keonna thomas cutting head is more personal. based on the magistrate's decision thomas won't be returning to her home, anytime soon. she was ordered held for pretrial detention hearing wednesday and prosecutors prevail, she will remain behind bars, until her trial. one final potentially disturbing note in this warrant, on april 15th thomas had purchased a ticket to return to philadelphia, after meeting with isis, and there is nothing in the warrant and nothing being said by anybody about what her plans might have been had she come back. live from the u.s. courthouse i'm walt hunter cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> we reported on the arrest yesterday walt of two terror suspects in new york. is there any connection between that event and this event today in philadelphia. >> reporter: not at this point, chris but we are expect to learn more at that preliminary detention hearing set for wednesday afternoon here. >> reporter: walt hunt inner center city philadelphia, thanks very much. >>> keonna thomas lives on north tenth street in the c

keonna thomas cutting head is more personal. for now thomas won't be going anywhere. magistrate refusing to set bail. there will be a hearing on wednesday, on pretrial tea tension and if the prosecutors prevail, she will be held behind bars, until her trial. much more on this story when we join you at 6:00 live from the u.s. courthouse walt hunter for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> unbelievable details emerge to go day thanks very much. >>> here in our news room or staff is working hard all day trying to gather information on this woman whom we do know lived on north tenth street here in philadelphia "eyewitness news" reporter steve paterson is live in the neighborhood gauging some reaction steve. >> reporter: chris, neighbors on this block say they knew keonna a thomas but not very well. she was described as quiet, border lean reclusive but neighbors said they never thought that would mean extremist. add any other address three american flags, could be considered a normal sight and at this home the the irony borders on something sinister. >> you think that your people

her name is keonna thomas and the feds say she also planned to travel overseas and fight alongside otherrrorists. >> but thomas was arrested this morning. and nbc 10's randy gyllenhaal is live outside the federal courthouse where the woman had her first court appearance this afternoon. randy, what did we find out about her? >> reporter: you mentioned her legal name keonna thomas. the feds say she also had two aliases. the first was fatayat al khilafah. the second was the young lioness. the feds say she desperately wanted to get to syria to fight with isis, but she lived right here in philadelphia. keonna thomas stands before a federal judge. she is wearing a long black dress and you can only see her eyes. she is accused of trying to get to syria to join isis fighters. she doesn't say much in court, but prosecutors say she even booked a flight from philly to spain and would have snuck into syria through turkey. the feds tracked her on social media, saying she posted tweets like this one, if we truly knew the realities, we would all be rushing to join our brothers in the front lines. pray

reporter todd quinones was in court today, and has the latest. >> reporter: prosecutors argue keonna thomas has to face 15 years behind bars and that is plenty of motivation for her to try to flee. >> get out of my way. >> move, move move. >> reporter: keonna a thomas grandmother and her mother, as well as family friend said little to reporters as they hurried out of federal court. >> she's a good woman. >> reporter: inside the 30 year-old said nothing during her pretrial hearing prosecutors claimed that thomas is a flight risk and posed danger to the community if she was released on bond saying she haddon line communication was known islamic militants and sent out a number of disturbing tweets. >> the complaint does layout a number of communications allegedly made by in miss thomas desiring to join isis. >> reporter: assistant u.s. attorney jennifer williams says a close associate for thomas called for operations here in the u.s. >> after miss thomas arrest posted on twitter a statement indicate ago this no prison door would be able to stand against the force of and then put on there icons

murder charges in the the shooting death of the unarmed black motorist. >>> exclusive video of keonna thomas arrested last week. thomas faces a federal court a appearance today a accused of trying to join isis. >>> dzhokhar tsarnaev is guilty on all count in the the boston marathon bombing. same injury that i quick tsarnaev will decide his punishment this week. he could be sentenced to death. >>> your time is 5:17. get ready to check your fridge, three on your side with the recall on popular snacks. >>> also what went wrong in the plane crash that killed a local businessman and several other people? we are learning about the final moment in the cockpit and the the pilot's mistake that led to this crash. we will be right back. happening today the former revel casino in atlantic city is getting it power cut off. a ac r revel energy's partner which is their utility service say cut off will be effective at noon time today. a lawyer for power plant said they tried to reach a interim agreement with the new revel owner glenn straub but was unsuccessful. >>> philadelphia's mayoral candidates meet ag

