John Dipterios News Today

Caught with its guard down. one point here, to make as we conclude. that this is the last week of ramadan, a time for prayer and reflection for muslims. the security officials suggest a moment for al qaeda to regroup and perhaps attack. and this is also weighing heavily on the minds of those who made the decision in washington. fredericka, back to you. >> thank you so much, john. moving to cairo where the u.s. embassy was also closed. arwa damon is there. >> reporter: fredericka, behind this bla...

Arab emirates would be open but doors are shut. john dipterios has more. >> reporter: washington took a very broad brush approach here shutting down 22 facilities for a 24-hour period. but it raised some eyebrows here in abut dhabi. we are about a mile away from the diplomatic quarter where the u.s. embassy is. even in standard news coverage, we cant go in with a still or video camera in to that area. the uae is 300dy rom ters across the straits are iran and security is front and center. if fact...