counterterrorism officials say that al qaeda is down, but not out. peter doocy has the latest. it was a year ago this week that president obama gave operation jeron no a green light today, we heard from his chief counter terrorism adviser who said that even though osama bin laden is dead, al qaeda is not. we have degraded the organization significantly over the past deck scpead several years in particular, as we have taken off the battlefield the founding leader. we are determined to destroy that organization. we are going to destroy it, but that will continue to requireitous maintain the pressure, al qaeda, whether it be in pakistan, afghanistan or yemen. we heard from the chairman of the house intel committee, congressman rogers, who
they want to move in before dark falls, before it is nighttime. so we could see some action in the next hour, hour and a half, but it s certainly got this whole country watching and waiting, and we ll be back to you the moment we see any movement. back to you. jenna: absolutely, greg. greg talcott, thank you. jon: we are learning some new details about the suspect and his possible affiliation with al-qaeda. chief intelligence correspondent catherine herridge has more from washington. catherine? reporter: thank you, jon. counterterrorism officials tell fox based on that prelim flair data very similar to what greg talcott is reporting, mohamed morrad, 24 years old and of north african descent. his recent travel to afghanistan and pakistan. at this hour french authorities say they will storm the house if they believe the suspect will blow himself up or the house, and counterterrorism officials here in washington do not doubt that the suspect has al-qaeda connections. at this hour they a
continuing to pivot of the current tax code will not lose this economy. 9% corporate business flat tax, 9% personal flat tax and an 9% national sales tax, and it will pass because the american people wanted to pass. one thing i would say is when you take the 9-9-9 plan and you turn upside down, i think the devil is in the details. unlike his plan which does not pass because how many people here are for a sales tax in new hampshire, brazier hands. that is how many boats you ll get in new hampshire. rick perry s starkist shaking. he needed a strong showing tonight and that romney is the front runner which made him a punching bag tonight is will. hours before this debate, mitt romney won the endorsement of chris christi. he says it makes him the right candidate to lead the republican ticket. gloria you get crossers denied the pending 9-9-9, how did he did? okay. you know, he didn t get specific other than saying he really wanted to get rid of the tax code that it was clear
developed. it starts with, lun like your proposals, stathrowing out the code. it is not going to boost the economy. this is why we developed 9-9-9. 9% business tax, 9% income tax and 9% sales tax and it will pass, senator because the american people want it to pass. one thing i want to say is when you take the 9-9-9 plan and you turn it upside down, i think the devil s in the details. unlike her man s plan which could not pass. how many people are for a sales tax in new hampshire. raise your hand. there you go. that s how many you will get in new hampshire. a critical event for rick perry. two shaky debate showings and the texas governor needed a strong showing and mitt romney is the front runner which made him a punching bag as well. hours before the debate he won the endorsement of governor chris eichenla chris cyst. i have several guests joining me. gloria, let s start making the top tier means you catch harpoons, herman cain in the cross hairs, defending 9-9-9.
values that are in america. freedom is one of them. reporter: after 9/11 from the hiding place in yemen, the cleric became the leader of al-qaeda 2.0, the new generation of american recruits. dinal tall jihaddist the cleric fame mousily leverageed social networking to spread his ideology of hate. former c.i.a. veteran charlie allen was the first u.s. official to identify al-awlaki as threat to u.s. national security. it s good day for the united states. it takes away a propaganda. proselytizeer or recruiter. al-qaeda in yemen plots against the u.s. is considered the lethal network affiliate. what sets the group apart according to senior counterterrorism officials is bomb-maker who perfected an explosionive to evade traditional air security. the group leader a long-time aide to usama bin laden. there are hardened groups. probably number between 500 and 1,000 fighters out there.