in yemen, thousands of yemeni forces were looking for bombmaker ibrahim asiri, seen hugging his youngerbrother before sending him on a suicide mission, later listening to the explosion from a cell phone. the yemenis insist they will find asiri. u.s. officials are skeptical. martha raddatz, abc news, washington. >>> at the supreme court, justices must now decide if a california law which bans the sale of violent video games to minors is constitutional. >> observers say they appear closely split after hearing arguments in the case. diana alvear has the details. good morning, diana. >> reporter: vinita and rob, good morning. this particular case is about so much more than just children and violent video games. in fact, it's one that everyone in the entertainment world is following very closely, because they know whatever the court decides it will have wide-ranging implications. does banning the sale of violent video games protect children or violate freedom of speech? that's the question before the supreme court. justices are debating the constitutionality of a california law that made it

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ibrahim hassan al-asiri is the suspected al qaeda mastermind behind the failed underwear bomb on christmas day and he is also accused of planting a bomb inside his own brother, for the suicide attack against a saudi prince. he is thought to be hiding out am yemen and u.s. investigators are heading there to help hunt down al qaeda suspects from the bomb plot. al qaeda's affiliate in yemen is the most dangerous of al qaeda's branches or allies. >> reporter: the u.s. has now halted all shipments from yemen. germany and britain have suspended all direct passenger flights after investigators revealed one of the bombs flew aboard two passenger planes before it was discovered. british officials are holding emergency planning meetings this week, and they're looking at ways to crack down on air transport in the future. >> a package that started in yemen, that landed in germany, that landed in britain en route to america, it just shows how united and determined we have to be to defeat terrorism. >> reporter: the only person arrested in the terror plot, the 22-year-old student, has been freed. invest

authorities are closely looking at one plan 28-year-old ibrahim hasan. they are learning that the package bombs carried enough explore some cause significant damage. u. s. officials say they were addressed to synagogues in chicago but they may have been designed to go off in midair. >>> former modesto congressman gary condit took the witness stand in the trial of a man accused of killing washington d. c. intern chandra levy. he told the jury he did not kill levy. he also testified that he fully cooperated with investigators after she disappeared almost 10 years ago, but he refused to answer questions today about whether he had a sexual relationship with her. prosecutors charged ingmar guandique with her killing. he is on trial for attempted sexual assault and murder. >>> wall street trading was light as investors waited for two big events. the republican win in tomorrow's congressional elections could lead to fewer corporate regulations. it will buy more bonds to simulate the economy. the dow jones closed up by 6 points. nasdaq closed down by 2. insuranc

. >>> the bombmaker is believed to be this man here, imal-asiri -- ibrahim al-asiri. and experts say the material contained four times the amount than contained in the christmas bombing attempt. >>> republicans appear to be on the brink of turning the political side in their favor. alison burns is in our washington, d.c. newsroom with what the gop needs to do to take control and what this will mean for our country's future. >> reporter: this is ohio congressman house republican leader john boehner casting his ballot in west chess ter, ohio, just -- ohio. he had likely take in any nancy pelosi in's job. the gop needs 39 streets to take control of the house. pollsters predict they will had get at least 50. the gop needs ten seats to take control of the senate. whether that will happen is still up in the air. analysts say either way big change is coming. >> the republicans in the house are going to defund key elements of president obama's agenda. that leads to the shutdown. >>> president obama will weigh in on the results tomorrow. he will be holding a news conference fr

ibrahim hasan al asiri is a master bomb builder for al qaeda in the arabian peninsula and architect of the failed attack christmas day. like the others, the cargo bombs hidden in printers were highly sophisticated, powerful, carefully wired and concealed, all hallmarks of al qaeda's expertise. >> we are concerned about individuals in yemen who have very proficient bomb-making capabilities, very dangerous. so, i do think that there are a number of individuals who are responsible for putting this plot together. >> reporter: the only suspect arrested so far has now been freed. a young woman, an engineering student, was held for a day when investigators accused her of shipping the explosive packages out of yemen but authorities say the real shipper had stolen and used her identity in mailing the bombs. while the printer bombs were ultimately destined for the u.s. on cargo planes, at least one of the devices spent some time on two passenger jets. qatar airways revealed it shipped one on a passenger plane from yemen to doha, on a second flight on to dubai before it was discovered. officials

