meriam ibrahim, the sudanese woman who was sentenced to death for refusing to renounce her christianth, was finally able to leave sudan this week. she arrived in rome with her family. an international outcry had led to ibrahim's release from prison, where she had given birth to a baby girl while in shackles. the family was greeted at the vatican by pope francis, who thanked ibrahim for her witness of faith. >>> here in the u.s., president obama signed an executive order that bans federal contractors from firing employees because they are gay or transgendered. the order did not include a new exemption for religious groups that receive federal funds. some, including the u.s. conference of catholic bishops, protested the order, saying it would force many faith-based groups to violate their beliefs. but an interfaith coalition of progressive faith leaders said it was a victory for equality. >>> congress and the obama administration continued debating ways to address the migrant crisis along the u.s. southern border, and especially how to deal with more than 50,000 unaccompanied minors aw

ibrahim's case sparked international condemnation when it came to light in may. she was imprisoned and sentenced to death. the daughter of a muslim father and orthodox christian mother, she had married. there was pressure in sudan, the death sentence was thrown out in june. when she left the country for the u.s., where her husband had citizenship, she was blocked by authorities. >> the government worked with sudan and the u.s. embassy in khartoum to work for her departure. we worked on the travel documents, hoping to resolve this. >> ibrahim in her family are expected to spend a few days in rome. the journey almost complete. >> a severe drought in columbia is killing livestock and causing forest fires. many animals had died. more than $100 million has been given to fight the wildfires. >>> the state of arizona suspended the use of the death penalty until the completion of a review into a botched execution. joseph wood took nearly two hours to die on wednesday. >> reporter: convicted murderer joseph wood was pronounced dead nearly two hours after being given a new

ibrahim's faith saw her impressed in her country of birth. here celebrate the along with her freedom. the head of the catholic church welcomed her and her family in to his residents for what the vatican called a very affectionate meeting. pope francis thanked her for her courage and maintaining her faith. he offered a blessing for her baby mia born in a prison two months ago, her husband unable to hold back the tears. ibrahim's case sparked interim international condemnation when it first came to light in may. she was impressed for abandoning islam and sentence today death. the daughter of a muslim father and i christian mother. married a christian. protests turned in to international pressure, sudan's high court threw out her death sentence in june, but when they tried to leave the country for the u.s. where her husband has citizenship she was blocked by authorities. >> the government of it's are you worked with the government in sudan for her did h departure had worked on the travel documents for sometime and hoped to resaffle this as quick

we have more on miriam ibrahim's release and a special visit with pope francis. >> good morning.rahim became a worldwide rallying cry for those worried about the plight of christians in muslim countries. she actually gave birth to one of her children while in jail, reportedly chained up because of her faith. now, early yesterday morning, she landed in rome. today is her first full day of freedom with her children and husband. she's already met with the pope about her situation. the 27-year-old and the pontiff talked for about half an hour. her children were there. she thanked the pontiff for his prayers and solidarity along with help getting her released. the pontiff gave her a rosary. she was born to a muslim father and christian mother. but in sudan, she wasn't allowed to marry a christian. when she did do that and married her husband in 2011, the sudanese government stepped in and sentenced her to death. her husband is an american citizen. and they tried to leave once her death sentence was overturned, but the sudanese said no. up until her departure, she was living at the u.s

ebert game -- ibrahim. his new home is a classroom he and his mother share with 80 others. after eight years waiting for we arecome, she says, now living with him in the school. move, the more determined they are it should be for a reason. bbc news, gaza. >> israel says one of its key objectives is to destroy the tunnels that run from gaza through the country, allowing militants to attack the camps. our correspondent has been given access to one of the routes. our report the gens at the funeral of one of nash begins at the funeral of one of the people killed yesterday. >> overcome by grief for a fallen soldier. there are several fresh graves in jerusalem's military cemetery today. israeli soldiers killed by palestinian militants who emerged from a tunnel. this country's worst nightmare is now the threat from below. here is where it became a reality. now deserted. drones bubbling overhead. the head of security showed me the spot in the field where the militants emerged yesterday. towers.ee the two >> in the distance, gaza was burning. this is now a front line. >> this is our

