shahzad trying tried to detonatt year in times square. they can pick their own targets and methods, and that s when we could see the use of small arms, poisons or even homemade explosives. as for the timing of the attack, a published report says five days after usama bin laden was killed, the soldiers of allah vowed to avenge his death, and they specifically cited the tenth anniversary of 9/11. meanwhile, now on the streets of the capital and here in new york city security has been beefed up. new york city s police commissioner, ray kelly, describes some of the things being done to thwart an attack. there will be more bomb dogs on patrol and vehicle checkpoints in particular. there will be increased focus on tunnels and bridges and infrastructure in general. as well as landmark locations, houses of worship and government buildings. reporter: secretary of state hillary clinton speaking a short time ago at john jay college of criminal justice here in new york city said the
unconfirmed report that al-qaeda is ready to strike again. here s what we know about the threat so far. al-qaeda reportedly planning to use car bombs to target bridges, tunnels and other mass transit in new york and washington d.c. we re also told the group planned to use small arms, homemade explosives and poisons on other targets. their intent, to create panic and to throw first responders into disarray. david lee miller has the very latest live this new york city. david? reporter: megyn, authorities say the threat is credible and specific, but so far they have not been able to get another source to back it up. publicly, the authorities are not discussing the details of the alleged plot, but a joint intelligence bulletin from the fbi and the department of homeland security does spell out the concern of authorities. the bulletin, as you mentioned, warns that a possible car bomb it might be similar to the failed car bomb that faisal shahzad trying tried to detonatt year i