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When they were younger. they were just another all-american family. >> sure. and i understand they had lived in the neighborhood when you moved there. at one point you wound up baby-sitting with his sister right? >> yes, thats correct. >> so you knew the family pretty well. what about him? what about this alleged shooter, mohammed? what can you tell us about him? >> last time i saw him, we talked about how he recently graduated from utc. he seemed like an intelligent, nice boy. i never would hav...

Interest in politics but we did have an engineering major in the white house. his name was jimmy carter, but my point was that, you know, there might be something to this. what do you think? >> talk is cheap. i agree. >> oh, no, no. >> didnt you used to write speeches, young man? >> i did write a lot of speeches and thats how i know that talk is cheap. >> but you never set it to music. >> but i never set it to music. but, look this guy is an inspiring entertainer and id love to see him on tv and...

Gone through an exhausting but not necessarily exciting day. from it was my job to pump them up, get them excited about why they were here. >> neil: a quick p.s. to that, i got hundreds of e-mails to folks after that, neil, mini-me. i dont need that. okay. i didnt look like that when -- actually, he was a lot more handsome. charles, good lesson for dc, anyone in leadership? >> anyone in leadership, but especially in dc. whenever someone in washington speaks, we cant, they wont. its their fault. ...

Clients. >> that was no signal. i have think it means the plain english meaning. >> which is what, sir? are you concerned they wont get a fair trial? >> no. i believe the citizens of boston can fairly and accurately listen to the rules of law and give someone a fair trial, at least thats as of this moment in time. >> why did he reenter the country when he was no longer a student and no long her a valid visa? >> he was a student. hes a sophomore, engineering major at the university of massachuset...

Dzhokhar tsarnaev according to the complaint saying go into my room and take whatever you want. is that some kind of a signal to the client? >> there was no signal. i think it means the plain english meaning. >> which is what, sir? >> are you concerned these guys wont get a fair trial considering all thats going on in the country? >> no. we believe that the citizens of boston can fairly and accurately listen to the rules of law and give someone a fair trial, at least thats at this moment in time...

Earlier. how can a bird take down a plane. >> thats what stuns me. i was no engineering major, but a bird can take out half a plane. well get into that in just a second. luckily everyone made it off okay. just a few scary moments there. also an update on a major story weve been following all this week. the woman accused of killing the mother of a newborn and then kidnapping that baby. she finally went before a judge. how can she plead not guilty, though, after basically confessing to the crime...

millionaires to pay for it. republicans say they could live with extending the current rate, but only if spending cuts offset it. last night in the senate both parties plans were voted down so there is work to be done before the end of the year. in california, powerful winds are still in the forecast for parts of southern california. nothing like the winds that did this though. did you see this damage? gusts topping 140 miles an hour were measure in the mountains outside los angeles ...

that it is on the right track. merkel reaffirmed her confidence. we expect to hear from president obama about the drop in the jobless rate just minutes from now. the president is also going to be outlining a plan to upgrade buildings, make them more energy efficient. the administration says it will create tens of thousands of construction jobs. the president speaking about 11:10 eastern. well take you there live. senators trying to figure out a compromise today to extend the payrol...

and good morning, everyone. its friday, december 2nd. ali and carol are both off today. im christine romans along with alina cho on this "american morning." >> so glad you got the memo. >> i know. were both feeling a lot like christmas this morning. up first, the countdown is on for herman cain. hes heading back home to atlanta this morning in the decision to whether continue his campaign could be in his wifes hands. cain says we will know by monday at the latest whether hes in or ou...

collapsed. people left homeless are dealing now with freezing temperatures. in north africa today tunisians are counting millions of votes by hand. the results of parliamentary elections are expected tomorrow. tunisia was the first country to overthrow the dictator in what became the arab spirang. 80% turned out. many faced long waits. >> i waited three hours to cast your ballot. >> something like 3 1/2 hours. we didnt feel it. it was like five minutes because we were very, very happ...