fort sumter is fired upon. lincoln calls up 75,000 militiamen to defend the nation's capital and be ready for this war that's going to begin. and then he very quickly seems to sort of disappear from sight during this crisis. and he's in the white house writing draft after draft of a message that he is preparing to deliver, actually a special message to congress when congress convenes for a special sense -- special session. people asking where is the president in the middle of this crisis? at one point even with about two or three weeks left until he had to present this document, he literally tells his secretary, no more callers to the white house. i'm just sort of locked up with my rough draft. and even ralph waldo emerson, the great writer himself, says this president of ours just seems to be introspect in this country to the point of disaster. to me, lincoln in writing this document, which has not gotten as much attention as what we think of as the great lincoln documents, he was fighting the war intellectual

i don't know how you flip over a car in the fort mchenry tunnel. there is an overturned vehicle and the southbound direction and blocking the right tube. take the key bridge or 895. watch for that southbound closure. in phoenix, paper mill road, we're tracking an accident. harrisburg expressway looks fine. no problems on the j.f.x. this morning. the entire beltway running smoothly at this hour. 95 looks good. tapping the brakes passed 32 of the southbound side. this is frederick road. the west side is running smoothly. this is 95 at the fort mchenry. you can see the right tube closure. avoided by taking the harbor tunnel or the key bridge. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. back to you. >> thank you. a massive manhunt for suspect police say assaulted a man working a highway speed camera. >> we're told the suspect has a weapon. jennifer franciotti has more on the attack. good morning. >> the b-w parkway was shot down in both directions for three hours yesterday while dozens of law enforcement officers searched for the suspect. a bizarre inciden

sumter/fort moultrie trust. so it helps with the educational efforts of the trust with regard to fort sumter. they asked me tonight to talk about secession. most everybody in charleston knows everything about secession, but i'll try and give a more entertaining version of it. south carolina she see seeded from the -- seceded from the union literally around the corner from where we are. 134 meeker -- of course, the building's not there because that's another story. we're about a block away. um, the secession of south carolina and six other states led to the formation of the confederate states of america member 9th. abraham lincoln took office march the 4th. confederates fired on fort sumter april 12th. lincoln called out the troops, virginia finally decided to get off the fence, seceded along with north carolina and arkansas just as the secessionists knew they would, and the war was on the way. so in a very real sense the secession of south carolina really is the beginning of the war. but why did south carolina s

hood frequented by fort hood personnel. it was supposed to be, according to law enforcement sources, a bomb and a shooting attack again, against military personnel that we have just learned just a few moments ago. >> shepard: acting alone? is that the thinking? or with others? what do they say? >> right now police sources are saying that they are assuming that he was acting alone. they have no evidence that he was acting in concert with anybody else. there is no threat, they say, no further threat at this time to any of the members of the fort hood community. but we did receive late today the facebook page of private abdo. it has since been taken off the internet. he is talking about traveling to new york for a protest in favor of private first class bradley manning. of course, it was the wikileaks source. he was involved in a lot of anti-army activity according to his own facebook page, shep. >> shepard: jennifer griffin live at the pentagon. chris christie moments ago left a new jersey hospital after he underwent tests fo

he is an awol man from fort campbell, kentucky.aterials and weapons stashed in hotel room near fort hood. he was targeting military personnel thai at a restaurant right outside the base. >> how close was he to pulling this off? >> it's a good question. and i can tell you that we would probably be here today, giving you a different briefing had he not been stopped. >> laura: remember fort hood is the same texas post where an army psychiatrist also a muslim, went on a shooting spree in 2009. 13 people were killed. joining us now from new york with more, fox news anchor geraldo rivera, who has been following the situation. geraldo, this is just -- it's almost too much to take. the people of fort hood have been through so much. they have suffered so much. and now had this man not be stopped, who knows how this would have played out it looks like it would have been very ugly. >> it would have been, laura. he was targeting a restaurant that g.i.'s frequent. he got an email from a friend of mine a colonel with whom i was in iraq on severa

a new terror plot against fort hood. bob orr reports a american-born muslim soldier was arrested and admits he was planning an attack. ben tracy on why the cameras that catch you running a red light created a mess in one major city. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> schieffer: good evening, scott's off tonight. i'm bob schieffer. well, republican speaker john boehner's plan to end the debt crisis in grave doubt tonight. conservatives in his own party turned against it and the vote had to be postponed. the house spent most of the afternoon debating the speaker's plan, but just a while ago when it became obvious the votes were not there to pass the measure, the vote was postponed and the house took up legislation to name post offices around the country. nancy cordes is at the capitol tonight. nancy, i don't know what to ask you now except what happens next. >> reporter: well, bob, this just shows the perils for either party trying to go it alone without compromising here. spea

