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About a bombing, whether its a suicide bombing, a vehicle bomb, an improvised explosive device. youre also worried about small arms attacks, something like mumbai, ft. hood. youve got to defend against that and plan against that. and then, of course, there is the mentally unstable, lone gunman, the jared loughner type thats out there. you also have to worry about that. so, its planning, coordination, and then implementing it on the day of the event. >> okay. andy, we talk about so many different...

Lead to, you know, a disastrous situation. so, it is difficult but doable. >> you know, andy, you talk about all the prep, and youve got to think that theres not going to be a bomb placed under a seat somewhere, right? i mean, is your greatest concern the whacked-out, lone wolf? >> it always is. it was in the secret service, its that today. but you know, this is a major, high-profile sporting event with international implications, watched all over the world. so, youve got to be worried about the...

Agent and the ceo of guide post solutions, global security and investigations firm. good morning to you, andy. >> good morning, alex. >> you know, we havent heard a whole lot about the security preparation for this years super bowl. is it just because theyve reached a level where there are automatic plans in place for these types of events? >> well, i wouldnt call them automatic, but i think events in places like egypt have moved security at the super bowl off the front page, but its always an i...

See the green bay packers taking on the pittsburgh steelers. police in texas are promising this will be the safest super bowl ever. the security plan includes just about every agency you can imagine. so lets get a bit more on how they plan to keep everyone safe. im joined by andrew oconnell, former secret service agent and ceo of guide post-solutions. that is a global investigations and security company. good morning to you, andy. >> hi, alex. >> we talked about the fact a lot of the details had...

So i think theyre up to the challenge. >> im supposed to let you go but i have a very quick question. youve been a secret service agent. when it comes to times during the game, youve got guys there that are stationed around the stadium to make sure things stay in control. this is the super bowl thats being played in front of them. is it distracting? >> well, in this situation youre not going to have secret service but you are going to have other law enforcement officers there, and while of cours...

Privaty security liu brought in by the nfl to run the detectors. the secret service does it every day, do it at major veents like the super bowl when a pope comes to town, when the president travels. so with that experience, they brought them in to train the folks on the ground so that they know how to run these machines, know what to look for with the people standing out front. >> youre there in d.c. how was your commute into the studio? >> brutal, but every day is a brutal commute in d.c. >> i...