Headquarters here in new york. Good to be with you. Im annemarie green. Americans are waking up to the thanksgiving holiday amid heightened security concerns. We are hours away from celebrations across the country. Police are relying on the public to be vigilant about any terror here in new york to show us how. Don, good morning. Reporter good morning. As part of the steppedup security here, officers in plain clothes will be among those in the crowd. Radiation detectors will also be used. Officials here and aacross the country maintain that Everything Possible is being done to make sure this holiday is a safe one. An army of Police Officers will keep watch over thanksgiving day parade. On the eve of the festivities authorities locked down mailboxes as crowds gather to see parade balloons come to life. Security is very tight, but considering what is going on, they need to take all of the precautions they can. Reporter the heightened security comes less than two weeks after terror attack
On the case. Heres Homeland Security correspondent jeff pegues. I want the American People to know that we are taking every possible step to keep our homeland safe. Reporter flanked by his National Security team, today, president obama assured americans that while there was no credible threat, Law Enforcement officers across the nation were working overtime to keep it that way. For the 25 Million People expected to use airports over the next few days, that security will be visible, like here at Los Angeles International airport, where heavily armed officers are on patrol. But nationwide, some Airport Police officers complain security is blind to the so called insider threat. At many airports some workers do not routinely go through security. The American Alliance of Airport Police officers is calling for mandatory screening for all airport employees. Marshall mclain is with the organization. You and i, when we travel on screened. Why not have employees screened as well . Reporter the d
Im annemarie green. Americans are waking up to the thanksgiving holiday amid heightened security concerns. We are hours away from celebrations across the country. Police are relying on the public to be vigilant about any terror here in new york to show us how. Don, good morning. Reporter good morning. As part of the steppedup security here, officers in plain clothes will be among those in the crowd. Radiation detectors will also be used. Officials here and aacross the country maintain that everying possible is being done to make sure this holiday is a safe one. An army of Police Officers will keep watch over thanksgiving day parade. On the eve of the festivities authorities locked down mailboxes as crowds gather to see parade balloons come to life. Security is very tight, but considering what is going on, they need to take all of the precautions they can. Reporter the heightened security comes less than two weeks after terror attacks in paris killed 130 people. Isis has since threatene
Good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters here in new york. Good to be with you. Im annemarie green. Americans are waking up to the thanksgiving holiday amid heightened security concerns. We are hours away from celebrations across the country. Police are relying on the public here in new yorkout any terror to show us how. Don, good morning. Reporter good morning. As part of the steppedup security here, officers in plain clothes will be among those in the crowd. Radiation detectors will also be used. Officials here and aacross the country maintain that Everything Possible is being done to make sure this holiday is a safe one. An army of Police Officers will keep watch over thanksgiving day parade. On the eve of the festivities authorities locked down mailboxes as crowds gather to see parade balloons come to life. Security is very tight, but considering what is going on, they need to take all of the precautions they can. Reporter the heightened security comes less
Good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters here in new york. Good to be with you. Im annemarie green. Americans are waking up to the thanksgiving holiday amid heightened security concerns. We are hours away from celebrations across the country. Police are relying on the public to be vigilant about any terror threat. Local, state, and federal authorities have been preparing to keep large crowds safe and don champion is here in new york to show us how. Don, good morning. Reporter good morning. As part of the steppedup security here, officers in plain clothes will be among those in the crowd. Radiation detectors will also be used. Officials here and aacross the country maintain that Everything Possible is being done to make sure this holiday is a safe one. An army of Police Officers will keep watch over thanksgiving day parade. On the eve of the festivities authorities locked down mailboxes as crowds gather to see parade balloons come to life. Security is very tight