a private surveillance camera shows amery armed with a hammer. his companion is attacking with a knife. the investigators heard about the violent assault from wiretaps but again no immediate action was taken. a short while later berlin investigators put false entries in the files about their detailing of the drug dealer and potential terrorist. the case worker in charge claimed that quote the observation measures carried out in parallel did not reveal any dealing activities by amery this is for that is pretty strange it insinuates that the observation was continuing. on and off the field and. that is also why a number of other investigations fizzled out am i was afraid that the police were after him for the knife attack he wanted to go to tennessee and the police found out about the travel plans from his tap cell phone they got a fix on him in a bus in southern germany federal police stopped the bus and detained him. he was carrying two forged italian i.d.'s. amery was taken before a magistrate in a half and book again he landed behind bars again

and even though amery was labelled priority number one. on the list of islamist dangerous persons in berlin. this up. there were some mistakes that i couldn't believe were possible that was something i could hardly have imagined if you have the legal right to carry out observations for three months more than three months nearly four months long and you end the observation after six weeks. you feel we have close to one hundred dangerous persons in our focus and we're working under a huge amount of pressure in this area. who. we always know that we can't really keep each person under observation round the clock for the entire year. so it's not surprising that you have two expected to happen that at some point one of them slips through and we don't recognize a crime that's being planned and that's what happened. and you know i think it planned it out your case just as of course you know. the real background is the drastic lack of specialized staff for surveillance at the state criminal police office. the potential danger was criticized bankin

amery became a conduit between the mosque and leaders of abu one last terrorist network. investigators in north rhine-westphalia later wrote that abu alaa had an exclusive relationship to. six months before the attack abu alaa allegedly blessed amery during a thirty minute private audience and may have authorized the attack they discussed . so it appears the christmas market attacker was long under investigation by the author orators. pater chiz man lost his wife nadia in the attack looking at her pictures in the family album is painful to choose my son die of it he was four when he lost his mother. this is his way of forgetting. that at first he hardly showed any reaction now the boy is plagued by separation anxiety he often comes to his father's bed at night and shakes him. it's a different. problem is that he started checking if i'm alive. every half hour or so. here understands that not all people are good and he's afraid. like sitting outside a cafe. with a little he's afraid that someone will come and killers things like that. is raising his son as a single parent h

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the police had categorized amery as dangerous and capable of an attack but they had lost sight of him. after the atrocity put it is decided to act. as a religion in government has made a number of legal changes for example with regard to the control and surveillance of immigrants classified as potentially dangerous alter the streamlined deportation of these people should stop anything like the amry case from ever happening again at least in germany even if you know. it's no easier to deport potentially foreign terrorists and this is happening if as in the case of honest i'm wary they have no documents they can be imprisoned. fingerprints of asylum applicants and now stored in a central data bank along with biometric photos and if their status is dubious data can be extracted from their cell phones. one year after the attack germany's interior minister believes that the authorities can no longer be tricked into accepting false identities. if someone you know has in the armory case enters the system using multiple aliases that will actually help us to identify that person as someone who

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to angola merkel the families have asked why help promise to them hasn't been forthcoming and why amery has been free to carry out his attack in the first place what i'm really angry abroad is actually what happened before the to terrorist act. is pretty known that this person is dangerous and still the authorities didn't. arrest him didn't work here for some reason. what bugs me also is that nobody actually. actually took the responsibility. it's still you know everybody is doing their own work still the time if nothing happened germany's christmas markets remain on high alert but for the families of those killed and injured during last year's terrorist attack it's left an indelible sadness on the festive period piece rather arty berlin. and u.k. parliamentary committee has convened to discuss fake news and in particular its potential impact on catalonia the independence referendum in october and like in similar hearings in washington the buzz words again were russian interfere. brigus course this is a predicate democracy european union about to lay fall to pieces form and division the

to angola merkel the families have asked why help promise to them hasn't been forthcoming and why amery had been free to carry out his attack in the first place now teaches model for it stopped by the christmas market like many others that evening she was killed when armory plowed the stolen truck into the crowd leaving behind a grieving husband and young son. it was when i called up line there was only information that she's not on the list so i didn't know anything that she was ok with the official statement was that she was missing. but of course it was known to the police that she was dead he was pretty determined you know not to have any information at all this is really bad when you lose your you or our actually what i'm really angry about is actually what happened before the terrorist act. it's pretty known that this person is dangerous and still the authorities didn't. arrest him didn't deportees him for some reason what's me also is that nobody actually. actually took the responsibility. it's still you know everybody is doing their own work still the time if nothing happened ho

to angela merkel the families have asked why help promise to them hasn't been forthcoming and why amery had been free to carry out his attack in the first place what i'm really angry about is actually what happened before the the terrorist act. it's pretty known that this person is dangerous and still the authorities didn't. arrest him didn't work here for some reason what bugs me also is that nobody actually. actually took the responsibility. it's still you know everybody is doing their own work still the time has passed if nothing happened germany's christmas markets remain on high alert but for the families of those killed and injured during last year's terrorist attack it's left an indelible sadness on the festive period piece rather arty berlin. of the for. these independence bids may be decided this thursday alleged russian meddling in it pops up in the u.k. we'll explain all right. here's what people have been saying about redacted in. the only show i go out of my way to you know what it really packs a punch. is the john oliver of r t america is doing the same. apparently better

