that was meng's chance. i opened the door, dashed into the street. i could feel he was trying to grab me. meng ran for help and the tsarnaev brothers took off not realizing the suv had a tracking system that the police would use to locate the brothers. kris van cleave, cbs news, boston. >>> another american who contracted ebola while volunteering in africa is expected to arrive in the u.s. today for treatment. the unidentified health worker will be treated at the nih research hospital in bethesda, maryland. the west africa ebola outbreak has killed more than 10,000 people so far. >>> and this morning a large weather system threatens an area from the gulf coast to the ohio valley with heavy rain and possible flooding. there are flash flood warnings stretching from louisiana to west virginia. heavy rain, thunderstorms, and strong winds are forecast. >> the power line! the power line guys! the power line! >>> a blocked creek caused this land side thursday. it happened near the runway of a rural airport. no one was hurt but several homes are under evacua

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meng terried, runs into a gas station. in a panic, looking to see if he's being followed he drops to knees, clasping his hands, begging the clerk to call 911 and then he hides. when the clerk hands him the phone, meng tells 911 the marathon bombers just carjacked him. >> they did the explosion, the marathon explosion. >> reporter: today in court, meng described how he was car jacked at gun point. howl dzhokhar tsarnaev used his atm card to take out cash and how his decision to escape was the toughest decision of his life. meng testified that as they were driving, tamerlan tsarnaev told him -- "do you know the boston marathon explosion, do you know who did it? i did it. and i just killed a policeman in came bridge." when the brothers realized meng escaped, he fled in his car. they didn't know that car was equipped with a tracking system and soon the police would be on their trail. david? >> tom llamas, thank you. >>> and now, to florida, where this evening, the search for that black hawk helicopter has been suspended. diver

911. >> i have one come inside now, and he tells me someone wanted to shoot him. >> reporter: then meng takes the phone. >> please, me. they are the suspects of the marathon explosion. please help me please, they have guns. >> reporter: a short time later dun meng is safe and police begin tracking the gps in the tsarnaev brothers' stolen car. pete williams, nbc news, boston. >>> tonight, we have learned the names of some of the 11 u.s. service members killed when their black hawk helicopter crashed during a nighttime training mission off the coast of florida. the coast guard today giving up hope of finding any of them alive. nbc's mark potter has more from nevar, florida. >> reporter: searchers have spent nearly two days working the crash site in heavy fog recovering pieces of the downed army black hawk helicopter including a fuel bladder. late this morning officials from eglin air force base made a dramatic announcement. >> at this time i can report that we have located the wreckage of the uh-60 black hawk. >> reporter: authorities say the chopper lies in 25 feet of water after making

drove meng to a bank where dzhokhar used meng's atm car to withdraw $800 in cash.riving around meng testified tamerlan tsarnaev made small talk asking him where he was from. meng replied, i'm chinese. tamerlan's response i'm muslim. muslims hate americans. just before midnight they stopped at this shell station. meng says to fill up the gas tank intended to drive to new york. at the gas station, dzhokhar goes inside to buy snacks taking his time picking out chips. that's when meng decided to run. surveillance video shows tamerlan going to his brother, meng has escaped. he leaves the snacks and follows tamerlan. meng alerted police had gps tracking a crucial break that helped police close in on the tsarnaev brothers. >> unbelievable deb. and tell us again how, because we've been monitors dzhokhar each day of testimony, how did he respond today to this testimony and to this evidence in incourt? >> reporter: he seemed more engaged. usually he's in his chair. he was slouching, looked disinterested, made eye contact but watching himself on video listening to the stories

as jurors listened intently meng said he had to escape right then calling it the most terrifying moment of his life. he saw the chance while the car was parked here, undoing his seat belt with one hand and opening the door with another, he jumped out and dashed across the street to call 911. that's him on this surveillance video running to a nearby mobile station. tamerlan leaps out of the car to tell his brother what just happened. dzhokhar quickly dumps what he meant to buy and the two leave. dun meng crawls down low in the mobile station so they won't see him, finds a hiding place and the attendant calls 911. >> i have one come inside now, and he tells me someone wanted to shoot him. >> reporter: then meng takes the phone. >> please, me. they are the suspects of the marathon explosion. please help me please, they have guns. >> reporter: a short time later dun meng is safe and police begin tracking the gps in the tsarnaev brothers' stolen car. pete williams, nbc news, boston. >>> tonight, we have learned the names of some of the 11 u.s. service members killed when their black hawk hel

