an american airlines mechanic admits he sabotaged a plane, but why? we have late details. all that, and steve hartman "on the road," with a handyman with a heart of gold who gives of himself. this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell. >> o'donnell: and good evening this is our western edition. we will get to that urgent health warning for everyone who uses e-cigarettes in just a moment. but as we come on the air, there is breaking news. a rescue is underway along the coast of north carolina. hundreds who refused to evacuate ocracoke island were stranded when dorian slammed into the outer banks this morning as a category 1 hurricane with 90- mile-an-hour winds. well, tonight, that storm is headed out to sea, and may bring tropical-storm-force winds to new england this weekend. omar villafranca is in north carolina with the latest on that rescue effort. >> reporter: late this afternoon, once the winds rescue the nearly 800 people trapped there. >> we are going up into the attic. i pray that everybody is safe. >> reporter: dorian's howling winds, torrents of rain, a

american airlines aircraft were hijacked on 9/11. one would think they would be doing a good job of running not just background checks but reinvestigations of employees even alani who worked for over two decades. and they just failed in this case. >> harris: phil keating with the story. >> that mechanic has worked for american airlines since 1988 and reportedly he has passed every background check over the years. and he admits to sabotaging this commercial jet but says it was to make more money, not to harm anyone. after more than a month of investigation by the f.b.i.'s joint terrorism task force, this mechanic remains not charged at all with anything terrorism related. u.s. prosecutors, though, are suggesting in court that a terrorism motive could be involved and the result bond denied. the federal magistrate ordered all -- alani to be kept in jail. isis videos were found on his phone showing graphic killings and forwarded one of the videos to somebody with the urging for allah to take revenge against non-muslims. according to a co

abc's trevor ault has the latest on the investigation. >> reporter: an american airlines mechanic is being held without bond accused of sabotaging a passenger jet. 60-year-old abdul alani, a longtime employee of american airlines, was arrested at miami international airport two weeks ago accused of disabling the navigational system of a 737 jet carrying 150 people. the alleged sabotage caught before the plane took off. >> the flying public puts huge amount of faith in pilots, cabin crews and mechanics. the faa should be able to answer to the public what kind of level of background check is required to keep these people from committing crimes that could endanger the flying public. >> reporter: alani is insisting he wasn't trying to hurt anyone claiming he was just trying to get overtime pay by creating a maintenance problem, but the fbi searched his phone and say they discovered isis videos depicting graphic murders. investigators also say another american airlines employee told them alani's brother was an isis member and the mechanic had sim iraq. thities clouairplane crashes involvi

this individual worked for american airlines since 1988, how did it get to this point? the bigger question, what type of research and background checks are airlines doing on those who have access to our planes on a daily basis. those who come on and off our aircraft every day to maintain them, and concessions and different things. >> i'm with you. it is alarming he had these ties, american airlines had no idea. thank goodness those pilots noticed there was a mechanical problem. otherwise, you had 150 on home, en route -- onboard, en route to the bahamas, it could have been scary. there should be an investigation. i imagine there will be a lot of people that call for one. >> i hope so, think about article that i read said that pilots. said that navigation system would have gone down and flown the plane manually. i hope that american airlines is investigating and fbi and terrorism groups investigating and founding out how this individual got radicalized. trish: they have something in banking called know your customer, kyn . i think that political industries they need to kn

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>>today american airlines mechanic abdul majeed more roofs off meant a lonnie appeared in court in ait a line he's charged with trying to sabotage the flight. prosecutors say a lonnie admitted that before takeoff. he accessed the plane's navigation system through part of a tube which can next to it in an attempt to disable it the mechanic is accused of stuffing foam and gluing it. >>into too that connects to a computer and destructive. so you couldn't get an accurate air speed. >>prosecutors say a lonnie was caught on surveillance footage. investigators say he claimed he had no intent to cause harm to the aircraft or its passengers. but experts say that's exactly what could have happened. >>under worst circumstances, the pilots could have become confused. could have become distracted. and it could have caused the cras ne according to court documents a lonnie told investigators he was upset over a contract dispute between the mechanics union and the airlines. he allegedly e dispute had cost him money. according to the criminal complaint quote lonnie claim that he tampered with the tar

