assad were gone, there are many factions. there is no clear plan of action for us. u.s. officials also stress that they can not appear to be trying to dictate the shape of a post-assad syria from abroad. shep? shep: james rosen live at the department state. thanks very much. investigators say f.b.i. agents did not follow up on warning signs about the accused fort hood gunman, a muslim, because he was politically sensitive. that s the word from a new report on that massacre. u.s. army major nidal malik hasan is charged with killing 13 people and wounding more than 30 others in that shooting spree that happened three years ago. according to an independent investigation, major hasan asked about suicide bombings and killing civilians in e-mails to the radical american born cleric anwar al-awlaki. and he was al-qaeda s recruiter. the u.s. droned anwar al-awlaki in yemen last year.
happening today, at the trial of jackson s doctor. now, court reconvenes in about 45 minutes or so dr. conrad murray is charged with involuntary manslaughter jackson s death. yesterday a security guard testified that murray asked him to help gather up drug vials before even asking him to call 911. i was standing at the foot of the bed p he reached over and grabbeded a handful of vials and then he reached out to me and said, here, put these in a bag. and engineers are back at work today rappelling down the sides of the washington monument, they are looking for any damage the earthquake caused last moment. the work has been delayed by some weather. still a ways to go but one of the engineers says so far, good. not a bad way to spend a work day as well. incredible, not only because of the actual history of the structure but the area and being the view. and just knowing what you re doing and seeing what you re seeing after the earthquake. we have the drawings from repair
all right. it s time now for your news by the numbers. 48%, that s the percentage that the vote presidential candidate herman cain won in the straw poll in denver. rick perry hasn t announced yet but he came in second with 13%. next $3,017,000. that s the one year deal wide receiver plaxico burris signed with the new york jets. he served time behind bars for having that gun. that s how much cowboys & ail owns and the smurfs brought in the box office this weekend to tie at the top. that s news by the numbers. thank you, steve. accused fort hood plotter abdo not only admitted he was behind the failed plot but claims his muslim faith played a large role in his relationship with the united states army.
i can barely make out who you are with the camouflage on. you blend into the field turf. blends in. back to you. next time you come in, i ll show you this entire area. basically canton, ohio has come to dallas, texas. that s on so cool. brian kilmeade at the nfl experience down there. headlines on this friday. accused fort hood gunman nidal hasan was a ticking time bomb who was ignored. that according to a scathing report by the senate that they have just released. it says the f.b.i. and defense department missed warning signs that hasan had become a militant islamist. hasan, of course, is accused of murdering 13 people including a pregnant woman and an army general expected to decide next month whether hasan is mentally fit to stand trial. a family tragedy for jailed enron c.e.o. jeff skilling. his youngest son has been found dead of a suspected accidental overdose. skilling was reportedly given the news in prison where he s
arthel: developing now on america s newsroom the fda considering more recalls, after at least contaminated celery, public officials traced it to a produce plant in san antonio and this week recalled all the produce from that facility. and, prosecutors presenting new evidence in a military hearing, for accused fort hood gunman nadal hasan, and he repeatedly visited a gun range prior to the massacre that killed 13 people and new violence an protests over a garbage crisis in italy, demonstrators are trying to stop the construction of a new dump near a national park. bill: we have brand new calls now, for congress to cut federal funding for npr, after the firing of journalist and news analyst juan williams, and back in 200 thou2008, npr got 10%