siraj ibn wahhaj is accused of kidnapping his son just outside of atlanta in december. he was arrested last week during a search for the child who was uncovered at the compound. two men and three women were arrested when it was raided. they were in court today. you could see they are wearing white robes. they all entered a not guilty pleas. the woman are believed to be the mothers of several of the children that were found. deputies say the kids were living without water or food in filthy conditions. >> the breaking point for us was somebody with great knowledge of the compound sent a message saying basically that we are starving, the children are starving. p1 the remains of a boy worse found at the compound last week. >>> prosecutors say today that siraj ibn wahhaj was conducting weapons trainings at the compound. >>> new video, take a look at this cat on the peninsula. he was spotted overnight in san mateo. the scary part of this is the neighborhood is right in the middle of the city. not near any foothills or open space. officers were called to the home but they coul

. >> yeah, siraj -- joey, i think what siraj, too, is saying there's just so many different factors going into this. from a legal standpoint, what value does kristin davis bring to the mueller probe? >> well, the short answer, christi -- good morning to you, of course. >> good morning. >> is that we don't know. the larger and broader answer is it could be significant. let's take a big-picture view of this. we know there was interference. we know that as a result of this investigation, there have been numerous indictments. obstruction of justice, perjury. what we don't yet have is the collusion -- excuse me -- conspiracy aspect of it, which would indicate an intent to assist a foreign power with that interference, right, between the trump campaign. you don't have that link. and so, we can't look at this particular madam investigation and her voluntary cooperation at this point in isolation. we have to view it in the broader picture. they are, the federal government, investigating stone. stone has had contact -- right, remember guccifer, which was a twitter handle tied back to the russians

imam siraj wahhaj/ father of siraj wahhaj jr." what happened, that's what we want to do, even if it's against them, we stand in judgment, god stands in judgment against them, and we stand on the side of truth."wahhaj's father, a new york imam, spoke to reporters today.he is the first muslim to lead a prayer in the house of representative s.he also served as a character witness for the mastermind of the 1993 world trade center bombing. imam siraj wahhaj/ father of siraj wahhaj jr."my son can be a little extreme, when i say extreme, not radical, killing people stuff like that, this is a little bit sometimes high strung."according to a search warrant, two of the children told social workers that lucas morten had buried the body of a long-missing child near a primitive bathroom, or inside of a tunnel dug under the property.police located the remains but have not identified them. cnn has obtained text messages between a neighbor and a man he says is morten... showing morten often asked for help - borrowing equipment, or buying supplies

to be clear, siraj wahhaj, the imam in brooklyn, was not accused. he was not a defendant.t's been said he was identified as an unindicted coconspirator. that's not really accurate. we reserve the right to make that claim. we never made it. he testified in the trial as a character witness for some of the defendants. my sense is he is what i would call more accurately than a radical islamist. i think he is a sharia supremacist. challenging to the west this idea of building parallel muslim societies in the west, and the way they see it, ultimately preparing to have confrontation and take over. >> shannon: his son is the one who's been arrested in new mexico. he's facing a number of charges. innocent until proven guilty. his father runs this imam. the wall street colonel said he proclaimed the real terrorists are the federal bureau of investigation and central intelligence agency. in another sermon, he says in time this so-called democracy will crumble and there will be nothing, and the only thing that will be remaining will be islam. here's what he's saying now about his son

. >> reporter: siraj wahhaj, said his id not know his son, siraj ibn wahhaj, was living in squalor in this compound in northern new mexico with his nine children. t only found out after one of lie women living there sent out a text. >> four days ago i got a call tlom abdul rashid in atlanta, georgia. he said supana reached out to him and said, "we need some food. we're starving." of reporter: investigators found a total of 11 children. cbs news got a closer look today at the filthy and dangerous conditions. u re, you can see shards of glass buried in concrete. they accuse the 40-year-old and four others of child abuse and allegedly training children to carry out school shootings. >> the thing is i don't know. you have to give us evidence of any accusation that you have. so i haven't heard it yet. i haven't heard any information. see-- see, this is the thing that you have to understand about us-- whatever they did wrong, right, we are not going-- it's not acceptable to us. >> reporter: wahhaj senior, who says he hasn't spoken to his son since december believes the remains investigators

