richard falk and rod is a former national security adviser and former deputy security for counterterrorismnew york city. he joins us to talk about the current threat level and what can be done to prevent other attacks like it. combination of locally generated threats, many of which are merge without any formal international linkages. we do not have the big machine as we had prior to 9/11 operating out of afghanistan, trying to attack us with long planned horizons. >> as a result, security has changed dramatically. >> it is much more difficult these days to get the original lead on a thread that is homegrown. if you have two guys operating on their own and decide to build a bomb, it is a more difficult task to get them because their conspiracy is so much smaller. much of what we learn comes from the external linkages. i saw secretary chertoff in my last visit to washington. when you meet, what is number one on your wish list two budget to spend money on within the nation security. >> he and i have been preoccupied with electronic surveillance. it is a hugely comp gated area and became even