security check point. nbc stephanie gosk is in new york with all the details. good morning stephanie. >> reporter: hey there. the airport is back up and running. but that was not the scene last night. it was just a normal friday. people getting ready for their weekend when they heard the gunfire. one of the witnesses described it as bam, bam, bam. and then complete chaos. people running for cover. they say they saw richard white with a machete in his hand over his head swinging at the tsa officers. a female tsa officer confronted him and shot him. that tsa officer is injured and in the hospital this morning as is white. this was a terrifying scene. it really could have been a lot worse. terrifying moments overnight noticed louie armstrong international airport. the panic erupted just before 8:00 local time. when police say richard white, armed with cans of wasp spray and a machete, tried to get past
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