karachi is now in custody in connection with the failed attack in new york city more arrests are expected there. this case is thrusting pakistan back into the spotlight. faisal shah dad shahzhad s arrest comes as they are shoring up the war in afghanistan. this internet video message shows hakimullah mehsud claiming responsibility for the failed times square attack. pakistan, its government, is promiseing full cooperation with the u.s. investigation. for more on the bombing suspects, and its ties to pakistan, let s bring in charlie allen, he spent more than 40 years at the cia, most recently he served as undersecretary for intelligence and analysis for the department of homeland security, he s currently a principal with the chertoff group. charlie, hakimullah mehsud, do you see his fingerprints on this case? i think we have to reexamine what we thought perhaps originally on saturday and sunday.
before a u.s. judge, kevin fox. authorities are not saying what charges he might face. now, as for the events of the last 12 hours, we are told that he was actually, as you just heard, on board an aircraft, emirates flight number 202, that was to take him to dubai, he was sitting on that aircraft, it was reportedly moments away from takeoff, he had purchased the ticket while enroute to the airport, he paid for the ticket in cash, and while we do not know what was in his mind during the process this seems increasingly likely he probably thought he was going to get away with it. at the last minute, authorities brought the plane back to the terminal, he was asked to deplane, three people actually were called to deplane, we don t know why the other two were pulled off, there s speculation they may have similar names, in any event, faisal shahzhad was arrested, he s in full custody and as i said at the outset, we expect him to appear sometime in the next few hours. jane: david, as