to angela merkel the families have asked why help promise to them hasn't been forthcoming and why amery had been free to carry out his attack in the first place what i'm really angry abroad is actually what happened before the the terrorist act. is pretty known that this person is dangerous and still the authorities didn't. arrest him didn't work here for some reason what bugs me also is that nobody actually. actually took the responsibility. it's still you know everybody is doing their own work still of the time if nothing happened germany's christmas markets remain on high alert but for the families of those killed and injured during last year's terror attack it's left an indelible sadness on the festive period piece rather arty berlin. investigators probing a fatal train crash in the u.s. have revealed it was traveling at eighty miles per hour in a thirty minute when the incident took over the reason why it was speeding is still unknown and the amtrak service was on its maiden voyage when it derailed and plunged onto a busy highway just southwest of seattle in the u.s. . we conducted

that is the second-best opening ever for a movie in north ameri america.st place goes to the 2015 "star wars" film "the force awakens." the animated family flick "ferdinand" debuted in second place at the box office this weekend. third place went to the animated fantasy film "cocoa." >>> 4:25. domino effect. the lights are back on, but the problems continue after a massive power outage at atlanta national airport. how it's impacting travel for passengers at philly international a week before christmas. >>> 39 degrees at 4:25. clouds overhead. we've been watching for a few sprinkles. nothing more than that in a couple of neighborhoods. there are changes ahead for today and tomorrow especially. the neighborhood forecast ahead. first, jessica boyington is watching first alert traffic. good morning. >>> good morning, bill. watching new jersey right now. route 73 near 295. you see not seeing any problems there so far. we're -- jersey roads look good. we'll check in with pennsylvania, and we have an accident to talk about when i come back. >>> travel nightmare.

want gift card recipients to spend the cash so they can bank it. .ate rogers is in union >> reporter: ameri were projected to spend more than $27 billion on gift cards this year pert national retail foundation. that's up slightly from last year, as consumers are feeling upbeat about the economy and allocating their spending on other items. the nrf says consumers plan to buy an average of four gift cards. restaurants were most popular, followed by cards for retailers, visa, american express, master, and discover gift cards, and coffee shops. retailers want consumers to come in and spend. they can't count gift cards as dollars earned until they're redeemed in stores for goods or services. season was strong one. mastercard says sales rose 5% from november 1st through christmas eve. e-commerce grew even faster, at a rate of 18%, as consumer sentiment rose and shoppers continued to spend late into the season. consumers said they felt confident about the economy and took advantage of sales. >> since trump has been elected, i th a lot for the economy. >> knowing there was a lot of unknowns, i just

to angela merkel the families have asked why help promise to them hasn't been forthcoming and why amery had been free to carry out his attack in the first place now teaches model for it stopped by the christmas market like many others that evening she was killed when the stolen truck into the crowd leaving behind a grieving husband and young son. it was that when i called the hotline there was only information that she's not on the list so i didn't know anything either because the official statement was that she was missing. but of course it was known to the police that she was dead he was pretty determined you know not to have any information at all this is really bad and you lose you you are power actually what i'm really angry broad is actually what happened before the terrorist act. is really known that this person is dangerous and still the authorities didn't. arrest him didn't board him for some reason definitely what i would be interested in is some kind of an explanation of what actually happened. germany's christmas markets remain on high alert but for the families of those kil

does not necessarily know when they are responsible and when they are not responsible and i miss amerie who was someone who spent some time in berlin then spent some time in some other cities of germany well clearly exposed those difficulties when it comes to the different institutions and you to believe he had fourteen different identities that had been registered and also thomas the cooperation with other european authorities because after this attack on a summary was and ended up being found in italy that's that's correct and that's something else the german authorities have been trying to ask for changes because there are databases that a european level that cannot be matched with other databases in different countries so you can have one database for example you can have the fingerprints of different people there are other databases where you have the names and addresses but not necessarily the fingerprints. so that's something else that european level they're trying to to streamline that all the different databases can come together and that if you register one person in one place

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will be one year since that fateful day when twelve people were killed and seventy hurt when a nice amerie a tunisian national whose asylum application had been rejected hijacked a truck and plowed into a christmas market and one of berlin's busiest public spaces you can see the damage here right behind you all among the dead victims from the czech republic ukraine poland italy and israel seven germans were killed the injured included citizens from fifty five different nations just on america met with victims relative survey anima morial will be unveiled at the site of the attack tomorrow but many survivors and relatives of those killed feel german authorities and especially the chancellor of failed them here's a closer look at the fate of the first person killed in the berlin attack. yanina oban takes candles to the grave of her son to question the first victim of the attack on the christmas market the walk to the cemetery in the polish town of banja has become a regular regional for her and her husband. campbell we come almost every other day we have to tidy up here because so many peopl

