acetone. they were listed in al-qaeda recipes officials say were found on his computer. also used in the 2005 london bombings. court documents also say when the fbi conducted tests in a hotel room he rented earlier this month they found acetone residue in the vent above the stove. those same documents say on september 6th and 7th he attempted to communicate with someone to find out correct mixtures of ingredients to makes explosives. records indicate he repeatedly emphasized he needed answers right away. >> the attack that crippled the new york metropolitan transportation system and killed hundreds of people would be the biggest al-qaeda attack against the united states since 9/11. >> reporter: ahmed afzali, a new york city imam also appeared in a new york court thursday. charged with lying to investigators about the terror plot. his attorney says his client didn't tip azazi with a phone call and didn't know about the plot. >> he knew he was under surveillance. he knew in colorado he was under surveillance and it shouldn't have been a big surprise. >> reporter: released

later found acetone residue in the vent above the stove. evidence suggested zazi may have been mixing or heating the chemicals. and wiretaps rezeal zazi, frantic for help, repeatedly reached out to another individual seeking to correct mxz of ingredients to make explosives. two days later, zazi drove a rental car to new york with he stayed in this queens apartment building. after zazi left, police raids uncovered more suspicious evidence. a scale which could be used to measure chemicals bore zazi's fingerprints. police also found backpacks and cell phones, the kind of common items used to trigger bombs on trains in madrid in 2004. the f.b.i. now has identified at least 12 of zazi's associates. so far, they have not been arrested. in addition, investigators are trying to determine if there is a cache of bomb-making materials hidden somewhere, and they're trying to understand the scope of zazi's threat. >> so the question about zazi's role is still unanswered in part because we haven't yet answered what does this entire network look like and

he bought unusually large quantities of hydrogen peroxide and acetone. several more of his accomplices remain at large. they are trying to search for them. >>> coming up in a few minutes, i'll be joined by nbc terrorist analyst to take a closer look at the war on terror. >>> we're learning more about the death of a census worker in kentucky. his body was discovered by a family visiting a rural kentucky cemetery. jerry weaver tells the associated press that he was gagged and hands and feet were bound with duct tape. authorities say the word "fed" was written across his chest. officials say the preliminary cause of death was asphyxiation. the director of the census bureau says the agency is taking necessary precautions. >> we've suspended activity in that county. and notified our client agencies that we've done do until we figure out what's happening. this is a very complicated matter. it isn't clear what happened. but prudence tells us we should stop for a bit for the protection of our staff. >> officials say it is clear sparkman's death was not natural b

we're getting video in of him buying hydrogen peroxide and acetone from a beauty supply store. police say he was intent on making a bomb and being in new york city on 9/11. they say three, maybe four of his accomplices remain at large. they are actively searching for them. >>> national security reporter for "the washington post," good morning, terry. >> good morning, alex. >> how close was zazi's plan being implemented. >> it was quite close. authorities believe they do not yet know or not yet saying what the intended target of the attack was. they believe he had unleashed or come very close to unleashing a deadly bomb attack using hydrogen bombs in the new york city area. he traveled to new york from his home in denver, colorado september 9th, drove overnight and intended to stay in new york through september 14th. of course during that period, he began to grow suspicious that law enforcement was on him. he left two days early september 12th, which sort of disrupted the plot in a way that has made it difficult for investigators yet to figure out who all was involved and what t

since the 9/11 bombing. >> the indications are the purchase of acetone and hydrogen peroxide put together, used in a bomb, indicates that they might have had significant training. >> cops say zazi and three associates spent the summer buying chemicals for a deadly formula. some of their purchases were captured on tape. >> this is something that only somebody with significant training knowing what they use, this is the m.o. this is the signature bomb of the jihaddists. >> you actually predicted the the 911 bombing on the world e center. what intelligence is out there that there is going to be another attack or at least an attempt for an attack? >> there is a lot of chatter out there and i'm not that.dential hopefuls i havprio you listen what is being said in chatrooms and monitor what is being said in mosques and you hear the rhetoric. >> geraldo: authorities say zazi was planning his attack on a sports arena or the splyway systche to coin side with the 9/11 anniversary. details like the hotel suite he rented to e exeriment and video of zazi buying bomb making material has been leaked to t

