a call-out for blood from all of the new york city hospitals. people lining up around the block and responding in enormous numbers to that. new york has been surreal on the streets because all of the subways and commuter lines and bridges and tunnels have been shut down so many people who are not injured are wandering around aimlessly. in the hospitals, there's so many injured coming in now that they have run out of gurneys and they brought every office chair that they have down and put sheets over that to carry people in. enormous amount of work for all of the staff. people have come in, everybody who is off has been coming in and calls have gone out for specialists for plastic surgeons and burn specialists and it's going to be a very grueling several days ahead. >> bob, the other thing is i don't know whether you can tell about traffic and the rest of manhattan because a lot of our major hospitals are well north of that. atlantic hill and columbia presbyterian and new york cornell. we are in a tomb here in mid-town in the stued studios. >> i ha

megyn: and fox news alert out of new york city. is is a serious -- a fox news alert out of new york city. this is a serious story. world leaders gathering as police are searching for fall making materials. a bad combination. leaders from all over the world coming to new york, and investigators here who believe that they have uncovered a madrid style terror plot that might still be unfolding. the first clues for honors during last week's raid in new york and colorado. remember this? they arrested three men out of those states that are still in custody. however, they believe that there could still be several more. there are reports that 12 people are involved in these selected plots. the department of homeland security sent out a bulletin urging transportation systems nationwide to increase security sweeps. we are trying to get more details right now. bill: dozens of world leaders are in new york city, one of them is mahmoud ahmadinejad. it seems that everywhere he goes that might be hard for him to get in. one new york hotel after an

after that day, thousands came to new york to help the city recover. so, tonight, our "persons of the week" are new yorkers trying to pay back that kindness. >> new york says thank you takes new york city firefighters, ground zero construction workers, 9/11 family members, who experienced both the tragedy of 9/11, but also the humanity of 9/12. new yorkers would never forget what people from small towns, all across the country, did for us in our time of need. so every year on the 9/11 anniversary, we show up somewhere in the country where there was a disaster and help folks rebuild. >> reporter: this year, jeff parness, the founder of new york says thank you headed to iowa to the little sioux boy scout camp. last summer that camp was destroyed by a tornado, and four scouts were killed. charlie was one of those who went to iowa. eight years ago, he was supervising the recovery effort at ground zero. now he's supervising the building of the camp's new chapel, using trees knocked down by the tornado. >> what it's given me is a great sense of satisfaction t

three men arrested for a homegrown terror plan targeting new york city. the new details we're learning and why the investigation is far from over. >> hail to the redskins. washington pulls off a win in their home opener, but fans turned out to be not so excited about the am's weekend win. >>> well, good morning and welcome to "news 4 today." i'm joe krebs. >> and welcome back, joe krebs. >> thank you very much. >> seems like were you gone forever. >> just about a week. >> probably not long enough for you. i'm barbara harrison. it's monday, september 21st, 2009. meteorologist tom kierein is standing by to tell us what we can expect from the weather today. look out there, tom. looks pretty nice, doesn't it? >> yes. sunny blue skies we had over the weekend now giving way to gray as we start off this monday morning but no rain around as we look at the radar. no precipitation around the region. we have a cool start to the day. only in the 50s to near 60 degrees around the region. now 61 in washington, mid-50s eastern shore, upper 50s out in the mountains. over

they'll be turning inside out and in the trash can in new york city later today. winds gusting to 30 miles per hour. heavy rain on and off during the day today. it's an ugly one for anyone through the state of new jersey, down through maryland and delaware. that does include the baltimore area and philadelphia. here's the forecast for today. that's the wet area. we're dry in the ohio valley. southeast is fine. florida's got wet weather later today. and saturday is much more of the same. a lot of storms down on the gulf. and we'll slowly get rid of the storm in the northeast. really slowly. if you're watching news 5, cincinnati, ohio, find out how tyrannosaurus rex battled over the prehistoric land at the cleveland museum of natural history face off. >> i've got my money on t-rex. >> you always go with the favorites. >> i hear it's a sure thing. so the odds makers tell me anyway. thank you, bill. >>> now here's a look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. >>> before the leaves start to fall and you're chained to that rake, you might want to catch a film the