another attack on fort hood just broken up.he tips the weapons and the soldier now under arrest. >> hasn't declared a run for mayor but this morning, investigation into ed lee's supporters. we'll find out what's going on. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> the bay is seeing low clouds and areas of patchy, dense fog at the coastline. 50s for the most part. by this afternoon, seeing more of those seasonal temperatures inland. they are in the high 80s, low 90s, plenty of sunshine. around the bay we'll see mostly sunny skies, temperatures there will range from mid-60s to the low 70s. coastline a little bit of a different story. we will see cloud cover throughout the afternoon. temperatures there on the cooler side sitting in the 60s. high pressure still in the picture right now and that's bringing us seasonal conditions. we are seeing a slight chance of seeing some showers and some thunderstorms though for lake tahoe area pretty minimal, though. talking about 30% chance and we won't see any rain here in the bay area. quite opposite for the rest

talking about service between the springfield station and fort bellvoir.once that base realignment is complete more than 20,000 people will work at fort bellvoir and another 6000 at mark center. >>> bethesda is going to have to say goodbye to a parking lot this fall. the capital crescent on woodmont avenue right across the street from barnes & noble will be gone. it comes after montgomery county award a developer the right to build to mixed use buildings in its place. 1400 parking spaces will be built underground and the underground garage is expected to be completed in the summer of 2013. >> we got a full rollover. now, if you look -- >>> an important demonstration today on the consequences of speeding and aggressive driving. officers with the smooth operator campaign made it clear that not many people walk away from rollover crashes like this. >> as rollovers and roadway departures were primary factors in 67% of all fatal crashes in maryland in 2009. the safety of our roadways and those that travel on them is of paramount concern. >> police also want you

soldier has been arrested for allegedly planning another attack on fort hood.wol soldier is in police custody. he was not captured on the post at forward hood. another source saying two other u.s. soldiers were also arrested earlier today, found to be in possession of weapons and explores yiferls. it's unclear if the alleged plot was merely aspirational. in november of 2009, major nadal hassan carried out a shooting attack on fort hood. bill: weekly job numbers just in. the number of americans filing first-time unemployment claims dropping below 400,000 for the first time since last april. economic growth across the country is moving at a snail's pace. the former economic advisor for president reagan. >> i'm 5'6" and i have hair on the top of my feet, i guess i'm a hobbit. bill: that's too much information. on the jobs number what do you take away from it? >>' not great news but it's surely better than when it went down. we need that further. we need that number well below 398,000. >> at this time in his administration bill clinton was created 400,000 jobs per

was arrested for plotting to fort hood texas. skys a muslim and you know he was apparently planning something really nasty had guns and he had bombs and you know kinds of you know the stuff that happens and the media went nuts today i mean absolutely nuts take a look at this montage. the arrest of an a wall muslim american soldier he's been on the run since two thousand and ten arrested today with allegedly plans to possibly set off two bombs near fort hood in clean texas law enforcement officials that they suspect he was planning an attack in or around before fort hood area private first class do was have arrested at a traffic stop in texas where he said the suspect was nabbed in a hotel room full of explosives after going a wall in june and this is a federal investigation so private first class nasser jason abdo is now in city jail bases federal charges. so we have that it's all terrorism all the time now and the definition of terrorism and this isn't in dispute the definition of terrorism is committing an act or an act of viol

he was awol from fort campbell, kentucky.ght up with him in texas at his hotel room, bomb making materials, handgun and ammunition. today in court prosecutors charged him with possessing device. as he yelled the court he yelled the name of 14-year-old iraqi girl who u.s. soldiers raped and murdered in 2006. then he screamed nidal hasan fort hood 2009. you will recall he is that army major accused of murdering 13 people in fort hood in 2009. kris gutierrez is live with the news live for us in texas tonight. previously the suspect had condemned the 2009 attack on fort hood. >> you are exactly right, harris. in fact, while he was petitioning to get that conscious on tore status last year, abdo wrote an essay. he wrote that the fort hood shooting was an act of aggression by man not by islam. he was later approved as the conscious on tore earlier this year but that status was put on hold after he was charged with possessing child pornography and then as you know, harris, he went awol earlier this month. >> harris: yeah, now i unde

