the islamic state headed by abu bakr al-baghdadi, to sent abu mohamed julani. he established a branch of al qaeda over there and he decided he was loyal to central not to abu bakr al-baghdadi, should be syrian centric and shouldn't focus under the islamic state in iraq. the self appointed caliph for the islamic world, and a split took place between el nusra and the islamic state, immediately issued a state called islamic state of iraq and syria, and later khalafa, islamic state, which means that now now zawhir, assumption, i think there's theological divisions now that will prevent al qaeda and i.s.i.s. to join efforts together because i don't see ayman al zawhiri being. >> you learned something different. >> they believe they are following islam in its purest form which is total by absurd. you know bashar al-assad, 1996 declaration of jihad, yes, it focused on iran, on the u.s., but it also focused on the middle east. there are many incubating that leads to extremism that leads to recruitment. in most of the muslim work that sufficient caits critical thinking.

as the caliph of muslims, the imam of l our times, is there any doubt about he was talking about abu bakr al-baghdadi? >> in my view he took his allegiance from abu bakr al-baghdadi, he took this oath on the 17th of november, that is about a month ago. and it is very clear that those who have taken such a pledge they will conduct attacks or support activities or advocate in support of i.s.i.s. and it is paramount for governments to monitor those individuals very carefully. >> you have written about a speech that was released by i.s.i.l. in september. you said that speech served to mobilize jihadists in western countries. how effective have they been in radicalizing people around the world? >> i.s.i.s. greatest strength is social media. i.s.i.s. has penetrated, invaded our social media space and they are politicizing, radicalizing and mobilizing, segments of vulnerable muslims especially youth to advocate, support and participate in the campaign. >> now, australia had been on high alert for months because some australians had joined i.s.i.l. by some estimates more than 100 had joined. ther

bear in mind abu bakr al-baghdadi was himself pointed in airstrikes on the 10th of november.hat would seem to be confirmed by iraqi security sources. a close aide was killed. if this woman was fleeing for her safety, it would not be a wise place to go. in kurdish and shia areas she would not be safe. if you look at other countries ordering syria, turkey, jordan and lebanon. there have been pockets of support in lebanon, even if they happen small. think back to fighting in the northeast of the country and more recently between the lebanese security forces and isis and the nusra front. in tripoli, forces fought what they described as islamic state aligned militants. there are some pockets of support here for the islamic state group. the rationale may have been that she could go somewhere where there would be a small network she could rely on for support in fleeing for her safety. >> reporting from david. here in france, the parliament is voting on a highly symbolic motion to recognize a palestinian state. that is a nonbinding resolution. it is hoped it will shake up the stalled

for months, the reclusive abu bakr al baghdadi has been missing.is wife and his child, the two were detained by lebanon security services in the last few days near the syrian border as they tried to cross into lebanon. jim sciutto is here with what could be a treasure trove of information about the terrorist groups' inner workings. jim? >> this woman was in fact a target of this raid. she's actually the former wife of the isis leader abu bakr al baghdadi but the mother of his child and lebanese officials say possibly with a significant role within the isis organization. together, those things make her potentially a valuable source of information, not just on the organization isis but its leadership and their whereabouts. >> reporter: she's a former wife of the feared isis leader abu bakr al baghdadi. lebanese sources tell cnn, the woman who has been identified and seen here during a prisoner exchange in march, had a potentially significant role in the terror group. >> we may get some information from her, some incite into al b baghdadi's whereabout

>> they were working closely with isil's leader, abu bakr al-baghdadi. one was his deputy in iraq. he worked directly with him. he was killed in u.s. airstrikes between december 3 to the ninth. another was killed, head of isil's military operations in iraq. he was also killed and in late november, another strike killed a mid level commander known to be abu bakr al-baghdadi point man. between november and december, u.s. airstrikes killed seven important isil figures. lt. james terry who heads the new joint task force overseeing military operations in iraq and syria said iraq continues to be america's priority for targeting isil. >> we've made significant process in halt be that offensive i talked for them to continue to expand in terms of terrain and geography out there. what we must do especially inside iraq is building exhibits. i think you're at least talking a minimum of three years. >> that is the first we've heard of a definitive estimate of how long it will take to bring down-ice as i will, much longer than many originally anticipated. it's important to caution here what many