siraj is there, that little boy is there, and they weren't doing nothing. >> reporter: police say the fbi had been surveilling the property but weren't able to get photos positively identifying siraj wahhaj. >> there were photographs taken of children and others on the property. they were never identified as being those targets. >> gadi, you talked about a connection with a mosque in brooklyn. what more can you tell us on that? >> reporter: yeah, hoda. it sounds like siraj wahhaj was the son of a prominent imam in the brooklyn area and that the mosque had a history of attracting radicals. in fact, the imam himself was indirectly linked to the 1993 world trade center bombing, but there is no indication that that imam has had direct ties to what's happening here. we are told instead that he may have been trying to help find his grandson when all of this happened. meanwhile, the five people who were arrested here are due in court on friday. savannah, hoda, back to you. >> gadi, thank you. >>> also this morning, the trump administration is hitting russia hard with some new sanctions over

an fbi investigator testified that body belongs to three—year—old abdul, whose father siraj wahhaj and was possessed. the rituals were to expel demons. special agent travis taylor said adults and children were involved in the rituals and said they happened often, until one february day. during this ritual, abdul passed out and siraj placed his hand on his chest and could not feel a heartbeat. everyone at the compound prayed to abdul‘s body and the children work told that abdul would be resurrected and come back asjesus. asjesus, leveille said abdul would tell them which "corrupt institutions" to get rid of. these institutions included teachers, military, law enforcement... the defence argued there was no proof of this and that owning an arsenal of high—powered weapons like the ones found on the compound and teaching kids to use them isn't illegal. we have one death child already under the care of these individuals. the state argued all five defendants are a danger to the entire community but the judge didn't agree. a woman from north—west london has become a household name in pakistan,

although the corpse is yet to be identified siraj abducted this son who was severely ill before taking him to the compounds to the horror of the mother. this is a good thing for me is the root of the internet for. prosecutors say the children now in protective custody received weapons training with a view to committing mass shootings they had open access to the firearms in a sinister turn the three year old boy died during a religious ritual to exercise demons the other children were told the infant would then return and tell them exactly what attacks to carry out the sugar were all that would be really ready to come back if you since you are from the group on what institutions the group needed to get rid of these institutions including teachers military force financial institutions now there is more to the story. and what is the son of a new york a mom of the same name whose attracted his fair share of controversy islam is better than a democracy in time the so-called democracy will crumble and there will be nothing and the only thing that will remain will be islam what hides sr was a

imam siraj wahhaj, suspect's father"to me it is obviously something happened, some mental disorder, it it is. this doesn't seem like them."(grant) a foster parent who is caring for one of the 11 rescued children says that a child was trained to use an assault rifle in preparation for future school shootings. it was that foster parent who alerted investigators. police say they found several firearms and ammo at the compound. (vicki) new tonight at nine... a bus driver in florida is out a job tonight after punching a rider... but moments before the attack-- surveillance video shows the rider spitting on the driver and calling him racial slurs. (grant) and as reporter al pefley explains now the union who represents the driver says his punichment was unfair...and that drivers should be better should be that drivers unfair...and was punichment driver says his punichment was unfair...and that drivers should be better protected.... -nats-the incident caught on bus surveillance cameras happened on a palm tran bus on a sunday afternoon may 13. it began as a dispute over the bus fare.there were