keonna thomas is due in federal court today for a bail hearing. ed thomas at her home on north tenth street last week. the prosecutors say that she planned to travel to syria to fight with isis and become a martayr. >>> it is lights out in atlantic city is former revel casino later today. acr energy partners which is revel soul source of utility services say they will cut off power at noon today. a lawyer for the the power plant said they tried to reach an agreement with the new revel owner globe straub but we're told they were unsuccessful. >>> right now 6:35. tax time, it is right around the corner. we have one week left to file your taxes with the irs. >> if you are one of the procrastinators getting a late start on your taxes, cbs news business analyst jill schlesinger joins with us some last minute tips, jill, good morning to you. >> all right so where is best place to start. >> you better clear your weekend schedule irs estimates it will take you 16 hearst to complete form 1040. so you have to start working on it. only four hours if you are a

a judge ruling today that 30-year-old keonna thomas is a flight risk an threat to the community. rrested last week accused of trying to leave the country with hopes of reaching syria and joining isis. defense attorneys arguing that thomas should have been sent home with gps tracking device she faces 15 years in prison if convicted. >>> in your health tonight new hope for people with depression and anxiety. a big bonus you don't have to go to a doctor's office to get that help. just download an app. a team of psychologists at northwestern medicine along with the national institute of mental health coming up with this idea. launching what's called inutilely care it's 12 mini apps to manage and treat depression and anxiety symptoms. those who try it say it actually works. >> i know especially over the winter i had a really difficult time getting out and doing things that, um, that made me feel good, and this app really helped me, um kind of brainstorm for things that i know make me feel good. >> depression and anxiety affect millions of americans. many of whom don't have access to th

, if released on bond prosecutors argued that thomas would pose a flight risk and a danger and the the judge agreed. sitting in the federal courtroom keonna a thomas said nothing during a pretrial hearing. >> get out of my way. >> move, move, move. >> reporter: afterward thomas's grandmother and mother and family supporters said little to reporters outside the federal courthouse. >> she didn't do nothing. >> reporter: what was she doing? >> reporter: this explosive video shows april 3rd arrest of the 30 year-old at her home on the 800 block of north tenth street north philadelphia mother is accused of knowingly a attempting to provide material support and resources to the terror group isis. the the fbi arrest warrant claims after applying for a passport thomas bought airline tickets to board a march 31st flight through spain to turkey through syria where she wanted to give her life through isis. up investigators contend thomas or young liones a haddon line communication was known islamic militant and sent out a number of disturbing tweets. the assistant u.s. attorney says the associate of thomas continued to post threats after her arrest.

keonna thomas is behind me right now under federal lock up.e will be here until her next court appearance. she was supposed to leave the united states last week and come back april 15th. authorities aren't commenting on what may have happened when she returned to the united state. reporting in center city, david spunt cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> just two days ago, two new york women were arrested, suspected of plotting a boston marathon-style terror attack. investigators say no he will valenza, asia, arrested in queens sympethize with both al quaida and isis. >>> you can stay with "eyewitness news" as we stay up-to-date on this story our coverage continues at cbsphilly.com. where you can read the full criminal complaint against keonna thomas. >> a funeral is scheduled this morning for darby borough police officer, mark hudson. he was shot to death last week allegedly by his girlfriend while off duty in his glenolden home. officer hudson was also a volunteer fire fight nerve yeadon. the viewing is at 10:00 this morning at st. joseph's catholic

her name is keonna thomas but the 30-year-old goes by -- she's referred to herself as the young lionness>> she took to twitter to show support of isis. she's also accused of communicating with an isis fighter in syria. "eyewitness news" reporter david spunt is live outside the federal courthouse in center city with more. david? >> reporter: chris company on in a thomas is behind me under federal lock up much she's not going anywhere until her neck court appearance. neighbors are very surprised about this after all this woman had american flags outside in front of her home but intelligence officials they've been looking alt her for a long time. >> exclusive video shows 30-year-old keonna thomas walking out of her home and into a squad car. she was picked up early friday morning. charged with trying to join isis isis. she appeared before a federal judge friday afternoon for her first appearance. >> you never know who you live neck door to. i'm lost for words, you know. it's very shocking. >> ronnie paterson lives across the street from thomas. also known young lionness much. >> it's really

desire to join isis. >> we believe when all the evidence is presented at the time of trial that keonna thomasill be found not guilty. >> only "eyewitness news" has this video of the april 3rd arrest of thomas. it happened at her home on north tenth street. >>> a chester county schoolbus driver is facing criminal charges tonight. he's accused of leaving a child unattended on a bus for several hours. this is rows land. he picked up that seven-year-old girl from her home last week. she was the only passenger on his van but she never made it to school. investigators alleged rows land drove right past the school and then parked this van at the craft bus lot leaving that little girl all alone. >> luckily for us she was fine. but if this had been a month ago, given the weather she would have frozen to death. if this would have been a month from now given the weather she could have died from heat exposure. so we were this close to a tragedy happening. >> the craft schoolbus company did issue a statement tonight saying the matter is under investigation and that they are working closely with the air sc

