police say the suspect, 21-year-old arid uka is a citizen of kosovo, an airport employee and a devout muslim. they say he had argued with the airmen outside the terminal before pulling out a handgun and

sources tell cbs news when 20-year-old arid uka was arrested, he said, quote, they are at war with us. he's being held on two counts of murder and three of attempted murder. german officials say uka has admitted targeting americans when he opened fire wednesday on a busload of u.s. servicemen at the frankfurt airport. >>> and there is more fallout from that case involving lewd tapes made on board a u.s. aircraft carrier. it's already cost the ship's captain his job. and as david martin reports, some top brass are going to lose theirs, as well. >> reporter: 25 raunchy videos which began as an embarrassment for the navy today produced a bloodbath. investigators recommended five senior officers, including the three-star admiral, for career-ending letters of reprimand. it would have been six but one had already retired. admiral john harvey flatly rejected claims the videos were intended as morale boosters for the ship's crew. >> navy leaders are not popular entertainers, but professionals, vested with extraordinary military authority, who must be held to a higher standard. >> reporter: ca

sources tell cbs news that when he was arrested, uka said "they are at war with us." uka, a radical muslim, opened fire on the airmen while they were in a bus at the frankfurt airport, killing two and wounding two others. investigators believe he acted alone and is not connected to any terror group. and there's an update tonight in a case that's become a real black eye for the navy. it involve a series of lewd tapes made on board an aircraft carrier. the ship's captain had already lost his job and as david martin reports, several top officers are about to lose theirs. >> reporter: 25 raunchy video which began as an embarrassment for the navy today produced a bloodbath. investigators recommended five senior officers, including a three-star admiral, for career ending letters of reprimand. it would have been six but one had already retired. admiral john harvey flatly rejected claims the videos were intended as morale boosters for the ship's crew. >> navy leaders are not popular entertainers but professionals vested with extraordinary military authority who must be held t

german police arrested an airport employee, 21-year-old arif uka.is family describes him as a devout muslim. the police say he had argued with the airmen just before the shooting. an update now on bradley manning, the u.s. army private suspected of downloading more than half a million classified government documents later posted online by wikileaks. today, the army said it filed 22 additional charges against him, including aiding the enemy. conviction on that charge is punishable by death, but army prosecutors say they would recommend life in prison. and coming up next here on the "cbs evening news," bright young college athlete with deep, dark pasts. and later, mickey rooney's emotional plea to congress. jgng >> couric: in health news, the f.d.a. today ordered about 500 prescription drugs used for treating colds, coughs, and allergies removed from the market. the reason: the drugs contain ingredients that have not been approved by federal regulators. many of the medications are made from older formulas marketed before approval was required. for a l

police say the suspect, 21-year-old arid uka is a citizen of kosovo, an airport employee and a devout muslim. they say he had argued with the airmen outside the terminal before pulling out a handgun and trying to board the bus. police say he shot and killed the driver and a passenger, and wounded two others before he was arrested. president obama says he's saddened and outraged. >> we will spare no effort in learning how this outrageous act took place, and in working with german authorities to ensure that all of the perpetrators are brought to justice. >> reporter: investigators are looking into whether the alleged shooter had ties to any terror group. the town he's from has been the focus of reports that it breeds radical islamic extremists. the airmen were on a routine journey made by many u.s. military personnel. arriving here at frankfurt airport then bused to ramstein air force base, then sent off to war. ramstein air force base is the logistical hub for many military operations in the region, and at least 50,000 troops are stationed there. the military personnel on the bus were

sources say the shooter is 21-year-old arid uka. his parents moved to germany decades ago, from kosovo. last night, his relatives in kosovo said they could not imagine something like this could happen because they said, americans are their brothers. this investigation is continuing. but as of now, officials say there's no reason to think that the gunman acted as part of a larger terrorism plot. peggy and mike? >> all right, emily. live from washington this morning. thank you. >>> in libya, the fighting between rebels and forces loyal to mommar gadhafi is escalating. gadhafi is making good on his threat to quote, until the last man or woman. thousands filled the square in the heart of tripoli last night, waving the libyan flag. gadhafi threatened to turn his country into another vietnam, if the u.s. intervened. >>> and there's been a legal setback in efforts to free a cia contractor held in pakistan. a court ruled today that ray davis is not protected by diplomatic immunity in the shooting deaths of two pakistani. a higher court coul

