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

and this u haul outlet in queens has been a focus.unterterrorism official familiar with the investigation a group of afghan men tried to rent a truck here september 9, two days before the 9/11 anniversary. it was the same day najibullah zazi, the man at the center of the investigation, was driving to new york from denver carrying, according to sources, video of grand central station and instructions on bomb making. according to the source, the men showed licenses from ohio and florida and u haul employees identified two of them from fbi photographs. one let zazi stay in his apartment. the apartment has been searched and khan questioned but saturday khan denied having anything to do with an attempted truck rental or terrorism. >> i am not involved in this and as the story comes every story not true as much as we have in the u-haul story, i never been to there. >> reporter: the source says the other man identified by u-haul employees owned this muslim burial service which has also been searched. his name a if fzali, he has denied involv

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

as such as we have, the u-haul story. >> reporter: the source says the other man identified by u-haulwned this muslim burial service. his name, akmad afzali. he has also denied involvement according to the source. at the fbi offices in downtown denver, scheduled talks between zazi and the fbi were canceled saturday because they contested assertions that zazi has admitted ties to al qaeda. quote, it's not true, i have nothing to hide, zazi reportedly said to the "denver post." >> and that was jeanne meserve reporting. and we're constantly getting new information on this case. so stay tuned to hln this weekend for any new developments. >>> on tuesday, president obama will host talks between israel's prime minister and the palestinian authority president. the white house says that he's going to talk to both leaders separately before all three meet together. palestinian authority president mahmoud abbas has rejected resuming talks with israel. he wants settlement building in the west bank and predominantly palestinian east jerusalem to stop. israel's government has ignored similar demands

and the fact that there have been possible visits to home depots and a u-haul truck rental agency. all of this raising great concern. now, no one's been charged, and defense lawyers leading up to this have denied that there has been any wrongdoing. now they are not commenting on what is being said in these discussions, in these possible plea deals or a cooperation deal that may be discussed at this time in denver. but certainly, law enforcement is very concerned that there may be, there may be some sort of terrorist cell based in new york and also connected to denver, and they're running down every possible lead to try to make sure there's no threat to the public. >> well, you know, jonathan, if you look at those things that have been found, in terms of evidence in their research here, you've got backpacks, you talk about u-haul trucks. those two things immediately, certain things in our past terrorism events bring to mind. is there anything definitive on what was being planned or is this all still in the piecing together stage? >> reporter: it's still in the piecing together stage

additionally, according to the daily news, they're saying that the fbi recently searched a u-haul vendore the owner there says a group of afghan men came into his store and wanted to rent the largest u-haul available. a 26 footer, they couldn't, they were denied because they didn't have the proper credit and the proper eyeings, so we're working on that one as well. kelly. >> it sounds like soft targets westbound the prime target for any type of operation they may be considering, but what about that laptop, alicia. what do we know what was found on that laptop. >> i talked to the attorney about that laptop because supposedly, there were documents, bomb making documents found either on the laptop or in the car that he was driving that was taken into custody by new york police on september 10th when he was attempting to cross the washington bridge. art fullsome says absolutely not. there were no bomb making documents on that laptop, the laptop was seized, examined by authorities and returned to zazi. so he is that's where that stands at this point. >> brian: alicia acuna in denver, keeping

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the attempted rental, in queens, of a u-haul truck?none of these guys that tried to rent it had valid credit cards. they wanted to pay in cash. they didn't get it where does that fit in? >> right now, that is not spelled out in the court papers. that's another part of this case that is still developing. you know, what the court papers actually say, brian, and i read them in detail this morning ask that they were planning to detonate. they spell out what the guys were trying to do. perhaps the authorities are not even sure of that right now. i'm reasonably confident that the authorities are aware of this. this investigation unfolded the same time that the president of the united states was in new york city and it continues to unfold this week when the u.n. general assembly is meeting. so, authorities, of course, very sensitive to the facts some very influential important people were going to be in new york and there was the danger in their minds anyway that there could be some type of plot for a major explosion. back to you. steve: davi

you have people trying to rent the largest u-haul van they could find. all these events together, there just wasn't an innocent explanation to cover all of that. >> reporter: coincidence or not, the arrests came saturday evening, just days before president obama and other world leaders head to new york for a meeting of the u.n. general assembly. mayor michael bloomberg says his city has been and will remain a tempting target. >> terrorism hasn't gone away. we live in a dangerous world. >> reporter: and authorities say this investigation is just beginning. brian moore, nbc news, washington. >> those suspects could face eight years behind bars for making false statements. >> the man suspected of murdering four people at the home of a longwood university professor will appear in court today. 20-year-old richard mccroskey bragged about the thrill of killing in rap songs he performed on the internet. mccroskey is charged with killing presbyterian pastor mark neederbrock and is suspected in the killings of debra kelley and her husband and daughter. >> well, it

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

they have been hitting u-haul facilities, storage facilities in the greater new york and denver area for sometime and they told me two days ago that they thought zazi had perhaps detonated some kind of test bomb in denver before taking off for new york. so there is an open question about where those materials were. >> zazi admitted to pakistani terror camp and learning about weapons training there. what kind of information do officials hope to get from him? >> they hope to get from him not only who in the united states and possibly in canada he may be working in concert with but who on the other end of calls in pakistan was leading him in this direction. one of the reasons why authorities have been so concerned about zazi, he's one of the few people since 911 who have had contact allegedly with these terrorism camps and with senior al qaeda officials and then come back to the united states as a hale permanent resident been able to act freely under the law enforcement radar for some period of time. >> how much do we know about co-conspirators, we know his father was involved, he was s

