mu sui was given an -- moussaoui was given opportunities, but declined opportunities. when he was given the name of someone he didn't know, he said i don't know that person, i don't have any information about that person. he was very specific about the people who he identified and who he laid the blame on. whether or not everything he said is true, it's difficult to say. >> i just want to put a little bulletin out here. you were working on in case for the families of the americans who lost someone on 9/11. just so everybody knows why you were there. zacarias moussaoui pointed the finger at the leaders -- he said he was directed in 1998 or '99 by al qaeda leader in offense to create a database of donors. he recall listed in the database were prince of turkey al filesal, prince bandar, a longtime ambassador. and many of the leading clerics. i want to show you an interview right now. i want to show you what happened to me. in the months, i interviewed prince bandar, who was then saudi ambassador to the u.s. here is his reaction to my argument that a lot of people in ameri

my understanding of moussaoui is he was a crazy lunatic. i have to say, that opinion was wrong. after i sat with him for close to two days and got to question himself in two different languages, it was clear to me he ace quite sharp. he's coherence, with a very deep understanding and knowledge of al qaeda, al qaeda's financial networks and other aspects of the organization. i obviously can't verify every single fact he had to say with regard to the saudi royal family or his private meetings with them, but i can tell you this. i was actually brought into this interview specifically to try to see whether or not there were any aspects of what moussaoui was saying that could be corroborated with other facts. i can tell you there was a lot of stuff he said during that interview about a variety of aspects, everything from financing to training camps, guesthouses, individual commanders that was correct and accurate down to the tee. mu sui was given an opportunity-- moussaoui was given opportunities, but declined opportunities. when he was given the name of someone he didn't know he sai

moussaoui's testimony.art of a much bigger mosaic of evidence that documents strong ties between saudi government actors and hijackers here in the united states and the filing this week included 4,000 pages of evidence in support of our claims. it wasn't just moussaoui's testimony. >> you went behind bars of the most secure federal prison in the united states. i want to put up on the screen an oath that moussaoui offered as you were about to take his testimony. he says that, you know may allah curse the liar. there it is. i swear by allah that everything i say until the end of this testimony will be true. may allah curse the liar. did you, sean find him to be credible? >> i did as well as the other lawyers and investigators who were out with us. we actually brought some subject matter experts, counterterrorism experts with us so that we would be able to sort of gut check what he was saying throughout the testimony. and he provided incredibly detailed testimony about al qaeda's operations during that period

zacarias moussaoui testified from prison as part of a lawsuit against saudi arabia filed by 9/11 families. he claimed that members of the saudi royal family gave a lot of money to al qaeda in the late 1990s. he says he carried messages from osama bin laden to saudi princes and clerics, and that he discussed a plan to shoot down air force one with a saudi diplomat. he also claimed that these three saudi princes were on a list of donors to al qaeda, the former ambassador to the u.s. the head of saudi intelligence and the wealthiest member of the saudi family. the embassy rejects the claims saying quote, moussaoui is a deranged criminal whose own lawyers presented evidence that he was mentally incompetent. his words have no credibility. but now there's new pressure to declassify part of a congressional report on 9/11 which the "new york times" says implicates prominent saudis in financing terror. joining me now are steve cozen, the lead attorney representing the 9/11 victims in a suit against saudi arabia and msnbc contributor steve clemmons from "the atlantic." thank you for both for being

the saudi embassy called moussaoui deranged and his own attorneys argued he was incompetent.ted the 9/11 commission, which found, quote no evidence that the saudi government as an institution or senior saudi officials individually funded al qaeda. but some u.s. officials who served on the 9/11 commission and on a joint house-senate inquiry remain deeply suspicious suspicious. the kingdom is mistaken in its claim that the government of saudi arabia has been fully exonerated of any culpability for the events of september 11 2001, by the 9/11 commission or any other investigation. i am convinced, graham added that there was a direct line between at least some of the terrorists who carried out the september 11th attacks and the government of saudi arabia. and former senator bob kerrey of the 9/11 commission said evidence relating to the plausible involvement of possible saudi government agents in the september 11th attacks has never been fully pursued. >> we continue to maintain strong counterterrorism cooperation with the kingdom of saudi arabia our mutual cooperation includes i

