this is in addition to state charges, which grafton thomas pleaded not guilty to on sunday.ut 20 miles from rockland county, it's a suburban area. and he, allegedly, according to investigators, had been researching places where there were jewish prayer houses, he was looking at places in staten island, in newjersey, and we're still trying to more of the motivation, —— and we're still trying to understand more of the motivation, but a journal that investigators recovered seems to be shedding some light, in which he made references to hitler and to israelites. so this is something that investigators are going to be poring over and going over in more detail to try and ascertain his motivation. michelle fleury with that update. a 19—year—old british woman has been found guilty by a court in cyprus of lying about being raped by a group of tourists. she was arrested after withdrawing a claim that she was attacked by 12 israeli men at a hotel in the resort of ayia napa injuly. jon donnison's report contains flash photography. when these legal proceedings began, the young british wo

this is in addition to state charges, which grafton thomas pleaded not guilty to on sunday.from rockland county, it's a suburban area. and he, allegedly, according to investigators, had been researching places where there were jewish prayer houses, he was looking up places in staten island, in newjersey, and we're still trying to understand more of the motivation, but a journal that investigators recovered seems to be shedding some light, in which he made references to hitler and to israelites. so this is something that investigators are going to be poring over and going over in more detail to try and ascertain his motivation. michelle fleury with that update. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: the world's waking up to climate change, but needs to take action. we speak to teenage activist greta thunberg. the most ambitious financial and political change ever attempted has got under way with the introduction of the euro. tomorrow in holland, we're going to use money we picked up in belgium today. and then we'll be in france and again, it will be the same money. it's jus

they claim the suspect, grafton thomas, keptjournals containing references to hitler.e fleury has more details about the case. i think you've got the family speaking through their lawyer, michael sussman, who was representing grafton thomas, the man accused of essentially entering a rabbi's home of the weekend and stabbing five people. he's been saying that his client suffers from mental illness and hospitalisation and that that's what's behind the attack. that being said, if you listen to authorities, they take a different view. you've got the governor, andrew cuomo, who basically wa nts governor, andrew cuomo, who basically wants tougher sanctions on what he describes as domestic terrorism and now you've got federal prosecutors essentiallyjudging him with hate crime. basically they filed fivejudges with hate crime. basically they filed five judges today in the southern district of new york accusing him of obstruction of free exercise of religious beliefs, involving the attempt to kill and use a dangerous weapon. this is in addition to state charges which grafton thom

grafton thomas researched hitler and synagogues online. we're learning more about a possible link to the mail tear. >>> as 2019 comes to a close, president trump is ramping up his re-election campaign, but will the approach resinate with voters. >>> and good-bye 2019. hello, 2020. tight security and a lot of excitement on new year's eve. we'll go live to times square. are you a christian author with a book that you're ready to share with the world? get published now, call for your free publisher kit today! >>> the district attorney for rockland county, new york will file attempted murder charges against the man accused of stabbing five people during a hanukkah celebration over the weekend. grafton thomas, detained by a federal judge after appears in court monday is facing federal hate crime charges and we're learning more about his background including serving a short stint in the military. cnn's brynn gingras is at the site in monsey, new york. what's the latest? >> reporter: right. we learned grafton thomas, 37 years old, suspect in the

the family of grafton thomas say he has a long history of mental illness. raped by a group of israeli tourists six months ago. her lawyers say she will appeal. a volunteer firefighter has died while battling wildfires in australia, as temperatues exceeded a0 degrees celsius in every state across the country. the most dangerous bushfires on monday were in the state of victoria. the swedish climate change activist greta thunberg says she wants to go back to school as soon as possible. in a bbc interview she also thanked the british broadcaster

