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Correspondent chris laurence at the pentagon. what is the impact of the political unrest in yemen having right now in the fight against al qaeda. >> the u.s. officials tell us that they're working under the assumption that al qaeda will try to take advantage of the situation at some point. he says the planning has gone beyond just aspiring to attack the united states, but right now, there's nothing concrete in terms of time, place, or type of attack. >> a u.s. official says yemen's government is preoccupied with political unrest and little is being done to find and capture terrorists. american...

. welcome back, everyone. the answer more often than not is al qaeda. that's why there is so much concern with the uprising in yemen. chris lawrence reports, al qaeda is taking advantage of the unrest there to expand its power base. >> reporter: a u.s. official says yemen is preoccupied with political unrest and little is being done to capture terrorists. the government's ability to check travelers, screen cargo, and work immigration issues is all in question right now. and that shouldn't matter to americans because the al qaeda group based there is considered the number one terrorist threat...

A u.s. official says yemen's government is preoccupied with political unrest and slitsds bei little is being done to find and capture terrorists. a counterterrorism official says the government's ability to check travelers, screen cargo, and work immigration issues is all in question right now. that shouldn't matter to americans because the al qaeda group base thursday is considered the number-one terrorist threat to the united states. >> we do believe that they've taken advantage of the insecurity and poor governance in some regions of yemen. >> reporter: if the government falls -- >> wasn't ...