. >> reporter: but no specific credible threat said john brennan, chief counterterrorism advisor to the white house on fox news sunday. mine while president obama's reelection -- meanwhile president obama's reelection campaign is marking the anniversary with a new ad. >> he took the harder and the more honorable path and the one that produced in my opinion the best result. >> reporter: on meet the press romney campaign advisor ed gillespie took issue with the president's jab at the republican candidate. >> he's managed to turn it into a divisive partisan political attack that former defense secretary frank carnucci for president reagan called sad. john mccain called it shameful. >> reporter: it's probably the first of many harsh ads to come for both candidates. >> i see it as a close election and unpredictable. you ask me, there's no doubt i believe obama should win, but between now and november there's going to be a lot of back and forth. these big secret super pacs are going to just load the money in and it's going to be nasty. >> reporter: and both men will use all the tools at their

john brennan took off more than his shoes during the security check. tsa agents pulled him over after he went through the metal detector and pat-down. that's his way to have a political protest about the invasion privacy he feels he had to undergo at the airport. >> the sorry about the fish and the oozing sores. i think we've ruined everyone's appetite this morning. >>> it's the end of an era in women's basketball. tennessee coach pat summitt is stepping down. >> at that time, she spoke optimistically to abc's robin roberts about staying on the bench. >> i said i would probably coach for three more years. and then, go to the beach. or hang out here with the dogs or do whatever. roy what i want to do is get

. >> reporter: good morning, we heard from the president's chief counterterrorism advisor, john brennan who said killing bin laden definitely damaged al qaeda but didn't destroy them. >> we've degraded the organization over the past decade significantly and over the past several years in particular as we have taken off the battlefield of the founding leader and we are determined to destroy the organization. we are going to city of detroit but, th sh -- going to destroy it, in pakistan, afghanistan and as well as yemen. >> reporter: that jives with what congressman mike rogers, the chairman of the house intelligence committee said a few days ago. >> al qaeda is bigger than the core and some of that core, core leadership is still around and, ayman al-zawahiri is still in charge and providing inspirational leadership and guidance. >> reporter: wednesday the fbi an dhs released an advisory, ma, al qaeda might try to mark the one-year anniversary of his death with a terrorist attack in the u.s. and officials gave no specifics and the white house said that is because there really aren't any.

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chris wallace talks to john brennan about the anniversary of osama bin laden's death.toria osteen share their message of hope. thanks for watching fox where are more news is always on the captioned by closed captioning services, inc. >> chris: i'm chris wallace. is america safer one year after the raid that took down bin laden?

the top adviser on homeland skurnd and counterterrorism, john brennan. america's beverage companies have created a wide range of new choices. developing smaller portion sizes and more low- & no-calorie beverages... adding clear calorie labels so you know exactly what you're choosing... and in schools, replacing full-calorie soft drinks with lower-calorie options. with more choices and fewer calories, america's beverage companies are delivering. >>> joining me now, the president's adviser on homeland security and counterterrorism, john brennan. good morning and thank you for being here. >> good morning, candy. >> we're coming up on the one-year anniversary of the death of osama bin laden and i wanted to plate for you something defense secretary leon panetta said right after the death of bin laden. >> i was convinced in my prior capacitity and i'm convinced in this capacity we're within reach of strategically defeating al qaeda. >> have we strategically defeated al qaeda? >> the president is kons vinced. in the afghan area as well as other regions of the w

after that event was that the greatest tragedy would be if it had a negative effect on the -- john brennan, a national security advisor to president obama told an audience for the center for strategic and international studies, now this is a deep thinker, talking to other deep thinkers, he said extremists in the united states are products of quote, political, economic and social forces, unquote and should be described in religious terms because to do so would create the mistaken impression that we ared a war with islam and therefore give credence to al qaeda propaganda. let's review the bidding. osama bin laden was a millionaire many times over. his successor and also coincidentally who planned and carried out the 2007 attack at the glasgow airport are physicians. the son of a former economics minister of nigeria. products of political, economic and social forces? i mentioned john brennan and the attorney general not because they are unique, but because they are perfect symbols of the kind of soft headed disdense that have infected the discourse of public figures. not that the -- the smart

