has cracked the code of the u.s. military s all-important flying drones. the iranians have been dissecting the computer control system, the electronic brain on that unmanned drone they captured four months ago and now they say they have collected all sorts of presumably highly classified information about when and where that drone flew, how it was controlled and much, much more. but u.s. defense secretary leon panetta says the iranians are bluffing. i would seriously question their ability to do what they say they have done. the iranians have countered with specific information saying, for example, they know the captured drone was used to spy on osama bin laden s compound just two weeks before he was killed. and it s worth noting president obama himself asked the iranians to return that drone. we have asked for it back. we ll see how the iranians respond. the stakes in this poker game are very high. the brooking institution said ten years ago the military had only a h
military s all-important flying drones. the iranians have been dissecting the computer control system, the electronic brain on that unmanned drone they captured four months ago and now they say they have collected all sorts of presumably highly classified information about when and where that drone flew, how it was controlled and much, much more. but u.s. defense secretary leon panetta says the iranians are bluffing. i would seriously question their ability to do what they say they have done. the iranians have countered with specific information saying, for example, they know the captured drone was used to spy on osama bin laden s compound just two weeks before he was killed. and it s worth noting president obama himself asked the iranians to return that drone. we have asked for it back. we ll see how the iranians respond. the stakes in this poker game are very high. the brooking institution said ten years ago the military had only a handful of these droughns, now the
good evening, i m tom foreman in for erin burnett. outfront tonight, iran goes on the attack in the drone war. the iranian government claims it has cracked the code of the u.s. military s all-important flying drones. the iranians have been dissecting the computer control system, the electronic brain on that unmanned drone they captured four months ago and now they say they have collected all sorts of presumably highly classified information about when and where that drone flew, how it was controlled and much, much more. but u.s. defense secretary leon panetta says the iranians are bluffing. i would seriously question their ability to do what they say they have done. the iranians have countered with specific information saying, for example, they know the captured drone was used to spy on osama bin laden s compound just two weeks before he was killed. and it s worth noting president obama himself asked the iranians to return that drone. we have asked for it back. we ll se
provide an update on our ongoing response efforts to hurricane irene. first, let me say this is a storm that has claimed lives. our thoughts and prayers are with those who have lost loved ones. and those whose lives have been affected by the storm. you need to know that america will be with you in our hour of need. while the storm has weakened as it moves north it remains dangerous that continues to produce heavy rains. one of our chief concerns before irene made landfall was the possibility of significant flooding and wide power outages. we ve been getting reports of just that. many americans are still at serious risk of power outages and flooding. which could get worse in the coming days as rivers swell past their banks. i want people to stand this is not over. response and recovery efforts will be an ongoing operation. i urge americans in effected
so i want people to understand that this is not over. response and recovery efforts will be an ongoing operation. and i urge americans in affected areas to continue to listen for the guidance and direction of their state and local officials. before the storm made landfall, the department of homeland security and fema worked very closely with our state and local partners as well as volunteer organizations to preposition supplies and teams of first responders along the hurricane s projected track. and the american red cross opened shelters in communities across the region. i want to thank those americans for their work over the past several days, which has saved lives and property up and down the east coast. we continue to have search and rescue personnel on alert as well as water, food and other needed resources. and moving forward, fema s working with state and local responders to assess damage and assist in the recovery. i do want to underscore that the impacts of this storm