another by the counter-terrorism unit. two by the afghan police. >> in order for the afghan government to be serious about this issue, there needs to be a lot of pressure from outside. nato needs to create that pressure. nato is absolutely obligated to never transfer anyone when there is substantial grounds to believe that the person will be tortured. >> security officials have failed to comment. billions have been spent training police and soldiers. even before the told jurors -- the torture allegations come at the police have a terrible reputation among afghans. the report is one of the most comprehensive ever produced. the afghan government takes the claim seriously and wants the torture to and break this report has left the international commission rattled. one described it as a setback. in many parts of the country, those afghan forces can no longer be trusted. the intelligence service likes to show off its successes. these men were said to be captured suicide bombers. it is secretive and powerful and has always been

or the counter-terrorism unit, 1.2.4. transfers have been suspended. >> to be serious, there needs to be pressure from outside. nato has to creat ethte the pressure. they cannot transfer anyone who will be tortureed. -- tortured. >> billions have been spent training police and soldiers. the police had a bad reputation. some said the taliban were more fair. >> this is one of the most comprehensive reports. the afgthahan goverment says thy want the torture to end. one official says this is a major setback. the plan for nato was to hand this to afghan forces, but in many parts, those forces cannot be trusted. >> the intelligence service shows off its success. it is critical and powerful, shy of revealing its methods. bbc news, kabul. >> you are watching newsday, live from singapore. more details about the riots in england. three out of four adults charged had previous convictions. >> and the latest allegations made in the u.k. phone hacking scandal. the goverment killed two military person -- a gunman killed two military per

how do you not want the united states to use these laws, but you are using them yourself? the difference is that mexico's anti-terror laws are much broader than the united states. you do not need to have our real political motivation. in mexico, anyone who sets off a bomb or a tax and utility, for example, can be labeled as -- attacks a utility, for example, can be labeled as a terrorist. president calderon first used the term terrorist for drug cartels recently. host: united nations is sending reporters out to look at these -- the associated press is sending reporters out to look at these things. we'll have live coverage all day sunday of next week, beginning with "washington journal," a chance for you to share your stories and comments about 9/11. there will be ceremonies in manhattan and southwestern pennsylvania. good morning and welcome to the conversation. caller: good morning. we the people of the united states of america are 100 million times more concerned about what is happening in our own country with the terrorists, clandestine and open. the dangerous ones, of course, are the ones that blow something up,

we will never succumb to pressure of terrorism and this is a long war in which all political parties, all the people of india, have to stand united so that the scourge of terrorism is crushed. >> sreenivasan: a group linked to al-qaeda claimed responsibility, and indian police began scouring the city for two suspects. security forces in syria blasted the city of homs today, and activists reported at least 11 people were killed. amateur video showed deserted streets as residents stayed indoors. a barrage of gunfire from troops and tanks echoed in the background. a network of protest groups claimed some army units in homs had defected and were battling pro-government troops. top officials across the obama administration are now denying they've decided to keep 3,000 u.s. troops in iraq next year to train iraqi forces. leaders at the pentagon and the start department insisted today that no decision has been made. any such plan would violate president obama's promise to withdraw all forces from iraq by the end of this year. and, the iraqis would have to agree to let the troops stay longer. those are some of the day's major stories. no

. >> warner: retired police general fouad allam, who helped lead state security's anti- terrorism unit, rejects the theory that the mubarak regime's torture and repression drove zawahiri and other islamistto greater violence. >> ( translated ): he was already convinced before his arrest of this concept of takfir, which means anyone who does not subscribe to the same ideology is an infidel, and should be attacked and killed. he was not tortured. i can vouch he was not. it would be great if you could present one person who charged such a thing. >> ( translated ): these are the marks from being hung by my arms, by my wrists on a sling. they are permanent marks. >> warner: aboud el zomor, founder of eptian islamic jihad, just released after 30 years for his role in sadat's killing, says he and zawahiri was tortured. >> ( translated ): i saw it with my own eyes, even though we were tortured one by one. when they took him, i looked out of a small hole and saw the torture firsthand. >> warner: what effect did that have on zawahiri? >> ( translated ): this torture didn't change our thinking, b

