. >> abu bakr al-baghdadi, the leader of i.s.i.s. is now focussing his energy on libya. >> why the fight against the group may have to shift beyond syria and iraq. opportunities apiece. >> we are entering a transitional phase. f.a.r.c. rebels deep in the jungles of columbia. an atmospheric alternative. while the talks on reducing climate change. scientists are working on other solutions to fight climate change. good evening, i'm antonio mora, this is al jazeera america. we begin this international news hour with a debate on capitol hill. today the senate grilled top obama initiatives about the strategy to fight i.s.i.l. we have this talk on the contentious exchanges. >> at the senate committee, fbi director james comey singled out i.s.i.l. as the biggest terrorist threat facing the united states. >> their ability to have a safe haven from which to gather resources increases the risk of their ability to moulent a sophisticated attacks against the homeland. . >> over at the armed services, senator want to know if i.s.i.l. is a big thre

they say his name is abu bakr, not to be confused with abu bakr al baghdadi, the leader. they say that he is providing intelligence. we understood there were 300 to 500 foreign fighters in ramadi who are allegedly supposed to be fighting to the death. but we do know that they have suffered some losses. 20 on the first day when the initial onslaught was launched by the iraqi forces when they crossed over that bridge and took several districts from the city and moving north toward the crucial city center. they're about half a kilometer, we understand from this crucial city center where the government compound used to be, where now isis's stronghold is. >> and, as these forces continue their push again to retake all of the city, obviously, there are people, civilians who are caught in the crossfire, and what do we know about helping and secure these families? >> reporter: it wasn't an operation over in a matter of hours. even though it was just a few blocks that they have to retake. they are controlling about three quarters of the city at the moment. so about 30% still in th

the wife of sayed rizwan farouq, and that moments before the killing that she posted allegiance to abu bakr baghdadi. and that is leading up to the involvement of terrorism connected with this, and they are saying it is isis-inspired killing, but not directed by isi isis, but it is more and more of a case of self-radicalization. and i want to talk about the workplace issue of being possibly involved of the investigators still looking into the possibility of another issue of workplace issue center around the religion, and that it may have played a role in the dispute, but the news here is to establish a direct connection to isis with the wife tashfeen malik posting allegiance to abu bakr baghdadi while the attack is under way. there is also precedence for that, and you may remember the garland shooting this year, and this is the other isis-inspired shooting on u.s. soil, and those attackers made a similar posting prior to the attack, and it is something that isis asks its followers to do, and demands as they are carrying out acts of violence, but again, this is something that i will tell you

officials say the female attacker pledged allegiance to the isis leader abu bakr al baghdadi on facebook as the attack was under way. this comes as attorneys for the shooter's family tells cnn they saw no warning signs. >> those attorneys say the facts as they know them, they just don't add up. they say farook and his wife, malik, show no indication they were stockpiling an arsenal of weapons, ammunition or pipe bombs or that they were planning this horrific attack. listen here to the family's attorney. >> there's a lot of things that just don't make sense. no one seen syed with any -- with some of the things they found on the scene, they vaend seen him with them. >> joining us now is the executive director fof c. for c. thank you for joining us. you spoke with the brother-in-law just last night. we heard from their attorneys that they can't make sense of the facts as they're laid out. what did he tell you? how are they making sense of it, then? >> they're not. they're just -- they're completely shocked. they're completely shaken by what happened. it completely took them by surprise beca

in london, here's jonathan vigliotti. >> reporter: reclusive isis leader abu bakr al-baghdadi, seen here in july of 2014, released a 24-minute audio message today where he vowed that russia and u.s.-led airstrikes would only make the islamic state tougher. in the recording he said, "those taking part in the fight against the islamic state will pay a hefty price." and he taunted the united states for not putting boots on the ground. but for as polled as baghdady's he admitted isis had suffered serious setbacks on battle field. those losses were documented in a report this week by a leading conflict monitoring group. they say islamic state lost as much as 14% of their territory in 2015. just last month, u.s.-backed iraqi forces pushed isis out of the town of sinjar. this week, iraqi troops advanced on the isis-held city of ramadi. the group's largest stronghold in iraq. baghdady's last public message was posted in may of this year. this new recording, released on an isis twitter page, refers to events as recent as december 14. baghdady's health has been in question for many months. he's be

