airlines, federal air marshals allege july 17th, alani sabotage the air data module on an american 737. the adm is critical in calculating the plane's speed and pitch. the plane was preparing to take of from nassau with 150 people on board, but when the pilots powered up the engines, they received an error message and returned to the gate in court documents, investigators say alani was captured on security cameras and admitted to the sabotage explaining his intention was not to cause harm to the aircraft or its passengers instead it was to cause a delay or have the flight canceled in anticipation of obtaining overtime work alani allegedly said he was upset over bitter labor dispute between american and the mechanics union that had affected hi financially. >> this is the worst threat aviation can encounter because th insider threat, that individual has access to the airport, the aircraft, oftentimes the ability to bypass any sort of screening function >> reporter: late today, american sent a letter to employees reiterating support for its mechanics writing we consider them to be the bes

authorities say alani quickly confessed, but insisted he wasn't trying to hurt anyone. he claimed he was just trying to get overtime pay by creating a maintenance problem. but the fbi clearly did not buy it. they searched his phone and say they discovered isis videos depicting graphic murders. and they say an american airlines employee told them alani's brother was in isis and the mechanic had visited him in iraq. >> even the accusation that somebody that the flying public trusts, they put their family on airpla airplanes, the accusation he may have done something to put the airplane in jeopardy breaks that bond of trust. >> reporter: authorities say alani had also received an article about airplane crashes involving the very sensor he had sought to disable. and he allegedly shared a message asking allah to take action against the kafirs, or non-believers. >> so, let's get right to pierre thomas, live in washington. and pierre, this than had worked in the airline industry for decades, but tonight, he could soon be facing terrorism charges? >> reporter: david, his attorn

but the fbi is clearly investigating whether alani was actually supporting isis. regardless, he faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted of tampering with that plane. david? >> pierre thomas leading us off tonight. pierre, thank you. >>> now, to that major storm slamming into the u.s. texas getting this, and much of the gulf. dangerous winds and up to two feet of rain possible in some places by the time this is done. rain and 70-mile-an-hour winds battering this airport in baton rouge, tossing planes, flipping some of them upside down. and blinding rain causing a hazard for commuters on i-10, these images near houston tonight. the region bracing for flash flooding into this evening with more than a half foot of rain still on the way. abc's clayton sandell in galveston. >> reporter: imelda tonight is a slow-moving super-soaker. no longer a tropical storm, but still dumping heavy rain in southeast texas, snarling the commute. >> and we've got some kind of a collision here on the side of the road. >> reporter: more than half a foot of rain in neighborhoods near ho

alani is an iraqi-born naturalized u.s. citizen who prosecutors now claim had videos stored on his cell phone of isis murders. made statements wishing allah tauld use "divine power to non-muslims," had recently sent tney to iraq and has a brother there who may have ties to the islamic state. en given the details of this dese that have emerged today, it's no surprise at all that law law enforcement were concerned and that bail was denied. >> reporter: alani's lawyer says his client never intentionally put people in danger because the ntane had backup systems. it's important to note alani passed regular background checks and so far is not facing any terror-related charges. >> o'donnell: all right, kris, thank you so much. >> o'donnell: tonight, legal martburn for the maker of generic version of zantac. ne's slamming the breaks on distribution. tis comes after an f.d.a. warning about ba possible cancer-causing chemical found in zantac. dr. jon lapook joins me now. jon, so good to you have here. what led novartis to take this d

so far alani is not facing any there are-related charges. trevor ault, abc news, new york. >>> a developing story from washington this morning where a promise that president trump made to a foreign leader is reportedly the subject of a whistle-blower complaint. that's according to "the washington post." it's unclear what the promise was and the foreign leader has not been revealed, but the complaint has been deemed credible and urgent by the inspector general for the intelligence community. despite the concern, the director of national intelligence has refused to turn over the complaint to the house intelligence committee, which democrats say violates the law. the director is set to testify before the committee next week. >>> meanwhile, there is growing fallout from the attack on saudi arabia's oil industry. secretary of state mike pompeo meeting with the saudi crown prince wednesday called the attack an act of war and said iran must be held responsible. abc's elizabeth hur is here with the new details. elizabeth, good morning. >> reporter:

alani is a naturalized american citizen from iraq working as a mechanic for american airlines, alani is accused of sabotaging as far bound flight from miami with 150 passengers on board. he glued styrofoam into the aircraft, the part used to gauge airspeed. the issue was detected before take off. he told investigators he was financially hurt by a labor dispute and his defense is arguing he knew the plane would be grounded he would get overtime hours. prosecutors point to a number of concerning details. alani downloaded isis video onto his cell phone. he has traveled to iraq this year and spent $700 and told a coworker his brother was a part of isis and he has a history of making statements to harm non-muslims. during wednesday's hearing the judge said to him you may be sympathetic to terrorists, that is very disconcerting. as this case is unfolding homeland security is continuing to warn citizens we face one of the most challenging threats since 9/11 as foreign terrorist organizations exploit the internet to direct individuals already here in the homeland to commit terrorist acts. al

