john, you heard what the mayor said and ray kelly. what was your view when you heard the comments they made? >> i think that they are using measured language, which is meant to inspire people to pay attention and to report what they see because of a heightened threat picture. but also very measured language not to cause overdue concern or panic. i think they've been very -- they've done a lot of good planning here, piers. i was with ray kelly yesterday at an event in new york an terrorism, went over the tactical plans with one of his people. what they put in place was actually based on the presumption, before this information emerged, that there was an al qaeda plot based on the information found in abbottab abbottabad. so the quick reaction forces, and this is not just heavily armed officers but heavily armed officers in teams that include hostage negotiate rz and bomb squad with technicians'ses courted by highway patrol units. these people are staged throughout the city. new york approached this even before the emergence of this inf

police commissioner ray kelly says new york city is ready if terrorists try to use planes again. captioning funded by cbs >>> this is the "cbs morning news" for monday, september 26th, 2011. good morning, everybody. appreciate you joining us. i'm terrell brown in for betty nguyen this morning. >>> with his poll numbers down and next year's election looming, president obama is in campaign mode and in california this morning for a town hall meeting for jobs in the economy. part of a three-day west coast campaign and fund-raising swing. the president is both attacking his would-be republican opponents and issuing a call for arms to his supporters. this is what he said earlier in the day at an event in seattle. >> i need you to talk to your friends and your neighbors and coworkers and tell them, you know what? we are not finished yet. we have got more work to do. we are going to build an american that we believe in. >> later at an event when tv cameras were not in the room, the president cranked up reporters telling them the republican's vision of government is an approach that will,

we work hard but we live in a dangerous world. >> pelley: ray kelly worked his way up from an n.y.p.d. police cadet. he's held other jobs in federal law enforcement and private security, this is his second tour as commissioner. he runs a $4 billion department with 50,000 employees. the n.y.p.d. is bigger than the f.b.i. federal prosecutors will get a second swing at former pitching great roger clemens. a judge in washington ordered him to stand trial again for allegedly lying to congress when he denied using performance- enhancing drugs. the first trial ended in a mistrial. wikileaks today let the world in on still more u.s. government secrets. wikileaks posted online its entire archive of internal state department cables-- more than 251,000 of them. most are uncensored, potentially exposing the names of people who have given the united states sensitive information. it happened in kuwait. could it happen in libya? qaddafi's threat to destroy the oil industry when we come back. back. [ grandma ] why do relationships matter? [ grandpa ] relationships are the basis of everything. [ grand

ray kelly down there. a lot of getting ready for the 9/11 anniversary. >> join us tomorrow as cnn will cover it all. >>> the question we asked you this morning how has 9/11 changed you? chris says september 11th made me more of a citizen

we'll speak with ray kelly live on this broadcast. you'll hear this hour, you'll see john king's interview with vice president joe biden, his predecessor as dick cheney recently defended waterboarding as a deterrent. biden pushes back with very harsh words later ahead this hour on cnn. shampgsville, pennsylvania, was a place where the fourth hijacked airliner crashed before it could reach its target. the 40 passengers and crew of united airlines flight 93 were remembered today at a dedication of a new memorial to their heroism. david mattingly was there. >> ten years ago, shanksville, pennsylvania, was the site of a violent act of terrorism. there was a great deal of uncertainty, fear, and anger surrounding this site. well, today we find it completely transformed. this pastoral setting now very peaceful with grasses and wildflowers growing everywhere. the dedication of this memorial today was for the bravery and courage of the passengers and crew of flight 93. and it was emotional time not just for the family members of the people on

i'll ask the new york city police commissioner, ray kelly. he will join us live, here in new york as well. >>> president obama unveiling his debt plan earlier in the day. just as protests here in new york on wall street enter a third day. hundreds turned out for the so-called occupy wall street demonstration, an effort targeting what they describe as corporate greed. let's get more on the president's latest debt plan. the director of president's economic council gene sperling. thanks very much for coming in. lots to discuss, not a whole lot of time. let's go right to the issue of social security. a lot of reform ideas. but didn't touch social security at all, why? >> the president made clear in his remarks today that he does consider one of our great long-term challenges to protect the sol solvency of social security and make sure it is there, a progressive rock solid benefits to come. but long-term solvency over 57 years within, he wants to work with democrats and republicans. this plan is about making sure that as we have a powerful plan fo

