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And one wedding, 2 kids, 43 bottles of olay total effects and many birthdays later, still looks amazing. thanks to the trusted performance of olay. this weekend in egypt, an al qaeda-linked militant cell was arrested for allegedly planning to carry out a series of suicide attacks. the three men arrested were found to be in possession of 22 pounds of explosive materials. today we learned with a bit more certainty than we had over the weekend that the planned targets of their attack were two for...

Some type of ankle bracelet presumably, sand released to a third party who would take custody of him. were waiting for that hearing to find out if there are any hitches to that. >> joe johns in boston. heres more of what were working on. a vintage plane crashes in the middle of an air show as thousands of spectators watch. despite bomb threats and suicide attacks, somalis are flocking to a beach side restaurant for gourmet food and a taste of normal life. its good to see those pictures inste...

And correcting the record. so, you know, as much as we beat up on ourselves and the media and rightfully so. when we get stuff wrong, we have a pretty good self-corrective mechanism in this business and a lot of good reporting that told viewers, told leaders what was initially wrong and most from government officials that was passed on. >> for example, "new york times" had done a very good job of this story saying the surviving suspect told fbi interrogators that he and his brother considered su...

Considered suicide attacks, but then they changed their mind. >> right, which is convenient for them, i guess. >> yeah. >> i always thought that, something seemed odd about calling them a bunch of names related to jihadism. these were people not willing to die for their cause. so careless about their planning that they didnt even try to cover it up. they get identified three days later. theyre asking their friends to hide things. this is part of putting a narrative together about what happened b...

Better position to answer those questions than he. >> bob, whats the likelihood that the older brother left something behind that might detail some of the aforementioned? >> well, i think a telling detail was when he was killed he appeared to be wearing a suicide vest or certainly a bomb. its described as an ied strapped to his person. and also the doctor who examined him after he was dead said there were burns. and thats a sign of a suicide vest that fizzles. that is its not particularly well m...

But, you know, we have to also understand that those police officers, as theyre walking up to the doors of each apartment, they know they could be ambushed, they know there could be booby traps, theyre in a very dangerous spot. and this is a guy that just last night assassinated a police officer who wasnt even approaching them, much less the officers today who are going after him. so they just have to take it very slow, very carefully, deliberate process, hope to not touch off a booby trap, not ...

Pan islamic presence throughout central asia. were dealing with a phenomenon thats changed over time. up till now, weve got to be careful on speculation, this was not an american fight. there was nothing that went on there that was of a foreign policy priority of the united states. particularly in the world of counterterrorism. if in fact, ties can be confirmed, this changed things significantly. >> what kind of precedent is there in your mind for this kind of attack where were seeing tactics of...

9/11. i remember in a poll 60% of americans said we will get attacked like this again in the next two years. >> that was not a poll but i was being briefed and told by the fbi and the new york city police department and by the people in washington. get ready, a lot of suicide attacks and a lot of suicide bombings. we havent had them for a whole host of reasons. we could debate forever including, i think, tremendously improved intelligence gathering. >> by the way, can we stop right here? because...

And redeem them for just about anything. visit citi.com/thankyoucards to apply. on the tepth anniversary of the u.s. war in iraq, a deadly outbreak of car bombs and suicide attacks in baghdad. 56 people were killed and more than 200 people were injured in the attacks, reminding americans of the ongoing instability in iraq. joining me now, retired colonel jack jacobs, a medal of honor recipient and msnbc military analyst and veteran photo journalist, michael kaber, who covered iraq for "the new...

This guy that clearly doesnt appreciate what weve done. >> nbcs mike taibbi innings ever joins us now from kabul. what can you tell us regarding the circumstances of this helicopter crash? >> theres not a whole lot thats out right now because the investigation is just underway. as you point out, it has been a violent several days in afghanistan. two suicide attacks on saturday. the insider attack that you referred to now, this awful helicopter crash last night. it happened in kandahar province a...