u.s. coast guard lieutenant is under arrest for plotting to murder journalists and democratic politicians prosecutors say the forty nine year old man is a white supremacist who was preparing to carry out a domestic terror attack castro reports. when investigators entered the washington suburbs apartment of christopher paul house and last week they discovered this cache of weapons fifteen handguns and rifles more than a thousand bullets also steer royds police say hassen had been planning to take to be a more lethal killer the sheer number and force of the weapons that were recovered from mr haskins residence in this case coupled with the disturbing nature of his writings appear to reflect a very significant threat to the safety of our community the forty nine year old u.s. coast guard lieutenant and former marine is now under arrest on weapons and drugs charges but prosecutors say more serious charges are to come their court filings say hassen is a long time white supremacist who wish to establish a white homeland i am dreaming of a way to kill almost every last person on earth he wrote i

u.s. coast guard lieutenant is under arrest tonight. investigators say he was planning a major attack on innocent civilians and that he had a hit list of prominent names. they say he had a stock pile of weapons and ammunition, and they're calling him tonight a domestic terrorist. here's abc's chief justice correspondent pierre thomas now. >> reporter: this is the arsenal, including 1,000 bullets, handguns and sniper rifles that the fbi fears an officer in the u.s. coast guard was plotting to use in a cold-blooded killing spree. their stark warning -- 49-year-old lieutenant christopher paul hasson "intends to murder innocent civilians on a scale rarely seen in this country." hasson arrested on gun and drug violations that the fbi calls "the proverbial tip of the iceberg." he is, they say, "a domestic terrorist" and a "white nationalist," who allegedly wrote he is "dreaming of a way to kill almost every last person on the earth." the fbi claims he was developing a possible hit list of prominent politicians and television personalities, in

u.s. coast guard lieutenant accused of plotting an attack. they're calling him a domestic terrorist tonight, after allegedly stockpiling weapons. authorities say he was going to target innocent civilians, and that he had a hit list with prominent names. >>> the dangerous and deadly winter storm tonight. the massive pileups. thousands of cancellations. passenger jets taking off in the snow. and now tonight, a new storm. >>> word tonight robert mueller could be nearly done. will he soon send his report to the new attorney general? and tonight, the president is asked, should it then be released? how he answers. >>> less than 24 hours after our team interviewed the young american woman who became an isis bride, she left the u.s. now making her plea to come home. the message tonight for her from the trump administration. >>> the urgent manhunt at this hour for a man who went on a deadly shooting spree in miami, killing one, appearing to randomly fire in several directions. tonight, the alarming new surveillance right here. >>> the unsolved murder

u.s. coast guard lieutenant under are arrest as a suspected domestic terrorist. christopher hasson had a hit list that included several high proficeed profile democrats. he wrote i'm dreaming of a way to kill almost every last person on the earth. ryan browne at the pentagon with more. >> reporter: good morning. the department of justice charging active duty coast guard officer with gun and drug charges and for being an alleged domestic terrorist who was plotting attacks on senior democratic officials and senior members of the media both from msnbc and cnn. now, he is also charged with adhering to a manifesto of someone who killed 77 people in a series of attack. as part of that manifesto, he is being charged with using drugs as part of an effort to bolster his ability to carry out these attacks. now some 15 weapons and 1,000 rounds of ammunition were discovered in his home according to the official charge documents and again he was posted here in washington, d.c. at the coast guard headquarters, remains unclear how someone could have such high level access with

u.s. coast guard lieutenant will head to federal court after allegedly planning mass murder of journalistsrities found an arsenal in the maryland home of 49-year- old christopher hasson and seized 15 firearms with over 1000 rounds of ammunition and they say that christopher hasson had a stockpile of human growth hormone. they also found a hit list on his computer including nancy pelosi and chuck schumer. it also name the 2020 democratic presidential candidates including kamala harris and tv personalities. the neighbors in the suburb of silver springs indie rest. >> we feel like he was very quiet and we would get very offended by that because of the way he would sometimes stare at us. >> according to the court documents christopher hasson calls himself a white nationalists, and has expressed his extremist and white supremacy views for years. he was inspired by the norwegian that killed 77 people in 2011 after posting the anti- immigrant manifesto. >>> here's a live look in southern california where it is snowing once again and looked back at the small city along i- 5 between bakersfield and

u.s. coast guard lieutenant plotting acourticordo the u.s.ernment to kill these individuals. >> i walked and was reading the report out of this. thank god for mistakes. you're right looking at the target list. think about the devastation we have seen before. a white supremacist, if you don't see a mistake you could miss something. i look at what we are seeing in terms of the states he is making, kill automost every last person on earth. i will make a judge. he said something wrong on the internet or something wrong to a member of his family or friends that lead federal investigators to him. otherwise the line between finding somebody like this who plots in private and finding somebody that made a mistake is not that wide. thank god he made a mistake that lead prosecutors and investigators. i think everybody in my shoes would say without mistakes people like this succeed. thank god somebody spoke or he said something wrong on the internet. >> he said we need a white homeland as europe seems lost i am a long time white nationalist. we'll have a

u.s. coast guard lieutenant tonight accused of planning a chilling terror plot here in the u.s. he had a stockpile of weapons and a hit list of democrats, reporters and innocent civilians. the suspect appearing before a judge today, and here's abc's terry moran. >> reporter: tonight, coast guard lieutenant christopher paul hasson is behind bars, ordered by a federal judge to be held without bail on drug and gun charges after allegedly plotting to use this arsenal to, quote, "murder innocent civilians on a scale rarely seen in this country." >> the sheer number and force of the weapons that were recovered from mr. hasson's residence in this case, coupled with the disturbing nature of his writings, appear to reflect a very significant threat to the safety of our community. >> reporter: the 49-year-old is accused of stockpiling handguns, sniper rifles and 1,000 rounds of ammunition. prosecutors described what they say were hasson's chilling plans, including a possible hit list. on it, house speaker nancy pelosi, senate minority leader charles schumer, presidential candidates elizabe

u.s. coast guard lieutenant accused of plotting an attack.y're calling him a domestic terrorist tonight, after allegedly stockpiling weapons. authorities say he was going to target innocent civilians, and that he had a hit list with prominent names. >>> the dangerous and deadly winter storm tonight. the massive pileups. thousands of cancellations. passenger jets taking off in the snow. and now tonight, a new storm. >>> woon

u.s. coast guard lieutenant is due in court after plotting a mass killing and had a hit list including top california politicians and the media. federal prosecutors call christopher hassett a domestic terrorist and they quoted a draft email in which he says i'm dreaming of a way to kill almost every last person on the earth and start with biological attacks, followed by tax on food supply and instituting a bomber sniper campaign. they searched his apartment in silver spring, maryland and found 13 firearms, 1000 rounds of ammunition and he purchased several pills of a heavy narcotic. they found the hit list including prominent democratic members like nancy pelosi, chuck schumer and kamala harris. according to the court documents he once served in the marines and described himself as a long time white nationalist that supports the idea of the white homeland. the list included television anchors from nbc and cnn. he will be appearing in court this afternoon. >> the empire actor jussie smollett turned himself into the chicago police. the police station in chicago, as we take a live look outsid

u.s. coast guard lieutenant. christopher paul hassan of maryland was planning a murder -- he had rifles along with ammunition. the white nationalist said he's quote dreaming of a way to kill almost every last person on earth. according to the fbi, he created an excel sheet of targets. charles schumer, nancy pelosi and kamala harris. >> his chilling google searches consisting of questions like most liberal senators and where do most senators live in d.c. do senators have secret service protection and are supreme court justices protected? >> has an will go before a judge on drug and weapons charges. the fbi calling the charges the proverbial tip of the iceberg p mona kosar abdi, abc news washington. >>> a democratic divide. kamala harris does not support o'rourke's call to tear down the border wall. the candidate made the statement on the dailey show last night. she doesn't approve of president trump's policies but does support smart border security. the former texas congressman beto o'rourke said he would tear dow

u.s. coast guard lieutenant being called a domestic terrorist tonight.es say he was going to target innocent civilians. and that he had a hit list with prominent names. >>> the dangerous and deadly winter storm tonight. the massive pileups. thousands of cancellations. passenger jets taking off in the snow. and now tonight, a new storm. >>> word tonight robert mueller could be nearly done. will he soon send his report to the new attorney general?

u.s. coast guard lieutenant. prosecutors are calling him a domestic terrorist. lf-described white nationalist with a collection of weapons and a list of people he wanted to kill, including u.s. senators and media personalities. david martin reports. >> reporter: the motion to keep coast guard lieutenant christopher hasson in jail until he can be brought to trial warns that "he intends to murder innocent civilians on a scale rarely seen in this country." it quotes a draft email in which he says, "i am dreaming of a wan on the earth."tart with biologi, followed by attacks on food supply, institute a bombing/sniper campaign." when federal agents searched his basement apartment in the suburbs of washington, they found 15 firearms and over 1,000 rounds of ammunition. they also found a hit list, which reads like a who's who of liberal politics. speaker of the house nancy pelosi, senate democratic leader chuck schumer, and presidential contenders senator kirsten gillibrand, elizabeth warren, kamala harris, and cory booker. the list also includes television anchors from

u.s. coast guard lieutenant accused plotting a terror attack. the prosecutors say it was on a scale rarely seen in the country. christopher paul hasson was arrested on gun and drug charges. he had an arsenal of weapons including 15 firearm and 1,000 rounds of ammunition prosecutors say. nbc's tracie potts joins us with the latest. we hearing a list of high profile targets. >> lots of democrats and media, tv hosting and other people in the were on the list of people he said he wanted to kill. in a draft email authorities found he said he had been dreaming of killing nearly every person on earth. and that arsenal of weapons and ammunition, 1,000 rounds, certainly seemed to back that up. now hasson was actually arrested february 15th. this is just coming to light because of court papers filed record regarding his detention. authorities obviously want to keep him behind bars as this case progresses. he had worked at the coast guard headquarters since 2016. and it was his internet searches at work that actually flagged the coast guard that something

u.s. coast guard lieutenant accused of plotting a terror attack found with a massive arsenal of weapons and long list of targets, including famous politicians, presidential candidates, and well-known tv news journalists. the feds say the self-proclaimed white nationalist was intending to mass murder innocent people on a scale rarely seen in america. >>> also breaking, police say actor jussie smollett is officially a suspect in a criminal investigation. detectives now showing evidence to a grand jury. >>> a massive storm hitting right now with 130 million nightmare unfolding from north to south. we have the latest forecast. >>> bracing for impact. signs point to mueller finishing potentially within days. but if you're expecting a

u.s. coast guard lieutenant is under arrest tonight. >> authorities say he plotted a mass killing and had a hit list including top california politicians and the media. veronica de la cruz is following the latest developments. >> reporter: federal prosecutors are calling 49-year- old christopher hassan a domestic terrorist. they say he planned to murder innocent civilians on a scale rarely seen in co they quin which he said he was dreaming of a way to kill almost every last person on the earth. starting with biological attacks followed by attacks on food supplies, and a bombing sniper campaign. federal agents searched his apartment in silver springs, maryland and found 15 firearms, more than 1000 rounds of ammunition and records he had purchased pills of a heavy narcotic. they also found a hit list with the names of prominent democratic members including house speaker nancy pelosi, senate democratic leader chuck schumer, and senator kamala harris. according to court documents, hassan, who once served in the marines, described himself as a longtime white nationalist, who supports the idea

u.s. coast guard lieutenant is under arrest, investigators say he was planning a major attack on innocentivilians and hat a list of prominent names. >> had stockpiled wells including 1,000 bullets, handguns and assault riffingleles. >> this hit list contained names of prominent democrats as well as a number of 2020 democratic candidates, the list containing names of journalists from cnn and nbc. hasson googled topics like civil war if trump impeached. >> trevor: holy shit. this is one to have the scariest stories of 2019, and it's a reminder that this current political climate is going to drive people to do crazy things. crazy people but are still going to do crazy things. eth also a reminder that your search history will screw over you over every time. that's why when i search something embarrassing i be sure to throw them off the traivment i'll be, like, where can my friend by male spanx, that's what i do it. weird poop, not mine though. ( laughter ) the internet made killers soft. jack the ripper didn't have google. he had to go to the knife store and talk to a person -- what do you re

