mike: alec? alec: the biggest thing we have had to deal with is the loss of christopher evan welch, who played peter gregory. he was kind of the cornerstone of season one. he was the guy richard ended up going with, financing-wise. that was a huge, huge hole to fill. and writing-wise, a challenge to figure out what the hell we're going to do with him. emily: he was terrific and i understand he is being replaced by a woman? mike: not necessarily replaced. his firm, she becomes the lead partner, this new character that was not in season one. played by suzanne cryer. but he is -- it is not necessarily one for one. we did not really think of it as you can replace them with anybody. but we had to write around that. this is -- second season is the story about what happens to a company. them going to the next level. emily: everybody wants to know, is there a good dick joke in this series? i mean, that is -- mike: there is at least one. i think it is a good one. emily: is it as dick joke-worthy as the on

spencer, alec, or anthony, can you me at what point the gunshot went off? was it during the struggle and was it a stray bullet or aimed at someone and have you digested the magnitude of the reaction to all of this for your heroic actions? thank you. >> the gunshot was probably the first noise i heard and that was followed by breaking blasts. the gunshot was the first thing that came to our attention. i didn't know at the time, but that was the first thing i heard. it was behind me so i had no idea what he intended to do, but that was the first thing that happened. >> [inaudible]. . >> i thought they were going to let us go after questioning. >> initially after it happened, i kind of realized the magnitude. i didn't quite understand that all this would happen, but i knew it was something very serious because we were traveling internationally and my two friends are off duty military so i knew it would be bigger than just the initial investigation, but i had no idea it would be like this. >> next question from one of my french colleagues. identify yourself. >>

spencer stone, anthony sad her and alec garlotto shouting "let's go." today the three are being hailed as heroes and talked about their courageous takedown, saying they just accounted on instinct. >> turned around and i saw he had what looked to be an ak-47. he looked like it was jammed or it wasn't working and he was trying to charge the weapon. alec just hit me on the shoulder and said let's go. ran down, tackled him. we hit the ground. alec came up and grabbed the gun out of his hand while i put him in a chokehold. it seemed like he just kept pulling more weapons left and right. pulled out a handgun. alec took that. took out a box cutter, started jabbing at me with that. we let go. all three of us started pinching him while he's in the middle of us. i was able to grab him again and choke him unconscious while alec was hitting him in the head with the pistol or rifle, i can't really remember. >> these are my friends. i was the third one to get up. i just like want the lesson to be learned that basically in times like -- crisis like that, i would want

alec grabbed the gun out of his hand. i put him in a chokehold.he just kept pulling more weapons left and right, hold out a handgun. alec took that, he took out a box-cutter and started jabbing at me with that. >> french authorities say that the gunman was on the radar in three countries for having ties to radical islam and for having traveled to syria. his legal teams said that he's just a homeless man who found the weapons in a bag. >> he said he planned to hold up the train, then shoot out a window and jump out to escape. >> that's unlikely say the three american heroes, who saw the cache of weapons up close. >> to the point that he was just trying to rob the train, it doesn't take eight magazines to rob a train. >> but they admit it was fortunate that the shooter seemed unsure how to handle the weapons. >> he clearly had no firearms training whatsoever, and yes, if he knew what he was doing or even just got lucky and did the right thing he would have--he would have been able to operate through all eight of those magazines, and we all would hav

alec hit me on the shoulder and said let's go. we tackled him, hit the ground.lec came up and grabbed the gun out of his hand while i put him in a choke hold. it seemed like he just kept pulling more weapons left and right. all three of us started punching him while he was in the middle of us. >> reporter: stone says he choked the suspect until he lost consciousness. that's stone with a cut on his neck helping a passenger who also had a neck wound. >> in the beginning it was mostly gut instinct. >> i saw spencer get up and alec get up. those are my close friends so i couldn't let them go alone. >> reporter: as for the suspect's claim that he wasn't on board to kill -- >> it doesn't take 8 magazines to rob a train. >> he seemed like he was ready to fight to the end, and so we were. >>> now to louisiana where a state trooper is in critical condition after being shot in the head yesterday during a traffic stop. the man suspected of shooting him is behind bars because of the help of civilians. 13-year veteran steven vincent was responding to a report of a suspected

