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Some of the alleged cell members are said to have tie to osama bin laden. the cell is liked to a massacre in pakistan and suspected human trafficking. i'll speak live with our correspondents analysts and guests with full coverage. let's get all of the very latest. pamela brown joins us with that. >> aitalian police say the 18 suspected al qaeda terrorists being arrested for plotting to possibly launch a devastating attack on the vatican during pope benedict's rain in 2010. thousands of people go to the vatican every day and more so on sunday. think f they had been successful it could have been...

We're all fearful, but the pope is very calm. that was a direct quote. mean tile the italian prosecutor did not explain what was behind the timing of the arrest. as i mentioned, wolf they had been monitoring the cell for ten years. >> suspicious stuff, but important, thanks very much. tonight a new promise by president obama to identify and fix what went wrong when a u.s. drone strike accidentally killed two al qaeda hostages including an american. we're learning more about the failed efforts to free the u.s. aid worker warren weinstein while he was being helded by the terrorists our chief n...

Before carrying out the attack. it's unclear why the group pulled the plug. but the prosecutor say they may have been spooked, caught on the fact that police were tracking them. police began investigating this terror cell in 2005. the cell they said had an abundance of weapons and cash but by 2012 the group changed communication tactics and the investigation slowed down until today. two of the suspects arrested allegedly had direct ties to osama bin laden security detail and were involved in an attack in pakistan in 2009 that left more than 100 people dead. and the vatican secretary said today...

No love lost between these two groups but al qaeda and yemen grow in strength in the country because of all this sectarian tension. they're recruiting greater numbers of sunni tribals. more resources than almost anytime before and the most active group when it comes to plots against the u.s. homeland. they have bomb makers building more and more sophisticated devices to try to target u.s. aviation. >> it's interesting. let's look at the attack in tunisia that occurred two days ago right before this attack in yemen. the two gunmen involved in this attack known to have been involved in this atta...

All of the atrocities going on in guantanamo bay and those kinds of things. with that he believes he was sent to do this. bill: he went to high school in ohio, correct? >> he did. bill: he's age 20 now and behind bars for who knows how long and his daughter says he's in more trouble now for talking to you. he could be described as a sleeper cell but how much contact does he have with others? >> i asked him that. he has a phone first off. he has a phone. he can call anybody he wants at any time of the day. and he told me he has had multiple conversations over the years with people overseas. he ...