shahzad was naturalized on april 17th, 2009.ans a little more than a year ago he raised his hand and took an oath that said, i will bear true faith and allegiance to the united states of america. jim axelrod, cbs news, bridgeport, connecticut. >>> this morning on "the early show" we'll have more on that story, the investigation into the times square bombing attempt. i'm michelle gielan. this is the "cbs morning news." [ school bell rings ] [ female announcer ] kids who don't eat breakfast may not be getting the nutrition they need to keep their bodies strong. a nutritious start to the day is essential. that's why carnation instant breakfast essentials supplies the nutrients of a balanced breakfast. so kids get the protein and calcium they need to help build strong muscles and healthy bones. ♪ carnation instant breakfast essentials. good nutrition from the start. >>> good morning. i'm andrea roane. the suspect in the attempted car bombing in new york city is going to face charges this morning. he said he received training in paki

terror, shahzad said he was taught how to make bombs at a terrorist shahzad said he was taught how to make bombs at a terrorist camp in pakistan. captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning, thanks for joining us, i'm michelle gielan. the alleged times square bomber is expected to be arraigned today in federal court. faisal shahzad is said to be cooperating with authorities and has admitted he was trained to make bombs at a terrorist camp in pakistan. tara mergener is in washington with more this morning. tara, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, michelle. well, shahzad faces at least five charges in court this morning. this, as investigators chase down leads both here and abroad. in washington, president obama is calling the attempted attack a clear act of terrorism. faisal shahzad will face a number of charges when he appears in new york federal court today. among them, attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction, and trying to kill americans. >> if successful, it could have resulted in a lethal terrorist attack, causing death and destruction in the heart of new york city. >>

shahzad's background? what you've been able to find about his links in pakistan and anything else we can find out about where he has come from and what his influence may have been? >> if you look at the chronology of his life, or at least the last several years, it paints a very interesting picture. faisal shahzad was from a privileged background. his father was a very senior commander in the pakistani air force. he actually established the pakistani version of the blue angels, that acrobatic flight group. he was at one stage head of the civil aviation authority here. so he came from a very prominent military family. then faisal, the son, travels to the united states, graduates with a b.a. in computer science from bridgeport, in connecticut in 2000, buys a house in connecticut in 2004. somewhat living the american dream. he gets a mortgage for about $214,000. it is a three-bedroom house with a pool in the backs. he is doing quite well. gets his mba in bridgeport. again, information technology in 2005. has

she met shahzad to sell him the car.ve him his phone number so they could meet again to buy it. all cash, no paperwork. all in the parking lot of this shopping center. according to police, that call back number led to shahzad. the car's seller and friend there worked on the police artist sketch of the suspect. it was good police work and very sloppy criminal work. the would-be terrorist built an inept bomb. court records show he drove the bomb himself into new york, leaving behind keys to another car, a cell phone used to call a fireworks company, and so many other clues, he literally led detectives right to his door. and according to those same court records, shahzad admits to much of it. >> the mistakes made by this individual that led to the quick solution to this crime are phenomenal, in the sense of the mistakes all along the way. >> reporter: once identified, the idea was to watch him, listen, try to record phone calls, allow shahzad to make more mistakes and perhaps lead to accomplices. but by monday, sources said

of course, faisal shahzad was the person who purchased that vehicle. evidently telling authorities he purchased that vehicle, and authorities learning that through the registered owner. and they say that they tracked that vehicle's vin number down to the registered owner andécÑ, able to find out that shahzad had purchased that vehicle through the vin number and also tracing him through craigslist e-mail account. that led them to a connecticut house in bridgeport where they're collecting even more evidence. contessa. >> michelle, can you describe the scene there outside of the courthouse? how tight is security? >> reporter: well, you certainly feel a presence here. and you also get a sense that there is some relief from people either walking by or that they know that police may have caught the prime suspect in this case. so there is just a sense of relief here. but it's also a little bit chaotic with the media as well being out here and also everyone just waiting, perhaps, to get a visual of this suspect. >> michelle, thank you very much. shahzad was in