keonna thomas appeared in federal court this afternoon. ors believe a search warrant executed on her home last week scared her into staying in the united states. she had a flight scheduled last weekend. thomas is being held without bail until a detention hearing next week. this is the first time a philadelphia woman is accused of trying to join the terror organization. >> but she is just one of many recent cases around the country. nbc news justice department correspondent pete williams joins us live from washington. pete the natural question here could we start seeing even more of this? is today's arrest indicative of a growing trend of americans looking to join isis? >> well, without a doubt, unfortunately, jacqueline. in the past year about two dozen people have been arrested in the u.s. on similar charges. most of them at the airport on their way out of the country. but what is unusual about this case is very few of them have been women. the intelligence community says about 150 americans have either gone to syria to fight on various si

keonna thomas purchased a plane ticket planning to travel to syria for a possible suicide mission. tion news" was there when fbi agents raided her home preventing her from leaving the u.s., thomas is the third american this week accused of having ties to terror. >> we're seeing on a regular basis arrests last week and up to 30 or so arrests of individuals in the united states and what it means is that isis is having an impact. >> investigators also found isis propaganda on thomas' twitter account. if convicted she faces up to 15 years in prison. >>> philadelphia police are sending out a pretty bold and clear message to drug dealers and their buyers. stay out or get ratted out. before that warning 60 drug suspects were arrested 24 of their vehicles hauled away, all rounded up in a ten block section of kensington. somerset to cambria from kensington to 8th street. those arrested came in from the suburbs. >> my message if you think it is a good idea to purchase narcotics in the city limits you'll be charged with the crime, but your vehicle will be conrecess at a confiscated and your pi

american flags the first thing you see at home of keonna thomas in the 800 block of north tenth street in spring garden but feds say the the 30 year-old who called herself the young liones had been proclaiming her loyalty to isis. she concealed her face. she gave one word yes and no answers to the judge. only "action news" was there when fbi agents raided her home. they moved in after she bought a plane ticket to fly to spain. she research travel routes, to syria via turkey using same routes so many foreigners including these three british school girls had used. the complaint allege that when she was asked if she wanted to be a mortar she replied that within amazing. a girl can only wish. in another posting she allegedly wrote if we truly knew realities we would all be rushing to join our brothers in the front lines. thomas arrest here in philadelphia is part of the disturbing trend just yesterday, two women from queens, insuring were in court on charges that they intended to set off bombs here in the u.s. >> we're seeing now really on a regular basis arrests last week and now upward o

key on keonna thomas is peared edappeared in court yesterday. she planned to leave her home on north tenth street and join isis in syria. the trip never happened. >> it's just a shame. you never know who you're living next to. >> thomas is being held without bail and is expected back in court on wednesday. she could face up to 15 years in prison. keonna thomas is not the first person from our area accused of trying to take part in a terror attack or join a terror group. jihad jane lived in montgomery county. she was sentenced last year to ten years in prison for plotting to kill a cartoonist who mocked the prophet muhammad. prosecutors say the plot included recruitment for overseas terrorists. in and 2007 six extremists trained for an attack at shooting ranges in the pocono mountains. all six were found guilty four of them are now serving life in prison. >>> now to a developing story out of louisiana. a police officer is being treated at a hospital after being wounded in a shootout. this happened last night in the town of slidell. that's about a

>> reporter: yeah, jeff in fact the judge here agreed with prosecutors that keonna thomas is both a risk to the safety of the community and a flight risk should she be released and so shell in fact remain locked up as she awaits prosecution on charges that could land her behind bars for up to 15 years. keonna thomas family members raced out of the federal courthouse shoving their way past reporters without comment after a hearing that added some detail to the allegations against the 30-year-old accuse terror collaborator. thomas dressed in green prison garb and a muslim head scarf sat quietly as an fbi special agent described the criminal complaint the charges thomas with attempt tempting to travel overseas to join fight with and martyr herself on behalf of a terror group isol. >> your confidence this was actually her talking to isol about isol? >> i can't comment on the allegations i don't know the complaint but the complaint does lay out a number of communications alleged to have been made by miss thomas regard herring desire to join isol. >>> electronic communications between thomas a