prison for life or worse rather than getting 20 years in prison in by the way, he worked at american airlinesor 30 years and worked at alaska airlines, fired from alaska airlines. there was overlap. he filed a complaint, discrimination lawsuit. alaska knew well enough to fire him. >> it's part of the question and the criticism. i hear what you're saying. don't blame them. nobody is doing that. but we can ask questions -- >> the possible terror component, this may never be really adjudicated in court. he faces 20 years in federal prison for the airline tampering. this way this may go, we can get him on that. the other stuff about the terror may be more difficult to sell to a injury. he may take a deal based on tampering with the airlines. may never get it fully adjudicated if he was doing this on behalf of isis. that happens sometimes. >> would someone do this because they're disgruntled about their contract or overtime? we've seen workplace violence because people are not earning enough. so obviously stuff on his phone matters, the isis propaganda. there's a number of people that are not bein

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and isis plot foiled, and american airlines mechanic accused of trying to sabotage a packed flight now denied bond over his tara thai. the shocking details we just learned. >> i put makeup on, i shouldn't have done that. heather: justin trudeau in a brown face scandal throwing his reelection campaign into a tailspin. fox news first starts right now. >> some fresh eyes, wouldn't that be nice, how about sleepy eyes. you are watching "fox and friends first" on this thursday morning, thank you so much as always for starting or ending your day with us, sleepy eyes or not. donald trump weighing retaliation against iran as mike pompeo calls the saudi oil strike an act of war. griff jenkins joins us, to run continues to deny involvement despite what some are saying is concrete evidence. >> they are denying any involvement, saying houthi rebels are responsible but saudi officials provided evidence saying it unquestionably was sponsored by iran. mike pompeo firmly backing saudi arabia's right to defend itself after meeting with the crown prince mohammed bin solomon. >> now americans killed in th

information coming out of federal court, but what we know so far is that prosecutors allege that this american airlines isn't as we reported earlier this month, is accused of sabotaging a commercial airliner. he had some isis propaganda on his cell phone. again, that is the allegation from the prosecutors in court. we're're talking about he was i federal court today. the u.s. attorney says he had downloaded this isis video on his cell phone and sent it to other individuals. also coming out of court, according to the u.s. attorney of the defendant, again this former american airlines mechanic had traveled to iraq this year and he sent some $700 to someone in iraq around july of this year. so new details we didn't know anything about these allegations that we're hearing from the u.s. attorney. but important to point out he has not been charged with any terror related charges. >> explain to our viewers his reasoning for why he -- i mean, he actually inserted something into part of the plane that would have restricted air speed readings as well as other key information that went to the airplane. and the ai

reporter: in a miami courtroom today, 60-year-old abdul alani, a 31-year veteran mechanic a american airlines, federal air marshals allege july 17th, alani sabotage the air data module on an american 737. the adm is critical in calculating the plane's speed and pitch. the plane was preparing to take of from nassau with 150 people on board, but when the pilots powered up the engines, they received an error message and returned to the gate in court documents, investigators say alani was captured on security cameras and admitted to the sabotage explaining his intention was not to cause harm to the aircraft or its passengers instead it was to cause a delay or have the flight canceled in anticipation of obtaining overtime work alani allegedly said he was upset over bitter labor dispute between american and the mechanics union that had affected hi financially. >> this is the worst threat aviation can encounter because th insider threat, that individual has access to the airport, the aircraft, oftentimes the ability to bypass any sort of screening function >> reporter: late today, american sent a le

american airlines flight twin cities 2824 was headed for the bahamas.ngine powered up and an error message appeared. security camera footage shows a man getting access to the airplane's air data -- a criminal complaint says he put a piece of foam there to obstruct the equipment. it was coworkers who later identified that man as abdul ali artan. ahmed alani. court sketches here show alani's first appearance at federal court in miami. thursday, alani admitted to the crime. he says his intention was not to cause harm to the aircraft or his passengers, but he was upset about contract negotiations between the union workers and american airlines. >> that aircraft did make it back to the gate safely. no one was injured. a grand jury has until september 20th to bring formal charges. >>> under way right now to salvage what's left of the dive boat in the channel islands that killed 34 people. to keep it intact for further investigation. authorities have found the remains of 33 people and are searching for the last missing victim. this evening, we're learning abou