this is an 95 at the fort mchenry toll plaza. north and southbound moving just fine. >> just getting your cardio in. >> holiday weekend is highlighted in a letter shape. 87 today. 90's on saturday, sunday, and money. highest rain chances will be on sunday. on monday, the system will be trying to pull away. not a bad forecast for the holiday weekend. we do need the rain. to not forget, -- do not forget, tune to am 1090 to hear traffic and weather together on the fives. >> thanks for joining us for 11 news today. >> we will be back with a live update at 7:25. have a safe holiday weekend. >> this is a wbal-tv 11 editorial, from president and general manager dan joerres. >> july 4 brings to mind american flags and the sense of patriotism for all our country stands for. it begins the height of summer travel. families pack the car and take off for parts unknown. we encourage everyone to make this summer about points well known but not perhaps often visited. maryland has settled. there are mountain trails to hike. the mayor london zoo -

. >> reporter: the annual 4th of july freedomfest at fort hood, one of the largest military bases ins just back from war or ready to deploy were spending the day with their families. >> i got a winner here, man, i got a win. >> reporter: but there was no chance they would win at some of these games. >> oh my god. >> reporter: the games are run by a texas company called century 21 shows, u.s. taxpayers pay century 21 through a government contract to entertain the families of fort hood and another carnival in texas this. man has been a carney for 20 years working the carnival circuit building and managing games in the midway. we agreed to protect his identity and substitute his voice. he said as a military veteran he was disgusted that soldiers were being ripped off. >> i couldn't rob a guy that just came back from war, has his wife and baby in his hands and take his rent money. >> reporter: he showed us how it was done building this game. the ball known as screw pool from scratch. >> tell me about the object of this game. >> it is to knock this ball out with a circle. you do that 10 t

>> couple of gs. >> reporter: we took hidden cameras to fort hood on july 4. three hours of watching soldiers lose their pay, it was time to ask some questions. does it bother you at all, ripping these soldiers off at this game? their hard-earned money... >> i didn't rip anybody off, sir. >> reporter: yes, you are, this game is completely rigged. >> no, it's not. >> reporter: it's a timer you control and you control it by where you put the... >> why are you sticking it on me? >> reporter: because you're ripping off the soldiers here on the fourth of july. >> it's a carnival, sir. we're here to make money. >> reporter: the manager that day for century 21 shows, jeremy benson, tried to put some distance between his company and the people that run the games. >> most of these people are independent contractors. >> reporter: in a statement century 21 shows said "it is our policy that all of the games operate fairly and if the company receives a complaint about a game, they will investigate it and any improper operations will be corrected, or the game shut down." ev

sill oklahoma fort carson fort hood another military facility so i'm afraid we have a psychosis of aggression in washington d.c. which could go in any direction libya is a possible target it could be syria it could be pakistan we simply don't know at this point kamal foreign minister the russian foreign minister. asked him what he's cool ambiguous for the u.n. resolution. do you think that it's a land operation. misinterpretation. the nato operation is already flagrantly illegal because of the way they're they're violating let me put it this way the resolution violates the charter and nato is violating the resolution and they've got a blockade going here if you go out with your fishing boat here off the coast of tripoli you're going to get a u.s. predator drone come and shoot you up so this is not the protection of civilians it's the attempt to stop civilians nato air power is used to protect armed gangs packed full of al qaeda and other terrorists and it's used to attack civilians i've seen homes here where four or five. little children essentially preschool kids were killed in the middle of

one of my colleagues asked me after fort hood, how are americans old enough to remember 9/11 are willing to turn back on their own country less than a decade later. i could not get my mind around what happened on 9/11. you have the fingerprints of this man who has become a household name, but at that time was very unknown. in many of these cases like the one we saw in seattle last week is that individuals that are home grown, they are followers of his lecture and ideology on the web. he went to engineering school here in the united states and was born here. he went overseas and came back. he became a cleric, a leader. he was able to make connections and find people to be part of his cause. the evidence is overwhelming that he was a player in dunn/11 itself. -- 9/11 itself. one person said to me, there has always been a question that bought a to the investigators. two of the 9/11 hijackers were in the united states in january 2000. mohammad bring peopley shak that speak no english to the get go of san diego unless there was someone there to meet them. the person was alawacqui. he met one-

