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lieutenant christopher hasson will remain in jail for w. prosecutors call him a domestic t terrorism. >>> in maryland,olice in prince george's county tell us they are investigating a double shooting here on annapolis road. two men shot, one in serious condition and the other in critical condition. >>> a federal judgen washington has just muzzled roger stone. she strengthened a partial gag order in that case, he's forbidden from making public statements about the case. 's allowed to use social media to solicit donatio to his media fund and pro claim his innocence. back to you in the studio. >> much of the snow we got yesterday has already mel sd away but trit that so many of you showed for our latest snow stick challenge remainsn line. >> in hollywood, they call it the cutting room floor. re at news4 it's the judging process. >> pat collinss ck at his post with a look at some of the creative entries we got. just when you think that stick can't get any more popular, it does. >> everybody wants the snow stick. snow, pat, leon, what snow? it wa

his name is christopher paul hasson and he describes himself as a white nationalist. has the latest details. court documents -- providing áchillingá details --about a coast guard lieutenant who prosecutors say hoped to ... graphic:"murder innocent civilians on a scale rarely seen in this country" .... before being arrested in maryland last week.49-year-old christopher hasson is facing federal charges of illegal possession of a firearm and possession of a controlled substance --but prosecutors say these charges are just the "tip of the iceberg" writing: graphic:"the defendant is a domestic terrorist, bent on committing acts dangerous to human life that are intended to affect governmental conduct."investigators say they found áthisá hit list on hasson's computer --containing names of prominent democrats-- including house speaker nancy pelosi, senate minority leader chuck schumer and representative alexandria ocasio-cortez,as well as a number of 2020 democratic candidates including senators kamala harris, cory booker and kirsten gillibrand.the list -- also containing the

christopher hasson's lawyer blowinghe government is his actions out of proportion, arguing that hist i only faces nonviolent drug and weapons charges. the fbi aested hasson after the coast guard found suspicious internet searches on his work computer. in a posting, he allegedly described himself as a white nationalist. prosecutors say that hasson compiled a hit list of democrats and tv journalists and that hes expr dreams of committing mass murder. agents found a stash of steroids and this stockpile of weapons and ammunition inside his apartment. >> the sheer number and force of the weapons that wereecovered from mr. hasson's residence in this case, coupled with the dist hbing nature of writings, appear to reniect a very scant threat to the safety of our community. >> as terrifying as his plots may have been, hasson is only being charged right nowes with poon of firearms and synthetic prescription pain kisers. prosecut now have two weeks to file more seriousaf charges. r that if they don't, hasson could be freed. doreen, back to you. >> leon, thank you. >>> amazon's arrival in norther

federal prosecutors say forty-nine year old christopher hasson planned to "murder innocent civiliansscale rarely seen in this country" before being arrested last week on gun and drug chargesinvestigators finding this stockpile of weapons-- 15 guns and more than 1,000 rounds of ammunition in s maryland home.robert hur / maryland us attorney: "the sheer number and force of the weapons that were recovered from mr. hasson's residence in this case, coupled with disturbing nature of his writings, appear to reflect a very significant threat to the safety of our community, particularly given the position of trust that mr. hasson held with the united states government."also discovered -- a hit list-- including the names of prominent democrats like speaker pelosi, several 2020 democratic presidential candidates and notable journalists from cnn and msnbc. investigators believe hasson was inspired by the manifesto written by anders breivik-- a norwegian who committed two terror attacks in 2011 that left 77 people deadthe government saying hasson also stockpiled steroids and human growth hormone

christopher hasson is a self-identified white nationalist.gents found a cache of weapons and a hit list targeting lawmakers and journalists when they raided his home last week. david martin reports from the pentagon. >> reporter: the motion to keep coast guard lieutenant christopher hasson in jail until he's brought to trial warns that he intends to murder innocent civilians on a scale rarely seen in this country. it quotes a draft e-mail in which he says, "i am dreaming of a way to kill almost every last person on the earth. start with biological attacks followed by attacks on food supply. institute a bombing sniper campaign." when federal agents searched his basement apartment in the suburbs of washington, they found 15 firearms and over 1,000 rounds of ammunition. they also found a hit list which reads like a who's who was liberal politics. speaker of the house nancy pelosi, senate democratic leader chuck schumer, and presidential contender senator kerstin gillibrand, elizabeth warren, kamala harris, and cory booker. the list includes tele