after month of silence, abu bakr al baghdadi using fight. he made renewed threats. jim avila with the details. after months of silence and for only the second time, abu bakr al baghdadi appears lost ground and leadership. iraqi forces have taken the strategic city of ramadi. 2015 has not been a good year for isis. losing its second in command to both syria and iraq shrinking. >> isis is under a lot of pressure. and he felt the need of sending a message to his followers. strong, we're undefeated. >> reporter: in this message, baghdadi issues a call to arms among the world's 1.5 billion muslims. quote, "waging this battle is a duty upon every muslim and no one is excused." he also threatens israel directly, promising to liberate palestine. the president here in hawaii did not interrupt his vacation to comment on the isis message or its authenticity. the defense department did issue a statement congratulating iraqi forces for their success in ramadi. jim avila, abc news, with the president in hawaii. >> thank you very much, jim. >>> and the families of two people shot

they were killed by a traffic cop, he pledged on twitter just before the attack an allegiance to abu bakrthe tweet. in denmark in february of this year, an attacker who launched an attack on a free speech event in copenhagen also killed a jewish man in copenhagen, he posted a pledge of allegiance to abu bakr al baghdadi minutes before the attack. we also saw someone in france in december of 2014 who launched a knife attack against police, a similar thing on his facebook page where he put the isis flag up. in that hostage siege in australia in september of 2014, he put up a pledge of allegiance to isis on his own web page. this has consistently happened. isis encouraging this, celebrating this. and we repost these tweets and facebook pledges. they're telling these -- the followers around the world that, by allowing us to take ownership for this, that's almost as important as launching the attack itself. so, very, very important reporting from jim sciutto. i think this changes the complexion of how we look at this attack. >> all right. i have to take a break. but next to me is california co

the woman tashfeen malik believe that she pledged allegiance to the leader of isis abu bakr baghdaditack was under way. and we are also learning more about the male part of the couple. what are you learning more drew griffin about the family's history of domestic violence? >> as we are looking into the backgrounds of these people to find out what went wrong, wolf, we reare finding that there is trouble in the farook home in 2008. this is when his mother was filing for a temporary restraining order against the father. in her petition to the court wrote some very troubling stuff about his father saying he threatened to kill himself. they put him in a county hospital for 72 hours of observation. also there was some violence and pushed me towards my car and choked me. threw a tv on that day. finally, she says her husband is mentally ill and on medication but also alcoholic, drunks aclonk long with medicine and threatens to kill himself. she was granted that e restraining order. the married separated and wasn't officially dissolved until just this year, but it appears in his early adultho

we know him now as abu bakr al baghdadi, the leader of isis. american custody during the iraq war. al baghdadi has shown his face publicly only once. last year when he gave a sermon to his followers. but back when the u.s. had him under lock and key, he was seen as, believe it or not, a man who could be trusted. >> the americans seem to see abu bakr as someone who could keep the prison quiet. there are 24 camps within the sunni side of camp bucca, he was allowed open access to all of them. >> he wasn't considered from everything that we know now a high-level detainee, and he was allowed to, you know, lead prayers, he was allowed to give religious lessons. >> the future leader of isis was giving other inmates lessons on islam. those inmates were jihadists or former ba'athists, henchmen of saddam, or simply common criminals. >> it most assuredly was a jihadist university. unquestionably. >> put them all together in the baking heat of southern iraq, with al baghdadi, a man who dreamed of a new kind of terror, it was a recipe for isis. >> they were

she posted her allegiance to the leader of the group abu bakr al baghdadi on facebook. that post literally went up as she and her husband, syed farook, launched their brutal attack and murdered 14 people. moments ago, a stunning press conference with attorneys for syed farook's family. they claim there is no real evidence for terrorism and admitted the family knew little about farook's wife. >> they were very traditional. the family would go over to the house. they wouldn't all be together in the room. the women sat with the women and men sat with the men. but that's a very traditional way of acting. it wasn't anything that was different. men didn't interact with her and the brothers did not actually ever see her face. she did wear a burqa. >> there was this bizarre scene that happened on live television. dozens of reporters, news crews, curious on lookers went into the apartment. everybody picking up and touching whatever they wanted, moving it and looking at it. >> the building's landlord invited media to come in and law enforcement stood by and did not object. many c