we'll speak with ray kelly live on this broadcast. you'll hear this hour, you'll see john king's interview with vice president joe biden, his predecessor as vice president dick cheney recently defended waterboarding as a deterrent. biden pushes back with some very harsh words. that is later ahead this hour on cnn. >>> shanksville, pennsylvania, was the place where the fourth hijacked airliner crashed before it could reach its target. the 40 passengers and crew of united airlines flight 93 were remembered today at a dedication of a new memorial to their heroicism. david mattingly was there. >> ten years ago, shanksville, pennsylvania, was the site of a violent act of terrorism. there was a great deal of uncertainty, fear, and anger surrounding this site. well, today we find it completely transformed. this pastoral setting now very peaceful with grasses and wildflowers growing everywhere. the dedication of this memorial today was for the bravery and courage of the passengers and crew of flight 93. and it was emotional time not just for

ray kelly told cbs last night that the nypd could not rely on the federal government to fight terrorism after the 9/11 attacks. without divulging details, kelly admits the nypd has the ability to take down a plane. the police have set up radiation detectors and surveillance cameras across the city. >> political news now, president obama weighed into the political race in a fundraiser in california attacking rick perry. mr. obama said, quote has anybody been watching the debates lately? you have a governor whose state is on fire denying climate change. end quote. now top of that perry is not faring better among republican voters. in fact, with more, here's abc's john hendren. >> reporter: as the republican presidential lineup takes shape, party elites are increasingly voicing a common theme. disappointment. >> i think these are very weak front-runners. >> rick perry is not prepared for the -- the pressure of the presidential stage yet. >> reporter: rick perry entered this weekend's florida straw poll heavily favored and with a texas sized swagger. >> it's great to be in the state that pi

now i would like to ask the police commissioner ray kelly to talk more about what we are doing in response to this threat. >> thank you mr. mayor. the police department had already taken a number of measures to protect the city in advance of the 10th anniversary of 9/11. however, in light of this new information, we are taking addition al precautions. we will be holding personnel, holding our tours for an additional four hours tomorrow and continuing at least through monday. effectively increasing by a third the size of our patrol transit and counter terrorism highway and traffic bureaus. we are also increasing the number of critical response vehicle surges. that's where dozens of police cars respond to predetermined locations for counterterrorism coverage. the public is likely to see and maybe somewhat it could be inch spired by vehicle check points at locations throughout the city. we are increasing the number of bag inspections on the subway system and number of police vehicles on roll equipped with license plate readers. there will be more bomb dogs on patrol and increased deployment o

commissioner ray kelly on the steps being taken to keep americans safe. and... terrorist hijackers crashed flight 77 into the pentagon. >> collapsed to the floor, waited to die. >> reporter: engulfed in flames, he lived to tell his story, brian birdwell in a huckabee exclusive, plus he worked tirelessly in the rubble of the world trade center. meet one of the unsung heros of ground zero. search and rescue dog... [applause]. >> governor huckabee: thanks and welcome to a special edition of huckabee as we remember 9/11, ten years after the attacks on america. in the aftermath of major acts of horror like 9/11, more recently the shooting of gabrielle giffords and innocent by standards in tucson, we usually have a season of civility and kindness that comes from people from all over the ideological spectrum who promise to foster a kinder and gentler society and you know it usually doesn't last long and a new rhetorical tool to the left, branded hate speech anything liberals disagree with. whether a christian who espouses the notion to marriage actually means what it a

that is commissioner ray kelly at the podium. and we are going to take a listen to what he is saying about the credible terror threat in new york and d.c. >> also increasing the number of bag inspections on the subway system and the number of police vehicles on patrol equipped with license plate readers. there will be more bomb dogs on patrol and increased deployment of radiation monitoring equipment and vehicle checkpoints in particular. is there will be increased focus on tunnels and bridges and infrastructure in general as well as landmark locations, houses of worship, and government buildings. borough task forces throughout the city will be used to help in these increased patrols. >> prior to his taking the podium, mayor bloomberg said, look, be vigilant. if you see something, say something. the mayor went on to say that he is taking the subway tomorrow morning and he intends that to be just as safe tomorrow as he felt today taking the subway. again, that is a live news conference with the fbi, the mayor of new york city, and

commissioner ray kelly says, he's created a counterterrorism unit so they might not have to wait for the federal government to protect the city. he says it is prepared for ava right -- variety of situations and the new york police force has equipment and training to shoot down a plane. other measures include radiation detectors and a network of 2,000 cameras in manhattan. >> next, the very latest on breaking news in oakland. the highway patrol has shutdown a stretch of 880 as they search for a suspect. >> reporter: i'm amy hollyfield in san jose. what do president obama and lady gaga have in common? the answer in a live report. >>> a candlelight vigil held after a fill-in nurse blamed for a medical mistake that killed a patient. both sides are blaming each other. . >>> good morning i'm sue hall in the traffic center. we are following a major problem on 880 by the coliseum with a "sig alert" in effect all lanes shutdown now. more on that in just a moment.

