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Indicates an increased and predictable threat of terrorism. it could mean more armed troops and more vehicle and personnel checks at military bases. the new security measures will be random and for good reason. we will produce a discernible element of unpredictability in our security posture and procedures the new order says. concerns grew after isis members tweeted the addresses of some 100 u.s. military personnel, and then just last week a british-born isis hacker published the name and home a...

Palestinian groups in the 70s and 80s hit many airports in europe its a plum target for terrorist actors and others with different motivations. so where you have a large group of people high density, though security in airports though armed securities is much more than it used to be but somewhat of a soft target. >> havent they recently begun to put security right at the first doorway in some airports? i believe it was possible in lebanon and beirut? >> in some places but it depends where youre ...

So what we know that these were multiple death threats made by phone, according to these reports, by a man who is speaking english, dialled in to the u.s. embassy in tokyo last month. and it might seem like this must be something really standout that these threats must be something the way it leaked out of the investigation and its now been reported around the world, but thats not necessarily the case. and heres what the state department is saying about it. >> any threat we take very seriously a...

Team and see what we can confirm from this end. obviously we often defer to host governments. but we also are very careful about what information we provide in order to protect our diplomats. but i can check on that and get back to you. >> given that the first lady arrived today in tokyo and these reports emerge today, although i believe the threats were made previously last month, as matt said has it changed in any way the security posture surrounding the first lady. >>? i would point you to th...

You mention is just arriving in tokyo for an overseas trip. she is due to meet with kennedy. the state department spokeswoman jen psaki said the reported phone-in threats to kennedy and another american diplomat in okinawa last month have prompted changes to the security posture at the u.s. embassy in japan. that is despite the fact that first lady michelle obama just landed in tokyo. keep in mind former president bill clinton was just in tokyo yesterday appearing alongside kennedy before delive...

He was wearing a bandage on his arm, as well. the attacker was a korean man in his 50s. a south korean man. he had a previous criminal record from 2010 when he attacked a japanese diplomat with a concrete block. he served a suspended two-year sentence for that. the attack has triggered a series of demonstrations and rallies in support of ambassador lippert. south korea a very close ally of the u.s. questioned about security measures ambassador lippert said they would be reviewed. what kind of ch...

Ten of them journalists, including the publications editor and top cartoonist. eight people were hurt and four of those critically hurt. the gunmen sped off and then vanished forcing officials to step up frances security posture to maximum. its called attack alert. much more on all this in the first hour ahead. but first i want to play you a video clip of the attack itself which miraculously was shot from a nearby rooftop.

Formulating this response. first of all, they say this is appropriate to what you were talking about before the break. we hope and have confidence governments will understand this is a program that ended years ago. obviously they are concerned about that, including relationships with allies. also in the short-term as we have been reporting for the last couple of days. they say they reviewed the security posture in every u.s. post around the world. they are watching social media for propaganda an...

And i think they pointed out some of the reasons why. they anticipated the difficulty. first of all, they said they have hope and confidence that foreign governments will understand that theyre doing the right thing. theyve been in touch with them. theyve been briefing them on this report. but clearly, there are some concern about both what our allies and nonallies will do with information contained in this report. they added to what we already knew, there was stepped up security. they said they...

That details could be spawning violence against the americans. greg? >> hi, john. so far we havent heard of reaction on the street to the report. but it is just out and late in the mideast where one expects the strongest response. and we spoke to officials in the u.s. officials here in london and the state department asked them to review the security posture and making sure security personnel and infrastructure is in place. washington is foreing the violent demonstration that bee saw in egypt, p...