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Their flak jackets on. many when standing in position are very alert keeping an eye on the situation. i can tell you that we didn't see any israeli officials, police officials, border police, anyone injured here on the scene. that doesn't mean that that individual did not attempt to try to stab someone and just did not manage to hurt anyone before he was able to escape. but at the rate at which it happened, the point of friction in the sense that he came across the corner and came running down the stairs was very quick. it was a matter of seconds before he passed this particular area. israeli ...

They are happy to defend themselves for their life. >> reporter: just over there, that's the yemeni border post, riding along here with the border guards we didn't have to wear the flak jackets and the helmets. now, they say the situation has changed. it's a lot more dangerous. army tanks have been brought in to back them up. >> this is one of the units that belong to the army. it's supporting us in case of any -- >> reporter: it's very close to the line? >> yes. >> reporter: about half an hour to the border? >> yes. >> reporter: so they're very close. no sign here of impending ground force in...

Cafe, film what's taking place. so obviously that building is being evacuated or everything nearby as is the u.s. consulate. there are dozens of buildings within that vicinity, and the police have gone and blocked off much of the cbd around the cafe, around martin place, not allowing anybody in. there's heavy, heavy police presence. we've seen snipers. heavily armed as well as other police with flak jackets. there is that contingency of law enforcement. they are not your regular police officers but the more experienced and highly trained law enforcement officials who are on the scene as well, ...

Of involvement in the rest of the society. when half your population in any country is denied participation in the economy, the social life, the politics, the country is doomed. what afghanistan, because we've set the model, americans wearing flak jackets and helmets have shown how to treat muslim women and children, and they're the ones who are most going to benefit from the secure country without the taliban having anything more than a minor role. >> how about the high-profile attacks we saw this last week and we had some important journalists killed, two of them, as well as other casualties...

They're inspirations to us all. why was this important to document stories? >> make sure i have this right side up. the marine bah at thion in 2006 through iraq and we -- battalion in 2006 through iraq. and we kept telling story on the home front. it got home and betsy said you never understood what we were going through at home. she had been a marine wife for better part of quarter over of a century. she was right. i wanted to tell more of the story. the stories in the book are about the real american heroes. those that fox has allowed me to keep company with for 12 years. the real heroes are...