Terror Plot: Midday Notes

> All the networks aired Bush’s statement at 11:50am. NBC and CBS immediately returned to programming. ABC’s coverage, anchored by Charles Gibson, continued until noon…

> ABC’s Pierre Thomas: “Pakistan seems to be the central theme in all of this…”

> CNN senior investigative producer Henry Schuster says today’s plot shows the “evolution of the al Qaeda playbook…”

> Harry Smith is the face of CBS this week, hosting the Early Show and subbing for Bob Schieffer on the CBS Evening News. He’s also handling today’s special reports…

> Correspondents spotted reading their BlackBerrys on-air: FNC’s Julie Banderas and NBC’s Kevin Corke…

> Tonight on ABC: A special edition of Primetime, “Target: America,” at 10pm…

> A tipster says MSNBC will air a Rita Cosby special tonight at 10pm…