evidence listed, we don t even have charges at this point. but i m curious to know if you would think right away that this now-dead alleged co-conspirator older brother might factor heavily into a defense of dzhokhar tsarnaev. yes, he very well could factor in terms of a defense of duress, in terms of a defense of knowledge. it s not clear at all at this point whether dzhokhar knew the ramifications of what he was doi doing, or knew what if anything was in the backpack that he was carrying. we don t know what his brother told him. we don t know what he agreed to. we don t know if he felt under pressure or threat from his brother or from others. all of these are open questions that will need to be explored.
the republican chairman of the house homeland security committee. if he was on the radar and they let him out of their sights, that s an issue certainly for me. reporter: tsarnaev s contact was made public by the man s mother who suggested agents had been harassing her son for years. they knew what my son was doi doing. they knew what sites on internet he was going. how could this happen? they were watching every step of him. but this is a terrorist act. the fbi confirmed that in 2011 it interviewed the older brother and family members. it did not say how many times. it was at the request of russian intelligence, according to a senior u.s. official. the fbi said the request was based on information that tsarnaev was a follower of radical islam, a strong believer and that he had changed drastically since 2010. in response to the request, the
for suzanne malveaux. we are focusing on protests in california, politics and the economy right here at home. straight to it. the mother of baseball hall of famer cal ripken has been found unharmed. ripken seen here with ex-administration, bush administration officials condoleezza rice and karen hughes gained fame as a shortstop with the baltimore orioles. well, the aberdeen police department says that his mother was abducted yesterday after a man with a gun forced her into a car. earlier this morning, ms. ripken was located in her car close to the home, and she was examined by paramedics, and she is not injured. she is resting now with family members. we will get more on this crime from joe johns in d.c. very bizarre. how did this happen? for sure, fred. a strange story developing here. vai ripken is the mother of one of the most famous baseball players ever. police confirming that she was abducted from her home at gunpoint early yesterday morning and police say reports in
you said mitt romney is the worst republican in the country, is that true? what speech did you listen to? it s right here. you said he s the worst republican stop lying. i said he was the worst republican to run on the issue of obama care, and that s what i was talking about. for every speech i give i say he is uniquely disqualified to run against barack obama on the issue of healthcare. will you kwaoeu quit distorting what i m saying because he fashioned the blueprint. i ve been saying it in every speech. quit distorting my words. if i see it it s. [bleep] come on, man, what are you doi doing? this is distorting your words? you just did by asking me that question. you sound upset about this. i m upset when the media distorts what i say, yeah, i am, i do get upset, because you knew
there was a big disagreement between senator mccain and secretary panetta about the u.s. going alone into syria. mccain made a very strong point going back to the 90s saying, look, when the atrocities were happening in bosnia, the united states acted and it s time for us to act here. he had a very pointed question to panetta saying, how many more tens of thousands have to die before you re willing to go in? but panetta countered and said, look, i m not going to send american troops, men and women, into this situation unless i m sure of exactly what we can accomplish there. we heard today some of the real factors that the u.s. is considering, you know, that you ve got 100 different groups as part of the opposition, so not a clear idea of who they are. high density, high population centers, and a syrian air defense force that presents much, much more challenging defenses than libya s did. let me ask you about this. the exchange specifically about the u.s. asking permission