he's also charged with providing money to terrorist groups back in uzbekistan. he pleaded not guilty this afternoon. this is obviously a crucial test for the future of terrorism in this country. our own kyung lah is out front on the case. >> reporter: some agents wearing protective gear pulled bags out of the apartment of an uzbekistan national nabbed on federal terrorism charges. federal prosecutors say he's linked to the organization behind this video, the islamic movement of uzbekistan, a terrorist organization that dates back to the early '90s. but is today believed to be connected to a growing number of plots on the u.s. in federal court, he pleaded not guilty to a series of charges. the federal indictment says dating back to august of last year, he worked with co-conspirators to send computer software and money to the terrorist group in uzbekistan. a second federal indictment out of utah charges him with using internet videos, written recipes and instructional shopping trips, to demonstrate how to make ieds and other weapons of mass destruction. prosecutor

uzbekistan, a group designated by the u.s.organization. he's also charged with possession of an unregistered explosive device. >>> in a separate case in utah, he's accused of teaching people how to make explosives and weapons of mass destruction. >>> that's it for me. thanks very much for watching. see you back here 5:00 p.m. eastern in "the situation room." ashleigh banfield takes it from here. she's live in new york. >>> thank you, wolf. hello, everyone. i'm ashleigh banfield sitting in for brooke baldwin today. i got a lot to get to this hour, including the mother who disappeared without a trace and then reappeared after more than a decade. and guess what, now she's talking about why she walked out on her family. >>> then, as the powerball jackpot rises to a new record, i'll speak with a man who just won millions. and get this, it was after finding the winning ticket in a cookie jar, months later. >>> and this has got to be the video of the day, a daddy who

el joven se mud con sus padres y dos hermanos de uzbekistan al area de la bahia en octubre de 2011, fechao en la preparatoria "las lomas" en walnut creek. amir participaba en el equipo de lucha de la escuela y estaba aprendiendo ingles. la administracion del plantel esta tratando de ayudar a los estudiantes a superar la tragedia y muchos de ellos han hablado con terapeutas. outro ---las autoridades no han revelado si amir padecia de alguna enfermedad o por que sufrio un derrame cerebral. ---es todo de mi parte, regreso con ustedes. blanca ---un hombre de nacionalidad estadounidens e acusado de matar a 4 miembros de una familia en la republica checa, fue arrestado por la policia en el aeropuerto de washington dc. take vo ---"kevin dahl-gren" es sospechoso de causar la muerte a una familia cuyos cadaveres fueron encontrados por los bomberos de la localidad de "burno" en una casa que se incendio. ---el sospechoso es residente de palo alto y la policia "checa" giro una orden de captura internacional. topovo cesar ---esta tarde la fiscalia del condado de santa clara anuncio que desecharon todo

they just moved from uzbekistan a couple of years ago in search for a better life. unfortunately, his wife was cut short doing what he enjoyed doing every day. >> we're trying to keep his memory with us in this time of need. >> reporter: instead of having lunch or hanging out with him, this teen is left memorializing him. >> just crushed. none of us can believe it. he was such a good friend, such a kind-hearted person to everybody here. he would give the shirt off his back. >> reporter: last tuesday, the teen was working out at a nearby gym. things were fine until he unexpectedly collapsed. he was quickly rushed to john muir medical center in walnut creek where they performed emergency brain surgery. he was stable for a week until tuesday, when word got around that he was not going to make it because the massive bleeding 0 on the brain -- bleeding on the brain. >> i was shocked. i bet his family has the worse pain than me. >> reporter: friends say he might have hit his head before he went to the gym and got some type of concussion. whether that played a role, we don

suspected of helping a terror group is due in court in idaho today. [ non-english language ] is an uzbekistan yesterday in boise and has been indicted by the federal grand jury in both idaho and utah. he is accused of providing material support to the islamic movement of uzbekistan to overthrow that government. >>> a man is accused of murder. 24-year-old caleb mcgillvary is accused of beating a new jersey lawyer to et department of he was arrested last night in philadelphia. mcgillvary found instant fame in february after he used the blunt end of a hatchet to stop a driver in fresno who was attacking a pg&e worker. >> these two women are trying to help him. she runs up and he grabs one of them, man. like a guy that big can snap a woman's neck like a pencil stick. so i ran up behind him with a hatchet, smash, smash, sa-mash. >> there is no official word on a motive for the murder but based on his facebook post, it may have stemmed from a sexual encounter. >>> a mountain lion that wandered into downtown just is back where he belongs in the mountains. the 100-pound male was spotted yesterday. he

