in fact where he walked out, you could hear him say if it weren't for alex skarlatos, i would not ben they said what made you when other people were running the other way stand up and do this, and he said my thought was i'm probably going to die anyway, i'd rather die trying to take this person down than just sitting in the seat. >> so let's go. first reaction, he said that he thought that maybe he would sit in a seat and hide. but then he heard someone who we now know according to anthony sadler as alex skarlatos yell get him. and he ran in the direction of this man who is reportedly being investigated as having ties to islamic extremists. this happening on a train headed to paris. again, we're waiting for anthony sadler and alex skarlatos to come out in front of this police station and they can speak, as well. let's go back to -- all of his . i intervened to hold his right arm. there was a frenchman who i think was the train controller who came and took his left arm. and in this way, we managed to overpower him and then after that we were able to put him on the ground, immobilize h

spencer stone, the man who acted first said he was asleep when his friend alex skarlatos woke him up d pointed out the gunman. said it looked like the gun had jammed and that's when they took their chance. >> alex hit me on the shoulder and said, he's go, ran down, tackled him. we hit the ground. alex came up and grabbed the gun out of his hand. >> both alex skarlatos and spencer stone are in the military but the training didn't kick in until after the man was subdued. stone was a trained medic and helped to stop the bleeding from a gunshot victim. he was just thinking of his two friends, when they got up to fight, he couldn't let them go alone. >> at times of terror like this, to please do something. don't just stand by and watch. >> stone's parents are meeting him in paris and we understand that all of the heros will get a personal thank you from the french president tomorrow morning. back to you. >>> we're getting our first look at the man accused of that train attack. this is ayoub el khazzani, a 26-year-old from morocco who has lived in europe for years. >>> well a suspicious ite

alex skarlatos goes on the record. #proud american as you watch the story. >> what do you think when you watch that opening? >> it's still unbelievable. i still want believe it. i would like to say one thing. i didn't hold him down. spencer was the one that held him down and choked him. >> the three of you worked together and a britt helped as well? >> he helped tie him up afterward and he helped translate for us and it was very important. he helped speak english on the train. he was fantastic. >> you and your two friends decided to go on vacation or meet up. >> we were going to meet up in amsterdam. we were going to head back to germany. >> spencer and i have been neighbors since 4 or 5 years old. our mothers still live next door to each other. spencer and i had been friends and anthony as well but we haven't been able to stay in that close a contact since i have in afghanistan spencer in azors and we haven't been around sacramento to see anthony. >> whose idea was it to go to europe together? >> it was spencer and my

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and alex skarlatos, inactive national guardsman.atherine fields is live in paris with the latest and she joins us via skype with more on this amazing story. >> yes, after days we've been getting more and more information from these sir investigation men and from witnesses inside the train as to just how brave these three men were. to give you an indication, julie, they had to run the distance of the train carriage to actually bring todown the gunman. that's about 30 feet. he had to run into the direction of the gunman with the gunman looking at him. he grabbed the gunman by the neck, got him to the ground and it was actually another one of the americans who disarmed the gunman. at the same time, since stone was injured, to his hand and neck, but nevertheless he went and administered first and i had aid to wofrnt injuone of the ine him. they have been speaking to anti-terror officers in france. him. they have been speaking to anti-terror officers in france. him. they have been speaking to anti-terror officers in france. him. they hav

they're telling their story today a news conference was held with the new heroes, spencer stone, alex skarlatos and college student anthony sadler. the three men who disregarded their own safety tackled the suspect on the high speed train, then tied him up. this as we learn more about the gunman himself, 26-year-old moroccan with tie to radical islam who may have traveled to syria. will carr has more from the newsroom. >> the u.s. ambassador in paris today these three heroes demonstrated the best of america. they're childhood friends and they appeared to be at ease together during the press conference as they shared the dramatic details that played out on the train on friday. they're sleeping as they heard several shots. they stood up and saw a gunman holding an ak-47 that appeared to be jammed. >> we hit the ground, alex came up and grabbed the gun out of his hand while i put him in a whoek hold. seemed like he kept pulling more weapons left and right. >> spencer stone is a u.s. airman who loves marshal arts. he kept the man in a chokehold while skarlatos started bashing the suspect in this fa

