they arrested a man identified as everett aaron jamison, a former marine with a sharp shooter rifle rating. jamison discussed the plot with an undercover agent and posted the pro isis content on facebook. larry: back at home, a man arrested for allegedly stealing from a teacher at a bladensburg school. nakym sheffield accused of stealing credit cards from schools in the area. he was charged for stim incidents in montgomery county. christmas services are canceled at capitol heights church. the car crashed in the church on benning road and this is the second time it happened in a month. the silver lining is the church services are held at a building next door. >> picking out a film canister? in virginia this is happening. we explain in a report coming up. kimberly: the woman known for giving. now warning people about a fake giveaway. what you need to watch out for larry: next week, determined by a random drawing using film canisters and some container. kimberly: we talk this all week. when can't believe this is how it will get done. the last time they did it in virginia is 1971. is this the

fbi acts say 26-year-old everett aaron jamison of modesto planned that attack, which would have involved guns and explosives. the former marine razz busted by an undercover fbi agent. today there were extra police patrols out along the embarcadero and at pier 39. some visitors admitted to being perhaps a little shaken up but not enough to change holiday plans. >> i actually worked at the hotel nearest 9/11 in 2001. so i have a kind of continue on spirit. so we weren't going to change any of our plans. >> no, absolutely not. i mean, like this place is the safest place in the world and i'm really enjoying. my daughter has come from college for vacation. and i'm very happy that i brought her here. >> the fbi says there are no additional known threats to san francisco. >>> an oakland mechanic who survived a shooting after his dog scared off a gunman earlier this month was shot and killed last night. you might recall seeing the story about the first attack on nbc bay area. police say last night jimmy martinez parked his rv on 8th street near the 880 5th avenue exit. about 9:30 got into an arg

now we've learned the fbi has arrested a man by the name of everett aaron jamison from modesto. they say he wanted to target pier 39. according to fbi documents, jamison picked out that location because he had, quote, been there before and knew it was a heavily-crowded area. adding that he would easily be able to funnel people into a particular area where then he could inflict casualties. and as for pier 39, abc 7 news has contacted them, we have asked them for a response, but they actually did not know about this plot, in fact, we informed them of the arrest. obviously, the story is developing right now. what i'm going to do is i'm going to continue looking at these charging documents, aisi' going to be back here, reggie, in a few minutes as soon as we have a better update, more information to pass along to our viewers. of course, stay with abc 7 news and be sure to follow us with our abc 7 news app. >> jessica, we'll be checking in with you later. thank you so much. >>> our other top story, the cold weather. meteorologist drew tuma in for mike nicco today. let's get over to hi

court documents say it never got beyond the talking stage, but investigators say 26-year-old everett aaron jamison, a tow truck driver from modesto began communicating with fbi undercover operatives two months ago telling them he supported isis and was pleased with the new york city attack on a bike path. investigators saying he was willing to use his u.s. marine corps training either by joining isis in syria or staging a gun and bomb attack in the u.s. he asked them for a semiautomatic rifle and components to build a bomb, but they were never provided to him. the fbi says when asked about his escape plan, jamison said, he was ready to die. but court documents say on monday he told them, i don't think i can do this after all. i've reconsidered. after an fbi employee in washington mistakenly dialed his cell phone, then hung up. agents say a search of his house turned the up three firearms and a martyrdom letter calling the u.s. nationalistic and godless and complaining about president trump's decision to recognize jerusalem as the capital of israel. jamison appeared briefly in court late today to f

everett aaron jamison had hoped to use explosives to funnel people into a spot where he could inflict more casualties. he's a former marine with sharp shooter training. powder, tubing, nails, remote detonators, and an assault rifle. this started in september when an informant told the fbi about a suspicious facebook account belonging allegedly to everett. he liked and loved posts that were pro isis and pro terrorism. jamison was tailed as he met with undercover fbi employees who ultimately thwarted his plot. agents searched his home in modesto and found evidence, including guns, ammo, fireworks, and a handwritten letter in which he says y'all have brought this upon yourselves. also found was the last will and testament also allegedly written by the suspect. live in san francisco, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> and do we know when he met with the undercover fbi employee? >> reporter: they met in the month of november at undisclosed locations. he thought he was meeting with fellow people who supported the isis cause. and they turned out to be undercover fbi agents who turned him in. >>> an arson

