. >> and pierre thomas, he's told you so many times over the past years, this is his greatest fearar. he believes isis is the greatest threat. >> yes, it k keeps him up at night. and officials have been particularly concerned about isis. in the lt two years, the fbi has arrested at least 70 americans trying to affiliate themselves with isis. special command center, in communication with french authorities. and even though there's no specific threat identified, they're c concerned about the potential for copycats. and the social media campaign of isis, saying kill, kill, kill, wherever you are. >> and the hostage situation now over. but i want to go to brad garrett, former hoste negotiator for the fbi. >> if they only have two shooters, it tells you what devastation one or two shooters can do. my guess is, they knew roughly where they were. it's like, we've got to stop th. they're justoing up and down the aisles shooting people. let's take them out. and looks like they did that in fairly short orde which would suggest a fairly low number of attackers. >> and french president hollande h

pierre thomas tonight. thank you, pierre. >>> there are also fast-moving evening. word tonight of yet another terror plot there. unleashed. and investigators say they were going to target paris' financial district. tonight, the eighth attacker, still on the run. and there is now an international manhunt at this hour for this man. spotted at a gas station with the alleged eighth attacker. and this evening, abc news has learned that not only was there another plot for paris, authorities now telling us, there is another sleeper cell of out ten suspects on the l lse abc's matt gutman from brussels tonight. >> reporter: that paris attack ringleader, abdelhamid abaaoud, not only participated in the attacks, shooting up this restauaunt, but also, french prosecutors saying tonight, he and an accomplice planned a suicide attack on la defense, paris' wall street. that attack planned for november 18th of 19th, the day after s.w.a.t. teams cornered him north of paris. 5,000 bullets fired in this siege, finally killing him. that explosion? a still unidentified suicide bomber. t

>> pierre thomas with us tonight. pierre, thank you. >>> and tonight, france dramatically intensifying its air strikes against isis. retaliation, of course, for the deadly attacks here. bombing targets in syria, the isis stronghold of raqqah. but tonight, many are now asking, why weren't those targets being hit far sooner? abc's chief global affairs correspondent martha raddatz now. >> reporter: the response from the french air force has been strong and swift. french fighter jets pounding targets in the isis stronghold of raqqah, bombing an isis command post, training camp, recruiting center. but this is not a real increase in bombing. these are isis targets that may already been on a list or strike package for weeks. so why not strike when they were first on the list? >> they would wait for them to be populated, to have a class there in training, to have a group there being recruited. >> reporter: but when paris was attacked, the u.s. stepped aside, and let the french go after the targets as retaliatory strikes. it's

abc's senior justice correspondent pierre thomas leading us off. >> reporter: the uniformed secret service officer assigned to the white house is charged with sending a naked picture of himself to what he thought was a 14-year-old girl. but officer lee robert moore was actually communicating online with an undercover delaware state police detective. in state charges revealed today, moore is accused of sending explicit messages and of trying to arrange a meeting for a sexual encounter wita minor. he was also asking for compromising pictures of a child. some of the sordid communication, which occurred over a piod of weeks, actually took place whi moore was on duty, working at the white house. the allegations sent shock waves through an agency already trying to overcome scandals ranging soliticing prostitutes to a fence jumper getting inside the white house. >> and pierre thomas with us now live from our washington bureau. and pierre, you've learned new they arrested him? >> reporter: david, p prosecuto claim when confronted, moore waved his miranda rights and interview. they say he admitted

>> pierre thomas with us now. is the airline saying anything tonight? >> reporter: david, they're saying they're investigating the incident and that they do not tolerate discrimination. but there's lots of frustration here, but no one was arrested or detained, sometimes with issues of race, david, there's no black and white clear answer. >> all right, our seen your justice correspondent pierre thomas. great to have you in new york tonight. >>> in the meantime, in chicago this evening, there is a manhunt under way for the killer of 9-year-old tyshon lee, shot in an alley near his grandmother's house on chicago's south side. authorities offering a $20,000 reward and investigating if the little boy was possibly targeted after it was revealed the child was shot at close range. investigators now wondering if it was gang retaliation. >>> we move forward tonight, and to your money now. and what we're just learning about some of those patriots scenes honoring our veterans at major sporting events. honoring here roafs, but some of those pro sports teams could be

he acknowledged engaging in online sexual encounters with other female teenagers. >> all right, pierre thomas leading us off tonight. pierre, thank you. >>> and one more breaking headline out of washington. late word, as we come on the air tonight, that defense secretary ash carter unexpectedly removed a member of his inner circle. lieutenant general ron lewis. we learned it comes after allegations of misconduct. lewis is a west point grad, an apache pilot that served in iraq and one of secretary carter's closest advisers. an investigation is now under way. >>> we turn this evening to the severe weather hitting at this hour. ten reported tornadoes in just 24 hours, and winds reaching 80 miles per hour. power lines bursting into flames. the system, slow-moving but it is headed eastward. a big rig sliding off highway 14 in knoxville, iowa. these are just some of the power lines, right here, exploding outside oklahoma city. several power outages. at an airport in des moines, equipment blowing across the tarmac. the system slamming the midwest, the heartland and moving east. meteorologist rob mar

we're joined by abc's chief justice correspondent pierre thomas. the intelligence community is clearly concerned that the jihadists seem to plot the attacks undetected. >> juju, there are real concerns about what's called the growing dark syndrome. officials worry the killers in france may have used encryption technology to hide their computer and cell phone communications. new tonight belgian officials suspect the terrorists used gaming systems like playstations to communicate off the grid. all disturbing because it appears the bad guys were invisible. >> thanks, pierre. deeply disturbing. pierre thomas in washington. >>> up next the dramatic survivor stories emerging from paris. than any other leading brand. to treat their aches and pains more people reach for advil.l. relief doesn't get any better than this. advil. ok, we're here. here's dad. mom. the twins. aunt alice... you didn't tell me aunt alice was coming. of course. don't forget grandpa. can the test drive be over now? maybe just head back to the dealership? don't you want to meet my fam

