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pierre thomas joins us. pierre, what's happening tonight? what do you anticipate tomorrow from local police and federal law enforcement. >> terry, the potential threat is being treated extremely seriously and a bit ago the fbi and homeland security sent out a bulletin warning 18,000 police agencies about their concerns. the bulletin lays out the basic details of the potential plot mainly that the threat is focused on new york city and washington, d.c. it warns the police that during the bin laden raid indicated he was obsessed with trying to launch an attack on the u.s. homeland on or around the 10th anniversary of 9/11. they want police everywhere, paying attention to any leads that might be related. so tonight, the fbi and the entire intelligence community are trying to identifyotential suspects who might be involved and then they'll try to figure out if this is a real viable plot or not. terry, tomorrow, not just in new york, but also here in d.c. and many other major cities, commuters can expect to see a massive show of force from police
pierre thomas joins us. pierre, what's happening tonight? what do you anticipate tomorrow from local police and federal law enforcement. >> terry, the potential threat is being treated extremely seriously and a bit ago the fbi and homeland security sent out a bulletin warning 18,000 police agencies about their concerns. the bulletin lays out the basic details of the potential plot mainly that the threat is focused on new york city and washington, d.c. it warns the police that during the...
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. >>> now let's bring in our justice correspondent pierre thomas for more on this new state of alert. and pierre, you've been reporting this out with top national security officials and broke the news that they've begun a whirlwind of new actions to prevent that attack that osama bin laden wanted so badly. >> reporter: that's right, george. the next few days are going to be nerve wracking for u.s. law enforcement, as we close in on the most tragic of anniversaries. abc news has learned that the fbi, hundreds of agents in every office across the nation, have been told to review all active cases and to reach out to there will be stepped up survey lens of suspects, as well. at airports, the tsa says there will be a show of force with armed units called viper teams patrolling in record numbers. and there will be more patrols near bus stops and subways, too. amtrak announced there will be more armed patrols at train stations, as well and more screening of bags and passengers, george. >> everyone is out in force. but is there any specific threat they've identified? >> reporter: no specific
. >>> now let's bring in our justice correspondent pierre thomas for more on this new state of alert. and pierre, you've been reporting this out with top national security officials and broke the news that they've begun a whirlwind of new actions to prevent that attack that osama bin laden wanted so badly. >> reporter: that's right, george. the next few days are going to be nerve wracking for u.s. law enforcement, as we close in on the most tragic of anniversaries. abc news has...
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abc's pierre thomas reports from washington on the late-breaking details. >> reporter: these huge remote-control model planes seen here in a company sales video, are roughly half the length of a compact car. they make for sophisticated hobbies. but the fbi says they were part of a plan, to pack them with powerful c-4 plastic explosives and slam them into the pentagon and the u.s. capitol, to cause massive damage. >> c-4 is obviously a high explosive, in other words, it can cause a tremendous amount of damage. >> reporter: the suspect is identified as an american citizen, rezwan ferdaus, a 26-year-old physics graduate from northeastern university, who the fbi claims had a desire to use his electronic skills to help al qaeda kill americans. sources tell abc news, ferdaus became radicalized on the internet. an fbi affidavit claims in 2010, ferdaus met with an informant and told him of a desire to wage jihad against the u.s. the fbi says undercover agents posing as al qaeda recruiters to meet ferdaus. soon, ferdaus, prosecutors say, was converting mobile phones into detonators for bombs that would b
abc's pierre thomas reports from washington on the late-breaking details. >> reporter: these huge remote-control model planes seen here in a company sales video, are roughly half the length of a compact car. they make for sophisticated hobbies. but the fbi says they were part of a plan, to pack them with powerful c-4 plastic explosives and slam them into the pentagon and the u.s. capitol, to cause massive damage. >> c-4 is obviously a high explosive, in other words, it can cause a...