ibrahim's husband is a u.s. citizen and the family plans to travel on to the u.s.r new lives. >>> that is the ending everyone was looking for, i do believe. >>> well, officials in taiwan are examining this so-called black boxes from the transasia flight that crashed wednesday. the flight data and cockpit vice recorders were found thursday. 48 people were killed. 10 injured. they survived. the transasia turboprop attempted to land on an outlying island but the exact cause of the downing remains unclear. >>> torrential rains hit romania thursday flooding two hospitals and 150 homes while leaving many drivers just stranded on the roads. >> ivan cabrera is following that for us and joins us with more. >> yeah, and it hit on both sides of the country, in fact, on the western side we had significant downpours of flooding and across the east closer to bucharest, as well. courtesy of an area of low pressure that enhanced the summer afternoon thunderstorms, you can see that blowing up. closer here, be able to get a better perspective of what's happening. weather is getting

he introduced himself as, your new caliph ibrahim. >> if you see me on the right path, help me.f you see me on a wrong path, lead me. >> baghdadi claims to trace his lineage back to mohammed giving him, some scholars say, legitimacy as religious leader. he was captured by u.s. forces. after his release he took over as head of al-qaeda in iraq branch. the leader at the time. abu omar was killed in a raid. al baghdadi's road to leadership, last year he openly deified the leadership, and joined forces fighting in syria . there was a letter ordering bagh hdadi to keep forces separate. if this is baghdadi in the mosque in mosul, it is proof in a nouri al-maliki has not been able to control and they would continue its advance to regain tikrit on foot. choosing a new unity government postponed in political gridlock. >> what does it mean to millions of , to be under the leadership of the man who appears to be caliph. it has not seen a caliph in a century. what does it mean for abu bakr al-baghdadi to claim that title. joining us our guests judith, let me start with you. from the time th

. >> we're having a few difficulties hearing you, doctor, but ibrahim, can you pick up on that, that actually it is very difficult to not only treat patients, but make them aware of what the disease actually is. tell me how it is viewed. >> i think the issue about how treating how people are dealing with this disease. you know, we have one of the worst africa cities in guinea where they were attacked. people were thinking that they were behind the disease. we know some of the patient's familiar i h families took them from hospitals and took them home to healers to be treated there. this shows you how people are not aware of the impact in the scale of the disease. and also in terms of -- i don't think people are realizing this, as you were saying, this spread from person to person. and that if there is no drastic measures, like the beginning of the -- but later lifted, that closure and limited movement of population, then it would be going on everywhere. >> so ibrahim, what would work in terms of getting the message across to people. what do they need to do? >> i think the government

they are establishing that marian ibrahim was a muslim.e plov could delay her departure with huss huss mapped, going to the united states. she was accused of leaving the country with falsified documents. >> protesters forced bus loads of migrants without documents to turn back. as jennifer london reports, they are demanding their deportation. >> reporter: every moment at this cafe, these long time friends meet for a board meeting. on this morning i joined them as they discussed how the city halfway between los angeles and san diego has become a flash point. >> who will pay for all this? >> they need to go back to their own country. our government should be more forceful in taking them back to their countries, and making them understand that it's not worth trying to come back again. >> they are talking about the undocumented immigrants homeland security tried to bring to mary eta this week. >> they shouldn't have been brought here in the first place. >> the not in my backyard stance against the federal government's stance acages the migrant

. >> reporter: ibrahim assad alla siri is believed to have supplied the underwear bomb that failed to detonate on a christmas day flight in 2009. that was a chemical bomb. agents later demonstrated the explosion that could have resulted. now, a new threat. >> i think it's absolutely just a matter of time until al qaeda and associated groups attempt another aviation attack using concealed ieds. whether or not it's a matter of time until they're successful is really another question. >> security sources stress while there's no specific immediate threat this is a general ongoing concern they have. the challenge for foreign airports is to balance the security procedures with a busy beginning of the summer tourist season. brian? >> tom costello starting us off from dca national airport in washington. tom, thanks. >>> if this next story was datelined many the middle east, it would easily trigger days of coverage. but the dateline in this is chicago where are 67 people were shot. the death toll stands at 11 from just this weekend, making it one of the worst weekends for gun violence in decad