>> pierre thomas in the room with the fbi director today. pierre, thank you. >>> meanwhile tonight, right here in paris, we have two major developments for you. new images of that massive raid. s.w.a.t. teams moving in, screaming to residents, "go back inside." we have now learned the mastermind was, in fact, killed in that raid, and tonight, the identity, as well, of the female suicide bomber. and what she yelled to s.w.a.t. teams before she set off that vest. also here, our first interview with someone inside this cafe, that video from the daily mail. 40 seconds of terror. how do you decide whether to run or stay frozen on the floor? and when you see this tonight, it is extraordinary to think everyone survived in this one cafe. tonight, a closer look at the most revealing images yet of the horrifying moments as the terror attacks are about to be unleashed. diners at the tables. waiters behind the bar. just after 9:30 p.m., suddenly, bullets from an attacker's assault rifle spray the casa nostra cafe. this video obtained by the daily mail. o

tom, thank you. b kr bc pierre thomas tonight. as we just heard, dozens of people with suspected terror ties believed to be in the u.s. right now. what did the fbi director tell you? do u.s. authorities know where they are? >> reporter: yes, david, they know who they are and where they are. the fbi director told me the bureau's identified suspected isis supporters here in the u.s. who are thought to be high risk for copy cat attacks, mimicking what took place in france. covered like a blanket right now. david? >> pierre thomas in the room with the fbi director today. pierre, thank you. >>> right here in paris tonight, we have two major developments for you. new images of that massive raid. s.w.a.t. teams moving in, telling the residents to go back inside. we have now learned the in that raid, and tonight, the identity, as well, of the female u side bomber. and what she yelled to s.w.a.t. teams before she set off that vest. also here, our first interview with someone inside this cafe, that video from the daily mail. 40 seconds of t

abc's pierre thomas has the latest. >> reporter: at washington's union station an unmistakable show of force. repeating scenes from lower manhattan this week. fbi and homeland security officials sharing their most urgent concerns in that new bulletin to police across the country, that homegrown radicals inspired or directed by syria-based operatives could seek to replicate the effects of the paris attacks using similar weapons and tactics, although on a smaller scale. many of the 18,000 law enforcement agencies now stepping up security, even though no specific plot has been identified. amtrak's police chief showed us how the national rail system is protecting thousands of thanksgiving holiday passengers. so chief, there's no specific threat but you've taken some very specific actions. >> we have. and what you're going to see is patrol officers, some deployed with long guns. over here we have one of our explosive detection canine and up there are special agents who have additional tactical skills. >> reporter: law enforcement sources tell abc news they've uncovered no intelligence that

. >> and pierre thomas with us now live from our washington bureau. and pierre, you've learned new details about what happened when they arrested him? >> reporter: david, prosecutors claim when confronted, moore waved his miranda rights and submitted to a recorded interview. they say he admitted to the communications and disturbingly, david, prosecutors claim he acknowledged engaging in online sexual encounters with other female teenagers. >> pierre thomas, thank you. >>> and one more breaking headline out of washington. late word, as we come on the air tonight, that defense secretary ash carter unexpectedly removed a member of his inner circle. lieutenant general ron lewis. it comes after allegations of mits conduct. lewis is a west point grad, and apache pilot that served in iraq. an investigation is now under way. >>> we turn this evening to the severe weather hitting at this hour. ten reported tornadoes in just 24 hours, and winds reaching 80 miles per hour. power lines bursting into flames. the system, slow-moving but headed east. a big rig slidin

it is unclear if that video will help or hurt the officers, david. >> pierre thomas live in washington. pierre, thank you. >>> tonight, the tsa is now saying they made a mistake in their handling of a scare at the airport in miami overnight. police boarding an american airlines flight, shortly before takeoff, ordering passengers to put their hands in the air. that plane was evacuated after a passenger, it turned out to be a dentist, raised suspicions with his carry-on bag. it was later revealed he was carrying dental equipment. tonight, the tsa conducting a review of the incident. >>> breakining newsn that mystery in texas. tonight, a person of interest now in custody in the case of the veteran judge, ambushed outside her home, shots fired in her driveway. tonight, the person of interest is behind bars, charged in a separate, unrelated murder. but the leading they ary, that the judge was targeted, because of one of her cases. tonight, abc news has learned that the person of interest was due to appear in her court next month. >> investigators absolutely believe that thessault was an att

>> pierre thomas with us tonight. pierre, thank you. >>> and a tense 24 hours for passengers flying over the u.s. a bomb threat called in, two air france passenger jets making emergency landings. one in salt lake city, the other forced to land in halifax. passengers describing the fear, flight crews in tears. as tonight, airports from coast to coast scramble to stay one step ahead of any through threat. abc's david kerley covers aviation. >> reporter: an emergency ing, an evasion weigh of air france passengers in two separate cities. >> air france 065, are you still dumping fuel? >> yes, sir. >> reporter: the phoned in threats said a bomb would go off in 90 minutes. >> you are clear to land. >> reporter: that flight had left los angeles. the other took off about the same time, from washington, landing in nova scotia, where passengers were taken off so authorities and canines could screen the jet liner. >> i would rather come to halifax for the night than risk my plane exploding over the atlanta. >> reporter: both jets