who was major nadal hassan? katherine harris picks up that part of the story. >> born and raised in virginia you are looking at nadal hassan then known as mike from william fleming high school in row an oak virginia class of 1988. >> parents palestinian immigrants had a convenience store. it was a very americanized student. >> amy zee guard is a senior fellow of the hoover administration in stanford, university. she has done extensive research in following the fort hood massacre. >> he was a loaner in school. not unusual for high school males. >> major hassan spent quite a bit of time in the army. >> hasan has been a soldier for 20-years and a practicing muslim. he attended bars go college in california and went to virginia to attend virginia tech. he was the defense attorney for two years until the army major fired him. >> prior enlisted service he went to med school under an army of programs. he would regularly pray and attend local mosques. >> it appears he became radic radicalized in 2001 triggered by the de

who was major nadal hassan?herine harris picks up that part of the story. >> born and raised in virginia you are looking at nadal hassan then known as mike from william fleming high school in row an oak virginia class of 1988. >> parents palestinian immigrants had a convenience store. it was a very americanized student. >> amy zee guard is a senior fellow of the hoover administration in stanford, university. she has done extensive research in following the fort hood massacre. >> he was a loaner in school. not unusual for high school males. >> major hassan spent quite a bit of time in the army. >> hasan has been a soldier for 20-years and a practicing muslim. he attended bars go college in california and went to virginia to attend virginia tech. he was the defense attorney for two years until the army major fired him. >> prior enlisted service he went to med school under an army of programs. he would regularly pray and attend local mosques. >> it appears he became radic radicalized in 2001 triggered by the deaths

hassan wrote 16 of the e-mails and alakki only responded twice. fbi agents decided he was not a real threat but there was disconnect. fbi agents in san diego saw all the e-mails. while their counter parts a t the washington field office of wfo saw only two. one san diego agent asked why washington was so disinterested in hassan even asking if he was working undercover for the fbi. we were wondering if we were missing something. the washington agents said no. wfo does not currently assess hassan to be involved in terrorist activities. one agent said, we don't interview every muslim guys who visits extremist websites. >>> the man charged in trayvon martin's death says it was all part of god's plan. >> i simply really don't know what god george zimmerman is worshiping. there's no way the god i serve has in his plans for george to murder my son. >> zimmerman the fatal confrontation started when the 17-year-old approached him and started throwing punches. >>> tonight as crews continue to fix a major water main break downtown, new problems are facetion

their decision not to interview hassan.one about said we don't -- one agent said we don't investigate every muslin guy who visits websites. >>> pretrial hearing for 24-year-old bradley manning continue at fort meade. manning wants to argue the leaks didn't do harm but military prosecutors say the consequences of leaks, big or small are irrelevant. manning is accused of leaking thousands of documents. >>> the oriels rally past the twins for another win. pitching has been a problem for the birds lately, but chen changed that last night. he went 7 innings, only giving up 3 runs. his strong per -- performance was fuelled after mark reynolds slams a two run single in the 8th. the road trip continues this weekend in cleveland. saturday night it's on wjz. you can see the oriels and indians at 7:00 on friday night live on wjz 13. >>> all right. let's take a look at the forecast today. we're going to continue to mention showers, a couple of thunderstorms passing through the area. it's going to be an settled weather pattern today, to

officials say they were also afraid of going after hassan, fearing that they would reveal the ongoing him. hassan is currently being tried in a military court. >>> this weekend will mark the first time in u.s. history that military members have march in a gay pride parade in uniform. 300 service members signed up to walk in the gay pride event in san diego. last year service members wore t-shirts with their branch's name on them as you see here. the move comes after last year's repeal of don't ask, don't tell. that policy banned gays from serving openly in the military. >>> convicted killer joran van der sloot may be getting married while behind bars in peru. several media outlets are reporting van der sloot is planning to marry a mystery woman. he is serving a 28-year prison sentence. the business student was found stabbed to dealt in van der sloot's hotel room in june of 2010. van der sloot is also the prime suspect in the disappearance of natalee holloway. holloway's body has never been found. van der sloot has not been charged in her disappearance. >>> a new government study says

major nadal hassan was communicating with a known terrorist before he shot and killed 13 people on the base. the congressman says f.b.i.'s washington division was more concerned about political correctness than making sure the military had the information it needed on hassan. >>> here's a look at some other news making news now. israel has vowed to get revenge for a bus explosion which killed at least six israeli tourists in bulgaria. prime minister benjamin netanyahu was blaming iran for the bombing. president obama called netanyahu to offer assistance in finding the people responsible for the attack. >>> george zimmerman gave liz first national television interview last night on fox news channel. he's the neighborhood watch volunteer charged with murdering an unarmed 17-year- old trayvon martin in florida. he was recently released on bail for the second time in this racially charged case. during the interview he said if he could talk to martin's parents, he would say i'm sorry. >> i do wish that there was something, anything i could have done that wouldn't have put me in the position