right now alex skarlatos goes on the record. as you watch this hero's story tweet using #proudamerican. thanks for joining us. what do you think when you watch that opening? >> it's still unbelievable. i can't believe it. i would like to say one thing, though, i didn't hold him down. spencer was the one who held him down and choked him. so i want to get that straight. >> the three of you work together and with the help of a brit, a brit helped as well. >> yeah, yeah, he was great. he helped tie him up afterwards and he helped translate for us with the french which was actually very important because we -- no one spoke english on that train. he was fantastic. >> take us back to the beginning. you and your two friends decide to go to europe for a vacation or meet up? >> we were going to meet in amsterdam and then head to paris. then from paris they were going to break off and i would probably head back to germany. >> how did you know these guys? >> spencer and i have been neighbors since we were 4 or 5 years old. we've literally g

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airman spencer stone national guardsman alex skarlatos and anthony sadler were hailed as heroes during meeting. they risked their lives to disarm a gunman who french media reports in this photo, a visibly injured stone recalled the moment he sprang into action on the amsterdam to par his bounds train. >> looked like it was jammed or it wasn't working and he was trying to discharge the weapon and alex hit me on the shoulder and said let's go. >> reporter: skarlatos says his initial action was out of gut instinct. >> i feel our training kicked in after the assailant was already subdued. >> reporter: cell phone video shows the 26-year-old moroccan man hog tied on the ground. officials uncovered an arsenal of weapons. sadler believes there's a lesson to be learned from the ordeal. >> the gunman would have been successful if my friend spencer had not gotten up in times of like peril like that to please do something. don't just stand by and watch. >> reporter: brian webb for cbs3 "eyewitness news." >> well, police are investigating an overnight shooting in north philadelphia that left two me

sphenser stone, alex skarlatos and anthony sadler stopped the attacker armed with box cutters, a handgun and assault rifle. the men are childhood friends. they grew up together near sacramento. yesterday, they received the hon medal. sadler's sister said she's so proud of him. >> i'm so amazed by his act. i'm -- i don't know what to say. it's such an inspiration to me, though, and my family. [ applause ] >> the mayor of sacramento says details about the parade are in the works. >>> 15 people have been forced out of an assisted living home that caught fire in san francisco's mission drik. the fire started in the bedroom on the top floor of a building. neighbors said they are worried about the tenants many of whom are seniors with specs specs -- with special needs. >> no matter where they are, it won't be the place they've been comfortable with and lin -- living with. >> we're told one resident was treated for smoke inhalation. no major injuries. investigators are working to determine what caused the fire. >>> a plan to improve muni service is stirring up controversy. in order to make the

. >> the french president held a ceremony for alex skarlato, spencer stone, and their childhood friend anthony sadler at the u.s. ambassador's residence. they described the confrontation for the first time there. >> i saw he had -- it looked to be an ak-47, tackled him. alek came up, grabbed the gun out of his hand while i put him in a choke-hold. >> they're still questioning the gunman. the moroccan national denied it was a terror attack, saying he wanted to rob passengers. >>> a man in louisiana is being investigated for two murders, his own roommate and a state trooper. police say 54-year-old kevin dagle shot vincent yesterday from a traffic stop. vincent died from his injuries today. later today investigators revealed they found dagle's roommate dead when they searched the home. >>> coming up, the controversy over a fair fax county school named after a confederate figure gets the attention of hollywood. >> real steamy out here. we've got light rain falling now. look at first alert doppler. south and west , heavy rain from tyson's corner then back toward southern fairfax and prince

anthony sadler, spencer stone and alex skarlatos are from the bay area. sadler also lived in the pittsburgh area for a while. chuck, i understand these three are now speaking publicly about what happened. >> that's right. what we are learning from them is the ability to recognize what was happening and then react immediately and forcefully. it is something that you hope from people, especially young men in a military in a life-threatening situation. >> family of the young men hailed heroes can't wait to see them. >> i'm so proud of him. he is such a good kid. >> the hay speed train could have been a massacre. the three young men grew up together in carmichael. saw a man later described as an islamic radical known to authorities, armed with an assault rifle running down the aisle. >> i looked over at spencer and said, let's go. go! >> i ducked down on my feet, and alex looked at what was happening. spencer looked at what was happening. alex said to spencer, go get him. >> 23-year-old spencer stone, air force airman first class tackled the gunman. alex, 22-

