a homegrown terror attack, leaving friends and neighbors in shock. >> you would think cincinnati, ohio and jihadist in the same sentence. >> reporter: the plan a deadly assault on the u.s. copt -- capitol building. christopher liacouras they will of cincinnati, arrested after buying 2 m-15 assault weapons. >> several agents tackled him and took him down. >> reporter: he had used an alisis posted on twitter. one twitter statement said we should wage jihad under our own orders and plan attacks. >> he was a really vulnerable kid, you know, i don't know what to think. >> reporter: among the things, agents took from the apartment was a beginners hand guide to islam. >> he had just recently converted to islam i mean, he had been talking about it for a few months. he is a good kids, he's been kind of lost. >> reporter: cornell is the latest of 50 so-called homegrown radicals arrested by the fbi in recent years. >> the national guard in delaware stepped up security that was put in place on tuesday night, because five different drivers approached the base for direction, the guard said there's n

. >> reporter: the fbi report says christopher lee cornell from cincinnati ohio, was in the final staplings of the plot of opening fire on u.s. lawmakers as they ran out. fbi officials have been keeping an eye on cornell after an informant tipped them off over alarming statements on social media about launching violent jihad. he had been in contact with people overseas in honor of isis. the complaint says some communications happened over the summer. one, this is a quote, he allegedly said i believe we should wage jihad under our orders. after that he took steps. researchers pipe bombs and targeting the building. he bought two semiautomatic rifle rifles. he was arrested. his father did speak to cnn. he says he is shocked by this. he had no knowledge of his son's alleged plot. it is important to point out here christine, officials say he did not pose a threat to the public during the course of the investigation over the last few months. >> pamela brown with that story. john a really interesting story. the fbi saying he purchased weapons and planning to do damage at the u.s. capitol. >> obvio

in shock. >> you would think cincinnati ohio jihad difficulty in the same sentence. >> reporter: the plan according to the fbi a deadly assault on the u.s. capitol building and members of congress. the weapons included pipe bombs and semiautomatic rifles to shoot and kill officials. the suspect identified as 20-year-old christopher lee cornell of cincinnati arrested early wednesday after buying two m-15 assault rifles and 600 rounds of ammunition. >> several agents came out and tackled him in the parking lot and took him down. >> reporter: the fbi says cornell had been using an alias to post disturbing messages on twitter expressing support for al qaeda and isis. one stated "i believe we should just wage jihad under our own orders and plan attacks" cornell's parents are at a loss to explain his actions. >> he was a really really vulnerable kid, you know i don't know -- i don't know what to think. >> reporter: among the things agents took from the cornell apartment was a beginner's handbook to islam. >> he had just recently converted to islam and i had been talking about it for a few

. >> reporter: chris investigators took down christopher lee cornell outside a gun store in cincinnati, ohioarlier today. they say he used an alias and he was planning to tack the us capitol with pipe bombs and guns. six months of planning and numerous conversations with an fbi inform nant led to the arrest of the 20-year-old christopher cornell wednesday. investigators say he used the alias. agents took him down after he purchased two semi automatic weapons and 600 rounds of ammo from cincinnati ohio gun store. >> when he came out the door, he would have come out who are halfway across here to the wreck the cars are parked. by that time the agents come across the parking lot and two agents were on top of him two or three. >> reporter: according to the federal complaint, his plan was to kill employees and officers workingworking in around the u.s. capitol. he saw congress as his enemy. cornell first came to the fbi' as the tension past summer an informant notified authorities he wanted to carry out an tack in the u.s. in support of isis. message to the informant in august core documents quot

they took him in today in cincinnati ohio. his plot was to blow up with pipe bombs the united states capitol. that's what we have for you right now. horace holmes reporting live in the satellite center abc 7 news. >> all right horace. we'll check back in with you a little later. thank you for that. applications to the university of virginia are down. for the first time since 2002. the university received more than 31,000 applications this admissions cycle but it is down by more than 225 when compared to the last admissions cycle. university officials say there's no data right now to point to a possible reason for this decline. however, as you know, u.v.a. has recently made national headlines after "rolling stone" magazine reported about an alleged gang rape at one of the school's fraternities. that report has so far been found unfounded. >> today, the first edition of the charlie hebdo magazine or newspaper hit the newsstands since the deadly attack on its offices last week. >> so the cover features a drawing of the prophet mu

. >> well, you know, i grew up in cincinnati, ohio, and it seemed like i walked 10 miles. it was probably a mile, but you know what i mean. but i did walk through snow and stuff like that. >>reporter: back in the day. >> back in the day. thank you, sal. we do have high pressure large and in charge. people writing me, steve, what's going on? are we done with the rain? no, we're not. have faith, my friends, have faith. we usually get some dry weather in december and january. it's not uncommon, but after last year when it stopped completely, then it makes people nervous. i can't say i blame you. up and over she goes, high pressure is built in, clear skies, breezy for some. again, i mean yesterday was daley city, pacifica, parts of marin county, higher elevations and in san francisco yet other areas calm as can be. sunny for all. it'll be mild to warm later today, 30s, 40s to 50. yeah. 50 at sfo and also san francisco. half moon bay looks like they lost a breeze. they were 50, 54 yesterday. 37 napa, 36 fairfield, lots of 30s here or low 40s. la honda 55. las altos hills 39. an

christopher lee cornell in cincinnati, ohio for a plot against the u.s. capitol and members of congress. in the newsroom reporting live horace holmes abc 7 news. >> all right, thank you, horace. now, we turn to an explosion that rattled the eden center in falls church. >> what we've learned in the past hour is that three people are being treated for injuries from this. this after an explosion left glass shattered everywhere prompted an evacuation of this popular shopping center. joce sterman has been live on the scene since minutes after that explosion. so joce what have you found out? >> well alison they just moments ago strung up this crime scene tape. and pulled this fire vehicle into place so they can shine a light inside of princess diamonds where we've just confirmed this explosion originated this afternoon. as you mentioned, it left shattered glass all over the shopping center and blew out the front of that store as well as the mall entrance. injured three people who were near and the aftermath of this was captured on cell phone video. >> like you

>>> cincinnati, ohio, because of its size and sophistication, its health care facilities are among the finest anywhere. dr. darryl sutorius was one of the city's most successful and respected heart surgeons, but he was also impatient and demanding. >> dr. sutorius was a very busy surgeon, but he didn't have the strongest people skills. >> he was perceived by many of his co-workers as very gruff, angry, kind of difficult to please sort of man. >> dr. sutorius met his wife, janet who was a nurse at the same hospital. the couple had four children together. three daughters and a son. it wasn't long before janet realized the many challenges of being married to a busy doctor. >> he was in a solo practice which took up all of his time. he was on call all of the time. >> the hard work and sacrifice paid off. by the mid-1980s, he was earning $300,000 a year. but the climb to the top of his profession came with a price. the marriage was strained, due to long hours, pressure, and darryl's explosive temper. >> he was almost dangerous. he could put you down, he could make you feel really bad about

>>> an overpass collapsed overnight in cincinnati, ohio, killing a worker crews were taking down an olddge and something went wrong a tractor trailer struck the section and the bridge hit the ground and the driver was slightly injured and the area around the overpass could be closed for days. >>> a massive fire gutted a waterfront mansion near annapolis, maryland firefighters believe that six family members were killed in the blaze. it burned for four hours yesterday destroying the 16000 square foot home. the $6 million home was reduced to the stone framework. >>> sizeis rebels have released a chilling new video two hostages kneeling in the desert wearing the familiar orange jump suits, the terrorist known as jihad john threatens to kill them but this time he demands a ransom. >> this was posted overnight with similarities to other isis hostage videos but one distinctive difference. >> a chillingy video shows two japanese hostages kneeling in the desert wearing orange jump suits this man is believed to be the isis terrorist called jihad john and he threatens to behead the men and says t

>>> cincinnati, ohio, because of its size and sophistication, its health care facilities are among thet anywhere.