shahzad. it struck mr.nusual, but he said detectives told him they were simply checking everything out. has he, faisal shahzad, been on the radar of the joint terrorism task force going back to 2004? >> you know, wolf, i saw the report this morning. obviously, robert got some questions about it this afternoon. i don't have anything more than what you've just read. but what i will say is this. when this explosion went off, when this fire started in times square on saturday night, new york nypd, the fbi, the national joint terrorism task force, the new york joint terrorism task force went to work on this case. and i think we're all very proud of the work that they did. in just 53 hours, they cracked this case and found this fella. and we're going to, obviously, take every appropriate step as it related to him and his alleged conduct, but we're also going to use the information that we're getting out of this to make sure that we stop other would-be terrorists. so as it relates to "the new york times" report of

at shahzad associates who are being rounded up in pakistan. but a law enforcement official says to this point, we have not identified anybody we can implicate in the new york plot. shahzad claims he was schooled in explosives at a pakistani terror camp, but sources say investigators have not been able to verify that. the crude nature of the device he left in the smoking suv showed little evidence of training, and sources say it's not consistent with the kind of bombs that we usually see from imlawmakeric extremists. >> this individual may have been trant'd trained, but he wasn't trained very well. this was a sloppy, amateurish device that had multiple points of failure. >> reporter: shahzad's motive also remains unclear. he's told interrogators he's upset with u.s. policys which he feels unfairly target muslims and he's angry over predator strikes that have killed terror leaders and civilians in his native pakistan. investigators say a quest for revenge seems to have played some role, but personal financial pressures may also pushed shahzad to

shahzad was in the u.s.ok the oath of american citizenship. then five months later, according to court records, he admitted having travelled to pakistan. in fact, just last february, an immigration inspector at kennedy airport in new york stopped him. authorities say shahzad told them he had been in pakistan for five months visiting his parents. said he was planning on staying at a motel in connecticut while he looked for a job and a place to live. and he told them his wife was back in pakistan. though something about his travel profile at the time set off red flags. for example, we know he bought a one-way ticket for the flight and paid for it with cash. >> without getting into a lot of detail, he was screened when he came back because some of the targeting rules applied. >> reporter: what we now know is shahzad admits he had bomb-making training in pakistan on one of the trips. back in connecticut, shahzad moved to an apartment in bridgeport. one neighbor said she didn't even know he was there. >> so now w

faisal shahzad was arrested.s a naturalized citizen and according to court documents, confessed to trying to rig the suv. he trained at a terrorist camp in pakistan. this story has been moving at warped speed today, we have a lot of reports, starting with an up close look at the alleged bomber. joe johns is in time square. >> reporter: anderson, if you do the math, starting when authorities first responded to the report of a car fire, the suv on time square, to the point they actually arrested this man, something like 53 hours, almost now time at all. during that time, they learned an incredible amount of information about him. here is some of what we know so far. so who is the guy who, according to authorities, has admitted of trying to blow up an suv in time square. he's 30, born in pakistan and naturalized u.s. citizen. highly educated, has an mba, family man, his wife, huma mian, a graduate of the university of colorado. they have two kids, a boy and girl. shahzad left his job at a data and management company

until recently, 30-year-old faisal shahzad seemed to be living the american dream. a wife, two children, and a suburban connecticut home. for neighbors, he was an immigrant from pakistan who had betters himself through education and hard work. >> they had little picnics in the backyard. they were always to themselves. the wife looked happy. >> her web page was filled with baby photos. she loved her tv shows, "everybody loves raymond" and "friends." under a photo of her husband, "he is my everything." trash discovered outside faisal's home today list schools in saudi arabia and pakistan. he had degrees from the private university of bridgeport in connecticut and worked as a junior financial analyst at a stanford, connecticut, firm. last year, he became a u.s. citizen. >> they seemed normal to us. i mean, there was nothing like, you know, they were danger to anyone or anything. >> reporter: yet authorities say today that shahzad had admitted he was the person who loaded this nissan pathfinder with explosives and tried to kill as many as he could last saturday night in

