we need to tell you about a new travel alert for americans. the advisory issued today by the u.s. state department says information indicates that al qaeda and its affiliates continue to plan terrorist attacks in europe. the alert urges americans there to be conscious of their surroundings and to be aware of the potential for terrorist to target tourist sites, airports and mass transit. many americans are at u.s. airports right now with tickets in hand heading to europe cnn s steph cauganie elam caught up w some of them to see if the travel alert was impacting their plans. reporter: really it s just about continuing on with your day and plans even if that involves going to europe. we talked to a few people today and they say that i planned these trips a while ago. plane tickets are expensive in this economy. i won t give up on my travel plans today. i think it s just normal for