ambassador to south korea, mark lippert. the diplomat undergoing nearly three hours of surgery overnight, receiving more than 80 stitches on his face alone. >> i'm bleeding here. >> lippert slashed by a ten-inch knife in the face and arms moments before delivering a speech in seoul on wednesday. the weapon slicing open his left forearm, damaging the nerve system for his fingers. the gash on his right cheek four inches long and an inch deep. south korean surgeons say if the facial injury was any deeper it could have been life-threatening. >> he's one of our top asia policy experts in the u.s. government. >> according to witnesses, the suspect, 55-year-old king ki jeong pushed the diplomat on to a table before assaulting him. bystanders tackling him to the ground as police rushed him out of the conference room. witnesses say they heard kim yelling anti-u.s. sentiments shouting the south korea/u.s. military drills must stop a reference to the annual war games which north korea sees as a provocation. norts say the assailant has

lippert is close to the president. he started working for him when obama was still a senator and then joined the administration before becoming a diplomat last fall. secretary of state john kerry called the decorated iraq war veteran as tough as they come. lippert walked into the hospital, but doctors say the knife just missed his jugular. after two hours in surgery and 80 stitches, it will be months before he recovers full use of his fingers. today, south koreans held a rally of support. he's popular here. he and his wife gave their first child a korean name. and he tweeted his appreciation today saying, doing well and in great spirits. will be back asap. the south koreans have stepped up security around the ambassador, but they believe the suspect acted alone. and currently there's no indication the incident will impact security at other u.s. embassies. president obama, who spoke to ambassador lippert before he went into surgery, is being regularly updated on the investigation. lester. >> chris, thank you. >>> hillar

the ambassador mark lippert. you see the dramatic pictures. he was preparing to give a speech when he was attacked. the surgery to repair the four-inch wound in his face was successful. the police have a suspect in custody. we have correspondent andrew stevens tracking the latest. >> reporter: good morning, john. mark lippert was the guest at korean council for reconciliation. what we know was before he was due to give a speech he was an approached by kim kei jong. he started shouting the maneuvers between the u.s. and south korea must stop. this is the report. he then assaulted the ambassador. as you say, the ambassador receiving some very very nasty wounds indeed. not life threatening. a gash to the right side of his face and a gash to his left forearm. needing 80 stitches in the facial wound. he is able to walk from that room. the assailant was wrestled to the ground at the meeting by people. mr. lippert was able to walk to a car. he was taken to hospital. he is still in hospital. he is expected to be there for a couple more days. if the fa

he then assaulted the ambassador mark lippert.slashed him in the face and also in the left forearm before he was restrained by other people at that breakfast seminar. he was then taken away by police. the ambassador as we see in the pictures was able to walk out assisted and got into a car and taken to hospital. three hours later, he has been stitched up. he is obviously maintaining his pluck and sense of humor. he tweeted recently. in the tweet, he said from his self and robin and grigsby, the dog. he says i'm deeply moved by the support i have got. i will be back asap to advance u.s.-rok alliance. you see the words in korean there that translates to let's work together. mark lippert putting on a brave face after the brutal attack. what we know he about the attacker himself, in 2010, he received a two-year suspended sentence john for throwing a lump of concrete at the japanese ambassador to south korea. police describe him as a man of unpredictable behavior. >> questions this morning, andrew about the level of security surroundin

mark lippert was cut in his chief and left arm.er undergoing surgery to insert 80 stitches to his face, he could be in the hospital for four days. >> doing as good as can be expected and his spirit is strong. >> reporter: the man who slashed lippert was wrestled to the ground and arrested. police say the 55-year-old had a 10" blade and screamed demands for a unified korea during the attack. here while being carried into a police station, he yelled the war exercise must be stopped. he was likely talking about the joint military exercises that the u.s. started this week with south korea which had been at the heart of heavy protests. the attacker reportedly served two years in prison in 2010 for throwing a piece of concrete at the japanese ambassador in seoul. lippert became ambassador last year as working as an assistant secretary of defense for asian affairs. >> lippert is a stanford graduate and has worked for senator dianne feinstein. >>> a los angeles grandmother who drives for uber says her passengers attacked her. she says she