(pam) 49-year-old christopher paul hasson is in custody -- facing drug and weapons charges.udge ruled today -- hasson will stay in custody until his trial. kristen holmes has more. court documents paint the coast guard lieutenant as a white supremacist with plans to conduct a mass killing. federal prosecutors say forty-nine year old christopher hasson planned to "murder innocent civilians on a scale rarely seen in this country" before being arrested last week on gun and drug chargesinvestigators finding this stockpile of weapons-- 15 guns and morthan 1,000 rounds of ammunition in his maryland home.robert hur / maryland us attorney: "the sheer number and force of the weapons that were recovered from mr. hasson's residence in this case, coupled with disturbing nature of his writings, appear to reflect a very significant threat to the safety of our community, particularly given the position of trust that mr. hasson held with the united states government."also discovered -- a hit list-- including the names of prominent democrats like speaker pelosi, several 2020 democratic presi

therosecutor called 49-year-old coast guard lieutenant christopher hasson a domestic terrorist, saying his writings show an intent to murder innocent civilians on a scale rarely seen in this country. e government says he targeted democratic politicians and media personalities. >> the sheer number of weapons recovered and t disturbing nature of his writings appear to reflect a significant threat to our community. >> reporter: but the defense laer says the governmentade a his treon you can characterizati characterization. filing a document to bring media attention and bringe press on the court to assure detention. hasson, the defense lawye is charged with two nonviolent offenses, possession of a firearm by a addict and possession of a mismeanorain killer. he's not been charged with terrorism and denies each of the allegations. the judge ruled that hasson should be detained in custody saying the governmt met its burden proving he's a danger to the community but warning, caveat, i'm holding him 14 days in the absence of charging mr. hasson with criminal activity that amounts tome ic terror

christopher hasson faces gun and drug charges right now. but investigators say he was planning to, quote, murder innocent civilians, on a scale rarely seen in this country. a disturbing ggle search history included things e like, wh d.c. do congress people live and civil war in trump impeached. hasson is going to appear in front of a judge this afternoon. >>> back to team coverage on the winter storm. mollette green isun moving a prince george's county this morning. >> good morning. >> this is a perfect example. this sidewalk right here. you can see how slick it is. i'm on the part that's melted and safe. you don't want to slip on that. since we started our journey, from laurel to college park,sio univ park area, and now, adelfy, that's what we're seeing. that's been plowed and shoveled andng good. it is the sidewalks that you will have tric spots on. you need to be careful and take caution to get out ofhe door. it will take some time to melt everything down. we have a two-hour delay. we have time before we get out. >> thank you. >>> in d.c

you've had a chance to go through these courtocuments related to christopher paul hasson. help us understand how much of a threat did he actually pose? e well, you know, the court documents outlmebody who clearly had fantasies of violence, whether it was, you know, putting biological weapons in the food supply, whether it's killing everybody on earth. he's somebody who is creating a traitor's list of politicians, stnewss, and also was defining himself as awhite supremacist who wanted to create a white nation. tht combination of factors plus stockpiling weapons suggest that he was a real threat. >> reporter: we saw, as you ted, pictures of the cache of weaofpons 15 firearms, thousands of rounds of ammunition. the names are prominent, nancy pelosi, blumenthal, gillibrand, warren, booker, others. there's a huge leap from making a list and actually doinge sothing about it. what else do we know about what hasson had done to preparth made authorities act right now? >> again, here's somebody who was influenced by another extremest out in norway, ander brievik, and that individual

lieutenant christopher hasson was arrested afters suspici internet searches for found on his work competercing gun and drug charges. two weeks to file more charges or hasson could be released on bond. >>> jussie smollett is out of jail after being chaed of staging a hate crime on himsicf. cho police say the actor paid two men to attack him last month. he wupset about his salary and wanted publity. smollett claims he was the victim of a racist attack. >>> a federal judge placed a gag order on roger ston it comes after stone posted a picture on instagram, showing her with a target next to her face. stone apologized for what he called his own stupidity. stone is out on bond right now. he pled not guilty to multiple charges, handed down by special council robert mueller. more of these stories ahead on "today." >>> and marijuana parties are popping up all over the district. police have been cracking down on a clear violation of the marijuana law. a news team investigation found those arrests rary lead to con jurisdictions. >> jodie fleischer says some are aski if the policeaids are just wasted

