authorities in orange county, florida, a man was arrested for carrying a gun in his waistband. the gun was covered by his shirt. and he did not have the proper permits to carry this concealed weapon. again, there is no indication at this point if that arrest played a role in these new security measures. a spokesperson for disney released a statement saying, quote, we continually review our comprehensive approach to security and are implementing additional security measures as appropriate. now most notablnotably, as you mentioned, disney parks, florida, also in california, have added metal detectors. we re told some people will be randomly selected for secondary screening using these metal detectors. they ve also added visible and nonvisible security measures at the parks. this includes the use of specially trained dogs to patrol key areas. some other changes people will see, you will not longer be allowed to carry any toy guns into the parks and you won t be able to buy any toy guns at
there s the feeling in silicon valley. you got to bridge the gap a little bit. it s difficult to get the government and silicon valley on the same page because they obviously, you know, they re looking at this from very, very different angles, ashleigh. they have similar interests and they have competing interests, without question. laura segal, thank you. coming up, president obama, live and talking counterterrorism strategy and your safety over the holidays. his remarks straight ahead. we re watching for him to take the mic. and also ahead, changes in security at disney and other theme parks. are you headed there any time soon? you re going to see some really big changes at the gate and inside and there will be things you do not see there as well. details next.
as president and commander in chief, my highest priority is the safety of the american people. i convene members of my national security team for an in depth review of our efforts to prevent terrorist attacks against our citizens around the world and here at home. we examine any known and emerging threats. we review our security posture. and we make sure we re taking every necessary measure to protect our people. today, i want to hold our meeting here rather than in the situation room at the white house. i wanted to hold it at the national counterterrorism center. because this is the hub of where so many of our experts and efforts come together. i want to thank our director of national intelligence, clapper, jim clapper, as well as ntct director nick rathmuseon and
the national aterrorism center n mclean, virginia. president obama live to make a statement. every year, the president gets a holiday briefing on the terrorist situation, on the security situation in the country, and this is the direct result of what that meeting yields. it is intended, by all accounts, to calm the nation s fears going into the holiday season. we saw something similar to this right before the thanksgiving holiday. the president also addressed the nation about security across the nation for thanksgiving, effectively asking citizens of the united states and those here to just go about your business and enjoy the holiday. be interesting to see what the high-level people who are expected to attend this meeting if that s exactly what s in the meeting as well. in the meantime, maybe this is
speak with us, judge. thank you very much. and i hope we ll speak with you again shortly when we get a little bit more resolution out of that courthouse. i m going to take you back into the counterterrorism center. the national counterterrorism center. all eyes on the doorway after we got the two-minute warning for the high-level vip platform party that should be walking through up to that dais in a moment. the president briefing us on holiday security after having a very high-level national security meeting with his top deputies. when i say top, creme de la creme in national security in this country, and this just after another briefing we had from the pentagon on monday over effectively some of the same material but really the war against isis overseas, how it translates to hear at home. this is likely to be a briefing just about the safety and security of you and your family here at home on american soil over the holidays.