lebanese officials saying she's one of the wives of isis leader abu bakr al baghdadi.r, they're saying she is not one of his wives. they're saying a woman held in lebanon is the member of the same tribe and is a member of a terrorist family with connections to al qaeda. >>> we expect fireworks this morning when air bag maker takata appears in front of a house subcommittee alongside federal regulators. takata ignored regulators' midnight deadline to issue a recall for air bags that the government says are dangerous. the automakers are risking up to $35 million in fines for failing to comply with air bag requests. the air bags can now function when deployed. it explodes, fires shrapnel at motorists. some drivers have been killed and investigators investigating the accidents say it looks like victims. >> reporter: stabbed or shot from the air bags. >>> breaking news overnight a pair of car bomb attacks. in somalia's capital. that's 80 unitthe united nation embassies are based. at least three workers and one security worker reported dead. >>> six people were killed followi

government would very much like to see isis leader abu bakr al-baghdadi, but he was hardly treated as a vicious enemy during his time in u.s. military incarceration. the u.s. may have inadvertently cultivated the creation of isis. >> reporter: he may be the most vicious terrorist leader in recent years, now a former inmate at a prisoner camp in iraq, the man behind scores of isis beheadings was once a trusted inmate. allowed to roam freely around the camp. >> the americans seemed to see him as somebody who could keep the prison quiet. there were 24 camps within the sunni side. he was allowed open access to all of them. >> reporter: guardian reporter martin interviewed a senior isis commander. abu ahmed said he spent time with him in 2004. he told him he was a fixer at the camp who could settle disputes between competing factions. quote, he was respected very much by the u.s. army. abu bakr al-baghdadi was seen as clever, scheming, using a policy of conquer and divide to get what he wanted. a u.s. intelligence official told us he created street credit inside the prison. and others at t

. >> the mystery surrounds the arrest of a woman believed to be the wife of abu bakr al-baghdadi.his as we look at iran's involvement in isis. >> lebanese military officials are sticking to the story the woman is the wife of abu bakr al-baghdadi. they say she even admitted it. an iraqi official denying the claim saying she is the sister of the woman. they were caught trying to cross the border from syria in lebanon and using fake id's. the hope is if it was or issal baghdadi's wife it could help intelligence officials track him down if he is indeed alive. there were reports last month that baghdadi was badly injured or even killed in a u.s. coalition air strike. but those of course have not been confirmed. a pentagon says in another bizarre trip that iran is bombing isis in eastern iraq. an iranian official says that's not true. pentagon officials tell a different story. >> they say it is not true that iranian aircraft have conducted air strikes in the last several days against isis targets in eastern eye can ra. >> whatever the case u.s. officials say they have not and will not c

the meeting comes as we learn new information about family members of isis leader abu bakr al bag gaedetained by security officials as they tried to cross from lebanon into syria. cnn's nic robertson is live. nic, what do we know about the capture? >> reporter: well, lebanese officials believe they have captured one of al baghdadi's wives. a 4-year-old son as well taken with the wife. in an operation that had been planned for a number of weeks, for about a month, it had been in the planning. involving both iraqi, syrian and we understand as well lebanese intelligence assets. we're also told by sources that the united states played a role with the iraqis at the sort of iraqi end of this planning. this woman herself is a significant player, a powerful figure, within isis itself. what she might be saying, we're not getting briefed on that at all, but we are being told by a regional intelligence source there that baghdadi himself has called up asking for his son, his 4-year-old son to be released. the indications are here that i think he is at least concerned about what is happening here a

thank you. >>> breaking overnight, reports that one of the wives and sons of isis abu bakr al bagdadiave been detained by the lebanese army. they were detained at the border trying to cross from syria into lebanon. it is not clear what the names or nationalities are. >>> the fbi issuing a warning that american service members may be targeted in the u.s. by isis. they are urging military to review social media activity to avoid attracting extremist attention. the concern is isis members is tracking personal information about specific u.s. soldiers like addresses based on their postings on social media. tom fuentes explains the danger. >> at home and take pictures with smartphones or cameras which record gps coordinate into the picture. if they post that on social media saying here we are welcoming our father home from afghanistan and they are taking pictures in the home, it is telling the bad guys where they live. >> the concern is isis operatives are gathering information overseas and identifying home grown extremists into the united states to carry out attacks. >>> be aware of busine

