WEBVTT ITHYOU.WE ARE JOINED BY CONGRESSMANSTEPHEN LYNCH.YOUR REACTION TO THE EVENTS OFTHIS AFTERNOON IN NEW YORK CITY?>> SHOPPING, BUT WE LIVE --SHOCKING, BUT WE LIVE IN AN OPENSOCIETY, AND THIS IS THE KIND OFATTACK THAT CANNOT BE DEFENDEDAGAINST.THIS IS SIMILAR TO THE ATTACKTHAT OCCURRED IN NICE ABOUT AYEAR AGO, A RENTAL TRUCK.THIS INDIVIDUAL DID NOT HAVEACTIVE FIREARMS.THE ONE GOOD THING THAT HAPPENEDIS THAT THE POLICE, THE NEW YORKPOLICE DEPARTMENT RESPONDEDIMMEDIATELY AND WERE ABLE TOTAKE THIS INDIVIDUAL OUT.MY THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS ARE WITHTHE EIGHT DECEASED VICTIMS ANDWITH THE FAMILIES OF THEINJURED.MARIA: THANK YOU SO MUCH.NEW YORK CITY OFFICIALS HELD APRESS CONFERENCE AND SAID WE GOFORWARD STRONGER.THOSE ARE WORDS WE HAVE HEARD INBOSTON BEFORE AND IN THE WAKE OFTERROR WHILE WE PAUSE AND MORE,WE HAVE TO SAY THOSE WORDS,DON'T WE?>> RIGHT.I HAVE TO SAY I DON'T THINKTHERE IS ANY OTHER CITY INAMERICA, PROBABLY IN THE WORLDTHAT HAS DONE MORE TO CREATERESILIENCE AGAINST THIS TYPE OFATTACK WITH CAMERAS,SURVEILLANCE.THEY HAVE ROVING PATROLS IN NEWYORK TO TRY TO MAKE SURE THEREIS AN ACTIVE PRESENCE OF POLICEOFFICERS IN AS MANY NEW ROADSAND BUREAUS AS POSSIBLE.I HAVE HAD A CHANCE TO TALK TOMY NEW YORK CITY COLLEAGUES INCONGRESS, AND SOMETIMES THEYTHINK THAT THEY ARE SURPRISEDTHEY DON'T SEE MORE OF THIS TYPEOF THING, BUT THEY WERE VERYPROUD OF THE NEW YORK POLICEDEPARTMENT AND THE WAY THEYRESPONDED TO THIS.ED: WHEN YOU SAID IT CANNOTBE DEFENDED AGAINST, THAT ISSCARY AND SOBERING TO HEAR.>> YEAH.IN THIS CASE, THE INDIVIDUAL USETHE TRUCK.HOW DO YOU DEFEND AGAINSTSOMEONE RENTING A TRUCK?IN THIS CASE, APPARENTLY THEINDIVIDUAL COULD NOT GET USEFULFIREARMS.HE HAD A REPLICA GUN, A BB GUNOR PAINTBALL GUN OR SOMETHINGLIKE THAT, AND HE GOT OUT OF THETRUCK AFTERWARDS, BUT THANK GOD