CNN news 2011-10-08
First up today, a man from Massachusetts is charged with plotting an attack on Washington, D.C. One official says Rezwan Ferdaus was never really a threat, but he was the target of an undercover FBI investigation. Law enforcement officers have been in close contact with the 26-year-old U.S. citizen for months.
AZUZ (voice-over): According to these authorities, Ferdaus was planning to use remote-controlled airplanes, like what you saw just a moment ago, to attack the Pentagon in the U.S. capital. These remote- controlled planes are pretty big. They`re actually about 1/10th the size of a full-sized aircraft. Ferdaus was arrested on Wednesday. Officials say there`s no evidence that he was connected to a terrorist organization.
AZUZ: Health officials are trying to make sure that a severe outbreak of contaminated food doesn`t get worse. At least 13 people have died and more than 70 other folks have gotten sick from eating cantaloupes that have been contaminated with a bacteria called Listeria.
AZUZ (voice-over): According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 1,600 people get seriously ill from Listeria every year. Around 260 of those die. One CDC official said it`s OK to eat cantaloupe as long as you are certain it didn`t come from Jensen Farms in Colorado. If you have any doubts about it, the official says it`s better to throw the fruit away.