they say this could have been bigger than the toronto 18.was the plot that 18 men not arrested in. the plan was to blow up buildings in toronto, and behead the prime minister. they're saying in today's arrest, the public was never in any danger at all. but if this had been pulled off, it would have been extremely significant. >> shepard: trace gallagher for us. waiting for the news conference to begin. here in the united states it's been a very frustrating day for a lot of airline travelers. and the reason is, the budget cuts, known faction natalie as the sequester. furloughs started yesterday for air traffic control control -- s causing delays. the places in red are flights pushing back more than two hours in los angeles, some incoming flights were delayed by more than three hours. with us now a senior official with the -- i understand at it it's bad. we new this was coming. >> we knew it was coming. a couple thoughts on this. one is faa knew this was coming for two years, had a long time plan, bat and you're seeing is controllers are being

thousands use the route from new york's penn station to toronto every year. the service crosses one of the most spectacular bridges in north america. sources tell abc news the plan was to plant bombs and derail the train. >> by derailing the train, we were looking at a real threat to kill people, hurt people. >> reporter: the two arrested suspects had allegedly begun surveillance of trains in the toronto area. but authorities

arrested today were rahid yasser, 35 of toronto.tody and will appear at old city hall courthouse tomorrow for bail hearings. as stated, our investigation and the evidence found indicated that the accused were conspireing to carry out a terrorist attack against a passenger train in the greater toronto area. briefly the charges include conspireing to interfere with transportation facilities, and murdering persons for the benefit of a terrorist group. we are alleging that the two individuals took steps and conducted activities to initiate a terrorist attack. they watched trains and railways in the greater toronto area, these arrests are the conclusion of a very complex and lengthy investigation which involved multijurisdictional and multiagency cooperation. we have formed solid partnerships with police services and government agencies at home and around the world, devoted to fighting terrorism. the importance of greater integration of resources and intelligence has been heightened by the reality of terrorism for many countries and that

of toronto.real, one was in toronto. they'd been under surveillance for several months after a local imam in toronto alerted authorities that one of these individuals was acting strangely. that's when the surveillance started. the canadian authorities were working with the fbi during this entire procedure, as well. again, they believe that the train that was targeted was headed from toronto to new york and they would not comment if they expect, while this investigation continues, if they expect more arrests to come. >> ted, what they did say is they believe the public was actually never in danger. so how close were these suspected terrorists, close to carrying out this attack? >> well, it's a good question. and why did they make the arrest at this time? they say that the threat was not imminent. however, they do believe that these individuals were capable of pulling this off. >> a lot more to investigate here. ted rowlands, live for us. thank you very much. up next on "early start," rain and snow

he is live in toronto. what can you tell us about the suspect appearing today?. student who was operating out of montreal. he was brought here to toronto yesterday. he'll make an initial court appearance here. a relatively short one. it is technically a bail hearing. however the judge will just move it up to a different court level, because this judge, given the charges being so serious, can't rule on potential bail in this case. as you mentioned, his alleged accomplice went through the same procedure here in toronto yesterday, and his family was in the courtroom by his side supporting him. you want to try to relay to people? the mother and other family members of suspected terrorist raed jaser had no comment leaving a downtown toronto courthouse yesterday. jaser remains in custody for allegedly planning an al qaeda supported train attack with this man, 30-year-old chiheb esseghaier. according to multiple government sources the suspected terrorists were planning to use explosives to derail a new york to toronto passenger train. jaser's lawyer john norris says hi

thousands of people use the route from new york's penn station to toronto every year. sources tell abc news, the plan involved planting bombs to blow up tracks and derail the trains. >> we were looking at a real threat to kill people, hurt people. >> reporter: the two arrested suspects had allegedly begun surveillance of trains in the toronto area. but authorities had been watching them since august of last year. the plot was disrupted before it became operational. here's one of the suspects in handcuffs, escorted by police. and an unexpected twist. canadian authorities claim there's a link to al qaeda and iran. it's part of al qaeda's playbook. documents obtained from osama bin laden's secret compound revealed, he had been urging followers to derail a train in the u.s. to kill passengers. so far, there's no indication that this plot is tied to boston. pierre thomas, abc news, washington. >>> after a storm of criticism, the tsa has decided to delay a new policy that would allow small knives and sports equipment on planes. the flight attendants union, federal air marsha