they say that this suspect, grafton thomas walked in the door. he was covered on his face, and he basically shouted out that no one is leaving, and then proceeded to go on this rampage allegedly carrying an 18-inch machete. but we earlier today on "new day," poppy harlow talked to one of the people that was inside and said that actually people had left for the night and it's really a miracle that more people weren't injured. take a listen. >> it was truly a hanukkah miracle. if he would have come ten minutes earlier, the house would have been packed. i don't see a way we could have run. there was tables and chairs and everybody was sitting. it was a full house. >> reporter: and we know that there were five people in all injured. we just talked to some people in the community, two people seemed to be still hospitalized, at least one with a very serious head injury, and what we know about grafton thomas as you said, his family says that he doesn't have anti-semitism in his blood. that he is really suffering from mental illness, and he's a former ma

kuf prosecutors say there were items found in his car. >> reporter: the federal charges against grafton thomas were described in a criminal complaint. authorities say the charges were prompted by handwritten journals found inside thomas's home that show references to adolf hitler and nazi culture on the same page as the star of david and a swastika. the criminal complaint also says grafton used his phone to say why did hitler hate the jews and why do german jews hate me. dozens were celebrating the end of shabbat and the seventh night of hanukkah. he covered his face with what appeared to be a scarf and said no one was leaving, slashing and establishing as many people as he could, injured five people, at least one critically. josef gluck was inside. >> all the people inside starting to run out. i took the coffee table nearby and threw it in his face. >> reporter: thomas was apprehended within two hours by police about 35 miles away in new york city. officers say they detected a strong smell of bleach coming from his car and saw what appeared to be blood on thomas's clothing and hands. this was

police say 37-year-old grafton thomas has pleaded not guilty to all charges. authorities have revealed they discovers one of the five victi remains in critical condition. here's nbc's kathy park. >> reporter: frances, good morning to youl prosecutors rev details about the suspect and what they found during their investigation. during the search of the suspect's home, they found a journal with anti-semitic writings a chilling look at the moment police say grafton thomas armed with a machete launched his mission to attack a jewish congregation celebrating hanukkah court documents allege he said no one is leaving as he charged through a packed rabbi's home in southern new york. he used his table to fight off the attack >> i saw he was looking at me. i smashed it in his face >> reporter: hours later police found thomas in manhattan with his car smelling of bleach authorities say he had a machete and knife. both had traces of other dry blood. in his home the fbi said they found handwritten journals which included references to hitler and nazi culture as well as dra

grafton thomas was arrested 30 miles away, in manhattan. reporter: mr thomas, why'd you do it?peared in court, where he pled not guilty to five counts of attempted murder. police in new york had stepped up their patrols in response to a series of anti—semitic attacks in recent weeks and, across the us, jewish leaders are concerned about what they say is an increase in hate crime. just over a year ago in pittsburgh, ii worshippers were killed in a mass shooting at the tree of life synagogue. in april, there was a similar attack at a synagogue in san diego. and another shooting earlier this month at a kosher supermarket in newjersey, is also thought to have been fuelled at least in part by anti—semitism. what are we waiting for? you know, first it was just verbaland ok, i mean, now people are being murdered, now people are being assaulted, now people are being stabbed. so the governor should announce an emergency in the state of new york. new york's governor seems to be listening. he said words were not enough, that it was time for action. it is domestic terrorism. these are peop

the suspect, grafton thomas, is accused of stabbing five people on saturday. his attorney says that he has a history of mental illness, and he's pleading not guilty. >> we now have video of the moment he was arrested in new york city. two officers stopped his car, and he was handcuffed without a struggle. meanwhile, new york city's mayor is promising to increase security in front of homes and worship centers so people feel safe. >> and we're hearing from the mayor of new york, bill de blasio, telling cnn that the jewish community just wants to feel safe, but he says it appears anti-semitic attacks are on the rise. >> i think it's a combination of real fear that we've seen these attacks now all over the country, most horribly at the tree of life synagogue in pittsburgh. and there's a fear that anti-semitism is growing in america and becoming more and more violent. and for folks, that's very personal. it's literally if their kids go out in the street, are they going to be endangered? if they wear a symbol of their religion, will they become a target? it's gettin

