witnesses say throughout the attack they heard wasil farooqui yelling "allahu akbar." which is arabic for "god is great." before one of the victims fought him off adding to the fear this this may be a random

trish: when you are shouting allahu akbar. >> in complete random and strangers. when you self-radicalize, you are doing in plain sight, in plain sight of who? friends, family, co-workers. in our family as a matter of policy, we don't name it as radical islam and we're not defining it to the american people. we don't dialogue about the signs, the symbols, the lexicons. trish: it is politically correct to do it, if somebody is immersed in islamic studies in such a way that might cause alarm, you would somehow be seen as islamophobic, right? >> right. the american people should be conversant with what the lexicon and language of the movement is. they would be accused that somebody moved from devotee of islam or moderate islamist to radicalized person. we have none of that education in our country. that's something our leaders could truly be doing. i would help law enforcement tremendously. trish: this is in your view an ideology. some said wouldn't it be religious persecution if you single people out because of a particular religion, but you're steeg as ideology, on

witnesses said farooqui shouted "allahu akbar", meaning 'god is great', as he carried out the attack. a law enforcement official says farooqui was previously known to the f-b-i... because of concerns over his possible radicalization, and because of possible mental health issues. gartenstein-ross / foundation for defense of democracies) "there's certainly a real possibility here that he could have been inspired by isis ... the fact that he screamed out 'allahu akbar' and the fact that he chose apparently random victims, the fact that he was known by authorities in advance certainly raises that question."" farooqui is charged with two counts of aggravated malicious wounding. authorities holding him without bond. the new york times is targeted by hackers.... and u-s officials say other news organizations may have been breached as well. the cyber attacks, detected in recent months, investigation by the f-b-i and other u-s security agencies. they believe hackers are working for russian intelligence and are targeting news organizations as part of a broader series of hacks that also have foc

. >> allahu akbar.ahu akbar. >> i was trying to get information that would lied to a insurgent member, a current bad guy or a former regime official. >> did anybody think that saddam hussein was in tikrit at this time? >> nobody thought saddam was in tikrit, because we'd looked through the whole town. we'd been on hundreds and thousands of raids. we'd been through all the houses, and he wasn't there. >> we kind of put finding saddam not so much on the back burner, but we got tired of chasing santa claus. and what i mean by that is you would always have reporting that saddam was here. saddam was there. so instead of looking for that santa claus, we started looking for what we knew to be facts. >> the current insurgency was what i saw killing our soldiers. and that, to me, was like we're going after the real bad guys. >> the u.s. calls this operation iraqi freedom, the war of liberation, they say, to make iraq's people free. commanders acknowledge, the resistance has been unexpectedly fierce. [ gunfire ]

witnesses say throughout the attack they heard wasil farooqui yelling "allahu akbar." which is arabic for "god is great." before one of the victims fought him off adding to the fear this this may be a random act of terror. farooqui did not know the two victims. leon: farooqui did travel to turkey last year and me may have tried to sneak into bond for aggravated malicious wounding. leon: thank you, jonathan. streetcar services are suspended as they investigate a shooting on benning road. the truck shoot off and someone started to shoot at it. it hit a woman who was a passenger inside. police are searching for the suspect. michelle: coming up on "abc7 news at 5:00" -- left high and dry. "7 on your side" after a local woman pays for a pond and ends up with a big hole and dirt. leon: later the president tours the devastation in louisiana. what he is asking every american to do. michelle: plus, five years later, the region remembers that earthquake that shook the east coast leaving millions of dollars in damage across our area. sam: i'm sam ford in southeast washington. the

