for tonight's cover stations of great minds i'm joined by journalist and author anthony summers anthony summers studied modern languages at oxford university before embarking on a journalism career that landed in the position of b.b.c.'s youngest producer at the age of twenty four and a lot of travel the world report on some of history's most memorable moments during the one nine hundred sixty s. and seventy's for the past thirty years anthony has concentrated on investigative nonfiction author in seven bestselling books about historical figures like tsar nicholas the second president john f. kennedy f.b.i. director j. edgar hoover and president richard nixon is also written biographies of celebrities marilyn monroe and frank sinatra his latest book the eleventh day well it's about account of nine eleven is an investigation of the terrorist attacks of nine eleven september eleventh is the product of five years. we had some research and access for the first time to tens of thousands of previously was withheld nine eleven commission documents it has been hailed as the first comprehensive

anthony summers thanks so much for being with them. thank you the american people have the right to know exactly what happened in america on that dark day thanks to the efforts of anthony summers and sutter bob graham so if we get the answers we deserve and so. just so. it's the good the bad and the very very like surely ugly the good minnesota attorney general laurie sponsor the american people have a new ally in their fight against the banks there's a most of the attorneys general in the nation are working with the white house and wall street to give banks his blanket immunity from future investigation into their i crimes exchange for a small fine attorney general swanson is saying no way she's joined with the york attorney general eric schneiderman and three other attorneys general to push for more investigations and more accountability as she said the banks should not be released from liability for conduct that has not been investigated and is not appropriately remedy in any settlement and he settlement between government regulator

interviews in the years since nine eleven write this book joining me from our new york studio is anthony summers and robin lawn they wrote this book you see here the eleventh day the full story of nine eleven and osama bin laden i want to thank you guys both so much for being with me now one of the big takeaways from the adaptation of your book that i read was your evidence of saudi arabia's possible connection to nine eleven and the hijackers of course to remind people fifteen of the hijackers were from saudi arabia and of course saudi arabia being an ally of the united states so what do you see as saudi arabia's connection to nine eleven. i think it's complicated. it's true fold in the use leading up to. saudi arabia and that means really the royal family the government of saudi arabia which are the same thing we're concerned the son of bin laden would turn his guns effectively on the regime would work towards an overthrow of the rogue regime in saudi arabia and to that end what we would call if we were starting not the saudis but say organized crime than last year they paid protection money m

our next guest, anthony summers and robin swan wroeft "the 11th day" the full story of 9/11 and osamahensive look back at the day that changed america forever. we all know the attention focus and afghanistan, pakistan, iraq, a lot of places. very little attention in the aftermath or in the past decade focused on saudi arabia. you broke the story yesterday about this florida family. the hijackers were largely from sewa saudi arabia and largely funded through saudi arabian channels. what do we know about saudi arabia's involvement with these events? >> what we know rather more than we used to know. during the first the official investigations. that was the congressional inquiry in late 2002, the fbi withheld for a long time information that involved saudis who had supported the first two future hijackers to arrive in the united states. that was as early as the millennium. 20 months before 9/11. the congressional investigation stumbled on it themselves and then found themselves locked in a bitter fight with the bureau to get the information out. and at the end of their work, the presiden

the good news for saint anthony's is a new home is in its future with groundbreaking next summer. live in san francisco, i'm john sasaki. >>> a bay area youth summit today in san francisco focused on internet safety including cyberbullying. teens said it's hard for victims to go to parents or teachers as that may trigger even more bullying. also the kids caught "sexting" may become victims when their texts or pictures wind up on the internet. experts recommend that parents talk to their children about the risks and learn about tools such as facebook privacy settings and tags to protect information online. >>> herman cain has scored a major upset winning the florida straw poll. mitt romney took 37% coming in third. rick perry came in second. meantime, michele bachmann who had won the iowa straw poll came in last. >>> rick perry campaigned hard to win the pole though including a speech this morning in orlando before flying to a michigan leadership conference. his moderate views may have heard him in florida. >>> mitt romney did not actively court florida voters for the straw poll. h

anthony was acquitted of murdering her two year-old child this summer and here is a preview of her parentsppearance on dr. phil. >> i wanted to end to my questions, tell the truth and take the mystery out of the story once and for all. do you think the case he was involved in casey's death? you do not enhance ability then he is the shovel to dig a hole in the ground and the willets to bury her dead child? are you saying that she went psychotic lost contact with reality? the public believes that he perjured yourself on the stand to protect your daughter, did you lie? has >> our parents will be back on kron4 tuesday at 4:00 p.m.. just a last look at whether. >> senior conditions at the tomorrow. cooler by the end of the weekends begin more dense fog for the bay area warmer to the weekend at the fog retrieved back a little bit. >> that is good, see that 11:00 p.m., have a good night. ok, kids, our cable will let us record one more show. who should get it? i really love jennifer. yeah, she's great. yeah. yeah. kyle's got that thick head of hair. and that should be rewarded. ok, moment of truth

