drone strike and killing of the pakistani taliban leader baitullah mehsud last year.range, but that's what he says in this video. >> translator: we will never forget the blood of our leader baitullah mehsud. may god have mercy on his soul. it will remain that we tank rejeng for his death in america and outside america. it is a trust on every person who left everything for the sake of god, whom baitullah mehsud supported. >> reporter: of course, this video is going to raise a lot more questions than it answers here because it gives us clear indication that jordanian intelligence and the cia thought that they really had an influence over dr. al balawi and he's just telling them directly, no, you didn't. >> nic robertson reporting for us there. >>> two men are under arrest in connection with a new york terror plot. one of them is a new york city cab driver. another, a bosnian immigrant. susan candiotti has the story. >> reporter: law enforcement sources say he crashed into another car while the task force was tailing him. the sources say he was going faster and faster be

it is a curse on every person who baitullah mehsud supported. >> baitullah mehsud is that pakistani taliban leader who was killed in an air drone attack last august. now his family not the only one -- or his family is talking, as well, not just hearing from him but his family members. al balawi's mother saying her son was actually a loner. his wife is saying she was shocked to hear what he had done. however, she's proud of him for it. >> translator: in fact, i am proud of my husband. my husband accomplished a very big operation in such a war. if he is a martyr, may god accept his martyrdom. >> u.s. and jordanian officials say al balawi was recruited to help search for al qaeda in spite of concerns about his extremist views. >>> the nigerian accused of trying to blow up a u.s. airliner on christmas day has pleaded not guilty. umar farouk abdulmutallab was in federal court in detroit yesterday under extremely tight security. the hearing lasted all of ten minutes. the 23-year-old faces six federal charges including attempted murder. there were 289 other people on board flight 253. some of them

we heard mehsud.lain why it is this man was so important that in the video now they're claiming this man and his death is a motive for this revenge. >> reporter: t.j., mehsud was the head of the pakistani taliban. and the estimates of fighters under his command range up to the tens of thousands in that border region between pakistan and afghanistan. he was killed by a u.s. drone last year. and that's what the jordanian doctor is saying that this attack is in revenge for his death. it is slightly -- i would say, slightly out of context if you will because we heard from this jordanian doctor that had been radicalized and made angry by what was happening in gaza, not pakistan. but nevertheless, intelligence said he'd gone to pakistan, contacted them, offered to put them in touch with al qaeda. but very clearly in this message now, he lays out that he double crossed the cia, double crossed jordanian intelligence and tells them very clearly that he is not about to sell out on his faith to god for the milli

. >> we'll never forget the blood of our leader, baitullah mehsud. may god have mercy on his soul. we will take revenge for his death in america and outside america. there's a curse on every person. >> you hear them making references to baitullah mehsud, the former leader of the taliban in pakistan. he was killed last summer. nic robertson had been talking with malawi, his family, in amman, jordan. nic, hello to you. it leaves a lot of people scratching their heads that the family is not denying it, not necessarily saying he didn't do it. instead, some are actually proud of it. >> reporter: his wife has said she is proud of him. i spoke to his father a little while ago. he said he was very upset. he said he was upset about the people that had done this to his son. he implied people intentionally brainwashed him. but when we asked him, you know, who do you mean here specifically, he seems to be implying that he thinks the intelligence agencies who were trying to run his son as an agent to get inside al qaeda are responsible for what happened. he was asked whether or not what he thou

. >> translator: we will never forget the blood of our leader baitullah mehsud.cy on his soul. it will remain that we take revenge for his death in america and outside america. it is a trust on every person who left everything for the sake of god whom baitullah mehsud supported. >> the suspect appeared in the video with a new leader of the taliban's pakistani branch. this is another picture right here we got from khalil alba law which's family. he is accused of blowing himself up at a cia base in afghanistan on december 30th. >>> you will be shivering a while longer before warmer air brings relief from those bone-chilling temperatures we're seeing. the deadly winter freeze will keep a tight grip on many parts of the country this weekend. take a look at just how treacherous icy roads got in the atlanta area, causing many accidents. it is expected to dip into the 20s in the southeast. in the plains warnings are posted because windchills could drop as low as 25 below zero. at least nine deaths are blamed on the winter storm. >>> in central nebraska, it's pretty roug

but pakistani intelligence officials said hakimullah mehsud -- the militant chief -- was not among theictims. this was the eighth drone attack in the last two weeks in pakistan. china today warned all foreign internet companies to obey chinese law. it was beijing's first response after google threatened to stop censoring search results inside china. the company also threatened to pull out of the country altogether. google complained of sophisticated attacks on e-mail accounts for human rights activists. the foreign ministry said today said china bars all e-mail hacking. the u.s. economy has turned out disappointing new numbers. retail sales fell in december. and first-time claims for jobless benefits rose more than expected. but wall street paid more attention to a rise in business inventories, which could signal new confidence. the dow jones industrial average gained more than 29 points to close at 10,710. the nasdaq rose more than eight points to close at 2,316. those are some of the day's main stories. i'll be back at the end of the program with a preview of what you'll find tonight

but pakistani intelligen officials sa hakimullah mehsud -- the militant ief -- was not among the victimsth was the eighth drone attack in the last two wes in pakistan. chintoday warned all foreign internet companies to obey chinese law. it was beijing's fst response after google threated to stop censing search results inside china. the company also thrtened to pullut of the country altogether. goog complained of sophisticated attacks on e-ml accounts for han rights activists. the foreign ministry said day said chinaars all e-mail hacking. the s. economy has turned out disappointing new number retail sales fell inecember. and first-time clas for jobless befits rose more than expected. but wall street id more attention to a rise business inventors, which could signal new confidence. thdow jones industrial average gained more than 29 pointso close at 10,0. the nasdaq rose more than ght pots to close at 2,316. those are some othe day's main sties. i'll bback at the end of the program with areview of what you'll find tonight on the "newshour' web site. bufor now, back to jim. >> lehrer: now,

and pakistan, jhaqqani network, pakistaniç taliban the leader f the pakistani taliban, baitullah mehsudr program. it is a poorly kept secret. members of congress have talked about it. it is still a covert action, covert classified program, and they are not allowed to talk publicly -- the cia is not allowed to talk publicly about it.w3 privately, they say it is something they are proud of in terms of what they believe is really the only real successful effort to capture and kill al qaeda leaders -- well, to kill al qaeda leaders, is the drone program. host: the issue of who they catch a specific names of al qaeda leaders can to the forefront with the jordanian so- called double agent early last -- excuse me, last month. what did al qaeda get out of killing those cia intelligence officers and other folks that were in that area? guest: we are still trying to learn more about the incident. first and foremost, they managed to have a successful propaganda victory. they were able to penetrate one of the most secretive basis in afghanistan and killed seven officers di. they placed the bomber an