here's abc's stephanie ramos. >> reporter: tonight, hate crime charges filed against 38-year-old grafton thomas, accused of stabbing five people with a machete during hanukkah celebrations in the new york suburb of monsey. investigators say journals recovered from thomas's home appear to "express anti-semitic sentiments" and refer to the "black hebrew israelite" movement, some of its members espousing hatred toward jews. prosecutors say there were also references to hitler, drawings of a star of david and a swastika. there were about 100 people inside the rabbi's home saturday night at the time the attack. >> he took out his knife sword from a holder and started hitting people back and forth. >> reporter: five people were seriously hurt, including one man who is in critical condition with a skull fracture and another who suffered a severed finger. surveillance video allegedly capturing thomas's car as he left the scene. a witness writing down the license plate for police. >> i ran after him, i took the plate number and i came back up and gave it to the police. >> reporter: thomas later seen in

he is 38-year-old grafton thomas. he made his first court appearance today where a judge ordered him held on a $5 million bond. he is accused of stabbing five people, celebrating hanukkah at the home of an orthodox jewish rabbi just outside of new york city. and cnn's alison kosik is joining us once again. what more do we know about the suspect and any possible motive? >> reporter: well, we are learning that governor andrew cuomo is calling what happened here at the rabbi's house last night an act of domestic terrorism. as for 38-year-old grafton thomas, he lives in a community about 30 mills from here with his mother. he have wearing a white jump suit at the arraignment, was led into court with his hands handcuffed. he didn't speak much, only talking with his lawyer. he kept his eyes on the floor the entire proceedings. during the proceeding today, prosecutors arguing against bail for thomas saying that one of the victims has a skull fracture and when police stopped him, they found him covered in blood and smelling o

grafton thomas pleaded not -- entered pleas of not guilty on five counts of attempted murder and burglary. he's accused of barging into a rabbi's home in muncie on saturday night. the seventh night of hanukkah. witnesses say that he pulled a large knife or machete and started swinging. among the five injured was the rabbi's son. police have not yet released a motive. the new york governor, andrew cuomo, called it, quote, an act of domestic terrorism. >> these are people who intend to create mass harm, mass violence, generate fear based on race, color, creed. that is the definition of terrorism. >> the attack comes amid a national rise in anti-semitic incidents and harassment. in the past week in new york city alone, police have received six reports of attacks possibly motivated by anti-jewish bias. >> it went from us seeing random slurs on the street to vandalisms to eventually harassment, outright harassment, outright assault. and eventually these four incidents of -- of bigger proportions that we see in the last few months. >> thomas' family released a statement overnight saying that he

-year-old man allegedly walked into the home and started randomly stabbing people the suspect grafton thomas was arrested hours after the attack. authorities say they found him with blood on his clothing he has pleaded not guilty. here's nbc's kathy park. >> reporter: frances, good morning to you here in the largely orthodox community of munsey, new york, they have been shaken in the last days of hanukkah as officials continue to piece together a motive. leaders around the world are condemning the violence and are taking action. >> do you feel any remorse >> reporter: our first look at 37-year-old grafton thomas, the suspect in the brutal stabbing in munsey, new york, now facing five counts of attempted murder. he's pleaded not guilty to all counts on saturday night a hanukkah celebration turned into an evening of horror as a suspect stormed a rabbi's home packed with adults and children >> go ahead and head in. they're reporting serious injuries. >> reporter: witnesses say he began stabbing at random, injuring five before running next door to the synagogue. >> he came in with a big sword, k

michael sussman representing grafton thomas, the accused individual who a p pa re ntly thomas, the accusedhe weekend and stabbed five people, says his client's actions we re people, says his client's actions were fuelled by mental illness not anti—semitism. but us authorities ta ke anti—semitism. but us authorities take a different view. new york governor has labelled the attack domestic terrorism. he wants to get a law changed in the books which is something he plans to do in the new year. also to date federal prosecutors filed hate crime charges against mr thomas. according to the criminal complaint, they say they have evidence showing he intentionally targeted jewish individuals for the attack. they have a journal in which he basically wrote various comments, also his phone was retrieved in which he searched for why did hitler hate the dues? these are things we will hear more about. mr thomas faces state charges as well. he pled not guilty on sunday. his next court appearance is due on january on sunday. his next court appearance is due onjanuary three. on sunday. his next court appeara

