peter merino, thanks for joining us. no evidence of a terror connection. they won't have one, necessarily. could it be a kook? >> regardless of what it turns out to be, whether terrorism or a copy cat or hone wolf, however you describe it, i think there is a common issue here that is necessary. that is intelligence gathering. i think people have to recall that recently, intelligence gathering capacity of the nypd has been curtailed. not to say they're not trying their best, but it's a balance between civil liberties and safety. and i think that we really need to focus on that as previous experts had spoken about. >> it is still early. a lot of that had to do with the activity focusing on mosques. that is one of the reasons bill de-blasio was able to get into office. that appears to be the bomb robot. they're running it. peter sorry to interrupt you. >> it's all right. i understand. it is very early on in this investigation, i do believe it's important to understand that as your previous experts mentioned we need to use, to unite as a country and understand