and they said that pugh had interest in joining jihad. he hid to his wife i will use my skills -- >> i think it is sad that people lost their way and need to resort to joining terrorist groups. >> here i am living next door to someone of that nature. it just totally floored me. >> palmer says pugh had taken an interest in martial arts but nothing about his demeanor had him believe he wanted to join isis. >> and i wouldn't call him a strict muslim he would sit and from wine with us out on the porch. like i said, he seemed like a nice guy. >> tonight pugh facing charges of attempting to provide material support to isis, obstruction of justice and related offensens and scheduled to be arraigned tomorrow morning in brooklyn. >> thank you. >>> a flight to denver was forced to circle back to washington, d.c. last night because of a passenger's bizarre behavior. a man rushed the cockpit while allegedly screaming about jihad. and they tackled him to a ground and the pilots reported an emergency on board. and they also said that he was acting susp

pugh's computer contained jihadi propaganda video including one with isis executing people. >> pugh is one of at least 20 people from the u.s. accused of trying to join isis in the last year alone. he is due back in court in may. channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. >>> a school bus accident sent ten people to the hospital in burlington county on it's 700 block of wood lane road in west hampton. 10 people including children sufficient offed minor injuries. there is no word on the cause of this crash. >>> it's possible that criminal charges may be filed against members of a penn state fraternity who allegedly posted naked photos of women on facebook. the fraternity is suspended for a year and some used an invitation only facebook page to most pictures of women without their knowledge some were asleep or passed out and a former member of the fraternity reported it and they call the scandal appalling and offensive. >> that it happened on the penn state campus is embarrassing and offensive for all students i think. >> this is one of several fraternity scandals under investigation around

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now pugh is 1 of 30 people inside the u.s. accused of supporting terrorists overseas in the last 18 months. according to court papers, pugh has already told authorizes overseas that he went to turkey for vacation and he wanted to look for a job. he said he had no desire at all to go to syria. >>> syria is claiming it shot down a u.s. drone. video from syrian tv purports to show pieces of a u.s. unmanned aircraft which went down along syria's coast. u.s. officials are trying to determine why the drone's operators lost control of it. if confirmed, this would be the first u.s. aircraft to go down over syria since the u.s. expanded its air campaign against isis in september. >>> republican leaders are in huddle mode trying to come up with a list of possible replacements for illinois congressman aaron schock. the scandal-plagued lawmaker has rocked the party with his sudden resignation. abc's jonathan karl has details. >> reporter: aaron schock's troubles began with that "downton abbey" office decor. at first he defended it. >> you

pugh was expressing sympathy for bin laden and bombing north africa. he was investigated back then but never charged. >> isis' reach is pretty broad. there's no one community they can focus on. elizabeth: the 47-year-old is originally from new jersey. his former landlord told abc he is shocked by the news. >> did not strike me as someone that would go off the handle. elizabeth: in recent years, he lived in kuwait and egypt. he was arrested in january after trying to fly to turkey. officials say his ultimate destination was syria. turkish authorities returned him to cairo and contacted the u.s. according to the indictment, pugh tried to destroy data on his thumb drives and laptop after his arrest. investigators say pugh's computer contained jihady propaganda videos including one with isis video. he is accused of trying to join isis in the last year alone. reporting from new york i'm elizabeth hurfur abc 7 news. autria: heartbreaking crime, three children ages 1 5 and 12 are dead stabbed in their north carolina home. police say an 18-year-old killed them

pugh is scheduled to be arraigned tomorrow. >>> philadelphia police have have made a major break through in the search for the the killers of a man who was gunned down walking his dog. this happened thursday night on wood crest avenue in overbrook, "eyewitness news" reporter walt hunter is live with new information in this investigation, walt. >> reporter: well, jessica flowers mark where james spill man was shot to death, cbs-3 is now learning through police that through video and investigation they know the motive for this murder. they necessity how many suspects. how the suspects were dressed. they have video, a very good idea of just how those three suspects went about committing a terrible crime. >> it don't seem real. still does not seem real. >> reporter: andre andrews still struggles to understand how four nights ago, on the the street just outside his home, 51 year-old james spillman was shot to death, walking his dog molly, as he did almost every evening. >> it is just like a shock to the neighborhood. really a shock

