coming in at this moment about how the cia stopped an ambitious al qaeda plot to blow up a passenger jet bound for the united states. a u.s. counterterrorism official tells cnn the explosive device is similar to the one used by the would-be underwear bomber. you may recall that on christmas day 2009. just like that bomb, this one did not contain metal, which raises real questions about whether it could have gotten past airport security. as of yet, the person who had developed that bomb had not yet bought a ticket. here s defense secretary, leon panetta. what this incident makes clear is that this country has to continue to remain vigilant against those that would seek to attack this country and we will do everything necessary to keep america safe. fran townsend is cnn s national security contributor, a member of both the dhs and cia external advisory boards. chad sweet is a former dhs and cia official, also the cofounder of the chertoff group, a global security firm. good
reporter: i m just hearing you now, anderson. what i can tell you is that the japanese government is saying that they believe the flying vessel from north korea, they did detect it and that it was in the air for just over one minute. now, the plan was that if that flew over japanese territory, if the rocket broke up and started to threaten this land, that the patriot missile you see behind me, it s an intercepter missile, land-to-air, that it would fire off and that it potentially would with try to take some of those pieces down. that was not the case, because the rocket then in just over one minute did break up, according to the japanese government, and then fell harmlessly into the sea. at this point, japanese security meeting is taking place and they expect to have some sort of guidance after that meeting wraps up, some time this morning here in tokyo, anderson. kyung lah, appreciate the reporting on that. we re going to check in with our correspondent, stan grant, who
but it s been giving the region the case of the willies. we have an exclusive report coming up later on. the other breaking news, the trayvon martin case. the first hints of what the prosecutors know about the first night that george zimmerman shot and killed the 17-year-old. the first inkling of how they ll persuade a jury that zimmerman committed murder in the second degree. the defendant appearing by video hookup today from the seminole county jail, saying very little. mr. zimmerman, you re here for a charge of murder in the second degree and you re represented by mr. o mara, is that true? yes, sir. the judge ruling there s probable cause to proceed. lawyer mark o mara not yet asking for bail. and as for his first night in jail, he was kept in observation and he was seen weeping at times. abc news also reporting that there was no sign of scarring on the back of his head. remember, trayvon martin was painted a as the aggressor in this, saying that zimmerman this i
zimmerman committed murder in the second degree. the defendant appearing by video hookup today from the seminole county jail, saying very little. mr. zimmerman, you re here in your first appearance on the charge of murder in the second degree and you re represented by mr. o mara, is that true? yes, sir. the judge ruling there s probable cause to proceed. lawyer mark o mara not yet asking for bail. as for zimmerman s first night in custody, abc news is silting an official saying he was kept in observation and he was seen weeping at times. abc news also reporting that there was no sign of scarring on the back of his head. remember, zimmerman and ahis family paint trayvon martin as the aggressor in this, saying that zimmerman was, as his brother told piers morgan last night. surprise attacked, punched so hard in the nose the nose is broken, sat on their chest, using their last available breaths to call and scream for help. now, as you might imagine, the prosecution has
the case of the willies. we have an exclusive report coming up later on. the other breaking news, the trayvon martin case. the first hints of what the prosecutors know about the first night that george zimmerman shot and killed the 17-year-old. the first inkling of how they ll persuade a jury that zimmerman committed murder in the second degree. the defendant appearing by video hookup today from the seminole county jail, saying very little. mr. zimmerman, you re here for a charge of murder in the second degree and you re represented by mr. o mara, is that true? yes, sir. the judge ruling there s probable cause to proceed. lawyer mark o mara not yet asking for bail. and as for his first night in jail, he was kept in observation and he was seen weeping at times. abc news also reporting that there was no sign of scarring on the back of his head. remember, trayvon martin was painted a as the aggressor in this, saying that zimmerman this is as his brother told piers morg