well paul the person in question a man identified by the associated press as 37 year old grafton thomas did not allegedly saying anything that could be construed as anti-semitic the location as you noted a rabbi's home on the 6th night of hanukkah a big party underway and then after he was chased out of the house he then tried to break into the senate dog next door but congregants there heard the commotion and locked the door so thomas allegedly could not get in so he's not actually facing any hate crime charges at this point. but it is conceivable that he could be charged with a hate crime given the location and given the people who were at those locations at the time of the attack as you heard there andrew cuomo the new york state governor is suggesting that there should be tougher legal penalties for people involved in anti semitic crimes and that he is going to put forth legislation before the legislators in albany to try to have the anti-semitic attacks and perhaps and probably other kinds of attacks as well classified as domestic terrorism that's going to take a while what's more

grafton thomas has denied a charge of attempted murder.ry. well, the man rests presenting grafton thomas does not representing, he entered the rabbi's home in rockland county and stabbed by people, said his client's actions we re by people, said his client's actions were fuelled by mental illness, not anti—semitism. but here's the thing, us authorities take a very different view. new york governor andrew kromer donna cuomo has labelled it domestic terrorism and plans to get the law changed in the new year. posited today federal prosecutors filed hate crime charges against mr thomas, according to the criminal complaint, they say they have evidence showing he intentionally targeted us individuals for the attack —— your governor andrew cuomo. he basically wrote various kinds and his cellphone was retrieved, in which he searched for "why did hitler hate thejews?". these are things we are going to hear more about. he faces state charges as well, he pled not guilty to that on sunday. his next court appearance is due onjanuary three. the mayor of

a surveillance camera captured grafton thomas being arrested in new york city shortly after the attack already pled not guilty to five counts of attempted murder and other charges. his family says thomas has a long history of mental illness. >>> now to the partisan battle over the terms of the senate impeachment trial that's still in limbo as house speaker nancy pelosi refuses to hand off the articles of impeachment. now there's a new report revealing fresh details on the administration's actions before and after the freeze on military aid ukraine. abc's rachel scott has more. >> reporter: 11 days after the house voted to impeach president trump, the president and republicans are lashing out at house speaker nancy pelosi for withholding the articles of impeachment. >> well, it's her duty to turn it over, it's not like some mechanism she can control. >> reporter: but pelosi is standing firm, concerned about what senate proceedings would look like after senate majority leader mitch mcconnell said he plans to work in, quote, total coordination with the white house. >> we keep hearing pres

the suspect, grafton thomas, was later arrested and arraigned.aded not guilty to five counts of attempted murder and one count oburglary. today, authorities charged him with a federal hate crime, after they found anti-semitic writings in his journals. at a news conference yesterday, new yorgovernor andrew cuomo called the attack domestic terror. >> pethese arle who intend to create mass harm, mass violence, generate fear based on race, color, creed. that is the definition of terrorism. it's all across the country. it is an american cancer that is spreading in the body pitic and american cancer tns one cell in the body against the other. >> schifrin: but thomas' family said he had experienced a long history of mental heah issues. >> i spent about 35 minutes speaking with grafton thomas this morning. i canell you that i heard versationn that c that confirmed in any way, shape or manner that he's a domestic terrorist. this is thection of al individuao, for a long time, hasecpensated, he's been treated in mental health facilities. schifrin: on twitte

history of mental illness according to a statement issued by the family's lawyer and suspect grafton thomas but not expressed any anti semitic views in the past forces the australian state of victoria and are telling residents and tourists it may be too late to leave the head of bush fires raging in the region i knew he was ignited fast moving flames are threatening the state's capital melbourne a volunteer firefighter has been killed battling a separate fire in the countryside the ted think to move the blazes that began in new south wales. the bushfires of reach the northern edge of melbourne. here in the suburb of boone dura emergency workers try desperately to keep the raging far away from homes. but as the wall of flames bears down residents have been told to get out while they still can. did evacuate and he said that we are all sites that i am saying harrow pains and i guess we have family and we think if it's anything to happen we could be stuck here you know science single people we can just sort of escape. authorities are warning that those who choose to stay behind risk being trapp

