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tonight the u.s. is offering much more than condolences to the French after the attacks and Jeff pjs has more on this
Jeff good evening Nora the French may be leading this investigation but US law enforcement is digging into trying to
track the terrorist path to the streets of Paris US officials are concerned the tactics Isis used to kill there could be
used here US officials say the attacks were well organized but not sophisticated and that the explosives
used were not high-tech however it is the organizational skill and high death count that has counterterrorism
officials worried this is the next stage in Isis methodology capability in reach
ones arata is a former counterterrorism official and a CBS News consultant the real dangerous and troubling part here
Jeff is that you have individuals who are working in tandem in some way communicating or coordinating and those
communications that coordination and the material that they brought with them suicide vests and heavy weaponry weren't
caught in the French security system just hours after the attacks in Paris senior FBI officials ordered agents
across the country to step up surveillance of potential Isis sympathizers currently there are about
900 cases last month FBI director James Comey testified before Congress about the threat a challenge we face the folks
at this table is finding those needles in a nationwide haystack and assessing where are they on that spectrum between
consuming poison to acting on poison and disrupting them before they act that is
something French investigators weren't able to do in Paris how do you prevent an attack like that in the u.s. you
can't prevent every attack and that's the problem and when terrorists are trying to go after any soft target
strategic or otherwise you can't protect all sites at all times and what we saw in Paris was the terrace winning on that
fateful night in many ways what happened was the nightmare scenario for Western intelligence officials not only were
there mass casualties but a suicide bomber was able to get close enough to the French president that he had to flee
Nora all right Jeff 'begaze in Washington Jeff thank you

The French may be leading the investigation into the Paris attacks, but U.S. law enforcement is digging in too, trying track the terrorists path to the streets of the French capital. Officials are concerned the tactics ISIS used to kill there could be used here. Jeff Pegues reports.

Brief Summary

The episode covers U.S. counterterrorism efforts following the Paris attacks and the ongoing threat from ISIS.

Key points

U.S. Response to Paris Attacks. The U.S. is stepping up investigations and surveillance following the Paris attacks.
Concerns Over ISIS Tactics. U.S. officials worry that ISIS's methods could be replicated in future attacks.
FBI's Nationwide Surveillance. FBI officials ordered increased surveillance of potential ISIS sympathizers across the country.

Episode highlights

Episode quotes

You can't prevent every attack and that's the problem.

Discussion on the challenges of preventing terrorist attacks in the U.S.

1:49WatchNov 15, 2015

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