against iran in response to an alleged iranian plot to murder saudi arabia s ambassador to the united states. two men have now been charged including an iranian-american. one of the men still at large. attorney general eric holder spells out the charges against them. the united states is committed to holding iran accountable for its actions. they re charged with conspiracy to murder a foreign official, conspiracy to use a weapon of mass destruction, and conspiracy to commit an act of international terrorism, among other charges. u.s. officials say the plot never really got off the ground because the two suspects were dealing with u.s. government informant. more now on the events as they unfolded from our foreign affairs correspondent, jill dougherty. reporter: the united states and the obama administration are treating this as a very big deal. immediately, the treasury department came out and said that it was sanctioning five top people who they say allegedly were conne
anything. maybe not axelrod, but his economic team should go. these should go, too, if they think $447 billion of the same garbage that got us 9.1% unemployment is going to work this time. please, i have to tell you something, i have to tell you how important what you just said is, tim geithner should go. he s the reason we have a failing economy right now. oh, please. it s the reason why the yo-yos on wall street are protesting, because the banks won t lend. the yo-yos control wall street. no. they re misguided, completely off base. saying geithner is responsible for this economy is ridiculous. if you want to continue to defend these multimillionaires down there, fine. you re a gambler, right? yes. if i borrow money at 0% interest and loan it back to you
president obama is appealing to unions as he tries to drum up support for the new jobs plan. the president touring a union training facility in pittsburgh before making the half trillion spending pitch. it wasn t enough to win over one union member. and now, a union electrician in pittsburgh. you are a card carrying union member; that right? guest: that is correct. thank you for having me. so, you do not agree with the president? you do not like the additional $447 billion in spending? guest: absolutely not. we have seen this before. this is stimulus replayed. tarp didn t work. stimulus didn t work. quantitative easing didn t work. the only thing that is working is to stop the regulations and town the free market loose more, and, if you really want do make a difference and you are talking about the taxes go for the real heart of the problem: revamp the
video that shows the 10-month-old s parents or neighbors, they re also looking over surveillance video from a nearby grocery store. why? because it shows lisa s mother shopping with another man, not the baby s father, hours before she reported her daughter missing. she bought paper plates, napkins and a box of wine. opening statements begin today in the trial of the accused underwear bomber who tried to blow up a plane over detroit on christmas day. umar farouk abdulmutallab pleaded not guilty to the failed christmas day attack back in 2009. the nigerian native wanted to represent himself during today s federal court in michigan. now he s had a change in strategy. well, now, a court-appointed lawyer will give the opening statement. the trial gets under way at 9:00 a.m. president obama meeting with his jobs council today in pittsburgh as he fights to pass his $447 billion jobs bill. harry reid wants the senate to hold a procedural vote on the bill this week, almost certain to fail witho
no, on the full $447 billion package but if parts of it were brought out, can you explain how parts of brought out. who decides which pieces are pulled? guest: i guess in the senate the majority leader will decide what parts come out if they come out. i think this have been about 2012 campaign, than 2011 legislating. the president is not here talking to members of congress. the house, or the senate about what it takes to get done but he is out with a n. this bill is not going to pass. it is stimulus warmed over. half the serving we had before, and that did not do the job. so all the issue today is to see how democrats they can hold on to, in the senate, not talking about how they get republicans or close to the 60 votes it would take for the bill to move forward. this is all a political charade. and everyone in washington knows