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. >> reporter: but no specific credible threat said john brennan, chief counterterrorism aide to the white house. mean while president obama is marking it with a new ad. >> he took the honorable and the one that produced the best result. >>> romney campaign adviser ed gillespie took issue with the jab. >> he managed to turn it into a device of political attack that former defense secretary, reagan called sad, john mccain called shame will see it as a sign of a desperate campaign. >> i see it as a close election, unpredictable. if you ask me, there is no doubt, i believe obama should win, but between now and november, there is going to be a the lot of back and forth. these big secret super pacs are going to load the money in. >> both men will use all the tools at their disposal, including, perhaps, granting tv news access to the situation room for the first time in 50 years. >> i'll let others talk about motivation, that was not our cause in going in there. >> reporter: nbc wanted to go back inside, tote scene of this photo on the day of bin laden's death. >> i remember hillary puttin

john brennan, a principal national security adviser on counter-terrorism advisor to president obama, told an audience at the center for strategic and international studies -- this is a deep thinker talking to others, he said that violent extremists attacking the united states are products of "political, economic and social forces" and should not be described in religious terms because to do so would create the mistaken impression that we are at war with islam and there be give creeddance to al qaeda propaganda. products of little, economic and social forces? let's review the bidding. osama bin laden was a millionaire many times over. his successor, and also the folks who planned and carried out the 2007 attack at the glasgow airport are physicians. the perpetrators of the 9/11 attack are well educated. >> abdul mutallab who tried to blow up himself and fellow passengers on chris day in 2009 is the son of a former economics minister of nigeria. products of economic and social forces? i mentioned john brennan and the attorney general not because they are unique but because they are per

we'll ask john brennan. >>> then -- >> our businesses have added more than 4 million jobs in the past two years. >> the recovery has begun. >> the president's been anti-jobs, anti-investment, anti-growth. >> but is it built to last. we'll ask the all-star panel of experts. >>> plus -- >> it's great to be here this evening in the vast, magnificent hilton ballroom. or what mitt romney would call a little fixer-upper. >> it's washington's prom night. >> kind of hard to be funny with the president of the united states sitting right next to you. yet, somehow, day in and day out, joe biden manages to do it. >> we have all the glitz and glamour from last night's correspondents' dinner. >>> reporting from the newseum, george stephanopoulos. >> good morning. much of official washington may be sleeping in this morn after the correspondents' dinner. lindsay lohan showing up on the red carpet. kim kardashian, george clooney, too. this year's standup duel, president obama and abc's jimmy kimmel. >> remember when the country rallied around you in hopes of a better tomorrow? that was hilarious. >> t

to find out we invited the president's chief counter terrorism advisor john brennan to join us. and mr. brennan, welcome back to "fox news sunday." >> thank you, chris, good morning. >> chris: before we get to the war on terror i want to ask you about the chinese dissident who has reportedly escaped house arrest. is he under u.s. protection and is he still in china? >> i'm not going to address the issue of mr. chen right now. we are working very closely with the individuals involved in this and so i'm going to leave it to others in the u.s. government who have responsibility for it. >> chris: can you tell me this as a broad matter how does the president balance, on the one hand, h his support for and desire to protect human rights dissidents like chen with on the other hand not wanting to damage u.s. relations with china? >> i think in all instances the president tries to balance our commitment to human rights making sure that the people throughout the world have the ability to express themselves freely and openly but also that we continue to carry out our relationships with the

john brennan / white house counter terrorism adviser:"the president will do whatever he thinks is ins on fox news sunday were the first by the u-s administraaion on its potential involvement in allegedly harboring the chinese activist. just spokesperson victoria nuland stayed tight lipped on the topic.ms. nuland: i don't have anything for you on that subject. (question: nothhng at all?) nothing at all. and while president obama's discuss the case, he declined - to provide many details.john brennan / white houue counter terrorismmadviser"i'm not going to address the issue of mr chhnnright now. we are working very closely with the individuals involved in this and so i am going to leave it with others in the us government who have responsibility forrit.. a handful of members f the christian defense coalition held a prayer vigil outsiie the chinese embassy in washington, d-c, in support of the ctivist. the sensitive issue has officcals in washinnton working tooards a resooutiin.john brennan / white house counter terrorism relations is very important,, so we're gging to make sure that we

