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Did everything but admit his involvement in 9/11, expressed his pride in that bombing, in that attack, and yet now if he sticks to that, he may not be able to receive the death penalty, and how is that going to go down with the families and with the american people in general? that's a really big question. >> michael, that is the big question. i just got in statements from senators mccain and lieberman. in their statement they say it is the right decision and we strongly commend the president ant the attorney general for reaching the decision as we and many others have called for. let me go to...

Want to get some of these issues resolve before it comes around to these important cases. military officials have said they can move quickly. they have this indictment that we learned was filed when the attorney general said these cases would be in civilian court. there's already a case ready to go. the military can have that case ready but it doesn't look like the trials would start as early even as this fall. they can get the cases filed but in terms of the trial, they're clearly months away. >> all right, pete. thank you so much for getting on air with us. i know you were just wrapping up i...

Khalid shaikh mohammed and the other conspirators in federal court in new york was probably the biggest decision of his tenure as attorney general. he fought hard and pushed for this and has been completely overcome by the politics of it. opposition from new york politicians on both sides of the aisle, democrats and republicans, and, of course, ferocious resistance from a republican congress. so what we can expect now is arguments that there is little choice that the obama administration has left. that's still going to disappoint a lot of progressives, a lot of people who say this is a total a...

Lawsuit and also examine the legal arguments on both sides, and why hasn't the federal government passed immigration reform? later we delve into the politics and the push for legislation. we begin with casey wian with the details of the lawsuit. >> reporter: tony, the effort, the fight over arizona's effort to make illegal immigration a crime in the state has now moved to the federal courts. from the moment arizona governor jan brewer signed a controversial law expanding local police powers to crack down on illegal immigrants and their employers, a white house legal challenge seemed inevitable...