my question is, what was the relationship with chief khalid and bill ayers and president obama? >> the answer is -- in 2008, the "los angeles times" add videotape of -- i think it was rasheed khalid his going away dinner in chicago. and they talked about it and the article is headlined obama, a friend of the palestinian state? but they would not share the contents of that video. we know they were talking about the -- they were making references to israelis as nazi and this is a new holocaust and this, that and the other thing but the "new york times" -- the english times would not share that videotape with anyone. the mccain campaign said hey, this is news. you have an obligation to share it and they did not. we do know obama got up and thanked khalid the time they shared together so -- the problem with barack obama is that there's so much we don't know. even today. but it's a good question and i assume that comes from steve also said accident. [laughter] >> thank you. i appreciate it. [applause] >> yes, sir? >> jack, i mentioned right before the last campaign you came out publi

i thought this was going to defend this firing from this nice little full well that the enemy khalid circle in because the corridor is exposed gunfire. is also libertad by thick concrete. even a flight of stairs stops attackers in that tracks. or if someone appears from max i will defend to first see his feet if i'm asked to see even if you're crawling all the balls of the first thing you'll see is the defenders going are. several assault attempts have ended in failure the blood of a stock fortress has proved once again but it cannot be conquered. people have a special fascination with manmade caves the footsteps and flashlights of news more as a pound to disturb the quiet darkness of the underground labyrinths for years to come but those who've experienced the excitement of the trailblazers are almost bound to return to this sometime world again and again.

tribunals in order to deal with detainees still in guantanamo, including the 9/11 conspirators, like khalid sheikh mohammed. the white house said today they were forced to do this because it was clear congress would not fund any program that was going to bring those detainees onto american soil to be tried in federal courts, brian. >> chuck todd with all the latest from the white house tonight. chuck, thanks. >>> here we are approaching the tenth anniversary of 9/11, and tonight some previously unseen videotape has surfaced on the web. it is the unique view of the city and the destruction that morning as shot from an nypd helicopter circling the towers, hoping to rescue victims. you can see more of it on our website tonight. that's nightly.msnbc.com. >>> now we turn our attention to michigan, where a high school basketball team is playing its first game since its star player collapsed and died after scoring the winning basket. his death is raising questions about preventative medical care for young athletes. our nbc news chief medical editor, dr. nancy snyderman, has our report. >> reporter

. -- khalid sheikh mohammed. follow the money, honey. there were some jews in on it. had to be.lynn -- co-lynn powell mentioned it. he said, i refer you to the state department. there's a powerful internet movie called fableed enemies. he gets into this stuff. and this building fell at free fall speed and even larry silversteen admitted that it was controlled demolition. but you know, folks, i'm telling you, 9/11 could not have been prevented. it was the sixth trumpet. it is stated as happening in the book of revelation after a so called 1263 1/2 days. each one of those so called days can be defined in realtime as 1.55 years. from the end of the 70 weeks of daniel, or we could say from jesus christ. and i wish i had an hour really. but jesus is coming back very soon. so the question is, are you saved? now, jesus said don't let their record of myself, yet my record is true. because i'm not alone in my judgment. i and my father. testify. i am one to bear witness of myself and my father that sent me bears witness of me. it's written in the law that if the testimony of two men, ever

but plans to try prisoners like khalid shaikh mohammed in civil courts were blocked by congress. >>> newly released video offers a unique perspective on an event that changed our world. the fall of the twin towers on september 11th, 2001. it was taken from a police helicopter hovering near the burning buildings. the officers on board hoped to rescue survivors from the rooftops, but the smoke was too thick and no one was there. then the south tower collapsed. >> it's the whole tower. >> the 17 minute video was released by the federal agency that investigated how and why the towers fell. >>> in other news, the 2012 republican presidential campaign is unofficially under way. five potential candidates appeared before a group of social conservatives in iowa last night. susan mcginnis has more on that. >> reporter: good morning. this is only the very beginning, but iowa was the place to be last night if you want to be the next republican presidential candidate. five potentials showed up, each trying hard to stand out. former house speaker newt gingrich is exploring a white house bid and he

there are going president says nato and american troops should leave the country just days after khalid koser eyes cousin as well as nine children collecting firewood were killed in separate u.s. the tides. the arab league has repeatedly box and no fly zone over libya made unanimous calls for conduct heat to go out. international news live from moscow this is an see was need of all of us thanks for joining as the world's news is dominated by the ass quake and tsunami disaster in japan emergency crews and engineers are desperately working at the nuclear plans in the tsunami north to prevent a possible meltdown after a powerful blast of the facility the explosion was caused by a failure in the cooling system the roof collapsed but the reactor itself was in a fax it for workers were injured in the blast almost two hundred thousand people living within a twenty kmita radius have been moved from their homes for fear of contamination in a while fifteen people are reported to have been exposed to radioactivity any facilities other. c news agencies also say japan's nuclear safety body has repor