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reports, highlights a very real threat to aviation sa >> reporter: abdual is a 31-year veteran of american airlines with no reported history of trouble but on thursday the airline mechanic was charged with damaging, destroying or disabling an aircraft by tampering at the air data modular or critical flight data to pilots. a boeing 737 was scheduled to fly from me iami to the bahamas when the pilots noticed a problem on ground, aborted the flight and returned to the gate. all 150 passengers boarded another plane and completed the trip. american airlines released a statement that reads we are taking this matter very seriously. at the time of the incident, the aircraft was taken out of service, maintenance was performed and after aninspecte safe, the aircraft returned to service. american notifeder law in the to cause harm but told law enforcement he was upset over a long simmering dispute between the airline and mechanics union and that this dispute affected him financially. he tampered with the plane to cause a delay or have the flight cancelled in anticipation of obtaining overtime work. no matter

alani has been an american airlines employee since 1988, and has been suspended. tatement to fox news, the airline said, "at american, we have an unwavering commitment to the safety and security of our customers and team members, and we are taking this very seriously." according to documents, alani said he did not intend to cause harm to anyone, not the stalled union talks had affected him financially. harris? >> harris: lauren green, thank you very much. a second person reportedly is dead from a mystery illness linked to vaping. fears are now growing over the e-cigarettes, and the associated press is reporting investigators say this person was otherwise healthy and quickly became very ill after vaping thc from a product bought at a marijuana shop. here is the health and human services secretary, alex lazar, earlier on fox. >> president trump and i are deeply committed to this. we are not going to stop on this. we will use every regulatory and enforcement power we have. we have been doing so. we will continue going, because this epidemic will stop. >> harris: with

a mechanic at american airlines for 31 years, court records say that he told investigators that "his or his passengers." instead, he wanted the jet taken out of service so we could get over time. also admits he's upset over stalled contract negotiations between the 12,000 employee mechanics union and the airline. the dispute has been costing him money. it's no secret negotiations have resulted in ugly threats and better legal battles, but the union said it is shocked by the allegations, quoting if these allegations of sabotage are true, they are outrageous and indefensible and we fully condemn such action. our mechanics are highly trained professionals who are dedicated to the highest standards in the industry and we will not tolerate anything less. aviation experts will tell you that even if the suspect in intent to harm anyone, two airplane crashes result in part from pilots not knowing the speed or the pitch of the aircraft. expected to be indicted on a sabotage related charged by a federal grand jury. american airlines for his part has an unwavering equipment to safety and is tak

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ahead, an american airliner worker -- have you heard this story?rker that is accused of sabotaging a flight. the long and short is, to make it so the instruments don't send the needed information to the pilots like how fast are we going, what is our altitude. now given they're redundant systems there, but imagine the pilot can't tell how high they are going. it was an attempted sabotage according to the investigators. and how close this saboteur got is incredible. hang on. fun fact: 1 in 4 of us millennials have debt we might die with. and most of that debt is actually from credit cards. it's just not right. but with sofi, you can get your credit cards right - by consolidating your credit card debt into one monthly payment. you can get your interest rate right - by locking in a fixed low rate today. and you can get your money right. with sofi. check your rate in 2 minutes or less. get a no-fee personal loan up to $100k. too many people a restless night's sleep. there's a better choice. aleve pm. the only one to combine a safe sleep aid and the 12-h

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

harm in his life and whether that mechanic should be, you know, at work. >> reporter: tonight american airlinesement saying the allegations against the mechanic are, quote, disturbing and disappointing to all of us, that the airline has trust in its safety procedures and is cooperating with authorities. the mechanics union in a statement says it condemns any conduct that jeopardizes the safety of an aircraft. this mechanic is tonight under suspension. he has not entered a plea in connection to the late july incident. wolf? >> very disturbing development indeed. brian todd, thank you very much. >>> coming up, breaking news. as survivors in the bahamas report bodies everywhere, officials warn to expect what they describe as unimaginable information about the death toll. america's most loved pizza. hot and fresh, and right to your door. every day at marco's, get two medium, one-topping pizzas for just $6.99 each. hello to the italian way. hello primo. i work hard and i want my money to work hard too. so i use my freedom unlimited card. even when i'm spending, i'm earning 1.5% cash back on everythi

