matar's own mother reportedly disowning him. while iran has officially denied any involvement, at least one iranian paper called it divine revenge. matar would not say if he was inspired by the ayatollah's call for rushdie's death. but did say, "i respect the ayatollah. i think he's a great person." and while he admitted he only "read like two pages" of the book, he did say he watched his lectures onlin and accused the 75-year-old of being "someone who attacked islam." matar has pleaded not guilty to attempted murder. he's expected in court on friday. david? >> all right, eva pilgrim with us tonight. eva, thank you. >>> now to a troubling new discovery at lake mead, as we continue to report on the why mat crisis. tonight, authorities are trying to identify now a fifth set of skeletal remains. the call coming in this week of this newest discovery, found because water levels have fallen to historic lows. lake mead is the largest reservoir on the colorado river and our chief national correspondent matt gutman back on this tonight o

matar allegedly stabbing rushdie multiple times. >> once he got mr. rushdie on the stage floor, he just continued to go at him. >> reporter: first responders airlifting rushdie to this erie, pennsylvania, hospital where he underwent surgery and is now being treated. rushdie's agent telling abc news friday evening that he is on a ventilator and cannot speak, and that salman will likely lose one eye. the nerves in his arm were severed, and his liver was stabbed and damaged. matar charged with attempted second degree murder and second degree assault. his attorney pleading not guilty on his behalf. president biden calling the attack vicious and that rushdie stands for essential, universal ideals. iran's grand ayatollah khomeini had called for rushdie's death more than 30 years ago. rushdie's 1988 book "the satanic verses" considered by some muslims to be insulting to islam. in tehran tonight, this man saying he was so glad because the insult rushdie made against our prophet, and the fatwa issued against him finally worked. investigators do not know at thi

24-year-old hadi matar - recovery. what of the suspect? 24-year-old hadi matar has - recovery.ld hadi matar has already appeared in court, accused of attempted murder and attempted assault of mr rushdie, he has pleaded not guilty to those charges. there is a lot of speculation and reports that are coming out about him, including his alleged sympathies with iran's revolutionary guards, this is a major political and military force in the country, and military force in the country, and of course it was iran's spiritual leader in 1989 who issued this death sentence on mr rushdie for his book which many muslims consider blasphemous. having said that, though, it is worth emphasising that the suspect�*s motives have still not been officially established. thank you very much- _ officially established. thank you very much. our— officially established. thank you very much. our correspondent l officially established. thank you | very much. our correspondent in very much. 0ur correspondent in philadelphia. egyptian health officials say at least 41 people have died and 40 are injured in a f

while my relationship with my father's in history doesn't have the way to matars on story. i could not help but feel a connection to a search as it relates to my own. was i searching for my own fathers in these wars or in my service? where does their history end in my own begin? my both my father and stepfather were in the air force. my stepfather was in the persian gulf war and my my father was in the cold war as a air traffic controller an area where fueler my mother and grandfathers were also in the military. you know matar's work gave me the sort of inspiration to evaluate my role in the context of that history. now the last two i these are these are really personal not works for me and they're one as well known one is less or so, but they are connected together almost to the hip. in fact the two it would have the two authors crossed paths with each other in there as they were accumulating the material to write their respective works. the first one is dispatches by michael hare and the next one is the short timers that gustav hasford. both of them are about vietnam. mic

your neighbors visit with somebody with the police have identified the suspect as 24 year old had eat matar, a us citizen, born to lebanese parents. he's charged with attempted murder. we don't have any indication of a motive at this time, but we are working with the f, b i, the sheriffs office and we will determine what the cause of this was or what the motive for this attack was capable. ya think, should he pony down near you? news of the attack was quickly picked up by media outlets in iran, while some in the capital worried it could further isolate their homeland. others in tehran praised the attack. we'll follow it up to the i heard the news on t v, which was i was glad because rusty insulted all profit about on the front were issued against him. finally worked with sooner or later right will always overcome agitators. god willing, he pays for what he did. it was a cell mon, rusty, was forced to spend more than a decade in hiding after his 1988 novel. the satanic verses provoked protests by muslims in several countries. iran supreme leader called for his execution. he only began to eme