what ray kelly said that his security experts are talking about today. bill: a lot of people talking about that, right? >>> here we go again, a showdown that could lead to a shutdown, congress on the brink of closing up shop because of the spending. we'll explain that on the hill. martha: and hundreds of millions of dollars of social security payout to dead people, folks! that would be what we call -- they can't really use the money, can they, bill? no, they can't. tax dollars, wasted. we'll be right back. martha: good morning, everybody. we've got new details today that we want to share with you this morning after a gunman opened fire near a school in washington state. we're just getting this in, so let's take a listen to this together and see what's on it. >> the police say the gunman was targeting people walking down the street, including a group of kids before he was taken down by the police. what an incredibly frightening situation for these children. a group of teenagers said they heard the shots whiz past them and ran for recover. witnesses report

. >> reporter: but new york police commissioner ray kelly directs a force bigger than the f.b.i. >> we are prepared to be first responders; we'd much prefer to be first preventers. >> reporter: 3,000 security cameras scan the city streets. the cameras can issue an alert if a bag is left alone for two minutes. but the city's greatest security asset are its eight million residents. they're being asked to say something if they see something. and with this threat, in particular, what is it you're looking for? >> well, we don't want to put ourselves in a box and say that we're looking for a vehicle- borne device. it could be anything that is suspicious, anything that could be used to harm new yorkers. >> reporter: keep in mind, it was right here in times square, scott, where two street vendors last year saw what they thought was a suspicious parked s.u.v. they alerted police to what was a failed car bomb. >> pelley: thank you, mark. one day after challenging congress to pass his new jobs plan, president obama went into full campaign mode today. he flew to richmond, virginia, the home distri

you had a chance to speak with ray kelly. >> about a week off and on. the man keeps an incredible schedule. but he says that helps to keep him going. police commissioner ray kelly admittedly is a man who likes to be in control. his department has been credited in reducing crime over the past several years. but his greatest challenge is protecting the city against another terrorist attack. as we approach the ten-year anniversary of 9/11, we spoke to commissioner kelly about his job and what he's doing to meet that challenge. new york city, the largest city in the united states. its iconic structures making it the nation's number one tourist spot. also making it a potential target for terrorists. >> we have to think about a nuclear event. we have to think about a dirty bomb. those sorts of things that we're paid to think about. so i wouldn't say keeps me up at night but it's constantly on our radar screen. >> cnn spent several days with ray kelly, new york's top cop. to get an idea of what it's like to manage the country's large he's police force. >> i fi

the police commissioner ray kelly there in the background. our alison kosik is going to have a live interview with hillary clinton and rudy giuliani coming up this hour so stay with us for that. you can see members, obviously, of the new york police department and fire department that responded on that horrible day. >>> just days before the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks, u.s. intelligence officials have now uncovered a new terror threat. a senior administration official calls it specific, credible, bun unconfirmed threat. it's believed to involve three people and explosives. washington and new york cited as possible targets. barbara starr is working hr her sources at the pentagon. if you live in d.c. or new york, do you stay home this weekend? >> reporter: government officials say no. . go about your daily lives. be vigilant and keep an eye out and isn't what they have said to us the last ten years, very sadly? that is what life has become. you might ask yourself, kyra, what is really different about this threat that they are l

always on alert for a possible terrorist attack and for a "60 minutes" broadcast we asked commissioner ray kelly to show us what they're doing to keep the city safe. >> we're the number-one target in this country. that's the consensus of the intelligence community. we've had 13 terrorist plots against the city since september 11. no other city has had that. >> device in! >> reporter: kelly gave us an extraordinary look inside the counterterrorism bureau. the training... >> get down! get down! >> pelley: ...like this assault team practicing for a hostage situation in a subway car. >> one in the back! >> pelley: and the astounding technology that has been designed and built specifically for the n.y.p.d. we started with the threat that no one wants to imagine: a nuclear device smuggled into the city. out on the east river, we went along on an n.y.p.d. boat that was designed by one of the federal government's nuclear laboratories. >> within the boat itself we have permanently mounted and installed radiological and nuclear detectors. and the good news is that the detection equipment is very sop

