let's ask former fbi agent steve gomez on how prepared new york city was for this sort of attack, steve? >> it appears based on what they described in the press conference that ty exercise, a table top training exercise where they walked through this type of attack by a lone wolf. and so they were ready. and new york has been ready for many, many years after 9/11, especially. so when they had this type of training, their preparedness for this type of situations and to respond is going to be better than anybody in the world. and we pretty much saw that today. >> and steve, what do you think of the timing of the explosion? law enforce mment said early on given the low number of injuries there was suspicion it may have been detonated early. what are your thoughts on that? >> yes, it looks like it's premature. the investigation is still conducted. fortunately, he's alive so they can get statements and hear what he has to say as to when he intended to explode the device and where. it looks like this wasn't a situation where there were mass casualties, fortunately for the citizens of new york

steve gomez joining us on this early morning hour. changing and troubling times in this country. story and it's today's senate election in alabama. republican roy moore wrapped up his campaign overnight with help from former white house strategist steve bannon. >> bannon cast today's election as a referendum on president trump's agenda. moore questioned the timing of the sexual misconduct allegations made against him but added if people don't believe in his character they shouldn't vote for him. moore's campaign introduced an interview in which he was questioned by a 12-year-old girl. >> are you going to support president trump and help him build the wall? >> yes, i think we need something, and i think it can be stopped sooner than that with the military. >> at his final campaign event, democrat doug jones had alabama native charles barkley on stage with him. barkley urged voters not to embarrass his home state by electing moore. jones also made a pitch to alabama republicans saying they should put decency ahead of political party. >>> three women who have already publicly accused

. >>> former fbi counterterrorism specialist steve gomez said a big concern for law enforcement in this case is jameson's background as a marine. >> he had received extensive training on the use of weapons and military tactics. when jameson was discharged from the marine corps, that may have created bitterness in him which ultimately led to the idea of committing an attack on behalf of isis. >> gomez reiterated the importance of the public alert law enforcement to say something if they see something that's on concern, especially if it's online. >>> the feds looked at the possibility of an attack on san francisco's new year's eve celebration. there's no information about a specific credible threat, but as always, the fbi and department of homeland security is concerned about attacks at an event where the public are gathered. the san francisco police department says, during the holiday season, the public will notice an increased law enforcement presence in shopping corridors and at our city's attractions. as always, authorities are urging anyone to report any suspicious activity. >>> abc

. >>> former fbi counterterrorism specialist steve gomez said a big concern for law enforcement in this case is jameson's background as a marine. >> he had received extensive training on the use of weapons and military tactics. when jameson was discharged from the marine corps, that may have created bitterness in him which ultimately led to the idea of committing an attack on behalf of isis. >> gomez reiterated the importance of the public alerting law enforcement if they see something, to say something, especially if it's online. >>> the feds looked at the possibility of an attack on san francisco's new year's eve celebration. there's no indication of a specific threat but as always department of homeland security is concerned about attacks at an event where the public are gathered. the san francisco police department says, during the holiday season, the public will notice an increased law enforcement presence in shopping corridors and at our city's attractions. as always, authorities are urging anyone to report any suspicious activity. >>> abc 7 news was the first to send out a push a

. >>> former fbi counterterrorism specialist steve gomez said a big concern for law enforcement in this case is jameson's background as a marine. >> he had received extensive training on the use of weapons and military tactics. when jameson was discharged from the marine corps, that may have created bitterness in him which ultimately led to the idea of committing an attack on behalf of isis. >> gomez reiterated the importance of the public alerting law enforcement to say something if they see something especially if it's online. >>> the feds looked at the possibility of an attack on san francisco's new year's eve celebration. there's no information about a specific credible threat, but as always, the fbi and department of homeland security are concerned about attacks at events where the public are gathered. the san francisco police department says, during the holiday season, the public will notice an increased law enforcement presence in shopping corridors and at our city's attractions. as always, authorities are urging anyone to report any suspicious activity. >>> abc 7 news was the fi

i love that steve clark and louie gomez who come down here and say i'm not going to come down here andote and then they tell you how to vote. >> this election has nothing to do with steve bannon's political acumen. >> your husband ran against roy moore, didn't he? >> he did. >> and the dynamics in the state make it very, very -- just voter registration, religious affiliation, views on reproductive freedoms, it's just structurally next to impossible, i mean that's what doug jones is up against right? >> alabama was a solid democratic state until about 1990, senator shelby flipped parties and the state began a crossover. now there are no state wide elected democrats in the entire state of alabama, in judicial offices in executive branch offices and so it's really become difficult. i think sometimes people make the mistake of viewing this election in terms of larger national issues. it's really a product of these emerging forces in alabama that have been building up over the last couple of decades. roy:o in alabama politics, people love him or they hate him, there's really no middle groun

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