hadi matar was formally charged in a court in new york state.e's been the subject of death threats ever since the publication in 1988 of his controversial book, the satanic verses, which some muslims considered blasphemous. this report from our correspondent, nomia iqbal. sir salman rushdie remains on a ventilator inside this hospital after undergoing emergency surgery. his agent has said the author is in bad shape. he faces losing an eye, the nerves in one of his arms are severed, and his liver is damaged. sir salman was flown here from the neighbouring state of new york. it was there at a literary event where the attack happened in full view of a large audience. a man in a black mask jumped onto the stage, stabbing him at least once in the neck and several times in the abdomen. guests held the suspect down as others tried to help the author, who lay injured on the stage. i've been coming here for 31 years. this is one of the most peaceful, quiet places i have ever been in my life. you know, the guy has a price on his head from 1989. of all the

hadi matar, of newjersey, pleaded not guilty.the country, including a very large blaze near the south—western city of bordeaux. fire crews are exhausted from the unrelenting heat that has driven the worst wildfires for decades. experts say the extreme conditions are being driven by climate change. droughts have been declared in eight areas of england. the environment agency in the uk says that after the driest summer in nearly 50 years, it would take "weeks�* worth of rain" to replenish water

the attack at the chautauqua institution earlier today, or the suspect has been identified as haiti. matar age 24, from fair view, new jersey. worst he spent more than a decade in hiding after the release of his 1988 novel, the satanic verses provoked violent protests and several muslim countries. a year later, the former supreme leader of iran issued a decree calling for his execution. the 75 year old author has long been a vocal critic of religious extremism and a champion of free speech. you open it for more joy now by the dable you correspondence to me. so as canada who is in washington d. c. hello to you. see me so want, can you tell us about the extent of salman rushdie his injuries and his condition at this point in time? marina, we know these still hospitalized in pennsylvania. that's where he was air lifted to after he was attacked. that's where he's being treated at night of the hospital nor rusty's agent have provided an update on his condition. so what we know is what we heard friday and that is that salman rushdie is not doing very well. we learned as we heard that report, tha

the attack at the chautauqua institution earlier today, or the suspect has been identified as haiti. matar age 24. from fair view, new jersey rusty spent more than a decade in hiding after the release of his 1988 novel. the satanic verses provoked violent protests in several muslim countries. a year later, the former supreme leader of iran issued a decree calling for his execution. the 75 year old author has long been a vocal critic of religious extremism and a champion of free speech. you offered it? earlier, i spoke to debbie is cindy. so escandone, washington, d. c. and she told us more about the reaction to the attack on salman rushdie in the us. marianna, the reaction has been shock and anger as it has been, and much of the world. i'll take you through some of the comments that we've seen the biden administration wishing some on rusty, a quick recovery and president biden's national security advisor jake sullivan called the attack reprehensible. also the governor of the state of new york where this attack took place. kathy hoko saying that solomon rusty was an individual is an individ

they don't know his nationality that they have released a name, his name is hadi matar, he is 2a ideasew, newjersey. in terms of the way he went about this attack, he had bought a ticket to this literary festival in the town and he rushed onstage just as salman rushdie was being introduced and proceeded to attack him and stabbed him several times. witnesses from the audience then said they rushed onstage. several people restrained the attacker and several people helped salman rushdie, who had fallen backwards while he was trying to get away from the assailant, a police officer also then afterwards intervened to handle hadi matar, the suspect, so clearly it was a very serious attack, it was planned, but the organisers were very clear in that they had not received any threats of an attack beforehand. �* . ~ , beforehand. azadeh moshiri, thank you — beforehand. azadeh moshiri, thank you very _ beforehand. azadeh moshiri, thank you very much. - joining us now is the writer, lecturer and broadcaster, kenan malik. thank you forjoining us on the programme, sorry about the circumstances. what

. >>> el problema mÁs grande que en las redes sociales, estÁn llamando a matar al fiscal general, a matarolencia contra de los jueces, en contra de los servidores pÚblicos. >>> en un comunicado director del fbi los ataques infundados. erosionan el respeto. y las amenazas son peligrosa y deben preocupar a todos los estadounidenses arantxa. >>> lourdes gracias por la informaciÓn. esta noche arde baja california. la violencia del crimen organizado se desatÓ. hay quema de transporte. y hombres encapuchados bajan para incendiar. y sicarios del caroteno de santa rosa de lima desatÓ represalias con bloqueos carreteros y la quema de automÓviles. en ciudad juÁrez, las autoridades arrestaron a 10 personas por la brutal violencia que se desatÓ el jueves por la noche. comercio de oficinas se mantuvieron cerrados para evitar tragedia luego de los enfrentamientos entre 2 narco pandillas que dejaron 11 muertos. 9 de ellos civiles in exceptos. entre los fallecido hay un niÑo de 12 aÑos, una mujer embarazada, un radio locutor y 3 miembros de su equipo. >>> otra noche de resultados sin dar frutos en este o

