threats that arise. we continue to ask the public to remain vigilant as we head into the weekend. and report any suspicious activity to law enforcement. thank you. jane thank you. now i would like to ask the police commissioner ray kelly to talk more about what we are doing in response to this threat. thank you mr. mayor. the police department had already taken a number of measures to protect the city in advance of the 10th anniversary of 9/11. however, in light of this new information, we are taking addition al precautions. we will be holding personnel, holding our tours for an additional four hours tomorrow and continuing at least through monday. effectively increasing by a third the size of our patrol transit and counter terrorism highway and traffic bureaus. we are also increasing the number of critical response
threats that arise. we continue to ask the public to remain vigilant as we head into the weekend. and report any suspicious activity to law enforcement. thank you. jane thank you. now i would like to ask the police commissioner ray kelly to talk more about what we are doing in response to this threat. thank you mr. mayor. the police department had already taken a number of measures to protect the city in advance of the 10th anniversary of 9/11. however, in light of this new information, we are taking addition al precautions. we will be holding personnel, holding our tours for an additional four hours tomorrow and continuing at least through monday. effectively increasing by a third the size of our patrol transit and counter terrorism highway and traffic bureaus. we are also increasing the number of critical response
specifics. but city officials have revealed that already enhanced security over the next several days will be increased. here s what you ll see. there will be vehicle checkpoints at various locations. increasing bag checks. a law enforcement focus on tunnels and bridges. and increased bomb sweeps of parking garages, among other counterterrorism measures. we will be holding personnel, holding tours for an additional four hours tomorrow, and continuing at least through monday. reporter: since may, u.s. law enforcement officials have been concerned that in the wake of osama bin laden s death, al qaeda or sympathizers could plan retaliatory attacks. and that is something new york city officials are constantly reminding the public to do and they ve been doing that since 9/11. but as this anniversary approaches and with this threat, see something, say something perhaps tatang on added importance. abc news, new york.
against the u.s. homeland. law enforcement in new york city and washington d.c. on high alert right now. they are taking seriously what counterterrorism officials called a credible but unconfirmed threat that al-qaida may use car bombs to try to attack bridges or tunnels around the 9/11 anniversary. jenna: we re also told intelligence officials received unconfirmed information terror operatives may already be in the country and may in fact be u.s. citizens. again they cannot confirm this information, but they are chasing down leads and that is what s happening now. that s why we are relaying this information to you. a new york police commissioner ray kelly says this city we are in right now is responding appropriately. in light of the new threat information we are taking additional precautions. we willing holding personnel, holding our tours for an additional four hours tomorrow and continuing at least through monday. effectively increasing by a third the size of our patrol,
we continue to ask the public to remain vigilant as we head into the weekend. and report any suspicious activity to law enforcement. thank you. jane thank you. now i would like to ask the police commissioner ray kelly to talk more about what we are doing in response to this threat. thank you mr. mayor. the police department had already taken a number of measures to protect the city in advance of the 10th anniversary of 9/11. however, in light of this new information, we are taking addition al precautions. we will be holding personnel, holding our tours for an additional four hours tomorrow and continuing at least through monday. effectively increasing by a third the size of our patrol transit and counter terrorism highway and traffic bureaus. we are also increasing the number of critical response