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Bought a one-way ticket to rome. abc's gio benitez is at st. patrick's cathedral. >> reporter: tonight, we're learning the man charged with attempted arson after walking into new york's famous st. patrick's cathedral with gasoline, also alledgedly booked a one-way ticket to rome set to leave today. police say 37-year-old marc lamparello was carrying two gas cans, lighter fluid and two butane lighters wednesday night before being stopped by church security. the nypd quickly moving in for the arrest. >> his basic story was that his car had run out of gas. we took a look at the vehicle. it was no...

In about three weeks. >> that's correct. >> will this be a test for protesters? and just folks that want to see change? >> i think that it is an opportunity, but jose we have to understand the history that's gotten us to this place. the political history that has gotten us to this place. ferguson is part of north county in st. louis, surrounding st. louis that has been disconnected from politics for generations. we have people that have fled to north county generations ago for the express purpose of disconnecting from the political process. also they wanted to live an individual type life not ...

They're really cognitive of that. it's when you get to southern st. louis, jefferson county, there are always reports of, you know, people who want to try to cross the bridge over a swollen river or creek or something like that. you have -- you hope that people are very cautious and very aware that when there are massive flood warnings in franklin, jefferson, all of these could you wanties, surrounding st. louis city, they need to really take heed and pay attention thothose warnings. you know, if that's usually where you see a lot of fatalities come from, unfortunately. but again, everybody's ...

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