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The terrorist drove into the bike path killing eight people and you can see the concrete barriers there. for tomorrow's new york city marathon, they've enhanced security across the board and adding sand trucks and so-called blocker vehicles to protect spectators and pedestrians from possible vehicular attack. >> we've more than doubled our observation teams. our observation posts and counter sniper teams, and it's not just here in manhattan and we've added more heavy weapons teams. >> now, as the investigation continues into this attack, so, too, does the mourning and remembrance of those eigh...

The line. >> you're in the facility they use. obviously, when they go into a facility like that, they have no idea, maybe how many potential targets there are. >> reporter: right. i mean, a lot of what you don't see is prior to that is gathering intel. they can understand how many hostages or how many gun men are there and where located and where are good guys and bad guys? that's all important to know. this particular facility on a thousand acres of land called the range complex in north carolina. two shoot houses, a thousand feet. they're set up like a house or office or building. they have ...

Chosen company, second battalion airborne, 503, infantry regiment, 173 airborne brigade, during combat operations against an armed enemy at vehicle patrol base kay lore, coonnar province, afghanistan, on july 13, 2008. early that morning, while sergeant pitts was providing perimeter security at observation post topside, a well-organized anti afghan force consisting of over 200 members initiated a close proximity sustained in complex assault, using accurate and intense rocket-propelled grenade, machine gun and small arms fire on wanat vehicle patrol base. an immediate wave of rocket-propelled g...

Incredible toughness and resolve, he subsequently took control of the observation posts and returned fire on the enemy. as the enemy drew near, sergeant pitts threw grenades, holding them after the pin was pulled and the safety lever was released, to allow a nearly immediate debt nation on hostile forces. unable to stand on his own, and near death because of the severity of his wounds and blood loss, sergeant pitts continued to lay suppressive fire until a two-man reinforcement team arrived. sergeant pitts quickly assisted them by giving up his main weapon and gathering ammunition, all while c...

Back into syria scoring a direct hit and the israelis have their taverns on high alert patrolling the border down the hill from where we are right now. the big fear for the israelis is the humanitarian crisis, rest gentlemans are coming across the border like they are in turkey and this is what they would end up finding, the large minefields and you can see the wire beyond that, and beyond that is no man's land. also, jihadist, they have gotten weapons and training snowed syria, and they are coming to launch an attack on the jewish state and that is why there are israeli soldiers, now, manning...