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Zero mosque debate. did anybody vocally ask will there be segregation between men and women in this mosque? if there was racial segregation, i have to believe many more progressives would have been questioning the merits of the so-called ground zero mosque. but very few, if any asked, what about segregation between men and women? and in fact, just so you know i asked that after the dust settled to the imam who was fronting this. he admitted that there would be. imagine if that had been the case ...

Investigations open longer to allow more surveillance. we will see more and more attacks coming from within the country rather than coming overseas through here and that will require much more local intelligence. we should have more police departments going out into the community and being proactive. martha: we are told by janet napolitano that no negative information came forward on tamerlan. they found no negative information on him. he was posting jihaddist-like videos on the web and he engag...

The name of the mosque is the islamic society of boston in cambridge. that he had some outbursts that caused quite a seen at the mosque and it was threatened with expulsion. do you have any information or has the f.b.i. been briefed on whether the imam at that mosque called any of that to the authorities attention? >> my understanding from talking to authorities including police is that the imam never told anybody about that in law enforcement. nobody in the government was told. that is very sig...

Raed jasers attorney says they will question the timing of the arrest. >> there is no concern for public safety. its surprising to see this arrest would be made now close on the heels of the events in boston. >> reporter: investigators say boston had nothing to do with these arrests. instead, they were a culmination of months of surveillance. >> we do have our idiots in the community. >> reporter: muhammad robert heft says hes worked as a liaison between the government and the community for deca...

Months of surveillance. >> we do have our idiots in the community. >> reporter: mohammed robert heft works as a liaison between authorities and the muslim community. he thinks the government probably has a strong case. he says three years ago raed jasers father rented an apartment from him and told him he was worried that his son was taking on too ridged an interpretation of islam. heft says he didnt think it was enough to report to authorities at the time, but, says hes pleased that a local ima...

>> hosting these -- >> i think youre in a very -- the fbi is going to be spending as carol said a lot of time looking at peoples mail if you will and not finding out what theyre actually doing. >> i think this is where we get into murky water in terms of talking about a radical imam giving speeches. were talking about committing acts of violence and targeting innocent people. thats where the conversation needs to be about. at what point does a youtube video become a decision for someone to actua...

That point the authorities need to investigate. simply looking at the internet or reading material -- >> hosting these -- >> i think youre in a very -- the fbi is going to be spending as carol said a lot of time looking at peoples mail if you will and not finding out what theyre actually doing. >> i think this is where we get into murky water in terms of talking about a radical imam giving speeches. were talking about committing acts of violence and targeting innocent people. thats where the con...

Cnns ted rowlands is live in toronto this morning. whats the latest, ted? >> reporter: well, zoraida, the latest is that these two suspects are expected in a toronto courtroom at 10:00 eastern for a bail hearing. they believe that they were targeting a specific train from toronto to new york city. about 300 passengers travel on that train that goes both ways twice a day, each day. chiheb esseghaier out of toronto was transferred here to toronto last night, raed jaser was working out of toronto. ...

>> i mean, i was saddened by the news like everyone else from this city. my heart went out to everyone that was involved and i was disappointed to know that someone from boxing, from the golden gloves, from the tournament, could be involved in something like that. it was a tragedy. the only reaction i could have was, you know, was a sad feeling for people that were hurt. >> julian, thank you for joining me. >> thanks. >> the tsarnaev brothers attended a mosque in cambridge, massachusetts where i...

Been using sarin gas. a hearing is taking place this hour in canada for two men accused in a terror plot involving a passenger train. a tip from the local e mam led to the capture yesterday. the passenger train was reportly headed to the united states. whats going on? >> reporter: well, the first hearing is taking place right now in toronto. they have moved the suspect back to montreal this morning. he will be arraigned at 11:00 eastern time. meanwhile, investigators say these two suspects not...