allegedly shouted allahu akbar, an arabic phrase for god is great, as he stabbed two people. he is held without bail. police believe he had no connection to the victims. >>> officials in southern louisiana say it will take months, if not more, to recover from the devastating flooding that left at least 13 people dead. neighborhoods are filled with moldy carpet and water-logged furniture and personal items as residents empty their homes. president obama visited the area yesterday. manuel bojorquez reports. >> i'm so sorry. >> reporter: president obama walked through a devastated neighbor in zachary, louisiana, urging victims to apply for federal aid. >> have you applied to fema? >> reporter: while acknowledging a full recovery will require more. >> federal assistance alone will not be enough to make people's lives whole again. i'm asking every american to do what you can to help get families and local businesses back on their feet. >> reporter: the president's visit comes as he faced last friday, republican nominee donald trump toured the area and blasted president obama for n

police say the man shouted "allahu akbar" meaning god is great during the attack. the belgium prime minister strongly condemned the attack./// ((katie boer)) mohave county through sunday. elsewhere, expect slightly above normal temperatures and afternoon breezes through monday. moisture surges northward up the colorado river valley and northwest arizona tuesday night leading to an increa wednesday through friday mainly over northwest arizona. && slow drying in lincoln/clark and mohave counties continues in response to upper trough along the west coast. thunderstorms today have been along and east of a line from kingman to st. george. expect one or two thunderstorms to persist near mount trumbull and pipe spring natl monument in evening before dissipating. for sunday, probably just enough moisture/ instability present for a slight chance of thunderstorms in northern mohave county near mount trumbull and mount logan. elsewhere, dry, breezy and warmer sunday. entire area looks to be dry on monday. ((sharie johnson)) payments. the district attorney's office opened it's

. >> allahu akbar! >> zarqawi was hitler-like. his plan was to kill as many people that did not see life the way he saw it. >> zarqawi was taking advantage of tensions that had been on the ground and taking a candle to that pocket of gas. >> you could watch the country going aflame. we needed to get zarqawi. but he was good at evading capture. >> he could essentially remain invisible. >> zarqawi made it clear we could lose in iraq. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> my fellow citizens, at this hour american and coalition forces are in the early stages of military operations to disarm iraq, to free its people and to defend the world from grave danger. >> every politician wants us to go crush an army. they give us their flag, and we can all go home and everybody is wonderful, like a world war ii victory. that shit ain't going to happen. ♪ >> in the battle of iraq the united states and our allies have prevailed. [ cheers and applause ] >> the united states and allies invaded iraq in the spring of 2003 and there was a set of assumptions that proved to be

witnesses say he shouted "allahu akbar," "god is great" as the stabbing unfolded. >> two victims. one with a leg laceration. police. jeff: authorities say after the incident farooqui fled but later showed up seeking care for the injuries at the same hospital where the victims had been taken. farooqui was arrested soon afterwards. the suspect has been on the f.b.i. radar for some time. according to the abc news, farooqui traveled to turkey in the past year and may have tried to sneak into syria. >> i think this is what we are going to have indefinitely. >> terrorism analyst and the former f.b.i. agent brad garrett says farooqui seems to fit the profile of an ideal isis recruit. >> a radicalized person just randomly going out and looking for victims. which from a law enforcement perspective is one of the bigger nightmares. >> farooqui is charged with two counts of aggravated malicious wounding and held without bond in roanoke. police say the recovery of the two victims is coming along well. live in the newsroom, jeff goldberg, abc7 news. leon: thank you, jeff. american the patrol wa

. >> he was yelling allahu akbar. >> the victims are now recovering. >> dominion customers get ready for bills to get more expensive. starting next month you'll seat increase. dominion plans to bury power lines and it will cost 140 million. the company will charge $6 extra a year which equals out to 50 cents for a bill. >> parents of a teen found murder in a jim matt outside of a high school filed a lawsuit. >> adele officers a personal response for a wedding invitation from two fans. >> a live look across the region 4:50 is the time. 70 degrees is the temperature. we're back after this >> the parents of jorming ateen found dead inside a rolled up gym matt filed a new wrongful death lawsuit. kenrick johnson's body was found his high school 2013. his death was an accident. the lawsuit is similar which ales classmates called they are son and law enforcement and officials covered it up. that original suit was eventually dropped. >> a dramatic scene captured on chinese television a street collapsing and two tumbled into the sink hole that opened next to a shopping center they were rushed

