this fbi video was designed to show the true power of abdulmutallab's underwear bomb. watching the video at his sentencing today, abdulmutallab yelled in arabic, god is great. and he said in a statement to the judge, i am proud to kill in the name of god. >> the only thing that prevented the defendant from being successful that day was his own bad luck. >> reporter: abdulmutallab's goal, maximum destruction. he sat in seat 19a, near the left wing, close to an 11,000-gallon fuel tank. the only reason he did not kill everyone onboard is because the bomb's detonator malfunctioned. prosecutors bluntly say abdulmutallab is an unrepentant mass murderer, who would try to kill again if given the chance. diane? >> thank you, pierre. >>> and there was a scare today in the skies above air force one that ended in a strange twist. as the president's plane sat on the tarmac in los angeles, minutes from takeoff, a cessna wandered into the airspace. two f-16s were scrambled. the cessna was forced to land. the pilot, reportedly found to be carrying marijuana. as for the president, he h

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he said abdulmutallab robbed me of that joy.he emotional toll it's taken on people. one woman saying i can still smell the flash because when that bomb exploded, it burn him very badly as a matter of fact. and he had to be wheeled off the plane and wheeled into his first court appearance. she says she's plagued with those nightmares. it's impacted them very deeply in terms of how they fly. they put on a brave face, the victim who's were testifying. they were short. they were brief, but filled with emotion. abdulmutallab never looked over, never made eye contact, maintaining again what he did was just, maintaining in his mind that osama bin laden is alive and that his mentor, the american born cleric and war alabama lackey was killed in a drone strike, that he too is alive. the judge saw to possibility of rehabilitation. brooke? >> because of what he did, so much of our lives have changed obviously going through the airport, going through security for the safety of all of us. deb feyerick for us, life in prison for of abdulmutall

we talk about abdulmutallab. they are same show with him. hold on.s is not about a drug war. >> shep: bring everyone home because the war on drugs over. if you want beed you can pick it up like pizza and it will be there every time i guarantee you. maybe the rules. weed is like an okay thing. but weed didn't ruin any lives. >> ask carpenter, he was wrongfully charged. he is ruined. he was the kid that was wrongly named as a defendant. he is not being charged. he is screwed because of this. >> it's going to be cleared up. let's be real. >> damage is done. how do you get reputation back? >> they made a wrong choice and they have to pay for their choice. these are adults making wrong choices. don't blame the system. don't blame the system. >> shep: end the war. >> it doesn't start with them. >> shep: this is a stupid war, isn't it? >> undercover narc and he put his life on the line and adamant that the war has to end positively in in nation. >> shep: we lost this war. this war is lost. then there is lin sanity, you would think he was on drugs and he is

the video was shown in court today as the judge sentenced abdulmutallab to life behind bars. son of a wealthy banker, he was radicalized in britain and trained by al qaeda in yemen. it was christmas day, 2009. flights from amsterdam to detroit was packed with tourists and americans coming home for the holidays. suddenly, as the plane prepared to land, at passenger appeared to be on fire. >> we heard a bang and then there was a lady shouting and she said, what are you doing? >> it was terrifying. i thought, i think we all thought that we were not going to land. >> the man arrested was a 23- year-old nigerian who managed to board the plane with explosive powder hidden inside his underwear. the detonator was a syringe containing chemicals. the intended explosion never came. other passengers smothered the flames. here is before his failed attack. he is declaring war on christians and jews. later, in pleading guilty, he would describe the underwear bomb as a blessed weapon. he had been trained in explosives at al qaeda camp in yemen. he was inspired by an american- born cleric kil

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is he farouk abdulmutallab.09 with a bomb hidden in his underwear. so let's go straight to the deborah feyerick. she's been inside the courtroom for us. sentencing, is it still ongoing, the hearing? >> it's still ongoing. as a matter of fact, brooke, abdulmutallab is speaking right now giving a statement to the court telling the judge, i am not -- he meant to say patsy. it sounded a little bit different. but he said my life and lives of muslims have also changed due to u.s. attacks. he believes that osama bin laden and anwar alabama lackey, his mentor, the man who actual approved him for this mission, he says he believes they are both still alive. now, prosecutors say that abdulmutallab is an unrepentant would be mass murderer and if let out, that he would do it again. his lawyers were arguing that no, in can the fa, abdulmutallab is capable of reform and they were fighting saying life in prison, that's not only unconstitutional, but it's cruel and unusual punishment. judge basically denied that and said no, it