used stolen credit cards to stockpile large amounts of beauty supplies that include peroxide and acetone to be used in home made bombs. >>> an 18-year-old is sentenced to six years behind bars for starting chaos to allow 14 you're juveniles to escape from the maryland detention center. michael martin pleaded guilty to escape and second degree assault. nineteens are charged as adults but martin's sentence is the harsh its so far. >>> the baltimore city council takes up smoking laws this hour with hearings on three pieces of legislation but the tough newproposals could really light up debate in baltimore. wjz is live at city hall and suzanne collins explains two of the proposed laws related to stopping young people from smoking. >> reporter: good afternoon, everyone. this is about flavored cigarette or cigar wrappers and also about selling cigars individually, things teenagers might find attractive and right at this hour the city council is debating those issues. >> believe that some young people in baltimore city aren't just starting out smoking with cigarettes but with cigars they can bu

beauty stores this summer for bomb supplies, purchasing large quantities of hydrogen peroxide and acetone, listed in bomb recipes found on his computer. they were also found in the 2005 london bombings. >> an attack that crippled the new york metropolitan system and killed hundreds of people would be the biggest al qaeda attack against the united states since 9/11. >> reporter: fbi agents are also busy in dallas where they arrested 19-year-old hosam maher husein smadi. in springfield, illinois, police said michael fenton, also known as talib islam, was trying to blow up the federal courthouse. >> he talked about a number of different targets. >> reporter: according to police fenton drove a van that he believed was carrying a ton of explosives and parked if in front of -- it in front of the bulling but the explosives were fake. across the nation fbi agents are trying to gather intelligence, but it is difficult to know what they don't know. >>> the son of the new will appoint nigerian ambassador to the united states is being held without bail tonight. he is one of three men suspected of rap

they consist of hydrogen peroxide, as a tune -- acetone. this is important because the fbi says it has surveillance video of zazi going into a hair supply stores trying to buy large quantities of ingredients that contain high quantities of hydrogen peroxide. they also have surveillance video of him going into a hotel, the same room twice on different days, requesting a suite that had a stove. they went in after he left, and they found residue of acetone potentially being cooked down. they were concerned he was cooking this component down. in the days prior to his going to new york, he started researching places that sold hydrochloric acid in new york, the thought being that he was traveling to new york trying to find this third component of a bomb. he was then ticked off, according to authorities, and slid back to denver immediately -- he was then tipped off, and then flew back to denver immediately. trace: i look at this indictment, the travel plans of going from the united states into pakistan, very easily coming and going. we have to go.

the report of the travel from new york to denver and used stolen credit cards to buy acetone -- among the ingredients found on zazi's computer. videos reportedly show him buying bottles of duty products on several occasions in the summer. >> yes, he said he had a girlfriend. >> he reportedly admitted to having explosive training in -- through al qaeda. investigators say they do anticipate more arrests. zazi is due back in court december 2. >> thank you very much. those in new najibullah zazi in colorado say he showed no signs he had terror on his mind. he was born in afghanistan. his family moved to pakistan and joined his father drove a taxi in new york city. after years of struggling financially and a trip to pakistan, zazi moved to denver. employers say he passed tsa security checks and drove an airport shuttle. >>> the one-year anniversary of the record decline of the dow jones, prompting the government to put up more than $1 trillion to stabilize the market. stocks have rebounded significantly, allowing banks like j.p. morgan and goldman sachs to pay out their bailout money and e

things like nail polish remover, acetone, hydrogen peroxide, which is in hair dye. have gone is our guest now. tell me how this all went down. the fbi came to you first? >> yes, the first contact we got was from an fbi agent last thursday. they came to the beauty supply warehouse location in aurora, colorado come and ask if we had had any customers' purchasing large quantities of hydrogen peroxide. we did some research. it took us about a day to go through our sales records, and our loss prevention officer contacted in the following day and said there were a few transactions that looked like they were larger quantities than what we would typically see. a different agent came in the next day and look at the video. first, he looked at the sales transactions, and then he looked at the video. obviously, your viewers can see the resemblance themselves, and that is probably what the agent saw. jane: let me just let our viewers know because we are seeing this for the first time, the man with the red cart down the aisle is believed to be zazi. >> that is the guy on one occa

