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Montreal. neither man is canadian, and sources tell associated press that one is tunisian, the other from the united arab emirates. canadian authorities say the men got guidance from al-qaeda in iran, but they were not close to carrying out their attack. >> while the rcmp believed the accused had the capacity and intent to carry out these criminal acts, there was no imminent threat to the general public, rail employees, train passengers or infrastructure. >> reporter: rcmp is royal canadian moun...

Iran. there is by the border of afghanistan and pakistan, theres a region there where there have been al-qaeda affiliates and facilitators that use that area to move money and to help al-qaeda out. so the connection appears to toe at this point more of an al-qaeda connection and not to the iranian government. jenna: thats an interesting discrepancy, because we heard about bin ladens brother-in-law -- son-in-law, i dont want to get the relationships mixed up, was in iran for several years before ...

Jenna: hi, everybody, im jenna lee, and heres the story. there are two suspects now in custody, and they will be appearing in court today. canadian police picked them up in montreal and toronto following whats been described as a lengthy investigation. the men allegedly received direction and guidance from al-qaeda members, and heres the catch: apparently, these al-qaeda members were based in iran. national correspondent steve centanni is live in washington with more on this. steve, lets start o...

Year ago. jenna: which is kind of a slap in its face to iran who likes to say look at the other people who have got their embassy here. >> absolutely. jenna: go back to state sponsor of terror and needing a big group. it seems its easier for us to digest -- and im making a little bit of a generalization -- when we say, oh, it is an al-qaeda guy, this is a taliban guy, and we think, oh, thats a real terrorist versus other people -- >> just a crazy guy. jenna: how should we work through that as ci...

>> not in the paperwork, thats right. they dont say which of the two actually made those statements, which could be perceived to be a confession, and in the context of this pretty much a warning to that individual, to that victim saying, you know, i am serious as he says. jon: molly line in boston for us, molly, thank you. jenna: in other big news today two men captured in canada for allegedly plotting a terror attack on a passenger train are making their first court appearance today. the suspec...

>> reporter: hi, everybody, rick folbaum in the "happening now" control room. breaking news on the boston terror investigation. the latest on the suspect, his possible motivation, the victims left behind. plus, what the wife of the dead bombing suspect is saying today. also your online shopping could get very different very soon. is it a tax hike or just a way to help out some small business owners? prices will be going up. and the sounds of a sickening discovery. aerothe 911 calls made by t...

Your screen there, american-born cleric, anwar al-awlaki. we have a retired united states air force colonel and first woman pilot to fly in combat. she will testify at todays hearing. we get to talk to her first, colonel. we stated first. we use the word drones. that is not something the military uses. >> no. jenna: we talked a little bit about this. this is a discrepancy and gives awe picture what these unmanned aerial vehicles are doing in our skies. in your experience, share with viewers how ...

Al qaeda members, sought refuge there some years ago as, we were chasing al qaeda out of again began. -- afghanistan. now iran allowed them to remain in iran but there have been complaints over the years that either they were involved in planning some terrorist attacks although those are old reports but more recently there were complaints they were involved in propaganda or fund-raising activitis. jon: obviously one of the concerns in this country based on what happened with the two suspects in ...

To be at this point. you dont need state-sponsored terrorism for people to commit terrorist acts. here you have the tsarnaev brothers, two, in essence, lone wolves. you have two folks up in canada who are not canadian citizens, it doesnt appear theyre sponsors up there, though an al-qaeda connection. people can do harm without having a government backing. jenna: thats a good point. lets go to the canada situation because the canadian government is very clear that they think there is a state spon...

Someone who makes immigration reform the centerpiece of his proposals. >> i think that is one of the reasons. its also one of the reasons why senator marco rubio has said that immigration reform may actually decide the future of of the democratic -- the republican party. that the immigration reform decisions and votes may actually have a very big impact on his party. and i think that is why he and paul ryan and others are working so hard to find some workable compromise. >> joe trippi, a fox new...