ibrahim shin-barry lost three cousins, his son wounded. "no warning," he said. "no warning." eight days ago residents took shelter at the u.n. school as a safe haven. some were still there after the attack. the u.n. said it gave g.p.s. coordinates of the school to hamas and the israelis to help arrange a humanitarian cease-fire for evacuation. survivors said they were told to gather in the courtyard to leave. they did, and then-- "suddenly, shells came down on us," he said. "we ran in every direction-- children, women, everyone running." tonight ende ended with one more question. "they killed our son, "she said. "what do we do now?" and from a grandfather to his grandson, with one more last farewell. >> pelley: barry, no one in authority is claiming to know what happened exactly, but the israelis are suggested it could have been hamas fire that hit the school. what is hamas saying? >> reporter: this is sort of inconsistent with what we were hearing from the survivors. the survivors talked nothing about any kind of firefight going on. it was peaceful. they were gathering in th

. >> reporter: the chief bomb maker for al qaeda in the arabian peninsula is ibrahim al asiri, believed to be behind the christmas 2009 underwear bomb attempt and the 2010 plot targeting cargo planes with bombs hidden in printerer cartridges. the concern now that terrorists are developing new bomb technology. and fighters who hold european or northern passports could target passenger planes. government sources tell nbc news that the u.s. may soon ask foreign airports to ramp up their screening procedures for u.s. bound flights. congressman peter king sits on the house homeland security and counterterrorism subcommittees. >> i think we have to anticipate this coming together of these evil forces, if you will. with the technology that they potentially have, and we have to be on our guard, we have to be ready. >> king wants the u.s. to provide foreign airport authorities with the latest threat intelligence, screening technology and training. sources say there's no specific threat at the moment, they are concerned about being able to stop an attack in time. >> aviation remains a very attrac

the fact that this guy calls caliph ibrahim, it makes no sense, it is crazy. give me some context on this and how flush they are with funds. to raisely know how money locally. how sophisticated is there funding pipeline? they have been robbing banks and treasuries. certainly, they will get some funding from people who do support them. of the ba'athists are working with them. i think as these people move on and become more violent, it is only going to be the most extreme funders who will back these guys up. they will be involved in more extortion and criminality. probably, they are involved to some degree in drug trade. it is a mess. >> it is making a mess of the oil market. oil prices rise the most in a month. attorney ken feinberg lays out the law when it comes to compensation for accidents like bp. now he is working with gm's recall. maserati turns 100. as we had to break, nasa is launching a vehicle by balloon. it is part of the test technology that could be used to land on mars. the $150 million experimental flight tested a novel vehicle and a giant parach

ibrahim, age 10. his brother, age 25, and their age 27, a pregnant mother of three, and their elderly grandmother, habra. fulla, nine. her brother, age 10. and a seven-year-old. ahmad, age 14. 13, and brother mohammed, age 15. rohab, age four. yaseen al hamedi, age four. mohamed, age 15. and mohamed sselim, age four. fahris, five months old. andoin our grieving people praying for their souls and asking for strength and resilience for their morning families and nation. president, the names of many of the dead or yet to be known, as emergency personnel sweep through the rubble and the israelis continue attacks. reality, in which the palestinian people are struggling to survive and suffering gravely under israeli occupation, as the right to reject and resist this in moral, inhumane, and illegitimate occupation, and their legitimate aspirations to realize their rights and freedom continues to be shamefully prevented, perverted by the occupying power. his reality is worsened by the repeated appeasing of is

meriam ibrahim flew to rome.ment with pope francis at the vatican. she faced execution in sudan for marrying a christian. the decision was overturned last month. ibrahim has in-laws in new hampshire. >>> vinita nair is looking at lawns this morning and new health fears. >> reporter: why is a prominent doctor testifying to congress about the pesticide you use on your lawn? we'll tell you why he's worried about pregnant women and young kids coming up on "cbs this morning." why he's worried about pregnant women and young kids coming up on "cbs this morning." it's kfc night. [cheering] last week we hosted. this week the kids invited us to their place. we got this delicious kfc meal and 2 extra sides for free. for free! sorry i was late. i had a little trouble with the rope ladder. he fell twice. ♪ ♪ nervous whitening will damage your teeth? introducing new listerine® healthy whitetm. it not only safely whitens teeth, but also restores enamel. lose the nerves, and get a healthier, whiter smile that you'll love. lister

