Salem, Massachusetts reviewing safety plans for large events after New Orleans attack [Video]

ACTION NOW AFTER THE NEW ORLEANS ATTACK. ANTOINETTE AND DOUG. GOOD MORNING. THE MAYOR AND THE POLICE CHIEF HERE IN SALEM SAY THEY ARE REVIEWING SAFETY PLANS FOR MAJOR EVENTS HERE IN THE CITY, INCLUDING, OF COURSE, THE HALLOWEEN SEASON, WHICH IS OBVIOUSLY VERY, VERY POPULAR WITH TOURISTS. SALEM HAS BEEN GROWING IN POPULARITY IN RECENT HALLOWEEN SEASONS. CROWDS AS LARGE AS 100,000 SHOW UP ON SOME DAYS IN OCTOBER. CITY LEADERS SAY IT WOULD BE SHORTSIGHTED NOT TO CONSIDER SALEM A POTENTIAL TARGET FOR TERRORISTS, GIVEN THE CITY’S PROMINENT PLACE IN AMERICAN HISTORY. SALEM, ALREADY DEPLOYS ADDITIONAL OFFICERS AND IMPLEMENTS TRAFFIC DETOURS, AND USES CONCRETE BARRIERS TO PROTECT PEDESTRIAN AREAS. THE SALEM MAYOR AND POLICE CHIEF SAY THEY MET YESTERDAY TO DISCUSS WHAT MORE CAN BE DONE TO MAINTAIN SAFETY AT LARGE EVENTS. EVEN BEFORE THE NEW YEAR’S ATTACK IN NEW ORLEANS, SALEM HAD BEEN PLANNING TO INSTALL ADDITIONAL …