investigators say zazi drove cross country to queens, new york, earlier this month. the federal agents say he was there planning -- planning an attack on the u.s. he insists he was dealing with a coffee cart business he owned. the federal agents say zazi bought a large amount of household chemicals at the beauty supply warehouse in colorado. the chemicals, they say, mixed together could make homemade bombs. the feds believe this surveillance video captures zazi in the store. >> one of the guys on the floor said what do you need this stuff for and he said, a bizarre comment, i have lots of girlfriends. >> reporter: in dallas, another suspected girlfriend. the 19-year-old made his first appearance in federal court. the jordanian national, here in the country illegally, is accused of trying to blow up the office tower. honestly, you know, i'm thankful. thankful we have the agencies we do out there doing the job they're doing and protecting us. it's still frightening, you know. >> reporter: and this man, michael fenton faces charges of trying to ploy up a federal courtho

this comes after a raid to date in new york city on three different -- a rate today in new york city on three different apartments in flushing, queenshat is the question being asked. peter king is a congressperson from new york, and he serves on the intelligence committee. thank you for joining us. the story is, correct me if i am wrong, that there are specific -- there was a specific terrorist in new york city in a queens apartment over the weekend, and after he left the city is when the feds went in. is that right? >> there is a lot of information on the public record. i can tell you that there is an ongoing investigation, and the nypd felt strongly that action had to be taken. sunday and monday, they carried out what had to be done. but they would have not acted the way they did if they did not think the threat was serious. i do know that the fbi and homeland security, all the agents, especially the nypd, are still taking this seriously, especially because it is ongoing. i'm confident they did the right thing. i am also very confident that they will confront this situation right now. jane: it is someone who is been under surveill

new york/denver terror plot. and this u haul outlet in queens, new york, has been a focus. according to an official familiar with the investigation, a group of afghan men tried to rent a truck here on september 9th, just two days before the 9/11 anniversary. it was the same day naujy beulah zazi was driving to new york from denver carrying according to sources video of grand central station and instructions on bomb making. according to the source, the men showed licenses from ohio and florida as u-haul employees have identified two of them from photographs. one let zazi stay in his apartment while he was in new york. the apartment has been searched and the man questioned. the man denied having anything to do with an a truck or terrorism. >> i'm not involved in this and the story comes, every story not true such as me having the u-haul story. i've never been to there. >> reporter: the source says the other man identified by u-hall employees owned this muslim burial service which has also been searched. he has also denied involvement according to the source. at the fbi office

a third man in queens new york was taken into custody.ght now he is being charged on making false statements to the government. >> the allegation is that he lied when he said he had no knowledge of nine pages of handwritten bomb making material on his computer. >> he has publicly denied being involved in a terror plot but fbi agents say the afghanistan native admitted receiving training from al-qaeda. they say they became suspicious about his possible involvement in a terrorist plot as he made a cross trip to new york city. >>> banning trans-fats. starting today restaurants are not allowed to prepare foods with ingredients that have more than half a gram of trans-fats per serving. the baltimore health department is offering help to businesses that need help in complying with the law. >>> coming together tonight for the 61s annual prime time emmy awards. 30 rock led the nominations. there were some come behind surprises. >> reporter: it was a night for newcomers. >> wow, this is insanely confronting. >> reporter: australian actress tony co

a year ago, in queens new york, wayne sosa thought he might have to close shop. >> everybody has to pitch in a little bit more and get the job done with perhaps more people and less tools to work with. >> reporter: his company, worksman cycles, makes heavy due tie bicycles for big business. primarily the auto industry. >> obviously, they're the ones who have been hit the hardest by all of this and it's affecting their purchasing of our products. >> reporter: so much so, that sosin has taken a pay cut and laid off 10% of his workforce. he's not alone. over the past year, small business owners have laid off 2.5 million americans. one advantage small business owners have is more exflex ability. in order to sure vie the tough economy, they'd have to think outside of the box and look for some business opportunities in some very unlikely places. like this local zoo, they're about to place their second order. so, is it fair to say, with crisis came opportunity for you? >> crisis forced us to find some alternatives, and i guess some of those you can call opportunities, yes. >> reporter: not every

the visit to new york over the 9/11 weekend triggered monday's raids in queens. the story seems to have gone from new york cross-country now. >> this investigation did start in denver and took federal agents to new york. the end point or just a stopping point along the way is still an open question. with some new york city residents on edge, an investigation into a possible terror strike ongoing this morning. fbi agents searched the denver home of an afghan man that traveled across the country and is 24-year-old az nazi. this is fbi director robert mueller answering questions on capitol hill about monday's predawn raid on two apartments in queens, new york. >> you assure new yorkers and the american public that the situation is under sufficient control and there is no imminent danger that they are safe? >> i can say i do not believe there is imminent danger from that particular investigation. >> so far no one has been arrested. cnn affiliate ksa in denver says he went to new york to resolve an issue related to a vending cart issue and denies he has any ties to ter

. >>> a terrorism task force conducts raids in queens, new york. after an individual with suspected links to al-qaeda arrived from pakistan. the agents were searching for bomb-making materials. the investigation is continuing. >>> the iraqi journalist who made international headlines when he threw his shoes at former president george bush is now a freeman. the man says he was tortured with whips and electric shocks. >>> later today this nation will learn just how much the economy has bounced back. the commerce department will release retail numbers for the month of august. observers are hopeful consumer spending is picking up because it's the fuel that powers the economy. if you're planning a trip, you might want to book your ticket early. ky jackson reports the airlines are starting to drop flights. >> reporter: dallas-based american airlines and chicago-based united are two of the big carriers that'll be cutting routes and the number of flights. >> the level of passenger traffic has been down in the past 12 months or so at bwi as well as across t

zazi around the clock, but they are looking at others in the queens, new york, neighborhood where thesek place and in denver. there's been a large operation that is ongoing, 24 hours a gay, seven days a week right now, until they get the answers in this case. obviously theif there was sometg that they could charge zazi with, they would have done it. up until -- it will be interesting to see where these talks go, and whether they become plea talks and whether it results in criminal charges. zazi's lawyers are saying he's not going to be charged. we'll see where it goes from here. >>> a moment, the worry around the world, iran with nukes, is this country really developing weapons of mass destruction? the latest answer may surprise you, here on "msnbc saturday." . with unbeatable prices on maybelline pulse perfection mascara, beauty costs less at walmart. save money. live better. walmart. score delivery pizza... hut! hut! ( thud ) ouch! minus the delivery price. ♪ for fresh delivery taste without the delivery price, >>> welcome back to "msnbc saturday," i'm alex wit and we go to iran now w

a third man in queens, new york was taken in to custody. right now he is not being held on terrorism charges but on charges of making false state statements to the government. >> the allegations is that he lied when he said he had no knowledge of nine pages of handwritten bomb-making material on his computer. >> reporter: he has publicly denied being involved in a terror plot, but fbi agents say the afghanistan native admitted receiving weapons and explosives training from al- qaeda. they say they became suspicious about his possible involvement in a terrorist plot after he made a cross-country trip to new york. >>> a california rapper who's lyrics hoe spoke about the thrill of murder and mutilation have been charged in the death of four people in virginia. they say he was taken in to custody this weekend where he was waiting for a flight to california. the 20-year-old has been formally charged with the murder, robbery and stealing the car belonging to a pastor. authorities say that he will be charged with killing three pooh more people ins

an afghanistan-bourne father and son in denver, and another man in queens, new york. >> court papers say one of the suspects admitted to being trained by al qaeda but he denies being involved in any plot. all three are charged with lying to federal prosecutors now. here's leeann gregg with the latest. >> reporter: in federal court in den vercthe central figure in a terrorism investigation and his father after both were arrested over the weekend. 24-year-old zajibullah zazi, an airport shuttle driver, and 53-year-old mohammed zazi, immigrants from afghanistan, have not been charged wit terrorism, but with making false statements to investigators. zazi told "the denver post" "it's not true, i have nothing to hide. religious leader ahmad afzali also appeared in court. for allegedly tipping off zazi's father about the fbi's interest in his son. then denying it. his attorney says he's no terrorist. >> my client is not a risk of flight. he has strong ties to the community. he's not accused of anything actof terrorism and there's no reason to keep him in jail. pending his trial. >> reporter

zazi, as you know, the man who drove from denver here to new york to meet with several people in the queensew york area. that resulted in a large search in queens. no explosives found. no one arrested. no one charged. then we saw the raids in denver where they searched his apartment and also the apartment of a relative. we're told that his father is also now being brought in for questioning at the fbi offices in denver. there is nothing that suggests this time the father has done anything wrong but they are trying to piece this information together. again, a proper session. queen for a day. he gets to tell what he knows. he gets to try to see if some sort of deal can be worked out with prosecutors. and now law enforcement sources and others will have to run around to try to see if they can verify some of the information that he is offering up. this could be a process, as people williams, our correspondent, was explaining. this could take days. the talks do continue. the key headlines that he apparently has affiliations with members of al qaeda and he traveled to pakistan for training in con

