harry immediately contacted the local police and fbi. d him to drive to the back of the police station and pick up a law enforcement officer. >> he got into the car and laid down in the back seat of the car with a 12 gauge shotgun. >> when harry arrived at the railroad bridge, no one was there. so he waited with the sharp shooter in the backseat. and with fbi agents hiding in the woods nearby. >> you just sit there very quietly. you don't move and you listen. and you listen for any kind of footstep, any kind of noise, hoping that he might contact us. but thinking that he's probably within 100 yards of us watching with a rifle. >> after waiting for several hours, the fbi agents told harry to go home and await further word there. the next day at sunrise, the fbi performed a grid search of the drop site. and near the railroad underpass they found a second ransom note attached to a metal rod with a crepe paper flag. >> the rods we recognized as being rods that were used in filing cabinets, older filing cabinets that slid through the drawers o

. >> reporter: local police and fbi, desperate for clues, are scouring his home in nearby hixon, tennessee. in a silver mustang he abandoned at the scene. authorities are also investigating if abdulazeez was inspired by isis or another terrorist organization. >> it is a huge concern. it probably is the biggest concern to law enforcement as far as terrorism is concerned day to day in the united states. >> reporter: as recently as this last weekend, and going back a year isis has been urging its followers in the u.s. to attack uniformed police and military in this country. the group posted photos and home addresses of more than 100 active-duty soldiers saying what are you waiting for? kill them in their own land. >> we are increasingly saying individuals who may be motivated by the ideology of a terrorist group, may be inspired by their social media campaigns, but are acting independent of those terrorist organizations. and that is not a threat that our intelligence capabilities, as robust as they are, our counterterrorism capabilities as robust as they are, were designed to address. >> repo

. >> local police and the fbi and state and federal prosecutors will all be part of this war room. >>> 1600 pennsylvania avenue, more than a dozen republicans hope to call it home by january 2017. and the fiercely competitive race for the white house is about to get even more crowded. wisconsin governor scott walker expected to jump into the race tomorrow. today, the governor put the finishing touches on his state's budget. walker is a social and fiscal conservative, who is dominating the polls in iowa right now. national surveys have him right behind jeb bush for the gop nomination. >>> new developments tonight from vienna, austria. all signs indicate iran has agreed to a deal that limits its nuclear program. secretary of state john kerry and several european foreign ministers have been in talks with iran's foreign minister for more than two weeks. tomorrow is the latest deadline, and word is they'll announce a deal before that. some of the sticking points in the talks, when the arms embargo against iran will be limited and how to limit iran's nuclear research. in exchange, some sanc

. >> electronic surveillance, international intelligence, this is about hard nosed local policing, and the fbire 14,000. there are 800,000 local policemen. 800,000 more have to become the eyes and ears of the fbi. >> especially when you look at the numbers. in the last month 10 people have been arrested in the u.s. for having ties. >> the korean civil war has created a war with refugees and as sylum speakers. >> the chair of homeland security says he's increasingly concerned. according to the report 900 syrian refugees have been reset elled in the united states. that number is normally 30. we have seen a huge increase since the sfart of the syrian war. the current protocol isn't good enough. >> kristin fisher live in washington for us. thanks, kristin. >> he doesn't even have the gop nomination but donald trump is already rattling off names of people he would love to see in his presidential cabinet. doug luzader is live with the latest on team trump. good morning, doug. >> good morning. donald trump certainly keeps things interesting. he was asked if he would consider sarah palin for a cabinet

livermore but in fremont, walnut creek, and berkeley and san jose in the past year and the fbi is working with local policehelp finding the people responsible. again we reached out to the fbi, to local police agencies and the companies impacted to try to get more details about what is going on. of course we will let you know as soon as we get that information. >> thank you for that update. we'll check in with you in a little bit. >>> a contentious meeting at the berkeley city council wrapped up at 1:30 this morning. homeless advocates protesting inside and outside the building. vailed attempt to crack down on homeless people in the city and they went against berkeley's reputation for tolerance. >> essentially criminalized the very presence of people that are homeless on the streets of berkeley. we think that is a terrible way to deal with people who are most vulnerable. >> we have a growing encampment on particularly telegraph avenue with lots of things spilling out. a lot of complaints from passer byes. >> there are four proposed ordnances which includes a ban asking people for money when they are at park

