extraordinary details have already been leaked out to a number of publications. the new york times reports the bomb itself was sewn into underwear so that it would have been difficult to detect. even in a patdown. undoubtedly could have brought down a plane according to a senior american official. the congressman peter king of new york is the chairman of the committee and again, there s a lot that cannot be discussed so we re leaving it up to the experts to tell us what they can. congressman king, the would be bomber is a double agent. what can you tell us about him? i can t tell you very much at all. i have been briefed on this and this is not declassified by the cia or the administration. it s really to me unfortunate that this has gotten out because this could interfere with operations overseas. i m sorry to do this i can t comment on any of the details. i know what s out there. i know it s being reported. i also was at a briefing this afternoon with top officials. the
according to the new york times but also the information that helped the cia carry out a drone strike against the top al qaeda operative. now, we don t have the name or nationality of the double agent and this of course is a highly sensitive situation. so we want to be careful about what we say, but some extraordinary details have already been leaked out to a number of publications. the new york times reports the bomb itself was sewn into underwear so that it would have been difficult to detect. even in a patdown. undoubtedly could have brought down a plane according to a senior american official. the congressman peter king of new york is the chairman of the committee and again, there s a lot that cannot be discussed so we re leaving it up to the experts to tell us what they can. congressman king, the would be bomber is a double agent. what can you tell us about him? i can t tell you very much at all. i have been briefed on this and this is not declassified by the cia o
point. yes, it is. worried about this for days because of the bin laden anniversary. it s ongoing and getting more sophisticated. also this half hour, a growing problem in today s internet-dominated world. teens addicted to online porn. it s a serious issue some youngsters find themselves feeling just about helpless and ashamed. and what a night here in new york. they call it the oscars of fashion here. all kinds of celebs making the scene just to celebrate glamour and fashion and, of course, all the things that go with. isn t that ms. anna wint the god can t wait to talk about that stuff. you love it. and then we re going to talk about a son who really loves his mom as we get ready for mother s day this sunday. we ll meet the guy who has written to his mother every day for decades. interesting story there. but first, new details on how the cia managed to stop that plot aimed at bombing u.s.-bound airliners. the would-be suicide bomber based in yemen had not yet picke