mark lippert is his name. the aftermath. his face wounded, bloody. being led away from the breakfast forum where he was attack the by a man with a knife. according to south korea's news agency the man pushed the ambassador on to a table and then went at him with the blade. the ambassador was taken to the hospital where he is report to be in stable condition. president obama called him there a short time ago. his injuries thankfully not life-threatening as can you see. however, the attack on what is normally a very safe city was obviously terrifying. according to local media, a witness reported somebody yelling north korea and south korea should be unified. the police quickly took the man into custody. his last name was kim. the news agency reporting that he has a criminal record and was opposed to joint u.s.-south korea military exercise that is got underway this week. we have a reporter in seoul. john hancock joins us. what do we know about this attack? >> we just had a police briefing that ended in the last couple of minutes, and they have said tha

he reportedly shouted at lippert. they say people attending the event took the man down but police officers didn't immediately respond to the incident. authorities say he had received a suspended prison term in 2010 for throwing pieces of concrete at the japanese ambassador. they say he was angry about japan's claims over islands between the two nations. >>> the news made headlines around the globe. joining us in the studio is our senior commentator kengo okamoto. he's been covering the korean peninsula for years. most people view south korea as a relative safe place. can you tell us more about the security situation for ambassadors in the country? >> yes. ambassadors are usual lyly -- ambassadors are not usually for the public to access. but they are mainly in secure locations like embassies where they have security personnel protecting them. i've been many times to the u.s. embassy in seoul and i can tell you the security is tight. i must hand over my press i.d. for inspection when arriving. and then go through a me

embarrass mark lippert in south korea the man that stabbed lippert intended to kill him, lippert was slashed on the face and arm during a forum last week and the suspect was anger about ongoing u.s. and south korea military drills. he could face attempted murder charges. >>> coming up a man carjacked by at accused bombers talk about his night of terror in the boston marathon bombing trial. >>> and melissa magee is back with the exclusive accuweather forecast when "action news" at noon comes right back. >>> testimony continues today in the boston marathon bombing trial, yesterday the jurors hear from the man that was carjacked by the brothers they saw video of the victim running for his life and begging for help. >> reporter: there surveillance video shows how it all came apart for the alleged boston marathon bombing that is dzhokhar tsarnaev exiting a mercedes suv he carjacked after the boston marathon bombing. watch as he enters the store cruising the aisles stocking up on junk food, but while he shops inside, a person sprints from the mercedes, that is the owner running for his lif

doctors say lippert had 80 stitches removed from his face before he was discharged.pert has more rehab to do but he was upbeat about his recovery. >> i feel pretty darn good all things considered. i mean, it was obviously a scary incident. but i'm walking, talking, holding my baby, you know, hugging my wife. so i just feel really good. >> questions remain about how the attacker got so close to lippert. he had only one full-time bodyguard assigned to him who was unarmed at the time. south korea's capital has been considered a low-threat diplomatic post. >>> in argentina, reality show production went horribly wrong when two helicopters collided in midair killing ten people, the two pilots and eight french nationals, including three of that country's most prominent athletes. both choppers were part of a tv survival show being shot in remote western argentina. the cause of the crash is not yet known, but the french are opening a manslaughter investigation into the accident. >>> now to an nbc news investigation. the tsa today said it is considering a new range of measures

the media reports the man shouted "no to war training," and attacked lippert with a 10" knife. the united states and south korea are conducting joint military exercises. lynn pert -- lippert got his masters in international studies and worked for senator feinstein and was armed with these two knives, the larger was a fruit knife and the man was carrying a smaller razor blade. lippert received 80 stitches to his face and tweeted that he is doing well and is in great spirits and eager to get become to work. >> former secretary of state hillary clinton is responding of the controversial personal e-mails she sent for the public job. last night she tweeted "i want the public to see my e-mail and i asked state to release them and they will review them for release as soon as possible." a republican controlled house of representatives committee investigating a 2012 benghazi terror attack on the mission subpoenaed hillary clinton's e-mails pertinent to the probe. in a possible violation of federal regulation hillary clinton bypassed the state department e-mail system and ran e-mails to