charlie: because of abu bakr al-bagdhadi.ald trump, he has served the cause of debate in this country, that is put there on the table things that we must talk about. nancy: as journalists, which should we be more surprised by? the fact that the leading contender for one of the party's presidential nomination has proposed a ban on all muslims from entering the country, or that a majority of primary voters is behind him? charlie: my impression from asking a lot of political people is that what he has done, in a sense, is solidified himself, one more time, with people already there for him. they were there for him when he began to talk about the people coming here, in his words, illegally. nancy: as he made sure everybody knew this week, were he to end up running as an independent, he made sure those supporters would follow him. charlie: he is both living in a different world than other politicians, because he is living by polls and rhetoric, but on the other hand, he has a great sense of realism. what will determine his fate is

today's tip comes as a new audio message abu bakr al baghdadi was released...the first said to be from him in seven months. it's 24-minutes long. the isis leader threatens israel, criticizes the new saudi-led coalition and says isis is getting stronger. nbc news cannot independently verify the authenticity of the message but our partners at flashpoint say it appears to be from baghdadi. back to you. powerball it's easy to get wrapped up in the whirl-wind of a college praised as one of america's best mayors who governed as a pragmatist. bernie sanders passed more amendments in a republican congress than any other member. cracked the gridlock with john mccain to strengthen veterans' healthcare. bernie sanders. a consistent, principled, and effective leader. building a future to believe in. on average, it takes three hundred americansworking for a solid year, to make as much money as one top ceo. it's called the wage gap. those at the top and letting corporations write their own rules. hillary clinton will work to close the wage gap. equal pay for women to raise incomes for families, a hi

we know him now as abu bakr al baghdadi, the leader of isis.he was in american custody during the iraq war. al baghdadi has shown his face publicly only once. last year when he gave a sermon to his followers. but back when the u.s. had him under lock and key, he was seen as, believe it or not, a man who could be trusted. >> the americans seem to see abu bakr as someone who could keep the prison quiet. there are 24 camps within the sunni side of camp bucca, he was allowed open access to all of them. >> he wasn't considered from everything that we know now a high-level detainee, and he was allowed to, you know, lead prayers, he was allowed to give religious lessons. >> the future leader of isis was giving other inmates lessons on islam. those inmates were jihadists or former ba'athists, henchmen of saddam, or simply common criminals. >> it most assuredly was a jihadist university. unquestionably. >> put them all together in the baking heat of southern iraq, with al baghdadi, a man who dreamed of a new kind of terror, it was a recipe for isis. >>

say the 27-year-old female shooter, tashfeen malik, posted a pledge of allegiance to isis leader abu bakr al-bagdadi as of today, based on the facts that we know them, we are now investigating these horrific acts as an act of terrorism.officials have not said how they know she made the post -- only that malik's statement was made under a different name and that the attacks may have been inspired by isis isis are instigating these kinds of attacks over social media, reaching out to people directly in the west, to encourage this form of violence. today the landlord allowed the media into the couple's home, with no objection from police. a look into the life of a couple that law enforcement sources say was self-radicalized, though, neither in trouble with the law and they were not on any watch lists. their family also says they had no idea and farook's sister says she's not sure if she can forgive her brother do you think your brother deserves to be forgiven? that's a hard question. i don't even know if i would forgive him. just because of what he did. the fbi does not believe isis had direc

we know him now as abu bakr al baghdadi, the leader of isis.stody during the iraq war. al baghdadi has shown his face publicly only once. last year when he gave a sermon to his followers. but back when the u.s. had him under lock and key, he was seen as, believe it or not, a man who could be trusted. >> the americans seem to see abu bakr as someone who could keep the prison quiet. there are 24 camps within the sunni side of camp bucca, he was allowed open access to all of them. >> he wasn't considered from everything that we know now a high-level detainee, and he was allowed to, you know, lead prayers, he was allowed to give religious lessons. >> the future leader of isis was giving other inmates lessons on islam. those inmates were jihadists or former ba'athists, henchmen of saddam, or simply common criminals. >> it most assuredly was a jihadist university. unquestionably. >> put them all together in the baking heat of southern iraq, with al baghdadi, a man who dreamed of a new kind of terror, it was a recipe for isis. >> they were meeting, th

