it s not dead, but this attack will to some extent stall progress on it further. martha: you listen to the sunday shows and you see the division over whether or not this is a change for our country, this attack. whether or not we are living in an environment that looks more like israel and great britain under the ira where these sort of things happen and we become used to them. that is not a reality that any of us want to accept in this country. i wonder if the administration which side of this they will fall on. i think we will see from eric holder what their take is really on this when it comes down to the way it s prosecuted. any guthrie action to whether or not this gut reaction to whether or not this signals a change. reporter: i think they will say to try this american citizen through the normal civil courts, civilian criminal courts, and that may have a harder sell. i m not saying that is not what is going to happen, i m not saying that is not what the