christopher hasson had a hit list that included several high profile democrats.t e-mail he wrote i'm dreaming of a way to kill almost every last person on the earth. ryan browne at the pentagon with more. >> reporter: good morning. the department of justice charging active duty coast guard officer with gun and drug charges and for being an alleged domestic terrorist who was plotting attacks on senior democratic officials and senior members of the media both from msnbc and cnn. now, he is also charged with adhering to a manifesto of a nor weenlg john norwegian terrorist who killed 77 people in a series of attention. as part of that manifesto, he is being charged with using drugs as part of an effort to bolster his ability to carry out these attacks. now some 15 weapons and 1,000 rounds of ammunition were discovered in his home according to the official charge documents and again he was posted here in washington, d.c. at the coast guard headquarters, remains unclear how someone could have such high level access with all these links to domestic terrorist groups and

christopher hasson is being detained. he was arrested last week on drug and gun charges. t the proverbial tip of the iceberg. the government alleges hasson is a self described white supremacist who maintained a hit list that included prominent democrats and journalists. >>> imagine if you are elderly, living alone, surviving on frozen meals without a microwave. firefighters in florida helped one woman who was todown on her luck. little things can be a big deal. that's why there's otezla. otezla is not a cream. it's a pill that treats plaque psoriasis differently. with otezla, 75% clearer skin is achievable. don't use if you're allergic to otezla. it may cause severe diarrhea, nausea, or vomiting. otezla is associated with an increased risk of depression. tell your doctor if you have a history of depression or suicidal thoughts or if these feelings develop. some people taking otezla reported weight loss. your doctor should monitor your weight and may stop treatment. upper respiratory tract infection and headache may occur. tell your doctor about your medicines, and if you'r

just under two hours ago, christopher hasson's hearing came to an end. les day presided over the hearing. he found that hasson does constitute and imminent danger to the community. the judge caveated that with the onus is on the government, the prosecution, to prove hasson's intentions. the evidence presented today would not constitute enough of a threat to keep the suspect in detention. u.s. attorney robert heard weighed in. here's what he said. >> the sheer number and force of the weapons recovered from mr. hasson's redense in this case, coupled with the disturbing nature of his writings appear to reflect the significant threat to the community and particularly given the position of trust that he had with the united states government. >> during the hearing, hasson's public defender insisted he denies all of the charms brought before him today including a legal possession of weapons and drugs. on friday, investigators recovered 15 different weapons and 1,000 rounds of ammunition in his apartment in silver spring, maryland and large countities of prescrip

christopher paul hasson is charged with multiple gun and drug offenses. (grant) and as kron4's washington correspondent morgan wright reports... federal officials say hasson is a white supremacist... who was stockpiling weapons and ammunition he hoped to use to execute a terrorist attack. prosecutors say the drug and gun charges against coast guard lt. christopher paul hasson are just the "tip of the iceberg." they allege he's a domestic terrorist that plotted a mass killing. the sheer number and force of the weapons that were recovered from mr. hasson's residence in this case coupled with the disturbing nature in writings appear to reflect a very significant threat. prosecutors say hasson stashed firearms, and ammunition. and had hit list including prominent lawmakers and journalists.hasson also declared he was a neo-nazi for more than 30 years and wanted to establish a "white homeland" we need to combat hatred and bigotry wherever it arises because it can become violent. senator richard blumenthal of connecticut was one of the lawmakers hasson planned t

district attorney robert her breathing a sigh of relief after coast guard officer christopher hasson's hearing wrapped up. charles day resided over the courtroom, he found that he was a danger to the public and will hold him in detention while prosecutors continue to gather evidence. day says that the onus is on the prosecution to prove proof that it was as they say domestic terrorism, they took pains to point out that the charges were not ordinarily hold enough water in detention. upon the arrest friday, 15 firearms, 1,000 rounds of ammo and a large supply of subscription drug tramadol were found in the apartment. a few miles from the nation's capital and the very lawmakers that hassan was hoping to execute. >> the sheer number and force of the weapons that were covered from mr. hassan's residence, coupled with the disturbing nature of his writings appear to reflect the very significant threat to the safety of our community, particularly given the position of trust that he held with the united states government. >> lieutenant with the coast guard, but served in both the marine corps a

lieutenant christopher hasson is accused of stockpiling weapons and ammunition while making a hit listmocrats and journalists. peter doocy is on the story from d.c. peter? >> harris, the government is loaded dominic alleging that christopher hasson was trying to forget which lawmakers don't have security details as he filled out that hit list and google things like this. "what if trump is legally impeach? best place in d.c. to see congresspeople. wait and do see do congresspeople live? civil war if trump impeach." this man accused of being a domestic terrorist also had a deleted file on this computer where he wrote up a dream to carry out a biological attack followed by an attack on the food supply using spanish flu, botulism, or anthrax. he had a cache of weapons and ammo and drugs. and a coast guard colleague tells our jennifer griffin that he kept a clean desk, rode a harley to work, i didn't really joke or smile but never led on that he described himself as a white nationalist prehis neighbors seem surprised by all of it, too. >> it's really scary to know what you been living aroun