. >> moussaoui even said he discussed the possibility of shooting down air force 1. but moussaoui was arrested before he could carry out that plan and days before the hijackings that would change the world. jonathan betz, al jazeera, new york. >> now to washington. tough talk on ukraine from the president's nominee for defense secretary. ashton carter says he supports sending weapons to help ukrainian rebels. the white house has resisted arming ukraine. carter has taken a harder line. >> the nature of those weapons i can't say right now but i inclined in the direction of providing them with arms, including to get to what i'm sure your question is, lethal arms. >> a full senate vote on carter's nomination is expected as early as next week. >>> proponents to sending u.s. arms to ukraine point to recent gains. rebels are advancing in that country's east threatening to take control of a a strategic railway hub. charles stratford reports. >> ukrainian army fire a volley of grad rockets towards front lend. separatists they have surrounded be debaltseve. a city under siege

>>> stunning president from moussaoui. he claims high-profile members of the saudi royal family supported al qaeda financially in the late 1990s. he says he discussed a plan to shoot down air force one with a stinger missile with a staff member at the saudi embassy in washington. moussaoui's statements were taken in october at his prison in colorado. they're being submitted as evidence in a civil suit filed by 9/11 families against the saudis. >>> the aaron hernandez murder trial resumes this morning in massachusetts with a new juror in place. a female juror was dismissed tuesday after the judge found she discussed evidence and formed an opinion about the case. you can't do that. in court, the girlfriend of oden lloyd, the man that hernandez is accused of killing, she will be back on the stand today. prosecutors are expected to finish questioning jenkins, and the defense will begin cross-examining her. >>> bobbi kristina brown is surrounded by family and fighting for her life this morning in a hospital in atlanta. whitney

zacarias moussaoui volunteered to testify as part of a lawsuit filed against saudi arabia by relativesf those killed in the attacks of september 11. his testimony, gathered inside a u.s. prison where he is serving a life sentence on terrorism charges, was submitted as part of a legal brief tuesday. moussaoui said in the late 1990s he had created a database of al qaeda donors which included then-saudi intelligence chief prince turki al-faisal, prince bandar bin sultan, longtime ambassador to the united states; and billionaire investor prince al-waleed bin talal. he also described meeting with an official who worked for the saudi embassy in washington, to discuss a possible plan to shoot down air force one. the revelations come just days after president obama wrapped up a short visit to saudi arabia, where he welcomed the new king salman. a u.s. drone strike in somalia targeted a top leader of the militant group al shabab on saturday. the pentagon did not confirm the attack until tuesday, and has not said whether it killed the target, yusef dheeq. unnamed officials have said dheeq and at

moussaoui is never getting out of the super max facility. >> right. >> why would he want to interject royal family and he resents the fact that he's in the slammer, they're not. we don't have to buy into that. i want all the data. i want to see the 28 pages. i want to see bill clinton's testimony. i want to see george bush's testimony. i want to see the testimony of vice president cheney. we haven't seen any of that information. yet we think we know everything about september 11th. >> very quickly to chris's point. if those 28 pains are released and it does implicate the saudis then what happens to our relationship with them? i mean the damage -- >> how much can you implicate it alisyn? if you have real proof you were behind it they wouldn't have the same alliance? >> are you sure. >> in the aftermath of 9/11 you think -- they all know the pages are going to come out. everything gets out. >> 15 years from now. >> the united states would have codied up to saudi arabia if they know they fund the the worst thing that happened to us? >> they might be the best dance part nir inner in that

not only a lawyer, he's also an historian and a published author and the book's "from marshall to moussaoui" the history of our court. i'm sure you'll find it exciting exciting. it's rich in history and have a lot of intrigue to it and it's a darn good read. john tell us first knowing other people couldn't handle this project why did you decide to take on this herculean task wax left go you were just a glutton for punishment were you? >> it was no punishment at all. it's fair to say that i jumped at the opportunity to work on this project and i did it for a reason for the reason that any writer would want to do this book. very simply put it's a great story and that's what any writer looks for is a great story. if you are working with something of that nature is both an honor and not only a challenge but an honor to be able to deal with a history like this. so it was a fairly enjoyable experience. >> now for those out here that enjoyed researching history tell us about how you got a handle on this huge volume of material in such a short period of time? >> most of the books that i've been inv