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a year ago in queens, new york, wayne thought he might have to close shop. >> everybody's got to pitche with perhaps less people and less tools to work with. >> his company makes heavy duty bicycles and tricycles for big business, primarily the auto city. >> they've been hit the hardest and it's affecting their purchasing of our products. >> reporter: so much so he's taken a pay cut and laid off 10% of their workforce. over the past year small business own verse laid off 2.5 million americans. one advantage small business owners have, flexibility. small businesses knew that in order to survive the tough economy, they'd have to think outside of the box and look for new business opportunities in some very unlikely places. like this local zoo, about to place its second order. >> is it fair to say with crisis came opportunity for you? >> crisis forced to us find some alternatives. i guess you could call some of those opportunities, yes. >> not everyone has been able to make things work. last september he told us he was about to go under. today the store is closed and has been turned into a

a man who was an informant in queens, new york. >> we know two other men have been charged, his father, and another imam who had long been an informant for a new york city police detective. both men are not charged with involved in terrorism as is zazi but they are charged with what they knew and their contacts with zazi. these are not the men mentioned in unnamed way who helped zazi purchase chemicals, these hydrogen peroxides, acetone, chemicals they would use for a bomb of the key players involved in purchasing those chemicals and perhaps carry out a possible attack remain sources of interest, intense interest for investigators at this point. >> carrie johnson with the "washington post." thanks so much. >> thank you. >> for the latest information on the terror plot, logon to msnbc.com. you can see pictures of the suspect shopping before arrested. >>> we're learning more about a census worker in kentucky. his body was discovered by a family visiting a the cemetery. he was gagged and his hands and feet were bound with duct tape. authorities say the word "fed" was written across sparkm

about a truck bomb figure into the current investigation of the alleged new york/denver terror plot. this u-haul outlet in queens, new york, has been a focus for law enforce. according to a former counter terrorism official familiar with the investigation, a group of afghan men tried to rent a truck here two days before the 9/11 anniversary. it was the same day that naji zazi was driving from denver to new york, carrying instructions on bomb making. according to the source, men showed licenses from ohio and florida and u-haul employees have identified two of them from fbi photographs, one let zazi stay in his apartment when he was in new york. the apartment has been searched and kahn question, but he denied anything to do with a truck rental or terrorism. >> i am not involved in this, and, as the story comes, every story is not true, such as the u-haul story. i've never been to there. >> reporter: the source says the other man identified by u-haul employees own this is burial service, which has also been searched. he has also denied involvement, according to the source. at the fbi offices in downtown denver, sch

a spokeswoman for u-haul tells cnn a u-haul location in queens, new york was searched on thursday by the fbi. she says that u-haul is cooperating with that investigation. secondly, we're told by two sources familiar with this investigation that espionage bulla zazi was in possession of video of grand central station when he traveled to new york last week. it was that trip which triggered the searches in new york and denver and on to what's happening today. now, zazi was scheduled to come here to the fbi for a fourth day of questioning today. we do not know if he's arrived or not. we've seen no indication of his arrival here thus far. espiona . we have differing versions of what's happened so far. an administration official familiar with the matter tells cnn that zazi has admitted to ties with al qaeda, but zazi's lawyer says that's not so. he told cnn this morning, no. he did not admit to having ties to al qaeda and this attorney arthur folsum adds that zazi did not attend an al qaeda training camp as has been reported in some places. now, zazi as you mentioned not under arrest. he w

he was in queens, new york, last week, stayed at one of the apartments searched during those big searches in queens. i spoke with him briefly as he left his home and not 45 minutes later, the fbi was sweeping in with dogs, men in hazmat suits looking for evidence. meanwhile, at a separate residence, a similar seen going on. right now, we don't know where zazi is, the fbi is not talking. but a lot of action going on. >> forget zazi, what i'm concerned about is these hazardous material suits that they're using to go into this area. that would lead one to believe that maybe there's something there that's dangerous. we heard earlier this week on monday that they were looking for explosives in new york. is this where they might be looking for those now, jim? >> reporter: well, rick, first they evacuated the entire apartment building where zazi lived and the adjacent apartment building. and after an hour or so, they let everybody get closer and just kept a normal police perimeter. so it seems the best information we have is that that's under control there at that situation. this situation here

he was leaking information he was getting from the new york city police back to the culprit himself. there's a dragnet in denver, new york city, queensyn, and the fisa wiretaps show of phone calls to afghanistan and pakistan. they are very serious. they clearly show that they're ready the directions given too or discussions about bomb making from those people connected to al-qaeda. martha: this is a huge case. this is one of the first that i remember that does not have an fbi plant in it. these guys appeared to be cooking up something big. how worried should we be in new york city right now? >> there's always a fine line between panic and complacent. that is what we as new yorkers and americans have to cope with all the time. as they say in law enforcement, this is the real deal. the fact that there was not an informant, and also the fact that the one of them came from afghanistan when he was 12. this is what worries the fbi. this is a homegrown guy. martha: steve, this has to be the dream of al-qaeda to want to pull off something in new york city that is similar to what we saw in london and similar to what we saw in spain that we ha

