the u. is s -- u.s.s. cole, killing him and two guards. and one of the wanted terrorist in the arabian peninsula, 17 american sailor died and 40 wounded while they attacked it in the dock. this explosion blew a 30 by 30 foot hole in the ship. the target of someone dressed as an afghan army soldier, this shooting killing one n.a.t.o. soldier. the latest in the attacks and so far 12 n.a.t.o. soldiers have died in such attacks. a startling admission from two lawmakers about the state of the taliban in afghanistan. a direct challenge to president obama's own ajestment of the taliban just last week during the surprise visit to kabul. and saying the same thing, democratic senator diane feinstein and republican congressman mike rogers both agreeing, the taliban strength and resolve are growing despite the u.s. troop surge and our continued presence there. >> the taliban has a shadow system of governors in many provinces, they've gone up north, they've gone to the east, attacks are up. >> this is a huge problem and what we have found is maybe the p

that leader helped plan the attack on the u.s.s. cole. cide attack on the u.s.s. cole killed 17 american sailors. that very bold attack brought fame to osama bin laden. it also attracted more money and followers to al qaeda. >> i have done a lot of service for my country and i would hope my country would look after me. >> coming up for you at 5:45 the plea by an american now being held hostage in pakistan aimed at president obama. >>> final results from france's presidential election came in overnight. they show that francois nearly beat nicolis sarkozy. >>> the countries left coalition party celebrated early election results showing them coming in second place. the two major parties that backed the austerity measures lost. >>> today california voters can begin casting absentee ballots for the june primary. the departments across the state will send out the june 5th ballots today. voters you can mail them in or drop them off in specific locations. the last day to request a vote by mail ballot is may 29th. almost half of the voters did it b

he was a key figure in the bombing of the "u.s.s. cole ats off of yemen. >>> in guantanamo, the self-proclaimed master mind of the 9/11 attacks and four alleged accomplices were arra n arraigned over the weekend. the proceedings stretched well into the night. an attorney for one of them says it's peaceful resistance. >> this will be a long, hard-fought but peaceful struggle. >> some of the victims' families arrived in guantanamo to watch the hearing while others watched at bases here in the mainland. the trial probably won't begin until some time next year. >>> overseas markets are tumbling this morning. president nicholas sew carkozy out and hollande is in. that makes people nervous. the parliamentary vote in greece put their austerity plan in jeopardy as well. >>> a small group broke away from the approved march route, authorities cracked down. >>> now to public back here. president obama is battling for his own second term. he officially kicked off his re-election campaign this weekend. outcome will depend mostly on the economy. >> i a

he was also wanted for the bombing of the u.s.s. cole if 2000. the air strikes are the latest blow totter i.r.s. group. earlier this week the c.i.a. and foreign intelligence agencies foiled the plot to bomb an airliner. >> this was one of the most sophisticated intelligence operations we've ever run. we were having access to extremely vital information. >> reporter: but the operation was nearly blown when someone leaked information about it to the associated press forcing agents to wrap it up ahead of schedule. senator joseph lieberman, chairman of the homeland security committee says he believes the leak interrupted parts of the operation that were not yet completed. >> they did something really harmful to our national security and i hope we catch them. >> reporter: defense secretary leon panetta not only hurt this operation but could make it harder to recruit future informants. >> to do it effectively, you have to protect these people. >> reporter: experts say the double agent is probably in hiding with a new identity. >> the associated press he

embassy bombings in africa, targeting the u.s.s. "cole" in yemen and leading up to and peaking tapt september 11 attacks. >> rose: also this evening, steve coll, the reporter who has covered afghanistan extensively has a new book called "private empire: exxonmobil and american power." tonight part one of that conversation which is about afghanistan. >> the united states should also have learned that no policy that is based on a misunderstanding of the facts or wishful thinking is likely to succeed. and there are a whole series of assumptions built into this transition policy about the ability of the afghan national arm about the degradation of the taliban and the ability of afghan political lead yooers to fashion a fair transition of power from karzai who-to-whoever comes after. all ofhese assumptions look quite shaky and you don't want to ask american men and women to make the ultimate sacrifice if you're not willing to confront the facts head on and think honestly about where they may lead you. >> rose: we conclude with kathy freston, a

his cases included the bombing of the u.s.s. "cole" in yemen in 2000, as well as 9/11. al qaeda michael leiter, let me ge win with reports by the "new york times" and others that this plot was foiled that was a sting operation. that there was a saudi who posed as a would be suicide bomber and managed to get ahold of the weapon. can you confirm that? >> i can't confirm it, margaret. i would say this is exactly what we expect and want our intelligence services to do but it's extremely hard to do in the a place like yemen. i think it probably represents a great partnership between the u.s. government and the government of saudi arabia but this information is incredibly sensitive and i think it's somewhat unfortunate that it's been widely reported because it reduces our ability to use these sorts of sources or this sort of methodology to exploit al qaeda and stop future plots which they are undoubtedly going to pursue. >> warner: mr. soufan, do you have any information about this? this latest development? >> no, i agree with mike and i don't think the situation at this point