anthony sadler, spencer stone and alex skarlatos are from the bay area. sadler also lived in the pittsburgh area for a while. chuck, i understand these three are now speaking publicly about what happened. >> that's right. what we are learning from them is the ability to recognize what was happening and then react immediately and forcefully. it is something that you hope from people, especially young men in a military in a

within the last hour, spencer stone, alex skarlatos and anthony sadler were given the legion of honor. stone still bears the injuries they suffered. the french apartment, francois hollande calls their acts of bravery. >> translator: it is -- we had the power to -- and you taught us with enough courage that we're -- >> the suspected gunman is known in several countries. he's a moroccan national thought to be a radical islamist. he's being questioned by french police. more on the ceremony and the thwarted train attack. kelly cobiella will be live in paris. that's the american ambassador to france. that's all ahead at 7:00 a.m. >>> also new this morning, the pentagon investigating why a u.s. military warehouse in japan exploded. blasts lighting the night sky. this is at the u.s. army general depot, about 25 miles outside of tokyo. nobody was hurt. but the warehouse obviously destroyed by the flames. it was set to hold canisters of gas like oxygen and nitrogen. but no weapons. >>> investors looking at a blue monday on wall street. overnight stocks slid in asia. index down more than 8%. th

confrontation, spencer stone described the take down when he and his buddies anthony sadler and alex skarlatos stopped an apparent massacre before it game. >> 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 >> 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 identified_n a youb el khazzani denied its with a terror attack. he said he j

his hand report report last friday sadler with air men spencer stone, and national guard men alex skarlatos, hell topped over power, the suspect. french prosecutors say the minister rock an gunman was carrying over 200 bullets and looked at jihad i video on his cell phone just minutes before the chaos. sacramento mayor kevin johnson, says plans are in the works to honor the trio. >> this is patriotic, these young men gave us something to, believe in. >> reporter: skarlatos remains in german which stone as, stone continues treatment for injuries sustain in the attack. terry okit a for cbs news, sacramento. >> so proud of those guys. >>> officials at the national zoo in washington are facing challenges trying to keep two baby panda is a live. we have a new picture of the smaller of the twins. baby has to be bottle and tube federal because momma panda is only nursing the larger cub. she's not letting keepers swap out for smaller new borns. zoo workers say a it is important for both to have equal time with their mom so they can get enough to eat. >> 5:40. >>> japanese liquor company is boldly g

alex skarlatos and two other americans were awarded france's highest honor and today anthony sadler returned to oregon. the three americans, long with the british businessman, are credited with stopping a gunman, from, carrying out an attack on a train headed to paris last friday. >>> and a 14 year-old is facing serious charges tonight after police say he held his classmates and teacher at gunpoint. nobody was hurt in the hostage situation, which bee began this afternoon at a high school in west virginia. the teen eventually released the 27 students, and teacher, after police began to negotiate. the teenager surrendered. he was taken to the hospital for an evaluation. >>> there are new details about a plane crash, earlier this month, on long island, new york. investigation shows that the crash, may have happened because a air traffic controller gave the pilot wrong directions. according to the report by the ntsb, when the pilot reported problems, the controller gave him several options, of where to land. including a nearby runway that closed, back in 1990. the landing strip is in longer ther

>> reporter: president obama today praising the three americans -- stone, national guardsman alex skarlatos who was returning from duty in afghanistan, and their civilian friend, anthony sadler. tonight stone just out of the hospital is expected to be reunited with his fellow heros. tonight el khazzani is in french custody. he's undergoing interrogation. he lived in belgium and was known to authorities. investigators there and in france are trying to determine where he got the weapons, all those weapons he had on that train, and what he planned to do with them. >> what those servicemen did was totally remarkable. good to see you tonight. >>> next to a devastating accident at an air show. thousands of people watching it all in horror. it happened over these fields in england. a military jet beginning this high flying stunt but then something went tragically wrong. the jet slamming into a busy road. abc's jennifer eccleston from london tonight. >> reporter: the pilot at this air show attempting a routine loop when suddenly the jet starts to plummet. onlookers horrified as it goes down, crashi

