david letterman and i play deity for a possible 2012 gop presidential candidate. it could be another bush. we haven t had enough of them. that s his campaign slogan. i ll reveal what it is so somebody call jeb up and tell him to watch. all of the news and commentary now on countdown. good evening from new york. this just in from kerry sanders in florida. we re a little back to square one he now quotes pastor terry jones of the dove church in that state. i m praying, he tells sanders, to decide what to do next. two days before the ninth anniversary of 9/11, 48 hours before the planned burning of korans by a small florida church and our fifth story on the countdown tonight. the koran burning has been suspended. the pastor of the church said the burning was canceled. the muslim mediator credited for the breakthrough joins us presently.
korans by a small florida church and our fifth story on the countdown tonight. the koran burning has been suspended. originally the pastor of the church said the burning was canceled. the ugly ramifications, it is too late to call back no matter what happens next already rippling through afghanistan. we ll have that later in the hour. we begin with pastor jones of the dove world outreach center in gainesville, florida, who decided months to go to burn korans to take a stand against radical islam and what he described as american accommodation of it. despite a direct appeal by president obama via abc news today on that program and despite a personal appeal in a phone call from defense secretary gates today because of the violence it could inspire against u.s. troops. jones continued to say only god s word would sway him. that word apparently came today from our guest or via our guest standing by, imam muhamma muhammad musri, standing by from the islamic society of central florida who
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
korans by a small florida church and our fifth story on the countdown tonight. the koran burning has been suspended. the pastor of the church said the burning was canceled. it is too late to call back no matter what happens next already rippling through afghanistan. we ll have that later in the hour. we begin with pastor jones of the dove world outreach center in gainesville, florida, who decided months to go to burn korans to take a stand against radical islam and american accommodation of it. despite a direct appeal by president obama via abc news today on that program and despite a personal appeal in a phone call from defense secretary gates today because of the violence it could inspire against u.s. troops. jones continued to say only god s word would sway him. that word apparently came today from our guest or via our guest standing by from the islamic society of central florida who says he has arranged a meeting between jones and the imam of
korans by a small florida church and our fifth story on the countdown tonight. the pastor of the church said the burning was canceled. it is too late to call back no matter what happens next already rippling through afghanistan. we ll have that later in the hour. we begin with pastor jones of the dove world outreach center in gainesville, florida, who decided months to go to burn korans to take a stand against radical islam and american accommodation of it. despite a direct appeal by president obama via abc news today on that program and despite a personal appeal in a phone call from defense secretary gates today because of the violence it could inspire against u.s. troops. jones continued to say only god s word would sway him. that word apparently came today from our guest or via our guest standing by from the islamic society of central florida who says he has arranged a meeting between jones and the imam of