of the house homeland's security committee -- congressman peter king plans to hold hearings on this very question. what he has titled his hearings is the radicalization of muslim americans. many leading up to the first hearing were quite concerned, from the general public and the media to sensationalize a lot of that hearing leading up to the first one as a reincarnation, if you will, of the kind of red baiting that was done in the 1950's by then senator joseph mccarthy. it's a fragile subject, one that should not be swept under the rug from all vantage points of this perspective. we must not lose our moral compass in making sure that with the advent of patriot act one and two there has been a significant eroding of civil rights of americans and people who are here to be considered american, whether they are muslim american, south asian, arab, persian, it is something we are noticing without fail, a trend that makes municipal governments have to speak up at times. this was not the first time we have spoken up. in the mid-1990s, after the first gulf war, there has also been the creat

king who held the record of the the of. radicalization hearings on capitol hill turns out the there was a bloody pig's foot in the mail to him along with some kind of anti-semitic you know of course and get all the way down to him his handlers find it first but. these are you know you are right it was great there and you know being harmless right that it wasn't like. from somebody who is described what about the hearings or something like that but i mean it's almost like we're not going to get there you're right it is talking about threatening but it is there is something sort of scary about that i mean like i did i like almost break down in tears when people send me angry e-mails about stories you know in like the big sort of stuff like the next level but i think we need to look at this through the lens of peter king and do what he would do so you know there was an anti-semitic note so it probably wasn't a jewish person it was about the muslim hearing so probably wasn't a muslim you know christians you know i'm going to sa

a few weeks ago, congressman peter king held hearings on the corporate -- corporation of muslims with law enforcement. things are coming to a climax. we have the opportunity to set an example and say that muslims are cooperating with law- enforcement. at the same time, that needs to be happening with respect for civil rights. i am asking you to endorse the report and set an example for the country as elected officials to say that in the war terror, we will not sacrifice our principles and civil liberties because in doing so, we economists do we accomplish nothing. -- in doing so, we accomplished nothing. >> i am going to be translated if that is okay. supervisor avalos: very good. speak into the microphone. >> [speaking foreign language] >> i am an american citizen. i came here one month after september 11. [speaking foreign-language] i came to this country. i was interrogated. it was a harsh and traumatizing experience for me. my story is just one of many in my community to show what we go through and the fear we have been muslims in america. [speaking foreign language] every time i

. >> new york republican congressman peter king lorded congress's decision denying them a civilian trial. >> american people realize how trial in new york or anywhere on the continental united states. >> is it smart politics for attorney general holder to -- that he knows better than members of congress when it comes to prosecuting the defendant? >> i don't think it is, john. i really do. sheikh mohammed is a foreigner, alien, mass murderer who killed americans. he is not like mcveigh, an american citizen, or even though -- charlie manson, this guy is a foreigner and combat war, he would be taken out for this kind of atrocity, put up against the wall and shot. and that's under the rules of geneva. he ought to be tried is what he is and he'll be tried where he should be, right down there at guantanamo bay. >> appropriately we did not line him up and shoot him. and i think we have tried foreign born terrorists in this country and they're successfully being held in maximum security prisons. and i think that the attorney general wanted to let the public know that this is a congressional deci

peter king says the fact the jury is still deliberating could be a sign they're taking hos kin's testimony very seriously and that could seal bonds' fate. >> the only signal they've given has been a bad signal for barry bonds. because kathy hoskins was the most powerful witness that the prosecution had against barry bonds relating to having seen him be injected by anderson. and kathy hoskins is the only witness not impeached in any way, shown not to have any ax to grind. >> reporter: the prosecution called on more than 20 wins, many granted immunity for their testimony. one was bonds' former mistress who testified that the home run leader told her he used steroids. the 46-year-old is charged with perjury and obstruction of justice. most legal experts have predicted if convicted bonds will only serve months and will do it at home. but keen who you just heard from believes if convicted, bonds will serve that time behind bars because, unlike others who are convicted of similar charges, bonds is the height of his career. again, no decision has been made, and the jury will be back here tomorrow