>> keonna thomas also known adfattia al khalifa is accused of wanting to join the terror group isis. facing a judge she was ruled a threat and a flight risk. >> therefore miss thomas will be held in prison. >> prosecutors argue if released from custody she would likely flee the country. they also say she's dangerous. that since she was arrested her associates have threatened to attack the jail where she's being held. >> there have been comments by a close associate on twitter threatening a martyrdom operation here in the united states and threatening violence at the prison. >> reporter: family members say thomas has nowhere to run and has lived in philadelphia her whole life and has two young children and her defense team has argued she has never been in trouble with the law. >> today's hearing is just the first step in this process. we believe that when all of the evidence is presented at the time of trial that keonna thomas will be found not guilty. >> reporter: while no pleas have formally been entered yet, her defense attorney does tell me when that time comes they definitely inte

courtroom as family members tried to persuade the judge to let thomas out of jail. >> reporter: keonna thomasfamily members raised out of the federal courthouse shoving their way past reporters without comment after a hearing that added some detail to the allegations against of the 30-year-old accused terror collaborator. thomas dressed in green prison garb and muslim head scarf sat quietly as an fbi special agent described the criminal complaint the charges thomas with attempt attempting to travel overseas to join fight with and martyr herself on behalf of a terror group isol. >> you're confident this was actually her talking to isol about isol? >> i can't comment on the allegations beyond the complaint but the complaint does lay out a number of communications alleged to have been made by miss thomas regarding her desire to join isol. >> reporter: the complaint details electronic communications between thomas and quote co conspirators dating back to mid 2013. in one thomas replies to a reference to martyr operations with that would be amazing a girl can only wish. prosecutors say thomas plan

keonna thomas had every intention of providing money resources and herself to the terror group. dann cuellar has more on the investigation. >> reporter: american flags, the first thing you see of keonna thomas in the 800 block of north 10th street. the feds say the 30-year-old who called herself the young lie oh -- lionness claimed allegiance to isis. the fbi raided the home after she allegedly bought a ticket to spain researched travel routes to syria and turkey. the complaint allegation when she was asked if she wanted to be a martyr, she replied that would be amazing a girl can only wish. she wrote if we knew the realities we would all be joining to your brothers in the front lines. yesterday two women from queens new york were in court on charges they intended to set off bombs in the u.s. >> we're seeing now really, on a regular basis arrests last week and upwards of 30 or so arrests of individuals in the united states and what it means is that isis is having an impact. >> reporter: thomas' mother had no comment to reporters. the feds say the suspect posted these isis propag

keonna thomas purchased a plane ticket and planned to travel to syria for a possible suicide mission. only the fbi was there when agents raided her home in the spring garden section preventing her from leaving the u.s. if convicted she faces up to 15 years. >>> dzhokhar tsarnaev was found guilty yesterday on all charges. boston marathon bombing. people in the courtroom said he showed no remorse. >> throughout this whole thing he's been, to use my word, arrogant, walking in and out of the courtroom and completely disinterested. >> it's not a day to celebrate. i guess you could call it a bitter sweet victory. i'm not out there cheering for what happened, but i'm satisfied. >> the defense will now try to convince the jury that dzhokhar tsarnaev will be spared from the death competent that will take anan -- aa uman -- man thousands verdict. >>> a 21-year-old was assaulted by the photographer they found child pornography and a human size cage in the basement. >>> a driver struck an entire family as they were walking in a northern liberties neighborhood last night. the car struck the mother

keonna thomas appeared before a federal judge yesterday. she has no criminal history and is the mother of young children. the federal prosecutors say she left an online trail of radicalized postings going back nearly two years. according to authorities she planned to leave her home on north tenth street and join isis in syria. the trip never happened. >> it's just a shame. you never know who you're living next to. >> thomas is being held without bail and is expected back in court on wednesday. she could face up to 15 years in prison. >>> investigators say this arrest in philadelphia is not related to a case in new york where two women are charged with plotting a terror attack. prosecutors say they were inspired by isis. the women appeared in court on thursday and were held without bail. according to authorities, they wanted to pull off a terror attack like the boston marathon bombings. >>> philadelphia police say it was an argument between two men that led to a shooting in the middle of a neighborhood steps away from a father and his young