in-sfrukss and ingredient it is to make a bomb, including large quantities of hydrogen peroxide and acetone products from beauty supply stores? the denver area. it also says zazi rented a hotel room where the fbi found explosive recent due. cbs news has learned he was on law enforcement's radar for at least two years. the fbi swooped in after his trip here to new york just before september 11th. investigators feared zazi may have been planning to detonate bombs on crowded city trains. authorities plan to bring him back to new york to face the knew charge. zazi was in a denver courtroom today and he'll be back there friday. his father, charged with lying to investigator, appeared with his son. >> when mow ham made zazi left the courtroom, would you have thought there would have been some sort of exchange between them. there was none. >> reporter: the judge freed zazi's father until his next haerg and in wrook lynn, the third man charged with lying, was released on bond. the indictment get zazi says he was working with others. others the fbi is still trying to track down. drew lech son, clevi

york city to denver, then used stolen credit cards to buy beauty products with hydrogen peroxide and acetone. >> in the memorandum accompanying the indictment it mentions three people. >> is it against the law to buy those materials? no. >> reporter: but the same ingredients were used in the 2005 london bombings and were also listed in the bomb recipes officials say were found on zazi's computer. zazi was ordered held without bail. his next court date has been set for december 3rd. authorities anticipate more arrests will be made. linsey davis, abc news, new york. >>> tonight, the baltimore city health department wants you to stop using a product called miracle chalk also known as chinese chalk. they say it's a highly toxic pesticide made in china, sold illegally in baltimore. it's sold at specialty stores and on the street for about a dollar, it's used to get rid of roach infestations the researchers say it could cause vomiting, convulsions and stomach pains. if you have this product you're told to seal it up and throw it out. >>> cracking down on smoking in the city. why some baltimore cit

nine pages of hand-written note december tailing how to build hydrogen peroxide and acetone bombs. zazi carried that information, apparently received at that al qaeda training camp in pakistan, on last week's visit to friends in new york. while zazi denies he's a terrorist or connected in any way to any plot, he is expected to be hit soon with more serious terrorism charges. sources say other arrests are almost certain. katie? >> couric: bob orr in washington tonight, thank you, bob. now to what president obama calls the central front in the war on terror: afghanistan. the top u.s. general there says time is running out if the war is to be won. that assessment is in a top secret report obtained today by the "washington post." as our david martin first reported, the commander says he needs tens of thousands of additional troops to get the job done. >> reporter: after eight years of fighting, it has come to this: the american commander in afghanistan, general stanley mcchrystal, has told the president without more troops in the next 12 months the war could be lost. a grim assessment

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they say, is a security camera and video of him in a store, buying chemicals, hydrogen peroxide, acetone, and hydrochloric acid to build a bomb or bombs. he apparently scourer a home improvement website looking for another ingredient to make the same explosive used in the london bombings that killed more than 50 people in 2005. experts agree zazi is a very real threat. >> this appears to be directed from outside of the united states by a legitimate al qaeda coordinator or cell, and it looked like he had the capability to make explosives. >> it has been a busy week for them moving against him, but also busting two other alleged terrorists planning attacks on u.s. soil. on wednesday, they arrested a man after he attempted to detonate what he believed to be a bomb outside a federal courthouse in springfield, illinois. in fact, the explosives were fake and were being provided by undercover fbi agents who had been tracking him. agents described him as having a, quote, a demons intention to actually conduct terrorist attacks in the united states -- agents described him as having a, quote, -- h

prosecutors say they detected acetone residue in the vent would have the stove? a kitchen of a hotel suite zazi rented 60sing he was mixing component there is. and wiretap calls where zazi appears frantic, repeatedly reaching out to another individual, seeking to correct mixtures to make explosives. zazi's father was ordered freed until his next hearing while in brooklyn, new york, the third man charged, a local religious leader, was released on bond. >> i was raised in the same house that you see. is this my land. this is my country. and i love this place. >> reporter: the court papers make numerous references to con spir are aer tos in the case making it almost certain more arrests are on the way. >> we've got lots of questions we want toe go through this morning. clearly this guy has been under surveillance for a while. they have wiretap, everything else. how long has the fbi had this guy in their sights? >> our sources are telling us law enforcement have had zazi on their radar screen going back at least two years and certainly with the fbi within the last se

