Sunday, July 22, 2012

Video: Moviegoers greeted by police presence



>>> we've been mentioning the shock waves from here spreading around the world and certainly around our country. more on that from nbc's anne thompson .

>> reporter: caution replaced excitement at screenings of batman around the country.

>> i'll be a lot more aware of the exits around the movie theaters now. it's kind of scary to think someone would come and do this.

>> reporter: to calm fears today many movie goers like those in alexandria, virginia saw a visible police presence. at least two police officers are at each of the 40 new york city theaters where the movie is playing.

>> could i have one for batman please?

>> reporter: at the davis theater in chicago joe jensen couldn't stay away but couldn't ignore what happened either.

>> if you're looking to do a little adventure and suddenly that place is no longer the safe zone.

>> reporter: kelsey philips is one of those reassessing.

>> if there is a movie that has a midnight showing i would really want to go see i think i would maybe think twice about it.

>> reporter: today's events made everyone's pause.

>> there's not one of us that doesn't read or hear this story. certainly anyone who has children and think about it being your child in that movie theater .

>> it reached all the way to paris, tonight's premiere canceled because of the shooting. the olympic torch arrived in london today but it was colorado that led britain's newscast.

>> the night at the movies that turned into a massacre.

>> reporter: at some theaters there are new rules. the amc movie chain announced it will not allow customers to wear face covering masks or bring safe weapons into theaters and warned those in costumes could be turned away. cinemark the nation's third largest theater chain and owner of the theater where the shooting took place tried to reassure its customers.

>> we have over 250 million people a year attend our theaters here and throughout the world and the security or problems are very, very rare.

>> reporter: where a place to escape to became a place to escape from. anne thompson , nbc news, new york.

Source: http://video.msnbc.msn.com/nightly-news/48265303/

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