the new evidence presented at a hearing just today involving the american airlines worker at the miami airport. the man reportedly said he disabled a sensor on the plane because he wanted more overtime, that it was a labor dispute. but now prosecutors on those isis videos and some evidence, they say, indicating his brother might have worked with isis. here's abc's chief justice correspondent pierre thomas, leading us off. >> reporter: tonight, that american airlines mechanic accused of sabotaging a passenger jet held without bond, after a judge told him, you may be sympathetic to terrorists. 60-year-old abdul alani, a long-time employee, was arrested at miami international airport two weeks ago, accused of disabling a critical part of the navigation system of a 737 jet carrying 150 people. his alleged sabotage caught just in time and the plane never took off. authorities say alani quickly confessed, but insisted he wasn't trying to hurt anyone. he claimed he was just trying to get overtime pay by creating a maintenance problem. but the fbi clearly did not buy it. they searched his phon

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peoplee grounds, 184 were murdered when al qaeda terrorists overtook american airlines flight 77 and d it into the pentagon. american who lived through that day, the september 11 attack is seared into our solo. it was a day filled with shock, horror, sorrow and righteous fury. i vividly remember when i first heard the news. home watching a major business television show early that morning. jack welch, the legendary head of general electric, was about to be interviewed, when all of a sudden they cut away. at first, there were different reports. it was a boiler fire. but i knew that boilers aren't at the top of the building. it was a kitchen explosion. in windows on the world. nobody really knew what happened. there was great confusion. i was looking out of the window from a building at midtown, manhattan. directly at the world trade plane when i saw a second at a tremendous speed go into the second tower. it was then that i realized the world was going to change. be ando longer going to it could never ever be that innocent place that i thought it was. soon after i went down to ground z

here's the american airline statement. an unwavering commitment to the safety of our team members and passengers and are taking this seriously. >> it's a system of trust and for somebody to breach a trust like that. what he does was very dangerous. >> dana: what did he do? >> they call it a data module and it takes sensing from the air speed as it takes off and takes static pressure in and so forth and mixing those and giving information to the pilot. it's also giving information to the automated systems of the airplane that control the airplane. there is a redundancy. the co-pilot has one and the pilot has another and the disparity between the two is what caused them to abort the takeoff. how dangerous it would be? the plane probably would have flown and probably have been able to handle that but accidents happen from a variety of things and then have you this other thing to contend with on the takeoff which is a busy time for pilots. it's a very potentially dangerous thing. >> dana: the individual's name is abdul majeed

the new hurricane expected to form today. >>> the airline mechanic accused of sabotaging an american airlinesrline worker background checks. >>> the erupting scandal surrounding justin trudeau. the canadian prime minister seen wearing a racist costume. his statement overnight and word that this is not the first incident.

an american airlines mechanic charged with sabotaging a commercial jet now linked to isis. authorities revealing in court that he had an isis video on his phone and they say he also told colleagues that his brother was a member of the terrorist group in iraq. also breaking, secretary of state mike pompeo is in saudi arabia tonight, and he's now calling the strikes on the country's oil facilities an iranian attack and an act of war. president trump is promising new sanctions on iran within 48 hours while refusing to rule out what he's calling the ultimate option, a war with iran. i'll get republican reaction from house foreign affairs committee member adam kinzinger. and our correspondents and analysts are also standing by. first, let's go to our aviation correspondent, rene marsh. re rene, this alleged act of airline sabotage was already chilling, 150 lives were in danger, and now we're hearing about an apparent or a possible isis connection? >> well, wolf, tonight, the american airlines mechanic accused of sabotaging a commercial plane with 150 passengers onboard is being

airlines. we are talking about american, delta, united. alaska and some discount airlines hedge it in. they have been outperforming today on this news. with oil prices rising, some concern how airlines can handle this going forward. >> american airlines facing bigger challenges and they are underperforming. how much of this is the broader problems? >> america has been under pressure. margins have been lower. luxuryn't offer the suite products. they are stuck in that middle no man's land and can't quite figure out where they fit in. let's show the audience a terminal chart i have here on the bloomberg. underperforming. all of the airlines have been outperforming. we thought it would limit capacity. where he fits in, where his strategy fits in. us.aylor riggs there for >> global battle of the charts. that's next, this is bloomberg. >> it is time for our global battle of the charts. you can see them on the bloomberg. kicking things off today in new york. >> the two biggest stories in the past week have been the rotation from growth and momentu