i talked to alec, and he said the same thing. if it wasn't for spencer, i would be dead. melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. >> the parents of anthony say they are stunned and relieved to hear about their sons heroics. a senior he told his parents he knew he needed to act fast. >> jumped him. they pretty much put a whooping on the guy. until this they were able to disable him opinion. >> they're hoping to get their son on a plane as quickly as possible and get him back home. >> a train attack suspect has been identified as a 26-year-old moroccan man according to a french official. the man was earlier placed on a security watch list by french authorities. francois hollande will meet with the men who helped subdue the gunman. this is video of hollande last year on a visit to san francisco. he would meet with them at the presidential palace in the coming days to express france's gratitude. >>> the belgium government has stepped up security following the attack. security patrols are beefed up on the high speed trains which link major cities in the netherlands to belgium and paris. a

. >> most of us would run away, spencer, alec and anthony ran into the line of fire, saying, let's go. >> reporter: u.s. airmen spencer stone, and alec car latos, and an moroccan national. >> ran down tackled him, we hit the ground, alec grabbed gun out of his hand while i put him in a chokehold, it seemed he kept pulling more weapons left and right. >> reporter: the americans and french and british passengers took on the suspect av his gum was jammed. >> he would have been able to operate through all of those magazines we would have been in trouble, probably not here today along with a lot of other. >> he seemed like he was ready to fight until the end, so were we. >> reporter: the suspect's lawyer said he planned to rob the train not commit an act of terrorism. >> it does not take 8 magazines to rob a train. >> reporter: they are now questioning the 26-year-old suspect, he has ties with islamic terrorism, and has ties with syria. christina: the tolliver from deadly air show crash in u.k. is to rise, a fighter jet crashed on to a busy road after it failed to pull out of a loop maneuv

and alex just hit me on the shoulder and said let's go, ran down, tackled him, we hit the ground, alec and grabbed the gun out of his hand while i put him in a choke hold. it seemed like he just kept pulling more weapons left and right. pulled out a handgun, al he can took that, took out a box cutter and start stabbing at me with that. we let go, all three of us started punching him while he was in the middle of us. and i was able to grab him again and choke him unconscious while alec was hitting him in the head with the pistol or rif rifle. i can't really had h remember. that's pretty much what happened. [ inaudible ] >> survival. to survive and for my friends and everyone else on the train to make it. >> please identify yourself. >> charlie dagget, cbs news. spencer, has it sunk in yet what has happened? have you thought about what may have happened if you hadn't intervened? >> well, no, it hasn't at all. it feels very unreal. feels like a dream, so i don't really know what to say. >> alec have you thought about the consequences of what had happened if you hadn't acted? >> well, yeah

we hit the ground and alec came up and grabbed the gun out of his hand while i put him in a cheek hold. he kept pulling more weapons left and right and took out a handgun, took that. took out a box cutter and started jabbing at me with that, we let go. all three of us started punching him while he was in the middle of us, and then i was able to grab him again and choke him unconscious while alec was hitting him in the head with the pistol or rifle, i can't really remember, but that's pretty much what happened. >> were you scared? >> what were you thinking? >> survival. to survive and for my friends and everyone else on the train to make it. >> yes, sir, please identify yourself. >> charlie daggett of cbs news. spencer, has it sunk in yet what has happened? have you thought about what may have happened if you hadn't intervened? >> well, no, it hasn't at all. it feels very unreal. it feels like a dream so i don't really know what to say. >> have you thought about the consequences of what would have happened if you hadn't acted? >> well, yeah, the guy had a lot of ammo. his intentions wer

alec took that, pulled out a box cutter and started jabbing me with that.three of us started punching him while he was in the middle of us and i was able to grab him again and choke him unconscious while alec was hitting him in the head with the pistol or rifle. i can't really remember. >>> senior officials from north and south korea have resumed a second round of talks to try to ease cross-border tellings, the two countries have been lock ed in a war of wards since trading artillery fire to thursday. unusual troop and submarine movements in negotiate korea were detected. harry fawcett is cloth to south korea's border with the north. >> reporter: from the history of these periods of heightened tensions between north and south kariya, it's not uncommon for the messages to be sent by both sides to be pretty mixed so it's turned out over the last few days. earlier on sunday we saw the south korean delegation drive through this check point across the bridge behind me towards the truce village where these talks have been taking place. but at the same time, south