e fbi arrested christopher hasson after the coastuard foun suspicious internet searches on his work computer. he made posonline describing himself as a white nationalist and saying hets wo kill almost every last person o earth. right now, he is facing just gun and drug charges. >>> "empire" star jussie smollett is out on bond after being charged with staging a hateme cn himself. authorities say smollett was upset about his salary and wanted publicity. he claims he is the victim of attack. >>> a judge placed a gag order on roger stone. the penal comes after stone posted a picture on instagram, showing the judge with a target next to her face. stone apologized for what he called his own stupidity. order, breaks the gag the judge will put him in jail. he is out on bond right now. he pled not guilty to multicharges handed down by special counsel robert mueller. >>> a major construction project that could affect your commute in virginia. final phrase of the crystal drive two-way nversion. work will start at route 1 and 27th street. this include new traffic signals, street trees and upgrades to th

coast guard christopher hasson faces drug charges. he is a self identified white nationalist who called for focused violence and dreamed of ways to kill almost every last person onearth. hasson, prosecutors say, werenl fo list of target, senators and msnbc and cnn show hosts. hasson wanted t use acts of focused vlence to create a white homeland, they included searches like where in d.c. do fongress people live and civil war, trump impeached. those searches may have been led to his arrest. nbc news learned investigators caught on because of odd searches on his work computer hasson is scheduled toppear in federal court at 1:00. stay with news 4 throughout the day, we'llring you the latest as theing story continues. the drew wilder, news 4. >> thank you, drew. >>> now to ourer improving wea from snow and train to a little morning sun. what is that thing in the sky? >> i know, we turned things over to storm team meteorologist amelia aper. how high will the temperatures get? >> we will be nupt 40s. i woke up this morning to stuff dri drinki

so lieutenant christopher hasson will remain in jail for now. >> t shocking allegations against him, include the amazing of a cash of weapons a plotting to murder innocent civilians. but the defense said he fes nonviolent charges and the government is overhyping the case. >> chris gordon is live outside the courthouse in greenbelt with the judge's orders. >> reporter: doreen and leon, prosecutors call him a terrorist but have not charged him as one yet. the judge today gave them no more than two weeks to file additional charges to back up the allegations they made here in federal court today. lieutenant christoph r hasson sarod straight in his jail jmp suit listening as the prosecutor told tge he's a domestic terrorist his writing show an intent to murder innocent civilians on a scale rarely seen in thisve ment. exhibit 1, these are theeans and ammunition seized from his silver spring me. they say he targeted democratic politicians and media personalities. >> the sheer number and force of the weapons recovered from mr. hasson's residence in this case, coupled with the disturbing natu

federal prosecutors say forty-nine year old christopher hasson planned to "murder innocent civilianson a scale rarely seen in this country" before being arrested last week on gun and drug chargesinvestigators finding this stockpile of weapons-- 15 guns and more than 1,000 rounds of ammunition in his maryland home.robert hur / maryland us attorney: "the sheer number and force of the weapons that were recovered from mr. hasson's residence in this case, coupled with disturbing nature of his writings, appear to reflect a very significant threat to the safety of our community, particularly given the position of trust that mr. hasson held with the united states government."also discovered -- a hit list-- including the names of prominent democrats like speaker pelosi, several 2020 democratic presidential candidates and notable journalists from cnn and msnbc. investigators believe hasson was inspired by the manifesto written by anders breivik-- a norwegian who committed two terror attacks in 2011 that left 77 people deadthe government saying hasson also stockpiled steroids and human growth h

a federal judge ordered christopher hasson to be held for two weeks on charges of possession of a firearm and possession of a controlled substance. hasson is accused of plotting to kill democratic lawmakers and tv journalists. federal agents found 15 firearms, more than 1,000 rounds of ammunition and bottles labeled human growth hormone in his maryland apartment. >> the sheer number and force of the weapons that were recovered from mr. hasson's residence in this case coupled with the disturbing nature of his writings appear to reflect a very significant threat. >> court documents say hasson is a self-described white nationalist. prosecutors are now considering additional charges. >>> today a judge imposed a gag order on president trump's former as visor roger stone after he posted a photo on instagram of the judge with what appeared to be crosshairs of a gun. federal judge amy berman jackson is presiding over stone's case on charges of witness tampering, obstruction and lying to federal investigators. stone was indicted as part of robert mueller's probe of russian interference in the 2016