keonna thomas had every intention of providing money and resources to the terror group. dann cuellar has more. >> reporter: american flags, the first thing you see of keonna thomas on north 10th street in spring garden. the 30-year-old had been proclaiming her loyalty to isis. she appeared in court wearing full muslim garb concealing her face. she gave yes no answers to the judge. the fbi raided the home after she bought a ticket to fly to spain. she investigated international routes into turkey and syria. she wrote in a posting if we only knew the reality we would be rushing to join our brothers in the front line. just yesterday two women from queens new york were in court on charges they intended to set off bombs in the u.s. >> we're seeing now really on a regular basis arrests last week and now upwards of 30 or so arrests ever individuals in the united states and what it means is that isis is having an impact. >> will you get off my porch please. >> reporter: thomas' mother had no comment to reporters. she is being held without bail until her next court appearance nex

keonna thomas was arrested last week accused of aiding isis terrorists. right now she's being held without bail. if convicted, thomas faces up to 15 years in prison. >>> lights out today at the former revel casino in atlantic city. all electricity will be cut off within the next hour. revel's electricity provider is blaming the shutoff on failed negotiations with the casino's new owner glenn straub. straub hopes to reopen the casino later this summer. >>> and this morning, a large group gathered at philadelphia city hall to call for funding to fix roads, bridges and train systems in our area. nbc 10's katy zachry was at that rally. the cause brought together lawmakers and everyday citizens. >> reporter: it did. it brought together all of those people because it is an issue that affects us all, everyone from the person who drives himself to work to those who take public transportation. behind me, hundreds of transportation workers gathered here at dilworth park over the last few hours. they rallied for federal transportation funding. >> the american infrast

spring garden trying to join isis is now in prison awaiting her next court hearing. 30-year-old keonna thomas had purchased a plane ticket planning to travel to syria for a possible suicide mission. only "action news" was there last week when fbi raided her home preventing her from leaving the u.s. thomas is the third american this week accused of having ties to terror. >> she was arrested last week, and up to 30 arrests of individuals in the united states. what means isis is having an impact. >> investigators also found ietionz propaganda -- isis propaganda on thomas eatz twitter account. >>> two men were shot in tacony section after 7:00 p.m. last night. one man was shot in the back, the other in the shoulder. both were taken to torresdale hospital in table condition. no arrests have been made. >>> philadelphia police are sending out a message to drug dealers and their buyers. stay out or get ratted out. before that warning, 60 drug suspects were arrested 24 of their vehicles hauled away all rounded up in a ten-block section of kensington. somerset to cambria those arrested came in from the

keonna thomas appeared before a federal judge yesterday. she has no criminal history and is a mother of young children. but federal prosecutors sa i she left an online trail of radicalized postings going back nearly two years. according to authorities she planned to leave her home on north tenth street and join isis in syria. the trip never happened. >> it's just a shame. you never know who you're living next to. >> thomas is being held without bail and is expecteded back in court on wednesday. she could face up to 15 years in prison. >>> investigators say this arrest in philadelphia is not related to a case in new york where two women are charged with plotting a terror attack. prosecutors say they were inspired by isis. the women appeared in court on thursday and were held without bail. according to authorities they wanted to pull off a terror attack like the boston marathon bombings. >>> now to a developing story out of louisiana. police officers there is being treated at a hospital after being wounded in a shootout. it happened in the to

keonna thomas purchased a plane ticket to travel to syria to join isis. if convicted thomas faces up to 15 years in prison. >>> delaware health officials will distribute fresh potassium iodide on thursday, it protects the thyroid gland in case of an radioactive emergency. >>> happening today it's the phils opening day they will take on the red sox at citizens bank park. cole hamels will start for the second time in three years. some analysts believe this could be the worst team in the majors this season. mlb has enhanced security all fans have to go through metal detecters to get through the ballpark. >> we'll be wondering if cole hamels will be finishing the season with the phillies. >> reporter: today will be an interesting dynamics, cole pitches and we're supposed to get a red sox player in return betts. >>> taking a a look at center city. we're looking at clear conditions for the most part and maybe a few clouds around. starting out cool, 42 in philadelphia. 43 in wilmington. in the 30s in the northern and western suburbs. with the southerly flow we'r

>> the family of keonna thomas sprints out of federal court, no comment after learning their 30 youz rell -year-old relative will remain in jail. she's accused of wanting to join and support the terror group isis. facing a judge today she was ruled a threat and a flight risk. >> miss thomas will be held in prison pending the trial in this case. >> prosecutors say she's dangerous that since she was arrested her associates have threatened to attack the jail where she's being held. >> there have been comments by a close associate on twitter threatening a martyrdom operation here in the united states and also threatening violence at the prison. >> reporter: but her defense team and family say thomas has nowhere to run. she's lived in philadelphia her whole life and has two young children. >> we believe that when all the evidence is presented at the time of trial that keonna thomas will be found not guilty. extremist groups in syria and iraq will be recruiting american citizens and almost 200 have been on the fed's radar and terror experts say groups like isis are very good at recruiting