new york, and around the world. all this is coming in the wake of last week's raid in queens. r shuttle bus driver, drove to new york to visit friends. he and his father have been arrested and are now charged with lying to federal investigators. but what if otrs are involved? our guest is a senior correspondent for the "new york daily news." what are you hearing about how many other people might be out there? >> great question. what we have going on right now is that you have several in custody, one of whom is najibullah abbas -- najibullah zazi, a resident who has been colored online by the fbi, who thinks he is al qaeda-trained. they are looking for other people. i think they have some suspects and people under surveillance, but i do not think they necessarily identified all this possible -- all of his possible alleged co-conspirators in a plot to set off explosives in new york city. jon: 3 people are under arrest. zazi, his father, and an imam. the imam has already been bailed out. it is suggested that he gave a tip. there could be up to 11 people they're also looking for no

he's a funeral director in queens, new york. he was set for a court appearance today.explode bombs in the u.s. what kind of evidence does the fbi have against these three men? we'll run it down for you in a few minutes. >> a man wanted for questions concerning the killings of his wife and five children is now in custody in hey fehaiti. according to police mesac damas boarded a flight on friday. saturday police responding to a missing person's report entered the home in naples, florida, and found the bodies. >> we are not going to get into the manner of death at this time due to the investigation ongoing. i can tell you in no uncertain terms this is the most horrific and violent offense this community has ever experienced. since 2,000 police were called to the couples home the children killed between 11 months and 9 years old. search dogs back at the california home of the couple accused of kidnapping jaycee dugard. they're looking for clues in the unsolved disappearances of two other girls in the late '80s. earlier dogs trained to find human remains and ground penetrat

russell simmons started out hustling on the streets in queens, new york.. simmons: when i grew up, i always wanted every toy that i saw. i see young people are the same way today. i made some bad choices early on, but i was a little conservative. i was lucky enough that my parents taught me some things. you heard about managing your life kind of trial and error. faison: when russell began his business career, he had little to guide him except street sense and a keen interest in a new music genre that would come to be known as hip hop.

queens. he is the head of a local mosque. he will be arraigned in new york city within the hour. we will take you there as well. officials said there were no specifics of time or place for the possible attacks, but the associated press citing officials speaking on the condition of anonymity saying investigators were worried about the possible use a backpack bombs on the new york city subway system, much like the attacks that we saw in london and in madrid. we go live to dendriform more breaking news. what is happening there today? >> -- we go live to denver for more breaking news. >> today, there will go before a federal judge to hear the complaints against them, the charge of lying to a federal agent. our cameras are here. you're all his attorney said to those of us waiting here was good morning. he had no other comment regarding the charge against his client, and that is expected to happen within the next couple of hours. martha: big question now is whether or not we will see more to these charges then lying to federal agents. there is a feeling they are holding back quite a bi

the head of a queens new york plot is due in court today. the suspects arrested as part of an ongoing terror investigation. we have a chilling new details about the case. one suspect admits that he trained with al qaeda. the fbi has found notes describing in detail how to make bombs. so far, none of these men faces terror charges. the information the justice department released makes it seem like they have some pretty incriminating evidence against them. >> there are a lot of questions swirling around. so, we will see if there are additional charges to come later on this week or maybe -- or maybe even right now. we are waiting for the attorney. a lot of very incriminating information came out in those complaint affidavits that were filed over the weekend, including that he traveled to pakistan. they have been following him for more than a year now. he traveled to pakistan to train in weapons and explosives. this is a region that al qaeda uses as a headquarters for planning jihad against the united states. he was telling other people that he w

one week ago they found that pact during this terror-related program in queens, new york, and there is concern that these alleged terrorists may have been trying to build a home made bomb, storing equipment at one of these facilities. there is also an alert concerning look for the hotels. and fbi spokesperson told me, in part, one of the reason that the concern may have been raised is because of the general assembly meeting. martha: thank you. trace: we have much more on this threat coming out, but there is now catastrophic flooding in the southeast. take a look at this. scenes like this are becoming a that reality across-the-board cuts. remember, this part of the country has been plagued by severe drought, and now state officials are asking for federal aid. that is six flags. so far a half dozen people have lost their lives. >> a young boy in northwest georgia. he and a friend were trying to get to a vehicle. that is what happens. we are no match for the kind of force water can put upon us. cleve's restrain yourself, that -- please restrain yourself, ask them think that it is to get b

new york city. three are under arrest, two in colorado, one in queens.rity is sending bullet used to police departments across the nation to be on alert -- poland's security is sending them up -- homeland security is sending memos to police departments across the nation to be on alert. at least one report suggested that there were 12 terrorists involved in a plot, and now three are under arrest. we do not have confirmation, but it is one scenario that authorities are looking into. bill: president obama made his pledge to close the present at guantanamo bay, cuba. here is the clip explaining the decision in february. >> we must be vigilant in upholding the values that our troops defend. there is no force in the world more powerful than the example of america, and that is why i have ordered the closing of guantanamo bay and will seek swift and certain justice for captured terrorists. because living our values does not make us weaker, it makes us safer and stronger. bill: that was back in february. as of today, there are still 200 detainees @ gitmo -- at gi

