Present.
Hey, don't you just miss Michael at a time like this? He would have had it solved by now. Heck, he would have had it solved before the plane hit the ground.
Try this calming approach: there is no evidence of terrorism. None. There might be before it's over, but right now -- none. Not a little, not maybe, none, nothing.
Of course, that will get philosophical real quick and you'll have break out Venn diagrams and other colored graphical aids and define the concept "critical thinking" using only monosyllables, but it might help them understand. Go ahead, you try it.