live in leesburg, sherri ly, fox 5 news. >> at the same time the leesburg police were briefing the media today, myth police in michigan were holding a briefing. county prosecutor david layton talked about investigators in leaseburg and flint linked the cases. >> based upon the victims statement as to how the incident occurred and the description of the vehicle, leesburg and the county task force led by the michigan state police got together and communicated about this because it seemed there were similarities between the incidents at leesburg and the incident -- incidents here. it is the victim's description of the asill atlanta and the victim's description of the vehicle that causes us to believe there are some similarities. >> reporter: now just to recap now there have been 13 attacks in michigan since may. five were fatal. and tonight we are learning that police in toledo, ohio, have linked an attack over the weekend to the same suspect. in that case the victim was take on the the hospital and we are told is now recovering. >>> in prince georges county, police are looking for a gunman

the leesburg attacks started august 3. residents in leesburg are worried. >> the bigger the area gets, the more it seem to happen. i'm not surprised. >> very, very surprised. we just tried to figure out why. what motivates these people to do what they do, and it is sad. >> reporter: there may be another attack that occurred since the friday attack here in leesburg. authority say they are looking into a similar stabbing in akron, ohio. reporting live in leesburg, back to you. >> thank you, jane. >>> today secretary of state hillary clinton strongly condemned the murder of ten medical aid workers in afghanistan. she added they were guests of the afghan people. that's a term that carries a heavy cultural meaning in afghanistan. in the meantime, the fbi has joined in the investigation of those deaths. steve handelsman has our report. >> reporter: the grief is still intense. four days after the murders of the clinic volunteers, the bodies of the two afghans who died were returned to kabul. where the international assistance mis

three in leesburg, virginia, one in ohio. the earliest in may, the most recent, last weekend, all carried out in a similar way. that's when police realized they had a serial killer on their hands. >> the pattern is a series of stabbings all occurring late at night, to individuals who are walking alone on the streets. the streets are deserted at the time that they're walking. >> reporter: authorities tracked the suspect down with clues from the string of victims he left behind and his coworkers at this michigan party store. >> he was a good guy. we never thought nothing about this guy. he was a friendly guy. he was a nice guy, i mean -- just threw us off. >> reporter: he was hired here about a month ago, but he left august 1st, ittelling employeese was headed to virginia. later that night, the last flint victim was stabbed an died. then victims started turning up in leesburg, virginia, and ohio, where last saturday night a church custodian was stabbed. >> he's been stabbed in the side. oh, in his stomach stabbed? >> does he kn

this video was taken just before another attack. >> he selected the victims in leesburg based upon the color of their skin. >> reporter: but authorities say there is no conclusive evidence of that just yet. >> we'll be methodical and thorough in our continuing investigation and prosecution. >> reporter: investigators expect abuelazam will face charges in michigan first, but he could also face federal charges. joel brown, cbs news, leesburg, virginia. >>> president obama signs a $600 million border security bill this morning. that bill would fund the hiring of 1500 border and custom agents to beef up security along the mexico border and also provide for greater use of unmanned surveillance drones. the measure was passed by the senate yesterday in a rare august session. >>> well, just ahead on the morning news -- radio personality dr. laura apologizes for a racist rant. >>> plus, dude, don't look now, a surfer comes nose to nose with a great white. you're watching the "cbs morning news." atching the "cbs morning news." [ woman ] nine iron, it's almost tee-time... time to face the pollen

then victims started turning up in leesburg, virginia, where his sister lived and in ohio where lasthurch custodian was stabbed. >> state, federal and local authorities working together used technology to confirm that our suspect has been in the genesee county, michigan, leesburg, virginia and toledo, ohio, areas at the time of each of the 18 assaults. >> reporter: they also know he was in virginia because he was arrested there just last week. pulled over during a routine traffic stop. police found a knife and a hammer in his chevy blazer. but they released him, and he allegedly attacked again, now with the hammer. but soon police had enough tips, evidence and eyewitness accounts to make an arrest. abuelazam was apprehended without incident at the atlanta airport just minutes before boarding a flight to tel aviv. richard booker said he never thought he would be the one being hunted. booker was nearly murdered three weeks ago. the thing that baffles him is he is white and nearly every one of the other victims is black. he thinks the attacker chose him because he was small and easy to