and how he travels within the crowds. >> clancy says the secret service is meeting with local police, fbi and federal partners since january. you can see the latest on the pope's upcoming visit on our twitter account, we are posting the latest tips and pictures as we prepare for his arrival. >> still to come, three sisters lost in the wilderness are finally home safe, the hunt that led to their rescue in wyoming. plus a mother gets a big surprise when a police officer catches her steal what the officer did that left the shoplifter crying tears of joy. i'm only in my 60's... i've got a nice long life ahead. big plans. so when i found out medicare doesn't pay all my medical expenses, i got a medicare supplement insurance plan. [ male announcer ] if you're eligible for medicare, you may know it only covers about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. call now and find out about an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like all standardized medicare supplement insurance plans it could save you in out-of-pocket medical costs. call now to request your free de

those items and then will go through the process of inventory to understand all of the things that are in that theater, part of the crime scene. >> at this stage, local state police and fbitinue to work throughout the night. we know the gunman's body as well as bodies of two victims remain inside the theater. the corps no are is at the scene. they are looking into any evidence they can find at that location. the local governor bobby jindal has been to the hospitals to visit some victims. we know that two teachers were at the theater that night. one friend saved the life of another by diving across the theater instead of being shot in the head one of the teachers was shot in the leg. so remarkable heroic stories coming out right now. >> have you it keep in mind just three years ago, nearly to this day we were talking about a similar situation. in colorado. aurora. now we are seeing this play out. we will continue to follow this break news story and have the latest just after the break. you're watching cnn the world's news leader. new york state is reinventing how we do business by leading the way on tax cuts. we cut the rates on personal income taxes. we enacted the lowes

fbi is wrong. they are not convinced. more on the bizarre case criminal defense attorney and former prosecutor. first local policet buy it. now the fbi has said we should buy it because she was kidnapped and the local cops saying we don't. >> they need to somehow apologize to these people right away. in their defense the facts were unbelievably bizarre claiming in the first burglary that happened they are forced to wear swim goggles. head phones. she comes back unharmed. he doesn't report this for 12 hours claiming he was drugged but they checked his blood pressure before. i get how bizarre this was. but then fast forward to june 5. the facts are so similar. you get into the detail. that has to be the same guy. >> so what happens in the second incident. >> in the second incident a guy goes into the home and does the exact type of activity that he did in the first home holding a flashlight on the victim. he leaves his cell phone this time so leads law enforcement to his home. a harvard educated attorney with major issues and they search his stolen vehicle in frupt of his house and find a number of items including

and out front. >> director clancy says the secret service is coordinating with local police, the fbi and other agenciesy've been working with them since january on that effort. >>> remember, the pope will be in philadelphia in september for the world meeting of families. we have complete details about his upcoming visit on our web site 6abc.com and you can stay up top date with our special twitter account just follow 6abc pope for the very latest. >>> over to rick. >> all right sharrie thank you. >>> they are gathering right now at love park in center city to push for the decriminalization of marijuana. dozens of people joined the east coast cannabis coalition that calls for marijuana law reform. they showed their support for change by lighting up in the middle of the park. the group wants lawmakers to legalize weed and to remove it as a schedule one drug. they also want to lift federal restrictions on state medical cannabis programs. supporters are also plan aguilar to senator toomey and senator casey's offices in washington to urge them to support the cause. >> an "action news" viewer says is a shark

police captain. sources say that captain turned his son into the fbi after er. >>> local leaders police and neighborsis evening for.d a publicáa8÷ safety walk. this was held in response to recent gun violence in the area. the walk began at a playground where a man was shot and killed yesterday. >>> higher humidity and days of storms ahead. when heavy rain will impact your week and the chance for flooding. >>> plus some stations closing during the pope's mass in philadelphia. where trains will stop running and when you can purchase a special one-day pass. >>> this rare sea creature washing up across the jersey shore. now researchers are studying why. nbc10 is asking about the spike in numbers and if it will continue for summers to come. >>> the cheltenhamm mall could soon get a amgq&ift. the mall drug led to compete in recent years. mall officials are hoping to begin construction this winter and reopen by january of 2017. >>> to decision 2016. there are now 15 republicans running for president. wisconsin governor scott walker officially launched his campaign in his home state today. walker embraced h