pulled out a handgun, alec took that. took out a box cutter. started jabbing at me with that.all three of us started punching him while he was in the middle of us. and i was able to grab him again and choke him unconscious while alec was hitting him in the head with the pistol or rifle, i can't really remember. >>> still to come on al jazerra, we'll have all the latest live from lebanon as ant at this government protesters clash with police. >>> plus pedal power, the bike scheme that's helping people get around traffic in colombia. >>> and find out why the virtual world of e-sport is facing a real time battle to stay drug free. >> and overcome hard times in the big easy. >> we are bigger, we're better, we're stronger. >> katrina was really a wake-up call. >> one of the worst catastrophes in u.s. history. >> most of south louisiana is all sediment, plant growth and decay... there's always a risk of flooding. >> now, new cutting edge technology that could help prevent future disasters... >> the system has really evolved. >> and what it means for new orleans. >> our big take away

alec came up and grabbed the gun out of his hand. i put him in a chokehold. he kept pulling more weapons left and right. took out a box cut and started jabbing at me with that. >> reporter: jabbing that cut spencer's left thumb clean to the bone and yet, so badly injured, he then helped save the life of another passenger. the suspect denied a terror attack, saying he just wanted to rob passengers. >> it doesn't take eight magazines to rob a train. >> reporter: anthony sadler, the man you saw at the friend, summed it up best when he said hiding or sitting back is not going to accomplish anything in times of terror. don't just sit by and watch. charlie d'agata, cbs news, paris. >>> a british passenger was also honored for his role in subduing the gunman. antiterror investigators in france are still questioning the suspect. the french president said the whole world admires the men for their courage and cool composure. >>> fresh crews are on the front lines battling the largest wildfire in washington state near the canadian border. the fires have burned more than

they noted someone with an ak .47 in their train car. >> alec grabbed the gun out of his hand while i put him in a choke hold. it seems like he pulled out more weapons, left and right, he started jabbing me with a box cutter. >> on the radar in three countries for having ties to radical islam and for having traveled osyria. his legally illegal team says he's just a homeless man who found the weapons in a bag. >> translator: he says he planned to hold up the train then shoot out a window and jump out to escape. >> reporter: that's unlikely say the three american heroes who saw the cache of weapons up close. >> to the point that he was just trying to rock the train: it doesn't take eight magazines to rob the train. >> reporter: but they admit it was fortunate the shooter seemed unsure how to handle the weapons. >> it was clear he had no firearms training whatsoever, and if he just got lucky and did the right thing, woe have been able to operate through all eight of those magazines and we would have all been in trouble. >> reporter: it's possible no americans have quite this welcome in p

alec took that. took out a box cutter started jabbing at me with that. >> french authorities sai th sae 26-year-old gunman was on the radar in three countries for having ties to radical islam and for having traveled to syria. his legal team says he's just a homeless man who found the weapons in a bag. >> he said he planned to hold up the train and jump out the window to escape. >> that's unlikely. >> to the point he was just trying to rob the train it doesn't take eight magazines to rob a train. >> reporter: but they admit it was fortunate. the shooter seemed unsure how to handle the weapons. >> clearly he had no firearms training whatsoever, and if he knew what he was doing or just got lucky and done the right thing he would have been able to operate through all eight of those magazines and we would have all been in trouble. >> on monday, these three shy americans will be feted at the highest of are french society. the president and prime minister will be there and many members of his cabinet. it's

choke him unconscious while alec was hitting him in the head with the pistol. i can't remember. >> i feel our training mostly kicked in after this assailant was subdued, frankly. when it came to medical care and things like that. and providing security, making sure there wasn't another shooter. in the beginning it was just gut instinct. >> seemed like he was ready to fight to the end. so were we. >> how about that? the u.s. ambassador to france you see her there on the left, says those three demonstrated the very best of america. and prevented what could have been a tragedy with mass casualties. now focus turns to the counterterrorism police as they investigate. will carr is life on our west coast newsroom. we've been reading a lot about the suspect. what have you firmed up? >> reporter: we know right now anti-terror police in france are continuing to question this suspect. we've also learned that he was on the radar of at least three countries for being a radical islamist leading up to friday's attack. now according to the associated press, the suspect is ayou

