remarkably busy. when the treasury secretary of the united states comes out and says at the harvard club a few nights ago he has to step down, that s a sign that you won t be effective with the imf when fighting charges like this. the national transportation safety board investigating the crash of a military plane in southern california. the tanker jet crashed last night on takeoff at the point mugu air station. the boeing 707 burst into flames at the end of the runway. three crew members on board managed to escape with minor injuries. officials say the plane was being operated by a navy contractor omega air refueling which provides fleet operations on the point mugu sea test range. al qaeda out today with a new audio message said to be recorded by bin laden before his death. the 12-minute tape was posted by raddic am islamic websites. it calls him the martyr of islam. the message refers to the revolutions in tunisia and urges
evidence. also this morning military jet crashes and burns in southern california. it happened late last night at the point mugu air base in ventura county. the jet crashed on takeoff sliding off the runway and erupting into flames. three crew members on board the 747 aircraft escaped with minor injuries. it belonged to omega air refueling which is a navy contractor. it is said to be carrying 150,000 pounds of jet fuel. in just a few hours president obama will deliver what s being described as a major speech on the middle east. the president will outline new goals for the region and he s expected to defend new sanctions against syria after the violent crackdown on anti-government protesters. also said to be in the speech, unveiling of the $2 billion aid package for egypt as well as the announcement of a new trade partnership with the region and a fund for helping to stimulate investment. cnn will carry the president s speech live. it s happening at 11:30 eastern
needed to devote all of his energy to proving his innocence. thick black smoke pouring out of a military plane in california. the boeing 707 crashed at the point mugu naval station. burst into flames at the end of the runway. three crew escaped with just minor injuries. new pictures out this morning of arnold schwarzenegger s reported mistress. the woman, the mother of his child that was kept secret for more than a decade, and the new york times is reporting that her name is mildred patricia baena. people magazine is reporting that maria shriver has hired a well known high profile divorce attorney. it might be osama bin laden s last message. an audio recording released by al qaeda and posted on radical islamic websites. praise for the uprisings in tunisia and talking about winds of change in the muslim world. this is interesting. peter bergen joins us. they have this 12-minute audio tape. welcome, by the way.
good morning. welcome. it s thursday morning, may 19th. we have a lot of news this morning including some breaking news. let s begin with that breaking news. the resignation of dominique strauss-kahn as head of the international monetary fund. this move comes just before a bail hearing today in new york. we re seeing this mug shot for first time. the former imf chief is facing sexual assault charges for allegedly attacking a maid in his manhattan hotel room. he says he is not guilty. resigning from the imf so he can defend himself fully. here is part of a statement he released. quote, i think at this time first of my wife, whom i love more than anything, of my children, of my family of my friends. i want to say that i deny with the greatest possible firmness all of the allegations that have been made against me. i want to protect this institution, which i have served with honor and devotion, and especially i want to devote all of my strength, all of my time and all of my