khalid shaikh mohammed the mohammad attah the guy who was flying one of the planes into the world trade center had a ridge and who organized who planned the thing here in the as it apparently had originally planned on flying it into that nuclear facility in point of syllabi but then rejected that idea assuming that there be a surface to air missiles and that besides that the reactor was so heavily guarded what we're seeing what we're learning now from japan is that is that it's not a nuclear plant that so dangerous as the waste right next door to it and he could have flown a plane right into that and would have been a dirty bomb that would have covered new york city are is congress seriously considering saying to all the nuclear facilities around the united states you've got to put the same kind of protection around your nuclear waste facilities on site as you have around your reactors without a doubt but the key issue here in india employing is they evaluate them in an area within ten miles but in japan is you know the nuclear regulatory commission urged evacuation of a fifty mile radi

specifically they wouldn't say what will happen to khalid sheik mohammed who is of course the chief planner of the 9/11 attacks. the obama administration had wanted to bring him and his 9/11 co-defendants to the united states in new york actually for regular civilian criminal trial. but new york protested. and now they cannot be brought to the u.s. it's unclear whether they will be just be held there or will go for military commissions. there is another man named nashiri who is the accuseed plotter of the attack on the u.s.s. coal, the destroyer attacked in yemen in 2000. he is queued up for military commission and is likely to be one of the first people to go before military commission now that they're starting up again. >> brown: the president at the same time reaffirmed his desire to try terror suspects in federal courts, right? i mean, he's resuming the trials at guantanamo but he's still making his own position as clear as we can. >> that's right. the vast majority of terrorists who have been convicted since 9/11 have been in federal courts. i believe there are six convictions now in t

khalid aldawsari was arraigned in federal court in lubbock today. he'd been a college student there when he was arrested in february. agents traced online purchases of explosive chemicals and found a makeshift lab in his apartment. if convicted, aldawsari faces a possible life sentence. the trial is set for may 2. in economic news, consumer spending rose last month, but, the commerce department said much of the gain went to pay sharply higher gasoline prices. and on wall street, stocks began the week on a losing note. the dow jones industrial average lost more than 22 points to close below 12,198. the nasdaq fell 12 points to close at 2730. germany chancellor angela merkel played down a stinging election defeat today tied to the nuclear scare in japan. on sunday, the anti-nuclear greens won power in a state where merkel's christian democrats had governed since 1958. voter fears over what's happened in japan was the dominant issue. before the election, merkel had ordered a review of nuclear power in germany. she said today the review will go forward.

prosecutors say khalid adawsari was attempting to build a bomb with components he bought online. if he's convicted, he could spend life in prison. >>> heartbreaking story this morning. a small central pennsylvania community is rallying today to help a family that has been totally devastated. >> unbelievable. seven of the family's eight children were killed when their home went up in flames. t.j. winick has the details. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, rob and peggy. apparently two of the children, ages 2 and 3, were watching television at the time. the parents quite understandably are described as distraught. the peaceful surroundings of this dairy farm belie the heartbreaking tragedy that unfolded here. seven children, ages 7 months to 11 years old, died tuesday night when this two-story home went up in flames. it's now believed the fire was sparked after one of the children was playing with a space heater. >> the mother was in the barn milking cows. the 3-year-old child came into the barn to alert her there was smoke that was inside of the residence. >> reporter: the mo

the president wanted to try suspects like alleged 9/11 mastermind khalid sheikh mohammed in civilian clothes. for the prisoners not tried their status reviewed in a year and every three years after that. >>> widespread concern over flooding in the northeast this morning. flood warnings extend from southern new hampshire to northeastern new jersey. before dawn today, rising water forced some from their home in new jersey. some had vehicles that were capable of handling the rising waters. others were not so lucky. >>> the most recent winter storm left behind record snow. burlington, vermont, got 25.8 inches of snow yesterday! that breaks their record for the most snow in a single day in march. in syracuse, new york, it is already a fourth snowiest year on record after 13 inches yesterday and more is on the way. so far, syracuse recorded 173 inches of snow this season. that is just a foot and a half shy of the all-time record. coming up on 10 minutes past the hour. here is chris. >>> thanks, jeff. >>> turning to hollywood. the latest on charlie sheen. warner brothers which produces "two