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>> it is a massive thing. you walk around new york at the moment everyone has super bowl fever at the moment. what are the biggest issues right now as we head towards the big day for you guys as an organizing committee? >> the three biggest issues since two and a half years ago, weather which is off the table now, transportation. we are calling this the first public transportation super bowl because we are losing at least half of the parking spaces around the stadium due to the security perimete...

Friend. thank you so much. >> thank you. >> much more on developing story out of new york here in new jersey. the envelopes with white powder was sent to several hotels near the super bowl. we are told containing cornstarch. think about the money and attention going into this investigation in the middle of a major security event. we are all over the breaking news next here on cnn. welcome back. how is everything? theres nothing like being your own boss! and my customers are really liking your fl...

Excitement is building surrounding the big game leading up to the big game. so is the focus on keeping everybody safe. we are talking to the individuals tors and fans trying to keep them safe from someone trying to distract from the festiviti festivities. it is considered a level one security event which means it is given the utmost attention from the faa and other types of government. entityings and law enforcement officials. we are told by law enforcement this is one of the hardest areas to pr...

An event of this size in new york thinking back? >> this event really is unprecedented especially in terms of security. one event in recent history is the 2004 republican national convention, but even that pales in comparison to the super bowl. this is going to be a collaboration between the fbi, department of homeland security, state and local police. 100 different agencies. in the wake of 9/11, the world trade center, you can just imagine how crucial security is to an event of this magnitude. ...

Has become ill. the family has said they are touched by the outpouring and well wishes they are receiving. secretary kerry afforded quite a bit of security here. this is a security event for the hospital and boston. teresa heinz kerry was flown in on her own private plane. and secretary kerry spent the night nearby at their beacon hill residence. they have a home in the city. before coming back to the hospital this morning to be with his wife. we know she suffered from breast cancer diagnosed in...

>> far less apparent than the bush administration? >> yes. >> thats another reason why benny and drake have been opponents of this. >> what could they do with it what are the controls what does the over sight mean? >> one man they hoped would do it is the national security agency general alexander. when he applied request to sit down with the interview we sat down with a washington think tank where he was speaking at a security event. >> do you hold data on u.s. citizens? >> we dont hold data on...

Some of the families who have suffered so terribly? >> you know, i had the chance to speak with a number of people today at the hospital, and on the streets. they feel blessed that they have been able to escape with life, and in some cases with injury that is not going to impair their life going forward. and people are obviously hurting. and are concerned about their future. but at the same time, they feel confidence in the kind of support theyve received from their friends and from others in th...

Washington will be on a much smaller scale, of course, than four years ago but that does not mean security will be relaxed. chief intelligence correspondent catherine herridge is here with a preview. good evening. >> good evening. this event is an nfsd, national specific security event. which means the secret service is the lead agency for security and f.b.i. is lead agency for intelligence counterterrorism and investigation. earlier in week, fox news with the other media organizations toured th...

Witness and that is a fraction of the 2 million that came around last time. a daunting task for security teams that will have to keep an eye on everything going on. officials dont have any credible threats but there is concern about a lone wolf terrorist. katherine heritage. they have deemed this a national special security event? >> reporter: that is right, gregg. they call it nnse, secret service is the lead agency and f.b.i. is the lead agency for intelligence counterterrorism and investigati...

Blase, but to complicate this, this is a national special security event, so the lead agency in charge behind the scenes is the united states secret service. so you put them in charge of doing the overall planning, but then with the hurricane coming, obviously fema will become the lead in doing the coordination with state and local officials, but i would say that all the models ive seen of this thing, it could be a category 1, which means 80 mile-an-hour winds, a lot of rain, maybe a little bit ...