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abc's chief investigative correspondent brian ross and senior justice correspondent pierre thomas all over the story. brian, information that just came i i the last several hours tracking three individuals that entered the united states? >> reporter: that's right. intelligence information is three individuals, perhaps two with u.s. papers, passports or visas of some sort, came to the u.s. in mid-august. we believe they transitted through dubai. members of congress told that the fbi has the names of the individuals but not there whereabouts. they are now searching nationwide for these individuals. >> and they wanted to launch a truck bomb attack on washington or new york and some trucks are missing. >> reporter: some trucks are missing. they discounted a report of two trucks stolen in kansas city but they are searching nationwide now for reports of trucks that might have been rented and are overdue or have been stolen. they're looking everywhere, high and low. this is considered very serious. >> and so much of the concern coming into the anniversary had been over a lone wolf attack, st
abc's chief investigative correspondent brian ross and senior justice correspondent pierre thomas all over the story. brian, information that just came i i the last several hours tracking three individuals that entered the united states? >> reporter: that's right. intelligence information is three individuals, perhaps two with u.s. papers, passports or visas of some sort, came to the u.s. in mid-august. we believe they transitted through dubai. members of congress told that the fbi has...
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let's get more on that from pierre thomas. as brian mentioned, pierre, a bulletin will go out tonight. >> yes, i just spoke with senior fbi officials and they are working on that bulletin. they want to get the basic information out about this particular potential plot. they want to get out the information about the vehicle bomb that would target washington or new york city. and they a a also running down all leads, anything about trucks, anything about individuals who may have been acting suspiciously. the fbi is pulsing the system, trying to get information from sources, everything is being looked at tonight, george. >> "20/20" anchor chris cuomo is here with me, as well. what do the local police, local official boss with this informatioioonce the alert comes >> here's the interesting information. this is developing. and as of now, local authorities, state authorities, don't have word about this. so, there is no bulletin yet. here's the g gd news. surrounding the niversary, security in the area has been highly coordinated betw
let's get more on that from pierre thomas. as brian mentioned, pierre, a bulletin will go out tonight. >> yes, i just spoke with senior fbi officials and they are working on that bulletin. they want to get the basic information out about this particular potential plot. they want to get out the information about the vehicle bomb that would target washington or new york city. and they a a also running down all leads, anything about trucks, anything about individuals who may have been acting...
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with more on this here is abc's pierre thomas. >> reporter: these huge remote control model planes seen the length of a compact car. they make for sophisticated hobbies. the fbi says they were part of a plan to pack them with c-4 plastic explosives and slam them into the pentagon and u.s. capitol to cause massive damage. >> c-4 is obviously a high explosive. in other words, it can cause a tremendous amount of damage. >> reporter: the suspect identified as an american citizen, rezwan ferdaus, a 26-year-old physics graduate from northeastern university, who the fbi claims had a desire to use his electronic skills to help al qaeda kill americans. sources tell abc news, ferdaus became radicalized on the internet. an fbi affidavit claims in 2010, ferdaus met with an informant and told him of a desire to wage jihad against the u.s. the fbi sent undercover agents posing as al qaeda recruiters to meet ferdaus. soon, if ferdaus, prosecutors say, was converting mobile phones into detonators for bombs used to kill u.s. soldiers overseas. at one point, ferdaus was informed that his detonators had b
with more on this here is abc's pierre thomas. >> reporter: these huge remote control model planes seen the length of a compact car. they make for sophisticated hobbies. the fbi says they were part of a plan to pack them with c-4 plastic explosives and slam them into the pentagon and u.s. capitol to cause massive damage. >> c-4 is obviously a high explosive. in other words, it can cause a tremendous amount of damage. >> reporter: the suspect identified as an american citizen,...
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more from abc's pierre thomas. >> reporter: these huge remote controlled model planes seen here in any sales video are roughly half of the length of a compact car. they make forophisticated hobbies but the fbi says they were part of a plan to pack them with powerful c 4 plastic explosives and slam them into the pentagon and u.s. capital to cause massive damage. >> c 4 is a high explosive. it can cause a tremendous amount of damage. >> reporter: the suspect is an american citizen. a 26-year-old physics graduate from northeastern university who the fbi claims had a desire to use his electronic skills to help al-qaeda kill americans. sources tell abc news he became radicalized on the internet. an fbi affidavit claims in 2010 he was an inform want and told him of a desire to wage jihad against the u.s. the fbi says undercover agents posing as al-qaeda recruiters to met him. soon he was converting mobile phones into detonators for bombs that would be used to kill u.s. soldiers overseas. at one point he was informed that the detonators had been used to kill three u.s. soldiers in iraq. his
more from abc's pierre thomas. >> reporter: these huge remote controlled model planes seen here in any sales video are roughly half of the length of a compact car. they make forophisticated hobbies but the fbi says they were part of a plan to pack them with powerful c 4 plastic explosives and slam them into the pentagon and u.s. capital to cause massive damage. >> c 4 is a high explosive. it can cause a tremendous amount of damage. >> reporter: the suspect is an american...