attack on mark lippert.s man, a 55-year-old north korean sympathizer attacked the ambassador while screaming anti american sentiments. let's bring in andrew stevens who is in hong kong with more. >> reporter: the south korean president has also been saying this is an intolerable attack not only on mr. lip pefrt, but the alliance between u.s. and south korea. u.s. president barack obama has also been in contact with mark lip pefrt. this certainly is echoing around the world. it started as a fairly routine morning. just before he was about to give his speech he became the victim of this vicious and apparently politically motivated attack. a horrifying scene. blood dripping down the face of u.s. ambassador to south korea mark lippert. the diplomat undergoing nearly three hours of surgery overnight, receiving more than 80 stitches on his face alone. lippert slashed by a ten-inch knife in the face and arms moments before delivering a speech in seoul on wednesday. the weapon slicing up the left forearm, damaging t

lippert is a close relationship with president obama. he served as an adviser and then worked at the white house. tensions between north and south korea have increased this week while the united states and south korea conduct annual military exercises. lippert's attacker was ranting as he was taken away by police north korea called the incident a knife attack of justice. and a righteous punishment for war monger united states. >> the ambassador tweeted from the hospital that he was doing well. this incident will cause a very hard look at security around u.s. officials. karen travers abc news washington. >> authorities in washington state are investigating a deadly crash between a school bus and two other vehicles today. >> the vehicles collided on highway 97 near the central washington town killing the bus driver and injuring 43 of the 57 students on board. you can see the entire front of the bus is smashed in. two people in the truck suffered serious injuries. authorityies believe the truck driver may have fallen asleep. >> another warm

lippert is a close aide to obama. he began the posting last october. >> also in the news this hour, representatives from across china have begun their talks at the national people's congress. about 3,000 representatives have gathered at the great hall of the people in beijing. the premier is laying out the government's plan for the year. he is set to announce an annual growth target of about 7% down half a percent from last year. government leaders included that target in their budget. he's expected to give more details. government leaders have increased spending on defense by 10.1% to about 886.9 billion or about $141.4 billion. the defense budget has been posting a double digit increase every year except for 2010 since 1989. premier lee is also expected to address such problems as pollution and corruption. "newsline" will have live reports and announcements from beijing throughout the 11-day congress. stay with us for all of your news >>> in may 2014 thailand's military took power in a coup. it was led by army comma

ambassador lippert was assaulted by a knife 10 inch knife.arned he's having surgery right knew. police have a suspect in custody. this is new video of the suspect on the floor. he was attending the breakfast with the ambassador belongs to the group the ambassador was talking to. paula hancocks joins me again. we understand you have new information about this attacker. >> reporter: that's right, anderson. we understand from the man in the photo, this man named kim is the same man who actually attacked the japanese ambassador back in 2010 in south korea. this is when he threw a slab of concrete at the ambassador. the ambassador was not injured or affected by this but we do understand he does have a previous criminal record. we've also seen that he heads up a blog online and in that blog we see a photo of him from february 24th where he's protesting outside the u.s. embassy against these joint-military drills between the u.s. and south korea which angered north korea so much saying they are jeopardizing the relations between north and south and

. >> reporter: ambassador mark lippert, moments after being attacked by a knife-wielding assailant at a conference in downtown seoul. the assailant, a radical korean nationalist, screamed, "south north korea should be re-unified" as he slashed away with a ten-inch knife, finally wrestled to the ground by local police and bystanders. he was identified by authorities as kim ki-jong. they say he's told them, he acted alone. ambassador lippert was rushed to a hospital, bleeding heavily, and got 80 stitches to close wounds on his face and arm. north korea actually hailed the incident, calling it the "knife attack of justice." the u.s. and south korea are conducting joint military exercises this week. but the real issue -- security. lippert had just one unarmed, local bodyguard. >> how would one of our ambassadors be stabbed multiple times, who has had to fend off the attacker himself and there was nobody close enough to help him? that's just inexcusable. >> reporter: tonight, ambassador lippert is in stable condition in a hospital where he is expected to remain for several days. but once a

