it just so happens the imams are in charlotte, traveling there for a conference that focused on islamaphobiaoutheast airlines put out a statement. it says, "we take security and safety very seriously and the event is currently under investigation. we sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused. >>> at 8:30 eastern time we'll focus on our faces of faith and getting reaction to this story and the killing of osama bin laden from the muslim american editor of "i speak for myself," a new book that chronicles the story of muslim american women. >>> the mississippi river topping its banks, thousands of people in tennessee rush to save their problems and just upstream mothers are coming home to a total loss. >> i don't want to go inside but i need to. >> we'll take you on one man's journey as he finally returns home. >>> mitt romney, you ran a loss in 2008. what makes you think you have a chance this time in. >> people say a lot of things about mitt romney, they say i'm rich and disconnected and a dead fish, they say i look like a villain in a lifetime movie. >> the important thin

this islamaphobia is striking and disturbing. we have a situation today where we have a president who is trying to get it right at but who is facing obstacles that are enormous in terms of a public and a congress in both parties. this simply won't let him get it right. his speech at the state department, i was there and i heard it and i said when it was done, he said this is nice but there was nothing new in and there really wasn't. there really wasn't. but the yells and the screaming about he betrayed our allies and he threw israel under the bus. every republican opponent from 2000 poe began to abuse him and there are going to be resolutions introduced in the house in the senate to denounce the president for throwing israel under the bus because he set the starting point of negotiations is the pre-67 borders which is what george bush said when he said the starting point of the negotiations as the 1949 armistice line which it is -- incident lays the pre-67 border but george bush said in an everybody was quiet. barack obama said i

they were trying to get to char l charlotte for a conference on islamaphobia.ally left the gate, then returned to the gate for these two imams to be checked once again. and they got through security a second time. >> we let them check our stuff and our luggage, our bag, our body, everything they did. they said, okay, you guys are good. you can go. when we are entering to the plane, the supervisor, mr. russell, he said mr. i mmam, sorry, i was pleading with the pilot to let you go with this flight. he is not allowing you to go. >> delta invited the two men into its sky club at the airport in memphis. they had to wait six hours until the next nonstop flight over to charlotte. delta deferred statement to atlantic southeast airlines. it did say, quote, compensation and reaccommodation on the next available flight were immediately offered to the passenger and the passenger's travel companion. we sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused. certainly a very embarrassing situation. fredricka? >> i'm wondering about the pilots. what is being said fro

reporter: irony sheer that the two imams were on their way to charlotte for a conference about islamaphobiaessed in traditional muslim garb. the two imams masudur rawman and mohamed zaghloul boarded the flight in memphis but the plane operated by regional carrier atlantic southeast airlines returned to the gate for security to re-screen the men. >> the only reason that the pilot has cited is that some of the passengers didn't feel comfortable, but when the passengers were asked whether anybody felt uncomfortable none of them indicated that they were. >> rahman and zaghloul passed security a second time but in spite of pleas from a delta agent the pilot would not allow them back on the plane. federal regulations give the captain authority over all aspects of the flight including who may board the aircraft. >> we'll let them check our staff, our luggage, our body and then they said, okay, you guys are good. you can go. when we are entering into the plane, the supervisor, mr. russell, he said, mr. rahman, sorry, i was pleading to the pilot to let you go. he's not allowing you to go. >> the ima