For coronavirus. Theyve been sharing their uncertainty and struggle with us since maria gomez was first tested. Now we go along on their powerful journey to beat the virus. Multimedia producer juan carlos tells the story. I want the results. I want to get out. A weekend with a rollercoaster of emotions. On friday my wife got a text message from her doctor suggesting the test results could be delayed. That caused her to break down. Ive been in my room since last friday. And if im negative, ive been in my room in vain. Reporter i asked my brother to go. My brother got to san diego sunday morning. My daughters loaded up their things and they drove back. While they were on the road, we got a call about the test results. You have now tested positive. What do you want me to say . Is that good or bad news . Weve been debating this all weekend. Weve been home for so long. We might as well just be positive and move on and be out of here in another week. Yeah, be its good because we already have
straight to the middle east. today an al-qaeda group based in yemen said it supplied the explosives to suspect umar farouk abdulmutallab and claimed the bombing attempt failed due to a technical problem. mr. obama pledged on the a complete review of the watch list system to prevent other potential terrorists from entering the u.s. in-flight security measures were eased slightly today but at the airports long lines remain and passengers still face additional screening. we have a team of correspondents covering the story here in the united states and beyond. we begin with national correspondent jim axelrod in michigan where the suspect is being held tonight. jim? reporter: harry, abdulmutallab is being held in this federal prison behind me here in milan michigan. federal prosecutors say they want a dna sample from him to see if he can be connected to other terror plots. especially now that al qaeda leaders say they launched him. al qaeda claims it was behind the attempted a
always on. have a great night. tonight an al-qaeda group brags that it was behind the attempt to blow up a u.s. jetliner and says it will keep trying. plus cbs news uncovers disturbing web postings that show the suspect was a lonely young man who harbored jihad fantasies for years. i m harry smith. also tonight the security failure. there were warnings from the suspect s own family. he was on a watch list so why didn t anyone check to see if he had a u.s. visa? president obama calls for a full review. and there s confusion in some airports amid the new security crackdown. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the cbs evening news with katie couric. smith: good evening. katie is off. president obama says u.s. authorities will not rest until they find everyone involved in the attempt to blow up delta northwest flight 253 on christmas day. the terror trail leads straight to the middle east. today an al-qaeda group based in yemen said it supplied the explosives to suspect uma