this is a picture from cincinnati ohio. police and fire and recue have been at the john all night of a collapsed freeway. the collapse killed a construction worker and injured a tractor trailer driver. workers were demolishing the old overpass and it gave way last night. this is video from last night. several hundred tons of condition crete fell on interstate 75. it is now closed. drivers are told to figure out another way around it. the truck driver missed being under the underpay by a few seconds. >> folks are suffering the consequences froment aring someone they call "slumlords." they are ordered to move by today because of filthy and toxic conditions if their permits. cornell? >> this is so hard. >> the family is packing up saying goodbye to the place they have called home for years, a place they say also made them sick. >> generally i get bronchitis i get pneumonia. >> inspectors say no wonder, all units are plagued with mold. tenants showed us black spores grow on the bathroom ceilings and the bedrooms where the kids

officials say he was in the final stages of traveling from cincinnati, ohio to d.c. for an all-out assault. they say cornell went inside of this gun shop in suburban cincinnati purchasing two m-15 rifles and 600 rounds of ammunition. once he walked out of the shop the f.b.i. agents tackled him and took him into federal government. the f.b.i. says cornell had been plotting an isis-inspired attack on the u.s. capitol where he had hoped to set off a series of pipe bombs aimed at lawmakers. and cornell's father spoke out tonight. >> he is like a big kid. his best friend is his cat, mikey. >> as for how the f.b.i. was able to foil the plot cornell was communicating with a partner that was going to help him carry out the talk but that was an f.b.i. inperformant. >>> and security beefed up at the national guard plant in delaware. after six vehicles approached the entrance either asking for directions or pulling in and turning around and leaving. they say there is no specific threat and the increased measures out of caution. >>> and from the u.s. over to france where people

interstate 75 in cincinnati ohio will be closed indefinitely after a deadly overpass collapse. it happened as crews were taking down the old bridge 10:30 last night. authorities say several hundred tons of concrete fell to i 75 southbound killing a construction worker. it's not yet clear what caused that collapse. >> now new this morning a tractor-trailer hauling frozen foods overturns. it has 11:00 northbound ramp exit 19. police tell us the driver was not hurt but some of the food spilled on to the highway. it's all cleaned up now and the ramp reopened to traffic. >> and developing right now, abing top police are looking for three men involved in a brazen smash and grab robbery. it happened around 7:30 last night at the precision watches store in willow grove mall. investigators say one of the suspects cut his happened open at glass case he broke. they got away in mini van after the store owner fired two shots into the ceiling. if you have information or recognize the men in this picture you're asked to call police. >> 5:03 weather and traffic on the threes. >> ukee it's a qu

again, not sure if it will be -- >> another top story this morning a 20-year-old man born in cincinnati ohio is behind bars this morning accused of plotting a terrorist attack on the u.s. capitol. ktvu ken errors on an american suspended of planning a jihad in his homeland. >> this is 20-year-old chris cornell arrested at a gun store in ohio by multiple fbi agentsment his alleged target, the u.s. capitol. he used on twitter his recently adopted muslim name to make threats against congress. he lives in this apartment with his father who says his son's behavior changed in recent weeksment. >> i don't think he really knew what he wanted to go in life. you know, he was -- i was the same way, when i was a kid ask then i grew up i wanted to be a cowboy. i don't think he really knew. >> his son faces charges including attempted murder of a u.s. government officer. he was arrested at this gun store after buying two semiautomatic rifles and 600 rounds of am ewe mission. >> as soon as -- ammunition. >> as soon as the purchase was over, several agents came in and tackled him. >> according to a criminal

authorities on wednesday arrested 20-year-old christopher lee cornell outside a gun range in cincinnati, ohio. cornell allegedly had just purchased two semiautomatic weapons and 600 rounds of ammunition to, quote unquote kill employees and officers working in and around the u.s. capitol. cornell also had studied how to build pipe bombs. he's been on the f.b.i.'s radar since last summer when he began posting messages and videos on the internet that expressed support for isis, the islamic state. cornell used the twitter name raheel mahrus ubaydah. he sent a message to an f.b.i. informant in august that stated "we should just wage jihad under our own orders and plan attacks. investigators do not believe cornell had any formal ties with isis or with other overseas radical islamic groups. in other words, cornell was acting alone. question. cornell proposed to carry out attacks on congress as early as next week. was it his plan to disrupt the state of the union address? pat? >> no. john i think there is a real possibility here of a measure of entrapment the f.b.i. captured some character, turned hi

