the cia stop an attempt to blow up a u.s. airliner with a confiscated designed underwear bomb. the foiled plan was set to mark the anniversary of the killing of osama bin laden. this was a very ambitious plan by al-qaeda s affiliate in yemen. the operation to stop it is a victory for u.s. intelligence but is also a grim reminder of al-qaeda s ambitions. the cia thwarted the plan which involved an upgrade of the underwear bomb that failed to detonate aboard a jetliner over detroit on christmas, 2009. very little is being released because this is an ongoing operation. the fbi did issue this statement about the explosive. initial exploitation indicates that the device is very similar to ieds that have been used previously by al-qaeda in the arabian peninsula in attempted terrorist attacks including against aircraft and for targeted assassinations. what has u.s. intelligence officials concerned is how terrorists are stepping up the sophistication of their explosives. this dev
months in pakistan by al qaeda kidnappers. he went missing after the gunmen tricked his guards and raided his home. he was sitting in front of a white background and appealed to president obama as a father. if you respond to them, then i will live. and hopefully rejoin my family and rejoin my children and my two daughters like you enjoy your two daughters. reporter: al qaeda said he will be released if the united states gives up all of its drone and air strikes against the fighters in pakistan, afghanistan, yemen, and somalia. it s also calling for the release of all called a al qaeda and taliban suspects and detainees around the world. an official with the u.s. state department spoke while there is concern for his safety, the obama administration does not and will not negotiate with al qaeda. as you know, we don t make concessions to terrorists. we obviously remain very, very concerned about the safety and well-being of mr. winestein. we want to call, or we have call
jinah kim has the latest now on the investigation. hear me now reporter: she was the undisputed queen of the charts through the 80s and 90s. she then reigned over the big screen in blockbuster hits like the bodyguard. saturday afternoon, it was her bodyguard who found whitney houston dead in her beverly hills hotel room. they found ms. houston unresponsive in her hotel room. they attempted to start resuscitation measures. they were not successful, unfortunately. reporter: detectives who continued their investigation through the night say there are no indications it was a crime and say there are no obvious signs of drugs. it was drugs, alcohol and a turbulent relationship with former husband bobby brown that turned her skyrocketing career into a downward spiral. but recently, she was attempting to revive her stardom with a new movie and album. it did seem like whitney houston was trying to make a comeback of sorts. she had a very big movie role in sparkle and
there will be someone there that will be the giant, that we will build another memorial to. i don t know if it will bed adison or not, but it will be someone. rochelle jones was not there. this is her husband and her son. she is with us now, along with the rest of the family. rochelle, tell us what happened. first, introduce your lovely daughter here. this is my daughter aubrey. tom had talked to me on and off about trying to attend the rally. and take addison with him. and our whole family couldn t be there because i had three young daughters at home. i even tried to talk him out of taking addison with him. glenn: because you were worried about violence? well, yes. it was in the back of my mind. glenn: sure. we were too! [ laughter ] he had no plans either for a hotel or anything.
corner, we had to we had to be in these chutes, because of security. so, couldn t really see anything in the crowd. as i came out of one of these chutes and around and i saw the crowd, the crowd was a mile long. went from the washington monument all the way to the lincoln memorial. a mile. it was a magical day. if you weren t there, i wish i could explain it or others could. i know we have a documentary that is at glennbeck.com showing the making of it. and all the behind-the-scenes. still, that is such an amazing documentary. it still doesn t capture the feeling that was there. i challenge people to restore honor in this country. people have mocked it now in the media. they say when did we lose our honor? i don t know. when we started lying to ourselves and lying to each other and lying in business and government. the way to restore our country is to look at the small and to fix things in ourselves that are broken first. i reissued a call on that day to take the 40-day and