man enters a home stabs people in there the man in question has been identified and arrested as grafton thomas 30. when years old and he will face 5 counts of attempted murder and one count of armed burglary this has been designated as a domestic terror attack by new york governor andrew cuomo a very horrific harrowing night for the people inside the house no doubt so let's take a listen at one of the eyewitnesses who was there i saw walking in by the door i ask who's coming in and middle of the night with. well i was saying that he pulled it out from the think and he started to corral you to the big room which was on the left side and i've thrown tables and care that he should get out of here and the guy was a god or a rest guy. he was bleeding here bleeding in his hand. i ran it to the other room because i tried to save my life i saw him running down this way so i ran out to a lady. came along with me they're still staring what time is not on he will know them time now and they still are right now. member of the community how is the community officials there how are they responding so it see

we know that grafton thomas fled the scene. he was eventually arrested in new york city. according to the complaint, when police pulled him over, he had blood on his body, on his hands, and when they did a search of his car, they also found a machete and a knife, and they also found other evidence inside his home including online searches with anti-semitic un r undertones. there is a lot coming out about this case. of course, it will be up to the two districts to decide what happens next for thomas and we'll continue to update you. >> brynn, thanks so much for that report, and we'll be right back. lobe. i'll get that later. dylan! but the one thing we could both agree on was getting geico to help with homeowners insurance. what? switching and saving was really easy! i love you! what? sweetie! hands off the glass. ugh!! call geico and see how easy saving on homeowners and condo insurance can be. i love her! >>> today more evidence that rudy giuliani went outside official channels, this time in venezuela to try to engineer u.s. foreign policy. the "washington post" reports

so he has a long history of mental illness in a statement the family's lawyer said the suspect grafton thomas had not experienced any and he's met a few times in the past. india is experience what's being called a cold wife on monday the capitol daily had its chilliest december day in the early 120 years combination of high levels of a pollution and unusually cold temperatures produces a thick fog in many places which you seem visibility and causing widespread traffic disruption. or authorities in the australian state of victoria now telling residents and tourists it may be too late to leave head of bushfires writing in the region thousands of people in one coastal holiday town filed to evacuate before. this one volunteer firefighter has been killed and 2 injured in what's been called a fire tornado that destroyed their truck. the bushfires have reached the northern edge of melbourne. here in the suburb of boone dura emergency workers try desperately to keep the raging far away from homes. as the wall of flames bears down residents have been told to get out while they still can. did evacuate

the family of grafton thomas say he has a long history of mental illness. a british teenager has been convicted by a cyprus court of falsely claiming she was raped by a group of israeli tourists six months ago. her lawyers say she will appeal. a volunteer firefighter has died while battling wildfires in australia, as temperatues exceeded a0 degrees celsius in every state across the country. the most dangerous bushfires on monday were in the state of victoria. the swedish climate change activist greta thunberg says she wants to go back to school as soon as possible. in a bbc interview she also thanked the british broadcaster sir david attenborough for spurring her into action. at ten o'clock, reeta chakrabati will be here with a full round up of the day's news stories. first on bbc news, one of the highlights of 2019 from our world. last month, our undercover investigation exposed how people in kuwait had been breaking local and international laws on modern slavery, including a woman offering a 16—year—old child for sale. jess kelly has the story. in kuwait,

starts attacking people now the man in question has been identified and arrested his name is grafton thomas 37 years old and he will be arraigned later today this has been classified as a domestic terror attack by governor andrew cuomo. i mean it's really harrowing we have now a sound bite by one of the eyewitnesses let's take a look i still want you. i ask who's coming you. well i was saying that he pulled it out from the think and he started running to the big room which was on the left side and i'd thrown tables and care that he should get out of here and the guy was a cadre a rest guy. will leave here believing this will. do the other room because it's right to save my life and so i'm running down this way so riddled with. came along with me they still go with them is not only will not do. and they still recall right now. what reactions have we've been seeing from the jewish community well obviously they're very very fearful and they want the police the author just to step up security measures in the area to protect them at this time here and all year obviously the orthodox jewish publi