a spokeswoman for u-haul says the investigators searched a u-haul facility on thursday. two sources familiar with the investigation tell cnn that najibullah zazi, the 24-year-old afghan who's been at the center of this investigation had in his possession video of grand central station when he traveled to new york shortly before 9/11. that contributed to law enforcement fears, then a plot against a transit system might be in the works. as for what's happening in denver today, zazi was scheduled to come in for a fourth day of questioning by the fbi. however we have been told he is not going to be here today. meanwhile we're getting differing republican ddiffer i ing renditions of the previous four days of questioning. zazi did admit to having ties to al qaeda. zazi's attorney tells cnn that is not the case. arthur fullsome said he did not admit to having ties to al qaeda and said that he did not attend an al qaeda training camp. zazi was allowed to go home and he was resting comfortably there. the government was exploring what charges it might be able to bring against him

that chemicals may have been purchased, and they've been going to storage lockers and perhaps also a u-haul company here in new york about the possible renting of a truck. all of this, you know, in and of itself alone could be innocent activity. put it all together along with some of the communications and training he has, it's reason for concern. again, no one has been charged. earlier in the week, defense lawyers had denied any wrongdoing. they were more tight-lipid yesterday, saying only no comment when asked about the admissions that were made. but again, mr. zazi has not been charged. no one else has been charged, but there is this large-scale investigation continuing. >> okay. jonathan dienst of wnbc. jonathan, thank you so much. >> reporter: thank you. >>> new details this morning in the murder of a yale graduate student and a new theory about a possible motive. yale lab technician raymond clark iii is behind bars this morning. he is charged with killing 24-year-old annie le. and now one theory emerging is a fight over mice. clark worked in the basement of the yale research lab, assi

, discovered that some of his friends and associates, apparently a group of them, tried to rent a u-haulck on september 9, a 26-footer. this is the same day that azazi was driving across the country on the eve of 9/11. of course, you see that and you start thinking immediately of oklahoma city, the 1993 world trade center bombing. you wonder what the hell are these guy going to put in the truck. maybe it was furpt, who knows? but the law enforcement looking for a establish of explosives -- a stache of explosives. steve: james, before you go, i had read one report from senior law enforcement official who said because they don't know if it has completely been disruptive this particular plot, is he has never been as terrified as he is right now regarding this. >> i've heard that from a lot of people who say, look, we've seen a lot of these things over the years and sometimes they just turn out to be sketchy things, f.b.i. informant driven. this is a real thing, a foreign-based, they believe, plot, with al qaeda training operatives who have some expertise, people who can travel freely betwee

they're loading up something like a u-haul to carry trash and extra gear back to earth on thursday.lled gps antennas and installation on the international space station. >>> a major terrorism case ends in a guilty verdict. we're just hearing about the convictions of these three suspects whose plot really changed the rules for all of us. every person who flies in an airline worldwide. prosecutors say they planned to use liquid explosives hidden in bottles carried on the board the plane. this is what led to the restrictions we all have to go through. they were all convicted of conspiracy to murder. secretary johnson hails the verdict, saying the three men were hatching a daring plot that would have led to a terrible attack. they intended to blow up planes. al qaeda is indeed linked to the plots. >>> breaking news. former representative joseph kennedy will not, he will not run for his late uncle, uncle's senate seat. ted kennedy. he says he cares about those seeking decent housing, fair wages and health care. he said the best way for me to contribute to those causes is to continue my w

transit as a possibility, but they also know that some of zazi's friends tried to read a 26-foot u-haulolorado to drive to new york city, and that has them really worried. they are trying to find if there is a stash out there with a lot of chemicals or explosive components that they would have loaded into that trap or into backpacks. -- that they would have loaded into the truck or into backpacks. jon: it reminds me of oklahoma city. that is why they are talking about storage facilities and that kind of thing? >> correct. it would have been hydrogen peroxide-based explosives. but they're also looking for other people involved in this who may have scattered or may still be out there, plotting something. they think that whatever the plot was, they think they have killed it, stop it dead in its tracks. but they are not certain. jon: let's hope that they did. thanks. jane: legalizing drugs as the way to win the war against drugs. that idea is on the agenda at a conference going on right now ( whooshing ) announcer: you could buy 300 bottles of water. or just one brita filter. ( drop plinks

bill: while you were talking they were running videotape of a u-haul in the new york area.n the night in september, several men from afghanistan asked about renting one of the strikes. they wanted to figure out for what purpose they wanted it. apparently they only wanted to rent it with cash, not a credit card. three people have been arrested so far. are we expecting more? >> it is possible. there might be more charges. we said this yesterday, but it is important to repeat, three defendants are now being held. the most crucial is being held in denver. he came to new york city with a computer that allegedly had on it as hard drive. -- a hard drive. he is only being held for lying to investigators at this time. and bill: thank you, david. more information as we get it in "america's newsroom." megyn: we are waiting for a response from the white house. when that happens we will bring it to you. we know that a bill within was issued on friday by the -- we know that a bulletin was issued on friday by the fbi. this story is so disturbing, it looks like they have these men in custo

they're canvassing storage seds and u-haul places. where they believe was a bomb fact foyer or bomb and chemical components being stored. >> and they're saying, watch everybody. you don't have to have a high threshold here. report what you see. >> reporter: that's exactly right. >>> meanwhile, the work goes on. >> this is all taking place as the world's leader begins a second day of talks at the united nations. that's where president obama will address the general assembly later today. senior white house correspondent, jake tapper, has a preview of that speech. good morning, jake. >> reporter: good morning, robin. in his first-ever address to the united nations general assembly, prident obama will use some rather blunt language, asking other countries to step up, in excerpts of the speech provided this morning. in his speech, the president will challenge the world to start living to up to its responsibilities. quote, those who used to chastise america for acting alone in the world, cannot stand by and wait for america to solve the wor

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