he was from uzbekistan and went to school there from 2009, fairly new to the country. he was part of a tight-knit group on the wrestling team and english learners on campus. i just spoke with one of his friends. >> we are all shocked. mostly people cry or whatever. everyone is shocked. all we can do is be there for his family. now that he's gone i'm going to miss him that much. >> you know they are grieving. we can take lessons on how to do it. they are out there. they get it out. it's hard for them at the same time because they are coming toward the end of school. we have finals coming up. also with their limited life experience, sometimes it's hard for them to put something like this into -- to completely understand it. >> reporter: the principal sent home a letter he shared with us explaining the loss. counselors are here for students who might need to talk about this. he also had two brothers and one of them goes to school here. there's also a memorial fund said up for amir's family at chase bank. donations can also be dropped off at the school office. reporting li

well, the student moved here from uzbekistan just a couple of years ago. the family said they wanted a better life. it was a life cut short just weeks before summer vacation was supposed to begin. he was a junior at the high school. he was part of two groups as well. one of them was english as a second group and the wrestling team. he was also the champion in his wrestling weight class. he was rushed to john muir medical center here in walnut creek. he was stabilized and had brain surgery. he was -- he was stabilized for a week. he died frommer repairable brain damage. his wrestling coach also describes him as the glue that kept the team together. he was then laid to rest on wednesday. right now, friends and family are planning some type of community memorial. there's also a memorial for him on facebook. we also understand that if you do want to contribute to the memorial fund, go to any chase bank. they are taking funds at the high school as well. coming up on "mornings on 2," we'll try to talk to family and friends this morning which is no question, a ve

. >>> a man from the former soviet republic of uzbekistan makes an appearance in federal court today after being arrested on terror charges. he was taken into custody at an apartment in boise, idaho, which federal agents combed for evidence. the 30-year-old man is accused of conspiring with a known terror group in his home country. prosecutors say he was also involved in a scheme to use a weapon of mass destruction. >>> and abc news has learned the fbi has searched an apartment in manchester, new hampshire. it's the home of a former rebel leader from chechnya. the man admits to meeting with boston marathon bombing suspect tamerlan tsarnaev at least a month before the attack, but he says he was not involved. also, an official says the younger tsarnaev wrote anti-american rants on the side of a boat where he was hiding from police. they include referceto thestan. >>> a homeless hatchet-wielding hitchhiker who briefly enjoyed some internet fame has now been charged with murder. prosecutors in new jersey say caleb "kai" mcgillvary killed a 73-year-old lawyer who was found dead in his hom

. >>> uzbekistan living in idaho is to appear in federal court to face terrorism charges. fazliddin kurbanov is charged with providing support to a terrorist organization working to overthrow the uzbek government. he was arrested yesterday. federal officials say he was helping a group build a weapon of mass destruction. he is the only person charged and authorities say any potential threat was ended with his arrest. >>> recovery operations resume this morning in north texas where 16 tornadoes killed at least six people and caused extensive damage. in all, hundreds of homes were destroyed or damages. one of the hardest hit areas was granbury, texas. the storm that hit that area had winds up to 200 miles an hour. anna warner reports. >> reporter: this disaster does not discriminate. the string of tornadoes laid waste to mansions and mobile homes over a six-county area. >> look straight up! >> oh, my god! >> reporter: the twister started touching down at 5:30 in the evening, just as many families were eating dinner. a 26-minute warning is credited with saving lives. >> get to

two years ago from uzbekistan died last week from a brain hemorrhage. he suddenly collapsed lifting weights at a local 24-hour gym. it's not known if his death is tied to a recent head injury or if he had some other pre- existing condition. >> there are a lot of people who lift weights every day and are not suffered by this ailment so i think the people that make these correlation between lifting weights and his -- what happened to him is i think unfair. and, you know, it was just something in his body that, you know, that happened. >> reporter: amir spoke no english when he arrived but was learning quickly thanks to teachers and friends. he let his body do the talking as a varsity wrestler winning his 126-pound weight class in the league finals. today classmates laid flowers in his honor at the school's quad and they hung a banner on a wall for students to sign which will be given to his parents. it reads, you will be missed in english and russian. >> i just want people to know that he was a great guy and that his family does not deserve what they're g

