robin's working on the cheese. >> yes. >> clinton is watching robin work on the cheese.we go. we're going to stuff our french toast with -- >> what is this, did you say? >> we're going to use a brioche bread. and then we're going to stuff some french toast. okay. we're going to stuff this. >> looking good. looking good. >> i like that. >> okay. just make a little pocket. >> we have about a minute and a half. >> minute and a half. get it done. >> he's over here. what are you going to be doing with the cheetos? >> now, stuff it with the ham. a minute left. >> to get the french toast tooking. there's no french toast cooking. and it's not stopped. we're going down to the wire. lara and sam, two of our three judges, what do you have with you, today? >> diane from louisville. >> yes. >> what are you looking for? >> we like everything. we talked about it. we like the idea of everything. i don't know what the flavors are going to be like. clinton's injured himself. he's not able to participate. he's out. we're one man down. >> one man down. this is interesting, george. >> and we

robin? george? >> it's been relentless. we'll get back to you in a little bit, sam. thank you. >>> let's turn to josh elliott for the other top stories. >> good morning to both of you. that big blackout affecting southern california. it appear one person may have been responsible for it. it affected 6 million people in the southwest, including southern california. the lights went out thursday afternoon, as you can see here, bringing freeways to a standstill, disrupting cell phone service and shutting down air conditioners in sweltering heat. officials belilie one power company employee removed equipment and severed a transmission line causing the outage. power is slowly returning and should be fully restored by this afternoon. >>> and in texas, some good news. crews say they won't need to call in more air power today to fight that wildfire near austin that's destroyed some 1,400 homes. they planned to call in a dc-10, to drop fire retardant. but fire crews are making good progress on their own. >>>

robin? was not. abbie, thank you. >>> dan abrams is back to weigh in on this. i don't think many of us are surprised the judge ruled because of the investigation. >> yeah. it's a really big deal to take children away from biological parents and give it to the maternal grandparents. it has to be a big burden here they had to overcome. so, you have the combination, not just of the noose and creepy posters in the house and the naked man walking around. but i think the key factor is that the authorities are now saying that josh powell is now subject to that same investigation that his father's part of, with all these allegations of voyerism and child pornography that the authorities are saying, at least for now, let's leave them with the grandparents. >> and we know the boys are now 4 and 6. they're with the grandparents. until at least november 15th. that's when they will be back in court again. what are the chances that he will get his kids back? >> i think he's going to have to sort of get hi

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robin? josh?cococococococococo >>> if you travel frequently, you know it can be stressful. but one of the most anticipated veesz of the new season, abc's "pan am." can't wait for this show. it takes us back to a time when flying was anything but stressful. more leg room, no checked baggage fees. and quite glamorous. one of the stars is the beautiful christina ricci. she's a stewardess on the show. >> thanks for having me. >> we were talking. and one of the first things i asked, is it vintage? >> nope. valentino. >> very beautiful. you are loving the wardrobe and the '60s-inspired theme of the show? >> i was a big vintage shopper and the '60s were my year. my decade. >> do you notice the differences between travel? you're on planes all the time. share us the biggest differences on the show and versus what you know today. >> the plane is always -- the plane and passengers, everything's always more glamorous. >> don't you wish we all sort of would dress like that? >> i do. i do. but then, at the same

tonight, he sits down with abc's robin roberts. >>> and the chosen famine. more than 2 million children acutely malnourished. a global cry for help. we're in somalia as the humanitarian emergency unfolds. >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city, this is "nightline," september 14th, 2011. >> good evening, i'm cynthia mcfadden. it's fashion week here in new york city and tonight, you're going to meet one of the hottest models in the world right now. the model all the designers want in their dresses. but there's a catch. he's a man. here's abc's juju chang, looking in on "a model life." >> reporter: what is it? the porcelain skin? the lush pout? the delicate bone structure? but look carefully. the hottest model in women's wear these days is also a hot model for men's wear. perhaps aerosmith was just ahead of their time with the song -- ♪ dude looks like alidy >> i'm a fan of them anyone things. >> reporter: andrej pejic is a dude. we went backstage with him this week at new york's fa

