just a search now. this may not be an identification. and that could be how they seem to be treating it, by saying to the city, we are not under attack. this is not another 9/11, or july 7, which we saw a few years ago after in 2001. that s where this is going. none of it is good. but in terms of no fatalities, salespeople to be stabilized and a very focused investigation, while the city unbelievably gets back to moving in just a few hours. that s pretty remarkable and shows the sophistication of the new york system. it is remarkable, indeed. juliette kayyem and all of our analysts will stand by. we ll sneak in a quick break. we have reporters on the scene. 8:30 a.m. this morning, just before 8:30 a.m., in the middle of rush hour, a harrowi ing sce on a new york city subway car in brooklyn, man dons a gas mask, opens a smoke canister, and
device actually took place on the subway car, as it was traveling from 5th street to 36th street. so that takes what we thought from initial reports was a very localized scene on the platform of 36th street, and turns it into something that happened, you know, that basically stretches your crime scene out across the entirety of the subway system, almost. in terms of looking for the perpetrator of this attack, right? investigators are now looking at likely video capture at every single subway stop along the n and the r line, in which an individual matching this guy s description could possibly be seen. that is a lot of very hard, logistical work and video analysis. they re, of course, asking all of those sorts of questions to the victims and the witnesses who might have been on the train. they re trying to round up who those people are. we understand that many of them were hustled on to another r
and as you said, hopefully, we ll get more details here from officials once they come to the mics. we expect that performance to start at any moment. but obviously, one of the big things out here has been just this enormous response from the nypd. when you think about the subway system here in new york city, it is the lifeline of this city. and anytime there s any kind of attack, shooting, crime, it always gets a lot of attention, because it is the lifeline of the city. so many people relying on it, to get to home, to get to work. and that is why this is such a significant incident here, in new york city. and that is why we re waiting for the fbi and the nypd, as well as transit officials, all to gather. we re just waiting for more of those officials to get together, so they can together hold this press conference. they are still, as far as we know, looking for this suspect. and that is something that police, obviously, are still out there looking for this man. so that is what we know
have not identified the subject. he was wearing a green-type construction vest. governor hochul, do you want to comment on the arrest of your lieutenant governor? did you speak to him this morning? will you continue i ll be happy to report on that later today. we ll have a statement out there. i have not had a chance to speak to him. this is not the place, but i will be addressing it very shortly. let s focus on the fact that there are people in the hospital right now, fighting for their lives. those are the people we re thinking about and praying for at this moment. thank you very much. now, listen, we re going to get hang on a second. hang on a second. we ll get back to you with a time for an update later. the information is developing. we expect to have more later. and that will not be here. that will be you re listening here, police officials wrapping up a quick news conference outside the scene of a horrific subway shooting this morning. the governor there, the deput
but given this device that was used, and we need more clarity on exactly what was used. and i ve heard from officials describe it in different ways. we really need to hear on the record from law enforcement as to what exactly it was. the way this attack unfolded is very concerning for officials, because it would almost indicate some level of planning. the fact that the suspect had a gas mask. the fact that he had this orange vest. and then, obviously, this shimon, i m sorry to interrupt you. i need to take you to this press conference right here on the scene in new york city. let s listen. you re going to hear from first deputy mayor, lorraine grillo, governor kathy hochul, police commissioner will outline the events as we know them. laura kavanaugh, first deputy commissioner and acting fire commissioner will walk you through casualties. andy mccabe, as we wait, they re doing the introductions of who s habit to speak here. what s the most important thing for these officials to