cross lehmkuhl but often with conspiring to provide material support to the islamic movement of uzbekistan an american designated terrorist organization and off he was arrested in boise idaho where he has lived since immigrating to the u.s. it's also kind of what's not clear is how a man allegedly tied to a terrorist network was able to bypass the u.s. is seven hundred billion dollar national security apparatus and enter the country some would argue that homeland security officials should have thoroughly vetted it was back and rejected his application for refugee status but when it comes to the u.s. homeland security system expensive doesn't necessarily equate to a fact it according to a report by the u.s. inspector general the u.s. justice department temporarily lost track of true former terrorists who participated in america's witness protection program now the independent investigator found that officials at the witness protection program failed to share the fictitious identities that had been created for terrorism linked witnesses with the f.b.i. terrorist screening center that's the a

have charged for but often with conspiring to provide material support to the islamic movement of uzbekistan an american designated terrorist organization and off he was arrested in boise idaho where he has lived since immigrating to the u.s. it's also time for what's not clear is how a man allegedly tied to a terrorist network was able to bypass the u.s. is seven hundred billion dollar national security apparatus and enter the country some would argue that homeland security officials should have thoroughly vetted it was back and rejected his application for refugee status but when it comes to the u.s. homeland security system expensive doesn't necessarily equate to affect it according to a report by the u.s. inspector general the u.s. justice department temporarily lost trust protection program the independent investigator found that officials at the witness protection program failed to share the fictitious identities that had been created for terrorism linked witnesses with the f.b.i. terrorist screening center that's the agency that maintains america's terrorist watch and no fly lists so

his family moved to the u-s from uzbekistan two years ago.at their children could have a better life. he was eighteen years old. no charges will be filed against a woman accused of placing rubbing alcohol in two bottles of orange juice. at a starbucks in san jose. police arrested the woman last month. on suspicion of however, test results now show , the liquid involved was vinegar and not alcohol. could not rule out that the vinegar in the juice might have occurred naturally. the district attorneys office says they don't have enough evidence to prove the she committed a crime. new tonight at 8-- the bay area peace activist who interrupted president obama's speech. is defending her actions today. the president was speaking about guantanamo bay thursday in washington d-c. when he found himself on the defensive. ". you can close guantanamo bay." medea benjamin made headlines when she broke into the president's counter-terrorism speech three times. after the third time, she was ejected. she is been called a heckler, but she says, that is not an a

. >> and uzbekistan man suspected of helping a terrorist group is scheduled to make his first court appearances arrested him yesterday in a boise. he is being indicted for allegedly providing support and resources to the islamic movement. that group has been tried over for the country's government. >> the u.s. marshals service has apparently lost a couple of the people who were ie tns protection program. what makes this more troubling is that both teams are described as " known or suspected terrorists. " that is according to justice department audit. the report says that one of the suspects were later found to be leaving aside the united states. the a person is also believed to have left the country. >> new jersey gov. chris christie has announced plans to use $300 million in federal funding to buy a homeowner who is prop. has flooded repeatedly. especially those houses that flooded born super storm sandy. christie announced that the plan just before a visit to say revealed, where about 207 homes were destroyed or severely about 207 homes were destroyed or severely damaged by a tidal sleep tra

who moved from uzbekistan to walnut creek two years ago. he is survived about his parents and two younger brothers. he made friend easily and excelled as a 126-pound wrestler. winning the foothill athletic league championship in his weight class this year. >> he was a nice boy. he was passionate about learning english, very dedicated about learning english. also. at the same time he was a great wrestler. he loved wrestling. whether he was wrestling or in the classroom, he was doing what he could do to be successful. >> a memorial dinner getting under way at the islamic center at clayton road in concorde. collection under way for his family. that information can be found on abc 7 news.com under see it on tv. in concord, laura anthony, abc 7 news. >>> much more ahead this friday night. the washington state bridge collapse. we have video of the moment it collapsed. plus, new questions about the safety of bridges here in the bay area. also -- >> someone somewhere is likely building a profile on you. i'm michael finney. ahead on 7 on your side,

