umar farouk abdulmutallab tried to detonate the bomb in his underwear as the flight which was carrying passengers from amsterdam was preparing to land. >> this is what would have happened if umar farouk abdulmutallab's attack had succeeded. a devastating blast recreated by fbi technicians to show the destructive power of the explosives concealed in the young man's underwear. the video was shown in court today as the judge sentenced abdulmutallab to life behind bars. the son of a wealthy banker, he was radicalized in britain and trained by al qaeda in yemen. it was christmas day, 2009. flights from amsterdam to detroit was packed with tourists and americans coming home for the holidays. suddenly, as the plane prepared to land, at passenger appeared to be on fire. >> we heard a bang and then there was a lady shouting and she said, what are you doing? >> it was terrifying. i thought, i think we all thought that we were not going to land. >> the man arrested was a 23- year-old nigerian who managed to board the plane with explosive powder hidden inside his underwear. the detonator was a syr

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umar farouk abdul-mutullab facing life in prison when he's sentenced today. the feds say he was on a suicide mission for al-qaida back in 2009. just as his trial began he pleaded guilty to all the charges, they include 289 counts of attempted murder. jon: one for everyone on the plane. umar farouk abdul-mutullab admitting he hid explosives in his underwear and tried to blow up the airliner. fortunately it malfunctioned and only caused a fire. had it worked it could have killed everybody on the plane. today before the sentencing passengers on the plane will address the court. jenna: what do we expect to happen today, mike tobin. >> reporter: umar farouk abdul-mutullab represents himself but he does have a court appointed legal adviser. that legal adviser is in a very difficult position for trying to argue for leniency. the first argument he will present is the idea that umar farouk abdul-mutullab did indeed cooperate with the government, at least from his opinion, because he gave up information about al-qaida in the arabian peninsula. >> he did provide some in

. >> umar farouk abdulmutallab and his bomb plot is why we have all those patdowns and full body scannersamerican airports. he called the bomb a blessed weapon to avenge poorly treated muslims worldwide. today the federal judge who sentenced abdulmutallab said he poses a significant threat to the safety of american citizens everywhere. the 25-year-old nigerian man who tried to blow up a packed international flight on christmas day 2009 will spend the rest of his life behind bars, no parole. umar farouk abdulmutallab pleaded guilty to all charges related to the attempted bombing of the northwest airlines flight claiming it was a suicide mission for al-qaeda, but the bomb hidden in his underwear failed to ignite. today prosecutors brought a video showing the detonation of a replica of the device he tried to use. they say they're happy with the court's decision. >> i think what we heard today was a serious profound impact that all these victims have felt, nightmares, night sweats, the therapy that they're undergoing because of the experience they had christmas day. we are very pleased to see

this is what would have happened had umar farouk al mutallab's plot had worked. >>> the u.n. general assembly is calling for syria's president to step down. the vote was the strongest international condemnation yet of the assad rejeej. >>> one of the nation's top war correspondents has died while covering the uprising in syria. anthony shadid and a photographer had slipped into syria with help from guides on horse back. he allegedly dsuffered an allergic reaction to the horses. >>> some people are hoping that chris chris tkrichristie will h change of heart on the ga marriage bill. a similar bill is up for consideration today in maryland. >>> most visitors to the white house get the standard tour and they are they're on their way. one group of school kids and seniors got an extra special treat. a surprise appearance from the first lady, as well as the dog, bo. mrs. obama stuck around for about an hour. she doled out a few hugs. one girl was so surprised, she broke into tears a little bit. a little star-struck. >>> well, it's time flow for the weekend weather from across the na

umar farouk was sentenced to life in prison without parole. he pleaded fillety in october to trying to blow up a plane bound for detroit on christmas day 2009. federal agents say the nigerian man had a bomb hidden in his gund wear -- in his underwear. >>> a ruling by a court could cost contra costa county millions of dollars in property tax revenue from oil refineries. the rule cog force the county to give back $104 million to chevron. that's after the court tossed out a state rule determining how property tax values are set for refineries. the county could join a state appeal of the court decision. >>> bar and restaurant owners in walnut creek are threatening a lawsuit over a nuisance ordinance being drafted by the city. the business owners say the ordinance would likely give the city more control over bars. in a letter to the city council, the group threatened legal action if forced to change the hours in which they serve alcohol. this comes after the city ordered lift lounge to end bar service an hour earlier. the final draft of the ordinan

