captions paid for by nbc-universal television and good evening. we begin with the sting operation in oregon that exposed a bomb plot aimed at thousands of people gathered in downtown portland for a christmas tree lighting ceremony. federal officials say the suspect, a 19-year-old naturalized u.s. citizen from somalia, tried to detonate a van packed with explosives. but little did he know it was part of a five-month undercover operation to catch him in the act. we ll have the latest from portland in just a minute. but we begin our coverage tonight with nbc s justice correspondent pete williams in washington. pete, good evening. reporter: savannah, there was no danger to those people it at the tree lighting because there never was a real bomb. but fbi agents say the man they arrested had a very real desire to cause death and injury. as the crowded portland jammed into pioneer square for the christmas tree lighting. happy holidays! reporter: a man hurried there in a van
captions paid for by nbc-universal television and good evening. we beginith the sting operation in oregon that exposed a bomb plot aimed at thousands of people gathered in downtown portland for a christmas tree lightingceremony. federal officials say the suspect, a 19-year-old naturalized u.s. citizen from somalia, tried to detonate a van packed with exosives. but little did he know it was part of a five-month undercover operation to catch him in the act. we ll have the latest from portland in just a minute. but we begin our coverage tonight with nbc s justice correspondent pete williams in washington. pete, good evening. reporter: savannah, there was no danger to those people it at the tree lighting becausthere never was a real bomb. but fbi agents say the man they arrested had a very real desire to cause death andinjury. as the crowded portland jammed into pioneer square for the christmas tree lighting. happy holidays! reporter: a man hurried there in a van carrying
hardly the first president to be on the injured list while the world is watching. captions paid for by nbc-universal television and good evening. we begin with the sting operation in oregon that exposed a bomb plot aimed at thousands of people gathered in downtown portland for a christmas tree lighting ceremony. federal officials say the suspect, a 19-year-old naturalized u.s. citizen from somalia, tried to detonate a van packed with explosives. but little did he know it was part of a five-month undercover operation to catch him in the act. we ll have the latest from portland in just a minute. but we begin our coverage tonight with nbc s justice correspondent pete williams in washington. pete, good evening. reporter: savannah, there was no danger to those people it at the tree lighting because there never was a real bomb. but fbi agents say the man they arrested had a very real desire to cause death and injury. as the crowded portland jammed into pioneer square for the ch