the curb line with a .45 caliber handgun secreted in a black bag he had under his arm. a construction worker, who had followed johnson from west 33rd street, alerted two uniformed police officers who were on post in front of the empire state building s 5th avenue entrance as part of our counterterrorism coverage. as the two officers approached johnson, he pulled hi his .45-caliber semiautomatic pistol from his bag and fired on the officers, who returned fire, killing him. an additional nine individuals were either wounded or grazed during the exchange, six of whom were removed to bellevue hospital, and three all are not likely to die. johnson had been employed for six years at hazan imports, a
washington. we are following today s shooting outside the empire state building and the rapid response from new york city police, the mayor and the police commissioner had the latest information. a little after 9:00 a.m., a man who had been fired from his job about a year or so began shooting near the empire state building, but out on the street. he killed one person and at least nine other people were shot. a construction worker who had followed johnson from west 33rd street alerted two uniformed police officers who were on post in front of the empire state building s fifth avenue entrance as part of our counterterrorism coverage. as the two officers approached johnson, he pulled his 45 caliber semiautomatic pistol from his bag and fired on the officers, who returned fire, killing him. nbc s lester holt has been reporting from the scene all morning and joins me now. what is the latest there?
vehicle surges. that s where dozens of police cars respond to predetermined locations for counterterrorism coverage. the public is likely to see and maybe somewhat it could be inch spired by vehicle check points at locations throughout the city. we are increasing the number of bag inspections on the subway system and number of police vehicles on roll equipped with license plate readers. there will be more bomb dogs on patrol and increased deployment of radiation monitoring equipment at vehicle check points in particular. there will be increased focus on tunnels and bridges and infrastructure in general. as well as landmark locations, houses of worship and government buildings. fast folks throughout the city will be used to help in these increased patrols. there will be increased towing of illegally parked cars and
vehicle surges. that s where dozens of police cars respond to predetermined locations for counterterrorism coverage. the public is likely to see and maybe somewhat it could be inch spired by vehicle check points at locations throughout the city. we are increasing the number of bag inspections on the subway system and number of police vehicles on roll equipped with license plate readers. there will be more bomb dogs on patrol and increased deployment of radiation monitoring equipment at vehicle check points in particular. there will be increased focus on tunnels and bridges and infrastructure in general. as well as landmark locations, houses of worship and government buildings. fast folks throughout the city will be used to help in these increased patrols. there will be increased towing of illegally parked cars and
transit and counterterrorism highway and traffic bureaus. we are also increasing the number of critical response vehicle surges, that s where dozens of police cars respond to predetermined locations for counterterrorism coverage. public is likely to see, and may be somewhat inconvenienced by it, vehicle check.at various locations throughout the city. jon: michael balboney is a former homeland security adviser for new york state. michael, i know you ve been talking with some of your sources. they say this threat is credible, what does that mean? it means the information that they have received comes from a source that has proven to be credible before, that is something that is more than aspirational. that the individuals that they ve picked up or were told have traveled or are traveling