stood. they were taken away us from us all too early, and we miss they wi them all. reporter: many members of congress stopped business to honor them on the front steps of the capitol. we vow over in forget. standing shoulder to shoulder. reporter: at the white house, president obama participated in a moment of silence. late aert the pentagon, he offered hope following a ceremony remembering those killed when a hijacked plane targeted the building. no single event can ever change who we are. reporter: those same themes of courage rang out near shanksville, pennsylvania, where passengers fought to keep a plane from crashing the capitol. we ve not forgotten the heroism of your husbands, wives, sons, daughters, mother, fathers. reporter: so many fighting for a country they believed in. despite the pain, there are isle signs of healing. this new world trade tower i m standing in which should be complete in just over a year is a sign to many the city is beginning t
the cia stop an attempt to blow up a u.s. airliner with a confiscated designed underwear bomb. the foiled plan was set to mark the anniversary of the killing of osama bin laden. this was a very ambitious plan by al-qaeda s affiliate in yemen. the operation to stop it is a victory for u.s. intelligence but is also a grim reminder of al-qaeda s ambitions. the cia thwarted the plan which involved an upgrade of the underwear bomb that failed to detonate aboard a jetliner over detroit on christmas, 2009. very little is being released because this is an ongoing operation. the fbi did issue this statement about the explosive. initial exploitation indicates that the device is very similar to ieds that have been used previously by al-qaeda in the arabian peninsula in attempted terrorist attacks including against aircraft and for targeted assassinations. what has u.s. intelligence officials concerned is how terrorists are stepping up the sophistication of their explosives. this dev
book at that yearbook? it has certainly been a very hard day. we have seen this repeated over and over again when the students walk up and see this roadside memorial, they break down in tears. ms. kelly had planned to go to frostburg course she was going to play volleyball. brendan colliflower hoped to play baseball. there is no word yes on memorial or funeral services for the teenagers. for more on this tragic story and details go to our website compaq wjla.com go to our website, wjla.com. a failed bomb plot of ground the anniversary of the death of osama bin laden. it was a more sophisticated version of the underwear bomb used in the 2009 attempt. for the first time in months, a rockville man being held captive by al qaeda is seen alive but in dire circumstances. my life is in your hands, mr. president. if you accept the demands i live, if you do not accept the demands, then i die. warren was kidnapped from his home in pakistan last august. this new video from
reporting that it knew about the plot last week, but did not immediately publish the information at the request of the white house and the cia. all this comes the same day as al-qaeda released a video of a rockville man kidnapped in pakistan last august. and in that video, weinstein is pleading with president obama to accept his captor s demand or he ll be killed. the state department says it s working on getting him released, but the white house says the united states does not negotiate with terrorists. the u.s. government will continue making every effort to see mr. weinstein released safely to his family, but we can weinstein was kidnapped from a compound in pakistan. he had been living there for the past five years, working for a virginia based company that helps pakistani businesses get started. weinstein was a week away from coming home when he was abducted. guilty, that was the verdict handed out by the jury on most of the counts against the five men accused
months in pakistan by al qaeda kidnappers. he went missing after the gunmen tricked his guards and raided his home. he was sitting in front of a white background and appealed to president obama as a father. if you respond to them, then i will live. and hopefully rejoin my family and rejoin my children and my two daughters like you enjoy your two daughters. reporter: al qaeda said he will be released if the united states gives up all of its drone and air strikes against the fighters in pakistan, afghanistan, yemen, and somalia. it s also calling for the release of all called a al qaeda and taliban suspects and detainees around the world. an official with the u.s. state department spoke while there is concern for his safety, the obama administration does not and will not negotiate with al qaeda. as you know, we don t make concessions to terrorists. we obviously remain very, very concerned about the safety and well-being of mr. winestein. we want to call, or we have call