commissioner kelly said hernandez has confessed to choking etan in basement of that store and that after being questioned last night hernandez took police officers to the scene of the alleged crime. hernandez described to the detectives how he lured young etan from the school bus stop. at west broadway and prince street. with the promise of a soda. he then let him into the basement of the bodega, choked him there and disposed of the body by putting it into a plastic bag and placing it into the trash. earlier today a law enforcement source said that hernandez was interviewed briefly years ago in connection with the case an that his claims were being treated with skepticism. tonight, pedro hernandez under arrest for the murder of 6-year-old etan patz, 33 years ago. susan candiotti is you knowing us live along with jeffrey toobin and lou palumbo. what other details are the police giving about this guy, pedro hernandez, and how this alleged murder took place? reporter: you
he confessed to choking etan and police took him to the scene of the crime to describe what happened. hernandez described how he learned young etan from the school bus stop at west broadway and prince street with the promise of a soda. he then lead him into the basement of the bodega, choked him there, and disposed of the body by putting it into a plastic bag and placing it into the trash. earlier today, a law enforcement source says hernandez was interviewed years briefly and his claims were being treated with skepticism. but tonight pedro hernandez under arrest for the murder of etan patz. susan candiotti has been following this story and joins us. susan, what other details are the police giving about this it guy, pedro hernandez and how this alleged murder took place. reporter: this case continues to be a real stunner. as you indicated, he worked as a store clerk in the bodega and he learned the little boy, he says, with a promise of offering him a soda. he brought h
standpoint what do we need to do to make sure iowa s a red state in 2012. we want to win the battle for america which means defeating barack obama. who that candidate is, your guess is as good as mine. in the end we re going to provide the american people a clear alternative to a president who while good at giving speeches isn t good at following through on promises. thank you so much. thank you, chris. for the president, he s fresh off his hawaiian vacation and will host a live web chat with supporters in iowa tonight. tomorrow he hits the ground running, heading to battle ground ohio to talk about the economy. the washington post political columnist dana milbank is in des moines. good morning. good morning. i think it s fair to say the president has the best organized campaign of any candidate in iowa, eight campaign offices across the state. i think&t. surprises people to hear they re working to get people to the caucus tonight even though he s running unopposed, why?
standpoint what do we need to do to make sure iowa s a red state in 2012. we want to win the battle for america which means defeating barack obama. who that candidate is, your guess is as good as mine. in the end we re going to provide the american people a clear alternative to a president who while good at giving speeches isn t good at following through on promises. thank you so much. thank you, chris. for the president, he s fresh off his hawaiian vacation and will host a live web chat with supporters in iowa tonight. tomorrow he hits the ground running, heading to battle ground ohio to talk about the economy. the washington post political columnist dana milbank is in des moines. good morning. good morning. i think it s fair to say the president has the best organized campaign of any candidate in iowa, eight campaign offices across the state. i think&t. surprises people to hear they re working to get people to the caucus tonight even though he s running unopposed, why?
they try to avoid getting too high or two low based on economic report but clearly they have to be disappointed, the president traveled to battle ground ohio visiting a jeep plant in toledo to highlight the jobs that were saved from the auto industry bailout. here s the president on the latest jobs numbers earlier today. they there are always going to be bumps on the road to recovery. we re gob in a pass gonna pass through rough terrain that even wrangler would have a hard time with. [crowd cheering] wrangler can go over anything, huh? this comes at the end of the week very bad economic news. the president has his work cut out for him. they absolutely do say that they say the president needs to get serious about cutting spending, finding a deal on the debt issue. here is a leading house republican on that. everything is on the table, other than raising taxes, again,