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Correspondent chris laurence at the pentagon. what is the impact of the political unrest in yemen having right now in the fight against al qaeda. >> the u.s. officials tell us that theyre working under the assumption that al qaeda will try to take advantage of the situation at some point. he says the planning has gone beyond just aspiring to attack the united states, but right now, theres nothing concrete in terms of time, place, or type of attack. >> a u.s. official says yemens government is pr...

. welcome back, everyone. the answer more often than not is al qaeda. thats why there is so much concern with the uprising in yemen. chris lawrence reports, al qaeda is taking advantage of the unrest there to expand its power base. >> reporter: a u.s. official says yemen is preoccupied with political unrest and little is being done to capture terrorists. the governments ability to check travelers, screen cargo, and work immigration issues is all in question right now. and that shouldnt matter ...

A u.s. official says yemens government is preoccupied with political unrest and slitsds bei little is being done to find and capture terrorists. a counterterrorism official says the governments ability to check travelers, screen cargo, and work immigration issues is all in question right now. that shouldnt matter to americans because the al qaeda group base thursday is considered the number-one terrorist threat to the united states. >> we do believe that theyve taken advantage of the insecurity ...