martha: so capital -- catherine herridge joins us live from washington. confirmed, these are the words we're trying to read into this morning. >> reporter: martha, specific in this case means that the detail relates to new york city, washington, d.c., and a possible plot using a car bomb specifically targeting bridges and tunnels. credible based on my reporting means that the source of this information is a known source that has a track record with the sus intelligence community, therefore they have some way to assess how reliable it is. in terms of saying it's unconfirmed, what that means is federal law force minute, as well as the u.s. intelligence community, are working right now to find other datapoints that either conform this threat or undercut it. okay? so that's the picture, specific, credible, but unconfirmed. and this is one of the reasons in new york city and also here in washington, d.c., we're seeing these changes or tweaks to the security picture as well with bridges and tums. martha: indeed we have. there's also this information about three

jon: catherine herridge reporting live for us from washington. thank you. >> reporter: you're welcome. jon: for more on this peter brooks is a former cia officer and a senior fellow at the heritage foundation. peter, one thing i want to get on the table right off the bat, there might be viewers who say, why are you guys telling these plotters everything that we know about this thing. is there any kind of a danger in that? >> well there might be, because they might take evasive actions. in the same sense, jon, you want john q public out there to be vigilant. we don't want to be alarmists about this threat but we also have to be vigilant. somebody might see something. you know, somebody might be a purveyor of fertilizer for instance and somebody comes in he doesn't know and buys a lot of fertilizer that could be used as a car bomb or buys other kinds of explosives. and they could report it to the authority. i think in that sense, it's very important. jon: the man who catherine herridge was referring to who apparently tried to bomb times square in t

catherine herridge is live with more on that from washington. catherine?> reporter: thank you, on jon. according to new report done by the george washington university here in washington, d.c. and first of its kind to interview intelligence chiefs in 56 major american cities, they say homegrown terrorism and attacks directed by foreign groups overseas using american citizens are perceived as a real threat by u.s. law enforcement. the homeland security secretary describes this new generation of digital jihadist who is radicalized without ever leaving the u.s.. >> increasingly savvy use of the internet, mainstream and social media and information technology by these groups as adds an additional layer of complexity to an already complex threat picture. >> reporter: after 9/11 the u.s. intelligence community believed there really needed to be this person-to-person contact, kind of the mentoring thing for someone to cross the threshold to violence but after fort hood in 2009 and this e-mail relationship between the accused shooter, major nidal hasan and the ame

we begin our report with catherine herridge. january 5th, 2000. malaysia. in a condo overlooking a beautifully designed golf course usama bin laden operatives including these future hijackers gathered for a meeting. the purpose? discuss details of the upcoming plots of to bomb the "u.s.s. cole" in the golf of aden. it was a terror summit. since the 1998 palming withs of the u.s. embassies in kenya and tanzania. phone calls made from a specific house in yemen. it was some 60 miles outside the capital. the house was usama bin laden's operations center. the call came in and the two saudis who would hijack american airlines flight 77 that would slam into the pentagon headed for the country club. photos were taken at the summit which remain classified to this kay. -- day. >> i remember the pictures as clear as this day. >> assigned to work with the cia's usama bin laden unit known as alex station. >> that meeting was surveilled because there had been a communication from alec station station -- station. these people were coming in. take their photographs. see wh

jon: catherine herridge in washington. thank you. jenna: emergency room doctors are reporting an alarming trend now. a growing number of children poisoned by powerful drugs like painkillers, and sedatives and sleep aids. kids are getting into medicine cabinets and getting their hands on pills meant for adults and this has increased over the years, instead of going down. dr. marty ma carry is a physician and professor at john hop since. doctor, what do you think the reason is. >> reporter: we live in a overtreated over medicated society. let's face it americans take too many pills because many of them are lifestyle pills. now with all of these pills laying around the home kids are getting into them more often. this study in the journal of pediatrics interestingly showed that one of the casualties of this over medicated society we live in is that kids are getting into number one sedatives, number two pain medicines and 0 number three heart medicines. they've looked at now half a million people over the course of a decade that have come

catherine herridge is live from idaho. >> reporter: we'll begin a series of high-level briefings withl security officials. the malware lab has been set up to identify these software devices and prevent them from infiltrating the networks. this is some of the most gorgeous scenery across the united states when you enter here you see the sphaifnsive farmed. mountains, it's a place many people know for fly fishing and outdoor recreation. but it's also home to the idaho national lab. it's the premiere center for the department of energy's research. but we are also here we have two sites that are not marked for security reasons that are the home to homeland security. let's listen. >> you are not going to eliminate cyber threats. what you can do is manage the risk and reduce the risk. >> we need to have a sense of urgency about this. >> reporter: in the last two years according to the latest data we have seen a spike, 40% on government net works alone. martha: catherine, thank you so much. bill: a christian pastor out of iran refusing to reject his christian faith now facing the death penal

national correspondent catherine herridge is in our d.c. bureau with more information on what happened. catherine. >> reporter: a u.s. official confirms to fox an afghan who worked for the u.s. government was behind the shooting that killed one american and injured another in a building used by the cia. what we know is that at 8:00 local time last evening the afquan who was -- afgoon who was not authorized to carry a weapon opened fire on his colleagues. what's not clear is the motive and how he managed to get the dunn into -- the gun into the secured area, the haqqani network, the network behind this assault on the 24-hour seige and headquarters in kabul is high on the list of suspects. the incident which left 20 afghans dead but no u.s. personnel has plunged the relations to new lows. the chairman of the joint chiefs applicably accusing pakistan's intelligence service of complicit. >> the haqqani network for one acts as a veritable arm of pakistan's internal services intelligence agency, with isi support, haqqani operatives planned and con

