government over differences of opinion in iran. the big and complicated picture coming up. it s all ahead as breaking news has changed everything on studio b. first from fox at 3:00 the deadly attack on the consulates in libya yesterday on 9-11 was a well planned commando style raid. coming to us from the chairman of the house committee commenting on the assault that killed a united states ambassador. he has been briefed on this matter and this could change a lot of things. it happened less than a year after people helped olivia took out moammar qaddafi. a mob of militants last night possibly members of an al qaeda group possibly stormed the building firing gunited states e firing guns and rocket propelled
chemical weapons. or armored vehicles positioned to stop a commando style raid. since 9/11, the new york police department, the nypd, has transformed into what may be the most elaborate, most secretive, counterterrorism force in the world. you have to be aware that this is a major terrorist target. absolutely. we treat it as such. it s run by officer kelly, a former beat cop and marine. it s one of their core functions. this wasn t the case immediately after september 11. we follow new york s counterterrorism and terrorist division for more than two years as they monitor the waterways, 468 subway stations, and manhattan s iconic skyline. welcome aboard. at floyd bennett field, once used by amelia earhart and
have changed about the way we govern and police ourselves and how much public debate there is about it? it s just a few hours until 2009 on one of those biting cold new york new year s eves. the crowd is waiting for the ball to drop at midnight, a tradition seen by about a billion people worldwide. but what hardly anyone notices are the snipers overlooking times square with high-powered rifles ready to shoot terrorists, or the police with backpack radiation detectors that will set off an alarm if they pick up traces of a dirty bomb. sensors that sniff the air for chemical weapons. or armored vehicles positioned to stop a commando style raid. since 9/11, the new york police department, the nypd, has transformed into what may be the
terrorists, or the police with backpack radiation detectors that will set off an alarm if they pick up traces of a dirty bomb. sensors that sniff the air for chemical weapons. or armored vehicles positioned to stop a commando style raid. since 9/11, the new york police department, the nypd, has transformed into what may be the most elaborate, most secretive, counterterrorism force in the world. you have to be aware that this is a major terrorist target. absolutely. we treat it as such. it s run by officer kelly, a former beat cop and marine. it s one of their core functions. this wasn t the case immediately after september 11.
or they hear loud noises, they should quickly move away from them. reporter: and in a phone conference with reporters, state department officials took pains not to discourage travel to europe with their alert. we are not saying don t visit major tourist attractions or historic sites. reporter: yet, u.s. authorities believe the plot is aimed at tourists in europe and may be modeled after the attack on tourist hotels in mumbai, india, two years ago, a commando style raid using small arms and explosives to kidnap and kill western tourists. at the heart of the plot, say u.s. and european authorities, is a contingent of disaffected german citizens who have been at terror training camps in pakistan. one of them was captured over the summer and has reportedly provided key details of the