. >> reporter: law enforcement officials say the shooter is 21-year-old arid uka, whose parents movedo germany decades ago from coe sew have to. an uncle told the associated press he is a devout muslim who worked at the frankfurt airport. security had been beefed up at the airport after an informant said a group linked to al qaeda was planning to gun down civilians in a public place. the fbi is still looking into this shooter's background or to see if there was a larger plot. but diane, thus far, they have no indications of that. >> all right, martha, thanks tonight. >>> and moving onto libya. a challenging new issue for the united nations. rebel forces have now officially asked the u.n. to come in and make air strikes on moammar gadhafi's strongholds. and this comes amid a day of battle, including reports that libyan fighter jets were ordered to fire by gadhafi, but they deliberately missed their targets. >>> and back here at home, there was a resounding ruling today in a case that has touched a national nerve. the supreme court ruled 8 to 1 that those protesters who unleash vile mes

. >> reporter: law enforcement officials say the shooter is 21-year-old arid uka, whose parents moved to germany decades ago from kosovo. an uncle described him to the associated press as a devout muslim, who worked at the airport. this morning, the german magazine, "der spiegel," said investigators have found a facebook page they believe is uka's, saying his favorite weapon is a sniper rifle. there's no indication that the shooter was part of a larger plot. but airport security in germany had been beefed up because an informant said al qaeda was planning to open fire in a public place. george? >>> we're going to stay in washington now. today may be as close as we get to an official kickoff of the 2012 presidential race. with two republican contenders announcing their intentions later this afternoon. jon karl is in washington. before the afternoon announcements, the most tangible sign came from, of all places, fox news, when they said they're suspending their contracts with two of the potential candidates. former senator rick santorum. and the big fish this time, former house speaker

he was identified as arid uka, an ethnic albanian from kosovo. officials say he opened fire on u.s. forces at frankfurt airport yesterday. in wiesbaden today, the region's top security official said islamic militancy may have been the motive. >> ( translated ): there are hints that he is a radicalized muslim. the evidence to date indicates that he acted on his own. it is true that he was active on facebook, that he was active in the frame of this network, but there is no network in the sense of, for instance, a terror cell. >> holman: a third u.s. airman wounded in the shooting remained in critical condition in germany. in southern sudan today, officials blamed troops from the north for killing more than 100 people this week. the fighting was focused on a town claimed by both sides, and surrounding villages. southern sudan voted to secede from the north in january. it is set to gain independence in july. in west africa, new violence has broken out in ivory coast. security forces machine-gunned a crowd of women today, killing at least six. they were protesting president laurent gbagb

. >> reporter: the shooter is identified by family in kosovo as arid uka. at a relative's home in frankfurt this morning, a visibly shaken man answered the door saying he is sorry for what happened. but would not say anything more. now, this morning a german television network caught up with uka's father who said his son worked at the airport post office here, but he was not aware of any connection that his son had to islamic groups. as for the two wounded servicemen, they are in a frankfurt hospital today. one of whom is in critical condition. matt? >> anne thompson, thank you very much. >>> and now let's get a check of the rest of the morning's top stories from ann curry. >> good morning. good morning, everybody. >>> overnight, an air strike rocked eastern libya as government war planes launched an aerial assault on the rebel-held oil port of brega. jim maceda now has the latest from tripoli. hey, jim, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, ann. the target of this latest bombing is said to be brega's airstrip now in rebel hands, as you say. one could ar

. >> reporter: law enforcement officials say the shooter is 21-year-old arid uka, whose parents movedovo. an uncle told the associated press he's a devout muslim who worked at the frankfurt airport. security had been beefed up at the airport after an informant said a group linked to al qaeda was planning to gun down civilians in a public place. the fbi is still looking into this shooter's background or to see if there was a larger plot, but thus far they have no indications of that. martha raddatz, abc news, washington. >>> thousands of libyans have rallied to show support for their leader, moammar gadhafi. they gathered last night in the heart of tripoli waving flags and carrying pictures of gadhafi. meanwhile, pro-gadhafi militiamen launched a wave of raids to snatch people who participated in antigovernment protests in the past week. >> with the country in chaos it's been difficult for libyans to get the straight story on what's really happening there but now rebels are finding new ways to communicate. lama hasan reports from benghazi. >> reporter: the libyans have found their voic

german security officials say the suspect arid uka an albanian from kosovo has confessed the shooting that killed two u.s. airmen and wounded two more was a targeted attack on u.s. forces here and that he acted alone. at first, some witnesses said a fight had broken out between the suspect and the u.s. airmen on the bus. but others say he boarded the bus and shouted "god is great," before opening fire on u.s. troops. investigators are now trying to figure out if the shooter had any help and if more attacks are on the way. u.s. federal prosecutors have joined the investigation. the suspect is a worker at the airport and his family describes him as a devout muslim. now we have seen armed guards roaming around this airport late last night and early this morning. but not more than you normally would see. it's a very busy airport when we see u.s. troops move in and out all the time. chris? >> charlie d'agata for us this morning, thank you. >>> jeff glor is at the news tesk with a look at the other headlines we are following for you. >>> five years ago marine lance corporal matthew snyder w