zazi is seen here loading up on hydrogen peroxide and acetone. key ingredients, authorities say, used to make homemade bombs. >> this case looks more serious than so many that we've seen come before us. it's because of the weapons of mass destruction charge. >> reporter: while zazi will face his charges today, more could soon be filed if and when investigators close in on his possible accomplices. in washington, johnson, wjz eyewitness news. >> a dangerous new terrorist tick take is being uncovered. al-qaeda is using people as walking explosives. hidden inside their body cavities, explosives and a detonator. experts tell cbs news a beep or a phone call triggers the blast. but before that, they are believed to go through several layers of security undetected. >>> a marine from frederick county has died in the line of duty. the family of jordan says he died over the weekend in afghanistan. he was on his second tour of duty in that country. officials at this point are not saying or releasing the details of his death. >>> a baltimore county woman's s

purchased some of the chemicals in question in large quantities including hydrogen per rocks i'd acetone and a strong acid. he was officially indicted with c conspireing to use weapons of mass destruction and a plot authorities were say aimed at commuter trains. they don't believe he was acting alone and still searching for those he was working with to put the bombing plot in motion. experts say they won't be easily spotted. >> we won't find most likely the type of perpetrators that came on 9-11. we will mostly find people part of the national and look at the previous three cases american board some converted and then became al qaeda supporters. >> zazi will be arraigned on tuesday as his accomplices move on. terror warnings have been issued for sports complexes hotels and transit systems around new york city. pretty scary stuff. >> a terror suspect is on suicide watch. he was arrested thursday for trying to blow up a 60 story skyscraper in downtown dallas. prosecutors accuse him of trying to use a wam at places where thousands of people work every day. friends and neighbors say he was a

instructions and ingredients to make a bomb, including large quantities of hydrogen peroxide and acetone products from beauty supply stores in the denver metropolitan area. it also says zazi rented a hotel room. >> reporter: cbs residents have learned zazi was on law enforcement's radar for two years. they swooped in after this trip to new york just before september 11th. >>> investigators feared zazi may have been planning to detonate bombs on crowded city trains. authorities planned to bring him back to new york to face the charge. zazi was in a denver courtroom today. and he'll be back there tomorrow. his father, charged with lying to investigators appeared with his son. >> when mohammed zazi left the courtroom. you would have thought there would have been some sort of exchange between them. there was none. >> the judge freed zazi's father, until his next hearing. and in brooklyn, the third man charged with lying was released on bond. the indictment against zazi says he was working with others. others the fbi is still trying to track down. drew levinson, cbs news, new york. >> zazi's

over a year and monitoring his communications with others who were helping him define a bomb with acetone and hydrogen per peroxide. you can see him at a beauty supply warehouse in colorado where the fbi allege zazi purchased some of the chemicals in question in large quantities. zazi was charged with a plot to use weapons of mass destruction at a commuter train. he had been recently researching large supporting arenas -- sporting arenas in new york as well. in new jersey from denver colorado he was quickly transferred from a brooklyn detention facility where he will remain until a federal court arraignment on tuesday. the 24-year-old had received explosives training from al qaeda and back stan and was going to use the training to the fullest on u.s. soil. another chilling part is investigators don't think he was acting alone and are searching for those he was working with to put the bombing plot into motion. >> greg? >> the news on zazi comes the same week as police uncover three other terrorist plots involving three other separate attacks allegedly planned in virginia, illinois and texa