. >> tonight, we visit the streets and suburbs of detroit, michigan, joining the fbi, state and local police as part of "operation cross country five," a nationwide dragnet to crack down on those who exploit juveniles in the sex trade. in the process we came across the destroyed lives often left in the wake of human trafficking. >> thanks everybody for coming out. as you know, today is the kickoff for "cross country operation five." >> how are these initiated? >> oftentimes there's a number of different web portals that we use -- >> today much of the underground sex trade has moved off the street corners and on to the internet. >> is this kim? >> investigators begin the operation by browsing the online ads and setting up dates. >> calling to see if i can get some company. >> juveniles will never be listed as underage so police keep their eyes open for girls who look younger than 18. >> these are runaways that we'll make everybody, the team aware of tonight. >> fbi special agent hailey conl conl is running the task force. >> they end up running away maybe at the bus stop, pimp looks at the bu

and the fbi depends on police reports, arrest reports from state, local and agency photos in current should they respond to. the fbi would not automatically have that information and then they may not have that information immediately. when you have an interconnected system, i'm not making excuses, but at this point when you have this kind of a system, you have to look at each part of the system so you know where to report, where to repair it. it does not good. by saying this horrible mistake was a made. let's look at the communications bro broken down. the fbi is bearing the brunt of the mistake. but these systems are built on a relationship between all agencies to get that piece of information. in a perfect world we would like everything to be automated including the police reports. people have said it is not a perfect world. we don't have all that information automated. and oftentimes people can write down up correct information and you scurry to get the correct information by phone. so it's -- in an interconnected system, we'll look at what happened, where it broke down and not co

and methods. the two working together. for instance the fact his father was investigated several years ago. i hope the fbi made that known to local police. in that case then the police can keep an eye on or the members of the family. not a full scale surveillance but monitor and see what's happening. the fbi is limited in what it can do and just by you know limited amount of man power. it's really important we'll find out who the lone wolves or accomplices. you have to have police on the ground. there's no substitute for having cops on the ground. that's what we've seen in new york with the fbi and nypd and the jttf. >> he apparently wasn't on any terror watch list or anything like that. stand by congressman, i have nor questions. especially about u.s. military soft targets. does more need to be done right now to protect the men and women of the united states military? ♪ ♪ mike fincham was diagnosed with colorectal cancer 2 years ago. it was a priority for mike that he continue to be there for his family throughout his treatment continuing to live the life he loves. that's why he chose cancer treatment centers of america. there he found

and tonight making death notifications. >> we know that local police state police fbi are at the scene and will continue to work through the night combing that crime scene. we understand two of the victims plus the gunman's body is still inside the movie theater. >> it's an active scene for sure. we will bring you details as we get them. we'll be right back after this. at hilton, we say... play hooky from the ordinary. the uninspired. the routine. but mostly just play. with hilton's 12 brands you always get the lowest price. only when you book direct at hilton.com. it's easy to buy insurance and forget about it. but the more you learn about your coverage, the more gaps you might find. like how you thought you were covered for all this... when you're really only covered for this. hot dog? or how you may think you're covered for this... but not for this... whoa! no, no, oh , oh! ...or this... ...or this. ...or that... talk to farmers and see what gaps could be hiding in your coverage. my heaven! ♪ we are farmers bum - pa - dum. bum - bum - bum - bum ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ isn't it beautiful when things just come together? build a beautif

fbi is involved. that seems like a natural progression of things. we have state police, as well as local police. every first responder andwe've heard the fbi is involved in this. we're going to go live to the o'reilly factor in moments just to give you an update here, there has been a shooting in lafayette louisiana. it is in the grand theater in the 7:00 showing of "trainwreck". 20 minutes into the showing we're told a 58-year-old man got up and started shooting at the people in front of him. right now, numbers are this. the shooter is dead. from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. two victims are also dead. we do not know their ages or gender. we know seven people were injured and police chief says some of those injuries are thought to be critical. the investigation is ongoing. the governor bobby jindal is people were not running away but running towards the shooter trying to stop him. we're following breaking news as it happens in lafayette. i'm trace ghallager at the breaking news desk in los angeles. more details as we get them. nowhere to rest your beard? choose from thousands of hand-picked hotel deals at the very las

