have been able to do this and there would be significant deaths and property damage down here in lower manhatten,. jon: for more on nafis and others who might be doing things like him we ll talk with former security adviser for new york state michael balboney. he says this is a disturbing trend in america and the threat is still out there. jenna: the voter who asked president obama about the terror attack in libya said the president had more to say in private about that date. he wanted to know who denied the request for more security. it sparked some of the most fiery moments of the debate. he never got an answer. afterwards the president spoke to him privately auction see on your screen, and what he said then is raising new questions. chief washington correspondent
it s just really scary. he seemed like a regular nice guy to me. i never pictured that he would be what they explain him to be, a bomb plant err. other than that, he didn t seem like that type of person, so i m just shocked right now to see that. reporter: nafis was in federal court in brooklyn. he was a brief appearance. soft-spoken, subdued, barely audible when answering the judge s questions. dressed casually in skwrarbg deans, sneakers and a neatly trimmed beard. he was arraigned on charges for attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction and attempting to aid al-qaida. the feds want to reassure everyone no one was ever in danger. this 1000-pound bomb would never have been set off. it s very disturbing to the people in this area had he hooked up with someone who was not a federal agent he might
boiling mad. that story and breaking news happening now. good morning to you on this thursday. i m jon scott. jenna: it would nice to have cheetos on set so we could investigate properly. jon: you re making me hungry. jenna: there are a lot of topics to bet to today. we are glad you are with us. i m jenna lee. 19 days until election day. and now a new presidential poll revealing something rehave not yet seen in the race for the white house, governor romney s lead over president obama among likely voters is outside the margin of error for the very first time. it s a new gallop daily tracking poll and it s showing the governor with his biggest lead to date 51-45%. up 6 points over the president. this is an important reminder, this latest survey was taken before tuesday s second presidential debate. we ll see if that has any affect at all. following the first presidential debate we saw how any performance on the national stage can really influence polls. tonight the president
before tuesday s second presidential debate. we ll see if that has any affect at all. following the first presidential debate we saw how any performance on the national stage can really influence polls. tonight the president and governor will be on the same stage again, or be on or share a stage together again, it s not the same stage but in a much different setting. i hope maybe john roberts can explain that better. the same stage as the debate but they are sharing a stage in a different way, john you want to help me out here. reporter: they are cokeynote speakers. both of them in new york. governor romney is in already, the president will be here soon for the annual al smith dinner raising money for catholic charities. time to put aside their political differences and raise money for a different cause. on the campaign trail mitt romney high light the differences between himself and president obama yesterday for lacking a clear agenda for a second term other than to incr
network to work for a wide range of companies, from small businesses to major corporations. what can we do for you? and now, bbc world news. european leaders gather for a summit in brussels. but in france and germany, are they pulling in the same direction? the stakes are as high as ever. violence incre the greek capital, bringing things to a standstill. will the summit have anything to say to the protesters? hello and welcome. i m george alagiah with a world of news and opinion. china s growth rate continues to slow. we will find out why the markets are not so worried. a prolonged campaign has gathered outside northern ireland s abortion clinics a pro-life campaign. german chancellor had said that she thinkn union top financial officials should have the power to veto the national budgets of member states. there will be plenty of leaders at the european union summit in brussels later today to disagree with terror. if that s not enough, there seems to be tension betwee