federal prosecutors say forty-nine year old christopher hasson planned to "murder innocent civilians on a scale rarely seen in this country" before being arrested last week on gun and drug chargesinvestigators finding this stockpile of weapons-- 15 guns and more than 1,000 rounds of ammunition in his maryland home.robert hur / maryland us attorney: "the sheer number and force of the weapons that were recovered from mr. hasson's residence in this case, coupled with disturbing nature of his writings, appear to reflect a very significant threat to the safety of our community, particularly given the position of trust that mr. hasson held with the united states government."also discovered -- a hit list-- including the names of prominent democrats like speaker pelosi, several 2020 democratic presidential candidates and notable journalists from cnn and msnbc. investigators believe hasson was inspired by the manifesto written by anders breivik-- a norwegian who committed two terror attacks in 2011 that left 77 people deadthe government saying hasson also stockpiled steroids and human growth

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. >> reporter: the motion to keep coast guard lieutenant christopher hasson in jail until he can be broughttrial warns that "he intends to murder innocent civilians on a scale rarely seen in this country." it quotes a draft email in which he says, "i am dreaming of a wan on the earth."tart with biologi, followed by attacks on food supply, institute a bombing/sniper campaign." when federal agents searched his basement apartment in the suburbs of washington, they found 15 firearms and over 1,000 rounds of ammunition. they also found a hit list, which reads like a who's who of liberal politics. speaker of the house nancy pelosi, senate democratic leader chuck schumer, and presidential contenders senator kirsten gillibrand, elizabeth warren, kamala harris, and cory booker. the list also includes television anchors from msnbc and cnn. according to court documents, hasson, who once served in the marines, described himself as "a longtime white nationalist who supports the idea of a white homeland." he read the writings of a norwegian domestic terrorist named anders breivik, who eight years ago wen

christopher hasson was ordered held without bail yesterday.ted last friday on gun and drug charges. federal agents seized a stockpile of guns and more than 1,000 rounds of ammunition from his maryland apartment. prosecutors say hasson had a list of democratic politicians and tv journalists he wanted to kill. >>> "rolling stone" reports the estate of michael jackson is suing hbo for more than $100 million over its plan to air the controversial documentary "leaving neverland" next month. the film is about two men who say jackson molested and swore them to secrecy when they were children. the new lawsuit claims hbo is breaching a 1992 contract to not disparage jackson for the rights to air a concert film. hbo says it still plans to run the documentary. >>> the "los angeles times" reports a year-long opioid prescription investigation by federal drug agents led to the arrest of four doctors and other medical providers. they're accused of writing bogus prescriptions or selling painkillers and other drugs on the black market. the investigation target

christopher paul hasson is charged with a number of gun and drug offenses. washington correspondent morgan wright reports federal officials say hasson-is a white supremacist who was stockpiling weapons and ammunition he hoped to use to launch a terrorist attack. prosecutors say the drug and gun charges against coast guard lt. christopher paul hasson are just the "tip of the iceberg." they allege he's a domestic terrorist that plotted a mass killing. the sheer number and force of the weapons that were recovered from mr. hasson's residence in this case coupled with the disturbing nature in writings appear to reflect a very significant threat. prosecutors say hasson stashed firearms, and ammunition. and had hit list including prominent lawmakers and journalists.hasson also declared he was a neo-nazi for more than 30 years and wanted to establish a "white homeland" we need to combat hatred and bigotry wherever it arises because it can become violent. senator richard blumenthal of connecticut was one of the lawmakers hasson planned to target. this kind of extremi

prosecutors say lieutenant christopher hasson had a list of people he wanted to kill that included u.snators and media personalities. he is being held on drug and gun charges for the time being. ngpe francis opened an extraordinary summit on preventing church sex abuse urday by saying "words are not enough." he proposed a number of ways to punish predators and keep children safe. seth doane is at the vatican. >> reporter: the pontiff set the agenda with a piece of paper, 21 proposals, including establishing worldwide protocols for handling accusations against bishops, involving lay experts in investigations, and developing rules for screening seminarians. many of the points are familiar to priests in america where lamilar rules were imposed nearly two decades ago. >> what i'm hoping is that some of the things that we've very slowly learned in the united atates might be carried to other places to save them some of the hein that we've had to go through. e> reporter: in the u.s., nearly 7,000 clerics have been accused of sexually abusing minors since 1950. video testimony from sex abuse s

