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Inevitable and i think, again, especially in reflection in garland, it's not surprising that military base commanders have made that decision. >> that's got to be tough, of course, with the debate we saw coming out of texas, debate over free speech and threats. i want to ask you here what struck me this security threat level going up for several days according to jim miklaszewski does that mean there may be an event coming up they are specifically looking at? why wouldn't they say, yes, we are raising the security level undetermined as far as how long the time will be? >> look it's difficult t...

The pentagon followed suits. signs at the entrance of the building remind is those raving that the security level was now fp con bravo. the idea, defense officials tell me, is to keep would-be attacker offs guard. air force bases and were on high alert as well as cheyenne mountain to assure military families who have been threatened directly in isis postings. the decision to order heightened levels comes a day after the fbi director warned that isis followers in the u.s. are being urged to strike. the pentagon said, quote we share the same concern about the potential threat posed by home-grown...

So can you translate that for me? i mean what would prompt a raise in force protection level here? >> sure. ideally in the intelligence world you have specificity, that is where's it going to happen when is it going to happen who are the plotters and what kind of device are they going to use. the reason you don't see that often is if you have that kind of specificity, you usually know enough to disrupt the plot. in other words, you can arrest or kill the people involved in plotting. a lot of times what you see in this business though is information that has an informant, for example, saying he...

Supporters. >> the u.s. military is raising the security level at every base across the country. as concerns grow over the threat from isis. it was the shooting in texas on sunday that prompted the increased security measures. the military says this step is not tied to a specific credible threat. saying we have the same concern about the potential threat posed by violent home-grown extremists. the security level has increased to bravo, a ranking signifying an increased and predictable threat of terrorism. u.s. bases have not been at this level since the 10th anniversary of 9/11. >> not only do...

Hometown hero appearing before a friendly crowd in massachusetts at a previously scheduled event. the star quarterback was anything but deflated. >> what wasn't what this night was supposed to be about. i was asked to come here and have some fun. >> has this however detracted from your joy of winning the super bowl? >> absolutely not. [ cheers and applause ] good day. i'm andrea mitchell in washington. we begin with breaking news. the president has raised the security level at all military bases. the measure is not specifically tied to isis or attack in garland, texas. it is based on recent in...