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so, let's bring in our seen your justice correspondent pierre thomas on that. at are they seeing tonight, pierre? >> reporter: diane, abc news has learned that tonight the fbi is warning police around the country that awlaki's killing could spark revenge attacks here at home. that warning, sources say, will come in the form of an urgent homeland security bulletin. u.s. officials believe that al qaeda in yemen is going to have a violent response. the next big concern, awlaki's huge online influence. officials fear internet radicals here at home will try to avenge his death. the evidence suggests the concern is warranted. abc news reviewed terrorism prosecutions and found that out of 50 cases involving americans, there were 19 where awlaki's influence was cited. one senior official said everyone is on a hair trigger alert, diane. >> already, pierre, and i know you'll be tracking it 24 hours for us. thank you so much. >>> and now, we turn to other topics in today's news, including the bombshell testimony in the manslaughter trial of michael jackson's doctor. among
so, let's bring in our seen your justice correspondent pierre thomas on that. at are they seeing tonight, pierre? >> reporter: diane, abc news has learned that tonight the fbi is warning police around the country that awlaki's killing could spark revenge attacks here at home. that warning, sources say, will come in the form of an urgent homeland security bulletin. u.s. officials believe that al qaeda in yemen is going to have a violent response. the next big concern, awlaki's huge online...
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and abc's pierre thomas has been in washington with theheall day. >> reporter: at this secret location in the washington suburbs, every available analyst at homeland security's national targeting center is pouring over travel records of hundreds of men who entered the u.s. in august. they're looking at travelers from a number of countries including dubai, and the 250 flights that arrive to america from that country every month. >> there are scores of people that are together scrubbing through mounds of data, looking for potential leads for individuals. >> reporter: the names of those travelers are immediately forwarded to another top secret location. the national counter-terrorism center. analysts there are hunting for the critical leads. are there connections with what's known about this plot? the analysts are running names through every u.s. intelligence terror watch list in a desperate effort to identify suspects. the pressure, tremendous. >> some people didn't go home last night, some people won't be going home tonight. in fact, i think this will run itself around the clock until t
and abc's pierre thomas has been in washington with theheall day. >> reporter: at this secret location in the washington suburbs, every available analyst at homeland security's national targeting center is pouring over travel records of hundreds of men who entered the u.s. in august. they're looking at travelers from a number of countries including dubai, and the 250 flights that arrive to america from that country every month. >> there are scores of people that are together...
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pierre thomas joins us live to explain why. pierre? >> reporter: josh, u.s.rtance of al awlaki's killing. even before osama bin laden was killed last may, al awlaki was described to me by the highest levels of government, as a more clear and present danger. he was at the top of the target list because he had emerged as a powerful voice for al qaeda in the arabian peninsula. a key driver to strike at the u.s. repeatedly, on a smaller scale, to get on the scoreboard. he was directly involved in executing the 2009 christmas day underwear bomb attack. and supported the 2010 plot, targeting u.s. carriers. al awlaki, an american, was extremely dangerous because he understood american culture. he was also a fierce advocate in using the internet to radicalize. and he's come up repeatedly in investigates of homegrown radicals more than any other figure. >> because of the motivational powers, we could see security here because of concerns about revenge attacks. pierre thomas, appreciate it. >>> it could be a key day in the trial of michael jackson's doctor conrad murra
pierre thomas joins us live to explain why. pierre? >> reporter: josh, u.s.rtance of al awlaki's killing. even before osama bin laden was killed last may, al awlaki was described to me by the highest levels of government, as a more clear and present danger. he was at the top of the target list because he had emerged as a powerful voice for al qaeda in the arabian peninsula. a key driver to strike at the u.s. repeatedly, on a smaller scale, to get on the scoreboard. he was directly...