terror. the united states kills anwar al-awlaki linked to a series of terror plots against americans. david martin on how they got him, bob orr on who he was. florida shakes up the presidential primary calendar setting off a state-by-state game of leapfrog. jan crawford and john dickerson on what that will mean. the incredible story of a 67-year-old man found and rescued six days after his car plunged off a california cliff. and steve hartman on the time he spent a few minutes with andy rooney. >> it costs money for three elevators to come to the lobby at the same time. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening, scott's on assignment, i'm bob schieffer. well our military and intelligence forces have been tracking him for years and today they found him and killed him. anwar al-awlaki who apparently inspired the fort hood major who killed 13 service members and whose ties to al qaeda may go back as far as the 9/11 hijackers was tracked down leaving a funeral in yemen and killed by a rocket fired from a u.s. drone aircraft. we h

terror. the united states kills anwar al-awlaki linked to a series of terror plots against americans.vid martin on how they got him, bob orr on who he was. florida shakes up the presidential primary calendar setting off a state-by-state game of leapfrog. jan crawford and john dickerson on what that will mean. the incredible story of a 67-year-old man found and rescued six days after his car plunged off a california cliff. and steve hartman on the time he spent a few minutes with andy rooney. >> it costs money for three elevators to come to the lobby at the same time. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening, scott's on assignment, i'm bob schieffer. well our military a

agency primary unit, whose aim is to prevent terrorism attacks on us, not to apprehend after they occur. >> we have time for one more? ok, looking at places like the united kingdom where the government has recently been in efforts to engage nonviolent islamic extremists, how do you believe that the added states should deal with domestic ideologues that preach radical ideologies but do not directly promote or engage in violent activities? >> this is a very -- the line between just about all muslims in america and this minority of violent islamist extremists is a pretty clear line, to me. i spent a lot of time on this. this group is a difficult one because it is right on the line. they are extremists. they are very provocative. they have a right under our constitution up to avoid to be provocative, and yet, they would claim that they are not violent, not preaching violence. it is a very hard line. i do not have an easy answer. i would try to engage, but i would do it with great care and kind of skepticism because once you are preaching an extremist ideology full of hate and saying y

. >>> sunday's the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks in the united states. over a hundred audio recordings compiled at a u.s. university shed light on the hijacking of the four planes that led to the tragedy of that day. they include on-board conversations. exchanges between air traffic controllers and the voice of one of the hijackers. >> nobody move. everything will be okay. if you try to make any move, you will endanger yourself and the airplane. let's stay quiet. >> in another recording, a female flight attend called the airline's operation desk. >> somebody's stabbed in business class. and i think there's mace that we can't breathe. i don't know. i think we're getting hijacked. >> another file features an exchange between an air traffic controller in boston and an official at the north american air space command. the download took place ten minutes before the plane crashed into the world trade center. >> we have a problem here. we have a hijacked aircraft headed to new york. we need someone to scramble to help us out. >> is this real world or exercise?

he said the city spent billions creating its own counter terrorism unit to handle multiple scenarios. now to your money, the volatility has resumed on wall street with stocks opening higher coming off the worst streak in three years, weekend gma anchor bianna golodryga joins us now. what could the problem in greece mean for the u.s.? >> huge implications for the u.s. there's little doubt if greece defaults, then the u.s. economy as well as the global economy could face another recession. there was disappointment this weekend after world leaders met in d.c. they couldn't come up with a big enough package to bail out greece. there's concerns would could see a domino effect, not only spain, italy, france could see default in their future if that could happen and also credit down grade in france. we saw a credit down grade in italy as well. that could have big implications for us. remember the u.s. has major trade operation was europe and we have major banking operation was them. hundreds of billions of dollars worth and the u.s. is so unstable right now. there's talk about another recess

discourse on terrorism is framed in such a way as those people over there those combatants those terrorists they're generally people of color or universally people of color but in fact the united states and israel britain are the leading purveyors of violence around the planet so the question of terrorism working i mean the united states' economy is in shambles social services are being destroyed or are dissipating every single day more and more people are out of work more and more people are disenfranchised more and more people in the united states alone are unhappy with the situation and have little power over what's going on so you have to ask what's really happening here and so beyond the side or the psychological operation war in the propaganda about nine one one is the reality that we have a permanent warfare economy and this whole sort of bad economy very well i guess keith you know going to be no surprise i don't hear her chorus but other plants report they're talking to people saying that you know recent survey suggests up to ninety two percent of people have got a standard never heard of nine eleven why do you think the law and share of the afghan population are unaw

