morning, michaela. millions of americans set to travel this holiday weekend. they will make sure everyone has a safe and secure fourth of july. >> they are reaching out on social media telling people it's the holiday, we ought to kill people. >> reporter: police and fbi on heightened alert as nearly 42 million people will travel this holiday weekend, according to aaa, the most in eight years. this, ahmed social media chatter and calls to strike in the west. >> i don't think they are capable of a large scale attack. certainly an attack that could kill maim or wound hundreds of people. >> reporter: police departments in los angeles, philadelphia boston and atlanta tightening up security measures. >> they are seeking to be creative proactive. the name of the game is to prevent it. >> reporter: at the washington

mall they are preparing for all possibilities. new york city taking the greatest measures in years. hundreds of boaters will be watching the fireworks. spotters will be inside the crowds and 100 mobile cameras will capture the activities on land and in the air. >> there's no credible event to this event in new york city or elsewhere. our operating premise is we are the target in new york city all the time. >> reporter: on thursday within minutes of the first reported shots fired inside washington's naval yard the entire complex was locked down as hundreds of police s.w.a.t. teams and federal investigators swarmed the scene, blocking streets as helicopters hovered overhead. the threat a false alarm, but reveals law enforcement is at the ready this holiday weekend. >> bring your family have a

great time. you are going to be at the most well secured event in the city. >> reporter: already this weekend, officers in fayetteville north carolina arresting a man walking through the mall with an ar-15, vest and ammunition. clearly, this is going to be a busy weekend for law enforcement. >> it is. thanks for that. as you saw, one side of the security jitters was the response we witnessed at washington's navy yard. reports of shooting there turned out to be a false alarm. what happened? we are live in washington with more. >> good morning. that response was huge and quick showing just how on edge authorities are, treating every concern seriously, going into this holiday weekend. it all started yesterday morning at the navy yard. a woman inside called 911. she thought she heard a gunshot. within minutes, the building was on lockdown the streets shut

down. hundreds of police responded. this prompted a boost in security at the capitol and also the white house. pennsylvania avenue shut down. white house tours canceled. three hours went by as police pain stakingly went through the building floor by floor. it turned out to be nothing. the d.c. police chief says this routine showed how prepared the city is going into the holiday weekend. >> we are aware of what's you know the discussion and chatter is around the fourth of july events and the threats. we take those into account. we change our tactics, but never lower our posture. we maintain a high posture. >> this comes at a time when there is increased security at the white house, not related to the terrorist threat. they installed large, steel spikes at the white house to prevent fence jumpers. >> thanks so much. a new report whether or not

prison officials could have been tipped off about the escape plans of the cold-blooded killers. richard matt sent a letter to his daughter before the breakout saying he would see her on the outside. this led police to end up shooting and killing richard matt. jean casarez live outside the clinton facility. good morning, jean. >> reporter: that letter was received by his daughter on june 9th after the escape. but it was written and sent before the escape. a law enforcement source went to the buffalo news. when she got the letter she went to authorities. we want to show important quotes. one is i always promised you i would see you on the outside. i'm a man of my word. we do understand according to the newspaper, she had security during the time her father was

loose. they also talk about that joyce mitchell actually communicated with her while her father was in clinton, telling her how he was and his health issues and cnn was told by the district attorney andrew wiley, there was at least one phone call on the cell phone of the daughter during the time they were loose. that is new information. we are learning information from the u.s. customs and border patrol about what happened when their tactical unit surrounded richard matt one week ago this afternoon. as you remember they flew in on a helicopter after it was alerted there were shots fired in the area. they were doing a ground search they found richard matt. he was laying down. there was a .20 gauge shotgun by his side. we now know when they told him to surrender, he pointed the gun at them. that is why they shot him three times. back to you. >> jean thank you for that. the miss usa pageant has

found a new home. the reelz channel after univision and nbc dropped them after trump's comments about mexican immigrants. joe johns is in washington with the latest for us. >> reporter: donald trump is taking a public relations beating, but still doing well in the polls. meanwhile, he's found another home for the miss usa program, yes. the reelz program. he's got a date and location baton rouge. the pageant must scramble to replace hosts and judges. emmitt smith dropped out as a judge and flo rider dropped out as entertainment. the trump organization is not worried about losing money. they said donald trump is an enormously wealthy person with a

