they found several partially constructed molotov cocktails, two machetes and a long curved knife. >> he could have detonated anything at any time or something could have gone bad inside the apartment. >> reporter: before his arrest, agents watch alexander purchase a pressure cooker they say he planned to make into a bomb similar to the one used in the 2013 boston marathon attacks. >> it's very disturbing, shocking, and you're not safe anywhere anymore. >> that's a big thanks to alexandra field reporting there. there's a detention hearing for alexander ciccolo. let's talk more about this. i want to bring in national security analyst juliet kite k m kayyem. what a difficult decision this must have been for the captain. you know him. give me an idea of what his instincts were as a father but at the same time as a police captain. >> well, i knew him when i was homeland security advisor in