martha: it was november 5 2009 when major nidal hasan opened fire at fort hood on that awful morning. shouting allahu akbar. the obama administration called that a simple case of workplace violence not an acts of terrorism which would give the victims the medals and all the care and benefits that would come with that. this is was sean manning told us. >> you were shot six times. how did you get out of there? >> i was fortunate that it was able to stand and run or stand and get out. always was going out the door, i saw some of my soldiers on the ground. and i knew i couldn't do anything about it, drag them out or anything like that without getting hit again. that's something that stuck in my mind, too. >> reporter: we are just about an hour away from what is expected to be one powerful day at fort hood. it's a day filled with mixed emotions because once again it reopens the wounds of that terrible november day when so many were hurt and so many lost their lives. but it's also joyous in that this is something the victims and their families and lawmakers have bern fighting for. today the

. >> and that's when the events happened where nidal hasan came in. and you were shot, right?yes, ma'am. i was shot four times. >> you survived. and christine gafany, your husband was honored today with a purple heart. it was in his honor. >> yes, ma'am. >> because he passed away, right? >> yes, ma'am. >> what does it mean for you today to be there almost six years later and finally have his honor bestowed upon him? >> i believe, ma'am, that the honor is more for the wounded and for the soldiers that were participating in the event itselelf. my husband would have not cared for all of the camaraderie about himself, but he really would have been very proud of the soldiers that he worked with and the staff that took care of the rest of the soldiers. >> sergeant martin, it was a long time coming. what does this day mean for you? >> it feels great, ma'am. i mean, i'm just proud to be honored by my country, a small town boy from georgia, i'm very honored. >> well, it was a big day. many americans were waiting a long time. i know you both especially. sergeant first class paul martin

wanted to carry out something like nidal hasan at fort hood. >> major nidal hasan. >> yes. this tells you about the type of people that are being attracted to isis. this kid, 20 years old, attempted to do this on behalf of isis. and clearly he was talked to by the fbi when he posted these things on facebook. and he still manages over the period of months to attempt to carry out this thing. either something was not completely right up here or he's just not the smartest one out there. >> because this charge says he wanted to work on behalf of jihad and he specifically wanted to work on behalf of isis, right? >> right. this makes 21 isis arrests since the year started. 21 since january. >> here in the united states? >> in the united states. some of these people who were trying to travel, they're charged with material support. in this case, this young man 21 years old, john t. booker is charged with a whole host of other -- >> is he a convert to islam? do they say in that charge sheet how he was recruited, if you will? what inspired him to join this jihad -- >> yeah as a teenag

apparently they say just like major nidal hasan's shooting at ft. hood in 2009. we're told booker was arrested. he's set to appear later this afternoon in court inny to peek amp authorities also say -- in topeka. authorities also say there was no breach of security at ft. riley. we'll stay on top of the developing story. >>> newly released dash cam video showing the moments before that horrible deadly police shooting in south carolina. does it answer any questions? >>> mother nature crippling towns across the midwest as americans across the country face more severe weather today. >> it's down on the ground. it is down on the ground. [ siren ] >> it's coming toward us! shopping online... ...is as easy as it gets. wouldn't it be great if hiring plumbers carpenters and even piano tuners... were just as simple? thanks to angie's list now it is. start shopping online... ...from a list of top rated providers. visit angieslist.com today. >>> police cash cam footage released moments before the horrible witness of the shooting and killing of an unarmed man by a police off

nidal hasan killed 14 people. the officer who end the shooting was ordered defense medal.atch making big debut today. getting first chance to try out the gadget. apple started taking orders online. >> let's go off-the-record. i don't know lauren hill i wish i h this courageous, tough, 19-year-old college basketball player died of brain cancer today but not before raising $1.45 million for cancer research to help others. in her much too short lives she touched many people including nba star lebron james who posted a tribute to lauren on twitter. tonight, i'm going to turn off the record over to will lebron because no one says it like he does. here goes. dear lauren hill you are the true definition of strength, courage, power, leadership et cetera, et cetera your time spent on effort earth will never be forgotten. i never got the chance to meet you in person but know you inspired me the whole time for every life you touched, you made the biggest impact on them by just being you. you are in a far better place now and please don't have too much fun without all your family and

received purple hearts at a ceremony at the military post in texas where then army psychiatrist nidal hasan went on a shooting ram pain in 2009. >> and praying that everybody who received this award today are doing well and we are able to pick up the pieces, wake up every day knowing that we are victors and to continue on our lives that normal as possible. >> these purple hearts are unusual. recipients are still fighting for medical benefits that normally come with the honor. trouble again tonight for the secret service. d.c. metro p officer arthur baldwin has been arrested for attempted burglary and destruction of property. this comes one day after we learned a supervisor is being investigated for an alleged assault against a female employee and weeks after another incident. >>> on the heels of an iran deal another foreign policy move by president obama. he is expected to meet with cuba president raul castro tomorrow. >> reporter: at the summit of the americas a visit to the great locks of the panama canal symbolic perhaps for a president looking to unlock gridlock. separated by a mere 90