jane: we have new surveillance video from that terror raid in queens, new york earlier this week. an airport shuttle driver from denver was reportedly at the center of these raids. he denies that he is done anything wrong. they say that it is possible he is associated with a muslim family detained in the queens raid on monday. here is a picture of this man. he denies he is done anything wrong. he says he's pulled over in a traffic stop in new york and his computer was searched. he was allowed to go home to colorado the government is still looking for a bomb-making materials. the nypd is analyzing the evidence is collected during the raids. jon: now to iraq and some quick work by u.s. and iraqi forces. they arrested three militants in connection with the deadly rocket attack in the green zone. it happened about this time yesterday as the vice president was spending the night there. today, joe biden is meeting with the iraqi prime minister and sunni leaders, hoping to smooth out political differences as u.s. troops prepared to withdraw from that country. jane: in august, more cars a

courtney is live in queens, new york where there was a third arrest. >>> he also want to know what you think. do they make you confident that we are doing all we can to keep america safe. tweet us. it obviously gives you some comfort to know that our intelligence forces are at work. >> gregg: nature of the holding charges indicates they had to make the arrests very quickly before the anticipated date. they are going to get their legal ducks before they file the big charges. >> julie: i wand wond if it's going to hurt the cases because they had to makes them earlier to lead to zazi and the father and they wanted to collect more evidence in order to get an open and shut case. >> gregg: we will wait and see. we have a legal panel that will weigh. >> julie: we have a lawyer right here. >> gregg: you just love to bring that out. >>> president obama blips the airwaves to pitch health care reform. he made appearances on count them, five sunday talk shows including a hispanic language network trying to push his health care agenda. the only network he did not try to work was fox news viewers, y

authorities conducted a series of raids and searches in both queens, new york, and in colorado. following the story from our denver bureau. she joins us now, alicia, good to see you. what is expected today in this investigation. >> reporter: well, kelly, actually that's a big question at this time because that's actually breaking news what you just mentioned, the fact that conversations between zazi and the fbi have broken off. and according to the denver post, a spokesperson for art fullsome, the attorney here, they've called the reports that we've been doing, and so many other people have been doing about his ties to al-qaeda and possibly working on a plea deal nonsense. so, what's going to happen now, we're actually not sure. the spokesperson is saying that they're going to let the investigation play out and that they think that that's in their best interest at this point. we do have a photographer staked out at fbi head waters, they've been waiting all morning, waiting it see if he's going to arrive, but apparently that's fot going to happen, kelly. >> wow, it is a bombshell

plus, a man who grew up in queens, new york, selling crack now selling albums, video games and more byllions. very curtis jackson, known to the worlds a 50 cent, will join us live in just a few minutes. >>> and then back to the future. the beatles are back. rock bands release is tomorrow. any chance you're also going to be on apple's menu tomorrow, jim? >> you know, rock band might be it when it comes to the digital beatles. again i'm jim goldman in the silicon valley bureau. apple getting ready to refresh its ipod line maybe with new cameras, but the likelihood of a beatles day on itunes seems to be fizzling. this is all about steve jobs' rush to center stage. more "power lunch" is coming up. i've been growing algae for 35 years. most people try to get rid of algae, and we're trying to grow it. the algae are very beautiful. they come in blue or red, golden, green. algae could be converted into biofuels... that we could someday run our cars on. in using algae to form biofuels, we're not competing with the food supply. and they absorb co2, so they help solve the greenhouse problem, as w

new york. and, deb, what are you learning about this investigation? >> well, tony, we can tell you that this raid certainly got the attention of a lot of residents in the queensdan and were -- were awoken late at night with banging on doors, as fbi agents raided one particular apartment. now, it does appear that fbi agents were tracking a man under surveillance for possible terror links. he had traveled from the midwest to new york city. now, he was not found in any of the apartments that were searched. however, dozens of heavily armed fbi agents from the joint terrorism task force executed search warrants at two known locations in flushing, queens, hours before president obama arrived in manhattan to give this speech on wall street. and eyewitnesss really say they were simply stunned by all the people who showed up. >> when my friend dropped us off, they had, like, close to, about, 30 suvs and impalas double-parked on the avenue, on 41st avenue. we saw one fbi suit. we saw two fbis. so we came in the building. and then we saw, like, 30 camouflage, fbi, machine guns, riot gear, everything, and then we went back outside, because we didn't know what was going o