the event came less than a month after representative peter king's highly- controversial house hearing into homegrown muslim radicalization. durbin said he hoped his hearing would counter islamophobia in the u.s. cardinal theodore mccarrick, former archbishop of washington, was among those testifying. he said america should be an example for the rest of the world. >> as other countries wrestle with how to treat religious minorities, let them look to our nation, where we work to ensure that our muslim sisters and brothers are treated with dignity and that their religious identity and beliefs must be treated with respect. >>> we have a special report today on religion and social media. faith-based groups are finding new and creative ways to use online technologies. many say this is dramatically expanding the reach of their ministries. but what impact is it having on beliefs, practices, and religious authority structures? kim lawton takes a look. >>> on any given weekend, some 15,000 people worship with the evangelical northland church, but about a third othem never set foot in the buildi

hearings that peter king did you refer to if you talk about everytime you talk about terrorism and radicalization you always attach the word muslim to what are slavic. carroty actually claimed that fox news never incites religious intolerance this summer would not watch his own channel not realize that comments made on fox news and by their hosts are placed on line for the entire world to see and review even if they didn't catch it live on air here's parts news not inciting religious intolerance. but the muslim brotherhood isn't just operating overseas i've been with them here we showed you in their own words that their goals include the transformation of america into an islamic state the destruction of the western world well i want to show you their branches are spinoffs so they've created operating in the united states and you have soldiers you know you could star in for the military to have special debriefings of muslim army civilian officers anybody enlisted because we're going to be deployed in a foxhole we're going to be secular now because i got to go and i got to know the guy next to me i

. >>> a gory package addressed new york congressman peter king has been intercepted. the package contained a bloody pig's foot. it never made it to him. mail is sent to law -- mail sent to lawmakers is screened. it contained "anti-semitic ramblings" it also referenced hearings that king held on radicalization in the muslim community. >>> it is 7:17. tensions are high ahead of a meeting a the white house between president obama and congressional leaders. as ktvu's alison burns reports from our washington, d.c. newsroom, if they don't strike a budget deal, the government shuts down at midnight on friday. alison? >> reporter: tori, president obama has been largely on the sidelines during the budget fight but now with three days to go before a government shutdown. he's jumping in. the president has summoned key individuals too the white house -- to the white house. yesterday, tee party republicans in the house balked because they want deeper spending cuts. harry reid call theirs plan appalling. >> they stomp their feet and call "compromise" a dirty work and insist this wo

king, republican of new york, and says, quote, these are down the line conservatives. they fully supported bush in the iraq war, in the war against terrorism, and on all of the gut issues they were there. and they may not be next time around as a result of what we're seeing, including wisconsin and ohio, this, again, especially in the midwest. >> well, that's where we had many of the state capitals, the governor switched from democratic to republican. and what we're seeing is that this new freshman class of governors are -- a lot are playing from the same book. we have seen these kinds of actions against labor in wisconsin, ohio, florida, new jersey, there's an attempt down in tennessee. some of the governors tempered what they had done and not gone after collective bargaining rights, because that seems to be the switch. that's the trigger. and that goes to the core of what a union is. and then the firemen and the police say, even if they're exempt from some of the pension cuts, they can't stand by if collective bargaining rights are on the line. >> an interesting repo

so, you know, peter king saying things there are too many mosques in this country and, you know, just these kind of statements have created a complete division, you know, within the country. and whereas getting the community and getting the youth to sort of talk about, you know, creating unity and, you know, harmony, i think there's a big needles to sort of get some accountability from our elected officials and tell them just stop, just stop this completely ridiculous thing that's going on where you're getting away of things that you have. if you have any input how your campaign can address some of those thing. >> well, i just want to see amen, if i may. [laughter] >> i totally agree with that. i think holding people accountable who spew hatred is everybody's responsibility. elected officials really listen to their voters and they read their letters to the editor and they monitor the phone calls and emails they're getting. and so it takes a second to let an elected official know that that was unacceptable. and it takes a second to let be in in your class know that what they said is up

peter king saying things like there are too many mosques in this country and these kinds of statements have created a complete division within the country. whereas, like, getting the community and getting the youth to talk about creating unity and harmony, i think there's a big need also to get some accountability from our elected officials and tell them to just stop, stop this complete ridiculous thing that is going on where you can get away with saying the things that you have. if you have any input on how your campaign can address those things -- >> i want to say amen. i totally agree with that. i think holding people accountable who spew hatred is everybody's responsibility. elected officials really listen to their voters and they read their letters to the editor and they monitor the phone calls and e-mails they're getting. it takes a second to let an elected no -- an elected official know that that is unacceptable. and it takes a second to let some senior class now that what they said is unacceptable. and it takes a second to stop yourself if, all of a sudden, you find yourself th