former major nidal hasan convicted and sentenced to death for the shooting. 13 killed another 32 woundedtoday is opening day at camden yards despite the weather, the baltimore orioles take on the blue jays at 3:05 this afternoon. gates open at noon today. hall of fame pitcher jim palmer throws the first pitch. governor larry hogan at at the game. what kind of weather will they have? >> maybe some interruptions with thousanders and ersers ersers thousanders -- showers and thundershowers. hagerstown 1:00 or so coming through. passing washington by around 2:00. the zone where there could be severe weather. this area in yellow, southern charles county calvert, st. mary's northern neck and west richmond charlottesville, the zone where there could be some damaging winds. a very small risk of any tornadoes, but a little higher risk of high winds that may cause wind damage also some hail as well as some heavy rain in that yellow zone just south of the metro area. so the severe weather likely not going to be impacting the metro area much as we get into the afternoon hours, the main threat is sout

former major nidal hasan was convicted and sentenced to death. >>> if you have unpaid tolls there taking express lanes in northern virginia, you could get your case dropped. this week a fairfax county judge dimmed a case -- dismissed rather a case against a fredericksburg woman. the judge found the statute of limitations had good pird. the x. fired. the company waited a rear before beginning the court case. this opens the door for other at the times to make the same argument. >>> even though there is a potential for strong storms today, it shouldn't affect all the cherry blossoms. just the ones that have already bloomed fully. most of the trees will be in peak bloom tomorrow through tuesday. festival organizers expect big crowds around the tidal basin and national mall. early mornings might be a good time to beat some of those crowds. the festival parade starts at 10:00 tomorrow. after that you can enjoy the street festival. >> if you don't want to deal with the massive crowds you can head to the national arboretum. it had to cut back to three days a week in 2013 due to a federal budget

hood shooter nidal hasan, the united states government focused on al qaeda in the arabian peninsula as the international terrorist group most determined and potentially most capable of striking the united states with another 9/11-style, if not 9/11-scale attack. one of the ways the u.s. has tried to keep that al qaeda chapter in check is by stationing a pretty large number of u.s. special operations forces secretly inside yemen to keep tabs on the group to continuously develop intelligence on them to train local forces in fighting that group. honestly they've been waging a low-profile, low-grade secret u.s. war against al qaeda in the arabian peninsula mostly using drone strikes that the u.s. government never publicly admits to. that was part of why it was a big deal when the u.s. decided that they would extract all american personnel from yemen last month. in the face of the rapidly escalating civil war in that country, the toppling of yemen's government, a fast expanding proxy war between iran-backed rebels that overthrew the government and saudi arabia-backed forces trying to overth

and army major nidal hasan was convicted in that attack in 2013 and he received the death sen sentence there's still a search under way in anne arundel county where an officer remains in critical condition. police continue to look for the man who shot him. >> reporter barry simms talked with people who flich annapolis neighborhood where a manhunt has been under way. >> reporter: anne arundel county police brought in dogs as they searched this wooded area trying to find a man who shot and critically wounded a veteran officer. >> we believe the suspect fired his gun at our officers. >> reporter: the officer was taken to shock trauma in baltimore. according to the police union president, he was shot in the neck and has undergone surgery. this all started around 2:20 friday morning when the officer was on routine patrol making a check of this 7-eleven convenience store on east college parkway in annapolis. police say someone told him about a suspicious person outside the building. >> when the officer arrived, he went up to that person some type of struggle ensue wrd they both ran. the susp

you may remember a few years back those people killed and injured by nidal hasan when he opened fire ft. hood. he's now awaiting death on death row. we want to bring you to ft. hood because it's such a touching ceremony and of course those medals so well deserved. all right. in other news this morning, tomorrow pope francis will formally declare an extraordinary holy year. something that has not happened since 1983. the holy year starting in december is called the jubilee of mercy. seven holy doors located in seven different cathedrals around the world will be opened to pilgrims of all faiths. the archbishop in quebec was one of the first cardinals appointed by pope francis. i sat down with him for a wide ranging interview. it was fascinating. people of all faiths are welcome to come through this door? >> absolutely. you don't need a passport. we've received people who are not even christians. >> reporter: in the past the catholic church has not been so welcoming of people of other faiths. what changed? >> you're right. we have not always been as welcoming. we need to recognize that

to be killed in jihad is a huge adrenaline rush and talks a lot about how he wanted to emulate nidal hasan who carried out the 2009 terrorist attack at ft. hood that killed 13 people anderson that's what he wanted to do even after talking to the fbi, he still fell for this sting operation and talked to these informants to plot this attack according to the fbi. >> evan perez, appreciate it. >>> now the storms that have taken at least two lives and the one massive tornado that devastated a close knit town in rural, illinois two counties in the state now, disaster areas. that tornado had wind speeds ranging between 166 and 200 miles an hour according to the latest national weather service estimate. now take a look at what it looked like up close. >> the first and biggest tornado i've ever seen. >> and if you look closely, you can see huge pieces of debris flown around like confetti flashing and exploding torn into pieces and flung into the air. the force of the storm was also enough to blow a tractor trailer off the highway. look at that on to its side near the town of rochelle. as bad as tha