new york three months ago. this as fbi director robert mueller answered questions on capitol hill about predawn rains on two apartments in queens, new york. >> could you ensure new yorkers and the american public that the situation is under sufficient control and there is no imminent danger to their safety? >> i can say that i do not believe there's imminent danger from that particular investigation. >> reporter: so far, no one has been arrested. cnn affiliate kusa in denver spoke to zazi and his lawyer. he says zazi went to new york to resolve an issue related to a vending cart business and denied that zazi has any ties to terrorism. >> i think the main thing he wants people to understand is that he had absolutely nothing to do with this. he loves this country. he loves living here. that's why he brought his family over here. >> reporter: during the trip, zazi was stopped by police before crossing the george washington bridge for what he was told was a random drug stop. later, his rental car was towed for alleged parking violations. police asked if they could search the car and examine a laptop while it was impounded. zazi agr

that background, coupled with zazi's visit to afghan friends in new york over the 9/11 weekend was enough to trigger monday's raids in queens. a senior law enforcement official says new york police and the f.b.i., lacking hard intelligence and fearing a possible attack, were forced to move early as a security precaution. now those disruptive raids have badly compromised f.b.i. surveillance in the case. while no explosives were found, agents did confiscate five to ten backpacks and some cell phones. those are common household items but also frequent components in homemade terrorist bombs. in fact, ten backpack bombs planted on trains in 2004 killed 191 people in spain. sources say literature on bomb making was found in zazi's position. but it's still not clear the what, if anything, the queens group was planning.& sources say zazi and his attorney have reached out now to the f.b.i. and he has agreed to talk with agents voluntarily. but we have to say he has not yet been charged. katie? >> couric: bob orr, bob, thanks very much. now the place the war on terror began: afghanistan.& three u.s. service members were killed there

new york/denver terror plot. at this u-haul outlet in queens new york, has been a focus for law enforcement.o a foreign counterterrorism official familiar with the investigation, a group of afghan men tried to rent a truck here on september 9th, just two days before the 9/11 anniversary. it was the same day najibullah zazi, the man at the center of the investigation, was driving to new york from denver, carrying, according to sources, video of grand central station and instructions on bomb making. according to the source, the men showed licenses from ohio and florida as u-haul employees have identified two of them from fbi photographs. one led zazi stay in his apartment while he was in new york. the apartment has been searched and khan questioned, but saturday khan denied having anything too with an attempted truck rental or terrorism. >> i am not involved in this and the story comes, every story not true. as such as we have, the u-haul story. >> reporter: the source says the other man identified by u-haul employees owned this muslim burial service. his name, akmad afzali. he has also denied

the leader of a mosque in queens, new york, ahmad afzali was also arrested. >> soap of this case hasa that this is their way of showing, see, we're really serious. >> reporter: they're charged with making false statements to federal agents in an ongoing terror investigation. >> it is a federal crime to lie to a federal investigators. the allegation is that mr. zazi lied when he said he had no knowledge of nine pages of handwritten bomb making material on his computer. >> reporter: but there is more. according to court filings 24-year-old najibullah zazi admitted to the fbi he received weapons and explosives training at an al qaeda camp in pakistan. officials believe they may have disrupted what could have been a major bomb plot. >> america is constantly under threat. we are a target and particularly new york city. >> reporter: authorities found potential terrorist targets on zazi's computer, images of sports stadiums in new york and sites like these of fashion week last week also in new york as well as videos of grand central terminal. the investigation into an alleged terrorist plot

>> reporter: searching areas of queens, new york, across the river from man hat opinion as many as 24 people they have been involved in the plot. may still be active, despite the arrests earlier this week. and they believe they're organized and recruited to be part of an attack that could have been planned for this week in new york. police are making no secret about the undercover agents and detectives, who are sitting around the clock, outside the buildings where the suspects live. they don't have enough evidence they say to bring charges. so, they're making their presence very well known, to stop them from acting. >> 800 miles of subway. 4,000 buses. the underground tunnels. 16 bridges into new york. how do they possibly coordinate protection? >> reporter: very difficult with the so-called soft targets. not to mention all of the details of security for president obama and the other foreign leaders in the country. this is a very tense time for police and federal agents. one senior law official told us, i've never been so worried. here's somebody that's worked counterterrorism for a d

another one is an imam here in queens, new york will be behind me in just a few hours.arged with telling the fbi they didn't have certain conversations over the telephone, that the fbi was monitoring and the fbi says that is a criminal offense. all three of these defendants, steve, could face eight years in prison for lying to authorities. will there be more charges? many believe that there will be. possibly an indictment later on that could spell out the specifics of this case. gretchen: any other physical evidence that authorities now have in their possession? >> the court documents talked about that computer that was found in the car. also, the authorities found here in queens in the one of the apartments that zazi was staying when he came to queens from denver. they said they found a battery operated scale and found double a batteries. found cell phones and backpacks. all of this may not sound disturbing or alarming but when you sort of connect the dots here, it raises concern that these could be, could be the components that could construct some type of bomb or exp

