiums,...

Have this so-called soft target area, the area of the airport before you get to the tsa security check point that is vulnerable. any law enforcement official or expert will tell you it is virtually impossible to get the vulnerability down to zero. when you see the situation like we saw in ft. lauderdale, it really does send chills up and down the spine of law enforcement charged with protecting airports across the country. in that spirit, we have heard from several major airports from l.a. to ai...

Airports around the country. its outside the security perimeter? >> thats right. we talk about this all the time when we see incidents happen not just here but overseas. this is the so-called soft target area of the airport f you talk to any law enforcement official they will tell you its almost impossible to eliminate vulnerabilities or a threat and get that down to zero. he took advantage of that vulnerability within the airport, the baggage claim. as weve been reporting, legally, as it appear...