i' seen no it -- from the ministration but april 15, peter king and mike rogers, homeland security and the house said they were going to do an authorization. a reauthorization of tsa this ar the tenth anniversary of 9/11. i think it is highly appropriate timing to raise that question. take a fundamental look at what did we do right and what did we do wrong and do we need to revise a legislated and change the nature of how it was created. >> roger, you cme out with a report not too long ago about recommending a trusted traveler program and doing some other things that would speed things through security. could you tell us a little bit about it, what it is, who should supervise it, and if i might go one step further, obviously this would do a lot for the frequent traveler and the businessmen. what about the one time flying mommy with two screaming kids? wh would you do for her? >> i think as you said we did put that study, wch was sically a blue ribbon panel together headed by tom ridge the first head of the -- that is the new guy cong up next wk. the first tsa and also -- but we also ha

so, you know, peter king saying there are too many mosques. these kind of statements have create add complete division, you know, within the country. and whereas like getting the community and getting the youth to sort of talk about, you know, creating unit and, you know, harmony, i think there's a big need also to sort of get some accountability from our elected officials. and tell them to just stop. stop the complete ridiculous thing that's going on where you can get away with saying the things that you have. i mean if you have any input on like how your campaign can address some of those things. >> well, i just want to say amen if i may. i totally agree with that. i think holding people accountable who spew hatred is everybody's responsibility. elected officials really listen to their voters. and they read their letters to the editor. and they monitor the phone calls and e-mails that they are getting. and so it takes a second to let an elected official know that that was unacceptable. and it takes a second to let somebody in your class know

a while back i saw representative peter king, chairman of the homeland security committee in the house, say on tv pretty categorically that there was no cooperation from the somali community or from community leadership in minnesota after a very small number of members of that community went to somalia to train with al-shabab. my experience is that no one is more upset about what happened than the twin cities' somali community itself, and my understanding from talking to law enforcement is that there has been real cooperation from the community in minnesota. is that your understanding? >> yes, sir. i think that the somali community in min annapolis was -- minneapolis was taken aback by the number of young men who had traveled to somalia to work withal shah -- al-shabab and that community understanding what had happened to that community and the threat to the young men in that community became very cooperative in terms of not wanting that to happen again. >> yes. that was my understanding, and i actually took some umbrage at chairman king's remarks regarding that because it was quite ca

i've seen no it -- from the administration but april 15, peter king and mike rogers, homeland security and the house said they were going to do an authorization. a reauthorization of tsa this year the tenth anniversary of 9/11. i think it is highly appropriate timing to raise that question. take a fundamental look at what did we do right and what did we do wrong and do we need to revise a legislated and change the nature of how it was created. >> roger, you came out with a report not too long ago about recommending a trusted traveler program and doing some other things that would speed things through security. could you tell us a little bit about it, what it is, who should supervise it, and if i might go one step further, obviously this would do a lot for the frequent traveler and the businessmen. what about the one time flying mommy with two screaming kids? what would you do for her? >> i think as you said we did put that study, which was basically a blue ribbon panel together headed by tom ridge the first head of the -- that is the new guy coming up next week. the first tsa and also

peter's square at the vatican this morning for easter services. the outdoor mass was celebrated by pope benedict xvi who delivered blessings in 65 languages. people in st. louis have good reason to believe in miracles. there were no reported deaths or serious injuries from the tornadoes that tore through the city friday night. seriously damaging hundreds of homes. one twister scored a direct hit on the terminal at the city's lambert airport. these pictures were taken by airport security cameras. the damage forced flight cancellations yesterday but the airport is expecting that things will be pretty much back to normal today. in libya rebels holding the city of misrata say they are under heavy fire this morning. the renewed assault comes after they received an ultimatum to leave the city within 48 hours. human rights groups are calling on the u.n. to intervene in syria after a series of anti-government protestors ended in bloodshed over the past week syrian soldiers have reported shot and killed more than 300 protestors. state-run television in yem