the kurdish station, kurdistan 24, says it interviewed mohamad jamal khweis and that he's already talking about how he was recruited. >> i was with a girl who her sister was previously with -- married to a fighter for dash. she knew a connection to get -- khweis went to edison high school. if that is him in the video. he said he didn't agree with isis' ideology, that's why he escaped. it's not clear if he will return to the united states or be prosecuted abroad. >>> >>>. >> aaron gilchrest at the live desk, we're learning about a large drug investigation happening at an air force base. as a missile site, a nuclear missile site. the associated press reporting that the air force is planning to announce details about the investigation involving at least six -- at least a dozen airmen at the warren air force base in wyoming. we're told part of this investigation might include the use of illegal drugs to include cocaine. those airmen have been removed from their responsibilities. details expected to come out later today. that's the latest from the live desk. >>> devastating is what baltimore r

man who was allegedly fighting for isis is speaking out about his experience. 26-year-old mohamad jamal khweis turned himself in to the kurdish forces in iraq this week. today he appeared on kurdish tv. and there he said he said a huge mistake in joining isis. he spent the last month in mosul, which is controlled by isis. >> we got to another house. a lot of foreigners were there. all the foreigners had to put their i.d.'s and passports. leon: officials are trying to get khweis back from iraq and think his experience might help them fight against isis. maureen: turn of subjects. the spring-like weather we have been enjoying is about to turn back to winter. that brings us a chance of snow. chief meteorologist doug hill looks at the timing for us. doug? doug: we have no worries at chesapeake bay, maryland. 64 there now. the temperatures turn chillier with a front moving through. low to mid-60's across the region now. later tonight the temperatures will fall. the coldest zones are west of metro. we get through the day and we start with the sunshine. but then an area of low pressure will move from

. >> reporter: mohamad jamal khweis, 26 years old, captured monday by kurdish peshmerga fighters near sinjar, iraq. he says he left the u.s. last december and made his way through europe to syria, and then mosul in iraq, his girlfriend's hometown. but he hated it there. >> it's not like the western countries. i found it hard for everyone there. >> reporter: and khweis has a message. >> the life in mosul, it's really, really bad. the people who are controlling mosul don't represent the religion -- isis is, isil. they don't represent the religion. >> reporter: u.s. officials say roughly 250 americans have traveled to the middle east to join extremist groups. khweis says that's not him, but he will surely face hard qu investigators about what exactly he was doing in isis territory. terry moran, abc news, washington. >>> and the fbi says the student who went on a stabbing rampage of a central california college last november was in fact inspired by isis. investigators found isis propaganda on a laptop belonging to faisal mohammad and say he had visited several terrorist web sites before l

first known american isis fighter to surrender on the battlefield. 26-year-old virginia native mohamad jamal khweis is a native of immigrants captured this week in iraq. khweis made a bad decision to follow a young woman from turk toy syria and then into mosul, iraq. his kurdish captors released a heavily edited interview of his confession. >> i was with a lot of foreigners, a lot of asians, russians, and people from the surrounding area. i didn't really support their ideology, and that's -- at that point that's when i decided i needed to escape. >> i wanted to go back to america. >> my message to the american people is -- life in mosul -- it's really -- really bad. >> it is unclear how whether he will return to the u.s. or be prosecuted. meanwhile, the new york pizzeria over who admitted he tried to recruit for isis has been sentenced to 22 1/2 years in prison. he previously pled guilty for providing support to isis. the first man captured and convicted of supporting isis in the u.s. >>> an iraqi-born political, a 23-year-old has been indicted on trying to support isis. this comes two months after

. >> reporter: mohamad jamal khweis, 26 years old, captured monday by kurdish peshmerga fighters near sinjar in iraq. he says he left the u.s. last december and made his way through europe to syria, and then mosul in iraq, his girlfriend's hometown. but he hated it there. >> it's not like the western countries. i found it hard for everyone there. >> reporter: and khweis has a message. >> the life in mosul, it's really, really bad. the people who are controlling mosul don't represent the religion. isis, isil, they don't represent the religion. >> reporter: u.s. officials say upwards of 250 americans have traveled to the middle east to join extremist groups. khweis says that's not him, but he surely faces a lot of hard questions from u.s. investigators about what exactly he was doing in isis territory. david? >> all right, our chief foreign correspondent terry moran tonight. terry, thank you, as always. >>> and to another headline tonight involving the fight against isis. secretary of state john kerry today accusing isis of committing genocide against christians and other muslim groups

. >> mohamad jamal khweis is the 26-year-old american picked up by kurdish forces in northern iraq. >> when we began to learn about the religion, there was a man who taught us like the sharia in the religion. >> he was discovered with his virginia drivers license. the young american giving extra ordinary detail of the last month that he spent in isis controlled mosul we got to another house, and the foreigners had to give their ideas and passports. >> he said his journey began in december, he traveled to europe, traveled to turkey, and he met a girl before arriving in iraq in january. through -- outside his home, his father aggressively telling reporters that his son had nothing to do with isis. how he lived a normal life. >> he wasn't violent, he wasn't religious, we did the same things. >> he says living in mosul was horrific. and those who control the iraq he city do not represent -- the iraq city do not represent islam.>>> we are tracking plans for showers. certified meteorologist brian shields is tracking the latest. >> for the last weeks we have been so dry, the exception yester

. >> that man is 26-year-old virginia native mohamad jamal khweis. yo can watch the full report and interview this morning on the "today" show. >>> you can now send mail directly to cuba. the u.s. postal service announced that direct mail service to and from cuba will resume after more than 50 years. regululed with people even going through other countries. now people in the u.s. can send first class post cards, letter size envelopes and packages to cuba along with priority mail, flat rate envelopes and boxes. right now a letter from the president is makg its way to a 76-year-old woman in cuba. while the president is there, so will we, nbc 6 headed by jackie nespral and juwan strader begins coverage live from cuba starting at 11:00 p.m. tonight. >>> it is 6:48. our friday morning starting off on a dry note. morning drive. of course, we're hoping that the ride in will be a little easier with the school sessions taking a little break now for spring break. the forecast is kind of summer-like. i'll explain that in just a moment. live first alert doppler

. >> i wasn't regretted -- leon: mohamad jamal khweis speaking out for the first time to kurdish television in an exclusive interview. the 26-year-old american picked up monday by kurdish forces in northern iraq. >> when we began to learn about the religion, there was an imam who taught us like the sharia and religion. jonathan: he was discovered with the virginia driver's license on him. leon: that is where he was born, raised and attended college. he is giving detail of the last month he spent in isis-controlled mosul, iraq. >> we got to another house. a lot of foreigners were there. all the foreigners had to give their i.d.'s and passports. jonathan: khweis said his journey began in december. he traveled to europe and headed to turkey where he met an iraqi girl before arriving in iraq in outside khweis' virginia home earlier this week, his father, aggressively telling reporters his son had nothing to do with isis. a high school friend recounting how he lived a normal life. >> he wasn't violent, he wasn't religious. we did the same things and got in the same type of trouble. leon: khweis