the purple heart ceremony took place at the same military post this morning where major nidal hasan,emember him? opened fire back this 2009 killing 13 people and wounding dozens of others in that rampage. until just two months ago this past february, the obama administration called that attack workplace violence and not an act of terrorism which would give the victims the medal and the benefits that it brings with it. for more on this we're joined by retired air force colonel, chairman of the military law group and managing partner at the law firm tully -- [inaudible] colonel, good to see you this morning. it was a deeply emotional and meaningful ceremony. what is the significance to you that the victims of this horrible incident now have been eligible for the purple heart? >> eric, thank you for this opportunity to join you today. it is deeply symbolic, first of all, to the family members of the victims that died, the 13 victims who were killed. it's also symbolic to the survivors who were injured, 32 who were injured, both military members and civilians. so at a very personal level

this morning, nearly six years after then army major nidal hasan opened fire at fort hood the u.s.le hearts and civilian defense of freedom medals for the survivors and to the families of those who were killed. previously the purple heart was only awarded to service members who had been injured or killed in action but legislation recently expanded the criteria. now it includes those wounded or killed in attacks if the perpetrator had communicated with and was inspired by a foreign terrorist organization such as at fort hood. for many of these victims, their fight for what they perceive to be justice is not over. they are eligible for every benefit related to receiving the purple heart but as of now, these recipients from fort hood are not eligible for any benefits associated with being wounded in a combat zone such as having their income exempted from income tax. the pentagon told cnn that congress would need to act for that to change. >>> now to some news out of pakistan where the accused master mind of the 2008 terrorist attacks in mumbai india is now a free man. he was released

interviewed him, he admitted he wanted to commit an inside attack against american soldiers like major nidal hasan at ft. hood and they say he kept planning that violent strike. >> it's alleged he told another individual that detonating a suicide bomb was his number one aspiration because he couldn't be captured, all the evidence would be destroyed, and he would be guaranteed to hit his target. >> reporter: two weeks ago charges say booker and the informant bought the components needed to make the explosive device. on friday prosecutors say he drove to an area near ft. riley with what he thought was a bomb and made the final connections to arm the device. agents then arrested him. >> today's threat was real and booker was fully committed to his plan >> trrs a prosecutors alluded to the danger that may be yet to come. >> we face a continue threat to those who may be motivated by ava right of reasons to take extreme steps against our folks. >> if convicted, booker could spend the rest of his life in prison. a second man, alexander player of topeka is charged with one count of fail to go report a fel

former major nidal hasan sentenced to death for the massacre.ought for years to have the shooting classified as an act of terrorism meaning they qualify for the medal and the benefits that come with it. >>> my san antonio, online version of the san antonio express news said "mad men" facing charges for a brutal hazing incident. a 20-year-old texas student, hamm and a grew's fraternity members stomped on a pledge pulled him around with a sledgehammer and set his pants on fire. he reach add plea deal. >>> and murder suspect robert durst. the rambling hand written note comes after durst was last month charged in the murder of a california woman in 2000. in the letter durst reportedly says my interests are opera and pro football. i've said nothing about charges, crimes or trials. if you decide to use any of this which is okay please make the above clear. durst is held in louisiana where he yesterday pleaded not guilty to weapons charges. >>> in a follow-up this morning on college basketball player lorin hill who inspired us with rages battle with ca

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telling investigators he enlisted in the army with the intent to commit an insider attack like major nidal hasanat not be enough to be arrested sooner? >> well it's -- the intent or mental state is not something that's going to cause an arrest. he actually has to take action. but it certainly took -- it was a great piece of information to feed to the army. you know fred we recruit in the military in the army about 130,000 soldiers per year. he was a recruit. he was on a delayed entry program. he actually signed the papers earlier -- or late last year and was scheduled to report sometime in april. when the fbi found this out, there was great cooperation, not only with the fbi and the kansas bureau of investigation and the kansas state troopers and government officials there, but they initially notified the military too. the military initially knew nothing about this. so they cancelled, obviously, the enlistment contract and it was a good thing. but then they continued to watch him to see what kind of effort he would place on to this plan that he had talked about. you can't arrest people for just

he was inspired by nidal hasan.ther charged with failly to report his plans. >> south carolina man killed by a police officer one week ago. walter scott was running away when officer michael slager shot him during a traffic stop. slager was fired and is now charged with murder. al sharpton is blasting a report that he was told by the family to stay away from the funeral saying he is not attending because of a scheduling conflict. meanwhile investigators are now questioning the passenger in scott's car at the time of the shooting. new dash cam video shows an officer pats him down after scott was shot. >> an historic meeting at the summit of the americas in panama. president obama and cuban president raoul castro greeting each other and shaking hands. this marking the first time the two have seen each other since restoring diplomatic ties late last year. the two leaders will meet later today as they try to normalize relations. this will be the first extended meeting between cuban and american leaders in more than four