. >> a declaration of war on the united states by terror >> is. in washington, one more remarkable sight. members of congress gathered on the steps of the capital in an expression of a bipartisan it patriotism. at the white house president bush right into his diary. >> the people on board flight 93 may have helped save even more lives. a bay area man played a key role that. rob levels book to a bay area and other son made the ultimate sacrifice. >> 9-11 was a terrible and tragic day. it has changed our country. we cannot afford to become complacent. i have felt an immeasurable sense of grief into loss. (...) mark bingham was among those who died of united flight 93. bingham fought back and died a year. with >> him to miss him. i am glad to speak about him. >> if the war of terror is far from over. >> 10 years after, america still has an unfinished business. we still do not have saved airports or airplanes or unified no-fly list. >> as she prepared for the tenure industry of 9-11, she was showing some of the hundreds of photographs and magazine tre

they're suspected of preparing or instigating an act of terror in the united kingdom.n was arrested this morning, accused of failing to disclose information. >>> and the death toll has now reached 50 people after an earthquake in india. the 7.9 quake struck yesterday evening, hundreds of soldiers and police officers are now clearing away concrete slabs, and bricks and mud to rescue some of the trapped victims. much of the damage is still unknown. because the region is in such a remote location. there have been two aftershocks, and experts have warned there may be more on the way. >>> and a giant satellite is op a collision course with earth. and nasa says it will happen on friday, give or take a day. the space agency expects more than two dozen pieces to hit the earth's surface. just where they will land though, anybody's guess right now. the six ton satellite was decommisioned in 2005, when it ran out of fuel and the batteries died. and some recently laid off nasa workers have built the car of the future. and take a look at this. this is part sports car and part chopp

agency primary unit, whose aim is to prevent terrorism attacks on us, not to apprehend after they occur. >> we have time for one more? ok, looking at places like the united kingdom where the government has recently been in -- -- recently abandoned efforts to engage nonviolent islamic extremists, how do you believe that the added states should deal with domestic ideologues that preach radical ideologies but do not directly promote or engage in violent activities? >> this is a very thin line between just about all muslims in america and this minority of violent islamist extremists is a pretty clear line, to me. i spent a lot of time on this. this group is a difficult one because it is right on the line. they are extremists. they are very provocative. they have a right under our constitution up to avoid to be -- up to a point to be provocative, and yet, they would claim that they are not violent, not preaching violence. it is a very hard line. i do not have an easy answer. i would try to engage, but i would do it with great care and kind of skepticism because once you are preaching a

they're all suspected of preparing or instigating an act of terror in the united kingdom. and in addition, a woman was arrested this morning. accused of failing to disclose information. >>> meanwhile, the death toll from a strong earthquake in india is now ris ton at least 50. -- risen to at least 50. the 6.9 quake happened in the north eastern part of the country yesterday. rescue workers have been pulling bodies out of the debris following the 6.9 quake. mud slides triggered by the quake have blocked roads and made it very difficult to prove -- to reach this very emoat -- renote area. >>> dominique strauss-kahn is talking to the media for the first time after the sexual assault charges he faced. and the former head of the international monetary fund was arrested in new york in may based on accusations from a hotel housekeeper. the charges were dropped amid questions about the accuser's correct. now, he said what he did was not illicit, but he admitted it was inappropriate. >> a mistake concerns my wife, my children, my friends, but also, a mistake to the french people, t

terror threat in the air. the fbi unfoiled a plot to blow up the pentagon with model airplanes but could the plan go through? there are no restrictions in buying these planes in the united states. but terror experts say they are too small to inflict any damage. >>> paying to use your bank card. that's what bank of america is asking customers to do. other banks could soon follow. bank of america customers did not welcome the news. >> i think it's crazy, at the end of the day they charge us other fees, this is ridiculous. >> reporter: bank of america joins sun trust in initiating fees for using a debit card. bank fees continue to climb to record levels. fees are now a report 2:40 2.40 for using an atm. >> i would say the day of the bank has gone out like the dinosaur. >> reporter: this weekend another regular takes effect that limits the amount a bank can charge merchants for debit card purchases. >> they've reduced that to 23- cents a transaction. >> reporter: the bank says the economics of offering a debit card have changed with the new regulation. bank of america also has to offset the cost of billions of the dollars of bad mortgage loans. >>> new problems uncovered by