pressure now rising on isis' reclusive leader abu bakr al baghdadi.n is believed to be baghdadi's wife or ex-wife. she and her child arrested by lebanese authorities when they tried to enter the country from syria. secretary of state john kerry ruling out any swap for hostages held by isis. >> we don't negotiate and i think people know that. >> reporter: inside syria, near raqqa, electronic warfare garrison in raqqa, a building to detect and potentially target u.s. and coalition aircraft. near aleppo, the u.s. struck yet again al qaeda operatives known as the khorasan group. in iraq, iran flying phantom jets in eastern iraq. the u.s. military watching closely and a u.s. official tells cnn so far the iranians are not flying near coalition jets. the next major move by iraq, u.s. officials tell cnn that iraqi units plan to start moving north to mosul hoping to push out isis which seized the city in june. >> we all know when we said that mosul and the iraqi security forces working in concert with kurdish forces are planning toward that end. >> reporter: t

there are reports that one of the wives and son of isis leader abu bakr al bagdadi have been detained by the lebanese military. reuters says they were detained trying to cross from syria to lebanon. we will bring you more as it is available. >>> the fbi with the warning that american service members may be targeted by isis in the u.s. they are urging military personnel to review social media activity to avoid attracting attention. the big concern is isis members overseas may be tracking personal information about specific u.s. soldiers like addresses based on what they are posting on social media. cnn analyst tom fuentes explaini explains. >> people using cameras at home which record gps coordinates in the picture. if they post that on social media, we are welcoming our father home from afghanistan and taking pictures in the home. it is telling the bad guys where they live. >> the concern is isis operatives are gathering information overseas and identifying home grown lone wolf extremists in the u.s. who could carry out attacks. >>> the fbi is warning u.s. businesses of hackers using

>> reporter: i was told she was a former wife of abu bakr al-baghdadi and contacted him.re's the personal connection but in addition to that, told by lebanese intelligence officials she's believed to have a role, some significant role in the terrorist organization. gave her intelligence value enough to make her the target of this operation. she wasn't picked up by accident. she was the target and considered to have intelligence value because of those connections. >> and multiple countries were involved. the u.s. as well? >> what lebanese officials are saying is that multiple countries with lebanon, syria interestingly and iraq, the u.s. provided additional assistance to this. the cia would not comment. we know the cia has a working relationship with lebanese intelligence here. so that combination just shows you this very complicated war going on. imagine that syria, the regime of bashar al assad, lebanon with iraq and the possible assistance of the u.s., it shows one of the very complicated, you don't want to call it an alliance or cooperation but at least a sharing of re

word that the wife and son of the terror army's leader abu bakr al-baghdadi may have been detained inebanon. john huddy has been tracking this down in our middle east bureau. there are a lot of conflicting reports about whether the wife and child are indeed in custody. what do we know about this? >> reporter: it depends on who you ask at this point. lebanese military officials say that it is true, that this woman is the wife of isis leader abu bakr al-baghdadi. in fact they say she even admitted to it. but then today you have an iraqi official of the interior ministry in iraq denying that claim saying the woman is the quote sister of a terrorist suspect being held in iraq, not abu bakr al-baghdadi's wife. the hope was that if fit was or is al-baghdadi's wife it could help military officials track him down if he is alive. there were reports al-baghdadi was injured or killed in a u.s. coalition airstrikes but that was not confirmed. so a lot of murky and sketchy information. we are trying to put it all together for you. bill: there are now comparisons between the current hope and pope j

. >> the americans seemed to see abu bakr as somebody who could keep the prison quiet. there are 24 camps inside the camp. he was allowed access to all of them. >> reporter: the reporter interviewed a senior isis commander. he says he spent time at a camp with baghdadi, starting in 2004. he told the reporter baghdadi was a fixer at the camp who could settle disputes between competing factions. quote, he was respected very much by the u.s. army. abu bakr al baghdadi, he said, was seen by other detainees as clever, scheming, quote, using a policy of conquer and divide to get what he wanted. a u.s. intelligence official tells us baghdadi built street cred inside the camp. baghdadi and other jihadists at this american prison were not always segregated, essentially allowed to meet freely to plot and they had an ingenious way of communicating. >> he and others were able to write their contact details on the wide elastic of their prison-issued boxer shorts. that was a way they networked. when they got out of prison, they had details. >> reporter: it was a management school for