a simpler way to ship. >>> it is wet outside and boy, we had a live shot of new york city just beforeere. pouring rain there. very windy conditions. >> anywhere from d.c. up to new york, it is really coming down. we have a flash flood warning, not here in washington you about for southern new jersey. they've picked up three, four inches of rain inthe last couplejoa mar orstinm fobe jor a cranking up off the coast. you will see that this is continuing to intensify here and it's got subtropical characteristic. it's got tropical characterrist ins for all intents and purposes. that center of low pressure is just off the coast of delaware. this is a very impressive storm asyust stem indwill continue t get stronger here as it pushes if to the north and east. e over erhexttener evws here over the next several n u are waking up to the wostu will see some sunshine later today, out towards winchester, parts of fauquier county. here in washington, it will be raining for much morning. it will give way to clouds here later today. 59degrees at reagan national. 57 in baltimore. our forecast today ca

glidepath the pentagon, new york city -- live at the pentagon, new york city, and pennsylvania. the names of all the victims being read right now. good morning, everybody. welcome to our special coverage of september 11. megyn: at this moment eight years ago, all four flights that would end in carnage took off from their respective airports. flight 93 from boston to los angeles had already flown into -- the first one from boston to los angeles had already flown into the north tower. it was at 9:00 03 a.m. eastern time that united airlines flight 175 flew into the south tower. that moment, too, will be marked by a moment of silence. over the next two hours, we will look back at that fateful day that changed our country forever. we will honor those who perished and remember the heroes who never came home we will hear from president obama, vice- president biden, from families who lost loved ones, and members of our own team to cover that tragic day. bill: 16 minutes ago we marked the moment of silence for that first airplane that hit the north tower in lower manhattan. we are comin

ambulances dispatched to the entire new york city. the entire staff of this hospital have come in from where they are and hospitals throughout new york city and standing there as soon as an ambulance pull in, dozens of medical workers rush up to it. the emergency service workers i spoke to have been down in the world trade center site say this is the tip of the iceberg and massive amounts of casualties. >> what are they telling you about people? were there many people inside the building or is it just too early to tell where the people were? >> there were certainly, you know, probably hundreds, even thousands of people in the building, even though it was before 9:00 which is the usual work period because it's such a large area. the number of casualties is just enormous and they are just beginning to sort it out and trying to get to the first few they can get to but the blans ambulances are just coming in. someone is standing in a cue and they go as soon as they can get a victim and bring them up here right eye way. >> we're looking at

lied about the phone call that he made to his son when he was in new york. >> woodruff: the third arrest came 1,800 miles away in new york citywhere zazi used to live. 37-year-old ahmad afzali is a prominent leader of this new york city mosque. he also worked as an informant for new york city police, and stands accused of tipping zazi off about the investigation and then lying about it to the f.b.i. today defense attorney ron kuby said his client was not guilty of leaking information. >> the suspect in the terror investigation knew that he was under surveillance. and he said that in the tape recorded conversation with the imam. it was the f.b.i. itself, through its own conduct, that tipped off najibullah zazi that he was under investigation. they blew their own investigation, and now they're trying to blame my client. >> woodruff: some news outlets have reported the investigation was focusing on a possible plan to attack a public area in new york city, including a subway., station or grand central terminal in midtown manhattan. federal officials sent out a reminder to law enforcement agencies to carry out random sweeps and pa

as far north as new york city as well. >> wet and windy here and in new york and philadelphia and it will be a gloomy day for the eastern seaboard. but around here we might see some sunshine in the afternoon, but not over the next couple of hours as the rain continues to fall sadiy n eti nhet ncouple of hours. >> we deserve thsunshine. >> let's look ate he took at th i'll show you the torrenale ugo pressure. it 'sfinally to ng ot move on shore and taking on some tropical characteristics. here in washington, you can see the green across the area. and here in washington it's a steady rain off to the north here toward beltsville, college park and heavier rain and in prince george's county and south. largo is probably getting heavy rain. south and east in prince george's county toward charles county. all of this heavy rain is pushing from east to west and will continue to push through the city here over the next hour or so. so expect some bands of heavy rain. want you to notice the cutoff. the rain doesn't reach further west than about manassas. in culpeper and west, you're waking up wit

trace: that is robert gibbs in new york city today. briefing is from new york because the president is in new york speaking to the general assembly at the united nations. we will continue to monitor that. martha: it was a 96 minute rant today from libyan leader muammar qaddafi. he said the invasion of iraq was a violation of the un charter and the rest of the world body has never held america accountable for its actions. >> why there was any reason to invade iraq? because it is mysterious, ambiguous, and we may face the same destiny. why did we invade iraq? it was a serious violation of the un charter. martha: that may just be the beginning. it could be the warm up for what we can expect tomorrow. the president of venezuela will address the u.s. assembly. there is president obama. we will be watching that closely. after all that, and during all that, libyan leader muammar qaddafi was very complimentary of our president. >> qaddafi has endorsed barack obama as the president of the united states. in fact, he would like obama and not just

