very popular with companies that were in financial trouble, so take the airlines, united and delta, usair. after the september 11th disaster there were going downhill, and they tap the pension plan a number of times it's a billions out to pay the lay off people. there were using it for that. gm, ford, delphi, the spinoff. again, there were also taking of billions even as they were headed into disaster. so meanwhile, as this was happening, there were yet other waste companies were pulling billions out. the other ways, harder to find out about. but there were doing was selling pension assets because in this world of mergers and acquisitions they realized you could actually monetize the assets and pension plans. the way to do it is let's say you're selling a unit, you send over 25,000 retirees and employees. you send over the pension to pay for it, but some the little extra, maybe a hundred million. the buyer pays you for that company's you may be $0.7 on the dollar. you get 70 million. you're happy, you get 70 million for that. the buyer is happy because he does something with 10 million. h

soldiers and japanese self-force personnel on monday at the usair base in tokyo. he said he wants to make clear that the pacific remains a priority for the united states. >> we will always maintain a strong presence in the pacific. and we will be a force for peace and prosperity. in the pacific region. >> during a question-and-answer session, a japanese sdf member asked whether the u.s. military will reduce its presence in the region to accommodate a reduction in the nation's defense spending. panetta said there will be no reduction in u.s. forces in asia and the pacific. panetta is to meet prime minister noda and defense minister ichikawa separately on tuesday and discuss the relocation of a u.s. military air base in okinawa. a plan to move the marine corps futenma air station to nago city has been stalled due to strong opposition from local residents. >>> china's defense budget is the second largest in the world. the country is building up its military including its navy, and that's causing concern and friction in the region. how is japan responding to this burg

he was killed today during a targeted usair strike in yemen. u.s. officials say anwr al awlaki was the architect behind several u.s. attacks. they also say he has ties to the 9/11 hijackers. the white house calling his death the biggest victory in the war on terror since the killing of osama bin laden. but tonight, a woman who knew him during his cleric days in california says that's not the man she knew. jean elle is live with more for us. >> reporter: jessica, experts here at stanford say if the al qaeda leader lived, he would have helped plan more attacks against the united states. his death and hatred of america is a shock for many bay area muslims. muslims say anwr al awlaki was not always spreading messages of heat. one woman remembers him speaking about tolerance at her mosque in san diego years before september 11. >> he always spoke about, you know, tolerance, about being involved in the community. the greater community, you know, he was involved in inner faith relations. >> reporter: this young mother doesn't want to show her face, but she

then boards through gate a-19, usair ways flight 1864 to it is in seat 18-e.carolina where she makes a quick stop at tcby, vichts the women's room, then goes through gate c-13. sitting in seat 10-a, she realizes the ring is missing. a flight attendant literally dismantled that seat when she heard the story, but no ring was found. kimberly has set up a facebook page, looking for help in gets the ring back. thousands offering prayers, one person promising $1,000 to whoever finds it. and a jeweler promising a new ring. quite a gesture, but the point of the old ring was, it's the old ring. and if you happen to come across it, well, that will give this story a better ending, lost and found. john donvan, abc news, washington. >> and we'll all look together. we're always there at abcnews.com, as you know. and we will see you right back here again tomorrow night. good night.

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linked to other terror plots, including the would-be underwear bomber's alleged plan to bring down a usair liner two years ago, the plot to blow up u.s. cargo planes, and the attempt to set off a bomb in new york's times square. >> i consider al qaeda in the arabian peninsulas with awlaki as a leader within that organization probably the most significant risk to the u.s. homeland. >> we had always had a tremendous concern that after getting bin ladin that someone like awlaki was a primary target because of his continuing efforts to plan attacks against the united states. >> awlaki justifies such attacks saying americans are at war with islam. >> with the american invasion of iraq and continued u.s. aggression against muslims -- and i eventually came to the conclusion that jihad against america is binding upon myself, just as it is binding on every other able muslim. >> the pentagon is saying little about the drone strike that ended his war. three others died along him including another radical american who was the producer of the jihadi online magazine called "inspire." the notion of killi

. >>> and two usair bases are getting the royal treatment. captain harry wales in california today for the final days of his helicopter gunship training. during his two months in the u.s., he'll also go to a base in arizona, from one brit to another, he finds himself a loose end and someone to show him around town, he can always call me. anderson. >> all right. i'll keep that in mind. >> i'm sure he'll call. >> you never know. >> thanks. still ahead, amanda knox out of jail, back in the states. her story is far from over. there is a report that she was sexually harassed in the prison where she was living. we'll talk about that and hear what her dad says about how she is adjusting. >>> and jurors in the michael jackson death trial hearing conrad murray's interview police about the day jackson died. the latest coming up. >>> tonight it has been just three days since amanda knox returned to her parents home in seattle and there's a new report on what she faced nearly four years in that prison. according to cbs news, amanda was sexually harassed

linked to other terror plots, including the would-be underwear bomber's alleged plan to bring down a usair liner two years ago, the plot to blow up u.s. cargo planes, and the attempt to set off a bomb in new york's times square. >> i consider al qaeda in the arabian peninsulas with awlaki as a leader within that organization probably the most significant risk to the u.s. homeland. >> we had always had a tremendous concern that after getting bin ladin that someone like awlaki was a primary target because of his continuing efforts to plan attacks against the united states. >> awlaki justifies such attacks saying americans are at war with islam. >> with the american invasion of iraq and continued u.s. aggression against muslims -- and i eventually came to the conclusion that jihad against america is binding upon myself, just as it is binding on every other able muslim. >> the pentagon is saying little about the drone strike that ended his war. three others died along him including another radical american who was the producer of the jihadi online magazine called "inspire." the notion of killi