abu bakr al baghdadi, he said, was seen by other detainees as clever, scheming, quote, using a policyinside buka. baghdadi and other jihadists at this american prison were not always segregated, allowed to meet freely to plot, and they had an ingenious way of communicating. >> he and others were able to write their contact details on the white elastics of their boxer shorts, prison-issued boxer shorts, and that was a way that they networked. and when they got out of prison, they had phone numbers and details of fathers, uncles, villages. >> reporter: abu ahmed depicts abu bakr as the management school for isis leaders. if there was no american prison in iraq, there would be no islamic state now. >> a good level came from buka. because, you know, tens of thousands of people were held in buka, over the years. and so, just when they got out, they had little to do, and they had these wlished networks and it's clear that they had done their homework in the prison. >> reporter: and as he left, according to a former camp commander, abu bakr al baghdadi, had a chilling parting shot. >> he loo

intelligence source says abu bakr al baghdadi's ex-wife was caught in a coordinated effort to lebanon with help from u.s. intelligence. so far we've heard no comment from washington. jim sciutto has more on the arrest and its implications. >> reporter: she's a former wife of abu bakr al baghdadi. the lebanese sources tell cnn the woman reportedly identifyie seen here during a prisoner exchange in march had a potentially significant role in the terror group. >> we will gain some intelligence from her. we may get incisights into his movement and who he surrounds himself with. >> reporter: her capture along with one of al baghdadi's children followed weeks of planning. >> i'm not going to speak about a lebanese military operation. we long said he's the recognized leader of isil, command and control of the organization which stems from leadership makes him valid from a targeting perspective. >> reporter: the deal is a potential blow as iraqi and curd lich leaders reached an agreement to join forces to fight the group together. iraq's shiite dominated government in baghdad striking a far h

she is believed by regional sources to be the wife of isis leader abu bakr al baghdadi. the video of the prisoner exchange is titled, man screened at lebanese security personnel who tried to touch baghdadi's wife. you can hear the man say, hey, you, take your hands off her. keep your hand as way from the woman. no one touches her. so little is known about baghdadi that pinning down whether this is indeed his wife or as u.s. sources suspect a former wife is tough. what is clear to regional sources tell cnn is that she was a high-valued target taken as a result of a long-planned intelligence operation involving syria, iraq and lebanon. >> we also know at this particular time there was a lot of western military activity in the area, as well to, do with reinforcing border areas, toughening up lebanese security in that area. >> reporter: a regional source with knowledge of the operation tells cnn she is a powerful figure in isis in her own right. that she is very active in isis. >> it's interesting that she was trying to come across into that part of lebanon at a time when we

. >>> reports that a wife of the islamic state leader abu bakr al baghdadi has been arrested at a border crossing with syria. >> take him out. >> you want us to kill the leader of north korea. >> yes. >> what? >> and north korea is accused of a cyber attack on one of the world's biggest film companies in protest at a plot line in its latest movie. >>> the president is due to address the kenyan nation after an attack by the somali militant group in which they shot and killed at least 36 quarry workers in the north of the country. the incident, which is the third attack to have taken in the last three weeks, happened near the border with somalia. reports say the attackers came at night, spraying bullets. tom, just tell us more details of this attack, first of all. >> reporter: well, details paint a picture of brutality. we've seen images from the scene and they show bodies lined up. they're too graphic to show. and they are similar to the images actually after the bus attack in the same region, right up near the border between kenya and somalia just ten days ago. in last night's attack, do

it was believed that one was the wife of abu bakr al-baghdadi, the i.s.i.l. commander, strong message from him that he demanded the release of his wife and children. then it was at 11:00 p.m. local time sammy that a photograph was posted on the el nusra twitter page purporting to show the shooting of that lebanese soldier, in the valley where he was from, we know they cut off the phone from that town where those soldiers were kidnapped from. it is close to there that it is believed they're being held. it cut off the road to the residents in and around this area. >> is the negotiations going anywhere? >> in that video that is released on friday, the qatari s have been involved in trying to secure the soldiers remaining, their release from the el nusra front. he said that delegation was no longer welcome that that person had been coming to arsal to sit down with some of the nusra commanders to negotiate the release of these soldiers but he should not return. it's not clear yet whether -- how that is going to affect the negotiations ongoing. it does seem like a

