And we collected there a handful of stray Defense Department officials who were also stranded by the suspension of the commercial air traffic and these included Under Secretary Dov Zakheim, Assistant Secretary Peter Rodman and his deputy Bill Luti and General John Abizaid, then on the joint staff, and now as you know Tommy Frank's successor as the commander of the Central Command.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Remarks to the Council on Foreign Relations

At either end of this 1, 280-metre (4, 200-foot) long suspension bridge, both the police and the National Guard are stationed like anchors watching the traffic and keeping a keen eye out for anything unusual.

BBC: California's bridges 'under threat'