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no dieron detalles del operativo, dijeron que lo arrestados tu dieron el transito de los trenes en torontotos fue el resultado de la cooperaciÓn entre los dos paÍses. >>> xre ze la preocupaciÓn en west texas a dÍas de la violenta explosiÓn en una fÁbrica de fertilizantes, los resintes que viven mÁs cerca a la planta, no han podido regresar a sus hogares. y las autoridades han dicho muy poco de lo que provocÓ el estallido. sabemos que periodistas que han tenido acceso a la zona, dicen que la destrucciÓn es similar a la de un tornado. tenemos lo mÁs reciente a continuaciÓn. >>> poco a poco, la normalidad regresa al pequeÑo pueblo de west las calles se reanudaron y los estudiante de la escuela destruida por la explosiÓn fueron acomodados en otros planteles del Área. este estudiante dice sentir mariposas en el estÓmago, ya que tomara clases en una escuela nueva. para que los damnificados pudieron regresar a sus casas, las autoridad dividieron el Área en 3 zonas segÚn el nivel de devastaciÓn. a la zona 1 y 2 solo pueden visitar el lugar. >>> para entrar a la zona devastada, las autoridades entr

thousands of people use the targeted route from new york's penn station to toronto every year.vice crosses one of the most spectacular bridges in north america. sources tell abc news the plan involved planting bombs to blow up tracks and derail the trains. >> by derailing a train they were actually -- we were looking at a real threat to kill people, hurt people. >> reporter: the two arrested suspects had allegedly begun surveillance of trains in the toronto area, but authorities had been watching them since august of last year and the plot was disrupted before it became operational. here is one of the suspects in handcuffs, escorted by police. and an unexpected twist. canadian authorities claim there is a link to al qaeda in iran. >> the significance of this investigation was that it involved domestic plan, domestic attack planning being supported by al qaeda. >> reporter: it's part of al qaeda's playbook. documents obtained from osama bin laden's secret compound revealed he had been urging followers to derail a train in the u.s. to kill passengers. so far there is no indicatio

the caps not too far away from the game against toronto, huh? >> reporter: that's right, lesli. a big game tonight. as they say, the game must go on. the caps hit the ice, but the victims in boston weigh on their mind. head coach, adam oats speaks out. plus, alex lynn says good-bye >>> we have breaking news, cnn is reporting that a positive test for rison has been intercepted. it's a highly toxin naturally occurring protein. doses as small as a few grains of salt can kill an adult human. it was found in a senate mail room. we have a newses crew on the way to the scene and bring you more information coming up at 7:00. >>> now, game on with kristen berset. live from the wusa9 cadillac sports desk. >> we are live at the verison center. the capitals tonight hosting the toronto maple leafs, closing out this recent home stand, going for their eighth straight victory. a moment of silence will be held before the game begins in honor of the victims of yesterday's bombings. five games left to go. a moment of silence. now he played for the brewens during a time in his career and still has

they say they noticed the men studying train tracks around toronto. the eu foreign ministers dropped sanctions against myanmar with what they called reform. the decision will ease travel and trade restrictions, but the ban will remain in place for weapons exports. human rights watch criticize that, due to their treatment of a minority. police are accused of carrying out ethnic cleansing expellee more than 100,000 from their homes. >> france became the 14th country to legalize same-sex marriage on tuesday. the controversial measure to keep -- approved by parliament gives rights for gay and lesbian couples. >> we are not taking anything away from anybody. thinkot know why people they can tell me how to live my life. i am really happy now. passednational assembly the bill but a comfortable majority. a conservative opposition vowed to keep up the fight. of this now.ntment we go to constitutional court. in defense ofrk the family. >> the issue of same-sex marriage has divided france and sparked weeks of protests, which flared up again. demonstrators called

among their targets, trains from new york city to toronto, canada.olice are calling the plot al qaeda inspired. >>> and former new york congressman anthony weiner is turning a new leaf on twitter. you'll remember, he resigned from his post in 2011 after accidentally tweeting a sexually suggestive photo of himself. well, his first tweet back, a link to a 20-page paper on ways to keep new york, what he calls the capital of the middle class. weiner is considering a mayoral run this year. >>> well, an ohio zoo is seeing double. twin polar bears born at the toledo zoo made their debut yesterday. the brother and sister will be unveiled to the public next month, but for now, the zoo is hosting an online vote to name the adorable pair. and then they get really, really big. >>> in north dakota, a rookie news anchor was cut short after a serious slip of the tongue during his first broadcast. a.j. clemente apparently thought his mike was off as the show started, but his obscenity-laced muttering actually made the air. here it is. >> your news leader in high def