and its master bomb builder ibrahim hassan al asiri. asiri, shown here with his fist blurred built the underwear bomb used in the failed christmas day attack and the printer bombs bear the hall mashes of his handiwork. the explosive p.e.t.n. was hidden inside toner cartridge. the devices apparently wired with timers were expertly concealed. in fact, the printer bomb found in great britain was so well disguised at first explosives experts failed to recognize it as a bomb. >> the sophistication of these suggests that the bomb makers are getting more and more creative, they're trying to hide the devices in common everyday products. >> reporter: yemeni officials say the bombs were found after a tip from a former guantanamo detainee and al qaeda militant who recently surrendered to the saudis but u.s. officials doubt he's the only source. the tip was very specific and included shipping numbers, details he would haven't known since he was in custody when the bombs were mailed. while officials caution others may still be out there, there's an

da's office has decided not to pursue felony torture charges against twin brothers alexander and ibrahim tilly and the other. but the trio still faces serious assault and gang charges. the move follows the acquittal last month of three other defendants in this case. >>> a big rig dumped some of its load of gravel on the bay bridge today snarling traffic for hours. it happened on the westbound lanes, the upper deck just before 6:00 this morning. the highway patrol shut down three of the westbound lanes while the crews cleaned up the mess. all of the lanes were reopened at 8:30 this morning. five people were killed. five more injured today in a crash involving seven motorcycles. the highway patrol said the fatal collision happened on route 98 in imperial county. investigators say a car tried to pass about a dozen motorcyclists on the two lane highway. that's when an oncoming car swerved out of the way, lost control and ran into the bikes. two men and two women on motorcycles and a car passenger were killed. the highway patrol says the car that tried to pass did not stop. and the authoritie

saudi born ibrahim hassan alasiry is -- al-asiri. transportation officials are banning toner cartridges at britain's airports, even in hand luggage. both were wired to plastic syringes. the fbi is warning cargo companies across the u.s. to double check any package with no return address or excessive postage. in london, charlie d'agata, wjz eyewitness news. >> al qaeda in the arabian peninsula is vowing to send more explosive packages. >>> it's been a spectacular week so far. let's take a live look outside. how much longer can this possibly last? meteorologist tim williams and bob turk have the answers. >>> actually, looks like it's going to be with us until early next week. not going to last forever. >>> right now, in the region. still comfortable with light winds. a few clouds on the coast. otherwise, dry and sunny and beautiful weather will continue. tim williams in the outback with a look at what we can expect for you this thursday. tim? >> much like today, we're going to deal with warm air, we'll say mild air. seasonably mild. mo

the bomb maker appears to be ibrahim alley cirri. it contained five times the amount. we don't know if the detonators would be triggered by phone calls or internal alarm. >>>th trial has been postponed for three uc berkeley graduates charged with spying iran. sarah needs to be returned to iran. she is in the united states right now. josh fattal and shane bower remains in afghanistan. >>> a three judge panel ruled on the don't ask don't fell policy will remain in effect as it works its way through the court. the court of appeals granted the while it challenges a trial court ruling while the ban is unconstitutional. president obama has said he wants congress not the courts to appeal the policy. the house passed legislation to lift the ban but it was blocked in the senate. >>> the city of san carlos said goodbye to its police force. the 43 member has been swan in as new members of the san mateo county sheriff department. they say you won't see much difference. the patrol cars look pretty much the same. supporters of the idea to outsources police department are hoping the

saudi-born ibrahim hassan allah siree is believed to be the one. transport officials are now banning toner cartridges at britain's airports, even in hand luggage. u.s. authorities say both printer bombs were wired and attached to syringes, set to detonate packaged explosives inside. the fbi is warning cargo companies across the u.s. to double check any package with no return address or excessive postage. in london, charlie dad d'agata, -- charlie d'agata, wjz eyewitness news. >> al qaeda in the peninsula is claiming responsibility for the bombs bomb and is -- bombs and is vowing to send more. >>> police say they have found two bodies inside. denise is in the newsroom with more on this developing story. denise? >> reporter: well, kai, investigators are not releasing any information about the victims. and they still don't know what the building they were found in was used for. the building was once a paint business. firefighters were called to the building around 9:30 this morning. 60 firefighters were able to bring the flames under control. and afte