authorities say when they searched abdul alani's cell phone they found isis videos depicting graphic murders and they also say an american airlines employee told them that alani traveled to iraq to visit a brotr in isis. >> the accusation that he may have done something to put the airplane in jeopardy breaks that bond of trust with the flying public. >> reporter: his family refusing to talk about the allegations outside court wednesday. alani seen here in courtroom sketches was arrested two weeks ago after surveillance footage allegedly shows him slipping under a 737 commercial plane and disabling a navigation sensor. the flight crew got a warning as they were close to rolling onto the runway and headed back to the gate. according to authorities, alani admitted to sabotaging the plane which was carrying 150 passengers, but saying he did not want to hurt anyone, only to get overtime pay by creating a maintenance problem. the fbi launching a full-scale investigation taking special interest because of the sensitive nature of alani's job. >> because of who he was as the mechanic, he had

ahmed alani. court sketches here show alani's first appearance at federal court in miami.day, alani admitted to the crime. he says his intention was not to cause harm to the aircraft or his passengers, but he was upset about contract negotiations between the union workers and american airlines. >> that aircraft did make it back to the gate safely. no one was injured. a grand jury has until september 20th to bring formal charges. >>> under way right now to salvage what's left of the dive boat in the channel islands that killed 34 people. to keep it intact for further investigation. authorities have found the remains of 33 people and are searching for the last missing victim. this evening, we're learning about two more victims have bay area ties. 26 year old wei tan was a recent uc berkeley grad. tan's sister announced her death on facebook saying the family is coping and waiting for dna testing to be completed. sandhu was also killed in the fire. his father says he earned degrees from stanford. he had been living in united states for at least 20 years. >>> today the santa b

authorities used surveillance video to identify alani.m into a tube that measures speed. the pilots were going down this runway when they noticed the problem. >> you have to know how fast the plane is going to do a successful takeoff. it's a very dangerous malfunction. >> reporter: prosecutors also said they found an article about the deadly lion air crash in indonesia last year on alani's phone. they say it referenced the same type of air data module system he's accused of sabotaging. he had told coworkers his brother was a member of isis and he went to iraq to see his brother. prosecutors say alani's roommate said he went there because he brother had been kidnapped. in court documents, prosecutors initially said he confessed to sabotage due to a pay dispute and wanted to get more overtime fixing the flaw he created. but investigators say he may be looking into whether he was somehow radicalized. >> we've also seen these organizations be very creative and innovative. and we've seen more outsourcing. they essentially reach out to other pe

alani was born in iraq and is a u.s. citizen since 1991. charged with one count of willfully damaging, destroying or disabling and aircraft. he says he thought he could force that plane back to the hangar to fix a mechanical problem he would get more work and more overtime which, in fact, did happen. if convicted on this charge he could face a maximum in federal prison of 20 years. he will be back in federal court in downtown miami tomorrow morning for his arraignment. he will either enter a plea of guilty or not guilty. we'll be there, harris. >> harris: phil keating on it for us. i want to bring in steve rogers, former member of the f.b.i. joint terrorism task force. great person to talk to about this. he was employed at american airlines. 30 years is a long time to know an employee. red flags that you saw? >> a couple of red flags. the ones we know whether it was a lie or not he was talking about isis to people. he lied about the fact that his brother was an isis fighter, lied about that he went to iraq. there had to

his attorneys emphasize alani had no intention of bringing down that plane. faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted of tampering with that plane. pierre thomas, abc news, washington. >> pierre, thank you for that report. >>> now to the weather. there are multiple storms on the radar. >> there are three named storms of concern. imelda, humberto, and jerry. >> right now humberto is impacting bermuda. >> in texas, imelda is drenching areas near the gulf. a tornado was spotted in bay town just outside houston. >> a little further south in galveston, a man waded through floodwaters to rescue his girlfriend after her car shut down. down the gulf coast in freeport, texas, more heavy rain had the streets resembling rivers. accuweather's adam del rosso has the complete forecast. >> imelda still causing problems across east texas into louisiana not only with some tornadic storms but also flooding rainfall. by the time all is said and done, 2 feet of rain is possible in spots through today. areas where we've already been dealing with flooding. hurricane humberto lif

