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There was this attempt to try to return to some sort of normal life, almost as a way of standing up to the fear. but certainly what happened here is just an indication of the -- though there is resolve, there is also understandable fear and concern. and that's something that is, you know, it makes sense. this is a very active investigation. there's the feeling there could be another shoe to drop in all of this. there could be some other incident as there may be more people on the run out there at this very hour. >> and there is media report and perhaps going to be confirmed soon that the presi...

Blocked off this street. there is some more traffic coming up around this area. i'm just looking now, the police -- >> they're right behind us. >> yeah. >> some have a riot shield. one has a gun pulled right there. >> i was behind earlier, looks like they are standing off. they are in a little bit more of a relaxed posture. >> okay. i'm going -- can you go and ask those policemen what happened? dominique -- go, john. >> from my eye, it looks like the police are kind of a little bit more relaxed now. it was very much of a -- more of a combat stance that they had ducking behind trees, taking cov...

Paris on friday evening. and so a degree of panic is not surprising. do we have anderson sor christiane there with us? >> well -- >> we are. >> we've just been hearing. we asked john berman and our producers to run around and find out if anything happened. because we saw no evidence of anything real, like no explosion, gunfire, no nothing. just total panic. the police are saying there is no gunman out there they've seep -- >> they were on their walkie-talkies communicating saying the people are running for nothing, they're running for nothing. you can see the police have disbursed here. i can ...

Investigate. let's turn to john berman now. >> happening today in washington, the senate you dish yar committee will hear from president obama's panel advising him on changes to the nsa. suggestions including not collecting phone records of americans. president obama will outline his reform proposals to the public on friday. >> new developments on back and forth between the white house and robert gates, the former defense secretary. president obama speaking out for the first time on criticism from gates. the president took the high road calling gates an outstanding cabinet member and a good ...

Do that in a suit. >> before you ask yourselves at home, we did ask john berman to try and he refused. >> philosophical saying. >> i can't do what romney can do. >> we know we've all tried the move, christine. it's very difficult to do. >> he was spry. i think the word i would use is spry. >> hair didn't move at all either. >> never has, never will. coming up -- >> projecting. >> coming up on "new day," a retired police officer, florida theater, police officer allegedly opens fire on a young father there. the reason why is baffling. we are live in florida. we spoke to witnesses. also thi...