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>> shepard: this just in from hawaii. officials tell us they have fired the worker that sent a false alert about an incoming ballistic missile. the state's emergency management official has resigned. he was convinced himself an attack was underway. that's what the staffer wrote in the statement to investigators. previously hawaii's governor said the false alarm happened after somebody pushed a wrong button. took nearly 40 minutes to correct the whole thing. the worker that sent it blamed a recorded announcement of an attack which included the phrase "this is not a drill." it was a drill but he...

The lay on the floor and this is not a drill part. for 38 harrowing minutes on a saturday morning, upwards of a million people had reason to believe they might be living out their last moments on the great planet earth. finally a follow-up alert was sent out making clear there was no threat, but the whole false exercise has left a whole lot of folks wondering and worrying about the possibility of an accidental retaliation someday. we have two gentlemen here to talk about this tonight. from honolulu, former member of the national security council with vast experience in the pacific region, and ...

Missile alert. this is what folks in hawaii saw live on their television as the alert went out. [ tone ] >> the u.s. pacific command has detected a missile threat to hawaii. a missile may impact on land or sea within minutes. this is not a drill. if you are in indoors, stay indoors. if you are outdoors, seek immediate shelter in a building. remain indoors well away from windows. if you are driving, pull safely to the side of the road and seek shelter in a building or lay on the floor. we will announce when the threat has ended. this is not a drill. >> so the way that differs from a test of the...

Hawaii. a missile may impact on land or sea within minutes. this is not a drill. if you are indoors, stay indoors. if you are outdoors, seek immediate shelter in a building. remain indoors well away from windows. if you are driving, pull safely to the side of the road and seek shelter in a building or lay on the floor. we will announce when the threat has ended. this is not a drill. >> so the way that differs from a test of the emergency broadcast system is basically the lay on the floor and this is not a drill part. for 38 harrowing minutes on a saturday morning, upwards of a million people h...