in new york say he has a long history of mental illness in a statement issued by their lawyer grafton thomas' family also maintains it not expressed any anti semitism. turkey's government is rushing a bill through parliament that would approve the deployment of troops to libya the turkish foreign minister flew to cover seoul who met with the opposition to discuss the legislation which is expected to pass without difficulty the government says it is answering a request for military assistance from libya's un recognized government in tripoli libya pro-government forces seen here struggling to fend off an offensive from rival forces in the east of the country that by militia leader khalifa haftar. caught in china has jailed a scientist who had claimed to have created the world's 1st gene edited babies to other researches involved in the project received lesser sentences and fines last year who joined quite a shock to the international science community by announcing he used gene editing technology to alter the genes of 3 babies he claims have manipulates their d.n.a. to stop him from contractin

this is on sunday this was yesterday as grafton thomas he showed up in court where he pleadednot guilty authorities in the meantime they are stepping up seurity around synagogues in new york city an other places of worship hroughoutthe country. civil righ icon and democratic congressman john lewis of georgia he is being diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer. his office announced the diagnosis on sunday lewis is 79 years old famous initially for the freedom rides, he was dinosed following a routine mic visit was subsequent tests ju basically confirming the bad ws he will return to washington inhe coming days to bgin his treatment plan ich should last several weeks and lewis said with all the medical advances. he hasa fighting chance to beat this. and on the kron 00:04am morning news and east bay community comes together t remember the victims of a de >>ways of the mcdonnells in lodi jumped into action wa woman walked into the restaurant told employees she was danger. he one that was there with a man o had reportedly threatened to kill he. this happened on christmas eve. she came insid

grafton thomas fits that mold. lone attacker. 52 cases since 1972. 83% of the folks that cause these type of attacks have exhibited aggressive behavior in the past. and look at thomas' rap sheet. seven arrests since 2001. assault, resisting arrest, menacing police, killing or injuring a police animal. 96% of the folks that do these are inclined to do these have posted some type of online or written manifesto or hateful screed. at least one of them, 25% of them, somebody prior to the attack noticed something in the research, planning or preparation that the suspect was engaged in prior to the attack, alex. >> james gagliano, thank you for your expertise. >> thanks, alex. >>> coming up -- the top senate democrat is now demanding witnesses in the upcoming impeachment trial of president donald trump. but will republicans budge? >>> plus, good-bye 2019. hello, 2020 election. pete buttigieg's days as south bend mayor may be coming to an end, but are his recent attacks on joe biden just beginning? >>> and we are live in ne

police say 80, 38-year-old grafton thomas stabbed five people with a machete from china including thethe rabbi's own son. police tracked thomas to manhattan where witnesses were able to get his plate number. prosecutors say he was covered in blood and smelled like he tried to clean up the evidence was bleach. thomas pleaded not guilty and if new york leaders answered to what they were going to do, since december 23rd there's been an anti-semitic attack each day including one on christmas day when a man in traditional clothing was punched in the face in brooklyn. community leaders called for a tougher approach. >> we are volunteering a free service of armed officers. there will be different, this is part of it and how it works. >> at the suspects family says this is not what it seems, they have a long history of both mental illness and hospitalizations and it's not connected to any hate groups and has no history of anti-semitism. investigators still have not confirmed reports that are circulating in the media that he might be investigated for a possible connection to another stabbing i

and then we have grafton thomas, the hanukkah attack which is discussing with a machete.s to be black and that awful attack in new jersey city with a market to shoot up that facility and kill a bunch of people. those people francine graham as well. so it is odd that you don't see the white supremacy sort of suspect in the anti-semitic attacks. >> mark: get real, deroy. before the mug shots. >> that must be what has happened. >> mark: listen, it is quite disgraceful what is happening here. and the jersey city attack, the media were interested in that when they thought it was some guy going nuts on. the minute they found out it was not helpful for the narrative -- >> the whole thing fell into this particular attack in it we would not be talking about jersey city attack. in the media are very, very good about not covering the numerous examples of president trump speaking about anti-semitism. that attack in california, san diego. he invited the rabbi, hugged him in public, asked him to get up and say a few words and before he did that president trump said we will fight with a

