i'm kimberly guilfoyle filling in for geraldo rivera. today the president speak out on a young man charged with trying to blow up a plane bound for detroit. >> the investigation continues and we are learning more about the suspect. it appears that he joined an affiliate of al-qaeda and that this group al-qaeda trained him and equipped him with the explosives and directed him to attack the plane headed for america. >> and the country of yemen taking center stage as the new battleground against terror. the mayor of boston wanting to block tankers from yemen from delivering liquidfied gas. but will it fly? >> just a proposal. the coast guard along with the maritime security committee is reviewing the proposal to establish what additional security procedures need be put in place. we are coordinating with the local, state and federal partners right now with all vessels from port to port of the united states, they submit a 96 hour notice of arrival and we do security checks and go through documentation and sometimes with physical boarding team