attempted car bombing suspect faisal shahzad.rs announced he will not make his first appearance in new york. officials said shahzad has been talking openly about his plan to detonate a car bomb in times square saturday night. they want to keep him talking. that's what we're being told. there are a lot of questions from shahzad, how he managed to slip away from authorities watching him at his connecticut home monday. he drove to jfk airport and managed to get on a flight to dubai, despite being put on the no-fly list. investigative correspondent from newsweek joining me here in the studio. you've talked in britain about this no-fly list and the fact it's primitive in some ways. >> it is primitive. first of all, there's very few people on the no fly list. it's hard to get on. they put this guy on the no fly list noon yesterday, 12:30 yesterday because he was a main suspect. apparently it takes hours if not days for the no-fly list to get to the computers of the actual airline. >> how ridiculous is that? >> sounds stupid to me. i do

friends say two of shahzad's siblings is in canada. shahzad married a pakistani-american woman with a degree in business. some time after that, friends say, he turned. "before his marriage, he was a liberal," he says. "after, he changed." changed, and turns against the united states. childhood friend nassar last saw shahzad 18 months ago. >> he would talk about american policies towards muslims. he was very much angry about that. >> reporter: shahzad returned here to his hometown last fall. he has told american investigators he continued on to train with militants in waziristan, a rough and mostly ungoverned district. while there, he could have found any of a half dozen militant groups. by the time he left pakistan less than three months ago, u.s. officials believe shahzad had already decided to attack the country that only last year made him a citizen. nick shift win, abc news, peshawar. >>> and we're going to turn now to dramatic news around the world, news that is affecting your retirement savings every day in the stock market. we'r

first was shahzad.clear for more than a svo that the manifests should be sent to customs at least 24 hours in advance for those who are boarding planes to the united states and from the united states. excuse me. this must be done now. 30 minutes is adequate for someoneáfpñi> okay.]údd> let me ask you, in this case with faisal shahzad, he bought his ticket over the phone on the way to the airport and then paid cash once he got to the airport. with a 24 hour disclosure, even if the immigration officials, the customs folks, had had the passenger manifest, faisal shahzad would not have been on it. >> well, you're saying there is some cases where someone buys a ticket in cash maybe an hour before or two hours before. customs would have time to check for that one person. but to go through the whole manifest in 30ig7!z: minu

as well as shahzad's father-in-law.in the development that linsey mentioned, it will be embarrassing to pakistan. shahzad's father himself is a former senior official in the pakistani air force, and that will help embarrass pakistan and really not help pakistan's attempt to convince the world it's trying to crack down on terrorists rather than what the u.s. accuses it of doing, which is exporting them. jeremy, vinita? >> certainly some surprising details about this young man. thanks to abc's nick schifrin in kabul for us this morning. >> keep it here on abc news throughout the day for the latest on the investigation into the times square bomb plot. more developments later on "america this morning" and "good morning america." >>> potential witnesses with information about the west virginia mining disaster can pass that information along without fear of retaliation. federal investigators set up a second team to work anonymously with the mining community. there is concern someone from the mine company may be intimidating t

shahzad attempted to leave the country.cement officials were attempting to track him down mr. shahzad purchased a last-minute tick from jfk airport to dubai. he arrived at jfk, parked, got his boarding pass,

shahzad as the person who purchased the back of the room.rseas travel, enabling us to fully identify then locate and eventually arrest shahzad. a key step in this process occurred yesterday when shahzad was placed on the no-fly list and cvp did an outstanding job of identifying him on the flight last night. joint terrorism task force and officers from the nypd interviewed mr. shahzad last night and this morning@gx undere exception to the rule. he was cooperative and provided valuable intelligence and evidence. he was eventually transferred to another location and continued talking. so we in the fbi, with our law enforcement and intelligence partners here at home and around the world, continue to investigate this matter. we are conducting a forensic examination of all evidence collecting at the scene. much of this evidence has been transferred to the fbi test the individual chemical composition and material in the5q explosive device. we also want to test the potential impact of the device so see what would have happened as intended. we are wo