the shooting at fort hood. investigators say this man opened fire on dozens of innocent people. he faces a possible death penalty for his crime and today he came to court. plus, how do you explain this one to the insurance company? and sharks have almost no natural predators unless you count this guy. >> the dog is biting the sharking. >> the shark! >> tonight, the bravest dog ever. first the mystery at the mansion in southern, california. the sheriff's department investigators now say in san diego that they are waiting for lab results that could help explain the events that left two people dead. it all started at the home of a millionaire drug executive when his young son apparently fell down the stairs. the little boy never recovered from his injuries. we are told the father, the executive jonas was not at home at the time. but his girlfriend was. and two days later somebody found her stripped naked hanging from a balcony at the house with her wrists and ankles tied. and investigators say so far they are not certain whether the two events are connected. as for the man in the m

well you look at what happened to date we arrested another individual who was planning to attack fort hood he was a muslim or he was a soldier he had weapons he had mom material that he was carrying with them he was spotted by a gun store owner he wasn't stopped by all of the security that you're talking about that's been devoted to islamic terrorism of the united states this is where the threat is coming from this is where i think more resources need to be devote yet but well and good point and here talking about a an attempt or a or a guy who was planning or thinking about planning or what let's assume he was planning to do something awful if there was an actual terrorist far apart bombing in the united states this week by a christian and the media instead is focused on this possible attack by a muslim isn't it because you know guys like you and people on the right are out there pushing the idea that we should be afraid of these mostly brown people with a religion that's not yours that basically nobody's talking about the fact that there was a fire bombing actual. terrorist attack i

a soldier was plotting another attack on the already shaken fort hood military base. >>> and clean-upn aisle three. a teenager accidentally drives through a convenience storefront a teenager accidentally drives through a convenience storefront in colorado. captions paid for by nbc-universal television hello, and good morning. welcome to our viewers across the nation, including the pacific time zone. i'm amara sohn. today we begin with vote failure. house speaker john boehner has been dealt a major blow from his own party with the clock ticking on the looming default of the nation. yesterday boehner was unable to coral enough support to bring his debt ceiling bill to a vote. tracie potts has the latest details from washington. tracie, good morning. >> reporter: at this hour, amara, good morning. the americans are nervous. the white house is concerned. lawmakers here on capitol hill frustrated. some of them furious at the tea party. one lawmaker called it pretty scary. >> what's going on in the house is crazy. is a disgrace. it is an outrage. >> the republicans are holding hostage the c

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we were told it would be closed -- fort mchenry tunnel. we were told it would be closed. >>> two days after a jury found casey anthony not guilty a. judge will decide if any punishment will be -- if she will receive any punishment. >> reporter: casey anthony's expected back in court today to learn he fate. now, she -- her fate. she has been cleared the most serious charges but faces four misdemeanor accounts in the investigation of the disappearance her daughter. after three years in custody, casey anthony could be set free today. the 25-year-old faces up to four years in jail on four misdemeanor counts of lying to police. but legal experts believe she will be sentenced to time served. her saga is far from over. >> have you ever sexually molested your daughter casey anthony? >> no, sir. >> reporter: after anthony's defense attorneys painted the family as dysfunctional, it's unlikely she will return home with her parents. >> don't see how this family reconciles, there's so much blood drained and it's almost impossible to heal something like

fort hood was the scene of a deadly shooting attack in november 2009. major nadal hassan is accused of killing 13 people and wounding dozens of others. pete williams has the latest from washington now. pete, what do you know about this arrest of the private? >> reporter: right. well, good afternoon. you saw killeen, texas on that map. that's where he was arrested. he's a private first class assigned to fort campbell, but arrested in texas yesterday and according to law enforcement officials, what happened is he went into a gun store in killeen, texas and was asking questions that the gun store owner thought was suspicious. he was also buying smokeless powder which can be used for a variety of legal purposes, but it can also be used to make explosives. in any event, the store owner became concerned, called the police. they found out that the private had taken a cab to the gun store, found the cab, who directed them to a motel room where they questioned him. according to officials, he made statements then to the police in texas that he wanted to stage att