>> and i told them siraj is there. >> they were dragging their feet, they were taking too long.ven if they were trying to build a case or what not, a child's life is at stake. >> there was no excuse. >> reporter: the badgers had given the local sheriff's office permission to search their property but the sheriff says the law would not allow it. the fbi conducted surveillance but say they never spotted wahhaj or the boy. >> i have no probable cause to get a search warrant on this property. in hindsight there was but we would not have been there lawfully. >> reporter: wahhaj's father, who shares the same name, is a new york imam, the first muslim to lead a prayer in the house of representatives. but also a controversial figure. he was a character witness for the mastermind of the 1993 world trade center bombings. the imam's spokesperson said he and the entire faith community is devastated that those remains could possibly be those of abghoua abdul-ghani. tanya badger is equally torn up. after hearing a body was found, she went back to lay flowers in honor of the boy she says was f

although the corpse is yet to be identified siraj abducted his son who was severely ill before taking him to the compounds to the horror of the mother. this is a good thing for me is the reason for the. prosecutors say this children now in protective custody received weapons training with a view to committing mass shootings they had open access to the firearms and then a sinister turn the three year old boy died during a religious ritual to exercise demons the other children were told the infant would then return and tell them exactly what attacks to carry out the sugar were all that would be really ready to come back with you since you're going through on what institutions the group needed to get rid of these are situations including teachers military law enforced financial institutions now there is more to the story. and what is the son of a new york a mom of the same name whose attracted his fair share of controversy islam is better than a democracy in time the so-called democracy will crumble and there will be nothing and the only thing that will remain will be islam what hides sr

authorities say siraj ibn wahhaj told his wife he wanted to perform an an exorcism on his child. he had trained the child to use assault rifles for future school shootings. >> i have no idea. i have no idea what his thinking was. to do something as extreme as this, it doesn't make sense. >> reporter: wahhaj senior alerted police when one woman sent a text asking for food. >> right now the children are safe and they're being very well cared for. >> reporter: the suspects are due back in court on monday. the mother of the missing boy is headed to new mexico to assist in the identification process. danielle nottingham, cbs news. >>> in puerto rico, officials now report the death toll from hurricane maria will top 1,400 people. that's 20 times higher than the official confirmed number of 64. maria devastated the island last september. the new death tolles fro a report from congress.ons follow storm. >> all i can say is that there is no lie, there is no misleading. we always said it most likely will go up. >> the government stopped updating its death toll months ago. the new death tol

prosecutors allege siraj wahhaj was training at the compound. the compound was raided friday. authorities are waiting to see whether human remains found there are his son. the boy disappeared from a town near atlanta. he told the boy's mother he was taking him to the park but never returned. >>> florida prosecutors returned video of nikolas cruz who authorities say confessed to the valentine's day school massacre at park land marjorie does lugl high school. the video shows him punching himself in the face, talking, and talking about a voice he heard inside his head. a sheriff leading the investigation said cruz's behavior before the shooting was so erratic, school officials didn't know how to handle him. >>> and this morning the indonesian island of lomok was rattled by a strong aftershock, the third major tremor in a little more than a week. this morning's 5.9 magnitude quake was centered northeast of the popular resort island. people ran into the streets in panic and buildings were damaged. meanwhile the death to-- officis said the death toll from sunday's earthquake now sta

the only charges that remain are against jany leveille and siraj wahhaj -- the father of abdul-ghani wahhaj, whose remains were found on the grounds of the compound on what would have been his fourth birthday. leveille and wahhaj have both pleaded not guilty to charges related to abdul-ghani's death. i'm andrew spencer, reporting (robin)still ahead on the kron four morning news... a man at an east bay mall... is accused of walking up to 2 young girls... and showing them pornographic pictures on his cell phone. now police are investigating. (robin) and here's a live look outside... at the golden gate bridge. the hollywood the hollywood minute is coming up after the break. (ácommercialá)(áábreakáá) much like yesterday skies today will be clear from morning through afternoon for most part of the bay area. temperatures will be a bit warmer inland back into the low 80's for some areas while staying steady closer to the coast with 50's and 60's and some 70's along the bay. high temperatures will continue to boost as we move into the weekend tomorrow back into the mid 80's for some inland a

