Vanderbilt Television News Archive

(Studio: Judy Woodruff) Report introduced.

(White House: John King) White House disclosure that President Bush was warned prior to September 11 that Al Qaeda might try to hijack an airliner examined. Why the public was not informed about the possibility of hijackings discussed.

(Studio: Judy Woodruff) Report introduced.

(Washington: Kelli Arena) Indications of an early FBI warning about terrorism before September 11 regarding foreigners attending flight schools examined. [Senator Bob GRAHAM - says there was a memo directed at flight schools having Arab students who might be part of a plot by Saudi terrorist Osama bin Laden.] [On May 8, FBI director Robert MUELLER - cites the number of aviation academies and students; comments on the memo about a plot involving Zacarias Moussaoui.] The major shift within the FBI to intelligence gathering noted. [FBI Agents Assn. president Nancy SAVAGE - says the information needs to be coalesced.]

(Studio: Judy Woodruff) Live interview held with Senator George Allen on the warnings about terrorism. [ALLEN - says the administration did all that it could with the information because Al Qaeda was long suspected; indicates we need to use technology to manage the data about terrorism concerns; says former President Jimmy Carter breached trust about biological weapons information; comments on Carter's speech last night about the Varela Project; explains why the White House signed off on Carter's trip, but Fidel Castro got the photo op.]