hassan is accused of killing 13 and wounding 23 in a shooting spree on the army base in 2009.icials say they were also afraid of going after him fearing they would reveal the ongoing investigation into al alaki. hassan is being tried in the military court. >>> police in philadelphia say the man seen in security video who tried to kidnap a 10-year-old girl is now behind bars. 33-year-old turned himself in. the attempted kidnapping happened tuesday afternoon. police say he followed the girl and her brother down a street. the girl fought back, forcing the attacker to let her go. detectives blasted this video on television and all different types of social media sites in efforts of making a quick arrest and that, they did. >>> 4:49. a warning now to drivers of the 2013 ford escape. the company is telling people who own that new suv to stop driving it immediately. ford is recalling more than 11,000 2013 escapes because of a fuel line problem. the lines can crack and spill gasoline which could cause the engine to catch fire. ford is only recalling models with the 1.6 liter 4 cylinde

hassan andal waki. they pleaded with the washington field office to respond to, as they say it, threat. the wfao said he was doing research. we can't investigate everybody looking at websites. in one documentation this was a politically sensitive issue. i think that resulted in the deaths of 13 soldiers and next to 9/11 the biggest terrorist attack on american soil. real briefly, one of these emails, particularly, literally outlines exactly what major hassan did. it's in may of 2009. i would assume that suicide bombers whose aim is to kill enemy soldiers or their helpers would also kill innocents in the process is acceptable. as a former d.o.j. prosecutor, i can't imagine. i could see san diego's consider, and i can't imagine why wfao didn't give it greater attention. do you have any response? >> i can say, congressman, obviously the way to report extensive study, how the f.b.i. responded, and i know the director of the f.b.i. indicated that a number of recommendations from the roar are being implemente

major nadal hassan wore the same uniform. >> we had a terrorist serving in the military i am sure forar a t-shirt that said i am going to attack fort hood tomorrow. >> how did the united states army and fbi miss the enemy within. >> do you believe the massacre could have been prevented? >> i do. that's the painful conclusion. >> there was a failure to act. >> the obama administration says no purple hearts will be avoided. what happened at fort hood almost 3 years ago should be addressed in the context of a broader threat of workplace violence. >> the big question is, why didn't anybody ever blow the whistle on hassan? >> i am bill hem mer. >> i am katherine jarrett. >> i am greg begun feld we are here on this episode of "fox files." >> i wanted to help soldiers and i wanted to work in mental health. >> hiidaho native shawn manning comings with a

nadal hassan says it's an expression of his muslim face and says dee care if it violates military. he also says hassan is in con sem president of court and fi-- contempt of court and fined him for not doing so already. >>> in response to her son's doet stop. >> please, please, please stop the violence. it's not going to bring my son back. it's not. this is the worst thing any mother could go through. >> hundreds of demonstrators have terrorized the california city since saturday smashing windows and hurling bottles at police. police have arrested 24 people. 6 people hurt. none of the injuries life threatening. >>> remember when new jersey governor chris christie said this about not want to go run for president? >> for months i have been adamant about the fact that i would not run for president. it was clear and direct no matter how many times i was asked the question. for me the answer was never anything but no. my job here in new jersey is my passion. >> he is sounding a lot more open to running in 2016. he says now if there's an opportunity for me to serve in another capacity i t

hassan has repeatedly refused to shave his beard for more than a month because he's muslim and wants to keep with his specific teachings. however, that's in violation of military regulation. hassan has been in custody since 2009 for allegedly gunning down 13 people at an army base in texas. he could face the death penalty. >>> well, if the summer heat wasn't enough to keep florida residents inside, this guy sure was. this ten-foot crocodile was caught on camera at a safe distance of course. he's moving slowly but they can be quick. animal control was called in and was able to catch the croc before anybody was hurt. >>> the olympic torch is on the final leg of its tour and one of the carriers is making history. >> we'll have that story and your weather first right after this. keep it here. let's take a paint project from "that looks hard" to "that didn't take long". let's break out behr ultra... ...the number one selling paint and primer in one, now with stain blocker. each coat works three times harder, priming, covering, and blocking stains. let's go where no paint has gone before,

army psychiatrist major nadal hassan apparently was communicating with a well known terrorist before he shot and killed 13 people on that base. congressman mccall says the f.b.i.'s washington division was more concerned about political correctness than making sure the military had the information it needed on hassan. >>> investigators are still trying to figure out what caused an airport shuttle to crash on the dulles toll road yesterday. this is in the westbound lanes near reston parkway exit. the driver and four passengers in the shuttle were hurt. four of those had just minor injuries. one person was flown by helicopter to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. yesterday's accident comes nearly a year after a deadly accident involving another super shuttle van on the same road. one person was killed in that accident. the driver was charged with reckless driving. and a 9news now investigation revealed that more drivers had a lot of hours behind their belts when they were shuttle drivers. this particular driver had a record for speeding and reckless driving. >>> the time right

