norad had also scrambled some takers. so there were tankers out over the atlantic as well. so those guys came in and they were called the coin's feared when they came over dca, the northeast air defense sector, which then is part of norad, but it is the regional control, they call the potomac and say we've got the quints airborne. we need to talk to the guys you have over d.c. we began working with the quints . they had air refueling capability over the atlantic. that is what allowed us to stay airborne for four hours. we put the quints on a high cap to see if there was anybody. the higher you are, the further out you can see with your radar. so they had the high look and they were specifically looking out over the atlantic. and then we had basically a next cap, where i had the northeast .eg sass had the northwest leg. raisin had the southwest leg. i gore had the southeast leg. andwe were clearing basically pushing down all the unknown aircraft and keeping them away from d.c. steve: when you got back on the ground, did you have a chance to look at the news? where you give r

norad had started their response. folks down at langley took off, but they were vectored over the atlantic ocean. because there might be more flights coming in over the atlantic. on they were over the atlantic, examine they were high, over 8,000 feet. then there were tankers over the ocean well. when the quints came over d.c., they called potomac and said, hey, we got the quints airborne, we need to talk to the guys you have over d.c. so we began working with the quints and then they had air and fuel control over the atlantic, so that's how we were able to stay there four hours. the higher up you are, the more you can see with your radar. so they were basically looking over the atlantic and i had what's called an xcap where i had the east leg, sapphire had-- saf had the west leg and two more had the north and south leg. so we were pulling down the other aircraft and keeping down at d.c. >> were you being graded by your by their superiors when he got back on the ground? >> i landed, went to the bathroom, sent an e-mail

so as a result, our chain of command didn't go up to norad, didn't go up through the first air force. so when the first aircraft hit the trade centers and it was clear to norad and first air force that they needed to defend america's skies, they had no message to be able to reach down or even be able to know that the d.c. national guard was there in d.c. and was available. there was no clear authority to be able to reach down to us. so just as they couldn't reach down to us, we had no way to be able to reach up into them to get authorization to go fly. so there was a lot of confusion. as a young wing man, really kind of the most that i could do was stand there and be ready to be tasked as i watched my leadership in a very creative and ad hoc way to reach up to authority to be able to launch. >> how did you personally prepare prior to 9/11? >> i didn't. you know, because that was not one of our doctrinal tactics, there was no way to learn to go to war. my job was to set alerts. there were no rules of engagement. i hadn't even thought about, you know, what that kind of mission might be

"norad"... and "fema." the event-- in colorado springs-- brings together members of the private sector with federal agencies to they have-- and can-- "parenter up" to respond to a disaster. in flint, more than 260 organizations and groups are part of the flint recovery group. the red cross director, there, says-- people are still using bottled water for drinking, cooking... even bathing. it's all due to high levels of lead found in the water. he says-- unlike a response to something like a "tornado"-- there's no end in sight for this recovery. the partnership between public and private organizations in michigan had to happen quickly-- in the water crisis. it's a lesson that he says other states-- including colorado-- canar this comes as the city of flint is replacing service this is the second phase of a project to switch out water lines around the city. the expert we spoke to says-- long-term-- flint is planning partnerships that could last for decades. that's because the effects from lead contmination cou

we were starting a norad exercise. we have a couple of those a year. also because of the exercise we had the fighters on alert with a little extra gas. with some more weapons on board than they normally would. >> the morning of the 11th i received a call from an individual i assumed was the exercise coordinators asking of a notification of a hijacking situation approaching from the northeast. >> okay. my name is betty ong. number 3 on flight 11. >> okay. >> and the cockpit is not answering their phone. >> i our number 1 got stabbed. our purser is stabbed. nobody knows who stabbed who and we can't even get up to business class right now because nobody can breathe. >> you're a great job. >> we have some planes just stay quiet and you'll be okay. we are returning to the airport. >> what is going on end? >> we contacted air traffic control. >> okay. >> he turned his trance ponder off so we don't have a definitive altitude for him but they seem to think he is descending. >> a note was handed to me just as we were coming out of the video teleconference. bost

i was also at united states northern command and -- norad during the standup of north comm immediately after 9/11. so i look at the prism of homeland defense and where does it work through those different entities. the first experience i had personally with regard to support to civil authorities and insurrection act came at a young age is during the yale riots so, of course, i'm old but i'm not that old. but my dad was old enough, my dad was a career guardsman, he was a captain of a company in new haven, connecticut. he was responsible for going out and being in charge of one of the companies that responded to the riots in new haven, connecticut. what i remember of that event was that when i woke up the next morning there was a cool jeep sitting in my front yard that i was able to climb through. so all of you that are out there for admin law and ethics, don't tell me about the home to work stuff, i got it, i was just too young to explain what it was to my father. my mother would tell you she was incredibly worried. that one, my dad brought home his side arm and she didn't like guns in

i was also at united states northern command and -- norad during the standup of north comm immediately after 9/11. so i look at the prism of homeland defense and where does it work through those different entities. the first experience i had personally with regard to support to civil authorities and insurrection act came at a young age is during the yale riots so, of course, i'm old but i'm not that old. but my dad was old enough, my dad was a career guardsman, he was a captain of a company in new haven, connecticut. he was responsible for going out and being in charge of one of the companies that responded to the riots in new haven, connecticut. what i remember of that event was that when i woke up the next morning there was a cool jeep sitting in my front yard that i was able to climb through. so all of you that are out there for add minute law and ethics, don't tell me about the home to work stuff, i got it, i was just too young to explain what it was to my father. my mother would tell you she was incredibly worried. that one, my dad brought home his side arm and she didn't like gun

peterson is home to the united states northern command and the north american airspace command or norad. norad north com is responsible for protecting us from the threats we face in today's complex global security i'm -- environment. and when we reflect on what happened in new jersey, and new york and minnesota we know efforts to protect our homeland or important. in a letter to the president several colleagues and i expressed concerns about the rapid advancement of north korea's nuclear and ballistic program. that is a direct threat to the u.s. homeland and that's what our bases in colorado are responsible for. while we in congress urge the president to take actions to counter the north korean threat, the american people rely on the hardworking men and women at norad north come to protect us from this regime. down the road from peterson air force base is shriever air force base. it provides command and control for over 170 department of defense warning, navigational and communication satellites. the global positions satellite or g.p.s. is operated by the second space operation squadron