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. >> that was ray kelly, the police commissioner in new york. a warning has been sent that the attack could come to avenge the death of osama bin laden. the vice president said in an interview that it is a credible threat, but there's no smoking gun. reporting live from washington d.c., allison burns. >>> now, this sunday's tenth anniversary of september 11 will be marked with ceremonies in new york and pentagon. organizers have to consider these terror threats and their plans. coming up at 7:30 we'll have a live report with the new security measures in place and also preparations for a memorial service at ground zero. >>> 7:18. pakistanis blocking foreign journalists and other visitors from getting close to the compound where osama bin laden was killed. hundreds of journalists traveled there in the days that followed the navy seals raid that killed bin laden, but now pakistani police are not allowing reporters to get close. authorities are now preventing people from visiting because it is regarded as evidence into how he lived there and how the

. >> pelley: and with a new threat looming, police commissioner ray kelly gave us an extraordinary look inside the counter- terrorism bureau-- the training, like this assault team practicing for a hostage situation in a subway car, and the astounding technology that has been designed and built specifically for the nypd. >> we're the number-one target. >> zeig heil! zeig heil! >> stahl: if they sound like nazis, it's because they are. >> zeig heil! zeig heil! zeig heil! >> stahl: the largest neo-nazi group in america rallying in trenton, new jersey. >> this isn't dress-up, this isn't a game. we're fighting for our children's future. >> stahl: jeff hall was the movement's rising star... >> we are not afraid of you! >> stahl: ...who was murdered at pointblank range in his own home. what's astonishing about this story was who did it. ♪ ♪ >> kroft: perhaps the most remarkable thing about trey parker and matt stone is that, over the past 15 years, they have written, directed, and voiced the major characters in every scene of more than 200 episodes of "south park." >> i know that i'm aweso

in a interview, ray kelly tells scott pelley the nypd has the fire power to shoot down a plane. >> those revelations getting a lot of attention this morning. >>> we begin this morning with president obama who is ramping up the rhetoric. last night he started a west coast trip with a blast of republicans telling big money supporters at a fund-raiser that the gop's idea of government would, quote, fundamentally cripple america. cbs senior white house correspondent bill plante has more on the president's efforts to rally the democratic base. bill, good morning. >> good morning to you, erica. >> reporter: it's no more mr. nice guise but the president is responded to liberals who think he is not willing to compromise. he offered tough love also to the black caucus. >> take off your bedroom slippers and put on your marching shoes and shake it off. stop complaining and stop grumbling and stop crying. we are going to press on. we have work to do. >> reporter: a program to shore up support and turnout among targeted minorities and age groups. a recent poll shows his recent approval rating in the

the police commissioner ray kelly says it is not meant to alarm, but to help owners craft effective strategies for terrorism prevention and preparedness. it remz being alert to people with, quote, visible wires and tape protruding from their clothing and individuals who are obviously disguised, which is why i only go to clubs like this where they are not hiding bombs. i have no memory of that weekend. >> they are hiding missiles. >> bill, really? joe, sweaty, bulging veins. report they describing every dude at a club? >> pretty much. i think people need to be aware that it doesn't mean they are from al-qaeda. they are from staten island. >> they are checking for excess sit ax body spray and overheard discussions of how much you bench. some of the things i talked about, the science of drunkenness, it seems so obvious. you are a bartender. have they been ordering a lot of alcoholic beverages? maybe it is a drunk who will cause trouble late oamplt. >> this is a pretty serious issue. and we made it harder to go after the big tar -- targets. is this the natural progression, you think? >> i think to

. >> that is ray kelly testifying before the committee. the committee passed bipartisan support, a measure to set aside a block of radio frequencies for modelling the system. kay bailey hutchinson and democrat jay rockefeller. >> the fact that we have waited this long is stunning enough. but we started this sometime ago, there isn't a single first responder organization in the country, not a single governor, not a single mayor, not a single magistrate, not a single -- everybody supports it. everybody supports it. >> on the house side, it's auctioned off for money to carriers than giving it to first responders. they say giving it away is a missed opportunity to reduce the deficit. no unified modern system. things are better for first responders here in new york and wherever the next disaster may strike. but they're nowhere near as good as it could be or their surviving comrades tell it are they as good as the american finest and bravest deserve. this chief testified to congress about the communications problem. what's the hold up. there wer