authorities in virginia believe the suspect may also be responsible for three violent incidents in leesburg. they say they don't know if he's targeting black men or if he simply encounters them while walking late at night. police are not yet ready to call the attacks racially motivated. >>> a former stealth bomber engineer faces life in prison after being convicted of selling u.s. military secrets to china. yesterday a federal jury in hawaii found noshir gowadia guilty on multiple counts, including helping china design a stealth cruise missile. prosecutors say the 66-year-old passed on design information that would allow missiles to avoid infrared detection. his attorney plans to appeal the decision. >>> flagrantly defying the united nations security council, iran has begun using new equipment to enrich uranium more efficiently. that's according to the international atomic energy agency, which said yesterday that iran has started using a second set of centrifuge machines to enrich uranium to 20% purity. at that level, the element could be turned into weapons-grade material much more quickly

. >> my belief is he selected the victims in leesburg based upon the color of their skin. >> reporterabuelazam, a legal, permanent resident, worked at this michigan liquor store. the manager said he did not seem prone to violence. >> just very polite. no kind of hostility. no kind of -- no signs, you know. when i heard about it, i was in very big shock. >> reporter: the fbi said he tried to make a run for it, but was caught in an air security system already on high alert. pete williams, nbc news, washington. >>> turning now to the weather and another day of extremes. from heat and humidity across the midwest to a fast and violent storm that brought flash floods and a mass of power outages to the washington, d.c., area. nbc's tom costello is in washington tonight. >> reporter: ann, good evening. it's going to take some time to clean this region up. we've got power lines down, trees uprooted. the governor of maryland wants an investigation. why is it the region loses power for prolonged periods of time after virtually every storm? but across much of the country, it's been a week of heat

he's also a suspect in two stabbings and a hammer attack in the past week in leesburg, virginia and a stabbing last saturday in toledo, ohio. almost all of the victims have been black males. the prosecutor in flint, michigan says they need help. >> we need the community to step forward and tell us any and everything that they may know, that they may have seen, that they may have believed they have seen to assist us in getting to the bottom of this. >> the suspect has been linked to a dark green chevy s-10 blazer between 1995 to 2000. >>> bp is getting close to finally plugging the blownout oil well in the gulf of mexico. the federal government's point man, thad allen, says that a relief well is now within 30 feet of the main shaft. by the end of this week, engineers could begin pumping mud and cement into it to permanently kill the well. >>> there was a furious flight attendant on a jetblue flight to new york. steven slater was arrested monday after he apparently lost his temper during an argument with a passenger while the plane was on the ground at kennedy airport. one witness says

he's accused in aaccused in at least 18 violent and unprovoked attacks near toledo, ohio, leesburg, virginia and flint, veral times in t >> 911. >> a guy has been stabbed several times in the stomach on the corner of collingwood and he is bleeding he is bleeding profusely. >> reporter: most of the men he's accused of hunting were african-american. five were killed. 17-year-old etwan wilson was st stabbed in the chest and needed open heart surgery. he s he says the guy asked him for directions and then pulled out a d i ask god, >> i ask myself and i ask god, "why?" "why?" >> reporter: upsetting many of him go.ims is that police utside d.c. arrested this man a week ago and they let him go. they even found a hammer and a knife in his car. he now sits in a georgia jail, but any day now, could be sent to michigan to answer charges there. most of the victims were walking that kept night. >> only thing that kept me dead, because i played dead. >> i've never hurt so much in my much iife. i've never come so close to eath. >> reporter: they're hoping lice put him m away. steve osunsami, abc news, atla

