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What's going on. how does isis i guess through social media, how do they encourage sympathizers to engage in an operation like the one that unfolded in sydney? >> well, i hate to say it, the lone wolf attack is an easy thing to inspire. they put out the message that those who wish to have affiliation with them should do this kind of attack. outside of that, we're different from the ways where a decade ago, you might imagine bin laden in a cave conducting a training camp in the hills. that's no longer the case. the information is perhaps passed through other means. . this man may have only had ...

Undertaking. new york city is of course used to hosting large crowds. in this case we're talking about a very large crowd in a very high profile area. super bowl boulevard is expected to attract some 400,000 to 500,000 visitors. it's all happening in times square. that's one reason securing this super bowl is really a job unlike any before. >> i would say arguably this is the biggest security challenge the city has ever faced. >> reporter: ed hartnet, a former nypd intelligence commander has overseen some of the most high profile, high security moments in new york city's history. but he says t...

>> well, this is a group resident in somalia. they had a real cause celebre in the u.s. they were trying to get a lot of recruits to fight for them. they're really fractured right now. there's one faction that wants to work only in somalia. and there's another that wants to go in a global jihad. but the reason their attack in kenya is because kenya has been supporting the somalia government to eradicate these people. so striking out against kenya makes perfect sense. going after this mall makes perfect sense. this is a soft target. it's in a high profile area. there's going to be a lot of fore...

It was a homemade car bomb inside. police aren't saying what they learned from the owner. they are also examining video of a man they can see changing his shirt near the suv. lance orton joins me now for his first cable news interview. it's good to see you. in the city, anybody who rides around the subways sees these signs that say, if you see something, say something. but for you, you take it very literally. >> sure i do. i always do. being a veteran and working in high profile area, you have to pay attention to everything. >> so take me back to saturday night in times square. when did you fi...