u.s. coast guard lieutenant used computers at work to allegedly research and plan a widespread domestic terrorstopher hasson was ordered held without bail yesterday. he was arrested last friday on gun and drug charges. federal agents seized a stockpile of guns and more than 1,000 rounds of ammunition from his maryland apartment. prosecutors say hasson had a list of democratic politicians and tv journalists he wanted to kill. >>> "rolling stone" reports the estate of michael jackson is suing hbo for more than $100 million over its plan to air the controversial documentary "leaving neverland" next month. the film is about two men who say jackson molested and swore them to secrecy when they were children. the new lawsuit claims hbo is breaching a 1992 contract to not disparage jackson for the rights to air a concert film. hbo says it still plans to run the documentary. >>> the "los angeles times" reports a year-long opioid prescription investigation by federal drug agents led to the arrest of four doctors and other medical providers. they're accused of writing bogus prescriptions or selling paink

u.s. coast guard lieutenant. authorities say this man, christopher paul hasson, of maryland was planning a cold-blooded killing spree. his arsenal pictured here including a stockpile of weapons, handguns and sniper rifles along with ammunition. the white nationalist allegedly writing he is, quote, dreaming of a way to kill almost every last person on earth. joseph clark, an assistant professor of political science at towson university, believes this is part of a larger effort by law enforcement to crack down on domestic terrorism. >> political violence inside the united states by americans against americans is probably the larger threat that we face. it's the more likely threat, and it may be the more serious threat. he had very grand plans. >> reporter: according to the fbi, hasson created an excel sheet of possible targets including notable politicians like speaker nancy pelosi, senate minority leader charles schumer and senator kamala harr. also on the hit list, msnbc's joe scarborough and several other journa

u.s. coast guard lieutenant who prosecutors are calling a domestic terrorist is due in federal court in marylandoday. christopher hasson is a self-identified white nationalist. agents found a cache of weapons and a hit list targeting lawmakers and journalists when they raided his home last week. david martin reports from the pentagon. >> reporter: the motion to keep coast guard lieutenant christopher hasson in jail until he's brought to trial warns that he intends to murder innocent civilians on a scale rarely seen in this country. it quotes a draft e-mail in which he says, "i am dreaming of a way to kill almost every last person on the earth. start with biological attacks followed by attacks on food supply. institute a bombing sniper campaign." when federal agents searched his basement apartment in the suburbs of washington, they found 15 firearms and over 1,000 rounds of ammunition. they also found a hit list which reads like a who's who was liberal politics. speaker of the house nancy pelosi, senate democratic leader chuck schumer, and presidential contender senator kerstin gillibrand, elizab

u.s. coast guard lieutenant accused of plotting a terror attack found with a massive arsenal of weapons and a long list of targets, including famous politicians, presidential candidates, and well-known tv news journalists. the feds say the self-proclaimed white nationalist was intending to mass murder innocent people on a scale rarely seen in america. >>> also breaking, police say actor jussie smollett is officially a suspect in a criminal investigation. detectives now showing evidence to a grand jury. >>> a massive storm hitting right now with 130 million nightmare unfolding from north to south. we have the latest forecast. >>> bracing for impact. signs point to mueller finishing potentially within days. but if you're expecting a lengthy report like ken starr, pete williams has a reality check. >>> police say an infamous cold case mystery is solved. the murder of an 11-year-old girl 45 years ago. how authorities say her killer was finally found. >>> a dramatic rescue caught on camera. a skier falling 200 feet. one ski sticking out under a foot of snow. tonight the frantic race to pull him

u.s. coast guard lieutenant suspected of planning domestic terror attacks was ordered held without bail todayosecutors say lieutenant christopher hasson had a list of people he wanted to kill that included u.s. senators and media personalities. he is being held on drug and gun charges for the time being. ngpe francis opened an extraordinary summit on preventing church sex abuse urday by saying "words are not enough." he proposed a number of ways to punish predators and keep children safe. seth doane is at the vatican. >> reporter: the pontiff set the agenda with a piece of paper, 21 proposals, including establishing worldwide protocols for handling accusations against bishops, involving lay experts in investigations, and developing rules for screening seminarians. many of the points are familiar to priests in america where lamilar rules were imposed nearly two decades ago. >> what i'm hoping is that some of the things that we've very slowly learned in the united atates might be carried to other places to save them some of the hein that we've had to go through. e> reporter: in the u.s., nearly