. >>> breaking news tonight, the disturbing new allegations against an american airlines mechanic he was accused of sabotaging a passenger plane. now he may have ties to isis. the gruesome video they say was found on his phone. >>> also tonight secretary of state mike pompeo arriving in saudi arabia, labeng the attack saudi. the saudis accusing iran of sponsoring the strike and what president trump is saying about possible u.s. military action. >>> the tropical threats we're tracking six named storms, a tropical depression still pounding texas growing flash floods fears. millions on alert tonight. >>> the new arrest 14 three separate alleged school shooting threats and tonight the chilling new psa. >> the back to school warning from sandy hook parents >>> the new alert, the killer disease carried by mosquitos health officials in one state urging outdoor events be canceled who experts say is most at risk >>> and the football fan whose plea for beer money on tv turned into something so much more. >>> this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening, everyone disturbing new

some details here from cnn's renee marsh. >> reporter: an american airlines mechanic is accused of tryingo sabotage a commercial airliner with 150 people onboard just before takeoff. abdul majeed ahmed allaani chard with willfully destroying and wrecking an aircraft and attempting to do so. alani has not entered a plea. it happened at american airlines hub miami international airport on july 17th. according to the arrest affidavit the plane's tube, a key instrument was found loose. >> this is the peto tube. this is what drives the airspeed indicator so we know how fast we're moving through the air which is one of the more fundamental things about flying a plane. >> additionally, investigators say alani sub glued a part to disable it. the system controls aircraft speed, pitch and other critical data. >> you have to know how fast the plane is going to do a successful takeoff and it's a very dangerous malfunction. >> reporter: the pilots noticed the pilot as the plane began rolling in takeoff enroute to the bahamas forcing them to abort takeoff. alani told investigators he was upset over a c

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the american airlines mechanic accused of sabotaging the plane.e could be set to terrorists, this is after prosecutors revealed disturbing isis videos on his phone showing a man being shot execution-style in the head and he for warded the video to someone with the message for allah to take message to non-muslims. according to an american airlines co-worker, ahmet allani told him that his brother was in iraq and a member of isis and that he flew to baghdad to visit in march, which the fbi said he lied about when they asked him about it. in july, that miami to nassau bahamas flight turned back just moments after taking off. this after a navigation error light appeared in the cockpit. according to a pilot interviewed by the fbi, without a functioning navigational system, the plane could crash. shep? >> shepard: he's admitted that he tampered with the plane for money, right? >> he was upset with on going negotiations with american airlines and the union. he thought if he had the mechanical issue appear on the plane, it would turn around and he would b

. >>> we're learning new details on a former american airlines mechanic accused of sabotaging a miami plane. the plane had over 100 people on board. today a federal judge cited new evidence of potential terrorism ties. prosecutors say the suspect expressed he wanted to harm non- muslims. also that he has a brother in iraq who might be involved in isis. the suspect was denied bail today. the mechanic worked for american airlines since 1988. >>> president trump going after iran's economy in retaliation for that strike on saudi arabian oil facilities. he says his administration will be announcing new sanctions and soon. he called the attacks an act of war. white house officials haven't ruled out further action by president including a military response. iran is denying the whole thing. they deny they had any role in this attack and warns it will retaliate if the u.s. takes any military action. >>> the federal reserve is rate goes down t rates. to a range of 1.75 to 2%. low inflation as reasons for the cuts. u.s. stocks fell right after the cut was announced, but rebounded by the closing

