company can't compete against the resources of the second largest economy in the world. >> stahl: john carlin is the assistant attorney general for national security, with responsibility for counter- terrorism, cyber attacks, and increasingly, economic espionage. >> carlin: this is a serious i mean, our economy depends on the ability to innovate. and if there's a dedicated nation state who's using its intelligence apparatus to steal, day in and day out, what we're trying to develop, that poses a serious threat to our country. >> stahl: what is their ultimate goal, the chinese government's ultimate goal? >> carlin: they want to develop certain segments of industry, and instead of trying to out- innovate, out-research, out- develop, they're choosing to do it through theft. >> stahl: all you have to do, he says, is look at the economic plans published periodically by the chinese politburo. they are, according to this recent report by the technology research firm invent i.p., in effect, blueprints of what industries and what companies will be targeted for theft. >> carlin: we see them put out the

and i'm john carlin. governor terry mcauliffe and republican lawmakers are set to announce a major deal on gun legislation. office says ... the governor and g- o-p leaders will announce the compromise tomorrow. the agreement aims to strengthen some gun control measures... while relaxing others. as part of the deal... democrats will not revoke reciprocity agreements with 25 states for concealed handgun permits. in turn... republicans will include a measure to keep people with permanent protective orders against them... permits. republicans will also agree to require state police at gun shows... to provide voluntary background checks on gun purchasers. in news around virginia... six members of the same family are dead following a murder-suicide out of chesapeake. according to police... 26-year- old cameron dooley shot and before turning the gun on himself. andy fox has the details. at the heart of the tragedy is who killed himself after killing five family members at 3:35 wednesday afternoon chesapeake poli

in 2014, fivivmilitary officers in the unit were criminally charged with economic espionage by john carlin's national security division at the justice department. >> carlin: these were officers in uniform, and their day job was to get up, go to work, log on, and steal from a range of american companies. and you would watch, as we put in an exhibit in the case, t t activity would spike around 9:00 in the morning. they get into work, turn on their computers, and start hacking into american companies. then, it calms down a little bit from about 12:00 to 1:00 where they take a lunch break. >> stahl: ( laughs ) >> carlin: and then it continues until the end of the day, 5:00 or 6:00... >> stahl: and then they go home. and then they go home, and it decreases till the next morning. >> stahl: china has always denied that it conducts or condones economic espionage. but in september, during a visit to washington, president xi jinping pledged, for the first time, that china would not engage or knowingly support cyber-theft of intellectual property for commercial gain. >> alperovitch: it's the first time

i'm john carlin. and i'm lindsey ward. the family of a missing blacksburg teenager is pleading for her safe return home. 13-year-old nicole lovell was last seen around midnight tuesday at her family's apartment. the search for her has expanded on the ground and in the air. today -- a virginia tech drone was wsls 10's bethany teague joins us

. >> stahl: john carlin is the assistant attorney general for national security with responsibility for counter-terrorism and cyber attacks. he moves the chinese government is stealing from every sector of the u.s. econono. corporate espionage is costing billions of dollars and millions of jobs. >> part of the strategy in all this was to kill us. you? >> to kill the company. >>>> my article should not have made this much noise. el chapo should not have been this popular a figure to read about. >> rose: tonight the story behind sean penn's secret meeting with el chapo. why did he go? what did he learn? who is kate del castillo? criticism of his trip? >> of course i know that there are people who don't like me out of the gate. >> rose: you're not without >> not without controversy. fair enough. >> whitaker: los angeles and its suburbs are home to 19 million people, the only megacity in the world where untain lions live side by side with humans. for 13 years the national parks service has been studying the animals, opening a window on their mysterious world and raising questions about thei

i'm john carlin. and i'm lindsey ward. blacksburg police are searching for a missing girl they say is in danger. 13-year-old nichole lovell was last seen at her family's blacksburg apartment around midnight last night. when her mother went to wake her up this morning, she was gone. wsls 10's bethany teague joins us live outside the blacksburg police department. bethany -- why are police saying she is in danger? nichole has to take medicine liver going without this medicine could potentially be deadly. we spoke with nichole's mother and uncle today. they say have always known their little girl, who goes by "koley", to be happy. they say she loves to sing and dance, and has always wanted to be on american idol. her mom, tammy weeks, clutched nichole's favorite stuffed panda bear as she pleaded with her whoever is with her would bring her back. tammy weeks & fred hawks, mother & uncle - a nightmare. yea, it's like you see it on tv and everything, and you think it's never going to happen to you. and here we are in the position