within 48 hours of king's death, ray had reached toronto, canada. he rented a room in an immigrant area near downtown. james earl ray wrote -- >> the woman couldn't speak hardly any english. the man not much better. i never gave a name as they never asked me for one. >> ray read through old newspapers for birth announcements and chose this one from 1932, ramon sneyd. ray, posing as a government official, phoned the real sneyd. >> he told me he never had a passport, so i decided to get a passport in his name as his picture would not be on file at the passport office. >> the fbi thought at first king's murder was a conspiracy. harvey lowmyer bought the rifle, john willard rented the room. eric galt drove the mustang. when the fingerprints and the strands of hair showed they were the same man, the fbi issued this warrant for eric starvo galt. then, sifting thousands of records, the fbi matched those fingerprints with an escaped con from missouri, james earl ray. it began a nationwide manhunt for ray. the next day, ray left toronto for montreal, trying

cnn's ted rowlands is live in toronto for us this morning. >> good morning, ted, what's the latest. >ning, john, according to authorities the alleged plot was to attack a passenger train going from toronto to new york, and authorities here in canada say the suspect not only had the will, but had the capability to pull it off. in shackles and under heavy guard, 30-year-old chiheb esseghaier was thrown from montreal to toronto monday night, facing terrorism charges along with 35-year-old raed jaser. canadian authorities say the two were plotting an al qaeda supported attack on a passenger train traveling between canada and the united states. >> my understanding is that this was always under control of the rcmp and that at no time was anyone's life actually in danger. >> authorities say the suspects are not canadian citizens but they've declined to identify their nationality or how long they've been in canada and few details of the alleged plot have been released though canadian authorities have said it was in the planning stages and not imminent. passenger trains have been terrorist tar

a bail hearing is set for today in toronto. >> a prominent defense attorney fighting to keep her law license after admitting to smuggling out of jail a hit list for her client. lor lorna brown going before the state bar for an administrative trial. confessing to hiding a hand-written note in her legal papers after visiting him in 2010. that note contained a list of people whom bay allegedly wanted dead. he was convicted of ordering the murders of oakland journalist, chauncey bailey and two other men in 2007. brown could be disbarred for the offense. >>> a san francisco city attorney wants to know why dozens of mentally ill patients are being shipped to the bay area. published reports claiming the psychiatric hospital in las vegas bussed about 1500 discharged patients out of down over the past five years. they say at least 36 ended up in san francisco with nowhere to go and ended up in a homeless shelter our out in the streets. >> taking advantage of our most vulnerable putting them on a one-way ticket to know support. >> go to san francisco. they will take care of you. the san franci

team back in action on tuesday hosting toronto maple leafs. last night capital took their fans on roller coast ride against lightning. first period capitals scored three goals. alexander ovechkin with his leading 27th goal. caps would build 5-1 lead. but thousand tuesday apple turns anger capital stkreurpb four unanswered goals to force overtime. and that's when mike grown saved the day he scored on four on three powerplay. to give caps-5 win. though now lead again it is all about stphut. we just have to keep winning and keep going. >> nba teeth looking eye venge march 27th loss bulls with end 27 day winning stream. he 24. bulls hung around former wizard takes 3 also then heat took over. lebron behind inside. for lay. he 22 with miami over chicago 105-. heat won 35 last 37 games. which dared by the way brooklyn tomorrow night against the nets. coming ryan zimmerman discuss art of walk out shots is will meted a to his med nasdaq? the answer is up next. they have passing pain fun choose their walk out songs. it is music that thousands fans hear

complot terrorista de al qaeda, que pretendÍa des corrÍ lar un tren de pasajeros entre new york y torontorrorista en new york, y canadÁ. >>> no sÉ es que decir, uno cree que todo estÁ.... >>> seguro. >>> ya veo que no lo es. >>> nos dijo esta pasajera que utilizÓ el tren amtrak en el centro mucha seguridad como estaba. >>> mucho con militares y habÍan perros de policias. >>> las autoridades canadiense arrestaron a los sospechosos en montreal y toronto acusados para asesinar a personas, en las vÍas del tren segÚn la policÍa canadiense. autoridades dieron a conocer pocos detalles dijeron que los sospechosos tenÍan la capacidad de riley zrae r realizar el ataque. los sospechosos esta blan recibiendo el apoyo de al qaeda, en irÁn. >>> esta tarde los pasajeros no estaban al tanto de la noticia. >>> yo me siento tranquilo hemos viajado, cada 8 dÍas. preocupante, uno viaja tran kim, pensando que es la seguridad debida y escuchar algo asÍ le pone nervioso. pero bueno, hay que viajar igual. >>> nos informÓ roberto lacayo los 2 hermanos, sospechosos autores de los atentados en la maratÓn de boston

