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Introducing into evident a 22-page post-arrest statement that he gave to investigators and we also expect that his own words and his own actions are going to be used against him because its likely some of the videos that weve seen through the years will also be introduced into evidence. among the things he said, alisyn, he called upon the nation of islam to do battle against jews, christians and americans. and his next court date april 8th. back to you. >> david lee miller, thank you for the upd...

Thanksgiving more than 3 million of us are expect to do fly this holiday. melanie from wtpz joins us at reagan international airport. things looking pretty good so far. >> oh, yes, so far so gad. if you were planning on coming to the airport or flying into the dc area this would be the time to come right now. peak travel time hasnt hit yet. between 5:30 and 8 this morning things will start to heat up. we will have the late afternoon rush 3:30 in the afternoon an 5:30 in the evening. once again t...

to tell you about. terror arrests. the second major bust in just two days. new concerns and new questions this morning. are the olympics being targeted? plus this. >> its really funny that pepco is actually trying to save face now. about five to six trucks came with anywhere from six to eight different people. the whole process took 38 minutes. >> power problem solved. a family in maryland desperate for help finally becomes a priority for the power company. this morning, their lights...

Celebrity would change them a bit. >> shepard: a major crackdown on t.s.a. workers in florida after officials say they were letting passengers through security without the proper screenings. it was apparently happening at southwest florida international airport in fort meyers. the transportation security administration reports it fired five workers because they did not give random extra security screenings to hundreds of passengers. more than three dozen other workers are on two week suspensions...

every day about 1.5 million americans board airplanes. this morning they have a big question. is it safe to fly? no doubt theres good reason for that concern. this new plot centered around a nonmetallic explosive designed to slip through airport detectors similar to a bomb aboard a flight in 2009. a malfunction may be the only reason those passengers survived. the latest plot also targeted an international flight coming into the united states. that was foiled two weeks ago. the investi...

Attack. there is no credible information of an imminent attack. white house counterterrorism official john brennan called the al qaeda group in yemen the greatest threat to the u.s. >> it continues to seek the opportunity to strike our homeland. >> reporter: brennan revealed for the first time some of the details of osama bin ladens seemingly despondent writings discovered in his compound after the raid. brennan said bin laden admitted al qaeda had lost its way agreeing that a large portion of m...

secret service tonight. hes vowing cooperation. not too dark. an acura ad causing controversy. a casting document coming to light asking for a specific skin toned actor. this morning acura responds. silver spoons and greek columns. the president and mitt romney duking it out at duelling speeches. this morning we ask is it possible to have a civil election? in the pipeline. a new route and chance for the keystone pipeline this morning. a bill fast track that would strip the presid...

Allegedly shows a man in a hooded sweatshirt, jon, apparently forcing samantha out of the ann corage coffee shop this past wednesday, the police department in ann corage, though, not releasing that footage, they say investigators believe their work will be helped by keeping the video away from the public, at least for now samanthas dad is asking volunteers to go door to door with flyers and theres a $41,000 reward thats been offered, a facebook account has been set up as well, go to facebook.com...

Toughest issues around and now theyre thanking her for her. hplus, with the busy holid travel weekend looming, what you can expect on the roads and on the air, including whether therell be more or less of those controversial tsa security screenings. and later, out with the old and in with the new, year that is. imogen lloyd webber will join us with some reasons why 2012 may be the best year yet.ç [ male announcer ] cranberry juice? wake up! ♪ thats good morning, veggie style. hmmm [ mal...

Across the country and prompting a proposal. an elderly woman claims she was strip searched by tsa agents. you recall that story. our julie banderas is live from laguardia, new york, to talk about the new plan in effect. julie? >> yeah, kelly and we should mention that tsa denies that any strip searching occurred and they say its not in the practice to strip search passengers, period. none the less, because of the airlines having spokes people every time theres a mishap. it seems more and more o...