christopher hasson faces gun and drug charges rightnow. but investigators say he was planning to, quote, murder innocent civilians, onra a scal ly seen in this country. >> drew wilder is in green belt th more on the disturbing allegations against this military officer. what led investigators to this lieutenant? >> reporter: aaron, nbc news hag learned inveors started looking into christoasson after discovering curious searches on his work computer. investigators say they found disturbing searches on hasson's computer that inkeuded things where in d.c. do congresspeople live? and civil war if trump impeached. ha he was arrested on friday on gun and drug charges. right now, he's not charged with terrorism. but prosecutors call him a domestic terrorist in court documents. they believe he stockpiled more than a dozen gd over 1,000 rounds of ammo in an apartment in silver spring. he is a self-identified white onalist, who called for focused violence and dreamed of ways to kill almost every last person on earth.ec prors say hasson was forming a

at the age of 49, lieutenant christopher hasson was an obscure coast guard purchasing office officer,ut court documents say lasas laying plans to use his one to make a lasting impression on this world. hasson drafted an e-mail saying, i am dreaming of a way to kill almost every last person on the arth. attacksbiological attacks and a bombing and sniper campaign. a search of his basement residence turned up 15 firearms and more than 1,000 rounds of ammunition. maria carisa is hasson's neighbor in silver springs, aryland. e hisey are our neighbors. we never would have imagined ehat to happen, especially so close to us. n so cloter: hasson, who once served in the marine corps, also kept a hit list that reads like a who's who of liberal politics. speaker of the house nancy pelosi, senate democratic leader chuck schumer, presidential andidates lelizabeth warren, pmala harris, and cory booker. his internet searches included best places in d.c. to see to congress people, and are supreme court justices protected. his list also included joe le scarborough, chris hayes, and cary -- tmo. ing tha

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christopher hasson is accused of targeting top democrats in office. macfarlane join us in the news om. tw other people are also expected to be back in court so ? >> last fall the news4 i-team reported the case of marcara man, he's charged with e-mailing threat to the federal communication commission. mann has pleaded guilty, faces up to 10 year in prison. and court filings showen that cing has been delayed as the feds sought additional time to get more psychological evaluations. and alagun in new york pled guilty of violating a restra restraining order against kristen simera. he's awaiting sentencing in u.s. district court in d.c. our reporting last year showed threats are becoming a way of life for the nation's elected leaders, u.s. capitol police pursued 950 cases of threats in the first half of 2017 alone. in t news room, scott macfarlane news4. >>> todayha on would have been george washington's 287th birthday, dozens of people became new american citizens at the mount vernon estate. 78 people from 39 countries taking part in the naturalization cer

christopher hasson faces gun ang drug c right now. the fbi arrested him after the coast guard found suspicious rkinternet searchs on his computer. he had made quotes onlineng descriimself as a white nationalist and saying he wanted to kill almost every last pern on earth. prosecutors say hasson made a list of targets that included presidential candidates, tv news democrats and hosts. agents found steroids in his silver spring home, in a search, along with a massive stockpile of weapons and ammo. >> the number and force of the weapons recovered from mr. hasson's residence in this case, coupled with his writings, appear to reflect a threat to the safety of our community. >> hasson is being kept in jail. prosecutors have two weeks toio file more s charges or the judge says she will consider releasing him. >>> this morning, "empire" star jussie smollett is out on bond and facing a firestorm of criticism, after being charged with staging a hate crime attaf. against hims smollett was surrounded by photographs, reporters and security yesterd

. >>> due in court today a coast guard lieutenant accused and journalists. 49 -year-old christopher hasson in maryland reportedly a white supremacist facing charges of weapons and drug violations after he allegedly wrote about waging an attack to kill almost every person on the earth in order to create a white. 's home was raided, they found weapons, drugs and a hit list naming prominent figures in politics and the media. that is a brief look at some of the top stories we are working on. >>> there is some 26,000 homeless people in california, about the population of the city of venetia. >>> homelessness a big problem with no short-term solution insight. but one nonprofit is making good progress, downtown street. >> here with how this program works. >> 13 years ago a silicon valley ceo took a break from high tech and volunteered at a food bank in palo alto. that day changed her life forever and in the process, now changing the lives of thousands of people in need. >> reporter: not glamorous and at times can get downright 30. but for this san jose cleanup crew, it is the most important two h