to cross out the nonproliferation treaty i'm joined by my guess what i meant marandi in toronto is a professor at the university of toronto in washington we have charles blair he is the senior fellow on state and non-state threats at the federation of american scientists and also in washington we cross to thomas moore he's a senior fellow and deputy director at the center for strategic and international studies right gentlemen cross-talk rosen if i mean you can jump in anytime you want to find go to iran first that we heard this week a man thomas cunt.

national the other a tunisian were arrested on suspicion of planning a terror attack on a train in toronto iran has denied claims that ledge plot was inspired by al qaida groups based that kind of broke its diplomatic links to tehran last september over its disputed nuclear program and hostility toward israel. clashes in northwest china have left twenty one people dead over half of which are police officers and community workers the fires erupted one officials were conducting weapons searches in the homes of suspected gang members sporadic violence has hit the area in recent years amid continuing ethnic tensions between two local communities. can paint as in britain have declared war on so-called killer robots really a ton of us weapons that do not require human involvement to carry out lethal our souls concerned activists have opted for a preemptive strike rising against the deadly machines before they are deployed the south has more now. so perhaps not the most usual sight on the streets of london but this guy here is actually carrying quite an important message he said for the launch of

the alleged terrorist are age 30 and are raheed of toronto. they worked with canadian intelligence and u.s. national security and law enforcement officers to interrupt this alleged plot in an 8 month investigation code named project smooth. they said the plot was detected early on and neither american nor canadian citizens faced any imminent threat as a result. u.s. officials told fox news the defendants' objective was to blow up a bridge in the tore torrent area tornted while the plane was traveling over it mounted police told reporters today that they took steps to advance the plot including allegedly conducting own surveillance of trains in the greater torrent area. tornt area. >> the individuals -- >> now i can tell that you there is no information to indicate that these attacks were state-sponsored. >> the arrest took place in montreal and toronto this afternoon. search warrants were he can executed late today. beyond the fact that neither man is a canadian citizen the nationalities were not disclosed. however, a word press account establ

. >> según la investigación queruian hgacer un atentado en la linea de tren de toronto. >> las autoridadeso quieren poner cámaras en una de las calles más importantes de la ciudad. >> buenas tardes . >> cada año esta calle reune en desfiles a miles de personas, por eso la policía quiere tener video en caso que ocurra una emergencia. >> en medio de una actividad en la calle marquet, los ojos electrónicos están en al expectativa pero son de manos privadas y negocios, pero el jefe de policia de san francisco quiere más cámaras de seguridad. >> lo que pasó en boston quedó en las video cámaras, por eso fue descubierto e identificado el sospechoso usando las cámara sq habían en el centro de boston. >> es una herramienta que se busca aprovechar. >> si algo pasa acá, me gustaría tener video si agarró al sospechoso. >> nosotros tenemos desfiles, evento maratones. >> muchos están de acuerdo. >> la gente se sentirá más segura. >> así pudieron atrapar a los de boston por cámara, acá podría pasar lo mismo si pasa algo, sobre saber que sucedió. >> pero no todos celebran la idea. >> se que hay gente que

>> right now, two were arrested, one in toronto, one in montreal.y say this is an open investigation. they do not rule out that more will be arrested. basically, it was the surveillance but it's interesting, anderson, they were again underscoring the fact that the first tip, the very first tip, came from the muslim community itself. anderson, these two are not canadian citizens. they came to canada several months ago, perhaps a couple of years in order to study and work, but they are not canadian citizens and yet, the muslim community believes they did tip them off, let them know exactly who to investigate and when they went looking, anderson, they got those warrants to be able to basically put on those wiretaps, they found what they say really was -- could have been a chilling attack in canada on those trains. >> interesting. paula, appreciate it. paula newton reporting. >>> just ahead, one of the boston bombing survivors, a remarkable young woman. i spent time in the hospital with her today. young dance instructor. she describes what it was like t

