I'm pretty sure there were "weird" goings on all over the country. I'm far from NY or DC and there was a Middle Eastern guy checked into a hotel room here --alone for about 4 nights. He requested that no cleaning ladies come to clean his room, he requested to use a toilet plunger at some point but did not want the staff to help him. He checked out on Sept 10. The FBI was here questioning the staff about him and what they saw.