keonna thomas purchased a plane ticket and planned to travel to syria for a possible suicide mission. only "action news" was there last month when acts raided her home in the spring garden section preventing her from leaving the u.s. >>> lawyers for dzhokhar tsarnaev will try to save him from the death penalty no that he has been convicted. he was convicted of the marathon bombing and killing an police officer. observers in the courtroom say he showed no remorse. >> throughout this whole thing he's been argue -- arrogant walking in and out of the courtroom. >> it's not a day to celebrate not out there cheering for what happened, but i'm satisfied. >> the defense will try to convince the jury that dzhokhar tsarnaev should be spared from the death penalty that will take a unanimous verdict. >> detectives are questioning a driver who struck an entire family that was walking in the northern liberties neighborhood last night. the car struck a mother and father and 7-year-old child at 9:00 p.m. all three are hospitalized in stable condition. it is unclear whether the driver will face charge

with more on this r to i -- story. >> reporter: federal investigators apparently had their eye on keonna thomas for two years prior to raiding her home on march 27th. that's two days before prosecutors believe that she was headed out of this country to join isis. thomas accused of providing material support and resources to the terror organization. we have sketches that show thomas during a federal court appearance last week, dressed in a black vale. investigators say she also goes by the name young lioness. the 30 year old allegedly planned to join, fight with, and martyr herself for isis. the fbi says thomas posted a telling statement on twitter saying, quote, if we truely new the real at this, we would all be rush to go join our brothers and in the front lines. pray allah except us as chuhadda. north tenth street, lined with american flags, her neighbors say they are stunned by the news than she always kept to herself. investigators say it is what she was doing in the privacy of her home that is disturbing. federal investigators say thomas communicated with a isis fight here asked if she wan

the criminal complaint alleges that 30-year-old keonna thomas did online research on indirect travel routes to turkey which is a common transit point for hopeful isis fighters. investigators say she used the nickname young lioness as she turned to social media to seek out support for her hopes of fighting with isis and as she put it become a martyr for the cause. she was arrested yesterday and is now in federal custody charged with attempting to provide material support to a terrorist organization. she could get 15 years in prison if convicted. the complaint also cites dozen of her online messages and tweets, one that reads when you are a violent jihadi fighter your death becomes a wedding. hash tag, pleasure in paradise. in queens, new york, we have two women there arrested for conspiracy to use a weapon of mass destruction against persons or property in the u.s. both women who are american citizens appeared in federal court in brooklyn thursday. the court documents say asia siddiqui had possession of multiple propane tanks and instructions on how to turn them into explosive devices

"action news" reporter david henry is live at the federal building in center city where keonna thomas made her first court appearance today. david. >> reporter: yeah, rick, she was in court today. it was a very brief appearance lasting less than 10 minutes. the feds say she was trying to join isis in syria to die as martyr on the battlefield. thomas appeared in court wearing full muslim garb concealing her face. she gave one word yes and no answers as the judge asked several questions. only "action news" was there when fbi agents radded her home in north philadelphia last week. they moved in after she allegedly because the plane tickets to fly to spain. they say she was on her way to turkey where she planned to cross the border into syria. the criminal complaint filed in federal court indicates fbi agents intercepted her online communications with isis fighters in syria. one of the fighters allegedly asked her if she wanted to join a martyr dom operation. she allegedly replied a girl can only wish. in another posting she allegedly wrote if we truly knew the realities we would all be r

keonna thomas is a flight risk and threat to the community.les of law say the unemployed mother of two bought plane tickets and plan to get to syria and join a terror group and being as willing to go as far as suicide mission. only "action news" was at her home late in march as fbi agents raided the place. the family had no comment except to say thomas is a good woman. >>> president obama is joining leaders in panama for the summit of the america's. the president arrived last night to prepare for historic encounter with cuban president raul castro. president obama signaled he plans to remove cuba from state sponsor of terrorism. that could improve ties after nearly a half century of estrangement. >>> job seekers have a chance to learn about new opportunities in delaware the technical community college in newark, it will take place from noon until 4:00 p.m. >> you have a lot to do already, stuff going on. >> reporter: pocket marks of precipitation. storm tracker 6 living double scan not everybody is seeing rain. some of you may not not see anyt