u.s. coast guard lieutenant accused of plotting to kill lawmakers and journalists do in court today.right now, christopher of maryland is facing weapons and drug charges. court papers say that was the tip of the iceberg. he is accused of writing about the biological attack to kill almost every last person on the earth in order to create a white. some names on his allegedly hit list include senators chuck schumer, tim kaine, elizabeth warren and cory booker and nancy pelosi and jackson of texas and alexandria protest of new york and also, scarborough from msnbc. >>> the trump administration will not allow a woman who left america four years ago to join isis come back to the u.s. back in 2014, she left her home and is a widow with a young son in a refugee camp and regrets going over there and says she wants to come back and face the american justice system. hoda muthana's says she is an american citizen and has a u.s. passport but the state department says she is not a citizen. >> i think it is very dangerous when this administration attempts to strip american citizens for decades of c

u.s. coast guard lieutenant and self-professed white nationalist is due in court after making a hit list thatncluded top california democrats and media. they are calling christopher hasson a domestic terrorist after agents found 15 guns in the maryland apartment. the email wrote, i am dreaming of a way to kill almost every last person on the earth.. the hit list includes nancy pelosi, chuck schumer in mole harris. he is the active-duty member stationed in washington and the documents filed yesterday do not reveal why he came under suspicion your >>> chicago police state actor jussie smollett has surrender after being charged with making a false police report claiming he was attacked in downtown chicago by two million shouting racist and anti-gay slurs. he said the attackers lived a rope around his neck and the two men said that they were paid to states the incident by jussie smollett. >> reporter: what do you say about jussie smollett saying they are lying? >> i think jussie smollett to come clean because the truth will set him three. >> he could get up to three years in prison and he is best

u.s. coast guard lieutenant accused of plotting a terror attack found with a massive arsenal of weapons andg list of targets, including famous politians, presidential candidates, and well-known tv news journalists. the feds say the self-proclaimed white nationalist was intending to ss murder innocent people on a ale rarely seen in america. >>> also baking, police say actor jussie smollett is officially a suspect in a criminal investigation. detectives now shong evidence to a grand jury. >>> a massive storm hitting right now with 130 million people in the path and a travel nightmare unfolding from north to south. we have the latest forecast. >>> bracing for impact. signs point to mueller finishing potentially within days. but if you're expect

u.s. coast guard lieutenant arrested after authorities seized a hit list including prominent politician and journalists. >> reporter: i'm here at the courthouse in maryland where the hearing just wrapped up half hour ago. judge charles day presided over the hearing. he found this does constitute an imminent threat to the community and is going to have him held until his trial. but the judge took pains to point out the onus is on the government, the prosecution, to prove hassan's motive. he's giving them 14 days to give them so. also added charges like this wouldn't normally hold enough water to put a defendant in detention. hassan's public defender said he denied each and every one of these charges, including illegal possession of drugs and weapons. prosecutors thoeu say all of the evidence added up together is what creates a very dangerous situation. they say investigators -- excuse me, the defendant intended to murder innocent civil i can't understand on a scale rarely seen in this country. hassan self-identified as a neonazi skin head and has been pursuing what he calls the return to an

u.s. coast guard lieutenant accused of plotting a terror attack prosecutors say it was on a scale rarely seenstopher was arrested on gun charges. he had an arsenal of weapons, including 15 firearms and 1,000 rounds of ammunition also a list of targets that included prominent politicians, presidential candidates, and tv news personalities, prosecutors say. after more than two years of work, robert mueller is now reportedly nearing the end of his investigation into a russian election meddling and possible links between the traufrp campaign and kremlin officials the justice department is expecting the special counsel's long-awaited report as early as next week. mueller will present his findings to the new attorney general who will then decide gist how much will be made public >>> the tables have turned in the jeussie smollett saga. he is now facing a felony charge accused of filing a false report claiming he was the victim of a hate crime attack. meanwhile, variety reports that fox is considering removing the actor from the hit show "empire" after producers learned of those charges. dom, we send