a spokeswoman for u haul says the fbi searched a uhaul location in queens new york last thursday. y u haul is cooperating. two sources tell cnn najibullah zazi had in his possession video of grand central station when he traveled to new york shortly before 9/11. in a contributed to law enforcement fears that a plot against a transit system might be in the works. now as to what's happening here in denver today, zazi was scheduled to come in for a fourth day of questioning by the fbi. he is not going to be here today. we're getting differing renditions of what happened in the previous three days of questioning. an administration official familiar with the matter tells cnn that zazi did admit to having ties with al qaeda. zazi's attorney tells cnn that is not the case. author folsom said he did not admit that or attend an al qaeda training camp. he was allowed to go home and resting comfortably there. according to administration official, the government was exploring what charges it might be able to bring against him and said the possibility of a plea bargain was there somewhere down

authorities did launch a series of additional raids in queens, new york, after the first round.e looking for more than two dozen men connected to this plot to detonate a series of bonds. this is where the story gets interesting. as the investigation continues, there is growing controversy that the intelligence unit of the nypd may have played its hands too soon and tipped off some of the bad guys. according to reports, officials contacted a long time informant, an imam in a queens mosque. during an intercepted phone call, he told the person that the authorities were asking about him and as it turned out, he was under surveillance by the joint terrorism task force. the fbi then question the imam who admitted he tipped off zazi. the bottom line is, the fbi and joint terrorism task force wanted to continue its surveillance, but unfortunately the nypd tipped him off too soon. yesterday, a police commissioner and the police department issued in a statement, saying that the two enforcement agencies are cooperating. it does appear there is some back fighting taking place, and that coul

the advisory comes following monday's search of several residents in the queens borough of new york city. investigators did not find any explosive material there and no arrests were announced. some law enforcement personnel are vayed to be furious about leaks from capitol hill following briefings to some lawmakers saying those leaks hampered future efforts. the president insults a rapper, and a california congressman gets graphic with a constituent. that's later in the grapevine, and up next, a look at the senate finance committee's long awaited healthcare reform bill. hey, has anybody seen barney? he better not be on the bed. you know you're gonna need it. why not stock up now? get everything you need for fall cleaning and fall allergies at an unbeatable price. save money. live better. walmart. bret: senate committee finance chairman max baucus said he will reveal their healthcare legislation wednesday. carl cameron is on capitol hill to tell us what is in it. >> the chairman of the senate finance committee is behind closed doors in his office trying to sell his plan to the bipartisan g

new york just before september 11th of this year. agents have searched his apartment in colorado. they have also searched three apartments in queenshe stayed. mixed reaction this morning to u.s. plans to significantly alter the missile defense system. iran reportedly shifting from developing long range to short and medium range missiles so defense secretary robert gates says the shield has to change, too. that means no in placements in eastern europe. russian prime minister vladimir putin hailed the decision this morning. but because the russians are happy, the polish and czechs run happy. they will lose millions in investment. change in missile defense could leave the u.s. and allies vulnerable to attacks. former vice president dick cheney recovering this morning after undergoing elective back surgery yesterday. the 68-year-old scheduled the operation to deal with spinal stenosis, a common cause of lower back pain. his office says the procedure went well. cheney has had a number of medical procedures in the past, including quadrupled bypass surgery. brian: that's narrowing of the spine. gretchen: sick for two years with coughing

and even this bust in queens new york.nd state and local officials. so they're encouraged about that and the question that's being raised in some circles of the administration is, do we really have to go to the big troop increase? could we do this by going after al qaeda more aggressively? could we achieve many of the same ends? and the president would like to know the answer to that question as would others. i don't think they have resolved it, but it's interesting the questions coming out. >>> and this important programming note for our viewers, i'll be speaking with the afghan president hamid karzai, i'll be speaking with him right here in "the situation room." will a new service of this house of horrors reveal in more clues? we're following the developments of jaycee dugard's 18-year kidnapping or deal. >>> it's like the da vinci codes, but it takes place right here in d.c. what does the author say are hidden in the city's landmarks? >>> and kanye west's mtv surprise, we're going to play the audio for you. it's out the