. >> alec came up and put his gun in the hand while i put him in a chokehold. seemed like he kept pulling more weapons left and right. all three of ufs started punching him whale he was in the middle of us. >> reporter: two of the friends american servicemen on a break spencer, a u.s. airman and army national guardsman alec back from a tour of duty in afghanistan. >> i feel our training mostly kicked in after he was mostly subdued but it was instinct. >> reporter: they ten turned to help an american passenger who was shot in the neck. >> i just within over, saw that he was skirting blood out of the left or right side of his neck and i was going to use my shirt at first but i realized that wouldn't have worked. so i just stock two of my fingers in the hole, found what i thought to be the artery, pushed down and the bleeding stopped and so i said thank god. >> reporter: the suspect identifiedón a youb el khazzani denied its with a terror attack. he said he just wanted to rob passengers. the police caught him with a pistol, an automatic weapon and several rounds o

alec asher making his major league debut for the phils. alec's mom sporting her son's jersey. gives up his first major league home run. matt kemp with a line drive homer out to left. that gives the padres two-nothing lead. a good major league first, his first major league strikeout. of course the family is very excited to see that. third inning phillies down two-one. justin upton launches this 1242 feet for that solo home run. asher bottom and two-thirds. phillies lose nine to four. >>> things started out so well for the pennsylvania little league world series team after giving up two runs in the first, they came roaring back for 10 runs in the bottom of the inning. a grand slam three run homer but back came japan. they hit five home runs. the teams combined for 30 hits and seven home runs. sadly the can i describe from pennsylvania lost today 18 to 11. >>> well, coming up tonight in the buick sports zone we have eagles beat writer jeffrey mosher. mike concern from the dale news also will join us getting ready for the college football season including next week's season opener

he will be on screen with alec, who you see right there at alec all the when is a doctor helping himhis research to light. they faced a lot of pushback from the nfl in all of this. it comes 10 days before the season starts. it is the kind of thing people talk about as the season begins. you are basically having car accidents over and over. that will be a fascinating film. let's stay with sports. the u.s. opening is starting today. an interesting story coming out of the tournament is that of the rise of teenage tennis prodigy francis, who can thank bill accu -- bill ackerman for his rise. said inisten to what he the cost of playing tennis. he has done so well in life. the fact that he wants to give back to young athletes like me, it is unbelievable. he has done so much for me. gave me a plant -- a chance to play around the world. not worry at all, i cannot thank him enough. a tennis superstar in the making, a fantastic story about his connection with the pershing square ceo. what is coming up? leslie will stick with tennis. endsmer number one when tennis player. .veryone gets ready ma

. >>> good morning, pam and sal ex-- alec. highway 24 westbound looks good. there's no major problems, at the bay bridge toll plaza it does look good, no major problems and no surprises, it continues time to look good. contra costa county slow traffic through antioch, 580 looks good. not a big delay at the altamont pass. 4:17, let's go to steve. >>> i don't have a complaint on the traffic, you can tell the schools are back. oh, my gosh. whatever you need to get done get it done by 2:55. we had slow traffic throughout the summer. >> i give you a case in point, about 3::00 the school buss are out. it backs up. we have a low cloud deck, not as extensive as it was. we bottomed out on sunday with upper 70s, 80s, now we're in the low to mid-80s for some. the overnight lows are cool, instead of 90 for four or five hours it's one or two. san francisco yesterday 67, slightly below average. starting off at 59, getting below 60, i expect this to decrease, west at oakland, west at napa, we get a westerly component. 50s, 60s, 53 napa airport. 13 in truckee, 54 ukiah, the

headed in toward king of prussia, starting to see the beginning of rush hour south on i-95, mike, alec, work your way from cottman down through girard. >> 6:06. bullet i morning. firefighters, looks like they knocked it down. this thing got booed. >> shortly before 1:30 this morning at the abrams run ants on bill smith boulevard. fire officials say 16 unit were completely destroyed, other homes have water damage, thankfully it appears no one was hurt. however, dozen of people have been displaced, about 20 people. the red cross is on scene, a significance residents with housing. >>> okay, fireworks on the campaign trail, again, donald trump at it again, alex. >> he goes at it with another high profile news anchor. and, you have to hear what he does, after this exchange. >> you asked, we accepted, what the city want err department has to same. investigating tonight at 10:00. >> chase is too cool. look at those . >> decomposing bodies found in north fill nay garage, owned by his family. i know you've heard about this story already. apparently the smell was horrific. >> yes, so who are i h