las autoridades capturaron al sospechoso de matar a un adolescente de palo ,alto, conozca el detective la adolescente de 15 años... la jovencita desapareció la noche el tres de septiembre1982 en sunnyvale. el cadáver de la adolescente fue encontrado por un transeúnte, apuñalada 59 veces. (hablan en inglés). >>> hace una semana y gracias a la tecnología del adn (nombre en inglés) fue detenido bajo agua y los detectives enviaron el adn ha recolectado el día del asesinato a una empresa que se encarga de buscar árbol genealógico y tras un análisis salieron cuatro residentes de fresno, todos hermano. (hablan en inglés). >>> gabriel ramírez fue identificado como principal sospechoso, la semana pasada el fiscal reactivó la orden de arresto al tiempo que la policía se comunicaba con el hermano de gaby su único familiar... poder decirle al hermano de karen que su pena finalmente terminó significó para este detective un gran momento en su carrera. (nombre en inglés) a california donde va enfrentar cargos de secuestro sí el condenado va a tener que pasar el resto de su vidaen la cárcel. >>> hoy k

whether or not fbi agents or federal agents were able to seize anything from matar's home, did he maket a little more detail about that once we get that court paperwork. but we're still efforting that. i will say that there was an interview by matar's mother by the daily mail over the weekend and she kind of talked about how she was shocked about this happening and learning that her son was all a part of this saying she did know in 2018 he did go to the middle east for about a month long, came back, became somewhat reclusive, wouldn't talk to his family, she wondered if that had anything to do with this. maybe we'll learn more detail about that. and interesting also to know as far as rushdie is concerned, he's doing better, he's still in critical condition, we're learning from his family, but he has been able to talk to investigators. so we'll see if that's also part of the court paperwork, which we're waiting for. but stay tuned to that arraignment that is expected to happen up there in the court in western p.a. -- yeah, in chautauqua county at 1:00 this afternoon. >> some of the decl

generales a una guerra civil, hoy en pensilvania las autoridades acusaron a un hombre de amenazar con matarentras el expresidente trump se quejo de que el fbi le confiscÓ sus pasaportes, " me robaron mis tres pasaportes, uno caducado junto con todo lo demÁs, esto es un asalto a un oponente polÍtico", es pues y mostrar evidencia volviÓ a decir que habÍa desclasificado los documentos sensibles. el departamento asegura que el fbi incautÓ 27 casas, incluyendo 11 conjuntos de documentos altamente clasificados. >> sino fueron desclasificado la pregunta es por quÉ estÁn acÁ. claudia: los agentes tratan de averiguar quiÉn manejÓ el materialice alguna informaciÓn se ha visto comprometida, antiguos funcionariospodrÍan ser interrogados, se puede ver que algunos documentos encontrados estaban marcados como alto secreto, informaciÓn ultrasecreta sensible. >> si se revela esta informaciÓn a un adversario podrÍa causar grave daÑo al paÍs. claudia: puede incluir datos o sobre armas nucleares, operativos relacionados al terrorismo. los comitÉs de inteligencia de ambas cÁmaras en el congreso solicitan al dir

de las siete de la noche la policía fue lanzado tiroteo gracias al dispositivo son el veintiocho de mataruna coalición de varios grupos el cual reportaron que dos personas variadas fallecieron en el lugar de identidad de las víctimas no fue revelada el hecho es bajo investigación >>> continúa prófugo de la justicia pistolero que disparó varias veces a un hombre según el reporte de la policía el hecho ocurrió justo después de la una de la tarde el tirador disparó la víctima y se bajó, de momento siguen investigando lo ocurrido y sigan parte de un homicidio premeditado. >>> tenemos información del tiroteo jueves 11 de agosto, este miércoles cerca de las cinco de la madrugada la policía informó que arrestó a (informaciÓn en pantalla) de veinte años de edad identificado como el segundo sospechoso de la balacera en la cual una persona perdió la vida durante la detención los agentes encontraron una pistola dentro del vehículo el cual enfrenta cargos por el homicidio que según la investigación fue impactado por las balas mientras ayudaba a una persona que había caído al suelo durante una pelea f