what they described as credible, but so far unconfirmed information about a possible terrorism threat against the united states. a massive police security operation is already in place in new york. meanwhile, audiotapes of radio and telephone communications recorded on the morning of the attacks 10 years ago have been made public. the recordings, many of which have not been heard before, paints a dramatic picture of the confusion and horror as events unfolded. adam brooks reports. >> september 11, at 8:13 in the morning, air traffic controllers lose contact with american airlines flight 11 not far from new york. then a telephone call from the plane itself. it's betty long, an attendant. >> the cockpit is not entering. somebody is stabbed in business class. >> shortly afterwards, this. >> nobody move. everything is ok. if you try to make any moves -- just stay quiet. >> the voice is mohammed atta. stunned air traffic controllers try to understand what's happening. >> we have a problem here. we have a hijacked aircraft headed towards new york. and we need you guys to scramble some f-16's or something up t

agency primary unit, whose aim is to prevent terrorism attacks on us, not to apprehend after they occur. >> we have time for one more? ok, looking at places like the united kingdom where the government has recently been in -- -- recently abandoned efforts to engage nonviolent islamic extremists, how do you believe that the added states should deal with domestic ideologues that preach radical ideologies but do not directly promote or engage in violent activities? >> this is a very thin line between just about all muslims in amehis minority of violent islamist extremists is a pretty clear line, to me. i spent a lot of time on this. this group is a difficult one because it is right on the line. they are extremists. they are very provocative. they have a right under our constitution up to avoid to be -- up to a point to be provocative, and yet, they would claim that they are not violent, not preaching violence. it is a very hard line. i do not have an easy answer. i would try to engage, but i would do it with great care and kind of skepticism because once you are preaching an extremis

officials are not taking a new terror threat against the united states lightly. security ahead of the tenth anniversary of 9/11. plus from california to mexico, millions of people suddenly out of power. no lights and no air conditioning. lots of questions. did human error cause this massive blackout or was there something else? stay with us here in "the situation room." >>> a potential terror threat against new york and washington, d.c. at least two of the three alleged suspects are believed to be u.s. citizens. our chief white house correspondent has more. what's the latest that you are hearing? >> the official said they do not plan to raise the threat level for now, but that could change. i am told by another senior official that this is the first most serious threat they have had around the noin-11 anniversary right now i am told they are not planning to change the president's schedule in any way. the president has been briefed throughout the day. first by the counter terrorism official and by his national security top official by tom don lynn's top deputy. he

this is limited to terrorism against the united states, and the u.s. homeland, not against u.s. interest overseas such as embassies or military bases. and it is limited to terrorists attacks, no covert by nation's states. when we talk about safer, we are referring to likelihood and social severity of a possible terrorists attack. they will compare the two points in time, today, september 1, 2011 and the day before 9/11. but arguments may also include how america's current vulnerabilities, if any, maybe exploited in the future. the format of today's debate is after i provide brief introductions, each participate will have five minutes to make opening statements, setting forth their position on the question. then each participate will have three minutes to respond to the opening statement of the other. after the opening and responses, we will then have question time. and as chair, i will ask questions of each participate, allow them an opportunity to respond, and then i will solicit questions from the audience to ask the debaters. the rules require that questions from the audience

how do you not want the united states to use these laws, but you are using them yourself? the difference is that mexico's anti-terror laws are much broader than the united states. you do not need to have our real political motivation. in mexico, anyone who sets off a bomb or a tax and utility, for example, can be labeled as -- attacks a utility, for example, can be labeled as a terrorist. president calderon first used the term terrorist for drug cartels recently. host: united nations is sending reporters out to look at these -- the associated press is sending reporters out to look at these things. we'll have live coverage all day sunday of next week, beginning with "washington journal," a chance for you to share your stories and comments about 9/11. there will be ceremonies in manhattan and southwestern pennsylvania. good morning and welcome to the conversation. caller: good morning. we the people of the united states of america are 100 million times more concerned about what is happening in our own country with the terrorists, clandestine and open. the dangerous ones, of course, are the ones that blow something up,

