ATLANTA — Law enforcement officials are keeping a close eye on tonight's
, and they're doing it through seven-thousand cameras scattered around the city.
Channel 2's Richard Elliot got a behind the scenes look at how it all works. %
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Several thousand people showed up for Monday night's Georgia Salutes America fireworks show.
Police say the large event went off without any major issues.
Atlanta police had an entire area under video surveillance, but there was a lot more to security.
Mark Zee and his family drove up from south Florida just to watch the Fourth of July celebrations in Atlanta.
He wasn't worried about security around Centennial Olympic Park because he says he's seen police officers everywhere.
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"Seen tons of officers around," Zee said. "All very friendly, asking them where to go, and they're helping us out, so, yeah, there are a ton around, but I don't feel worried at all, actually a nice feeling."
That's what all the law enforcement officials want to hear at the joint operations center deep inside Atlanta police headquarters.
APD, the FBI, GBI, even the national guard all watching the city very carefully through a series of cameras.
APD lieutenant Neil Klotzer is in charge of them.
He says they can spin the cameras around zoom in on any subject and watch for anything suspicious.
"So all our cameras pan, tilt, zoom, cameras which means we can zoom in, move left, move right, follow action, we see a lot more than people realize," Klotzer said.
Christina Rogers spent the fourth downtown with her son Cameron.
She feels safe because she's sees a lot of police, too.
"Because they're everywhere," Rogers said. "Hah! They're everywhere."
Remember, if you see something suspicious, say something.