page. mediabuzz@foxnews.com. shoppers and security teams on high alert as terrorists use a new video to call for attacks on the largest mall in our country. this is america's news headquarters. i'm arthel neville. >> there was a security threat formal of america and it's been named in a new video by al shabaab which is calling on attacks on western malls. homeland security secretary jey johnson is reminding shoppers to be particularly careful but as there comes this new threat, a

new phase of threats. hi, will. >> hi eric. this is the same group responsible for an attack that happened in kenya that killed more than 60 people back in 2013. the video released on saturday by the somali terrorist group linked to al qaeda is calling for attacks on western malls specifically the west edmonton mall in canada and mall of america in minnesota. mall of america saying it is aware of the video and is monitoring the threat with the help of local and federal authorities. some increased security measures may be noticeable. others won't be. listen to homeland security secretary jey johnson this morning. >> you've got to be vigilant. we just revamped our, if you see something, say something at the super bowl last month. public engagement public awareness is critical.

>> al shabaab has recruited the minnesota area because home to the largest group of somalis in the country. the group has vowed revenge against the united states. >> will thank so much. newly appointed defense secretary ash carter heads to kuwait this afternoon for a high-level u.s. meeting on how to tackle the global threat caused by isis. he visited u.s. troops in kandahar as part of his first trip speaking to 100 soldiers. carter says their mission is to advise afghan military is the key to securing the country from taliban. as secretary carter deals with the threats in the mid-east, the department of homeland security jey johnson, warning americans

not to give isis more dignity than it deserves. doug has the latest from washington. doug? >> hi, arthel. critics are criticizing the obama administration for dealing with the greatest terror threat of our time, isis as an islamic entity. state department spokesperson marie harf further inflamed critics by suggesting that poverty and lack of jobs has drawn vulnerable youth to isis. department of homeland security secretary jey johnson tried to explain the administration's reasoning to john roberts. >> so refer to isil as occupying any part of the islamic theology is playing on a battlefield that they would like us to be on. i think that to call them -- to

call them some form of islam gives the group more dignity than it deserves. >> the chairman of the house homeland security committee today seemed to suggest that the administration is in denial about the root causes of the threat. >> that's who these terrorists are but we have to say it's a terrorist movement, radical islamic extremism, a terrorist movement to spread this hatred of ideology. and could completely ignore that fact is not being very honest with the american people or the global leaders who were at that conference. >> in a piece in the atlantic magazine that is getting a lot of attention, writer graham wood wrote this about the obama's administration. "we are misled by a well-intentioned but dishonest campaign to deny the islamic state's medieval reledge jous nature. they insist that they cannot and

will not waver from governing preceps that were embedded in islam by the prophet muhammad." arthel, back to you. >> thank you, doug. the threat of mall of america strikes at the heart of americans and authorities believe about two dozen young somali men from minnesota could be now fighting alongside radical terrorist groups including isis in the middle east. so what does this all mean? former u.s. ambassador for the united nations and senior fellow and fox news contribute for joins us. how serious do you think this is? 1,000 people shop every day at the mall of america and they will be back there today.

>> i think as we've seen the attacks in the past couple of months in paris and copenhagen, they are capable of inspiring people in europe to conduct these terrorist raids. it's only a matter of time, unfortunately, before it happens in the united states. the somali-american community and this really is the essence of terrorism. it's not about defeating the united states militarily. it's making every parent worry whenever they send their children off to a mall somewhere that a terrorist attack might occur. that's their objective and the purpose of the propaganda. >> in 2013 at the westgate maul in nairobi that's an upscale mall, 57 people were killed there. 75 somalis have come back here and they've got this string of young somalis who have been arrested so far.

do you think it is widespread and/or how easy is it for them to potentially come back? the fear of the western passport holders, we call them. >> right. the isis territory in syria and iraq is now said by both european and american authorities to hold as many as 2 to 4,000 people with valid european or american passports. that means if they entered into turkey and slipped across the border, they can go back to their home country without question. they wouldn't be on any red flag list or watch list and could get into the united states. so i think we're just plinking at reality if we don't acknowledge how sear krousrious this is. plus, the possibility of individuals who never left this country being inspired by what they read on the internet or hear from their colleagues at these terrorist camps overseas. >> what about the debate over radical islam and not calling it

that but calling it extremism? here's what has been said speaking directly to the ichltmans. i say and repeat again that we are in need of a religious revolution. you, imams, are responsible before allah. what is the import, ambassador, of his message? >> i think it's very significant. here's the leader of the world largest air largest arab country, telling the truth that our administration won't tell. i wonder if president obama will say that president el cici doesn't understand islam. this would be embarrassing if it weren't so serious. we've got an administration, the president, secretary of state, secretary of homeland security who are both islamic scholars and psychologists who can tell

us what motivates the people in al qaeda and isis and that it's not islam. their opinions are irrelevant. what matters is what motivates the people doing the fighting and conducting the terrorist acts and not just in isis and al qaeda but in places like iran where they call themselves the islamic revolution, the ayatollah is now ruling there, the world center banker of international terrorism. so if you don't understand what motivates these people, what gets recruits to their cause then you can't possibly deal with t andit. >> well, we have that threat today on mall of america. it's a threat that our country faces. ambassador john bolton from middle america he's in chicago today. thank you for your insight. >> thank you eric. >> arthel? >> well a fox extreme weather alert, a nasty storm moving across the midwest and south.

