Stephanopolous to Cleveland Mayor: ‘How Much Does Ohio’s Open Carry Law Complicate’ Security?

Let s get more ░░░░░░░░ this now from the ░░░░░░░░ of Cleveland Frank Jackson ░░░░░░░░ Mayor thank you for ░░░░░░░░ us this morning We ░░░░░░░░ heard Pierre say up ░░░░░░░░ today there had been ░░░░░░░░ specific and credible threats ░░░░░░░░ the convention Is that ░░░░░░░░ the case Frank Jackson ░░░░░░░░ OF CLEVELAND Yes STEPHANOPOULOS ░░░░░░░░ what can you tell ░░░░░░░░ about the overall security ░░░░░░░░ and the kinds of ░░░░░░░░ you ve put in ░░░░░░░░ As we saw there ░░░░░░░░ had been some concerns ░░░░░░░░ the police union earlier ░░░░░░░░ month that they weren ░░░░░░░░ well trained They didn ░░░░░░░░ have the resources they ░░░░░░░░ Jackson Well that s ░░░░░░░░ that source As the ░░░░░░░░ said as you heard ░░░░░░░░ say we are prepared ░░░░░░░░ we re prepared not ░░░░░░░░ on a local level ░░░░░░░░ at the state and ░░░░░░░░ national level STEPHANOPOULOS Which ░░░░░░░░ concerns you the most ░░░░░░░░ now Jackson None of ░░░░░░░░ really I can t ░░░░░░░░ one threat concerns us ░░░░░░░░ re prepared for everything ░░░░░░░░ as you know anytime ░░░░░░░░ happens particularly if it ░░░░░░░░ unusual then you tweak ░░░░░░░░ you modify whatever you ░░░░░░░░ doing to accommodate that ░░░░░░░░ order to minimize it ░░░░░░░░ mitigate the possibility of ░░░░░░░░ STEPHANOPOULOS How much was ░░░░░░░░ situation changed by that ░░░░░░░░ we saw at the ░░░░░░░░ of last week in ░░░░░░░░ France Jackson I don ░░░░░░░░ know for sure That ░░░░░░░░ probably a better question ░░░░░░░░ the Secret Service and ░░░░░░░░ police chief and those ░░░░░░░░ But I m pretty ░░░░░░░░ that they made some ░░░░░░░░ STEPHANOPOULOS You sound pretty ░░░░░░░░ right now That s ░░░░░░░░ good thing for all ░░░░░░░░ us But your city ░░░░░░░░ taken I think what ░░░░░░░░ million in protest CROSSTALK ░░░░░░░░ Right STEPHANOPOULOS insurance You ░░░░░░░░ the possibility that there ░░░░░░░░ be real real unrest ░░░░░░░░ in those streets perhaps ░░░░░░░░ on this floor Jackson ░░░░░░░░ as you also know ░░░░░░░░ re not strangers to ░░░░░░░░ and demonstrations and protests ░░░░░░░░ we re prepared for ░░░░░░░░ also And an insurance ░░░░░░░░ is what it is ░░░░░░░░ course we would have ░░░░░░░░ to have had a ░░░░░░░░ premium associated with that ░░░░░░░░ Any city would Jackson ░░░░░░░░ s right but that ░░░░░░░░ t the case So ░░░░░░░░ have to meet whatever ░░░░░░░░ circumstances are.