trace: web najibullah zazi?used of planning to book new york city. >> these men were taken into custody a few hours ago. we are awaiting their arraignment. authorities say they are linked to the investigation of najibullah zazi. he has been charged with conspiracy to use weapons of mass destruction. one of the men should be arrai arraigned within minutes. he's identified as adis medunjanin. one poe fission with the court tolone official told me the maty federal prosecutors. trace: california going broke and governor schwarzenegger wants the feds to fix it. >> any minute now we are expecting governor schwarzenegger to unveil his latest budget proposal. he's trying to shore up a $21 dil budgebillion budget hole. he's asking the federal government for an $8 billion credit to cover up funded mandates, things like border protection and medicare and medicaid program. california provides 13% of the nation's gross domestic product and the recovery of the nation depend on california. trace: that is brand-new information

law enforcement sources describe both men as friends of najibullah zazi.ed to blow up a new york area target. it's been called the biggest post-9/11 terror investigation. last fall the homes of both men were searched and his attorney says he was questioned for 14 hours. agents made no secret they were following the two men. sources say the surveillance never stopped. >> the very nature of anti-terrorism investigation is that there is long-term surveillance of people under suspicion. often that leads to nothing. sometimes it can lead to a mother lode of evidence that people were up to no good. >> reporter: the man's attorney says he has nothing to hide. >> he denied being involved in any terrorist activities. he spoke to them for countless hours explaining his relationships and that he's not involved in terror. >> reporter: a law enforcement source tells cnn he is expected to be indicted on a conspiracy count and receiving military training from a foreign terrorist organization. his arraignment is scheduled for saturday. susan candiotti, cnn, new york. >>>

he's one of two men arrested yesterday in the investigation of terror suspect najibullah zazi. who allegedly plotted to attack targets in new york with home made bombs. meantime the man who breached security at newark afternoon was found and arrested today. authorities said he's a chinese grad student who slipped passed security because he wanted to give his departing girlfriend another kiss. >>> in london tonight, they're investigating yet another airport scare. a bomb threat at heath row airport had been arrested. they would pull off an emirates jet as it was about to take off for dubai. >>> meantime back in this country tonight, an eye-opening apology from one of president obama's chief supporter. harry reid made controversial remarks about then-candidate obama. here's rachel martin in washington. >> reporter: senator harry reid has been standing by barack obama since he was a candidate. >> on november 5th we're going to wake up and find barack obama our president. >> reporter: but comments that reid made privately in 2008 have now got him apologizing left and right. a new b

these individuals, john, very interestingly, lived in the very same neighborhood in queens, as najibullah zazi. as you mentioned, this is key here, both of them allegedly traveled with zazi in 2008 to pakistan. whether or not they're going to be charged with terror-related activities, that's not entirely clear. we have heard that it is possible one of the men could be charged with lying to authorities, potentially giving fams statements to fbi agents. the other charge may be more serious. we should learn more in the next few hours. jon? jon: given the fact there was some surveillance underway here, was there an indication that these arrests were coming? >> well, the attorney for me did dunjanin said he was absolutely shocked his client was arrested, in fact he heard about it through news reports. he said last september when this investigation led to the arrest of zazi, his client had been interrogated for 14 hours, and he believed that the matter was over and done with. so the question remains why now, why have these two men in the last 12 hours been taken into custody and as you mentioned dur

he was arrested in connection with denver airport driver najibullah zazi. >>> the dallas cowboys knocked off the eagles. 34-14. and the wild card new york jets beat the cincinnati bengals, 24-14. they'll play the chargers or indianapolis. the dream ends this weekend. ask josh. >> it will be an uphill climb. it's an uphill climb. i'm just saying. it is. all i know, yesterday, that was the longest work day of my life. >> we got to get to marysol. good morning. >> good morning. we turn to florida. that's where a lot of the action is. it's frigid. frigid temperatures. take a look at this map. this is the current temperature. 30 in tampa, 35 in miami. the normal low for this time of year is 60 degrees. you can just see the extremes in temperature. that there's a warmup just around the corner. some of the highs will be above normal for the time of year soon. miami, starts to feel the way it should. 72 by wednesday. >> thanks so much. more on the sunday outlook later in the show. josh? >>> a new round in the national debate over gay marriage is about to play out in california. a land mark court

>> well, it is alleged that he is an acquaintance of a terror suspect by the na imname of najibullah zazi. this man today as well as the cab driver who was charged yesterday again are alleged to be acquaintances. however, the attorney representing this man and the other man both have no comment about that. at least one gentlemen or both of them are known according to their lawyers to at least know this other terror suspect. both have denied being involved in any kind of terrorist activities. >> susan candiotti in new york, thanks so much. appreciate that. >>> now, there is new evidence linking the taliban with last month's deadly attack on a cia outpost. it shows the alleged double agent blamed for the attack sitting next to the head of the pakistani taliban talking about the attack in advance. cnn's senior international correspondent, nic robertson joins us now from aman, jordan. nic? >> well, fredricka, according to the attacker, he was attacking because he had been sent to pakistan as an agent for the jordanian intelligence working with the cia. he said when he got to pakistan he commu

cab driver from yesterday, are both alleged to be associates of a terror suspect by the name of najibullah zaziwhich was supposed to take place on or about the 9/11 anniversary that we just passed last september, 2009. today in court this suspect pleaded not guilty before a judge to these two charges. he is represent bid an attorney who said that and also announced in court that heel be held without bond until a permanent detention hearing. the government will ask for no bond at that hearing next thursday. what's perhaps interesting to also note about this case is that this man only yesterday, the other night, was presented about a search warrant at his home. this is what led up to it. authorities at that time asked him to turn over his passport, which he did voluntarily, according to his lawyer. right after that, he left his home without telling his family where he was going, and wound up in a minor car wreck at which time he crashed into another car. according to are tuthorities, according to law enforcement sources, he was going 90 miles an hour at one point. fbi agents who have had him unde

