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Aired December 30, 2003 - 06:05 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: If you plan to ring in the New Year in Las Vegas, you won't see a single plane flying overhead, at least between 9:00 p.m. and 3:00 a.m. Federal officials have ordered planes not to fly over Las Vegas as a precautionary measure.
No specific threats have been made against the city, but Las Vegas is considered an attractive target for terrorists because of its reputation for greed and excessiveness. Three hundred thousand people are expected there to ring in the New Year.
The airspace shutdown in Las Vegas is just one new measure being enforced by the Homeland Security Department.
CNN's Kelli Arena has another one for you.
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KELLI ARENA, CNN JUSTICE CORRESPONDENT: U.S. officials say international airlines that fly to, from or over the United States must be prepared to man flights with armed air marshals if there is intelligence they pose a possible terror threat. If they do not comply, they could be denied U.S. landing rights.
TOM RIDGE, HOMELAND SECURITY SECRETARY: It's pretty clear that it is understood by our international aviation partners that the threat to passenger aircraft is a national challenge.
ARENA: The move is based in part on consistent intelligence suggesting al Qaeda and related groups are planning another 9/11-type attack against the United States.
RIDGE: We are as concerned today as we were yesterday. We will be concerned as much this week as we were last week.
ARENA: Officials say their most immediate challenge is deciphering intelligence regarding New Year's Eve. Now, sources say there is information suggesting there could be an attack, but they do not have any specifics. Still, some cities are taking precautionary measures.
For example, in New York, which hosts one of the biggest New Year's Eve celebrations, the airspace over Times Square will be closed on New Year's Eve; so will the airspace over the Las Vegas Strip. Both cities have been mentioned as possible terror targets.
Kelli Arena, CNN, Washington.
(END VIDEOTAPE)
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Aired December 30, 2003 - 06:05 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: If you plan to ring in the New Year in Las Vegas, you won't see a single plane flying overhead, at least between 9:00 p.m. and 3:00 a.m. Federal officials have ordered planes not to fly over Las Vegas as a precautionary measure.
No specific threats have been made against the city, but Las Vegas is considered an attractive target for terrorists because of its reputation for greed and excessiveness. Three hundred thousand people are expected there to ring in the New Year.
The airspace shutdown in Las Vegas is just one new measure being enforced by the Homeland Security Department.
CNN's Kelli Arena has another one for you.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
KELLI ARENA, CNN JUSTICE CORRESPONDENT: U.S. officials say international airlines that fly to, from or over the United States must be prepared to man flights with armed air marshals if there is intelligence they pose a possible terror threat. If they do not comply, they could be denied U.S. landing rights.
TOM RIDGE, HOMELAND SECURITY SECRETARY: It's pretty clear that it is understood by our international aviation partners that the threat to passenger aircraft is a national challenge.
ARENA: The move is based in part on consistent intelligence suggesting al Qaeda and related groups are planning another 9/11-type attack against the United States.
RIDGE: We are as concerned today as we were yesterday. We will be concerned as much this week as we were last week.
ARENA: Officials say their most immediate challenge is deciphering intelligence regarding New Year's Eve. Now, sources say there is information suggesting there could be an attack, but they do not have any specifics. Still, some cities are taking precautionary measures.
For example, in New York, which hosts one of the biggest New Year's Eve celebrations, the airspace over Times Square will be closed on New Year's Eve; so will the airspace over the Las Vegas Strip. Both cities have been mentioned as possible terror targets.
Kelli Arena, CNN, Washington.
(END VIDEOTAPE)
TO ORDER A VIDEO OF THIS TRANSCRIPT, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE OUR SECURE ONLINE ORDER FORM LOCATED AT www.fdch.com.
