the fbi put pitts under surveillance last year after he said on social media, he hated the u.s. wanted to join al qaeda. pitts told agents he would case downtown cleveland for potential targets. >> he looked for locations to park a van that would be packed with explosives. he talked about taking targets like st. john's cathedral off the map. and just yesterday, he discussed give remote control cars packed with explosives and shrapnel to the children of our uniform military members. >> no comments from pitts. he's due back in court on thursday. >>> police say the man charged with killing five people at the capital gazette in maryland sent three letters details his intentions in the hours before the rampage. the letters outlined the shooter's intention to kill, quote, every person present. one letter went to the attorney. the others were sent to two baltimore courthouses. a memorial was held last night for the editor. >>> a heat wave blanketing the east coast has turned deadly. a woman died after going into cardiac arrest on saturday working in her garden. heat-related deaths are

the fbi says pitts never had any explosives and said he just wanted to scout locations, not carry out the attacks and was so unprepared, the undercover agent gave him a bus pass to conduct his scouting trip. but law enforcement officials say heas determined to be a terrorist. >> law enforcement, of course, ot sit back, in this case wait for mr. pitts to commit a violent act. >> reporter: the fbi says agents st ar him yesterday after he talked about trying to plan another attack for later this year in philadelphia, his hometown. lester? >> pete williams, thank you. >>> now white house and the impending decision by president trump on who he'll nominate to the supreme court. the president is to fill the vacancy created by anthony kennedy's retirement, interviewing four ndidates today with more to come. we get the latest from chief white house correspondent hallie jackson. >> reporter: the president playing coy on his court picks, not saying who he interviewed today. >> mr. president, who did you speak with, sir? >> reporter: only hony candidates he considered. >> during the mornini inter

jillian: let's talk about brad pitt.s dated a lot of leading ladies in his life and changed style to look like them. folks on social media, this is pretty funny, they are going nuts over recently 2006 news paper article that points out that brad pitt appears to change his hair and physical style to match the woman he's dating. let's take a look at this picture of brad pitt and ex-wife angelina jolie supporting hair and pop on over to when he dated jennifer anston. take a look at this paltrow and a couple of others that people think are very, very funny. a lot of people like i said talking about this, one twitter user says paltrow one of my favorite and with the one with anston, not noticed. let's get to one twitter user, i can't believe that i have only seen this. my mind is also blown. >> i see it, though, don't you guys have anything better to do, no, but i think it's really funny. carley: it play be a coincidence or do you think, hey, honey, how are we getting our hair done this week? jillian: i think it's a coinciden

citizen named demetrius pitts. p authorities sts was planning an attack on the fourth of july in cleveland. thebi says within the last week, pitts has been strollingt thets of cleveland and preparing for this alleged attack. looked for locations to park a van that would be packed with explosives. he talked abou taking targets like st. john's cathedral off th map. and just yesterday, he discussed giving remote control packed with explosives and shrapnel to the children of our military uniform members. >> federal agents say pitts wanted to kill members of the military, their families, and any local and federal agents he could find. authorities also say pitts was planning an attack in philadelphia at an up determind date. >>> fourth of july safety is the top concern for officials across the state especially right here in the nation's capital. and the united rvates parks e and police will hold a conference zp press conference today and lay out their safety plans f holiday. >>> travel over the next few days could be tri

idderal authorities say demetrius pitts reconof the city's downtown area just last week.g for spots to park a van that h was going to pack with explosiveke pitts s with an undercover agent about his hatred for the military and law enforcement. his desire to, quote, chop off hands and heads. >>his defendant by his own words andy b his own deeds wanted to attack our nation and it ideals. >> mr. pitts is a united states citizen, radicalized andom planning tot a terrorist attack in the united states. >> pitts first came under scru17ny in when the fbi says he made disturbing posts in is of al qaeda. -- in support of al qaeda. also has an extensive criminal history. >>> less than a month afterum president s historic summit with kim jong-un, there are concerns now that north korea may b actuall ramping up its nuclear efforts. icltiple u.s. ols tell nbc news that the north is actually trying to deceive our count about its program. that's despite the president saying north korea had no longer posed a threat. joing us with a closer look at that is nbc news intelligence and national