other than this accident, in the fort mchenry tunnel, traffic is flowing freely.back to you. >> all right, thanks so much. >>> 5:19. look at these crazy mugels. hundreds of fans camped out for the premier of the final harry potter film. some fans came from far away as australia and argentina just to see the british debut because it's the first. the film opens in the united states on july 15th. >> that's next week right? >> you will be there? >> i can't wait i've got ticket to the pied night and 3 and 4 -- to the midnight show and 3 and 4. >>> birthday time and it's happy birthday to john turning 16 years old. want to say happy birthday to you, john. this is a belated birthday of course. also, to delores hawkins whoturned 62 yesterday. sorry we missed it. looks great. a state employee retireee mom of three and very much the love by her family and friends. happy birthday to you from angela branch. >>> remember if you've birthday, we want to know about it or an interesting photo or anniversary. we will make it the picture of the day. send it to morning show at wmar.c

let's give you an update on the fort mchenry. we have an accident. everything running smoothly in the southbound direction. we're not seeing delays on 895. a much better picture. paper mill road in phoenix, there is still an accident clearing. one vehicle involved. harrisburg expressway running smoothly as is the entire beltway. the j.f.x. in great shape into town. this is dulaney valley. a nice shot as the sun starts to come up. a smooth ride of the north side. and he's right at baltimore national pike -- a smooth ride at baltimore national pike. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> the coast guard continues to search for seven americans who went missing after their fishing boat capsized. this happened early sunday. fishing ships managed to rescue 35 passengers and crew members. one man is confirmed dead. an alleged mob boss pleaded not guilty. james bolger is alleged to be part of 19 crimes. he was arrested in santa monica 16 years after fleeing boston. tragedy at yellowstone national park as a grizzly bear kills a hiker. this happened wednes

the only incident is 95 southbound at the fort mchenry tunnel. there's an accident in the right tube. the left tube gets by. a little more volume there. you can get through in the left tube. a few people staring. back to you. >> thanks. >>> what is next for casey anthony? she should learn whether she will be set free orer is more time in jail. or serve more time in jail. she was acquitted of killing her -- or serve more time in jail. she was acquitted of killing her daughter. this morning amount bc's john hendren has the latest including behind the scenes insight from one of the jurors in that murder case as well as casey's lawyer. >> reporter: casey anthony's lawyer says the first verdict was the sweetest. >> the happiest moment came after the first not guilty because i knew i saved her life. >> reporter: in another exclusive interview with abc news, juror number 3 says the case does not remove all suspicion. >> not guilty doesn't mean innocent. it doesn't mean innocent. >> reporter: jennifer ford says there were too many unanswered question. nu

a soldier was plotting another attack on the already shaken fort hood military base. >>> and clean-up in aisle three. a teenager accidentally drives through a convenience storefront in colorado. hello, and good morning. i'm amara sohn. this is "first look" on msnbc. today we begin with vote failure. house speaker john boehner has been dealt a major blow from his own party with the clock ticking on the looming default of the nation. yesterday boehner was unable to coral enough support to bring his debt ceiling bill to a vote. tracie potts has the latest details from washington. tracie, good morning. >> reporter: americans are getting nefrk us. the white house is concerned. lawmakers are frustrated, some of them furious with the tea party. one lawmaker called it pretty scary. >> what's going on in the house is crazy. it is an outrage. >> the republicans are holding hostage the credit of the united states of america. >> do you have the votes? >> reporter: he didn't. it may come up again today, but speaker john boehner had to postpone a vote on his $1 trillion deficit plan because he coul

cnn's pentagon correspondent, barbara starr went to fort campbell in kentucky for a firsthand look. >> this is an intense simulation. it's hot, loud, and stressful. staff sergeant aaron potter and other troops are voluntarily putting themselves through this grueling episode of fake blood, and plastic wounded models for one reason -- after weeks of behavioral therapy, all of these soldiers are trying to show they can get back to their daily work -- combat. >> these are only paintball guns, but these troops all brain-injured in the war, are determined to succeed. this is just one example of how the war may be affecting your medical care. >> doctors here at fort campbell have developed a new approach to treating the type of war zone brain injuries that these troops are trying to recover from. it's a treatment you may find someday at your local hospital. in 2009, potter was knocked unconscious when hit by three ieds at one in iraq. he told us under the first round therapy, he broke down under the stress. now, as he drives a convoy simulator, he is determined to make it. >> i really strugg