. >>> now, a man from former soviet republic of uzbekistan makes an appearance in fedel c to on tr chror group in his home country. prosecutors say he was involved in a scheme to use a weapon of mass destruction. >>> in the investigation of the boston marathon bombing, abc news has learned the fbi searched an apartment in manchester, new hampshire. the home of a former rebel leader from chechnya. the man admits to meeting with tamerlan tsarnaev, a month before the attack. but says he was not involved. also an official says the younger tsarnaev wrote anti-american rants on the inside of the boat where he was hiding from police. they include references to the wa nd an. >>> army officials say the manager o thult response unit at fort cell area has been arrested for domestic dispute and relieved of the subject of sexual assault in the military was the focus of an emotional hearing on capitol hill. >> i am a rape survivor. >> the impact of the military sexual abuse scandal in the victims' own words. >> i am a veteran and survivor of rape and harassment in the military. >> within my first s

bush administration, there was attacks in pakistan and saudi arabia, uzbekistan, syria, greece, about a dozen attacks in total abroad during the bush years. this sort of thing happens a lot. then, of course, it was not the embassy, it was a diplomatic outpost in benghazi, libya, that was attacked last september in which our ambassador and three other americans were killed. mcclatchey today published an account the general in charge of the african compound twice specifically for benghazi offered extra military security resources to ambassador stevens to protect that outpost in benghazi that got attacked and the offer came about a month before the attack there. twice the ambassador himself, the one who was killed in september, turned down those offers of extra facility from the u.s. military. that's according to this report today from mcclatchey. we don't know why he turned down the offers of extra security, we don't know how much of a risk at that facility is clear only in hindsight, but we do know that that is actually the real issue of the whole benghazi scandal. could the attack hav

with his family two years ago from his native uzbekistan died last week from a brain hemorrhage. known for hard workouts he suddenly collapsed lifting weights at a local 24-hour gym. it is not known if his death is tied to a recent head injury or if a pre-existing condition. >> there are a lot of people who lift weights every day and are not suffered by this ailment. so i think the people that make these correlation between lifting weights and his -- what happened to him is i think it's unfair. and, you know, it was just something in his body that, you know, that happened. >> reporter: khakimov spoke no english when he arrived at las lomas high school but was learning the language quickly. he let his body do the talking as a varsity wrestler winning his weight class in the league finals. today classmates laid flowers at the quad and they hung a banner on a wall for students to sign which will be given to his parents. it reads, you will be missed in english and russian. >> i just want people to know that, you know, he was a great guy and that his family does not deserve what they'

. >>> today in ud authorities arrested a man from uzbekistan on terrorism charges. he'll be in federal court tomorrow so we'll learn more then but the indictment alleges he possessed an unregistered explosive device that he was distributing information about explosives, bombs an weapons of mass destruction. again we will have more on that when we know more but the arrest happened in idaho today and the court hearing is due in -- well, federal court in idaho tomorrow. >>> a major attack on american forces in kabul, afghanistan today. two u.s. military vehicles were ploen up by a roadside bomb. 16 people were killed, including six americans. on capitol hill today there were heerns on whether the authorization to use military force that we enacted as a nation right after 9/11 and is still in force now, there were hearings today about whether that should stay in force forever. essentially given whoever the american president is the ability to wage war on his own without congress indefinitely into the future. what could possibly go wrong? >>> in maryland today, 2016 pres

>>pam:amir's family moved to this country from uzbekistan two children could have a better life. years old. califonria. it's the largest quake in the state since 2008. >>grant:the moderate size earthquake was centered just west of greenville in plumas county.about 150 miles northeast of sacramento. the quake hit at 8:47 las night and was felt in three states.into oregon.nevada.and as far south as san francisco. damage. more than four dozen after- shocks followed. the largest aftershock.a 4.9 magnitude. 600 customers lost power. a water main broke in the area. no injuries reported, but a handful of homes in the area suffered moderate. check it out: this kitchen lost lots of items from the cabinets. a plate. glasses.some of them broken. salt, cooking oil. == == and this rear windshield was shattered during the earthquake. == you also had a noticable crack in this wall. fairly long crack. the homeowner here called it and picture from the wall toppled to the floor. we also got a still photo emailed to us from a home in al-manor. quake. broken dishes here as well. >>pam:even though th

. >> the jenin uzbekistan. the gentleman seeks recognition to strike the last word. >> strike the last word to speak in support of the amendment. for the new members of the committee, congressman conway and i -- this is a long process, but in 2008, we thought we'd work this issue out. there was mmn at that would have run counter to the regulatory process on what is called the act that underlies the governing of the packing on livestock industry in america. the amendment was defeated, just like we are doing here. we thought that was the end of the story. as the usga was implementing the two dozen a farrm bill, there were folks they are that decided they knew better than a congress that they were going to go ahead and threw a regulatory effort, implement the amendment had been dead by the house activity in the senate at committee. and so, it really in my view it is an old saying that that when the congress rejects an amendment, the administration in this case, the department decides we know better anyway. we didn