new york to denver this past summer using stolen credit cards to stockpile hydrogen peroxide and acetone to make a household bomb zazi's attorney says although he hasn't seen all the government's evidence yet, what he has seen does not constitute a terror threat related charge. >> what i have seen so far is that mr. zazi traveled to pakistan which is not illegal. that mr. zazi purchased certain products that contain chemicals that could be used to make a bomb. those acts were not illegal. >> reporter: prosecutors claim they found bomb making instructions on his laptop computer and believe he received explosives training from al-qaeda while in pakistan. outside the federal courthouse, david lee miller, fox news. >>> tons of steel brought to virginia after the 9-11 attacks are head being back to new york. 25 trucks loaded with steel from the world trade center left the national institutes of standards and technology. it was brought here to study why the buildings collapsed. now it's going back to new york to join other parts of the building being stored at jfk airport. >>> overseas, a tsun

including large quantities of hydrogen peroxide and acetone products. it also says zazi rented a hotel room, where the fbi found explosive residue. >> cbs news has learned, zazi was on law enforcement's radar for two years. the fbi swooped in after his trip here to new york. just before september 11th. investigators feared zazi may have been planning to detonate bombs on crowded city trains. authorities planned to bring him back to new york to face the new charge. zazi was in a denver courtroom today. and he'll be back there friday. his father charged with lying to investigators, appeared with his son. >> reporter: when mohammed zazi left the courtroom, you would have thought there would have been some sort of exchange between them. there was none. >> reporter: the judge freed zazi's father until has next hearing. and in brooklyn, the third man, charged with lying, was released on bond. the indictment against zazi says he was working with others, others the fbi is still trying to track down. drew levinson, cbs news, new york. >> zazi allegedly received

our colorado location asking if anybody purchased large volumes or quanties of hydrogen peroxide or acetonepent about a day researching the sales history for the last few months. she was able to pull the transactions that had more than one or two units of hydrogen peroxide, then go from there to the surveillance data that we have. >> which, we are seeing now. how many times did he visit your store? >> that we pinned down, two. can't say for sure if there were other incidents or not. so far, we nailed it down to two. that is what the fbi has been focusing on. >> i understand from reading in the new york times, did you ask him why he was buy iing so many beauty supplies and is it true he answered he has a lot of girlfriends? >> i wasn't there, personally. our headquarters are in california and our store is in colorado. i got the incident reports. he came in and both times fairly chatty and making small talk with the employees. in one incident, one of the guys on the floor said hey, what do you need that many for? not in a suspicious way. again, none of us would have ever connected the dots. h

instructions and ingredients to make a bomb, including large quantities of hydrogen peroxide and acetone products from beauty supply stores in the denver metropolitan area. cbs news has learned zazi was on law enforcement's radar for at least two years. the fbi swooped in after his trip here to new york just before september 11th. investigators feared zazi may have been planning to detonate bombs on crowded city trains. authorities planned to bring him back to new york to face the new charge. zazi was in a denver courtroom today. he'll be back there again friday. his father charged with lying to investigators appeared with his son. >> when mohammed zazi left the courtroom, you would have thought there would have been some sort of exchange between them. there was none. >> reporter: the judge freed zazi's father until his next hearing and in brooklyn the third man charged with lying was released on bond. the indictment against zazi says he was working with others, others the fbi is still trying to track down. in new york, drew levinson, wjz eyewitness news. >> investigators have not yet de

court papers claim at least three people helped him to buy beauty products containing acetone and other products to make bombs. >>> federal officials arrested ahmad wais afzali last thursday saying he put what he thought was a bomb filled truck under a dallas sky scraper. now the suspect's former roommate said he was lonely and suicidal recently. sm adi shared an apartment with childs relast year. he said he was unhappy about being away from his family. >>> a story right now, the secret service is investigating a threat against president obama. a poll popped up on facebook asking if the president should be assassinated. it was posted by an independent person using an add on application. they have taken the poll down and suspended the application from the site. >>> it is being called one of the biggest bulk cash seizures in history. u.s. and colombian authorities seized drug money. the video of the seizures from u.s. immigration and customs enforcements shows bundles of $20 bills wrapped in plastic hidden in shipment. they are considered key points on the drug somehow smuggling route. >>