when abu bakr al baghdadi was released out of prison in iraq what he said is, i'll see you in new york. isis has an intent to hit the west. they openly declared their intent to washington and new york. we came up with a bipartisan foreign fighter task force report with 50 key findings and recommendations and legislative recommendations as well. visa waiver being one of the top recommendations that we needed to fix. what we found in the report is disturbing. 30,000 foreign fighters from 100 different countries, 5,000 of those foreign fighters have western passports. so what does that mean? that means 5,000 foreign fighters with western passports can enter the united states without a visa. and when you look at paris, several of the paris attackers carried western passports. that means that the paris attackers, the ones that had the western passports, could have entered the united states without a visa. that's why this legislation is so important. it will strengthen the visa waiver program, not abolish it, but strengthen it to keep terrorists from reaching our shores and entering into our

al-baghdadi -- allegiance to abu bakr al-baghdadi, the leader of i.s.i.l. within syria and iraq. the president has a tall order. the third time the president addressed the nation from the setting. meant to convey the gravity of the situation. no question about it, considering it's a sunday night, making it rarer. the official have been talking about the fight against i.s.i.l. making progress, led by the coalition, going on for a year and four months. the president began the day meeting with the national security team at the west wing of the white house and airing in an address, talking about the fight against i.s.i.l., and a need to bring stability to the area around syria. >> it is entirely possible that these two attackers were radicalized toll commit the attack of terror. >> now, the president talked about the need to keep american combat boots on the ground, out of the iraq and syria. the need to have indigenous forces to take and hold the territory, to take the fight on the ground, and the white house announced expeditionary targetting forces to aid in

it's reportedly from abu bakr al baghda baghdadi, the leader of isis. in this message he warns not to fight on his turf, crusaders and jews don't come -- what do you think he's trying to accomplish with it? >> well, i think he's trying to bait the united states into deploying a massive ground army in both syria and iraq. now, the irony of this to be frank is actually if you go back to the original ideology of al qaeda in iraq, the predecessor of isis, that's what they wanted. zakarwi, he's referred to a town in aleppo province, syria, as sort of the platform or staging ground for the end times. armageddon will be ushered in here when the armies of rome, which is to say the west of course backed by the jews and everyone else face off with the armies of islam which really is only represented only by isis. so i think he is saying, look, put your soldiers in here with the hopes of course that isis would then kill or capture or maim american troops and turn the u.s. electorate against this coalition strategy or this coalition campaign. >> what do you see the

abu bakr al baghdad...threatening the west...warning attacks on israel are "imminent." but, expers say isis is feeling some pressure right now. isis is under a lot of pressure. and he felt the need of sending a message to his followers: we're still here, we're still strong, we're undefeated. yesterday, iraqi forces, back by u-s coalition air strikes, took over ramadi, a central a developing story this morning... an upcoming documentary implicates quarterback and n-f- l legend peyton manning in an illegal doping ring. the al-jazeera report alleges that manning and other athletes received human growth hormone from an anti-aging clinic. the report alleges that this all took place back in 2011 as manning was recovering from neck surgery. a former employee claims the h-g-h was sent to manning under his wife ashley manning's name. the pharmacist later recanted his story, saying he made it all up. needless to say, manning was not happy with the accusations. it's completely fabricated.....there' s more adjectives i'd like to be able to use..it really makes me sick the n-f-l did

abu bakr al baghdadi said air strikes by the international coalition only increase his and he reflued his threats against israel. >> denver broncos quarterback peyton manning says he'll probably sue al jazeera for the documentary they aired last night alleging he used human growth hormone while being treated after neck surgery four years ago. >> feeling the power of the force. the new stars movie "the force awakens" makes movie history cracking the $1 billion in 1 days. -- 12 days. those are some of our top stories on this monday, december 28th. >>> from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> good morning, everyone. we begin this half hour with the extreme weather in the south. the series of tornadoes ripped h the dallas area destroying homes and tossing around cars on the highways just like toys. at least 11 people are dead after as many as nine tornadoes descended. >> winds up to 180 miles an hour were recorded. experts say these are the deadliest twisters to hit the dallas-fort worth area in nearly 90 years. one official says it will be everything is fixed. >> walking around and d