net worth in excess of $9 billion. his goal is to make america great again. if that means compromising small business ventures he will do that. the actress ferrera thanked him for the comments. remarks like yours will serve to energize latino voters and turn out on election day against you and any other candidate that runs on a platform of hateful rhetoric. >> the rump organization had no comment on that. >> thank you so much. breaking overnight, at least four people dead dozens hurt after a strong earthquake shook china. the magnitude 6.4 quake demolished some buildings and knocked out communications in other areas. it shut down an airport. it was followed by aftershocks. the pentagon says the man in

charge of the terrorist group -- he was a person of interest in the 2012 attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi which killed four americans including u.s. ambassador chris stephens. despite rising gas prices drivers are in for a break at the pump. the national average for a gallon of regular gas is at $2.77, it's down from $3.67 a year ago. what a difference. prices are the lowest over the fourth of july holiday weekend in five years. back to the top story. on the heels of several terror attacks, u.s. intelligence agencies warning of attacks here at home during the july 4th holiday.

gentlemen, great to have you here. so this sounds like more than just a general warning because the fbi and department of homeland security say our warning of potential attacks against law enforcement and the military. do you think they have something specific? >> sounds like a general wording to me. we have uncertainty bias. for years, we understood the al qaeda target. we had a 15-round heavyweight battle with them and got some level of understanding about how they operated. this new isis phenomenon this crowd sources where you put out tweets tens of thousands of followers has people in my old job and people at the cia and fbi concerned. you don't have intelligence that can target people in washington and new york. >> they are specifically warning the military and law enforcement? >> they targeted military law enforcement because they are

viewed as legitimate targets other than standard civilians. >> tom, what are your sources telling you? >> this is being a little bit overhyped. the warnings they are getting are the constant you know statements being made by isis to go kill go attack drive people run them over with your car, stab them with your knife, cut their heads off, shoot them. it's a constant drum beat coming out of isis media. there are people all over the world that listen to that on an almost daily basis and somewhere in the world go attack. we saw that last week in three continents. so that's the concern that there's somebody sitting at home listening to that watching that on the internet that will get fired up and go out and do something. this is not an increase in that kind of chatter from isis. certainly, they can't read people's minds. if there is some individual or one or two people out there that

are thinking of doing something over the weekend, it's going to be hard for them to know that if they are not communicating in general or putting up postings they can intercept. >> i'm comfortable thinking you both think it's overhyped. our top terrorism officials are the people doing the hyping. martin dempsey, chair of the joint chiefs issued a warning. defense secretary ash carter homeland security jay johnson talked about it. mike morel, the former director of the cia said this about the threats. listen. >> i wouldn't be surprised if we are sitting here a week from today talking about an attack over the weekend in the united states. that's how serious this is. >> that's how serious it is he says. >> there's a difference between a threat to july 4th and people like me of where you are in the world today. if you look at the counterterrorism after 9/11 we saw al qaeda shift to pakistan,

saudi arabia. >> that's not what he's talking about. >> he needs to take a chill pill. i have been at it longer than he has. i have sat around the threat table. people in america need to have a cold beer and realize, there is a general threat that exists because there are isis followers everywhere. that is different than saying we have people we have identify thad want to take down an airliner. >> tom, does everyone need a cold beer and a chill pill? >> yes. i agree with bill on that. you know the fact is we could be. we could be talking about this by noon today there's been an attack and somebody's died because these people are out there planning it. the fbi has isis cases in every state of the united states. >> why are you telling us then to everybody cool their heads and prevail. you are saying at any minute

something could happen. >> let me put it this way. something could happen today, tomorrow next week next month, the month after that. we can stay in a state of heightened alert and wait and who knows? but, the problem is that what we consider a major attack is really if one person takes a butcher knife out of his kitchen, goes out and stabs somebody and cuts their head off, it's amajor isis attack. that's the fear we have and the fear we are talking about. because isis keeps putting out these messages and people are following the messages that's the concern. what phil and i talked about is that we are not, you know expecting to see anything along the lines of a 9/11 again because that takes international commanding control, communication, financing, training selection of the %-ppeople. there's so many people involved in something like that that were

involved in 9/11 that pretty much the intelligence and law enforcement authorities and our partners feel that we are not going to see that again at that level. but, the one person that or two or three that decide to go do something and just use locally available equipment like a butcher life or firearm they already have or a car they already have that's the concern that those kind of attacks could happen. >> tom, i don't know whether to feel better or worse. i always enjoy talking to you. >> thank you. >> have a great holiday weekend. >> thank you. we are going to look at another aspect of the fourth of july. fireworks. two presidential candidates getting traction and making the crowded race very interesting. why are they getting so much ground? we will discuss that, coming up. steady is exciting. only glucerna has carbsteady