umar farouq abdulmutallab pled guilty. today, the judge handed down the mandatory punishment. >> reporter: the nigerrian man who tried to set off an underwear bomb on christmas day 2009 will spend the rest of his life behind bars. umar farouq abdul mutalab called it a day of victory as he heard the judge read his sentence. he learned his fate, four months after admitting the failed terror attack was a suicide mission. >> al qaeda has lost once again. america has won once again. we always do. >> reporter: during thursday's hearing, they played a videotape showing what could have happened if the bomb had worked. an attorney for abdul mutalab read a statement from the family. >> we strongly urge you to review the life sentence. >> reporter: but they argued that abdulmutallab attempted to kill 289 people. and if released, he's likely to try another suicide mission. >> reporter: when he pled guilty last october, abdulmutallab said his explosive-laden underwear was a, quote, blessed weapon, to avenge muslims around the world. he

government argued abdulmutallab attempted to kill 289 people.released, he's likely to try another suicide mission. >> reporter: when he pled guilty last october, abdulmutallab said his explosive-laden underwear was a, quote, blessed weapon to avenge muslims around the world. he admitted an war almalacky inspired him. abdulmutallab is expected to serve his sentence at the federal super max prison in colorado, where other convicted terrorists are behind bars. at the white house, danielle nottingham, wjz eyewitness news. >> abdul mutalab's family was in detroit for the sentencing but they did not attend the hearing itself. >>> one of six men accused of murdering three college friends. >> reporter: the jury also found jose caransa guilty of robbing the three students, including the fourth who was the lone survivor of that attack. this happened back in 2007, at a new jersey school yard. all of the accused are members of the ms13 gang. one of the suspects was arrested here in maryland. caransa is also accused of splashing a girl's neck, then sexually

watching the video at his sentencing abdulmutallab yelled in arabic, "god is great."prevented the defendant from being successful that day was his own bad luck. >> reporter: abdulmutallab's goal -- maximum destruction. he sat in seat 19a near the left wing, close to an 11,000-gallon fuel tank. the only reason he did not everyone on board is because the bomb's detonator malfunctioned. prosecutors bluntly say abdulmutallab is an unrepentant mass murderer who would try to kill again if given the chance. pierre thomas, abc news, washington. >> so chilling. >>> now we turn to the federal crackdown on distracted driving. regulators are now urging automakers to simplify car dashboards to prevent accidents. many new cars of course feature gps navigation screens. some even have built-in cell phones. some luxury models even have the ability to surf the net. now the feds want most gadgets to automatically shut off when cars are in motion. >>> and speaking of cars, general motors just reported its largest profit ever. two years after the automaker nearly collapsed. last year's pr

abdulmutallab spoke briefly in court and yelled out, "god is great" when the sentence was announced. the government learned all the key facts from the underwear bomber himself. it says that proves the fbi can get valuable intelligence without treating terrorists as enemy combatants or putting them on trial in military courts. pete williams, nbc news, washington. >>> there is health news tonight. if you have a baby at home it will get your attention. there is a new study out tonight on arsenic, a poison found in the environment but now also found in some toddler formula and cereal bars, the ones sold as organic. our report on this tonight from nbc's tom costello. >> reporter: scientists at dartmouth college call it hidden arsenic, high levels of the poison discovered in organic brown rice syrup, a commonly used organic sweetener. researchers found arsenic in two toddler formulas. made by nature's one, that listed organic brown rice syrup as an ingredient. one had a total arsenic concentration six times the arsenic level the epa allows in drinking water. meanwhile, the infant formulas

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they have begun with a motion, abdulmutallab arrived at the courthouse a few hours ago.in the courtroom wearing a white skull cap and loose fitting white clothing and as soon as the motions are done the court will hear from some of the people on board that plane. one of the women who will address the court today told us today she intends to hand abdulmutallab a set of muslim prayer beads so he can pray to ala and ask for forgiveness. i want forgiveness not for me. i already forgive him. being a mother, i have already forgiven him. >> reporter: abdulmutallab 's court-appointed legal riser is in the difficult position of trying to argue for leniency and one of the points he's going to argue is incompetent. we all know that abdulmutallab meant to kill everyone on board that flight on christmas day 2009 but couldn't full off and the only person injured, the court appointed adviser is going to say the only person injured was the defendant and try to get leniency. a short time ago the judge refused to set aside the mandatory life sentence. as we're looking at the case, anythin

umar abdulmutallab but guilty to try to blow up a plane headed to detroit in december 2009. he said he was acting on behalf of al qaeda. >> shake up in the race for the white house. the battle for michigan has tightened as santorum surges ahead of mitt romney in several national polls. romney is trying to regain momentum by picking up the endorsement of the michigan governor. the former pennsylvania senator released four years of his tax returns. michigan voters head to the polls in two weeks. >> on capitol hill, the latest showdown on tax cuts appears to be nearly over. lawmakers hammer out a deal to extend the payroll tax cut to december. >> it was just before midnight when congress worked out the final details on the deal to extend the payroll tax cut through the end of the year. that may be welcome relief for the 160 million american taxpayers who will keep their 100,000 -- keep their $1,000 tax credit. with his two weeks before the short-term extension was set to expire, congress announces good news to american taxpayers. lawmakers reached a deal to extend the payroll t