to shot down an airplane the federal government with go after ray kelly in a physical way in >>judge napolitano: the federal government would not allow the local police to use violence or monopolize the air space and the commissioner knows that. he probably made the statement to create the impression, the true impression, we are well protected in new york city. but when push came to shove and the fed said don't shoot and the commissioner said "shoot," the guys working for the commissioner would follow the orders of the feds. >>trace: our senior judicial analyst, fox's judge napolitano, good to see you. >>judge napolitano. >>trace: witnesses heard gunshots in a rural county in indiana but police do not know who killed the five. four victims are members of the same family, a man, his ex-wife, and their two adult children. another man also died but cops found one body in an r.v. and the others in a home. cops say some of them had what appeared to be gunshot wounds. >> there's a lot more questions we have than answers. it is obvious. there is a lot of if's and's and but's and make sure w

yes, new york city police commissioner ray kelly spoke to us this morning about the extra precautions. they include increased check points at the bridges and tunnels and increased plain close officers and officer with radiation detectors. most will be happening at the 9/11 plaza which you see behind me. as you might imagine security was already extremely tight as we are expecting victims families and two presidents. worst terror attack ever on american soil. and in two cities targeted ten years ago there will be extra caution. >> as we approach the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, the nytd, fbi, and entire intelligence community has been on heightened alert. >> reporter: federal officials cited a credible but unconfirmed terror threat with new york city and washington as possible targets and citizens were urged to stay alert. >> citizens should know we are taking all the appropriate steps necessary to insure their safety. >> reporter: with a close eye on security from the pentagon to shanksville, pennsylvania to right here in lower manhattan sunday's tenth anniversary will be ma

he and ray kelly. >> indeed. all right. peter johnson jr., thank you very much. >> good to see you. >> all right. up next on our friday telecast, bernie goldberg says he can prove there was media bias in this week's republican debate. you will hear from him shortly and then religious leaders banned from sunday's ground zero memorial here. what does the archbishop of new york think about that? archbishop timothy dolan here live as well and acclaimed irish singer ronan tinen here to honor the heroes and lives last 10 years ago with a very special tribute. sweetie i think you need a little extra fiber in your diet. carol. fiber makes me sad. oh common. and how can you talk to me about fiber while you are eating a candy bar? you enjoy that. i am. [ male announcer ] fiber beyond recognition. fiber one. >> republicans actually decided not to give a rebuttal to president obama's jobs speech tonight. i guess there's already a rebuttal to his jobs speech. no jobs. >> that's very simple. all right. steve doocy down at -- over the wor

. >> the commissioner of new york city police ray kelly. fran townsend is here with us. what is the most disturbing or the most interesting new thing you're hearing? >> the fact that the intercept comes from a wire that's given reliable information in the past all by itself would have made the threat credible to them. when you take that with the level of detail, the specificity of it, all that wrapped together, that's unusual. i think those two things taken together explain the heightened state of concern that you see from government officials. we asked the question, why come out with it if it's unconfirmed. there are three good reasons. one, you need help from the american people because you don't have enough details. two, it's a brushback pitch, you want to send a message to the bad guys that we're looking for you. and the third is the time constraint. >> commissioner kelly said specific, specific, specific. that's why he's alarmed more than normal. how specific? >> it's washington or new york. a car bomb, three men. we know that one or two are u.s. citizens. we have n

kelly from the new york police, bill bratton. all the major chiefs will be in the city tomorrow actually in a discussion over what have we done right, what could we do better at the manhattan institute. so that will be fascinating also. >> but none of you guys ever really get any praise for stuff that doesn't happen but you soon get kicked when things do. so with that we've got ten years without another event like 9/11 is a testimony to the extraordinary work that you've all done over the last few years. so john miller, thank you very much. >> well, thank you, piers. and thanks for having me. >> my pleasure. >>> when we come back, a preview of my prime time exclusive with amy winehouse's father mitch. ♪ >>> coming next week, my primetime exclusive with the father of amy winehouse. fans around the world mourned after amy's sudden death. of course no one felt that loss more than her family. now her father mitch is speaking