the defendant is christopher cornell who used alias ra him, who is from cincinnati, ohio, and as recently as yesterday, cornell purchased two semiautomatic weapons and 600 round of ammunition with the intent to travel to washington d.c. and kill employees and members of the congress the at the capitol building. then set off bombs in and near the capitol. according to federal documents cornell was sympathetic to i isil and supported his belief over hacks over twitter using alias. this plot began over the summer. cornell met the with the confidential inform apartment he thought to be an accomplice to begin staging this plot. he this talked about traveling to d.c. to survey federal buildings and their security measures. federal document say cornell indicated the members of the congress to go enemies. the the defendant specifically planned that he and informant would built a plant and detonate pipe bombs at u.s. capitol and use firearms and shoot and kill employees in the u.s. capitol. we spoke with patrick meehan by phone a few moments ago. meehan is a member of the the house home land secur

in cincinnati, ohio, the former high school wrestler is described as a typical student. john cornell is his father. >> i think he was a really, really vulnerable kid just a big kid. >> reporter: christopher cornell is expected in court tomorrow. bob, here today members of congress and their staff were reminded in a message from the sergeant at arms that the capitol building remains a high-profile target for terrorists. >> schieffer: all right, thank you, jeff. the center for disease control said today the flu is very active now and more than half the states. the 26 you see in red 26 children are among the victims. the flu vaccine is not doing a very good job this year of preventing people from catching the virus. jon lapook, our doctor, has that. >> reporter: heather douglas and all four of her children got flu vaccine this year, but heather, her baby, and six-year-old piper still got the flu. piper had to be hospitalized. >> so it was like, a waste of six doctors' appointments for my whole family and time and, of course, lots of tears over-- from little girls who don't

. >> reporter: investigators made the arrest today outside a gun range in cincinnati, ohio. taken into custody 20-year-old christopher cornell, who also usethe alias raheel mahrus ubaydah. he was arrested after allegedly purchasing two semiautomatic weapons and approximately 600 rounds of ammunition. investigators say he had studied how to build pipe bombs and he had researched his targets online. investigators believe he was plotting an attack on the u.s. capitol and that he considered members of congress the enemy. according to the criminal complaint, his plan plan was to kill employees and officers workingworking in and around the u.s. capitol. cornell first came to the attention of the f.b.i. this past summer when an informant notified authorities that cornell wanted to carry out an attack in the u.s. in support of isis. in a message to the informant in august, court documents quote cornell as saying "we should just wage jihad under our own orders and plan attacks." the 20-year-old was also active to o twitter posting statements and videos in support of isis. the arrest

the suspect, identified at christopher lee cornell of cincinnati ohio. arrested this morning after buying two m-15s assault rifles like this. and 600 rounds of ammunition. >> as soon as the purchase was over and he left the door several agents came out and tackled him here in the parking lot and took him down. >> reporter: according to the fbi, cornell, who is only 20 years old, took the final steps today to travel to the nation's capitol. the fbi locked in on cornell after a confidential informant came in with a tip that cornell had been posting disturbing messages and videos on twitter, expressing support for al qaeda and isis. one twitter message stated i believe we should wage jihad under our own orders and plan attacks. at one point, he cites anwar al awlaki as having already given the thumb's up for such attacks. cornell is the latest of more than 50 so-called homegrown radicals arrested by the fbi in recent years. many who saw awlaki as inspiration. >> pierre as you know there is a lot of concern about homegrown terror after what we say in paris l

action news" released of a police officer who shot himself by accident inside a garage elevator in cincinnati ohiod. officer darrell juiet is seen getting into the elevator with his wife after a night out pulled o it a gun from its holster checks the weapon and it goes off. the bullet ricocheted off the elevator door and hit the officer in the symptom math he has worked for the police department in kentucky for more than 25 years. he is doing well expected to make a full recovery. >> now to the latest developments on the missing airasia flight 8501. >>> crews looking to recover debris and bodies are dealing with some weather problems. the search zone for the wreckage will have to spread slightly today. currents have drag debris eastward in the java sea. yesterday bad conditions kept crews from reaching debris on the sea floor. three more bodies were recovered from the downed plane. crews continue to search for the black boxes or the flight data recorders. concern is that the pingers that send out acoustic signals now have just about 23 or 24 days of power left. >> another story that's brand now. a

