the fbi, $284,000. why? why is the fbi six times with the attorney general merrick garland reception funds are looking at? >> i don't know that i could tell you as i sit here right now. i know that we have a lot of engagement with foreign partners. this would be a big driver. i'm happy to have the stuff right here. >> i appreciate that very much. >> leslie, the department of justice is asking for a 1.25% increase. the fbi is asking for a 6% increase, totaling $629 million. the fbi is literally asking for a 350% increase in funding more than the overall department of justice. the total spending for the doj is going up 467 million. the fbi is asking for 629 million. the doj has to take a cut somewhere in order for the fbi to get there increase in funding. what on earth -- what justifies that increase for the fbi? >> what i would tell you, and we certainly appreciate the departments word, or the attorney general support for the budget requests. the effect of the fiscal year 2024 budget, which was appropriated t

but the fbi's $284,000. why?why is the fbi's literally six times what attorney general merrick garland reception funds are? >> i don't know i could tell you as a to do right now. i know we have a lot of engagement with foreign partners, and that could be big driver but i can't as a center now give you the specifics.you the specifics. i'm happy to my staff follow-up. >> i would appreciate that very much. lastly, the department of justice is asking for 1.25% increase, told the $4677 millio. the fbi is asking for 6% increase totaling $629 million. the fbi is asking for literally a 350% increase in funding more than the overall department of justice is pick a fact if the total spin for the doj is going up 467 million and the fbi's asking for 629 million, and the doj hasa to take a cut some ofn order for the fbi to get their increase in funding of the least $160 million. so what on earth, what justifies that kind of increase for the fbi? >> so what i would tell you is an resort appreciate the department's work includi

we understand the fbi. atlanta's spokeswoman, jenna's still leto put out a statement essentially saying that the suspect has not been named, confirming those details that he ran out of the vehicle after it rammed into that gate. we did get an aerial view moments ago of what appears to be investigators combing through the car and what you're looking at now are live images from the scene. it appears to be a rust colored buick of some kind a mid-sized suv. and as we were looking at the aerial footage, ryan young, if you're still with us, ryan we saw a number of items that had been scattered on the floor. and from what it looks like in the back of the car, there appears to be a box. there was a cardboard box and the ground near the car as well would appear to be a briefcase and a cooler as well. now, it's unclear specifically of those items we're in the car not but what can you tell us about the work that's being done right now by investigators on this vehicle >> will boys, what we were told is they were defini

intelligence analyst at the fbi i've told the committee fbi got information from bank of america specifically it received a list of any customer who made purchases in the washington d.c. area generally fifth through seven, 2021. the whistleblower supervisor in charge of the boston field office corroborated his testimony when he spoke to the committee. and so did steve jensen the fbi domestic terrorism operation section chief. but it was not just purchased pe data around a specific date the fbi got from bank of america. that was actually overlaid with any firearm purchase at any time. how does the fbi get this information? they ask for it. you can see on the display on the screen here the e-mail that was sent to the fbi told bank of america to recapture morning call we are prepared to ask the threshold customers confirm transacting business in washington d.c. between these specific days. if you are in washington d.c., visiting your kid, may be maybevisiting her aunt or just a friend the epic that wanted to know about every single person she made. and, and if you are a gun owner looked out you

sometimes this has led to abuses , missteps by the fbi in particular. we have seen democrats surveilled by this program. we have seen republicans surveilled by this program. that usually means, when we say surveilled, that an agent has probably searched at some point for that person's name or has come into their communications in some way, shape, or form. critics of the program call this a way of bypassing maybe our fourth amendment rights, surveilling people without a warrant, it's caused a lot of controversy on the hill this week in particular. host: speaker johnson wanted to move forward with it, arguing that the reauthorization bill he wanted to put on the floor included reforms, many of them. what kind of reforms? guest: that bill, essentially, that was trying to get on the floor this week, included reforms codifying something the fbi had been processing over the last i want to say year or so. they are rules that basically dictate who at the fbi is able to search the database. that you are not changing the way in which surveillance is conducted, wh