prosecutors say alani admitted before takeoff, he accessed the plane's navigation system through partonnects to it in an attempt to disable it. the mechanic is accused of stuffing foam and gluing it into the tube that connects to a computer, and it obstructed it so you couldn't get an accurate air speed. >> reporter: propers say the mechanic was caught on surveillance footage. investigators say he claimed he had no intent to cause harm to the aircraft or its passengers, but experts say that's exactly what could have happened. >> under worse circumstances, the pilots could have become confused, could have become distracted, and it could have caused a crash. >> reporter: and prosecutors say it was all about money. according to court documents, alani told investigators he was upset over a contract dispute between the mechanics union and the airlines. he allegedly claimed the dispute had cost him money. according to the criminal complaint, quote, alani claimed that he tampered with the target aircraft in order to cause a delay or have the flight canceled in anticipation of obtaining overt

alani has not entered a plea. it happened at miami international airport.ccording to the after the,he a instrument was found lose. >> it tells us how fast we're moving in the air which is a fundamental thing about flying a plane. >> reporter: and investigators say alani super glued a piece of foam to a part of the navigation system to disable it. the system reports aircraft speed, pitch and other critical data. >> you have to know how fast the plane is going to do a successful takeoff. it is a very dangerous malfunction. >> reporter: the pilots noticed the problem as the plane began rolling for take oven route to the bahamas forcing them to abort takeoff. alani says that he was upset over a contract dispute between union workers and the airline that was costing him money and he allegedly tampered with the aircraft so he could get overtime by fixing the problem which he created. according to the complaint, his intention was not to cause harm to the aircraft or its passengers, but the incident highlights the have you livvuln that still exist post-9/11. >> the

surveillance video helps investigators identify alani as the culprit.ge captures what appears to be the sabotage of a target aircraft, a concourse d, gate 49. the driver depicted in the footage appears to be male, with a light complexion and a noticeable limp to his walk. alani's charge for willfully damaging, destroying, disabling, or wrecking an aircraft. american airlines has been in a bitter dispute with the union that represents its more than 12,000 mechanics, at one time accusing them of a work slow down. alani has been an american airlines employee since 1988, and has been suspended. in a statement to fox news, the airline said, "at american, we have an unwavering commitment to the safety and security of our customers and team members, and we are taking this very seriously." according to documents, alani said he did not intend to cause harm to anyone, not the stalled union talks had affected him financially. harris? >> harris: lauren green, thank you very much. a second person reportedly is dead from a mystery illness linked to vaping. fears are

alani is an iraqi-born naturalized u.s.itizen who prosecutors now claim shared videos stored on his cell phone of isis murders, made statements wishing allah would use divine powers to harm non-muslims, had sent money to someone in iraq and has a brother who may have ties to the islamic state. >> given the details that emerged, it's no surprise that law enforcement was concerned. that bail was denied. >> reporter: his lawyer said he didn't intentionally put anyone in danger because the plane well back up systems and it's importrtant to note he passed regular background checks and so far is not facing any terror-related charges. kris van cleave, cbs news, washington. >>> president trump is revoking california's ability to set its own auto emissions standards. the move affects more than just the golden state. ben tracy explains. >> reporter: for nearly 50 years, california has been in the driver's seat, allowed to set its own strict vehicle emissions standards to combat air pollution. >> and california wants you to do the oth

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alani has not entered a plea.ened at american airlines hub miami international airport on july 17th. according to the arrest affidavit, a key instrument was found loose. >> this is the pito tube. this is what drives our air speed indicator so that we know how fast we're moving through the air, which is one of the more fundamental things about flying a plane. >> reporter: additionally, investigators say alani superglued a piece of foam to a part of plane's navigation system to disable it. the system reports aircraft speed, pitch, and other critical data. >> you have to know how fast the plane is going to do a successful takeoff. it's a very dangerous malfunction. >> reporter: the pilots noticed the problem as the plane began rolling for takeoff en route to the bahamas, forcing them to abort takeoff. alani told investigators he was upset over a contract dispute between union workers and the airline that was costing him money. he allegedly tampered with the aircraft so he could get overtime by fixing the problem whic

alani was born in irrelevant rack and a naturalized u.s. citizen.ne count of willfully damaging, destroying or disabling an aircraft saying if he thought he could force the plane back to fix the mechanical problem he would get more work and more overtime which did happen. if convicted on that one charge he faces a maximum in federal prison of 20 years in jail. he will be back in federal court in downtown miami tomorrow morning for his arraignment. that's where we'll hear whoo kind of plea he will enter and we'll be there. >> sandra: new developments there, phil keating, thank you. >> bill: also getting new reaction to the president on a report from the "washington post" regarding a quote urgent whistleblower kam mraint. that matter reportedly involving one of president trump's interactions with a foreign leader. now moments ago the president responded on twitter. here we go. a long one. another fake news story out there. it never ends. virtually any time i speak on the phone to a foreign leader i understand there may be many people listening from va