pugh will appear in a federal court. >>> victory in israel for the hard liners and a defeat for the peace process. netanyahu should be able to form a government after yesterday's parliamentary election, the day before netanyahu declared there would be no palestinian state while he was prime minister. after the polls opened he warned supporters too many arab citizens were voting. >>> breaking news from california where three people are dead after a drive by shooting. police in stockton say a woman was killed in front of a grocery store. other victims were inside the store. several people have been critically wounded. detectives believe the shooting is gang related. >>> republican leaders are trying to come up with a list of possible replacements for aaron schock illinois congressman, who rocked the party with a sudden resignation. he will step down march 31st because of questions about his extravagant spending has been a distraction. scandal was first sparked by the revelation he spent $40,000 to decorate his office to lo

his court-appointed attorney said today pugh would plead not guilty. jim miklaszewski, nbc news, the pentagon. >>> tonight, some passengers who were on board a united airlines flight from washington to denver describing what some of them are calling the scariest moment of their lives. a man rushing toward the cockpit, they say, screaming jihad and yelling about a bomb, all of it caught on camera. nbc's peter alexander has the tape. >> reporter: frightening moments just minutes after takeoff. an unruly passenger started yelling, claiming there was a bomb onboard and headed toward the cockpit. >> he was saying jihad. he was saying the plane's going down. >> reporter: don digby and another passenger scott maldonado quickly reacted. >> i immediately put my arms around his torso. and i believe i kicked the bottom of his leg and flipped him on the ground. >> no, come on! >> reporter: the pilot, en route from washington dulles to denver, calmly alerted the tower. >> united 1074 state nature of emergency again. >> there's a passenger in the back. he ran forwar

pugh is scheduled for an a rainment in federal court in brooklyn. authorities say pugh traveled from egypt to turning any january hoping to cross the the border in to syria to join isis. turkish authorities denied him entry and sent him back to egypt. >>> pugh was soon deported back to the u.s. where authorities a arrested him in asbury park. the his last known u.s. address is in bridgeton cumberland county. pugh is from neptune, new jersey where residents say they cannot believe what they are hearing. >> it is shocking. i would never think that somebody from little neptune would do something like that or have an idea plotting something like that. >> the government says information retrieved from one of his lap tops netted searches of ice is beheadings and letter to his egyptian wife who said he will use talent and skills given to me by allah to establish and deeven if the islamic state. >>> preliminary hearing is scheduled today for pierce boykin, charged in the stabbings of two members of the nicki minaj's road crew. boykin allegedly killed devon

. >> this man tyrod nathan webster pugh. he's a veteran of the air force, and he was detained after the border patrol kept him from going into turkey. he had been fired from his job as an airplane mechanic in kuwait, a month before going to turkey but when they confiscated his backpack, they got a solar flashlight and jacket and camping clothes. they say in mid january, tyrod pugh flew from egypt on his way to syria to join isil. when he was questioned at the airport, pugh claimed that he was a pilot with the united states special forces, and he wanted to enter turkey for vacation. they sent him back to egypt after pugh refused to give them access to his laptop as part of the border search. and what turned up were several videos downloaded as recently as december. the isil propaganda claims of war to others, showing them executing prisoners. pugh converted to islam in 1998 and became increasingly radical. and as pugh was working as a mechanic he tipped off that he simplified with osama bin laden and expressed anti-american s

. >> 47-year-old tairod pugh is a u.s. air force vet in court expected to plead not guilty to allegations he wanted to fight alongside isis. he's been in custody for months after spending years overseas mostly in egypt. >> pugh was arrested in january and flew from egypt to turkey to join isis and fight a violent jihad. the fbi discovered nearly 200 videos on his computer including one depicting isis executing prisoners spent most of his time overseas. his last known address in this boarding house. a former roommate sounds like none of the man he knew. >> he seemed like a nice guy. >> reporter: while the conversion from patriotic military veteran to terrorist seems like an unlikely one federal prosecutors say over the years he had one goal becoming an enemy of the state. there were signs as far back as 2001. a former co-worker at american airlines told the fbi that pugh appeared sympathetic to osama bin laden. he was investigated but never charged. >> it does appear isis' reach is pretty broad and that's a real challenge f

pugh who served four years as an air force mechanic was carrying an ipad, four usb drives and a cell phone. the search of his laptop found search for information on borders controlled by islamic state and a chart of crossing points between turkey and syria. pugh was denied entry into syria when he refused to hall lou officials to search his -- to allow officials to search his electronic. he worked on airplane maintenance for years. in the air force from 1986 to 1990 pugh received training in the installation and maintenance of aircraft engines and weapons systems. afterward, pugh worked as an airplane mechanic for american airlines as well as other private aviation companies in the u.s. and the middle east. >> his experience in the private aviation sector disturbs me the most because he would have had access to private american and european-made aircraft. he could have learned the security weak points on those aircraft where he could stash weapons, where he could stash bombs, how he could get past security. >> reporter: pugh landed on the fbi's radar more than a decade ago when an am

