>> WHERE WILL MATT BE? >> LETS MOVE ON NOW.
A NEW ROSSEN REPORTS THIS
MORNING.
THE PUSH FOR INCREASED SECURITY AT HOTELS IN THE WAKE OF THE LAS
VEGAS SHOOTING.
VEGAS SHOOTING.
NATIONAL INVESTIGATIVE
CORRESPONDENT JEFF ROSSEN IS IN
LAS VEGAS WITH MORE.
GOOD MORNING TO YOU.
>> Reporter: HEY, GUYS.
GOOD MORNING TO YOU.
THINK ABOUT IT.
WHEN YOU GO TO AN AIRPORT AND
CHECK IN, THEY CANT GET THROUGH
TO THE GATES UNTIL YOU ARE SEARCHED, UNTIL YOUR BAGS ARE
SCANNED.
SCANNED.
THE QUESTION NOW IS, SHOULD THEY BE DOING THE SAME THING ATD THEY
BE DOING THE SAME THING AT HOTELS, OR IS THAT TOO MUCH?
RIGHT NOW, IM STANDING IN A
ROOM AT MANDALAY BAY, WHERE THIS
ALL WENT DOWN.
STEPHEN PADDOCK WAS LITERALLY
ABLE TO DO WHATEVER HE WANTED US
HERE.
ONCE HE GOT THE SUITCASES WITH
THE WEAPONS THROUGH THE LOBBY,
ABLE TO DO WHATEVER HE WANTED. REPORTEDLY EVEN CAME OVER HERE
AND TOOK ONE OF THESE DO NOT
DISTURB SIGNS AND PUT IT ON THE
DOOR FOR DAYS SO HOTEL WORKERS
WOULDNT COME IN AND SEE HIS
STASH.
STASH.
COULDNT SEE WHAT HE WAS UP TO. THIS MORNING, SECURITY EXPERTS
ACROSS THE COUNTRY AGREE, HOTELS
NEED TO DO MORE.
[ GUNSHOTS ]
JUST DAYS AFTER STEPHEN PADDOCK OPENED FIRE FROM HIS ROOM ATOCK
OPENED FIRE FROM HIS ROOM AT MANDALAY BAY, NEW FOCUS ON HOW
HE GOT THE WEAPONS INSIDE
UNDETECTED.
UNDETECTED. OFFICIALS NOW SAY HE SMUGGLED
THE GUNS IN AT LEAST TEN
SUITCASES.
SUITCASES.
NOW SECURITY EXPERTS ARE CALLING
FOR A NATIONWIDE RAMP UP. WHAT CAN HOTELS DO RIGHT NOW
TODAY?
TODAY?
>> START BY INCREASING SECURITY. PUTTING MORE PEOPLE OUT ON THEY.
PUTTING MORE PEOPLE OUT ON THE FLOOR.
FLOOR.
HAVING MORE SECURITY OFFICERS. ALSO LOOK AT BOMB-SNIFFING DOGS.
THEY CAN FIND GUN POWDER,
EXPLOSIVE POWDER.
EXPLOSIVE POWDER. TRY TO MAKE IT SAFER BUT NOT
SUPER INTRUSIVE.
SUPER INTRUSIVE. >> YOU CHECK IN AND THERE ARE
DOGS IN THE LOBBY WALKING BY.
NO ONE CAN SLIP IN AN ARSENAL OF
WEAPONS LIKE THIS.
>> RIGHT.
>> RIGHT. THE DOG SHOULD BE FINDING THE
GUN POWDER AND ALERTING THEIR
HANDLERS, MAYBE WE SHOULD ASK
YOU A COUPLE QUESTIONS.
>> Reporter: THAT KIND OF CHANGE
TAKES TIME.
TAKES TIME. CHECKING IN, JEFF ROSSEN.
TODAY, IT REMAINS BUSINESS AS
USUAL AT MOST HOTELS, LIKE THIS
ONE IN NEW YORK CITY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I APPRECIATE IT.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. JUST LIKE THAT, LIKE MOST
HOTELS.
HOTELS.
THIS IS NO DIFFERENT THAN MOST OF THE COUNTRY.ERENT THAN MOST
OF THE COUNTRY. I HAVE MY KEY.
I HAVE MY LUGGAGE.