and prayers are with everyone in louisiana. >> let's bring in our law enforcement analyst cedric anderson who is joining us at the desk. thank you for joining us. we know the fbi and local police are at the scene. we know they have looked for explosives and they are combing the area. what will they do in the coming hours? >> let me say my hearts and prayers go out to the innocent victims who were injured or lost their lives tonight. it is early in the investigation. they probably have tactical teams going through the theater inch by inch to make sure there are no victims in there, other suspects inside and they will sweep for ieds. that's an important part. once that completed and then investigators will go inside and start to conduct their investigation. so this is very early on in this unfortunate incident that has occurred here month louisiana. >> we are hearing alsole that law enforcement has dispatched officers to different theaters there in lafayette. is there concern, a worry there could be copycat? >> i think what they maybe doing, it appears, is they are going to be extra precaution tonight in that community. because it is early in this investigation. we don't know wh

and out front. >> clancy also says the secret service has been coordinating with police, the fbi and other local agenciesce january. the pope's visit will include stops in new york and washington, d.c. and of course the world meeting of families right here in philadelphia. >>> remember, you can keep up with all of the latest on the plans for the world meeting of families with our special twitter account. just follow 6abc pope. >> a former teacher who was fired over her same-sex marriage is thanking all of her supporters. "action news" spoke with margie winters and her wife andrea at their home last night. winters taught for eight years at wold done mercy academy on the main line until she says a parent discovered her marriage and complained to the school. she was fired at the end of june after she declined the choice to resign. in the following weeks she's been touched by the tremendous outreach from other parents and students. >> i'm not surprised that this community has stood up and i'm not surprised that this touches, you know, a nerve in so many people in the area, across the country. you know, that

>> federal, state and local authorities are here including the fbi, the atf. the police this 58-year-old white male does have a criminal history but it goes back too far. it's not too relevant now. doesn't have a recent criminal history. in addition to that he has multiple addresses in different states. they do know his name but because it is an ongoing investigation heather and heather they do not know his name. everyone is trying to figure out why did he do it? >> in lafayette, kyle shth thank you very much. >> we are starting had ato hear incredible stories. two schoolteachers are praised for their brave actions the moment the bullets started flying. >> casey stegall has more on their selfless acts. >> good morning to you as always in tragedies like this we hear the tales of ordinary people stepping in to help. last night two schoolteachers out for a night on the town going to see a movie together celebrating their last bit of summer before the return to the new school year when the shooting happened. louisiana governor bobby jindal says one teacher jumped in front of

specific threat at this time police and federal agencies are beefing up security at key sites across the country. the fbi is now setting up joint coordination centers to assist localolice departments as the nation remains on edge and under high alert. joining us now with more peter doocy who is live from our nation's capitol. peter. >> uma, right now fbi agents are fanned out across the country monitoring games, parades and concerts from 56 command centers set up at field offices ready to react and respond to any threat to pop up in their region. they're beefed up independence day posture supports what other big cities are doing as well. like chicago where officers are working 12-hour shifts to make sure big events like the grateful dead show at soldier field today are safe. boston where the banks of the charles river are heavily guarded ahead of hundreds of thousands of visitors coming to look up at fireworks after dark. and new york where as part of the biggest fourth of july security response ever in the big apple boats equipped with radiation detecting equipment are patrolling the hudson as helicopters with special surveillance capabilities hover high above th

these are people under surveillance and that the fbi or local police believe were on the verge of taking there are still hundreds of people under surveillance around the country. the fbi has said it has active investigations in every state. so that's part of it. trying to keep your eyes on the people that are worrisome because they have come to your attention. the real heartburn is over the people that haven't come to their attention. that might be sitting there in the basement and thinking about doing something. then the other part of it is the big police presence. nypd said it will be the largest police presence for the fourth of july. in city's history. we'll have a more visible presence this washington. a similar edge many from police around the country. their other message is this. they dolt want people to get freaked out. they said americans are terrified now at the fourth of july. they want people to show up, have confidence in the police presence, but be alert. if they see something suspicious, report it. >> have a happy fourth of july. up next, president obama heads to wisconsin