abu bakr al baghdadi is said to have multiple wives. the woman under arrest was reportedly detained while trying to cross into lebanon from syria, using a fake identification. lebanese officials say one of baghdadi's children was taken into custody along with her. >>> nbc news has learned president obama could announce his choice for the next u.s. defense secretary as early as tomorrow. he is ashton carter, a man who once served as second in command at the pentagon. if confirmed, carter would replace chuck hagel, who announced his resignation rather abruptly just last month. >>> jeb bush became the latest in the republican party to speak truth to power or try to while admitting he is thinking about running for president, he put forth the belief that he would have to lose in the primaries especially early on to win the election. noting the missteps past candidates have made in perhaps trying to play too far to the right before heading into the general election. >>> still ahead tonight, an alarming new look at what's being blamed for seve

include abu muslim al turkmani, one of the closest and most senior aides of islamic state leader abu bakr al baghdadi. another was the head of the group's military operations in iraq. lieutenant general james terry says the coalition forces have gained the advantage in the fight against islamic state, also called daesh. >> we're seeing initial successes in this fight. my assessment is that daesh has been halted in transitioning to the defense and is attempting to hold what they currently have. >> the general says iraqi forces are showing improved capabilities and have retaken many critical areas. but terry adds patience is needed to defeat islamic state, saying it may take at least three years to stabilize the situation in iraq. >>> the recent charp depreciation of the ruble could be casting a shadow not only over russia's economy, but also over its leadership in regional economic integration. the president of belarus has begun demanding that all commercial trade with russia be settled in dollars or euros. >> translator: the fault lies with the belarussian government working with russia,

. >> very interesting that last month isis leader abu bakr claimed the expanded into yemen but they denied it. isis has had falling out, and now you have situations with terrorist fighting terrorist for this territory. >> let's messengery dan o'shea. a former navy seal himself. he dealt with hundreds of kidnappings. worked with everybody in the intelligence community from the state department to special ops, the fbi, and now, as president for personnel, kidnapped and ransom, at a private security firm. good to see you. >> glad to be with you. >> demands unreasonable, what does this mean? >> again, the demands -- this is part othe game. make unrenal demand with unrealistic timeline. 72 hours, which is just part of -- right out of their playbook, goes back to the same videos in 2004 and 2005. >> what does your experience tell you about deadlines and how serious they are? >> well, sadly, they are -- if they make a deadline in iraq, wherever al qaeda made a deadline statement and put a timeline, they usually stuck it to. so the clock is ticking on luke's situation. >> we don't may ransom. what

. >> reporter: tonight, as american jets patrol the skies above iraq and syria, hunting for abu bakr al baghdadi, his former wife is now behind bars. she's believed to be this woman, seen in this night vision video shot earlier this year. lebanese officials tell abc news that she and at least one child were caught trying to sneak into lebanon with fake i.d.s. baghdadi's believed to have several wives. this one, who reportedly confessed to being his wife, was said to be caught with the help from foreign intelligence agencies, who are now hoping she may help lead them to her husband. >> if you eliminate him, then i think it becomes more difficult for them to get done what needs to be done. >> reporter: baghdadi was last seen in july, preaching holy war in a mosque in iraq. just last month, there were reports he'd be killed or wounded in an air strike, but he resurfaced days later with an audio message, mocking the u.s. and calling for "volcanoes of jihad." the american government says this arrest is a matter for the lebanese, but tonight, u.s. officials are hoping it will bring them on

were reports yesterday that lebanese authorities had arrested the wife and child of isis leader abu bakr al-baghdadi. but the iraqi interior ministry now says t id dt h i s no clear the islamist militant group al shabaab is claiming resp a bombing attack on a united nations convoy killed ure the airport near mogadishu.. which acts as a staging ground for u-n operations and for african union troops on a peacekeeping mission in somalia. just yesterday. al shabaab killed at least three dozen people in a raid targeting non- muslims working at a quarry in a kenyan village near the somali border. joliet police continue to search for suspects in the shooting deaths of two an is recove a bullet wound. th on in >> the two men were visiting someone at this home. not known as the killer approached by car or barefoot, actions were gleeful. leaving to friends dead and another hospitalized. police spent the morning looking for evidence. killed in the gun fired just before 530 last night. 17 year-old whose sister was too distraught to talk about what happened. >> a friend calls on the killer to just gi