u.s. military the lieutenant now labeled a domestic terrorist worked in the headquarters of the coast guard here in washington in fact he used government computers to research his targets a spokesperson for the coast guard says it was internal agents who led the investigation into hasn't but this wasn't the first time in recent months that the coast guard has been tainted by white nationalism in september twitter users noticed an officer flashing a sign that can mean white power in the background of a televised interview the coast guard never identified the man but said his actions do not reflect those of the united states coast guard the cases while isolated expose concerns the u.s. military is fertile grounds for elements of white nationalism a growing fear in troubled times. castro al-jazeera washington some armed groups and it a mr kashmir or warning of more attacks they've been using social media to get their message across to people in the disputed region best parts from new delhi. have been reading the latest message on twitter thought to be from the armed groups his blood you have b

u.s. coast guard lieutenant was arrested on drug and weapons charges. authorities a big attack.ting >> newly released court documents, prosecutors say the lieutenant was a self-intified whit nationalist. he called for focused violence and dreamed of ways to kill almost every last person on earth. >> among reported targets, a nay pelosi chuck schumer, and journalists like msnbc's joe scarborough, and cnn's chris cuo cuomo. >>> a scare for the best college basketball player in the country. duke's zion williamson, who e injured his k on wednesday when his leftoot blew through his nike shoe. >> the stunned crowd, including former president barack obama, looked on in shock. >> nike said in a while this is an isolated occurrence, we are working to identify the issue. >>> skiing champion lindsey vonn sat down with hoda in his first live interview sinceti ng. >> unfortunately, you know, my my passion t, but for skiing will always remain. >> she hneted at what's . >> i can't wait to go skiing with my kids one day. >> is that in the near futuresome. >> i, mean i'

u.s. coast guard lieutenant has just been arrested and accused of planning a terror attack targeting democratic politicians and journalists, prominent journalists here in the united states. our justice correspondent jessica snyder is here in "the situation room." jessica, what are you learning? >> well, wolf, right now the charges are just for drug and gun possession. prosecutors really putting it starkly, telling the judge this coast guard lieutenant, who is assigned to headquarters in washington, d.c., they say he is a domestic terrorist plotting a full-scale attack. so prosecutors put it this way in their detention memo saying, quote, the defendant intends to murder innocent civilians on a scale rarely seen in this country. prosecutors say that the 49-year-old lieutenant, his name is christopher paul hasson, they say he's been stockpiling weapons for at least go years. this is the picture they showed in their detention memo. he's amassed at least 15 guns, 1,000 rounds of ammunition, all stockpiled in his basement apartment in silver spring, maryland, just a few miles from washington, d.c. pr

u.s. military the lieutenant now labeled a domestic terrorist worked in the headquarters of the coast guard here in washington in fact he used government computers to research his targets a spokes person for the coast guard says it was internal agents who led the investigation into hasn't but this wasn't the first time in recent months that the coast guard has been tainted by white nationalism in september twitter users noticed an officer flashing a sign that can mean white power in the background of a televised interview the coast guard never identified the man but said his actions do not reflect those of the united states coast guard the cases while isolated expose concerns the u.s. military is fertile grounds for elements of white nationalism a growing fear in troubled times. castro al-jazeera washington a japanese spacecraft has landed on an asteroid thought to be as old as our solar system there were celebrations at the exploration agency and it's like on the horus as the probe touched down on the real asteroid it's traveling through space three hundred forty million kilometers from th

u.s. coast guard lieutenant was arrested on drug and weapons charges. authorities say he was 34r09ing a plotting a bringing attack. >> he was a self identified white nationalist who called for focused violence and dreamed of ways to. >> caller: almostkill almost every last person on earth. >>> a scare for the best college basketball player in the country.person on earth. >>> a scare for the best college basketball player in the country. zion williamson injured his and the stunned crowd including barack obama looked on in shock. >> nike says we are working to identify the issue. >>> skiing champion lindsey vonn sat down with hoda in per first live interview since retiring. >> unfortunate willly my body gave out, but my passion for skiing will always remain. i can't wait to go skiing with my kids one day. >> is that in the near future? >> i mean i'm 34 so, you know, we're thinking about it. >> some of the most astonishing moments caught on camera bystanders rescued a woman from a brurning car after she was hit by another driver. she was taken to a nearby