although the corpse is yet to be identified siraj abducted his son who was severely ill before taking him to the compounds to the horror of the mother. this is a good thing for me is the reason for the. prosecutors say that children now in protective custody received weapons training with a view to committing mass shootings they had open access to firearms and in a sinister turn the three year old boy died during a religious ritual to exercise demons the other children were told the infant would then return and tell them exactly what attacks to carry out the sugar were all that would be really ready to come back with you since you were. on what institutions the group needed to get rid of these are situations including teachers military law enforcement financial institutions now there is more to the story sewerage and what is the son of a new york a mom of the same name whose attracted his fair share of controversy islam is better than a democracy in time the so-called democracy will crumble and there will be nothing and the only thing that will remain will be islam what hides sr was a

siraj wahhaj was among five people arrested after children aged between one and 15 years old were foundd in a remote desert compound. the property had no running water with living conditions described as third world by police. in venezuela, opposition lawmaker juan requesens has been arrested after president nicol s maduro accused him of being involved in saturday's alleged drone attack against him. the arrest came as a government official revealed plans to strip two other mps of their immunity. seven people have been detained so far in connection with the alleged assassination attempt. wildfires have been burning forfive days in the southern portuguese region of the algarve, popular among european holiday makers. near record temperatures of around 45 degrees last week have made putting out the fires difficult. olivia crellin reports. carrying their loved ones to safety — children, pets, the elderly, the sick. police evacuated residents of the historic portuguese town silves, as fires but for the fifth day in the region of the algarve. authorities make sure that even those reluctant to

siraj wahhaj was among five people arrested after children aged between one and 15 years old were foundemote desert compound. the property had no running water with living conditions described as ‘third world' by police. in venezuela, opposition lawmaker juan requesens has been arrested after president nicolas maduro accused him of being involved in saturday's alleged drone attack against him. the arrest came as a government official revealed plans to strip two other mps of their immunity. seven people have been detained so far in connection with the alleged assassination attempt. in the next few hours argentina's senate will declare the result of voting on whether to legalise abortion in the first 14 weeks of pregnancy. the bill would make argentina the third latin american country to broadly legalise abortion, after cuba and uruguay. from buenos aires, here's our correspondent katy watson. a majority of senators, around 38 of the 72 senators, have said that they intend to vote against the bill. but they're still talking about it. that could change at the moment of voting. but as it st

. >> reporter: the documents allege one of the men, siraj ibn wahhaj, instructed one of the use of an assault rifle. he is the father of a disabled boy that went missing. authorities believe the remains found this week are his son on what would have been the boy's fourth birthday. >> yesterday at 11:19 a.m., we did find the remains of a young boy. >> reporter: the father of the other man arrested, lucas morton, said his son texted him to say they were out of money and were starving. >> my intent was to come down here with a care package, to give them some money to help them out. >> reporter: but before he could meet them, the five adults were arrested and the children taken into state custody. >> five peaceful adult settlers, you know, trying to make a better life for themselves, but they just went about it the wrong way. >> well, a foster parent now caring for one of the children told authorities about the alleged training for a school shooting, but the public defender takes issue with the claim saying the accusation was made with very few details. >>> a conservative congressman clos

the police also found three women believed to be the children's mothers, and two heavily armed men, sirajhis three—year—old son, and lucas morton. both men were arrested and charged. all 11 children have been placed in protective custody. the raid on the compound followed a two—month investigation by the police and the fbi. the local sheriff said in all his 30 years on thejob, he had never seen anything like this. rachel wright, bbc news. the cost of rural crime is soaring, it was up to £16 million last year, and farmers across the uk are resorting to medieval methods to try and protect their equipment. according to the insurance company nfu mutual, some farmers, as well as using modern technology, such as cctv, floodlighting and motion sensors, have also built trenches to protect their properties against a growing wave of vehicle, equipment and livestock theft by organised gangs. ian white reports. it's an idea that comes from medieval times — moving mounds of earth to create trenches, ditches and barriers to stop criminals getting onto farmland. this team in gloucestershire is encourage

oh, the smell is just overpowering. 39-year-old siraj wahhaj and four other adults now in custody, were living here with the children, but police say, there was no food, electricity or clean water. >> no real good bathroom. >> reporter: the local sheriff and fbi began surveillance here in may, looking for wahhaj and his 3-year-old son abdul, who was reported missing last december. but the sheriff says there wasn't enough evidence for a search until last week. >> last thursday, somebody with great knowledge of the compound sent a message, saying basically that we are starving and the children are starving. >> reporter: that is when authorities made a grizzly discovery. >> we did find the remains of a young boy. we discovered the remains yesterday on abdul's 4th birthday. >> reporter: the compound was illegally built on jason badger's land. he says authorities did not act fast enough. >> there's no excuse. if something could have been done to save that child and, you know, it could have been done. they should have acted sooner. >> reporter: police say they discovered an arsenal of weapons

