republicans, especially those in elected office, who are willing to do the right thing and do that. i thought about the phony audit in maricopa county yesterday when i came on the air and covered the unsuccessful alleged bomb attempt at the capitol outside the library of congress yesterday. and when you put together what the suspect s alleged grievances are in this country, they include president biden, they include a somewhat garbled fantasy about ex-president trump being reinstated and they echo the department of homeland security s threat alert put on and they continue to be on alert for those motivated by these delusions. i wonder about your state of concern about safety in arizona as this conclude?
lining the routes of boston, the streets for the marathon anyway, completely, you know, ran right in just moments later trying to help those injured. that was abc news producer kendall health. if you are traveling today, you may notice stepped up security at the nation s airports. here in new york so-called critical response teams along with 1,000 counterterrorism officers have been sent to high profile locations. police with bomb-sniffing dogs have been searching the airports. in los angeles, police could put more patrols to work in the transit system after the boston bombings. at l.a.x. the scene of the failed bomb attempt, security was beefed up. spectators saw more security last night at the dodgers game. relatively easy to increase security at airports and other major destinations, keeping big events secure. that presents major challenge to law enforcement. abc s david kerley has more on this. reporter: the bloody boston explosion, shattered the marathon and reopened wounds
welcome back to weekends with alec witt. developing now, there s a new travel alert for all americans traveling anywhere abroad. the u.s. state department says there s an increased risk of violence against americans after the death of top al qaeda terrorist, anwar al awlaki. he was behind the fiems square bomb attempt. he was an inspired speaker and leader by jihadists. joining me now jack rice it is an attorney and former cia officer. jack, good morning. graed great to be with you. this al awlaki, was one of the top threats to americans, to average citizens like you and me. tell me why and how much does his death put us in more immediate danger. well, i think the one thing that al awlaki has done is he is the english-speaking voice of al qaeda. one of the concerns that
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