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newly announced jim webb. scott walker setting a date to announce. right now, as it stands there are two candidates that you, perhaps, might think are unlikely surging in the polls. there he is bernie sanders, the vermont socialist who kaucaucuses with the democrats. on the republican side oh so near the top, margaret donald trump. that is despite or perhaps because of some of his comments about immigrants. joining us to talk about this cnn political commentator. let me ask first about bernie sanders. we have two new data points on how well he is doing. he is doing well in iowa the first caucus state. a poll shows him trailing hillary clinton by 19 points. hillary clinton at 52%, sanders

33% in the latest iowa poll. that is a big change from may when he was 45 points down in the race. he's made up ground there. he's got $15 million in the bank. that's not bad. >> not only is it not bad, equated to hillary clinton's $45 million in the bank apples to apples that 15 million is equivalent of 30 million of hillarys because he has such a low overhead. there is an authentic, progressive surge that is happening. by the way, it's not just happening, he had to switch venues no multiple states to get bigger and bigger. people on the left are thirsty for someone is going to speak their language they don't have to go with here is your conditioned, hillary clinton. >> there's a genuine progressive movement that sees him as a champion and truth teller.

the only people happy about that are the people on the right who see it as an opportunity. >> this is real. i mean this is not grass talk. >> as caucus day comes, to win by 19 points is a lot. >> historically a lot. this is the pain of high expectations. i will not be surprised if sanders pulls off iowa or new hampshire. the center of gravity hillary occupies is big. >> bernie has a lot of energy. we will see if it translates to support down the line. >> let's talk donald trump. >> yes. >> this morning, there are a bunch of hispanic activism groups political leaders saying they demand a full throated response to donald trump's comments. the only person who has come out and demands that trump explain

him is george pataki. he said join me stand-up now, denounce trump's comments today. margaret why aren't we hearing from jeb bush and cruz? >> jeb bush is married to a mexican woman? >> why doesn't he stand-up for it? >> why dignify this jerk's comments with a response? this guy is not a serious candidate. if i refute his comments suddenly i'm elevating him more. if i were in jeb's head that's what i think. my view as you know trump is going to flame out. he is here for a skinny minute. nobody likes him more than the media and the left to continue republicans being morons. >> i wish that were true. he's ranking in the polls. it's the hangover with the tea party to people enjoying a populous who says he's a truth teller but acting like a

demagogue. they do the us against them. there's no more us against them than railing against the mexicans. >> why aren't people speaking out more? >> there's a fear of dignifying him and running into a confrontation. there are people in the republican party, i think jeb bush is not one of them. i may want some of those votes one day. >> how long can you be quiet? we are sitting here in the first week of july. what if it is august and we are talking donald trump. we might be at the rate we are going. he's not going to slow down. the republican debate is a week away. can the candidates seed this much real estate on the calendar to donald trump? >> i think it is short lived. i think 120 days before he has to give financial things. it's not like they are saying positive things about trump at all. but, look people should stand-up and say something.

i agree with george pataki. he's got nothing to lose. he's right. more republicans should denounce him. you know -- >> that shouldn't be the only thing to occur nothing left to lose. >> jeb is not trying to win that far right anyway. >> despite the crowded field, the equivalent of two baseball fields by people who want to be president. there are people that could be serious like jim webb getting in on the race. they deserve attention. >> he did get in the race. >> he is a fascinated character. a decorated war veteran. he is a great writer. announcing the day before a holiday weekend does not speak of a highly well oiled machine. >> why did he do that? >> this is somebody who is going to try to put his chips on authenticity. now, there is a chance that could resinate into a time when that is the opposite of what most candidates do.

this is a fascinating character that could be an x-factor. >> scott walker july 13th is when he will enter the race like so many others who waited after they were running for some months. what does he bring and has his brand been tarnished over the last few weeks? six weeks ago, he was flying high. now people are saying hold on. >> his numbers were higher. he was flying high before he announced. if he's going to announce in two weeks, he has lost peak fund raising days when he was leading the pack early before he could capitalize on the high percentage points. look i think his brand is tarnished. there are people who are deeply disappointed by his response to this marriage decision. >> he's calling for a constitutional amendment. >> he is making a play for iowa.