. >>> and two usair bases are getting the royal treatment. for the final days of his helicopter gunship training. during his two months in the u.s., he'll also go to a base in arizona, from one brit to another, he finds himself a loose end and someone to show him around town, he can always call me. anderson. >> all right. i'll keep that in mind. >> i'm sure he'll call. >> you never know. >> thanks. still ahead, amanda knox out of jail, back in the states. her story is far from over. there is a report that she was sexually harassed in the prison where she was living. we'll talk about that and hear what her dad says about how she is adjusting. >>> and jurors in the michael jackson death trial hearing conrad murray's interview police about the day jackson died. the latest coming up. ♪ [ cellphone rings ] cut! [ monica ] i have a small part in a big movie. i thought we'd be on location for 3 days, it's been 3 weeks. so, i used my citi simplicity card to pick up a few things. and i don't have to worry about a late fee. which is good... no! bigger!

situations we have seen where companies stopped contributing to their pension plans, airlines for example, usair and the players become less and less well-funded, and then companies only too thrilled in bankruptcy to dump it on the pbgc which is the federal pension insurer. the problem with that, of course, is when the plan is very underfunded and there are not enough assets to pay out full benefits. and people can list some of the benefits, especially ironically people in higher income ranges like the pilots. pilots were just devastated. they would lose up to 80% in some cases other pension because of some rather odd quirks in the law. they would also lose their supplemental savings. i saw pilots, i mentioned pilots in the book away from having retirement income of around 8000 a month now living on like $95 a month. that's bertie perverse. and this temptation continues to exist with private equity firms buying companies. it's no different than the raiders of the '80s. it's just a different way of to do it. you go in, by a company, the plan is overfunded. great, you kill it and, or meanwhile, no

usair hundred thousand shares in afghanistan. we have to leave with economics. as far as the eye can see into the 21st century, we have an asymmetric threat of terrorism. whether it is in the philippines, we have cities in terror that we have to deal with realistically. we need to make sure we have a national security put prem and the defense department that is a poorly focused on the real threat. it is not a land war. it is an asymmetric threat. that means more in the way of intelligence gathering. more and the way of training with those who share the same interests with the united states so that we can do it together. chances are you'll have israel stand up and say economics, counter terror, we get that. we can move forward with you as a friend and ally. chances are you have people like india who will stand up and say economics we can relate to that as well. we have an opportunity to look at the map. in my speech in a moment in our nation's history given the salience of economics and counter-terrorism. it could shore up some new alliances. in conclusion, we ha

. >>> a usair strike could have taken out another key operative overnight.e son of u.s. born an war awlaki, the key leader who was just killed last month by a drone missile. >>> some of silicone valley's biggest names, a largest event celebrating steve jobs' life will happen on wednesday. jobs died at age 56. >>> and the life and achievem t achievements of dr. martin luther king jr. unveiled today. 28 years in the making, the $120 million four-acre memorial is being dedicated today on the national mall in washington, d.c. >>> finally for you, a little girl gets her best friend back. daddy bear is a toy that fills the void of justices real daddy who serves overseas. thanks to two department of transportation works spending four hours of their own time, daddy bear is back. justice says daddy bear make her think she is cuddling with her real daddy. >> that's a sweet story. richard lui, thanks so much. we want to get a check of the forecast with bill karins who is out on the plaza with me. it feels like fall. >> yes, it does. we want to talk to this little girl

. >>> usair force test pilot keith colmer will begin testing and training new revolutionary aircraft.ew milestone for women in virginia. there are now a new record number of female ceos leading fortune 500 companies. how many of them? 18. by the end of 20 11, 18 women running some of america's largest corporations. >>> she is one of the most powerful women in the world. what are secretary of state hillary clinton's priorities? "american morning" back right after the break. [ male announcer ] it's true... consumers er wanchai ferry orange chicken... over p.f. chang's home menu orange chicken women men and uh pandas... elbows mmm [ male announcer ] wanchai ferry, try it yourself. fore! no matter what small business you are in, managing expenses seems to... get in the way. not anymore. ink, the small business card from chase introduces jot an on-the-go expense app made exclusively for ink customers. custom categorize your expenses anywhere. save time and get back to what you love. the latest innovation. only for ink customers. learn more at chase.com/ink >>> welcome back and good morning