air men spencer stone, national guard man alex skarlatos and sacramento state university student anthonyr subduing a iraqi national armed with the ak-47, nine magazine, pistol, and a box cutter. >> ran down, tackled him. he hit the ground. alex came up, grabbed the gun out of his hand while i put him in the choke hold. he just kept pulling more weapons left and right. >> reporter: three people were injured, the the attackers stabbing spencer stone in the neck nearly slicing his thumb off 36789 americans with french and british passengers courageous hi taking on the suspect after his gun apparently jam. >> he knew what he was doing, foreign just did the right thing, he would have been able to operate through all faces of the magazine and we would have all been in some trouble and probably wouldn't be here today. >> he seemed like he was ready to fight until the end. so, you know, so were we. >> reporter: suspect's lawyers satisfies he planned to rob the train not commit an act of terrorism. >> it doesn't take eight magazines to rob a train. >> reporter: they are now questioning the 26 yea

the president of france pinned the honor on alex skarlatos, anthony sadler and another man. men stopped a man armed with box cutters, assault rifle and handgun. >> if it wasn't for they, i would have been -- for them, i would have been dead. >> sadler pictured in the center was born in pittsburg but grew up near sacramento. he's a senior at sacramento state university. >> in times of, like, terror like, please do something. don't just do something and watch. >> the gunman has been identified as a 26-year-old from morocco. his lawyer said he was homeless and trying to rob passengers on the train in order to feed himself. >>> 8:42. will he or won't he? up next, joe biden's unusual meeting over the weekend that may signal a presidential run. >>> but first, does your iphone look a little blurry or at least when it takes pictures. the problem that prompted apple to issue a recall. >>> good morning. we're looking at slow traffic that's lingering in the east bay. as we look at the richmond bridge, that looks good heading over to marin. >>> a few breaks in the lee clouds. but there

army national guardsman alex skarlatos was vacationing with his friends after a tour in afghanistan when they saw the gunman on the train last friday. they were able to disarm the suspect and detain him until police arrived. today he spoke on "good morning america" about the moment of action that probably saved lives. >> i immediately recognized what was happening. i thought there is no way. there is no way this is happening right now. i'm just not -- the odds -- that was the only thought that i had. i couldn't believe it was happening. and then we just acted and i didn't have another conscious thought for the next two minutes. >> he said the magnitude of what happened did not sink in until the train was stopped and the gunman was taken into custody. the three americans and a british man who helped were awarded france's highest honor for bravery. >>> turning to the race for president, hillary clinton's campaign seems to be saying game on with the threat of a challenge from vice president joe biden. the associated press is reporting that team clinton is contacting donors who publicly expr

just yesterday spencer stone, and alex skarlatos and anthony sadler took down a gunman. the gunman is believed to have ties with isis. president obama spoke by phone with the three americans praising their quick action that likely prevented a massacre. cnn's nick roberts joins us in france with more. >> a big cheer as the motorcade drove them out of the police station and they have been here all day, and spencer stone getting surgery to his hand and his thumb almost severed and he led the success to bring down the attacker. >> what i would like to do, first of all, is to say thank you to alex skau law toes and spencer stone, without whom i don't think we would be here to speak to you today. >> the investigation getting more information about the attacker. a 26-year-old moroccon. we now know he got on the train with his weapons in belgium. it stopped there, and on the way from amsterdam to paris and we understand from the belgian authorities they believe this 26-year-old has ties and connections to hard line islamist groups, groups they are already investigating, and now

anthony sadler is a senior in college and then alex skarlatos, a specialist in the national guard returningm a deployment in afghanistan. all say seconds after the shots were fired, they saw a suspect shirtless and cocking an ak-47. it looked like it was jammed. stone who loves martial arts tackled him. the suspect slashed stone. he picked up the ak-47 and hit the suspect in the head with a gun. he put him in a chokehold until he passed out. a passenger took off his tie and hog tied him. even though stone was badly injured went over to the man who was shot in the struggle and ultimately may have saved his life. >> i went over, saw that he was squirting blood out of the left or right side of his neck. i was going to use my shirt but i realized that wouldn't have worked. i stuck two of my fingers in the hole, found what i thought to be the artery, pushed down and the bleeding stopped. i said thank god. i stayed in that position until the paramedics got there. >>> that man that was shot was from virginia. we learned he is going to be okay. stone says that he was simply thinking about survival

