the fake interpreter, the colombia prostitution scandal. this might have happened in the past but we know about these incidentses and they re skier scary. wonder if the about and his family and the white house is safe. fair enough. this is a solemn responsibility keeping the president and the vice-president alive and well and secure to do the business of the united states. you re absolutely correct. these are valid criticisms. my only point is that i m not here to apologize for anyone because they wouldn t apologize for themes. they would apologize for thens doesn t but say, i screwed up, but i would not be so willing to let this kind of experience go. maybe a slap on the wrist maybe a severe penalty but i d by afraid to let these guys go. every time we have some kind of personal lapse that doesn t have an operational serious operational consequence, i d be afraid to let them go. do you think this president-more than i know he
to 6% in four years. we ll put his claim to the test. a new recording of george zimmerman surfaces and his relationship with police. we ve seen dash cam video before but nothing like this. newsroom begins right now. good morning to you. i m carol costello. we begin with breaking news on a mystery that focused national attention on child abductions a generation ago. after 33 years, we may finally have some answers in the disappearance of 6-year-old etan patz. the new york police department has man in custody and will release more details later today. mary snow is tracking the latest developments from new york. what did you find out? reporter: the new york city police commissioner is saying the man in custody made statements to detectives implicating himself in the disappearance and death of etan patz and here s what we re learning. cnn s susan candiotti spoke to two law enforcement source who is say the man was picked up in new jersey yesterday and that he worked in th
america s longest running war after a trip to afghanistan by president obama. the unannounced visit to kabul was full of secrecy and symbolism, be but not very many specifics. a tough reminder that there s a long way to go in that country. suicide car bomber and taliban militants disguised attacked a housing compound. nick paton walsh is live with us. good morning. reporter: good morning. it appears the suicide bomber drove a car full of explosives into what s known as the green village here. close to the center of kabul, a place where many foreign contractors and ex-pats live in supposed maximum security and safety. it s unclear what happened after this initial explosion. some suggestion guards shot back and suggestions other attackers disguised in the head to toe female garments distinctive to afghanistan rushed. no matter how this panned out, we saw seven afghan civilians killed, one of which was a school child and ten school children injured. many afghans asleep when pr
facility and will be reunited with his family. these developments coming while secretary of state hillary clinton and treasury secretary timothy geithner are in beijing preparing for economic and strategic meetings with chinese leaders beginning on thursday. it s not clear how the chen case might influence those talks, but this was starting to become a sticky situation between the u.s. and china. china now reportedly demanding an apology from the u.s. for sheltering the activist. we ll have a live report from beijing in the next half hour. our other big story of the morning. new questions about america s longest war, this after a trip to afghanistan by the president that was supposed to sum it all up. president obama saying one year after the death of osama bin laden that crushing al qaeda is within reach. but a car bomb that killed six people after air force one was wheels up certainly a tough reminder that there s a long way to go in that country. we still don t know how
house issues a veto threat. also bill clinton making the case for president obama by invoking the ghost of osama bin laden. plus, space shuttle enterprise arrives with a bang in its new hometown, new york city. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. captions by vitac www.vitac.com a sharp battle is unfolding here in washington over a bill to extend lower interest rates on student loans. millions of students are involved in this. it s a bipartisan goal, but there s partisan bickering over how to pay for it and now the white house is upping the ante with a veto threat. our congressional correspondent kate bolduan is watching this unfold. what are you seeing on capitol hill, kate? this fight against student loans is about much more than student loans but it s drawn familiar battle lines. house republicans versus president obama and congressional democrats. reporter: defying a veto threat from president obama house republicans push ahead friday to pass a bill