. >> reporter: tonight, with tens of millions of ameri move, the department of homeland security with that new call for vigilance, "as you travel, shop, and gather together to celebrate the holiday season, we ask you to stay alert." heightened security here in newr attacks in the past eight weeks. the halloween truck attack that killed eight and the port authority isis-inspired subway bombing last week. the city is deploying special explosive detection k-9 teams, radiation detection devices and hundreds of additional officers. >> around the world, you're seeing increased tensions. so, we think this is a punt action. >> reporter: in washington, d.c., extra precautions after, just days ago, an isis-inspired group sent out posters showing the famed washington national cathedral on fire. backpacks and oversized bags will no longer permitted inside the national cathedral. and in las vegas, the city is installing 800 safety posts along the strip to stop potential vehicle attacks. and sending in a record number of national guard soldiers. >> everyone on heightened alert. linsey davis joins u

to angola merkel the families have asked why help promise to them hasn't been forthcoming and why amery has been free to carry out his attack in the first place what i'm really angry abroad is actually what happened before the to terrorist act. is pretty known that this person is dangerous and still the authorities didn't. arrest him didn't work here for some reason what bugs me also is that nobody actually. actually took the responsibility. it's still you know everybody is doing their own work still over time if nothing happened germany's christmas markets remain on high alert but for the families of those killed and injured during last year's terror attack it's left an indelible sadness on the festive period piece rather arty berlin. despite the rise of global extremism it appears terrorist guidelines and bomb making instructions are still easily available online check in there has been surfing for such material. in less than ten minutes i was able to find multiple gods published by terrorist organizations through google searches clearly outlining how to make a bomb we've chosen not t

there were and in fact failures on many many levels in the security operators in germany and he's amery the. person who committed this crime was actually well known to the security or foreign he's in various parts of germany they did not manage to coordinate their knowledge about this person amongst each other and when they did so the coordination was was lacking or was was not perfect and in fact he was being observed at some stage he was in contact with an informant of the german interior secret service people knew quite a lot about this person and yet still he was able to commit this crime after he of the crime was committed the search for him also revealed a lot of weaknesses in the german security system. there are many lessons have been learned from that and there has been an attempt to actually improve those difficulties some attempts i think probably are going to be successful but at the same time as a lot still remains to be done our political correspondent hans rant on the fall out year after the christmas market attack thank you hans. ok moving on to some other stories making

passengers on a holiday cruise in mexico, many of them ameri n americans, crashing on a bus trip. several dead. tonight, members of the u.s. mission staff are now en route to the crash site. and here's abc's matt gutman. >> reporter: tonight, investigators in mexico still trying to determine what caused this tour bus, carrying passengers, to careen off the road in rural mexico. you can see the bus on its side pushed up against that thick vegetation. police tape is up and stretchers are there for the wounded. bystanders appearing to rush in to help the wounded, some of whom were may haved out on the two-lane roadway. others seeming to walk around dazed. the bus apparently went off the road on the way to the chacchoben ruins, about an hour away from where the ships docked on the yucatan peninsula, about four hours south of cancun. its believed at least seven americans are among the 18 people hospitalized. >> some of the officials from the u.s. embassy, perhaps our mission, are on their way there. >> reporter: the royal caribbean cruise line said that it was carrying 27 passengers fr

and then we have our own company maven that is now in 16 cities across north ameri-- or across the unitedtates. where we're doing car sharing. so car sharing-- you mean you drive the car for a short amount of time then get it back to somebody, something like that? well, for instance, we have-- in the city of ann arbor, we have cars stationed, and you go online and an app and you reserve it. when you get to the car, you use the app to unlock it, drive it. and then either return it or we have now some services where we you can drop it off in a different place. so if everybody is using car sharing or ridesharing, won't there be fewer cars sold? is that a good thing for general motors? well, i think there's been a lot of studies of is it gonna be more cars or less cars? think about some of the people who can't drive right now. whether, you know, you have some physical limitation that doesn't allow you to drive a vehicle or youth. so-- first of all, we're gonna open up to a lot of people who can't drive or have the personal mobility-- or freedom of mobility that they don't have today. also the

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. >> this was america and ameri america's moral responsibility in the world. >> clooney and a nobel peace plight of the sudan to the u.n. security council. >> i want to thank professor wiesel and mr. george clooney for their participation in our meeting today on the situation in darfur. i think they both made very powerful and important statements. >> i appreciate that ambassador bolton was willing to do this because it never really happened before. >> how can a hollywood star make a difference on the world stage? >> i don't know. hollywood has always been involved in some ways in bringing attention to a lot of issues. we used to sell war bonds. we've been doing it a long time. we're fairly good at getting cameras to show up so you try to be informed on some of the issues you take on. >> whatever john bolton may have taken for bringing an actor to the security council, if i think through meetings of the security council that have been carried live, i can think of a few things one of which is when george clooney and elie wesle went. >> we have to look at absolute cruelty and say that if th