no we have to see this i mean i mean adam gadahn is the is the american born al qaeda member and adam gadahn has put out a zillion videos with with al qaeda and other sorts of other organizations and these efforts inside of baghdad inside of guantanamo bay and inside of. all the other prisons that we have inside of iraq and what not to grab in other places these are recruiting tools for al qaeda the islamic jihad the terrorism effort to to attack the united states civilians back home is exasperated by having secret prisons like this and that the tough part that we face is we're in a war inside of afghanistan which in my perspective is contrary to the interest of the american people. we're in a war and while we're in war we have to have jails so i think that what the corrective action to confront this is to be as open and honest bring in amnesty international bring in the international red cross bring in the international community to they can see and be open and see who people who the people are being captured and to make sure that they withstand an international court that's how you

. >> julie: al qaeda's mouth piece, adam gadahn urging muslims in the u.s.nd europe to carry out attacks there, the video posted on militant web site speaking in arabic, the oregon born gadahn called on muslims in the west to act alone, rather than joining a cell, his message of individual jihad echoing similar recent calls, for wanna be terrorists, to mimic the fort had massacre or attempted bombings over detroit last christmas and times square last my. -- last may. ♪ >> gregg: here in america's election headquarters, just ten days until decision day, the political heavy weights are certainly out in full force, sarah palin headlining a g.o.p. rally in florida today. the former alaska governor joined by michael steele in orlando and florida, g.o.p. senate candidate marco rubio. the republican is locked in a red-hot three-way race with independent charlie crist and democrat kendrick meek, phil keating is live in orlando and is this the last r.n.c. victory rally before the election. >> reporter: it is this final one and now it is about getting out the vote and

i want to show you adam gadahn. adam gadahn is the poster child for recruiting home-grown suicide terrorists to kill us. he is an american citizen. he is about 33-years-old. his name is adam. his father is jewish. when he was young, his family converted to christianity, and when he was a teenager, he converted to islam. in 2006, this was his coming out video. i want you to see his pitch. by the way, two-thirds of the way through, remember the fort hood shooting spree. >> keep in mind that the americans, the british, and the other members of the coalition of terror have intentionally targeted civilians both before and after september 11. in sudan, in afghanistan, just to give you a few examples. [unintelligible] >> the government that started these wars have been reelected by the majority of popular both -- of the popular vote. >> so, no 72 virgins -- from beginning to end, this is a cost to respond to the plight of a kindred population under a foreign object h. -- occupation. it is important to see how al qaeda thin

. >> reporter: this is adam gadahn, an american from california. he's also, perhaps, the top propagandist for al qaeda. just this past weekend, he used the internet to urge muslim immigrants in the suburbs of detroit to murder their neighbors. meet samir khan, who said he was proud to be a traitor to america. sources say he's major player behind an al qaeda magazine. u.s. officials fear an attack on the homeland could come at any time. >> we are operating under the premise that the individuals prepared to carry out terrorist attacks are already in the country. >> reporter: abc news has learned that american al qaeda are urgently pushing for smaller-scale attacks, like the 2007 mumbai assault. >> we will be just as traumatized if someone would go into a mall or train station, than if you had another 9/11. >> reporter: this is a man who has lived here 15 years as a permanent u.s. resident. he's now believed to be a top al qaeda operational leader. he assisted in the failed plot in the subway plot last year. and there's anwar al awlaki. the man source

, who does open source intelligence collection pointed out the most recent tape of the american adam gadahnt time in a long time we have seen him outside or out in the open and that is important, because, the mountainous terrain in the video can provide clues as to where he is located in pakistan, not the only mountains but the vegetation in the background, iefrn t even the paths he's walking along and he has been wanted since '04 for treason and providing material support for al qaeda and there is a $1 million reward leading to his capture and the video is seen as a bold move by the americans, and is a change in the way he has presented himself to the world, martha. martha: very interesting, thank you, catherine, catherine herridge in washington. bill: 32 days out and, the intersection of politics and the economy, a line as long as the eye can see in los angeles, not for lakers tickets or a movie premier, scores of people, look at this, now, lining up to save their own homes, save the dream organized to help struggling homeowners restructure their mortgages and avoid foreclosure. last week