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Control of anbar in recent weeks that take over over ramadi. theres some consensus in washington that youll do much more to arm the sunni tribes in anbar and also to find ways to get their support, maybe briefcases full of dollars. >> briefcases full of dollars. thats what it has come down to. has isis been weakened do you think? >> i dont think isis has been significantly weakened. they have a strong position in iraq. they still control mosul and syria. they also have a strong position and rece...

While theres no specific threat this weekend major cities are on alert. >> were stepping it up to make sure it can be as secure as possible. >> reporter: in boston undercover and uniformed officers will be deployed along with tactical units and helicopters. in new york city enhanced counterterrorism and security measures and more patrolemen deployed to the streets. new york governor andrew cuomo directing emergency management to enhance the monitoring of tonights celebrations. in los angeles, in...

Threat, this weekend major cities are on alert. >> were just stepping it up just to make sure it can be as secure as possible. >> reporter: in boston undercover and uniformed officers willble deployed along with tactical units and helicopters. in new york city enhanced counter terrorism and security measures and more parolemen deployed. new york governor andrew cuomo directing emergency management to enhance the monitoring of tonights celebrations. in the nations capitol, a heightened police pre...

Dangerous. we spoken to the prosecutors that are involved in the case. they are being cautious in the information they are making public because they are still hunting members of the group. they believe the group is active in tunisia and across the neighboring border with libya. that country that is increasingly lawless and approaching the status of a failed state where islamist groups are active. the theory authorities are pursuing is the gunman involved in the beach attack and museum attack tr...

With a moment of silence. u.s. officials confirm two of tunisias most wanted terrorists were killed in coalition air strikes last month. one a top lieutenant of osama bin laden and the other a senior isis leader. for the latest lets bring in cnns phil black in tunisia. good morning, phil. >> reporter: good morning, john. tunisia authorities are still looking for people they believe acted at accomplices on the beach massacre. they are looking for a 29-year-old man who they believe played a part i...

Killed while sitting on the beach on vacation. could something like this happen in united states? >> absolutely fran. look at even a group coming in from overseas can go to los angeles or new york and go to a gang trade an eight ball of heroin or whatever for enough ammunition. this has -- a lot of people kill a lot of people or behead one person and this would have a devastating affect on this country. thats what everybody is scared. you have groups getting better at alluding national security ...

Least this month. i havent seen law enforcement at this high alert in a long time. >> you know a law enforcement official said to me remember they have said what they would like to do. bob mentions the french beheading. they would like to behead an american here in the united states. what they worry is large public gathering, people walking around all you have to do is grab somebody. you dont need a 9/11 attack thats thousands of americans dead to get the psychological affect if you were able to...

Some chilling, new images following fridays isis-inspired beach attack in tunisia, which killed at least 38 people. they actually show the gunman calmly walking away after the carnage, carrying the rifle he used to target foreign-looking tourists, sparing the stunned locals who watched him. moments later, he begins to run toward a road where police killed him. authorities there are searching for any possible accomplices. they have got the word out for people to look out for. and on the heels o...

>> good morning, carol. >> thank you. >> good morning. mark, i want to start with you and i want to start with this beach attack. i know israeli officials were investigating. where does that investigation stand? >> you got to do it thoroughly taken cant be done in a day but the preliminary results are as such that there was a tragic misidentification of the target. we didnt want to kill those four boys. that was not our intention, not even say the opposite is true, had we known that that missile...