law enforcement official tells cnn witnesses said farooqui shouted allahu akbar meaning god is greaty don't believe farooqui knew either victim. >> there is a real possibility that he could have been inspired by isis. the fact that he screamed out allahu akbar and he picked random victims and he was known to authorities in advance certainly raises that question. >> reporter: farooqui was previously known to the fbi because of his possible radicalization and of possible mental health issues and now the fbi is trying to determine farooqui's motive. >> if it is linked to isis then one of the things that it shows is that they're able to carry out attacks in the most random cases and places that you'd never think of being hit by an attack. >> now what's not clear tonight is whether the suspect wasil farooqui was actually communicating with xhn from oversea with any operatives from isis or another terror group or if he was not and radicalized or inspired on his own he would symbolize what has become a massive challenge for u.s. law enforcement and fbi director james comey said the bureau h

authorities say the man shouted "allahu akbar" as he lunged at the two officers. a third man shot and killed him. >>> in rue en, france, a birthday party in a bar rocked by an explosion. police say at least 13 people are dead after the bar's basements caught fire. most of them in their late teens and early 20s. french media reports the candles on the birthday cake may have sparked the blast. >>> a bomb squad blew up a suspicious package in rio near the finish line of the olympic men's cycling road race. a federal police truck blocked a road next to the copacabana beach. the security forces cordoned off the area and carried out a controlled explosion. no one was hurt and the bike race that had already started was not disrupted. american teenager has won the first gold medal of the reyee games. 19-year-old ginny thrasher won the women's 10-meter air rifle event. she beat out a two-time gold medalist from china. >>> security is tighter around the venues but jamie yuccas shows us even with police on every corner around rio there are still some noticeable gaps >>> repo

. >> reporter: and voughting allahu akbar. >> however many times that happened. >> reporter: it means god is the greatest and often shouted by perpetrators during islamist inspired attacks. u.s. officials say wasil farooqui traveled in what may have been an attempt to cross into syria to isis. for some reason he was unsuccessful and returned to the u.s. the male stabbing victim has been released from the hospital. they hope the female will be released later this week. as for farooqui, he said he was hearing voices that ordered him to attack random people. >>> in afghanistan, a u.s. soldier was killed. another wounded by a roadside bomb in helmand province. the americans were helping afghan troops trying to retake the area from the taliban. this is the second u.s. combat death in afghanistan this year. once again the sentence in a sexual assault case is being criticized as too light. the accused, a former high school athlete in western massachusetts, will not spend any time behind bars. michelle miller f >> reporter: according to documents in the case, 18-year-old david becker assaulte

witnesses say the attacker was shouting allahu akbar. plus we'll have this.efighter thrown from a boat during a treacherous rescue attempt. we'll show you this when we come back. get back to great. sixteen gig lexar flash drives just three ninety-nine. office depot officemax. gear up for school. gear up for great. i'm terhe is.at golf. but i'd like to keep being terrible at golf for as long as i can. new patented ensure enlive has hmb plus 20 grams of protein to help rebuild muscle. for the strength and energy to do what you love. new ensure enlive. always be you. martha: vice president joe biden arrived in turkey this morning. he's there to meet with leaders as a show of support following the violent coup events that happened last month. turkey is ramping up in it fight against isis. they are trying to secure their border between turkey and syria. turkey blames isis for the brutal bombing at a wedding that killed 35 people. isis has not yet claimed responsibility for that attack. >> there certainly could be a softening. we are not looking to hurt people. we

