life. now look at yemen today, look at libya, cairo. is egypt our biggest challenge potentially because of its siz , its importance, its strategy relationship the peace treaty with israel and the fact that president morsi done seem to have decided which way he wants to go. look, there s no doubt egypt is the cornerstone of our whole strategy for protecting and promoting our interests in the region. the egyptian/israel peace treaty makes it impossible for other arabs to contemplate war with israel. it doesn t make it impossible for iran, but they re not arab. it makes it possible to try to resolve the arab/israel conflict. if we lose the peace treaty, basically, we ve lost 30 years of effort to resolve the arab/israeli conflict. what did you think of what the president said to jose diaz-ballart of telemundo last night when asked about israel and morsi? he said, he s neither i
they have the master bomb maker who put together the underwear bomb, ink cartridge bomb and implanted a bomb surgically inside his brother to kill a saudi official. they consider that so important both the cia and the u.s. military have ramped up their predator strikes inside al qaeda targets in yemen today. there s a warning of sorts. there s no specific threat but a reminder was put out to airlines and security officials to be especially individual lent on this day even though al qaeda has no history of staging attacks on any anniversaries. nevertheless, everybody is on their toes. jim, he planted a bomb inside
september 11th. that was less than two dozen people. and it s clear that they have that number available in places like yemen today. reporter: the threats of a revenge attack have been monitored by the u.s. ever since last may s raid on bin laden s compound in pakistan. among the papers found in his home were repeated references to the importance of attacks timed to coincide with anniversary dates, something not previously understood about bin laden. i think it is a major issue for al qaeda to do something to prove they re still alive. to do some fairly major event or series of attacks to prove that they re not down, they re not out. reporter: as a result, american law enforcement and white house officials say travelers at airports in the u.s. and europe should expect to see enhanced security over the next several days. bin laden may be dead, but it is clear his organization is still alive.
bureau. hi, greg. reporter: hey, martha. yeah, definitely a mixed scene coming out of yemen today. there were reports of more clashes, but also some jubilant dancing in the streets because, technically at least, the yemeni president is out of the country, and that s what the folks have wanted for a long time. he was flown this weekend to riyadh, saudi arabia, to treat injuries ip curred on that incurred on that friday attack in the presidential palace by the opposition. in his place is his vice president technically running things, and the opposition quickly endorsed him. they see him maybe as some kind of transitional figure, but there are a few hitches. first of all, saleh says he hasn t stepped down, and his aides are saying he might come back from saudi arabia in a couple of days. even if he doesn t return, my own sources, martha, are divided on whether he will come back or not. he s planted his brother, his so sons, his yous, and they
which the united states government claims it still has not taken sides. the massachusetts democratic senator john kerry says he is now drafting legislation at the obama administration s request to have his frozen assets transferred to those rebels. we do not know what the dollar amount is the u.s. has reportedly frozen some $30 billion in libyan assets. meanwhile the rebels in libya who we have not sided claimed a victory over qaddafi s troops. after intense fighting today, the rebels in the besieged coastal city of misurata have pushed out some of qaddafi s forces, taken over the airport there and recovered weapons and ammunition from retreating soldiers. if true, it s big. farther to the east in the rebel strong hold of benghazi. training new recruits we re told for what they say is an upcoming offensive. government troops in the middle east and north africa are stepping up deadly assaults against their own people. in yemen today, witnesses claim