christopher paul hasson is an extremist and white supremacist who wanted to conduct a mass killing. they say he had a hit-list that included journalists and several prominent democratic politicians. officers found fifteen guns and more than a-thousand rounds of ammunition at hasson's maryland home, after he was arrested last friday. prosecutors say hasson wrote in a manifesto that was quote he was "dreaming of a way to kill almost every last person on the earth." end-quote. hasson is 49-years old and also served in the marine corps. ( robin ) california lawmakers are trying to figure out how to move forward after the federal government asked the state to pay back billions of dollars from the high speed rail project. kron 4's capitol bureau reporter ashley zavala explains the new debate coming out of the controversy... ((ashley)) governor gavin newsom says he thinks this is political retribution after the state sued the trump administration over a border wall. but some lawmakers whose districts are directly affected by the high speed rail aren't convinced that's the case..the war of

they are calling christopher hasson a domestic terrorist after agents found 15 guns in the maryland apartmentthe email wrote, i am dreaming of a way to kill almost every last person on the earth.. the hit list includes nancy pelosi, chuck schumer in mole harris. he is the active-duty member stationed in washington and the documents filed yesterday do not reveal why he came under suspicion your >>> chicago police state actor jussie smollett has surrender after being charged with making a false police report claiming he was attacked in downtown chicago by two million shouting racist and anti-gay slurs. he said the attackers lived a rope around his neck and the two men said that they were paid to states the incident by jussie smollett. >> reporter: what do you say about jussie smollett saying they are lying? >> i think jussie smollett to come clean because the truth will set him three. >> he could get up to three years in prison and he is best known for his role in the tv series, "empire." >>> the college freshman from sunnyvale is accused of crating the app to sell drugs in santa cruz and colin

christopher hasson is being detained. he was arrested last week on drug and begun charges.ors say that that is just the proverbial tip of the iceberg. the government alleges hasson is a self described white supremacist who maintained a hit list that included prominent democrats and journalists. >>> the father of the alabama woman who joined isis is suing over her u.s. citizenship. hoda muthana is from hoover, alabama. as a college student, she traveled to syria and married three isis fighters, two of them were killed. now five years later muthana says she regrets what she did and she wants to come home. president trump tweeted this week he is not going to allow that. secretary of state mike pompeo reit rated the president's message in an interview on thursday. >> she is a terrorist. she is not a u.s. citizen. she ought not return to this country. >> because she was the daughter of a diplomat? >> that's right. >> to clarify that, children born in the united states to active diplomats, they do not get birth right citizenship since diplomats are under the jurisdiction of their

his name is christopher paul hasson. allegedly wanted to conduct a mass killing.nded to, quote, murder innocent civilians on a scale rarely seen in this country. it's a thwarted attack. what do you think? >> this is pretty straightforward. people will look at this and say -- look at an individual like this and say he's deranged. this never would have happened. thank god for law enforcement, but this is something that happens in the movies. does it happen in real life? let me tell you something, don. the way this is diverted by law enforcement is not because they're geniuses. it's because somebody made a mistake. the difference between mass murder and an arrest like we saw today is somebody like this individual speaking to the wrong individual, a friend or a family member, saying something wrong on the internet for every person in america -- and there are 330 million americans who look at this and say, don't worry about this. this is a fake plot. if this individual -- remember the pulse nightclub. remember dylann roof in south carolina. remember what happened in ca

lieutenant christopher hasson did google searches for "what if trump illegally impeached" and "civil impeached." should the president have done anything different in response to this, tara? >> well, of course, there are a lot of things he should have done differently, but, you know, we're talking about donald trump, he has the best words and the biggest brain. don't you know that, don? we're all the idiots. mind you, it was only a couple of days ago that he tweeted out in all caps that "the new york times" is the enemy of the people, the real enemy of the people. how many times has he done this? the committee to protect journalists put out a report that showed donald trump tweeted negatively against the press 1,300 times since becoming a candidate. those tweets have increased versus his tweeting about other things has decreased. but his attacks against the media and journalists has increased. do you know that there -- they also put out a report that said there are 28 journalists jailed around the world this year because of fake news allegations in other places across the world when t

scale rarely seen in this country before being arrested in maryland last week. 49-year-old christopher hasson is facing federal charges of illegal possession of a firearm and possession of a controlled substance. but they say these charges are just the tip of the iceberg writing the defendant is a domestic terrorist bent on committing acts dangerous to human life that are intended to affect governmental conduct. they found this hit list on his computer containing names of prominent democrats, including nancy pelosi, chuck schumer, and representative alexandria ocasio-cortez as well as a number of 2020 democratic candidates, including senators kamala harris, cory booker rabd kirsten gillibrand. the list also contapiins the li of people from cnn and cnbc. they found several thousand rounds of a.m. knew missing in his apartment. in addition to a stockpile of steroids he was using to increase his ability to conduct attacks. in e-mails outlined in court filings, hasson calls himself a white nationalist and was inspired by a manifesto written by anders breivik. they say a month before his arrest he