police say the suspect shouted "allahu akbar!", and they want to know whether or not he was inspired by islamic extremism. that opened up a whole new chapter in that investigation. welcome, everybody, brand new hour of "america's newsroom." i'm martha maccallum. eric: still good to stay with you, martha. i'm eric shawn in for bill hemmer. according to latest reports. he is the suspect. he is a identified as 20-year-old wasil farookky. he may have been trying to sneak into syria to join isis. here is the police dispatch chatter after attack. >> one male patient with necklace race. there is female with a leg laceration. one they're applying tourniquet to. martha: peter doocy is live in washington. can you confirm they're investigating a an attachment to isis. reporter: he shouted "allahu akbar!" after attacking one of the victims. roanoke police department started to investigate after details like that came in. special agent in charge of the richmond decision quote, the fbi is working with the police department following the inciden

police say the 20-year-old was yelling allahu akbar when he stabbed someone at an apartment complex this weekend. that may not be the williams says federal law enforcement officials believe the explanation for the attack is the man was mentally disturbed not insiepired by cys >>> a major redevelopment is causing confusion around the area of the white front mall. it's the physical changes to the area and the name. you can call the area the pike district now. news 4 went there to see if anyone would. >> reporter: it will change the way you look at traffic here along rockville pike. it may effect the choices you make for dining out and shopping. it may take time to get used to the new name. white flint is changing and so is rockville pike and in today's world of rebranding new things get new names. it's now called the pike district. >> it hasn't gone away. it just has a new name. we flint, tmarket and roads we jus have a new name. >> reporter: branding for the new name is a challenge. where is the pike district. >> i don't know. >> it may be construed as north bethesda but it's really rockv

he ambushed a couple stabbing them and yelling allahu akbar.ere's the 911 call after the attack. >> a male patient with a neck laceration, the female with the leg laceration, she's the one they're applying the tourniquet to. deirdre: there are reports he tried to sneak into syria to meet with isis militants. what does this all say to you? >> i think what we're seeing here is graphic evidence that we're facing not just a global threat by nation actors like iran, but that threat, the threat that's being driven by the ideology of sharia law is at home with us now. so we are looking at an ideology that is spreading terror around the world and is serving as a basis for islamic political change and drives the violence and oppression that we see. deirdre: from a military point of view, do you feel the administration has failed? president obama has many critics on his foreign policy. and the fact he said at one point that isis is not an existential threat to the u.s. as a military expert, what do you think? >> i tell you what, when somebody is holding

. >> allahu akbar! >> zarqawi was hitler-like.ill as many people that did not see life the way he saw it.

witnesses say farooqui shouted "allahu akbar" as he allegedly attacked a couple with a knife saturday night at the pines apartment in ro leg laceration that has a tourniquet applied by police. jeff: one young witness says she and her mother saw the two victims struggling while being treated by paramedics. >> i was so scared on the day. i locked all the doors and the windows. i was shaking. jeff: authorities say after the incident farooqui took off but later showed up seeking care for his injuries at the same hospital where the victims had been taken. farooqui was arrested soon afterwards. the suspect has been on the philippines' radar for some time and a -- has been on the f.b.i.'s radar for some time and he traveled to turkey in the last year and may have tried to sneak into syria. f.b.i. agent brad garrett says it's difficult to stop an attack like this one. >> this fits the profile of people who just want to act in the name of isis and jeff: the male victim suffered injuries all over his body, including on his neck. but did not appear to be an attempt at a beheading as was rumored.

. >> allahu akbar!what he was trying to do is create a civil war between sunni and shia. >> zarqawi didn't have the forces to take the united states and the coalition, you know, on directly. he therefore needed to create murder, mayhem, chaos, by using the assets that he had. and there was then this tension between sunni and shia and he could essentially exacerbate those tensions and make it such that it wasn't just him that the united states needed to worry about but it was the chaos and the conflict that ensued between multiple parties already on the ground. >> at least 60 people killed. 220 wounded. many taken to hospitals in the center of baghdad. very possibly this was a sectarian attack. >> zarqawi was kind of hitler-like. i mean, he was an individual who was incredibly brutal. he was a dictator with a plan. and his plan was to kill as many people that did not see life the way he saw it and to try to change the face and the nature of the middle east. and, frankly, the islamic world. >> zarqawi was

