pierre, thank you. >>> now, to that other major scare in the nation's capital. tourists horrified as they watched a pilot in his one-man helicopter soar in unstopped by homeland security. you can hear the tourists. >> this is not good, people. >> landing on the west lawn, triggering panic. the bomb squad called in. and tonight, the pilot, up close. a postal worker from florida, hauled into court and charged. as we ask here, how was someone allowed to get so close undetected? again tonight, abc's jim avila. >> reporter: tonight, still in his u.s. postal service jacket, the first glimpse of doug hughes the pilot of that gyrocopter that landed right on the lawn of the capitol. this new video shows him flipping there what should be a no-fly zone, zooming past the world war ii memorial, over the heads of tourists, through the national mall and past the washington monument. >> this is not good, people. >> reporter: and now, serious questions about how hughes dodged the nation's radar and missile security systems. starting his journey in gettysburg, traveling the 80 mi

>> all right, pierre thomas on the new arrest tonight. pierre, thank you. >>> now, to boston bomber dzhokhar tsarnaev tonight. convicted on all 30 counts. the jury unanimous. and now the next phase, deciding his fate. will he get the death penalty? and this editorial today from "the boston globe," arguing his life should be spared. let's get right to abc's chief legal analyst dan abrams tonight. and dan, you were telling me, all it takes is one jury in that room deciding against the death penalty and his life is spared? >> reporter: that's right. only one of them needs to say that he or she will not impose the death penalty, then this case is over and he gets life in prison. >> is there a legal checklist or is this a personal decision for these jurors? >> reporter: a little bit of both. there is a list of aggravating circumstances. meaning reasons to execute. including the severity of the crime. comparing those to what are called the mitigating circumstances, meaning the reasons not to execute. he'll argue that his brother was far more in

abc's senior justice correspondent pierre thomas tonight. >> reporter: two u.s. women, one-time roommates from queens new york, accused of being covert supporters of two of america's arch enemies, isis and al qaeda's deadly affiliate in yemen. noelle velentzas, 28, and asia siddiqui, age 31, in federal court today. their alleged plan, to detonate a bomb in a massive terrorist attack here in the u.s. both suspects had been allegedly studying bomb-making online including the pressure cooker explosive used in the boston marathon attacks. authorities found four propane tanks they say siddiqui planned to turn into a deadly explosive. the other suspect had allegedly been inspired by isis videos showing radicals beheading victims. >> every indication is they fully intended to carry out a bombing. >> reporter: neighbors were shocked. >> it's incredible. i can't believe it. >> reporter: but both women had allegedly been meeting with fbi undercover operatives who had them under surveillance for months. chillingly, one of the women allegedly said there was no need to go ove

pierre thomas on the breaking story tonight, as well. pierre, thank you. >>> and to the other developing headline tonight. the stunning fall for a former nfl star aaron hernandez. once a rising star with a $40 million contract then came that arrest. tonight, convicted of first degree murder sentenced to life without parole. his mother and fiance there weeping as the verdict was read. hernandez mouthing the words across the courtroom, "be strong." the victim's mother weeping, as well. tonight, abc's mara schiavocampo with the one-time football star being led into prison for life. >> reporter: tonight, a stunning fall from grace. >> guilty of murder in the first degree. >> reporter: former patriots player aaron hernandez convicted of first degree murder. his mother and fiance sobbing in court, just feet away from the victim's mother, also in tears. >> my baby's footprint is in my heart forever. >> reporter: hernandez, a star tight end with a $40 million contract with the super bowl championship team was arrested in 2013 for the murder of h

>> and pierre is with us now from washington. pierre adam gadahn one of the military's most wanted terrorists for a decade? >> reporter: david, there was a million dollar bounty for gadahn. he's been hunted for more than a decade. in many ways he was a unique figure because of his all-american voice. >> all right, pierre thomas tonight from washington. thank you. >>> meantime also from d.c. tonight, the close call between a drone and a passenger plane coming in for a landing today. the crew oaf a trans-states airline state spotting a drone. the pilots calling the tower, the drone, just 200 feet away. >> hey, at about 1,200 feet a.g.o. it know it's bizarre, but it looked like a little drone went beneath us. >> the faa has been concerned about drones flying too close to passenger jets. they are investigating tonight. >>> meantime the mystery deepens after another scare in the sky. the flight out of chicago, the pilot suddenly descending 27,000 neat just minutes. after several passengers lost consciousness. at first, everyone though

