a suicide attack stopped just short of the capitol steps. new details at this hour about the plot. authorities say the would be bomber had conducted a test in west virginia. chose the capital after considering an attack on a d.c. restaurant, and allegedly told investigators he wanted to kill people, quote, face-to-face with an ak-47. if the investigation had not gone well, if detectfes had not done their jobs, our lead story would in short be a calamity. instead, the fbi and the u.s. capitol police stopped it cold. he was arrested in a sting operation when undercover agents posing as al qaeda operatives gave him a fake suicide vest. it contained no explosives, so the public was not in danger. tonight, the 29-year-old would-be bomber is behind bars. brian todd is in alexandria, virginia, outside the courthouse where he made an initial appearance today and was charged with attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction. you have been on this all day long with new details coming
out front tonight, iran s threat to the united states in the united states. right here at home. now, as we said last night, no one buys iran s claim that its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes. today on capitol hill, james clapper drove that message home. iran s technical advances particularly in uranium enrichment strengthen our assessment that iran is more than capable of producing enough highly enriched uranium for a weapon if its political leaders chooses to do so. he also said that iran has the largest supply of ballistic missiles in the middle east and that they could one day be capable of carrying weapons of mass destruction. this is footage of iran s test missiles which they do like on show to the world to show the tower of their program and the country is working in intercontinental ballistic missiles, as well, developing them to deliver for 2,000 miles. and consider this, high ranking israeli official said earlier this month that iran is working on missile
for gas, once again becoming the new normal. what s behind that sharp price hike? wolf blitzer is off today. i m candy crowley, you are in the situation room. an alleged plot for a suicide bomb attack on the u.s. capitol busted today in an undercover operation. officials say a moroccan man is under arrest after accepting a vest he believed was filled with explosives. cnn s brian todd is at the courthouse in alexandria, virginia. what s the latest there? reporter: candy, we re told the suspect has arrived at this federal district court in alexandria, virginia, for a court appearance this afternoon. we re also told that authorities are searching at least two locations in the northern virginia area, including possibly his home. here s what we know about the suspect. he is identified at 29-year-old amin caliphi, we are told he s living in the u.s. illegally. this official said regarding this alleged plot, that mr. kalifi had various targets, settled on the capitol, but prev
for the first time since her death. only in america. from an 11-year-old girl singing her idol s songs in the mirror and in front of millions in a farewell. is the piers morgan tonight. good evening. my exclusive with whitney houston s close friend, chak khan in a moment. the autopsy is being completed and houston s body arrives in new jersey tonight where her funeral is tentatively set for friday. no word on the cause of death. the results of the toxicology test should be available in six to eight weeks. police say there s no indication at the moment of any foul play. as of right now, it s not a criminal investigation. we have concluded our portion of the investigation at the hotel. we have a team of investigators that are specifically assigned to this case. as of right now in this state reporting on the story on saturday night, the world reeled in shock from the death of whitney houston, let me ask you, don, straight away, what do we really know about the circumstance
i m erin burnett, outfront. whitney houston s funeral will be held at the prudential center in newark, a venue that can hold 100,000 people. the venue is closed to the new hope baptist church where as a girl she sang in the choir. we re going to go live and get the latest on her final hour of life and the investigation into how exactly she died. everyone admired houston s magnificent voice. she won more awards than any other female singer. and she s the only singer ever to have had seven consecutive number one hits. for me, i idealized houston as a singer. the bodyguard was one of my favorite movies in high school. she was gorgeous. the song went on replay back then what were boom boxes and that movie came out in 1992, the same year she married bobby brown. and many say that was the start of her downfall, an abusive relationship, cocaine, marijuana, alcohol, prescription drugs, rehab, a few years back, she spoke about one drug she said she never actually even used. firs