so who exactly is faisal shahzad?nd how was he exposed -- how has he exposed serious flaws in our nation's security system? for that we go to cbs news correspondent jim axelrod, who is outside the federal courthouse in lower manhattan. good morning, jim. >> good morning, harry. faisal shahzad is expected to be arraigned a little later this morning at the federal courthouse behind me. after sighs of relief yesterday at his capture, now come some questions about how he almost got away. even shahzad's neighbors in bridgeport, connecticut, didn't know much about him. did you know the guy? >> i never saw him before. >> reporter: but shahzad had been in and out of the u.s. since 1998, when he was granted a student visa. he graduated from the university of bridgeport in 2000. got his mba five years later, and worked as a financial analyst for a marketing firm in connecticut until last year, when he also defaulted on his mortgage. law enforcement was on him quickly after saturday night's botched bombing attempt. so if shahzad

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shahzad attempted to leave the country.cement officials were trying to track him down yesterday, mr. shahzad purchased a last-minute ticket from jfk airport to dubai. he arrived at jfk, parked, got his boarding pass, passed security screening, boarded the flight. the door to the plane was closed. the plane received initial clearance for takeoff, when at

>> these are all people who are in various ways connected to faisal shahzad.ortedly his father-in- law. and others are people with whom he has been in e-mail contact before he travelled to pakistan last summer. and one is a man who was picked up from a mosqueÑi related with an extreme group, mohammed aran, and according to report, he travelled with shahzad across the tribal belt last year. we don't have any information about what they're saying simply was they were not picked up, if you like, by the police, but they are in the custody of the intelligence agencies. so thereÑi is very little information leakingñr out about their whereabouts or what they're saying. >> do authorities there have any idea how shahzad became radicalized. >> that's the big question hanging over the investigation. >> shahzad apparently received training, and have investigators looked into that. is there any reason to accept or doubt his claim at the moment? >> as we understand it, this is añvery early onçó in his interrogation, after he was arrested last monday. it has cast new light o

faisal shahzad is talking. he was interviewed at jfk when he was first arrested but also been spending much of the day talking to investigators. so much so they waived his hearing. he was supposed to appear in federal court. he did not, so investigators could find out good information. how did he get to the region? who did he meet? not only the leaders but people who may have been training along with him and likely plots. that's key. this is the first time we've seen this in the united states, the car bomb. investigators want to know things like that. that will help in their planning in the future. everything has to be verified. a source i spoke to yesterday told me in the upper circles they are calling this a close call. there was a moment during sunday night where in fact faisal shahzad did fall off the radar. he simply disappeared. he was on the way to the airport and there was a phone interception trying to block a flight on the emirates airline plane. according to the associates i spoke to, at the same tim

shahzad's father is a retired air force officer.mily would be comfortable and can afford to have two homes. cameron? >> carol, thank you very much for the latest developments out of pakistan on this story. >>> breaking news we're getting in right now, the former cbs tv producer who tried to shake down david letterman over the talk show host's extramarital affairs has been sentenced to six months in jail. robert joe halderman pleaded guilty in march to attempted grand larceny. about 15 minutes ago he was led from court in handcuffs to begin his jail sentence. we'll be right back. [ crowd cheering ] [ male announcer ] competition... it pushes us to work harder. to be better. to win. but sometimes even rivals realize they share a common goal. america's beverage companies have removed full-calorie soft drinks from schools, reducing beverage calories by 88%. together with schools, we're helping kids make more balanced choices every day. ♪ >>> welcome back. senators are coming out in force today against offshore drilling. they say the mas

but in the end, faisal shahzad was determined to wage jihad here in the u.s. once 30-year-old faisal shahzad was in custody, he almost immediately admitted he drove the nissan laden with explosives into times square sunday. first, an fbi surveillance team actually lost track of him at some point monday. >> actually, i have a message for you to go back to the gate immediately. so, lake the left turn when able. >> reporter: then, despite being on a federal no-fly list, shahzad was arrested late monday night at jfk airport in new york, trying to leave for dubai. >> clear i, the guy was on the plane and shouldn't have been. >> reporter: the 30-year-old suspect is now charged with attemptling an acted of terror by using a weapon of mass destruction. and traveling to the united states to commit an act of terror. >> this was a team effort. >> reporter: and shahzad said he spent a month training with the taliban in pakistan, which provided him with the money to pay for his attempted car bomb attack. >> they had picnics in the backyard. the wife looked happy. >> report