alani has not entered a plea.t happened at american airlines hub miami international airport on july 17th. according to the arrest affidavit the plane's tube, a key instrument was found loose. >> this is the peto tube. this is what drives the airspeed indicator so we know how fast we're moving through the air which is one of the more fundamental things about flying a plane. >> additionally, investigators say alani sub glued a part to disable it. the system controls aircraft speed, pitch and other critical data. >> you have to know how fast the plane is going to do a successful takeoff and it's a very dangerous malfunction. >> reporter: the pilots noticed the pilot as the plane began rolling in takeoff enroute to the bahamas forcing them to abort takeoff. alani told investigators he was upset over a contract dispute between union workers and the airline that was costing him money and he allegedly tampered with the aircraft so he could get overtime by fixing the problem which he created. according to the complaint h

his lawyer says that alani never intentionally put people in danger phillip? >> all right, pete, thank you. >> president trump took time from a fund-raising trip to visit a chunk of border wall in otay mesa, california. s and was invited to sign the wall, which he did with a sharpie. he boasted about the wall, calling it the rolls royce of border barriers. s wall can't be climbed. this is veryry hard. we had 20 mountain climbers. that's all they do, love to climb mountains. it's designed to absorb heat so it's extremely hot you can fry an egg on that wall. nobody is going over the wall, but going over it is impossible, virtually impossible >> the section of wall trump visited was part of a $147 million replacement project stretching 14 miles. >> a week after firing john bolton as his national security advisor, president trump named roberto brian as his replacement. o'brien was the hostage envoy with the state department. meanwhile, mr. trump's fired advisor john bolton unleashed scathing criticism of the president at a private event he blasted the president's

abdul majeed maruof alani faced a judge in destroying and attempting to wreck an aircraft. not entered a plea. it happened at an american airlines hub on july 17th. according to the arrest affidavit, the plane's tube, a key instrument was found loose. >> this is a tube that drives your air speed so we know how fast it the moves through the air which is one of the more fundamental things about flying a plane. >> reporter: additionally, investigators say alani tried to disable it. the system reports aircraft speed, pitch and other critical data. >> you have to know how fast a plane is doing to do a successful takeoff. it's a very dangerous malfunction. >> reporter: the the whiles noticed the problem as the plane began rolling for takeoff in route for the bahamas. alani told investigators he was upset over a contract dispute between union workers and the airline that was costing him money. he allegedly tampered with the aircraft so he could get overtime by fixing the problem which he created. according to the complaint, his attention was not to cause harm to the aircraft or it

investigators say american airlines mechanic abdul-majeed l-rouf ahmed alani, who appeared in a florida court today, was seen on surveillance video tampering with the plane's navigation systems just an hour before it was scheduled to depart.invests w id he ied to sabotage the plane because he was upset about a stalled contract dispute between his union and american airlines and that it had affected him financially. investigators say that alani told them that he hoped that by sabotaging the plane, he would get overtime to fix it. american airlines calls all of this disturbing and says that it is cooperating with investigators. norah. ep o'donnell: deeply disturbing. jeff pegues, thank you. still ahead, a skier goes rolling and tumbling. sen she can't believe how this ended. ended. managingaudrey's on it.s? eating right and staying active? on it! audrey thinks she's doing all she can to manage her type 2 diabetes and heart disease, but is her treatment doing enough to lower her heart risk? maybe not. jardiance can reduce the risk of cardiovascular death for adults who also have known hear

. >> abdul-majeed marouf ahmed alani not only sabotaged a commercial plane with a hundred 50 people on also had an isis propaganda video on his cell phone showing drastic murders. he reportedly shared the video with another person along with the message that roughly translates to follow, we ask you to use all of your might and power -- has now come forward to saying that automated alani took a recent trip to see his brother who is a member of isis. he went to iraq because his brother had been kidnapped, but authorities say that photos from the trip showed the brother smiling and with photo members. he is not yet facing any charges, but the judge called his actions reckless. there was evidence that he was at least sympathetic to terrorists. from miami to the bahamas was on the runway when the pilot got an error light. the mechanic then found a tube in the plane's navigation system that had been deliberately obstructed, meaning the pilots would not have known the speed and other critical dow data. the pilots did not know the speed and the pitch of the aircraft. he said that he wasn't try

accused of sabotaging an american airlines flight, 60-year-old mechanic abdul-majeed marouf ahmed alani remains behind bars after a federal judge cited new evidence he could be sympathetic to terrorists. the judge denied bail deeming him a danger and a flight risk. haroro ingram is a former counter terrorism expert. >> it's something they'll be very, very concerned about. >> in the tower, american 28-34, we've got to work a maintenance issue. >> reporter: july 17th, alani allegedly super glued styrofoam inside the nose of this american airlines 737, interfering with the navigation systems. as the plane taxied to the runway in miami, pilots got an alert the plane with 150 on board did not take off. no one was hurt. >> we're going to have to return to the gate. >> it is significant. any time we reject a takeoff, that's a big deal. >> reporter: alani said he was upset about stalled contract talks between his union and the airline which had affected him financially. prosecutors now claim he shared video stored on his cell phone of isis murders, had recently sent money to someone in iraq, ha