u.s. coast guard lieutenant accused of wanting to kill lawmakers and journalists is due in court today.ht now 49 -year-old christopher howson of maryland facing weapon and drug charges. that is just the tip of the iceberg. he allegedly wrote about a biological attack to kill quote almost every last person on the earth, in order to create what he called a homeland. some of the names include democratic senators chuck schumer, tim kaine, elizabeth warren and cory booker as well as house speaker nancy pelosi, congresswoman sheila jackson lee and alexandra ocasio-cortez as well as joe scarborough from msnbc. the trump administration will not allow women who left america four years ago to join isis to come back to the united states. in 2014 hoda muthana left her family in alabama to marry an isis fighter in syria. she is now a widow with a young son living in a refugee camp. she says she regrets her decision and has asked to come back and face the american justice system. her lawyer says she was born in the united states making her an american citizen and says she has a u.s. passport, but the

a high-ranking coast guard lieutenant in custody, accused of planning a mass terror attack on u.s. soil. prosecutors say he had a list of targets that included key members of congress and well-known members of the media. the very latest as he prepares to face a judge. >>> all that, plus end the scandal. overnight pope francis opens an historic summit on sex abuse with a stern warning to church leaders. we are live at the vatican. >>> what a mess. tens of millions cleaning up from the nasty mix of snow, ice, and rain that caused problems coast to coast. and blowout -- >> and injured is zion williamson. >> college basketball's biggest star goes down when his shoe suddenly explodes. fans, fellow stars, even a former president stunned. nike vowing an investigation to get to the bottom of it today thursday, february 21, 2019. thank you for joining us on thursday morning. mr. melvin in for savannah who is feeling under the weather. hopefully she'll be back tomorrow. >> let's get to the stunning twist in the jussie smollett case. >> the "empire" star claims they was victim of a hate crime

u.s. coast guard lieutenant accused of being a domestic terrorist is expected in a maryland court later todaychristopher hasson is his name, a self-described white nationalist, arrested on friday. prosecutors say he wanted to murder innocent civilians on a scale rarely seen. he's accused of having an apparent hit list that includes d martent democrats and tv personalities. david martin is at the pentagon with more on this story. david, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. at the age of 49, lieutenant christopher hasson was an obscure coast guard purchasing office officer, but court documents say lasas laying plans to use his one to make a lasting impression on this world. hasson drafted an e-mail saying, i am dreaming of a way to kill almost every last person on the arth. attacksbiological attacks and a bombing and sniper campaign. a search of his basement residence turned up 15 firearms and more than 1,000 rounds of ammunition. maria carisa is hasson's neighbor in silver springs, aryland. e hisey are our neighbors. we never would have imagined ehat to happen, especially so close to us. n

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>> reporter: well, doreen, court documents describe this man, a lieutenant in the u.s. coast guard, e as haviremist views. prosecutors allege coast guard lieutenant christopher paul hasson had a hit list of media personalities and liberal politicians. they submitted this photo of items seized from his basement apartment to show that he also had a lot of guns. court documents claim hasson is a self-identified white nationalist who called for focused violence and dreamed of ways to kill almost every last person on earth. prosecutors submitted a box of vials of human growth hormone, inspired by the far-right terrorist who murdered 77 people in norway in 2011. hasson is charged with illegal drug charges and weapons, butpr ecutors say that is the proverbial tip of the iceberg, adding the defendant is a domestic terasrist. hasson been assigned to u.s. coast guard headquarters in d.c1 since but previously served in the u.s. marine corps and army national guard. s internet searches included most liberal senators, where do most snators live d.c. and are supreme court justices protected? now