and late today, the seven page criminal complaint was released accusing a 20-year-old man of cincinnati, ohio actively plotting to wage violent jihad with the u.s. capitol as target. the fbi says christopher cornell revealed plans to confidential source working for the fbi adding he was never in a position to execute his plot. lou: catherine herridge reporting from washington. >>> a major management shake-up at the secret service. four senior officials have been told to leave. a fifth decided to retire. the house cleaning comes in the wake of a series of security breaches including armed man making it into the white house east room last september. we're coming right back.. >>> al qaeda is not on the run and al qaeda is a radical islamist terrorist group, no matter what the white house no pictures of trucks pulling boats. no photos of men working on ranches. just a ram 1500 ecodiesel that gets 156 more miles per tank than the ford f-150 ecoboost. get more facts at ramtrucks.com. sheila! you see this ball control? you see this right? it's 80% confidence and 64% knee brace. that's more... shh...

officials say he had plan to travel from cincinnati ohio to d.c. for an all-out assault.ow authorities say the 20-year-old suspect went inside this gun shop in suburban cincinnati today and purchased two m-15 rifles and 600 rounds of ammunition. but once he walked out, f.b.i. agents tackled him and arrested him. the f.b.i. says cornell was plotting an isis type of attack on the capitol hoping to set off pipe bombs aimed at lawmakers. according to document he used twitter to paste information. after the arrest cornell spoke out. >> he was a big kid. his best friend is his cat, mikey. >> has for how the f.b.i. was able to foil the plot cornell was talking to a partner who was supposed to help him carry out the attack it turns out the partner was an f.b.i. informant. >>> security beefed up at the national guard base in delaware. patrolling with guns drawn after they raised the security level to threatcon bravo. and extra security was put in place last night after five different vehicles approved the base either asking for directions or just driving up and turning around. owe

. >> and we're getting the first pictures from a deadly road collapse tonight in cincinnati, ohio. an overpass collapsed on to i-75. it was being prepped to be taken down. a construction worker was killed. the driver of a white tractor trailer was injured. you can see the damage to the front end of the big rig. not clear yet on what actually caused this collapse. >>> a police department that used mug shots of black suspects for target practice is making some changes tonight. their training tactic came to light after national guard used one of the guard members recognized her brother's face on the target. he had been arrested in 2000. >> i am not a mugshot. i'm not a tragic mistakes i made 14 years ago that cost lives of my friends and my clean record and my freedom. i do not deserve to be a target for sport. >> today the department announced it would no longer use mug shots for target practice. the police chief said it had been part of a facial recognition drill that was suspended until further notice. leading up to martin luther king day, a poignant tribute. the cast of the newly

the fbi arresting this 20-year-old man in cincinnati ohio today by the name of christopher lee. the fbi says he was in the final stages of executing an attack on the u.s. capitol building where he allegedly planned to detonate pipe bombs around the building and open fire on people. lawmakers as they tried to flee. he was put on the fbi's radar several months ago after a confidential informant told authorities about him that he had been making alarming statements on social media. he talked about how he wanted to commit violent jihad and how congress members were his enemies. according to one exchange he had with this undercover informant. he said i believe we should meet up and make our own group and alliance with the islamic state here and plan operations ourselves. he also told this informant he had been in contact with persons oversaes overseas and he would not receive authorization to carry out attacks so he said he wanted to do it on his own. this really highlights the concern among u.s. law enforcements officials of people here in the u.s. being self-radicalized wanting to

it's just now moving through cincinnati ohio. it's about 12 hours away from making it into our area. so ahead of the front, we'll get the rain to turn off and a real push of warm air that will last a couple hours. then the winds will turn back around to the west and temperatures will start to fall by early to mid evening. so what to expect today, rain this morning, mild and breezy later today. those winds will come at a price. they'll start ushering in that much colder air. 46 at reagan national airport with the light rain continuing to fall. a little breeze has a touch of a windchill out there this morning. but it won't be a windchill that you'll really be all that impacted by today. windchills later in the week another story. look at the broad spectrum of temperatures. 37 hagerstown 50 in winchester. much much warmer air just aloft in at that time fear. the high winds will mix down that milder air. so as a result your hometown forecast in manassas virginia rain 48 at 9:00 a.m. breaks of sunshine breezy mild 60 by two and 50s th