new york. lots of wind and rain. we have a delay in philadelphia and new york. philadelphia, about a four-hour delay. rest of the day, new york cityyou have about a four-hour delay because of the rain and wind. d.c. metro, haven't seen a delay yet. those will pop up. in dallas, you will see showers and thunderstorms. about an hour delay there. >>> a bank robber who police believe has hit 11 banks may want more money. police say he doesn't even hide his face during the crimes. mike galanos spoke with a former bank robber to get some insight. >> no stock and cap. he's not trying to hide himself. is this a guy who loves the attention? >> i don't know that he loves the attention. he certainly loves the drama of bank robbery. it's important to remember, it's interesting that you started off talking about public enemies, because i watched public enemies when it came out. i'm 20 years away from robbing banks. one thing i would say, when watching that movie, i was reminded of the thrill of the bank robbery. like i said, i'm 20 years away, have a 3-year-old child, i'm completely reformed. but i recalled the adrenaline rush. there's a reaso

new york a month later and seeing firefighters from alabama or kansas. i remember giving a speech two weeks after 9/11, and, you know, we in the south love making fun of new york city. i remember the biggest line -- applause line was today we all love new york, and the entire place exploded. new york, that day, that time, that week, really connected with the rest of america in a way it probably never has. >> yeah, and it was also, you know, probably the high point of george bush's presidency. i remember when he came out and threw out the first pitch at yankee stadium of the first ball game that was played after the tragedy. that first speech that he gave, you know, he had the whole country with him at that point. i guess one of the enduring tragedies of his presidency, he could have asked us to do anything then and he didn't ask us to do anything. >> do you remember, willie, him throwing out that pitch? >> yeah, he warmed up in the yankee stadium with derek jeter, and derek jeter said don't bounce it up there, they will boo you. and he walked out and threw a strike right down the middle and the place went crazy. >> everybody was on the side, and rudy said don't let

>> they were working in conjunction with anybody in new york city. ould be new york city and the terrorist task force which is an agency that consists of -- fbi agent and new york city detectives. there may be a problem there. i think what nypd specifically i am not sure. >> the imam over heard by federal agent warning terror suspects mohammed made afzali. police were on to them. >> they didn't come to the mosque to try to figure out. especially if they don't have a relationship with the imam. went back to sarzi p oh they have been double crossed. thing move in. in the midst of extremedy tense it was reportedly told not to interfere. they may have done what they do in this city when they start hitting the occasions. >> how long would they sit on these guys what at the want to do is play. find the motive find the other suspects if he can before they head some of the locations. unlike the cases we have looked into in the recent past this seems to be a real deal. these guys put together a bunch of advice on the new york city trains at hush hour there are

as we celebrate 50 years of the four seasons restaurant. >> it's 12:00 in new york city. lunch time, and people have choices. lots of them. for many of the city's rich and famous, this is their choice. the four seasons restaurant. this is their haven. where they are made to feel at home. >> it's a wonderful restaurant and i've been coming here for years and they are wonderful people. who could be anything but happy and i'm grab able to work for them. >> this restaurant has maintained the aura of quality, which is very intriguing. >> the thing about a great restaurant is that the it's not just the food, you know. it's the environment that people create, the feeling that people create in the room. and it's always had this sort of wonderful, it always feels like a wonderful place to be. >> some restaurants get hot for a while, they become the place for the in crowd, and then suddenly, they are not. the in kraud moves on. but the four seasons is different. for some reason, it has had staying power. >> because it's sort of a family restaurant. for me, anyway. and so many of my

not a fun morning from new york city, along the jersey coast. i'll just include the entire state of jersey. back through maland, delaware, and the beaches of virginia. it's going be windy today and another raw day. because we have our low pressure re. then the pressure gradient with the high that's exiting that's creating a strong gusty wind. 40 les per hour in atlantic city. currently 33. belmar, just had a gust of 39. just coming into ocean city, maryland, down here around south of atlantic city near wildwood, some of the rain tossed up in new york and long island. that's wherit will head during the day today. so it's going to be cool, it's gog to be windy and it's going be wet. we're talking anywhere from southern connecticut, right down through new york, baltimore and d.c. a little bit of rain fr you toy. the rest of the ohio valley is fine. southeast, not bad. i doubt we'll get the shuttle in tonight. more showers and storms expected in atlanta. that active weather, that front is kind of hung up there in florida. more showers and storms lik