very quickly, the coordination for that sort of stuff is very important, and there used to be turf battles between fbi and local policeu have those anymore now that we're all one nation fighting terrorism? >> basically, when it comes to something like this, no. basically, every organization works together. but to bo's point, they drill on this. and chattanooga, tennessee, i am sure that they've had mock drills of lockdowns and how police and other agencies will interact with each other and how they'll coordinate their efforts in a situation like this. david: gotcha. tom, bo, thank you very much for hanging in there. by the way, we are now getting word from chattanooga police that the active shooter situation is over. whether that means the shooter's been killed or taken into custody, we don't know. details are forthcoming. more right here in just a moment. we're also watching iran are. did saudi arabia already win the race to a bomb? that's what former senior cia p ops officer duane consumer ridge told me just moments ago. >> saudis already have the bomb. what people fail -- david: hold on a second. let me just emphas

i would be more supportive of the fbi, local police, and joint terrorism task forces. a stronger more aggressive overseas helps us. i think the next president has to be stronger about overseas because that is where they are launching this. they have a strong base overseas and that is what makes them so attractive. >> we have to go. thank you. >>> part of a jet wing washing on shore in the indian ocean. does this tell us anything about a missing bowing 777? so this beauty can be yours with a down payment and 10% financing. oh larry, lawrence. thanks to the tools and help at experian.com, i know i have a 798 fico score. [score alert text sound] [score alert text sound] oh. that's the sound of my interest rate going down. according to this score alert, my fico score just went up to 816. 816. 816! 816! fico scores are used in 90% of credit decisions. so get your credit swagger on. go to experian.com, become a member of experian credit tracker, and take charge of your score. my name is jamir dixon and i'm a locafor pg&e.rk fieldman most people in the community recognize the

the corners offense and the fbi him a louisiana state police all of the local authorities, chief of police just now working the crime scene and getting the bits and pieces of this tragedy that happened tonight. >> can you give us any update at all on how the victims are doing doing? >> say that one more time. >> those who are injured, can you give us any information on how they are doing? >> they were taken to multiple hospitals. the injuries range from nonlife threatening threatening to very radical and life-threatening. the prayers are with the families for those who have been injured. >> what can you tell us so far about the shooter? >> law enforcement is not releasing any information about the shooter, his identity, perhaps where he is from. the only thing they will confirm is that it was a self-inflicted gunshot wound after the spray of gunfire inside the theater. he exited the theater through a side door and then returned inside the theater against a cross grain of people coming out and then took his own life inside. >> that is new to me. i want you to repeat that last part. he was i

people knew that he meant it nonliterally and he said bad things about the local police and eventually he said bad things about the fbi officer that came to arrest him and that is the one thing you must not so and so he was arrested and tried for that. he was prosecuted under the prevailing view. nine of the circuits adopted a view as the court went on to recognize it as a negligent standard if you say something that a reasonable person would view as a threat that is a felony and it doesn't matter whether you thought it was a threat or not and the prosecutor said in the closing statement, it doesn't matter what he thinks. which i made of point of about saying that about 50 times in the brief and the chief justice to wrote the opinion voting -- finding for my client on an 8-1 basis and he quoted back to us and i found that gratifying and now i'm going to repeat everything 50 times in briefs. but the court -- it was understanding. it was litigated on a constitutional basis in the district court saying that -- rather that the constitution required it be a standard higher than negligence and you have to have an in tent to

fbi examiner. but the examiner was confused over which police department to contact and failed to obtain a police report which showed roof admitted to drug possession. a localrosecutor also failed to respond to the examiner's request for information. since federal law gives the fbi only three business days to provide evidence to block a purchase, roof was able to return to the shop and buy the gun when the waiting period expired. gun control advocates have called for congress to approve funding to enter the records of prohibited people into the fbi's database. obama is set to become the first sitting president to visit a federal prison. on thursday, obama will tour the el reno correctional institute a medium-security prison in oklahoma. obama is also expected to commute the sentences of dozens of nonviolent offenders this week and deliver a speech on the need for sentencing reform before the naacp on tuesday. and those are some of the headlines. this is democracy now! democracynow.org, the war and , peace report. i'm amy goodman. we begin today's show with a story democracy now! has followed closely for more than a decade. a new independent review has revea