let me paint you a little picture for you, of a lawyer in queens, new york.g jeans, a button down shirt, but most importantly wearing a baseball cap. the judge, who is judge annie katz, says, no, no, sir, mr. lawyer, you cannot wear that in my courtroom. todd bank, who is an attorney, well, he says you're violating my constitutional rights. i can wear whatever i want in the courtroom, guys. >> well, i mean, it's not like he's an employer where you can have employee handbooks and describing what you wear when you come to the office. it's a courtroom. you have to defend yourself. you're there, you should be able to roll in whatever you want. >> really. >> who wants that guy to represent them? >> that's a different question. >> a different question. >> you want that to be your lawyer. if i'm looking at life in prison, shower first, mr. attorney, please, before you represent me, all right. i want a guy like cramer to represent me or from my cousin vinny. >> are you mocking me with that outfit? >> mocking you, no, i'm not mocking you, judge. >> then explain that o

new york city. this came to light monday when new york police and fbi launch add raid in the new york borough of queensent and another home nearby. he spent hours at headquarters in denver. his attorney says he's cooperating fully and has no ties to terror plots of any kinds. >>> maintaining the southwest border fence along the u.s.-mexico border is going to cost a fortune. they say it will cost $6.5 billion over the next 40 years. that's in addition to the $2.5 billion that's already been spent. defense administration initiative that has faced several delays and cost increases. the gao says the tough part will be figuring out whether it's helped control the flow of undocumented immigrants. >>> president obama meanwhile he is urging college students to join his effort to overhaul the health care system. he told an enthusiastic crowd at the university of maryland the overhaul is the defining struggle of his generation. he called on those to reject the tactics of those opposing reform. >> i've heard a lot of republicans say they would like to kill obama care. some may raise money off of it. when you ask

. >> reporter: zazi who grew up in queens is accused of plotting to new york trains on the anniversary9/11. surveillance video from a suburban denver store shows him buying large quantities of hydrogen peroxide and nail polish remover. investigators believe he was trying to make a bomb similar to those used in london, and experimenting on a motel stove. they confiscated a scale used for weighing chemicals with his fingerprints on it. backpacks, and his laptop with handwritten bomb making instructions. there is a strong case against him. >> there's no question that this is a direct relation to al-qaeda. there's no question that zazi had trained in those camps and come here and planned on doing a terrible bombing. >> reporter: the plot was foiled when this queens imam allegedly tipped zazi off that investigators were asking for him. explosives were never found. officials say others could be involved in the plot. that's why the arrest of him highlights a troubling question. >> how many others like him are out there? not only the co-conspirators who might be related to zazi but other indep

a spokeswoman for uhaul says the fbi searched a u-haul location in queens new york last thursday.s cooperating in the investigation. in addition, two sources familiar with the investigation tell cnn that najibullah stzazi had in his possession video of grand central station when he traveled to new york shortly before 9/11. that contributed to law ep force. fears that a plot against a transit system might be in the works. zazi was scheduled to come in for a fourth day of questioning by the fbi. however we've been told he is not going to be here today. meanwhile we're getting differing renditions of what happened in the previous three days of questioning. an administration official familiar with the matter tells cnn that zazi did admit to having tiewise al qaeda. however zazi's attorney says no, he did not admit to having ties to al qaeda. and folsom added, he did not attend an al qaeda training camp. he was allowed to go home last night and resting comfortably according to his attorney. according to the administration official the government was exploring what charges it might be a

also, nbc news is confirming that the new york city police department has a terrorism investigation in queens part of a terrorism investigation, and are preparing to brief congress about this investigation. remember that they are preparing, david, to brief congress into this significant development after this raid. new york police department spokesperson confirms the searches were conducted in the burrow of queens as nbc news has confirmed, and involves a joint terrorism task force. we will keep you up to date on that breaking news. but that's what's coming into us right now, david. >> again, it is a significant development, the fact they would feel the need to talk to lawmakers about what they found or the investigation, that is intriguing. we will keep everybody posted and be right back after this. ( conversation ) garth, you're up. hold on, i'm at capitalone.com picking a photo... for my credit card. here's one from my prom. oh, what memories. how 'bout one from our golf outing? ( shouting ) i know, maybe one of my first-born son. dad, mom says the boys gotta go. personalize your card by u

new york city. fbi agents raided three apartments in queens yesterday after tracking the calls of a man who traveled from pakistan to new york city over the weekend. officials say there was no specific plots and that there is no that to safety. there were reportedly no arrests. >>> we have a traffic alert. vdot will close the beltway in both directions at the chain bridge road exit for up to 30 minutes at a time on september 25 and september 26. this is so they can relocate overhead power lines for the metro rail project. >>> the latest round over the stalled hot lanes project. five supervisors issued a joint statement urging tim kaine to end a state delay on this project. this project was put on hold. arlington county has sued to halt the project. >>> -- it is also considering toll lanes on interstate 66. officials are real launching a study to examine potential solutions for the gridlock. ddot expects a 50% increase in both people and shops along interstate 66. drivers say toll lanes are not the answer. >> i disagree with should have to pay for anything else. >> i am not a big fan of pace. >> we a