. >> reporter: if the bomb umar farouk abdulmutallab worked, it would have set off a powerful explosion like this. >> two, one -- >> reporter: prosecutors played these videos in court today showing the force of a bomb made just as the fbi believes the underwear device was assembled. the demonstration was done by placing explosives on a sheet of aluminum outdoors, the government says the effect would have been devastating onboard northwest flight 253 from amsterdam to detroit. justifying a sentence of life in prison. that's just what the judge gave him, saying he poses a continuing threat to the safety of american citizens everywhere. abdulmutallab spoke briefly in court and yelled out, "god is great" when the sentence was announced. the government learned all the key facts from the underwear bomber himself. it says that proves the fbi can get valuable intelligence without treating terrorists as enemy combatants or putting them on trial in military courts. pete williams, nbc news, washington. >>> there is health news tonight. if you have a baby at home it will get your attention. there i

umar farouk abdul-mutallab called it a day of victory when he learned his sentence.he 25-year-old learned his fate four months, after admitting the failed terror attack was a suicide mission. >> al qaeda has lost once again. america has won once again. we always do. >> during thursday's hearing, prosecutors played a videotape showing the explosion that could have happened if the bomb had worked. an attorney appointed to help abdul-mutallab read a statement from the bomber's family. >> we strongly appeal to the american justice department to review the life sentence. >> but attorneys for the u.s. government argued abdul-mutallab attempted to kill 289 people and if relies if released shall he's likely to try another suicide mission. when he pled guilty last october, abdul-mutallab said his explosive laden underwear was a "blessed weapon to avenge muslims killed around the world." he admitted that he was inspired by al maliki. abdul-mutallab is expected to certificate his sentence in colorado at the federal super max prison where other convicted terrorists are already b

as that video played umar farouk abdul-mutallab said several times god is great. his attorney plans to appeal. >>> germany's president stepped down this morning because of the corruption scandal. christian announced his resignation. it is seen as a major blow to chancellor angela merkel who hand picked him. >>> baseball hall of fame catcher died thursday of brain cancer. his nickname was the kid. carter played 19 seasons in the majors. most for the expos and mets. he hit 324 home runs won the '86 world series with the mets and was an 11-time all-star. gary carter was 57 years old. >>> reports this morning say whitney houston's family will hold a private wake for her later today before her funeral. many big names in entertainment are planning to say good-bye in person tomorrow. special correspondent jeff glor is in newark new jersey, this morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. you remember the event of what michael jackson's funeral in 2009. this will be different. this will be a private affair here tomorrow, one week after houston died in california. ♪ because

umar farouk abdulmutallab tried to detonate a bomb in his underwear with a flight carrying 300 peoplerom amsterdam as it tried to land. >> this is the 25-year-old nigerian who tried to blow up a passenger jet over detroit on christmas day three years ago. his aim, to kill all 289 people on board. in court today, he is defined, declaring he wanted to avenge the attacks of the united states on muslims. he said today is a day of victory. the judge told him it was clear he had enormous motivation to carry out further attacks. she could only stop him by sentencing him to spend the rest of his life in jail. the prosecution say victory is theirs. >> al qaeda has lost once again. america has won once again. we always do. >> he was radicalized in london and spent time training in al qaeda camp in yemen, declaring war against christians and jews. this airplane was the target of the most serious attempt to attack america since 9/11. he had explosives in his underpants and set them off injecting a liquid chemical. >> we were going to die. >> this man was on the plane just 10 feet away and saw smo

umar farouk abdulmutallab pleaded guilty back in october for the bombing attempt which he said was tovenge the treatment of muslims from around the world. while the bomb aboard the flight to detroit never detonated it did cause a brief fire that injured the 25-year-old. >> fans are paying tribute to whitney houston outside the new jersey church where her funeral will be this weekend. an impromptu memorial surrounds the church where houston sang in the choir as a child. inside family members are finalizing arrangements. oprah winfrey and houston's ex-husband bobby brown are reportedly on the list. aretha franklin tells the "today" show she will sing as well. >> it's not going to be easy. i can tell you. that it's not going to be easy. but sissy asked me to and i'm going to try to do my best. >> you can hear more of aretha franklin's interview on the "today" show this morning. >> members of congress expected to vote on the payroll tax cut extension today. lawmakers reaching a deal thursday to extend the 2% cut through 2012. the compromise will also extend unemployment benefits along wit

a federal judge sentenced umar farouk abdulmutallab after the 25-year-old pled guilty to trying to below up a jet christmas day 2009. prosecutors played a videotape showing an explosion that could have happened if the bomb had worked. >> two, one. >> the nigerian native pled guilty last october. he said the explosive laden underwear was, quote, a blessed weapon to avenge muslims killed around the world. he admitted al qaeda leader inspired him. if he was released he would likely try another suicide mission. >>> about 170 marines just back from afghanistan took part in a purple heart ceremony. it was led at the marine corps memorial last night. there were also some emotional reunions earlier at walter reed national medical center in bethesda. black iron marines as they're known visited 16 wounded war yars from -- warriors from their unit. it's the hope the marines will lift the spirits of the injured since not all wounds are physical. >> caught on tape, a woman is run over by the same hit-and- run driver not once but twice. donna adams knows she's lucky to be alive after the speeding car