todayages he went to pakistan back in 2008 with the denver airport shuttle bus driver identified as najibullah zazi. investigators believe they plotted an attack in new york city. he pleaded not guilty. >>> meanwhile a 28-year-old student will be charged with trespassing for touching off a security scare that shut down an entire terminal at newark liberty airport last week. he crossed over a secure point so he could walk with his girlfriend to the gate. that is what he's telling police. but the seemingly innocent move forced flight delays that had a ripple effect all over the world. the charge carries a fine of up to 500 bucks. >>> new tonight, a parking meter change in the district. starting tonight the city started making you pay for a spot. places like adams morgan, georgetown's historic district, the national mall just to name a few. roz plater is live with what you need to know before you park. >> reporter: maureen, not only is it going to cost you more but these meters you can expect more enforcement of the two- hour parking limit, even at the parking meters. all this new parking system is de

immigrant from bosnia is accused of getting training from al qaeda, also an alleged associate of najibullah zazi> the suicide bomber who killed seven cia officers was real really a double agent for the taliban. >> reporter: speaking in arabic and english, al awawi leaves no doubt. we can't confirm his claims, this much is clear, he told the jordanians he was going to pakistan for medical training and to help them target al qaeda leaders. but all along, his plan was to attack u.s. targets. >> i came to them and i told them everything, and we arranged together this attack. >> reporter: for this veteran of middle east security, it is clear, warning signs of a double cross were miss ed. >> nothing teaches you harder. >> the cia fears all spies will needre-evaluation. setting back the cia hunt for osama bin ladin. >> it will set them back, until they reform, regroup and start again. >> reporter: the video message has other important less sons too. the arab doctors who joined pakistan's taliban, claims his attack in revenge for u.s. road strike for killing their leader last year. significant the talib

. >> what about the najibullah zazi incident, where they arrested two guys trying to blow up two subways>> interesting case. a couple guys gone to school with zazi, had gone to pakistan and undergone the same training and now this sudden surge of interest in these associates authorities think were tied up in the same general operation. they're very interested talking with him and gathering information and collecting cell phones and computer records. it again illustrates this problem we're seeing more and more of, this homegrown terrorism connection. i talked to counter terrorism people who say this is very alarming assumption for a long time this is not homegrown problem and increasingly see evidence it is. that's very alarming. >> thanks. >>> still ahead, she was last seen in a nightclub before her burned body was found in a dumpster. police in miami search for clues in the murder of a playboy model. >>> coming up, a struggle for survival, a horse in troubled waters. anncr vo: ...call emergency services... anncr vo: ...collect accident information. anncr vo: or just watch some fun video

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now, authorities believe they're both linked to najibullah zazi, the guy accuse of planning to bomb newersary of the neseptember 11th attacks >>> it is going to stay cold for most of you this weekend. it's caused dozens of traffic accidents and has pretty much made things miserable for most americans. the freezing temperatures are also being blamed for at least nine deaths. >>> there is a new due date for health care reform in this country. president obama gets his way, the most sweeping change to the country's medical system could be law by next month. >> well, of course, that overhaul is far from a sure thing and starting next week the white house will renew its focus on keeping every one of those democratic votes that it has and maybe even locking down a few more. cnn's deputy political director paul steinhauser explains. >> good morning, betty, t.j. democratic negotiators from the senate and the house are working on merging two different health care reform bills into one. president obama talked with the top four democrats in congress this past week. in the next few days he meets wit

authorities believe they're both linked to najibullah zazi. >>> you know, it's a bad time to be worriedkeeping your heat on. but it is a big concern for many, especially those in memphis, tennessee. >> that's where our rob marciano did some reporting in the last couple of days. he met some people struggling to make it through the economy and also the winter. >> reporter: betty, t.j., we told you about a woman who had her power and heat out for almost a year because she couldn't pay the bills. she's one of people here in memphis who are struggling to survive. we caught up with a single mom who has her home and her heat on at least for now. >> i'm making $34,000 a year to barely making $14,000. it's a big jump. it's been really down for me. and finding a job memphis, tennessee, it's not one of the easiest things to do. >> reporter: like many americans, danielle is struggling to make ends meet. her unemployment checks add to up less than half of what she earned when she was working, making each day a challenge for her to provide for her 6-year-old daughter. >> cereal, sometimes i have to r

the second suspect due in court today is part of the investigation into najibullah za zazi, who is accused of planning to set off an explosive last september 11th. >>> a federal grand jury is looking into the case of the white house party crashers, the salahis, who got into a white house dinner november without being on the guest list. "the washington post" says two hairstylists were called to testify. the salahis have already said they plead the fifth. >>> the man who led the whole country to believe his son was trapped in a balloon that was heading right across the country it seemed, well, he is heading to jail on monday. he pleaded guilty but in his first tv interview since his sentencing richard henie told larry king, despite what you think, what you may know, despite what you heard, it was not a hoax. >> i'm not disputing the fact that i did have to plead guilty, and when i say "have to," i had to do it so save my family and my wife. >> how so? >> the threat of deportation was imminent. >> larry: deporting who? >> my wife. >> larry: to where? >> japan. we had applied years ago for som