kelly. if there is any information we need to i before to you, we will. there is a massive power outage right now primarily affecting the san diego, california area. left millions of people without power and it has shut down two nuclear reactors in the area. again, to be clear, the blackout caused the nuclear raebtors to shut down. the shutdown was not caused by the reactors. our nbc affiliate in los angeles reporting an event happened between arizona and california affecting major power line connections causing the outage but we can't get more specific with you than that. nobody not only has that main electric utility for san diego county said that all of its 1.4 million customers are without power possibly until tomorrow, but the "los angeles times" is reporting that these two reactors at the power plant have also been shutdown. a spokesman for the utility saying the outage caused no safety issues and the overall plant continues to have power but they have been shut down in reaction to the

we can only give ray kelly this beautiful job of his here, doing a great job, but they're going to slip. some place the terrorists are going slip into this country and that doesn't make any sense to me. >> a professor at nyu on earlier this week who hit exactly the point you just made. which is, we refuse to talk about radical islam. people with islam refuse to talk about it, because they don't want to be seen at alienating inside their own community. liberals and the leftees, if you will, don't want to talk about it, they don't want to be seen as a bigot or racist and the right wing doesn't want to talk about it, because they're invested in the fear of all islam, and as result, no differentiation. whatever your view is, it's clear that a less fearful and more honest analysis of threats and behavior is in order, and education will be the only pathway to that. fair? >> absolutely. >> that's right. >> look at peter king. i mean, he stepped up to the blat. he's not afraid to talk about it. he's not putting good muslim people in the same group. he's just understand the fact that you do. we

>> we heard from the police commissioner ray kelly in this city refers specifically to today and tomorrow saying there will be thousands of additional police officers at this location. really tomorrow the day when there's so many dignitaries here including the president of the united states and george w. bush. he made it very clear this is not the only potential threat site. there are all sorts of other locations throughout manhattan and washington, d.c. grand central, penn station. the effort to come down to speak to you from this location today there were at least two check points where the car i was in was stopped to make sure that everything was okay. yesterday stopping every single car in some parts of this city. elsewhere there will be scuba divers, bomb technicians to make sure the city is secured. >> that's the security angle with regard to tomorrow's commemorations, what can we expect for that? >> we want to give you a sense of what this memorial looks like. i'll lean out of the way and give you a a better look at one of the two reflecking pools here. the water is now turned off.

yes, new york city police commissioner ray kelly was here this morning talking about the extra precautions that are being taken in light of this threat. increase in number of officers including those in plain close, snipers, and those with radiation detectors. security had already been extremely tight as we are expecting for the family workers and two presidents on sunday. america will pause sunday to mark the tenth anniversary of the worse terror attack ever on american soil. two cities targeted ten years ago there will be extra caution. >> as we approach the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks the nytd, fbi, and entire intelligence community has been on heightened alert. >> reporter: federal officials cited a credible but unconfirmed terror threat. and citizens were urged to stay alert. >> citizen should know that we are taking all the appropriate steps that are necessary to be able to insure their safety. >> reporter: with a close eye on security from the pentagon to shanksville, pennsylvania to right here in lower manhattan the tenth anniversary. victims families gathered at ground ze

. >> that was new york police commissioner ray kelly testifying back in february before the senate commerce committee. earlier this year the committee passed with bipartisan support a measure to set aside a block of radio frequencies for a modern national first responder system. sponsored by the republican kay bailey hutchison and democrat jay rockefeller. >> the fact that we have waited this long is stunning enough. but we started this sometime ago. there isn't a single first responders organization in the country, not a single governor, not a single mayor, not a single magistrate, not a single -- everybody supports it. everybody supports it. >> on capitol hill though some republicans are blocking similar legislation on the house side, believing the new spectrum should be auctioned off the money to private carriers instead of given to first responders free of charge. they say giving it away is a missed opportunity to help reduce the deficit. bottom line, ten years after the towers fell, no unified modern system. things are better for first responders in new york and wherever the next disas

. >> and you've had a chance to see the mayor, michael bloomberg, the police commissioner, ray kelly. they're pretty worried about what's going on, based on the intelligence that they have, their cooperation with federal authorities in washington, as well. >> reporter: oh, absolutely. the information is free flowing. and as it started to become public, that is why a news conference was put together late on thursday night to make the public aware of it. so that people were told to be on guard but also be on the lookout, too. and we've seen in the past with the foiled times square bombing, just over a year ago, that came about because someone saw some smoke burning in a car and they brought it to the attention of authorities and that's how that plot was eventually foiled. >> susan candiotti on the scene for us as she always is. more on this tenth anniversary of the 9/11 attack. joining us, our cnn contributor, tom fuentes, former assistant director of the fbi. when they say this is a specific and credible threat, that sort of is confusing. what does it mean? >> you're right, it is confu