abu bakr al baghdadi is said to have multiple wives. the woman under arrest is reportedly detained while trying to cross using a fake identification. one of baghdadi's children was taken into custody along with her. nbc news has learned president obama could announce his choice for new defense secretary as early as tomorrow. ashton carter. if confirmed, carter would replace chuck hagel, anuns his resignation rather abruptly last month. >>> jeb bush because the first in the republican party to speak truth to power while admitting he's thinking about running for president, he put forth the belief that he'd have to lose in the primaries early on to win the general election noting the missteps past candidates have played in perhaps playing too far to the right in heading into the general election. >>> still ahead tonight, an alarming new look at what's being named for several accidents in the area. >>> also, the show muts go on with or without one of the biggest names in music who called on some other pretty big names to step in for him. ..

lebanese officials are confirming that the woman is the wife of isis leader abu bakr al baghdadi. she was reportedly caught trying to get into lebanon from syria using fake i.d.s more than a week ago, about nine days ago.f with her young son. it's unclear why exactly she was trying to cross the border, whether to escape isis, al baghdadi, or to link up with isis militants inside lebanon. you know, we've reported that isis has been recruiting inside the country and along with the al qaeda link, al nusra front, took members of the security forces hostage and has threatened to kill some of those people. now, perhaps al baghdadi's wife could be a bargaining chip in securing their release or more so if anything tracking down al baghdadi himself. last month there was a report that he was possibly even killed during a u.s.-led coalition air strike. that was not confirmed. but this, again, could be the break that intelligence officials need the u.s. and its allies to track down and capture al baghdadi. greta? >> john, any question out of isis or any inquiry or any noise at all about this?

not releasing many details but saying the woman is believed to be one of the wives of isis leader abu bakrbaghdadi. he was believed to be critically injured during an afr attack back on november 8th but days later an audio tape of him surfaced calling for an increase in lone wolf attacks. >> a suspected serial killer wanted for murdering four people in west virginia is now dead. they found jody p hunt in his truck in the woods. he turned the gun on himself after an hour's long manhunt that errs toed the lock down of many schools. they identify one of hunt's victim as an ex-girlfriend who filed a domestic violence case against him just last month. he wrote this chilling facebook page. you will not hurt me any more. you will not destroy my soul and heart as you tried so hard to do. >> two big names may be called to invest next month in the murder trial of aaron hernandez. patriots head coach belichick and owner robert craft. they were on a list of 300 potential witnesses. both interviewed by police investigating the death last june. 40 text messages between hernandez and bielichick was alo i

recent airstrikes killing three key islamic state figures, a deputy to leader abu bakr al baghdadi, theernor of mosul as well, the general in charge of our forces fighting the islamic state is cautioning now the operation will take years. >> i think we've made significant progress, and in halting that offensive that i talked about, i think what we must do, especially inside of iraq is continued to build the capabilities. i think you're at least talking a minimum of three years. lou: more than a thousand more u.s. troops expected to be deployed to iraq in the coming week, that would up the number to nearly 3,000 in country. >>> russian president vladimir putin claiming he will fix his country's economic crisis within two years, while blaming the west for trying to tame the russian bear. >> maybe the bear should just sit still and not chase pigs and piglets across the forest. but just sit and eat honey and berries, and then they will leave him in peace. they will never leave him in peace. they will always try to put him in a cage, and once they manage to get him in a cage, they'll yank ou

abu bakr al-baghdadi is one the u-s most wanted men, with a 10 million dollar bounty to find and arrest him. several reports says his wife and son were detained in lebanon near the border with syria ten days ago. the associated press reports they were using fake identifications. al-baghdadi is still somewhat of a mystery man... and the wife may be just one of many. his militant group has waged war in large areas of iraq and syria, leading to airstrikes by the united states and other countries. the chicago city council is set to vote today on a plan to increase the minimum wage. it's a special meeting that was called specifically to address this issue. nancy loo is live at city hall with more. >> a full city council vote is expected sometime today after the ordinance passed in a committee meeting yesterday which stretched on for over three hours. proponents argue minimum- wage workers have deserved a higher rate for far too long. >> we need to face the fact that today's minimum wage leads working people with children in poverty. >> regular citizens needed a wage. looking at how the data

