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Trials. as you remember, there was a lot of uproar over how much it was going to cost to hold those trials in new york for the proclaimed mastermind of 9/11, khalid shaikh mohammed and his accomplices. lots to talk about here, bret baier joins me, host of special report, he joins me on the phone with de tales. this raises so many questions. let's start with the first one that comes to mind and that is is eric holder taking the fall here for a decision that the white house had to have at least been privy to? >> reporter: i think the politics has completely turned on this and this is ab acknowle...

Doing all kinds of damage. >> well, i would lower that number within our jurisdiction. there's a surrounding jurisdiction that has many more incidents that they've assigned to the him as the primary suspect -- jon: but he's the suspect in 20-30 burglaries at least. >> oh, easily. between, certainly between the two counties where he's been most active, that number's probably a little low. and you're very correct in terms of the victimization of people in this economy. this time of year they're struggling, and there seems to be no -- he's not conscious of that, nor does he appear to care about i...

From 10:00 to 11:00, the hour the flight was due to land. martha: all right, this is one of the biggest headlines of the morning, there is a big development today out of the white house with regard to the 9/11 terror trials. here is the announcement, looking back, that sparked the controversy over where that trial would take place. >> after eight years of delay, those allegedly responsible for the attacks of september 11th will finally face justice. they will be brought to new york, to new york, to answer for their alleged crimes in a courthouse just blocks away from where the twin towers once...

To see that he would be let go or resign immediately, but this is how these things start. martha: one last question for you, with the financing of these trials, it makes you wonder are we going to see a complete 360 here, do we end up with all of this back at guantanamo bay, bret? >> i really think that's a possibility. as amazing as it sounds, i think because of the push on capitol hill against the civilian trials, thegy marks about what happened to those folks at guantanamo bay and the not in my back yard attitude of every state that's being talked about as a venue, you could be heading down...

President underwent open heart surgery, there was a quad -- quadruple bypass, the prognosis is very good, doctors say he is in excellent health, expect him to be back to work on monday. back to you megyn: all the best tom, air uk -- eric shawn, thank you very much. president obama weigheds deeper into a controversial decision made by the justice department, mr. obama plans to get more involved in the 9/11 terror trials, including the trial of this man, khalid sheikh mohammed. it is just the latest controversy for an administration that has found itself increasingly on the defensive when it c...