had farouk abdulmutallab already pleaded guilty to try to up a u.s. plane bound for on christmas day. a bomb hitting in his underwear fire and it failed to explode. acting on behalf of al qaeda, he said. to 30 has been sentenced of home detention for illegal use of election day robocalls. he is to serve 500 hours of community service. it implied that martin o'malley enough votes to win to suppress african- american turn out. >> a possible roadblock in the debate over gay adoption. the house is expected to follow. members of congress are stepping to block theening measure. more from inr has the newsroom. the governor says he plans to pass the bill as soon as it passes the house. say the bill discriminates of thel hurt the image virginia nationwide. >> he is trying to pass a block thew to virginia adoption bill. i believe very strongly this is a reactionary piece of legislation. for discrimination in virginia has long passed. they say private adoption parents can refuse on sexual orientation, religion, parents' age, gender, disability, family status, or

one told abdulmutallab is he not a brave holly warrior. is he nothing more than a pats j.ives abdul me tell lub. life without parole is the sentence so committed to killing if he ever gets the chance again. mike tobin live tonight in detroit. candidate on collision course. hopefuls mitt romney and rick santorum focusing on upcoming in michigan. mitt romney was born in michigan. his father was the state's governor back in the 1960s. and because of that the romney campaign has long considered michigan home turf. but the latest detroit news poll shows rick santorum has taken the lead there. here it is. santorum with 34%. romney with 30.4%. that's within the margin of error so technically they are tied. but that's not what romney was hoping for. make no mistake. remember a few weeks ago, many observer were questioning whether rick santorum had enough, as they put it, mojo to stay in the race. today both romney and santorum were in michigan trying to drum up support. the weirdest thing of all -- there was a lot of weirdness today. campaign carl cameron is live there. today, mit

abdulmutallab will get a last chance to rail against the united states.e the lives of innocent muslims." talk about a rare display. republicans and democrats in washington coming together. kumbaya, late last night to extend the payroll tax. >> we're confident this can be concluded so we're here together to announce that we do have an agreement and we're moving forward. >> good for the country. very good for the country. >> republican congressman dave camp and democratic senator max baucus announced a deal on the bill last night and also reduced unemployment benefits. it's not clear when they will vote on it. as you know, they passed a two month extension in december. israel ramping up its diplomatic security this morning following the recent attacks in india and georgia. sources say diplomats have been ordered to work out of their homes and avoid traveling because iran could be plotting even more deadly attacks. meanwhile, iran is reaching out to world powers in a letter saying it's ready to talk about its nuclear energy program. this comes a day after ir

umar farouk abdulmutallab tried to detonate a bomb in his underwear with a flight carrying 300 peoplerom amsterdam as it tried to land. >> this is the 25-year-old nigerian who tried to blow up a passenger jet over detroit on christmas day three years ago. his aim, to kill all 289 people on board. in court today, he is defined, declaring he wanted to avenge the attacks of the united states on muslims. he said today is a day of victory. the judge told him it was clear he had enormous motivation to carry out further attacks. she could only stop him by sentencing him to spend the rest of his life in jail. the prosecution say victory is theirs. >> al qaeda has lost once again. america has won once again. we always do. >> he was radicalized in london and spent time training in al qaeda camp in yemen, declaring war against christians and jews. this airplane was the target of the most serious attempt to attack america since 9/11. he had explosives in his underpants and set them off injecting a liquid chemical. >> we were going to die. >> this man was on the plane just 10 feet away and saw smo

. >> reporter: the surprise would be if abdulmutallab would not get life in prison without parole. he. he represents himself but he does have a court-appointed attorney as a legal advisor, and that legal advisor is left in the position of the futile position of trying to argue for leniency because of abdulmutallab was incompetent. >> the conduct in this case is not his intent. the conduct we believe what occurred and that is he may have had intent or desire to commit a certain act, however, we still take the position that he lacked the ability to do so. no one was injured. no one was killed. >> reporter: we have learned in recent weeks that abdulmutallab did give up information about al qaeda in the arabian peninsula and lakshmi narayanan al-awlaki and he did cooperate with the government. martha. martha: once sentenced where is he expected to do his time? >> reporter: it is anticipated he will be sent to the supermax facility in florence colorado. he will be in company as notable as sack rye was moussaoui. they won't have contact wit each other. 23 hours a day solitary confinement