keonna thomas will find out if she can get out of the jail during a detention hearing. fbi arrested thomas at her home on north tenth street last week. the prosecutors say she planned to travel to syria to fight with isis and become a a mortar. >>> even more for boston marathon bombing suspect dzhokhar tsarnaev. two jurors quick him on all 30 counts yesterday. now, the same jurors will deciding whether or not he will receive the death penalty. bill brennan is a criminal defense attorney here in philadelphia a and he spoke with "eyewitness news" about what the defense is expected to argue. >> mitigating factors will be his youth, the fact that he was impressionnable, the the fact that it was his own older brother an authority figure in his life that brain washed him if you will into committing these acts this will be a tough sell for the the defense. >> to put tsarnaev to death the prosecution need to convince all 12 jurors to agree but they need to do so on just one of the 17 counts that carries capitol punishment. they are expect to begin deliberations next week. >>> a

but federal prosecutors say 30-year-old keonna thomas has been proclaiming her loyalty to isis. the third u.s. woman arrested in just two days on isis related terror charges. thomas allegedly told an isis fighter she met online that becoming a martyr "would be amazing. a girl can only wish." officials say thomas had researched travel routes to syria via turkey, using the same route so many foreigners, including these three british schoolgirls, are believed to have used. we recently traced those steps to this bus station in turkey. they would have gotten off the metro and come right in here. isis recruitment videos actively target young women, even those who have no plans to travel to syria. the two former roommates from queens arrested yesterday are accused of planning to build a bomb for an attack here in the u.s. >> and martha is with us live tonight. why is isis so intent on recruit recruiting american women? >> they want anyone with an american passport because they can travel easier. and if they have female recruits, it's somehow even more chilling. >> martha thank you. >>>

>> the family of keonna thomas had no comment after today's hearing. thomas is charged with communicating with isis fighters and buying a plane ticket to meet them in syria. she should be held on house arrest because she has two young children, but prosecutors think she's a major flight risk and since her arrest some of her alleged associates threatened to attack the jail where he's being held. >> there have been comments by a close associate on twitter threatening a martyrdom operation in the on united states and threatening violence at the prison. >> defense attorneys tell nbc 10 that she will plead not guilty and faces 15 years in prison. >>> new at 6:00 a scathing report reveals just how many intruders have made it past security fences and gates at philadelphia international airport over the last decade. the associated press found there were 25 breaches at philly international between january 2004 and 2015. that puts phl second behind san francisco for the most breaches. there were 268 total security breaches at 31 major u.s. airports. the a.p. say

. >>> exclusive video those keonna thomas at her arrest in north philadelphia last week. thomas faces a federal why today and accused on trying to join isis. >>> cortez hamilton faces first degree murder charges in the death of his wife keisha hamilton. authorities say he killed her with a ham inner front of their two children. keisha hamilton disappeared in january and her remains have not yet been found. >>> people in missouri are cleaning up this morning after severe storms blow through the midwest, national weather service says a tornado may have caused all this damage outside st. louis and they are dealing with the threat oven more severe storms to day. >>> that windshield is another casualty of the same storms tennis ball sized hail the shattered a storm chaser's windshield in several spots as he drove through a rural area, near wichita. >>> our time is just past 5:00 43. let's get more on our weather with carol. >> it is a lot more quieter. our weather watchers are up and finding a variety of conditions. we have got 35-degree temperature as we head well to the the n

judge denied bail yesterday for keonna thomas as she awaits trial. >> our fox 29's bruce gordon was in the courtroom. >> move, move move. >> reporter: keonna family members raced out shoving their way past reporters without comment have after a hearing that added some detail to the allegations against the 30 year-old a accused terror collaborator. thomas dressed in green prison dress and muslim head dress sat quietly as a fbi special agent described criminal complaint charges that thomas was attempting to travel oversees to join fight with and martyr on behalf of isil. >> you are confident it is her talking to isil about isil. >> i want not comment but complaint does layout a number of communication as allegedly made by miss thomas regarding her desire to join isil. >> reporter: complaint details electronic communications between thomas and coconspirators dating back to mid 2013, in one thomas police to a reference to martr why rdome a girl can only witch. prosecutors say that thomas planned to fly from philadelphia to spain, then travel to turkey before joining isil in syria. her nort

exclusive video shows police arresting 30-year-old keonna thomas at her home on north tenth street.secutors say she exxony conspired with isis fighters to join the group and told them she wanted to be a "martyr for the cause." thomas' next court date is set for wednesday. >>> the terrorist group behind thursday's attack on a college campus in kenya is vowing their will be more violence. meantime we're also hearing from a survivor. cbs news correspondent wendy gillette has details on this investigation and now the search for the mastermind. >> reporter: the somalian islamic extremist group al-shabaab says there will be more attacks like the one at garissa university college that killed 148 people. the group said in an on high pressure statement "kenyan cities will run red with blood. ." kenya's president said that his administration will respond in the severest ways possible. >> we will do everything to defend our way of life. >> reporter: police rescued a 19-year-old woman saturday morning who survived the attack by hiding in award robe and covering herself with clothes. >> i was sc