the bomb makers believe to be ibrahim ales al acirri. both bombs were wired to detonators to cell phone technology. we don't know if they would be triggered by phone calls or internal alarm. >>> the trial has been postponed were three uc berkeley students. iran released shourd because of health concerns. she is currently in the united states. the trial was expected to begin on saturday. >>> a three-judge panel in san francisco ruled the don't ask don't tell policy of gays serving in the military will remain in effect as the case works its way through the court. the court of appeals granted the request to leave the policy in place while it challenges a trial court ruling while the ban is unconstitutional. president obama has said that he wants congress not the courts to repeal the policy. >>> 6:17. east contra costa county police arrested five women for prostitution after a day long under cover sting at massage parlors. officers were sent to four massage parlors. they are accused of soliciting under cover cops. police say they targeted th

officials have identified the main suspect as ibrahim hassan al-asiri, al qaeda's chief bomb maker in yemen. the bbc reported the tipoff to the plot came from a former al qaeda member and guantanamo bay detainee. he turned himself into saudi authorities last month. joining me from washington, mark mazzetti of the "new york times" and david ignatius of the "washington post." i'm pleased to have both of them here. i'll begin with mark who's been writing about this as well. what's the status of the investigation? what are the questions that they are in hot pursuit of this? >> well, they still don't know exactly who was behind the operation. they firmly suspect it was the work of al qaeda in the arabian peninsula, which is the al qaeda affiliate in yemen and they suspect that probably some of the senior leadership of that group and asiri, the bomb maker you mentioned, may have, in fact constructed the two bombs. but as of yet, they don't have anyone in custody. the person that they arrested over the weekend they released because they found out her identity had been stolen and was used to

i know we've been saying this name a lot ibrahim hasan al asiri, the man believed to have essentially put his brother to death in an attempt to kill a saudi principles. that was unsuccessful behind the abdulmutallab christmas bombing. and this. are they any closer to finding him? i know he's hiding out somewhere in yemen. that's what they believe. what about him? >> reporter: that's what they believe and of course they're not only looking for him. he's 28 years old. not only looking for him for obvious reasons but also looking for anwar al awlaki, who is the american-born cleric, who they also believe has inspired so many of these plots. also believed to be hiding in yemen, yemen authorities say they're trying to find these people. they've also instituted additional security screenings at their airlines there. but so far, the people that are believed to be responsible and behind these attacks are still in hiding somewhere. >> still in hiding, the motivation certainly does not change. susan candiotti, we thank you for getting some of that information confirmed for us just for cnn. than

his name is ibrahim al asri, said to be behind this latest threat, a young man who presents a clear and present danger. >> we need to find him. we need to bring him to justice as soon as we can. >> reporter: american officials concede that two of the bombs would have made it onto the flights to the u.s. but for them saudi intelligence service providing the parcel tracking number. >> we were able to identify where they were emanating from and the package number. where they were located. >> reporter: the bombs were cleverly disguised inside hewlett-packard desktop printers supposedly being shipped to chicago, along with clothes, gifts, and souvenirs. one had one pound of high explosives and added a circuit board of a cell phone as a detonator. >> the device would be safe until the circuit board receives a signal which would cause a switch that is normally open to close. >> reporter: while the packages were addressed to two synagogues in chicago, officials agree on a british estimate that the u.p.s. and fedex cargo planes that were to carry the parcels over the atlantic were the real targe

ibrahim al asiri, they believe it's him based on the forensics, similar sort of design, petn both timessimilar forensics. he's still out there in yemen. the yemeni authorities say they're going to go after him. as of yet they haven't captured him, he's still out there, still able to make these re, very dangerous explosives and the concern has to be there may be follow-on attempts in the coming weeks and months. and al qaeda in the arabian peninsula has said exactly, that we are going to try again and again. and next time they're saying we hope to actually target passenger jets. >> and they out a statement, they're very, very bold, they put out a statement outlining what they've done and what they plan to do. paul, thanks for staying on top of this. you'll let us know as soon as you have any other information. susan candiotti, paul cruickshank working very hard to get more details on this breaking news story. i tweeted out and put on facebook that you really need to watch this next thing. you need to call other people and tell them to watch because after the break i'm going to show you t