my exclusive interview with fbi director christopher wray on that tiktok firestorm. the unprecedented threat level in the u.s. and donald trump calling the january 6th defendants hostages. do you see those individuals who took part in the january 6th riots as hostages? how he answered. >>> and the miracle baby born out of tragedy in gaza. >> announcer: this is >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >> good evening and welcome. the jury in the donald trump hush money trial was introduced to the soft underbelly of the supermarket tabloid business today. their guide, prosecution witness david pecker, former "national enquirer" publisher. pecker describing made-up stories published to damage trump opponents. he testified about a payment to a new york doorman for a salacious but untrue story about mr. trump, and described a key meeting in which he says he pledged to be donald trump's eyes and ears, ready to alert to negative stories that could appear about him during the 2016 presidential campaign. the prosecution hoping to prove it all leads to paying

sometimes this is led to abuses, this steps by the fbi in particular. we have seen democrats be surveilled by this program. we have seen republicans be surveilled by this program. usually that means when you say surveilled it means an agent has probably searched at some point for that person staying or has come to the committee geisha and in some way, shape, or form. a lot of critics of the program call this a way of bypassing maybe our fourth amendment rights, being able to surveilled without a warrant and it is caused a lot of controversy on hill this week in particular. >> host: speaker johnson wanted to move forward with it, arguing the reauthorization bill that he wanted to put on the floor included reforms, many of them. what kind of reforms? >> guest: essentially that bill that was on, try to get on the floor this week included reforms that were codifying somethings fbi has artie been practicing over the last of what you say roughly a year or so. they are rules that basically dictate who at the fbi is able to search the database. they are not cha

and as we noted, the fbi headquarters, fbi divisions have been doing the same thing for the same reasons because it's easier to protect the facility when it's isolated from downtown are isolated from other areas? >> yeah. it's an important point just looking at the scenery there it's a little bit outside of the dense urban core for a reason, as you point out. but we've, we've been talking a bit about this idea of what we don't know about the mental health of the person, but we do know according to the reporting that this individual was taken directly to a hospital, if you believed that there was it's an ongoing acute threat, would that be the first course of action? what does it tell us >> yeah, what we also we don't know if he suffered injuries from either the ramming or some altercation that happened after including during the arrest. this is these are high adrenaline moment, so lots of things as are going on that that would have been easy, i think to be able to capture him so he might have some physical injuries that they are watching. they also may be nervous about his mental state a

as person 16 in this heavily redacted fbi report. donald trump is referred to as former president of the united states. the document says person 16 has not spoken to walt nauda since the white house and did not e know him. walt nauda was told by fpotus people that his investigation was not going anywhere, that it was politically motivated , and much ado about nothing. walt nauda was also told that even if he gets charged with lying to the fbi, fpotus will pardon him in 2024. walt nauda still speaks to person 34. person 16 is clearly someone who worked in the trump white house and told the fbi of the great "risk for him and thought trump world," because he was secretly doing a voluntary interview with the fbi. the entire second page of the report is redacted. most of the names of the people in the report are redacted. in addition to present 16, there is person 14, person 34, person 37, person 47, and so on. the report says while at the white house, person 16 was generally aware through conversation with person 14, person 34, person 37

the fbi director delivered _ done. the fbi director delivered an _ done.pology, but is this on some level not accountability for you? it is the beginning _ accountability for you? it is the beginning of— the beginning of accountability. what we have to grapple with is what we have seen happen in this case is a blown up a picture of what is happening all over the country. the question of why survivors do not report, we see exactly why. 0ut do not report, we see exactly why. out of every 300 rapes reported to the police, on average than those that are prosecuted is 25 in a given year. 25 out of 300 at our best. what we see happening here with the fbi is what victims deal with every single day, most survivors never see the justice that the victims of larry nassar have seen today. what i hope this does is spur us on to a much greater conversation about what is to change the law enforcement to have a level of accountability and have a culture and society where we prioritise investigating sexual assault allegations, like it matters. it takes incredible bravery a

the fbi says he was not associated with the facility at all and as for the building at the fbi fieldis in chamblee, georgia which is a study just outside of atlanta or make it sneer just off of i. 85 north if you're from atlanta you're very familiar with that in their states, -- is one of the 56 field offices nationwide are fbi agents carrier investigations and assess local and regional crime threats. the atlanta field office in particular is known for leaving complex investigations including its cyber program which is one of the busiest teams at the bureau but back out here live as far as the criminal motive or if there was any domestic terrorism involved the fbi says that they cannot answer that at this point but the situation is very much so still developing and we are monitoring everything and we will keep you updated. >> sandra: medicine, thank you. new mark morris performers at the aspect -- nicole parker. nicole -- as it was happening earlier, what can you add what you learned now you mark. >> percival i would like to explain it fbi field offices are extremely secure and did y

whistle-blower max pearson said he had given documents to the fbi, documents potentially the ones theys boeing previously indicated did not exist. >> the actual documentation that they've been saying has not been available, it is available. >> is available and the fbi has it? >> and it has been available for months. >> reporter: we just spoke with the national transportation safety board. while its investigators have not reviewed ed peerson's documents, they tell us they do not believe they're the same as the ones they had been seeking. boeing says it is fully cooperating with all of the ongoing investigations. norah? >> kris van cleave, thank you for your reporting there is a lot more news ahead on the "cbs overnight news." finally yasso! a ridiculously creamy, dipped, chipped, sandwiched, ice cream-like experience that's super snackable and made with greek yogurt. so ice cream, get the whoop out of our freezer! yasso. love it or it's free. wowwww... this charmin ultra soft smooth tear is soooo soft and soo smooth, i'm starting to get tearied away! ahhh, thank you mr. smooth bear. de

tonight the fbi here in los angeles tells me the fbi has teamed up with local police across the country and an anti- terror task force. the fbi giving this statement tonight. crimes fuelled by anti-semitic 8 can't be tolerated and the fbi is committed to preventing these crimes including acts of terror or violations of the civil liberties. members of faith-based communities should not have to be worried about being targeted with the threat of violence where they live, work or where they pray. you and i were able to watch the video of the attacks. unspeakable crimes to think there are more calls for violence is just unthinkable. >> trace: if more people saw that it would change some perspectives dramatically. let's bring in former fbi special agent... it's great to have you on the show. fbi director said this. >> we remain particularly concerned that lone actors can target large gatherings, high profile events or symbolic or religious locations for violence. particularly of concern as we look to the start of passover on monday evening. >> trace: if you are a jewish-american you have got

. >> norah: why the justice department is set to pay a reported $100 million for the fbi's mishandling of the investigation into the disgraced doctor. >> i'm especially sorry that there were people at the fbi who had their own chance to stop this monster and failed. >> norah: the "cbs evening news" starts now. ♪ ♪ good evening. i'm norah o'donnell, and thank you for being with us. we do want to begin tonight with that breaking news of a major settlement between the department of justice and some of the survivors of convicted sex offender larry nassar. cbs news has learned that the deal is in its final stages, and there are reports the amount could be up to $100 million. and the news comes three years after a department of justice watchdog report outlined the fbi's mishandling of the case, including how agents were slow to investigate the abuse allegations into nassar. he was the former team doctor for the women's national gymnastics team. olympic stars simone biles, mckayla maroney, and aly raisman are among the gymnasts who sued the fbi and the settlement, when finalized, could bring

in that voluntary interview with the fbi. this is one of the lies accused of telling the fbi. are you aware of any boxes being brought to his home was sweet picked the indictments about one word was a lie and the crime. the first time he ever saw the boxes, that is when he was helping to move about 15 onto a truck to send them back. to the best of your knowledge, your seamless boxes that you brought onto the truck, was just today. the employee needed you to answer correct. >> that word was alive. >> the fbi asked, this question, do you have any information that could or would help us understand where they were kept and how they work out. were they secured. something that makes the community feel better. >> i wish i could tell you. the indictment said that answer was alive. a month later the testimony also in effect. the interview was alive. he admitted under oath to the grand jury that he moved boxes before he helped move them to be sent back. >>> you have taken multiple boxes since january 2022 to his private residence. answer, correct. that is what he said under oath, contra

the fbi director says this is the most dangerous time in history.ng over my career in law enforcement i would be hard-pressed to think of a time where so many threats to public safety and national security were so elevated all at once but that is the case as i sit here today. he says the fbi opens a new investigation to china every 10 hours. those investigations may be coming right here with a surge of chinese nationals crossing the southern border near san diego, home to the third fleet, two marine corps bases and west coast seal teams. this is a 6000% increase in the last 3 years. recent days, and 18-year-old american teenager from idaho was arrested and charged with a plot to kill his fellow churchgoers in the name of isis according to court documents. cases like this where foreign entities are involved, christopher wray says he needs the national security tool to solve them. open remarks talked about national security, and absolute indispensable tool. congress can give us in our fight against foreign adversaries and reauthorization of section 70

so the fbi has confirmed that its agents were on the ship. i can't really say anything more. >> thank you, and i yield back. >> thank you, mr. chairman, general garland, welcome back. >> thank you. >> i appreciate the work that the doj does going after legitimate criminals and protecting americans, and the program which we discussed a year ago. i'd like to talk about the foreign registration act or fra. there's a high speed rail company proposed between dallas and houston. and they proposed a high speed rail project between houston and dallas and engaged in state and local lobbying in that effort. and i'm opposed to this that would cut up land and take this from people on their land. and for every board member and now merely a company on paper with no board of directors. and texas has zero experience building any type of this company. there's a venture pushing the project. sovereign funds of the japanese are backing that high speed proposal. and amtrak's partnering with texas central in applying for an fy22 corridor development grants and $50

to address this legal abuse of power by the fbi, this committee included direction to the fbi in the iaa requiring notification to congressional leadership of any if counterintel investigation into a federal candidate for office. is there any counterintelligence investigation into either joe biden or donald trump? >> i would just say i'll refer you to the special counsel -- >> it's not a question about the special counsel. that's a requirement of the iaa of the fbi. is there a counterintelligence investigation into either joe biden or donald trump? >> no investigation that i can confirm here, no. >> is there a counterintelligence investigation? >> again, i'm not confirming any investigation into east candidate. >> are you aware that that you're required by the iaa to notify if congress of any if counter-- >> and we will, we will only ply with the law. >> have you already or complied with the law i? >> i believe we have been in compliance with the law. >> you believe you have been or has there been a notification to congress of any counterintelligence investigations of a federal candi

we were just talking about the fbi.t was christopher wray who told our own bret baier that it seemed like the fbi was of the opinion that it was a lab leak. remember that? >> ainsley: yeah. >> brian: the cia didn't sign off on that yet. they are still thinking about it. >> steve: they might have, but it's a secret. >> ainsley: several agencies did. others did not. >> lawrence: maybe they didn't have the coverage courage to do the right thing and have the support of a lot of people in the media as well. no one really wanted to ask dr. fauci questions, look, can you call him a patriot and he served his country for a long time. if the moment that we needed him the most, to give us the factual information, he did. kellyanne writes in her book when he was telling everyone to mask go-to-go into white house meetings. the moment he saw a camera out he put the mask on. >> steve: put on two masks. >> ainsley: the vaccine if we took the vaccine we would not get covid. >> lawrence: which was a lie and they knew it was a lie. >> ste

the fbi has 56 field offices nationwide this is 1 of them. is where they carry up investigations, assess local and regional crime threats. and his location here in atlanta it's a well-known 1 for fbi employees. they lead some complex investigations, but just looking at the video we have coming in right now you can see on your screen this is happening as we speak, the bomb squad was on site so we don't know if they are potentially looking for some sort of explosives inside of the car, that's not confirmed. perhaps maybe just for precautionary measures but we are just working to get as much information as possible as we can on this case. but again happened just after noon you're looking at what is going on right now and will bring all you -- you all the develop and we get trays. >> trace: thank you medicine. let's bring in special agent retired smoker he joined us by phone. we continue looking at live pictures. chris thank you for coming on on short notice. when you see this car running into the gate and the barricade beyond the gate, what is y

>> you know, well, if this is a precarious time for the fbi, i speak to fbi agents, analysts, professional staff, often daily across the country three and again, the last couple of years, we've seen this increase of threats against employees. we know the fbi actually established its own cell, a unit focus specifically on going through those types of threats that they're seeing against the bureau and a reminder back in 2022, there was an individual who attempted to breach the fbi field office in cincinnati he died later after a standoff with law enforcement as we've been reporting based on our law enforcement sources, authorities, what act through his background, his social media history. this was a central casting believer of conspiracy theories, particularly surrounding the 2020 election, surrounding some of the vitriol that former president trump has been offering about the fbi. and so this is a big concern that we've seen across the country. we don't know the motive here, but from coast-to-coast fbi personnel are on allergic because the sheer number of threats they've seen wolff. >> yea

it protects americans from unlawful searches and seizures by the fbi and local police department. law enforcement cannot search your home or monitor your communications without going to a court and showing probable cause that a crime is being committed. but there's a lot of confusion about where that might apply in this context because it's not a crime in the sense that we are our criminal law ordinarily apply in america. what we are talking about his foreign espionage and hostile activities that had notcu yet occurred. we don't do anything to try to prevent crimes from happening. we punish crimes once they occur after we've investigated to them and prosecuted them but we don't want another 9/11 to occur. we don't want innocent americans to be killed in a terrorist attack and it's not okay to say we will wait until the terrorists commit that act and then try to find them and punish them. we want to stop it and that's where 702 is so important. and it's not true that it gives the authority to the intelligence community to target americans. the senator from illinois mentioned a numb

the fbi has done hundreds of thousands of warrantless searches. even if you took it to a fisa court, they lied with impunity, and the fisa is a rubberstamp. we know that. christopher wray goes in front of congress and doesn't answer truthfully about any of it. the other thing i would like to make a note of so viewers will understand about shaping the narrative, you read an article about how fisa is benign and has all these protections. he could have just as easily read a story about the hundreds of thousands of abuses, how the fbi systematically targets people, how they use technology to do things that are specifically prohibited by the constitution, so that is the way c-span shapes the debate with selective reading of articles, typically out of " the new york times" and "washington post." i'm aware of it and i think the rest of your viewers are, too. host: did you see the arguments made by thomas massie on the floor? the clip we showed were he was talking about what you were saying, the abuses that are taking place? caller: i saw you selectively

i have colleagues that serve in the atlanta division of the fbi.ng into an fbi office is extremely high-security. we have certain systems, cars, codes. there are multiple layers of security that you have to go through in order to get into those gates. for someone to ram through, this is an individual that was determined that regardless of the rules, they were trying to make it through. there are security officers and police officers right on the scene. there are guard gates. we have multiple gates that you can go through. very high security surveillance cameras everywhere. i am glad this individual was arrested. this is not the first time this is happened in an fbi field office. >> sandra: we appreciate you jumping on the break for us. we hope to get an update soon. we will get that to our viewers when we have it. nicole, thank you. madison, thank you as well. we are watching is in an rammed the employee visits, and transfer the suspect has been arrested and detained by agents. we are waiting to hear anything more about this. when we get that, we w

just last week fbi director wray was before us and we heard about the real challenges that the fbi along with its state, local, anc tribal law enforcement partners are facing, especially in keepinges deadly fentanyl off or streets. i heard him clearly, state and local law enforcement areen askg for more support from the fbi, not less. and i trust that could be said for many other bureaus at the department as well. further, the defense of our national security and mitigation of emerging foreign and domestic threats, including cyber, is critical. i view it as the main mission, our paramount responsibility, keeping americans safe here in congress. and the department's role in upholding the rule of law and preserving our democratic values for free and fair elections, cannot be understated. to carry out the department's of broad missions, your fiscal year 2025 budget request seeks 38.9 billion and discretionary funding, a 5% increase above the fiscal year 2024 enacted level. your request prioritizes funding for the over 100,000 employees of the department of justice, and makes vital increases

just last week fbi director ray was before us and we heard about the real challenges the fbi along with the state local and tribal law enforcement partners are facing, especially in keeping deadly sentinel off the streets. -- sentinel -- fentanyl. we are asking for more from fbi, not less, and i am sure that can be said for other bureaus as well. the defense of our national security and mitigation of emerging foreign and domestic threats including cyber is critical. i view it as the main mission, our power mount responsibility, keeping americans safe in congress and the department's role in upholding the rule of law and preserving our democratic values of free and fair elections cannot be understated. your fiscal year 2025 budget request seeks 38 point $9 billion in discretionary funding, a 5% increase above the last fiscal year. you prioritize the funding for the over 100,000 employees at the department of justice and makes vital increases to every federal law-enforcement agency in the u.s. attorney's offices. you have requested a strong increase in the violence against women act grant

according to fbi's data, the fbi looks at content in less than 2% of it surges on americans so my question would be for you, director wray. as i described it using your data, the data from the fbi, doesn't our warrant requirements only apply to a tiny fraction of the searches the fbi conducts? when you factor in all of these exceptions, i mean i can go through them but i think you know them and if there is any imminent danger, no word. if there are other dangers, you have to go get the warrant later but the exception list is very long so the question is, isn't it correct that what we're talking about in the bipartisan bill here in the senate and in the house would apply to only a small fraction of the searches you are conducting? >> is a percentage it's not a significant percentage. certainly the number is significant and i think the fundamental problem with the warrant requirement, before you look at the content is that it's the content that tells us whether or not it is an agent of a foreign power involved. i think that's part of the problem. >> if the witness will pause for a moment. >>

i represent one other fbi person who was impacted in miami, and i also know of fbi personnel who believehe last decade. >> were any of these members of the fbi counterintelligence people in addition to carrie? >> the one thread that i know of with the fbi personnel that is common among most, if not all, of my clients other than the family members connected to the employee was they were all doing something relating to russia. >> reporter: vitalli kovalev served his time and, in 2022, went back to russia, ignoring american warnings that he was in danger because he'd spent so much time with the fbi. christo grozev found this death certificate from last year, which says kovalev was killed at the front in ukraine. >> do you think kovalev was sent to ukraine as a punishment? >> one theory is that he was sent there in order for him to be disposed of. >> is kovalev really dead, or is this another cover story? >> that is a very good question, and we actually worked on both hypotheses for a while. i do believe at this point that he was dead. >> we're dealing with energy weapons. it's not going any

people work for the fbi and doing the right thing.ten to this, there is another illegal now in custody crossed the river on a jet ski. records are revealing that he is wanted in florida for sexual assault on a child, child meteorologist, sexual battery on a child, crossed the river was picked up by human smugglers and now is in custody thanks to those wonderful officers, the texas troopers and the rgv border patrol. also, 54 convicted sex predators who have crossed the del rio sector have been arrested since october 1st. the beginning of the fiscal year, including multiple child rape i.s. rapes of incapacitated children among other things that are too gross to talk about on morning television. >> lawrence: ainsley, to your point when the former president says some of the countries are not sending their best people, i think we have been covering on the show for years now have evidence that that's the case. you got a lot of these folks that are criminals, have records coming into the country. >> brian: do you know what they say? and i t

the fbi has done hundreds of thousands of warrantless searches.ven if you took it to a fisa court, they lied with impunity, and the fisa is a rubberstamp. we know that. christopher wray goes in front of congress and doesn't answer truthfully about any of it. the other thing i would like to make a note of so viewers will understand about shaping the narrative, you read an article about how fisa is benign and has all these protections. he could have just as easily read a story about the hundreds of thousands of abuses, how the fbi systematically targets people, how they use technology to do things that are specifically prohibited by the constitution, so that is the way c-span shapes the debate with selective reading of articles, typically out of " the new york times" and "washington post." i'm aware of it and i think the rest of your viewers are, too. host: did you see the arguments made by thomas massie on the floor? the clip we showed were he was talking about what you were saying, the abuses that are taking place? caller: i saw you selectively ta

well,s fbi leadership. fbi top brass has been policing themselves especially when it comes to fisa where we've seen abuse after abuse after abuse. so it's kind of like handing the keys to the fox and telling him to have fun with the henhouse, he's in charge. maria: and that was utah remoney senator mike if lee with me here last weekend saying that the reforms within the nice e saw section 702 do not go far enough in insuring americans' civil liberties are protected. democrat senator ron wyden also sounded the alarm saying new language within the bill will allow the federal government to force people to cooperate with anyone if who has access to electronic communication devices such as a wi-fi router or computer. despite both senators' objections and voting against the measure, the 2-year extension passed both chambers of congress with president biden signing it into law. joining me now is florida congressman mike if billion waltz, a member of both the house intelligence and armed services committees. congre