we'll get to american airlines and just a moment.t to start with this new jersey man and what we know. a red flag to be sent out to you, bill >> it sounds out to me, harris, there are two things pete as he recalled a 1993 with the bombing of the trade center, we had that group of people. at the same time in the attempted attack, which was stopped, on the tunnels. both harlem and lincoln. the u.n. the garage, and 26 federal plaza. those are some of the same targets that saab has been looking at. what is more important to me is that they are now looking more at civilian targets. we take away -- we look at the government targets, those kinds of venues, we look at infrastructure venues. we look at boston, for instance. fenway park, quincy market, the prudential center, those are all civilian targets. but it's concerning to me, when they get into the carnage that they cause with the marathon, the bombing marathon the boston marathon bombing. now they are looking at the similar types of things. that is very concerning to me right now. >> h

tonight an american airlines mechanic is accused of trying to sabotage a commercial airliner with 150onboard just before takeoff. abdul alani faced a judge in miami after being charged with willfully damaging, destroying, disabling, or wrecking an aircraft and attempting to do so. alani has not entered a plea. it happened at american airlines hub miami international airport on july 17th. according to the arrest affidavit, a key instrument was found loose. >> this is the pito tube. this is what drives our air speed indicator so that we know how fast we're moving through the air, which is one of the more fundamental things about flying a plane. >> reporter: additionally, investigators say alani superglued a piece of foam to a part of plane's navigation system to disable it. the system reports aircraft speed, pitch, and other critical data. >> you have to know how fast the plane is going to do a successful takeoff. it's a very dangerous malfunction. >> reporter: the pilots noticed the problem as the plane began rolling for takeoff en route to the bahamas, forcing them to abort takeoff. a

flight scheduled to leave from miami to the bahamas around american airlines mechanic, a man who has worked for the company since 1988 he altered the air data module when they turned on the engines, they realized something was wrong. there was an error message we should point out this was not a case where it's going down the runway and about to lift off they found this early so they aborted taking off keep in mind that according to the government, author mechanth was arrested, wanted to cause a delay so it would force more overtime work and this is at the heart of this contentious negotiation that's been going on between the airline and the mechanics union. they've had hundreds of flights that have been delayed or canceled this summer this negotiation by the way has been going on for four years this just shows you once again stranger than fiction. you cannot imagine that this happened but that's according to the government. >> did stuff like this used to happen in the pastor is this the first time you can ever remember or have heard of something like this >> it's the first ti

on july 17th, the american airlines plane was ready for takeoff, 150 passengers on board.ert would send it right back to the gate upon further inspection it was discovered that someone had tampered with something called the air data module system and according to the federal criminal complaint. it appeared to have been deliberately obstructed with what appeared to be a dark styrofoam type material. after weeks of interviewing co-workers and reviewing surveillance video a lot he was arrested at m i a on thursday like to say on behalf of your friday, his wife and other family members in from california has a lot he made his first appearance in federal court. according to the criminal complaint, a lot he admitted to the crime telling investigators he was upset at the stalled contract dispute between the union workers and american airlines and that this dispute had affected him financially. in a statement american airlines says that is now cooperating fully with the investigation and we are taking this matter. >>very seriously. >>of the 4 zone forecast says we take a peek outs

remember the mechanic who worked at the american airlines was accused of. very latest from washington. catherine. >> sean, investigators did a forensic scrub, telling the miami court today that they found videos on his court showing murders by isis. profit prosecutors say abdul-mad marouf ahmed alani, a naturalized citizen has ties to isis. wishing harm to non-muslims. he did not disclose to investigators that he traveled to iran in march. prosecutors said that he attempted to sabotage an american airlines flight by putting styrofoam styrofoam ine nose of the aircraft. his public defender said his client is a seasoned mechanic who understand his actions would ground the aircraft and not directly put passengers at risk. but this underscored the threat that remains 18 years after 9/11. sean. the one in washington. also, tensions with iran are escalating. the recent attacks on oilfields, an act of war. he responded by saying that he is locked and loaded. fox news contributor, former congressman, michael waltz with us. locked and loaded. if you continue to shoo

