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exactly? carol, we ve gotten the information in bits and pieces as we often do in the early stages. the threat information they got only in the last 24 to 36 hours have been going through it. they notified congress. the president had been informed early yesterday and kept informed settling. up until now they had gone through their normal routine a large big event like the 9/11 anniversa anniversary. the president had met with his cabinet. they talked about the various national security measures they would take before a big event. there hadn t been up to that time this intelligence. we understand the intelligence comes from overseas. it may, in fact, we re talking to sources remember peck stan took into custody atani, a senior al queda leader. it may be the information is related to his capture. we ve been hearing con fwlikting reports from different networks. first we heard there were three people including one american, some people from pakistan already in this c ....
this is your a.m. wake-up call. i m carol costello. let s get started with the specific, credible, but unconfirmed terrorist threat against the united states involving three people, vehicle and bombs and possible targets in new york new york and washington. new york city mayor michael bloomberg says there there will be additional police officers throughout the city, but no one should change their daily routines. leaders in the nation s cappal the telling people to remain calm and vigilant. there are people together scrubbing through mounds of data looking for potential leads of individuals where suspicion may arise around them. let s talk with cnn national security contributor fran townsend who joins me live from washington. tell me what you know of these three people. is it car bombs? what are we talking about exactly? carol, we ve gotten the information in bits and pieces as we often do in the early stages. the threat information they got only in the last 24 to 36 ....