mark lippert is grateful to everyone who reached out. lippert plans to return to work soon. lippert's attacker kim ki jong is facing murder charges. >>> hillary clinton will answer questions about the e-mail scandal that has been dogging her for weeks. the sit-down interview could come woman 48 hours. she is expected to say she did use a classified state e-mail but could not use it with her blackberry because her system was too andtiquatedantiquated. the white house and mrs. clinton did exchange e-mails. suggesting he knew or saw she was using a private e-mail account. >>> he is a likely republican candidate for 2016 scott walker is feeling the wrath of the current resident. president obama blasting walker for an inexcusable right to work bill into law. he says even as its governor claims victory overworking americans, i encourage him to strike a role for working americans to offer them the security of paid leave. wisconsin is the 25th state to pass right to work laws. which prevent workers from the right to join unions. >>> the new york bound amtrak train slammed into a tra

mark lippert is a stanford graduate.ist was slashed. >> ringling brothers circus announced they are getting rid of the elephant act. the parent company said the public concern over how they are treated led to the decision. the 42 elephants 8 be phased out by 2018 and will live in care center in florida. >> san francisco has beat its own record for the highest rental prices in the country. a search site said the median rent for a one-bedroom apartment is $3,400 a month in the east bay though are going up the fattest in the country. >>> our temperatures are going up but not that fast. we could be near records headed through today into the weekend. i will show you when it is warmest at the coast if you want sunshine and warmer-than-average ocean water. >> seven here is a look at the bay bridge toll plaza. if you are not in fast track lanes you have a wait open your hands with clear conditions across the bay area and a couple remaining construction projects ahead. >>> the 1981 is tricked tout look like the one in back to the

mark lippert was attending a routine breakfast in seoul. a man rushed forward said, no drills for war. he was quickly overpowered and pushed from the scene. police would only identify him as a man called kim. the ambassador was taken to local hospital his condition described as not life-threatening. u.s. and south korea are currently carrying out extensive military operations which will continue until next month. they are described as defensive in nature but have been branded unprecedentedly provocative by the north koreans. world's mowing fortified border, meant to be a deterrent but some in the south feel they oar are a barrier. lippert's wife gave birth in south korea this will lead to concerns over his family and all u.s. diplomats in south korea. >> we are going to take a short break but still to come in al jazeera, a former u.s. police officer will not face charges of that thingshooting a black teenager and why the successor to hugo chavez remains so popular. >> former klansman david duke. >> america has been taken over. >> defending

it raises questions around the security surrounding mark lippert. all-american ambassadors around the world. what the soule police are saying is they weren't asked to provide any extra security detail. it looked like a pretty routine detail. he was going to speak about peace. >> andrew stevens reporting live from hong kong for us this morning. thank you. >>> let's talk a little bit more about this with balbina wong. she served with christopher phil. she works at american university in washington d.c. welcome, professor. thank you for being with me. >> good morning. >> good morning. north korea praise the this attack. your thoughts? >> well i'm he not surprised. there's no evidence that north korea had any direct involvement, but much as we see, for example, these lone wolf attacks throughout the western world and afterwards isis sort of praising these attacks, again, there's no sense that there's a clear conspiracy but there is no doubt that these north core reasonable sympathizers are dangerous to south korean society. >> and you heard ambassador l

lippert had just one unarmed local bodyguard. tonight, ambassador lippert is in stable condition in the hospital where he is expected to remain for several days. but once again, this attack shows, no matter where, every american ambassador is a potential target. david? >> terry moran tonight. terry, thank you. >>> and back here at home now, and to the firestorm over hillary clinton. opting for private e-mail over a government account. the former secretary of state now tweeting that she wants the public to see her e-mail. but how long will that take, and did she break the rules after all? plus, the video tonight, now surfacing, showing mrs. clinton questioning the bush administration's use of secret e-mail accounts of their own. abc's chief white house correspondent jonathan karl. >> reporter: today, abc news has learned hillary clinton violated state department e-mail policy for all four years she served as secretary of state. a senior state department official tells us, while mrs. clinton was secretary, state department employee

ambassador to south korea mark lippert hopes to be released from the hospital tomorrow. today, south korea's president visited lippert to check on his recovery after last thursday's knife attack. it's the first time we've seen ambassador lippert since police an anti-american activist attacked him during a speech in seoul. another member of maryland's congressional delegation has eyes on the u.s. senate. congresswoman donna edwards is expected to announce tomorrow her plans to run for senator barbara mikulski's senate seat. mikulski is set to retire in 2016. if elected, edwards whose district includes prince george's county would be the first african-american woman to represent maryland in the senate. congressman chris van holland has already announced his candidacy. today, he received endorsements from several montgomery county leaders including county executive leggett. one local county is considering raising taxes to pay for schools. who could be affected? still ahead. also coming up the warning from a man arrested and accused of plotting to set off pipe bombs inside t