kelly. if there is any information we need to i before to you, we will. there is a massive power outage right now primarily affecting the san diego, california area. left millions of people without power and it has shut down two nuclear reactors in the area. again, to be clear, the blackout caused the nuclear reactors to shut down. the shutdown was not caused by the reactors. our nbc affiliate in los angeles reporting an event happened between arizona and california affecting major power line connections causing the outage but we can't get more specific with you than that. nobody not only has that main electric utility for san diego county said that all of its 1.4 million customers are without power possibly until tomorrow, but the "los angeles times" is reporting that these two reactors at the power plant have also been shutdown. a spokesman for the utility saying the outage caused no safety issues and the overall plant continues to have power but they have been shut down in reaction to the

throughout this city yesterday, the police commissioner ray kelly has made it very clear, he said for tomorrow's ceremonies, commemorations, there will be thousands of additional officers in this area specifically but really throughout the city as a whole. he said while ground zero is the most familiar target, there are other potential targets that police are working to protect as well. among them, grand central station, penn station. this is a bustling city, even on the weekend. it's impossible to miss the security around here from snipers to scuba divers to checkpoints. and even on the subways, they're checking bags of individuals who are planning to travel. that maybe the easiest way to get around the city over the course of the next day. >> yes. peter alexander there, live above ground zero. peter, thank you for that. we are waiting for former president george w. bush. those are the walls of a pentagon, just outside of a plaque where the former president will be laying a wreath. a solemn memory and tribute. it was scheduled about five minutes ago. we're keeping our eyes trained on

. >> that was new york police commissioner ray kelly testifying back in february before the senate commerce committee. earlier this year the committee passed with bipartisan support a measure to set aside a block of radio frequencies for a modern national first responder system. sponsored by the republican kay bailey hutchison and democrat jay rockefeller. >> the fact that we have waited this long is stunning enough. but we started this sometime ago. there isn't a single first responders organization in the country, not a single governor, not a single mayor, not a single magistrate, not a single -- everybody supports it. everybody supports it. >> on capitol hill though some republicans are blocking similar legislation on the house side, believing the new spectrum should be auctioned off the money to private carriers instead of given to first responders free of charge. they say giving it away is a missed opportunity to help reduce the deficit. bottom line, ten years after the towers fell, no unified modern system. things are better for first responders in new york and wherever the next disas

kelly from the new york police, bill bratton. all the major chiefs will be in the city tomorrow actually in a discussion over what have we done right, what could we do better at the manhattan institute. so that will be fascinating also. >> but none of you guys ever really get any praise for stuff that doesn't happen but you soon get kicked when things do. so with that we've got ten years without another event like 9/11 is a testimony to the extraordinary work that you've all done over the last few years. so john miller, thank you very much. >> well, thank you, piers. and thanks for having me. >> my pleasure. >>> when we come back, a preview of my prime time exclusive with amy winehouse's father mitch. [ angela ] endless shrimp is our most popular promotion at red lobster. there's so many choices. the guests come in and they're like yeah i want to try this shrimp and i want to try this kind and this kind. they wait for this all year long. [ male announcer ] it's endless shrimp today at red lobster. your favorite shrimp entrees, li

you're going to see that tomorrow arks coringed to the police commissioner ray kelly. there will be thousands of additional security officers here around ground zero, but he made it very clear that this is not the only potential target in this city. other places like grand central station, harold square station, penn station all seeing additional security over the course of the days ahead and with the u.s.s. new york, that's one of the ships just docked not far from where we are here. they're actually scuba divers that are going around that area securing it as well. all the precautions being taken in advance of what is really going to be a historic ceremony tomorrow. the president of the united states, barack obama, here. the governor of the state, the mayor of this city as well as the past president, governor, and mayor of this city as well. rudy giuliani will be here. america's mayor as he was dubbed in the days after 9/11. what we really want to do is give you a sense for those at home who are not here of what this place looks like. we're really having it revealed t

kelly from the new york police, bill bratton. all the major chiefs will be in the city tomorrow actually in a discussion over what have we done right, what could we do better at the manhattan institute. so that will be fascinating also. >> but none of you guys ever really get any praise for stuff that doesn't happen but you soon get kicked when things do. so with that we've got ten years without another event like 9/11 is a testimony to the extraordinary work that you've all done over the last few years. so john miller, thank you very much. >> well, thank you, piers. and thanks for having me. >> my pleasure. >>> when we come back, a preview of my prime time exclusive with amy winehouse's father mitch. ♪ ♪ one, two, three, four ♪ you say ♪ flip it over and replay ♪ we'll make everything okay ♪ walk together the right way ♪ do, do, do, do what if we designed an electric motorcycle? what if we turned trash into surfboards? whatever your what if is, the new sprint biz 360 has custom solutions to make it happen, includin