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we invited counterterrorism chief john brennan. welcome back to fox news sunday. >> thank you, chris. >> chris: before we get on the war on terror wheeland you about the chinese under u.s. protection. >> we are working closely with the individuals involved in this and so i am going to leave it to others who have for it >> chris: can you tell me this, how does the president balance his support for and desire to protect human rights dissidents on one hand and not wanting to damage u.s. relations with china. >> the president has to balance the commitment to human rights. also, that continue to carry out our relationships with key countries over seas. china-u.s. relations are important and we make sure we do this in the appropriate way. >> chris: would he not give up and sacrifice chen to satisfy the chinese. >> the president faced similar situations in terms of the requirement and i am confident that president and others will find the right way forward. >> chris: forgive me, will he protect the security of dissident chin. >> he will d

i'll ask john brennan about that. >>> and also, we want to mention on your vo, joel and victoria osteeney have a big event in dc today. he's been called one of the most influential religious figures in the world. what do you think about that? >> well, i think he is. if you look at the numbers, he's got the biggest church in america. he took over a former houston rockets basketball stadium in houston, over 50,000 people go to his church services every weekend. his tv show, which is on right after us on fox news sunday here on channel 5, 10 million households a week in this country watch it. his book is a best seller not only in this country, but also in the muslim, indonesia. so he's a pretty powerful figure. of course he was supposed to have this night of hope at nats park last night. it rained, so it's been delayed till this afternoon. but we are going to sit down with joel and victoria osteen and they are indeed two of the most influential and popular preachers in this country. >>> chris, thanks so much. looks like a good show today. thanks for your time. >> thanks, melanie. >>> catch

john brennan took off more than his shoes during the security check. tsa agents pulled him over after he went through the metal detector and pat-down. that's his way to have a political protest about the invasion privacy he feels he had to undergo at the airport. >> the sorry about the fish and the oozing sores. i think we've ruined everyone's appetite this morning. >>> it's the end of an era in women's basketball. tennessee coach pat summitt is stepping down. >> at that time, she spoke optimistically to abc's robin roberts about staying on the bench. >> i said i would probably coach for three more years. and then, go to the beach. or hang out here with the dogs or do whatever. roy what i want to do is get other people to understand, if you have dementia, don't be afraid of it. >> we'll learn more about summit's plans in an emotional news conference that will take place later today. >> she said head to the beach. she has earned that. >>> president obama welcome college football's national champs, the alabama crimson tide to the white house today. >>> f

john brennan steps naked in a security checkpoint in portland international airports copies of the explosives what he said that he took office closed to prove it is a scare is that he didn't have a bomb on him. degrees i didn't do it to just get arrested. i did it so that i a can states my unhappiness with the ways the money from the tears a's. it's an arrest for indecent exposure for disorderly conduct. von and that it got canceled. degrees in serious trouble tonight. some will be suspended and if you can be expelled for hacking to a school computer system is robert lyles tells us at the kids were skipping school and racing that absences from the system. skipping class movie is all does not boards and shot but skipping at berkeley high has taken on new meaning. neither has the principle that the 50 kids have been discussed right now i think as of today we suspended 32 kids they've all been linked to skidding are not attending school at all then stealing the law and passwords of faculty and staff to erase the parties or the absence is. >>> if a person heard was several people on the football

john brennan sent off alarms passing through a checkpoint and here's what he did stripped. he felt the transportation security agencies were harassing him. agents repeatedly told him to put his clothes back on. no word if he made it to san jose. >>> tough story to follow. new facebook expansion. last night the city council voted to an a deal that will enable the company to bring thousands more employees to its new campus. it will work with east palo alto to address concerns about traffic and housing and offer a job training program. menlo park will get millions in taxes and money from capital improvement. >>> ceremonies continue at this hour to mark the 106th anniversary of the 1906 earthquake and fire in san francisco that killed thousands. amy hollyfield joins us from 20th and church street with more it >> reporter: they got an early start this morning, 5:11 a.m. that is what time the earthquake hit. there was one little glitch it happened at this famous fire hydrant at 20th and church. it was a big oops but didn't impact the spirit of the morning. two survivors of the 19

john brennan sent off alarms passing through a checkpoint and here's what he did stripped. he felt the transportation security agencies were harassing him. agents repeatedly told him to put his clothes back on. no word if he made it to san jose. >>> tough story to follow. new facebook expansion. last night the city council voted to an a deal that will enable the company to bring thousands more employees to its new campus. it will work with east palo alto to address concerns about traffic and housing and offer a job training program. menlo park will get millions in taxes and money from capital improvement. >>> ceremonies continue at this hour to mark the 106th anniversary of the 1906 earthquake and fire in san francisco that killed thousands. amy hollyfield joins us from 20th and church street with more it >> reporter: they got an early start this morning, 5:11 a.m. that is what time the earthquake hit. there was one little glitch it happened at this famous fire hydrant at 20th and church. it was a big oops but didn't impact the spirit of the morning. two survivors of the 19