leader declared the creation of a calafat, a muslim state he would rule under the title of calaf ibrahim. it was said that breaking the border between syria and iraq ambitions. >> this is not the first border we will break. we'll break others. chalet will break the barrier of iraq, jordan, all. >>> in a bombastic statement, it was claimed he was the leader of all muslims, and declaring outline other groups devoid and under his control. reuters was told the calafat was an illusion. >> i'm joined from baghdad by "new york times" correspondent rod. thank you for doing this for us. this group says the new calafat is the loyalty of all mus lems. you've written that the announce was little more than a propaganda ploy showing the ambitions. how has it been received by the iraqi government and the people in baghdad. >> with a lot of mirth. it shows the huberous of this group. as far as any practical consequences, it's doubtful. what it has down is arouse the hornets nest amongst the jihadi community who don't feel like they should be their leaders. >>> now, on the other hand the islamic state is

he met privately with ibrahim at the vatican. an italian diplomat helped negotiate her release. >>> just how long does it take the government to upgrade its computers. and l.a.'s traffic is legendary, but wait until you hear just how bad it is when president obama's in town. the grapevine is next. nexium®,is now available, without a prescription for frequent heartburn. get complete protection. because the best moments in life aren't experienced from the sidelines. now there's nothing holding you back. this is nexium level protection™. the #1 prescribed acid-blocking brand. now without a prescription for frequent heartburn. get complete protection. nexium level protection™. >>> the political grapevine. upgrading computers is expensive. but it makes them more efficient. the social security administration embarked on a plan to replace computer systems handling disability claims saying the upgrade would take two to three years. now, six years later, the improvements are still two to three years away from being done. and have already

. >> or ibrahim as he's apparently calling himself. >> in that context we see the threat of al qaeda in yemen and the peninsula are looking to created an undetectable bomb that may be put on an aeroplane coming to the united states, the u.s. issued the warning and increased security at a number of airports, do you think it's connected. we see it as one and the same. that al qaeda is looking to see what assets it has. clearly the al qaeda is effective. they have tried to mount attacks through bombs on airplanes, you remember the christmas 2009. >> underwear bomber. >> printer bombs, if you remember that the following year. they were detected because there was a tip off that they were there, i think, otherwise they would have got through. then in 2012 they fitted someone up with a bomb which was more sophisticated. fortunately he was working for the saudis. >> thursday there was a specific threat announced by the u.s. embassy in uganda against an ai port in uganda, saying that there was specific hours as to when the attack could have happened, the time would have gone past. who do you

aqap master bomb maker ibrahim al asiri. asiri and terrorists trained under him will improve designs of new explosive devices, such as shoe bombs that could fool screening systems. the threat has grown all the more severe as chaos in syria and iraq has created a safe haven from terror groups to train, plot and recruit westerners to join their fight. >> allowing them to pool up in syria, to have safe haven, the size of indiana, syria and iraq. i mean al qaeda minded individuals that now have an army, that is as dangerous a time for an al qaeda threat to the united states as i've ever seen. >> jim shoo sciutto joins us now. what's the scope of these fears, are we talking about u.s. airport security or international airports as well? >> really both, you're talking about direct flights into the u.s. your security is only as good as the security at those airports, right? that's where the screening takes place, so it would be something that would be done in conjunction, and we've seen in the past. this has been a concern of counte

the pope thanked ibrahim for her faith. the u.s.h italy and other nations to win her release. >>> and a storm swept over the virginia coast, at least two people were killed, dozens more injured. abc news reporter karen travers from virginia now. >> reporter: more than 1300 people were at the campground when the storm hit. panic and chaos as the winds whipped around the grounds snapping trees and flipping trailers. one camper at the camping resort shooting video, scared but still able to describe the scene. >> look at the trail on the guy's camper. >> reporter: the weather service issued a tornado warning, ten minutes before the twister hit. the storm formed over the chesapeake bay, producing a water spout that moved onshore as a tornado. one volunteer firefighter who happened to be at the campground before the storm described the sky as jet black. the suspected tornado was part of a string of thunderstorms that hit the area. the storm, which produced strong winds and hail reportedly an inch in diameter lasted for nearly four hours.

