a congressional source briefed on the intelligence confirmed to fox that there is a threat coming out of the middle east and involves surgically implanted devices. this is the type of device that al qaeda in yemen has been working on shepard. shepard: catherine herridge with serious news and threat that will follow up that comes in through the this newscast and beyond. an american hostage is begging for his life in a new video from al qaeda. the terror group claims it kidnapped a 70-year-old aid worker named warren weinstein last summer in pakistan. and now he is telling president obama directly, give in to al qaeda s demands or, quote: i die. the white house responded today. we condemn his kidnapping in the strongest terms and call for his immediate release. the u.s. government will continue making every effort to see mr. weinstein released safely to his family, but we cannot and will not negotiate with al qaeda. shepard: al qaeda is making demands. specifically for the united