authorities say the man shouted "allahu akbar" as he lunged at the two officers.n opened fire. the attacker managed to wound at least one of the officers before he went down. he had to be taken to the hospital. no word on what prompted the attack. >>> farther sow in rouen, france -- farther south in rouen, france, 13 people are dead after a fire at a bar. most of the victims in the teens and 20s. they were celebrating a birthday when the person carrying the cake tripped down some stairs sending the candles flying and one of them ignited the soundproofing foam on the walls. french authorities have ruled it an accident. >>> concert-goers in new jersey are recovering today after a guardrail collapsed in snoop dogg's show. at least 42 people were hurt when the railing gave way at the bb and c pavilion in camden. five of the people who fell are hospitalized and expected to be okay. one concert-goer describes the terrifying ordeal. >> so came close to the lawn and everyone all of a sudden started pushing and the gate broke and i fill six or seven feet on top of someone

the attacker shouting allahu akbar, tried to behead his victim.we'll have the full story for you in a moment. >>> and the state department has issued a travel warning to american citizens. do not go to iran, you might get kidnapped. just last week it was donald trump who blasted the president for what he called the hostage swap. more "varney" in a moment. >> he said we don't pay ransom, but we did. he lied about the hostages, openly and blatantly. what powers the digital world? communication. like centurylink's broadband network that gives 35,000 fans a cutting edge game experience. or the network that keeps a leading hotel chain's guests connected at work, and at play. or the it platform that powers millions of ecards every day for one of the largest greeting card companies. businesses count on communication, and communication counts on centurylink. stuart: in a recent interview, vice president biden said terror is not a threat to the very existence of the united states. now this: just in the last couple of days we've seen yet another terror atta

woman and allegedly tried to behead them inside a roanoke, virginia, apartment, while yelling allahu akbarhave chosen his victims at random. he had no relationship with these victims whatsoever. he's been on the radar of authorities since trying to sneak into syria last year. we're just getting this information into our newsroom. we'll bring you more as we get it. >>> two body cam bodies showing the fatal police shooting that sparked riots. that video will not be released until the investigation is over. >> i can tell you now, viewing the body camera videos will not answer all of your questions. your questions will be better answered when the videos are viewed in the context of all of the information that is gathered in the investigation. >> well, milwaukee's mayor says the video shows sylville smith with a gun and smith's family will be the first to see video before it's released. sheriff david clarke will join us live in the next half hour, sharing his thoughts about that decision. >>> almost a week after the devastating floods in louisiana and they became a top national story, five days

he is only identified by the initials kb, he shouted out "allahu akbar!" during the attack.lowers to launch lone wolf attacks across the continent. they are a lot harder to stop. belgium prime minister said this is new reality on the continent. back to you. bill: more to come. benjamin hall, thank you, live in london. abby: coming up donald trump unveiling his plan to get the u.s. economy back on track. what he has in mind for jobs, taxes and america's financial future. if you have medicare parts a and b and want more coverage, guess what? you could apply for a medicare supplement insurance plan whenever you want. no enrollment window. no waiting to apply. that means now may be a great time to shop for an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. medicare doesn't cover everything. and like all standardized medicare supplement insurance plans, these help cover some of what medicare doesn't pay. so don't wait. call now to request your free decision guide. it could help you find the aarp medicare supplement plan that works for you.

