that was michael aisenberg, the immediate past president of tree of life synagogue and just remarkable mention this th-- if this was one of the high holidays, there would have been security. and he said homeland security talked about the exit doors, they were functional. in fact, a beloved maintenance worker, augie, was able to escape in this matter. and the shooting threat, police confirmed that the threat is finished and it's now over. ted, do i still have you? >> yes. charles: just your thoughts. i thought it was remarkable. homeland security making suggestions because of the -- what's gone on in this country in the last few years and saving perhaps many lives in this situation and as we go as a synagogue or be safe in places where we worship and send our kids to school. >> i have to take my hat off to homeland security and this person who was just interviewed from that synagogue who had the wherewithal to get with homeland security and for them to give them information on how to utilize those doors or to get in and out of there. but you know, i've got to tell you, charles, no matte

was on the street a little while ago with the immediate past president of the congregation, michael aisenberg who was on his way to go into the synagogue. he's the only person i've spoken to, connected to the synagogue and obviously he's in the same state as the rest of us. >> and what did he tell you? >> he knows as much as probably all your viewers know at this point, what we're hearing on the news, but obviously for him, it's even more personal because this is a congregation that he's really worked on for the last several years. >> hey, jeffrey, leland vittert here, getting this from the consulate in new york, new york city, in that area, that's responsible for pennsylvania from an israeli perspective. this is his statement, today murderous anti-semitism has reached our borders and the state of israel stands with the jewish community of pittsburgh shoulder to shoulder. his-- have you all been feeling pressure inside of pittsburgh? give us a sense of what this neighborhood is like and given the sense of what this synagogue specifically is like. >> this is a-- this is the greatest neighborho