the woman's name, miriam ibrahim, raced christian, however her father was muslim, automatically making her muslim under sudanese law making it illegal to practice another religion or marry a non-muslim man. well, her husband's christian, and american. so sudan sentenced her to die. by the way, she was pregnant apartment the time. they reportedly refused to remove the shackles even as she gave birth. but today the woman, her husband and their two children are expected to arrive in the united states, and to their new home. updates as they get here. >>> the feds say several police officers spent years stealing from suspects. abusing those suspects and so much more. now those officers are behind bars, and wait until you hear what they supposedly did while dangling one man from a high-rise building. officers of the law, in a world of hurt, as fox reports live this afternoon. my motheit's delicious. toffee in the world. so now we've turned her toffee into a business. my goal was to take an idea and make it happen. i'm janet long and i formed my toffee company through legalzoom. i never reall

ibrahim al marashi, thank you for the joining us from rome. the islamic state is making advances in syria as well. the head of the free syrian army warning of disaster. in control of all of the major oil and gas fields. >> means the group has oil assets which could produce 3500 barrels a day. some estimate it controls a massive expensive land about 5 times the size of lebanon. barely bombs killed civilians in the country's south as i.s. forces descend upon al eppo. palestin-8 you officials say mohammed khadair had burns over 90% of his family. his family believes he was killed as 7ing for the murder of three israeli teens last month. >> reporter: outside the family house, the street looks like a battleground. three days of debris. nobody is cleaning. nobody is expecting the kong conflict to stop. symbols of iraq study groupi authority like a tram station burned, or in the case after traffic light, ripped down. just a few feet away, hussein abu khadair says he has a hole in his heart. >> each time i see his photo, i cry over him. our life is go

the video identifying the man as being the khalif ibrahim is now known ever since the terrorist organization declared that islamic callafit. this sermon taking place in iraq's second largest city. the first city to fall to isis last month and one of its historic old mosques. during the sermon the man who is being identified as al baghdad preaches to the worshipers that the month of ramadan is a month of jihad and fighting the enemies and the believers. the worshippers at this mosque does not go there because they expected al baghdadi to appear. this is the first friday of the holy month of ramadan so the mosque was quite packed. but quite surprise when al baghdadi did, himself, did show up. also surprising was the fact he was able to show up at all which just goes to show you how much confidence he and isis have over the territory that they control because flying above, you not only have u.s. drones, u.s. aerial surveillance but surveillance from a number other countries. this man who is one of the most wanted individuals in the world was able to appear in public at this stage. >> arwa damon

they arrested this guy, 36 year old nader ibrahim. there is a picture of him, victim spoke exclusively to fox 29. we are concealing her identity. >> this man was in my house, in my closets, was he in my drawers, what did he see on the camera? what did he do with what he saw on the camera? >> the suspect is now out of jail on bail this morning. >>> a developing story out of northeast philadelphia right now. >> a mechanical failure at the arts academy at benjamin rush in north philadelphia philadelphia caused hazmat situation last night. >> happened sometime after 7:00 school on 191,000 block of knights road. investigators say the fifth mechanical failure led to a pre on leak at the school. one person was taken to the hospital. >> we're going to continue with the basement, we are very confident going inside. >> took a maintenance worker tow hospital just as a precaution. >>> 4:07. the fbi, police and firefighters, investigating a home in camden, where there may be human remains. how this could be connected to a cold case that's stumped

ibrahim faced execution for mairing a christian. it was overturned last month.ws in new hampshire. >> vinita nair is looking at lawns this morning and new health fears. anita? >> why is congress testifying about pesticides. we'll tell you why he's worried about pregnant women and young kids coming up on "cbs this morning." na it's kfc night. [cheering] last week we hosted. this week the kids invited us to their place. we got this delicious kfc meal and 2 extra sides for free. for free! sorry i was late. i had a little trouble with the rope ladder. he fell twice. ♪ nervous whitening will damage your teeth? introducing new listerine® healthy whitetm. it not only safely whitens teeth, but also restores enamel. lose the nerves, and get a healthier, whiter smile that you'll love. listerine® healthy whitetm. power to your mouthtm! ♪ every now and then i get a little bit tempted ♪ ♪ by the chocolate all around ♪ turn around brian! ♪ this bar has protein oh yeah!♪ [ female announcer ] fiber one. in the nation, the safest feature in your car is you. add vanishing deduc