qaeda chief being killed in an air strike in yemen he was wanted for his role in the bombing of the u.s.s. cole in the year two thousand which resulted in the deaths of seventeen u.s. sailors at least one other man was also killed in the air raids in addition to being one of the most wanted terrorist in yemen the f.b.i. it offered a five million dollars reward for information leading to his capture u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton's arrived in india for diplomatic talks all oil is likely to be the focus of a visit after delhi publicly rejected western sanctions on iran choosing to continue to buy fuel from the state however the government has been pushing for a reduction in imports been for sanctions come into effect and makes trade increasingly more difficult the u.s. is ramping up the pressure on iran over its nuclear program. in pakistan thousands of call for the prime minister to resign after his recent conviction for contempt of court last month the country's supreme court brought charges against use of killarney for refusing to reopen an old corruption case against the president he

chief has been killed in an air strike in yemen he was wanted for his role in the bombing of the u.s.s. cole in the year two thousand that resulted in the deaths of seventeen u.s. sailors at least one other man was also killed in sunday's raids in addition to being one of the most wanted terrorists in yemen the f.b.i. offered a five million dollar reward for information leading to his capture. u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton's urged india to buy less oil from iran the united states is ramping up the pressure on iran over its nuclear program so the countries always insist it is only for peaceful purposes delhi publicly rejected western sanctions on the islamic state choosing to continue to buy its fuel from around the government's been pushing for a reduction in imports before sanctions come into effect next month make trade increasingly more difficult. in pakistan thousands of call for the prime minister to resign after his recent conviction for contempt of court last month the country's supreme court all charges against use of killarney for refusing to reopen an old corruption case

. >>> a drone attack has killed a top al-qaida leader who helped plan the attack on the u.s.s. cole alkuso was on the fbi's most wanted list. today's strike was overseen by the fbi. >>> dianne feinstein is warning the u.s. tonight that the taliban is growing stronger in afghanistan. >> the taliban has a shadow system of governors in many provinces. they've gone up north, to the east. attacks are up, the number of people attacking have killed over 500 of our people. >> just last week the taliban claimed responsible for an attack in kabul that killed eight people. the attackers wore burka's to hide their weapons. michigan congressman adds that negotiating with the taliban may be working against u.s. efforts to come up to an agreement. >> i'm not quite sure what the magic words are that you want out of me. let me say this, i believe that mitt romney will be a dramatically better president for the united states than barack obama. >> newt gingrich now says he's in talks with romney's campaign to appear at several major events. gingrich admitted romney beat him in key states. romney did n

it was wanted in connection with the bombing of the u.s.s. cole in two thousand which left seventeen u.s. soldiers dead at the strike was reportedly carried out by the cia under the authorization of the yemeni government officials say militants have killed at least twenty soldiers in revenge for the attacks. u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton has urged india to buy less oil from iran comes as america increases its pressure on terror ran over its nuclear program which is only for peaceful purposes india receives around nine percent of its oil from iran though officials say it's reduced its dependency in recent months could face u.s. sanctions if it doesn't make significant cuts to iranian fuel imports. all right back in just a couple of minutes well in about three and a half minutes with a recap of today's top stories. please . please. please. susan. susan. seems to me. seems. more news today violence is once again flared up if these are the images the world has been seeing from the streets of canada ashtrays. says. wealthy british style. is n

s 10 most wanted list for the bombing of the u.s.s. "cole" which killed 17 american sailors and 39 others. the five accused 9/11 al qaeda terrorist was disrupted their military tribunal hearing yesterday don't have another court day for five weeks. but the aftershock from their actions extend far beyond guantanamo. that's where chief legal correspondent jan crawford is tonight. >> reporter: the five 9/11 suspects sat silently taking breaks for scheduled prayers. but the hearing ended late last night with outrage. with family members watching from the back of the courtroom ramzi bin al shieb accused of helping facilitate the attack turned around with a smile and thumbs up. one family member responded to him with an expletive. the exchange captured the family's feelings of rage after watching the suspects sitting in silence. stonewalling the proceedings and refusing to look at the judge or answer his repeated questions. james connell a lawyer for the accused money-man called the respect's courtroom behavior peaceful resistance and said it was