the fbi says 20-year-old christopher lee cornell of cincinnati ohio was planning to detonate pipe bombsapitol building and then shoot down law makers and anyone else who tried to escape. let's go to washington to suzanne malveaux. what exactly did speaker boehner say? >> reporter: well we are actually in hershey, pennsylvania. this is where the republicans, the house and senate republicans are meeting for their two-day summit their retreat. very interesting details coming from the speaker. of course they are focusing on trying to reunite the party, get them back together talking about immigration, but we are focusing today on what we saw out of belgium, the foiled terrorist plot out of belgium. the things that we have seen in paris, the isis related attacks and of course the failed attack on the u.s. capitol just yesterday, not to mention a personal threat against the speaker himself by a previous bartender who threatened to actually kill the speaker. so the speaker was asked about the state of security the height of security and this particular threat on the u.s. capitol and brooke pre

. >> seven page criminal complaint accuses a cincinnati, ohio man of pledging his support for isis online and actively plotting to wage -- in the fall of 2014 the fbi says christopher cornell revealed revealed -- he is accused of viewing propaganda videos as well as researching his target in the construction of pipe bombs. he was charged with a quote at u.s. officer and the possession of a fire arm in furtherance of an attempted crime of violence. the court documents say he was inspired by the american cleric who was in charge of al qaeda in yemen's plot against the west. according to court documents stated i believe we should just wage jihad under our own orders and plan attacks and everything. we already got a thumbs up from the brothers over there. an 11-minute video was released today. the state department told reporters there is no reason to doubt the state's authen tisity adding the style is consistent with the terror group. when pressed on the paris massacre where the kouachi brothers said they were sent by al qaeda in yemen the adding it is not decimated or on the run as president

alexander field is out front in cincinnati ohio with more on what we're learning about his past. >> reporterrnell was a high school wrestling star. his parents had high hopes for a bright future. he didn't seem to find his path after high school. >> breaks my heart. he had so much potential. >> reporter: recently there was reason to be hopeful again. >> he became a happier person. >> his attitude changed. he became a lot happier. he said when he prayed he felt calm and at peace with god. >> reporter: regrew out his beard and adopted islam after reading it and his parents saw science his believes had really taken hold. >> he could come in at prayer time and say his prayers. >> reporter: the fbi says he was planning a deadly attack. on wednesday agents raided the home seizing a book he had written in and a computer. he said he wanted to commit violent jihad. investigators monitored the plot as it was taking shape. pipe bombs would be placed in the capitol and people would be shot as they fled the scene. >> i don't think chris ever wanted to hurt anyone. >> then why say it and walk into the gun

according to the arrest warrant, the suspect is a young man who lives near cincinnati, ohio. his name is christopher lee kornell. he voiced his support for violent jihad, as well as violent attacks committed by others in north america and elsewhere. the suspect is alleged to have specifically referenced as inspiration the late anwar al awlaki in yemen. the terrorist attacks last week in paris that killed 17 people, the brothers who carried out the massacre at the magazine, "charlie hebdo", said they had been sent by awlaki's group, by al qaeda in yemen. and today, al qaeda and yemen released a video in which they claimed responsibility for that massacre, including funding the brothers and choosing the target. u.s. intelligence officials say it appears that at least one of the kouachi brothers traveled to yemen for training and met with awlaki before his death in 2011. in the arrest papers today, in this new case, the busted plot to bomb the capitol building in washington, and to shoot members of congress, the revelations we learned today, the suspect allegedly claims to have