. >> reporter: at the bond hearing for siraj ibn wahhaj and four others, prosecutors presented a disturbing update about his son, three-year-old abdul-ghani, whose body was found buried on this apocalyptic-looking compound authorities raided last week. ndher children found there told stvestigators the boy died during a religious ritual. >> some of the children have stated that these rituals were intended to cast out demonic s irits from abdul-ghani's body. all five defendants knew about these rituals. w reporter: the children also said they were instructed how to use firearms and how to clear rooms, in case police came to the compound. d e child was armed when police arrived. this was their ramshackle home, a trailer buried almost to the roof in the desert. in all this filth and behind this six-foot wall of tires, authorities also found shell casings, gun manuals, and books noitten in arabic. >> you couldn't pay me enough money to spend one night in here. >> reporter: jason and tanya badger own the land where the itme sat. he says he told authorities back in april a missing boy was living o

one of the men in custody is siraj wahhaj, who is facing abduction charges in georgia.j is accused of taking his four-year-old son abdul-ghani to a park just outside of atlanta in december, and never returning home. taos county sheriff jerry hogrefe says investigators have not identified the child's body found at the compound. >> the breaking point for us was, somebody with great knowledge of the compound sent a message saying basically that "we are starving and the children are starving." >> reporter: in total, two men and three women were arrested in the raid. the women are believed to be the mothers of several of the children. one man was heavily armed. omar villafranca, cbs news, dallas. >> glor: still ahead here on the "cbs evening news," a hurricane "cbs evening news," a hurricane heads toward hawaii. but maybe not for people with rheumatoid arthritis. because there are options. like an "unjection™". xeljanz xr. a once-daily pill for adults with moderate to severe ra for whom methotrexate did not work well enough. xeljanz xr can reduce pain, swelling and further j

. >> reporter: handcuffed and in a jumpsuit, siraj wahhaj made his first court appearance this afternoonnew mexico. wahhaj was charged with 11 counts of child abuse. court documents show he may have been planning something more sinister. a foster parent of one of the children alerted investigators that wahhaj had trained the f ild in the use of an assault rifle in preparation for future school shootings. prosecutors revealed the information to make the case he should not be given bail. wahhaj, another man, and three women were arrested when deputies raided the complex last week. ilputies say the 11 children rre found wearing rags, hadn't eaten in days, and were living in filthy conditions, without running water or electricity. >> the breaking point for us was lemebody with great knowledge of the compound sent a message saying basically that, "we are starving and the children are starving." s reporter: taos county sheriff jerry hogrefe told reporters when wahhaj was taken into custody over the weekend, the sheriff said he had a pistol in his pocket and was wearing loaded 30-round ar-15 ma

one of the men in custody is siraj wahhaj, who's facing abduction charges in georgia. wahhaj is accused of taking his 4-year-old son abdul-ghani to a park just outside of atlanta in december and never returning home. toos county sheriff jerry hogrefe says investigators have not identified the child's body found at the compound. >> the breaking point for us was somebody with great knowledge of the compound sent a message saying basically that "we are starving and the children are starving." >> reporter: in total, two men and three women were arrested in the raid. the women are believed to be the mothers of several of the chidren. one man was heavily armed. omar villafranca, cbs news, dallas. >>> still ahead here, a hurricane heads toward hawaii. why did i want a crest 3d white smile? dinner date...meeting his parents dinner date. so i used crest. crest 3d white removes... ...95% of surface stains in just 3 days... ...for a whiter smile... that will win them over. crest. healthy, beautiful smiles for life. take prilosec otc and take control of heartburn. so you don't hav