we want to go back there, robin roberts is there.emorial going to be seen for the first time by the families called reflecting absence. robin, it is striking h h mucuc creativity and thoughtfulness has gone into producing this emmemorial. >> and it tookok lot of time, george, for that. i have to tell you, i saw it up close myself and you can see it right here. president obama and mrs. obama mr. r were there as george bush and mrs. bush were there, and their daughters were there. you see the emotion as they place their hans on the names. a lot of thought went into that, how to place and where to place, colleagues, co-workers, friend, families, officials said they honored thousands of family request. abby goldman was working on the north tower when it was hit by flight 11. abby's father was in that flight and she wanted her name placed alongside her best friend. that's one aspect of thought that went into rebuilding and remembering what happened here. a decade in the making. it's called the most complicated construction site in the wor

robin?re going to talk more about that, jim. thank you. >>> we're going to bring in legal analyst dan abrams in the studio with me. and former counsel for michael jackson, is mark geragos, joining us from los angeles. good morning to you both. we heard in jim's report that the children are not expected to take the stand. are you surprised by that? and do you expect to see any of the jacksons on the stand? >> i actually disagree with the report. i think if the prosecution doesn't call one of the kids that the defense probably will. they're listed on the list -- the witness list. i don't think it's -- would be a surprise to me, at least, to see one or more of those kids testify because i think there's going to be a recalculation based on some of these rulings that the judge is making that the defense is going to have to scramble and some way get in the information that they're trying to get in through the back door. they may have to go in through the front door with one of the kids. >> it's al

>> where is robin? >> where's waldo?ave your lipstick all over me. >> there's no graceful way. hello, my darling. >> how are you? >> the season starts again. >> today. >> the dvd is out today. >> yes. >> congratulations. >> i'm very happy. very excited. >> five emmys. >> can you imagine? >> that had to be a great feeling for the whole group. >> we had such a great year. i mean, it's a pleasure to work all together and be on a show like that. and to win every year. >> so how did you celebrate this time? >> well this time last year my boyfriend was sick. so, i had to go back to the hospital. this year, i stayed. i was the last one at the party almost. >> you did. >> i stayed with all my family. i had like 13 people with me. and it was fantastic. we had a great time. we were out until like 4:00 in the morning. >> you all earned it. i've been on the set there. and it's a real family. so many the writers, the director, everybody -- >> everybody was super happy. >> so it starts again. last year, they had you on a bike. we saw

robin? >> all right, abbie. thank you very much. >>> we're going to turn, now, to josh elliott, for the other top stories. good morning, josh. >> good morning to all of you. we're going to begin with a skwr much. >>> we're going to begin with a dramatic ammages of a cruise ship on fire. two people were killed. there's no word if any were americans. theship was operated by a local norwegian company. the ship has since returned to port and all of the passengers have been evacuated. meanwhile, a company is recalling cantaloupe because of outbreak of listeria. the bacterial infection. the cantaloupes in question were shipped to 17 different states from a company called jensen farms in colorado. two people have died thus far. nearly two dozen have been infected. >>> it appears one man, a rogue trade certify responsible for $2 billion loss at ubs investment bank. the loss so massive, it could push the company bank into the red this quarter. >>> today, a 23-year-old from kentucky will become the fi

and my guest robin wright has a new book about the arab spring. i'll ask how we can keep the muslims out of our seasons. texas a&m is joining the sec. this includes -- concludes today's installment of initials i don't understand. this is "the colbert report." captioning sponsored by comedy central [theme music playing] [cheering and applause] [audience chanting "stephen"] >> stephen: thank you. thank you so much, ladies and gentlemen. i just... i cannot thank you enough. we have been on vacation, and for the last two weeks i've had the chant that to myself. welcome to "the report." good to have you with us, everybody. nation, it's hard to believe, but this sunday is the tenth anniversary of september 11th attacks. which means we can't be more than five years away from finding saddam's wmds. [laughter] since that tragic day, the american government has done whatever is necessary to safeguard the home hasn't from enhanced interrogation to inventing the phrase "the homeland." [laughter] we even tried to find common ground with muslim extremists but e