ILL GET ON THE ELEVATORS HERE
AND THATS IT.
NO CHECKS.
BUT SCANNING BAGS AT HOTELS IS
ALREADY STANDARD PROCEDURE IN
PLACES LIKE JERUSALEM, WHERE
GUARDS CHECK GUESTS COMING IN.
AND IN MOSCOW, WHERE NBC NEWS
JUST SPOTTED METAL DETECTORS IN
THIS HOTEL LOBBY.
IN LAS VEGAS, VIDEO SURFACING THIS WEEK FROM THE WYNN ANDNG
THIS WEEK FROM THE WYNN AND
ENCORE
ENCORE, SHOWING BAG CHECKS AND EMPLOYEES WITH HANDHELD WANDS,
SEARCHING GUESTS.
SEARCHING GUESTS.
EXPERTS SAY THATS NOT A
REALISTIC, LONG-TERM FIX.
IN FACT, BY LATE WEDNESDAY
NIGHT, I CHECKED IN AND NO ONE STOPPED ME AT ALL.N AND NO ONE
STOPPED ME AT ALL. IM HERE AT THE WYNN IN VEGAS.
COME ON IN.
AND IM IN MY ROOM NOW.
NO ONE SEARCHED BY LUGGAGE.
NO ONE SCANNED ME OR SEARCHED
ME.
ME.
HERE WE ARE IN THE ROOM, OVERLOOKING THE LAS VEGAS STRIP.
THERE IT IS RIGHT OUT THERE.
THE PUBLIC IS RIGHT DOWN THERE.
THATS THE STRIP.
A FEW DAYS AFTER THE SHOOTING.
SAME SITUATION WHEN I CHECK INTO
MANDALAY BAY, THE SCENE OF THE
CRIME.
CRIME.
A SECURITY GUARD ASKS ME TO
FLASH MY KEY, BUT THATS IT.
AND WERE IN THE ROOM HERE, TOO.
NOW EXPERTS SAY HOTELS ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE WORKING ON NEW
PLANS TO INCREASE SECURITY, AND
THEY HAVE OPTIONS.
LETS TALK ABOUT THE WINDOWS FOR
A MOMENT.
A MOMENT.
>> OF COURSE.
>> Reporter: WERE AT MANDALAY BAY NOW.ter: WERE AT MANDALAY
BAY NOW.
THESE ARE THE VERY WINDOWS
PADDOCK REPORTEDLY USED A HAMMER ON TO BREAK THROUGH.SED A HAMMER
ON TO BREAK THROUGH.
WERE ON A DIFFERENT FLOOR.
IS THERE ANYTHING TO BE DONE, SO
YOU CANT BREAK THESE?
>> TWO THINGS. NUMBER ONE, PUT A SENSOR ON IT.
LIKE A HOME SECURITY SYSTEM
YOUD HAVE.
YOUD HAVE.
THE GLASS BREAKS, SOMEONE CAN COME UP AND INSPECT IT.NE CAN
COME UP AND INSPECT IT. >> IMMEDIATELY.
>> IMMEDIATELY. >> Reporter: THE SECOND IS A
CLEAR FILM AND CHEAPER.
PREVENTS THE WINDOW FROM
SHATTERING
SHATTERING SHATTERING.
SHATTERING. >> Reporter: YOU CAN SIT WITH A
HAMMER ALL DAY AND IT WONT
BREAK.
>> YOU SURE CAN.
>> Reporter: MGM, THE OWNER OF MANDALAY BAY, TELLING NBC NEWS
ITS INCREASED THE LEVEL OF
SECURITY.
SECURITY.
ITS A TOP PRIORITY.
ALSO TELLING US MGM RESORTS WORK
WITH LOCAL AND NATIONAL LAW PHONE RSAL AND NATIONAL LAW
PHONE RS ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES.
ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES. THIS IS INDUSTRY WIDE.
WE GOT IN TOUCH WITH THE HOTEL
INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION.
INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION.
THEY HAVE BEEN MEETING ALL WEEK,
EVER SINCE THIS HAPPENED, IN THIS NEW WORLD WE LIVE IN NOW.
THE NEW REALITY.
TO FIGURE SURE OUT WHAT THEY CAN
DO TO STEP UP SECURITY AND MAKE