who is faisal shahzad? new details about the connecticut man arrested for that attempted bombing in times square. his life in the u.s., how he trained to make bombs in pakistan and how he was able to board a flight to dubai even though he had just been placed on the u.s. government ono-fly list. >>> chilling account. a university of virginia lacrosse player charged with murdering yeardley love. a star on the women's team talks to police about what happened that night and why his lawyers are calling her death an accident. >>> and to washington and back. former first lady laura bush speaks out live about her life before, during and after the years in the white house, and we're there for a very intimate visit with her twin daughters at the family's texas ranch "today," wednesday, may 5th, 2010. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good morning. welcome to "today" on a wednesday morning. i'm matt lauer. >> i'm meredith vieira. >>> faisal shahzad is said to be cooperating with investigators talking

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a terror suspect, faisal shahzad's alleged taliban connection. cnn has been talking to officials in pakistan. we have that when we come back. chevy malibu stands behind theirs for up to 100,000 miles. which makes it pretty clear whose standing out front. a consumers digest "best buy" two years running. chevy malibu. compare it to anyone and may the best car win. during the spring event, qualified lessees, now get a 27-month, low mileage lease on this malibu ls for around $199 a month. call for details. see your local chevy dealer. [ female announcer ] it's red lobster's festival of shrimp... a chance to get everyone together for a night where everyone gets just what they want. combine two or three favorites, from new creations like crab-stuffed shrimp and pecan-crusted shrimp to classics like decadent shrimp scampi. it's everything you want in a night out. starting at just $11.99, during the festival of shrimp. >>> breaking news right now as times square terror suspect, fi advertise faisal shahzad continues to talk to officials. we learned about

faisal shahzad had been granted u.s.hipped last year, lived with his wife and two kids in connecticut before the home went into foreclosure. and then spent months overseas in dubai and pakistan. and former neighbor said he was not that social. >> he was very private person. kept to himself. >> and officials are now looking into whether faisal shahzad acted alone as he claims. and whether he had links to any international terror network. pakistani intelligence source said several arrests were made in pakistan in connection with this case. live in time square. sandra endo. jennifer back to you. >> sandra what other leads did authorities have to help get faisal shahzad? >> it was so interesting, jennifer, how this whole investigation unfolded and how it all came together. really they looked into cell phone records and e-mails. all surrounding the transaction of how faisal shahzad bought this nissan path finder found here in time square. with this smoking explosive inside. that led investigators to get on his trail. and, we

the suspect, shahzad, though born in pakistan, is a citizen of the united states. he was naturalized april 17, 2009. in an interview, senator john mccain said it would be a serious mistake to remind shahzad of his right to remain silent until all the information is gathered. congressman peter king, the top republican on the homeland security committee telling politico.com he wants to know whether the justice department consulted with the intelligence community, before they decided to hold his trial in civilian court. shahzad an american citizen to which pete king said, i know he is an american citizen, but still. lots to talk about with major general paul eaton, who was in charge of training the iraqi military 2003 and 2004 and a senior adviser at the national security network. general eaton, thank you for being here. >> keith, thanks for the invitation. i'm surprised we are here to defend our constitution against a republican senator and republican representative's attack on it. >> you heard those remarks. they were short of demanding the times square suspect shou