armageddon. >> and pie pierre thomas here with us in new york. and word of another arrest of an american today? >> reporter: a suspect arrested in pakistan. he's accused of plotting to kill soldiers in afghanistan. he's american. a huge asset for al qaeda. >> all right, pierre thomas, always great to have you with us here in new york. pierre, thank you. >>> tonight, there is a major development in that tragedy in the alps. investigators now revealing what they have learned about that co-pilot. the chilling internet searches they found on his computer. searching suicide and cockpit doors. abc's alex marquardt from germany. >> reporter: tonight, there's disturbing new evidence that andreas lubitz may have opinion planning his deadly flight for days. german investigators revealing a search of the co-pilot's tablet computer shows that in the week before the crash, he had researched medical treatments, suicide methods and information on cockpit door security. he would have known that when the captain tried to re-enter the cockpit by punching a code in

abc's senior justice correspondent pierre thomas reporting in live from washington tonight. pierre? >> reporter: david, a young terror figure emerging tonight. authorities identifying an american recruiter now in syria abdi nur, only 18 accusing him of reaching out to friends and associates in minneapolis and urging them to leave the u.s. and join isis. also in this case, the sheer number of arrests is unusual. six young men living in one location, caught in a single conspiracy. and here's another twist. the fbi says two of the suspects were caught in san diego, tried to get false passports so they could go to mexico and then make their way into syria instead of flying straight from the u.s. all potentially ominous developments. david? >> pierre thomas live in washington. pierre, thank you. >>> we turn overseas tonight, and to the nightmare playing out at this hour at sea. rescuers fearing the worst, searching for hundreds of men, women and children, their boats capsized. the images coming in today, survivors making their way to shore, floating on large pieces of debris. almost 1,00

i call him pierre. i didn't know any better. americans didn't know any better until one day i discovered the little land warrant that he had for his lot in washington, d.c. and in his own handwriting peter. he is not ever called pierre. he is pete charles. he refers to himself as major and now i'm way way, way ahead of my story. let me back up a bit. we're approaching october 1783. the vote is held. where to locate this seat of government this federal town. each state has one vote and they called the roll how many states want it to be in new hampshire? how many states massachusetts? and then all the way down through georgia. the state that won was, of course, new jersey. could have been pennsylvania but it happened to be new jersey. new jersey got the seven votes. somewhere near trenton new jersey. committee is appointed to view the delaware river and choose actually. they could have chosen the pennsylvania side for a small federal town. this was very, very upsetting to the southerners. they very much wanted the seat of governme

pierre de chambio. i'm automatically taken back to memories of my own school days. cleaner, chalkboards and fear. the cruel ministrations of tiny-eyed lunch ladies slopping canloads of prison chow into steam tables. chipped beef, tuna noodle surprise, and powdered mashed potatoes that haunt my sense memories still. >> pumpkin soup today with onion, nutmeg and chicken stock. but basic good pumpkin soup. >> this is marie, head chef, cook, host and server for 320 hungry and very discriminating french schoolchildren ages 3 to 12. on the menu price fixe today, a pumpkin soup, a fresh blankette de broissot served with homemade couscous and a sauce supreme. >> this is a very sophisticated meal for children. i was a little -- in school, frankly. like a lot of other students, i want pizza, pizza, pizza, are the children here open to variety? >> [ speaking french ]. >> we want to make sure they always get a little challenged by how the food looks and the smell and also the taste after. i think she has a very strict budget. >> in the usa, greatest country in the world no doubt

and that's where the pierre nonsense comes from.d it was absolutely i mean it in my book on the creation of washington, d.c., i call him pierre. i didn't know any better. americans didn't know any better until one day i discovered the little land warrant that he had for his lot in washington, d.c. and in his own harting, peter charles will he fant. he's never called pierre la fant in federal records. he's p. charles la fant. he refers to himself as major la fant and now i'm way, way way ahead of my story. so let me back up a bit. we're approaching october 1783. the vote is held. where to locate this seat of government this federal town. each state has one vote. and they called the roll starting how many states want it to be in new hampshire. how many states massachusetts and then all the way down to georgia. the state that the won was of course new jersey. could have been pennsylvania but it happened to be new jersey. new jersey got seven votes. somewhere near trenton new jersey. committee is an pointed to view the delaware river an