alani is a naturalized u.s. citizen has no prior criminal record american airlines fired him and said safety is its top priority, calling the evidence against him disconcerting. the judge denied bail saying you may be very sympathetic to terrorists terrorists who would bring harm to people. so alani will be in court on friday to enter a plea he's still only charged with tampering with a plane he's not charged with terrorism, guys. >> steph, what does this say about airport security if it turns out this guy was, in fact, an isis sympathizer? >> it raises concerns and there are concerns the house homeland security recently had, issuing a report that says we still have vulnerabilities at airports, an insider threat but there's also been a lot of talk of insider threats at airports since 9/11. airlines, airports do background checks they make sure that they monitor closely those people that they hire and then the fbi does keep an eye on things like terrorist checklists and crimes that are going on to alert airports

also we know coming out of court that prosecutors said that alani had traveled to iraq this year and that he sent some $700 in payment to someone in iraq around july of this year. this was all in the context of the bond here. prosecutors making an argument about what bond the judge should grant, and in the end, after all of this, the judge said his bond was denied, but really striking information coming out here that, you know, originally this mechanic told investigators, look, this was all about a labor dispute. i was upset about it. i -- i tampered with the plane because i wanted to get overtime. essentially thought by doing that the plane would need to come back, which it did, and he as a mechanic would have to then fix it and he would get overtime. but now these prosecutors are kind of inserting other information here suggesting that he has ties to isis, but it is very important for us to point out, although the prosecutors are pointing out this information, he, himself, this mechanic har mechanic, has not been charged with any charges relating to terrorism. >> what a development

we're talking about abdul majeed marouf ahmed alani. a mechanic accuses of sabotaging in a jetliner. on his phone according to prosecutors is this isis propaganda video. they say he distributed that video to individuals and is, they are accusing him essentially of having ties to isis. but there's more. during this bond hearing prosecutors also said that he told fellow employees that he traveled to iraq to visit his brother who was a member of isis, and that the defendant's roommate said that the defendant traveled to iraq because his brother had been kidnapped. prosecutors also told the court that he had a news article on his phone concerning the lion air crash. you hremember has? the boeing 737, that crash. that article made specific references to the role of the plane's air data module system, and that happened to be the same system that alani is accused of dismantling on that american airlines flight. all of these allegations coming out from federal prosecutors in court. it's important to point out a couple of things. number one, thi

prosecutors said they also found an article about the deadly lion air crash in indonesia last year on alani's phone. they say it reference the same type of air data module system he is accused of sabotaging. the federal government said today that a lonnie had told co-workers his brother was a member of isis and he went to iraq to see his brother. prosecutors say along his roommate told them he went to iraq because his brother had been kidnapped, no terror related charges have been filed. in court. was initially said he confessed to sabotage due to a pay dispute and wanted to get more over time fixing the flaw he created. but tonight, analysts say investigators may now be looking into whether he was somehow radicalized we've also seen. >>organizations be very creative innovative and. we've seen more outsourcing as they themselves cannot now to a 9.11 type operation. they essentially reach out to other people that kind of do things for the terrorist groups from al qaeda to isis are known to be fixated on trying to bring down american planes. threat of a terrorist getting a job with an airline t

and alani has been suspended.ox news, the airline says at american, we have an unwaivering security commitment and we're taking this matter seriously. according to documents, alani said he didn't intend to cause harm and the stalled talks have affected him financially. the next court appearance is wednesday. shep? >> shepard: thanks, lauren. three years after battling breast cancer, the fox business network's gerri willis admits she's been keeping a secret. she had another cancer scare. now our good friend, gerri, is preparing to lead a team in the susan g. komen race for the cure. the great gerri willis joins us next. ♪ this is nice. yeah...yeah, this is nice. hmm. how did you make the dip so rich and creamy? oh it's a philadelphia-- family recipe. can i see it? no. philadelphia dips. so good, you'll take all the credit. people, our sales now apply to oa new low.mes. at visionworks, our sales are good on all of our frames. why are you so weird? get 60% off any pair of glasses. no exclusions. really. visionworks.