shahzad had ties to the washington area.e attended southeastern university more than ten years ago. seu closed last year and the graduate school now controls the school's student records. it says it has not released information on shahzad. >> today a coroner is expected to release the cause of death for yeardley love, a popular lacrosse player at the university of virginia murdered monday. now police tell us they are investigating allegations of a violent history between the suspect and the victim. kimberly suiters is live with the latest on the investigation. good morning. >> good morning. yeardley love was supposed to graduate in a few weeks. now her ex-boyfriend george huguely is charged with first-degree murder. and uva community and the city are still in shock over this loss. last night friends lit candles on the lawn in love's honor. she was just 22 years old. an accomplished lacrosse player and well loved. her friends say there was a history of abuse with her ex-boyfriend george huguely, who grow grew up in chevy chas

let's talk about the fact we hear shahzad is talking.oesn't mean he's telling the truth. >> absolutely not. and they're going to put him under polygraphs and all types of our systems to test whether he is lying or not. the nypd and fbi detectives are pretty good at that. i'm sure he is still lying at this point. >> how could it be possible he was trained at a camp and is acting alone? in itself doesn't the training mean he is working with someone? >> absolutely. he has already admitted to being in training and obviously it wasn't very good as indicated by the bomb with all of the errors he conducted. right now there is no evidence, no sign of any other complicity. i'm sure they're going to focus on that as they want to round up any cell he might have been associated with. >> let's talk more about this image we have about what is a terrorist in this country. i want to play what retired general michael hayden had to say to savannah guthrie on the daily rundown this morning. >> for the new model, less complicated attacks, frankly attacks th

and shahzad and his family used to live across the street from her.n gillich used to live in the home besides the shahzads. brenda, what did you make of it when you first heard who this bomb terrorist was? >> i was very shocked, kind of confused because he was the type of person that came out and play with his daughter, my daughter, someone i would least expect of him, but very sharp. >> larry: debbie, you lived across the street. did you see him a lot? >> yes, i live kind of kitty-corner across the street. only coincidentally, because i'm in and out, i would see them sometimes out in the front yard. i would also sometimes see his wife come home and bring the kids in the house, after shopping possibly. >> larry: were they like any other possible family? >> yes, i've been here eight years. i do remember them moving in approximately three years ago and okay, there is finally a young family that has moved into the house that had been empty for a while. and for a little while after that, a year or so, i remember them -- it being kind of quiet again, and t

shahzad was seated on the plane. the door was closed as the jet prepared for takeoff.uddenly, the door reopened, and a couple people headed down the aisle towards shahzad. sources say without any prompting, shahzad looked up and calmly asked, "what took you so long? i was expected this? are you f.b.i. or n.y.p.d.?" a customs and border protection

roger cressey, let's talk about shahzad's links to pakistan.ecause there's more and more indication. they don't have hard evidence, obviously, but more and more indication that he was not a lone wolf. >> i think that's right, andrea p p the fact he's admitted to going to a training camp in waziristan, that's not some outward bound boy scout event. what we still don't know, i believe shahzad is going to admit to it and we'll be able to confirm it, was he directed or was he inspired? once we get that we can determine was it pakistani taliban, was a combination and mix of cal btaliban and al qaed. it's going to be an important question. i still think the bigger question is when was he radicalized and why was he radicalized? was he coerced into doing this? did he do it because family members told him to do it? was he radicalized because of u.s. policy? there are multiple possibilities. we're going to find out from shahzad when he finally talks. >> or economic concerns. let's talk about the possibility that he was both inspired and directed. >> mm-h

so what else is shahzad telling investigators? and is it shedding any new light on the larger fight against terrorism? drew griffin of cnn's special investigations unit has been working a source as he joins us live from new york. drew, what's he saying and do officials think he's telling the truth? >> you know, that is the big question, tear kyra, could this guy have connections to a terrorist organization. he says he was trained in pakistan on how to build bombs. really? they're going to need to check that out. he was so bad at what he did i think the police and the investigators are going to be very, very skeptical. but the fact of the matter is he is talking. he's waived his rights to an attorney and it's one of the reasons there was no court appearance yesterday because he was talking. and they'll be table to track down everything he did and hopefully that will allow investigators to either rule in or rule out any help for this guy and quickly so they are very sure there's nobody else out there. >> drew, what if he's lying? >>

