. >> reporter: tom kean, who chaired the 9/11 commission, says discussion is important, but he's concerned about its tone. >> muslim americans were killed in the world trade center. seven million people are in our country, loyal americans. >> that's gotten lost in this discussion. >> it cannot get lost. when it does, we play into the terrorists hands. that's what they want. they want this division and hate. >> reporter: kane says what's needed is more passion and less division. how much of each will mark the debate. >> mitchell: tea party activist have adopted this day, september 12th, as day the rally for their cause. tens of thousands of conservatives held 9/12 demonstrations in cities across the country from sacramento, california, to st. louis, missouri to, washington, d.c. they voiced their anger against what they see as growing big government in washington. stirring things up a bit in the atlantic ocean, hurricane igor. the storm exploded from only a minor one yesterday to massive category four with winds up to 135mph. it is headed westward but pose no, sir immediate threat to land o

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former 9/11 commissioner leaders tom keane and lee hamilton brief reporters on the evolving terrorist threat, including homegrown networks. that is at 10:00 eastern. and right after that at 11:00, live coverage of president obama is a news conference on his new economic proposals. >> the bottom line is that we need our borders secure and we cannot afford the illegal immigration. >> it is heard arizona's economy seriously. we see the stories every day -- it has hurt arizona's economy seriously. >> fall campaign 2010 online at the c-span video library, with debates -- follow the campaign. all free. on your computer. >> a discussion of this year's races for governor, hosted by the democratic governors association. speakers include former clinton administration officials. this is about an hour. >> thank you, everyone for being here. this is the panel. we will talk about 1994 versus 2010 gubernatorial opportunities. and have a good discussion about the political landscape and how this election will unfold in the weeks ahead. we have a great panel today. starting from the right, the former

our nation's 9/11 commemorations, the national security preparedness group led by lee hamilton and tom keane issued a timely report entitled assessing the terrorist threat. the report said that america continues to face serious threats from al qaeda affiliates around the world and from home-based terrorists. it warned of an increasingly wide range of u.s.-based jihadist militants who do not fit any particular ethnic, economic, educational, or social profile. it also sounded this grave warning. the american melting pot has not provided a firewall against the radicalization and recruitment of american citizens and residents though it has arguably lulled us into a sense of complacency that homegrown terrorism couldn't happen in the united states. initially i remember we thought this was a problem. that western europe would have, but that we would not have because of the differences in our culture. the keane/hamilton report called 2009 a water shed year in terrorist plots in the united states. as the chairman has been pointing out, the statistics are a call for alarm. in 2009 alone at least 43 a