terrorism suspects. the new york times reports... that the documents suggest that the united states sent terror suspects to libya for questioning at least eight times,... despite the country's reputation for torture. peter bouckaert, the emergencies director for human rights watch,... a us- based international non-governmental organization,... who discovered the documents says that the american government has used the libyan government to interrogate terrorist suspects,... handing over lists of significant figures that are believed to be part of al qaeda. human rights watch has often criticized the us rendition program,... saying the detainees were tortured and treated inhumanely. a cia spokeswoman says... the close ties should not come as a surprise... since the agency works with foreign governments to help protect the us from terrorism... and other deadly threats. hwang ji-hye, arirang news. the forces of libya's rebel-led interim government are set to attack one of fugitive leader moammar gadhafi's last remaining strongholds, bani walid,... as those loyal to gadhafi refuse to surrender. located aroun

hasn't seen a terror attack on its own in the past ten years but that same thing can be said about units in the rest of the world do you think america's war on terror is actually have the effect disparate spreading terrorism all across the rest of the globe instead of containing it well of course one of the reasons why for example to madrid bombing in two thousand and four was the get spain out of the war in iraq and some other other reasons were involved and the madrid bombing which is quite quite devastating and that's was one example of the point is we can't get the big guy you look at the little guys so so you do that but the but i think the other effect is it's had i think that every state can use the war on terror to its own purposes they look at the united states the united states did that and we can do that too and therefore it's opened a real pandora's box as well as one person said earlier we don't know what to expect the rule of law. international law is certainly been undermined by american actions that of course in the past decade the very controversial pat trade act that we

role in the war on terror. units from the arkansas national guard have played a vital role on the war on terror, with deployments to afghanistan and iraq and some units having served multiple tours on the battlefront. america's military personnel and veterans of the global war on terror can be proud of all they have accomplished. their continued efforts brought bin laden, the mastermind behind these attacks, to justice along with a number of his top lieutenants and numerous taliban commanders. they continue to battle bin laden's fanatical followers and protect us from those who remain committed to inflicting harm on the united states. many of the veterans from the global war on terror have returned home with permanent life-altering injuries. we have worked hard here in this body and in the house to ensure that they and all the veterans of this war receive all the care and benefits they have earned and deserve upon their return. we must continue to uphold our promise to our veterans. we must also continue to ensure th

obama has not used the term war on terror i think because it has been discredited as to why you just played the clip where bush said it only begins with al qaeda well united states has many terrorist groups on its terrorism list but most of them don't attack the united states and therefore the united states should have focused on al qaeda. and excluded saddam hussein and all these manufactured associations between iraq and been line which were totally false and other groups which. may be called al qaeda that have local affiliates but there are concern with local issues so i think we need to focus on the main trunk and then they have done that to some extent but i think obama is making the same mistake that bush made he's just doing going into more countries somalia yemen. you know all these countries that where he's doing drone strikes and this is don't they causing further problems the u.s. popularity in the muslim world is go low what it was at the end of the bush administration so you may even if you go into libya or something in another intervention you may please some libyans but the rest of the muslim world is saying oh that's another intervention a

terror have been sentenced to statement terms for crimes against our country. the second was the state of pennsylvania -- michael at the trans alaska pipeline as well as other infrastructure locations here in the unitedstates and what he envisioned as a 9/11 plot of energy. over the passengers that were i worked over 200 cases of terrorism against the united states and interests abroad. but the ten-year anniversary of the tragic events of 9/11 fast approaching, it's important we not forget the data change the nation nation and country forever. though americans suffer a miserable personalized of nearly three dozen deaths that day, honorable soldiers have given advice in afghanistan and iraq. the terrorist that to defeat america has failed to kill the spirit of perseverance. as a proud american i believe our perseverance of the countries to grow and continue. we need to identify what it means to be an american today in a post-9/11 world and explore what we can do collectively and individually to pay it forward by selfless and good deeds made to our community and to our country to continue to make america the greatest country in the world. their stories about history and individuals who stepped up and g

whether lone wolves or organized groups who hate the united states, who hate america, and would like nothing more than to once again undertake this kind of terrorramatic, even something more deadly. so even though al qaeda may be on the ropes right now, there are still people out there who hate the united states and all of us, of course, have to appreciate that as we go forward, which will be for a very, very long time with the so-called constant concern about terrorism. anderson? >> and today we also want to keep in mind the day -- this was a day of work for thousands of new york city police officers, port authority personnel as well as national guard personnel. and our thoughts and our appreciation go out to them and owl the members of our fighting forces who are serving overseas, keeping us and many around the world safe. >> now 2,977 people died ten years ago today. i know there will be a time moving forward in history where this day doesn't have the emotional attachment, the personal emotional attachment and sadness that it has. but ten years is not nearly long enough. >> yeah, it certainly is not, nor likely will it ever be. for candy cro