in a few hours two men accused in a disturbing terror plot will be arraigned in toronto.n authorities say that the two men planned to build up -- blow up a bridge when a passenger plane traveling from new york passed by. they had direction and guidance from al qaeda. >> the individuals were receiving support from al qaeda elements located in iran. now i can tell you that there is no information to indicate that these aat thtacks were state sponsored. >> canadian and u.s. officials insist there was noeminent threat to the public. >> they are a christian family who came to america from germany seeking asylum from a law that prohibits home schooling. they fight deportation. they came here in 2006 but the justice department reversed a judge's ruling that home schooling was grounds to seek citizenship. the family is represented by the home school delegal defense association. they will argue on their behalf today. stick around you will be live on fox and friends to talk about this case. >>> it is another time that tax payer backed if is cfiskar auto is in trouble because of the

one suspect is seen arriving in toronto for today's court appearance is 30-year-old.aier. according to royal canadian mounted police he and his codefendant, 35-year-old, raed jaser, we have the first video of him arriving too, were planning to target a train, canada's equivalent of amtrak. authorities say they had done surveillance of trains and railways. they had received direction and guidance but no actual funding from al qaeda and their activities point up a shadowy relationship between al qaeda and iran. >> the individuals were receiving support from al qaeda elements located in iran. there is no information to indicate that these attacks were state-sponsored. >> reporter: the rcmp worked hand in hand with the fbi and homeland security in the u.s. it was eight month long operation that went by the name, project smooth. martha. martha: it is fascinating to hear officials did have their eye on these two. what more do we know about them? >> reporter: they're not canadian citizens. firms didn't give their nationality but other canadian sources says one suspect is tun

this is in toronto. canadian authorities say two men planned to blow up a bridge in toronto while a passenger train traveling from new york passed by. police say the men had directions from al qaeda. >> the individuals were receiving support from al qaeda elements located in iran. i can tell you that there is no information to indicate that these attacks were state sponsored. >>gretchen: iran is denying any link. canadian and u.s. officials insist there was no imminent threat to the public. >> another embassy in libya under attack. france's embassy rocked by a car bomb left at least two security guards injured, the first attack since the 2011 war. >> fliers guess what? continue to leave your knives at home. the t.s.a. reversing course delaying a plan to let passengers carry small knives back and other sports items on to planes. the t.s.a. proposal drew widespread outrage. critics said it would make flying more dangerous. box cutters were used by some of the 9/11 hi jackers. the t.s.a. said the delay is o

hurt people. >> 2 arrest suspect that began surveillance of trains in the toronto area. authorities had been watching them since august of last year. plot was disrupted before it became operational. >> here's one of the suspects in handcuffs. says corted today by police. up expected twist. canadian authorities claim there's a link to al qaeda and iran. >> significant of this investigation was that it involved domestic attack planning being supported by al qaeda. >>reporter: part of al qaeda play book. documents obtain from osama bin laden secret compound been urging follow investigators derail a train in the u.s. to kill passengers. >> thomas abc news washington. >> now authorities tell us that this plot is not connected to the boston bombings. rather they say it illustrates how diverse the threat from terrorism really is and continues to be. >> people across the nation observe moment of silence this afternoon at 2:50 eastern time exact moment 2 bomb exploded one week aago at the boston marathon. street of boston paused and 4 new york stock exchange fell silent in rememb

the other suspect lived in toronto. both are believed to have ties to an al kid qaeda sell. >> we are allegeding that the individuals took steps. they watched trains and railways in the greater toronto area. >> had this plot been carried out it would have resulted in innocent people being killed or seriously injured. >> authorities are not saying exactly how the 30 and 35-year-old men planned to carry out the attack, only that they had the capacity and intent to commit terrorism. it is the first known al qaeda inspired plot in canada. the two are due in court tomorrow. >>> governor jerry brown's prison realignment plan is coming under attack. critics say too many offenders are being released by the counties and that is leading to more crime. a proposed bill would target parole violators. if they are rearrested they go back to local jails. the new bill allows judges to return them back to prison. >> when they have demonstrated they will not abide by the terms of their release the return to state prison has to be an optio

toronto first win and it's slug fest 10-8. why not us.irst time in l history. warm send off from fans here heading to new orleans. nobody expected louisville catch match up. upset baylor no. 1 team in the condition try. >> yaw con natureer name are the true and true. i realize how maceing for teams in the final him if 4 in 6 glaers a row it's neat. pretty good game with a lot of players and feels need to represent the west coast. >> talk fba. best in the west squaring off. first quarter certainly attacking the rim and kevin had 25 points. dribble to the hoop with authorities. beats duncan. went 100 to 80. half game behind the spurs top record in the west. vl rush mid a joke about offering 5000 dollars in cash to any official that would call a technical foul against arizona shawn miller. can't do that. >> heat is on auburn following accusations that the school altered grades of failing players on the 2011 national championship team. offered coaches reportedly paid players and covered up positive drug test players remayan main on the scene.