and now shown here, she pledged allegiance to isis leader abu bakr baghdadi on facebook.nd we are also told that farook was in contact with isis sympathizers that encouraged him. and now, earlier today, there was a family who described the wife as conservative. >> she was a housewife that came over in 2014. >> she was a very private person, and kept herself very isolated. >> she was conservative. the brothers did not see her face, and they did not see her face, because she wore a burqa. they knew her -- >> totally covered? >> yes, totally covered and they knew her as sayed's wife. >> and they described him as introverted and no friends to identify. and james comey spoke to reporters today to tamp down fears of a terror cell in the u.s. >> so far, we have no indication that the killers are part of an organized larger group the or formed part of a cell. there is no indication that they are part of a network. again, i quickly add, it is early, and we are still working very hard to understand, but i wanted you the know that so far we don't see such indication. we know it is v

say the 27-year-old female shooter, tashfeen malik, posted a pledge of allegiance to isis leader abu bakr al-bagdadi. (david bowdich, assistant director, fbi los angeles office) "as of today, based on the facts that we know them, we are now investigating these horrific acts as an act of terrorism."officials have not said how they know she made the post -- only that malik's statement was made under a different name and that the attacks may have been inspired by isis(paul cruickshank, cnn terrorism analyst) "isis are instigating these kinds of attacks over social media, reaching out to people directly in the west, to encourage this form of violence."today the landlord allowed the media into the couple's home, with no objection from police. a look into the life of a couple that law enforcement sources say was self-radicalized, though, neither malik nor farook had ever been in trouble with the law and they were not on any watch lists.their family also says they had no idea and farook's sister says she's not sure if she can forgive her think your brother deserves to be forgiven?"(saira khan, s

today's tip comes as a new audio message believed to be from isis leader abu bakr al baghdadi was released...the first said to be from him in seven months. it's 24-minutes long. the isis leader threatens israel, criticizes the isis is getting stronger. (cobiella on camera 1:14 - 1:23) nbc news cannot independently verify the authenticity of the message but our partners at flashpoint say it appears to be from baghdadi. back to you. >> still ahead, nebraska finished off the season with a huge bowl win over ucla. sam curtiss will have a recap. also you'll hear from coaches and players in sportsfource! << winter storm warnings in effect for the majority of siouxland winter storm warnings in effect for the majority of siouxland tuesday morning i hope everyone enjoyed their day of sunshine across siouxland because it will quickly be erased as high of our next winter storm. clouds will be on the increase tonight as northward out of texas. snowfall will begin monday morning and fill in from south to north as we head through the day. snow will become heavy at times during the afternoon the precipit

abu bakr al baghdadi mocking the us led coalition against isis... taunting saudi arabia... and threatening israel... unverified by nbc news, baghdadi's statement says isis will defeat the entire world... a war cry and perhaps a cry for help... isis needs more recruits... baghdadi's statement apparently admits. while a string of isis attacks on the west are not mentioned... this past weekend soldiers were the streets of europe again... as austrian authorities warn of another plot... in october it was claimeme baghdadi had been wounded... i am still alive he declares... while warning his followers... many of you will face death... a showdown with the west is coming baghdadi says... a final apocalypse. "that baghdadi statement was released by isis main media arm via official channels online. that's why we think it is him but we can't be sure. what is fascinating is does his statement indicate a lack of confidence just as isis loses this m mor iraqi city. back to coming up... the winnebago boys took home a state basketball title last season. and a film crew documented their jou

abu bakr al baghdadi mocking the us led coalition against isis... taunting saudi arabia... and threatening israel... unverified by nbc news, baghdadi's statement says isis will defeat the entire world... a war cry and perhaps a cry for help... isis needs more recruits... baghdadi's statement apparently admits. while a string of isis attacks on the west are not mentioned... this past weekend soldiers were the streets of europe again... as austrian authorities warn of another plot... in october it was claimed baghdadi had been wounded... i am still alive he declares... while warning his followers... many of you will face death... a showdown with the west is coming baghdadi says... a final apocalypse. s/ keir simmons/ nbc news/ london, england 1:27-1:46 "that ghdadi statement was released by isis main media arm via official channels online. that's why we think it is him but we confidence just as isis loses this major iraqi city. back to you." the u-s isn't the only place dealing with flooding...major english cities including york, leeds and manchester have been hit by severe f