thanks very much for being on a program ok so it's been a decade since the war on terror was born this was following the united. in attacks what do you think has been achieved i mean has international terrorism in fact been dealt a major blow. that's difficult to say i think what we've seen in this country in the united states is a state of permanent war much of this is either media manufactured or media enabled first they're gonna stand in iraq and libya all of them are a part of i think a larger story that the media are telling and constantly telling that we are in this generational conflict with shadow we characters. a war without end even the iraq war which you know the u.s. media have celebrated as more or less ending is not ending the war in afghanistan is interesting that you caught it early on and a war actually i mean this has been going on for ten years i mean looking at the human cost and it's just keeps on dragging on do you think that america's military combat missions will be any different. i find it sort of doubtful in the piece that was just airing you see that people in afghanistan at least so

and they ended up trying to do with the fbi was doing in terms of making an assessment of terrorism in the unitedstates. >> host: you point out they missed major has signed. >> guest: the fort hood shooter. if you have an honest discussion to begin with, there may be about what books and maybe what doesn't expect the government to come clean on that, you know, that's human nature. they really do, then you could more appropriately target or resources. >> host: but there is a bit of a catch-22 of this criticism. as i said, a lot of the criticism you make is very well grounded. but there's still a catch-22 in the point you are now making. we were attacked on 9/11. it was a major attack and it was not the first attack on al qaeda and not even the first attack that killed hundreds of people. there was a very serious problem. the u.s. government wenden to what president bush called the war in terrorism. he launched the response to 9/11 as a war, with the idea that we would try to accomplish that in no administration had ever set forth a physical, which is preventing the next attack. and it's true that

the united states faces today of counter-terrorism unit. the direct threats posed and the large volume of financial support from individuals that flow from backup region to other ones. i want to emphasize the severing the pipelines is a major counter-terrorism priority. in northwest africa, it has shifted its activity it to the relatives safe haven. the tactic not only endangers taurus the supplies them with an influx of cash. al qaeda seats to inspire conflict against the united states. al qaeda has had some success in rallying in the villages. in addition to plus directed and plan from overseas, the appearance, individuals who are there are engaged in terrorism. other organizations continue to threaten u.s. national security interests. they seek to undermine the security and stability of allies. or engage in other activities that amenable to u.s. ones. we receive the support from the government of a run. it has an expansive organization. hezbollah receive support from iran and supplement its budget through drug and criminal activities as

week, cnn is bringing you special coverage of next weekend's tenth anniversary of the terror attacks on the united. we are looking at how the world has changed and how the rest of the world sees america since the events of that day. >> it was ten years ago next sunday that 19 hijackers took over four jetliners for the u.s. the hijackers killed the pilots and flew the planes into the world trade center towers. they flew one into the pentagon and one crashed in central pennsylvania. as a result of the attacks that day, the world trade center was destroyed and the pentagon sustained major damage and nearly 3,000 people lost their lives. >> the anniversary is not just important to the victims or so many of us who watched the tragedy unfold. it is a key and vniversary for al qaeda who planned the attacks. that prompts u.s. officials to issue a rare warning. >> reporter: it is one of the most charged anniversaries. it is one of al qaeda's plans to attack. the state department has issued a worldwide travel alert. reminding americans of al qaeda's continuing threat. terrorist groups plan attacks to coinci

dean reynolds is there. 911 calls capture the terror of the deadly rampage at a nevada ihop. and united by tragedy, how an entire community brought comfort to the families of flight 93 downed on 9/11 nearly ten years ago. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. with medicare already on the evenly critical list, the government says con artists are drank the life blood out of it by filing millions of dollars in phony claims. today, the justice department announced the biggest crackdown ever. 91 people were arrested in eight u.s. cities coast to coast, charged with defrauding taxpayers of nearly $295 million. our chief investigative correspondent armen keteyian tells us that the accused include doctors, nurses, and other health care workers. >> reporter: as part of the coordinated strike by federal law enforcement, the government charged this miami mental health clinic was set up for the sole purpose of committing medicare fraud. 20 people were indicted here alone as part of the record nationwide bust, charged with bilking u.s.