earlier, i spoke with ibrahim, al rashi.f this video is proven real is indeed a significant development. >> it's significant because up until this point, it was believed that al baghdadi was staying in his secure area in syria. so, it's not only showing that he now can move and show himself allegedly in the newest, most greatest conquest of isis. mosul is a large city, but it's also now the first time we have had a video with al baghdadi, himself, showing himself in person, calling on muslims to come and rally behind the newly created islamic state. >> meanwhile, in syria, the islamic state or i.s. is making advances. the free syrian army has lost significant territory to the sunni rebel group. it controls all of syria's major oil and gas fields. in aleppo, the center has been the city of the fighting between surrounded by forces from the e.s. and the syrian government. dozens of indian nurses stranded in iraq during the ongoing fighting have finally returned home. 46 women held for over a week by the islamic state were gree

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brash; a spokesman said the group's leader, abu bakr al baghdadi, has taken on a new title: "calif ibrahim." >> ( translated ): therefore, he is the imam and caliph for the muslims everywhere. >> warner: today, the secretive baghdadi made his first public statement about the caliphate, in this audio recording. >> ( translated ): rush, oh muslims to your state. yes, it is your state. rush, because syria is not for the syrians, and iraq is not for the iraqis. oh muslims everywhere, whoever is capable of performing emigration to the islamic state, then let him do so. >> warner: some muslims in baghdad are dismissive: >> ( translated ): this declaration will turn out to be merely a flash in the pan, god willing because the world is a civilized one and the countries are developed an such behavior and the announcement of the caliphate is a step backward. >> warner: the caliphate, arabic for "succession," was created after the death of the prophet muhammad in 632 a.d. the "caliph" was meant to be both the political and spiritual leader of all muslims, but as the sunni-shiite split quickly emerged

. >> reporter: this is the man believed to be behind the threat, aqap master bombmaker ibrahim al asisri. it is warned he and those trained under him were improving designs of explosive devices such as shoe bombs. we spoke about the measures with former dhs secretary michael chertoff. how concerned should flyers be about what this means about the threat? >> be mindful of the fact there is probably increased risk. i don't think it's dramatically different. i would not fly, the government is sharing information with others and other parts of the world is responding to this. >> reporter: we can get a sense of the urgency of this threat from two things, one, how fast dhs is acting within days but also that it has specific cities and airports overseas in mind. this is a threat, the dhs wanted to respond to right away. jim sciutto, cnn, washington. >>> checking our other top stories, dozens of people have been sleeping in a high school parking lot after this massive california wildfire forced them out of their homes. this is called the butts fire, near napa valley and burned at least two homes

the video dint guide the man that is being the khalif ibrahim. that is how al baghdadi is now known to his followers ever since isis declared this so-called islamic state. according to an eyewitness who was there, he arrived in a massive convoy, suvs, blackened windows, gunmen preaching that now was the time for jihad, urging his followers to take up jihad, to please god, and then they will be rewarded in heaven and in paradise. that said the worshippers who were at the mosque had absolutely no idea he would be showing up. said that he appeared four to five minuteses before the sermon would have begun. and he had armed gunmen with him. they are seen in the video. you'll also notice in portions of the video, the men in the front row are blurred. that is because they are believed to be part of his entourage. an incredibly brazen move at this stage too, given all of the u.s. aerial and other countries' aerial surveillance that is buzzing all over iraq. that being said we cannot verify the authenticity of the video or his identity. but either way, at

this is believed to be abu bakr al baghdadi the new ruler now known as caliph ibrahim. his spokesman blurred in the middle here has declared that all other jihadist groups are under his control. and though there were celebrations on the syrian side of the border last night several senior sunni clerics have denounced the move as illegitimate. i.s.i.s. is apparently succeeding where al-qaeda failed. but it's ambition and extreme violence might turn out to be its undoing. there's already fighting between rival sunni militant factions along the syrian iraqi border, focused here in the town of boukkamal and that might begin to intensify. >> woodruff: there was also more fighting in the iraqi city of tikrit, as government forces struggled to regain control from the militants. and the pentagon dispatched another 200 troops to protect american citizens and the u.s. embassy in baghdad. that brings the overall force to nearly 800. fighting in southern afghanistan stretched into a second week today. afghan forces have been battling to hold helmand province. a thousand taliban figh