. >> reporter: according to court documents 47-year-old day rod nathan webster pugh from neptune, new jersey who was at one point a mechanic for american airlines trying to travel to syria to join sighs. also he apparently was in the air force for several years where he trained in the installation and maintenance of aircraft and weapons system. they say that's concerning because he could have brought his expertise to the terrorist group if he made it over to syria to join isis as authorities allege in this criminal complaint. according to that complaint, pugh left the air force in the '90s then worked for several private aviation companies and in january he allegedly flew from egypt to turning yie trying to cross into the border of syria. turkish officials apparently questioned him and according to court documents he told them that he was a pilot with u.s. special forces and he was in turkey to vacation however, turkish officials denied him interest after he refused them access to his electronics. the criminal complaint said it appeared pugh's electronics had had been tampered with, e

stirling pugh: but matt had stubbed his toe on a rock not too far away. and while he was there he thought he might just as well dig that up too. and much to his surprise it turned out to be a broken stela with a jaguar ma on the front. stirling: so we excavad this and und this b-and date runninacross the back of the monument we deciphered it and und that icarrie a date of noer 4, 31 b.c. stirli pugh: but at the time, 31 b.c. was the earliest dated monument in the new world. obregon: stirling's reang of the date as 31 b.c. would mean that is calendar system predated the classic maya by some 300 years. stirling pugh: well, this caused a lot of consternation among the mayanists. eric thompson, the famous maya epigrapher wrote a paper about it. he wouldn't speak to us at meetings. obregon: but mexican artistndscholar miel cruas and ththpologistlfso casoar sing's vi. stling ph: it was athat tim that alfonso caso announced that he considered the olmec the mother culture of mesoamerica and at that time, that just put the olmec on the map because he was the outst

law enforcement heard pugh's name before.ccording to the criminal complaint, the fbi says it received a tip in 2001 from someone who worked with pugh when he was an employee at american airlines. that person says pugh expressed support for osama bin laden. in the 1998 attacks on the u.s. embassies in kenya and tanzania. american airlines released a statement saying that pugh worked for the company for a few moss, and left in early 2000. pugh's attorney says his client will plead not guilty when he appears in court in about an hour. >> jeff, thanks. >>> testimony will continue this morning in the boston marathon bombing trial. dzhokhar tsarnaev childhood friend testified yesterday. stefan soeba described tsarnaev's brother tamerlan as very strict and very opinionated. he testified he gave tsarnaev the gun prosecutors say killed m.i.t. police officer sean collier and also a foet other of tsarnaev posing under a flag commonly used by al qaeda and other extremist groups. >>> kraft foods want you to check your pantry. the company

pugh is scheduled to be arraigned tomorrow. we do know he was fired last december while working as an aircraft mechanic in the middle east. the the company that employed him, gryphon or lanes who says in the third quarter of 2014 mr. pugh was considered for a future project but did not meet qualifications. company decline to hire pugh. personnel are cooperating with the authorities. we will continue to follow this story on the air and on line at cbs philly.com. >>> and developing right now nude unconscious women exploited. authorities say a fraternity at penn state university posted their pictures, on secret facebook pages. that fraternity is now suspended. good evening to you i'm jessica dean. >>> i'm chris may. investigators are releasing new details about these scandalous allegations tonight. our david spunt is live with the very latest, cave i had? >> reporter: penn state spokesmen released a statement and used the words appalling and offensive just a few word he used. this is search warrant and authorities say it is just t

tyrone pugh was trying to cross the border into syria stopped in turkey. officials say he wanted to fight. he says he wanted a job. >> federal investigators say in mid january u.s. citizen and air force veteran tyrod flew to turkey to join ice pill. when he was questioned at the turkish airport, he claimed he was a pilot with the united states special forces, and he wanted to enter turkey for vacation. they sent him back to egypt after he refused to allow them access to his laptop as part of the border crossing search. what eventually turned up on his computer were several videos downloaded in december from the isil propaganda film flames of war, two other videos showcasing isil fighters executing prisoners. the complaint says he converted to islam in 1998 and became increasingly radical. in 2001, while pugh was working as a mechanic for american airlines a coworker tipped off the f.b.i. that few sympathize with osama bin laden. when turkey prepared him for deportation, he asked to stay in the middle east instead of going back to the u.s., adding the u.s.