when we come back, remember the american airlines mechanic, he was accused of sabotaging a plane. but today, the judgedenied his f possible terrorist ties. we will have the fill report, plus, the latest on the slander, smear of justice brett kavanaugh and the attempt of the media to once again lie even further. straight-ahead.. >> sean: very alarming story tonight in the state of florida. remember the mechanic who worked at the american airlines wasacan airplane was denied bail today over possible terrorist ties. the very latest from washington. catherine. >> sean, investigators did afors electronics, telling the miami court today that they found videos on his court showing murders by isis.prosecun airlines mechanic, t abdul-majeed marouf ahmed alani, a naturalized citizen has ties to isis. wishing harm to non-muslims. he did not disclose to investigators that he traveled to iraq in march.today the judgl saying he is a flight risk. what time he was blamed for his actions, prosecutors said that he attempted to sabotage an american airlines flight by putting styrofoam inside the nos

prosecutors in the case of the former american airlines mechanic say he admitted to having a, quote,this get past the company background checks? aviation expert and pilot joins us to discuss. when you heard this story was went through your mind? how does this happen? >> it is interesting because mechanics, it takes two years to become a mechanic. they are not -- it is a career for them and he is jeopardizing his entire career and his license. he is pretty much finished. a ten year background check is done by the airport and the airline, to get the badge to get into the secure area of the airport. in my opinion he is just a bad apple and it is pretty hard to illuminate this in its entirety. rob: this guy had a 30 year career working in airlines since the 1980s. had been in the door since before 9/11 when we had this much security in this country, seems like that would be a tough guy to pick out. >> it is. i am not buying his excuse, the contract negotiations, he had financial concerns. rob: we can pull that up, we have a statement from his attorney. there it is. his intention was not

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the american airlines mechanic accused of sabotaging a flight may have ties to isis.led to this disturbing revelation. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, lauren and cheryl. the federal judge he denied bail because she feels he's a flight risk and that it's likely he's going to be convicted. we're talking about a naturalized american citizens from iraq, working as a mechanic for american airlines. he is accused of sabotaging a nassau bound flight from miami with 150 passengers and crew on-board. prosecutors claim he glued styrofoam into the aircraft, disabling a part used to gauge air speed. the issue was detected before takeoff. he told investigators he was financially hurt by a labor dispute. his defense is arguing he knew if the plane was grounded he would get overtime hours. prosecutors are pointing to a number of concerning details here. first of all, he had downloaded isis video on his phone. he had traveled to iraq recently. and h sent $700 to someone in iq around july and he told a coworker that his brother was a part of isis and he has a history of makin

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new development on a mechanic charged with sabotaging an american airlines jet. the f.b.i. found evidence of possible ties to isis. phil keating is live in miami with that. >> sandra, until wednesday this case was never tied to a possible terrorism-related motive. that is the suggestive evidence presented in court in downtown miami by u.s. prosecutors. the result bond denied. the american airlines mechanic accused of sabotaging a commercial airliner with 150 passengers on board had a detention hearing yesterday. the magistrate ordered him to remain in custody because she has evidence to suggest he could be sympathetic to terrorists. f.b.i. agents found isis videos on his phone showing graphic killings and he forwarded one video to someone with the urging for allah to take revenge against non-muslims. according to a co-worker he said his brother was in iraq and a member of isis and that he flew to baghdad in march to visit. the f.b.i. says he lied about to them. in july the miami flight turned off after an error light appeared in the cockpit. according to the pilot it withou

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federal prosecutors say the american airlines mechanic was accused with trying to sabotage a flight in florida. they say an isis video was on his phone and his brother involved. the flight had 150 people aboard. he told investigators he was upset over a contract dispute and tampered with the plane to work more hours. cnn rene marsh is following these developments and with us a cnn aviation analyst and attorney justin green. rene, start with you. bring us up to speed. prosecutors alleging this mechanic had more information on this phone. what was that? >> reporter: right. so a lot of allegations coming out in federal court today where he was for a bond hearing. we're talking about abdul majeed marouf ahmed alani. a mechanic accuses of sabotaging in a jetliner. on his phone according to prosecutors is this isis propaganda video. they say he distributed that video to individuals and is, they are accusing him essentially of having ties to isis. but there's more. during this bond hearing prosecutors also said that he told fellow employees that he traveled to iraq to visit his brother who wa