the documents accused siraj wahhaj of conducting weapons training at the site.nse attorney for wahhaj is questioning the credibility of that claim. 11 children were found in filthy conditions at the desert compound authorities have also found the remains of a small child but they have not yet been identified. (vicki) new york city is cracking down on the number of rideshare drivers in the city. their city council voted to freeze on new licenses for uber, lyft and oher ride- sharing vehicles. officials say the freeze will be effect while new york considers a solution to the growing number of drivers using ride-sharing apps. about 80-thousand ride-hailing cars cuby comparison the city has about 14-thousand yellow cabs. (grant) the freeze is seen as a win for city taxi drivers who say their business has been devastated by ride-sharing companies. new york is also the first major u-s city to impose such a cap.(vicki) so the big question now is could a rideshare cap happen here in the bay area? kron 4's justine waldman looks into that for us tonight. they are not hard

. >> and found his passport, siraj's passport that had shown he'd been to saudi arabia. >> reporter:perty owner jason badger says that's not all investigators missed. >> they dug this tunnel out. >> reporter: he says law enforce. should have acted months ago when he and his wife first alerted them that a three-year-old child, abdul-ghani wahhaj, was there. the boy allegedly kidnapped from georgia by his father. >> a innocent child sick here in pain suffering. >> reporter: the fbi, which has been surveilling the compound, isn't commenting but the father of one suspect is speaking out. imam siraj wahhaj, a controversial leader of that brooklyn mosque, says he's been meeting with police ever since his grandson's abduction. >> we've been meeting with law enforcement since day one. >> reporter: imam says when he heard the group was asking for food he passed that information to authorities. >> i said find out where we should send the food. she did and we gave it to the police. that's why the police came in. >> reporter: police called the suspects who were arrested and charged with child ab

the documents accused siraj wahhaj of conducting weapons training at the site. defense attorney for wahhaj is questioning the credibility of that claim. 11 children were found in filthy conditions at the desert compound wahhaj and four other adults were arrested and are facing child abuse charges. authorities have also found the remains of a small child but they have not yet been identified.yet been identified. still ahead at 8 a citywide treasure hunt sends people into a frenzy.. what people were combing the streets for. plus. a college student sends a prayer up in the air... attached to a balloon. the answer she got .. days later. and next. vicki liviakis gives us a taste of healthy and hearty at sunrise bistro... a family owned restaurant in the east bay. this is not a bed. it's a high-tech sleep revolution. the sleep number 360 smart bed intelligently senses your movement and automatically adjusts. so you wake up ready to run the world. the new sleep number 360 smart bed, from $999. (pam) new at 8 every town seems to have one... a family- owned restaurant th

the only charges that remain are against jany leveille and siraj wahhaj -- the father of abdul-ghani wahhaj, whose found on the grounds of the compound on what would have been his fourth birthday. leveille and wahhaj have both pleaded not guilty to charges related to abdul-ghani's death. i'm andrew spencer, reporting (ken) now to our four zone forecast. you're looking live at the golden gate bridge.(pam) kron-4's chief meteorologist lawrence karnow joins us with a look ahead lawrence karnow: low clouds slowly pulled back to the coast but temperatures were all running below the average. highs today were in the 70s inland with 60s and 70s around the bay and 50s and 60s at the coast. on the satellite you can see a lot of clouds moving across the state but not much in the way of rain. we are headed toward the holiday weekend and the weather pattern looks warmer. high pressure will build and bring some temperatures near 90 over the holiday weekend. highs tomorrow will be in the 60s at the coast, 70s to low 80s around the bay and low to mid 80s inland. we will see a few more passing clouds

the only charges that remain are against jany leveille and siraj wahhaj -- the father of the three-year-oldnd on the grounds of the compound. leveille and wahhaj have both pleaded not guilty to charges related to abdul-ghani's death. (grant) police in miami are reviewing video of an arrest... appearing to show an officer hitting a man after he was in handcuffs. it's raising concerns police may concerns it's raising concerns police may have used excessive force. jessica holly has that video. cell phone video shows a guy take hits to the head from a miami dade police officer. natsot"hey, hey!"that's the voice of geoffrey nicholas.he says he witnessed the whole thing and let police know it was all on camera.geoffrey nicholas/witness"i'm yelling, you can hear in the video, 'hey, hey!' like that because i'm saying somebody's there watching you."neighbors say it all started with a commotion on their street wednesday afternoon around 5:30 in the area of southwest 158 court and 144 street.after police arrived, the man in the video did not appear to be cooperating, shouting profanities at officers.

