being described as an upgraded version of the underwear bomb worn by umar abdul mu tall lab who tried to take over a jet liner on christmas day. there was no metal in the latest version of this device. the detonator was more sophisticat sophisticated. this underscores the threat posed which is blamed for a long list of attempted attacks. defense secretary leon panetta says it s another reminder of what s at steak. i do not comment on specific classified operation is other than to say the united states engages in a number of operations to go after al qaeda and their militant allies, their terrorist allies who would try to attack the united states. what this incident makes clear is that this country has to continue to remain vigilant against those it would seek to attack this country, and we will do everything necessary to keep america safe. for more on the impact of this we bring in nbc terrorist specialist, evan cole man. how significant is this attack and what have we le
and happy birthday, mr. president. and now the actress is expressing deep regrets for attending. today thursday, october 13th, 2011. captions paid for by nbc-universal television and welcome to today on the west coast at 7: 0 0 on a thursday morning. the suspect is identified as 42-year-old scott dekraai. friends say his ex-wife worked at that salon and that they were apparently involved in a bitter custody dispute. surprisingly at least one neighbor described the alleged shooter as, quote, the nicest guy who seemed very happy. obviously something snapped. he walked into a crowded store wearing protective body armor and simply opened fire. we ll get the latest in a live report straight ahead, matt. also, a doctor walks jurors step by step through the mistakes he claims conrad murray made while caring for michael jackson. this as murray s defense teams prepares to issue a new theory on how michael jackson actually died. new details coming up. he s one of the most p
derek valcourt speaks to police and others for their safety. derek? kai, it happened here in this alley, late friday night, early saturday morning. and bars in the area were just letting out of the area when this all happened. reporter: a 20-year-old college student was walking home to her apartment, and using this alley in the 3200 block of love grove street, a popular shortcut for students from one street to another, when police say a man claiming he had a gun, attacked her, sexually assaulted her and tried to rape her in a small parking lot. it s news disturbing to many female students near campus. i m shocked. and it worries me a little bit. because it s johns hopkins, you feel safer. reporter: city police have little to go on for the case and say they re working to increase patrols. we re confident that our partnership with the community will help develop a suspect. reporter: the victim said she never saw a gun though the suspect told her he had one. i m
brown. on the newshour tonight, an excerpt of the president s remarks. woodruff: and we get the latest on the rising floodwaters and evacuations inç the northeo and mid atlantic states. brown: ray suarez reports on the verbal jousting among g.o.p. presidential hopefuls at last night s debate. woodruff: tom bearden continues our coverage of the 10th anniversary of 9/11 with a look at how life has changed for air travelers since the terror attack. a lot of americans don t feel that they should be patted down. it s not necessary to be patted down. but when you try to take things on the plane that don t belong, then it is necessary. brown: and we close with a conversation with author amy waldman. her new novel imagines a 9/11 memorial designed by a muslimçç american. woodruff: that s all ahead on tonight s newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. auto compan
woodruff: tom bearden continues our coverage of the tenth anniversary of 9/11 with a look at how life has changed for air travelers since the terror attacks. a lot of americans don t feel that they should be patted down, that it s not necessary to be patted down. but when you try to take things on the plane that don t belong, then it is necessary. brown: and we close with a conversation with author amy waldman. her new novel imagines a 9/11 memorial designed by a muslim- american. woodruff: that s all ahead on tonight s newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. auto companies make huge profits. last year, chevron made a lot of money. where does it go? every penny and more went into bringing energy to the world. the economy is tough right now, everywhere. we pumped $21 million into local economies, into small businesses, communities, equipment, materials. tha