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Bob baer is still with me, our cnn intelligence and security analyst and former cia operative, joining us live from telluride. they havent taken to the microphone. bob, reiterate for me how much they can really say in an effort to mitigate fears across the nation in light of what happened in san bernardino, in light of what happened in paris, in light of what happened on tuesday in the l.a. unified school district being shut down over a hoax. what can you say other than just words? >> the proble...

Angeles county closed today after an unspecified credible thread was called in. im just going to read a release about it so i can get it exactly right. this is from the los angeles superintendent. his name is ramone. he said the district received a credible electronic threat that involved not just one school but many schools in the district that talked about backpacks and other packages. this prompted him to close down all schools today. he said, quote, i have asked the chief to be working with ...

Shell translate for us. >> all right. now theyre going to talk spanish to the spanish-speaking audience in that press conference room in los angeles. but again, all los angeles county schools have been closed for the day because of some unspecified threat. the fbi has been called in, los angeles police are working on it, school police are working on it. this is unusual. you heard the superintendent say that hes acting out of an abundance of caution because of what happened an hour and a half in ...

The demonstration was peaceful. at the cafes where dozens were killed, mountains of flowers and memorials still stand. but there are still signs of a city moving on. the bonn pierre has been open for over a week and customers are coming back. and back to that investigation there, unconfirmed reports in a british paper that one of the paris attackers, abdelhamid abaaoud had pictures of birmingham, england, on his phone. this has not been confirmed by nbc news. according to a british security anal...

Find the source of that threat. i want to move to kabul, afghanistan, right now, and talk about that, but also, paris, france, and you have heard about chicago, illinois, and no shortage of the terrorist threats right now, and whether it is isis or a disturbed individual makes for a very unholiday-like season. our security analyst and cnn analyst bob baer, i want to ask you about the reporting in the last hour of the terror suspect in france. now the theory they are working on is that he may b...

Things after terrorist attacks before. and i think people are waiting to see whether the president can actually carry this out. >> jim bitterman live from paris thank you. and good morning. im carol costello. thank you so much for joining me. this just in to cnn. the kremlin is saying it has no plans for a face-to-face meeting between the turkish president and vladimir putin, even shutting down suggestions that the pair could talk on the phone. as putin appears to shut the door on turkey he sa...

The security in the nfl games. >> homeland security and the fbi told the league there were no known threats. in addition to the usual metal detectors. additional steps will be taken in order to keep people save. fans are told not to bring bags. if they must make sure it is see through and no larger than six by 12. and bottom line, on the minds of see many. one of the targets was the soccer match between france and germany. >> david, thanks. well bring in mike barrette for the white house securit...

>> an intelligence and security analyst from irving, california. all that is unfolding there in paris. what do you make of the fact that today theres still no claim of responsibility for these attacks. trying to claim credit, it has all the hallmarks, mass casualties, coordinated dimension of syria. theres no playbook. i wouldnt say these are spontaneous, but theyre lone wolf groups that wouldnt necessarily think about the

Fighting for their lives tonight. all in, 350 others hurt and injured. joining me now, the former cia counterterrorism analyst and national security editor. also, joined now by cnn intelligence and security analyst, a former operative for decades, including in the war against terror. and thank you both very much for being with me. bob, i want to start with you. breaking details we are getting now on the explosives. that were used. authorities are telling our pamela brown tatp is the explosive, w...

British media reports it came within a thousand feet of a missile. now, the government spokesperson, confirming of a nature of that incident saying that an investigation followed. they determined the missile was not from militant, it was rather a part of an egyptian military exercise raiseing plenty of concerns about the general safety of the airspace over egypt. >> indeed, thank you so much. of course, well look ahead to that news conference at 10:00 a.m. thank you so much, erin. cnn security a...