the female attacker here, the wife posted on facebook pledging allegiance to the leader of isis abu bakr while this massacre was unfold iing. . she and her husband killed 14 people and wounded 21 others by opening fire at this center. this is a place that helps folks with special needs this this community. they were also explosive devices found inside that building and a detonator in their getaway car. they both were shot and killed in a massive police shootout hours later. investigators are also telling cnn, quote, this is looking more and more like self-radicalization. the author of "lone wolf terrorism" joins me now. jeffrey, you were just listening to the fbi giving that briefing a moment ago. so it seems like from how they are answering certain questions perhaps not directed by isis but isis inspired. it would be the first deadly isis-inspired attack on u.s. soil. >> right, we have had a lot of case cans where individuals have indicated a sthympathy with isi or posted various things on facebook and things along those lines. what separates this is the carnage that was involved. but w

there is a report that she may have pledged allegiance to abu bakr al baghdadi. if she was going to carry out this major terrorist attack and wanted to be known as an isis member. why would she delete this and why would she post this under an account that wasn't under her own name and it doesn't make sense and these are the questions we have to answer before we label this as isis. >> how do you combat things like this, sleeper cells or lone wolves, this is not easy. >> this is the challenge. the white house has put so much emphasis on the campaign and it does not appear to be working and it does not appear to be effective. panels of outside experts have said as much and we have to go back to the drawing board here and think about what we're doing to dissuade people from doing this. not just here in the u.s., but broader across the world. >> appreciate it. >>> let's turn to chuck todd, moderator of "meet the press." good morning. >> good morning, chanel. >> this is a sunday night and doesn't often do this. why does the president feel he has to do this right now in

including isis leader abu bakr al- baghdadi, chosen as first runner-up. the magazine says his selection is for tragic reasons. jones says: "..we think that unfortunately isis is figuring largely into the news going forward." and republican presidential candidate donald trump featured as well... for his ability to stir things up. jones says: "..he was hands-down the most divisive candidate in the 2016 presidential race and he really blew apart the republican race and exceeded expectations and continues to shock and surprise people." the other runners-up include iranian president hassan rouhani, caitlyn jenner, the black lives matter protesters, and the the chann lynn spin and tr a big east school comes to the and it's actually one of the original teams. depaul tonight, then drake plays nevada and iowa next. tough sledding. graham woodward, measuring, driving, bucket and he's heading to the line. bulldogs stride for stride with the blue demons. casey schlatter backing down, hook shot, aaandd it falls. drake down by four with two seconds in the first half. g

law enforcement officials say she posted a statement of support for isis leader abu bakr al baghdadiattack. she could have been the one to radicalize her husband, farook. his family says he married a terrorist. what do you think of this? >> i don't buy that. he bought these guns a number of years being before he met or married her. i do not like the word radicalization. the word that is more opt is piety. you become pious in a way that makes the people around you feel uncomfortable. he started to show those signs before isis was established and many it this woman. >> there has been tremendous muslim backlash in the united states fighting over the syrian refugees and comment about closing mosques. can this cause problems if there are people already feeling like outsiders here in the u.s.? >> i don't want to call it a backlash, don. we are not seeing a backlash. what we are seeing is heightened concern. we are seeing terrorist acts committed in the name of islam and the public is responding to that. the public is looking to the people in government and refusing to call this radical isl

leader abu bakr al-baghdadi's useful idiot. >> is this anti-muslim sentiment that is it expressed feeding into the i.s.i.l. narrative, which is what this article argues, which wants to portray the west as fearing and loathing muslims, hoping to get converts to its cause in western nations. >> i walk a delicate line. >> they want to see it intervening. the first thing i thought of was, gee, i.s.i.s., this is what i.s.i.s. wants. i.s.i.s. wants this, it does want to portray the west as sort of - as opposed to islam, to all muslims everywhere. and can actually grow stronger through this. >> former israeli ambassador to the united states, michael oran, good to have you with us to get your perspective. >> pleasure being here. >> in a show of bipartisanship, the house posed a bill. the visa waiver programme passed 407 to 19. citizens of 38 countries were allowed to come to the u.s. without a visa. now they'll need one if they travelled to syria, iran, iraq and sudan. citing a security threat, the u.s. console ute in istanbul turkey will be closed for business on wednesday. limited urgent servic

abu bakr al-baghdadi. today a news agency that supports i.s.i.l. says i.s.i.l.'s followers carried out the attack. meanwhile, fbi said it is now