. >> anthony, you snuck into hama, reported from there earlier this summer. what is the situation? how do you think people there are reacting to this news? >> i think it's still unclear why he defected, how he defected and who helped him defect. but when you hear from his statements he's speaking as an hama resident. we have to remember this is the city that bears the trauma of what happened in 82 where at least 10,000 died and perhaps many more. as you listen to him speak, he's speaking as a resident there, as someone who remembers the crimes that were committed back in 1982, who understood what has happened since the uprising began. i think that's remarkable. i think we're going to welcome his statements obviously in hama. remarkably, in some ways as both of you all mentioned there's a crack in the regime. but we're also hearing stuff from him we hadn't heard before. this idea of mass graves of 10,000 or less. these are numbers that go beyond opposition what has transpired in the city the last couple of months. >> i had the syrian ambassador to the united nations on this program

september anthony's will soon have a new facility, a groundbreaking is set for next summer. >>> goodyou. a gloomy start to the day. a live look, berkeley here and a soggy start in some cases. the north bay reporting light rain and we're likely to at least see a cha of it, south of the golden gate. the scattered showers will be seen over the north secs of the bay through the morning hours. most of it looks to remain north of santa rosa and our live cameras showing us some of that falling and that is on our lenses. 62 in livermore; 63, concord and 63, san jose. a thank you sprinkles near hayward and alameda. , 67, oakland; 63, san francisco. the temperatures are not bad at all and that is gloomy and breezy at times and when it's wet, it feels cool. 62 in napa, 60 degrees in santa rosa and pulling it back for you. we have more here off of the coast line and this front is going to continue to migrate as it works throughout the afternoon and it will move through to the south. that is going to brackas part as it moves through and that -- break a part as it moves through and bring us the cl

high-profile family murder trial set to begin in the same orlando courtroom where casey anthony was acquitted earlier this summerrlando businessman bob ward is accused of killing his wife by shooting her in the face. his defense? she killed herself. and andrea canning is here with the jury selection and more. good morning, andrdrea. >> reporter: good morning. bob ward's wife was depressed and had high levels of anti-depresants in her system when she died. ward said he was trying to save her from killing herself when the gun went off. but prosecutors say this is a case of money, motive and murder. it was the death that shook this exclusive orlando neighborhood. once home to celebrities like tiger woods and around palmer. in september 2009, prosecutors say wealthy developer bob ward made a call to 911. admitting five times, he accidentally shot his wife, diane, in the bedroom of their posh mansion. saying, she's dead. she's done. i'm sorry. >> i'm really concerned about my wife, my children right now. >> okay. >> i have two kids in college. it's a nightmare. but we probably need to go ahead and get the lawyer in h

anthony weiner. he was forced to resign after the sexting scandal broke this summer. we're joined by jon karl. good morning, jon. >> reporter: good morning. this is an election jolt for the democrats, in new york city, republicans scored a victory in a district that hasn't sent a republican to congress since 1920. republican, bob turner, scored an improbable victory in the heart of democratic new york city. >> it is people like me who got off their couch and said, i'm as mad as hell and i'm not going to take it anymore. >> reporter: turner is best known as the creator of "the jerry springer show," and is a newcomer to politics. but the shockwaves of his victory extand far beyond brooklyn and queens. democrat lost because of no small part because of how unpopular president obama is, even here, in a district that he had won by double digits in 2008. former new york mayor, ed koch, a democrat, crossed party lines to support the republican. saying, he wanted to send president obama a message. >> mr. president, listen to us. >> reporter: some of new york's biggest named democrats held the seat over