. >>> a 30-year-old frn uzbekistan charged with providing support for terrorist organizations workingo overthrow the uzbek government. he was helping to build a weapon of mass destruction. the complaint says he had his own explosive device. >>> we know a total of 16 tornado slammed into north texas wednesday night. six people killed. a number of homes built by habitat for humanity were destroyed. manuel bojorquez is in texas. >> reporter: good morning. in one subdivision, most of the 61 homes built by habitat for humanity were damaged. at least a dozen destroyed. in this neighborhood, mobile homes blown away. safety issues, like leaking propane tanks and downed power lines could keep residents out of damaged areas for days. parts of granbury are unrecognizable. mansions and mobile homes alike could not withstand winds up to 200 miles per hour. from wednesday night's tornado. it was an ef-4, the section most poufl type. >> those homes in that community won't be livable, even the ones still standing, no water, no electricity. >> reporter: 250 residents were evacuated. others are still i

in court this morning was allegedly trying to help a known terror group in his home country of uzbekistan. >>> a brazen heist at miami airport. $625,000 in gold is missing. it arrived from ecuador on an american airlines flight in six boxes which promptly disappeared when a surveillance camera blind spot occurred. now, the fbi has narrowed down the possible suspects to those who had access to the airport's bulk cargo area. >>> investigators looking into that massive explosion at a texas fertilizer plant say they cannot rule out arson. the fire that triggered the blast killed 15 people and virtually leveled the small town of west, texas. for now,heause is considered undetermined. >>> and we have some new images to show you of the volcano erupting in alaska. the glow from the lava, you can see it there, you can see it 37 miles away. the ash and the steam and gas as you can see here shooting several hundred feet into the air but so far it is not said to be affecting air travel. >>> and caught on camera here in new mexico, a police officer responded to this rollover crash realizes a girl is t

high school in walnut creek for about a year-and-a-half after moving to contra costa county from uzbekistan a hospital on tuesday night after suffering a great head injury, a principal matt campbell said student, who was in the english learner program at the school, was lifting weights at a local gym last week when he suffered a brain hemorrhage. campbell said he was dead to the hospital where he never regained consciousness. and was pronounced dead several days later. for while the hospital the tight knit english our committee and members of the school's wrestling team visited him, campbell said he was known around campus because of his wrestling skills. he is survived by two younger brothers and parents. according to his face book page live in walnut creek was born in tashkent , u zebeistan. he listed that he attended a school there from which he graduated in 2009. his family is in need, campbell said. the family of course is grieving. a high school committee is collecting money to give the families. until we drop of a school, located at 1460 south main street in walnut creek. campbell sa

embassy in us tech stand were killed and -- in uzbekistan and in 2004, the u.s.. in 2006, armed men attacked the u.s. embassy in syria. one was murdered. 2007, grenade thrown in athens. serbia, set on fire. 2008 bombings at the u.s. embassy in yemen killed ten. notice all of the dates before the obama administration. tell that to lindsey graham. that would make him permanently on the fainting couch. >> i bombed the wrong country. >> victoria was involved in the valerie plame. she filed an am us could brief saying valerie plame's cover couldn't have possibly been blown by scooter libby. >> stephanie: here's well-known southern belle lindsey graham. >> it is not so much about blaming people as it is -- four overseas four at home. one is dead. radical islam is on the march. we need to up our game. clearly to me, the system did not work the way it was supposed to. i'm shocked that this happened after 9-11 where people no longer talk to each other. i thought we had gotten over that. >> i'm shocked we didn't arrest everybody wearing a baseball cap with a backpack. we s

year-old on the right attended high school in walnut creek about a year and a half after moving from uzbekistanher of two and founder for stylemom.com. >> let's start with our first movie, an animated film called "epic" do we love or not like. >> it's totally epic! . we totally love, about a teenager that goes back home to live with her dad and her dad is a cooky scientist who thinks there's another species of creatures living in the forest and she doesn't believe it until she gets shrunk. >> you have some funny characters and it was just an easy movie to watch. it was a great day out for me. >> i read a couple of reviews that were not complimentary at all. >> it tells stories of the ecology and the environment and beyonce is in it, steven tyler. >> very cute and fun. >> let's move on, "star trek: into the darkness." >> tell us the truth. >> if you're a star trek fan you're definitely going to like it. there's a major "star trek" mythology baddie in this movie. the kirk and spock, they're on the enterprise, they have to come back home because there's been a terrorist act. there's always an issu