to you and robin.opping the news this morning, the supreme court has halted the execution of a man from texas, convicted of two murders in a racially-charged trial. duane beck was hours from a lethal injection when his appeal was granted. the justices want to review claims that the jury was unfairly influenced during the sentencing phase, by a psychologist who said that blacks were more likely to be repeat offenders. >>> to the economy. growing fears over a new recession. a third of all economists surveyed by the wall street journal believes that america will enter another recession in the next 12 months. and five central banks from around the world, including our own federal reserve, are pumping cash into banks over in europe, hoping to calm global fears over europe's debt crisis. >>> and in utah this morning, new questions about what was initially thought to be a big break in the case of susan powell. she's the mother of two who vanished back in 2009. days ago, we heard that human remains had been di

i'm george stephanopoulos. >> i'm robin roberts.art of the show. >> we'll show that. >>> a new twist for amanda knox. she's back in court. but this time, the prosecution is under fire. the forensics of her case under scrutiny right now. are these the details that could spell freedom for amanda knox? >>> and chaz bono is taking on all of the backlash for him being on "dancing with the stars." he's going to answer critics this morning. >>> first, let's get right to the new season of "the real housewives of beverlyhills," kicking off last night. viewers waited to see how the cast would handle the shocking death of estranged husband of one of the stars. and andrea canning is here to talk about the big premiere. >> reporter: this felt like a real reality show for once. so many of the shows get acued of being sort of scripted. this was very raw. the first several minutes of the show was taped on august 29th and dealt directly with the suicide of taylor armstrong's estranged husband, russell. the housewives could be seen sitting together,

robin? >> all right, sam. now to the medical advance that may altar for good how doctors find and treat cancer. a new shouldy shedding light how doctors can look at ovarian cancer tombers. abc's jim avila following this. very promising. >> it is. more than 14,000 women die each other from ovarian cancer. medical researchers say they have take an significant step in helping surgeons see the diseased cells when they're small and impossible to detect with a human eye. it's a glow-in-the-dark breakthrough that could forever change the fight against cancer. doctors call it fluorescent imaging. researchers at purdue university invented this technique that turns ovarian cancer cells into easy to find bright sparkling points of light. >> by seeing this tumor tissue bright up with a light fluorescent light, the disease that would otherwise be missed can be identified. the procedure allows surgeons to see cancer cells 30 times smaller than what was previously possible enabling them to find up to five

george, robin, loosen up your hips a little bit.e point today. >> yeah, you will. >> we're going to do it. >> hang loose, baby. >> loosen up a little. >> that's right. >> we'll be watching you, sam. we'll have fun with the hula. >>> coming up was it the privatal moment in the millionaire murder trial? the dramatic testimony all on camera, just ahead.l bonus! so you earn 50% more cash. according to research everybody likes more cash. well almost everybody... ♪ ♪ would you like 50% more cash? no! but it's more money. [ male announcer ] the new capital one cash rewards card. the card for people who want 50% more cash. what's in your wallet? woah! [ giggles ] i have technology, like computerized patient records, that helps me make a difference in the care of our veterans. and that's what they deserve. (announcer) learn more about careers with today's va at vacareers.va.gov. p p p p p p your favorites, in pieces. do you have an irregular heartbeat called atrial fibrillation or afib, that's not caused by a heart valve problem? are you tak

>> there's also speculation that robin gardener and mr.giordano are trying to get the insurance policy. >> he is paying the ultimate price sitting in prison for so long. >> what about reports of blood found on the rocks near the scene? >> if you look here you can see there is a certain red allergy that grows on the entire sandy area on numerous rocks through out the area. . it got to the point where the prosecution had to come out and refute that story. >> if he is released by aubir rubian authority would he still be able to cash the policy. >> he didn't answer but can he ge the life insurance? before you answer that how long can they hold him? >> they could hold him for 60 days. they just ruled august 31st there was enough proof to hold. they can go another 30-days beyond that or they can charge him. >> hold on. so august, september, or october, november, december. if he is not charged -- >> if he is not charged they could go another 30-days or they could pile it on top of that. murder, manslaughter accidental death or insurance fraught.