now police in leesburg, virginia, think three weekend attacks may be linked.ker was similar in both states. >>> a flight attendant for jet blue airlines is behind bars this morning after an argument with a passenger got out of control. police say steven slater cursed the passenger over the plane's public address system as the flight arrived in new york. then he grabbed a beer from the galley and slid down an emergency chute. he was arrested a short time later at home. he is being held on criminal mischief, reckless endangerment, and trespassing charges after he then ran across a tarmac to flee the plane. >> guess it was one of those days. >>> house democrats are convening a special session on capitol hill this morning to approve a $26 billion measure they say will create and save jobs. >> republicans say it's a payoff to unions that taxpayers just can't afford. karen traverse is in washington with a preview this morning. good morning, karen. >> good morning, rob and vinita. with the midterm elections looming, the last place members of congress want to be is he

police in leesburg, virginia, announced that a person of interest in the case was arrested on unrelatedes last night in atlanta. most of the 20 victims stabbed since may in michigan, virginia, and even ohio, have been black men. the attacker described as white. five of the victims died. >>> tomorrow will mark ten weeks since 7-year-old kyron hormen disappeared in oregon. police say they believe he could still be alive and they're making a new appeal for help. nbc's mara schiavocampo is in oregon for us. >> reporter: good morning, natalie. in the search for chyron horman investigators think their best witness may still not have come forward so as they've done several times before officials are once again appealing to area residents for help with this case. >> anybody that remembers seeing something that didn't seem quite right is exactly what we'd like to hear about. >> reporter: at their first press conference in more than two weeks, multnomah county sheriffs asked the public for more tips. this time focusing not on kyron, but rather this truck driven by his stepmother terri horman the

. >> my belief is that he selected the victims in leesburg based upon the color of their skin. >> most were black males. i think that it fits together with the idea that he was committing these crimes out of some kind of rage. >> reporter: the vick sometime wilson almost died from his stab wounds. >> they said i almost didn't make it. >> reporter: authorities believed that the killing spree began in flint where abuelazam worked in the area as a convenience store clerk. >> i'm still shocked that i had this guy in here around me and my sisters, around my employees. >> reporter: last week, he was brie >> make eight great day. that's your latest weather. let's get to harry and erica. >>> is flight attendant steven slater's story just a story? a passenger on the plane that had a run-in with him on the infamous flight. >> details, details. >>> a california man's search for two white sharks and brings back pictures and quite a story to prove it. he joins us exclusively. this is "the early show" on cbs. ♪ just one bite opens a world of delight... ♪ ♪ a flavor paradise of delicious fishes ♪ ♪ f

just minutes ago, authorities confirmed the arrest, we're told he has ties to flin and leesburg, virginiad. 46 we learned he was taken into custody yesterday at atlanta's hartsfield airport, trying to board a plane bound for tel aviv. heats been terrorizing people in three states in recent week, 20 men stabbed, five killed, mostly young african american men by a stranger who approaches them on urban streets in the middle of the night. asks for help or directions and then pulls out a knife. at this point, little is known about this suspect. we're told he may be an employee of a party store here in the flint area. and that co-workers may have helped police connect the dots. they're planning a news conference for later this afternoon with much more information. juju. >> jeremy hubbard thanks for that. >>> meanwhile, two of the most wanted fugitives in america continue to allude police. authorities are baffled as to the whereabouts of john mccluskey and his accomplice casslyn welch. police believe he has black hair and a beard and she has dyed her hair blond. >>> new figures show home foreclo

we are based in leesburg. it is not that far, but the bus service is not local would and did it. she had to take the kids on to the bus, walk to the bus station, wait for the next bus to come through which was not in an urban area where they come to every two minutes. it occurred two hours to go 7 miles. >> it is a real challenge. we go right there for the next question go ahead. you are the lucky one. >> i am from senior service america. we are labor department funded national organization that works with low-income seniors, many of whom i am sure our patients in health centers around the country. my question is to the two practitioner's asking when they have any current connection with the senior service employment community program in your areas and the possibility and if you do not of making those connections. the broader question would be to dance to do that in a broader relationship. we are in 16 states and in multi-county areas. the potential is there for the placement of low-income seniors in 20-hour per week community service assignments to do lots of different interesti