we're also expecting to hear there those three young men spencer stone, anthony sadler and alex skarlatos at some point they will be emerging, as well, and giving us their live accounts of all that took place. it's been an incredible morning of tee tdetail. you've heard from one of the young men's dad earlier on our air talking to victor and christi paul. and you're seeing a picture of two of them there. it's expected that also they will be meeting up with french prime minister later on today. nick valencia has been following this for us. it's an incredible display of events that have taken place. we're getting a little bit of detail from here and there. >> extraordinary of an achievement this was to stop this suspected gunman. they were incredibly casual about it. they had a press conference earlier this morning after being hailed as heros. let's take you back to friday when this incident happened. these three americans were sitting on a train when they noticed a conductor run fran lick i threw the carriage of the train, emerging behind that conductor, a shirtless man with a rifle hangin

just yesterday spencer stone, and alex skarlatos and anthony sadler took down a gunman.ieved to have ties with isis.

two of the men responsible spencer stone and alex skarlatos are u.s. service members.he suspect in custody is a 26-year-old moroccan man who was on the radar of spanish authorities. >>> wildfires continue to rage across the drought-plagued west. and wildfires grew by another 100 square miles just yesterday. that is the same fire that claimed the lives of three firefighters of north central washington state. officials are hoping that easing winds predicted for saturday will slow further growth of that inferno. >>> a suicide car bomber attacked a nato caravan in afghanistan's capital city on saturday. at least 12 people were killed on saturday, including three u.s. contractors. no group has claimed responsibility and the taliban denies involvement. >>> a major operation is underway in italy to rescue as many as 3,000 migrants in the mediterranean. the italian coast guard is responding to several distress calls, 287 migraines were pulled from a small fishing boat and transferred to a coast guard vessel that brought them to the italian port city of mussina. at the same tim

reporter: twenty-three year-old air man spencer stone, 23 year-old anthony sadler and 22-year old alex skarlatos were on the high speed train from amsterdam to paris on friday when a man armed with the ak-47, a pistol, and box cutter, raced through the car. the men tackled, subdued the gun man who was taken into custody in france. >> i'm great full that if they weren't there what could have happened to innocent people, people like us who are just living our lives trying to go to work, come home from work and if they weren't there i just, you know, it is scary. >> reporter: french authorities identified the attacker as 26 year-old, as a more rack owe man with radical islam who spent time in syria. >> at some point we need to profile someone. it is not so much what they look like but where they have been. talk to them. the find out what they are up to. >> reporter: suspect's lawyer disputes the official account of what happened saying the man was homeless, and simply trying to rob passengers on the train in order to feed himself. >> it doesn't take eight magazines to rob a train. >> reporter: fren

. >>> childhood pals, yes, spencer stone right there, also alex skarlatos and sacramento state student anthony sadler were on vacation on a train from amsterdam to paris when they saw a gunman move through their train car. they made a split second decision to take him down, that is exactly what they did. the suspect is a 24 year-old moroccan lives in spain. he says he is not a terrorist but just wanted to rob the train and that is why you had all those guns. but as one of the americans put it you don't need a automatic weapon, ak-47, a handgun, a box cutter, and nine magazines to simply rob some people on a train. he was up to no good. >>> incoming freshman girls at old dominion university in west virginia got a welcome they didn't quite expect. >> now students are facing disciplinary action, let me explain. >> i can explain too mike. >> okay. >> rachel vittoria tweeted this picture of banners hanging outside fraternity house. rowdy and fun hope your baby girl is ready for a good time. another say freshman doubt are drop off with an arrow pointing down to the door. and the third said g

reporter: twenty-three year-old air men spencer stone, 23 year-old anthony sadler and 22-year old alex skarlatos were all on the high speed train from amsterdam to paris on friday when a man armed with a ak-47, pistol and box cutter, raced through the car, the the men tackled and subdued the gun man who were taken into custody in france. >> i'm grateful that if they weren't there, what could have happened to innocent people, people like us who are just living their lives trying to go to work and come home from work and if they weren't there i think that is scary. >> reporter: french authorities identified the attacker as 26 year-old as moroccan with ties to radical islam who spent time in syria. at some point you need to profile someone and it is not so much what they look like but where they have been. talk to them. find out the what they are up to. >> suspect's lawyer disputes the official account of what happened saying he was home less and simply, trying to, rob passengers on the train in order to feed himself. >> it doesn't take eight magazines to rob a train. >> reporter: french authoritie

