extremism. reporter: there have been reports the jihadist web sites have been fumed up because of this controversy. john brennan says it has no effect on the united states counter-terrorism efforts that apparently officials say jihadist web sites have been feasting on the debate we have seen in new york and across the country in dealing with this continuing contentious issue. megyn: some union construction workers find themselves divide on how to handle the mosque controversy. many lost friends and relatives working in lower manhattan on 9/11 and now they are faced with a tough decision. taking much needed work or trying to send a political message. i will work on it, absolutely. freedom of religion and it s work for us. i hope they come up with a solution for it and relocating it and try to understand our
the issues under debate. we need the moderate muslims as allies. we have them in iraq, afghanistan and elsewhere. how do you think they ll react to the debate whether this should be at ground zero? i don t think it s particularly relevant how they re looking at this particular mosque controversy. i think what s really relevant is the question of muslims in america and what this mosque is supposed to represent. what this mosque is really trying to do or at least what this imam purports to do is a kind of outreach to wider american community, presenting a kind of a new face of or a denver face of islam. if that is actually the imam s goal, he s obviously not succeeding at the task. he s been approached by governor patterson of new york and others to try to move the mosque to a different location, one that s less sensitive and so far, he s refused so if he wants to prove hess moderate aside.
you that it opens questions about the memorial, and the museum and progress it s facing, or do you feel like it s a negative thing? the reality is and i think the museum will reflect this. the reality is the story and the history of 9/11 isn t yet written. so when controversies come up, whether it s about the mosque or where sheikh muhammad will be try, those are seen through the lens of 9/11. we accept that as an institution. our museum will do everything in its power to make sure that we will track and keep up to date on all of the evolving implications of 9/11. the mosque controversy reflects that. a wide range of views on our board of directors, those against it and those that support it. it hammers home the importance of building the memorial, having the place on the very spot where the events took place for people to come together, remember those who gave their lives. shannon: joe, i know some things people can preview now. one of the last guests said she was just there and m
the issues under debate. we need the moderate muslims as allies. we have them in iraq, afghanistan and elsewhere. how do you think they ll react to the debate whether this should be at ground zero? i don t think it s particularly relevant how they re looking at this particular mosque controversy. i think what s really relevant is the question of muslims in america and what this mosque is supposed to represent. what this mosque is really trying to do or at least what this imam purports to do is a kind of outreach to wider american community, presenting a kind of a new face of or a denver face of islam. if that is actually the imam s goal, he s obviously not succeeding at the task. he s been approached by governor patterson of new york and others to try to move the mosque to a different location, one that s less sensitive and so far, he s refused so if he wants to prove hess moderate aside.
i ordered salmonella . those are tastey . good morning in memphis. feels like quen degrees. you have another hot day in store. down south. heat advisory in affect . oklahoma and arkansas and metchis x. foals like 10 top 108 again. the heat continues. it feels like you are breatheth through a wet wash wrag. and here s the rain that you have going right now. in the ohio valley. heavy yesterday in wisconsin and michigan and moving through indiana and parts of ohio as well cooling down just a bit briefly. we are talking about the tropics a bit. the system that we see right there. that is going to be the first hurricane of the season . we will be talking about that for a while coming up in the week. and as you know, the mosque controversy continues to boil