. >> grafton thomas, the man accused of stabbing five hasidic jews at a hanukkah celebration chargedderal hate crimes. the suspect remains in custody after being charged with obstructing the free exercise of religion in an attempt to kill. thomas already pleaded not guilty to state charges sunday of five counts of attempted murder and one count of first degree burglary. according to a criminal complaint, prosecutors say thomas's internet history on his cell phone included searches of why did hitler hate the jews and german jewish temples near me. there was also reportedly a search for prominent companies founded by jews in america. the criminal complaint against thomas says a journal found by authorities shows that he expressed anti-semitic sentiments with some entries referring to hitler and nazi culture with drawings of a swastika and a star of david. one entry he brew israelites apparently a reference to the black hebrew israelite movement. that group has been linked to a terror attack at a kosher supermarket three weerks ago. alleging thomas entered the rabbi's home with his face

the family of grafton thomas the man accused of stabbing 5 people in an orthodox jewish community and a new home on saturday and says he has a long history of mental illness in a statement issued by their lawyer the family owns and said he had no known history and semitism. a court in china has jailed the ice sciences to claims to created the world's 1st gene edited babies 2 of the researchers involved in the project received lesser sentences and fines last year who quite shocked the international science community by announcing that he'd used gene editing technology to alter the genes of 3 babies he claims to have manipulated their d.n.a. to stop them contracting hiv the move was widely condemned in china and around the world. we get more on this from 5 in schmidt from the w.c. science department to welcome what was the principal objection to who john. work. basically the point is is that he intervened in the what's called. the basically it's a genetic make up of the babies and he he did to kind of. design a baby creation and that is something that is considered an absolute no no and

. >> jewish people in new york find that necessary after a rampage, grafton thomas bursting with a machete, and step five people including the rabbi's son. they chased the man out, and got his license plate investigators found disturbing evidence in his car a journal statement he also researched jewish temples online. >> these papers show the ramblings of a disturbed individual. >> governor andrew cuomo labeled it an active terrorism. there has been one anti-semitic attack each day, a man in traditional clothing was punched in the face in brooklyn and some of be a jewish mother over the head with a bag. a suspect from a third case is back on the n enough of a threat to be held before trial, she is accused of punching and yelling slurs at three women. the family claims thomas is not part of a hate group, but he developed bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. his mother could only do so much to get him help. >> he has always been a gentle giant. >> investors have not commented on reports that thomas is also being investigated in connection to another stabbing in a synagogue in the same town, l

grafton thomas has pleaded not guilty to attempted murder and first degree burglary. his attorney says he has a long history of mental illness and no history of anti-semitism. >> we must warn you the video you're about to see may be disturbing. these are photos from inside the rabbi's home right after the attack, and you can see blood on the floor and chairs overturned. and surveillance video from a neighbor's home appears to show the attacker running toward his car after the stabbings. >> here's the thing, though. despite the attack, the jewish community in that area, they continue with the celebrations on sunday on the eve of the final day of hanukkah. more on this story now from cnn's alison cossack. >> reporter: we're learning more about the suspect, how 38-year-old grafton thomas got inside the rabbi's home. according to police and witnesses, he walked through the front door. it was unlocked, but that wasn't unusual. the rabbi often left the door unlocked, had an open-door policy during celebrations like the one that were happening that night. it was the seventh

