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For evidence because they need not only physical evidence, but, of course, they re going to want to look at that tape as well, that tape is going tell a lot as far as how long did this all go on. that tape will tell them exactly where he was standing, who he was aiming at, how he went about this as he opened fire on these innocent travelers, jim. rene marsh, thanks very much. please stand by. i want to bring in niegel nelson, he was there. he heard the gun shots as he waited in the security line. niegel, you think you may have been close to the shooter as this happened? pretty close, actually. so i was in the line waiting just about to step through the screening area when we heard the shots and there were people running behind us and screaming, security personnel screaming run run run. we ran. we were led out by the flight attendants and so on on to the ....
It s partially closed between 5th and 6th. pedestrian traffic is flowing mostly on the west side. on the east side if you re going to pass by the building, you have to go through a screening area. it s extremely challenging. we have truck restrictions on 5th avenue also. easier or better for you if the president-elect decided to perhaps live somewhere else? mr. trump being president-elect it s his decision to live wherever he wants. we re up to the challenge. the nypd, this is what we do. we handle large scale events if you look at fourth of july, look at new year s eve, you look at thanksgiving. this is what we do. we ll be able to handle it. so what do you say to pedestrians? what do you say to people that are driving? will it be a long-term plan that will make midtown more manageable? as willie said before, it was tough enough before you had this challenge put in front of you. 57 is probably the slowest ....
Msnbc senior editor for digital content. cal, how else are the parks stepping up security right before the holidays making travelers, families feel safe? it will feel like when you go to a sporting event. for anyone who has gone to an nba or nfl or major league baseball game, you will have metal detectors. there will also be a secondary screening area, random area where they may pull you aside. i know this is annoying but leave yourself more time. we are talking about universal studios, disney as well as sea world. the disney parks are getting a little more detail on some of the things they are going to be doing. no more toy guns. that makes sense as we sort of game this out. we are living right now in an era where someone spotted with a gun can set off an alert, can set off panic. at these theme parks, you are talking about huge numbers of people and trying to maintain calm is going to be a priority. also, costumes. they don t want people to show up at these disney parks wearing ful ....
Earlier. airport officials following 21-year-old suspect christian heinz winding through the corridors of lax after he allegedly breached security. he was stopped by a tsa officer and he was not cooperative. at that time the tsa officers asked airport police near the screening area for help. reporter: an officer attempted to place heinz in handcuffs only to have him break free and make his way towards departure gates. first time that i really witnessed something like that. reporter: actor verne troyer captures what happens next. the officers heard warning heinz to stop. as soon as they got up the stairs that is when i heard the taser go off. reporter: outside gate 66 backup arrives, passengers scrambling and crouching in ....
On the sidelines wondering how they could help, and now they re fully engaged. what is their role? the ntsb has gone over there, the faa, bust most importantly, the fbi. they have been called in to review the surveillance video. they re going to be looking at the boarding area and the screening area, look at the faces of the people traveling on the passports stolen in thailand. what they ll be able to do is cross reference that with their database of terrorism suspects. we re also hearing the los angeles times is reporting, quoting an official in washington, d.c., that there could have been a fourth u.s. citizen on the plane, quite possibly an infant. the other two u.s. citizens that are missing are just age 4 and 2, harris. wow. dominic, thank you very much. we appreciate the details. ....