Ryan Vaillancourt

At the Los Angeles Police Department, Michael Downing heads the counterterrorism bureau

Three of the four planes that were hijacked on 9/11 day were headed to Los Angeles. Just as victims and survivors lives changed forever, the attacks also transformed local policing. At the Los Angeles Police Department, Michael Downing heads the counterterrorism bureau, an arm of the police force that didn't exist in 2001. Krissy Clark of the California Report explains how the police force now approaches terrorist threats.