mark lippert needed 80 stitches to his face. he was attacked at a breakfast forum, allege by an activist. >> it was a scary incident but i feel good, i'm walking and talking and holding my baby, you know hugging my wife. so i just feel really good. >> lippert went on to say that the attack strengthen the bond between the u.s. and seoul and rallies were held in support of lippert's recovery. >>> parenting advice that everyone should hear, how you could be raising a little narcissist. >> now they tell me. anoro ellipta. it helps people with copd breathe better for a full 24hours. anoro ellipta is the first fda-approved product containing two long-acting bronchodilators in one inhaler. anoro is not for asthma. anoro contains a type of medicine that increases risk of death in people with asthma. it is not known if this risk is increased in copd. anoro won't replace rescue inhalers for sudden copd symptoms and should not be used more than once a day. tell your doctor if you have a heart condition, or high blood pressure. tell your do

lippert's speech after he attacked the ambassador.th korea are reporting that the suspected attacker is an activist against u.s.-south korean military cooperation. he may also be some sort of activist in the unification of south korea and north korea. we do not have a lot of detail on that at this point. after this troubling attack, we're told tonight ambassador mark lippert was rushed to a local hospital. his injuries are said to be nonlife-threatening. joining us now live from seoul is june yun, asia's seoul correspondent. >> reporter: that's right. mark lippert was injured this morning by an assailant with a razor knife. sustaining injuries to his face and wrist. this happened at 7:40 a.m. local korea time on his way to his morning lecture. this happened while he was walking to the building, when the attack took place. witnesses from the scene are saying that the suspect came from behind and started assaulting him. the audience members stopped the attack, and the police immediately arrested the suspect at the scene. the suspect has

lippert required 80 stitches and could be in the hospital for four days. today secretary of state john kerry commented on his condition. >> doing as good as to be expected and, um, his spirit is strong. >> the man who attacked lippert was wrestled to the ground and arrest. police say the suspect had a 10" blade and screamed demands for a unified korea. lippert is a stanford graduate and has also worked for senator dianne feinstein. >>> protestors returned to the police department in ferguson, missouri last night. two people were arrested for trying to block a street. the protest was a response to a federal report laying out a pattern of racial bias by ferguson police. it found the department engaged in a pattern of civil rights violations against citizens and was more concerned with generating revenue than ensuring public safety. attorney general eric holder was highly critical in his comments. >> ferguson police officers routinely violate the fourth amendment in stopping people without reasonab

he appeared in a court this morning and police say that kim attacked lippert to protest joint military drills with the u.s. and south korea he had only one south korean bodyguard to protect him at the time of the attack and now john kerry says safety is a top priority. >> the united states of america will never be intimidated by anybody who harms any american diplomat. >> lippert will stay in the hospital until monday or tuesday when 80 stitches are removed from his stabbing wounds. >>> convicted killer, jodi areyes did not get the death opinionty, one holdout may have saved her life. >> she will almost certainly die in prison but this morning you might also say she is very lucky. >> at this time, the court is declaring this a mistrial and the suspect hugged her attorney after avoiding death row by one vote. 11 jurors thought she should die and one holdout would not budge. >> the 11 jurors spoke to the media audio only, we strived for justice for travis but to no avail. >> so did the family of the victim. >> it's been nearly seven years since she repeatedly stabbed him and shot him in

mark lippert place setting still splattered with blood.ater the ambassador to south korea was leaving the hospital bandaged. i'm okay, he says. >> he got about 80 stitches. president obama called him to wish him well. he was previously chief of staff on the national security council. secretary jon kerry spoke about lippert today. >>> well ben rhodes also spoke today about his friend and former colleague. she a tough guy, i suspect he will be back on his feet as soon as possible. and he has really taken to this job, he and his wife robin have embraced the korean people. they got out among the people. they're very prominent there. >> 80 stitches and he just today there and took it. he took control, get me to a hospital, i need a doctor. >> mark lippert is a friend of mine and he cool like that all of the time. he keeps his cool in the biggest forms. >> is every post diplomatically a dangerous post? >> i will say this incident underscores the dangers that diplomats, even considered safe face. this diplomat is known to to take walks around. ev

