assure them they ll be safe. with isis threatening paris-like attacks in this country, the president said every element of america s security apparatus is on the case. here s homeland security correspondent jeff pegues. i want the american people to know that we are taking every possible step to keep our homeland safe. reporter: flanked by his national security team, today, president obama assured americans that while there was no credible threat, law enforcement officers across the nation were working overtime to keep it that way. for the 25 million people expected to use airports over the next few days, that security will be visible, like here at los angeles international airport, where heavily armed officers are on patrol. but nationwide, some airport police officers complain security is blind to the so-called insider threat. at many airports some workers do not routinely go through security. the american alliance of airport police officers is calling for mandatory s
the u.s. commander in afghanistan said today american forces violated the rules of engagement when they mistakenly bombed a hospital run by doctors without borders last month. the airstrike in the northern city of kunduz killed at least 30 civilians. more now from david martin. reporter: it was one of the worst accidents of the afghan war, and it was caused by what general john campbell described as a perfect storm of america s elite special operations forces. this was a tragic but avoidable accident caused primarily by human error. reporter: after nearly five days of nonstop fighting in the city of kunduz, american commandos were holed up in a police station with afghan troops. the afghans requested a strike on a nearby government building which had been taken over by taliban fighters. an ac-130 gunship was called in by the american ground commander. the gunship was given the coordinates of the government building, but its targeting system zeroed in on an open field i
the u.s. commander in afghanistan said today american forces violated the rules of engagement when they mistakenly bombed a hospital run by doctors without borders last month. the airstrike in the northern city of kunduz killed at least 30 civilians. more now from david martin. reporter: it was one of the worst accidents of the afghan war, and it was caused by what general john campb as a perfect storm of mistakes, committed by america s elite special operations forces. this was a tragic but avoidable accident caused primarily by human error. reporter: after nearly five days of nonstop fighting in the city of kunduz, american commandos were holed up in a police station with afghan troops. the afghans requested a strike on a nearby government building which had been taken over by taliban fighters. an ac-130 gunship was called in by the american ground commander. the gunship was given the coordinates of the government building, but its targeting system zeroed in on an
assure them they ll be safe. with isis threatening paris-like attacks in this country, the president said every element of america s security apparatus is on the case. here s homeland security correspondent jeff pegues. i want the american people to know that we are taking every possible step to keep our homeland safe. reporter: flanked by his national security team, today, president obama assured americans that while there was no credible threat, law enforcement officers across the nation were working overtime to keep it that way. for the 25 million people expected to use airports over the next few days, that security will be visible, like here at los angeles international airport, where heavily armed officers are on patrol. but nationwide, some airport police officers complain security is blind to the so- called insider threat. at many airports some workers do not routinely go through security. the american alliance of airport police officers is calling for mandatory
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