another terror plot targeting fort hood in texas.ing new details about the suspect in this one, and his motives. that's just ahead. [ male announcer ] where'd you get that idea? how'd you learn to do that? what'd you use? every project we finish comes with a story built-in. it's how our rough ideas become "you did that yourself?" so when we can save more on the projects that let us fix, make, and do more... that just makes the stories even better. jenna: right now new information into our newsroom from some of the stories we are watching around the world today. starting out in france. french investigators outlining the human errors that played a role in the 2009 air france disaster over the atlantic ocean. the pilot didn't realize the plane was in a stall and didn't have sufficient training to fly that plane manually. it led to the deaths of 200 people plus as we mentioned. at a mine there was an explosion, as a second mine there was a collapse of an elevator there. 20 miners are missing in both mines in the ukraine. terror attacks i

you'll remember back on november 5th, 2009 when a mass shooting happened at fort hood, texas. that is the largest most populated u.s. military installation in the world. 13 uma pemmaraj13 people were k9 injured. hasan unleashed a furry, and is charged with the deaths and the injuries that happened on that day. just crossing the associated press wires, we in the fox newsroom are working to get our own sources for this. according to the ap that army psychiatrist charged with fort hood will have a military trial and face the death penalty. as we learn more we will bring it to you. now back to "happening now." greg: 22 hours from now we should know whether casey anthony goes free when she is sentenced tomorrow. a jury in florida, as you probably already know acquitted casey of the most serious charges, including first-degree murder in the death of her 2-year-old daughter caylee. she could have been sentenced to death if convicted on that charge. instead the jury found her guilty only of four misdemeanor counts of lying to investigators, each conviction carries a maximum sentence o

we are dealing with construction in the fort mchenry tunnel. roadwork in the two left lanes. 359 northbound, the ramp to mlkboulevard, the left lane is closed. police activity 1,000 block of madison avenue. look for flashing lights. >> 4:42 right now. if you are looking for something fun to do, the dundalk heritage fair opened which looks to give families a fun filled 4th of july weekend. there are countless entertainment acts including eddie money and trinidad and steel band that will perform. there's also going to be events for kids of all ages and grand prix car display, karaoke and i am in. the fair is open at noon until10 p.m. at night and runs until sunday. >> all right. >>> news time is 4:43. it was never a question of if the nba was going into a shutdown, it was more of question of win. >> owners and players can't agree on much. now the league is in a lockout and we will tell you what problems they could face and how long it will last. >>> a monster fire in historic downtown charston. -- charleston. we will show you how much was lost. y

let's look at map, 59 northbound at fort mchenry tunnel in bore 4 debris is on the road.we have no active construction due to the holiday but charles street between conway and pratt, the left lane is closed with the cones. megan. >> thanks. >>> 4:40. looking for something to do this summer? eight students decided to spend their time helping the less fortunate and made it to baltimore. they are traveling under 8500 miles visiting everything from shelters to food banks and missionaries. part of the journey they donated a million pairs of new socks to agencies and now they are working this week they are going to be at thomas burton center in support of housing. so good for them. >>> watch out for the low flying planes. another nasa air quality field campaign scheduled for tomorrow. it is set to start in an hour running through 1:30 this afternoon. , spct to see -- expect to see the low flying planes between d.c. and the beltway along i- 95. the flight is part of the mission to enhance the measuring of ground air quality so they can be seen by satellites in space. >>> nasa is

an estimated 20,000 workers are coming to fort belvoir where there are no public transportation options. metro is hoping to have its buses in place as soon as august 8th. >>> a new report on metro transit suggests that system's escalator problems are not getting better. right now, there are about 80 escalators out of service compared to 103 out in may. metro says many of the escalators are not broken. they're being rebuilt right now. the transit agency says it is spending $150 millionel to get the job done. metro put up new signs providing updates about the project. >>> the escalators aren't the only problem metro is facing. rail car reliability is worsening. their problems are including the doors if you've ever been around some of the trains. the elevator service is improving and the buses in the system are proven to be more reliable. >> lower their expectations on that. >> our time is 4:37. at 4:41, the money making traffic cameras may not be as effective as some lawmakers once thought. >> at 4:49, despite popular opinion, there is something to be said for the benefits of government h

