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Worked in los angeles, worked in new york. two ten yours as commissioner of the nypd. how long did it take you to get the significance of this event? i understand in some respect it's a massive headache for the gentleman who's running the police department. >> well, in terms of having been involved in it now for boston, they had first night back, of course, when i joined the boston pd, new york, 1993 with police, '94 i was commissioner, l.a. in 2009 and back to new york in 2014. it's been a fascinating evolution from a time when there was no concern about terrorism, it was all about crowd cont...

You see the airport no longer a option. >> what's been helpful is watching the images of harvey and people were reminded just how terrible these types of storms can be. so lots of people have paid attention. it means there are a lot of people that are still in the state, in shelters. this is about massive crowd management. trying to understand where people are going to be going, who is going to need help and assistance, what are the types of shelters that are going to be necessary to with stand this type of a storm. because there are two features of the storm that are particularly troubling. o...

I really see very little in terms of hate groups. there were some in surrounding communities that came to new haven, and the students engaged in a counterprotest. there was a college named calhoun college, and mr. calhoun was a big slave owner, and the students of yale demanded that the name of that college be changed, and so as a result, we're really not seeing any of that in new haven. as a matter of fact, new haven is a welcoming city, and college students helped to define what welcoming means. >> let's get to that point i was making, the african-american mayors association calling for addi...

Black friday sales. >> when private entities, retail establishments, market and advertise big sales events that garner a crowd, the responsibility for controlling that crowd and controlling those shoppers resides with them. they have to police it, they have to provide security, they have to have adequate plans in place. >> crowd management is not only a concern on black friday. all kinds of consumer events can send customers into a frenzy. in november 2006, customers gather outside a fresno, california, best buy, awaiting the release of a new video game system. only there's a glitch. hundred...

The area and traffic concerns certainly. and just the very large crowds and work with us. on the crowd management and crowd control. and if there is something they see that makes you uncomfortable certainly let us know. >> expect heightened security across the country's airports. >> i've seen it really busy here at laguardia here in the past but despite the worldwide travel alert, things seem to be moving smoothly down here. you can look at the security line. these two girls passing through just came in through detroit. they told me the lines in detroit were very long. the lines here in new yo...