nidal hassan is charged with killing 13 people in the 2009 shooting spree.ation finding the fbi opted not to interview hassan about emails with a known terrorist. it was called rushed and incomplete. the u.s. seeing know alarming spike in whooping cough. this could be the worst yirr of infections in more than five decades. there are more than 18,000 cases reported so far this year. that's more than twice the number seen at this point last year. some experts blame the current vaccine, saying it might not be effective enough. notice back to "on the record" and greta. hi, i'm phil mickelson. i've been fortunate to win on golf's biggest stages. but when joint pain and stiffness from psoriatic arthritis hit, even the smallest things became difficult. i finally understood what serious joint pain is like. i talked to my rheumatologist and he prescribed enbrel. enbrel can help relieve pain, stiffness, and stop joint damage. because enbrel, etanercept, suppresses your immune system, it may lower your ability to fight infections. serious, sometimes fatal events includ

hassan and alwaki. since then, we pleaded with the washington field office to respond to this threat. the wfo responded with he is doing research. in one documentation, this is a politically sensitive issue. i think the failure to contact the dod resulted in the death of 13 soldiers, next to 9/11, the biggest terrorist attack on american soil. one of these e-mails literally outlines exactly what major hassad did. at the end of it uses, i would assume that the suicide bombers whose aim is to kill enemy soldiers or their helpers will also kill innocents in the process is acceptable. there is a huge red flag in this e-mail. as a former doj prosecutor, i cannot imagine -- i can see san diego's concern -- i cannot understand why wfo did not give it greater response. do you have a response? >> the report is an extensive study on how the fbi responded. the director of the fbi indicated that a number of the recommendations are being implemented with information technology. at a personal level and a former prose

raja, the president's brother-in-law and the feared former head of the military intelligence and hassan turk manny, a former defense minister. others were wounded, most importantly the head of the dictatorship's secret police. syria does not often allow journalists into the country but we have reports tonight from two correspondents who have worked there extensively. elizabeth palmer reporting in london. >> reporter: after a year and a half of slowly escalating conflict, today's bombing is the first time the syrian regime has suffered a truly crushing blow. a funeral for an opposition activists turned to celebration when more is learned the defense minister is dead. across the country in this savage civil war activists celebrated today's bombing because it struck at a hated elite inside the syrian regime. the dead men were like everyone else in the room. >> masterminding the plan to crush syria's uprising. they were meeting in the national security headquarters near the center of damascus even though fighting has come uncomfortably close these past four days it still should have been on

hood, texas, today a few weeks before the court-martial begins for major nadal hassan.age in -- back in 2009. he is accused of killing 13 people, all but one of them fellow soldiers. he also wounded 29 others. now attorneys today discussed the makeup of his military jury which has not yet been convened. hassan's murder trial is set to begin august 20th. >>> florida a&m university now looking for a new president. the school's board of directors going to hold a meeting today on --

lama hassan, abc news, london. >> plenty of blame. plenty of lawsuits.n you see those kind of findings about this accident. in fact, an italian consumer group, leading a class act laotian suit in th lawsuit. compelling case to make. >> the damages would be capped at several thousand dollars. i don't know that will happen. i think there was such a problem in terms of communicating to -- to the -- to the victims or to passengers what was really going on. because aparentally four of them, four victims were found dead in elevators they were using to evacuate. is nus initially they were told everything is fine. go back to your rooms. if they had not been told that perhaps the people would be alive. >> the folks got trapped, the electrical system got shut down prematurely. you may wonder why the ship is in the water. it could be a year before they get the ship out of the water the really a tragedy on a lot of levels there. >> results should be in today in a recount of sunday's presidential vote in mexico. more than half the ballot boxes are being checked after

llama hassan, abc news, london. >> but she looks good. >> it's money well spent. >> she looks good.ed or anything like that she wears it out. >> excuse me a second x cues me. thank you very much. >> has to buy everything and it helps s the economy. i don't get that treatment. my son did make this for me >>> this morning on "world news >>> this morning on "world news now" -- lack of sleep. that's what experts say caused a pilot's meltdown over texas mid flight. >>> why this raises new questions about flight crew fatigue and everyone's safety in the skies. it is wednesday, july 11th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> good wednesday morning, i'm sunny hostin. paula faris is on assignment. >> and i'm rob nelson. good morning, everybody. and people are asking did a lack of sleep really make that pilot lose it in the middle of the flight? we all remember this story, he really did kind of have an episode. now saying it is sleep deprivation what led to it. >> it's possible. >> possible -- very interesting story. there is some doubt there as well. >>> also this morni

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hood, texas, today a few weeks before the court-martial begins for major nadal hassan. hassan, he is the army psychiatrist who went on a shooting rampage in -- back in 2009. he is accused of killing 13 people, all but one of them fellow soldiers. he also wounded 29 others. now attorneys today discussed the makeup of his military jury which has not yet been convened. hassan's murder trial is set to begin august 20th. >>> florida a&m university now looking for a new president. the school's board of directors going to hold a meeting today on -- rather monday. president james eamons announced his resignation yesterday. he stepped down more than seven months after a student was beaten to death. robert champion. he was a drum major. he died during an apparent hazing incident on a bus last year. 14 suspects have been charged in the case. >>> about two hours, penn state will respond to a scathing internal report on the school's handling of the sexual abuse allegations against assistant coach jerry sandusky. the panel led by former fbi director and federal judge louie freeh accu

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