ahmed alani in jail tonight for the mid-july incident. he's charged with disabling a navigation sensor. discovered, when the jet was at the runway. pilots powered up the engines, got a warning light, and returned to the gate. the mechanic allegedly blocked an air data system. air travels through into a tube outside the aircraft to a module inside. the mechanic allegedly plugged the port where the air would enter that computer module with a styrafoam material and super glue. that means critical data, the air speed, the pitch, nose up or down, from that sensor, would not be available for the crew. american and the mechanics union have been embroiled in a battle for years. the mechanic says he was losing money without a deal, and hoped for overtime by delaying the flight. labor tensions are not unusual, but when it comes to the point of putting the flying public, the people who are paying your paycheck at risk, it then becomes unconscionable. >>> when your rrb -- putting the people at risk, it's unconscionable. >> if convicted he could face

. >> that's when abdul alani is expected to enter a plea of on charges of sabotaging a packed americand he had isis videos on his phone and that his brother in iraq may be involved with the group. he faces up to 20 years in prison on the sabotage charges. >>> an act of kindness by a flight attendant has led to a change by delta airlines. >> ashley ober, the 16-year-old was born deaf. she flew alone for the first time. moments after boarding ashley sent a text to her mom. it was a picture of a handwritten note by a delta attendant explaining safety procedures and letting her know she could reach out any time if she had any concerns. >> it explained if there was an emergency what to do. there were posters on the plane, what notices what bulletins what they mean, if i needed assistance to ring this button and she would help me out. >> delta says in a few months flight attendants and gate agents will have the option of wearing a bear letting travelers know they can communicate using sign language. often we hear such negative stories involving those skies and airlines, but this one is a goo

profit prosecutors say abdul-mad marouf ahmed alani, a naturalized citizen has ties to isis.hing harm to non-muslims. he did not disclose to investigators that he traveled to iran in march. prosecutors said that he attempted to sabotage an american airlines flight by putting styrofoam styrofoam ine nose of the aircraft. his public defender said his client is a seasoned mechanic who understand his actions would ground the aircraft and not directly put passengers at risk. but this underscored the threat that remains 18 years after 9/11. sean. the one in washington. also, tensions with iran are escalating. the recent attacks on oilfields, an act of war. he responded by saying that he is locked and loaded. fox news contributor, former congressman, michael waltz with us. locked and loaded. if you continue to shoot down american drones and you try to disrupt the oil flow at free market prices, i got to imagine that you're going to get hit and you're going to get. hard. it seems now to be something that is probably eminent in my vehicle. >> yeah, i'm confident that the intelligence

abdul-majeed marouf ahmed alani is a 31 year veteran of american airlines with no reported history of trouble on thursday, the airline mechanic was charged with damaging, destroying, or disabling an aircraft by tampering with the air data module, or adm, which reports critical data to pilots. a boeing 737 like this one was scheduled to fly from miami to the bahamas on july 17th when the pilots noticed a problem on the ground, aborted the flight, and returned to the gate 150 passengers boarded another plane and completed their trip overnight, american airlines released a statement in part, we are taking this matter very seriously. at the time of the incident, the aircraft was taken out of service, maintenance was performed, and after an inspection to ensure it was safe, the aircraft was returned to service american notified federal law enforcement. according to court documents, the man said his intention was not to cause harm to the aircraft or its passengers instead, he said he was upset over a long simmering dispute between the airline and the mechanics union, and this affected him f

videos on his court showing murders by isis.prosecun airlines mechanic, t abdul-majeed marouf ahmed alani, a naturalized citizen has ties to isis. wishing harm to non-muslims. he did not disclose to investigators that he traveled to iraq in march.today the judgl saying he is a flight risk. what time he was blamed for his actions, prosecutors said that he attempted to sabotage an american airlines flight by putting styrofoam inside the nose of the aircraft.that has tg critical flight data, including air speed. his public defender said his client is a seasoned mechanic who understand his actions would ground the aircraft and not directly put passengers at risks against the mechanic under score the so-called insider threat that remains in the aviation second, 18-years after 9/11, than. >> thank you. the one in washington. also, tensions with iran are escalating. the recent attacks on oilfieldsn an act of wartoday by iran. the president responded by saying he will increase sanctions on iran and that he is locked and loaded. fox news contributor, former congressman, michael waltz with us.dan h

at least for now had a hearing today, a federal judge in florida denied bail from duma heed my roof alanicused of trying to damage a critical flight system on a commercial jet. those taking off from miami in july it was headed to the bahamas with a 150 people aboard the pilots aboard the flight nobody was hurt. court documents say lonnie told investigators he was upset over a contract dispute between union workers in the airlines. he said the dispute had cost him money and fixing the damaged plane. it would earn him overtime pay. >>says the skipper reaches 2 1000 career wins will have the highlights and reaction from. >>was it a joke police in california are willing to take. which is why a 16 year-old student is sitting in jail right now now for something he posted on instagram tuesday insinuating that he was going to shoot up his house. >>but as natalie grant of found out police say these threats are becoming all too common on social media and police are warning students. it's not funny and they take every one of them seriously. >>police say the 16 year-old teen made this threat on insta