rising temperatures this morning melting yesterday's snow and ice in tennessee prompting a flood watch there. but another round of cold weather is on the way bringing along a mix of sleet and frozing rain spreading from north texas into alabama through tomorrow. boy, senior meteorologist jan dean is joining us from the extremely busy weather center. j.d., give us all of the details. >> well arthel there is a foot of snow to west virginia over 4 inches to new york city. that's moving eastward. we have warmer temperatures here but that's going to be short shortlived and there will be snow and ice over the next 24 hours. another batch of cold air is sinking southward across the upper midwest. the temperatures have rizsen here. a balmy feeling but, again, the

temperatures are going to fall again tonight. any moisture on the roadways are going to freeze. you need to be extra careful as we get into the overnight and rush hour. look at the current windchills right now. very dangerous across the upper midwest where we have windchill advisories and warnings where it could feel like minus 35 to minus 45 with the windchill. and this is our next system. we're going to be watching it today and overnight today and tomorrow with the dry parts of dallas in through the mississippi river valley. very dangerous conditions as this next winter storm moves through. the potential for icing tomorrow morning in the dallas-ft. worth area. arthel, we have our hands full. back to you. >> definitely prepared and safe as they watch out for the black ice down there. >> got it. >> thank you, j.d. >> it could be dangerous. >> definitely. a film has been captivating audiences across the country, "american sniper." >> the man accused of killing

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eddie ray routh's defense team claims routh was legally insane at the time of the killings but prosecutors say routh was not insane and knew his conduct was wrong. joining me now is doug burns former federal prosecutor. >> hi, arthel. >> david, let me start with you first. do you believe at this point an insanity plea is strong or weak? >> insanity pleas work in about 1 to 2% of the cases that they are attempted in. this case is not going to be any difficult. it's very difficult. routh had a long history of severe mental disease, ptsd diagnosed years ago and he went on these long rants of incoherent statements about pig people and all kinds of strange things. they are going to say, look he didn't know right from wrong and that's the legal standard. the prosecutor, however, has an expert witness who says they

talked to him for 3 1/2 hours. they believe he absolutely knew right from wrong and they believe the game-changer was the fact that he voluntarily got himself intoxicated high and drunk and that proves that he cannot meet the legal standard of insanity and i think the jury will agree with that. >> doug, do you agree with him? >> he's right. there's a distinction between mental illness or ptsd on the one hand and actual legal insanity and people have said that sort of over and over again in analyzing this case. where the defense has a shot is that i'm not so sure a jury can so artfully and necessarily make that distinction and the question, as it were, the each is wait a minute, what are the exact parameters of the difference between mental illness and legal insanity? that's a very fine distinction. that's where the defense -- and

i think the summations are going to be very different. >> doug, let me stay with you. prosecution is not seeking the death penalty. instead, life in prison. >> yes. >> what do you make of that strategy? >> people have questioned that particularly in that jurisdiction in texas why in the world wouldn't you go for the death penalty. but sometimes less is more and it's not necessarily a bad strategy because you're not overcommitting to big of a theory and then also of course the appellate court. that was probably in their thinking. >> david, what do you think about that strategy? >> i tend to agree with that. also, routh fought for our country. he's a veteran. they have to weigh that in the computation of their decision, i guess. but the reality is arthel the problem they have, despite the battle of the experts is that when eddie ray routh shot these men, he immediately acknowledged that he did something wrong.

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well, we're just about over a half hour away from nascar's biggest event of the year. the daytona 500. you know this year's great america race is going forward not only without kurt busch but also his little brother kyle after he broke his leg in a crash yesterday that did require surgery. this setback coming as his older brother seeks to overturn that indefinite suspension from racing. nascar handed it down in response to a court ruling from a judge of likely domestic abuse against a former girlfriend. busch appealed that suspension twice yesterday but both of the challenges were denied. meanwhile final preparations are doneunder way at daytona 500 international speedway. reporting live from the racetrack is rick. what is happening there?

lots -- a big crowd i see behind you. >> reporter: i tell you it's a huge crowd. there's always about 200,000 people that come here. i got to ride with one of the racers yesterday and they've made 140 of these fords that they are making special. it was a ride of a lifetime and i'm still a little bit nauseous, to be honest with you. take a look at how awesome this event is. the daytona 500. how many sporting events do you know that you're about 30 minutes before a race and you can have all of the fans right out here on the track in the field right here ready to interact with the drivers? it's a spectacular sport. >> that's exciting. how do you get that ticket? >> you know what, they make these tickets pretty accessible. they are a little expensive, to be honest with you. but they allow people to come off of the stands, get down here under the track, get close to

the drivers and everybody because they love that opportunity and when they call it, they get right back up to the stands. but player intro duckses are going to happen shortly. you get an idea of what this is like. the busch story is a big -- the busch brothers is the big story today and also jeff gordon a three-time champ here, has decided this is his last race and he won pole position, starting oh nut first in his last race 43 years old and he's ready for possibly the ride of a lifetime and that will be one of the big stories here that everybody is going to be watching. >> well, let's hope he does well today. i'm happy that kid rock is playing. i've seen him live. i think he's the perfect artist to play there. >> reporter: yeah, you said it. i heard him warming up earlier. he sounded great as well. >> very very cool. you've got a good job there

today and i see you're wearing your short-sleeve shirt. i'm jealous. >> reporter: let me tell you, it's going to be about 77 degrees down here today. after being in new york for the past month or two it feels really really nice. they broke record low temperatures two days ago. just to have this kind of weather -- and it's been raining the last couple of years causing problems and delays in the race this year they are starting the race two hours than before to prevent some of that. it looks like mother nature is helping out a lot. it's a beautiful day for the race. >> very good, as it should be. rick, thanks very much. enjoy the ride down there. i want to let everybody know that you can catch all of the high-speed action on the big fox at the daytona 500, the green flag will signal the start of the sprint cup season at 1:00

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