abbottabad, pakistan. it shows how much the strategic situation with al qaeda has changed since 2001 when we originally went in the country. i mentioned at the top of this, you re heading back to afghanistan. you re going to live there. why? i think it s important as u.s. troops start pulling out of the country and i think as a lot of the world s attention turns away that there be journalists there to witness what happens to afghanistan and the afghan people. i think it s also going to be a very interesting time. unfortunately that s not always a good thing with journalists. are you worried about your safety? there s always a worry when you re in the country but after a while, i ve been going there for four years, you learn how to take precautions and reasonable risks. matthew akins, i wish you the best of luck. stay in touch with us. thanks, alex. a new study that says president obama could end up being recognized as one of the greatest presidents of all time. but there
before his death last year, osama bin laden may have been plotting to have president obama killed. that is what a new report in the washington post suggests. documents taken from bin laden s correspond in pakistan by u.s. navy s.e.a.l.s described the plot. the post says bin laden wanted to have his agents attack the president and general david petraeus. administration officials told the post, the obama/petraeus plot was never a serious threat. the american soldier arrested in the killing of 16 afghan civilians is now back in the u.s. staff sergeant robert bales is in custody in the maximum security detention facility at ft. leavenworth, kansas. he could be charged with murder and face the death penalty under military law. joining me from washington is investigative journalist matthew akins who has been covering afghanistan since 2008 for many
know the identity of the american soldier facing charges in the killings of 16 afghan civilians. army staff sergeant robert bales was flown out of kuwait and is at the detention center at ft. leavenworth, kansas. he s 38 years old, married with two children and is highly decorated after three previous tours in iraq. john yang is in kansas and we ll have more details and a live report just a few minutes from now. let s go now to front-page politics. we are watching three big contests in the republican presidential race, missouri, puerto rico and illinois. rick santorum is campaigning in month many right now. gop caucuses take place there today. santorum is the favorite after getting 55% of the vote in missouri s nonbinding primary back in february. a bit later he s heading back to illinois ahead of that state s primary on tuesday. they tell us it s 10-1 right now in illinois. we don t have i don t have a lot of billionaire friends. i didn t grow up in that area. don t kn
today we finally know the name of the u.s. soldier expected to face charges in the killings of 16 afghan civilians. army staff sergeant robert bales was flown out of kuwait and is in custody in the maximum security prison at fort leavenworth, kansas. we re learning things more about sergeant bales, his family and career. john yang is there with the very latest. good day, what it is the latest? reporter: hello, alex, bales is making his first day on u.s. soil since he was deployed in afghanistan in december, but he is not back in his own house in washington state. he is in fort leavenworth in solitary confinement. staff sergeant robert bales seen here training at a military facility in california is housed in a pre-trial detention facility. he s awaiting formal charges in connection with the shooting rampage that left 16 afghan civilians dead including women and children. he s the married father of two young children of his own who have all been moved on to a military base i
in custody in the maximum security prison at fort leavenworth, kansas. we re learning things more about sergeant bales, his family and career. john yang is there with the very latest. good day, what it is the latest? reporter: hello, alex, bales is making his first day on u.s. soil since he was deployed in afghanistan in december, but he is not back in his own house in washington state. he is in fort leavenworth in solitary confinement. staff sergeant robert bales seen here training at a military facility in california is housed in a pre-trial detention facility. he s awaiting formal charges in connection with the shooting rampage that left 16 afghan civilians dead including women and children. he s the married father of two young children of his own who have all been moved on to a military base in washington state for their own protection. they re suffering a lot. they re confused a lot. more than anything, everybody is very concerned. they re scratching their heads more