pugh last known u.s. address was in bridgeton cumberland county. he was arrested in asbury park after returning from the trip to the middle east. >>> penn state fraternity could face charges after its members a allegedly posted inappropriate pictures of woman on a secret facebook page. kappa delta a row is suspendedded for a year, police say facebook page included pictures of hazing and drug deals. >>> well, it is 4:51 and time for a check on business news. >> money watch's jill wagner joins us from the new york stock exchange. another massive data breach, this time from a health incher, what have you learn, from blue cross. >> which premierea blue cross is a victim of the cyber attack that could an 11 million people. it may have exposed names birth date social security numbers and bank account information. even, claims and clinical information. the company says that hackers gained access through systems in may, and didn't discover the breach until january. there is no evidence that any of the information that was stolen was actually used inappropr

pugh is scheduled for a rainment in federal court in brooklyn. authorities say he traveled from egypt to turning any january hoping to cross the border into syria and join isis. turkey authorities denied entry and sent him back to egypt. pugh was then deported back to the u.s. where authorities arrested him in asbury park. the his last known u is s dress is in bridgeton montgomery county. pugh is from neptune where residents say they cannot believe what they are hearing. >> it is shocking. i would never think somebody from little neptune will do something like that or even have an idea of plotting something like that. >> the government says information retrieved from one of his lap tops revealed searches of ice is beheadings and letter to his egyptian wife that says he will use talents and skills given to me by allah to establish and defend the islamic state. >>> a preliminary hearing is scheduled for pierce boykin charged in the stabbings of two members of the nicki minaj's road crew. boykin allegedly killed devon picket and wounded eric parker.

law enforce mchblt had heard pugh's name before. they receive add tip in 2001 when we was an employee at american airlines. person said pugh had expressed support for osama bin laden. in the 1998 attacks on the u.s. embassies in kenya and tanzania. american airlines released a statement saying pugh worked for the company for a few months and left in early 2000. pugh's attorney says his client will plead not guilty when he appears in court this morning. charlie. >> jeff, thanks. >> this morning syria claims its air defense shot doubt a u.s. drone near the northwest city of latakia. they confirm to cbs newss the loss of a predator drone but not how it went down. syria state television is showing what they say is the wreckage. soldiers can be seen load deeg brie in the back of a truck. >>> testimony will continue this morning in the boston marathon bombing trial. dzhokhar tsarnaev's childhood friend testified yesterday. stephen silva testified he was very strict, very opinionated. they say he gave him the gun that killed mit officer an

pugh wrote on his computer, like a believer.ld ito true to those beliefs. >> i wouldn't call him a strict muslim because he would sit and have wine with us on the porch. >> according to court papers it has already told authorities he was overseas and went to turkey for vacation and look for a job and had no desire to go to syria. >>> with turn to the secret service now, doing more tests on a substance sent to the white house to confirm whether it is really cyanide. one previous round of tests came back positive for the poison. it was at a screening facility where white house mail is monitored. it was not inside the white house as well. the sender is known to the secret service and criminal charges depend whether the material is hazardous. >>> they said he was down in the polls but a surprise in the israeli elections. despite the polls it appears benjamin netanyahu stays in office. his conservative party won more seats in the parliament than its more liberal challenger. thanks to last-minute pitches against the peace process. she

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pugh is expected to plead not guilty at his arraignment in brooklyn.ison. you know, that training that he spoke up, not given to him by allah, given to him by the united states government and his training here. back to you. >> disturbing. >> we'll be keeping an eye on him since 9/11 when he seemed to be sympathetic. they had him on the radar. three minutes after the top of the hour. in case you did not know it and you went to bed early. bibi netanyahu seems to have won another reelection. his fourth reelection as prime minister of israel. he still has to form a government. this all despite reports that the obama administration allegedly interfered with the election, as well as french agencies interfere would the election. they did not want to see him reelucted. >> right. slight lead there which ended up being a huge victory over his opponent. official results were coming in until thursday. it could take weeks to form the coalition everybody has been talking about. he focused on global security. obviously coming here to the united states to speak with c