anthony saddler, alex skarlatos and spencer stone were on vacation when a man emerged from a bathroomrain with a rifle and a box cutter and several magazines of ammunition. they along with a british citizen subdued the gunman by hog-tieing him, holding him down. french president francois hollande will host a meeting with the heroes on monday. in an interview earlier today with cnn's christie paul, anthony saddler's father described what his father told him about the attack. >> he called me earlier on from the train site or from the police station, and the initial response was surprise and shock. after that, disbelief and gratitude that our son was okay. that he wasn't killed or hurt. >> in terms of the conversation that you had with him last night, is he doing okay? what did he tell you about the incident itself and how he's feeling now? >> it was still settling with him as far as the reality. that it just didn't seem real. it was totally unexpected. they were just out touring europe and having a great time together for the past week and a half. the armed gunman came out of the bathro

sadler's friend and national guardsman alex skarlatos who helped foil the gunman's attack on the frenchsenger train will receive the u.s. army's highest award. all three americans received france's highest honor earlier this week. >> it is 6:08 and markets are stool wheeze see closing down as investors stay skittish over the turmoil in the chinese economy. maribel aber is live at the nasdaq in times square. she's got the latest. good morning, marble. good morning, tam. stocks closed lower as should sharp selling wiped out big gains on wall street. stocks traded higher after china cut interest rates to try and stabilize its economy. right now though futures pointing to a higher open. we've got a report on durable goods due out later today. amazon is expanding its service. prime now offers free two hour delivery or one hour delivery for $7.99 members of amazon's prime program. service is available from 8:00 a.m. to midnight seven days a week. makes you wonder how fast drone delivery might be. >> i would say a lot quicker. >> yeah. >> you don't have to stop at stop lights when you're in a

well, it was a hero's welcome at newark liberty international airport in new jersey yesterday as alex skarlatos of the three americans who helped take down a terrorist on a french train last week returned home to family, friends and a salute from new york's finest. it was all cheers for the 22-year-old army national guard specialist and tears and hugs from his parents as you can see, this just one week after what was supposed to be a european vacation for three childhood friends took a turn while on a train from amsterdam to paris a man appeared armed with an ak-47. skarlatos and his friends becoming international heroes for tackling the terrorists. in an exclusive interview with abc news skarlatos says both his gut and his training kicked in. >> we didn't have a conscious thought for the whole first two minutes so it was just pretty much a gut reaction. we were just acting on adrenaline and doing what we had to do to survive. training kind of kicked in after he was already down. spencer started providing medical care on mark who was shot through the neck and i grabbed the ak and looked through

. >> reporter: 22-year-old alex skarlatos, fresh from a tour of duty in afghanistan is the first to reactet him. his buddy, spencer stone, a martial arts enthusiast and in the air force leads the charge toward the suspect. >> ran down, tackled him. we hit the ground. alek 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. pulled out a handgun. al took that. took out a box cutter, 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 i was able to grab him again, and choke him unconscious while alek was hitting him in the head with the pistol or rifle. i can't really remember. >> reporter: stone is severely slashed by a box kultder nearly losing his thumb and suffering injuries to his neck and head. >> the guy had a lot of ammo. hess intentions were clear. >> reporter: that's when the third american, anthony sadler helps tie the suspect up, aided by a britishman, chris norman. mark moogalian is bleeding badly from his neck. sadler uses

alex skarlatos arrived at newark airport yesterday to a hero's homecoming. the entire airport cheered for the army national guards specialist. the unimaginable happened while skarlatos was on vacation with friends in europe. he was on a train if amsterdam to paris when a man emerged from the bathroom armed with an ak-47. >> we didn't have a conscious thought for the first two minutes. it was pretty much a gut reaction. we were just acting on adrenaline doing what we had to survive. training kind of kicked in after he was already down. next spencer started providing medical care on mark who was shot through the neck and i grabbed the ak and looked through the other train cars in case there was anybody else. >> so many are grateful for their actions. skarlatos and his friends were awarded france's highest honor in recognition of their courageous actions. >> health check tonight. if you or your child is starting college this year, you probably heard of the freshman 15. the idea that many students gain 15 pounds their first year away from home. but is this reali