umar farouk abdulmutallab pleaded guilty back in october for the bombing attempt which he said was tovenge the treatment of muslims from around the world. while the bomb aboard the flight to detroit never detonated it did cause a brief fire that injured the 25-year-old. >> fans are paying tribute to whitney houston outside the new jersey church where her funeral will be this weekend. an impromptu memorial surrounds the church where houston sang in the choir as a child. inside family members are finalizing arrangements. oprah winfrey and houston's ex-husband bobby brown are reportedly on the list. aretha franklin tells the "today" show she will sing as well. >> it's not going to be easy. i can tell you. that it's not going to be easy. but sissy asked me to and i'm going to try to do my best. >> you can hear more of aretha franklin's interview on the "today" show this morning. >> members of congress expected to vote on the payroll tax cut extension today. lawmakers reaching a deal thursday to extend the 2% cut through 2012. the compromise will also extend unemployment benefits along wit

a federal judge sentenced umar farouk abdulmutallab after the 25-year-old pled guilty to trying to below up a jet christmas day 2009. prosecutors played a videotape showing an explosion that could have happened if the bomb had worked. >> two, one. >> the nigerian native pled guilty last october. he said the explosive laden underwear was, quote, a blessed weapon to avenge muslims killed around the world. he admitted al qaeda leader inspired him. if he was released he would likely try another suicide mission. >>> about 170 marines just back from afghanistan took part in a purple heart ceremony. it was led at the marine corps memorial last night. there were also some emotional reunions earlier at walter reed national medical center in bethesda. black iron marines as they're known visited 16 wounded war yars from -- warriors from their unit. it's the hope the marines will lift the spirits of the injured since not all wounds are physical. >> caught on tape, a woman is run over by the same hit-and- run driver not once but twice. donna adams knows she's lucky to be alive after the speeding car

the judge called it a just punishment when sentencing farouk abdulmutallab saying that he poses a significant on going threat to the safety of american citizens everywhere. at the united nations has approved a resolution strongly condemning human rights have alations by the syria government and calls for bashar al assad to step down. the vote was 137-12. 17 abstentions. and finally, a new record in new york city, an apartment there has sold for $88 million. that's according to the "wall street journal," 66% above the old record. the family of a russian billionaire bought the penthouse on central park west. the apartment features a wrap around terrace and then the general says now it's most expensive in new york. broker's commission was $3.5 million. back in a minute with more washington today. >> this friday on after words on c-span, ira shapiro discusses his latest book "the last great senate." he talks about the legislation passed by the u.s. senate in the 1960s and the 1970s. >> 1963, 1964 was an extraordinary moment of political consciousness in our country that all of a sudden the histor

question the suspect umar farouk abdulmutallab also known as the underwear bomber for about fifteen minutes without reading him his rights. also known as the times square bomber was interrogated for three to four hours before being read his rights both under the public safety exception to miranda in which information from questioning before reading the miranda warning can be admitted in court in certain situations which public safety is a concern but that's still with not enough for some people out there. one of the i've already given him his miranda rights. well i think obviously it would be a serious mistake that we at least that we find out much information we have and there are ways we go away from knowing that that's that's an old that was adopted during a very different time of conflict i think it's time for us to look at whether we want to amend the law to apply it to american citizens shoes to be affiliated with foreign terrorist organizations whether they should not also be deprived automatically of their citizenship and therefore be deprived of the rights that come with that citiz

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umar farouk abdulmutallab attempted to carry out terror attack on a delta airlines flight back in 2009. he tried to detonate a bomb that he hid in his underwear but the device did not go off as planned. he will be allowed to speak at the sentencing hearing. he is expected to get life in prison. he is also expected to be sent to prison in colorado where he will live in a cell 23 hours a day >>the man who murdered his two young sons in washington state may not be buried with his boys to prevent josh powell from being buried next to the sounds that he killed crime stoppers of to pierce county have purchased those plots around those boys graves of the relatives for josh powell want their son barry just a few feet from his son's the family of the boys missing mother say that they will do what it takes to prevent that josh powell lost a custody fight for those boys and he told family members that he could not live without them he blew up their rented home on february the fifth killing himself and the boys, >>every thing that has developed you would think it couldn't get any worse and now thi

umar farouk abdulmutallab was sentenced to life in prison for trying to set off a bomb on a detroit bound plane on christmas day 2009. his relatives issued a statement saying they are shocked by all of this. say it's hard to believe because he would be the last person to blow up a plane and are grateful that no one was hurt. >> the house and senate vote on a compromise deal that would extend the payroll tax-cut. the legislation would prevent a tax hike on 160 million workers if starting next month. it would also extend unemployment benefits and calls for a reimbursement for doctors that treat medicare patients. >> mitt romney facing the fight of his political life in his own homes state. >> rick santorum attacked him on a number of fronts during a speech yesterday in detroit. polls show him leading romney in michigan and in some nationwide polls. romney was born in michigan and his father was governor. >> cnn has called off a republican presidential debates scheduled for march 1 after mitt romney and ron paul both said they would not attend. rick santorum's campaign has signaled that he w