on the status of the investigation, i know right now the fbi, the joint task force is overseeing this right now. but the local and state police. can you give us a sense of the latest? >> yes, we keep updating on this. and we have every resource we can muster locally going towards this investigation, where cooperating with the fbi and atf and every aspect of the investigation. well i can't really comment on some of the things that are happening. i can tell you that they are not going to leave any stone unturned. >> mayor berke, we appreciate your time and thank you. your city is in our thoughts tonight. >> thank you. >> all right, just ahead for us there is no conclusive proof, the fbi says that the gunman had ties to isis. but it is very much the focus of the investigation. up next we'll speak to someone, a mother whose son was killed in syria after joining isis. we'll also get insight into a former jihadist on how young people are recruited and radicalized. big day? ah, the usual. moved some new cars. hauled a bunch of steel. kept the supermarket shelves stocked. made sure everyone got their latest gadgets. what's up for the

you about the fbi's knoxville joint terrorism task force along with the chattanooga police department and our other federal, state and local partners. because the investigation is still in its early stages, it would be premature to speculate on exactly why the shooter did what he did. however, we are conducting a thorough investigation to determine whether this person acted alone. was inspired or directed and will exhaust all efforts in determining how and why this honorable act happened. because this is an ongoing investigation we are somewhat limited in what we can discuss but i can tell you as i speak right now personnel from the fbi, atf hsi troopers from the tennessee highway patrol chattanooga police officers and hamilton county sheriff's deputies along with other law enforcement throughout this nation are coming leads that are coming to our command center. some of those agents are part of our evidence response teams who are highly trained in crime scene processing. they continue to meticulously document evidence documented at the crime scenes, teams from knoxville memphis and atlanta along with trajectory experts fr

read in that arrest warrant is true i don't see how the police department -- remember that's an fbi arrest warrant and now talking about a separate localsaying we are not conceding that we got it wrong. >> i spoke to the couple's lawyer yesterday. how vulnerable is the police department now to a lawsuit? >> police departments get things wrong and just because they get things wrong doesn't mean they can get successfully sued. what's different here are the public statements that they made. and as a result that does make them more vulnerable to possibly lawsuits but sounds like they're ready to fight it. >> dan abrams thanks very much. >>> all right, guy, thanks very much. >>> new details on that incredible survival story in washington state. the teenage girl who walked away from a small plane crash and out of the wilderness. two days later she is back home and we are hearing from her for the first time on that 911 call from after she was found. abc's ryan owens has the story. >> reporter: autumn veatch is wake up in her own bed after spending one night in the hospital. a remarkable recovery complete with the 16-year-old's favorite food c

. >> reporter: now, state, local, and federal police are here. we have the fbi,asm t -- atf. police are trying to figure out what one question why did he allegedly do it? >> all right. thank you very much. >>> right now, let's bring in jacob and jordan broussard. they are 19-year-old twin brothers who go to the university of lafayette. they were in the theater. tell us what you heard when the shooting started, jacob. >> we were sitting in the movie theater, the movie started at 7:15 five minutes into the movie, we heard some loud sounds. we didn't go into the movie thinking you are going to hear a gunshots. we hear some loud pops and the sirens come on and the lights come on telling us to get to the nearest exit. once we get outside, the cops are already there, sirens everywhere. we walk around to the front of the building there was a laying on the ground and she had already been shot and it was crazy. people everywhere. it was just -- it was unreal. >> jordan where were you exactly in that movie theater as it relates to where the shooting took place and where was that woman

police custody. as noted that matter is actually under investigation by local authorities. the fbi is monitoring that case as we often do in many situations, andresults of local investigations as well. >> ma'am, could you talk a little bit about what your views are on the planned parenthood videos that have been out. i know you've received some letters from members of congress. you know there is an applicable federal law here and is that something that you are going to open an investigation on? >> well i'm aware of those -- of those matters generally from the media and from some inquiries that have been made to the department of justice, and, again, at this point we're going to review all the information and determine what steps, if any, to take at the appropriate time. >> all right. so you've been list inge to u.s. attorney general loretta lynch taking a number of questions from media there, specifically on this case. she's just announced the 33-count indictment against the gunman there in that june 17th massacre in charleston south carolina church. bakari sellers, still have you with me cnn contributor and former south carolina representativ

police custody. as noted, that matter is under investigation by local authority to the fbi is monitoring that case as we often do in many situations and were waiting for results of local investigations as well. >> could you talk about what your views are on the planned parenthood of videos that an adequate i know you've received some letters from members of congress. and there is an applicable federal law here and is that something that you're going to open an investigation on? >> i'm aware of those matters generally from the media and from some inquiries that a been made at the department of justice to indicate at this point where going to do all the information and determine what steps they could take at the appropriate time. >> just switching gears on opm the cam expect any charges come from the department of justice by the perpetrators of the opm of bridge? >> that's an ongoing investigation and openness am i'm not able to comment at this time. the department of justice as well as other federal agencies are actively involved in notifying everyone who was subjected to that breach and providing them with the tools necessary to prote