and court papers say the afghan immigrant bought unusually large quantity of hydrogen peroxide and acetone. several more accomplices are at large. our terrorism analyst is here. good morning to you, roger. >> good morning. >> we know that najibullah zazi arrived at new york yesterday from denver to face these terrorism charges. what will investigators focus on right now? >> there's two things. one, this is a law enforcement strategy. so the first thing they charged him with was a felony of lying to federal law enforcement. now they charged him with direct terrorism related charges that could put him away for life. this is about getting him partly to talk. the reason why they want him to talk because there's significant gaps in their understanding of what happened. they don't know whether there's additional co-conspirators or how many. they don't know if there was a storage facility whether there were actual bombs made and they still don't know what the specific targets were. >> okay. with regard to the 9/11 anniversary and a plot to coincide with that, where are investigators getting this

it's basically three ingredie s ingredients, hydrogen peroxide, acetone, and another kind of acid, commonly known among terrorists. and it says that in july and august, najibullah zazi and some of his associates tried to buy and in fact, did buy large quantities of these materials from beauty supply stores in the denver area. why beauty supply stores? because they have a more concentrated version of hydrogen peroxide than you'd find in the drugstore. it says on three separate days, once in late august, then again in early september, zazi rented a hotel room in the denver area that had a stove in it. and the fbi says they went into that room and checked for traces of chemicals and found in the vent hood over the stove traces of one of these chemicals, meaning that he was apparently trying to heat it up to concentrate it, to boil off the excess water. and it says on the september 6th and 7th, zazi was desperately trying to communicate with someone else who is not named in these court documents to get tips on precisely how to make the correct mixture. and that he was planning to go to new york

hydrogen peroxide and acetone. we have surveillance tape that we have been looking at the last few days seeing him buy these supplies in colorado. alleged accomplices doing the same thing over the summer. then there is a fourth person being looked at also yet to be identified. zazi attempted to communicate with on multiple occasions. urgently asking for the correct recipe for making explosives that is commonly used for terrorist acts. while the search goes on to find any more suspects involved, shep, the intense search to find these chemicals that were purchased and where they may have been stashed continues tonight. shepard: all right, laura. what can we expect from naji bullah zazi's appearance tomorrow. >> he will be in brooklyn. he will make his first appearance. he will have the charges read against him conspiracy to use weapons of mass destruction. he plans to enter a not guilty plea. he will ask for bail. he will most likely not get it the district court judge in the case, the chief judge will be setting for

officials say he bought hydrogen peroxide and acetone. michael sheehan is joining me now, deputy commissioner of counterterrorism for the new york city police department as well as former state department ambassador at large for counterterrorism. a very good morning to you. >> good morning, alex. >> this is being called the most serious plot since 9/11. how close do you think zazi was to actually setting off bombs? >> it's hard to say, alex, but i would say if things came together for him, he could have been within weeks or months of putting together a bomb. he had already gathered materials, he already had the training, and these are the key things. does this guy know how to do it? does he have the materials? the next step would have been to rent out a room or someplace that would have been isolated so he could build a lab and cook up the materials. that could be done in a matter of days. >> okay. when you mention the training, it goes back to what he said that he had done, which is visited pakistani terror training camps. >> that's righ

. >> acetone, peroxide, all of those things. i'm just glad they're slowly piecing together this puzzle and know at least where this guy's been and that they wrapped up the other guy as well. >> absolutely. >>> up next -- sarah palin's parting shot. was she said just before leaving hong kong. >>> and new details about that speech she gave behind closed door. i think nothing stays behind closed doors these days with cell phones and cameras. >> that's right. that's how we got some intel on that. >>> and, of course, we're keeping an eye on the g-20 protests in pittsburgh. unbelievable pictures. they're not huge but you will see the new techniques police are using. you're watching "the big picture" here on msnbc. you're the colon lady! diarrhea, constipation, gas, bloating. that's me! can i tell you what a difference phillips' colon health has made? it's the probiotics. the good bacteria. that gets your colon back in balance. i'm good to go! phillips' colon health. according to a study presented by better homes and gardens, definity