. >>> breaking overnight, the president of south korea paying a surprise visit to mark lippert in the hospital. she went immediately to see the ambassador after returning from the middle east. lippert is recovering after his face was slashed by joint military drills. >>> hillary clinton is set to make a public appearance here in new york city. not sure if she will address the e-mail address. she will be in the times square theater with chelsea and melinda gates. she will be urged to break her silence to use personal e-mail to conduct state business. >> i would like her to come forward and say what the situation is because she is the pre-eminent political figure right now. she is the leading candidate whether republican for democrat to be the next president. i think that she needs to step up and come out and stayay what the situation is. >> senator feinstein says if clinton does not address it now, it will hurt her. >>> what a turnout in selma alabama for bloody sunday. thousands stood to remember the protest with police and protesters to bring about the 1965 voting rights act. the wee

lippert was rushed to the hospital last thursday in seoul. this was the scene you're seeing there. tempt fate. after a man slashed him in the face and left arm after a break it was forum. he told reporters he's in good spirits after successful surgery. >> i'm walking, talking, holding my baby. you know, hugging my wife. so i'm -- i just feel really good. i've got a little rehab left to do on the arm, the face feels really good. >> lippert's alleged attacker known as an anti-american activist previously convicted for hurring a piece of concrete at the japanese ambassador in seoul five years ago. >>> meanwhile, the president of the university of oklahoma is mincing no words to the fraternity brothers caught on camera singing a racist song. we don't want you. he calls their behavior disgraceful and reprehensible and suggest they find another school. the frat house is being shut down. members given to the end of the day today to get out of there. sigma alpha epsilon's national organization has apologized and calls those on the video, quote, a few bigoted idiots. >>> an apology has been

lip lippert walked into the hospital. two hours in surgery and 80 inches it will be months before he recovered full use of his fingers many south koreans held a rally of support. he's popular here. he and his first wife save his first child a korean name. he said we'll be back asap. >> when leaving the police station for his first court appearance today, the suspected attacker said i am sick. i have no relations with north korea. north koreans take media and called the knifing of the american ambassador punishment. now to sports. we start with the nba. the bulls trailing the thunder by a point in the game's final seconds. >> reporter: gasol. moore for three. good. >> chicago's moore sinks a go ahead three with 2.1 seconds to play and the bulls win 108-105. now to college hoops. the ncaa tournament approaches. arizona ramps up the pack 12 beating university of california. and wisconsin claims the big ten title after a victory over minnesota. now to major league baseball. the top of the fourth bases loaded for boston's seco

mark lippert spoke to reporters in seoul a short time ago.rrespondent, ivan watson, of at the conference. joins us live from seoul. ivan what exactly did the ambassador have to say now that he's out and treated? how bad were his injuries? >> reporter: they were serious, and there have been reports that you know a matter of a centimeter or two could have severed a vein and triggered serious bleeding. fortunately, ambassador lippert was able to emerge from the hospital room about five days after he received the/s to the face and to the arm. we're talking about a four-inch glacier to his face. and he was smiling and said he felt pretty darn good. take a listen. >> i feel pretty darn good all thing considered. it was obviously a scary incident. but i am walking, talking holding my baby hugging my wife so i'm -- i just feel really good. i've got a little rehab left to do on the arm, the face feels really good. thanks to the great medical professionals, i feel like i said pretty darn good. >> reporter: the u.s. ambassador says he wants to get back

a man with a ten-inch knife ran up to lippert screaming anti-american statements. lippert was slashed in the face and hand and had 80 stitches to close the wounds. he later tweeted that he was in great spirits and would return as soon as possible. >>> four victims of the boston marathon bombing have now testified about what they saw that day. their testimony followed opening statements in which the lawyer for accused bomber dzhokhar tsarnaev admitted he did it. abc's brian ross is in boston. >> reporter: with new video made public for the first time, prosecutors brought back the horror of that festive spring race day in boston. the chaos and the carnage and the aftermath caught on tape by a wounded spectator. >> get her out of here. >> reporter: inside a nearby sports store, stunned and wounded spectators stumble in. the store manager uses running clothes to fix a tourniquet on the leg of a badly injured woman. others rip clothes off the rack to be used as tourniquets for the wounded still outside. and in a surprise opening statement, dzhokhar tsarnaev's lawyer jud