>> so basically pamela the fbi should have checked with columbia police with local police and followed up because they knew he'd been arrested. >> right. >> but they didn't know the details of it. >> exactly. so the fact that he had been arrested on a felony drug charge was not enough to deny the transaction. but had there been communication with columbia police the fbi would have known. he admitted to possessing drugs and that would have made him an unlawful drug user which would have permitted him from being able to buy a gun. as director comey said he said we got the geography wrong in south carolina and the contact information for columbia police was not on a certain piece of paper that this examiner was looking at for lexington county so the examiner called west columbia police department. west columbia said we don't know anything about this the case was in the system addss delayed pending and you have three days to goo through the background check and after that it's either approved denied or delayed pending. it's up to the discretion of the gun shops whether or not to sell a gun

investigated as an act of terrorism by the fbi's knoxville joint terrorism task force with the chattanooga police department and our federal, state and local partners. because the investigation is still in its early stages, it would be premature to speculate on why the shooter did what he did. however, we are conducting an investigation to determine whether this person acted alone. was inspired or directed and we'll exhaust all efforts to determine why and how this horrible act happened. because this is an ongoing investigation we are somewhat limited what we can discuss but as i speak personnel from the fbi, atf, hsi, troopers from the tennessee highway patrol chattanooga police officers and hamilton county sheriff's deputies with other law enforcement throughout the state of tennessee and this nation are covering leads that are coming into our command centerment some of those agents are part of the evidence response teams. who are highly trained in crime scene processing. they continue to meticulous document evidence located at the crime scenes, teams from knoxville, atlanta and along with trajectory experts of fbi laboratory are working

dorado sheriff's office and other local law enforcement to see if maybe that's where the suspect is living or was located. >> reporter: and now? the police to the news flash from the fbiidnapping was not a hoax? sorry, not sorry. not yet anyway. so does the department still stand by the statements that it made so publicly four months ago, that this was a hoax that wasted valuable city resources? >> yes. but, we're also continuing to investigate it. >> reporter: did you drop the ball? >> i don't believe so, no. >> reporter: you're not looking for an apology? >> we're not gonna get one, you know. and if we do, i'll be shopping for unicorns. >> they caused my family much pain, lack of sleep, anxiety, shame. >> reporter: and just for the record, aaron's mother is over the "gone girl" references. >> denise is not a gone girl, she is not a manipulator, she was not seeking attention. >> they don't want any of this, right? they just want to get back to where they were, and they were in a really good place. they were in a really good, happy place. >> reporter: can they get their reputations back? >> once the perception is there and people accept that they're really victims, i

like clock work, and they say that even though it seemed that the response was overwhelming, with law enforcement from the local police, the naval criminal investigator service, the fbieryone here on the scene, they said that's exactly what was supposed to happen. we are grateful at this point that we have found no shooter evidence of shooting or any victims. >> and they are not saying that there was any indication that this was malicious or in any way a hoax, and they say the employee who thought that she heard gunshots and called in did exactly the right thing. the local mayor here in washington is urging everyone to enjoy the 4th of july, and she said that this shows the city is ready to respond to any event that would transpire during this time the police chief said this is not an unusual response because washington, d.c. is always on a high state of alert. >> near the navy yard in washington. rescue teams are searching for survivors after a ferry capsized today the boat had just left, and was only hundreds of feet from shore more than 170 people were onboard, at least 36 died. some 19 are still missing. the coast guard says bad weather caused the accident. now t