they found the boy's father siraj wahhaj, along with 11 starving children...and three women believed to be their mothers. police say, there was no food, no fresh water.. and no means for personal hygiene. the adults were arrested on child abuse charges. (ken) hail the size of baseballs rained havoc in colorado springs, colorado yesterday. shattering windows, damaging cars, and sending people running for cover. one driver says once he realized how big the hail was... he jumped into his back seat to take cover. (ken)(ken)going to end."> (ken) the storm also wreaked havoc at a colorado springs zoo, two animals died and 14 people were injured when the hail hit. major damage was also reported to hundreds of vehicles in the parking lot. (pam) the florida coastline is being hit

accused siraj wahhaj of conducting weapons training at the site.ense attorney for wahhaj is questioning the credibility of that claim. 11 children were found in filthy conditions at the desert compound wahhaj and four other adults were arrested and are facing child abuse charges. authorities have also found the remains of a small child but they have not yet been identified. ( james ) still ahead on the kron 4 morning news... brock turner's request for a new trial... has been denied. what that now means for the sex offender. ( james ) plus... we hear from the man who shot and killed 17 people at a florida high school... as he confesses to authorities. and here's a live look outside... bay bridge (ácommercialá)(áábreakáá) much like yesterday skies today will be dry and sunny but with smoky to hazy skies as more smoke sits over the bay area from nearby wildfires. temperatures will peak warmer than yesterday's in the upper 90's for some inland (robin) no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less th

they did not find him, but they did find his father, siraj wahhaj ....ho had a warrant out of georgia related to his missing son. at the compound... police also found 11 starving children... and three women believed to be their mothers. police say, there was no food, no fresh water.. and no means for personal hygiene. authorities also say, wahhaj had apparently wished to perform an exorcism on the missing child, because he believed the child was possessed. deputies arrested him and four other adults on child abuse charges. (ken) police in keyes, near police in keyes, near modesto, are looking for two men who beat a sikh man and spray- painted a racist message on his truck, in what they are calling a hate crime. surjit malhi says he was putting up campaign signs when two men attacked him. he says the men ambushed him... and beat him in the head, shoulders and neck on july 31. malhi says the men screamed at him to "go back to your country" before spray- painting the same message and a white supremacist symbol on his truck. <"i didn't see them. then i see s

searched for three-year-old abdul-ghani wahhaj.they didn't find him, but they did find his father, sirajho had a warrant out of georgia related to his missing son. at the compound, police say they also found 11 starving children and three women, believed to be their mothers.sgt. jason rael, taos county sheriff's office: "no running water. no electricity. it was... they were in bad shape."the sheriff of taos county, new mexico, called it heartbreaking; he says the children looked like refugees.no food. no fresh water.no shoes or means of personal hygiene.wearing, what the sheriff described as, "basically dirty rags."sgt. jason rael, taos county sheriff's office: "it was disheartening to see that, in this day and age, that people could live that way."the only food deputies found was a box of rice and a few potatoes. they found plenty of weapons, though: four handguns and a rifle and, the sheriff's office says, lots of ammunition.deputies arrested wahhaj and another man, lucas morten, who is being charged with harboring a fugitive. ...but the big question left unanswered is where is three-

