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Preventing another 9/11

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    NYPD increases security measures

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It's been eleven years since first responders rushed to lower Manhattan following the terror attacks on the World Trade Center hundreds of them.

Losing their lives.

Since then the NYPD has put a number of new safety measures into place in joining me now is he and wife.

Gentlemen instrumental.

Including many of those provisions in place good morning to commission.

Good morning -- I know as you reflect on this day eleven years later hard to believe it's been eleven years.

What can you tell us about any specific threats that may be taking place on this actual today content.

But unlike last year we have no specific.

-- no specific information obviously.

Last year there was a lot of course the concern the president was here.

We don't have that type information.

Today thank god but we certainly are not letting our guard down -- a lot of resources.

In place.

The don't know everything of course so we have to be very vigilant be alert enough for.

Precisely what we are.

Nobody can imagine how stressful your position it -- and you're in charge of the largest police force in the nation not to mention since nine elevenths and you just have to be on guard 24/7.

What have you done -- that you have put in place to make sure the New York.

I believe we've done more than really any city that I'm aware of any city in the world -- Protect themselves -- of the terrorist attack we have over 2000 police officers every day or full time equivalents.

Devoted to our counterterrorism.

Efforts we have.

Lot of uniformed patrol -- you have lots of officers in games that public simply doesn't -- we have officers.

Stationed overseas.

We have honed our language skills we have.

Speakers.

Languages that are particularly relevant.

The state aid to help those two.

Investigation we -- a special security unit of police officers assigned right here at the memorial over two on the -- so.

We've done a lot to protect the city but there are no guarantees.

Right well that at discount I think you have reported fourteen terror plots since 9/11 eleven years ago but you know you faced a lot of blowback in the last year.

About some of these provisions and policies that you have put in place some people thought that it was.

Crossing the line and maybe I don't know where they just looking into political correctness or how do you respond.

Well first the fourteen clubs that you mentioned that we certainly do little moments avatar are -- partners.

Yes new York city police officers and a good job we also -- Milwaukee as well as far as our our.

Our strategies and programs everything that we do.

Is.

Certainly -- it was a long.

Constitutional.

We have.

Cadre of first class attorneys.

That everything that we do -- series of articles in the in the press that in my judgment have unfairly attacked the department and have not.

The travelers for.

Even alleged that we've done anything contrary to federal law.

We're doing everything that we have to do in our judgment to protect the city -- gonna continue to do it.

Many people who live in this city and beyond -- very thankful for the work that you're doing.

Kelly Kelly thanks for your time today.