multilayered checkpoints on new year s eve and using a new critical response command team composed of some 500 elite counterterrorism police officers. shannon? all right, trace, thank you very much. the terror plot that was just broken up in belgium came as no surprise to our next guest. a former cia double agent who infiltrated al qaeda, who not only predict wed could see exactly these kinds of attacks like the once we re expecting possibly as the holidays are approaching, but whose prediction that the u.s. could be attacked came almost to the day of the massacre in san bernardino. morton storm is a terrorism consultant for the international spy museum and co-author of agent storm: my life inside al qaeda and the cia. all right. let me ask you about what we know so far in belgium. you point out that it sounds like these guys may be part of what is a biker gang? you say we should be looking for the rise of gangster jihadis.
intelligence as i was well, it is the most vital information you can get. but it s also the most dangerous for, you know, for an agent to go out there and infiltrate, you know, on the front line. well we always thank you for sharing your st. peter tease and experience with the kelly file. morton storm. good to see you, sir. thank you very much, madam. thank you. happy new year. and to you as well. and our next guest new york congressman peter king says one way to prevent terror attack here is in the u.s. is to put mosques under surveillance in an effort to root out radicals. new york city once pursued but then abandoned such a strategy just a short time ago. new york city mayor bill de blasio was asked about congressman king s suggestion. listen. i have a lot of respect for peter king, but i think he is in the wrong place on this one. secretary johnson is right. the way to do a better job of knowing what is happening at the community level and knowing that there are some
it is the most vital information you can get. but it s also the most dangerous for, you know, for an agent to go out there and infiltrate, you know, on the front line. well we always thank you for sharing your st. peter tease and experience with the kelly file. morton storm. good to see you, sir. thank you very much, madam. thank you. happy new year. and to you as well. and our next guest new york congressman peter king says one way to prevent terror attack here is in the u.s. is to put mosques under surveillance in an effort to root out radicals. new york city once pursued but then abandoned such a strategy just a short time ago. new york city mayor bill de blasio was asked about congressman king s suggestion. listen. i have a lot of respect for peter king, but i think he is in the wrong place on this one. secretary johnson is right. the way to do a better job of knowing what is happening at the community level and knowing that there are some individuals that aim to do us
have arrested two men they say were plotting to target some of the city s busiest areas as new year celebrations got under way. today raids were executed in cities across belgium, a country from which more people have travelled to fight with isis per capita than any other nation. and just 24 hours after we reported that multiple european cities are on heightened alert over a different terror threat, one police official out of the uk is suggesting that cities like london may be ill equipped to protect holiday reveller if there is actually an attack. coming up, we ll speak with morton storm, the former cia double agent who infiltrated al qaeda who predicted we would see these exact kinds of plots as the holidays approached. before we ask congressman pete king about the backlash he has seen after suggesting u.s. intelligence agencies are missing a major opportunity to prevent these same kinds of attacks. but first, let s go live to trace gallagher in our west coast newsroom with the ver
capital brussels announced they have arrested two men they say were plotting to target some of the city s busiest areas as new year celebrations got under way. today raids were executed in cities across belgium, a country from which more people have travelled to fight with isis per capita than any other nation. and just 24 hours after we reported that multiple european cities are on heightened alert over a different terror threat, one police official out of the uk is suggesting that cities like london may be ill equipped to protect holiday reveller if there is actually an attack. coming up, we ll speak with morton storm, the former cia double agent who infiltrated al qaeda who predicted we would see these exact kinds of plots as the holidays approached. before we ask congressman pete king about the backlash he has seen after suggesting u.s. intelligence agencies are missing a major opportunity to prevent these same kinds of attacks. but first, let s go live to trace gallagher in our