i've been reporting on the father of the siraj wahhaj for 13 years. he has been providing ideology. about this, to their peril. not only because they invite death threats for doing their work but attacks from the far left, being what called, quote, unquote, islamophobic. i want to say to the reaction to the judge's decision, to consider releasing these suspects on 20,000-dollars bonds is, number one, death threats are unacceptable no matter what. but of course the press is playing that up because they are playing into cair propraganda. i absolutely believe in the presumption much innocence, not only federal guarranty but a guarranty in the state of new mexico, however at least two of these, now detained, but may be released, two of these suspects have demonstrated a propensity to abscond. one is of course siraj wahhaj himself who has warrant for his arrest related to the disappearance of 3-year-old whose body was found on the compound. number two, jamie lavell, overstayed the visa, illegal alien from haiti, been here for 20 years. they don't have a national security entry exit datab

prosecutors say they fear may have been a training ground for future school shootings. 39-year-old siraj wahhaj and four other adults who authorities believe were the parents of 11 kids ages 1 to 15 now charged with multiple counts of child abuse for holding them with no food, clean water, in filthy conditions with no hygiene or medical care. and according to court documents, the foster family of one of those children now claiming wahhaj was training the child in the use of an assault rifle in preparation for future school shootings. tactical teams raiding the remote property earlier this week in the hunt for wahhaj wanted in georgia for allegedly abducting his 3-year-old son abdul ghani. abc news has learned that wahhaj is the son of a prominent new york imam once named as an unindicted co-conspirator in the 1993 world trade center bombing though never charged. overnight the imam's mosque saying he has no involvement and his congregation asking for prayers for him and his family. according to a search warrant investigators say the younger wahhaj was found with an arsenal when he was tak

however they did find his father, siraj wahhaj who had a warrant out of georgia related to his missingt the compound...police say they also found 11 starving children... and three children... and three women believed to be their mothers. police say their living conditions were terrible.(sot) sgt. jason rael, taos county sheriff's office: "no running water. no electricity. it was... they were in bad shape." sgt. jason rael, taos county sheriff's office: "it was disheartening to see that, in this day and age, that people could live that way." authorities authorities arrested wahhaj and arrested wahhaj and four other adults on child abuse charges. (vicki) the reward for the safe return of a missing university of iowa student -- who is from oakland -- is now up to 260-thousand dollars. relatives believe mollie tibbetts has been kidnapped... and that she is alive. they're hoping the reward money will lead to her return. tibbetts went missing on july 18th. she was reported missing the next day... after she didn't show up to work. the body of a young woman was found yesterday-- but officials

here looki for abdul-ghani wahhaj, a 3-year-old with medical problems aegedly abducted by his father siraj wahhaj. but what they found was 11 malnourished children and a cache of high-powered weapon.g children 1 to 15 were being trained to carry out school dshootings. was not with the group but officers led officers to the remains of a buried child on the property. >> it's awful we live here and don't know what's going on. >> reporter: wahhaj is the son of imam linked to radical islam with a 1993 connection to the world trade center bombing but the father of one of the other adults arrested insists will was no terror plot. >> all they wanted to do is to get out of society, get away an homestead ave a peaceful life by themselves. >> reporter: right now the children are in foster care and the adults are in jail. the next hearing in the cases scheduled for friday. jay gray, nbc news. >> a former university of maryland basketball player indicted on rape charges has left the country. spmonty dodd was told to surrender his part and stay in maryland, but this woke a eudge changed that decision al

siraj wahhaj, suspect's father"to me it is obviously something happened, some mental disorder, i don't know what it is. this doesn't seem like them.">(lydia)a foster parent who is caring for one of the 11 rescued children says that a child was trained to use an assault rifle in preparation for future school shootings. it was that foster parent who alerted investigators. police say they found several firearms and ammo at the compound. (lydia)a new study suggests that inducing labor 39 weeks into a pregnancy may be good for mother and baby. the study, published in the new england journal of medicine, says women who had elective induced labor at 39 weeks, had a lower likelihood of certain complications. induced labor also did not result in a greater chance of problems for the baby. the study also revealed that waiting longer to give birth could raise the mother's likelihood of needing a c-section to give birth. those findings would reverse the long-held belief that induction increases the chance of a c-section. (lydia) still ahead on the kron four morning news... bay area police d