and i'm john carlin. danville city schools' superintendent says the decision to close school for the fourth straight day today because of the snow was the right decision. he says the school is working with public works to get the roads to the point where the school district feels the roads are safe...and until then he says having the students out on the roads just isn't a smart idea. wsls 10's colter anstaett spoke to both the superintendent and the danville public works driving around danville, you may think that the roads are clear enough to make them safe for students to be out and about on, and for the most part they are, but several streets are hilly and narrow to the point where even a small amount of snow or ice makes driving on the roads unsafe, and that is what superintendent stanley jones is concerned about. stanley jones/danville superintendent - "we don't ever want to put one student at risk." jones says school district employees drive around multiple times a day to check on the road condition

i'm john carlin. and i'm dawn jefferies. we now know more about an accidental shooting in halifax county. 10's colter anstaett tells us what message the sheriff's office is now emphasizing as a result of this shooting. around 3 p-m sunday, a woman was in the driveway of her home here on hudson road in halifax county when she was hit once in the abdomen with a round from a .22 caliber rifle. the sheriff's office says that round was fired by a juvenile who lives at a neighboring property. maj. tommy spencer/halifax co. - "he was just doing some random shooting on his property. the houses were approximately 250 to 300 yards apart." the woman, whose name the sheriff's office refused to release today, was taken to duke university hospital in north carolina for treatment. major tommy spencer says the case will be presented to the commonwealth attorney and the commonwealth attorney will decide if any charges will be filed. but, major spencer said there's no telling how long it will be before the investigation is completed and the c

. >> stahl: john carlin is the assistant attorney general for national security with responsibility for counter-terrorism and cyber attacks. he moves the chinese government is stealing from every sector of the u.s. economy. corporate espionage is costing billions of dollars and millions of jobs. >> part of the strategy in all this was to kill us. >> stahl: they set out to kill you? >> to kill the company. >>>> my article should not have

john carlin has the night off. public safety is a major concern for a group of students who were in charge of testing flint, michigan's water supply. the group lead by marc edwards .. a civil engineering professor at virginia tech .. conducted a six month study and were the first to learn the water in flint michigan is contaminated with high levels of lead. wsls ten's duke carter spoke with the flint mother who first contacted the virginia tech research team with her concerns "i just want to say thank to the students at virginia tech," leeanne walters is a mother who is proud to know that after months testing the tap water in flint michigan.... ...government leaders are now addressing the issue --- after she sent a sample to virginia tech back in august 2015. leeanne walters/lives in michigan "it's been a very long journey, and it wouldn't have been possible without all the efforts of everybody involved, walters asked doctor marc edwards a professor of civil engineering to test the water after she did some research

carlin has more on the taser take down. >> i can't sleep at night. thinking about what they've done to me. >> reporter: it was in the tiny kitchen of his crown heights brooklyn apartment that john antoine came face-to-face with nypd officers who were summoned there, but it was for a 23-year- old believed to be the boyfriend of his granddaughter, not for this senior citizen. it brought officers up to three flights and to his apartment, which was wide open, because he thought his wife was coming up. instead, officers came down the hall to his narrow kitchen where he was making soup, and used a taser on him. >> twice. second time here on the right side, leg. >> where did you fall? >> right here. forward on the ground. they kick me in the stomach. >> reporter: police say antoine had a large kitchen knife he would not drop and commend the officer for using what is called intelligent restraint. no comment on the alleged mistaken identity. listen to the initial call made by an officer who was contacted by a third party about a potentially suicidal young man there. >> any idea on how old he is? >> he's 23 years old. >> to think police officers are just breaking into an yes, i did's are

. >> stahl: john carlin is the assistant attorney general for