christopher hasson appeared at a hearing this afternoon where the judge ordered him held for at least two more weeks and prosecutors revealed he spent hours online researching mass attackers including the unabomber and the virginia tech gunman. hasson was raeftd friday on drugs and weapons charges. prosecutors say he had 15 weapons, 1,000 rounds of ammunition, a stockpile of drugs and a list of targets including prominent democrats and journalists. the only reason we found out about any of this is because of a college professor, sheamus hughes, who's the deputy director of the program on extremism at george washington university, tweeted about the case yesterday after learning the details from a detention memo that was filed in a maryland court. naturally, when news outlets saw this they picked up the story. but to be clear, that's not how we normally learn about these kinds of things. this is a case where good police law enforcement work nabbed someone who appears to be clearly dangerous before he's able to do something terrible. usually law enforcement wants to take a victory lap wh

i keep wondering what we would have heard from the president from christopher hasson's name was enriqueorales or something like that. his thumbs would be sore from the tweeting. we have heard just ten minutes worth of rhetoric at that availability about the terrorist threat from the middle east, the terrorist threat from across the border. >> it's a great point, eugene, because we heard about made-up terrorists who are swarming around the caravan. meanwhile, you couldn't sneak around the caravan with all of the drone cameras fox news had trained on it if you wanted to. so the idea you were going to sneak a terrorist into that caravan was ludicrous >> and he who not only had a plan but a big arsenal of weapons and doping himself up with human growth hormone. >> i didn't want to sound dumb, but what are the steroids for? >> i have no -- he believes he's taking cues from the norwegian guy anders breivik, remember, who killed 77 people, and apparently he dosed himself in that way with opioids and human growth hormone. somehow i guess that makes you more homicidal. >> this is where even bein

christopher paul hasson was arrested on gun and drug charges. he had an arsenal of weapons including 15 firearm and 1,000 rounds of ammunition prosecutors say. nbc's tracie potts joins us with the latest. we hearing a list of high profile targets. >> lots of democrats and media, tv hosting and other people in the were on the list of people he said he wanted to kill. in a draft email authorities found he said he had been dreaming of killing nearly every person on earth. and that arsenal of weapons and ammunition, 1,000 rounds, certainly seemed to back that up. now hasson was actually arrested february 15th. this is just coming to light because of court papers filed record regarding his detention. authorities obviously want to keep him behind bars as this case progresses. he had worked at the coast guard headquarters since 2016. and it was his internet searches at work that actually flagged the coast guard that something may be wrong here. he is facing illegal weapons and drug charges. prosecutors have called him in court papers a domestic terrori

. >> christopher hasson had a secret security clearance when authorities realized he was stockpilingod supply as soon as he could figure out how to find spanish flu, botchism or anthrax according to a document found on his computer accompanying these google searches. what if trump is illegally impeached? where in d.c. does congress live? the government alleges he wanted to attack prominent democratic lawmakers who don't have protective details and whose names appear on a hit list next to high-profile cable news stars like joe scarborough, don lemon and chris hayes, all critics of the administration. >> i don't think the president at any point has done anything but condemn violence against journalists or anyone else. every single time this happens, the president is one of the first people to condemn the violence and the media is the first people to blame the president. >> reporter: a colleague of christopher hasson, the accused domestic terrorist didn't smile or joke, held a clean desk and rode a harley but had tattoos all over his body but never told anybody he considered himself a w

federal prosecutors say... 49-year-old christopher paul hasson was planning several domestic terror-attackshit-list that included high profile journalists from cnn and msnbc... and several prominent democrats including senators kamala harris and cory booker. in their search of hasson's home in maryland... officers found a stockpile of weapons including fifteen guns and more than a-thousand rounds of ammunition. investigators also found numerous drugs they believe he was planning to take before launching his attacks. hasson is a self described white nationalist who wrote in his manifesto that he wanted to establish a "white homeland." prosecutors say he was planning to, quote: "murder innocent civilians on a scale rarely seen in this country." we'll learn more today when hasson appears in court for the ( darya ) still ahead on the kron4 morning news... new body cam video of an officer involved shooting. a look at what it reveals about the case. ( darya ) and... oakland teachers on the picket lines... we'll continue our team coverage of what that means for students this morning. checking the