i'm mohammed khweis. i'm from the united states. >> reporter: he said he met a woman in turkey. she took him into syria to find isis fighters. then he was sent to mosul but things were not as expected. >> what i want to say to the american people is the life in mosul, it's really, really bad. the people were controlling mosul don't represent the religion. >> reporter: this was the scene earlier this week just moments after khweis surrendered to kurdish fighters. he crossed the battle lines to find them knowing they were allies of the united states. >> where are you from? >> the united states. >> reporter: he produced his virginia driver's license leading the media here to track down his family at this fairfax county townhouse. this is wrong information. >> reporter: but relatives later acknowledge reporters had found the right family. they believed khweis was on vacation. their frustration leading khweis's father to turn a hose on the cameras. >> reporter: it's important to note khweis made that videotape

. >> mohammed jamal khweis went to high school in fairfax county and now wants to rejoin his family here. among the things that he says turned him off to isis, there was no smoking allowed. >> i'm mohammed jamal khweis. i'm from the united states. >> reporter: 26-year-old mohammed khweis told his story to a kurdistan tv station, still a captive as the camera rolled. he said a few months ago he met a woman in turkey. she took him across the border into syria to find isis fighters. then he was sent to the iraqi city of mosul. i was with a lot of foreigners, a lot of asians, russians, and people from the surrounding area. >> while khweis is being described as an isis fighter, did he not mention combat in the interview. once in mosul he says things were not as expected american people is life in mosul, it's really, really bad. i didn't really support their ideology, and that's at that point that's when i decided i needed to escape. >> reporter: khweis also complained it was hard to live in mosul. there was no smoking. this was the scene earlier this week just moments after khweis surrendered

. >> reporter: minutes earlier, the kurds had grabbed mohamed jamal khweis when he walked out of the scrub land at dawn and right into their front line. in broken arabic and english, he told them he wanted to surrender. one of the kurds who arrested him but didn't want his face shown said khweis confirmed he had been fighting for isis. how did you make sure that he wasn't a suicide bomber, that he had no explosives on him? "we got him to lift his shirt up and drop his pants to prove it," he said. along the kurdish front line. anyone crossing has to strip to 26-year-old mohamed jamal khweis had his virginia driver's license with him, two credit cards, and three cell phones, along with about $4,000. he gave himself up here at the village of gaulat near tal afar. but the kurds say it was a mistake. he had been aiming for the turkish border but was double crossed by the smuggler hired to take him there. but backat virginia, reporters showed up at the family home to ask questions, but a scene that started out as merely chaotic, turned hosciel when khweis' father turned the hose on them. k

the kurds found him carrying a virginia driver's license and credit cards, identifying him as mohammed khweis of alexandria, virginia. outside that address in suburban washington, d.c. today, just 12 miles from the white house, two members of the family became upset with reporters and then turned the water hose on them, denying anyone in their family was part of eye isis. >> watch your mouth! >> no, no, no. >> reporter: this young american captured on the battlefield, one of some 250 believed to be with terror groups in iraq and syria, will likely now be sent home to virginia in handcuffs, david. >> brian ross with us tonight. brian, thank you. >>> and when we come back here on a monday, the alert over super bugs tonight, and patients the new medical headline. those bugs many patients might be taking with them when they leave the hospital. >>> also, march madness already spreading across this country. but who was behind the early reveal? the investigation now under way tonight. we'll be right back. n' red carpet ready. my man, lemme guess who you're wearing... toenail fungus!? whaaat?!? fight

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mohammed khweis left virginia for isis-controlled territory in iraq.out how he traveled in turkey and syria to join isis. he surrendered to kurdish forces in mosul. khweis talked about why he says he left isis. >> i didn't really support their ideology. and at that point, that's when i decided i needed to escape. >> khweis added that life in mosul was, quote, really, really bad. he also said while with isis he met up with a lot of foreigners including asians and russians from nearby countries. >>> well, at least 20 people were hurt when a stunt performer caught fire during a pep rally at a high school in florida. thousands of students were in the gymnasium yesterday morning as fire eater ricki charles did his act. he was supposed to blow fire but instead became engulfed in the flames. charles says he does know what caused the fire. >> i changed the oil i've been using. i've been using a different oil and today i tried a new oil and the oil is actually got me in trouble. >> yes, i'll say. charles said his burns across -- he has burns across his face but

