martha: and now we're hearing from the oval office, mike manuel joins us at the white house with the latest from there. >> reporter: good morning, the president is the latest top official to speak out against the koran-burning planned for saturday, by a small florida church, calling it a recruitment bonanza for al qaeda, as you said the secretary of state, general david petraeus, governor crist among the others to condemn the concept of international burn a koran day and, good, the president spoke directly to terry jones. >> president barack obama: if he's listening i hope he understands what he is proposing to do is completely contrary to our values as american, and, that this country has been built on notions of religious freedom and religious ktolerance and i want him to understand that this stunt that he is talking about