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Cyberattacks, as well. here's the story. >> reporter: as fans gear up for this year's super bowl, security heightens and will be the tightest in history. in an exclusive interview, abc's pierre thomas spoke to the department of homeland security's jeh johnson inside the stadium about new tactics officials are prepared for. >> lone wolf style attacks, more smaller scale attacks. >> our challenges in homeland security are evolving. we have more concerns about domestic-based acts of violence. >> reporter: while he says there are no specific or credible threats security officials are prepared for ...

Off our shores? which includes, by the way, u.s. embassies everywhere. >> i think we are better at it now than we have ever been. but we're never going to be 100% safe. and the kind of magnet that syria has become with people flocking to syria to join the jihad and who may come back is going to be a problem we're going to deal with the next decade. >> if i can associate myself with his remarks, absolutely. i think syria is now the training ground for the world. these jihadists are pouring in every day. and the rebel forces are more of a threat than anything, particularly if they have a hand on...

Countries in africa and the middle east, where they get safe haven. their leaders are encouraging smaller scale attacks by lone wolves more than ever before, rogers says, and they have the means. >> some of the al qaeda affiliates have better connections to the west, meaning they can get good paper to go to europe, they can get good paper to go to the united states. >> reporter: these small groups of terrorists are more likely to make mistakes, experts say, but are also harder to detect. because of that, rogers says this is not the time to scale back nsa surveillance, as many in congress want ...

Difficult to stop because it's two or three or four people, sometimes even just one person discussing amongst themselves, not having overseas connections, so causing a lot of concern in the west, wolf, but there's still, obviously, concern that al qaeda affiliates like al qaeda's affiliate in yemen, will be able to launch larger scale attacks, as well. this threat is coming from a lot of different fronts, wolf. >> seems to be growing. thanks very much, paul cro crookshank, joining us from london. up next, bob dole's criticism of his own political party. he says the gop should close for repai...

To a nech or anything close. yes, it is more likely that smaller scale attacks will happen in the future. but will they be a national security issue like 9/11? no. >> peter bergen, thanks very much. >> thank you. two worlds, two truths. does freedom of religion mean freedom from suspicion? soledad o'brien chronicals the fight over destruction of a mosque in the heart of the bible belt. unwelcomed, the muslims next door airs next sunday right here on cnn. weapons of the future being developed right now. unmanned drones the size of a small bird. it's science fact, not fiction. i'm chris lawr...