on storm watch this morning. get the very latest from accuweather in a moment. also this morning, tough talk from the u.s. to iran. from the vice president to the secretary of state. the message to iran is the same, stop the nuclear plans or else. now also this morning, crime fighting thanks to a caped crusader, how batman helped cops for real. check him out. we ll go in search of his true identity. i love vigilantes. his physique isn t exactly the movie star physique. that s okay. he got the bad guy. and the movie sequel that s getting a whole bunch of buzz. anchor man 2 reunites rob burgundy and the cast that s keeping san diego classy. now a top hollywood actor has plans to join that wacky crew. details coming up in the skinny. cannon ball. should be a good one. we re going to begin with the latest arctic blast leaving state after state covered in white snow. it s coming down in the upper midwest. it s taking aim at the mid-atlantic. they re stocking up in the
former defense attorney jose baez. but she explained baez with friends and even strangers have given her cash and gift cards to survive. testifying i don t pay rent, i don t pay utilities. i guess you can say i m living free off the kindness of others. she added she does not have a book or movie deal in the works or know of any offers to buy the rights to her story. it s a tale with another dramatic chapter unfolding inside and outside this courthouse. and anthony s legal troubles still aren t over. she s facing several civil lawsuits. john and diana? marci, thank you. a $10,000 reward being offered for information about the hit and run driver who killed an expectant couple and their baby in new york. the suspect s name is julio, police say he was driving a bmw down a residential street at speeds topping 60 miles per hour. that was before he crashed into the couple s taxi. the newborn was delivered but died hours later. such a sad story.
what, if any, overseas connections he might have. joining us also fran townsend. so, brian, this was an fbi sting. what do we know about how it went down? it appears to have been a very elaborate string. authorities were tracking mr. ferdaus for the better part of this year. they do indicate that he began some of his various plotting last year but they have tracked him at least since january. they have used undercover agents and at least one cooperating witness who started taping conversations with him earlier this year. so this was a fairly elaborate sting operation that lasted until today when they actually sold him what he thought was some explosive material. they said not a lot of it was the real thing because they were obviously trying to trick him, but it lasted until today when they actually took him down. did he ever have any connection to real people at al qaeda? they say the federal authorities say he did not. there is no indication according to a law enforcem
authorities were tracking mr. ferdaus for the better part of this year. at least since january of 2011. they do indicate that he began some of his various plotting last year but they have tracked him at least since january. they have used undercover agents and at least one cooperating witness who started taping conversations with him earlier this year. so this was a fairly elaborate sting operation that lasted until today when they actually sold him what he thought was some explosive material. they said not a lot of it was the real thing because they were obviously trying to trick him, but it lasted until today when they actually took him down. did he ever have any connection to real people at al qaeda? they say the federal authorities say that he did not. there is no indication according to a law enforcement official that cnn spoke with today, no indication that he has any kind of connection with a foreign terrorist organization. he dealt with undercover fbi agents who
been a very elaborate sting. authorities were tracking mr. ferdaus for the better part of this year. at least since january of 2011. they do indicate that he began some of his various plotting last year but they have tracked him at least since january. they have used undercover agents and at least one cooperating witness who started taping conversations with him earlier this year. so this was a fairly elaborate sting operation that lasted until today when they actually sold him what he thought was some explosive material. they said not a lot of it was the real thing because they were obviously trying to trick him, but it lasted until today when they actually took him down. did he ever have any connection to real people at al qaeda? reporter: they say the federal authorities say that he did not. there is no indication according to a law enforcement official that cnn spoke with today, no indication that he has any kind of connection with a foreign terrorist organization.