later meng testifies tamerlan tells him, i'm muslim. i 45i9 americans., chinese are very friendly to muslims. the younger brother dzhokhar follows in another car before getting in the back seat. altogether they listen to a cd he describes as religious. he says it makes him feel nervous. surveillance video shows dzhokhar with meng's atm card in his hand taking $800 from his account. they placed homemade explosives in the trunk. the tsarnaev's talk about traveling to new york. when they stop to fuel up he breaks free. >> sir. >> someone took my car. >> reporter: inside the mercedes suv a tracking device puts police on the brother's trail. the back glass is smashed. the car riddled with bullets by the time it's recovered. >> and of course meng never gets that car back. prosecutors say that the tsarnaev's were in that car when they drove to water town. from there there was that shootout with police that we all remember. next week that is what the prosecutors will be talking about. they'll be presenting evidence based on what happened when the two brothers en

meng told the jury it was the most terrifying moment. his ordeal began 90 minutes earlier when tamerlan got in meng's car and threatened him with a gun. he told them what happened next. >> he asked me do you know about the boston marathon bombing. i said yes. he said, do you know who it is. i said. no. >> reporter: prosecutor is say the brothers had just killed mit officer shaun collier. they hoped to get out of town but they needed a new vehicle gun, and cash. later dzhokhar is seen shopping for snacks and tamerlan was fiddling with the gps. that was meng's chachblts i opened the door dashed into the street. i could feel him trying to grab me. they took off not realizing the vehicle had a tracking machine that would be used to locate the brothers. >>> another american who contracted ebola while volunteering in africa is expected to arrive in the u.s. today for treatment. the unidentified health worker will be treated at the ni ahh research hospital in bethesda maryland. the west africa ebola outbreak has killed more than 10,000 people.

the tsarnaevs had already fled but dun meng told police his s.u.v. had a gps system. this quickly led police to the mercedes -- [gunfire] -- and a shoot-out that killed tamerlan tsarnaev. [gunfire] court is not in session tomorrow scott. prosecutors are expected to begin presenting testimony about that violent shoot-out next week. >> pelley: don dahler in boston tonight. don, thanks. the bodies of two u.s. soldier verse been recovered from a black hawk helicopter crash off the florida panhandle. four soldiers and seven marines were aboard when it went down in heavy fog on a training mission tuesday night. all are presumed lost. the leader of iran and secretary of state john kerry found one thing in common. today both condemned that letter 47 republican senators sent to iran to warn it against a nuclear deal with the obama administration. this sort of direct interference with diplomatic negotiations may be unprecedented, and the man behind it, senator tom cotton has been in the senate only two months. we asked nancy cordes to tell us about it. >> reporter: senator tom

meng runs into a gas station telling the clerk to call 11. at that point he reports the tsarnaevs' location. hours later tamerlan tsarnaev was killed in a shootout. his younger brother taken into custody later that day. >>> the las vegas teenager accused and wanted for what seemed to be a case of deadly road rage has pleaded not guilty. 19-year-old erich nowsch was arraigned on murder and other charges in the death of tammy meyers, the mother of four. it turns out the two were neighbors but the details of the firefight are still unclear. nowsch's attorneys claim he acted in self-defense. >>> an american ebola patient arrives at the national institutes of health hospital later today. the nih has a high security isolation ward at the bethesda facility. the volunteer was infected while helping ebola patients in sierra leone and will be brought to bethesda, maryland, aboard a chartered plane in isolation. >>> evacuations and travel problems this morning in costa rica after a volcano erupts. time-lapsed video shows a tremendous amount of smoke and

