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Of the world. but then he says hamas doesnt support attacks against citizens. tonight, israel closed its airspace to foreign airlines and then close iselin borders to prevent any possible terrorist attacks. theres a sense here that palestinian militants may try to take advantage of the confusion to kill more israelis. tom? >> thank you very much. and missing bcs martin fletchers. already a complex situation is even more so tonight. now to a different kind of problem. the world trade center tower...

After a stunning series of attacks today against targets in new york and in washington d.c.. the world trade center and the pentagon. the terrorist used hijacks a billion airliners and their passengers as guided missiles in their attacks. the most serious attack on this country since pearl harbor. tonight, the dead still are being counted, an unknown number still of missing. at this hour, in this war, another development, there are reports out of kabul, the capital of afghanistan, of explosions,...

States will hunt down and punish those responsible for these cowardly acts. >> the president then flies to the airport base in omaha nebraska, where in a bunker there he convenes a national security meeting, joining his team alive by teleconference. back in washington, his top advisor karen hughes and says the white house has the situation under control. >> your federal government continues to function effectively. we have a federal emergency response plan and at president bushs direction, we ar...

Now at the white house. sharp shooters on the roof. people have been cleared out. our correspondents are operating from across the street. well see whether we can see him as he moves from marine one into the oval office. nick, as we expected earlier today, the president had a fighter plane escort coming from omaha, back to washington. my guess is that he must have had one earlier in the day when he left florida. and also when he left from louisiana. >>a. an it was shortly after the attacks occur...

>> our intense focus on recovery and helping the injured and the families of those who were killed, is matched only by our determination to prevent more attacks. and matched only by our unity to track down, route out and relentlessly pursue terrorists, states that support them and harbor them. they are the common enemy of the civilized world. our institutions are strong. and our unity is palpable. >> senator jon warner. >> thank you -- >> that is general schultz, who is the chairman of the joint...

Officials say, in helping the man convicted of bombing the world trade center, runcie youssef, nine years ago. by protected him before and after that. last winter, cia director george tenet told congress that bin laden is capable of multiple attacks with little or no warning. >> osama and bin laden his global network of lieutenants remain the most immediate and serious threat. >> bin ladens are edged millennium plots, planned attacks on three tours areas in jordan frequented by americans. on lan...

A firm pledge to retaliate against those responsible. the number one suspect, osama bin laden. the military has always had a contingency plan for attacks against a variety of bin laden targets. behind me in whats left of this building here tonight, the military is literally dusting off those plans. tom? >> nbcs reporter. jim, around the world, they are still on the high state of alert? >> the high state of alert. delta, a short term after military commanders all over the world took the responsib...

>> every single american lost something today. and every one of us at this time expresses our deepest sympathies to the victims of todays tragedies and their families. it is now our mission to begin the healing from this tragedy. from the moment that we learned of these attacks, the department of health and human services has begun readying teams and resources to be sent to new york city, and the washington area, to meet any needs of state and local officials. so far, we have sent for disaster m...

Group that he was targeting america again. >> i think this is a dilemma for the united states now. i think the only thing is they have to revise their policies to look at as what is happening. why for example, the anti-american sentiment is very high in the middle east and the muslim world. >> how could this happen? only from a massive intelligence failure. but in this case, at least there will be some evidence. >> the good news is that the hijacking for airplanes is a very complicated operation...

The thousands, the plane slices deep into the lower pentagon leaving a gaping black hole of destruction. the upper floors later collapsed, bearing hopes any survivors will be found alive. at the opposite end of the pentagon, well out of harms way, donald rumsfeld was at his desk. >> secretary was at his office at the time the plane hit the pentagon and proceeded down towards the impact point in the building. actually he went outside the building and was helpful in getting several people that wer...