something was right. you know. again, hearing the story kind of terrifies me. this is fresh news to us. to hear some of this stuff, you know, we have to focus and assimilate this. it is shock iing. so naturally, it is the hope of the parents that the iranian government will look at this new information and at the very least and at least spur discussion, get them to get this case moving. of course, they haven t had a trial yet and that s what the families are saying, look, do something. bring them to trial and we think that it is information that s good enough to have them released. if you say they crossed the border you have to prove them. susan candiotti, thanks. the american that had the most wanted man on his to-do list is back in the u.s. and talking. pakistan sent gary faulkner home and didn t charge him. police there found him near the afghan border packing a pistol sword and night vision
with you. i had a lot of fun. with that one microphone. that was good. it s 30 minutes after the hour. time for this morning s top stories. senate leaders promising quick confirmation hearings for general david petraeus. the current commander was nominated by president obama to replace stanley mcchrystal as the top man in afghanistan. mcchrystal was relieved of his command after he and his aides made explosive comments to rolling stone magazine slamming high level members of the administration. another developing story, a case of homegrown terror. pakistani court convicting five americans on terror charges, sentencing them to 15 years apiece. the young muslim men are from the washington, d.c. area. the bin laden hunter is back home in colorado this morning. gary faulkner landed in los angeles yesterday after being released in pakistan without charge. police there say they picked him up near the afghan border carrying a pistol and sword. the 50-year-old citizen says ooze been
big oil would be will be to step up to the plate and pay that number. it s a question. thank you. here s another question we haven t much in the last 66 days could there be a silver lining to this gulf disaster? in this building of america report, tore floorman is on florida s gulf coast with one man who says yes. hey, tony, we focused a lot or the communities and towns that are right in the middle of this oil catastrophe. but what about all of those that are still out at the fringes? many of them don t know what the future is going to bring, even in the very near future. but they re doing what they can to build up while it s possible. heading out from port st. joe to hunt for scallops, gary hyatt has plenty of reasons to worry. his company depending on tourists. this has impacted everybody on the coast. even as reports of oil creep closer, gary remains hopeful that this calamity will bring out the best ideas, the best
how you doing, buddy? gary can t even ride his bike to work without a stroller whizzing by. growing up italian, this is something i was taught to want, grow up, get married, have kids. they ve been together 20 years. both men are in their late 40s. there are a zillion kids in this park. i would watch one or two kids interact and follow them around and think, i want to have a child. this couple is ready for the next big step in life. gary and tony want to have a baby. why have a baby? why is it the next logical step. i thought at the end of my life, what am i going to say, do i wish i had a bigger apartment or do i wish i had a baby. it was no-brainer. i ve always loved kids. there s nothing like the love of a child.
welcome back. the american man caught to hunt down osama bin laden is back home in denver. gary faulkner was captured carrying a pistol, dagger and night vision goggles. he spoke about the mountainous areas he searched looking for bin laden. people don t real iize how intense these mountains are. our mountains are beautiful. we have some beautiful, gorgeous mountains. but why don t have the intensity that the himalayas are. it iseasier to hide there. he financed his own trips to pakistan. he s not giving up on his mission just yet but he plans to look for bin laden. a brand-new nbc news wall street journal poll shows president obama s wall street rating poll hit agnew low. the job approval rating stands at 45%, that is down five points