he had that 30 hour nonstop drive across the country from aurora, colorado to new york city. in the wiretaps, he has this frantic tone of voice. in the new york city raids, they found these 9 to 12 backpack, brand new. that's a signal. they found an electronic scale. that's a signal. he was searching home improvement websites when he was in new york looking for about him making materials. and also had this sort of chilling comment, i'm on my way to a wedding and i have the ingredients for a cake that is al qaeda terror speak for a pending attack. >> very quickly, up a kell other arrests in the last 24, 36 hours or so. first the one in springfield, illinois. how is this so much different than zazi? >> it's very, very different. this is one of the cases where the fbi was in on this very early undercover informant, they basically took michael finton and they walked him right up in front of the courthouse in illinois. these are sort of aspirational cases. they're not operational. >> this one and this one then in texas, as well, where the arrest took place in. >> absolutely. the on

new york. she was a young, beautiful girl in new york city and she took full advantage of her youth and her beautyyou know, live it up. >> reporter: but at the time of her death, julissa had stopped drinking and had radically changed her appearance. her friend, mark pines, says she was happy. >> she would smile with her whole face. she'd smile with her mouth and her eyebrows at the same time, and she had eyes that were, like just this amazingly positive, optimistic thing in her eyes. action. >> reporter: pines featured julissa in this video about cell phones. >> try calling me. you're not going to reach me. >> reporter: he also wrote a song about her. ♪ julissa, julissa. ♪ >> reporter: julissa was trying to get her modeling and acting career going, but in the meantime, there were bills to be paid, so she began to offer what's known in the trade as "sensual or erotic massages." >> her services are advertised as massages, and from what i'm told by... by, you know, those who were close to her, they did not include full services. >> reporter: full service often means sexual intercourse. >> her friends

from new york city down to atlantic city, that will be the toughest of it and here comes the rain righter: this weather allergy report sponsored by claritin allergy products. live claritin clear. >>> not very pleasant here right now. let's talk about the pollen report because there's a large area extending from the central and southern rocky across the plains in the midwest. moderate to high levels of pollen, very high pollen levels extend from salt lake valley. the majority is from ragweed. aside from some moderate levels of pollen in parts of the east coast which is also largely from ragweed, most of the country experiencing lower pollen levels at this time. and this pollen forecast is brought to you by accuweather.com. for more just go cbs.com and for my favoriteful who are out here with us, and maggie as well -- >> as long as they'll be out heerks we ought to be out here. >> i'm trying to stay dry with my friends from north carolina. >> there you go. >> all right everybody. read this with me. up next a brave woman is living out the bukcket list movie for real. we'll meet her when we

it will staal out just to the south of new york city. keep lots of clouds and a few showers in the forecast. not looking for a whole lot of heavy rain on 95 but grab your umbrella just in case. 58 in boston. 50s in detroit. we'll warm things up only into the 60s across new england. 60 your high in new york city with occasional showers. tallahassee, temperatures in the 80s. that's a look at your wednesday forecast. now here's a look at the weather where you live. in burlington, vermont, feeling that fall chill out there, 62 degrees with a mix of sun and clouds. lots of clouds, a shower in hartford. temperatures in the 60s. strong storms in the southeast, including ft. myers, florida, coming in with 91 degrees. back to you, christina. >> all right. thanks so much, raphael. >>> g.e. jumps, alcoa zooms, and big ben says it's over. your early morning sports headlines straight ahead. >>> plus, it's one thing if lindsay lohan wants to party her life away but her choice for a wingman. >>> cliff lee does it again and a rumble in the bronx. you're

the plot may have included, among other things, blowing up subway trains in new york city. david lee miller has more. >> reporter: 24-year-old zazi originally charged with lying to vestigators in denver face more serious charges in new york, conspiracy to detonate bombs. >> in lieu of the charges in new york, we move the court -- our complaint. >> new york, obviously, has a lot of experience dealing with terror prosecutions. the apparent target of this attack was going to be new york city. for those reasons, appears appropriate for new york to be the venue for the trial. >> reporter: the two-page indictment didn't offer details but a government motion. the motions claim he tried to get in contact with someone multiple times, seek, quote, correct mixtures of ingredients to make explosives with each communication more urgent than the last. the document also states that zazi rented a room where residues for explosives were found and purchased a large amount of household chemicals that can be used for homemade bombs. the federal investigators say he planned an attack on american

