john huddy is in our mideast bureau with more. john? in damascus after 40 people were killed and more than 120 others injured in twin bombings. the attacks happened near this cemetery in damascus, officials say ieds caused the explosion explosions. there have also been other unconfirmed reports of a suicide bomber carrying out one of the attacks. so far no claim of responsibility, but rebel groups fighting bashar al assad's government have launched attacks in the country's capital before along with isis, though isis attacks have been more uncommon in da has cuts. now, the violence comings as forces gear up to take back the capital of raqqa. u.s. officials announced this week that 400 u.s. troops are on the ground outside raqqa to provide logistical and artillery support for the more kurdish ypg. this has caused tension between the u.s. and turkey, turkey considers the ypg a terrorist organization. fox news contributor and retired army general jack keane talked about the complicated and dangerous situation in syria on the journal editori

fox's john huddy has more on that. >> reporter: screa screaming pee running gunshots, just some of theport attack in france and french officials say the attacker was known to security forces suspected of islamic radicalization. paris top prosecutor says the 39-year-old man born in france attacked and wrestled away a female soldier's assault rifle while she was on patrol this morning at paris airport. officials say he he held gun to the woman's head, screaming that he wanted to die for allah. >> translator: he managed to resist. they thought it was necessary and they were right to open fire and protect her above all protect all the public who were nearby. >> reporter: they killed the attacker who french officials said tossed gasoline container to the ground. about 90 minutes before the airport incident, fishes say the man used pellet gun to shoot a police officer at a checkpoint north of paris and then carjacked a vehicle before heading to the airport. >> this man said he was at check in counters were he saw people running and screaming someone is shooting. he took off running, too. the

in jerusalem, john huddy, fox news. >>> ktvu fox 2 news at five starts now. >>> it seems to be a deadly case of mistaken identity in last week's freeway shooting on interstate 80. today we learned that the gunman were likely targeting a car that they were looking for. unfortunately the people inside were not the ones that they were hunting for. good evening. i'm frank somerville. >> and i'm julie haener. >> new information the suspect is accused of driving that get- away car in that shooting. made his first court appearance today. he did not enter a plea. ktvu crime reporter henry lee joins us with why investigators believe this was a tragic case of mistaken identity. henry. >>> yeah, julie i have learned that the suspects had the right car and the wrong victim. authorities say the suspects were targeting a woman but ended up hurting a different woman instead and killing her friend. >> last thursday three suspects were riding in a dodge when they spot add honda minivan and chased it in richmond. sources tell me that suspects were targeting a woman who often borrows that minivan. a 17-ye

forces in afghanistan, called today's attack and "unspeakable crime." >> bret: john huddy, thank you. the father of a slain u.s. military member spoke out against president donald trump, candidate donald trump, at the democratic convention says his travel is being restricted by the government. that is according to "the washington post." it's a story that's gone viral recently. khizr kahn maintains he was forced to schedule a -- cancel a speech in toronto. the canadian foreign ministry says it has nothing to do with the situation. the post reports the u.s. government cannot prevent citizens with the passport from traveling if they have not been charged with a crime. some american women are replacing work shoes with walking shoes. many refused to show up to their jobs, instead taking part in protests designed to put an emphasis on their importance to society. not everyone is going along with the program. julia banderas shows us. >> it is international women's day and around the world, women are making their voices heard, holding rallies on almost every continent including several in the

john huddy reports it starts early and goes by the book. >> the textbooks are titled "english for the islamic state." troops found them at an orphanage in february. these are unlike the schoolbooks you and i grew up with. letter b is for bomb, g is for gun. the w shows an indiscernible black figure, most likely a burqa-clad woman. >> children who live in this violence, it makes their brain susceptible to propaganda, to influence his. >> the orphanage where the textbooks were found was used to groom children to become isis soldiers. ruth feldman is a child psychologist in tel aviv who has counseled children traumatized by war and terrorism. she says the toxic education of the so-called group stokes the anxiety of living in a harsh environment, making the children easy prey. >> the messages in the textbook help them deny the world into two. we are the just one, the right one. they are the enemy. they are wrong, hateful. they need to be killed, and this is how children grow in violence and hatred. >> ngos say that over 1 million children living under isis rule in iraq have been forced ou