he is going narrow. he wants to win iowa. it's a strategy not a general election strategy but good luck to him. we will see how he is able to capitalize in two weeks. >> this is about to turn into a musical segment. >> we need more of that in politics. >> the point has been made he is not acting like a lame duck president. he's just had his best month. >> yeah. it's great to see president's throw off that lame duck thing. historically it's been the case. this is a president that's been liberated by not having to run again. you have seen an authenticity a candidate having fun and being bold and making progress. >> enjoy it while it lasts. the iran deal was about to unravel. a lot of things are going to happen. enjoy your high moments, but it's not all high. there are a lot of thing that is are going to happen in the back part of this presidency he hopes

goes toward his legacy and they aren't going to pan out. >> you said high moments. can you play the soundbyte of the president singing? we have a new song in the repertoire here. davey crockette. >> i love that. ♪ amazing grace ♪ ♪ how sweet the sound ♪ ♪ i'm so in love with you ♪ ♪ come on baby -- >> the one we clipped is the most recent one singing davey crockette, king of the wild frontier and singing it well i guess. >> people said he doesn't understand the american cultural experience. that's the heart of the 1950s and '60s.

so much for the critics. he's got pipes, man. he's having fun singing. rocking that al greene. this is a president -- >> i love it. i think it's fun. i remember when we put together this on george w. bush saying oh wait he never did that. >> he's a terrible singer. >> i think theagelation at the end might be overstated. >> he can sing. it's a pop culture moment. >> i give you that. >> we have his painting. >> all right. >> it's pretty good. they are pretty good. did you see the one of the dalai lama? >> you have to take this home with you. >> thanks. >> have a great weekend. >> you, too. >> i'm trying to get a sense of al greene via george w. bush. that would be an interesting -- i don't know. >> match up? >> definitely a match up. did prison officials miss a

chance to stop two prisoners from escaping? matt told his daughter he would see her, quote, on the outside. we are going to dig deeper. power kale chicken caesar salad is rivaled only, by the goodness felt while eating one. panera. food as it should be.

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so did richard matt reveal his plans to break out of prison before he emerged from a manhole in up state new york? the buffalo news reports matt sent a letter to his daughter before he broke out, see you on the outside. did prison officials miss another opportunity to uncover this prison break? jeff dumas is with us. he worked at clinton correctional facility. let me read part of the letter. this is to his daughter i always promised you i would see you on the outside. he went on to say, i'm a man of my word. what was the process at clinton correctional? were the letters read or screened? should someone have seen this? >> no, with 3,000 inmates at

that facility alone, not all letters are read. there's a bit of privacy. he could have mailed it to her easily. if she got it and thought there was a legitimate escape attempt or he alluded to it if she would have brought it to the authorities, it would have went to the inspector general's office and they would have conducted a deeper investigation into his mail his phone calls, that kind of thing. >> she didn't get it until he already broke out. at that point, she did alert authorities, but it was too late. you didn't screen everyone's letters. what prisoners would have their letter's screened? >> we are going to go with the high risk inmates, the one that is are high level gang members, escaped in the past from our facilities. the one that is like to traffic

drugs or have been caught in the past. those are going to be screened to a point. again, with the amount of mail coming in there's no way to screen each and every single one. you can't read you cannot possibly read all that material. they will be opened up make sure there's no contraband no drugs, no razor blades. to read every word is impossible. >> it's interesting. he's a vicious killer on the outside. a dismemberer on the outside. on the inside he made it to the honor block. what you are saying is perhaps his behavior is exemplary and gave him the right to write things that may be suspicious to friends and family on the outside. >> correct. you have to understand yeah he is a killer he did dismember a body but we have 3,000 of the same type of individuals there. you know what i mean?

he doesn't stand out because of his crime. we have other individuals that killed ten, 15 people. we have individuals that have dismembered a body and carried around a head in a bowling ball bag for a week. you can't weigh that. he did have good behavior more than six months and he was allowed on the honor block. again, what he writes to family or friends, if it is found by them before the attempt, that would have been great. but, the timing wasn't good for us. >> let's talk about the changes taking place at clinton correctional. some of the new security regulations. weekly cell wall inspections. bed checks at random intervals. tool boxes will be kept in restricted areas. the list goes on. they sound like nice measures. they sound like measure that is should have been in place already. >> especially the tool boxes.

they should have never been in there. if a contractor is going to use a tool use it during the day and take it outside the prison wall. there's no excuse to have it inside. again, that's an administrative decision. on most of the changes, you don't see changes with the liberties of the inmates. new york state came out on wednesday and stated the honor blocks are not eliminated they are just suspended. they have already started to change their verbatim as far as what they are going to do against the liberties that the inmates have. that's very crucial to security. when you give these inmates that much time out of their cells and the environment, it's not good for security. >> what do you think the atmosphere is like for the workers still up there now? i was speaking to a reporter saying there's an atmosphere of fear people taking early retirements.