completely legal, and what he saw is zazi had bought a lot of chemicals in bulk, hydrogen per oxide and acetone among them which of course is also legal. we're start to go see a little bit of what might happen in terms of a defense for zazi. >> suarez: with zazi's girs day in court did can federal prosecutors or investigators reveal any more about the case they've built against the man? >> not really. we saw an awful lot in the charging documents that they released last week. in those documents allegedly he admitted to attending an al qaeda camp and getting explosives training. allegedly they found some notes that were imaged on his computer that were in his own handwriting that showed how to make a bomb. essentially a bomb recipe. very similar to the bomb recipe t.a.t.p., that was used in the london bombings, those transportation bombings that they had. so those are the sorts of things that they're starting to put together. again, you know, there are other people who might be involved with this. they hinted at this in the charging indictments. they said that there were other people who alleged

he purchased unusually large quantities of hydrogen peroxide and acetone.edients were listed in the al qaeda bomb recipes officials say they found on his computer. they were also used in a 2005 london bombing. >> an attack that crippled the new york metropolitan transportation system and killed hundreds of people would be the biggest al qaeda attack against the united states since 11. >> reporter: fbi agents are also busy in dallas where they arrested 19-year-old hosam hussein smadi. officials say he attempted to use a weapons of mass destruction at a 60 story glass office tower located downtown. and in springfield, illinois officials say michael finton, also known as talib islam, was trying to blow up the federal courthouse. >> he talked about the fbi building. >> reporter: finton drove a van he believed was carrying nearly a ton of explosives and parked it in front of the courthouse. but it was a sting respiration. the explosives were fake. finton was arrested. across the country fbi agents are aggressively trying to gather intelligence and track suspects

they believe he went to view the supply stores and bought things like hydrogen peroxide and acetone.lieve these three other accomplices help him purchase these things. they say they are also from the new york city area. they would not specify if they had them in their sides, where they are, or more importantly, where all of this bomb-making material could be. as we get more information on this, we will bring it to you. alisyn: r. allen stanford is charging -- facing more than charges of running a ponzi scheme. he is recovering from injuries he received in a prison brawl. he was hospitalized with a concussion, two black eyes, and a broken nose. it occurred during a prison fight. he denies charges of running a ponzi scheme. trace: do we look bigger, more imposing to you? we are in a wide-screen now. diane macedo is here to give us a the skinny on my screen. >> as of september 28, we are in widescreen for everyone. what some give on may not know is how to make this happen on their television. we have created a guide to show you how to do that. on foxnews.com, you can click on the wide-s

a second person purchased acetone, and a third person on a different date, 32-ounce bottle of scalp developer that reportedly contained hydrogen peroxide. these are the key ingredients used to make a homemade explosive. the big question now is -- where are they? who are they? and perhaps most important, where are these chemical ingredients that could be used to make a bomb? jane: as you were speaking, the ap has reported that zazi has been brought into the courtroom. looks like it will get underway in a second. i also wanted to ask you what security is like at the courthouse. >> let me reference the fact that this is a federal court, and therefore, cameras are not allowed inside. we do have a producer in side who will give us a detailed account of what takes place. to get back to your question, things here are tense. it is a federal courthouse. it is always secure, today especially. in the distance, you can see that there are some officers, at least one in my line of sight. federal uniformed officers to assist. that is somewhat unusual. you can see the homeland security vehicles. earlier toda

they talk about acetone peroxide. he talks about how to blow up the plane, talks about in this memo. the central ingredient in the bond ten years later the al qaeda boys in england were going to use. that is how important this evidence was in 1996. if you click on the playboy bunny, you will see an article i wrote this week or two weeks ago, the killing everything i'm telling you because it is complicated. i don't want to pretend you can just read the headlines. it is a complicated story. the current wise guy is helping the country in defeating terrorists. this is his father, one of the most bloodthirsty killers in the history of the mob. these brutal, the father, he has been an fbi informant 61962. he only did 30 days in 40 years in prison. the bureau gave him a pass repeatedly. this guy on the right, mr. organized crime, senior organized-crime agent, a key witness in rudy guiliani's commissioning case, he is a legend in the bureau. later, during this period, over here, a bunch of mob cases in brooklyn that involve t