admitted to reporters that he had no information that mr pitts no information that actually traveled overseas to meet with al qaeda that he had access to any kind of weapons any kind of explosives everything he served time in ohio. but he's not perfect but you certainly know how an eighty nine for a robbery pleaded guilty to fact and twenty seventeen and twenty sixteen the state of pennsylvania had asked ohio to extradite him as a fugitive for charges of assault robbery and that to me this looks like a low hanging fruit to make your big look what we did but if it took you three year . and a bus. something's not right. with. caring about the environment isn't a right or left issue and to prove that beyond a shadow of a doubt jihadist radio station radio angeles reported that the terrorist group al shabaab in somalia well the making some big changes in the territories under control two things will be happening immediately one indigenous trees can no longer be cut down or logged and second al shabaab led terrorist group has banned single use plastic bags because they quote pose a seriou

the fed announced they arrested demetrious pitts today. they said he wrote on facebook that he wanted to target officers and help al-qaida. pitts discussed possibly traveling to san francisco to conduct additional targeting and reconnaissance on behalf of al-qaida. >>> tonight a major conviction is pulling out of san francisco saying that its members don't feel safe on the streets because of all the open drug use and homelessness. phil matier reports, the city is now losing out on a huge moneymaker. >> reporter: there was a time when tourists took home memories of san francisco's famed cable cars but these days, chances are it's the imag dancing in circles or just wandering around the streets intoxicated or mentally ill. those are the images that tourists are taking home. >> you can smell it. >> in a third world country. >> reporter: now it's affecting the city's biggest business, tourism. >> they feel their safety is at risk because they're seeing so many people at issue. >> they're seeing people laying on the street. they're seeing petty

demetris pitts also known raffi had pledged allegiance to al qaeda. last week in a meeting with undercover agent pitt said in referring to our independence day, quote: their holiday is coming up. >> he talked about taking targets like st. john's cathedral off the map. he discussed giving remote control cars packed with explosives and shrapnel to the children of our hilliard. this defendant, by his own words, and by his own deeds, wanted to attack our nation and its ideals. todd: law enforcement says pits, an excohen for robbery and assault conducted recon in cleveland for an attack. the plot was foiled after plonts long investigation. they say pitts had written facebook posts with disturbing messages including we as muslims need to started training like this everyday. we need to know how to shoot guns. throw grenades. hand-to-hand combat. what would hit them at their core? have a bomb blow up in the fourth of july parade? and this, to our military men and women, chop off heads and hands. pitts also talked about traveling to portfolio plan an athaksin

in part of the charging documents, pitts talks about possibly traveling to san francisco to conduct addition targeting. with july 4th approaching, awareness is even more prevalent. >> we are paying more attention to specific beats, but this is something we do. though is the bre-- this is the and butter of the fbi. >> reporter: many walked around the top attractions, including pier 39 with confidence.g the necessary precautions to protect us. >> reporter: now since february of 2017 the san francisco police department has not been part of the fbi's joint terrorism task force. that is something the fbi says would include communications, but they are regularly in touch with sfpd. all police officers are going to be available on the july 4 holiday. sam brock, nbc bay area news. >> and our coverage of the terror plot will continue on nbc nightly news. they'll take a look at how pitts landed on the radar. >>> well, another day of smoke blanketing the area caused by the county fire in yolo, napa and sonoma county. so far it has burned more than 44,000 acres. mark matthews is just outside of the town

mia" sequel is a hit. >>> closed captioning provided by -- ♪ >>> that is leonardo dicaprio and brad pitte l.a. set of their upcoming quentin tarantino film "once upon a time in hollywood." >> as many of you know, brad makes a cameo in deadpool 2. ryan told me the real deal on how it all came about. >> don't call it a comeback, >> i was told all he wants is a cup of coffee. and i said like a franchise or just one individl coffee. and i was told one individual cup of coffee, which is really his way of saying, like, i'm doing it for nothing and it s a total solid and the nicest thing. >> brad's cameo as the mutant superhero vanisher lasts only a split second and took seven minutes to film. another plus in getting him to sign on? "deadpool" director david leitch was brad's stunt double in "ocean's 11" and "mr. and mrs. smith." >> what's more irresponsible than taking, you know, one of the biggest movie stars in the world and giving him a role that is utterly wordless and invisible with the expectation of three frames of film and that's kind of amazing. >> celine dion the same kind of deal? >