cnn's miguel marquez is just out of tairod pugh's arraignment. my guess is those words might have come up at the arraignment, or maybe not. what exactly happened? >> reporter: no, they didn't. it was very, very brief. this is a guy who took an oath to defend the constitution of the u.s., the u.s. now saying that he has taken an oath basically to defend isis. he appeared in court. he looked to be in good shape, very close-cropped hair, very heavy beard. a t-shirt and khaki pants he was wearing, handcuffed. the only thing he said during the entire time was his name. his lawyer pled not guilty on his behalf to two charges, one aiding and abetting a foreign terrorist organization, namely, isis or isil, as they called it in court, and, two, destroying evidence, namely four u.s. "b" drives he tried to strip and destroy this past january when he was arrested. in the complaint, it does lay out a bit of the roadmap to this individual's radicalization. he served as a mechanic in the

pugh will appear in new york city in a federal court tomorrow. david? >> pierre thomas thank you. >>> now, to boston this evening, and the trial of accused bomber dzhokhar tsarnaev. hiding in that boat. this image of the message he carved into the wood on the inside of the boat as gunshots flew. and for the first time jurors see that message, and something else. what authorities found in his bedroom. abc's tom llamas in boston again tonight. >> reporter: in court today, jurors seeing this photo for the first time. boston marathon bombing defendant dzhokhar tsarnaev posing under a black islamic flag similar to the ones used by jihadi groups like al qaeda. his former best friend stephen silva testifying today he personally loaned dzhokhar this ruger p95 handgun with an obliterated serial number, the one used to kill m.i.t. police officer sean collier. dzhokhar said he needed hit because he wanted to go rip some kids. but in a possible blow to the government's case silva said on the stand he believes dzhokhar was likely influenced by his older brother. and

this is the first look we're getting at pugh.hat the feds accuse the new jersey native of doing. >>> then coming up on "nbc10 news" at 6:00 three cases of whooping cough at a montgomery county high school. the health department's warning for students and what the school is doing to stop the disease from spreading. >>> an updaylight on breaking news from northeast philadelphia. an apartment building for burning for more than an hour now. >> that apartment is along the 9100 block of academy road. academy is closed at convent avenue right now. the fire department tells us they got the first call at 4:45. see that smoke in the distance there? we believe that's from this fire. several apartments are burning right now. no reports of any injuries. we also have crews headed to the scene on the ground. so, we'll keep you posted. >>> a new jersey air force veteran suspected of traveling overseas to join isis is now in custody. he will appear in federal court tomorrow. >> according to court documents, pugh tried to join isis shortly after h

a grand jury indicted tairod pugh. prosecutors say pugh flew from egypt to turk any january. they not allow him to enter and was sent back to egypt where he was deported back to the u.s. according to court documents pugh was fired for his job in december working as an airport mechanic in kuwait. the armed services committee it looking into a proposal to use military force against isis right now. defense secretary ashton carter and chairman of the joint chiefs general martin dempsey are testifying right now. we'll monitor the hearing and update you on our nbc washington mobile >>> we are looking at the stories getting most attention this morning. a mac and cheese recall right now. you want to check this out. this morning kraft says small pieces of metal were found in some of the mac and cheese boxes. we put everything you need to know about what to do if you bought a box on our website. all over current talking about internet explorer. microsoft made an official announcement leaving the browser behind. the company coming out with a new browser. and you'll want to check out thi

pugh served in the u.s. for four years in the late '80s and '90s. >>> police are investigating the multiple death threats made to caroline kennedy. the calls were made to the u.s. embassy by someone speaking english. the person may be trying to blackmail miss kennedy who is a mother and diplomat. the u.s. embassy did not have a comment. she's been the ambassador to japan for just over a year. >>> donald trump is considering a run for thes who white house. he's announced he's forming an exploratory committee. he released a statement saying he's the only one who can make america graduate again. an nbc news/"wall street journal" showed 75% of gop primary voters said they could not see themselves supporting trump for the republican nomination. >>> i'm chris lawrence. there's an update on a case of alleged excessive police force. we're also getting new response from the governor terry mcauliffe. the photo we have to show you is fairly graphic. it shows a student with his face bloodied as he was being held down by

air force veteran, pugh, pled not guilty to terrorist charges in brooklyn.idgeton and millville new jersey, charged with trying to make his way to syria to join the islamic state. he was arrested at an airport in turkey. indicted yesterday on charges to attempting to provide material support to a terrorist group. >>> police arrested a man when he say carried out a deadly shooting rampage in a phoenix suburb. the 41 year old is an ex-convict with three tints in prison. and he started his spree by killing a man and injuring two women in a motel in mesa this morning. and he shot the employee of a restaurant restaurant. >>> and what causes the dow jones industrial average to soar even after down 100? easy. the federal reserve chair resealed that the fed is no hurry to start raising interest rates. it emerged from its policy meeting saying she needs to see the job market continue to improve and inflation has to rise above current levels before the fed would raise rates. only then very gradually. those who expected a rate hike sooner rather than late were surprise