even downloading images to his facebook page. >> pierre thomas live now from washington and this had always been the fear that americans would g overseas get training and return. but this is the first arrest upon coming baing? >> reporter: david, about 180 americans have joined isis or al qaeda in syria and iraq. we believe this is the first time that someone has been charged with going over there and returning home with a mission to kill. >> pierre thomas tonight, thank you. >>> now, to that other major scare in the nation's capital. tourists horrified as they watched a pilot in his one-man helicopter soar in unstopped by homeland security. you can hear the tourists. >> this is not good, people. >> landing on the west lawn triggering panic. the bomb squad called in. tonight, the pilot upclose. a postal worker from florida, hauled into court and charged. as we ask here how was someone allowed to get so close undetect undetected? again tonight, abc's jim avila. >> reporter: tonight, still in his u.s. postal service jacket the first glimpse of doug hughes the pilot of that gyrocontinue

>> pierre thomas live in washington. pierre thank you. >>> we turn overseas tonight, and to the nightmare at sea. rescuers fearing the worst, searching for hundreds their boats capsized. the images coming in today, survivors making their way to shore, floating on large pieces of debris. almost 1,000 believed to be on board. abc's alex mar quartquardt on the rescue mission under way. >> reporter: today, terrified refugees clinging to floating wreckage off the coast of greece. a young boy carried to safety. arriving in italy, some of the smallest victims, finally on dry land. frantic scenes across the mediterranean. tonight, a desperate search continuing for hundreds more after their boat capsized over the weekend, 70 miles after leaving libya. just 28 rescued so far, 24 bodies recovered and so many now feared dead. one survivor saying as many as 950 people were on board. the refugees crammed inside the ship in conditions like these. this was taken by a passenger in another boat that made the journey. it's poverty and war

here's pierre thomas. >> reporter: tonight, the wife of gyrocopter pilot doug hughes is calling him a patriot, as authorities investigate how his audacious flight managed to evade the air defense umbrella, and touch down on the lawn of the u.s. capitol. >> so all this layered defense, these radars, these sophisticated capabilities, hundreds of millions of dollars, for naught. >> reporter: but the military is now testing a giant radar-equipped airship designed to detect low-to-ground threats like cruise missiles, and small flying objects like the gyrocopter, which is not bigger than a bicycle. it is called the "j-lens" and measures 242 feet long, twice the size of a blue whale. it can hover at 10,000 feet, detecting flying objects as far as 340 miles away, able to cover most of the east coast. but the $2.8 billion j-lens project is still in the testing phase, and not yet integrated into the nation's air defense system. so it was of little help when doug hughes' big statement gave washington a big scare. >> and pierre is with us now. live from washington. i understand that doug hughes w

only on al jazeera america. [ ♪♪ ] >>> somaly mam's former husband is pierre.1989 at the end of the communist period he worked for a medical charity doctors without borders. >> it was tense. there was war in cambodia. on a saturday we go around. i met her. she was in a beer garden. it was not a brothel. so the story start like that. i fell in love and marry her. >>> they went on to found and establish the foundation together and had two children. pierre doesn't believe somaly mam was trafficked. >> i don't believe that she was a prostitute. he is a victim a victim of prosecution, of rape >>> did you ever exaggerate your story or lie about being trafficked in order to raise money for victim trafficking? >: >>> as well as being accused of fabricating her own story, somaly mam was accused of approaching victims to fabricate their stories to attract attention and ultimately more funding. >>: >>> one girl at the center of the controversy is long pro. she told international media that she was sold into prostitution and lost her eye when a pimp gouged it out. >>: >>>

pierre doesn't believe somaly mam was trafficked. >> i don't believe that she was a prostitute.is a victim a victim of prosecution, of rape >>> did you ever exaggerate your story or lie about being trafficked in order to raise money for victim trafficking? >: >>> as well as being accused of fabricating her own story, somaly mam was accused of approaching victims to fabricate their stories to attract attention and funding. >>: >>> one girl at the center of the controversy is long pro. she told international media that she was sold into prostitution and lost her eye when a pimp gouged it out. >>: >>> to find out for ourselves how she lost her eye. very travelled to a village. villagers herm her well. she had a bad eye. gradually it grew bigger and bigger and she never left the house. her father didn't know where to take her for treatment. that's why the child stayed in the village for a long time. >>> down the dirt track long pro's parents are bemused by the interest in their daughter, but her father confirms she had a problem with her eye. >> translation: we didn't know much abou