then tuesday night, 550 miles away, a young african-american male was stabbed in leesburg, virginia.ay, another on friday. >> this is an extremely violent individual. i mean it's very clear to us. it does appear that the target of his rage, the target of his attacks are african-american males. >> reporter: the targets and type of attack -- using a knife and hammer -- are the same in the cases. and so is this suv. a green chevy blazer with tan trim and dents on the hood and during that last attack, that suv was caught on a surveillance camera. and they're not sure here in virginia whether this man is still in the area and now cases in toledo, ohio, are being investigated as the manhunt continues, juju, for this serial killer. >> david kerley, thanks for that. >>> well, the hunt for the last of three killers who broke out of an arizona prison is shifting to montana this morning. john mccluskey and his accomplice casslyn welch who is also his cousin and fiancee have reportedly been spotted near glacier national park. tracy province who escaped with mccluskey was arrested in wyoming. >>>

week police say that the attacker struck three different times in the northern virginia town of leesburg. a 15-year-old boy stabbed near a gas station. a 67-year-old man taked with a knife while sitting on the steps of an apartment building. and a man hit in the head with a hammer. all three are minorities and all survived. >> we became convinced early saturday and into sunday we were dealing with a race based crime. >> reporter: the killing spree began in flint, michigan, where police believe one attacker has stabbed 16 men since may. of the five victims who died, all were african-american. authorities in michigan are now taking a close look at similarities among all the cases. the suspect descriptions seem to match. a white male with a muscular build often wearing a baseball cap. so, too does the description of the vehicle, captured on surveillance video in virginia. believed to be dark green chevy blazer with tan panelling on the bod open. critical clues police hope will help stop a serial killer. elaine quijano, cbs news, new york. >>> former "american idol" winner fantasia is hospit

. >>> police in leesburg, virginia, announced this morning that a suspect has been arrested in atlantaice sketch of the serial stabbing suspect who's being sought in three states. u.s. customs said he was detained at atlanta's hartsfield airport trying to get on a flight to israel. he was turned over to fbi and atlanta police. the suspect is wanted for attacking 20 men in michigan, ohio and virginia. five of the victims died. >>> general motors announced this morning it made $1.33 billion in the year, the third straight quarterly profit. they plan to raise enough cash to pay off $43 billion in government loans. >>> a report this morning says the number of american homes lost to foreclosure surged in july. almost 93,000 homes were repossessed last month. that is up 9% from june. nevada had the highest foreclosure rate in july with 1 in every 82 households receiving a notice. >>> theresa riggi, an american woman living in scotland, has been charged with the murder of her three children. and her estranged husband, originally from colorado, has now spoken publicly for the first time. cbs n

three men were stabbed in leesburg, virginia.io. >> 911. >> a guy has been stabbed several times in the stomach near the corner of collingwood and floyd. he is bleeding profusely. >> reporter: booker is the exception. nearly every other victim is african-american. >> only thing that kept me alive is because i played dead. >> he is methodical from the standpoint of figuring out a way to get people to him or catch them off guard. >> reporter: the attacks have been happening on average every four days. the most recent one, saturday night. leaving investigators with the nearly impossible task of staying one step ahead of a serial killer. >> it can be that one scrap of information that happens to blow a case wide open. >> reporter: authorities are hopeful tips and a trail of survivors help catch the killer before he strikes again. jeremy hubbard, abc news, flint, michigan. >>> the judge in rod blagojevich's corruption trial should know more from a deadlocked jury today. the jurors deliberating the former illinois governor's case sent