where dzhokhar used meng's card to withdraw $800 from the account.okhar later asked him, can your car go out of state like new york? in court the defense hammering the point it was tamerlan who did the actual carjacking and who had the gun. when the defense asked if meng ever saw dzhokhar with the gun, he said no. now, besides that dramatic video, jurors also saw the autops photos of the police officer, the tsarnaevs brothers allegedly killed. and jurors visibly shaken. i saw as one juror teared up. one shook her head at the disturbing graphic photos. george. >> so dramatic. thanks very much. >>> we turn now to that latest scandal in the secret service learning more about the two officers who drove on to the white house grounds late at night disrupting a crime scene after drinking at the retirement party of another agent. abc's chief justice correspondent pierre thomas is tracking the fallout and he joins us now. good morning, pierre. >> reporter: good morning, george. the secret service back under fire again amid allegations of a cover-up. the presi

that's when meng made a run for it. inside the gas station across the street he found a place to hide and begged the attendant to call 911. >> come inside now, and he told me someone -- >> then meng takes the phone. >> this happened to me. someone took my car. they are the suspects of the marathon explosion. please help me please. they have guns. >> two weeks later, asking nbc news to conceal his identity he talks to matt on "today." >> god was with me. >> surveillance video played in court shows the tsarnaev brothers getting away but meng tells police the car they stole from him has a gps and the hunt for the brothers was on. for "today" pete williams nbc news, boston. >> one lucky guy. >> dramatic surveillance video from aurora, kaultdcolorado. a car crashes through the side of a pizza parlor in the middle of the day, plowing a woman on the top of the hood. she manages to walk away. she was on the sidewalk. the woman was not hurt. you can see her getting off the hood of the car. police investigating the cause of the c

dun meng from china was driving this suv when the brothers jumped in.pped at a shell station in cambridge, where dzhokhar tsarnaev is seen buying snacks. as jurors listened, meng said he had to escape right then, calling it the most terrifying moment of his life. he saw his chance while the car was parked here. undoing his seat belt with one hand, opening the door with the other, he dashed across the street to call 911. that's him on this surveillance video running to a nearby mobile same. tamerlan leaps out of the car and the two leave. meng crawls down low in the mobile station, finds a hiding place and the attendant calls 911. >> reporter: then he takes the phone. >> reporter: a short time later, he's safe and police begin tracking the g.p.s. in the stolen car. pete williams, nbc news, boston. >> i know those gas stations so well. stopped at both of them so many times. his quick thinking may have saved not only his life, but possibly many others. the information that he gave police led them to track down the brothers soon after that in watertown, whe

good morning. >> good morning. >> what do you think is the impact of meng's testimony?he's the hero of this case because ultimately it's his actions that led to the death of tamerlan tsarnaev, the capture of dzhokhar tsarnaev. if there were a manual as to how you act as a hostage, he followed it. very law-abiding. he gets a text message, he pulls over. that's why he gets carjacked. he cooperates. listens, listens, listens, does whatever they say and while he is there he looks for a way out and he's the one who calls the police. >> you say the video also helps the defense. how so? >> it's his testimony. the defense is looking for anything it can grab onto in order to say dzhokhar tsarnaev's life and what they can grab onto was what was the cross-examination by the talented david brock which is tamerlan did the carjacking tamerlan had the gun tamerlan gave the orders and the one thing dzhokhar tsarnaev did, he said he had his i phone and wanted to play music. so it's so bizarre. they're looking for a way. >> we saw two jurors break down when they showed the video of the m

asking nbc news to conceal his o conceal identity meng talked to matt.ntity. >> i was really lucky. talked to matt god was with me.ay". >> god was with me. >> reporter: video played in i was court shows the brothers gettingeporter: surveillance away but meng tells police the v car they stole has a gps and the tsarnaev hunt for the brothers was on. getting away and he told for "today," pete williams, nbc c the ca news, boston.r im has a gps >> again, testimony resumes at a the that trial on monday. brothers was on. >> testimony resumes at that trial on monday. >> meantime the ebola crisis back in the headlines after the >> meantime, the ebola crisis last case was treated and an back in the headlines.s.american health care worker an american health care worker infected in west africa arrived at t infected in west africa arrives heth overnight. at the national institutes of health. tom costello is at tom costello is there at the nih campus in bethesda. campus in bethesda, good morning. tom, good >> reporter: hi, savannah. we don't know if this patient is >>