robin? >> all right, david. thanks so much. >>> now to texas where one of the most destructive wildfires in history still raging this morning. more than 180 fires s azing statewide, more than 1,000 homes lost sfar. abc's ryan owens is in bastrop county, texas, where firefighters are still trying to get a handle on all of this. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, robin. firefighters are reporting significant progress this morning. containment of the fire in bastrop county, up to 30%. still, there was a setback yesterday. firefighters here made a gruesome sis dovrry. the toll of these devastating wildfirereis growing. not just in acres but in lives. we now know two victims were recovered from the charred ruins on tuesday, along with a mother and her 18-month-old baby who died when flames engulfed their mobile home over the weekend. 400 firefighters from around the country have descend on the largest fire, a monster blaze that has consumed 45-square miles. they have it surrounded but not contained. texa

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it doesn't seem related to robin gardner.hat a body was found floating? >> we were shocked. all we heard was the report of a body found in the water. we initially thought it could be something pertaining to the gardner case. it's a tragedy of a local man who went swimming and drowned. this points out and the locals affirm that the mystery of her disappearance. they say if you drown on the island you are found on the island. she's been missing since august 2. not a trace of her. today is one month seance dparry giordano was arrested at the airport trying to board a plane back to the u.s. >> i appreciate your time. up next, amanda knox returns to an italian courtroom to appeal the conviction on murdering her roomma roommate. italian police responded today. and the crisis in somalia is getting worse. the u.n. says 4 million people are in need of humanitarian aid. they say 750,000 people are in danger of what they say is imminent starvation. what you can do to help when we continue. woman: ...and we're not real proud of this. man

>> good morning, robin. good morning, george. we'll take a look at the big heat going on in the northeast. it may have been a sloppy end to the week, it's warm and basically almost july-like. as you start the week. and these numbers like the 80s, 81 in new york, 76 in boston. very near the 80 degree mark. as you start to work west, those numbers are warmer, richmond, 79, through pittsburgh as well. take a look from there. that low means cooler air from chicago to st. louis. the same system. bringing the warm air up the east. and keeping it cool and cloudy. right in america's heartland. a quick look at the big board this morning before we go, you can see there's a brand-new storm system working into the northwest and big heat build nothing the southwest. uuuuuuuuuu >> and we're live in los angeles this m, robi >> and we're live in los angeles this morning, robin and george and josh. basically u-it takes a little time to get out of hawaii and get back home. >> especially when you're walking. especially when you're walking home like

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good morning, chris. >> good morning, robin. that's right.jermaine got in june 2 2009 from family matriarch, katherine jackson. >> to hear my brother say he's dead. to hear her say this i lost it. i -- it's -- it wouldn't be. it couldn't be. my mother said he's dead i knew. ♪ smile though your heart is aching ♪ >> reporter: the last time we saw jermaine jackson, it was at his brother's funeral service in 2009 singing michael's favorite song. >> it was so emotional, right at the end, that i just kind of broke down. and i didn't think it would be that hard because we performed all our lives. >> reporter: when they did perform together as on the 1984 victory tour, it was jermaine behind michael. during michael's system abuse trial, jermaine would try to support his brother again, with a shocking plan. renting and airplane to get michael out of the country before the jury rendering its verdict. there was a plane. where would it have taken michael? >> it would have gone to the middle east, to bahrain, to saudi. >> they would have put you in prison

thanks to robin roberts for that. thank you for watching abc news.f troy davis and we'll see you here tomorrow. >> dicky: up next on an all-new "jimmy kimmel live" -- julie bowen. >> yo, yo, yo. i swear to god, that was you. >> jimmy: how dare you. you can always tell simon cowell is coming back to tv when there's a shortage of black t-shirts at

>> reporter: good morning, robin. they really do. and this will be a pivotal day for these firefighters. it's much cooler this morning. there are no winds. all of that is good news. perhaps, crews can start to gain some control because right now, they have none. even by texas standards, this wildfire is enormous. a wall of smoke and flames, 16 miles long, miles wide. one official calls the blaze a monster. it's forced 5,000 people to evacuate and devoured nearly 500 homes. >> our house is completely gone. >> reporter: one of those belonged to dan lugo and his family. this veteran returned from war a month ago. this morning, this is what he has to come home to. >> i did a year in afghanistan. just got home. and here we are. >> reporter: his family spent most of labor day at this shelter, one of five now home to hundreds and their pets. everybody says it's the not knowing that's the worst part. can you talk about that a little bit? >> well -- >> it's nerve-racking because you don't know if you have a home to go home to or not. >> repor