john brennan decided to bear all at the airport in portland. he was arrested for indecent exposure and disorderly conduct. he said it was " the most effective way to tell them i'm not carrying a bomb ". they lost the people in dozens of homes in the devastating pipeline explosion and now people in december in the neighborhood are afraid of losing another vital piece of their community. joe vasquez tells us there elementary school may soon be shut down. >> they saw the fireball, they had ashes raining down on them and thankfully we did have a school to come back to >> but now, parents are worried the school will close. >> our schools specifically because of what happened on september 9th should stay open >> many were inside the classrooms for the back-to- school night when the explosion happened in 2010, ground zero with the pg&e pipe ruptured is about half a mile back behind the school fence >> i was here and help evacuate parents >> she says she is upset that a committee appointed by the school board has put crests more on the top of a list of

john brennan said the strikes by unmanned aircraft were helping to win the war against al qaeda. he described the tactic used in the the region as a legal, -- as legal, ethical, and necessary. he also acknowledged civilians are sometimes killed. the blind chinese lawyer pulled off remarkable feat and fled his house arrest. he is believed -- pulled off the remarkable feat and led his house arrest. he is believed to be under u.s. protection. >> ever since the line activists fled, there has been growing concern about the fate of his family members -- the blind activist fled, there has been growing concern about the fate of his family members. when we attempted to go into the village, they stopped us. one of them said, "go away, go away." we ask the family members of the activists were still inside the village -- we asked if family members of the activist still inside the village. he said, "i don't know. go away. -- go away." according to his friend, he is under the protection of american officials at the u.s. embassy in beijing. how china and america contestant -- decide to handle t

. >> reporter: john brennan stressed the importance of improving chinese/u.s. relations. >> i'm not going to address the issue of mr. chen right now. we are working very closely with the individuals involved in this, so i'm going to leave it to others in the u.s. government who have responsibility for it. >> reporter: negotiating chen's release will be difficult for both countries, with the administration hoping to avoid accusations of caving on human rights and the chinese fearing too many concessions may embolden other activists. >> i think that the u.s. is not in a position to require that the chinese treat him well if he leaves the u.s. embassy. the best we can hope for is to negotiate safe passage to the airport and exit from the country. >> reporter: there may be some incentive on both sides for a quiet resolution. if not only a presidential election year here in the u.s., but china's communist party is expecting a leadership transition around the same time. whit johnson, cbs news, the white house. >>> the head of the u.n. observer mission in syria says i

air traveler facing charges for stripping naked at portland international airport. 49-year-old john brennanas arrested for indecent exposure and disorderly conduct. after taking off all of his clothes in the security screening area last night. brennan says he did it in protest. >> heard nothing. this is my next action. i know that rude but not lewd. in oregon a protected speech and so i chose that option. >> brennan says he was told he tested positive for nitrate's by screeners. he was book flood jail and later released. >>> may be time to break out the earplugs. people who live near caltrans tracks may be in for a rude awakening. the transit agency announcing a temporary increase in overnight train activity it is a train new injer ears, warning the rumblings and blaring horns may disrupt the sleep of nearby residents. the train evering has begun and scheduled for some nights between 10:00 and 4:00 a.m. ouch. it runs through may 24. >> if you are up just join us early. we start at 4:30. >> yeah. it wouldn't bother us. >> a wakeup call. what about that forecast? let's check in with christina

police say that 49-year-old john brennan removed all of his clothes at the portland oregon airport promptinger passengers to turn away in embarrassment and shield their children's eyes. brennan says that he did it in protest of security screening. >> i heard nothing. this is my next action. i know that rude but not lewd, in oregon protected speech. and so i chose that option. he said he was told he positioned -- tested positive for nitrates by tsa screeners. he was then taken into custody and released late last night. >>> 6:35. olympic countdown is on. we are just 100 days away from the opening ceremonies of the 2012 summer games. mail stone being marked across england and the internationally with a number of test events to iron out any operational problems before they light that flame on july 27. this morning we learned queen elizabeth will open the games making london the first city in the modern era to host the olympics three times. in 1908, 1948, and 2012. nbc bay area will be there live from london this summer. bringing you all the action. >> all those commercials that run on nbc here,

it comes as the president's chief counter-terrorism adviser john brennan delivers a speech in which hey american drone strikes abroad are legal ethical and necessary. joining us now from washington is former cia covert operations officer, now president of the security firm diligence llc, mike baker. thanks for joining the program. >> sure, thank you very much. >> so on the one-year anniversary of the cale of bin laden, i wanted to talk about the threats america now faces. there's been a lot of discussion about whether or not al qaeda has been untangled. one of the spiders web has been untangled enough for us to breathe a sigh of relief. "the wall street journal" makes the point addressing the u.s. interests in the far east is important. the arc running from north africa to the middle east and south asia that is the heart of al qaeda's territory very much saying al qaeda is alive and well but just in different parts of the world. >> it's true. and you know, a year on everyone bin laden's death, and the big question you tend to hear a lot, are we safer now or are they done for. and you k