moussaoui said in southern testimony the saudi government funded al qaeda.our of the 9/11 commission report. and 28 pages from that report to this day, remain classified. >> by two administrations. >> by two administrations. both the bush, they call for the saudi government said they would support it being released so they could respond. >> and former senator graham has been irking for a long time. >>> "the washington post" records the head of the fcc is proposing the strongest net neutrality proposals ever. they want to put broadband internet providers under a stricter regulatory regime. he says they should be run like a public utility. they should be banned from blocking content or creating fast lanes for web services that can pay extra. >>> here's another reason to be careful on twitter. time says that your tweets will soon be showing up on google. sometime in the first half of this year twitter users 140-character tweets will appear more prominently on google searches. the deal with google gives access to twitter's firehouse and that basically -- that is

zacarias moussaoui claims that the saudi royal family was intimately involved in planning 9/11 and hemeeting at the palace with king solomon and others. should we believe zacarias. >> i'm not inclined to believe someone who -- they didn't find any evidence of saudi government or high saudi official involvement. but one thing we do know is that saudi arabia has been funding the schools across the islamic world and they have been spreading this version of revisionist, radical fundamentalist islam that helps al qaeda and isis and groups like that recruit. so i think we have to put enormous pressure on saudi arabia to stop funding this type of educational system that is brainwashing really young muslims into believing that a very near to violent form of islam is the only way to go. we have got to get them to stop that. >> you are in new hampshire right now. >> i am. >> i'm trying to think of why you might there because apple picking season is over. or maybe you're there to think about running for president in 2016? >> i love the cold, 18 urgeinches of snow, more on the way, how can you be

from behind bars moussaoui claims u.s. allies financially supported al qaeda in the '90s.udi embassy says there is no information to support that. >>> an argentine special prosecutor was found dead after alleging a government coverup sought to have the country's president arrested. investigators say alberto neesman had drafted an arrest warrant accusing the president and the foreign minister of trying to shield iran's role of a bombing of a jewish center in buenos aires. the 20 page document was found in a trash can at that prosecutor's apartment. >>> federal officials getting hammered in the wake of a measles outbreak. this was during a congressional hearing. lawmakers asked how measles could be making a strong comeback despite being eliminate eliminated in 2000. when asked if parents should vaccinate their children they all answered yes. they also asked why the flu vaccine is only 23% effective this year. they said by the time it was known that the flu vaccine would not be effective, it was too late to make more. >>> let's go to johns hopkins hospital with a republican w

year of the ram also known as year of the get to or year of the sheechlt might everyone zacharia moussaoui see some real ram. they tack narcotic a lunar new year celebration in china town today. >> if they were totally amazed it's something they don't see in other states where they have smaller asian community. i really glad to take part in this. >> san jose doesn't gather to raise the south vietnamese flag outside city hall. tenth year the flag raising has taken place exploratorium chinese new year's parade is march 7. >> did you see the crown? >> fantastic. pretty impressive. >> great to see the celebration day. weather perfect we need rain but nice to have event like this it's clear. >> we have weather the next couple of days. can coming for the second half of the weekend in terms of temperature. hints of rain possibly now. >> talk about all the details in one second. we show you tonight though a quiet night. we won't find any moisture with live live doppler 7hd we have a bit of a breasts out there right now which is helping to mix up the atmosphere and bring us yawn form temperature in

what do you make of moussaoui's claims?> i think it reignites questions surrounding the 28 pages and recalls some of the frustration that we have i think, long felt here in the united states knowing that the saudis are historic kally the number one financiers of radical causes and perhaps even terrorist charities around the world. so there are a lot of questions that remain unanswered and i think the charges have yet again raised that. jenna: are the saudis as active as allegedly they once were? >> i think the way that the treasury would describe it is that the saudis cooperated a lot more since the 9/11 attacks. i think they realized this was not going to work well in their favor. they had to essentially see that there was a problem and began to crack down on the problem. the issue here is that perhaps there are tens of billions of dollars being funded to radical causes during the 1990's and let's just say for the sake of argument that the saudis have cut that by half which would be significant. the problem here though is