victims' families will take their first steps on the long-waited memorial plaza in new york city todayfrom ground zero to tell whus we'll finally have a new edition to the new york city skyline. >> we haven't seen an attack since, but why? the last administration was slammed for some of the steps it took after 9/11. were those steps successful, or are we just lucky? our ""spies among us" series takes a look. >>> president obama spoke to joint session of congress. liberal democrats are now backing down and vowing to back the president them spoke after the president called the public option a preferred, but nonessential element of overhauling the nation's health care system and urged all sides to come together. >> i am confident a plan that we've put ford is the right plan for the american people. i continue to be open to suggestions, and ideas from all quarters. house members, senate members, democrats, republicans, outside groups. what we cannot do is stand back. what we can't do is accept a status quo that is bankrupting families, businesses, and our nation. i had not tolerate us cont

new york. >> reporter: the third person arrested was the prominent leader of a new york city mosque who also ork city police. the fbi documents say ahmad afzali tipped off zazi and then lied about it to the fbi. his lawyer says the police were wrong to use him in such a sensitive case. >> and now they have to blame someone. instead of coming in and saying we messed up, you know, we shouldn't have had afzali conducting an investigation for us. >> reporter: so far authorities say they have no specifics on potential targets but they say zazi's computer had images of grand central station and he researched football and baseball stadiums as long as sites used for the the well attended fashion festivities in new york city. security will be even tight they are week, especially as president obama and scores of other foreign leaders come to the city for the opening of of the u.n. general assembly. brian ross, abc news, new york. >> in washington state a sigh cot being killer who escaped while on a field trip to the county fair last week has now been recaptured. there are questions about why phillip ar

and look at this, some of the worst weather will be at underzero in new york city. ntic city to new york city, heavy town pour, rough seas, wind gusts around 45 miles an hour. there's another area of the country that could have some potential tough weather, as well, and that's around the midwest. we are watching a a cold front push through as the clash of warm air and cold air, so nrn plains to central plain, again a chance for wet weather there, but then you look around say louisiana into texas, again i see some strong storms popping up, but the difference is that rain is needed and believe it or not, we can avoid some flash flooding, th >>> and you have nice morning. that's the latest weather. harry, over to you. >>> coming up, job scams. about if you're looking for work, you are a potential victim. t to miss s th important report when we come back. ♪ crunch time, wheat thins. you and your tasty whole grain. this can only end one way. (crunch) wheat thins. toasted. whole grain. crunch. have at it. you'll love it. your old mop will just have to get over it... [ engi

home depot. - ♪ yeah yeah yeah. >> more on breaking news this morning, the key suspect in the new york cityd last night, along with his father, and one new york city man. >> clayton: the men have been charged with making false statements, so far, but has a major crisis been averted. here to comment is former district attorney and prosecuting attorney, judge ginny shoo peer row. making false statements, a lot of people wondering why he was allowed to go free anyway, back to his house and apartment, and what were they waiting for. >> it is a fascinating question because everyone said, you know, this guy has terror ties, why are they letting him go, they were letting him out they were watching him and listening to him and the essence of false statement is denying he had a communication with another individual arrested as well, in addition to, you know, information about his receiving training on weapons and explosives by al qaeda, in pakistan and understand, this is a very fast-moving investigation. and there are a lot of people involved and will hold him on this and not release all the inform

. >>> we're learning more about the man accused of planning a terror attack in new york city. he arrived in new york to face charges conspiring for weapons of mass destruction. they say he was on the verge of releasing the attack on the anniversary of 9/11. we're getting video in of him buying hydrogen peroxide and acetone from a beauty supply store. police say he was intent on making a bomb and being in new york city on 9/11. they say three, maybe four of his accomplices remain at large. they are actively searching for them. >>> national security reporter for "the washington post," good morning, terry. >> good morning, alex. >> how close was zazi's plan being implemented. >> it was quite close. authorities believe they do not yet know or not yet saying what the intended target of the attack was. they believe he had unleashed or come very close to unleashing a deadly bomb attack using hydrogen bombs in the new york city area. he traveled to new york from his home in denver, colorado september 9th, drove overnight and intended to stay in new york through september 14th. of cours