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abc senior justice department correspondent pierre thomas joins us now from washington. pierre, they think they've identified at least one of these men. so what is the next step? >> bianna, this is a very intense moment. they're looking at a pool of people who might be in this potential terrorist cell. they narrowed it down from a list of hundreds who flew into the u.s., as brian said, in august from a number of countries but there's a particular focus on dubai. when names are compared to intelligence files and officials are zeroing in on those who went to new york or washington. i'm also told that investigators are checking to see if any potential suspects have bought weapons, rented vehicles or also got explosives. this is in an all-out effort to connect the dots in what could be a life and death situation. >> pierre, as you reported in the past, intelligence officials have unfolded many possible threats, over the last year, of course, leading up to this weekend's anniversary. but it appears that authorities are taking this one more seriously. are they? and why? >> look
abc senior justice department correspondent pierre thomas joins us now from washington. pierre, they think they've identified at least one of these men. so what is the next step? >> bianna, this is a very intense moment. they're looking at a pool of people who might be in this potential terrorist cell. they narrowed it down from a list of hundreds who flew into the u.s., as brian said, in august from a number of countries but there's a particular focus on dubai. when names are compared to...
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. >>> let's get more from pierre thomas in washington. pierre, that alert, we discussed, went out late last night from the department of homeland security. give us the details. >> reporter: george, overnight and this morning, the fbi has engaged in an all-out effort to identify suspect whose might be part of the potential terror cell. abc news learned that fbi and homeland security sent out this chilling bulletin to 18,000 police agencies, warning this potential plot could be al qaeda's attempt to, quote, avenge osama bin laden's death and reassert the group's relevance. while the bulletins say the potential attack was likely to come in the form or a car or truck bomb, it also warns that al qaeda might try to use small arms, rifles and handguns, homemade explosive devices and poisons. george, right now as we speak, the fbi and intelligence officials poring through travel records looking for people who came into the u.s. in august from countries like pakistan and afghanistan. they're urgently trying to connect the dots. this work could not
. >>> let's get more from pierre thomas in washington. pierre, that alert, we discussed, went out late last night from the department of homeland security. give us the details. >> reporter: george, overnight and this morning, the fbi has engaged in an all-out effort to identify suspect whose might be part of the potential terror cell. abc news learned that fbi and homeland security sent out this chilling bulletin to 18,000 police agencies, warning this potential plot could be al...
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abc's pierre thomas explains what is behind the security threat. nd tanya. abc news has learned that the fbi and intelligence agencies are ramping up security and urgently hunting for any clues of a terrorist plot as the 9/11 anniversary approaches. senior u.s. officials tell me they are deeply concerned radicals are desperate for a score against the u.s. homeland d they are mindful that before his death, osama bin laden had repeatedly urged an anniversary attack. at the fbi, hundreds of agents in every office across the nation have been told to review all active cases and to reach out to informants for new leads. there will be stepped-up surveillance of suspects as well. at airports the tsa says there will be a show of force with armed unitsalled viper teams in record numbers. there will be more patrols near bus stops and subways too. amtrak has announced there will be more armed patrols at stations as well and expanded screening of bags and passengers. no specific plot has been identified but as you can see authorities will be on high alert. rob,
abc's pierre thomas explains what is behind the security threat. nd tanya. abc news has learned that the fbi and intelligence agencies are ramping up security and urgently hunting for any clues of a terrorist plot as the 9/11 anniversary approaches. senior u.s. officials tell me they are deeply concerned radicals are desperate for a score against the u.s. homeland d they are mindful that before his death, osama bin laden had repeatedly urged an anniversary attack. at the fbi, hundreds of agents...
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. >>> abc's senior justice correspondent, pierre thomas, has more on the hunt from washington about the possible terrorist attack. >> reporter: concerns about a potential attack are just as real this morning as they were yesterday. police in major cities will be out in force, as brian said. the department of homeland security is extends ramped up security that began last week. the measures include additional air marshals on flights. as well as increasing the number of heavily armed teams at mass-transits locations. as for this week's specific but unconfirmed threat, the fbi continues to press informants for additional information and is following up on leads about men who traveled to the u.s. from south asia in august. the fbi is concerned about lone wolf terrorists and the threat of al qaeda in yemen. history suggested there's good reason to be concernrn about an attack on 9/11. al queda has tried to do it before since 9/11, in 2000. al qaeda announced a call for r this suspect to detonate on a date likely between september 11th and september 14th. the high alert continues. >> thank yo
. >>> abc's senior justice correspondent, pierre thomas, has more on the hunt from washington about the possible terrorist attack. >> reporter: concerns about a potential attack are just as real this morning as they were yesterday. police in major cities will be out in force, as brian said. the department of homeland security is extends ramped up security that began last week. the measures include additional air marshals on flights. as well as increasing the number of heavily...
