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Concern over a specific threat of a paris-style attack there. with multiple teams targeting shopping centers and businesses. so right now residents are ending a second straight day living under virtual lockdown. the belgian prime minister said the tight security will continue at least through monday with schools and subways closed. nbc's ron mott is live in brussels, and, ron, i know this is just starting, fast developing, but what can you tell us about this police activity there? >> reporter: there's quite a bit of police activity here, chris. i don't know how well you can see or how far down...

Difficult task. the investigation is ongoing 24/7. we are on alert and we follow the situation hour by hour. >> reporter: so, chris, the word going forward is that tomorrow, again tomorrow afternoon, they're going to reassess security again. as you mentioned, this is the first workweek since they've gone -- first workday since they've gone to that shutdown of the transportation system of mass transit because they believe that is a target for whoever is perhaps plotting something against the city of brussels. so schools will be closed. the subways will be closed, and they will reassess again so...

Fire elsewhere in the city and that police have responded to a location elsewhere in the city and helicopters in the air and we'll try to get more information as we go throughout the hour, chris, but it has been a second day with the capital city brussels on virtual lockdown for the second day in a row. the terror threat is at four, mass transit and a lot of places where people congregate, restaurants, shopping centers are essentially abandoned. there are some people milling around downtown and we're seeing more soldiers and police presence downtown and what the prime minister in giving the wo...

Basically, the prime minister said, don't be in areas where there are large groups of people, don't have concerts, go to theaters, soccer matches. many stores have shut down in some areas. people are certainly not not going out on the street. they are just being warned not to congregate. the subways, though, have been closed. that has been a major inconvenience, specially on a rainy day like it is in brussels. caps are hard to come by. people are trying to go about their day as best they can, while, statement, heeding to these warnings. don't be in a target-type group that a terrorist might at...

That makes me skeptical, peter to be honest that these systems are working. the one time we got it right we really can't tell you about it. it makes me skeptical. >> i heard this had something to do with a tkpwoeupbz the subways in new york city, that was through colorado o. martha: i do remember. >> they got an email address of a jihadi overseas, an islamist terrorist overseas. they trac trace trace gallaghered his emails to aurora, colorado. martha: i hope you're right and i think that we need to learn more about it and if it's working great, you about it did not work in boston and i know yo...