. >>> there are new reports this morning to attack targets in new york city following the arrest and indictment of 24-year-old najibullah zazi, an official tells the "associated press," three possible accomplices have been identified. zazi's accused of buying up beauty products whose chemicals can be used to make bombs. although the identities are not being revealed. they are said to be from new york city. >>> new census figures shows the recent economic crisis is hitting those americans with the least to spare the hardest. the dwindling paychecks of 13.2% of americans living at or below the poverty level looks even smaller when compared with the wealthiest among us. now, those who make more than $130,000 a year. that wealthy group now makes 11.4 times the average amount that america's poorest family makes. also hit hard, middle-income families. their median income fell nearly $2,000 last year, that's the lowest level since 1997. >>> facebook is getting some help from the secret service. and trying to figure out who was behind a poll asking users whether president obama should be ass

remembering 9/11 in new york city. we're live at ground zero with more ontoday's tribute. >> plus, news for all of you frequent flyers out there. hanging mio security cu >>> september 11th is being remembered around the country, including in shanksville, pennsylvania. that's where united flight 93 wept down after passengers fought hijackers eight years ago today. former secretary of state colin powell will be the keynote speaker at a memorial service there in shanksville later today. >> new york city will also pay tribute to the more than 2,700 lives lost eight years ago when terrorists flew two planes into the world trade center. michelle franzen is live in manhattan now with more on what's planned there today. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, eun. certainly in the eight years since the 9/11 attacks, much has changed here in new york city and around the nation. but for those who lost loved ones on that day, the pain is never far away. it has become a national day of remembrance and renewal. memorial services at

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new york. he will face terror charges in new york city. so, the big question is, is there any connection between any of these plots? steve, what are the fed is telling us about that? >> there is no direct connection, at least that we know about right now. there is one common thread. intensive undercover work by the fbi, including surveillance and wiretapping that identified possible suspects in preventive attacks before they could take place. the biggest case involving 20- year-old zazi for an alleged plot against targets in new york city. the charge in denver was lying to federal authorities. he has been indicted for conspiracy to use weapons of mass destruction. he has allegedly bought large quantities of hydrogen peroxide and nail polish remover. he planned to make an explosive that was also used by attackers in the london transdyn bombings in 2005. authorities are not sure what targets he was planning to hit. in the meantime, a 19-year-old jordanian man is an custody for trying to blow up a skyscraper in that city. he planted what he t

there were new raids last night and throughout the new york city area. apparently friends of this guy, zazi, they've been picked up. according to abc news, they are looking at up to 24 men around new york city who could potentially have ties to terror. we mentioned a the top of the program a senior official told abc news "i have never been so worried before about a terror threat" because they wondered whether or not they stopped what was about to happen. gretchen: the key now is -- do we still have a war on terror, by the way? it seems to me it's here on the domestic front. if, in fact, there are 24 people involved in this, this is serious, folks. did you see how ray kelly, the commissioner of new york, was basically mum on this entire topic when it happened last week? i found myself questioning that. why? well, now it's apparent because this was huge, and it may not be over yet. and now there's a new article out this morning saying that possibly the police and the f.b.i. stepped on each other's feet, and maybe the police had to go in and make these arres

images of grand central stadium, he researched football stadiums and sites for fashion week in new york citywith many cell members still at large, security in new york, always tight, is even tighter. especially with president obama and scores of other foreign leaders coming to town for the opening u.n. general assembly this week. >> brian, i got to ask you. in the past, we were told at the time, this is a very serious threat, only to find out that sometimes the plans are half-baked. you seem to think this is different. >> reporter: it doesn't involve an informant. it was a cia operation that began in pakistan that detected the travels of this man, zazi, which was to be trained in explosives by al qaeda. they regard this as a varsity level situation, the reel deal, they thought. >> brian, thank you. >>> brian ross reporting tonight. now, to president obama's unprecedented single-day, five network media blitz. in his interviews, mr. obama admitted he is in a humbling fight, his words, to get americans behind health care reform. here's rachel martin. >> reporter: in five interviews on five netw

stadiums, baseball stadiums along with sites used last week for the well attended fashion week in new york city. brian ross, abc news, new york. >> many of zazi's cell members are still at large so security in new york will be tighter than usual. s president arrives for the united nations general assembly meeting. for more we're joined by john hendren in washington. good morning, john. >> reporter: good morning. if you turned on the television at all over the weekend and watched the news you probably caught some of president obama's media blitz on health care reform but this week domestic issues take a backseat to international concerns. president obama spends the week addressing a daunting array of international relations issues acknowledging the nation's put topics like afghanistan on the back burner. >> we lost that focus for awhile. >> reporter: he will spend much of the week in new york talking on the economy today, climate control and middle east peace tomorrow and nuclear n nonproliferation at the united nations before meeting with the g-20 group of nations in pittsburgh. but at home he'