the fbi and homeland security departments issuing a joint bulletin alerting local police to have a heightened threat of attack by isil and its supporters in mind. and the terror group issued a call to arm ss with five terror related arrests in the new york area, new york city's been stepping up patrols in heavily armed hercules teams. and they spoke exclusively to savannah guthrie about the threat. >> is there something about this year where there's heightened concern? >> the last couple days the arrests that had taken place makes us more aware here. we're on guard 24 hours a day. low cost low tech high yield would be one of the tactics that ilil is looking to employ. >> there are officials warning that this weekend has extra potential nor an attack. >> i don't want to tell americans what to do or what not to do but -- i wouldn't be surprised if we're sitting here a week from today talking about an attack over the weekend. >> late today, two u.s. military officials confirming two u.s. airmen's trip home has been cancelled. anthony, on the one hand this is real, and we've seen why, i just ran

and women responsible for that. from the local communities on up. i know the fbi said they were going to ramp up their security. but the local police departments don't send out press releases but they're going the ramp up their security as well. the state police are going to ramp up their security and sheriff's departments are going to ramp up their security. at the end of the day we need to understand that until the broader global community does not come together and take collective action against this group whose reach has expanded, as i mentioned before the number -- the lethality of the incidents continues to grow, we're going to have to main tape ourselves at this heightened state of alert, from the fbi and the military in washington, d.c. and globally all of the way down to the local level. and i would assure the american public if the men and women who wear the uniforms whether they're the police or the fire department or rescue department as they did in washington, d.c. they are prepared to help and respond at a moment's notice. so let's also put into perspective, kristen, the national safety council said this weekend there

local policing. those 800,000 local policemen have to become the eyes and ears of the fbi. >> there's a concern about of syrian refugees. nearly 900 have been moved to the u.s. alone. lawmakers are worried the u.s. government isn't able to properly track and vet all of them. back to you in new york. >>> it's getting overwhelming. thanks so much. >>> it's amazing, as long as we leave them to raqqa to plot and plan and influence. >> he wanted to do this on the fourth of july. >>> let's head to heather. >> great to see you all. hope you are off to a good day. the two teens that they are searching for, it's expended to south carolina. austin's father says he is still holding on to hope. >> that ocean is so big. it's a needle in a haystack. i won't give up. i need answers, and, you know, hopefully, you know, the lord will show me the way and show me the light at the end of the tunnel here. >> the mother of one of those boys telling local reporters that the families have 20 private planes that are now scouring the ocean looking for signs of those boys. we'll keep you posted on any developments as we get th

and i'm ama daetz in for cheryl jennings. vallejo police called it a hoax but tonight the fbi says a strange kidnapping in the north bay was legit. >> and they have arrested a localime. investigators say matthew muller committed a home invasion robbery in the east bay that led them to him as their suspect in the kidnapping. >> abc 7 news reporter melanie woodrow is live in vallejo where the victims' attorneys are point fingers. melanie. >> reporter: absolutely. denise huskins and aaron quinn, the couple in all of this, they held hands tightly and appeared strong as their attorney spoke this afternoon and called on vallejo police to issue them and the public an apology for originally calling this kidnapping a hoax, all while the alleged suspect continued on his crime spree. >> nearly four months ago we told you that denise huskins was right. that she was not only innocent of perpetrating a hoax but that she was a victim of a very serious and violent crime. and today there is vindication. >> reporter: denise huskins and aaron quinn tightly held hands as attorneys for the couple called on vallejo pd to do their jobs. >> go out, find out if there are other guys get t

and that was it until the police arrived to escort us out. >> reporter: still intelligence officials remain on edge. on friday the fbi and department of homeland security issued a bulletin to localorcement warning of heightened concerns about the potential for isis inspired attack. >> just in the last week to 10 days you had five alleged isis operatives arrested in the new york city metropolitan area. nine arrested this month alone. >> reporter: warnings at home come after a trio of terror tack last week in tunisia kuwait and france. isis has since claimed responsibility for two of the three. the suicide bombing in kuwait and the mass beach shooting in tunisia. right now, the fbi and department of homeland security say that there's no specific or credible threat that's been identified targeting any fourth of july celebrations. in washington joel waldman fox news. another creature may be giving swimmers second thoughts about going in the water this weekend. only this one doesn't have any fins what you're looking at at a portuguese man of war. several of these have already washed up on south jersey beaches including harvey cedars in ocean county. it's pretty similar to a jelly fis