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Guarantees huge contractors. they received on average $430,000 from defense contractors. it's more of a jackpot if you chair one of these committees. come on down dick durbin of illinois, the second highest-ranking democrat in congress, and someone who is constantly popping up on tv screens pomp usually pratteling on about the trump administration's ethics violations. durbin became chair of the subcommittee which led to a wave of cash that made him the top recipient of that election cycle. durbin counts northrup grumman, boeing, united technologies and bae systems among top seven largest contr...

Guarantees huge contractors. they received on average $430,000 from defense contractors. it's more of a jackpot if you chair one of these committees. come on down dick durbin of illinois, the second highest-ranking democrat in congress, and someone who is constantly popping up on tv screens pomp usually pratteling on about the trump administration's ethics violations. durbin became chair of the subcommittee which led to a wave of cash that made him the top recipient of that election cycle. durbin counts northrup grumman, boeing, united technologies and bae systems among top seven largest contr...

Election. those serving on the front lines get nervous any time those controversial words are uttered. >> when you categorize all of islam in that term, you tend to target and create vulnerabilities in communities. >> reporter: michael downing spent years heading up the lapd counterterrorism bureau. >> that is what isis wants, to have people feel oppressed or have grievances because it's easy to recruit into the ideology. >> reporter: for people in the communities broad anti-islam statements might make them think twice before going to authorities. that means less chance for police to disrupt a...

We need people to pay attention to anomalies, to suspicious activity, and to know how to report that suspicious activity. >> now, ahead of this weekend, have any events been changed, canceled, modified because of just simply the threat and the risk benefit analysis you have to do? >> not in our city, and we're really encouraging communities not to not go to something because of this. i mean, i think that this adversary this weekend is getting a freebie. the freebie is they're getting a lot of publicity on what this threat is. so i think americans really need to kind of stand strong, defend the...

Weekend and within the united states law enforcement agencies from coast to coast are on heightened alert. >> this morning new york's governor announced extra man power and enhanced monitoring operations this weekend and a top police official in the nation's second largest city says that the threat stream has not been this high since september 11th, 2001. that's the word from michael downing, the deputy police chief of the los angeles police department. he joins us now. thank you so much for being with us, sir. >> good morning. >> not since 9/11. those are pretty alarming words. what are you h...