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. >> reporter: but just last week american mohammed jamal khweis surrendered to kurdish forces in northern iraq. he traveled from the washington, d.c., region the syria to join isis, and he was not known to the f.b.i. >> what you're seeing right now is we're shaking every known bush. you're going to have a number that won't necessarily be on anyone's radar screen, and that's something we do need to be cognizant of. >> reporter: the couple behind december's san bernardino attack was not on the f.b.i.'s radar either. scott, today homeland security sent a bulletin to law country warning of the potential threats from isis. >> pelley: jeff pegues in the washington newsroom. jeff, thanks very much. in a moment, the world honors the latest victims of terror. then - those places change every few months? i think i'll pass... quicksilver from capital one puts nothing in your way. you simply earn unlimited 1.5% cash back on every purchase, everywhere. you can't dodge the question... when my chronic pain got bad, my doctor prescribed medication-an opioid. it really helped! but it came with some baggag

officials have yet to meet with mohamed jamal khweis, 26-year-old virginia yan who is still being heldalthough the americans haven't met with him in person he work closely with the kurds who are holding the isis member and the kurds are passing intelligence, whatever intelligence they're receiving, back to the americans and i've been told by one american official he does have intelligence. he's the first alleged american isis fighter to surrender to kurdish troops in iraq. >> my name is mohamed jamal khweis, i'm from the united states. i've studied criminal justice in college in virginia. >> in a taped confessional aired on kurdistan 24 tv the virginiaen describes how he traveled through turkey, linked up with isis in syria and was transferred to the iraqi city of mosul, an isis strong hold. >> my message to the american people is the life in mosul, it's really, really bad. the people were controlling mosul don't represent the religion. >> these statements were made as khweis was held in captivity. >> i didn't really support their ideology and that's -- at that point that's when i deci

. >> reporter: the kurds say they found this virginia driver's license on 26-year-old mohammed jamal khweis. his uncle told nbc news the family thought he was on vacation in europe. a kurdish news agency reported that khweis crossed the turkish border a few months ago and joined isis. when the kurds asked where he'd been, he answered -- >> mosul. >> reporter: mosul, now an skries strong hold in iraq. last week, this man, who said he's an isis defector, provided nbc news with a cache of documents he claimed he stole from the group. the documents show that foreign fighters have to obtain permission to leave with each request carefully logged in these forms. isis may be starting to lose its grip on its territory. last week, a u.s. official said isis had retreated from a thousand square miles. both the leaking of information and today's bizarre desertion show that isis may be cracking under the pressure from its many enemies. a u.s. law enforcement official said khweis was apparently not in a u.s. database of suspected isis members who have traveled overseas. in other words, they didn't know he

. >> mohamed jamal khweis is a palestinian-american from in december. >>> residents of flint, michigan, who attended a congressional hearing on the city's water say they are not satisfied. michigan governor rick snyder faced tough questions and criticism at a contentious hearing yesterday. >> we are taking responsibility in michigan and we are taking action, and that is absolutely essential here in washington too. inefficient ineffectivive and unaccountable bureaucrats at the epa allowed this to continue. >> the city's water was contaminated when flint's water supply was switched to the flint river two years ago to save money. >>> coming up on the "morning news." a fire breathing stunt goes wrong. a man is set ablaze in front of thousands of high school students at a pep rally. >>> later, march madness lives up to its name with an early set of upsets in the tournament. this is the "cbs morning news." see me. see me to know that psoriasis is just something that i have. i'm not contagious. see me to know that... ...i won't stop until i find what works. discover cosentyx, a different kind

. >> my name is mohammed jamal khweis. >> reporter: the 26-year-old virginia native was captured this week in iraq. today his kurdish captors released video of his confession. >> i was with a lot of foreigners, a lot of asians, russians, and people from the surrounding area. >> reporter: he describes how he traveled to turkey and over the course of a few months, entered syria to join isis. his statements were made while he's still in captivity. khweis claimed he tried to leave isis from where he was stationed in the iraqi city of mosul and surrendered to kurdish forces. >> i didn't really support their ideology, and at that point, that's when i decided i needed to escape. i wanted to go back to america. my message to the american people is the life in mosul, it's really, really bad. >> reporter: khweis said he realized his mistake in joining isis. u.s. officials say the group is having trouble keeping its recruits and that khweis could be of intelligence value. lester. >> it's amazing to see him speaking so openly. richard, thank you very much. >>> president obama's nominee for the su

mohamed jamal khweis is a palestinian american from he says he joined the terror group in december and quickly figured out the lifestyle was not for him. >> at the time, i-- i made the decision to go because i wasn't thinking straight. i didn't see myself living in that environment. i would-- you know, i wanted to go back to-- to america. >> pelley: we don't know when he will return to the u.s. but the justice department is preering to file charges. our elizabeth palmer was told isis is running short of money because of the u.s. bombing campaign. liz got a rare interview with president obama's special enjoy voi to the region which said russia may be tired of propping up the syrian dictator. >> reporter: for the past six years, russia's government and its military have shown unwavering support for syrian president bashar al-assad. but that, at last, may be the president's special envoy on iraq and syria. >> i think there's an emerging international consensus, and i include the russians on that, that without a very serious political transition, this conflict is going to continue to grind