yesterday french president francois hollande gave alex skarlatos, spencer stone and anthony sadler thegion of honor. that's the highest civilian honor in france. the lee are childhood friends who grew up in sex remt toe. they were on a paris bound rain when they spotted and armed man in their car. with the help of those passenger they knocked the man out, tied him up, the men are now in germany for medical evaluation. yesterday the mayor of sacramento announce hadded plans to hold a parade for the men after they return home. >> they were acting on instinct. >>> coming up at 6:00, a big rig overturned spilling gravel all over a busy bay area freeway, the possible impact to your morning commute next with mike inouye. >>> plus a senior care home catches fire overnight forcing more than a dozen people to get up and get out. >>> a wild ride on wall street. why today could be a better day for your machine than yesterday was. "today in the bay" starts right now. >>> it good tuesday morning. thank you for joining us, i'm sam brock. >> and i'm laura garcia-cannon. we are tracking the roads and

alex skarlatos, serves with the national guard. >> a guy with the a ak entered a train cabin. me and my friend, we got down and i said, basically let's go. >> reporter: authorities say that the americans, and a french national, rushed the gun man, air men spencer stone was injury. >> i think spencer is the the real hero. he was the the first one to jump on him. he is the one who got the cut up. >> reporter: stone was treated in a french hospital. british passenger, chris norman joined into give himself a chance to survive. >> what else is there to do? either you sit down and you die or you get up and you die, so there was nothing more than that. >> reporter: the passengers subdued the attacker eventually tying him on the ground. the train was rerouted to north of paris where police took the gun man into custody. citing official sources french media are reporting that the suspect's name is a moroccan national. they are investigating whether he is link to radical islam networks. president barack a obama and the french president, praised the americans for their actions saying the

airman, is credited with leading the charge along with alex skarlatos and anthony sadler. >> really proudted so quickly and so bravely. he is really the first one over there. even after being injured himself he went to go help the other man who was bleeding. >> reporter: the three childhood friends were traveling together the aboard the high speed train when they sprang into action. stone bloodied yet determined to stop a massacre from happening. the young man had help from british passenger who used his necktie to hog tie the gunman. >> we have seen enough of these kinds of attacks to understand that they will kill everybody once they get started. i said maybe i have a chance if i get up and help as well. >> reporter: praise now pouring in from all over the world but no one prouder than the friends' parents. >> it's well within his character. he's a quick thinker, quick decision maker. >> deep down inside i felt really, really proud. i told him that. i didn't tell him as much as i should have. gosh, i am so proud of both of them, so much. the fact that they saved all those lives and had

serviceman spencer stone, jumped up, and quickly followed by the third american, national guards man alex skarlatos. >> spencer got to the guy first. he grabbed the guy by the neck and i grabbed the handgun. >> reporter: gunman for the back but gun was able to be quickly able to get under control. >> we were scared but a trend lynn mostly took over because i didn't even have time to think. >> reporter: gun slashed stone with the knife. he was released from a french hospital saturday. the train was traveling from amsterdam to paris and stopped in northern france after the attack. the the suspect had boarded the train in brussels. investigators have confirmed that he is a 26 year-old moroccan who belonged to the radical islam is movement and on the french security watch list. wendy gilette for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> meanwhile a new jersey congressman says a man who gunned down a guard at a federal building in manhattan was actually a federal whistle blower got a raw de. the congressman says that his staff has been working with kevin downing, had been fired from the bureau of labor statistics ba

now, as for his two friends spencer stone and alex skarlatos both u.s.soldiers are resting and recovering in am europe at an air base in germany. the mayor says once they are all together again in sacramento he is going to hold that heroes parade for them, sam. >>> if the kings get bounce there from mr. sadler, maybe wall street will get a bounce, more of one today after that recovery yesterday. it's the question traders are asking 15 minutes before the opening bell. stocks soared higher yesterday following six straight days of heavy losses. the dow picked up 619 point, that was the third largest ever point gain. it appears that a trend could be in the works because china's stocks have rebounded more than 5% today. dow futures are trading higher by merely 4%. >>> san francisco based gap is ending a controversial practice that gave workers little or no notice about their schedules a. they will stop using on call scheduling by the end of next month. gap will now give employees 10 to 14 days notice as part of a push to improve their quality of life and work