the president we winned lippert well recovering from a knife attack. the ambassador lippert a stanford graduate has been covering in seoul since being attacked by a man opposed to joint military drills with south korean and united states troops. the attacker slashed lippert's face and arm as he was to give a speech and was arrested. ambassador lippert needed 80 stitches. >> yesterday the warriors took part in an effort to beat malaria before the win over the clippers. nothing but nets, donating nets for people in avocadonating a net for every ticket sold. >> one child dies in africa every 60 seconds so in a class of 8235 minutes 85 kids die. do make a difference with one or two bed nets to save two or three lives is a big deal. >> warriors star steph curry is a big supporter and is donating these mosquito nets for every three-pointer this season. >> the public health people will tell you that actually malaria is the bigger problem an ebola. >> if you are waking up inland east bay neighborhoods we are 44 in danville for the cool for and san ramon is 46

ambassador mark lippert wanted to kill him. lippert a stanford grad was knifed during a breck fan forum in seoul last week. he had wounds to the face and arm. police say the alleged attacker tried to kill lippert to highlight his protest against ongoing u.s.-south korean military drills. >>> more calls for calm in ferguson, missouri after two police officers were shot. ♪[ music ]♪ >> dozens gathered for a vigil last night expressing shi for the officers. they were wounded during a protest wednesday night. they also called for more changes in ferguson in the way of a report about the police department's racial bias. both of the wounded officers were released from hospital yesterday. no arrests so far. >>> some people in morgan hill are furious after someone stole the neighborhood flag. the flag was pry off the entrance sign in jackson meadows. a world war ii vet neighbor began putting up the flag years ago and replacing it every few years. neighbors are determined to catch the thief. >> i kind of take it personal because it's ki

get me to the hospital. >> reporter: it was a close call for mark lippert the u.s. ambassador was viciously attacked from behind by a man seoul police identified as korean nationalist kim ki-jong. kim screamed about reunifying north and south korea and demanded the halt of ongoing u.s. and south korean military exercises. police say he used this ten-inch blade to slash the envoy's arm and slice a four-inch gash in his face. after surgery and 80 stitch, lippert tweeted today "doing well and in great spirits." but the incident raises questions about why there were no u.s. security agents on site and just one unarmed south korean guard to defend him. kim was known to authorities. he had staged a similar attack on the japanese ambassador five years earlier and had recently been protesting outside the u.s. embassy. former diplomatic security agent bruce tully said considering the high tensions between the u.s. and north korea there should have been tighter security. how is it possible that the u.s. ambassador didn't have protection? >> it's a mystery to me, as well. if i

ambassador lippert was at a breakfast meeting when a 55-year-old man slashed him twice, once in the face and once across the body. the attacker was arrested and pinned down. he'd shouted that he wanted a unified korea. he also voiced dwrir at the large u.s. military presence in korea. american troops and south korean troops have just started a joint exercise involving 200,000 personnel. the american embassy is a fortress, like all american embassies, but the event the ambassador was attending is just across the street walking distance, in the same neighborhood, and that may have led to a false sense of security. the ambassador when he took up his post indicated he wanted to be much more open out there with the people. that policy will now be rethought.

that is ambassador mark lippert looking stunned.has a slash mark on his face. the weapon was a ten-inch knife. the suspect hauled away. said to be opposed to south korean u.s. military drills. ambassador lippert a had a two-hour surgery including 80 stitches. secretary of state john kerry called him to check in on his recovery. >> i'd think so. i don't think i would have been that calm. pretty impressive. >>> the police officer who shot michael brown is officially off the hook when it comes to federal charges, but the department he once worked for is facing a major overhaul. attorney general eric holder called the report on ferguson a searing portrait of a police department the investigation found systemic mistreatment of blacks who were repeatedly stopped and jailed without probable cause. separately the justice department concluded that darren wilson violated no federal law in the brown shooting. >> it's unimaginable to them that their child could be killed and no one be held responsible for it. >> reporter: he called the environm