. >> who would think cincinnati ohio and jihadist in the same sentence. the land was a deadly assault on the united states capitol building and members of congress the weapons would be pipe bombs and semi automatic rifles. the suspect has been identified as tonight-year-old christopher lee cornell of cincinnati arrested after buying two assault rifles and 600 rounds of ammunition. >> several agents came out and tackled him in the parking lot and took him down. say the fbi says he was using an alias to post disturbing messages on twitter supporting al qaeda and isis saying "we should wage jihad under our own orders and plan attacks." the parents are at a loss. >> he was a really, really really vulnerable kid and i don't know what to say. >> acts took from the apartment included a beginners hand guide to islam. >> he just recently converted to islam. he was talking about it for a few months. >> he was a good kid. he has been kind of lost. >> cornell is the latest of 50 so-called homegrown radicals arrested by the pay file -- f.b.i. in recent years. >>> east

of course. >> you wouldn't think cincinnati, ohio, jihadist in the same sentence. >> he had just recentlyod kid. he's been kind of lost. >> gas and smoke just starts piling in and people are freaking out, going everywhere. once we got in the station, we just sprinted for our lives out of there because we had no idea what was happening. we were all so scared. >> right when the sun was going down i was circled by a shark. i have two beautiful daughters. i was hitting that shore. >> finally did it. this is why we all came here to compete and win the national championship and we did it. it was our dream. it came true. >> amal, whatever alchemy that brought us together i couldn't be more proud to be your husband. >> my best friend is kind, intelligent, funny, talented, considerate, thoughtful -- did i say kind? he also -- he also happens to be my son, sean. i love you with all of my heart, buddy. >> that was a really poignant moment. >> it was. >> michael keaton. >> keaton and now he is nominated for an oscar. >> he won last night in the people's critics awards. two awards, for best actor and

reverend clarence newsom is resident of the national underground railroad freedom center in cincinnati ohio. next is -- she has served as assistant director as in charge of fbi from 2011-2012. i know i pronounced it wrong. next we have stephen lacombe ski -- he is at john s lehman university school of law. next we have a jonathan turley. a professor of public interest law at george washington university law school. david clark, sheriff of the lucky county -- no walkie county -- milwuakee county. he is a professor of constitutional law at georgetown university law center and a senior fellow at the cato ins titute. finally we have catherine engelbrecht. she is in charge of an electric election integrity organization. and the co-owner of engelbrecht manufacturing, a small business she owns with her husband in the home state of texas. now we will start with ms. atkinson. >> thank you. >> maybe i should say we would like to have five minutes. go ahead. >> i've been a reporter for 35 years at cbs news. yesterday, i will get a little closer. can you hear me now? i have been a reporter for 40 years

. >> seven page criminal complaint accuses a cincinnati, ohio man of pledging his support for isis onliney plotting to wage -- in the fall of 2014 the

. >>> a worker was killed when a bridge under construction in cincinnati ohio collapsed. police say crews were taking down an old overpass when something went wrong. a construction worker was killed and semitruck driver injured. city officials are investigating what caused that collapse. >>> two passenger planes at jfk airport in new york got an all clear after a bomb threat last night this is video from one of the flights heading from san francisco to new york and the other from new york to tel aviv. they both had the same flight number. authorities checked both planes but found nothing suspicious on either. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> cold start this morning, but the temperatures are climbing. they're about as far as they're geeing to go and this afternoon, we'll see more clouds possibly even a brief shower, light rain showers this afternoon. then tonight, it gets cold cold enough for snow and that's what we're likely tracking into the area tomorrow afternoon. farther south and east some areas may see rain much of the area

inspired terror plot to attack right here at home. 20-year-old christopher lee cornell of suburban, cincinnati ohioing charges in connection with a plot to detonate pipe bombs at the u.s. capitol and shoot employees with assault rifles. his family says that the fbi pushed him to do something he couldn't have done on his own. >> they are painting him as a terrible terrorist now, you know. and you know i don't know -- he was -- i think chris was kind of lost and trying to find direction. he's a mommy's boy, you know. he hangs around with his mommy, his best friend is his kitty cat. >> joining us now with more nbc justice correspondent pete williams. thanks for being with us and federal officials claim they were on to cornell early and didn't pose real danger. how did he come to attention to federal investigators in the first place? >> he started posting twitter messages calling himself rahil and expressed support for the isis terror group. he said there were people overseas that wanted to commit attacks here but couldn't do it and he said maybe people here should do those attacks instead. so shortly