. >>> las reglas sociales estÁn llamando a matar al fiscal general, matar agentes del fbi "carguen susego dice esta analista polÍtica >>> si seguimos con esto, no dudo que haya mÁs violencia en contra de los jueces, en contra de los servidores pÚblicos >>> condenaron la violencia contra cualquier agente del orden. pero siguieron cuestionando al director del fbi y el fiscal general. el exmandatario tiene un historial combativo contra las agencias de inteligencia, particularmente el fbi nombrÓ al actual director christopher ray. >>> el presidente trump cambio directores como si nada. y es una cosa superfuera de lo normal >>> en un comunicado, el director del fbi, dijo que los ataques infuinfundados a la integridad de la agencia. estas amenazas son peligrosas y deben preocupar a todos los estadounidenses. >>> sobre el incidente en cincinnati ¿quÉ dice el fbi?. >>> dijeron que recibieron informaciÓn sobre este sujeto, esa informaciÓn no contenÍa una amenaza creÍble. intentaron localizarlo para entrevistarlo, no tuvieron Éxito >>> gracias lourdes por el reporte. vamos a mÉxico. en ciudad ju

matar lives in fairview, new jersey, neighbors were stunned. >> terrible. it's very frightening. >> an act of violence. >> reporter: vigil was held in chautauqua where the attack took place. >> violation of the thing we always cherished most, safety and tranquillity of our grounds and ability to convene any conversation, even if difficult. >> reporter: and authors stephen king and jk rowling were among those expressing shock and praying for rushdie's recovery. >>> now to the war in ukraine. ukrainian officials say russian forces shelled a residential area in eastern ukraine overnight. the mayor of kramatorsk said at least three people were killed and more than a dozen wounded in the attack. in the south, ukrainian strike damaged the last standing bridge over the dnipro river which russia used to carry supplies to the region. >>> in europe, continent in the depths of heat wave, desperate for rain. meteorologists say could be worse than in 500 years. ian lee has the details. >> reporter: europe is being hit by double whammy. first extreme drought ravaging the

matar pleaded guilty to attempted murder and assault charges. the prosecutor in the case calls the attack preplanned. take a look at this. you see the moments just after the attack here. rushdie was getting ready to give a lecture in western new york when matar attacked and stabbed him. rushdie's agent says he has severed liver, lung and eye. his life has been in danger for years. there's a 3 million-dollar bounty on his head here is why. in 1988 he wrote the book the satanic verses which some muslims believer he insulted the prophet mohamed and one year ayatollah calling for his death that's still in effect today. rushdie survived first amendment on his life the same year, a translator for his book was murdered in 1991 and rushdie was put on al-qaeda's hit list in 2010. just after 10:30 this morning the family released this statement saying in part, quote, though his life-changing injuries are severe, his usual feisty and defiant sense of humor remains intact. we are so grateful to all of the audience member who is bravely left to his defense a

matar is accused of rushing the stage where rushdie was about to speak, then stabbing him multiple times. >>> next, the nfl has issued the largest player fine in its history. browns quarterback deshaun watson ordered to pay $5 million and sit out 11 games for violating the league's personal conduct policy after two dozen women accused him of sexual misconduct. the punishment comes after a massive backlash to the nfl's original six-game suspension.to he's innocent. here's abc's ike ejiochi. >> reporter: tonight, following the outrage over his initial punishment, the nfl and player's association tonight agreeing on a much more severe punishment for star cleveland browns quarterback deshaun watson. watson, one of the game's highest paid players, accused by more than two dozen women of sexual misconduct, including sexual assault. is he'll now pay a record $5 million fine and serve an 11-game suspension without pay. his original suspension of six games by an arbitrator drawing protests from women's advocacy groups. the nfl itself then appealing, arguing the penalty was not sufficient. >> the