>> the suspect had been awol from his postat fort campbell, kentucky.military police say they found child pornography on his computer last month and he was facing court marshal. >>> a norwegian security official says the man who admitted killing 66 people in a bomb and shooting rampage acted alone and kept the plan to himself for more than 10 years. today's revelation came after deputies investigated. breivick claims there's other cells ready to attack in norway. >>> rita williams tells us how a little known clause in the 14th amendment could give him the constitutional right to pass increase ceiling debt. >> reporter: on the streets of san francisco -- >> a lot of us would like to see obama issue the 14th amendment. >> reporter: the 14th amendment ensue the constitution. >> basically it says, that the united states as authorized by law shall not be questioned. >> vote law school professor jesse joper says that obscure section was added to the amendment to make sure the government paid its war debt. >> it would be the last hour in his quiver. >> reporte

and it could have been another shooting massacre at fort hood. coming up, how a gun store clerk may have prevented another tragedy. >> predicting crime before that happens. the new cutting edge tool that proves criminals are creatures of habit. ,,,,,,,,,,,, ,, private first ma >>> an army private is in jail this morning accused of plotting an attack at fort hood. private first class naser abdo has been awol from kentucky. he was arrested in texas tuesday after showing up at a store to buy six pounds of gun powder. the store clerk called police. >> first red flag is when he asked cathy for smokeless powder. if you don't know what it is, why would you buy six pounds of it? >> abdo was tracked to a motel where police found weapons including a .40-caliber semi- automatic handgun and more than 100 rounds of ammunition. abdo is a muslim who was granted conscientious objector status this year. in 200913 people died in a mass shooting at fort hood. >>> in san francisco a mother saw her baby tumble into the street when a man grabbed the infant stroller an

which is basically fort hood. it is neighboring community to the largest military post in the country. remember fort hood spans some 350 square miles. it is massive. in terms of the attack, it wasn't a direct attack, alleged direct attack against tort hood. instead he planned to target a busy restaurant somewhere in the busy city of killeen. that restaurant wasn't identified by authorities in the criminal complaint. we don't know if he had one in mind. according to paperwork we're getting in court he wanted somewhere known to be frequented by fort hood soldiers and their families. according to the paperwork he wanted to use pressure cookers stuffed with gunpowder and shrapnel to attack his fellow soldiers. as you mentioned as he was leaving court this morning he did yell out nidal hasan, fort hood, 2009. as you mentioned, he is the former army psychiatrist, now facing the death penalty if convicted of killing 13 of his fellow soldiers, again from neighboring fort hood back in november of 2009 when he stormed into

military units at fort hood texas special forces told to be ready to go somewhere in july with libya being prominently mentioned following on after that first cavalry division division most of which is now in afghanistan and iraq and after that the third quarter which is a larger group that's spread out over the home of fort carson fort hood another military facility so i'm afraid we have a psychosis of aggression in washington d.c. which could go in any direction libya is a possible target it could be syria it could be pakistan we simply don't know at this point in time with foreign minister the russian foreign minister after all he's lashed out of what he's called the ambiguity of the form of the u.n. resolution. think that it's a land operation she didn't go through under such misinterpretations. well the nato operation is already flagrantly illegal because of the way they're they're violating let me put it this way the resolution violates the charter and nato is violating the resolution and they've got a sea blockade going here if you go out with your fishing boat here off the co

>> the suspect had been awol from his postat fort campbell, kentucky.ry police say they found child pornography on his computer last month and he was facing court marshal. >>> a norwegian security official says the man who admitted killing 66 people in a bomb and shooting rampage acted alone and kept the plan to himself for more than 10 years. today's revelation came after deputies investigated. breivick claims there's other cells ready to attack in norway. >>> rita williams tells us how a little known clause in the 14th amendment could give him the constitutional right to pass increase ceiling debt. >> reporter: on the streets of san francisco -- >> a lot of us would like to see obama issue the 14th amendment. >> reporter: the 14th amendment ensue the constitution. >> basically it says, that the united states as authorized by law shall not be questioned. >> vote law school professor jesse joper says that obscure section was added to the amendment to make sure the government paid its war debt. >> it would be the last hour in his quiver. >> reporter: pre

and a month after the fort hood shootings, he lectured on islam. u.s. troops at fort hood. you can't make this up drama if and what al-awlaki had begun and in congress after 9/11, you have to ask yourself who's watching the store. but again, it seems to me that americans need to wake up to what this is. it is difficult because there seems to be pushed back from their elected representatives, local, national and even law enforcement. why is that? has the infiltration become so successful that there's no kind of a bedrock of islamists who are inside our infrastructure, government, media and education? >> guest: it is so deep, and it's a lack of intellectual curiosity in a lot of cases. a simple google search could give you information about the ties of these muslim brotherhood front groups. if you google it you will find everything you need to know. yet apparently our government officials and federal gosh mom in many cases federal law enforcement officials are not doing that background research, are not exercising their due diligence. in many cases the sad fact is they just d