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abc's senior justice correspondent, pierre thomas, is following the case from washington. and joins us again with the very latest. good morning to you, pierre. >> reporter: hi, josh. the u.s. capitol behind me was a primary target. and the fbi says the evidence is clear, the suspect had deadly intentions. the fbi says this man, rezwan ferdaus, a 26-year-old american citizen and physics graduate, from northeastern university wanted to use his electronic genius to help al qaeda kill americans. the alleged plan, to pack large remote-controlled model planes like these with plastic explosives and ram them into the pentagon and capitol. the government says ferdaus was serious. at one point traveling to washington to take this photograph. >> individuals self-radicalized. they're not looking to cause big, massive casualties, like 9/11. because they're trying to inflict fear. >> reporter: ferdaus was arrested yesterday after he allegedly bought a remote-controlled plane and rented this storage facility to build the bombs. >> they were all loaded with what looked like soldiers. but s
abc's senior justice correspondent, pierre thomas, is following the case from washington. and joins us again with the very latest. good morning to you, pierre. >> reporter: hi, josh. the u.s. capitol behind me was a primary target. and the fbi says the evidence is clear, the suspect had deadly intentions. the fbi says this man, rezwan ferdaus, a 26-year-old american citizen and physics graduate, from northeastern university wanted to use his electronic genius to help al qaeda kill...
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and pierre thomas joins us now from washington. so much concern here because we know from that bin laden intelligence bonanza that he was really focused on this anniversary. >> reporter: indeed, george. sources say they're dramatically stepping security because they're deeply concerned that radicals are desperate for a score against the u.s. homeland. from planes, to buses, to subways, to trains, and even the nfl -- >> touchdown, baltimore. >> reporter: -- americans will see security increasing in the coming week leading up to the september 11th anniversary. abc news has learned the fbi and intelligence agencies are ramping up security and urgently hunting for any clues of a terrorist plot. a major fear, so-called lone wolves, homegrown terrorists radicalized online who have done little to draw attention to themselves. >> the notion of trying to prevent attacks by radicalized americans or people in this country lawfully is almost impossible. >> reporter: while no specific threat has been identified, officials are double and triple-
and pierre thomas joins us now from washington. so much concern here because we know from that bin laden intelligence bonanza that he was really focused on this anniversary. >> reporter: indeed, george. sources say they're dramatically stepping security because they're deeply concerned that radicals are desperate for a score against the u.s. homeland. from planes, to buses, to subways, to trains, and even the nfl -- >> touchdown, baltimore. >> reporter: -- americans will see...
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pierre thomas is also stand big in washington. targets new york or washington supposedly for yesterday, today and tomorrow. the fbi has been combing through flight logs and other document documents. they have a pool of 18 games of people that might fit the description of the three men that were supposedly sent here in the u.s. either august 30th or september 1st, intending to blow up a bomb somewhere in the area. so far, nothing to support that. oversea, there were four arrests overnight in sweden of people about to cause an explosion. there was an attack on a n no base in afghanistan and two arrests in germany earlier this week. there's no reason to suspect they are connected but 9/11 is an important date for al qaeda which has des lated over the last couple years. >> we knew this was an important date. we knew osama bin laden wanted to mark this anniversary with another attack. you did so much leading into this day. up until this latest information came out. homeland security has been more focused on the idea of a lone wolf not
pierre thomas is also stand big in washington. targets new york or washington supposedly for yesterday, today and tomorrow. the fbi has been combing through flight logs and other document documents. they have a pool of 18 games of people that might fit the description of the three men that were supposedly sent here in the u.s. either august 30th or september 1st, intending to blow up a bomb somewhere in the area. so far, nothing to support that. oversea, there were four arrests overnight in...