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Originate? >> reporter: well, brooke, it seems that the threat originates in yemen. there's a lot of concern because it may be linked to the chief bombmaker of the group in yemen, ibrahim asyria. he's the mastermind behind those three attempts against u.s. airliners. three plots against u.s. airliners in recent years. he's been able to build the most sophisticated devices ever seen from al qaeda devices which are very difficult for detection, scanner equipment to pick up. so a lot of concern that he may be linked to this plot. this is a guy who put a bomb inside his own brother in august 2009 ...

All right. believe it or not today the the last day before member's of congress begin their summer recess. analysis find cnn lawmakers are spending a lot less time on capitol hill. senate met for 133 days before the august recess in 2009. that's 24 days miranda warning the same period this year. the house met 19 dmore days bac in 2009. i want to bring in candy crowley. you don't get a break. we don't get a break. just because they're taking time off you have to cover this all the time. seems like they are living up to the reputation it's a do nothing congress. are they getting anything done wh...

Welcome all. i want to start the playbook for august, the fall, congressional debates but also a preview of what they think 2014 is involved. man, everybody hates washington and all these guys work in it. how are voters responding? >> voters are not terribly happy over washington, d.c. over the last few years. seeing everybody's approval rating, even president obama's approval rating. >> 52% in california. that's a problem. >> by the way, he's got to go out -- these republicans have to go out and talk about how much they hate washington because they don't want to talk about the other elephant ...

>> a bungee jumper's cord snaps, hurdling him headfirst into a river. this 21-year-old lives in wakefield, england. after securing a degree in economics from cambridge university, he decides to take a well-deserved vacation. >> after graduating, we all thought it would be fun to go to thailand, see the islands, party, have some fun. >> in august 2009, he and his friends head east. after several days of sightseeing, he notices an advertisement for a bungee jumping adventure. >> wow, this looks cool. i'm here, you know, carpe diem and all that. let's go. let's do this. >> along with playing the ...

Information to believe otherwise. we just don't know from the law enforcement side yet. something we do know about kat thin russell, she does not want to go and claim her dead husband, tamerlan's body. so her attorneys right now are in the process of giving the tsarnaev family permission to take custody of the body. they do not need to go to the morgue here in boston to do that. the suspect's uncle has been inquire with a local mosque in cambridge, massachusetts about funeral arrangements. although we're told that those plans have to be put on hold until someone claims the body. jenna. jenna: ...