. >>> a grand jury indicted tairod pugh. prosecutors say pugh flew to turkey in apifrt to cross into syria. turkish authorities denied him entry and sent him back to egypt where he was then deported to the u.s.. according to the indictment pugh was fired from working as an airplane mechanic in kuwait. >>> five people will be in court for the murder of a high schooler. police seaay they killed brendan wilson during an apparent drug deal. smalls charged with murder the other four with conspiracy. follow at julie careys in oig to find out what is being tedsaid at the hearing. >>> and police need your help to locate a missing boy. this is 12-year-old demetrius brown. he's 4'8". he was last seen in a green shirt, khaki pants, he had on tan boots and blue hoodie. call 911 if you have any information. we've tweeted the photo out. >>> today family and friends will remember the 2-year-old girl killed by a van in prince george's county. a vigil for dynasty mirage is being held at 7:30 tonight in bowie. mirage was killed on saturday as

from viera, florida, i'm jason pugh, news 4 sports. >> i love seeing the pam trees. so nice. >> we are so ready for it. it seems like we haven't gone a week without some kind of wintery mix creeping its way into our forecast. >> this is two winters in a row that have been backloaded. we our graphic for about how much snow we should expect. one to three inches northern of maryland out to the panhandle of west virginia and to the west of the blue ridge. maybe up to about an inch or so in and around the metro and points south. the real issue will be the potential for a coating of ice on top of that with freezing rain threats. be really careful around here. mild air rushes in on wednesday and rushes out thursday. >> all cancellations you can get on our nbc washington app. that's it for us today. >> wake up with us tomorrow at 4:26. >> "meet the press" is next. thank you, cable for the slower internet upload speeds. for making me wait longer to share my photo albums. thank you cable, because if we never had you we wouldn't know the incredible difference verizon fios makes

a grand jury indicted tie rod pugh he flu from egypt to turkey in an effort to cross the border into syria. he was sent back to egypt and deported to the u.s.. according to the indictment pugh was fired from his job last december he was working as an airplane mechanic in quitekuwait. >>> homeland security investigating reports that two secret service agents were drunk when they crashed into a white house barricade. the two agents were not given a breathalyzer test and were sent home after the incident last month. the new head of the secret service joseph clancy was not told about it for five days. lawmakers grilled clancy yesterday on capitol hill saying he must act fast to change the culture of the a little. >>> police investigating a shooting in silver spring are work to go solve a murder. we told you you a man was shot on piney branch road earlier this week. his name was jonathan lopez and officers say whoever killed him is still out there right now. >> detectives are asking if anyone knows anything or saw something regarding the shooting and now a murder please come forward. >> l

i'm jason pugh news 4 sports. >>> i should add that the president's niece played on princeton's team. the reason why he was rooting for the tigers tonight. >>> matt williams had to make a very tough decision. who would start on the mound for the nats scherzer zimmerman, gonzalez but williams going with scherzer. the $210 million man. so scherzer getting the ball. the first time since 2011 that stephen strasburg does not get the start. bottom four today doug fister pitching. he gave up four runs. not great on the mound. but he can hit. takes this one to shallow right center with two on wilson ramos comes in to score, then michael taylor follows him in. a two-run single for fister. nats go on to win it 7-6 over the yankees. matt williams said that he had to talk to stephen strasburg a little bit explained why he was going with scherzer. >> you're paying somebody $210 million, you're going to work him. he's got to work. >> exactly. >> don't you love the maryland women talking smack? that is so cool. >> they did not hold back at all. >> the coach leading it all. >> i know. >>> end of the