according to a co-worker, alani told him his brother was in iraq and a member of isis.flew to baghdad in march to visit which the fbi says he lied about. in july, the miami to nassau flight turned back before taking off after an error light with the navigation system appeared in the cockpit. according to the pilot, without a functioning navigation system it would have resulted in a crash. defense attorneys say that is not true, as a second navigation system still worked and the government is simply blowing this case out of proportion. his family flew into miami for yesterday's bond meeting, saying nothing to the media. the 60-year-old was born in iraq and is a naturalized u.s. citizen. he is charged with one count of willfully damaging, destroying or disabling an aircraft. he admits he sabotaged the plane. did it again yesterday in court, telling investigators he was upset with stalled contract negotiations between his union and american, and he thought if he could force the plane back to fix the mechanical problem he would be the mechanic getting more work, thus more o

alani was born in iraq and is a naturalized u.s. citizen. he says that he was going to get the plane turned back to make overtime money. he faces up to 20 years in prison, ed. phil keating live in miami. >>> another case, a new jersey man accused of scouting potential targets here in new york and other major cities. rick leventhal is all over this story. good to see you, rick. >> reporter: you, too, ed. defense say the suspect spent the past 20 years training and spying for hezbollah was on auto pilot. that he was gathering intelligence at every opportunity. they say times square was on his list. according to the indictment, the 42-year-old resident known as ali was a naturalized u.s. citizen working covertly as an agent for hezbollah, an iran funded lebanon shia terrorist organization. he faces nine counts related to terrorism, citizenship and marriage fraud after he surveiled numerous land marks for attack in new york and washington including the white house and in boston, fenway park, prudential center and the quincy market. the complaint

being held without bond after a judge said he maybe sympathetic to terrorists and prosecutors argued alani had troubling isis material in his possession. >> reporter: in federal court tuesday, prosecutors said they found an isis propaganda video on an dul majid maroof malani's cell phone and said he shared it with someone else, saying he wished allah would use divine powers to harm non-muslims. this came during a bond hearing where prosecutors argued to a judge that the alleged isis video and other disturbing connections should keep him behind bars until he goes to try. alanni is charged with willfully damaging, zrodestroying or disabling an aircraft after prosecutors say he confessed to tampering with part of the navigation system of a boeing 737. the american airlines jet with 150 people onboard was moments away from takeoff from miami international airport on july 17th when pilots realized something was wrong and turned back. alanni is not facing terror-related charges. and when prosecutors charged him earlier this month, they say alanni told them that he was upset about a labor dispute

his lawyer, in fact, makes much of the fact that after this man alani disabled the flight data sensor took the trouble to go to the dock pick to make sure the problem would be picked up on the instrument panel, verifying the sabotage would be discovered by the pilot once the passengers got on and the plane started to do a rollout is a strange thing to do if he wanted the plane to take off and get into trouble in flight. was it a test? was it something else? that's very much under investigation. at this point he faces only the charge of damaging the plane, not any terrorism charge. >> which is an important point. what does this say, overall, about airport security, if it turns out that somebody who potentially had sympathies towards isis was a mechanic who for decades has been working on these passenger planes? >> right. this is the so-called insider threat. airports and airlines have been more careful collecting the backgrounds of people with access to plains, mechanic, ground crews, maintenance staff. the tsa has a statement out saying it conducts unannounced screenings of airports a

prosecutors said they also found an article about the deadly lion air crash in indonesia last year on alani's phone. they say it reference the same type of air data module system he is accused of sabotaging. the federal government said today that a lonnie had told co-workers his brother was a member of isis and he went to iraq to see his brother. prosecutors say along his roommate told them he went to iraq because his brother had been kidnapped, no terror related charges have been filed. in court documents prosecutors initially said he confessed to sabotage due to a pay dispute and wanted to get ver time fixing the flaw he created. but tonight, analysts say investigators may now be looking into whether he was somehow radicalized we've also seen. >>organizations be very creative innovative and we've seen more outsourcing as they themselves cannot now to a 9.11 type operation. they essentially reach out to other people it kind of do things for the terrorist groups from al qaeda to isis are known to be fixated on trying to bring down american planes and the threat of a terrorist getting a job wi