according to the complaint against grafton thomas, they also saw that he appeared to make reference toelite movement. now, you'll remember that movement linked to one of the attackers that took part in the new jersey shooting that took four lives at a kosher jewish market there. that just happened this month as well. and while investigators say there is evidence that they're seeing that the suspect had anti-semitic thoughts, the suspect's pastor and his defense attorney are saying that if he was responsible, that he has a long history of mental illness. >> the fbi and law enforcement did extensive investigation through a search warrant at the home in greenwood lake. we were able this morning to go to the home, reverend page and i, and review scores of papers which frankly show the ramblings of a disturbed individual, but there is no suggestion in any of those ramblings and pages of writing of an anti-semitic motive, of any anti-semitism. >> reporter: that is not how, of course, federal prosecutors see it. he faced a second arraignment today on those federal charges, those five hate cri

grafton thomas, the man accused of stabbing five orthodox jewish workers at a hanukkah celebration inonsey, new york, just wrapped up a court appearance. federal hate crime charges have been added. family and friends said he suffered from mental illness and never previously expressed any anti-semitic beliefs but prosecutors found journals with anti-semitic writings there the suspect's home. the saturday apack is part of a growing spate of violence against jews across the u.s. >> reporter: grafton thomas is now facing federal hate crime charges after what police say they heard from witnesses and found in his handwritten journal. a reference to adolf hitler and nazi culture on the same page as the drawing of a star of david and a swastika. his attorney disputed the allegation. >> reverend page and i review scores of papers which frankly showed the ramblings of a disturbed individual. but there is no suggestion in any of those rambling and pages of writing of an anti-semitic motive. >> reporter: witnesses say the suspect slashed his way through a house full of orthodox jewish worshipers

. >> reporter: what started as a hanukkah celebration ended in tragedy. 38-year-old grafton thomas allegedly storming the home of a rabbi track attacking five people with a machete before trying to break in a synagogue next-door. the jewish community here is still coming to terms with the happening. >> there are no words. >> we're going to make sure that don't happen. >> reporter: when police initially tracked thomas death, they say he smells like blood and bleach. he has a history of mental illness but no affiliation with any group. the visible presence plans to combat an uptick on anti- semitic r.a.m. >> is a community, candy, we are fighting back regardless of what the motivations are. regardless of what the investigations revealed. the fact that the matter is that we could not sit around and do nothing. >> reporter: the reverend survived the attack says he is thanking god because the casualty could have been much worse. since september 23rd, there's been at least one anti-semitic attack each day in new york city area. the jewish community here is a lamp but also defined say they want be

pleads that it was mental illness, federal authorities say there was enough evidence to charge grafton thomasfederal hate crimes in the blood he attack at a rabbi's home while dozens celebrated hanukkah. federal charges filed monday against thomas. officials say he had handwritten journals with anti-semitic references and then search online to find information on hitler, including inquiries asking "why did hitler hate the jews." prominent companies founded by jews in america. according to the complaint, thomas entered the rabbi's home in monsey new york on the seventh night of hanukkah. wielding an 18-inch machete, he slashed and stabbed the group, sending five victims to the hospital with serious injuries including deep lacerations. a severed finger, and a skull fracture. he is charged with five federal counts of obstructing the free exercise of religion in an attempt to kill. the attorney for thomas as his clients journals show more evidence of mental illness than anti-semitism. meanwhile, the attack has sparked tensions in the jewish community, the latest in a mounting number of anti-semit

the man suspected in a brutal hand a ca stabbing in new york, grafton thomas, being arraigned.ar-old arriving in court this afternoon. he faces five counts of attempted murder and burglary e charges. five people were wounded in the incident which took place in a rabbi's home last night. all of the victims were taken to a hospital in critical condition. new york governor andrew cuomo calling the attack an act of domestic terrorism in a news conference this morning. >>> a new jersey -- i'm sorry, a new jeffrey epstein accuser claiming she was sexually abused in the new york mansion between 2003 and 2006. in court papers followed friday by the accuser going by the name of anastasia doe, it says in creating and maintaining the network of minor victims in multiple states to sexually abuse and exploit, jeffrey epstein worked and conspired with others including employees and associates who facilitated his conduct by, among other things, contacting victims and scheduling their sexual encounters. this as the fbe -- fbi is reportedly opening an investigation into joy maxwell, accused of