. >> reporter: this is how umar farouk abdulmutallab planned to kill himself and all 289 passengers aboard a commercial flight over detroit on christmas day 2009. this fbi video was designed to show the true power of abdulmutallab's underwear bomb. watching the video at his sentencing today, abdulmutallab yelled in arabic, god is great. and he said in a statement to the judge, i am proud to kill in the name of god. >> the only thing that prevented the defendant from being successful that day was his own bad luck. >> reporter: abdulmutallab's goal, maximum destruction. he sat in seat 19a, near the left wing, close to an 11,000-gallon fuel tank. the only reason he did not kill everyone onboard is because the bomb's detonator malfunctioned. prosecutors bluntly say abdulmutallab is an unrepentant mass murderer, who would try to kill again if given the chance. diane? >> thank you, pierre. >>> and there was a scare today in the skies above air force one that ended in a strange twist. as the president's plane sat on the tarmac in los angeles, minutes from takeoff, a cessna wandered into the airsp

question the suspect umar farouk abdulmutallab also known as the underwear bomber for about fifteen minutes without reading him his rights. also known as the times square bomber was interrogated for three to four hours before being read his rights both under the public safety exception to miranda in which information from questioning before reading the miranda warning can be admitted in court in certain situations which public safety is a concern but that's still with not enough for some people out there. one of the i've already given him his miranda rights. well i think obviously it would be a serious mistake that we at least that we find out much information we have and there are ways we go away from knowing that that's that's an old that was adopted during a very different time of conflict i think it's time for us to look at whether we want to amend the law to apply it to american citizens shoes to be affiliated with foreign terrorist organizations whether they should not also be deprived automatically of their citizenship and therefore be deprived of the rights that come with that citiz

umar farouk abdulmutallab attempted to carry out terror attack on a delta airlines flight back in 2009. he tried to detonate a bomb that he hid in his underwear but the device did not go off as planned. he will be allowed to speak at the sentencing hearing. he is expected to get life in prison. he is also expected to be sent to prison in colorado where he will live in a cell 23 hours a day >>the man who murdered his two young sons in washington state may not be buried with his boys to prevent josh powell from being buried next to the sounds that he killed crime stoppers of to pierce county have purchased those plots around those boys graves of the relatives for josh powell want their son barry just a few feet from his son's the family of the boys missing mother say that they will do what it takes to prevent that josh powell lost a custody fight for those boys and he told family members that he could not live without them he blew up their rented home on february the fifth killing himself and the boys, >>every thing that has developed you would think it couldn't get any worse and now thi

umar farouk abdulmutallab was sentenced he tried detonate the bomb christmas 2009 but failed he set himselfre. at least five of his fellow passengers are expected to speak at today's sentencing. >>> new effort to fight obesity would restrict where popular trucks set up. an assemblyman has introduced bill that would ban the trucks from parking within 1500 feast a school between a.m. and 6 p.m.. health officials say the trucks undermine their efforts to get students to eat healthy. >> we serve fruits and vegetables everyday, we are mandated to. we have limits on how much fat our meals can have, how much sodium, sugar. when there's a food truck outside they do not have to follow any national standards. >> you have a mcdonald's next to the high school i went to, doughnut shop. what is healthier, a sandwich, everything made from scratch, everything we do is made that day, nothing prepackaged or free zone. -- or free doesn't. >>> cities, including novato have already banned food trucks near schools. >>> president obama's budget eliminates testing of fruits and vegetables for deadly bacteria. a pr

umar farouk abdulmutallab was sentenced to life in prison for trying to set off a bomb on a detroit bound plane on christmas day 2009. his relatives issued a statement saying they are shocked by all of this. say it's hard to believe because he would be the last person to blow up a plane and are grateful that no one was hurt. >> the house and senate vote on a compromise deal that would extend the payroll tax-cut. the legislation would prevent a tax hike on 160 million workers if starting next month. it would also extend unemployment benefits and calls for a reimbursement for doctors that treat medicare patients. >> mitt romney facing the fight of his political life in his own homes state. >> rick santorum attacked him on a number of fronts during a speech yesterday in detroit. polls show him leading romney in michigan and in some nationwide polls. romney was born in michigan and his father was governor. >> cnn has called off a republican presidential debates scheduled for march 1 after mitt romney and ron paul both said they would not attend. rick santorum's campaign has signaled that he w

umar farouk abdulmutallab faces up to apply to prison for trying to bring down the detroit bound planechristmas day 2009. the nigerian man tried to set off a bomb in his underwear. it failed to explode. he was on a suicide mission for al qaeda. >> a battle brewing over where to bury the man who set fire to his washington stayed home killing himself and his two young sons. josh powell's relatives want him. with his sons. but an anti-crime organization and the parents of his missing wife are trying to stop that. if his in-laws may take legal action to stop the burial. >> the latest news about foreclosure. listings say foreclosures rose 8% last month, but there were down 16% from january of 2011. foreclosures are expected to rise 25% this year despite its settlement with the nation's biggest mortgage lenders. people who have a hard time sleeping may be at a higher risk of developing alzheimer's disease. that is the finding of a new study published in the los angeles time. researchers are not sure what the exact link is but they want to find out if manipulating a person's sleep habits coul