. >> 48-year-old demetrious pitts was given a public defender on terrorism charges. the american-born al qaeda sympathizer planned to bomb cleveland but also considering san francisco. they say pitts got on their radar in 2015 when he sent a voice message to an internet based show threatening to destroy the u.s. military. they zeroed in on him last year when he posted al qaeda training photos saying muslims need to be ready. and in downtown cleveland, telling an undercover agent he planned to blow up a fourth of july parade this july and after that he wanted to bomb his birthplace, philadelphia, on labor day and discussed possibly traveling to san francisco to look for additional targets. >> it's a city that has iconic value. this is something terrorists go after. >> pitts has previously been convicted of robbery, assault and theft in ohio and wanted for robbery and gun charges in philadelphia. he's accused of attempted material support of a foreign terrorist agency. police won't comment on this case but say to keep people safy week, especially along the water front

byron pitts on an emotional five-month journey with an investigative genealogist. >> i started getting text messages from rob's birth mom. >> the shocking discovery. >> wow. >> the powerful reunion. >> there she is. >> this special edition of "nightline," "finding mom," will be right back. "nightline," "finding mom," continues. byron pitts reporting. >> reporter: you're looking at a man who loves his daughter. >> grab it. >> reporter: his family. his life. >> ready? >> reporter: it's a life filled with secrets. rob martin is now on a quest to find the birth family he never knew. >> for my daughter's sake. i wanted to give her a foothold in something. i never had any of that. no anchor in anything. >> reporter: he could be running out of time. >> my body's fighting hard. >> reporter: he's battling leukemia. >> i've had fevers on and off for five days. >> reporter: and may need a bone marrow transplant. >> i love you. >> i love you. >> reporter: rob's search for his bloodline could prove to be a lifeline. tonight we go on a five-month journey to find the birth mother he's spent a lifetim

this is more like an aniston/pitt moment. these are two people who are both celebrities. career of her own, she's a grownup now. >> reporter: and so is he. writing on instagram, you make me so much better and we complement each other so well, can't wait for the best season of life yet. it's enough to have you believing in happily ever after. >>> up next, actress gal gadot with a wonderful surprise for one virginia children's hospital. thanks for the ride-along, captain! i've never been in one of these before, even though geico has been- ohhh. ooh ohh here we go, here we go. you got cut off there, what were you saying? oooo. oh no no. maybe that geico has been proudly serving the military for over 75 years? is that what you wanted to say? mhmmm. i have to say, you seemed a lot chattier on tv. geico. proudly serving the military for over 75 years. you ok back there, buddy? but one blows them all out of the water. hydro boost from neutrogena®. with hyaluronic acid to plump skin cells so it bounces back. neutrogena® i knew at that exact moment ... i'm beating this. my main fo

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law enforcement cannot sit back and wait for mr pitts to commit a violent act.ry of hoping an individual decides not to harm someone or get others to act, especially when his continued repeated intentions were to do just that. day one of wimbeldon has wrapped up with two of tennis‘ superstars sailing through the first round. swiss top seed federer began his bid for a record—extending ninth men's title with a win over serbia's dusan lajovic. and serena williams made herfirst wimbeldon appearance since having a baby, reaching the second round. more coming up this hour in sport today. declaring he'll "extend his hand" to the us president, mexico's incoming leader vowed to work with donald trump on economic issues and fighting illegal immigration. but andres manuel lopez obrador, or amlo as he's known, made clear that tackling corruption will be his number one priority. he won sunday's election with 53% of the vote, easily defeating his nearest rivals. however, it's unclear whether his party, the national regeneration movement, will secure a majority in parliament.

here pitt in the early '90s with girlfriend juliette lewis. they look like twins.nt to the same super cuts incredible. we move on. later with a slick style. they are like twins. it is like they share dna. othe twitter users dipped into the archives and found other gems. and emily dug up an old picture of gweneth paltrow. wring this honestly freaked me out. the sametuff in the hair. the same gel. >> maybe that is how he gets them to go out with him. >> he they are wearing the same clothes. i can't decide, she says, if this is actually something empathetic or sociopathic. these are examples. what do you think? >> we heard when couples spend a lot of time togher theyook alike. >> looking alike and deliberately looking like the person is weird. >> they are wearing the identical garanimals. >> i have popstart. >>> we begin with carrie fisher. she will aear in an episode ix aspirin cea princess leia. they will use unseen footage shot during epide eigh shooting for episode nine will begin next week. >>> lebron james is going all the way. not just moving to los angeles to

the criminal complaint that pitts discussed possibly traveling to san francisco. >>> you are watching ktvu fox 2 at 6:30. president trump is not wasting any time finding a new nominee for the supreme court. he met with four candidates and plans to announce his choice on -- a week from today. >>> the new supreme court nominee could influence decades of decisions and give the court a strong, conservative majority. with only 50 republicans voting in the senate, the nominees approval could come down to a single vote. >> we are going to see another great conservative constitutional judge like neil gorsuch. i think when push comes to shove, we are going to get two or three democrats which is what we got the last time. hopefully, all the republicans. down his list of 25 candidates with these five getting serious consideration. the president met with four potential justices this morning. >> they are outstanding people. they are really incredible people in so many different ways. >> reporter: at least one possible nominee is already facing fierce criticism. chuck schumer came out against poten

