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News. new concerns americans may be among the terrorists who killed dozens of people before taking hostages at a mall in kenya. kenyan forces now locked in a tense standoff with those attackers and we believe more people held hostage at this time. lawyers for the suspect in the boston marathon bombings discussing the protocol for prosecutors to keep the death penalty against their client at a court hearing today. we'll have a live report next in boston and countdown to a budget showdown. a little deja vu here. we're days away from a possible government shutdown as the senate meets to take up a...

General entity with all of the affiliates, they are doing what they kwated they would do and that is decentralize and begin to take over territory in the region. their number one objective is to drive the united states out of the region so they can do it. so this is a plan that is unfolding. what's frustrating about it, it comes at a time when the united states is disengaging from the region. we've been pulling back for the last three years and i'm absolutely convinced that has been a psychological advantage to the al qaeda and it has driven them to be more bold than what they have been in the...

Later. jon will definitely talk about that. jon: can i talk about fishing or something? jenna: anything you want. it's fair and balanced, right? jon: you show me the pictures last night and i'll show you the fish i caught last week. a florida family released dam cash video that shows a police officer running over and killing their loved one. they say it's part of their effort to get justice. more on this strange case next. plus putting your fears to rest literally. new research is revealing something about sleep, how it could help you conquer your greatest fears.

She has a very tough job. hopefully she can really buckle down and be a good negotiator. we know she is a very good talker. we know she delivers incredibly poetic speeches and writes great books that is the not job of the u.s. ambassador. mbassador has to sit across from the table of russia and negotiate a resolution. she has to buckle down and be very tough looking across the table. jon: you mentioned her speeches and her oratory. she was, essentially a writer and a reporter. she doesn't have a long history of statecraft. >> she reilly has no negotiation experience whatsoever. there are peopl...

Detroit, impression, stress and that sort of thing as well. jon: good to have you in. >> thank you so much. jenna: that's an interesting information there. the captain of the ill fated costa concordia is back in court today trying to escape conviction in the deadly cruise ship accident. the latest from italy on that. also in africa, kenyan forces are locked in a bloody standoff at a mall in nairobi. terrorists taking hundreds of people hostage. when we made our commitment to the gulf, bp had two big goals: