. >> reporter: police in montreal searching the apartment of amor ftouhy. tonight we're learning more about the 49-year-old suspect, a married truck driver with three kids. ftouhy was born in tunisia and has lived in canada for ten years. he has dual citizenship. authorities say he left his home in montreal last friday, entered the u.s. legally in upstate new york, then made his way to flint, michigan, where he's accused of slashing an airport police officer, jeff neville, in the neck wednesday morning while yelling in arabic. >> ftouhy attempted to buy a gun and was unsuccessful in that attempt in the united states. >> reporter: he allegedly used a 13-inch survival knife like this, launching the attack before reaching the security checkpoint. the fbi says surveillance video shows ftouhy entering the terminal at 8:52 a.m. he then gets on this escalator and heads to the second floor. after spending some time at this restaurant, authorities say surveillance video shows ftouhy entered this bathroom. authorities say he emerged a minute later. that's when he all

ftouhi. the officer, lieutenant jeff neville is in satisfactory condition. he was initially critical. garrett tenney has more. what are you hearing about the officer's condition? >> everybody we talked to here at the airport told us that lieutenant neville is the guy that everybody likes and always the first to help out. we talked to a friend of his that said hours after surgery last night, lieutenant neville was already making jokes and talking with friends and how lucky he is to be alive. he is lucky, this is where the attack happened yesterday. fbi tells us that ftouhi came out of this bathroom carrying a hunting knife. he stabbed lieutenant neville in the neck. three officers and a maintenance worker separated the two and ftouhi was arrested. that quick response is being credited for the reason that neville is still alive, shep. >> shepard: what more do we know about the suspect? >> well, we learned from the fbi that he's not believed to be part of a larger terrorist cell. he's believed t

the "flinl journal" reports ftouhi is a dual citizen of canada and tunisia. he has lived in montreal for ten years and has three kids. the fbi is investigating this stabbing as an act of terrorism. demarco morgan is in flint where the stabbing took place. demarco, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. investigators believe amor ftouhi was a lone wolf, meaning he acted alone. >> somebody approached me with a large hunting knife. >> reporter: according to investigators ftouhi ambushed lieutenant airport in flint michigan. >> reporter: officials say he fought ftouhi off while others and airport safety chris miller ganed control of the suspect. >> lieutenant neville never stopped fight until i handcuffed this person. >> reporter: the fbi said 52-year-old ftouhi traveled legally crossing over the border in lake champlain in upstate new york. according to the complaint filed wednesday, the investigation shows cement 47 minutes at the airport before the attack. he arrived at the airport with two bags. at 9:10 he went to a stranlts on the second floor where he sta

. >>> an active terrorism, a police officer stabbed by a canadian man amor ftouhi. he went in to the restroom and he pulled out a knife, yelled and stabbed lieutenant neville in the neck. the lieutenant was rushed to the hospital with stable condition. they believe this is an isolated incident and bet there is no threat to the local community. ftouhi is charged with felony charges. >>> it is a victory lap for the president one day after the republicans won the special election in georgia in south carolina. >> he promised legislative wins in the future and including healthcare >> we are 5-0. they thought they're going to win at least like 3, right? would you say at least 3? and it would be a devastating defeat. the truth is people love us. i think healthcare is going to happen and infrastructure is going to happen. you are going to have a lot of exciting things over the next few months. >> it was the president's fifth campaign style rally. he used the opportunity to tally the new immigration initiatives on the much promised border wall. >> i believe the time has come

iraq and afghanistan, and we are all going to die. >> reporter: the fbi saying the suspect is amor ftouhi, approximately 50 years old from canada. he legally entered the u.s. through lake champlain, new york on june 16. the 911 calls were just before 10:00 a.m. the officer was ambushed from behind. >> there was blood everywhere. it was crazy. >> reporter: passengers and airport employees evacuating to the tarmac and front terminal as authorities scrambled to detain the suspect. >> and they were taking the man in handcuffs down the other side. he had no, he was blank. he was just totally blank. >> reporter: bomb-sniffing dogs deployed to scour the airport as flint city hall and the police department were placed on lockdown as a precaution. that officer rushed to the hospital for surgery. that officer is out of surgery and in stable condition. the suspect remains in fbi custody and is being questioned. alex perez, abc news, flint, michigan. >>> also breaking overnight, tropical storm cindy is lashing the gulf coast before making landfall at the texas/louisiana border. >> it is affecting a w

the suspect..idenitfied as amor (fu-tooey) ftouhi.... tried to buy a gun after he arrived in the united states last week. he was turned down... but he did manage to buy a knife. investigators say on wednesday...ftouhi yelled "god is great" in arabic -- and pulled a roughly 12-inch knife and stabbed the officer. the f-b-i says they are investigating this as a terror attack..but believe it was ánotá part of a wider plot. ftouhi is facing 20 years in prison. the officer is expected to survive. (steve) bart commuters get ready to pay more to ride. the bart board voted just passed new fare increases starting in january next year, all fares will go up by nearly 3 percent and there will be a 50-cent surcharge on paper tickets. the discount for youth riders ages 5 to twelve is dipping slightly. but there's a new fifty percent discount for riders 13 to 18. bart also passed a resolution declaring trains a safe space for everyone regardless of immigration status. they stopped short of calling it a sanctuary. and in a narrow decision the board repea

. >> federal investigators released a new photo of the suspect, ftouhi, the former canadian tried tochase a firearm days before the attack at the bishop international airport. >> we have information that ftouhi attempted to buy a gun and was unsuccessful in that attempt. >> now charged with violence at an international airport after stabbing jeff level, investigators say charges may be added after searching his car and scouring his electronics. >> he is probably self radicalized. was doing this in retaliation. >> mike mccallum was briefed on the attack and says ftouhi was not on any watch list and may have crossed into new york state using homeland security's trusted traveler program. it provides expedited service for low risk individuals. >> i talked with individuals. obviously, if he was, that exposes a vulnerability in our program that we have to tighten up. >> i'm not going to speak to that. >> the nation's counterterrorism chief said this is a broader pattern. >> attacks that are not particularly complex, large-scale, they are not particularly sophisticated and yet they can do e

police say amor ftouhi stabbed an officer in the neck with a large knife. he's described as a lone wolf attacker with no indications that the attack was part of a wider plot. before he stabbed lieutenant jeff nevelle, ftouhi yelled "god is great" in arabic. >> he made a statement something to the effect you have killed people in syria, iraq, and afghanist afghanistan, and we are all going to die. aniville is in satisfactory condition. a bond hearing is schul for the suspect next week. >>> senate majority leader mitch mccome has been working on the proposal behind closed doors. it would revamp medicaid, recap taxes on the wealthy and eliminate funding for planned parenthood. yesterday president trump urged the senate on. >> can't guarantee you with anything but i hope we surprise you with a good plan. we're talking about a plan with heart. i said, add some money to it. a plan with heart. but obamacare is dead. >> last week mr. trump called the replacement mean. there are 50 needed to pass the measure, but that's far from certain. >>> president trump's son-in

according to the fbi ftouhi unsuccessfully tried to buy a gun after arriving in the u.s. from canada last week. the injured officer, jeff neville is said to be doing well this morning. >>> an investigation is under way in los angeles into what appears to be an accidental police shooting that kill aid 17-year-old boy. authorities say a sheriff's deputy fired his gun at a pit bull that had already bitten another deputy. a bullet ricocheted off the ground and killed the teenager. a deputy who was bit by the dog was also hit by a bullet. that ricocheted as well. he's expected to be okay but just a mess out there with that incident. >>> north carolina man dubbed the pizzagate shooter has been sentenced to four yearness prison for firing an assault weapon inside a pizzeria. edgar walsh was obsessed with the internet rumors that prominent democrats were harboring child sex is slaves at the restaurant. no one was hurt but the judge said he left psychological wreckage and sent a stiff punishment to send message to others. >>> a mississippi law allowing same-sex couples to be refus

ftouhi.e's a citizen of canada who was originally from tunisia. after the stabbing, which happened early yesterday morning, lieutenant neville was sited by other citizens, other police officers, workers in the airport that came to his atd and the lieutenant himself fought back against his attacker. we are told that the lieutenant is in stable condition and he is improving. and our thoughts are with him and his family. yesterday, at approximately 5:00 p.m., this office charged mr. ftouhi with violating 18 united states code section 37 a 1, which is called committing violence at an international airport. that crime, makes it illegal for any person to unlawfully and intentionally use a weapon to perform acts of violence against a person at an airport serving international civil aviation. the acts of violence must cause or be likely to cause serious bodily injury or death. this crime is punishable by up to 20 years in prison. however, if death results, the offense is pun ibabishable but life in p

the suspect, amor ftouhi lived in montreal. authorities there have raided his home. a published report this morning claims ftouhi is a dual citizen of canada and tunisia. he is accused of stabbing that officer in the neck while yelling, god is great in arabic. the fbi is looking into it as an act of terrorism. officer jeff neville is listed in stable condition. >> a look at your weather now. residents of the southwest are bracing for another day of blistering heat. temperatures will be 10 to 15 degrees above normal. phoenix has set new records each of the past three days making it tough to fight wildfires in the west. several homes destroyed by fire in southern arizona. that was probably sparked by lightning. about 150 homes in new mexico were evacuated because of a fire there. but that fire is now contained and those residents were being allowed to go home overnight. >>> well, still ahead right herage american kidnapped by the taliban last year seen alive in a new video. >>> an abc news exclusive in the rocky mountain treasure hunt. that's turned deadly. what police

ftouhi used a 12-inch knife and before stabbing lieutenant jeff neville...shouted in arabic "god is great." now the f-b-i is investigating this as a terrorist act. investigators say they do not have information saying the attack was part of a wider plot. (steve) officials said lieutenant neville was in stable condition yesterday. investigators say ftouhi tried to purchase a gun in the flint area five days prior to the incident, but was denied because he is not from the u-s. (vicki) the man who fired an assault rifle inside a washington d-c pizzeria last december was sentenced today. (vicki) edgar maddison welch received a four year sentence. welch was better known as the "pizzagate" shooter, and he was trying to investigate an online conspiracy known as "pizzagate." welch claimed he was trying to find and rescue child s

amor ftouhi has dual citizenship. he is held on a bond hearing but he was able to buy ani stab a police lieutenant who is expected to survive. michelle: a leesburg man faces charges of transmitting secret documents to china. he was in federal court hours after the arrest. they show federal agents raiding the home this afternoon. traveled to chi,and received $25,000 for people he thought were operatives. jonathan: a boom in the d.c. rat population has the city scurrying for an answer. the high-tech solution centered on garbage cans. michelle: first a driver finds himself in a real life nightmare. the tricky solution firefighters use to get him out of this jonathan: this is all because of a burst water main near south columbus and south 28 street. a hundred homes without water even at this hour. repairs are expected to be complete sometime around 9:00 tonight. michelle: in montgomery county, a wet mystery. police found this car almost upo river near the edward ferry boat ramp. no one was inside. get this. the owner didn

investigators do not believe ftouhi is part of a wider terror network. >>> cindy lost tropical stormll plenty dangerous, it rumbled across the deep south bringing heavy rain, strong winds and at least one tornado. david now is tracking cindy. >> in fairfield, alabama, the siren sounded as the twister touched down near downtown birmingham, it left some bottles untouched on a store room shelf. the powerful winds tossed some trucks right through a chain linked fence. several were injured but nobody was killed it was spawned from tropical storm syndergaard. creeks and bayous flooded in low lying neighborhoods some areas up to ten inches of rain forcing drivers to abandon their cars. >> i was going to go through it but it was too deep. >> mississippians performed a well-rehearsed routine, neighbors checking on neighbors. larry took us down his driveway by boat to show the area flooded dozens of times since he's lived here. >> life on the river. >> yes, sir wouldn't trade it for nothing. >> the river has risen 13 feet and flooded areas ea river good news it is cresting and will only go dow

amore ftouhi. the past hour, the fbi said the 49-year-old was not on the radar of u.s.nforcements agencies. we know he crossed the border friday and arrived in michigan this past sunday. at some point in between, we're told he attempted to buy a gun but was denied. he did purchase that 12-inch hunting knife that he used in this attack. investigators have not determined why ftouhi targeted the flint international airport. they had no indication that he knew anybody in flint or in michigan as a whole. we do know that canadian authorities conducted a raid at his home in montreal. the fbi said this afternoon that they're still waiting to find out what evidence they found. the fbi is stressing, neil, this is an ongoing investigation and they say they have a lot of evidence to go through as they work to determine the motives behind the attack and to ensure that nobody else was in fact involved, neil. >> thanks, garrett. thousands morning the student, otto warmbier today. this as we learn that north korea is conducting another rocket engine test. the former u.s. ambassador to

>> the name is amor ftouhi. as i mentioned, he's approximately a 50-year-old canadian. >> how did he enter the country? >> he entered the country on june 16th. as i mentioned, it's a pending investigation. we know he came to the airport this morning. that's as far as we're going. we're trying to develop further information as to the timeline and where he went after he entered the united states in lake champagne, new york. we'll take questions at the end. i'll describe the weapon. >> just to let everybody know, we're going to do a question and answer segment towards the end. right now introductions of our state and local and federal partners here with us. >> special first lieutenant david kaiser with the michigan state police. michigan state police would like to extend their thoughts and prayers to lieutenant neville and his family during this difficult time. the michigan state police has supplied many different resources to our state and local partners. some of the resources include officers, detectives, bomb-sn

neville is in satisfactory condition and reports said that ftouhi is a dual citizen of canada and tunisia. the fbi is investigating it as an act of terrorism. >>> sentencing will be handed down in the pizzagate case. the hearing for edgar welsch, who pleaded guilty, is in court. he had a fully loaded military- style assault weapon and fired shots in the comet ping pong restaurant. he said he went there to investigate child sex slaves. we will follow this on the mobile app. >>> a 22-year-old, otto warmbier, was laid to rest in ohio. the service was at his high school alma mater in suburban cincinnati. otto warmbier was released like -- last week from north korea in a coma and six days later, he died. a vigil was held at the charlottesville campus and he would have graduated this year. >> being with auto made life beautiful and i truly believe that he helped me become a better human being. >> more than 2000 people packed the school auditorium joining his family to celebrate his life and to say goodbye. hundreds were turned away. the official cause of death is unknown and his parents decline

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amor ftouhi has made an appearance in court. >> he allegedly stabbed an officer in the neck.r expected to make a full recovery. alex perez is in flint this morning. >> reporter: federal investigators hunting for answer at bishop international airport in michigan, on lockdown most of the day after the suspect entered the terminal with a 12-inch knife and stabbed officer neville repeatedly in the neck and back. the fbi now investigating the incident as a possible act of terrorism. >> when the subject went up to the officer and stabbed him, he continued to exclaim allah -- and made something to the effect you have killed people in syria, iraq and afghanistan, and we are all going to die. >> reporter: the fbi saying the suspect is amor ftouhi, approximately 50 years old from canada. he legally entered the u.s. through lake champlain, new york on june 16. the 911 calls were pouring in just before 10:00 a.m. the officer was ambushed from behind. >> there was blood everywhere. it was crazy. >> reporter: passengers and airport employees evacuating to the tarmac and front terminal as

e> reporter: police identified the attacker as 50-year-old amor ftouhi from quebec, who is now or custodyea we don't believe that anyone was involved with this individual. we have no information to suggest a wider plot, but it certainly is very, very early in the investigation. at this time we view him as a lone wolf attacker. >> reporter: the man was wrestled to the ground. ute airport was immediately shut down and evacuated. >> i saw a cop. he was down d there was a whole bunch of blood everywhere. it was everywhere. >> reporter: f.b.i. officials say the suspect expressed his hatred for the united states. anthony, as for lieutenant neville, he's out of surgery and in satisfactory condition. >> mason: good news. demarco morgan in flint. thanks, demarco. now to the special election in georgia to fill the house seat vacated by tom price when he joined the trump cabinet. the seat will stay republican, and in the end, it wasn't all that close. here's chief congressional correspondent nancy cordes. >> this is not the outcome any of us were hoping for. >> no. in reporter: for democrats it was

. >> reporter: officials say 50-year-old amore ftouhy, a canadian, entered the united states on june 16th. he made his way to flint, michigan, this morning, where he targeted airport security officer lieutenant jeff neville. >> he was carrying baggage. he went into a rest room. he spent a little time in the rest room, dropped both bags and came out, pulled out a knife, yelled allahu akbar and stabbed lieutenant neville in the neck. >> reporter: neville was rushed to the hospital in critical condition. tonight he is improving. >> lieutenant neville never stopped fighting, never stopped fighting until i handcuffed this person. >> reporter: the incident took place in terminal two outside the secure part of the terminal. >> and there were police officers, state cops, airport authority lining up. >> reporter: security was increased across the city. stabbings have become an increasingly common form of terror attack. five in the u.s. in just the past three years. this one comes after a wave of european terror attacks, three in three days, following a series of deadly attacks this year. >> t

. >> reporter: digging into amor ftouhi's past.h for answers after that attack on lieutenant jeff neville in flint, michigan. if convicted, he faces up to 20 years behind bars. >> reporter: the state of emergency declared in louisiana. tropical storm cindy slamming into the south. this is water out of lake pontchartrain. this levee is all that's keeping this water out of that neighborhood. >> reporter: the senate republican health care bill crafted in secrecy finally arrived on capitol hill today, and it was met with fury. >> they want to kill me. >> reporter: the hardest hit, low-income families and seniors. >> yet again, a tax bill disguised as a health care bill. >> this is not the best bill possible. it's the best bill possible in difficult circumstances. ♪ >> reporter: 4-year-old sophia of miami, lip synching at her pre-k graduation to disney's "mow ahna." >> so where does brown milk come from? >> you mean chocolate milk? do you ever try to tell a joke and ruin it? >> chocolate milk come from. swiss miss. i nailed that one. it

." >> reporter: the fbi saying the suspect is amor ftouhi, about 50 years old from canada. he legally entered the u.s. through lake champlain, new york, on june 16th. the 911 calls pouring in just before 10:00 a.m. >> we got an officer down there. reports of a stabbing. >> reporter: sources telling our local abc local station, the officer was ambushed from behind. >> there was a whole bunch of blood everywhere. blood was everywhere, it was crazy. >> reporter: passengers and airport employees evacuating to the tarmac and front terminal as authorities scramble to detain the suspect. >> they were taking the man in handcuffs down the other side. he had no -- he was blank. he was just totally blank. >> reporter: bomb sniffing dogs deployed to scour the airport as flint city hall and the police department were placed on lockdown as a precaution. that officer rushed to the hospital for surgery. >> and alex perez with us live tonight at the airport in flint. and alex, you have late word on both the officer an the suspect tonight? >> reporter: that's right, david. we're being told t

we have just filed a complaint charging an individual by the name of amor ftouhi. he's a 50- year-old resident of canada who legally entered the united states in lake champlain, new york on june 16, and made his way to flint ." the officer has undergone surgery and was in critical condition but is said to be improving. the f-b-i says the suspect arrived in the united states last week.... but at this point it does not appear to be part of wider conspiracy. pam, steve, back to you. (steve) tropical storm cindy is churning slowly toward the gulf coast....where millions of people are expecting heavy rain and flooding.. at least 17 million people are under a storm warning from parts of texas to the alabama-florida border.. by tomorrow morning....some of those places will get a foot of rain.... the national hurricane center predicts that cindy can cause torrential downpours,high waves and even some tornadoes. it's believed cindy will make landfall sometime thursday morning over texas or louisiana.. (steve) a live look outside at the golden gate bridge on this wednesday n

a 49-year-old tunisian national living in montrÉal amor ftouhi has been charged with stabbing the officerhe neck. he was able to fight off his attacker for a few minutes before other officers helped sidhu a suspect. right now his condition is listed as stable and improving. any news that is important right now. closing bell 18 minutes. it just turned negative what happened. it was across the unchanged line. the great derek jeter faces a big decision. should he swing solo or look for a new teammate. it's all coming up next on countdown. ♪ there's nothing more important than your health. so if you're on medicare or will be soon, you may want more than parts a and b here's why. medicare only covers about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. you might want to consider an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like any medicare supplement insurance plan, these help pick up some of what medicare doesn't pay. and, these plans let you choose any doctor or hospital that accepts medicare patients. you could stay with the doctor

we have just filed a complaint charging an individual by the name of amor ftouhi.s a 50- year-old resident of canada who legally entered the united states in lake champlain, new york on june 16, and made his way to flint."> the officer has undergone surgery and was in critical condition but is said to be improving. the f-b-i says the suspect arrived in the united states last week.... but at this point it does not appear to be part of wider conspiracy. pam, steve, back to you. coming up(where you trying to go?) pick up a food order (where?) ahhh it's like right down the street (it's a dead end) are you serious i did even know that .a lot of people apparently didn't know that this lane is just for transit . i'll explain in the next edtion of people behaving badly (pam) but first new at ten: president trump signals a big change in immigration. what he said at a rally in iowa tonight. travis kalanick resigns as uber ceo . . . travis kalanick, the cofounder and ceo of uber, has stepped down as the ride-hailing company's top executive.kalanick will stay on uber's board o

we have filed a complaint charging an individual by the name of amor ftouhi . he is a 50-year-old resident of canada. who legally entered the united states in lake champlain new york. on june 16. >> reporter: witnesses described seeing the lieutenant bleeding from his neck and a knife nearby. one witness said the officer was on his hands and knees. >> he was carrying baggage and went into a restroom. he spent a little time in the restroom. dropped the bags and came out. pulled out a knife. yelled allah akbar and stabbed the lieutenant in the neck. the knife was about a 12 inch knife with an eight inch serrated blade. as you will see in the complaint when the subject went up to the officer and stabbed him he continued to explain and he made a statement something to the effect that you killed people in syria iraq and afghanistan. >> reporter: he was arrested and is being questioned. a witness said the man in custody looked blank. all passengers at the airport were evacuated and are safe. the fbi is leading the investigation working with local officers from the ge

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a 50-year-old canadian man, amor ftouhi, is in custody charged with violence at an national airport.ges could be added. the fbi says he attacked lieutenant jeff neville with a foot-long knife after lingering at flint's international airport for 40 minutes. >> he was carrying badge -- car baggage, spent time in the restroom. dropped both bags and came out, pulled out a knife, yelled "allahu akbar," and stabbed lieutenant neville in the neck. >> police say neville fought back as another officer subdued the attacker. neville is expected to be okay. according to the fbi, the attacker entered the u.s. legally last week. officials say it appears he was a lone wolf and that no onels was involved. the suspect does remain in custody until a detention hearing that happens next wednesday. >> all right. >>> so much for the reset with russia. ahead, moscow channeling -- canceling planned talks with the u.s. over a series of recent conflicts. we're live in moscow when we come back. can you actually love wearing powerful sunscreen? yes! neutrogena® ultra sheer. no other sunscreen works better or fe

police searched amor ftouhi's home in montreal overnight. and tunisia and he was taken into custody after police say he stabbed police officer jeff neville while yelling god is great in arabic. the officer is in stable condition. >>> and a new concern following that high-rise fire in london this month. british authorities say as many as 600 other buildings have similar siding as that tower did. investigators say the siding may be to blame for the fire spreading so quickly killing at least 79 people. >>> and in health news, breast-feeding may be more beneficial over the long term for mothers than previously thought. a study of nearly 300,000 women found those who breastfed were less likely to suffer a stroke or develop heart disease. those benefits increase the longer a woman breast-feeds. >>> and a warning for parents whose children play with fidget spinner toys. it's on the most dgerous toys stecause of the risk of falling apart and posing a choking hazard. children in at least two states be have hospitalized and needed surgery. >>> finally

the 49-year-old amor ftouhi was arrested for stabbing jeff neville in the neck at the airport in flint the attack is being investigated as an act of terrorism. the man try to buy the gun in a flint area but could not get one because he's not a us citizen. he has dual citizenship in tunisia and canada. officials believe he acted on his own and is not part of a terror network. >>> details in a story we have been following about sexual assaults at palo alto high school the school board took steps to reform policies designed to protect students. jesse gary has the details on how the board is trying to create change.>> temperatures soaring outside school board members sweated the details delving into the uncomfortable task of scrutinizing portions of existing policy. the scrutiny focused on complaint procedures and sexual harassment guidelines. >> we want to make sure the policy is lined with the sexual harassment policy the title ix reporting's. this is a matter of lining up with state and federal laws. >> the review comes after criticism following a series of investigates reports we detai

he was stabbed in the neck by amor ftouhi, canadian citizen from tunisia originally. doctors credit the quick action by the first responders saving his life. nancy: the mayor has a pledge to end homelessness by 2020. we are live at the new housing center in northwest washington with the latest on this? >> we were here as they walked in the new home after years of being on the street. they now have 84 permanent homes. 38 are already occupied. d.c. pays for the permanent housing. >> you can't see the 5,000 units but for us think about the families that we saved from being displaced. >> coming up at 5:00, we will show you what the new home means for a washington woman and also why some homeless people don't trust this city's offer. reporting live in northwest washington, nathan backa, abc7 news. alison: thank you. right now mourners are paying respect to former d.c. councilman jim graham at the wilson building. funeral services will be held tomorrow. jonathan: coming up next, a lot of problems today on the red line. nancy: also this. firefighters making a point with the

officials say amor ftouhi made his way to flint where he stabbed lieutenant jeff neville.e yelled ll stabbed lieutenant neville. he survived and is now in the hospital. >>> we've learned that 29 people have been killed in a suicide attack and most of the victims were civilians. the car bombing targeted a bank in southern afghanistan and as of now, no group has claimed responsibility. >>> after that deadly high-rise fire in london, there's a lot of concern for the other people in the city, and this morning, the british prime minister said that many of them could be in danger right now. testing found that hundreds of buildings in london have combustible material in them. the same stuff that may have made the grenfell tower high-rise burn so fast. >> we can test over 100 buildings a day and the results come within hours. i urge any landlord who owns a building of this kind to send samples for testing as soon as possible. >> 79 people were killed in the fire, and hundreds were inside at the time. the prime minister said everybody who lost their homes to live in the next few we

says amor ftouhi entered the u.s. legally from canada last week.hey do not believe the suspect was part of a wider terrorist plot. the officer is said to be in stable condition tonight. stocks were mixed today. dow lost 57. s&p 500 down 1. nasdaq gained 46. republicans in the senate are just hours away from the big reveal for obamacare repeal and replace. the bill they have been working on. plus there is a to-do list including tax reform, budget, raising the debt ceiling and tackling infrastructure. a long list without much time left before summer break. but will there be a summer break? chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel on what to expect in the morning. >> reporter: the senate republicans will review a draft of healthcare reform first thing in the morning. it's expected to be more moderate than the house bill, cutting off medicaid expansion slower and providing generous subsidiaries for low income people. sources familiar said it would be tougher in the house than slowing the growth of medicaid spending. >> for the past seven years, o

says amor ftouhi entered the u.s. legally from canada last week. they do not believe the suspect was part of a wider terrorist plot. the officer is said to be in stable condition tonight. stocks were mixed today. dow lost 57. s&p 500 down 1. nasdaq gained 46. republicans in the senate are just hours away from the big reveal for obamacare repeal and replace. the bill they have been working on. plus there is a to-do list including tax reform, budget, raising the debt ceiling and tackling infrastructure. a long list without much time left before summer break. but will there be a summer break? chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel on what to expect in the morning. >> reporter: the senate republicans will review a draft of healthcare reform first thing in the morning. it's expected to be more moderate than the house bill, cutting off medicaid expansion slower and providing generous subsidiaries for low income people. sources familiar said it would be tougher in the house than slowing the growth of medicaid spending. >> for the past seven years,