. >> aqap master bomb maker ibrahim al asiri. in recent months they have warned that terrorists trained under him are improving designs such as shoe bombs that could fool screening systems. we spoke about the new measures today with former dhs secretary michael chertoff. >> how concerned should flyers be about what this means about the threat? >> i would be mindful of the fact that there's increased risk. i don't think it's dramatically different. i would not fly and the good news here is that the government sharing information with others in other parts of the world is responding to this. we are told this will not change what passengers can't bring onboard flights and passengers will see additional screening of shoes and electronics. they'll see additional screening for explosive residue and those swab machines you are now familiar with and you'll see additional screening at gates sometimes on flights in addition to the screening you go through just after check-in they might look at your bag again and swab you again and i am tol

he was trained by the ibrahim al-asiri, who was nearly brought down the jet in detroit because he has trained others including anders to build these devices and take this capability to syria where the fighting increasingly destablizes that country, creating a safe haven. there is a pool of western nationals who can transport the bombs. like norwegians they have clean passports and have no criminal records and do not fit the traditional profile of al qaeda terrorist. >> he is a premier al qaeda bomb-maker worldwide. so a norwegian who could maybely blend more into society. doesn't look like the typical muslim radcan extremist, with this type of expertise in bomb-making, with clean travel documents is precisely the threat that i think homeland security officials are concerned about. >> reporter: this is the first time that there has been a public connection made between this norwegian national trained by al qaeda in yemen to make these bombs and this increased threat that led to the screening of phones as well as shoes at those airports overseas coming into the u.s., patti ann. patti an

the man thought to be behind the operation is this guy, ibrahim haitian siri.s the creator of the famous underwear bomb that never went off, so should we be worried or getting anxious for no reason? joining us is lisa, how do these work exactly? >> this is the new generation of bombs. and what they are doing is working around the current security apparatus in place in the west, the u.s., the u.k. and europe. they are non-metal bomb that is can be put into phones or computers. they don't know exactly what the exact technology is of it yet, but they know this is what the bombmakers are after. really pinpointing the vulnerability of the security apparatus in place and working around it. >> so when we take our laptops outs of the bags at the airport, they go through a scanner separately. we are allowed to keep ipad in our bags because they are smaller, thinger. maybe there's a way to have terrorists pry those open and replace batteries with plastic explosives, right? >> we heard about the underwear bomber and the shoe bomber. and then in 2010 there was bombs being

further investigation lead police to neighbor's house, then they arrest 36 year old nadir ibrahim. this is picture his facebook page. victim spoke exclusionly to fox 29. and we have concealed her identity. >> this man was in my house. he was in my closets. was know my drawers? what did he see on the camera? what did he do with what he saw on the camera? >> and the suspect is now out on bail this morning. >> really, out on bail. >> wel in bucks county, bristol township police are investigating how a four year old boy with special needs was left alone in the heat inside a school van. he was strapped in a carseat, for two and a half hours. >> yes, staffers at the friendship circle center found the boy. he was rushed to the hospital and treated for dehydration. well, the van driver has been suspended. and a similar deal in texas. but this was -- this horrible story, let me of course could be a lot worse, these good samaritans, shoppers at strip mall, little boy and girl strapped inside of this jeep. they can't get out. began smashing windows with the hammer. close to 100 degrees outsid

an israeli air strike demolished 77-year-old ibrahim doad's house yesterday and like many palestinians he feel as powerless rage. i wish i were a young man, he said. i could ware a suicide belt and go and blow myself up in tel aviv. palestinian militants have fired hundreds of rockets at israel during this escalation that caused some injuries and damage to buildings but so far no israelis have been killed thanks in part to the country's iron dome anti-missile defense system which shoots the rockets down. in gaza they have no protection and more are dying every day. at this funeral yesterday they buried five members of one family. two of the dead were brothers and both members of islamic jihad, a palestinian group. their -year-old sister was also killed in the strike. her surviving brother said a final farewell before kefa was buried with her father, mother, and two brothers. israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu vowed to push on with the strikes yesterday. he also refused to rule out a ground invasion and said no international pressure will stop israel from acting. anthony? >> hol