breaking this morning, the lebanese army has detained a wife and son of isis leader abu bakr al-baghdadi. according to "reuters," it reportedly happened as they crossed from syria in recent days. a lebanese newspaper said al-baghdadi's wife, who was not identified was traveling with a fake passport. >>> the fbi advises u.s. businesses to beware of a hacker that can destroy entire software systems. a breach last week resulted in several films being leaked online before the release. the united states is investigating whether north korea was involved. we'll have more on this story ahead here on "new day." >>> federal safety regulators are investigating whether gray code delayed reporting a defect that led to the largest recall of car seats in the u.s. history. six million car seats were recalled this year. the defect involves car seat buckles that become stuck in the latched position. potentially putting a child's life at risk in the event of an emergency. >>> a senior gop staffer on the hunt for a new job after taking a jab on the obama daughters in a facebook post. elizabeth lawsuiton res

the pentagon and the white house there's word today a woman who's married to islamic state leader abu bakr al-baghdadi is being held in lebanon. authorities in beirut say the woman and a boy who may be baghdadi's son were detained near a border crossing with syria. the officials suggested they may be swapped for more than 20 lebanese soldiers and police held by islamic state militants. in kenya, al-shabaab militants have carried out a new mass killing of non-muslims. this time, the victims were 36 workers at a quarry. police loaded the bodies onto trucks after the massacre, near the border with somalia. al-shabaab said the attack was in retaliation for the presence of kenyan troops inside somalia. but, kenya's president insisted the troops will not be withdrawn. we will not flinch or relent in the war against terrorism in our country and our region. we shall continue to inflict painful casualties on these terrorists until we secure our country and region. our stability and prosperity depends on a secure neighbourhood. >> ifill: the president also fired the interior minister and accepted th

sources tell cnn that the wife and son of abu bakr al baghdadi, the ruthless leader of the islamic terrorup isis have been detained. details on the developing story are still murky. here is what's clear. this is the first time anyone has gotten a hold of someone so closely connected to al baghdadi. nic robertson is tracking the the story from london. nic, tell us more. >> what we know from our sources in the region is baghdadi's wife was arrested. she is the one who has arrested one of two wives that baghdadi is believed to have. source also tells us that this was a planned operation, that it had been in the works for some time, that they were waiting for this event to happen, this arrest to happen, in fact that this particular wife of baghdadi who was arrested is somebody very active in the isis organization, who is very powerful within the organization obviously very connected through our husband, but what we're being told, she was such a significant player, that is why she was targeted for arrest. now, we don't have details of what's been learned. media outlets in lebanon where she's b

official tells cnn that all were closely connected to the man, isis leader abu bakr al baghdadi.ere considered high-ranking, including this individual, al baghdadi's deputy in iraq, a lieutenant colonel in the saddam hussein era special forces. >>> well, most often you have heard the group referred to as isis. we say isis here, isil or the islamic state. now there is another name for the group. the u.s. general leading the fight against isis explains what it is and what it means. >> dush is a term that our partners in the use. in fact it speaks to a name that is very close to isil in arabic, and it also speaks to another name that means to crush underneath the foot. our partners, at least the one i work with ask us to use that. because they feel if you use isil, that you legitimize a self-declared caliphate. and it -- they feel pretty strongly that we should not be doing that. >> all right. now to some other stories we're following. there is a verdict in the biggest corruption trial ever in hong kong. billionaire thomas hook accused of paying million in bribes to an official. we'

potential intelligence coup, leben neez army nine days ago detained one of the wives of the isis leader abu bakral baghdadi. they identified her as an iraqi national and say she was picked up along with a young child. they say the two were arrested while trying to enter lebanon and that they had forged identification papers with them. they also say that the arrest was taken in coordination with a foreign intelligence agency. it's not known which foreign intelligence agency, however, delany being an iraqi, has led many to speculate that the iraqi government which is now being assisted by the united states, had a hand in her detention. she's still in custody. this has not been confirmed by western intelligence, american officials, but it has the potential to be a big intelligence coup. she could have a lot of information about baghdadi himself. little is known about the isis leader, the inner circle of isis, and could also be used as a bargaining chip, someone to exchange for isis hostages. richard engel, nbc news, istanbul. >>> and new york police are searching for a robbery suspect caught on tap