moussaao moussaoui said they funded it.rt 4 of the 9/11 commission report and 28 pages from that report that to this day remain classified. >> by two administrations. >> by two administrations. there are many lawmakers who have called for its release. even the saudi government would support it being released. >> and former senate graham has been urging it for a long time. tom wheeler wants to put broad band internet providers such as comcast and verizon wireless under a stricter regulatory regime. they should be run like a public utility. they would be panned from blocking content or web sfbss that would pay extra. >>> time says that your tweets will soon start showing up on google. sometime in the first half of this year. twitter users' 140-character tweets will appear more prominently on google searches. it gives access to twitter's firehouse. >>> this morning a texas murder trial is under a hollywood spotlight. jury selection is beginning for a man accused of killing navy s.e.a.l. chris kyle. he's the subject of the movi

of the things i learned, we in minnesota, a regular citizen, a pilot called to law enforcement, moussaoui the bush appointed u.s. attorney, we spent a lot of time going out to the muslim communities, meeting with them. there were hate crimes against them at that time. we made sure those were prosecuted and brought out in public so you have that trust build up so people don't feel they're alone. that can lead to reactions that are not helpful for public safety. you have to there for them and understand that not every one of these people is involved in this. to the contrary most of them are law abiding citizens. no parent wants their kid to go over to syria and fight for isis and fight for al shabaab and be a suicide bomber. that's how you have to look at this as you work with the community. >> senator, basil smikle columbia university. given this conversation about terror, i imagine it's hard to separate that from other conversations around washington, d.c. and immigration and growing and expanding the middle class. how is that conversation taking place in your state? >> our state actually

. >> this week zarqawi moussaoui claimed that arabian officials donated to the group in the lead-up to 9/11 and one diplomat discussed with him bombing air force one. but there's long been suspicion that a saudi role. what do you make of his claims and should those pages be declassified? >> i'm skeptical of his testimony and anything he says. i have read the 28 pages. the 9/11 commission investigated the allegations made in those 28 pages and was never able to substantiate any of those allegations. i'm not sure how much stock we ought to put in them. we did a thorough investigation of them. but i think in the interest of the public and to kind of demystify these 28 pages that they should be declassified i think it can be done in a way that protects any sources and methods. it's been a long time since those 28 pages were produced. this may not be the immediate right moment to do it as the saudi royal family is in transition. but i think they should be declassified. >> why aren't they yet? who's holding that back? >> the administration has the ultimate authority of declassifying that. i'

declassified the 28 pages have been in the spotlight due to recent allegations by convicted terrorist moussaoui, who conspired to kill americans and will rightly spend the last rest of his life in prison. whatever the motivations for his recent accusation of complicity by agents in the 9/11 attacks, his testimony does bring to light important questions. most notely is the fact that as a nation we have not yet fully accounted for the sources of funding and lodge cyclal support that a-- logistical support. we owe it to the families that lost loved ones on that day, to provide the complete accounting and events leading up to the tragedy of 9/11 and it is a grave injustice that 28 pages of the bipartisan, bicameral congressional inquiry remain classified 14 years after september 11. this was not a mere redax of a few specific -- redaction of a few specific phrases but the wholesale removal of 28 pages in length. it may be a matter of national security to classify these pages back in 2002, but it's now a matter of public interest and good governance to release them in 2015. i am in firm agreement wi

booktv continues now with john peters author of "from marshall to moussaoui" a history of the judicial system of the eastern district of virginia. it's about an hour. [inaudible conversations] >> i would like to start by thanking paul and in particular thinking the virginia historical society for allowing us to be here today. i saw on a historical society's web site that its mission connecting people to america's past the unparalleled story of virginia and collecting and preserving and interpreting the commonwealth history is the core mission of the historical society in many ways it's the same mission for the united states district court or the historical society for the united states district court for virginia. our society and i'm going to tell you a bit about it as part of the intro was formed in 2006 at the request of the court.