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Want an identity on this person. i don't know if they have that yet, certainly if an individual screams allah akbar that puts it into the realm of international terrorism, isis or al qaeda inspired. as soon as that happens, the joint task force and the n.y.p.d. are really a seamless web in new york city. i hate to say that this couldn't have happened in a better place. >> i know what you mean. >> in that sense, in terms of immediate response and overall counter-terrorism effectiveness new york is the center. >> after the fbi, the most trusted law enforcement. >> is the n.y.p.d. there have been...

You have to be careful. the n.y.p.d. although they have received some criticism has also done some of the best local intelligence in the world and cities across the united states, and really governments across the world have gone to the n.y.p.d. to learn about that. and that's built by people like bill bratten and ray kelly and names that others don't know. and mike bloomberg did a fabulous job. >> as you can see here, there's a lot of -- a lot of folks at the briefing that are very recognizable. sounds like it's going to be a long one. let's go to it right now. >> good afternoon, everybody. s...

Guys that would quietly give us information he wasn't supposed to be doing -- i'm teasing. >> that is not true. >> unfortunately. he brought up the world trade center. first year of the clinton administration, there is an attack on it, first year of the bush administration there is an attack of the world trade center. here we are, trump and there is an attack near the world trade center. obviously new york is very important to al qaeda, isis. it seems as if -- you can't not connect that. >> yeah, i think that's probably right. certainly new york is. new york has long been an iconic target for ...

You kidding me? it is terrible news and you want it covered. that's what these guys are looking for and there's a balance out there. this is really, really a big challenge for the american people. how do we deal with it? how do we not terrorize people and keep people safe? new york city is having a halloween parade which is starting in 90 minutes and it is going ahead as far as i can tell. >> let me bring in someone who has dwelt this before. the halloween parade. there's always a parade in new york, of course. bill bratton, i don't know how much of that conversation you heard. this line here ...

And that shock and that pain is going to be very real. and our thoughts and our prayers are with all of them. our first responders did an extraordinary job. the n.y.p.d., the fdny, the fbi, the new york state police, ems, they -- we have the finest security on the globe. and to see them in action today proved that once again. the new terrorist tactic, which they have called for publicly, are these lone wolves who commit an act of terror. this is all very preliminary. it's only been a couple of hours but at this point there is no evidence to suggest a wider plot or a wider scheme. but the actio...