. >>> two accused of a bomb in canada are planning to derail a train traveling from tore ron -- toronto to iran. they say al qaeda has had a presence since 1981 and they are operating within their borders. >> the individuals are receiving support from al qaeda elements located in iran. >> authorities do not say there seems to be a link between them and the boston marathon bomb -- bombings. >>> they are now allowing small knives on passenger flights. they want some feedback and others say it makes travel more confusing when the rules keep changing. >> i don't know, a knife is a knife regardless of how small it is. >> they are not saying if it is temporary or if or not. >>> the furloughs started as part of the suck quest terribled -- sequestered budget cuts. they had up to three hours of delays in los angeles. they have to take everyone unpaid day every week. we have learned san francisco has 38 control letters. oakland has 30 control letters and plans to furlough 30 to 4 a day. two to three will be furloughed daily. >>> we have a chance to see a furloughed plane and they will take off mo

they come home against tampa, dodgers and toronto. instead of taking the kids to the ball games tomorrow jones will host more than 100 kids and coaches from the orioles at a spring game. rbi's program encourages kids to stay in school and play baseball. that's good. here's the deal. i think you'll like this week in term of temperatures. the problem is it is going to rain or thunderstorm late day every day tuesday on. that is not a guarantee. we'll head line the risk. 71 tuesday. 70s this week. update the forecast at 11:00. see you tonight. have a great rest of your night. >>> welcome to maryland spotlight. 165,000 people across the united states die from lung cancer every year. joining me today is a survivor. michael osborn thank you for being here. tell me your story. >> i was diagnosed april 8, 2008 with a rare form of lung cancer. the name i have a hard time pronouncing. it was detected after an x-ray revealed a tumor in my right lung. x-ray was part of a routine physical for another surgery. i didn't know i had anything wrong. >>

policía de canadá tiene en custodia a dos sospechosos acusados de querer descarrillar un tren en torontofue el segundo día de audiencia de la reforma migratoria el atentado terrorista en boston fue parte del debate y de qué manera, con discusiones entre los que aprovechan el tema para enterrar la reforma y quienes califican de oportunista, lourdes meluzá con más. >>> un altercado en el comité del senado cuando un demócrata criticó a quienes establecieron vínculos entre los ataques de boston y la propuesta de reforma migratoria que fue examinada hoy. >>>ppara los que señalan a la terrible tragedia de boston, dirían que es una excusa para no aprobar la medida y demorarla meses o años. >>> nunca dije eso nunca dije eso. >>> luego el comité observó un minuto de silencio,esta testigo está de acuerdo con el senador schummer. >>> van a buscar cualquier razón para pararle y darle >>> uno de ellos fue el autor de la ley ley sb 1070 de arizona. >>>aaún lo defdendió como una form de hacer cumplir con la ley, por otra parte el senador republicano informó que ninguna medida para un camino a la ciudad

contract secures all those things, but above all else what it does is it allows our union in 6 cities toronto, boston, chicago, los angeles, hawaii and san francisco, it gives those 6 cities where we have labor peace. this is a 6-city coordinated effort where we have negotiated with the hilton corporation for a 5 year agreement that will allow all those cities and elsewhere to focus on the unorganized. there are thousands of workers that do this work. unfortunately those workers don't have health care for their families, those workers don't have a pension or retirement security and are often minimum wage. this allows to us focus our energies and resources to give them the kind of voice that workers and union properties have. that's the main reason why this local too has embraced this effort and i want to thank the rank and file hilton.99 percent workers voted to ratify this. thank you for being here. [ applause ] >> what i want to do is introduce amy wong who is a room cleaner, she's one of the leaders of the hotel, jacob is going to speak, he's a doorman and guadalupe chavez who is a room cl