his name is tairod nathan webster pugh.ates if in fact he got into syria and connected with isis? >> i'm not sure how much damage he could have done on the intelligence front but what kind of work was he doing as a contractor in iraq and why would we be employing someone who made those expressions earlier about the bombings of the u.s. embassies being justified. the bigger concern is what kind of service he can provide in terms of aircraft either as a mechanic assisting isis or more importantly, whether he has insights into vulnerabilities into commercial aircraft. that's always been a key concern of ours. >> in terms of hijacking and shooting down aircraft or things like that? >> or finding ways to smuggle explosives onto a plane. >> he had been monitored for a long time but i guess they didn't have enough to arrest him until he went to turkey from egypt and was trying to cross into syria. >> and that's a real challenge because it looks like what we know of the complaint or the public reports that he makes statements to ot

neptune resident tyrod pugh is scheduled to be arraigned later today in new york federal court. court documents claim the former airplane mechanic flew to turkey in an attempt to cross into syria. turkey denied pugh entry into their country and was deported to the u.s. and arrested by the fbi. federal agents found jihadi prop gant grandia and video on his computer. >> crazy like really crazy. >> local boy. >> i'm from this town. this is like shocking to me. i will never expect that. >> pugh is first american born military veteran accused of trying to join isis. >>> and police are investigating a stabbing rampage that left three north carolina boys dead. police charged an 18-year-old with attacking five people in all inside a house in the town of new bern. three boys 1, 5 and 12 were killed. another juvenile and adult were injured. they were treated and released from a hospital. >> the suspect, as best we can tell at this point, is a neighbor. and they all knew each other. so this wasn't a random event. >> the suspect is being held in jail on a million dollars bond. all involved

the feds accuse tairod pugh of traveling from egypt to turkey in. >> and an attempt to cross the border into syria and join isis. they say he converted to islam back in the 90's and became increasingly radicalized in his beliefs. pugh lived in a former boarding home in bridgeton cumberland county as recently as last spring and worked as an aircraft mechanic for a company in millville. >>> "good morning america" will continue our coverage of the isis arrest and the election results in israel. that's all coming up next right after "action news." >> time is now 5:36. an nfl player with local ties has fabulous news about his daughter's battle with cancer. this is four-year-old leah still flexing with her dad devon still. this posted on instagram. the cincinnati bengal and penn state grad posted this picture to announce that lea's latest rounds of tests show no disease in her body. the story of her fight against stage four cancer and her #lea strong went viral last year. still says a few more tests have to be done to declare lea officially cancer free but doctors are very optimistic. >> wow.

first got a tip about pugh back in 2001 when a coworker at american airlines said he expressed sympathy for osama bin laden. tonight, syria claims it shot down a u.s. reconnaissance drone. it offered video as proof, and the pentagon says a predator drone did go down in syria today. the unmanned plane would be the first american aircraft downed in the air war against isis in syria and iraq. also today, syria is accused of unleashing a chlorine gas attack in its civil war. a humanitarian group posted this video. reports are that six people were killed. the dictatorship of bashar al- assad denies that chlorine was used, but previous chemical attacks have killed hundreds. tonight, an election with big implications for the united states is a cliffhanger. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu is claiming victory but the truth is, it's close. netanyahu is a conservative who vowed there will never be a palestinian state, and he says the obama administration is giving away too much in its negotiations to stop an iranian atomic bomb. his opponent focused more on the weak israeli economy. barr

tairod pugh is said to be arraigned in brooklyn.s say he traveled from egypt to turkey in january in an attempt to cross the border into syria and join isis. they say he converted to islam in 1998 and became increasing radical in his beliefs. pugh lived in bridgeton in cumberland county as recently as last spring and worked as an aircraft mechanic for a company in millville. >>> a letter sent to the white house has tentatively tested positive for cyanide. the letter arrived at an off site mail screening facility on monday. officials have taken it to another facility for more testing. the secret service is not saying where the letter came from. >> it's 5:06 and a bucks county elementary school will be shut down at the end of the school year. neshaminy school board members voted seven to two to close sam yawl everett in middletown. the school wants to build a new larger one but not everybody is happy with the call. some residents are threatening to out of the board members at the next opportunity. >> turning to accuweather and these t

msnbc ari melber is outside the courthouse in brooklyn where pugh will be arraigned. ari, what more do we know regarding his arrest and where he was traveling? >> reporter: we know that tairod pugh was attempting to enter isis controlled territory on the turkish border with syria. they obtained information about that were able to have him deported back to the united states in january. now in the next five minutes or so, this arraignment scheduled to begin in brooklyn. he will be charged with material support for terrorism for that attempt to join isis as well as charged with illegally destroying evidence flash drives digital evidence relating to that. those are the charges. he is from new jersey. he is an air force veteran and expected according to his attorney to plead going this hour. >> what do we know regarding information authorities obtained through his computer? >> reporter: they obtained extensive google searches that they say showed the path of what he was trying to do. this is as you are reporting and people discussed the kind of self radicalization we see o