new details about the possible new terror plot against the united states on the anniversary of 9/11.uthorities telling cnn tonight they have a partial ideantity o one of the three people involved and they believe he's in the united states right now. we're going to be joined ahead. a disturbing report out of syria that could signal a new level of brutality in the government's program. we know they kill children, women, unarmed protesters. witnesses saying security forces barge into a hospital, took 18 wounded patients, some of them were in the operating room on oxygen, on life support. a doctor who witnessed the attack speaks out coming up. [ marge ] psst. constipated? phillips' caplets use magnesium, an ingredient that works more naturally with your colon than stimulant laxatives, for effective relief of constipation without cramps. thanks. [ professor ] good morning students. today, we're gonna... >>> welcome back to ground zero on this beautiful night. you're looking at the north reflecting pool, one of two pools. the design is called reflecting absence. the new information about t

fight and we will -- the end of trying to do with the fbi was doing to make an assessment of terrorism in the united states. >> host: you point out the major hassan. the fort hood shooter. >> guest: if you had an honest discussion to begin with, maybe about what works and what doesn't expect the government to come clean on that because that's just human nature, they really do, then you can more appropriately target your resources. >> host: and there is a catch-22 in the criticism, a lot of the criticism the unit is very well grounded but there is still in the point that you are now making we were attacked on 9/11. as a major attack and was in the first attack by al qaeda or even the first attack that killed hundreds of people. there was a very serious problem the u.s. government went into what president bush called the war on terrorism he launched the response to 9/11 as a war with the idea we would try to accomplish something no other administration had set for itself as a goal which is preventing the next attack. and it's true lots of resources which ran into this diplomatic, financial, intelligen

-- they ended up trying to do what the fbi was doing in terms of making an assessment of terrorism in the united states. well -- >> host: you pointed out they missed major hussan -- >> guest: sow if you had an honest discussion to begin with about maybe what works and about maybe what doesn't work -- although i don't expect the government to come clean on that. that's just human nature. they rarely do. then you can more appropriately target your resources. >> host: but there is -- there's a bit of a catch 2 # -- catch 22 in this criticism. a lot of the criticism is well grounded, but there's still a catch 22 in the point that you're now making. we were attacked on 9/11. it was a major attack, and it was not the first attack by al-qaeda, and it was not even the first attack that killed hundreds of people. there was a very serious problem. the u.s. government went into what president bush called the war on terrorism. he launched the response to 9/11 as a war with the idea that we would try to accomplish something that no administration ever set for itself as a goal which is preventing the next att

president >> we will have an update on the reportedly quote, credible specific but unconfirmed terror threat on the united states. around what is, of course, the tenth anniversary of the september 11th terror attacks and the latest on the massive power outage in parts of arizona and southern california primarily in the san diego area where more than a million americans do not have electricity at this hour. both of those things happening and breaking in terms of news relatively recently. an enormous amount of news tonight political and otherwise. but we begin as we must in washington, d.c. when a president addresses a joint session of congress, it's usually for the state of the union address. only very rarely do presidents ever ask congress to address a joint session for something other than the state of the union. before tonight, president obama had only done that once before when he unveiled his health reform plan. his health reform plan that ultimately became his health reform law. republicans now denounce it as obama care and lots of other things besides and they pledge that they will will it away some

bombings actually because i really believe that's the most important incident in the history of terrorism vs. the united states. that was the defining moment on how we were going to deal with it. and i thought that's where i started my book, not on 9-11 which most books that have anything to do with 9-11 they start with 9-11 because it's such a gripping beginning because i guess i didn't want to go with the grain and i thought i'd go where i thought the most important story was and that at least in the six to 10-year history of osama bin laden and the al-qaida network and the threat to the united states, so i got a call towards the end of this project from the editors of the book who said can you get mary jo white to write a forward for this book. mary jo white was the manhattan attorney here in new york and it was her office that prosecuted every major terrorist captured by the united states and in fact, it's her office that presently has osama bin laden under time. -- indictment. if he's ever caught anywhere, he's caught based on an indictment here in lower manhattan for the african bombing and the bl