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Back to law enforcement on high alert for this holiday weekend with millions set to celebrate jul 4th th july 4th. let's bring in a counter terrorism analyst. fran townsend is a former counter terrorism advisor. fran i want to start with you. there's always chatter around holiday weekends. is what they're hearing this weekend different than usual? >> it is qualitatively different. what you're hearing from intelligence officials in particular is that it's not just chatter but it's clear that they have talk signals intelligence intercepts related to this holiday weekend which has caused them t...

Told the daily caller when asked about the consequences of forced budget cuts on aviation. he told the house general aviation caucus his main concern is safety. >> this is not just about general aviation. this is about commercial aviation, and passenger safety. and it's a -- it's a critical issue that's got to be addressed immediately. >> ford also says he wants to, quote, persuade the faa to find the funds in their very large budget to prevent some 200 contract towers from shutting down. and lady liberty, i am so happy to share this, it is set to oreopen to the public by jul 4th. the new yo...