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Mahal hotel. the site of some of the most gruesome killings that evening. luckily she was out of town. my sister lives across the street from the trident. when special forces arrived, some stationed themselves in her apartment fired at the gunmen from there. my nieces kept some of the shells as souvenirs. the mumbai attacks should worry us all. a handful of lightly armed men with little training were able to throw one of the worlds great cities into total chaos, a small group with little connect...

Luckily she was out of town through the entire ordeal. my sister lives across the street from the trident. when special forces finally arrived, some stationed themselves in her apartment and fired at the gunman from there. my nieces kept some of the shells as souvenirs. the mumbai attacks should worry us all. a handful of lightly armed men with little training were able to throw one of the worlds great cities into total chaos, a small group with little connection to al qaeda expanded its ambitio...

Our second story outfront, a terror suspect busted in north carolina. tonight that 29-year-old man behind bars accused of trying to join al qaeda. now, a group linked to al qaeda specifically that has claimed responsibility for hundreds of terrorist attacks, chris lawrence is outfront. and chris, what have you learned about this guy? >> reporter: well, erin this, criminal complaint just unsealed today reveals the man is called basit sheik. a 29-year-old north carolina permanent resident of the u...

North carolina. tonight that 29-year-old man behind bars accused of trying to join al qaeda. now, a group linked to al qaeda, specifically, that has claimed responsibility for hundreds of terrorist attacks. chris lawrence is "outfront." what have you learned about this guy? >> well, basically, this criminal complaint that was just unseal day reveal the man is called basit sheikh. as he permanent resident of the united states and it alleges he was trying to provide material support to the radical...

Where our rookie is asking me to pass on an e-mail to ikrima. >> reporter: these e-mails and dozens of others, storm says, evidence he connected ikrima to al qaeda in the arabian peninsula and to al locky killed in a drone strike last year. he says ikrima and aulaqi were planning attacks. >> they agreed to send people from somalia to receive the training and they would arrange the traveling to the west. that would be for terrorist attacks over there. >> reporter: storm lost touch with ikrima las...

Intelligence program reap? >> it does an enormous amount of good. its stopping terrorist attacks in the united states. it is protecting the u.s. homeland. and frankly, there are no civil liberties concerns. i havent seen anyones civil liberties violated, no credible claims. i think thats because the programs have been carefully monitored by congress. >> has the administration -- maybe to some extent congress failed to really communicate to the american people the true nature of this program, no,...

They are trying to contain the information that witnesses have. do you buy that explanation? >> the a rb spoke to many witnesses. so if the administration can talk to the witness, congress has the responsible position to oversee what happens here. we can make accommodations to protect the witnesses and not make them available, congress is not able to see what happened here and make sure we prevent future terrorist attacks. i am suspicious at every turn we are stone walled in trying to get basic ...

About, to get the truth and think about what we need to know to prevent future terrorist attacks. >> the hearings must be in public. the american people can handle the truth. >> as republican frank wolff renewed his call for a select committee, lawmakers also cited the reporting of fox news followed by cbs 60 minutes to name the benghazi suspects as having ties to al qaeda leadership. >> do you know why an ambassador asking for more security days and weeks before he was murdered and those reques...

We are told the website is back up and running now. when it comes to terrorism the future looks frightening. cnn obtaining a sobering new report that reveals casualty and attacks are on the rise. as chris lawrence reports, there is no end in sight to that troubling trend. >> reporter: its not your imagination. terrorists are launching more attacks like this deadly assault on a nairobi mall. and its likely the world will see even more violence next year. cnn obtained exclusive access to an upco...

Attacks like this deadly assault on a nairobi mall. and its likely the world will see even more violence next year. cnn obtained exclusive access to an upcoming report from start, a group that tracks terrorism around the world. it found there were 69% more terrorist attacks in 2012 than a year before. there was an 89% jump in deaths. and with well over 5,000 attacks through june of this year, the future looks even deadlier. >> i expect well see that reflected in even more violences in 2013 and e...