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Anderson? >> tom fuentes, i want to bring you in. in "the wall street journal" today there was an interesting editorial that brings up the counterterrorism program that new york city has instituted in the wake of 9/11. its really unlike any other police force in the nation in their counterterrorism capabilities and operational capabilities. >> well, right. much has been made about the effort that theyve made to create that entity and to use it, but i think commissioner kelly was rather cautious ...

>> were rin reach of strategically defeating al qaeda. i think now is the moment. >> but here on the frontier of northern mali, al kay da is gaining strength. we have heard some horrible stories about what is happening and youre going to hear them now. today i called the military leader. its the main islamic group linked to al kay da here. >> yes, this is omar, hello. >> translator: no, no. listen. i do not speak to a woman. if you would like to speak to me, give me a man. we do not sp...

guessing. he will always soar to great heights here on the riduculist. erin burnett "outfront" starts right now. good evening. im erin burnett. "outfront" tonight, al qaeda rising. im live from a refugee camp miles from the border of northern mali. more than a quarter million refugees have fled the country, more than twice as many as syria. they are fleaing radical s extremists here is leon panetta shortly after the killing of tonight president obama said al kay da is on the run. >> ...

getti getting strength. and the fear is this could become a new safe haven for terrorists. we have heard horrible stories about what is happening and youre going to hear them. but sharia law is the rule. today i called the military leader for an czar al din, the main islamic radical group linked to al qaeda here. we wanted to tell you their side of the story, but heres what happened. [ speaking in foreign language ] >> translator: yes, this is omar. hello? >> hello. >> translator: yes,...

Wealthy, including himself, that mitt romney wants to do, the nearly increasing by 50% the defense budget, how is he going to balance the budget? >> thats the gigantic question mark. >> common sense. common sense solutions. >> lizz winstead with the win. >> common sense solutions. >> lizz, when were talking about this kind of idea that oh, my god, obamas been so soft on foreign policy and so on and so forth, one of the things that the white house has not gotten a lot of pressure from anybody on ...

Of suivalians killed and say theyll continue to fight their battle in the courtroom. nbc news, islamabad. >> joining us tonight for the interview is nbcs bureau chief. thank you for being here. congratulations on this. >> thank you for having me. >> its remarkable to see the fragments of the missiles and the guy looking at the serial numbers and trying to track them down. is this the first we knew anything like this was happening? >> of course not. we have known for a while that this was a huge ...

>> no, of course not. we have known for a while that this was a huge part of this administrations counterterrorism program. certainly in pakistan more so than any other country although it has expanded to other countries in recent years. if you look at the numbers, you see theres been a sharp uptick in the use of these drone strikes in pakistan over the last decade or so, and we know that the obama administration in particular relies heavily on ç these kinds of strikes inside pakistan. >> is t...

Tape. and back to the golden state. a massive 300 ton, getting this rock rolling is impressive, drawing large crowds along the rock skwary in l.a. >> and its looking at it, and people are out and taking it in and you know, its being transported in the most amazing way. >> and its on display and you can see it across mer. and thats a fox watch across america. theres an intense debate. whether it be surveillance of muslims in work and new jersey crosses the line and supporters say its necessary to...

A counterterrorism program that keeps tabs on the muslim community and police are conducting surveillance undercover at mosques, businesses and college campuses throughout the region, even outside new york city. and media critics are calling this operation profiling, others say the tactics are necessary to uncover possible terrorist activity by muslim radicals. judy, im going to go to you again because you know a lot about this world. what do you think of that? >> i think that the ap stories and...

Things about him, that is not a low moment, and when i run a call basically calling democrats who are eligible to vote here to vote for us, encouraging people to come and vote for us and we talk about our manufacturing plant and what were going to do to create jobs? >> reporter: michigan awards its delegates on a proportional basis while arizona is winner take all. back to you. jon: interesting developments. thank you. jenna: a big story getting national attention now, new york citys police comm...