u.s. citizen and will not be allowed in. >>> a coast guard lieutenant accused of plotting a large- scale terroristttack to kill hundreds of people, police released this picture of christopher hassles stash saying he had a hit list full of celebrities and politicians. including nancy pelosi, senator, harris, this might be the craziest video that you've seen all day. >>> a skiers trip in utah turns into a near death experience. a tumble then it quickly triggers a full-scale avalanche. the skier falls 200 feet through trees and rocks being swept down, gets trapped under deep heavy snow, his friends rushed down, they saw him fighting to save his life, digging through the snow until finally, >> i remember hitting his helmet with my shovel, we dug his head out. i said i'm sorry i hit you in the head and he is like that was the best feeling in my life of getting hit in the head with a shovel. >> the skier was trapped under the snow for one minute 15 seconds and he's okay tonight. >> that's amazing. >>> next, why time is running out for one amazing photo op. the natural wonder glowing right now in yosemit

federal authorities have arrested a silver spring man, a lieutenant at u.s. coast guard. charging m with weapons violations but accusing him of something much moretarastic. a look at the charging document. the top line there says the defendant in this case intends to murder innocent civilians one a s rarely seen in this country. he must be detained pending trial. if you read deeper into the court documents you'll see images of firearms they have him suspected ofdi h but also details on potential target lists. a list of names he'd been collecting and includes some of the top figures in democratic politics including o'rourke, alexander cortez, senators elizabeth warren and cory booker. he's been detained. he's due to appear before afe ral judge tomorrow in baltimore about 1:00 as he is yet to have a defensetorney, so no comment yet from him. news 4 at 5:00 begins right now. >>> the snow moving out, but the ice is aig factor the rest of the night. >> and that could lead to some slick spots tomorrow morning. today.alf of foot of snow we have a driving cold rain. >> it's real

a lieutenant in the u.s. coast guard has been arrested in an alleged domestic terror appall.istopher paul hasson had a hit list thaclt ed top democrats and members of the news media. hasson was taken into custody last week on gun and drug charges. hel appear in a federal court in maryland tomorrow t. rsday, former acting director of the f.b.i. andrew mccabe joins me for an interview. i'm judy woodruff. for all of us at the pbs newshour, thank you and see you soon. >> major funding for thpbs newshourhas been provided by: >> text night a day. >> cat on replay. >> burning some fat. >> sharing the latest viral cat! >> you can do the things you plke to do with a wireles designed for you. with talk, text and data. consumer cellular. learn more at consumercellular.tv >> babbel. a language app that teaches real-life conversations in a new language. o>> and with toing support of these institutions and indiv.idua >> this program w made possib the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsore pby newsh

u.s. attorney this afternoon talking about christopher hassin. a coast guard lieutenantd white nationalist. nbc asked the white house repeatedly today when and if the president was briefed on this arrest that happened on friday, mind you. there is a simple reason we want to know if he was aware of the arrest and target list when he said the "new york times" was the enmy of the people. the white house has yet to get back to us. the president has not said a thing publicly about this arrest, but he tweeted today about jussie smollett, the actor that staged a racist and homophobic attack on himself. i want to bring in brian levin, thank you for coming on, much appreciated. >> thank you, chuck. >> oh, great, let me start with this. that is that when you look at -- how is it that that he was stockpiling a pile of weapons and held a position why the coast guard, how uncome is that to happen. >> it is unfortunately a little too common for comfort. 20 some odd years ago i was in the washington post talking about skin heads in the army. so unfortunately the military is a home for

u.s. military the lieutenant now labeled a domestic terrorist worked in the headquarters of the coast guard here in washington in fact he used government computers to research his targets a spokes person for the coast guard says it was internal agents who led the investigation into hasn't but this wasn't the first time in recent months that the coast guard has been tainted by white nationalism in september twitter users noticed an officer flashing a sign that can mean white power in the background of a televised interview the coast guard never identified the man but said his actions do not reflect those of the united states coast guard the cases while isolated expose concerns the u.s. military is fertile grounds for elements of white nationalism a growing fear in troubled times. castro al-jazeera washington judge in the u.s. has tightened the gag order against president trump's former political advisor roger stone and threaten jail time if he violates it had to go and has more from washington. longtime associate close confident visor to u.s. president roger stone was back before a federal j

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