it could mark the beginning of the end of the war there. listen. neither americans nor the afghan people asked for this war, yet for a decade we ve stood together to drive al qaeda from its camps to battle an insurgency and to give the people of afghanistan the possibility to live in peace and in dignity. the wages of war have been great for both our nations but today with the signing of this strategic partnership agreement we look forward to a future of peace. our nick payton-walsh is live in kabul. there were attacks in kabul two weeks ago that really rocked the capital. reporter: absolutely, this is a place where presidential security detail didn t feel enormously comfortable bringing him in daylight. u.s. and afghan officials doing their best to quash rumors about seven or eight hours ago that he was already in kabul. as you saw the president there addressing a hangar, many of those troops will perhaps be on their way home, bagram being a hub or many troops returnin
implanted in passengers on flights bound for the u.s. the other story, may day protests around the country and the world. here in the united states the occupy movement is behind the demonstrations. in other countries hunl crowds taking to the streets to mark international workers day. we ll have live reports from here and overseas. one year ago an elite team raided a compound in pakistan, killed the most wanted man in the world, osama bin laden. today on the anniversary of bid laden s raid we re learning about possible new threats including the use of bombs implanted inside the bodies of terrorists. susan candiotti is following the story for us. explain to us what this is about. steps are being taken to guard against a new threat involving body bombs possibly planted inside passengers on flights headed for the u.s. this is according to a u.s. government official with knowledge of the threat. however, a spokesman for the department of homeland security adds that dhs has no
may day protests all around the world. occupy wall street trying to regroup and calling for a day without the 99%. no work, no shopping, no banking. hoping for a nationwide disruption. and rescue 411. a 4 11 firefighter just the right size to save a little baby who fell 20 feet down a drain pipe. we ll be talking to the hero. up first this morning, pure gold. it s how intelligence officials are describing over 100 internal al qaeda documents that detailed past attacks and future terror targets. here is something incredible. the information was embedded in a porn movie. it was uncovered by german authorities after they arrested an al qaeda operative last year and that operative was searched. and that s when police found his underwear and inside, a memory card. the microchip had a pornographic video on it. when the authorities went further and dug deeper with be they found a treasure trove of information embedded in the film. nic robertson is live in london this morning. y
tomorrow. desperation in syria as reports of more government atrocities mount. syrians swarm the newly arrived u.n. monitors. and a new warning from the u.s. to assad s regime. plus, a perfect game for number 41. we ll bring you the final pitch that led to last night s victory. and later, the new york times s nick kristoff joins us to talk about his column. good morning, everyone. i m randi kaye. it s 8:00 on the east coast, 5:00 a.m. on the west. a lot to tell you about this morning so let s get you straight to the news. we start with a look ahead. tomorrow former presidential candidate john edwards heads to federal court. prosecutors say edwards used nearly $1 million in campaign contributions to deceive the public. they say he was hiding an affair and a child. the mistress, rielle hunter, is expected to be the star witness at the trial. she has immunity. edwards and his attorneys say he did nothing wrong. we ll have much more on the case later this hour. and to
husband. his wife has never spoken about what happened until now. battery-powered brains. an experimental surgery that can literally change people s minds. it felt fantastic. i didn t care what was doing it. is it a cure for depression? revealing investigations. fascinating characters. stories with impact. this is cnn presents with tonight s hosts, randi kaye and drew griffin. 15 years ago congress knew it had a big problem. its military housing was in a desperate state. 180,000 units around the world built cheap and now falling apart. facing a billion-dollar repair bill, congress had a big idea. turn the housing over to private companies and let the free market do its work. but as cnn s deborah feyerick reports, for many families living in those homes that big idea has been a disaster. and the men and women who served to protect us are fighting a losing battle at home. reporter: when these sailors and marines left the u.s. to serve their country, no one