julie: john huddy, thank you.e-run media says the country has test fired an air defense system purchased from russia. the report says the test happened during a military exercise in iran's central desert targeting several flying objects including missiles. well, state tv aired this footage of the missiles launching from be trucks. iran apparently signed the $800 million contract with russia nearly ten years ago, but russia suspended delivery of the defense system after objections from the u.s. and israel. it was ultimately delivered last year. >>> two garchg members both in the country illegally accused in a brutal crime against three teenage girls. how president trump says he is planning to help the victims of crimes committed by illegal immigrants. that's next. >> guys everywhere dressed in full army fatigues, and they had rifles. they were running around. when you've been making delicious natural cheese for over 100 years like kraft has, you learn a lot about people's tastes. honey, what do you want for dinner

john huddy is live in our middle east bureau with more details about this. john? >> reporter: yeah., kelly, we're learning more about this guy, more information is being released from french officials and the prosecutor's office in paris. he was a suspected islamic radicallist; that is, he was flagged while he was in prison, he had a long criminal history as you mentioned, and he was flagged for suspected islamic radicalism while he was in prison, and he was known to police and security forces. according to officials, including paris' top prosecutor, who said that the 39-year-old man, he was born in france be, he attacked and according to various information may have even wrestled away that female soldier's assault rifle. they say she resisted, he didn't, but then the prosecutor says he was able to get that rifle away while the soldier was on propatrol this morning at paris' airport and then held a gun to the woman's head screaming that he wanted to die were allah. it's a little unclear if he held the woman's rifle, the soldier's rifle, or if he had a gun that he already brought to

john huddy is live many this our middle east bureau with more details about this. >> reporter: well,ming, people running, gunshots, those were some of the descriptions of today's airport attack in paris, and tonight, kelly, we're starting to learn more information about the attacker including the fact that french officials say that he was suspected of islamic radicalization. now, officials say that he was a 39-year-old man born in france who, as he -- you mentioned, tried to wrestle away a female soldier's weapon as she was on patrol. she managed to resist, and two other soldiers also on patrol with her opened fire killing the attacker who was clearly intent on causing damage and harm. that's because about 90 minutes before the attack, the man used a pell be et gun to shoot a police officer at a checkpoint north of paris, but then he car jacked a vehicle before heading to the airport. the airport was evacuated for several hours with flights suspended or diverts to charles de gaulle airport disrupting travel for some 3,000 people. the airport, we're hearing, is back to normal tonight.

julie: john huddy, thank you very much. >>> a major world headline today escalating tensions betweenthe netherlands. local media reporting dutch authorities declared a turkish foreign minister an undesirable alien, and that is a quote, and have her detained. that sparking protests in turkey. the minister was traveling to the thetter lands to campaign for the referendum that extends the powers of turkey's president. well, the dutch call it a step away from democracy. the turkish president had called the netherlands, quote, nazi remnants. here's what an official for turkey's ruling party had to say. >> if we listen to the foreign minister of turkey, then as he say, as he say it will bring sanctions on economic and political relations between the two countries. julie: and on the other side, peaceful protests in the netherlands, pro-turkey demonstrators gathering outside that consulate. police boosting their presence to match the growing crowds there throughout the day. >>> well, there are some serious questions tonight about just how president trump's initial pick for national security

john huddy joins me next. reporter: disturbing indeed yet again.isn't the first time isis has been accused of using chemical weapons. and let's take a look. some of that video is very disturbing from earlier today from the whose images of the dozen people including children that were hospitalized from this latest after he tack earlier in the week in eastern mosul. they had conditions consistent with expose our to chemical weapons. thousands of civilians have escaped from western months pull as iraq's military continues its offensive there. iraqi troops liberated eastern mosul in january. when they were clearing that area going house to house. they did find isis chemical weapons labs and an arsenal of chemical weapons, mortars fan rockets with chlorine gas and mustard gas. attack in eastern mosul was a mortar attack, a mortar landing crashing through a roof, burning her hand and her daughter's legs. we heard a lot of stories about that. there is some good news in this. doctors save those people that were hospitalized in this attack are expected to r

