smell came around from not only some form of a chemical accelerant, but also from the sent of burning flesh now, we had people in this area law enforcement is all around, including mayor adams at one point on monday, you'd come by to witness the presence of police. remember, it american president was sitting inside of this courthouse secret service law enforcement detail in the heart of manhattan, an area where law enforcement as well-known to be. it's in front of an active courthouse. they all ran. you saw many officers who were taking off their coats trying to stop the flames from he has been taken away on a gurney. now we see a number of people in the area trying to pick up pamphlets all across the park around us. police officers, law enforcement detail. we're trying to get a sense of what was on those pamphlets as well. and we'll bring you the latest reporting as soon as we have it. >> laura coates for us, they're outside the courthouse in manhattan. lauren, thank you so much. and just to remind everybody kind of where we sit right now, we have this fully