alec took that. took out a box cutter, started jabbing on me with that. >> the gunman was on the radar in three countries for having ties to radical islam and having traveled to syria. his legal team says he is a homeless man who found weapons in a bag. >> he said he planned to hold up the train and shoot out a window to escape. >> that's unlikely to the heroes who saw the cache of weapons up close. >> it doesn't take eight massinhags tohold up a train. he clearly had no firearms training whatever, or if he got lucky and did the the right thing he would have been able to operate through all eight of these magazines and we would have been in trouble. >> on monday, these young men will be feted at the highest level. the president and prime minister will be at elysses palace. quite likely there hasn't been as much honor for americans since world war ii. john terret, al jazeera. >>> men arrested friday for threatening to kill hundreds of attendees at a. okemon convention on friday. social media about pos

she kept asking he's in europe with spencer and alec. yes, yes. she kept saying we haven't gotten a hold of it. not in a day or so. a train in paris. a train in paris. at that point i started to freak out. i contacted my brother immediately. it was shortly after the event he did share with me briefly about what he experienced. it was a short conversation and he would go speak to authorities and such. >> how did the three men know each other? >> surprisingly they started in middle school. they went to middle school together beginning in high school they separated and went to three different schools and maintained a close relationship in spite of all of that. this trip was another one of their adventures together. >> the brother goes back to college and hethat's the plan? >> i hope so. i don't know what his life will be like now. it is rest in peace for the life he used to have. i think it's time to embrace what life is going to be at this point. >> as i said to alex' father your brother makes americans so proud to be americans. what they have done.

president hollande honored spencer stone, alec skarlatos, and college student anthony sadler. only did they and a british man subdue a subject, but spencer stone helped to save mark, a french-american profe professor, who was shot in the neck. the suspect had enough, and now they're digging into his past to try to determine if he had links to terrorist groups. martin? >> reporter: it really was a remarkable day here in paris. it was one of those days for three americans, three days ago, they couldn't possibly have imagined. dramatic cell phone video captures. the heavily, bloodied and restrained. >> hi intentions were pretty clear. alec skarlatos, spencer stone and stay tuned anthony sadler, are credited with thwarting a deadly attack, along with british passenger chris norman. the group tackled and hog-tied the gunman with neckties while passengers recovered. >> checked on him. >> i had the tray table over my head and i thought, am i next? >> he told his afteria that it could have been much worse. >> you should not be alive at all, and he saved every person's life on that tra

mike, alec being back to you. >> weather pretty good. skyfox up. on the scene of house fire, exact address, 62 lewis avenue, in lansdowne. looks like they have it under control, ya. good job again. 6:33,. >> this from overnight, police investigating violent night in the city's point breeze neighborhood. >> around grays ferry, jenny joyce on the scene. what happened? >> three people shot within 12 minute, two separate incident, live along south 30th street here where you can see renmant of what was a violent night here in south philadelphia. police say at least 24 shots were fired, at this location alone, two men, who were sitting on front porch were struck by bullet, they are being treated at presbyterian hospital. and we're told they're in stable condition, the shooting happened at 1:14:23 last night here on the 1800 block every south 30th streetment one of the victims lives at the home happen as bullet were being fired a 29 year old pregnant woman was stepping in and out of the house, she narrow list missed becoming a target, a bullet also hit th

hear much more from alec and be joined by his very proud family. that's ahead. plus, alek wasn't the only brave american as he noted. others put their lives on the line. you will hear from two fellow heroes. that's next. here at humana, we value sticking with things. when something works, people stick with it. more people stick with humana medicare advantage. because we stick with them. humana medicare advantage. the plan people stick with. he's a hero to all of us. >> the 22-year-old clearly learned a thing or two as paramedic in the air force. spencer using those skills to help one of his fellow good samaritans and puts pressure on a bleeding neck with his bare hands to save a life. his high school basketball coach, not surprised. >> nice kid. stand-up guy. hard worker. very humble. and at the same time, you weren't super surprised that he did, you know, put himself in jeopardy to try to save others. >> reporter: those are the two other americans. who else helped out? >> meet chris. norman saw his own death sentence before his eyes and that pushed him into act