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is this an attempt to harm the fbi or someone at the fbi? is this a person who has mental health challenges? perhaps has substance abuse issues? got disoriented? we'll have to see how this sorts out. >> reporter: they say the agents, with their robot -- who are seen here looking through the vehicle, and a trunk that was inside the suv -- did so as a precaution, and found no weapons and no explosives. they say no one was hurt. authorities here are confirming tonight that the arresting officer sent the driver to grady memorial hospital downtown for, quote, an evaluation. david? >> david: all of this amid heightened concerns. steve, thank you. >>> we turn now to that major spring storm on the move at this hour. tornado watches up as we're on tonight across multiple states, and then the northeast bracing for heavy rain and late season snow. tonight, 40 million americans on alert at this hour, from texas to west virginia. the tornado threat. and then, the heavy rain for the mid-atlantic and the northeast. washington, d.c., philadelphia, new york

the fbi arresting an 18-year-old suspect tonight. what authorities say he was planning. pierre thomas with late reporting. >>> the horrific video tonight. the newly released police body camera video of a deadly police shooting in chicago. graphic images showing a driver pulled over for a seat belt violation, opening fire, wounding an officer. police firing back. 96 shots in 41 seconds. >>> tonight, donald trump's last-minute appeal to delay his criminal trial in new york that starts on monday, denied tonight by an appeals court judge. so, what does this mean? will the hush money trial begin on monday? >>> the fires raging outside new york city tonight. the images coming in right now. these fires are near newark airport. and what authorities are now saying. >>> a helicopter crashing into the water in rhode island. the urgent rescue effort before the chopper went down. >>> does walmart owe you money? authorities say time is running out for those who are eligible. >>> and so many of you sent us messages after watching the solar eclipse right along with us. tonight, with hel

the fbi arresting an 18-year-old suspect. his alleged plans now revealed tonight.our chief justice correspondent pierre thomas now. >> reporter: tonight, this teenager is behind bars, accused of hatching a murderous terror plot to attack multiple churches in the lakeside community of coeur d'alene, idaho, all in the name of isis. federal agents arresting 18-year-old alexander mercurio on saturday, just hours before they say he intended to attack his father, handcuff him, and steal his dad's guns to target parishioners. sources telling abc news mercurio's father had dozens of weapons, including an ar-15, locked in a closet. in charges unsealed overnight, more chilling details. the teen allegedly telling one fbi informant, "i will start a few fires and chuck the gas can at the fires to cause explosions and structural damage. then i flee the scene and repeat until i am martyred.” authorities say mercurio had identified a specific church where he would start his attack on sunday, right before the end of ramadan. according to the fbi, in addition to setting fires using

. >> what is the point of reporting abuse if our own fbi agents are going to take it upon themselveso bury that report in a drawer? >> reporter: a doj report found after first hearing of the allegations in 2015, fbi agents failed to flag local authorities who could have taken action, effectively allowing nassar to continue his abuse for more than a year. >> nassar found more than 100 new victims to molest. it was like serving innocent children up to a pedophile. >> reporter: the failure so profound, it led to an extraordinary apology by the fbi director. this was a dark chapter for the fbi, david, a truly dark chapter. >> david: pierre thomas live in washington. pierre, thank you. >>> we turn now to president biden tonight, helping to put the state of florida back in play this november. tonight, the president's major abortion rights speech in florida, with that state's new six-week abortion ban just days now from going into effect. mary bruce in florida. >> reporter: president biden today traveling to florida, just days before the state's strict new abortion law goes into effect. ban