from the antiterrorism task force that we have learned as a country that we could use here when it comes to white nationalist? it s the same thing. the same tools. when we look at how we have really been successful in fighting terrorism here in new york and across our own country, we can use those same tools to fight domestic terrorism. we are. dana: we are doing that. that s comforting. thank you for coming on. we appreciate it. all eyes on wall street as the dow takes a big hit. 754 points down. this is after china ramped up the trade war with united states. the new york post and with discover today that is getting a lot of attention. they are calling for a ban on assault weapons, an opinion writer for the paper is up next to defendant.
that s part of what the interview with her was so important for the fbi in gleaning this type of information about the relationship. harris: i bet you were a heck of a detention reading between the lines and everything else. we ve heard from the fire department for the first time at length today. about their military like antiterrorism task force that they set up. if this had happened ten years ago they wouldn t have been able to save as many lives and respond the way they had, it really does take a concerted effort. i know a lot is looking at the sheriff s department and the police department but i wanted to give you last word on how big of a role the fire department displayed on sunday night. huge. absolutely huge. keep in mind that the metro sheriff s department is both the sheriff s department and the police. combined in 1972 to form the metropolitan police, one large
for the worst but hoping for the best. it turns out this was a regular accident, apparently this guy had just committed a robbery. i am getting told by nypd sources that he was intoxicated and that police were trying to apprehend him and of course driving through times square at 20 miles per hour is what i am told as a very high speed to go through times square considering every single block there are masses of people walking through their crossways. this is right at the epicenter of times square. basically, everything a police sergeant in the city has been dispatched to this, i m told as rg units are being dispatched, special task force units as well but antiterrorism task force, the special ops unit here in new york city that is trained for any sort of mass casualty situation or any potential terrorism attack in near city has not been dispatched which tells me and the nypd tells me as well that they are treating this as a regular accident, but unfortunately did happen in the busiest
up riding in pairs. very interesting. let s talk about the officer who was shot. how is he doing? reporter: his condition has not changed. he is listed in critical but stable condition. he is in intensive care scheduled for more surgery. a fellow officer tells us friends and family are at his bed side. his arm was badly d lly damaged broken and nerve damage. not only was he able to survive but he was able to get out of the car and return fire as the suspect was running away before calling for help for himself. an amazing act of braver. for more on the shooting investigation, time for real talk with former co chair of new york s antiterrorism task force. you have a tipster who says this
see, as a motive for this horrible act. again, and steve, with all due respect, it wasn t necessarily us who put it together. this guy put it out there on twitter and facebook claiming the reporter who was shot and killed this morning made racist remarks and the photographer worked with him once and refused to work with him again. this sounds like someone who was unhinged from the get-go working at a number of stations and markets throughout the south and even the west. bob strang is still with us. he is the former head of the new york s antiterrorism task force. bob, there is an awful lot of individuals like this out there but they don t have pick up guns and blow away their former employees. not all of them.