. >>> the accused fort hood shooter now faces the death penalty. the commanding general announced that the general will be court- martialed. the army psychiatrist is accused of going on a shooting rampage at fort hood in 2009. he was charged with 13 counts of premeditated murder and other accounts murder. >>> the next front of the war on terror. surgically implanted in explosives to carry out attacks. the transportation security administration has notified all airlines to be on alert. there is no word on who is behind this plot. the tsa says they shouldn't employe-measures of security when they travel. >>> a meeting today between prosecutors and defense attorneys in the dominique strauss-kahn case. what is being said about the closed-door sessions. >>> and new video of that incredible dust storm that went through arizona. >>> a 17-year-old stafford teenager is charged with shooting and killing a 62-year- old woman. i am stephen tschida. that story for you in a moment. >>> sunshine, warm, and humid. >>> new at 6:00 a 17-year-old girl is behind bars

nasser abdo, a 21-year-old soldier in texas, fort hood, was going to plan this attack on fort hood, andas up. but here we go again. we talk about this home grown terror threat and it's growing and it's a big problem. >> well, i don't know how big it is, but i certainly feel that this is a psychotic individual who happens to be a muslim and i think he embraces muslim terrorism to cover his real problem, which is he is being discharged from the military because he's a important graph. i do believe that he really had mass murder on his mind. i say as an aside, isn't it kind of frightening that someone can go into a gun store and buy six pounds of smokeless gun powder to begin with? >> gretchen: isn't it kind of frightening that this guy can be a member of the u.s. military when two years ago he said he couldn't go to afghanistan because he couldn't fight muslims? my goodness, don't we have a system where you're done! >> i agree with you. what the hell are you having a conscientious objector. when you join the military, you're joining the institution, the sole purpose of which is to protect

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he posted these photos on facebook and called it "fort frostbite." manning's facebook page, to which frontline obtained access, tracks his life in the military. manning had become an analyst at a time of increased intelligence sharing, part of a series of post-9/11 reforms meant to give analysts like manning more data. prior to 9/11, information was more compartmentalized, or "stovepiped." >> "stovepipe" is a corridor, you know, where no one can get into it. there were cia stovepipes, there were fbi stovepipes, there were dod stovepipes. >> so there was an effort made, in the wake of 9/11, to integrate information-- share it, integrate and pass it around in real time with the proper use of our modern technologies. >> smith: manning was assigned to battalion headquarters. he did intelligence work for the unit's commanding officers in preparation for their deployment to iraq. manning liked his assignment. >> he talked about the fact that he was smart. it was able to get him in a different position, doing something different so he wasn't down there with

law enforcement officials tell fox they suspect he was planning an attack in or around the fort hood area. of course, that was the site of the november 2009 shooting that left 13 u.s. soldiers dead. now, um, that case of major hassan nadal is ongoing. it took a turn just a week ago when his lawyer quit, but all of this is the backdrop to a new arrest of a potential plot against fort hood. martha: significant, it sounds like. jennifer, thank you. so. jennifer griffin from the pentagon. again over at capitol hill we're awaiting a key vote on speaker boehner's proposal. some democrats say that it will not pass, the white house says that as well. we just heard from the white house, but some are saying on the democrat side they do have a plan b and that it involves the president and, potentially, the 14th amendment of the constitution. we'll explain that coming up three minutes from now. >>> and this very frightening story, 11-year-old girl mysteriously vanishes, disappearing from if her own home while her parents were there. we're live on the desperate search for this 11-year-old girl. t

gun store owner to call the cops on an awol soldier who allegedly plotted another deadly attack at fortood. >> rick: months after protests pushed our middle east strong man out of office, very few signs of democracy. thousands of protesters are signing off on military rules. >> arthel: we begin with the latest out of the nation's capitol, the debt showdown taking center stage, of course, as the clock is ticking down, down, down. the debates raging in the house and the senate. lawmakers are facing off over competing plans, trying to keep our nation from possibly defaulting on its debt. mike emmanuel is live on capitol hill. so much going on at the same time. let's start with this, see if you can tell us, there is a meeting with the president, the vice president that took place, ended an hour ago. and now i'm understanding that senator reid is calling senators to the floor. what's going on? >> arthel, very few details coming out about the meeting. it sounds like it lasted approximately 90 minutes and we know on the way back into the capitol, senator reid said the question is, are we close