he even visited the mosque where isis head abu bakr al baghdadi gave a speech earlier this year.also met with child soldiers. >> how old are you? >> translator: i'm 13. >> reporter: he even managed to get access to a kurdish prisoner in the hands of the extremists. >> what did they tell you? what will happen to you? >> translator: our captors said that we have islamic state fighters imprisoned with the kurdish regional government, we are prisoners here and we will trade you back for our fighters. they didn't say they will kill or slaughter. >> reporter: he says people living in isis-controlled areas are in fear of the harsh penalties for infringement of the stringent laws. according to him, fighters say they manage to defeat much larger armies like the iraqi military because they're not afraid to die. >> it took you how many days to conquer mosul? four days. >> translator: we didn't kill 24, but we killed a score of them. so they got terrified and ran away. we don't retreat. we only fight, and god almighty will victor us. those who have reverted from islam do not have a solid ide

interior ministry said a woman detained in lebanon is not the wife of the islamic state leader, abu bakr baghdadi, after all. instead, a ministry official said she is the sister of a man convicted of bombings in southern iraq. >> woodruff: three leaders of hong kong's pro-democracy campaign surrendered to police today, after more than two months of demonstrating for free elections. the men were not immediately charged, and were not detained. afterward, they again urged students to call off protests that have led to violent clashes with police. >> ( translated ): the situation is very dangerous so i hope protesters can end the occupation movement as soon as possible. let's save the energy and continue this path of democracy. this is a long and exhausting road, but we need to walk together. >> woodruff: despite that appeal, hundreds of student demonstrators remained at two protest camps in hong kong's financial hub. >> ifill: back in this country, drought-ravaged california soaked up a second day of heavy rainfall from a major pacific storm. more than eight inches had fallen in parts of th

abu bakr al-baghdadi or zawahiri. >> as we learn more with regard to this man how would isis -- let's assume this is a lone wolf situation, someone who is clearly inspired, probably perhaps by isis online. how does isis use this instance and other instances that we've covered whether it's u.s., australia, canada to their own benefit in the real war? >> they will use it that they have been successful in instigating muslims around the world to rebel and to support their goals. terrorism, the nature of terrorism has been shifting in the last few years. actually it started shifting after 9/11 when al qaeda moved from being the chief operator to being chief motivator. they took advantage of social media, of the latest advances. >> so was he. >> the latest advances in communication and communication technologies. so they are using all these things to their benefit. so now we don't have covert cells for the most part. we don't have covert cells in western countries trying to get together and do a spectacular attack like we've seen in. 9/11 or london orma drid bombing. now we see these so-cal

a wife and son of the islamic state chief abu bakr al baghdadi were detained at the border with syria ten days ago. the arrest is a blow to baghdadi and could be used as a bargaining chip against islamic state, which has captured many prisoners in syria and iraq. >>> the president of taiwan has just stepped down as party chairman of the ruling nationalist party. follows heavy defeats in local elections at the weekend. in a statement, he said he holds himself responsible for the defeat. the nationalist losses indicate widespread anxiety about his drive towards closer economic and political ties with china. >>> three founding members of hong kong's pro-democracy occupy movement say they'll hand themselves in to police on wednesday. they've also urged student protesters who are still out on the streets to retreat and to find other ways to bring about democratic change. occupy central's founders have accused the government of acting beyond reason in monday's violent clashes between police and protesters. >> we are furious at the government's heartless indifference. a government that used

just last month, he pledged allegiance to the head of isis, abu bakr al baghdadi online. >> and yet whatyou do until he actually carries out -- you see him in these clips holding up sandwich boards on the street, he looks like just a crackpot. >> that's one of the difficulties going after lone wolf terrorists. you can't conspire with yourself. so they have to have done something illegal to prosecute them for an act of terrorism. but two things you can do. sting operations see what somebody's intentions are by giving them the opportunity to act out a fantasy scenario. controversial but they deal with the problem. a second thing is utilizing other pegs you have. kind of an al capone style of policing, he was a bootleger. there might have been pegs like the immigration system. >> paul, also, i would think in this day and age of social media and the proliferation of really powerful propaganda by these terrorist groups online, it's very difficult to go after these lone wolfs. you have instructions in "inspire" magazine on how to build a bomb. you have all these slick videos from isis. it must