>> police, fire and rescue workers have been at the scene of a collapsed freeway overpass in cincinnati, ohio killed a construction worker. it injured a tractor trailer driver. workers were demolishing the old overpass and it gave way. several hundred tons of concrete fell on to interstate 75. it is now closed. drivers are told to figure out another way around. the truck driver missed being under the overpass by a few seconds. >>> a shaky start to the morning for folks in the central coast area. and the central valley. they have experienced a 4.4 magnitude earthquake. you can see the site with the star approximately where the earthquake struck this morning and 4.4 earthquake is 17 miles northeast of greenfield and 17 miles northeast of king city if that gives you an idea of where this took place. we have calls into the newsroom. >> we got a call from a woman and this happened 50 miles east of moan tray. -- of monterey and close to fault line. if you have votes and are in the area, if you have pictures of the things that may have fallen off the shelves send them to ureport@kgo-tv.com. we are m

late today the seven-page criminal complaint released accusing a man from cincinnati, ohio pledging his support for isis and actively plotting to wage jihad at the u.s. capitol. christopher cornell revealed his plans to a confidential source adding cornell was never in a position to execute his plot, sean. >> one other follow-up if i can, catherine. abc in washington is saying that a number of businesses have been targeted in the d.c. area jewish-owned, some racial things they picked up on the internet and elsewhere. what do we know about that? apparently it's been a five-month investigation. >> we know independently in our reporting is that in the last 48 to 72 hours security has been significantly ramped up at federal buildings and other high profile sites here in washington, d.c. and this is part of this broad mix, if you will, not only on social media but threats emanating out of yemen against the united states. >> yeah. and their self-described isis militants. catherine herridge, thank you. >>> joining us now with reaction, author of the rise of isis, a threat we cannot ignore from

. >> don, the fbi says that christopher lee cornell from cincinnati, ohio, was in the final stages of carrying out if attack of detonating bombs on u.s. lawmakers as ran out. fbi has been keep ging an eye on him after a kon fi the den shall informant alerted them about the controversial post ss he put on social media. and he also said that he wanted to murder u.s. officials in in honor of isis. he said that we should meet up and make our own group and alliance with the islamic state here and plan operations ourselves. the fbi alleges that after the comments that he made on the social media that he took concrete steps in his goal to researching how to make pipe bombs, and studying the buildings that he wanted to target according to the fbi. and he also bought an automatic rifle, and today he was a arrested with charges of attempting to kill a u.s. officer. it is important that he did not pose as a threat to the public during the course of the investigation, but it highlights the alert of the u.s. law enforcement officials who are being threatened by those self-radical iz self-radicaliz

. >> reporter: christine, the fbi says 20-year-old christopher lee cornell from cincinnati ohio was in the final stages of carrying out the attack of detonating bombs of the u.s. capitol building and opening fire on the lawmakers. the fbi has been keeping an eye on cornell for months after an informant tipped it off about alarming statements he posted on social media about launching violent jihad. he had been in contact with people overseas and wanted to murder u.s. officials in honor of isis. according to the complaint, some of the communications happened over the summer. one report was i believe we should wage jihad and raise attacks. and from there, he took steps toward his goal. researching how to build bombs and studying the buildings he wanted to target in d.c. we learned on wednesday he bought two rifles according to the fbi. shortly after that he was arrested and charged with attempting to kill a u.s. officer. his father says he is shocked by this. he had no knowledge of his son's alleged plot. >> do you believe he was involved with isis? >> heck no. there's no way. there's no

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says christopher cornell of cincinnati, ohio, was caught and he -- as he was taking final steps to come to washington to try and execute his plan. they say he planned to kill employees and officers at the capitol. the plot, though, was filed outside an ohio gun range where cornell allegedly bought semiautomatic rifles and 600 rounds of ammunition. >> when he came out the door, he would -- he was about halfway across here to where the cars are parked. by that time the agents had come across the parking lot and two agents were on top of him. >> the f.b.i. says cornell had real intent but investigators say the public was never in any danger. >>> the search is on this morning for a gunman suspected of killing a man and wounding a girl in southeast d.c. it happened last night around 8:30 near martin luther king avenue and randall place. police found the man unconscious. he was later pronounced dead. the girl was conscious and was taken to the hospital. police are looking for a young male between the ages of 17 and 18. so far they have no motive for the shooting. >>> three people are recoveri