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Earlier, does in fact have the authority to scramble the military to put them up in some kind of force protection mode. the governor has the air national guard at his disposal. he can do that. but again, officials are pretty much wondering exactly what to do in terms of protection, and how. again, to the counterterrorism officials, this is absolutely the worst case scenario, because right now there seems to be not much, not much they can do in terms of the aftermath. >> we're scrambling for information. i want to read this reuters wire. two planes crashed into the towers of the world trade cen...

>> mick, it's important to note if these planes were hijacked, if they were carrying passengers, there isn't much military officials could have done. you can't shoot down a plane like that for risk of the people onboard. plus, for the injuries you could cause on the ground in a place like manhattan. >> that's exactly right. and the president, as we said earlier, does in fact have the authority to scramble the military to put them up in some kind of force protection mode. the governor has the air national guard at his diz posal. he can do that. again, officials are pretty much wondering exactly...

Carrying passengers, there isn't much military officials could have done, you can't shoot down a plane like that for risk of the people on board, plus or the injuries you could cause on the ground in a place like manhattan. >> that's exactly right. and the president, as we said earlier, does, in fact, have the authority to scramble the military to put them up in some kind of force protection mode. the governor has the air national guard at his disposal. he can do that. but again, officials are pretty much wondering exactly what to do in terms of protection and how. again, so the counter terror...