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police say 49-year-old john brennan stripped naked in security line at the airport in portland, oregonssengers covered their children's eyes and others snapped pictures. he tells police, he's a frequent air traveler and is fed up with airport security measures. he's charged with indecent exposure and disorderly conduct. >>> tom petty has a new guitar hero -- police. yesterday authorities in california recovered petty's five guitars stolen from a studio last week. security guard daryl washington was here after he allegedly tried to pawn one of those cigars. >>> coming up, charlie rose sit down with house speaker john boehner. bs morning news." this child is taking a test. all he has to do to pass... is have a better night. which means helping put bedwetting frustrations... midnight sheet changes... and mommy wake up calls. to bed. introducing new goodnites bed mats. if your child is bedwetting, take the goodnites better night test. just place, peel, and protect. and see how goodnites bed mats can help. so i get claritin clear. this is all bayberry. bayberry pollen. very allergenic. non-

wow. 49-year-old john brennan said he felt harassed as he was waiting in the security line. the police say he took his clothes off and refused to put them back on. he was scheduled to board an alaskan airlines flight to san jose. instead they arrested him. he was released later that night hope reply fully clothed. >>> to wall street. starting the week strong. we turn to jackie deangelis. good morning, jackie. >> good morning. that's a good question. right now the futures are lower after yesterday's big rally. that could be due to mixed earning reports from ibm and intel last night. stocks soared tuesday on the back of positive earnings from the likes of coca-cola and goldman sachs. apple jumped more% yesterday. investors were cheered on by a good response to spanish government bond auction. asian markets were higher overnight. european markets in the red today. here in the u.s., there's no data but treasury secretary geithner speaks about the global economy and investors will be listening for that. we saw the dow rise 194 points to close at 13,115 yesterday. the nasdaq addin

travelers snapped these shots of john brennan after he got naked tuesday. yesterday brennan returned to the airport fully clothed to pick up his luggage he left behind when he was arrested. he said he was upset after he opted out of the full body scan and went through a metal detector and patdown and then of told the machines picked up traces of nitrates on his clothing. >> when they said i tested positive for explosives, i said that's it. i'm not carrying a bomb and you need to know it. the system is broken and the balance between our liberties and security in the sky is out of balance. >> brennan is charged with indecent exposure. the disorderly conduct charge was dropped. >>> a california middle schoolteacher fired for appearing in a pornographic video. stacy hollis lost her job as a science teacher in oxnard. the school investigated after rumors spread among students a teacher was a former porn star. the video was apparently shot before she became a teacher in 2009. officials say her return to the classroom would cause disruption. hollis has a month to

frequent flyer john brennan spoke for a lot of frustrated travelers when he stripped naked at a tsa checkpoint in portland, oregon. >> i sent in complaint forms and heard nothing. this was nigh next action. >> outrage has been fueled by parents' anger over pat-downs of children, like a 7-year-old girl with cerebral palsy in new york and a 4-year-old girl in kansas. in both cases, the tsa said their officers followed proper procedure. the agency's reputation took a further hit this week when officers in los angeles were charged in a drug running operation. passengers today at chicago's o'hare airport. >> we still might be a target, and i feel safer knowing that it's not going to happen here. >> i'm not so sure it's not just window dressing. >> kip hawley said the system is broken. he ran the tsa from 2005 to 2009 and has written a new book. he argued animosity toward the system is actually hurting security. >> the result of this compounding security measure over ten years has driven the public crazy. and created a huge separation between tsa and the public. >> he says most frequent flyers' chec

. >>> john brennan, the assistant to the president for homeland security and counterterrorism confirmed the use of drones and terrorist strikes at an event in washington, d.c. here's a clip from the event. >> in the course of the war in afghanistan and the fight against al qaeda, i think the american people expect us to use advanced technologies. for example, to prevent attacks on u.s. forces and to remove terrorists from the attacks on u.s. forces and remove terrorists from the battle fooefooebattlefield. we do temperature it has saved the lives of men and women in uniform. what has caught the attention of many is beyond the battlefields of afghanistan, often using aircraft remotely operated by pilots who can be hundreds, if not thousands of miles away. and this is what i want to focus on today. jack goldsmith, former assistant attorney general in the administration of george w. bush, professor at harvard law school captured the situation well. he wrote "the government need as way to credibly convey to the public that its decisions about who is being targeted, especially when the tark