. >> reporter: fbi agents in ohio say demetrius pitts was planning to hurt people at the fourth of july parade in cleveland. >> he looked for locations to park aould be packed with explosives. >> reporter: agents arrested the 48-year-old sunday after he spent days talking with an undercover agent, making plans. according to the charging document, on friday, pitts talked about traveling to san francisco to conduct additional reconnaissance on behalf of al qaeda. the special agent in charge in san francisco says there was no aecific target. non-credible threat. we see people who are aspiring to do big terrorist attacks. >> reporter: people enjoying the city by the bay say it's a relief to know the fbi moved in. >> they're definitely doing their job at that point. >> yeah. >> the world's a big place. they're always going to be someone trying to cause harm. >> reporter: now, the fbi and the san francisco police department both say at this point there is no credible threat. but you can expect to see a lot of police out in force on wednesday night. reporting live in san francisco, jean elle,

today...the f- b-i cleveland division announced the arrest of demetrius nathaniel pitts.hey say a few days ago he told an undercover agent he was planning to carry out a large-scale attack on the holiday. he wanted to work with al qaeda to pack a van with explosives and attack the city's fourth of july parade. before his arrest yesterday...authorities say pitts reiterated his plans to inflict mass harm and specifically target military members and their families. just yesterday he discussed giving remote control cars packed with explosives and shrapnel to the children of our military and uniformed members. (ken) the f-b-i says pitts also planned to target other cities including san francisco and philadelphia, where he had previously lived. (vicki) in that terrorist suspect's charging document it says he discussed the possibility of traveling to san francisco "to conduct additional targeting and reconnaissance on behalf of al quaeda." san francisco police are on high alert and will have extra patrols on duty for the fourth of july. kron 4's j.r. stone is following the story

charging papers also allege pitts wanted to hurt the children of military personnel, suggesting giving them remote controlled cars packed with explosives to blow up bases. >> we track these very closely. we work very closely with our partners in the area, but we didn't feel this was credible threat. >> pitts has previously been convicted of robbery, assault and theft. he is now accused of attempted material support of a foreign terrorist organization. facing up to 20 years in prison. now san francisco police won't comment on this case, but they tell us to keep people safe, they still extra patrols throughout the city this holiday week, especially along the waterfront where the fireworks show will be. dan and dion? >> all right, thanks very much, kristen. >>> this past weekend provided a tragic reminder of the danger and power of the pacific ocean. coming up, the selfless act that cost one woman her life. >>> also next, only on abc 7, you'll see the reunion between a retiring police officer and the ♪ ♪ ♪ raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens ♪ ♪ bright copper kettles and warm woole

his name is demetrius pitts. here he is. he's also kwn as abdur ramin rafik. investigators say he thought he s conspiring with a person with ties to al qaeda. he turned out to be an undercover fbi asset. at their final meeting in downtown cleveland yesterday, pitts allegedly mentioned various scenarios for a large-scale attack on the fourth of july. >> he looked for locations to park a van that would be packed with explosives, and he discussed giving remote-controlled cars packed with explosives and shrapnel the children of our military uniform members. >> investigators say no actual attack was imminent. demetrius pitts is an americanz ci with a long arrest record. radicalized inas the u.s. according to the fbi. >>> we're learning more tonight about the victims in a deadly boat explosion in the bahamas over the weekend. and merican was killed another woman severely injured. nine others also suffered injuries.d 22-year-ol stephanie schaefer is a recent college graduate a wasitting in the back of the boat. h will need both of her legs amputated. she is expected

officers told kron 4 that regardless of what happened with pitts..na have plain clothes walking around within the crowd. your gonna see a very increased number of officers.. a higher number of officers walking around.. there'll be a noticeable difference. >( darya ) san francisco police can't say how many officers will be on the streets... but say they will be out there no matter what. ( darya ) still ahead on the kron4 morning news ... several people in the bay area forced to moved into rv's because of high housing costs. the efforts to provide them a safe place to stay. ( darya ) plus... another mountain lion sighting in the bay area to warn you about. ( darya ) and we now know the name of the woman who drowned while saving children in half moon bay. we have her story. (áábreakáá) ( james ) new this morning... santa clara county officials are warning people about a property scam targeting homeowners. they say that people are receiving pamphlets in the mail that look like official mail from the county. the pamphlets offer people their property deeds