kelly and the head of the fbi here in new york will be holding a news conference at city hall at 9:30 tomorrow morning to talk about this very specific credible threat that they are still trying to confirm. so that, again, raises the level of concern about this and the question is will they raise the threat level tomorrow morning too? >> fran, have you heard anything about the source of the information, whether or not it's based on documents that were found somewhere, whether it's based on human intelligence, whether it's based on some sort of a source, do you know? >> well, here's what was said to me, anderson. it's interesting, they wouldn't confirm to me whether it was a human or a technical source, but what they said to me was the information -- there was information overheard. the information we believe was reported accurately, what was overheard. what we're trying to confirm is is it true. and so if you look at the abc report, and it seems to me what they're talking about here is there's the specific information, whether they got it from the human or technical source, they belie

police commissioner ray kelly revealed that the nypd has weapons powerful enough to blow planes right out of the sky if there were another 9/11-type attack. during a "60 minutes" interview, kelly explained how he geared up to fight terrorists in the last ten years with a local counterterrorism unit created after 9/11. >>> and after 3 1/2 years and a lot of false starts, boeing has rolled out the first 787 dreamliner. nippon japan gets the first and hopes to be in the air by november. it's made of a carbon composite plastic instead of aluminum. windows are larger and have electronic dimmers instead of pull-down shades. the jet is 20% more fuel efficient than older planes and will have a much lower cabin pressure, 6,000 as compared to 8,000 per square inch. >>> the two american hikers freed from iran last week spoke out for the first time about the nightmare that they spent more than two years in an iranian jail. fattal and bauer landed in new york yesterday and spoke to reporters. >> they do not deserve undue credit for ending what they had no right and no justification to start in the

kelly. if there is any information we need to i before to you, we will. there is a massive power outage right now primarily affecting the san diego, california area. left millions of people without power and it has shut down two nuclear reactors in the area. again, to be clear, the blackout caused the nuclear raebtors to shut down. the shutdown was not caused by the reactors. our nbc affiliate in los angeles reporting an event happened between arizona and california affecting major power line connections causing the outage but we can't get more specific with you than that. nobody not only has that main electric utility for san diego county said that all of its 1.4 million customers are without power possibly until tomorrow, but the "los angeles times" is reporting that these two reactors at the power plant have also been shutdown. a spokesman for the utility saying the outage caused no safety issues and the overall plant continues to have power but they have been shut down in reaction to the

mayor bloomburg and ray kelly announced there will be increased vehicle check points and closer review of bridges and tunnels. the best way to fight terror is not to be intimidated by it. he plans to take the subway to work this morning as he always does. explain the words they are using. if they are going public with the threat, it's worth worrying about in a big way. >> what icon firm means you have a lot of signals. there are a lot of things in the intelligence suggesting this is real. on the other hand, you don't have specific evidence that person a coming from point a is going to do certain things. you don't have that degree. you have enough chatter that you have to take it seriously. one is pakistan was, is and likely will remain the epicenter of world terrorism. this is where the most powerful terrorist organizations are tolerated by the establishment there. secondly, you cannot -- in the sense of eliminating it. you can attack it. you can protect yourself. you can build resilience. it's not part of our lives. ten years after 9/11, terrorism is part of the fabric. it doesn't def

. >>> meanwhile, new york's police commissioner, ray kelly, says that in the event of a terror attack, city police could take down a plane, if necessary. he said the city spent billions creating its own counter terrorism unit to handle multiple scenarios. now to your money, the volatility has resumed on wall street with stocks opening higher coming off the worst streak in three years, weekend gma anchor bianna golodryga joins us now. what could the problem in greece mean for the u.s.? >> huge implications for the u.s. there's little doubt if greece defaults, then the u.s. economy as well as the global economy could face another recession. there was disappointment this weekend after world leaders met in d.c. they couldn't come up with a big enough package to bail out greece. there's concerns would could see a domino effect, not only spain, italy, france could see default in their future if that could happen and also credit down grade in france. we saw a credit down grade in italy as well. that could have big implications for us. remember the u.s. has major trade operation was europe an