that's when meng made a run for it.street he found a place to hide, begged the attendant to call 911. >> i have one come inside now, and he tells me someone wanted to shoot him. >> reporter: then meng takes the phone. >> please help me someone took my car. they are suspects of the marathon explosion. please help me please they have guns. >> reporter: two weeks later, asking nbc news to conceal his identity he talked to matt on "today." surveillance video played in court shows the tsarnaev brothers getting away. he tells police the car they stole from him has a gps, and the hunt for the brothers was on. from there, the brothers went to watertown and had a shootout with police. that's what the jurors will hear about when the trial continues next week. >> pete williams thanks for that report. >> reporter: you bet. >>> more than a quarter million people in the path of a catastrophic sigh clone in the south pachk. sigh clone pam packing winds up to 160 miles per hour. one of our stories around the "newsnation." >>> and learn

finding two smashed cell phones on the ground near the boat, along with a debit card belonging to dun meng the man whose suv was carjacked earlier that night. the jury also heard from a close friend of tsarnaev who said he loaned this gun to tsarnaev two months before the bombing. prosecutors say that gun was used to kill m.i.t. police officer sean collier. pete williams, nbc news, boston. >>> the head of the secret service faced a grilling on capitol hill today about the agents who crashed a car into a white house barricade after an alleged night of drinking on march 4th. director joseph clancy admitted he didn't find out about the incident for five days. even then it took an anonymous e-mail to bring it to his attention. clancy said he had no excuse for the agency's lapse. >>> more in the battle against isis in iraq, and that fight is actually been joined by american boots on the ground although these americans are volunteers. veterans, no longer taking their orders from the u.s. military. our bill neely was with them as they fought with kurdish forces outside erbil. >> reporter: war wit

what's the impact of meng's testimony? >> one of the most significant witnesses in this case.the hero of this case because ultimately it is his actions that lead to the death of tamerlan tsarnaev the capture of dzhokhar tsarnaev. what we have to remember about donn meng also known as danny, if there were a manual how you act as a hostage, how you act in the a carjacking he followed it. very law-abiding. he's getting a text message. he's going to text. he pulls over. that's why he gets carjacked. comment it's listens, listens, listen, does whatever he say and while there looks for way out and he's the one who calls police. >> you say that video also helps the defense. how so? >> not the video but his testimony. the defense is looking for anything that it can grab on to in order to save dzhokhar tsarnaev's life and what they can grab on to is what was the cross-examination by the talented david brock which is tamerlan did the carjacking. tamerlan had the gun. tamerlan was the one who gave the orders and the one thing that dzhokhar tsarnaev basically did besides follow the orders

meng tefred that tamerlan tsarnaev pointed a gun at him and said do you know the boston marathon explosion i did it and i just killed a policeman in cambridge. >> all units down. all >> reporter: shot once between the eyes. surveillance video shows the brake lights flash as tries to steal collier's gun. the confrontation lasts 50 seconds, before the brothers run away. >> it sounds like someone is hitting a trash can really loud. >> reporter: later, the prosecutors in pain staking detail showing how the investigation unfolded with the fbi releasing these images of the suspected bombers. two men in baseball hats carrying backpacks walking together through marathon crowds. dzhokhar stops first, taking his place behind several families and children. tamerlan walks to the finish line where he stands just below the red and white flag. several minutes later at 2:49 p.m., dzhokhar calls his brother and then. [ boom ] dzhokhar moves quickly away from the backpack he's left on the ground as his bomb detonates, the energy seems to push him forward. tamerlan is captured on bank surveillance video walk

miss meng: thank you. my second question -- u.s. law currently allows for the vesting of frozen assets pursuant to i apa under certain circumstances. such circumstances include when the u.s. is directly engaged in conflict with another country or when we have been attacked by another country. in such cases, the president has the authority to make designations of the frozen assets. should we consider broadening the law to allow for vesting our frozen ukrainian assets? ukraine is in need of cash and this would be a good way to get cash into the country. ambassador nuland: i will admit you have stumped the witness. i will take that with our treasury colleagues. miss meng: thank you. my last question, i would like to get your impression on russian influence in europe. russians own media properties in great written and russia has close ties with political parties in britain and france, mainly the u.k. independence party as well as a national fund in france -- national front in france. some of the ties, such as