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phillies go for three game sweep of of padres tomorrow and alec ashier on the found make his debut.king good the last few nights. >> darnell sweepy second base. she how loaded it it is to give them a-0 lead. they double to the center that was for domonic brown call the way first. after that jails to close to out in the 9th. after lossing four in a row they won two straight. another night where nung sisters are endplay. >> when you watch this guy taking batting process the ball doesn't jump out of the back. he works hard and he's got pop in his books. we'll get more looks at him. >> you can play all sorts of positions, outfield, third, the kid ashier starting tomorrow had tommy john surgery age 14 when over used arm. here he is making major league debut, rick. >> thank you jamie. >> castle is next on channel 6 and "action news" continues at 6:00 with eva pilgrim and nydia han. >> for the entire "action news" team i'm rick williams, have a nice evening we'll see you tomorrow good night. kling (playing "comes love") (indistinct conversations) ♪ comes a rainstorm ♪ put your rubbers on y

. >> we hit the ground, alec came up and grabbed the gun out of his handle while i put him in a chokehold. he kept pulling more weapons left and right. >> reporter: the gunman fighting to the end nearly severed stone's hand with a box cutter. french authorities have identified the gunman as ayoub b el-khazzani a moroccan national. a lawyer for ayoub el-khazzani said he is not a terrorist, but a homeless man who wanted to rob a train. >> french authorities can hold him for questioning until tomorrow, they will need to charge him or let him go. abc news washington. >>> an iar driver is in a coma following a crash at the race. a large piece of debris came off another car and struck wilson in the face, he is in critical condition. wilson's wife was at their home in colorado at the time. she was on her way to the hospital along with wilson's younger brother last night. >>> a philadelphia police recruit is recovering from a motorcycle crash in north philadelphia. much more to come object on "action news," heavy rains cause a mess on a road in tennessee. we might see rain of our own right there.

alec has been very effectgrie. what are their efforts under alec or the new name to orchestrate all the various redistricts that our crazy around the nation? what do you know, about that? are they st kl very actgrie? : n alee lis a very conservative group with best practices to draft legislation for that republican-led lgoeislatures it is easy for democrats to demonize alec because they hold conferences that are not necessarily public, they provide lead democrat say cooky cutter lgoeislation they handoff to pass but when democrats had the opportunity to draw maps to their liking certainly they have taken the oas aortunity to draw very creative districts as well. even if republicans could lo mapsean that majority after the ffage census, some pretty torturous shapes in pennsylvania and michigan and democrats going back througal the '90s were very effective to draw lines like in north carolina and illinois this time around whical was the one big state they had control of that is interestingly shaped as well >> hosbee

. >> alec hit me on the shoulder and said let's go. >> i stuck two of my fingers in the hole, found what i thought to be the artery, and pushed down and the bleeding stopped. >> airman first class spencer stone, alecings and their childhood friend from sacramento, anthony sadler all given france's highest civilian award today. >> the entire world admires your bravery. >> pinned with the legion of honor medal along with a british businessman who praised the americans quick thinking. >> the first reaction was to disarm the pistol and go down the train to see if there were any other terrorists in the train. >> the attacker denies having terror links and is still being questioned by police. as police continue questioning him, we learned mugalion who's lung was punctured will be awarded the legion of honor medal when he's released from the hospital. >>> a meeting with a top democrat ramping up speculation that vice president joe biden will run for president. he left vacation to return to washington for a private warren. the powerful liberal icon has yet to endorse anyone. if biden runs it cou

alec came up and grabbed the gun out of his hand while i put him in a choke hold. >> the suspect denied a terror attack saying he just wanted to rob passengers. >> it doesn't take eight magazines to rob a train. >>> they grew up in a town near sacramento. sadler is a student at sacramento state university. they'll be honored by the president when they make their way back to the u.s. >>> bart riders could be breathing easy during a commute. >> bart elevators are filthy. a lot of disabled customers and people with luggage bear the brunt. >> bart is making over all 127 elle vaio elevators with new flooring. the first replacement project is now under way at the pleasant hill bart parking garage. >>> today school started for kids in the east bay but the race to hire teachers continues. oklahoma unified school district still needs to hire 15 permanent teachers. teachers have been placed in classrooms with substitutes. potential candidates have been identified. but background checks are pending. >>> today east oakland has a new charter school. rosa's opened its doors with a native american dru