hadi matar pleaded not guilty to charges of attempted murder and assault.ts say that a law enforcement review of his social media accounts found he was sympathetic to the causes of the iranian revolutionary guards, a major military and political force in iran. it was in 1989 when iran's spiritual leader at the time placed a death sentence on sir salman. his book, the satanic verses, was considered an insult to islam and led to global riots, which killed 45 people. he went into hiding for nearly a decade, but in recent years shunned the high levels of security, saying he wanted to be able to live freely. ever since the attack on friday, world leaders have been issuing words of solidarity for sir salman rushdie. president biden released a statement praising the author for his refusal to be intimidated or silenced. nomia iqbal, bbc news, pennsylvania. president zelensky says that every russian soldier who shoots at the zaporyzhzhia nuclear plant or uses it as a base to shoot from will himself become a target for ukrainian soldiers. he said russians involved in

he faces losing an eye and his liver is badly damaged. 24—year—old american suspect hadi matar has alreadyeaded not guilty to the charges of attempted murder and attempted assault. prosecutors allege he travelled by bus from newjersey to the event here in chautauqua, in western new york. they say he bought a ticket, like everybody else, allowing him to attend the talk mr rushdie was due to give. for decades, salman rushdie went into hiding after his book, the satanic verses, led to iran issuing a fatwa in 1989. many muslims considered his writing blasphemous. it is reported that police think hadi matar may have had sympathies for the iranian regime, but an official motive has not been established. earlier, new york's state governor spoke outside the institution where the stabbing happened. new york state will always stand up to protect freedom of expression, freedom of speech, and we condemn the cowardly attack on salman rushdie. and we condemn any individual or any group that dares violate the sanctity of a place like chautauqua. questions are being asked about why there were not tougher

we condemn it. >> reporter: some experts find it unlikely matar acted alone. >> it's very unlikely the4-year-old young man, lebanese american born and raised in the united states who was born after the 1989 khomeini fatwa against rushdie is going to radicalize on his own without any connection to the iranian government >> reporter: and now concerns about a possible copycat threat after noted author j.k. rowling tweeting about rushdie, horrifying news, let him be okay. a user replying, don't worry, you are next. rowling saying police are involved. the u.s. just charged iran with trying to kill former trump officials in washington making the attempt to kill rushdie even more alarming lester >> andrea, thank you >>> it was one year ago today american forces pulled out of afghanistan. the chaos in the days leading up to it captured in the searing images at the airport. as kelly cobiella reports the taliban now in charge have turned back the clock. >> reporter: this is what happens when women in afghanistan dare to defy the taliban, chanting for bread, work and freedom saturday they were be

he faces losing an eye and his liver is badly damaged. 24—year—old american suspect hadi matar has already to the charges of attempted murder and attempted assault. prosecutors allege he travelled by bus from newjersey to the event here in western new york. they say he bought a ticket, like everybody else, allowing him to attend the talk mr rushdie was due to give. for decades, salman rushdie went into hiding after his book, the satanic verses, led to iran issuing a fatwa in 1989. many muslims considered his writing blasphemous. it is reported that police think hadi matar may have had sympathies for the iranian regime, but an official motive has not been established. earlier, new york's state governor spoke outside the institution where the stabbing happened. new york state will always stand up to protect freedom of expression, freedom of speech, and we condemn the cowardly attack on salman rushdie. and we condemn any individual or any group that dares violate the sanctity of a place like this. questions are being asked about why there were not tougher checks at the literary event, given t

. >> the man charged in the stabbing hadi matar pled not guilty. his public defender says matar has been very cooperative and communicating openly. and in some parts of the world matar is now being hailed a hero for what he did. for more on that, we turn now to cnn correspondent jomana karadsheh. what is the perspective from there? >> i have to say, it has been very much a muted kind of reaction that we have seen in this region, no real statements coming out from major muslim countries and i think when the attack happened on friday, the sense that i got, the reaction from a lot of people is they were surprised that this is happening now. a lot of people felt that the issue of salman rushdie, the satanic verses and the controversy around it was something of the past, of the '80s and the '90s, they were surprised to see this and especially when you look at the suspect in this case, a 24-year-old, who wasn't even born when this book was published. but all eyes have been on iran, a country that has been at the heart of the controversy and the death thr