a simpler way to ship. >>> new york city authorities conducted a string of searches in what appears toic person who wasn't found. new york senator chuck schumer said the raids were preventive. >> there was some rumors that the terrorist act was imminent, that is not true. second, there was some speculation. that the raids were related to president obama's visit. to new york. because they occurred at the same time. that is not true. >> two sources differ. they contradict the senator saying authorities did act at least partially because of concerns about the president's visit but there was no indication of a specific plot against the president of the united states. >>> the iraqi journalist speaking of someone threatening the president, the one who threw his shoes last december at then president bush has now been released from president. he got a warm welcome from emotional friends, family and supporters. he says iraqi security forces beat him and tortured him during his nine months in prison. that incident was seen around the world. bush was on his final visit to iraq as president when t

more questions than answers today about a possible terrorism related raid in new york city. and no indication an attack was imminent. let's bring in our deborah feyerick following the investigation from new york for us. again, no weapons, no arrests yet. but officials are saying to you that the threat is real. >> they are saying the threat is real and what happened during this raid was really preventive to make sure that nothing possible could happen. federal agents were tracking a man who traveled from the midwest to new york city. he was under surveillance for possible terror links. dozens of heavily armed fbi agents executed search warrants at two locations in flushing queens hours before president obama appeared on wall street. witnesses say they were stunned by the manpower. >> my friend dropped us off and they had close to 30 suvs double parked on the avenue. we saw one fbi and two fbi and so we came in the building and then we saw 30 camouflage fbi, machine guns, riot gear, everything. we didn't know what was going on. it was safer to stay outside than inside. >> ther

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federal officials arrest three men in an alleged plan to stage attacks in new york city. >>> piggy back ride. the space shuttle discovery hitches a lift back home to florida. >>> and primetime pop. the stars come out for >>> and primetime pop. the stars come out for television's biggest night. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> hello and good morning, everyone. i'm dan kloeffler. and today we begin with on unlocking the details. three men are in court accused of making false statement. at the center of the probe is a 24-year-old colorado man, zazi. zazi's fingerprints were found on materials that investigators say can be used to make explosives. court papers show the man admitted to attending a training camp in afghanistan last year. the main suspect visited earlier this month in what may have been advanced panning for an attack. >>> this morning "washington post" is reporting that the top u.s. commander in afghanistan has warned in a confidential report that the battle against insurgents there will, quote, likely result in failure unless more forces are added to the figh

just what the president plans to say this morning at the united nations general assembly here in new york city. plus poll position. nbc news political director chuck todd breaks down the newest numbers in the nbc news/"wall street journal" poll. also, inside the rowdy town halls. we'll talk to congressman paul ryan, who held 17 of them during a ten-day period in the dog days of august. plus we'll talk to the daily beast's tina brown. plus an exclusive look at politico's top stories of the morning. >> i really want to know what people who are watching the show think about the president's numbers. 51% approval rating. 39% on health care. chris, we'll be looking at those throughout the morning. obviously, we don't have all the answers here. i'm fascinated by those numbers and exactly what they mean. i'd love to hear what everybody thinks. >> absolutely. you are watching "morning joe" brewed by starbucks. ♪ bicycle, what are we waiting for? the flowers are blooming. the air is sweet. and zyrtec® starts... relieving my allergies... 2 hours faster than claritin®. my worst symptoms feel better, indoo

he's is suspect in the terror plot stretching from colorado to new york city. york city. the other development, according to the ap, it's learned the plot was to coincide with the september 11 anniversary. it was before federal authorities foiled the plan. it's according to a u.s. prosecutor. the federal judge said najibullah zazi was intending to perfect his bomb. we continue to follow breaking news out of this and we'll let you know when najibullah zazi arrives. he's on a government plane headed to new york city. we'll go to a break and be back with more on the big picture. a combination of a high spf and powerful antioxidants... designed to reduce lines and wrinkles in just 4 weeks. new from aveeno. announcer: you could buy 300 bottles of water. or just one brita filter. ( drop plinks ) brita-- better for the environment and your wallet. dominates heartburn. 24/7... including the eight hours you spend with your eyes closed. swiffer dust & shine. >>> welcome back. in today's making their case, will president obama be able to keep his promise to close the priso

new york pleaded not guilty today. najibullah zazi was in court for the first time in new york city since he was arrested in colorado earliers month. prosecutors say he was involved in a conspiracy to bomb the new york city transit system. investigators say he has three accomplices but they're not saying much more about that. new york police say the suspects pose no threat to the city now. >>> metro is about to begin keeping a closer eye on its passengers. it's all part of a grant from the department of home alone security and because of that, metro will be able to install surveillance cameras aboard all of its buses and trains. the transit agency says they will monitor suspicious activity and share it live with transit officers. metro also will add 25 transit police officers, some bomb detecting dogs and a 20-member antiterrorism team. >>> still to come, maryland's biggest loser. how football coach ralph friedgen dropped more than 100 pounds. >>> and we'll take you to a new place in town putting a spotlight on some local talent. >>> >>> the new season of the biggest loser program is under way and a local football coach was