ift it's not the place you want to be around right now. >> new york state is going to be on a revenge tour. they are going to look for anything to rep remand or discipline any officer in there because they are the lowest rank available to discipline. they aren't going to discipline anybody who made the policies like honor blocks civilian clothing like contact visits so that contraband can be passed. the people who made the decisions are going to be investigated or disciplined. it will be the lower level. most employees feel like they are a number getting ready to be picked on. >> thank you for being with us. alisyn? >> let's talk sports my favorite. an upset at wimbledon. roger nadal is out. the replay in our bleacher report. >> we are going to talk weather. is it going to impact your

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nationwide ahead of the holiday weekend amid concerns of isis inspired terrorist attacks. department of homeland security and fbi alerting authorities to be vigilant this fourth of july. terrorists are using social media to recruit people. evacuation orders remain in place after a train derailed and burst into flames. 5,000 residents unable to return home until e.p.a. determines it is safe. at least 75 people treated for possible chemical exposure. the key sticking point in nuclear talks. iran is rejecting rule that is the west is demanding saying the u.n. standard is enough. they are threatening to ramp up bomb enrichment. they hope to reach an agreement by the new self-imposed deadline next tuesday. the sister of the confessed

gunman in the charleston church massacre is getting backlash. she was supposed to get married four days after her brother shot them. she is taken the page down after receiving harsh feedback. >> that was an insensitive move tone deaf move. she was saying my dream day was ruined, please help me. our dream honeymoon had to be postponed. well nine people's lives were ended. how will the weather cooperate for your fourth of july celebrations? let's get to metologist chad myers. how is it looking? >> that depends on where you are. thousands of lightning strikes overnight. part of a frontal system that

will sneak up to d.c. for tomorrow. here is the chance for severe weather from oklahoma through memphis and into atlanta. tomorrow is the big day, obviously, and rain in parts of new york pennsylvania the gulf cost and showers in many spots especially at the time we don't want them. we have to watch out for it. if you are outside tomorrow, the bigger story is where is the lightning? there will be a lot of it. don't be too far from your car. now, the west is a completely different story. the heat is on out here. the only place to be around l.a. is closest to the water you can get. by the time you get to the inland empire 112 degrees out there. closer to the water, the better in the west. >> you hope the marine layer doesn't get in the way, you can't see the fireworks. nascar fans across the country asking them not to display the confederate flag.

we are more. >> good friday to everyone. how are you? nascar they haven't used the confederate flag in official capacity for ten plus years, really but the fans have been able to fly it on the infield if they chose to do so. in addition to asking them not to display it they said in part, we are committed to provideing a welcoming atmosphere. this is an opportunity for nascar nation to demonstrate respect and acceptance for all who attend events sharing the tremendous experience of nascar racing. at sunday's nascar race the coke zero 400, fans can bring in any flag including the confederate flag and trade it in for an american flag. in tennis, an upset at wimbledon. brown beat out nadal. brown was raised in germany and

europe. he traveled around in a camper van. a cool story cool hair. the coolest twitter handle. you can follow him. dwyane wade if you missed it decided to stay home in miami. a one year $20 million year. that squashed rumors he was going to join lebron james in cleveland. he's spent his entire 12-year career with the heat. let's talk soccer. the u.s. women's national team they have their final practice today at 2:00 p.m. eastern before they face japan in the final on sunday. it was announced vice president, joe biden and jill will be there to cheer on the u.s. they are heading there for a u.s. delegation. much to the chagrin of john bergman, i will be there to cheer on the u.s.

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a little hope for the miss usa contestants. the pageant has been picked up by the reelz channel. co-hosts and judges dropped out. is this a band aid or is the future of the pageant at stake? joining me now is a former miss usa contestant. what a pleasure to see you.

