mr. russell said what can we do?r manager, he was called and coming and pilot left the gate. he called the pilot back to the gate and pilot came to the gate and mr. john went to him and mr. john was talking to him more than a couple of minutes. >> so you think it's this pilot. you had nothing do with this other passengers, it was this pilot that kept you from flying last night? >> yeah. when mr. john came out and his face is red and upset and he said i apologize, you guys, i'm watching you from beginning to end, you are very polite, very nice, very cooperative, very helpful. we appreciate your patience. and we appreciate them. and they were very good with us. their conduct, they were professional. he said pilot is not allowing you to go. >> okay. listen, guys, we want to thank you so much for talking with us. we want to just mention to our viewers that your friend doesn't speak very good english and was only participating visually. will you be seeking legal action? >> at this point, we're keeping all options open. we

mr. russel, he said, i'm sorry. it does not allow you to go. >> interestingly the imams were going to charlotte, north carolina to participate in a conference on prejudice against muslims. >> more on the killing of osama bin laden. president obama said that bin laden had a sophisticated support network in pakistan. he talked about it in an interview for the cbs show 60 minutes. he also said it's still not clear whether pakistani government officials knew he was hiding out in a military suburb near the capital. the national security advisor says c.i.a. wants to ask bin laden's widows if pakistani government or security officials helped them hide, an advisor is calling on them to give them access to bin laden's three widows. he has been in pakistani custody since the raid. the secretary of state condoleeza rice for bush, says pakistan should be sure that u.s. is demanding a thorough investigation. >> who is responsible for tha is phone that osama bin laden is hiding at a military base? >> i think it's probable that hi

afghanistan and also when you speak about one of the most wanted international terrorist doku umarov who mr russell says are responsible for some of the most horrific terror acts in russia it was announced today in fact that the u.s. is offering five billion dollars for joko morris' that in itself is a very positive part of the us and us three sat right up through the news now with them live from the g. eight summit and. that's just the meeting between obama and relations between the u.s. and russia with democratic shishak. crist's latina who's working for us now in washington d.c. . so the two leaders have agreed that both countries they do need a missile defense system that is suitable for both but they said quite a long trip on this saying possibly in place by two thousand and twenty nearly a decade away why so much. well i obviously there are issues to be worked out but the important thing is that you know i think both presidents are trying to avoid. conflict. it's import for both our countries to understand that for fifty years we are our animosity towards each other our hostility defined our

mr. russell, he said, mr. rahman, sorry, i was pleading to the pilot to let you go.wing you to go. >> the imams were invited into delta's sky club until they waited for the next non-stop flight six hours after their original flight was scheduled to depart. he compares his experience to that of civil rights activist rosa parks. >> reminds me of the black lady that was kicked from the bus because of racism. >> delta deferred comments to the flight's operator, atlantic southeast airlines which told cnn compensation and reaccommodation on the next available flight were immediately offered to the passenger and the passenger's travel companion. we sincerely apologize for any inconvenience that this may have caused. meanwhile, the two imams flew back to memphis on sunday afternoon without incident. their attorney says the attorney wants delta and southeast atlantic airlines to institute training programs for delta pilots to ensure this doesn't happen again. allan chernoff, cnn, new york. >> in the headlines tonight, memphis officials are bracing for the worst flooding in mo

mr. russell, he said mr. i mmam, sorry, i was pleading with the pilot to let you go with this flight.wing you to go. >> delta invited the two men into its sky club at the airport in memphis. they had to wait six hours until the next nonstop flight over to charlotte. delta deferred statement to atlantic southeast airlines. it did say, quote, compensation and reaccommodation on the next available flight were immediately offered to the passenger and the passenger's travel companion. we sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused. certainly a very embarrassing situation. fredricka? >> i'm wondering about the pilots. what is being said from them or what might they be facing besides questions? might there be any penalties imposed on them? is there anyone who is saying they want them to explain themselves? >> well, certainly, yes. i mean, an investigation is being conducted by atlantic southeast. the attorney for the imams says he wants training for delta and atlantic southeast airline pilots. he also wants the pilot to be disciplined. not fired, but to be disciplined, he

mr. russell, he said mr.man, sorry, i was pleading to the pilot to let us go with us, in this flight, but he is not allowing you to go. i said, can you say the reason, what is the reason? he said okay, i am asking him the reason but he is not giving any reason. i can ask him again. he went in again and he was going with him maybe more than ten minutes. he came back again and said "he's not giving me any reason." >> it just so happens the imams are in charlotte, traveling there for a conference that focused on islamaphobia. southeast airlines put out a statement. it says, "we take security and safety very seriously and the event is currently under investigation. we sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused. >>> at 8:30 eastern time we'll focus on our faces of faith and getting reaction to this story and the killing of osama bin laden from the muslim american editor of "i speak for myself," a new book that chronicles the story of muslim american women. >>> the mississippi river topping its

mr. russell, i'd just like to commend you for your courage on that piece you wrote last year in july. the one that was titled does israel make us safer. you had a lot of courage. in fact met general patraeus even conveyed the same. you can go to the website, america-hijacks not,. >> i quote him in that piece. >> i had e-mail exchanges with them earlier this year, and that never made the news. >> the one thing he and i agree on. >> exactly. >> testified, rode a classified papers saying that the u.s. -- this is going to -- the u.s. support of israel is actually increasing in the terrorist organization. >> that is exactly right. if you like the pretext for war, the most respected intelligence writer in america. his pretext for work, you can look up the terrorist motivational index. >> i want to stay on topic. that is a really interesting one, but it is referring to an article that not everyone has read. do you have a question in their summer? >> basically i wanted to thank him. what do you think about how general patraeus and what he said about getting attacked in theater. the bottom lin

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mr. brown. the warriors without a coach, but doing good work in the community as david lee and company today at oakland malls would park, bill russellthis same court in the city of oakland. david lee of course, it was not long before people said tell us about the logo. jerry west now a member of the warrior executive staff. >> one of the best players of all time one of the best executives of all time joining your team and lending his knowledge to making decisions about will get as a coach, who we will go after in the free agency, i think that will be enormous for us. >> we should say that bill russell and jason kidd and our floor director mike powe played there too. >> now this is the killer shift you do a 4:00 hour, 5:00, 6:00, and then 10:00 and then you have a half- hour at 11:30 p.m. no wonder pam , sick today. >> i am ready. but you say that i will not be so upbeat. >> i carried it pam out friday. this will ruin the anchors. are you the only good ones that we have? they'd rather kill you then put someone else in the chair? >> it does not seem so bad. how many hours in the morning? >> whenever they get tired they just they tell

mr. brady: our postman is retiring this weekend. normally this wouldn't be national news. russell skinner has been serving our community and neighborhood for more than 30 years. more than that. he is an entrepreneur, has his own flooring company and see him on evenings and weekends working to provide not only good service to his customers but take care of his family as well. he runs a christian gospel singing group. you will see him in our local churches bringing god's songs and music across our region. russell skinner loves his country. he loves our soldiers. he loves his family and he loves his god. and he's just part of the american dream, living it, working it, fighting it and russell skinner will be missed in our community. he's what's great about america. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. are there further requests for one-minute speeches? under the speaker's announced policy january 5, 2011, the gentleman from iowa is recognized for 60 minutes as the designee of the majority leader. mr. king: mr. speaker, it's my honor