dun meng a businessman in china crouched down in fear and pleading with the gas station to call 911,bing at the marathon's finish line. more video shows him making a daring sprint from one gas station to another across the street. he testified it was the most difficult decision of his life to make a run for it waiting until he says dzhokhar tsarnaev was inside buying snacks and tamerlan tsarnaev had his hands busy. finding refuge across the street he made crucial contact with 911. >> he told police his phone and gps were inside the car tools that were used to close in on the suspects. >>> just ahead, this business does not serve gay people. will that be a sign of the times in oklahoma? that's next on "now." it's one of the most amazing things we build and it doesn't even fly. we build it in classrooms and exhibit halls, mentoring tomorrow's innovators. we build it raising roofs, preserving habitats and serving america's veterans. every day, thousands of boeing volunteers help make their communities the best they can be. building something better for all of us. ♪ toenail fungus? don't

dun meng was talking about how he becamed involved in this nationwide manhunt. just out for a drive in his car. he had pulled over to respond to a text message when he says tamerlan tsarnaev shows up at his passenger side window. he lowers the window thinking this is somebody who is going to ask him a question. instead he says tamerlan reaches in unlocks the door puts a gun to his hand and robs him of his $45 and insist he drive. the two continue to drive for about 20 minutes before dzhokhar tsarnaev following in a sedan gets in the car with them and tamerlan at one point to says to hymn do you know about the boston marathon bombings, i did it. i just killed a police officer and they had conversations in which tamerlan said to him, imus limb muslims hate americans. mention says he responded by saying i'm chinese. chinese are very friendly. with muslims. he says another point tamerlan asks him do you think all white people look alike? will you be able to remember my face and mention says he would not be able to remember his face. at one point they all stop at an

the chernow recognizes representative grace meng from new york. >> thank you. thank you ambassador for being here today. i have a question -- the journal has been reporting on the 5'7" billion dollar deal he is -- 5'7" billion dollar deal this week and the energy investment fund led by the russians and mikhail friedman and which the funds purchased oil and a gas arm dea. this deal gives mr. putin the assets to launch a new oil company with assets throughout europe. it produces about 100,000 barrels of oil per day. this is disconcerting for two reasons. one, it is the sort of business that we are supposed to be deterrent. and number two, it provides for russian control over significant european energy supplies mr. friedman is not currently subject to u.s. sanctions despite his close ties with the kremlin. do you know whether he is or he might be a potential target for sanctions? >> thank you for that. i want to make clear u.s. and european sexes have targeted russian public and government assets and entities. mr. friedman runs one of the few remaining private co

miss meng: thank you.second question -- u.s. law currently allows for the vesting of frozen assets pursuant to i apa under certain circumstances. such circumstances include when the u.s. is directly engaged in conflict with another country or when we have been attacked by another country. in such cases, the president has the authority to make designations of the frozen ambassador nuland: thank you for that. i am going to get back to you on some of the details. but to make clear, u.s. and european sanctions have targeted russian public and government assets and entities. mr. friedman runs one of the few remaining private companies in russia and as such has had his own strong views as a private citizen about appropriate russian-european relations. but let me get back to you on how we have evaluated that particular deal. but it is not a russian government deal. miss meng: thank you. my second question -- u.s. law currently allows for the vesting of frozen assets pursuant to i apa under certain circumstances.

the dignity you menged in your earlier remarks about the dignity of having a good-paying job. folks in my state and others want the good-paying jobs because they want that dignity. they want to worg. they don't want to rely on government programs. the assault on the coal industry is particularly harmful to our state. anyone listening across this country be careful. if they can discriminate against one form of energy, coal, what's next? there's an agenda here that exists to discriminate against various types of energy production and look, we just want to be fair. we want an all of the above energy policy we want jobs here at home that are going to happen anyway because they're doing it in other countries, we want these jobs at home and they're good paying jobs. mr. row tiki ta: i thank the gentleman, reclaiming my time, i -- mr. rokita: i thank the gentleman, reclaiming my time. i thank mr. mooney for his expertise. mr. speaker can i inquire how much time we have remaining? the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman has 28 minutes remaining. mr. rokita: i appreciate that, mr. speak