according to abc2 news's tj winnick, the family man from the suburbs turned terror camp trainee told investigators he received bomb making instructions from pakistan. >> reporter: once 30-year-old faisal shahzad was in custody officials say he almost immediately admitted he drove the nissan loaded with explosives into times square last saturday. >> i was never in any fear that we were in danger of losing. >> reporter: the fact is abc news has learned that shahzad almost got away. first an fbi surveillance team actually lost track of him at some point monday. >> actually, i have a message for you to go back to the gate immediately. so make the left turn when able. >> reporter: despite being on a federal no-fly list he was arrested late monday night at jfk in new york trying to flee the country aboard a flight bound for dubai. >> clearly the guy was on the plane and shouldn't have been. >> reporter: the 30-year-old suspect is now charged with attempting an act of terror by using a weapon of mass destruction and traveling to the united states to commit an act of terror. >> this was a gr

winnick has the latest from abc. >> on this boat the yeas are 59 and the nays are 39. the bill as amended is passed. >> the bill calls for regulators to liquidate troubled financial institutions. it would create a bureau of consumer protection to oversee credit cards and mortgages. if it would establish regulations for had funds, derivatives, and other financial complicated products. >> our goal is to protect the larger economy from the upheavals we have seen in the past few years. >> the bill must be reconciled with the house version that passed in december. opponents say it goes too far. >> i want you to understand how wide-ranging this bill is. this will get into everybody's pockets. >> wall street's concern over financial reform sent the dow jones with worst finish since february 2009. it ended the day down 376 points. many analysts believe the stock market is in a correction and that there are likely more big fluctuations ahead, both up and down. abc news, t.j. winnick. >>> prince william county police are searching for missing mother and child. maria chicas and h

tj winnick from washington. >> reporter: when faisal shahzad was in custody, he almost immediately admitted he drove the suv with explosives into times square saturday. >> i was never in fear we were in danger of losing him. >> reporter: abc news learned he almost got away. first an fbi surveillance team lost track of him on monday. >> i have a message for you to go back to the gate immediately. make the left turn when able. >> reporter: despite being on the federal no fly list, he was arrested late friday night at new york trying to flee the country aboard the flight for dubai. >> clearly he was on the plane and shouldn't have been. >> reporter: he's charged with attempting an act of terror and traveling to the united states to commit an act of terror. >> it was a great team effort. >> reporter: shahzad said he spent more than a month training in with the taliban and they gave him the money to plan the attack. >> they were always having picnics in the backyard, and the wife looked happy. >> reporter: he mysteriously left for pakistan about gaining citizenship about a year ago. officials in