following a number of other important stories right now. this 360 bulletin. attorney general erric holdr defended his decision to read the christmas day bomber in federal court. the 11 senate republicans upset over abdulmutallab, he said he acted with consent of other government agencies and departments and similar decisions by previous administrations of both parties were not criticized. iran today saying it successfully launched a research rocket carrying two turtles, a mouse and worms into space. it also unveiled models of a new rocket and three new satellites. iran s space program has worried western powers. they fear the technology will one day be used to deliver nuclear war heads. and this is your favorite. look at what nasa spotted for the first time with a little bit of help from the hubble telescope. not a ufo. silons. doesn t look like a ufo, a