authorities say he was captured at a beauty supply store in denver buying high dough gasoline peroxide and acetoneies now known the identities of three people who allegedly help zazi. >>> a mother and her male friend are in jail charged in a shocking case of child an pews. they tortured her 14-year-old son for 4 1/2 years and kept him locked in a closet. here's don teague. >> reporter: the unidentified boy escaped from this northeast on oak what city apartment last friday with the help a sin link me his way to this national guard post dirty malnourished wearing only a pair of oversized shorts. he walked up to a security guard and asked to see police. >> he had scars from where he was stabbed from being beaten from being choked. he had scars over the jorlt of his body. >> reporter: police have arrested his 37-year-old mother and a friend, 38-year-old steve hamilton. according to this police report the boy had scars from being tied up others from being beaten with an extension cords, and still more scars on his stomach from being doused with alcohol and set on fire. during all that time, he has neve

there are three individuals associated that purchased unusual amounts of hydrogen peroxide and acetoneedients in the bomb- making instructions that he had on his computer and in handwritten notes. we have seen surveillance video of him making these types of purchases himself at different beauty supply stores, but what makes it so disturbing is that the types of products these guys have been buying -- they all contain high levels of hydrogen peroxide, which could be extremely dangerous. the fourth person he attempted to communicate with on multiple occasions, came in an e-mail, each dispatch more urgent than the last, asking for the exact recipe of how to make these types of explosives, so those four people are certainly two investigators are looking for now. gregg: i hear their defense was that they were going to start a hair salon. najibullah zazi goes to federal court tomorrow. what has the prosecutor told you is going to happen? >> there are gearing up for an 11:00 a.m. start in district court. tomorrow morning, he will be arraigned on the serious charge of conspiring to use weapons

communications with others who they say helping him refine his recipe for a bomb made with hydrogen peroxide, acetone and you can see him on a tape from a beauty supply warehouse where they allege he purchased chemicals in large quantities. zazi was officially indicted with conspiring to use weapons of mass destruction in a plot that was aimed at commuter traipse and zazi had been researching large sporting arenas in the new york area as well. arriving yesterday by government plane into teterboro airport in new jersey from denver, colorado he was quickly transferred to a brooklyn detention facility where he will remain until a federal court arraignment on tuesday. prosecutors say the 24-year-old had received explosives training from al-qaeda in pakistan and another chilling part to the case. investigators don't think he was acting alone and still searching for those he was working with to put the plot into motion. >> laura, thanks. >> there's a lot of terror stories to talk about today. police releasing new video of texas terror suspect, had a sam hussein smady. dash cam video shows officers arrestin

says zazi rented a hotel with a stove nearby and again about two weeks ago the authorities found acetone investigators say this is one of the most serious terror threats to the country since 9/11. >>> after years of denial, iran is coming clean about a second uranium enrichment plant. tehran now says they have another facility to enrich ion rim uranium, iran claims the uranium enrichment program is for peaceful purposes only. they ran made the ad mission after learning the u.s. and french officials were aware of it. and now world leaders are threatening a strong response if iran continues to break the rules in terms of its nuclear development. >> iran's decision to build yet another nuclear facility without notifying the iaea represents a direct challenge to the basic compact of the center of the non-proliferation regime. these rules are clear. all nations have the right to peaceful nuclear energy. those nations with nuclear weapons must move towards disarmament. those nations without nuclear weapons must fore sake them. >> the u.s. apparently has been aware of the second facility for se

the unusual shopping sprees by najibullah zazi that led to his assess, stocking up on hydrogen and acetoneflight to pakistan presumably for a camp. and purchases at macy's, radio shack, best buy before declaring bankruptcy with 50,000 in credit card debt. a car bomb explodes right near afghanistan's energy minister. he survives and four civilians were killed, including a child. 17 others were injured. the taliban's intensified attacks of senior officials in the last month. bruce springsteen's underneath the microphone. the boss has a bunch of scholars around the world digesting his tunes and just think, springsteen is the one who says he learned more from a three minute record than he ever learned in school. the symposium was brought about in celebration of springsteen's 60th birthday. >> all right. over to domenica for the weather. >> hey, girls, we're looking at chilly temperatures this morning. especially through the internor parts of nuclear and maine is looking for frost and freeze advisory and elsewhere we have rains to talk about where the temperatures are holding steady in the 60's