. >> we hit the ground, alec came up and grabbed the gun out of his hand while i put him in a chokehold. seemed like he kept pulling more weapons left and right. >> the french president called the heros examples of courage. >> shore traffic can be an nightmare especially if you're having a baby. trevor and rose were stuck in sea bright, trying to get to the hospital on saturday. a trauma nurse was in front and emt was nearby and heard the mom to be screaming. >> you need to push, she is coming. i said rose, calm down. she said no, no she is coming now. >> she is named bella rose. >> new updates on the panda twins born at washington zoo. >> a sinkholes takes everything in it's way in tennessee. >> reporter: we have a nice day coming up, that's in the seven day coming up ahead. hey, mom and dad! hey, kiddo! (dad) you caught us daydreaming. about a couple of touring bikes? (dad) yeah... mounted on top of a new suv? (mom) uh huh... hooked up to the back of a custom motorhome? (dad) exactly! but how did you- you've got the new instant game from the pennsylvania lottery. (dad) right! bankroll

. >> alec hit me on the shoulder and said let's go. >> reporter: helpinging into begannial. >> i stuckingers in the hole, found what i thought to be the artery, pushed down and the bleeding stopped. >> reporter: and bringing down the gunman who slashed one of them with a box cutter. >> ran down, tackled him. >> reporter: airman first class spencer stone army national guards specialist alec skarlatos and their childhood friend from sacramento anthony sadler all given france's highest civilian award today. [speaking foreign language] pinned with the legion of honor medal along with a british businessman. >> first reaction was to disarm the pistol and then go down the train to try to see if there were any other terrorists in the train. >> reporter: the accused at tacker identified as as ukee el-khazzani still being questioned. an attorney for the 25-year-old claims he only planned to rob the passengers. police in france only have until tomorrow to file charges against him. >>> reporting live marci gonzalez channel6 "action news. rick back to you. >> marries thanmarcy thank you. >>> two io

>>> alec just hit me on the shoulder and said let's go. >> the three americans who helped on a train were celebrated as heroes. they were awarded the highest honor but said they acted out of instinct. >> the gunman would have been successful if my friend spencer had not gotten up in times of terror like that and said, please, do something, don't stand by and watch. >>> wall street open on edge. investors brace for another down day after another big selloff overseas and friday's historic losses. >> oh, come on. >> summer slam becomes stuart slam. former daily host john stuart hosts and gets in on the action at a wwe event. >>> and double delivery. washington, d.c.'s giant panda gives birth to not one but two cubs. captioning funded by cbs >>> this is the "cbs morning news" for monday, august 24th, 2015. good morning. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. get ready for another bumpy ride on wall street. this morning stock futures are down again following last week's massive selloff. china's devaluation of its currency two weeks ago triggered a global selloff that's wiped out more

alec and spencer are both headed to germany with their families next. anthony is headed back to the united states with his parents. and of course with that medal. back to you. >> the death toll climbing in that horror more horrific air show crash from over the weekend. 1950s fighter jet slammed into a busy highway after the pilot failed to pull out of a loop maneuver. at least 11 people have been killed. local police say that number could end up being close to 20. british aviation investigators now inposing restrictions on vintage jet airplanes and banning high energy ara battics. >>> japan's government is demanding new safety measures to prevent another explosion at a u.s. military base. it was caught on video last night. it triggered a huge fire. this is about 25 miles from tokyo. no one was hurt. the warehouse was filled with can stn isters of gas like nitrogen and oxygen but no weapons. >>> a man arrested in connection with the case of rosie o'donnell's runaway daughter is going to be arraigned in a little over an hour. the 25-year-old has been char

airman first class spencer stone, national guard specialist alec scarlotos and alan sadler were given the medal as recognition of their bravery. today stone will travel to germany where he will receive more treatment for his injuries, including cuts that you could see on the back of his head. that's him at the bottom of that screen when they apprehended the individual. the three americans all in their early 20s. they're being credited with stopping this man who they believe was potentially about to massacre the many passengers on board that train, as many as 500 people were on the train. let's get the latest now from claudia lavonia. he is in paris with the latest on the suspect and what we've learned about him, claudio. >> tamron, yes, this story gets more extraordinary by the day. these three guys were traveling to france as tourists. they leave as decorated heroes. this honor is the highest honor anybody could get in france. it's difficult to get for french nationals let alone foreigners who have to do something incredibly extraordinary to deserve it. what's more extraordinary, of