john huddy reporting from jerusalem. john, thanks.ell, south carolina senator lindsey graham saying he would be with worried if the obama administration got a warrant to wiretap president trump's campaign in the middle of the election. but the senator says he does believe the russians did try to influence the presidential race, and he strongly supports the investigations. the senator says authorities should be allowed the follow the allegations without any political pressure be. >> i believe with all hi heart and soul that the -- my heart and soul that the russians did interfere in our elections. [applause] it wasn't a 400-pound man sitting on a bed somewhere, it was russian intelligence services hacked into podesta's e-mail, the dnc. as to trump's russia campaign ties, i have no evidence personally that there are any, but i will insist that the fbi be given full opportunity to look into this without political interference. eric: that was the senator in this morning appearing at a clemson town hall in south carolina. as you though, th

we have to crush and kill that organization because they have done something no other john huddy jihadi has done, the first to create a new caliphate. we have to take that down. with our muslim allies, the jordanians, the egyptians. >> sean: do you think the jordanians, israelis, can unite, and i know the president address this. spent $6 trillion in wars in the middle east. he does not have the stomach for it, nor, do i think coming to the american people. what is our contribution? not going to be boots on the ground, i don't believe. >> of the biggest contribution will be leadership. he heard at the beginning, america is back, going to lead. it is not the vaunted obama coalition. it didn't exist, i was there, i went to centcom, the rhetorical muslim nations in the room. >> sean: what do you know about this developing coalition? i asked about the developing relationship with the saudi's, egyptians, jordanians. my interpretation is, it is deeper than anybody knows, certainly there would be an alliance against the iranian hedged hegemony in the region. i would argue this, excuse me, not t

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in jerusalem john huddy fox news. >>> fox 2 news at six starts now. >> a powerful storm slams the northeast dumping up to two feet of snow in some areas. the blizzard grounding thousands of flights. good evening i'm frank somerville. >> and i'll julie haener. that winter storm is crippling the northeast from california to northern maine. bill martin is tracking the storm. >>> but first let's check in with fox news reporter julie banderas in new york city. it was not quite as bad in new york city as some had predicted. >> it wasn't. we were expecting somewhere around 20-inches. we got somewhere between four and eight inches. certainly we did not get the brunt of the storm. we got wind and we did get snow. but no, a much bigger situation along the east coast heading north especially. in fact thousands of flights canceled and thousands of schools shut down and kids staying indoors as a result of the massive late winterstorm that has so far spread nearly 1,000 miles. >> up and down the east coast crews are working hard to stay ahead of the snow. the late season storm now settled over the region

john huddy is live for us in jerusalem with more. john? of the grand morph where al baghdadi declared himself in 2014. that would be symbolic victory. they captured what's called the iron bridge this week. strategic victory as it connects eastern mosul to the old city. at this point iraqi troops are essentially trying to surround the old city and basically push in and squeeze in the remaining isis militants. but, bad weather has hampered efforts or at least it held up some efforts today. rain, wind, low clouds for those advancing troops along with mosul's complicated terrain. we are talking about very narrow streets that provide cover and hideouts for isis fighters and also poses logistical issues for those advancing forces because of the urban, you know, street-to-street, urban combat and also getting armored vehicles and those troops into some of those very tight, congested areas. isis fighters have also been attacking those iraqi troops with any and all means possible. snipers, ieds, car bombs, suicide attacks. so it's been grueling. it

>> john huddy just about right there, i would just add to that if there was indeed some kind of a fisaing that there could be some sort of a wiretapping of somebody in trump tower, something in trump tower, that would be indication that potentially the fisa court saw some sort of probable cause to half that wiretap in the first place so i don't think that something the trump administration would be particularly happy about, but i do think more than anything, this seems to be something that trump passed along from reports he was seeing. there is no evidence this is coming from intelligence sources or intelligence briefings, although his spokespeople left open the possibility this morning. this seems to be another one of his claims that does not have a whole lot behind it, and i doubt he is going to really pursue with too much gusto in weeks to come. >> jon: if there is not a whole lot behind it, john, it is an awfully explosive charge. >> it's an extreme the explosive charge. it's a very specific allegation that previous president wiretapped the current presiden president's home basical