>> thank you so much. it's an honor to be here today. >> i know this is something that has gotten you fired up. i'm going to read your instagram post in a second. the big news is the pageant has a new home on the reelz channel. let me read to you what the statement is from the ceo. the decision on part of reelz to acquire the rights was based on the belief this special event is an integral part of american tradition. he was on the air talking about the fact he does not agree with what donald trump said. do you think it was the right move to move it to a new broadcast home? >> during this controversy, i must say, my heart did go out with the contestants that are now in louisiana competing for the title of miss usa. these girls have worked hard to earn their titles. they are telecast for just an hour or two, but what they do leading up to that moment is up credible. they do charity work and

volunteer work and stand-up for social causes. they were stuck in the middle of all of this controversy due to one individual's view. i'm glad that they will have that platform to continue the miss usa tradition. >> you are very passionate in the post you posted on instagram. i want to read a little of that. you said when you belittled the people of the country for the sake of a vote or applause, you acted in an unjustly manner. further, you will negate girls and you are robbing them. if i am a rapist by the fact of being mexican, what do these actions speak of you? are you expecting to get a reaction from mr. trump? >> you know not necessarily. the reason why i wrote that and i posted it was not to get a reaction. i think this is something that is bigger than me. i think this is something that i wanted to do to address discrimination and to address the dangerous rhetoric that

donald trump is utilizing. he is running for presidential candidacy. i think it's extremely dangerous to generalize a population and attribute such hateful comments to them. i think it is important, yes, to address international relations and your policies on immigration. that has been done for years. however, people are not going to subscribe to discrimination and hateful comments especially not at the expense of a population of a nation of a culture. >> if you -- let's play with time for a bit. say you were representing colorado right now instead of in 2012 would you -- how would you feel then if donald trump had made these comments? would you speak up? would you participate? >> right. i think it's easy to say that i would act in a certain way or not appear or decide not to

compete in miss usa but, the more i think of it the more important i know it is to voice my opinion. i have always felt this way. i have always felt that it is very dangerous to use hateful comments and proliferate racial comments. i would stand-up and say what i am today. it is important to do so in an educated manner. i don't know why it would be difficult to encourage this kind of public conversation. i would definitely -- >> let me ask you about the future of the pageant. it may have a new broadcast tone. the judges the co-hosts some of the performers backed out. what do you think is pageant is going to look like this year? >> you know, i think this is a critical time to re-evaluate the association that the miss universe association has with donald trump. i think the miss universe

organization aligns itself with diversity and celebrate women from different cultures and backgrounds. i think the values are not in accordance with one another, what donald trump represents and miss universe represents. i think the spirit of the pageant will continue. there's a long standing tradition, i hope it does despite all the controversy. i think that is it is a critical time to re-evaluate where the pageant is headed. i hope to see the tradition continue. >> it will be interesting for all those watching it with a keen eye. thank you so much for joining us and we appreciate your comments here on "new day." what is your take? get in on the conversation. tweet us #newday or facebook.com/newday. certainly a lot to get to on this friday. let's get to it. >> fears of a terrorist attack this holiday weekend.

>> we are concerned because there's a group of sympathizers in this country. >> the lone wolves aren't very lonely. >> people arrested eight people at a beach report in sousa. the uk will observe a moment of silence. buffalo news is reporting richard matt sent a letter to his daughter before the breakout. >> i always promised you i would see you on the outside. >> i started shouting shark! shark! everyone out of the water! at the same time i'm punching the shark. >> the park rangers are not going to close them for the holiday weekend. announcer: this is "new day" with chris cuomo, alisyn camerota and michaela pereira. >> beautiful. >> good morning. welcome back to your "new day." chris is off. we call this one john friday berman. he joins us today. security boosted amid word of isis inspired terrorist threats.

the department of homeland security and the fbi are alerting authorities coast-to-coast to be on high alert. >> officials call the concern higher as terrorists -- a false alarm called into washington navy yard. let's get to boris sanchez live at penn station with the latest. boris? >> reporter: good morning, alisyn. tens of millions of americans set to hit the road. law enforcement is giving scrutiny to penn station. they are looking to make sure everyone has a safe and secure fourth of july. >> they are reaching out on social media telling people it's a holiday, we ought to kill people. >> reporter: police and fbi on heightened alert as 42 million people will travel this holiday weekend. according to aaa, the most in eight years. this amid social media chatter

by isis supporters and calls by the terror group to strike in the west. >> i don't think they are capable of a large scare attack. certainly an attack which could kill maim or wound hundreds of people. >> reporter: police departments in los angeles, philadelphia, boston and atlanta, tightening up security measures. >> constantly seeking to be creative proactive. the name of the game is to prevent it. >> at the washington mall they are preparing. taking security measures. the city swept for explosives even out of sea where hundreds of boaters will be watching the fireworks. snipers strategically placed spotters inside the crowds and 100 mobile cameras will capture activities on land and in the air. >> there's no credible event. our operating premise is that we are the target in new york city