Conduct this investigation and bring those responsible for these despicable acts to justice. We have to unify. We have to come together and send one very clear, strong, unmistakable message that acts or threats of Political Violence of any kind have no place in the United States of america. So far the devices have been what appear to be a pipe bomb. What we saw here today was an effort to terrorize. This clearly is an act of terror, attempting to undermine our free press and leaders of this country through acts of violence. Through acts of violence. With me now with the latest nbc news investigations reporter tom winter. All right, tom, you and i have been together for the last two hours as we try to interpret what happened earlier today and were getting more news about maxine waters. Set the stage for us exactly
where things stand. I know im putting you in a tough spot because there are still so many unknown. And some things even not quite frankly were not in the position to share bec
the happens right here. this is where you get attention. it s remarkable stuff. you and i were talking ability this earlier. this is one of the areas the police demonstrate their proficiency in. over the years of being here you would often see unexpectedly 50 to 100 police vehicles gathering here, the police with their assault weapons. this is where they drill for emergencies because it was always expected. if something goes wrong, it might happen here. and they have done such an efficient job of keeping traffic moving on all of these streets. the subway is not closed. one of the things that makes this sort of strange is you hear sirens, see police cars coming through here in masse all the time. for some people it was like i don t know what s happening, it seems like a normal day. but when everybody started coming out of the building, it was clear something was happening. in addition people got messages on their phones.
see. they ll be mixing in with the crowds to detect any suspicious activity. k-9s, a large number of k-9s will be deployed along the route, as will counterterrorism officers, with their resources and equipment. our aviation, helicopters, will patrol from above. they ll survey rooftops, as well as the route. and certainly, traffic control agents, they ll have the hard task of keeping traffic moving in the affected areas. as the commissioner said, 8.5 million new yorkers, several million other tourists, that s a lot of eyes and ears in our city. if you see something, say something. tell an officer. call 911. or certainly, you could call the new york city terrorism hotline, 888-nyc-safe and we la look for to be a very safe and enjoyable
they will be officers in civilian clothes. they will be mixing in with the crowds to detect any suspicious activity. canines, large number of canines will be deployed along the route and counter terrorism officers with their resources and equipment. our aviation helicopters will patrol from above and survey rooftops as well as the route. certainly traffic control agents will have the hard task of keeping traffic moving in the affected areas, as the commissioner said, 8 1/2 million new yorkers, several million other tourists. it s a lot of eyes and ears in our city. if you see something, say something. tell an officer, call 911, or certainly you could call the new york city terrorism hotline 888-nyc safe. we look for it to be a safe and enjoyable sunday.