front, and again, when you use a knife, when you just walk up to someone in the street and you stab them and it is later determined that this is a terrorists act, that has a very demoralizing effect on the public. when you use a vehicle under these scenario and circumstances , just to mow down a large crowd of people that has a more demoralizing effect on the public. in plain words what terrorists are trying to do is to takeaway our way of life and to modify that life into fear, and we ve seen that all over the world. you just mentioned the acid attack. well, we had several americans in rome recently whereas id was thrown on them, so what we re finding is terrorists are trying to stay one step in front of law enforcement, neil.
increasing the length of the ballistic tests. i understand what you are saying, that s why i said you have to have an uptick in diplomatic efforts and reduce the potential of miscalculation, of course, and they are being provocative of themselves no question. and tokyo is reporting, folks are having to take shelter. we hear the war sirens and they have not been on since world war ii. you have the military expertise. you see shooting down a missile as a real option that should be on the table for the united states? in partnership with japan and south korea, absolutely. let me get your take on what just happened in london. the president tweeting about it and there s reporting there was a device on the explosive device, that this was a terrorists act.
the law. in this situation, he had not broke the law, and he hadn t crossed the law to indicate he had been truly radicalized and was going to attempt to do something as a terrorists act. they heard all the delusional statements he made and they did the right thing for their rules, and that was call the police and let the police deal with it, and the police have access to the mental health system, medical care, that he may have needed. so let the police do it. the police did it. they took him into custody and took his weapon into custody, and his baby was in the car, and they took care of the baby, and made sure it was taken to the girlfriend s house, the mother s house, and they put him in the hospital. he was there four days, as the brother mentioned, but the police have no authority to keep somebody in a hospital and to what extent the hospital wouldn t be able to keep him is up to their rules and their laws
watch list from being able to legally get a gun. given what happened in san bernardino, it is extra insanity that we re not going the move on this. the denying firearms and explosives to dangerous terrorists act was defeated last thursday just as the shootings were unfolding in san bernardino. the bipartisan bill cospore sonned before dianne feinstein and king defeated for a third time last week in the house. all right. so the latest out of california and new developments to report in san bernardino from that shooting. nbc news confirmed that in the weeks before the attacks the shooters farook and malik we sooefed a deposit over $28,000. this comes as the fbi now believes the couple were radicalized for, quote, quite sometime. it was earlier today my colleague spoke with department of homeland security secretary jeh johnson about the current investigation. it is apparent that there was
trial this might be? well, if there is a trial, it will proceed under the article 3 court, and likely with a death penalty eligible defense. explain that distinction. if he is held as an enemy combatant, what would happen? this is something the government should seriously consider as to whether or not he should be held as an enemy compatant. they have to look at the national security to see what the greatest benefit is to our country to the way he will be held and or prosecuted. the option is you hold him as an enemy combatant during the duration of the war, and this is a terrorists act, and they have to do that. they have to make the best decision. how quickly do they have to make that decision? they could do it over the next several weeks to make a determination as to whether or