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umar farouk abdulmutallab remained definal at his sentencing -- defiant at his sentencing yesterday in detroit. he pleaded guilty four months ago admitting he tried to blow up an airplane heading into detroit on christmas day 2009. >>> the bill to legalize same- sex marriage in maryland has gotten as far as it did last year but late dear there is a chance the statehouse could approve it this time around. we'll let you know more on that at 5:32. >>> at 5:23, last night area basketball games included a border war involving the mountaineers. >>> howard has the seven-day forecast with details on what might be falling from the sky this sunday. we'll be right back. >>> good morning. welcome back to 9news now. howard's over there looking at some weather models because things are changing. he says he's going to be updating and updating anywhere from 1 to 6 inches of snow could be falling, even in our local district area. howard, what have you been finding out? >> just as i continue to look at the weather models, the moisture is there. the cold air is going to be enough. i know it's going to be

umar farouk abdulmutallab pleaded guilty four months ago and faces mandatory sentence of life in prison. he tried to detonate a bomb in his underwear in 2009 on a flight from the netherlands to detroit. the explosives failed but caused smoke and flames. >>> 6:12. an airbrush alert. how one state wants to crack down on too much photoshop. >> saying good-bye to whitney houston. the compromise for fans who want to watch the pop star's funeral. >> skies looking nice and clear now but we have had a lot of snow in the sierra nevada this week. lots of fresh powder there at boreal, 18" of new snow there. and still a chance of snow this weekend. kirkwood lots of snow 26", chance of snow over the weekend. bring the chains with you. and northstar 11" of new snow and more to come. more on the weather when we come back. bay bridge shutdown - use bart. the agency says it's keeping 14- stations open all night long >>> the best alternative to the bay bridge shutdown this weekend, use bart. 14 stations will be open all night starting friday night. westbound lanes will be off limits from drivers from tom

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a nigerian man-- umar farouk abdulmutallab-- had admitted that he tried to blow up a northwest airlines flight on christmas day of 2009. he said it was meant to be a suicide mission for al-qaeda. but, he was wrestled down after a bomb in his underclothes failed to go off just before the plane landed in detroit. rescuers on cape cod, massachusetts spent today trying to save 11 dolphins, stranded on a remote beach. it has been a common scene for the past month. nearly 180 short-beaked common dolphins have beached themselves in the area, and of those 125 have died. that's nearly five times the yearly average. the cause remains unclear. theories include changes in weather, water temperature and behavior of the dolphins' prey. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to judy. >> woodruff: democrats and republicans massaged the legislative language for the payroll tax cut deal today. it will extend the tax cuts-- set to expire at the end of the month-- until after the november elections. republicans dropped their demands for new spending reductions to pay for the extension. house

umar farouk abdulmutallab faces a mandatory life sent epps.admits to working for al qaeda while attempting to bomb a flight from amsterdam on christmas day in 2009. he's sentenced 10:00 pacific time. >>> governor of new jersey is defending his decision to fly flags half-staff in honor of singer whitney houston. governor chris christie is taking heat from people who think the honor should be reserved for soldiers, first responders, and elected public servants not an alleged drug addict. christie said substance abuse does not erase the good things houston accomplished. a private funeral for houston will be held saturday in her hometown of newark. >>> now, in new jersey and in maryland, bills that would allow gay marriage face key debates and votes today. in new jersey the state assembly taking up the marriage equality and religious exemption act which passed the state senate on monday. governor chris christie says he will veto that bill. in maryland the house of delegates will begin debate on the civil marriage protection act. this bill is spons

umar farouk abdulmutallab faces a mandatory life sentence. he admits to working for al qaeda while trying to blow up a flight bound for detroit from amsterdam that was on christmas day, 2009. now at least five passengers are expected to speak in court before he's sentenced at 10:00 this morning, that is pacific time. john? >> marla, thank you very much. >>> president obama arriving in the bay area a few hours from right now, bob redell live in san francisco with details on this visit and how it could disrupt your plans. good morning, bob. >> reporter: good morning to you, john. the president will end his day here at the nob hill masonic center, it's one of three fund-raisers in a short visit to san francisco, and this is part of a greater three-day fund-raising trip on the west coast during which he's expected to raise $8 million for his re-election campaign $3 million of it coming from donors in the bay area. the president arrived in los angeles yesterday for a fund-raiser there last night but during which he warned democrats that this presi