my name is robin brasso. over the years, i have seen many children as young as 12 and 13 become pregnant and were able to terminate their pregnancies. that is why i feel that i fully support the supervisor cohen's legislation because there needs to be absolute truth in advertising so that women are not misled when they become pregnant with an unintended pregnancy. it is a very broad emotional state and they need to be told the truth. that is why i support this legislation. thank you for doing this, malia. >> good morning, supervisors. my name is jamie wolf, vice president of public policy for the national council of jewish women. thank you for holding this hearing and giving us the opportunity to comment on this critical issue. we need judgment rooted in health, not in religious beliefs or secular beliefs. this is about women's health. honesty in health care is necessary for responsible choices. delays cause stress, monday, and health. we stand here with friends who are interested in truth, justice, and healt

robin, please, come on up. >> thanks for coming. i do not do a press conference every day, so my remarks are a little more prepared. we came by it in thousand three. it has spent eight years now. we found an iconic company that has april by an agent or design aflac manufacturing but it's of reinvigoration. our goal has been and remains to return design back to its important role i american manufacturing and life. we want to set an example for other companies to assure the possibilities, and that is why we're here today doing what we're doing at plan to do over the next many decades. as we look to expand our factory and bring more to our customers, san francisco west always where we edition -- where we envision would look next. it was here that even if he created her first product in the late 1940's. we found possibility where we did not expect it. we communicated our vision for a space that could allow us to create, and of a common share, and. and experience -- and curate and experience. here we are to celebrate that realization. ka

robin mcelhatton, "nightly business report," silicon valley. >> susie: the carlyle group is planning to raise up to $100 million through an initial public offering. the private equity firm says it will use the proceeds to repay debt and for general corporate purposes. carlyle did not say how many shares it plans to sell or for how much. the i.p.o.'s value may change as banks gauge demand for the stock. meanwhile, groupon is reportedly putting its i.p.o. on hold. the "wall street journal" reports the daily deals website company blames the move on market volatility. groupon has also received questions from the securities and exchange commission about an internal memo that lashed out at critics for questioning its growth and track record. and tom, it looks like investors have cooled off on another recent i.p.o.-- dunkin donuts. goldman sachs told clients today to sell shares in dunkin brands, the very company that goldman brought public as a lead underwriter just a few weeks ago. >> tom: we have yet to see a positive session in the month of september for the major stock indices. here's

. >> reporter: good morning, robin. right now, the center of the discussion is the white-hot political debate over a vaccine used to prevent cervical cancer. now, some of the questions being asked. was perry trying to save lives? or make political money? we went looking for answers not in the debate. does rick perry think the executive order, mandating that girls get a vaccine for the human papilloma virus think it was a mistake? that depends when you ask him. >> was it a mistake? >> it was, indeed. if i had to do it over again, i would do it differently. >> reporter: but just last year -- >> looking back, was it an error in judgment on your part? >> i always stand for life. that issue was about being pro-life. >> it was not in error? >> no, sir. >> reporter: what about this charge, picked up by sarah palin. >> to mandate that our young daughters would have to be inoculated against a potential disease from the company that the former chief of staff was lobbying for. that's crony capitalism./,c >> reporter: he did sign t

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the nanny can't run to the atm machine when the baby is sleeping. >> reporter: robin legrand has placed thousands of nannies through her agency and says in many cases the bill positively mirrors industry standards. but what about date night? san francisco democrat tom ammiano authored the bill and his office says this does not apply to babysitters. however, critics say the bill doesn't specifically exempt babysitters but does ex-i want daycare workers and government -- exempt daycare workers and government entities and domestic worker is loosely defined so that college aged sitter could be entitled to a break during her friday night babysitting gig. >> seems like a lot of drama. it would be like working for the government. >> the bill isn't clear if you would have to hire the person to watch the children. people we talked to interchanged babysitter and caregiver in their conversations. that could change fast if one position is regulated and the other is not. the legislation is still pending. according to one senator's office, upon review of the votes up to this point it looks as if the