so 24—year—old hadi matar has already appeared in court.d assault of mr rushdie. he has pleaded not guilty to those charges. there's a lot of speculation and reports that are coming out about him, including his alleged sympathies with iran's revolutionary guards. so this is a major political and military force in the country. and, of course, it was iran's spiritual leader back in 1989 who issued this fatwa, who issued this death sentence on mr rushdie for his book, the satanic verses, which many muslims consider blasphemous. having said that, though, it's worth emphasising that the suspect�*s motives have still not been officially established. in egypt, at least a0 people have died — many of them children — and dozens more have been injured in a fire at a church where thousands of worshippers had gathered for morning mass. it's reported an electrical fire broke out at the coptic church in giza, outside cairo. 0ur correspondent, sally nabil, sent this report from the scene at the abu sifin church. a sunday church service that ended in traged

authorities say 24-year-old matar had a fake i.d. and photos on his phone of iranian general qasem soleimani, who was killed in a u.s. drone strike in 2020. iran has sought revenge for his death. the state department weighing in today. >> it's despicable. it's disgusting. we condemn it. >> reporter: rushdie has nerve and liver damage and is likely to lose an eye. he's been a target for muslim extremists. he's spent nearly 30 years looking over his shoulder, longer than the suspect's been alive. rushdie is awake and recovering according to his son who wrote, though his life changing injuries are severe -- >> mola, thank you again tonight. >>> we turn to the youth football coach turning himself in, accuse of shooting and killing another coach in texas. the suspect the brother of a former nfl star. marcus moore from dallas now. >> reporter: tonight, in lancaster, texas, just outside dallas, the manhunt is over for the suspect in a fatal shooting at a children's football game. 39-year-old yaqub talib turning himself in. police looking fo

police named the attacker as hadi matar, a 24—year—old man from newjersey. america correspondent john sudworth reports. there was confusion and panic. the attack happened in full view of the audience. sir salman was left injured, lying on stage, and eyewitnesses in deep shock. there was nothing audible from the attacker. we just saw him move on stage very quickly and, repeatedly and with vicious determination, stabbed salman rushdie. people were rising up out of their seats, gasping, crying and screaming and this unheard—of thing was happening on stage. salman rushdie was taken to hospital by helicopter. he had been due to speak at the chautauqua institution, a centre for arts and learning in western new york state which has long celebrated freedom of expression. a value, many observers pointed out, embodied by mr rushdie himself. here is an individual who has spent decades speaking truth to power, someone who has been out there, unafraid despite the threats that have followed him his entire adult life, it seems. the motive for the attack is not yet known, b

confirmed that a man has been arrested over the attack, the suspect has been identified as haiti. matar age 24, from fair view, new jersey, or earlier today at approximately 10 47 am. guest speaker, solomon rushdie, age 75, and ralph henry rece age 73, had just arrived on stage at the institution or shortly thereafter. the suspect jumped on the stage and attacked mister rusty, stabbing him at least once in the neck. and at least once in the abdomen, kristen salome jones is live now from neil. can a confirmation earlier that she is still in surgery, but also on a 24 year old man from the jazzy, named as that the suspect? yeah, that's right. ah, he is still in surgery last we heard a police says we just heard informed us that he salman rushdie was stabbed in the mac and the abdomen. we know that he was being introduced a on stage at the time the attack occurred. 24 year old hottie mater has been taken into custody. he's from the state of new jersey would have had to travel quite far in order to get to this event to do this act allegedly ah, we don't know what his motive was at this stage.

the suspect in custody is 24—year—old hadi matar from newjersey, whose parents migrated from lebanon. enforcement review of his social media accounts found he was sympathetic to the causes of the iranian revolutionary guards, a major military and politicalforce in iran. it was in 1989 when iran's spiritual leader at the time placed a death sentence on sir salman. his book, the satanic verses, was considered an insult to islam and led to global riots which killed 45 people. he went into hiding for nearly a decade. questions are now being asked about the level of security precautions at the event where sir salman was attacked. but in recent years he expressed discomfort about high levels of security, saying he wanted to be able to live his life freely. nomia iqbal, bbc news, pennsylvania. the environment agency has warned that the drought declared in many parts of england could last into next year. the official declaration yesterday is expected to trigger stricter controls on water use, such as hosepipe bans.(ani)the the drought announcement covers much of the south west, and parts of s

