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Everybody was on high alert. now the fear as i imagine, the authorities have, is the rest of copycat attacks, someone who wanted to make this very public and wanted to broadcast this live on social media and make a big thing out of it. what is the risk of copycat attacks and are authorities thinking about that? >> i've got to tell you that was the first thing i thought when i saw the first reports coming into the country of what happened, copycats here in america. very concerned about that because it takes something like this to be the trigger. and individual looking to commit such an act like...

Make sure whomever is coming out of this building is not implicated in the crime. those things can happen at the same time. while simultaneously trying to make sure this wasn't an isolated incident. we don't know this individual was in touch with anybody else or whether he inspired any other attacks around the country. we talked about that with respect to the bombing suspect and whether he inspired copycat attacks. this is a massive media event. i would imagine the fbi in coordination with local law enforcement around the country is advising folks on the ground to make sure no threats come up ...

It certainly strains the resources of federal law enforcement. because of course we know that we are already dealing with the international terrorism scene and challenges that it poses. so it can't help when we see incidents like this. and they also tend in my experience lead to individuals who want to carry out copycat attacks or people become motivated by what they see to carry out sloor attaimilar atta. >> and you heard the vice president and president praising law enforcement. the president has had a tough relationship with law enforcement over these last many months. you can subject duty ...

Move might be on law enforcement's part, very similar to what we saw unfold here in austin, texas, not too long ago. where the bomb maker adjusted his plans and targeting an m.o., predicated on the news coverage. >> how much of a concern are copycat attacks. it's something we always think about when reporting on some like this. how often does that happen. >> there are various manuals on the internet that show how to make bombs. and what the investigators are looking for is what inspired this individual or individuals to try to commit these hain ouls acts. what inspired them, we know the al awa...

Move might be on law enforcement's part, very similar to what we saw unfold here in austin, texas, not too long ago. where the bomb maker adjusted his plans and targeting an m.o., predicated on the news coverage. >> how much of a concern are copycat attacks. it's something we always think about when reporting on some like this. how often does that happen. >> that's a concern. investigators will look at that. >> there are various manuals on the internet that show how to make bombs. we saw that in the boston bombing investigation. and what the investigators are looking for is what inspired this ...