for spencer stone and alec scar latos. cheering them on at ramstein air base. as more details emerge about the bravery of another train passenger, french-american mark moogalian who confronted the gunman moments before the american disarmed him, tried to warn other passengers and was shot. the bullet went through mark's back and out his neck. spencer stone, his own thumb almost severed, kept mark alive. >> found what i thought to be the artery, pushed down, and the bleeding stopped. so i just said thank god and held that position until the paramedics got there. >> mark's sister paying tribute. >> it was very overwhelming. once i realized our brother had been s and we almost lost him but to realize what he it, how he stepped in without even giving it a thought. we couldn't be more proud. >> reporter: moogalian, recovering in a french hospital, will also receive a medal of honor. the tributes keep pouring in. a possible parade. stone, we're told, was in an air force medical operation squadron. he was trained in trauma care. right person, right place, right time.

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. >> he was trying to charge the weapon and alec hit me on it shoulder and said let's go.aid his initial reaction was out of gut instinct. >> i feel our training mostly kicked in after the assailant was already subdued. >> reporter: cell phone video shows him hog tied on the ground, officials recovered an arsenal of weapons, sadler believes there is a lesson to be learned from the ordeal. >> the gunman would have been successful if if my friend spencer had not got up. in times of peril like that, please do something, don't just stand by. >> reporter: brian webb cbs3 "eyewitness news". >> an explosion at us army depot outside of tokyo today set off a huge fire that lit up the night sky. reports say no one was injured. the army says the cause isn't known just yet, but no hazardous materials or ammunition was stored in the depot, five. >>> a message of hope in a philadelphia neighborhood that had an especially violent summer. the festival of lights kicked off today in nicetown, four people have been killed in that neighborhood and others injured just since july. the event org

. >> reporter: national guard alec skalatos, and spencer stone were on vacation on a high-speed train from amsterdam to paris friday. police say the attacker boarded in brussels and some where in northern france opened fire. but then reportedly the gun jammed. >> we just all ran back there and we tried to like do whatever we could to beat him up just so he didn't shoot anybody. >> reporter: british basenessman chris norman joined in. >> i would rather die being active trying to get him down than sit in the corner and be shot. >> reporter: the suspect was arrested in arras, france. remarkably only two men were injured. a passenger airman stone helped to save and stone who got a visit from top brass in the hospital today. france's interior minister said the attacker is believed to be a 26-year-old moroccan flagged for ties to islamic extremists says last year but not under surveillance. >> the french have 5,000 people that are potential terrorists that could target planes, airports or malls. it's impossible for them to just follow everyone. >> reporter: the heroes were given medals for

hear much more from alec and be joined by his very proud family. that's ahead. plus, alek wasn't the only brave american as he noted. others put their lives on the line. you will hear from two fellow heroes. that's next. the veterans, the wounded warriors, and they are coming and some people are making contributions, but it's only if they want to. if they want, they can make a contribution. we do have people, a woman, $7, $12, $19. we see them coming into the office. and that kind of a donation i want because they invest in the campaign. they feel invested. to me, that's very important. it doesn't amount to a lot when you add it all up. but to me it's very important. five or six packs, supporting trump. all over the country, pacs. they want to see something happen with this country and they want to see something good happen. [ applause ] >> thank you. and, frankly, i think that's terrific but i don't know any of these people, but they have, i think, five or six pacs are opening up. yes, ma'am? [inaudible] >> well, i don't see any protesters. i figured you would

alec hit me on the shoulder and said let's go. >> two words that prevented a massacre according to the french president. stone, anthony sadler and skarlatos a loong with a british and french citizen received the highest honor. >> stone's dad was proud. >> it made the difference. >> belgian authorities identified him as ayyoub el khazzani. he was on a terror watch list but still allowed to board the train in brussels. el khazzani's lawyer says he was homeless and wanted to rob people on the train. >> to the point he was trying to rob the train, it doesn't take eight magazines to rob a train. >> he seemed like he was ready to fight to the end. so were we. >> the gunman actually had nine magazines, a handgun, assault rifle and box cutter. in washington, edward lawrence. >> unbelievable. the "today" show will have more on the ceremony and the thwarted train attack. kelly cobiella is live in paris. she'll have latest at 7:00. >>> president jimmy carter is going to slow down while fighting cancer but he still taught sunday school. >> good morning. >> good morning. >> it's something that mr.