>> reporter: they sure are, robin. and rick perry got beat up by so much in his first debate by the other republican candidates, that at one point, he called himself a pinata. but he also hit back. and he hit back hard. rick perry started his very first presidential debate by touting his record on jobs in texas and hammering mitt romney's jobs record in massachusetts. >> he had a lower job rate in mississippi. >> it makes a difference. texas is a great state. texas has zero income tax. texas has a right to work state. a republican legislature. a republican supreme court. texas has a lot of oil and gas in the ground. those are wonderful things. but governor perry doesn't believe he created those things. if he tried to say that, it would be like al gore saying he invented the internet. >> we've been going back and forth. but michael dukakis created jobs three-times faster than you did, mitt. >> well, as a matter of fact, george bush and his predecessor created jobs at a faster rate than you did, governor. >> that's not c

joining me is journalist and middle east analyst, robin wright, the an author.ession, the horrible story of this woman killed, mutilated, by security forces and then you see the foreign minister saying, the world has it wrong. we are protecting our people against armed thugs, i don't know what the right term to use. it's fantasy land, parallel, universe. it would be laughable except for the bloody stakes. >> that's right. except for the tragedy of this young woman, who was 18. and it is too much to tell the audience what she was done. she was beheaded, her arms cut off. she was skinned. so in fact what we know is that now for bashar has crossed the rubicon. and when you hear about the dismemberment of syria, it's a grotesque idea because this regime still believes that it is facing foreign. >> rogue regimes, it becomes an international platform. we can say, my god, show the pictures and prove the foreign minister to be a liar. but what about domestically back home? is this helpful to president assad to have them condemning the united states and the world europea

>>> robin. >>> y dónde dejaste a batman?a, por facebook, y "noticiero telemundo" y twitter, conmigo por j d balart. desde el poder de saber en inglés. la ciudad de nueva york, gracias por el privilegio nos vemos mañana. ♪.

robin--the o explosion from last year. 4 that filling up this critter will be one step towards normal sleep. >> for this one past year it symbolize an open wound. >> a lot of pain. >> unreal. >> it is a constant reminder that killed eight people and destroyed 38 homes. it is 72 x 26. the san bruno city manager says that it has to remain open so the ntsb can finish its investigation. that of the investigation is complete they're ready to close that crater. >> rebuilding homes, rebuilding lives it is an opportunity to say one more piece for word of recovery. >> the city plans to go forward- with recovery and filling this up and even encouraging members. it is important to go down there and reflect on what happened. >> it will be a return to his sense of normalcy. the community coming back together. >> many people agree that it will be a positive step forward but filling a hole in the crowd will not fill the void in this community. in san bruno, kron 4 news. >> the investigation continues with an officer involved shooting and

>> thank you, robin. and this space junk has hit the pacific ocean. ocean at 11:20 p.m. last night- 3:4:05 a.m. you can see a tiny white spots. it was about 6 t of trash. parts of the satellite were up to 300 lbs. it was the largest nasa spacecraft since 1979. >> in sacramento jerry brown has signed what is calling a landmark legislation aimed at creating jobs and creating more money for california. this was signed and friday at " gap " headquarters. trying to create a compromise between amazon .com traditional retailers and california lawmakers. the issue is how to deal with the collection of online sales tax revenue. amazon is collecting sales tax next year. it is something that not done before. amazon also agreed to build several warehouses in california and create jobs. >> the latest on the fremont sylandra solar plant, the suspension of the alternative energy program is requested from a lawmaker. meantime, the executives appeared on capitol hill to answer questions. lawmakers wanted to know what happened to the $538 million federal loans. however

with us is robin wright, author of rock the casbah. you recently returned from africa. how significant is the loss of al-awlak ito the world's express of al qaeda. >> the officials have been focusing on somalia and the nashl, yemen, as the sources of the threat coming from al qaeda organizations and yemen of which he was barely even mid-level management. despite the proclamations, media out lets including this one saying he was the leader. he was largely influential in u.s. counter terrorism circles and he spoke english and he was a virtual nobody in yemen or elsewhere in the al qaeda world. he was not a known entity. from the "new york times," they said the vast majority of people had no idea he was killed or that he existed. it was news to them. >> you quoted a counter terrorism book and said it was not attracting vast numbers in terms of support. wasn't the mission much more to use the internet to raise up lone terrorists? >> yes. he was important because he represented the tech savvy second generation of al qaeda and mobilized people not by reaching out through serm