>> it's important this is corral saisacoreal qaeda. i'm told this?? came after the killing of a key al qaeda operative, an operation planner in the provence of northeastern afghanistan two weeks ago. his discussion of operations plans is it is taken seriously. it's specific. it snakes three states and a time. one reason an official says we're not?i in panic mode about this is core al qaeda is a great distance away. it has a difficulty organizing and is not a top threat. what is the most is the lone wolf, home grown problem. polling place, motivated by all stuff?i on-line. in terms of this threat it was specific and disseminated. the reason officials think it's not a three alarm fire. >> dickerson: the reason is the ability to carry out an operation is degraded the last three years from a stacks of al qaeda. >> this is a key operation planner who survives, now dead but survived in his conversation with operatives. the question carry out the plans. people think that's limited. >> dickerson: fran, what happens on the homeland security end with this operat