> the fbi is putting police departments across the country on alert after a series of raids in new york city. shawn yancy has the latest. >> the fbi is warning police departments to keep an eye out for homemade bombs. it happened after the feds raided several new york city explosives. none were found but one man was arrested. he was under surveillance for possible terrorists links. homeland security and the fbi say they don't have specific threats but wanted to share the information with law enforcement nationwide. the justice department wants to extend three key parts of the patriot act set to expire at the end of the year. that allows investigators to conduct roving wiretaps, monitor people and access business records. civil rights groups say the last provision gives them access to things like you library system. >>> a task force assigned to review the color coded system is being asked to change the to three colors instead of ive. members thought it should be scrapped but there are local governments whose policies is triggered by certain statements of the alert. many of the same concerns f

. >> an afghan immigrant pleaded not guilty today, spotting the terror attack on new york city. judge then ordered them to be held without bail. prosecutors accused him of spiring to target the new york city and the mass transit with the homemade bombs made of the common beauty chemicals. the evidence that they have seen so far does not amount to a conspiracy. >>> the remanence from the world trade center are on their way back to new york city. the national institute here studied the damage, the steel beams for three years, now becoming a part of the permanent memorial at ground zero. >>> virginia's governor, they say that they cannot think of any reason that they stopped the execution of d. kráflt area -- area --d.c. area. their lawyers, they have yet to actually ask for clemency. but they know there is no credible claim of the procedural error. they are scheduled to be executed on november 10. >>> welcoming up, a man name joe kennedy is running for the u.s. senate. and this guy is no kennedy when it comes to policies. but they are back with kr-r full forecast. we'll be right b

." >>> now to the latest in the alleged terror plot targeting new york city. the suspect is set to appear here in new york on tuesday, but tonight we're learning more about how close he may have come to pulling off an attack. nbc's jeff rossen now with the latest. >> reporter: back in his hometown na ji bulla zazi returns to new york city under heavy protection. u.s. intelligence officials say zazi was close to pulling off an attack here in the city where he grew up and worked as a coffee cart vendor. >> zazi could have been within weeks away from putting together a bomb. >> reporter: zazi most recently lived in denver where investigators say he was caught on surveillance tape buying gallons of chemicals at a local beauty supply shop. >> his joking response was, i have a lot of girlfriends. >> reporter: he checked in a hotel in a denver suburb where he allegedly mixed the ingredients. on september 10th federal agents were watching as he headed into new york, they say to launch the attack to coincide with the september 11th anniversary. counterterrorism official

and leaders from all over the world are coming to new york city for the general assembly. they are escorted all over town, and guess who is paying for it? you are. jonathan hunt looks into how your tax dollars are being spent by the members of the united nations. first, major development in a federal terror organ -- investigation that spreads from new york to colorado. in denver, najibullah zazi and his father went in front of a council this afternoon, discussing notes on how to make a bomb. it appears that zazi may have trained at an al qaeda camp in pakistan. so far, he and his father had only been charged with lying to investigators. at the same time, an imam are arranged in queens on the same charges, of lying -- a queens imam arraigned on charges of lying, also. but his lawyers say that he is innocent and the government has nothing on him. >> i characterize this as a bootstrap case, creat cre by the government to cover up their own failings, and the fact that they were the ones that blew this investigation. rick: today's court appearances may only be the tip of the ic

the first one we're watching is new york city metros. should be less than an hour because of the wind. storms in cleveland are going to slow you down. a little bit of wind out there as well. chicago, more wind-related delays with winds gusting to about 30 miles an hour. las vegas, winds gusting to more than 40 miles an hour. >>> a college football star nearly died after he dropped a weight on his throat. >> this is scary stuff. stefan a johnson underwent emergency surgery for more than seven hours after a guy drop add weight bar on his neck while he was bench pressing. reportedly he was pressing 275 pounds and it dropped out of his hand. he's in critical but stable condition but no word when he'll be able to play again. and more athletes getting in trouble for twitter. texas coach mike leech ban aed his entire team from using it after a player criticized him on it. rex ryan benched one of his players in their game against tennessee after the player tweeted he wasn't getting enough playing time. that's not smart on the player's part. but