fbi agents say 26-year-old everett aaron jamison, an ex-marine, planned to stage the attack around christmas. he's now in jail. >> you can't get rattled when things like this happen. this is our country. this is america. >> reporter: some visitors noticed coast guard patrols and more security staff. >> there are inherent dangers in everything we do, so i trust in the security i've seen around here. >> reporter: according to a federal criminal complaint, everett jamison had radical jihadi beliefs and terror posts. his family in modesto are in shock. >> i can't explain it. it's not my nephew they're talking about. >> reporter: an alert was put out by jamison's dialogue. they hope others take notice by this kind of radicalism. >> even though it was an fbi informant that alerted the fbi, any kind of tip could have come from the public. >> reporter: he has an arraignment scheduled january 5. his attorney says his client will plead not guilty to any charges held against him. lonnie rivera, abc 7 news. >>> governor brown has granted pardoned to two men who were to be deported for committing crimes

according to court documents, everett aaron jamison jumped on the fbi's radar after authorities received expressing support for terrorism in posts on social media. an undercover agent then started talking to the suspect. jamison went own to describe wanting to use explosives to funnel a large numb. benumber of peopleinto one plac. the fbi can filed a terrorism charge against him. while the agency notes that jamison denies all of the allegations, authorities say they found a note in his home insen waiting that he wanted to carry out the plan after president trump decided to recognize gentleman ruz lia jere capitol of israel. his family says that they had no idea about the plot. >> i believe it started with losing his children. that's where i believe it began. that is when he decided to convert. i hope that i'm not related to somebody who would take innocent lives like that over a religion or something they believe. i hope that he was just releasing whatever type of anger he had inside. >> attorney general jeff sessions releasing a statement which in part reads the threat for radical islam

looked like a lone wolf attack on pier 39 in san francisco over christmas get the 26-year-old everett aaron jamisona glimmering with a sharpshooter qualification. also a tow truck driver living in modesto. according to court documents, jamison jumped on the fbi was radar after authorities received a tip that he was posting pro isis and pro terror posts. and under agent posing as a senior isis leader started talking to him and he allegedly said he would like to get a lot of people in one place where he can maximize targets. they filed a charge against him on friday but the agency notes he expressed hesitation about the attack and denies allegations. they said they found a note in his home insinuating he was kind of the plan in the name of the muslim world after the president decided to recognize jerusalem as the capital of israel. he also allegedly asked for guns and ammo and ammunition material. they say that he needed converted to islam but said that they had no idea of the alleged plot and hope that this can all stem from a complicated domestic situation. >> i believe it started with his children

according to court comes, everett aaron jamison landed on the fbi's radar. a seniojamison went on to descre wanting to use explosives to funnel a large number of people into one place on pier 39 in san francisco where he could maximize the targets. the fbi filed a terror charge against jamison on friday. he's a former marine with a sharp shooter qualification. while the agency notes that jamison denies all of the allegations, authorities say they found a note in his home insen waiting that he wanted to carry out the plan after president trump decided to recognize jerusalem as the capital of israel. he also asked the undercover agent to provide guns, ammo and explosive materials. his family says they had no idea about the alleged plot. >> i believe it started with losing his children. that's where i believe it began. that is when he decided to convert. i hope that i'm not related to somebody who would take innocent lives like that over a religion or something that they believe. i hope that he was just releasing whatever type of anger he had inside. reporter:

the waterfront for the holidays and according to court documents, that is why 26-year-old everett aaron jamisonfrom modesto named pier 39 as a target location for a possible terror attack on christmas day. saying he had been there before and no reconnaissance or site survey would be necessary. a source alerted the fbi in september about a facebook account under jameson's name that was liking and loving posts that were pro isis and support of the october terror attack in new york city. over the next several months, jameson communicated on social media with that source and someone he thought was and is isis official but was an undercover fbi employee. court documents say jameson asked the employee for ammunition, timers, remote detonators and an assault rifle and said he could operate a tow truck and later apply to operate one for the city of modesto. >> the fbi did what they had to do which was to put undercover agents in contact with them. jameson sent the fbi employee maps and photos of pier 39 on monday. court documents say jameson explained he also desire to use explosives and describe the p