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Terror attack in new york city. we're joined by congressman bennie thompson. he's the ranking democrat on the house homemade security committee. congressman, thanks for joining us. >> thank you for having me, wolf. >> i assume you've been briefed on this attempted terror attack. what can you tell our viewers? >> well, i can tell you from all indications, this was a lone wolf, someone that we think was probably radicalized over the internet. but as you know, soft targets are very hard to protect. and the subway station is an ideal soft target. we've looked at this from time to time on our commi...

Heather: thank you. isis claiming responsibility for the so-called soft target attack. what are we doing? what can we possibly do in the united states to protect against similar threats? joining us is army veteran doctor darren porter. thank you for joining us. you heard this unfolding last night and overnight and this makes us think of soft targets in the united states. is there anything we can do to avoid this happening here? >> absolutely. one of the things is a place like new york city, we see officers in places like times square with heavy weapons, barricades erected in the soft targets. ...

Her school saying today, "she was simply a beautiful little girl loved by everyone." there are reports here that her mother was critically injured, in the hospital, and might not be aware of what happened to saffie. 18-year-old georgina callander had her picture taken with the pop star two years ago and was back to see her in concert. she did not make it out. and at a vigil here today in manchester, in albert square thousands honoring the young faces that did not make it. [ crying ] >> it's a horrible thing that's happened. it won't change this city. >> reporter: why was it so important for yo...

Have actually been planning for a terrorist attack for some time. this training exercise was held just last year at a manchester shopping mall, to help police plan for an attack on a crowded, soft target. >> and brian ross joins us tonight. you reported there that this suspect was known to british authorities as a potential terrorist? >> that's right, david. he was once on a kind of a government watch list. but we learned that he wasn't being closely watched because authorities didn't believe he posed an immediate threat, david. >> brian ross tonight, our thanks to you. and this evening, the...

As you were just saying, a lone actor outside that stadium believed to be with some sort of backpack bomb, perhaps filled with nails that inflicted some of the damage. and it's the stampede that resulted in numerous other injuries at the concert outside that concert. and the question, how long was he waiting outside before detonating that device. that one of the questions. they're also working off what they believe is a tentative id of this suspect. and they are working around the clock, trying to track that suspect and whether that name in fact matches the body parts and the materials that ar...