opportunities and al qaeda yemen's sits right next door to saudi arabia ever since the bombing of the u.s.s. cole al qaeda has made it clear that it wants to establish a base inside yemen to attack the saudi oil fields right next door and anything that they can do to alienate the yemeni people from the central authority and the west the united states cause. this and this is a this is a this is a great victory for them it's a very bad decision by the united states coming up on r t a life apart. one palestinian family caught by the israeli barrier separating them from their community and livelihood. and for the first time in decades mexican immigrants no longer want to go to the united states there may be something many americans wanted for a long time but soon they might start regretting it we'll tell you why. these are the images the world seeing from the streets of canada. today. all right at six minutes past the hour and the euro's on shaky ground as a caretaker greek government is being sworn in a senior judge will be heading it until next month's reelection fears about those quitting the sing

father has been killed but strikes he was responsible for the suicide attack against the warship the u.s.s. cole in october two thousand which killed seventeen american sailors and injured thirty nine two other al qaeda terrorists also died in the air raids. in pakistan large crowds call for their prime minister to resign after his conviction for contempt of court last month the country's supreme court abroad charges against parties dunn's prime minister for refusing to reopen an old corruption case against the country's president people like you the government of working to hide their own corruption and about not to allow the judiciary to become tainted. the syrian government has granted an amnesty to two hundred sixty five rebels ahead of monday's multi-party poem entry vote the first such election in decades meanwhile a series of blasts in the capital damascus and the north rim city of aleppo killed at least three civilians on saturday and as sara firth reports people are placing increasing hope on the u.n. observer mission monitoring the frequently preach ceasefire. in the heart of damascus

all crucial has been killed by air strikes he was responsible for the suicide attack against the u.s.s. cole in october two thousand which killed seventeen american sailors and injured thirty nine two other al qaeda terrorist also died in the air raids. opposition activists have clashed with police and central moscow after defying orders to move to the officially a great location for their rally the anti-government protest dubbed the march of millions was timed for the eve of bloody matter pollutants presidential inauguration parties igor has the details. the police have managed to restore order on bolotnaya square most of the protesters have now left the area but i must say at some points it was pretty ugly the around me itself originally was pretty peaceful until one of the radical leaders of the opposition i said if you would i saw hold on the crowd to move away from the authorized area and gather at another spot not agreed with the authorities the police tried blocking the crowd you to see t.v. scenes but i guess some of the radical activists tried breaking through the very key to leadin

has been killed by strikes he was responsible for the suicide attack against the u.s.s. cole in october of two thousand which killed seventeen american sailors and injured thirty nine two other al qaeda terrorists also died in the air raid. the syrian government has granted an amnesty to two hundred sixty five rebels ahead of monday's multi-party parliamentary vote the first time she lection in decades meanwhile a series of blasts in the capital damascus and the north korean city of aleppo killed at least three civilians on saturday and as their first reports people are placing increasingly hope on the u.n. observer mission monitoring the frequently breached cease fire. in the heart of damascus thousands come out. the funerals of people killed during clashes in the capital once again drew into focus the very precarious situation the country now finds itself before the bodies of the that they carried through the streets of damascus a few rules the people who were killed on that the station they just the story you thought the military the security watching i think that this is

he also provided the location and movements of fhad al quoso, wanted for the bombing of the u.s.s. "cole" in 2000. he was killed by a drone strike last weekend. but a.q.a.p.'s master bomb maker, ibrahim al-asiri, who developed the new underwear bomb, may burrow deeper into hiding now that the existence of the source has been revealed. when we look back on this in a year, what are we going to see about this case and this source? >> if you stop plots without taking people out, the people will simply regenerate the plot. so the question is was this operation leaked to the press too early for us to find the bomb maker? if he's still around in a year, that's going to be a critical question everybody is going to ask about. >> reporter: al-asiri is aware he is a target. he is among those training five to ten new bomb makers. but the source, who came in from the cold, will find a warm place relocated with his family under a new identity. >> first he's going to get a paycheck that you and i would want any david week, as he should. >> reporter: are we talking millions? >> we're talking millions. >

he was on wanted list in connection with the bombing of a u.s.s. cole warship in 2000. the drone that killed him was authorized by the cia and authorize bid government yemen. >>> the five men on trial for the 9-11 attacks refuse to allow the legitimacy of the military commission at guantanamo bay. one of their lawyers admit the suspected terrorists are puttingen a peaceful protest by refusing to answer the judge's question and by periodically praying during the 10-hour hearing on saturday. most legal experts believe it could be a decade before the trial and all the appeals are exhausted. >>> some other top stories now. fairfax county police are stepping up their efforts to track down a deadly hit and run driver. >> they are hoping electronic message signs on roads will help lead to an arrest. 21-year-old shalinda arrington was found dead on harrison street in mount vernon late friday morning. it is believe she got out of her car during some sort of altercation. police are look fig black chevrolet suv with temporary tags. >>> prince george's county police are also on the