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Martha: well, europe and the united states have been on pins and needles with talk of a possible christmas terror attack like the one that we saw last year. here's what we have today. breaking news coming from rome. bomb squads are on the scene at a subway station just outside of rome. the device that was found was reportedly in a grocery bag that was under a seat which brings, you know, a lot of emphasis to if you see something, say something phrase that we hear so much here this new york. and it was said to contain wires and some explosive powder. the area was cleared, security folks came in...

Group behind the attempted christmas bombing of a year ago. molly henneberg leads the coverage. what do we know? >> reporter: it was really more of an idea than an actual plot. authorities got intel, quote, a while ago we're told that al-qaeda in the arabian peninsula wanted to slip harmful agents into the food supply at hotels and restaurants in some kind of synchronized attack. apparently, ricin and chi need were specifically -- cyanide were specifically mentioned. bill: have we heard from the white house? have we heard from the administration on this, molly? >> reporter: well, the obama adm...

Sky news out of italy, more details as we get them here in "america's newsroom." it is happening right now, and just crossing the wires. reports of a different kind of terror threat here at home. new details on an alleged al-qaeda plot to try and poison our food supply. now, that reported goal said to be to cause as much harm as possible in one single weekend. we're also learning just about this today. good morning, everybody, i'm bill hemmer, welcome to "america's newsroom." martha: good morning, bill, good morning, everybody. i'm martha maccallum. u.s. authorities found out that al-qaeda is ...