the government demonstrated the rally five days against pierre. decision to run for a third term. >> 93 people rescued in ail, freed from the forroast. forest. yemen's presidential office is telling international embassies in the port city to make sure that no houthis fighters will on their premises. city has been a battleground since the saudi led coalition launched air strikes against the houthis more than a month ago. and the government says it has proof now that they are iranians on the ground. helping the rebels. al jazeera has that story. >> progovernment fighters say they are gaining territory at the airport. but beyond that, people say it is the houthis who seem to be gaining ground. they say the rebels are shelling their neighborhoods and pushing people from their homes. the houthis have also stormed a hospital, medical staff fled leaving behind people in need of care. they continue to shell places where they know women and children gather. a houthis denies allegations of torture. >> our opponents have accused us of killing a demonstrator

but the bomb was a fake, he was busted in a sting. >> pierre thank you. >>> now to new troubles for the secret service tonight. a developing deadline, with an officer accused of attempted burglary. >>> and in new york city four people found dead in their home. and tonight, a warning about the invisible killer carbon monoxide. >> reporter: the call came in at 3:15 the couple in their 80s and two others killed by the colorless, odorless gas. neighbors, startled by the scene. >> i heard four people died. it's a terrible thing. >> a great couple. that's all i can say. >> reporter: each year 400 deaths are attributed to carbon monoxide. only half of the states the u.s. require detectors. back here in new york police say this does not appear to be foul play. just a tragic accident. we are just learning that two were found dead inside a garage with a running car. looking to be an accident. >>> and emergency responders answering a call for help possibly dangerous chemicals inside a home in minneapolis. authorities investigating what was going on with the equipment in the home. >>> and hillary c

the inevitable america destroying apocalypse that will result from a clinton presidency is not la pierre'sth clinton. >> i have to tell you eight years of one demographically symbolic president is enough. (applause) >> jon: wow, i guess your dog whistle wasn't working. and you just went with the regular whistle. for more we go to senior political correspondent jessica williams. jessica, thank you for joining us. (cheers and applause) >> hi. >> jon: jessica, sorry i see-- i see you are very busy there. >> oh yeah i'm just doing some gardening like every day people do in america. >> jon: uh-huh. >> i hope you like tom tom's jon i'm going-- tomatoes i'm wering to bring you a [bleep] load. >> jon: i don't eat tomatoes in the [bleep] load. you are doing clinton can put all the regular people in her ads it is not going to convince republicans. >> i with disagree. conservative was love to vote for hillary if only shes with a guy an her marriage weren't so weird. >> jon: but clarely that's not true jessica look at obama, he's clearly a guy and he has what seems to be a very nice marriage. it's the

>> pierre, thank you. >>> now to new troubles for the secret service tonight. a developing headline, with an off-duty officer accused of attempted burglary. police saying he kicked in the door of his ex-girlfriend's home. now placed on leave tonight. >>> and in new york city, four people found dead in their home. and tonight, a warning about the invisible killer, carbon monoxide. this new case comes just days after the other tragedy. another family lost as they slept. linsey davis now. >> reporter: tonight, four people are dead from carbon monoxide poisoning. the call came in at 3:15, the couple in their 80s and two others killed by the colorless, odorless gas. neighbors, startled by the scene. >> i didn't know what the heck happened. i heard four people died. it's a terrible thing. >> reporter: each year, more than 400 deaths and 20,000 injuries are attributed to carbon monoxide. only half of the states in the u.s. require detectors. earlier this week in maryland eight people seven of them children were found dead. they had been found using a generator for hea

for "this week," pierre thomas, abc news, washington. >> our thanks to pierre. >>> let's take this on with congressman michael mccaul. chair of the homeland security committee. mr. chairman, how serious a threat did the ohio man pose? was there an active plot? >> yes, he said something big was going to happen, he was plotting to attack a military installation, possibly in texas, at ft. hood purple heart awards ceremony. what's most significant about this case, martha, first foreign fighter case of an american citizen traveling to syria, training with al qaeda, and then returning to the united states under instructions by al qaeda operatives to conduct a terrorist attack on american soil that is what is hugely significant about this case. we see these operatives going into western europe and australia. this is the first one in united states. fortunately it was stopped before it happened. >> it seems that many of those who have been arrested are on social media, they're proclaiming their support for isis, so, it almost seems like we're getting the low-hanging fruit. >> right, and a majo