>> pues que me iban a matar.ue intentÓ escapar varias veces. >> cuando usted escuchÓ esos disparos. >> sÍ. >> ¿quÉ fue lo que pensÓ? >> yo llorÉ. locutor: finalmente, una liberaciÓn. el supuesto pago de un millonario rescate y un escÁndalo en el vaticano. si quieres saber cÓmo va la inflaciÓn, vaya al puesto de tacos mÁs cercano. >> los que mÁs subieron ahorita es el aguacate y la carne. locutor: ellos estÁn enfrentando un gran dilema subir los precios, ponerle menos carne a los tacos o asumir la pÉrdida. >> entonces, si yo subo el taco, probablemente la gente va a venir un poco menos. locutor: en esta nueva economÍa del taco. ¿estÁn dispuestos los comensales a pagar mÁs? un concurso de televisiÓn le cambiÓ el destino. >> lleguÉ hasta el final y estoy muy feliz. y soy muy feliz que no ganÉ. >> cuÉntame cÓmo fue que decidiste ser policÍa. >> querÍa trabajar y empezar mi vida como un adulto. locutor: la vida hizo su magia y las redes sociales hicieron el resto. >> lo seguÍ y pasÓ como 5 o 10 minutos, me siguiÓ de v

and matar spoke very little, only saying "yes "to acknowledge the judge. he stabbed rushdie roughly 10 times in front of a horrified crowd there. the defense asked the judge to do something to stop reporters from reaching out to him. the judge declined the request but ordered the lawyers involved in the case not to give interviews. yesterday, matar told the "new york post" he had only read a few pages ofrushdie's book "satanic verses." he claimed rushdie is not a good person. he has pled not guilty to second-degree attempted murder and assault with a deadly weapon. if convicted, he could face decades in prison. >>> two apparently tourist necessityally, paid thousands of dollars in fines after video surface the of them surfing in venice's canal. they seized surfboards, which are valued around $25,000. cell phone video shows the tourists zipping through the canal on their surf boards the the mayor called them arrogant imbeciles. they used tips from locals to catch the men. a local outlet reported the tourists were both from australia. according to tourists,

hadi matar ordered held without bail in western new york state.s pled not guilty for attempted murder of salman rushdie at an educational retreat in the area. matar saying rushdie attacked islam, though he acknowledged, according to reports to police, that he has only read two pages of rushdie's 1980s book "the satanic verses." again, 24-year-old hadi matar held without bond on charges of attempted murder. entered a plea of not guilty before the judge. aishah. >> aishah: a virginia board of education meeting ends with a postponed vote on new test standards. decision follows pushback from the goefrp's office or two proposals that would remove founding father titles for presidents george washington and james madison. griff jenkins is live in washington to explain what this is all about. griff. >> good afternoon, aishah. per state law, the virginia board of education is required to revise testing standards every seven years for history and social studies lessons, but concerns after it was discovered in july proposed changes eliminated calling washing

clearly the attack had some motivation. >> reporter: prosecutors say matar got an advance pass to the event, arriving a day before, carrying a fake driver's license. investigators calling the attack "an assassination attempt by an individual with strong indicators of ideological support for the iranian regime." >> certainly, if there's anybody that's an emblem of standing up to fear, he's it. >> reporter: rushdie's 1988 novel "the satanic verses" set off a firestorm in the islamic world, and death threats from the ayatollah. some iranian media praising the attack sunday. one paper calling it divine revenge. investigators do not know at this point to what extent the ayatollah's prior calls to assassinate rushdie played as a motivating factor in the attack, but investigators are still trying to determine whether this attacker acted alone. >> critical to make that determination. thank you. >>> we turn now to ukraine and the exodus from the area near the country's largest nuclear plant. families with small children, part of a convoy of vehicles fleeing the fighting as shelling intensifies

a 24—year—old man named hadi matar was arrested and taken into custody.ried out a raid at his home in newjersey. the motive is not known, but sir salman has long lived under the threat of being killed, and had to go into hiding for nearly ten years. his book the satanic verses, published in 1988, was condemned as blasphemous by many muslim countries. they considered his portrayal of islam insulting. iran's spiritual leader at the time called for sir salman�*s execution, offering a £2.5 million reward. iran has now distanced itself from that, but the bounty remains. sir salman rushdie has spent a major part of his life protecting himself from extremist threats, to only now find himself inside this hospital. in a statement, his agent says the author will likely lose an eye and is currently being supported by a ventilator. nomia iqbal, bbc news, pennsylvania. our north america correspondent nomia iqbal who was outside the hospital where salman rushdie is being treated in erie, pennyslvania spoke to us earlier. we are still waiting to get an update. we are ex