Adams, the mayor now, himself a former police officer. mr. adams could not be there because he s at home in confinement because he has covid but did release this video a short time ago. listen. the suspect of today s attack detonated smoke bombs to cause havoc. we will not allow new yorkers to be terrorized, even by a single individual. a remarkable moment of just coincidental timing. the mayor, not sidelined, he s working, but not able to be out in public because of covid. i mean, it s quite remarkable. especially for this mayor. it s pretty much a freshman mayor at this point. and because he was former law enforcement, he certainly is a mayor that would be right here on the scene getting these updates and really leading the press conferences like the one that we just had. so this is certainly a rare incident for him to be on the sidelines, but as you said, his spokesperson saying that he is