keonna thomas appeared before a federal judge yesterday. she has no criminal history and is the mother of young children. the federal prosecutors says she left an online trail of radicalized postings going back two years. according to authorities she planned to planned to leave her home on north tenth street to go to syria. >>> it's a case that has some people accuseing officers of excessive force. an attorney is now launching an independent investigation into the death of phillip white of cumberland county. this morning, we are getting a closer look at what happened. take a look. this is newly released cell phone video of the final moments of phillip white's life. while in the custody of vineland police on tuesday. police say they were responding to a report of a disorderly person. nbc 10 spoke to a high-ranking law enforcement official, not connected with the case. he is criticizing vineland police for threatening to take the witness' cell phone away. >> see what's happening here? >> all of it? >> i'll need your information. i'm going to

. >> reporter: keonna thomas stood in court only her eyes visible, the 30-year-old philadelphia mother of two accused of planning to travel to turkey and then syria willing to fight and die for isis. that would be amazing, a girl can only wish. she allegedly messaged an isis fighter. thomas, whose home displayed american flags, had purchased an airline ticket days before her arrest according to prosecutors. but now she's among at least 25 americans charged with supporting isis. how dangerous is what we've been seeing, do you think? >> i think that you can't answer that question how dangerous it is. i would say that there's a heightened level of attention by the authorities. i think what they're really trying to say is there's a danger and we're paying attention to it. >> reporter: earlier in the week noelle, 28 and asia siddiqui, 31, faced a new york judge. the two women accused of plotting to build bombs in the u.s. court documents say noelle told an fbi agent she didn't understand why people were traveling overseas to wage jihad when there were more opportunities of pleasing allah in

this is exclusive video which shows police arresting 30-year-old keonna thomas at her home yesterdayn north tenth street. prosecutors say she conspired with isis i fighters to join the terror group and told them she wanted to be a quote martyr for the cause. thomas' next court date is set for wednesday. >>> and we are now beginning to hear the shocking stories of survival from victims in thursdays terror attack that killed 148 people a kenyan university. wendy gillette has more from the victims who refused to die. >> reporter: the islamic extreme group al-shabab there will be more attacks like the one the garissa university student of college that killed 148 people. the group said kenyan cities will run red with blood. kenya's president said in a nationally televised address that his administration will respond in the severe way possible. >> we will do everything to defend our way of life. >> reporter: police rescued a 19-year-old woman saturday morning who survived the attack by hiding in a wardrobe and covering herself with clothes. >> i was scared. >> reporter: she initially refus

exclusively by abc's philadelphia station wpvi shows law enforcement searching the home of 30-year-old keonna thomas, a week before she was arrested yesterday for allegedly planning to join isis fighters in syria. thomas appearing in court yesterday in a hijab had been tracked for more than a year and a half according to the fbi. new details from the complaint reveal that they started monitoring her in august of 2013. authorities say she sent dozens of twitter and electronic messages, once tweeting "if we truly new the realities ee all would be rushing to join our brothers in the front lines." and allegedly responding to an invitation to become a martyr, "that would be amazing, a girl can only wish." authorities say thomas, also known as young lioness, got a turkish visa and an airline ticket to spain. from there she planned to travel to turkey. her arrest came a day after two other american women in new york city, alleged isis sympathizers, were charged with plotting to build and detonate a bomb inside the u.s. >> isis in particular is extremely good at attracting women because they say, we'll give

a judge ruled today that the 30 year-old keonna thomas is a flight risk and threat to the community.tors say, that the unemployed mother of two bought tickets and a plan to get to another use and join the the terror group. even going as far as suicide missions. only "action news" was at her home in lake march as fbi agents raided the place. outside of court today her family who still lives there has had no comment except to say thomas is a good woman. >>> you may remember the security breach at philadelphia international airport three years ago. as a chester county man, smashed through perimeter fence and drove like a mad man down the runway. a new investigative report out tonight said it is not as up common as would you imagine. security breaches at airports nationwide have had hundreds of times over the past decade, and philadelphia international was the second worst. "action news" reporter dann cuellar has more. >> reporter: in an exhaustive analysis by the associated press it found post 9/11 from 2004 through 2015 intruders have hopped fences, slipped past guardhousees, crash thr

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