Tough guy Mark Wahlberg's insensitive comments claiming that he could have stopped Flight 93 crashing into the World Trade Center if he'd been on the plane as planned, have sparked reaction from victims' groups, RadarOnline.com can exclusively reveal.

“If I was on that plane with my kids, it wouldn’t have went down like it did," the Contraband star, who had cancelled his seat on the doomed plane just days before 9/11, told Men's Journal.

"There would have been a lot of blood in that first-class cabin and then me saying, ‘OK, we’re going to land somewhere safely, don’t worry,'" said 40-year-old Boston-born action star.

President Barack Obama will visit New York City on Thursday to mark the death of the world's most wanted terrorist, al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden.

The White House says that while in NYC, Mr. Obama will visit Ground Zero, the site of al-Qaida's attack on the World Trade Center, where some 2,595 were killed on September 11, 2001.

As part of his visit -- which was announced by the White House via twitter -- the president will also meet with the families of those killed.

TIME MAGAZINE will release a special issue on Thursday, May 5, in order to offer in-depth coverage of the death of the world' most wanted terrorist, al-Qaeda's Osama bin Laden.

The special issue -- which features a giant red X over bin Laden's face -- will be 70-pages in length.

The issue will be the fifth TIME has put a giant X on its cover -- four of those X's were red, one was black.

Security is high across the country today in the wake of Sunday’s killing of Osama bin Laden, the world’s most wanted man.

Officials from coast-to-coast ramped up their pleas for citizens to “See Something, Say Something” about signs of retaliation by Bin Laden’s Al-Qaeda minions.

PHOTOS: Celebrations At The White House

On the Left Coast, Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca told sports fans to expect increased police presence downtown at tonight’s L.A. Lakers playoff game against NBA rivals Dallas Mavericks. Fans headed to the L.A. Dodgers baseball game against the Chicago Cubs will also notice more cops.

“We want fans to remain safe and these games not to become a target,” Baca said.

Rachel Uchitel On bin Laden's Death: 'Andy Is Celebrating For Sure Right Now'

Although authorities say there’s been no credible threat against passengers at LAX or any other area airports, Airport Police Chief George Centeno also said there’d be stepped up security.

“Passengers are sensitive about coming and going at LAX,” he said, “and I understand that.”

VIDEO: Osama bin Laden Dead; President Obama Says 'Justice Has Been Done'

In New York City, subways, airports, bridges, tunnels, Wall Street and Ground Zero are patrolled by extra police officers. Officials with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey – the agency that lost 84 workers in the collapse of the World Trade Center -- said their "response is not based on a current threat, but out of an abundance of caution."

In Washington D.C., there were extra security measures taken on the city's Metro transit system.

VIDEO: Celebs React To Osama bin Laden's Death

In Philadelphia, local police Lt. Raymond J. Evers said cops are posted near mosques, synagogues, transportation hubs and historic places like Independence Hall.

And in Chicago, both MLB’s White Sox and NBA Chicago Bulls are playing and, like in L.A., fans will see a heavier police presence.

PHOTOS & VIDEO: Americans Celebrate bin Laden's Death

"Our game operations staff is always well aware of current events and do all they can to prepare," White Sox communications V.P. Scott Reifert said. "We won't give specifics about security enhancements because that would defeat the purpose."