. >> reporter: the man who slashed lippert was wrestled to the ground and arrested. police say the 55-year-old had a 10" blade and screamed demands for a unified korea during the attack. [ screaming ] >> reporter: here while being carried into a police station, he yelled the war exercise must be stopped! he was likely talking about the joint military exercises with the u.s. and south korea that started this week, at the heart of heavy protests. the attacker reportedly served two years in prison in 2010 for throwing a piece of concrete at the japanese ambassador in seoul. lippert became ambassador last year as working as assistant secretary of defense for asian affairs. don champion cbs. >> lippert is a stanford graduate and has also worked for senator dianne feinstein. >>> a second los angeles hospital now reports cases of a drug-resistant superbug. cedars-sinai hospital announced yesterday four of its patients have been infected with the bacteria known as cre. the cases are linked to a medical scope which is contaminated even though it had been cleaned to the manufa

the attacker reportedly used a razor blade to slash at lippert. the suspect was arrested immediately. lippert is a stanford grad who was named u.s. ambassador south korea last year. fairly popular guy there and even gave his baby a korean middle name. the man arrested for the slashing reportedly was upset about a joint military drill involving the u.s. and south korea. witnesses say that he shouted out, north and south korea must be united! before he made his attack. from the newsroom, i'm ken bastida. back to you. >> thank you. >>> the dramatic opening to the boston bombing trial. the suspect's own lawyer pointed to her client saying, he it was him. dzhokhar tsarnaev quickly admitted her client was guilty of setting off pressure cooker bombs at the 2013 marathon. however, she argued tsarnaev -- fell under the evil influence of his older brother. >> it's not a question of whether he will be proven guilty or found not guilty. they are looking to avoid the death penalty. >> tamerlan tsarnaev later died in a shootout with police. about two dozen bomb

lippert is close to president obama.m during the 2008 campaign, then moving to the white house to serve on the national security council staff before becoming ambassador to south korea. tensions between north and south korea have spiked this week, as the u.s. and south korea conduct annual military exercises in north korean media have issued dire threats in response. the attacker was still shouting against those joint exercises as he was led away by police strapped to a gurney. ambassador lippert kept his cool throughout the incident. shortly after he was stitched up tweeting, doing well and in great spirits. and though north korea praised this assault as a knife attack of justice there's no evidence of any involvement there. the real question now, how did a guy with a knife like that get so close? robin. >> and people want the answer to that question as you know, terry, thank you. >>> now to that winter blast stretching from dallas to new england this morning affecting more than 90 million americans. school has been can

the man shouted "no," and attacked lippert with a knife.tes and south korea are exhibiting egypt military exercises. lippert got his master's in international studies and worked for senator feinstein. the larger knife was a fruit knife and he carried a smaller razor place. he tweeted he is doing well and in great spirits and eager to get back to work. >> students to the street, a live picture from uc santa cruz. the campus now is shut down. stay tuned. >> tesla owners pay town $100,000 for the cars so why is the company warning buyers what they can do with their cars? stay tuned. [container door opening] ♪ what makes it an suv is what you can get into it. ♪ [container door closing] what makes it an nx is what you can get out of it. ♪ introducing the first-ever lexus nx turbo and hybrid. once you go beyond utility there's no going back. >> coming up on 6:40 and now san jose what to expect during and an average march we warm to 69 and 48 and the extreme is 87 and 25 the fourth wettest month and the sun is up. we have do tack about tree pollen

after surgery and 80 stitches,er lippert tweeted today, "doing well and in great spirits." but the incident raises questions about why there were no u.s. security agents on site and just one unarmed south korean guard to defend him. kim was known to authorities. he had staged a similar attack on the japanese ambassador five years earlier and had recently been protesting outside the u.s. embassy. former diplomatic security agenton bruce tully said considering the high tensions between the u.s. and north korea, there should have been tighter security. how is it possible that the u.s. ambassador didn't have protection with him? >> it's a mystery to me, as well. if i were at that post, i would have had our adequate securityct there to protect him, whether it be an american agent itself or aes heightened response from the local security force. >> reporter: since the attack, t the u.s. has asked the korean government to increase security, and an american agent will protect the ambassador around the clock. charlie, north korea's state-runme media called it "a deserved punishment."