arrested two men that wanted to carry out a major terrorist attack on a rail passenger trail from toronto to new york. video shows one of the suspects after his arrest. both men are believed to have ties to al qaeda cells based in iran and under surveillance since august. a bail hearing is set in toronto for today >>> new video of the damage left behind after a car bomb exploded outside the french embassy in libya. that last happening early this morning. two french guards were injured. the motive not clear. french president, francois olan denouncing the attack, calling it an assault not just on france but all other countries fighting terrorism. >>> keep your eyes on the sky. a plane that needs only the sun's rays to fly taking off for a test flight. bob redell joins us live at move f moffett field where the first solar plane is getting warmed up. >> reporter: good morning. here we are. i want to give you the view down the runway. we are on the pain drag. right behind you is solar impulse. this is completely a solar-powered airplane. it will be doing a test flight, taking off here at 7:00

it's from toronto and montreal. in fact, that's where these two men were arrested. this is what authorities say they were up to, that they were watching trains coming into and out of toronto surveying the tracks, surveying the trains themselves, looking for a weak spot that they could attack and try to derail a train. this is one of the very, very busy hubs there. if i take you down to street level you can see just exactly how urbanized this area might be. this is the via train sign telling you where you are. the belief was that if they had been able to get into this train station and in fact derail a train, it would have amounted in heavy loss of life and real damage and yet authorities say they managed to stop the plot in time. now they'll have to prove that case in court. >> we shall be watching closely. >>> the u.s. transportation security authority is holding off on its plan to allow passengers to carry small knives on commercial aircrafts just three days before the rule was supposed to go into effect. the tsa was under pressure that the change might compromise

targeting thousands traveling from toronto to new york.rightening efforts to plant explosives and take out the tracks. and the new connection to al qaeda in iran. >>> developing now, floodwaters raging through the midwest. emergency rescues overnight. landslides, barges colliding with bridges. and the astonishing pictures of fish and ducks swimming by these office windows as the waters rise. >>> face to face with a tiger in a bathroom? how one circus customer got the surprise of her life under a kansas big top. when this massive cat got loose and went straight to the loo. the ferocious feline just two feet away. >>> that will start off your morning. face to face with a tiger. good morning, america. a whole lot going on. you know, dzhokhar tsarnaev may not be able to speak right now, but he is revealing so much more on how and why he carried out the marathon bombings with his brother. all the communication in writing, except for one word. when asked if he can afford a lawyer, he said no. >> and the 19-year-old suspect has been formally char

residents respectively of montreal and toronto. these men stand formally accused with terrorist related charges, specifically of attempting to carry out what the royal canadian mounted police call an al i'd-supported attack on a via passenger train. the plot sources say was to blow up a bridge in the toronto area when a commuter train from the united states was traveling over it. officials say the two men wanted to make a big statement with a significant economic impact. u.s. sources tell fox news the two defends were in communication with people in the united states and overseas. they, quote-unquote, took steps to advance the plot and carefully watched trains. however the royal canadian mounted police say the plot was detected early on and canadian citizens never faced a threat. the defendants will appear for bail hearings tomorrow. >> neil: no link to what happened in boston,. >> correct. >> neil: thank you very much. now to mike tobin in boston, and the charges filed against suspect number two. mike? >> what was interesting, we

before briefing reporters on their collaboration, canada's top counterterrorism official invited toronto's islamic leaders to a meeting and thanked them for their help. but for the muslim communities intervention, we may not have had the success, said the official, according to one lawyer who was at the meeting. in the wake of boston, the smartest move we could do would be greater outreach to these communities so that the next time someone begins to act strangely, community leaders pick up the phone and call their friends at the police. for more on this, you can read my column in "the washington post" go to our website cnn.com/fareed for a link. let's get started. >>> is it possible to stop self-radicalized terrorists who are here in america legally. joining me now a man who should know. michael hayden led the cia and the nsa, the national security agency. welcome back to the show. >> thanks, fareed. >> watching boston. what did you think? you look at these guys and no particular track record, one trip, maybe they had radical views, but had never done anything violent. >> which is a fairly

they say they have arrested two men who were planning to derail a train in the toronto area. >> on april2nd, after an extensive and complex criminal investigation, named project smooth, two individuals were arrested and charged for terrorism related offenses. >> police say the fbi assisted in the investigation. they say the men, age 30 and 35 had received guidance from al qaeda. investigators have not disclosed the nationality of the suspects, but say they will not canadians. >>> rescue workers in china are trying to reach survivors of a deadly earthquake before time runs out. the magnitude 7 tremor shook the sichuan province on saturday morning. it killed 192 people and injured more than 11,000. 23 others are missing. nhk reports. >> reporter: aid workers are trying to rescue people trapped under collapsed houses and buildings. the chance of survival of such victims is said to plummet after the third full day. but providing assistance in the mountainous regions is difficult. >> translator: many mountain areas were hit. taking the injured to hospitals takes two hours. >> reporter: the or