. >> reporter: and voughting allahu akbar. >> however many times that happened. >> reporter: it means god is the greatest and often shouted by perpetrators during islamist inspired attacks. u.s. officials say wasil farooqui traveled in what may have been an attempt to cross into syria to isis. for some reason he was unsuccessful and returned to the u.s. the male stabbing victim has been released from the hospital. they hope the female will be released later this week. as for farooqui, he said he was hearing voices that ordered him >>> in afghanistan, a u.s. soldier was killed. another wounded by a roadside bomb in helmand province. the americans were helping afghan troops trying to retake the area from the taliban. this is the second u.s. combat death in afghanistan this year. once again the sentence in a sexual assault case is being criticized as too light. the accused, a former high school athlete in western massachusetts, will not spend any time behind bars. michelle miller is follong >> reporter: according to documents in the case, 18-year-old david becker assaulted two unconsciou

the attacker shouted allahu akbar, god is great, as he wielded his knife, seriously injuring both people. 20-year-old wasil farooky is now in custody. sources tell abc news, the fbi is investigating whether the suspect was trying to behead his victims in an isis-inspired assault. federal authorities say they've been aware of farouki for some time. and that during the past year, have tried to sneak into syria, where isis has been recruiting and training foreign sympathizers. >> they seek to send operatives to kill people in their name in the united states if they can. >> reporter: the fbi director recently warned that isis is reaching out to troubled souls worldwide, hoping to recruit potential killers. >> if they can't send an operative or inspire someone to travel, they hope to motivate people to kill on their behalf. >> reporter: the fbi director says the bureau is tracking about 800 people in all 50 states who have consumed isis propaganda online. the tricky part for them is trying to figure out who was just watching it and who might be motivated. >>> now to the latest on bowe bergdah

the suspect was shouting allahu akbar. in a statement, theymn the atta.was wounded and taken to a local hospital. >>> more former and military intelligence officials are taking sides this election year. in an op-ed in the new york times, former cia deputy director mike morell threw his wait behind clinton and wrote in sharp contrast to mrs. clinton, mr. trump has no experience on national security, even more the character straights he's exhibited during the primary season would suggest he would be a poor even dangerous commander in chief. to weigh in on this, former major general bob scales. general, good to see you. >> hi, l leland. >> pretty shocking words. >> yeah, but look, mr. putin was a kgb agent, lieutenant colonel. his entire strategy is based on breaking apart the west, splitting play toe nato away fr united states. he's been working everyone in this up to. so you say he seems to be waving the flag for trump, but trust me, he's been waving the flag for people on both sides of the aisle because at the end of the day, he wants a better deal from t

like allahu akbar before he started to do it. >>> and now the race to the white house, brand new pollsainting a new picture and trump is trying to get back on track after a week of campaign chaos. >> and peter doocy has more from portland, maine. >> reporter: new numbers show trump behind, but enough new cash to stage a comeback. trump is at 39, and clinton at 49. this was conducted on sunday between tuesday. this comes on bank statements, the donald trump camp raised $82 million last month. much of it comes in small amounts and that puts them just $8 million behind the democrats and the clinton team july's total of $90 million. as for a change in strategy to make things even closer, some high profile republicans are said to be stage an intervention with trump to stress the importance of steering clear of controversy. newt gingrich and rudy giuliani and reince priebus are all reportedly part of this effort to right this ship and their push from the outside comes amid further reports of unhappiness inside trump's campaign, but trump who had big turnout at two florida rallies yesterday i

police say the attacker shot -- shouted allahu akbar while attacking female officers. the attacker was killed by police. >>> authorities in australia charged a man linked to far right political groups are preparing to launch a terror attack. philadelphia had planned to harm immigrants. they are not revealing details about the plot. >>> a lot of explosion cause a panic during the olympic bicycle race in rio yesterday. it shook the media seats near the finish line of the man's cycling race on the first full day of the rio games. brazils bomb squad had blown up an unattended backpack amid tight security and investigators say the back appears to have belonged to a homeless man. >>> readers of a new app are hoping to keep swimmers safe by letting them know the latest shark sightings. it was launched by atlantic white shark conservancy. it is called sharktivity and it provides a map showing shark activity on the east coast. the idea is to keep swimmers safe with shark alerts when one is seen. >> so the app will give people information on detections from acoustic tags and als