police say ahmed alani disabled a navigation censor that brings data to the flight crew. the pilots noticed the problem while the jet was on the runway and turned back. the mechanic saying he was hoping to make overtime while delaying the flight. >>> it's back to school season. most 14-year-olds are getting used to their new high schools. one washington, d.c. student is making a bigger leap. 14-year-old curtis lawrence has started his freshman year as a college student at george washington university. he said his high school had a special program that accepted 15 out of 200 students and that prepared him for this jump. while he says he's ready, not everybody on campus knows what to make of him. >> in my university writing class, my professor asked me if i was a visitor, if i was someone's younger brother. >> curtis does have a younger brother of his own. he's 13 years old. he's a high school freshman who hopes to follow in his brother's footsteps and go on to g.w. >> no pressure for the little brother. >> he needs to be in everyone's study group. >>> coming up, felicity h

they say there was calling them liars and for the alani the end -- defenders to include those checks in the gross amount of quote compensation that icheic provided is a misdirection. i mean it's really a ruse because it paid 14,000 claims in a paid 34,000, $1000 humanitarian payment. those were not supplements on insurance policies. >> it's just not true but the claimants who receive these payments did not complain. there has not been any mass complaint that they were underpaid. they were pleased to be paid and in more than half the cases mr. chairman they didn't even know the names of the insurance companies and icheic through very exhaustive research was able to match up over 16,000 names. it's only a 1000-dollar payments came when there was no ability, no documentation. >> is the correct that the anti-defamation league has withdrawn their objected to this legislation? >> joel greenberg is here mr. chairman he's been in contact with the president that he authorized me to say that yes not objecting to the legislation see if that is news to us because they have signed onto the letter

we have yet to see them today. 60-year-old alani was born in irrelevant rack and naturalized as a u.scharged with one count willfully damaging, destroying, or disabling an aircraft. he says he was going to force that plane back to the hangar for a mechanical problem and he would get more work and more overtime, more money. which, in fact, actually did happen. if he is convicted on this one charge he could face up to 20 years in prison. he is in the courtroom shackled at the hands as well as the feet and he has now a private defense attorney incidentally. >> bill: thank you. phil keating on that and we'll see what happens before the judge. >> julie: there is breaking news on another terror arrest. new jersey man has been arrested and charged with scouting u.s. targets for terror attacks by hezbollah. rick leventhal is following the story live from time square. >> in announcing the arrest the new york f.b.i. special agent reminded us in the city that never sleeps, neither do the agents and analysts working on the joint terrorism task force looking for clues to stop potential attacks bef

his name is abdul-majeed alani and he admitted that he did try to disable this aircraft. >> such a disturbingegation. you're hearing that money might have been the motive. >> reporter: yeah, that's what he says in the interview and federal court documents. american has been locked in a union battle with its mechanics union for some time. the mechanic said he's been frustrated by that and it was costing him money and hoping to get overtime by sabotaging this aircraft, cecilia. >> david, thank you. george. >>> there are new developments in the tragic boat fire off the coast of california that killed 34 people. the owner of the boat is speaking out for the first time about the accident, the crew and the passengers who lost their lives. will carr has the story. >> i just wanted to reach out to this community and let them know how we feel. >> reporter: glen fritzler's dive boat caught fire early morning and trapped 34 people below deck. the tragedy is now considered the deadliest domestic boat incident in decades. the cause still unknown. >> captain jerry remained on the boat as long as he possibl

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investigators say 60-year-old abdul alani said he wished allah would harm non-muslims. sent $700 to someone in iraq as well. investigators say he tampered with the american airlines flight from miami to the bahamas, glueing styrofoam in the knows of the jet that affects the air data module that keeps track of critical flight data including pitch of the aircraft, from the 737 max problems can be a big deal. it can take a jet down. he was upset over contract negotiations and wanted to delay the flight to get overtime pay. that was initial excuse for doing this. yesterday major revelations in court which may tell a very different story as to the motive. allegations that will keep him behind bars as the judge denied bail, you may be sympathetic to terrorists that is very disconcerting. earlier congressman dan crenshaw discussed threat of lone wolf terrorists. >> the new thing we have to be worried about is these lone wolf actors. there is not some big structured terrorist network to follow. there is no link chart to follow. they're radicalized via the internet. that is one

ashley: 60-year-old abdul alani is being held without bond for damaging an air data module on a flights due on july 17th to go from miami to nassau. this individual, prosecutors claim, had sent video depicting people being shot to an individual, so telling that individual that he wanted allah to cause harm to non-muslims, claims his brother is in isis and at one point said he needed to fly back because his brother had been kidnapped. all of this could be fantasy but there's no doubt he's charged with tampering with a plane which is incredibly disturbing that one mechanic could do this. thankfully a member on the flight crew noticed something was wrong. the flight was canceled. prosecutors not quite sure whether he cannot confirm he has any relatives in isis. none of what he's accused of other than tampering with the plane -- david: that person on the flight crew spoke up. people, if you see something, say something. this guy did, he might have saved a lot of people from dying. thank you. >>> let's take a look at the futures. they are up, they were trading down for most of the morning b