pugh traveled from egypt to turkey. allegedly tried to get to syria. >> authorities deported him back to the united states where he was eventually arrested in new jersey and then there's all of the information that came out in the prosecutor's documents. a search of his laptop according to prosecutors revealed recent internet searches for borders controlled by isis, a chart of crossing points between turkey and syria. they also found a letter written to a woman believed to be his wife. the letter saying this in part. "i am a sword against the oppressor and shield for the oppressed. i'll used the talents and skills given to me by allah to establish and defend the islamic states." for more, let's go to pamela brown. what else are we learning? >> this case is unique in a lot of different ways. officials say this man, the 47 year old pugh, had been radicalized over the last 14 years. they say in the late 1990 oos h converted to islam. he worked for american airlines. a co-worker went to the fbi and said he was espousing ant

tairod pugh is being held in new york. he was returned to the u.s.n january after being stopped by authorities in turkey and sent back to egypt where he had been living. pugh has reportedly said he had no intention of joining the terror group. >>> the secret service director says most of the surveillance videos documents two agents smashing into a white house barricade have been erased. director joseph clancy showed members of congress tuesday some videos of that accident providing only limited views. other videos possibly showing better angles were erased after 72 hours. that's part of normal policy. that means proving whether the agents were drunk will be very difficult, if not impossible. >>> donald trump hoping now new hampshire voters will give him a "you're hired." he attends a reception and meets with veterans and business owners there today. just yesterday he announced he's forming an exploratory committee to help him decide whether or not he's going to run for president. he also has hired campaign staff in the granite state, as well as iowa

pugh was arrested in january after trying to fly to turkey allegedly to get into syria. the fbi claims they discovered on his computer 180 jihadi videos including at least one depicting isis executing prisoners. my law enforcement sources are scratching their heads. they can't understand why the suspects want to join isis even after they watch videos of them killing people. >> yeah, a lot of questions there, pierre also there's word of a possible threat directed at the white house this morning. a threatening letter possibly containing cyanide. what can you tell us about that. >> reporter: that's right. a letter mailed to the white house tested positive for cyanide. but additional tests are being done to confirm it is the deadly poison. sources tell me theit was found inside a letter and the sender is known known to the secret service discovered at on off-site facility eight miles away. this he take it seriously because we remember the deadly anthrax letters in 2001 and letters addressed to the president in 2013 laced with ricin. lara. >> thanks very much. >>> we tay in w

tairod pugh is said to be arraigned in brooklyn. feds say he traveled from egypt to turkey in january in an attempt to cross the border into syria and join isis. they say he converted to us flam 1998 and became increasingly radical in his beliefs. pugh lived in a former boarding home in bridgeton cumberland county as recently as last spring and worked as an aircraft mechanic for a company in millville. >>> a letter center to the white house has tentatively tested positive for cyanide. the letter arrived on monday. officials have taken it to another facility for more testing. the secret service is not saying where the letter came from from. >> studies have shown many people pay more monthly on childcare than mortgages. a study shows how lopsided it can be for parents to do well by their children. maribel aber has the latest. this is pretty shocking. >> reporter: good morning, tam. the study showing parents are sacrificing financial security to help pay for college for their children. 53 percent of parents polled said they would rathe

authorities say tairod nathan webster pugh tried to enter syria via turkey in january.h officials and returned to the u.s. authorities allege a letter on his laptop says that pugh was waging jihad. >>> dramatic pictures violent protests in germany, as the new headquarters of the european central bank opens in frankfurt. thousands of anti-austerity protesters clashed with police and firefighters. the police there saying that station, an historic opera house came under attack and at least seven police cars set on fire. some 350 people were arrested in connection with the violence. about 80 police officers have been hurt. >>> parents, check your pantry. a recall to tell you about. if you have kraft macaroni and cheese about a quarter million cases recalled because boxes may contain metal fragments. really concerning. what you need to look for best used by dates, september 18th through october 11th 2015. also the code c 2, it's right below the date. the recall involves 7.25-ounce boxes sold individually and also in multipacks. >>> italian fashion designers, dolce and gabban