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Body-worn explosive. that's common tactic over in afghanistan, when you're concerned that that might be the case, and it makes a lot of sense to do it here when you're worried about it. >> from a tactical standpoint, is there any way to prevent that? i've always been told a head shot is the only way, but -- >> when you're trying to capture him alive, to get the information that you really do want to get, one of the things you can do is you can make good use of canines, explosion detection canines. you can send a canine up there. i have trained canines that are good enough to go off leash and g...

Of this house. i mean, jeff beatty, formerly with the fbi, with some confidence, the police must feel pretty good about having a secure perimeter around this scene. >> i'm sure they do, but i'm sure they will also be cautious about the potential to boobytrap the location as he took cover there within that boat. so he may have boobytrapped the local area so they want to be cautious again, good use of canines or robots to go ahead and make sure as they make their approach, there's no rush. they can be deliberate. he's not going anywhere. they do have it well contained. >> also joining us is bob ...