shahzad is now in federal custody. intelligence officials said his father-in-law and friend were detained for questioning in pakistan yesterday. in karachi, officials say more people were taken into custody today. they wouldn't say how many or who they were. investigators do want to know if shahzad acted alone, obviously, or as part of a larger plot and what training he might have had. court documents show shahzad had a prepaid cell phone activated april 16th, deactivated april 28th. the documents also reveal he'd recently received a dozen calls from pakistan, including five on the day he bought the nissan pathfinder, the one that was bought in connecticut, later found at times square filled with explosive material. those phone calls stopped three days before the failed bombing. >>> shahzad is charged with attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction, acts of terrorism, transcending national boundaries and three other counts in connection with the saturday incident. christi, back to you. >> chuck, thank you. >>> now

faisal shahzad has been providing useful information. kate amara has details from our washington bureau. >> is faisal shahzad one piece of a large terror plot? he confessed, admitting he drove a car bomb into times square and tried to set it off. he insists he acted alone. " there is plenty of work to do. i have every confidence the fbi will fully unraveled this case and bring the guilty to justice. >> the mayor and police commissioner will testify on capitol hill today. there are questions of just how close the u.s. government came close to losing a suspect. there are reports that authorities lost track of shahzad as he drove to the airport. shahzad was able to buy a ticket and check in and board the plane. >> as new data was supplied, they were able to match it once be played manifest was complete. >> shahzad a judge in the next couple of days. he faces a light sentence. kate amara, wbal-tv 11 news. >> should stores pay employees based on their revenue? the bill is sponsored by the councilwoman and must still pass the labor subcommitte

after all, shahzad is married with kids and most importantly, an american citizen. not a usual suspect. brian? >> richard engle in pakistan, along with pete williams before that. >>> turning now to greece where the public backlash sparked by the country's debt crisis turned deadly today. protesters are furious about massive spending cuts and tax increases that were supposed to save that country from bankruptcy. now fears are growing that the bailout in greece won't work. that could cause ripple effects across europe and here in the united states. our report tonight from nbc's dawna friesen. >> reporter: they came in their tens of thousands, flooding the streets of central athens. >> and the politicians do nothing. >> reporter: they tried to storm the greek parliament. tear gas forced them back as riot police fought running battles, smoke drifted over the acropulous from fire-bombed buildings and vehicles. inside this bank, 17 employees managed to escape, but three, including a pregnant woman, were overcome by smoke. the deaths have sparked shock and outrage. a demon

since that time, faisal shahzad had moved to connecticut. that's why authorities thought they would arrest him last night. that arrest did not go off as expected. reporter jonathan dietze is in new york with more on this story. jonathan? >> reporter: the fbi and nypd were planning to raid the suspect's home in bridgeport, connecticut. but it turns out at that very moment he was en route to kennedy airport to try to board a flight back to his native pakistan. it is there, officials say, where he previously had received bomb training. accused bomber faceal shahzad was driven away from the fbi's offices. the 30-year-old allegedly admits he is the one who built the car bomb and drove night times square. at his bridgeport home, officials say a day-long search uncovered evidence like fertilizer and fireworks, evidence similar to the components used in the bomb that did not explode. >> but all of that together, that lethal assembly, really made a very big hurt lock. >> in lengthy questioning, he calmly claims he acted alone. prosecutors say shahzad

shahzad became a u.s. citizen last year. he lived in this apartment where authorities found bomb making equipment. he was married with two children, neighbors were shocked. he used his own name when he bought the suv three weeks ago. police also found a key inside that opened the door to his connecticut home. in new york, katherine brown, wjz. >>> a real estate broker came forward saying that shahzad told him years ago that he didn't like president bush or the war in iraq. >>> human remains were thrown into a garage and left there to sit. wjz is live downtown, tonight kai jackson reports, tonight the coroner has lost his license. >> we >> reporter: we want to warn you, the details of this story is graphic. the board of coroners have suspended the license of chamber's funeral home. >> we're in the most trusted profession. and when someone trusts their loved one and we found something that will not even follow the law. >> reporter: apparently an initial investigation found deficiencies at the business. when the inspectors retu