commissioner there, bill bratton who remember is a former police chief in l.a., said he believed there was a danger of overreacting and the clear implication that l.a. did just that. listen here. >> we have an investigation underway, it is a investigation unto a hoax. we strongly believe that the e-mail received in new york city which is similar and almost exactly the same in any locales and specifically los angeles, we do not see that has a credible terrorist threat. >> reporter: now, it is obviously interesting to note from the new's conference we just heard that neither mayor of l.a. nor the police chief beck would criticize the superintendant's decision. they squarely said it was his decision and his alone, and they