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I have checked in with the fire department, police department and buildings department. there's no danger of any kind to new yorkers at this point. after what i'm going to tell you and what my colleagues are going to tell you is all preliminary information. i'm going to emphasize a full investigation is ongoing. we only have preliminary information at this point in time. what we do know, one person died in this helicopter crash. that person is presumed to be the pilot. we're still waiting for absolute confirmation of that fact. there does not appear to have been any passenger in the helicopter...

I've checked in with fire department, police department, and buildings department, there is no danger of any kind on new yorkers at this point. and what i'm going to tell you and my colleagues are going to tell you is all preliminary information. i'm going to emphasize to everyone a full investigation is going on, we only have preliminary information at this point in time. what we do know is that one person died in this helicopter crash. that person is presumed to be the pilot. we're still waiting for absolute confirmation of that fact. there does not appear to have been any passenger in the h...

>> good question. either he's deranged -- doesn't seem that as a terror nexus. an alaska flight, as you said, with a long flight in between, why? this is probably going to be -- someone is going -- you'll find out he's a deranged individual most likely. when you have a compromised cognitive ability, it's hard to make rationale sense of a crazy person's thoughts. that's where i'm leaning right now. doesn't seem to be an act of terrorism -- >> and you're the expect. that's what i want to pick your brain. seems like an enormous effort to go through where you can do it from the point which you lef...

Our homeland security correspondent in d.c., and she is in touch with contacts. what do you know? >> well, ali, we know that president obama was briefed on this situation by john brennan, his counterterrorism secretary. and they don't believe there is any indication of terror nexus here. officials have identified the individual involved as joseph andrew stack. we are told that he is the owner of a house in the austin area set on fire earlier today according the a federal law enforcement official. he appears to be the one who set that fire before he took off in this plane which appears to have ...