So where is Ridge?

[Nikepallas]

The Fox website said that Ridge was going to speak at 3p.m. EDT.

Nothing yet and I have not seen anything from CNN or MSNBC on the matter.

So did Fox get the wrong info or are they changing their minds are raising the alert level?


Or do we have egg on our face?

[MSgt213]

1. Are we going to get the vague warning drill today?

[WildClarySage]

2. "OMG Something's going to happen somewhere!"

"It is? When?"

"Sometime!"

[Pirate Smile]

3. He is on now.

[goodboy]

4. what's he sayin? I'm at work...

[high density]

5. I assume this CBS/AP article is a preview:

Feds: Tape May Be Attack Signal

A new videotape of Osama bin Laden could be a signal for an attack, government officials warned in a new bulletin that urges state and local authorities to be extra vigilant.

There is no immediate indication that the tape of the al Qaeda leader, which aired Friday, offered any sign of an impending strike, said a U.S. government official, speaking on condition of anonymity.

...

"We remain concerned about al Qaeda's interest in attacking the American homeland, and we cannot discount the possibility that the video may be intended to promote violence or serve as a signal for an attack," according to the memo sent late Friday from the FBI and the Homeland Security Department.

The bulletin went to homeland security advisers; federal, state and local law enforcement; and select members of private industry.

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/10/29/terror/main652373.shtml

[Clinton Crusader]

6. there's flash news on MSNBC now but I dont see him

[blackcat77]

7. Money quotes from Ridge:

"The tape is new, the threat is not."

"We're safer now than we've ever been."

He's going out of his way to calm people down.

[blackcat77]

8. One more thing to add --

They're standing in a hallway. He's in shirtsleeves. It's all very informal, unlike the earlier stuff where he's standing behind a podium using solemn tones against a background of flags.