national correspondent catherine herridge is live in washington. what's the theory on this spike in homegrown cases? >> reporter: thank you, alisyn and good morning. according to the new report and first-of-its-kind to interview the intelligence chiefs in the 56 largest american cities rather, homegrown and foreign directed jihadi terrorism and self-radicalization are perceived as real threat by u.s. law enforcement. a short time ago the homeland security secretary, janet napolitano described the new generation of digital jihadists who are radicalized without leaving the u.s.. >> increasing savvy use of the internet, mainstream and social media and information technology by these groups adds an additional layer of complexity to an already complex threat picture. >> reporter: after 9/11 the u.s. intelligence community believed there really needed to be this person-to-person contact kind of mentoring thing for an individual to cross a threshold to violence but after fort hood in 2009 where we had the e-mail relationship where the accused shooter, maj

catherine herridge is live in washington. reporter to obtain this 5-page bulletin. what does it suggest? >> reporter: it lays out the basic of the threat information and the potential plot. a national security source confirmed the fbi and national security community. there is word there is a smaller sub set within that group that may include legal permanent residents or citizens. the attacks would be intended to cause panic and disarray among first responders. they are of economic, political or symbolic significance to inflict mass casualties with the objective of causing economic and psychological damage. >> we are taking this threat seriously. federal, state and local authorities are taking all steps to address it. and of course making it public as was done yesterday is intended to enlist the millions and millions of new yorkers and americans to be the eyes and ears of vigilence. >> reporter: an important detail that we confirmed the last hour is u.s. officials believe the threat information may be linked to ayman al-zawahi

correspondent catherine herridge joins me live from washington.earing barely started but there is news out of it, right? >> reporter: right out of the gate. the senate intelligence welcomed retired general david petraeus to the hearing. the hearing is wrapping up the first hour. we're used to seeing the general in his four-star uniform but today he wore civilian clothes. the senator, die nan feinstein, told him, since 9/11, half of al qaeda's's leadership has been decimated. >> consider the top aqi leaders captured. osama bin laden. al qaeda's new number two. top aq operative. moritani. kashmiri, one. al qaeda's most dangerous commanders reportedly killed. number three al qaeda leader, sheikh al-masri. also killed. >> reporter: that is quite quite a laundry list of al qaeda operatives. what we heard from the cia director that the losses created a window of vulnerability but more important to keep up the pressure because we're seeing al qaeda take root in the safe havens of yemen and also somalia, martha. martha: areas to be watch and be concerned

our national security correspondent catherine herridge live with more from washington. >> reporter: thank cia director as well as the nation's top intelligence official the dn you i are in the third hour before a rare special of the house and senate intelligence committees. one of the striking images this morning was the retired general in his civilian clothes warning al-qaida is weak having lost half of its leadership but has metastasized with others that are gaining strength. he says this is not the time to ease the pressure. >> as a bottom line up front the cia assesses that ten years after the 9/11 attacks the united states continues to face a serious threat from al-qaida and its world-wide network of affiliates and sympathizers. of significant though heavy losses to al-qaida senior leadership appeared to have created an important window of vulnerability. >> reporter: this morning there is a second hearing with the top domestic and intelligence security officials. the f.b.i. director confirmed that hundreds of people have been interviewed about that 9/11 threatened significantly the i

jenna: and we have this breaking news alert to bring you from our very own catherine herridge who hast the head of al-qaeda operations decide of pakistan -- inside of pakistan was killed this week. again, chief of operations for al-qaeda inside of pakistan, apparently, killed by a drone strike. catherine was able to speak with the u.s. official and confirm this report that was out earlier this morning. of course, this is very key as we've seen the fighting on the border between pakistan and afghanistan intensify, and also to know that there are, well, as we heard from our very own dominic di-natale this week, we've been talking about the attacks happening inside the capital of afghanistan in this kabul and wondering if there's a connection to groups in pakistan. there was a question of whether or not it was al-qaeda or the haqqani network or something else. again, we hear this week another blow at the core of al-qaeda in pakistan, the chief of the operations there killed. catherine will have more reporting on this throughout the day here on fox news. jon: well -- [laughter] jenna: wha

catherine herridge has the story live. >> reporter: right now we are waiting on a briefing at the state department. this potential showdown at the united nations next week has been brewing for months. the palestinian president mahmoud abbas as said he will go to the u.n. security security council and he will push for a palestinian state. the administration's position is they support statehood for the palestinians but through negotiations with the israelis and not through the united nations. >> they cannot achieve statehood through a declaration of the united nations. it is distracted and counter productive. >> reporter: reporters were told earlier this week that they are committed to state work and recognition by the united nations. asked specifically about the rights of minorities in a future palestinian state they implied it would be free of jews. after skwraoerpbs much the last 44 years of military occupation and conflict and friction i think it would be in the best interest of the two people to be separated. the head of the hess republican committee said the administration's policy

catherine herridge is in washington taking a look at this. >> reporter: i i think it's worth remembering in new york and in washington 9/11 everyone was waiting for the next shoe to drop. >> frankly on 9/11 i wasn't sure we were going to go another week without a major attack. to put things in perspective at the time, there was a real uncertainty about the dimensions of the plot on that very day. for example, people don't remember that there was one other airliner which for a period of time appeared to be hijacked. >> reporter: there were three layers or circles to the conspiracy. there was the al-qaida core leadership including osama bin laden. the 19 hijackers who carried out the attack and he found a support network that tp facilitated the hijackers and at that time they felt they had no direct knowledge of the plot, jenna. jenna: you almost want to knock on wood when you talk about it. why haven't we been hit again to the same magnitude that we saw on 9/11. >> reporter: for the most part current and former intelligence officials say it's been a combination of strong law enforcement.