anthony mason now on the reality facing the president as he prepares to roll out a new jobs plan next week. >> reporter: in the heat of the summer, the u.s. economy was hit with a hiring freeze. private businesses added a meager 17,000 jobs in august, but government job cuts wiped out even that little gain. >> it's pretty alarming. >> reporter: economist ellen zentner. >> it shows we've got real problems with keeping this economic recovery going. >> reporter: job growth has been eroding steadily all year. the average monthly gain in the first quarter was 166,000. it dropped below 100,000 in the second quarter and has fallen below 50,000 here in the third as businesses have been frightened by wild swings on wall street, the u.s. credit downgrade, and the debt ceiling debacle. >> we have no confidence in washington. >> reporter: kevin nordman owns raised computer floors. his new jersey company has ten employees who make and install raised flooring for technology like data centers. what is your approach to hiring right now, would you say? >> well, i'm not hiring. i'm definitely not hiring. i'm trying to utilize my current work forc

summer. another uptick coming up in a little bit. >> two months after casey anthony was acquitted of the murder of her daughter her parents are now breaking their silence. today dr. phil sits down with george and cindy and the need for atp exclusive. >> dr. phil, this is the first of a two-part interview. must've been difficult ask these hard questions. >> i sat down these people for 9.5 hours across today's. they made it easy to ask the hard questions. they said, there are no restrictions. we want to tell our story. we want you ask us the hard questions because we do not feel like we have ever had the opportunity to say what we know happened. we have not had the opportunity to tell our side. i had a very candid conversation. i think that they were very forthcoming. >> what was the hardest thing they have to admit >> > in this trial we talked so much about to casey's position being that the child died the than later the founder buried in the woods. it was hard for them to get their mind around that she did not just appeared in the woods. they had to picture their daughter taking this child if i

anthony mason now with a sunday profile. >> i think it has to do with what kind of summer you have. sometimes it's spectacular.ike this. ♪ let me introduce myself >> reporter: it's sometimes said there are two key keith richards. >> do you ever feel that there's another guy, the myth owe logical keith richards that is kind of trailing around alongside you? >> he's on the ball and chain. there's an image, you know, that carries a long shadow. i love the guy dearly but i'm still trying to find out who the hell he is. ♪ pleased to meet you >> reporter: he is keith to his fans. once dubbed the world's most elegantly wasted human. survivor of countless drug busts. guitarist for the biggest rock band on the planet. and one half of jagger and richards. ♪ i was born in a... >> reporter: one of the most successful song-writing teams of the past half century. how would you describe your proceed fegal partnership? >> i've never considered myself or him professional quite honestly. (laughing) ♪ don't you worry about what's on your mind ♪ >> reporter: and then there's, well, the other keith. i get the sense that you're act

anthony. his latest single "rain over me" speaking out for the first time about his surprise split from jennifer lopez. it came earlier this summer's been quiet about it but he speaks to john quinones in an abc exclusive coming up in just a few minutes. robin is off today. >> the parents of twins, of course, that's another reason that a lot of people were shocked by the split. we're going to have another big exclusive. venus williams, seven-time grand slam champion joins us live with her shocking decision to step off the court and what she wants everyone to know this morning about a rare autoimmune disease she's been diagnosed withth >> she was fighting it but had to pull out at the last minute. richard besser weighs in. >>> we'll hear from a boy who barely survived an attack by a polar bear. his head was actually in the bear's mouth. we talk about the move he made that saved his life >> that's an incredible story. >>> but we'll get right to the latest on robyn gardner missing in aruba. a judge has ordered the prime suspect in that case, gary giordano, to stay in police custody for another 60 days. and abc news has exclusive new

summer's almost over. >>> bob turner had a slightly awkward moment during his first day on the job. new york's newest congressman. the republican party's newest hero. he was sworn in yesterday. this is anthonying on the house floor before he was recognized by house speaker john boehner. >> thank you, mr. speaker. thank you, congressman rangel. >> the gentleman, the gentleman from new york, mr. turner is recognized. >> thank you, mr. speaker. now? >> new yorkers don't ask for permission. they just go in and do it. >> parliamentary procedure is hard. >> cut him some slack. he will occupy anthony weiner's old congressional seat. >>> don't ask, don't tell. the ban on gays serving openly in the military will officially be repealed on tuesday. this comes after months of reviews, court challenges. two house republicans are making a final push for a delay, though, saying that they simply need more information on specific policy changes. >>> the fbi under fire this morning trying to explain how anti-islam views made it into one of their training programs for agents. critics are calling it pure bigotry. one of the sentiments taught, the more devote a muslim is, the more likely he is to be violent. mo