government soured and he and his brother pierre were hired on as informants for spain which at the time mexico was trying to gain independence from spain. so he used galveston as a base of operations for not only the sort of spying but also his the privateering endeavors. the pro perot nantz is very interesting. the family was building a mansion on broadway and when thayer to the old house and were laying the foundation for a new one they discovered a number of confederate artifacts and this painting rolled up in a tent. the family took this as possible jeanne lafitte painting and the piece was donated to the library. however it was really just speculation that led the early folks to believe that this was jean lafitte. but it's caught fire much like all the history with lafitte there's mythology that's difficult to disentangle from fact. a few experts have taken a look at this portrait and concluded that it's most likely not lafitte for a number of reasons including the costume he's wearing. if you notice the hat looks like it belongs for the 1600s rather than the 1800s. also the lack o

government soured and he and his brother pierre were hired on as informants for spain which at the time mexico was trying to gain independence from spain. so he used galveston as a base of operations for not only the sort of spying but also his the privateering endeavors. the pro perot nantz is very interesting. the family was building a mansion on broadway

andrew pierre. you will think that might be it. andrew pierre. and he told me there's no question there had been a burglary of the files that weekend. and it's in gredell's office. vrjs now my former wife had told the f.b.i. that i had given the pentagon papers to fullbright and gredell. so they kpaj rated the degree of my intimacy. so i think hunt and libbey on the way homemade a little operation into gredell's office. they didn't do burglarizing themselves, but they probably had some other help on that. it didn't matter in the end. >> did you ever ask kroeg about that? >> yeah i i think i did, but he did not know. oh, yes. why would they be interested in my wife's analyst? the plumbers were -- that is the cubans who work for hunt and lib by, were interviewed at great length by taylor brarj and george trial for a book they were doing on the bay of pigs, actually. their publisher went bankrupt and branch and kryle had a fight over how they would split the royalties or something if they found another

abc's pierre thomas has more. >> reporter: two u.s.rt supporters of isis and al qaeda's deadly affiliate in yemen. noelle velentzas and asia siddiqui ages 28 and 31 in federal court. their alleged plan to detonate a bomb in a massive terrorist attack here in the u.s. both suspects have been allegedly studying bomb making on-line, including the pressure cooker explosive used in the boston marathon attacks. authorities found four propane tanks they say siddiqui planned to turn in to a deadly explosive. the other suspect had been inspired by videos like this showing radicals beheading victims. >> from the planning, the purchase of the equipment, their on-line activities. every indication is they fully intended to carry out a bombing. >> neighbors were shocked. >> it's incredible. i can't believe it. >> reporter: both women had been allegedly meeting with under cover fbi operatives who had them under surveillance for months.cover fbi operatives who had them under surveillance for months. chillingly one of the woman said there was no need t

pierre fulton.he released a statement through his lawyer. saying i'll never know why he ran, but i know he didn't deserve to die. we have a new audio recording after the shooting laughing. listen. >> by the time you get home it is a good idea of jotting down your thoughts after your adrenaline quits pumping. >> it's pumping. >> a man tasered by michael slager last year is filing a lawsuit. after wilson refused to get out of his car. >> back up. i'm going to tase. back up. i'm going to tase. turnover. your going to get hit again. >> with proof of acts the role of the police officer is taking over the word of the victim. as the video shows, i have been a victim by force by police. >> the spokesman for the north charleston police department declining to discuss wilson's case. >>> jurors in the aaron hernandez trial will begin the sixth day of deliberations. if hernandez is convicted on the first-degree murder charge he could get life in prison without parole. >>> jodi arias will spend the rest of her l

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his name is pierre fulton.ed a statement, i'll never know why he ran, but i know he didn't deserve to die. we have a new audio recording of slager after the shooting laughing as he says his adrenaline is still pumping. listen. >> by the time you get home it will be a good idea to jot down your thoughts of what happened and the adrenaline quits pumping. >> a man tasered by slager last year is filing a lawsuit. julius wilson claims slager used excessive force after wilson initially refused to get out of his car. >> back up. i'm going to tase. i'm going tase. turnover. you're going to get hit again. >> i witness violence by police officers. the word of the police officers is always taken over the word of victims in the violent acts. as the video shows, i have been a victim of force by the police. >> a spokesperson for the north charleston police department declined to discuss the case. >>> an alaska airlines ramp agent has a lot of explaining to do. officials say he fell asleep and got stuck in the forward cargo h