. >> my belief is he selected the victims in leesburg based upon the color of their skin. >> reporter: police caught up to abuelazam again wednesday night here in atlanta only minutes from taking off for tell tel avd a possible escape. >> he looked tense, you know, scary. >> reporter: delta flight 152 landed without incident or abuelazam, leaving his family in israel stunned. his cousin said we cannot comprehend this. this is not like our family. we are against violence and killing. this is a shock to us. a shock to victims' families, as well, still trying to comprehend their loss and pain. for "today," ron mott, nbc news, atlanta. >>> and it's time now for a check of the weather with bill karins. bill, good morning. >>> good morning. we'll ignore the orange neon shirts, but i wanted to say hello to all our ladys in the north carolina. first time for a lot of these ladies here. and down here, look at these two beautiful blond little bis here. your sign says it's my mom's birthday. i'm guessing this is your mom. are you going to do anything special for her? >> go to the donut shop. >>

host: of leesburg, va., a republican line. caller: the last caller is correct. jobs are going overseas. i heard someone say just the other day that if there are 300 million people in india, if those 10% of people got a college education, there will be 30 million people working for the usa, taking our jobs. our students need to start to study. but back to the stimulus package, i would like to say i was able to refinance one house had a lower rate, able to purchase a brand new car at 60 months with no interest. i made money on the stock market, i would suggest that people look at ford and beat the -- bp. did you know that they were keeping a body count of the people killed in afghanistan when bush was in office? now they have stopped that. obama has got more people killed there than bush ever did. my son was laid off for eight months and he just went back to work. did the stimulus money have anything to do with it? we have $13 trillion to pay back, so just wait for the cap and trade when the taxes taken in. host: thank you. one more point from "the washington time

we are based in leesburg. it is not that far, but the bus service is not local would and did it. she had to take the kids on to the bus, walk to the bus station, wait for the next bus to come through which was not in an urban area where they come to every two minutes. it occurred two hours to go 7 miles. >> it is a real challenge. we go right there for the next question go ahead. you are the lucky one. >> i am from senior service america. we are labor department funded national organization that works with low-income seniors, many of whom i am sure our patients in health centers around the country. my question is to the two practitioner's asking when they have any current connection with the senior service employment community program in your areas and the possibility and if you do not of making those connections. the broader question would be to dance to do that in a broader relationship. we are in 16 states and in multi-county areas. the potential is there for the placement of low-income seniors in 20-hour per week community service assignments to do lots of different interesti

several hundred miles away in leesburg, virginia, police say the same suspect may also be involved inremely violent individual. it does appear the target of his rage, the target of his attacks are african-american males. >> reporter: officials release this had picture take friend surveillance video. it's a 1995 to 2000 chevrolet s-10 blazer or gmc jimmy or similar vehicle. the four-door vehicle is two-toned with dark green or either beige or gold trim. the crime spree has residents in both cities on alert. >> you're dealing with a nut here and he's already too close to the edge. >> reporter: and there may be yet another case. in toledo, ohio, which happens to be on the road from here to virginia, and that's what has police really concerned that they have no idea where this person may strike next. natalie? >> ron allen in flint, michigan, thank you, ron. >>> an unusual air rage incident has a jetblue flight attendant facing a court appearance today. police say steven slater argued with a passenger monday at new york's kennedy airport. he then allegedly cursed the passenger over the pub

season starts in the spring and goes through october with the national championship tournament in leesburgoff chance. >> that i want to get down there? >> that you want to get down there. >> how big a ring were you working with? >> mine was that big. it was actually a life preser r preserver. >> that looks like fun to me. >> it was a lot of fun. >> big team sport? >> why not? they're doing it in high schools all across the country. >>> coming up -- >> eight hidden benefits of being middle aged. >> yes! >> but first, your local news and weather. >>> good morning, i'm brent can. we do want to check in with philippe. every time, you've had a new accident and another one this morning. >> a minor accident, westbound 880. not too many cars on the roads but the ones out there are getting into an accident. approaching buchanan also on the right shoulder, it's clearing. taking a look out to oakland. things are slow from 992. also slow from 66 to embarcadero. there was an earlier accident with debris on the road. as you can see, things moving slowly there. out to the bay bridge, 41 miles per hour av