we have reported in oklahoma and texas and one as far no , sas northwest in toronto. temperature wise, as you would expect, they will be falling as that cold front moves. nine degrees in chicago, that's a big drop for you. ahead of the front you will see the warmth across the ast. that will fall as the storm passes. on into europe, and starting to see things clear up for you in the past which is very welcome indeed. wet and windy all week. high pressure is moving in. things will start to deteriorate in the central continent. you'll be seeing heavy rain, and even 20 to 40 millimeters of snow. temperature wise, it will be a bit chillier than it was during the week. i'll leave you now with your extended forecast. >>> an update now on our top story. heavily armed police in the boston area are searching door to door for a suspect they believe is responsible for the boston marathon bombings. they have surrounded a house in watertown, a community that has been the focus of an hours long manhunt. a second suspect there died earlier following a gunfight with police. police say

the suspects were planning to derail a passenger train in toronto. heading to new york.cancer patients in california. could see their out- of- pocket costs reduced. under a bill that has passed one house of the legislature. the bill would cap the cost to patients. for oral , anti- cancer drugs. at 100- dollars per prescription. it passed the assembly monday, and was sent to the state senate. insurers who opposed the bill say, other costs will have to rise. to pay for the drugs. governor jerry brown vetoed a similar bill last year. the transportation security administration is delaying a policy change. because it has received plenty of backlash. federal officials say, they are temporarily delaying a policy that would allow passengers to carry small knives onto airliners. the t-s-a says, it needs more time to consider feedback from an advisory committee. that committee includes the aviation industry and consumer and law enforcement officials. the policy has been fiercely attendants' unions. it was slated to go into effect this thursday. if you're heading to the airport, yo

the route of the train i believe is from new york to toronto. along that route, possibly right at the border, there was a feeling they could derail the train, but we have no concrete elements of how this plot would have gone down, and there's been no recovery of bomb or bomb materials. so, again, whether this was an aspirational attack, it could be. police just said nothing was imminent. >> look, you're a national security reporter there, how much of a threat is radical islam in canada? >> it's a good question. i mean, how much of a threat is radical islam in the united states, in europe? what's happened over the last 10, 12 years is that core al qaeda is a terror group that's been smashed and fragmented and it's now seeking to give -- what's left is seeking to give inspiration to people instead of command and control operations, directing operation its in the united states. so what we're facing in north america, in europe, in canada, in the united states, is self-starting people who take inspiration from al qaeda and can perpetrate attacks some

we're lucky enough to have both of them with us live from toronto where the fill premiere tomorrows nightlet me address this question to you first. that question that this movie begs what is more important to blame science or destroy religion, what is your answer to that? >> well, i think the purpose of the movie is to really celebrate the wonder of the real universe. rich and i discuss that in the movie. that means not accepting myth and superstition. so if the understanding to get rid of myth and superstition, that ultimately means destroying religion. i think the two go hand-in-hand. >> that flies in the face of what millions of people in this country and around the world believe, so no doubt this is going to be a very controversial film. tell me why you made it. why did you travel the world the way you did? why did you do it now? >> well, i think there's -- first of all, i think you're hearing so many people talk about religion because it's really in the modern world, in the first world in the death throes. fewer people going to church and more people vocalizing but also more importan

. >> the plan was to blow up a bridge in canada while a train was crossing, a train which toronto and new york city commuters use. >> this is a testament to the strength of our relationships with canadian and american law enforcement. >> stephen: yes, the royal canadian mounted police, or mounties, have thwarted an al qaeda-inspired terrorist attack, which is quite a fate considering how hard it is for them to go under cover. folk, i would like to say a word to our friends up north-- you canadians are a brave and heroic people. if i have said it once, this is the one time i said it. ( laughter ) ( applause ) ( cheers ) ladies and gentlemen, i-- i want all my maple-blood brothers to know that we would put it on the line to protect you if there was anyone who disliked you. ( laughter ) so thank you, canada. this is the greatest gift you have given our country since your years of service providing a plausible place for our nonexistent girlfriends to be from. ( laughter ). and i am not-- i am not the only newsman showing canada the proper respect, shep. >> let's get the details. in englis