. >> alex scar lat toes is a-- skarlatos is an american hero. his father emanuel step mother karen and two brothers also on the record. welcome to the familiar -- family. were you surprised to hear about your brother? >> i was surprised. he woke me up when he called me. it was pretty surprising. >> what did he say? >> the conversation lasted about one minute. i was on a train there was an active shooter and he said tell

four days after he, spencer stone, and alex skarlatos thwarted a would-be gunman in france. he arrived late tuesday in sacramento where all three were middle school classmates. that's also where sadler's sister is. she spent the day anxious shusly awaiting his homecoming. >> is your brother a hero? i believe he is, yes. it's still very unbelievable to use that word associated with my brother. it's like wow. >> reporter: sacramento's mayor is promising a celebration worthy of these men. >> these men gaev us something to believe in, believe in good, believe in people, and believe in each other and something bigger than ourselves. >> we're going have a parade in downtown sacramento where people can see our heroes and cheer them on. >> reporter: they risked their lives. >> yes, sir, they risked their lives, on impulse, no second thought just we have to do what we have to do and that's so admirable. >> what does that tell you about their character? >> i thought, it gives me cheers. this is my younger brother and friends. i thought you just taught me and the world so much by examp

oregon army national guardsman alex skarlatos will receive a top u.s. army medal. the other friend, spencer stone, will be decorated for his bravery. the gunman slashed stone's left hand with a box cutter. stone whose arm is still in a sling told officers his martial arts training helped him stop the gunman. >>> 7:10. coming up, do you feel stressed while driving on bay area freeways? you are not alone. coming up, why the prayer is ranked one of the most stressful prices for drivers -- places for drivers. >>> an amazing story of survival. a 10-year-old boy found safe in utah after spending a night in the wilderness. up next, what he said he did that kept him alive. >>> good morning. we're looking at a commute here where traffic is going to be busy on highway 24 getting up to the tunnel. it's also slow in oakland. >>> coast and bay even with sunshine. we'll see if that trend continues. it means another neighbor is wgoing to sleep better tonight. because they went to sleep train's ticket to tempur-pedic event. for a limited time, save up to $500 on select tempur-pedi

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he's had a successful operation on his hand, we're told we're hoping to hear from alex skarlatos and anthony sadler. hopefully we'll hear from them after, paige? >> thank you, kelly. for more let's bring in mikey kay, a former assault helicopter pie not the british royal air force and former advisor in the uk's minister of defense. thank you for joining us, mikey. >> afternoon, page. it would appear trains in europe and in the u.s. are soft target. they have no real security. should that be changed? it's a problem, really of the access and the migration patterns across europe. the first thing i would like to say without the courage and bravery of the gentlemen who look jumped in, we'd be looking at a catastrophe of the size of if not greater than what happened on the tunisia beach massacre because this was a train where there was nowhere to go. i think the event would have come to the conclusion when the assailant ran out of bullets and ammunition. you saw the cartridges lying on the pavement. this could be a serious catastrophe because people have nowhere to flee in a situation like

. >> national guardsman alex skarlatos, college student anthonansadlcr on the left and nai force airman first class spencer stone were on vacation a high-speed train from steraam to paris friday. police say the attacker boarded brussels d soyowhere in nt theran france, opened fire. but then reportedly the gun jammed. >> we all ran back there and tried to like do whatever we could to beat him up. just so he didn't shoot anybody. >> british businessman chris norman joined in. >> i'd rather die being active trying to get him down than simply sit in the corner and be shot. >> reporter: the suspect was arrested at the station in arras france. onng board, a small arsenal. nine magazines, a handgun and a knife. remarkably, only twos men were injured. a passenger airman stone helped to save and stone who got a visit from top brass in the hospital today. frantlce's interior minister said the attacker is believed to be a 26-year-old moroccan flagged for ties to islamic extremists just last year but not under surveillance. >> thethnch have 5,000 people. there are potentially terrg orist that is co