our friends at george washington university that attended the panel at george washington university did a wonderful comprehensive report. we also put out a variety of things on the subject. it is not that poor vulnerable youth. it's across-the-board. the age is different and they come from the different backgrounds but i think you find because of an ideological perspective and a proxy battles of those ideological perspectives coming into play people wanting to superimpose their old ideologic elites can be a counternarrative. i have to agree i wish everyone would describe it as opportune since some. >> guest: it attracts weird off-the-wall people. one foreign-policy -- wrote a brought a lot of exotic views. >> host: let's start with you ambassador fernandez. how does your group monitor terrorist organizations in social media and the same question to you mark wallace. >> guest: we are the leaders in this family still are in and we don't monitor terror, we monitor it all. we honor political speech and we monitor developments in the political social field. we look for interesting things tha

george washington university found about 900 active investigations in all 506 states. there are 56 terrorism arrests this year alone. >>> mark zuckerberg and his wife are giving away most of their wealth. about $45 billion to charity. in a letter to their newborn daughter, they wrote they wanted to help solve the world's >>> a trip to the grocery store resulted in a random act of kindness that has extended far beyond what anyone could have imagined. carl evans has the story from krarls carlsbad, california. >> reporter: with two young children, jamie knighton has her hands full. and it was a recent trip to the grocery store that nearly pushed her to the breaking point. when the only credit card she had with her was declined. you're in line. line is going nuts. what are you going to do? >> i was trying to figure out if i could go home and get my other card and that is when matthew stepped up. >> reporter: 28-year-old matthew jackson was behind her and offered to pay for her $200 grocery bill and he refused to take no for an answer, but he had one condition. >> do it for

i'd urge everyone to take a closer look at it out of george washington university. thank you for being with me. >> thank you. >>> coming up next, the very latest on the breaking news out of miami beach. today a deadly police shooting all caught on tape. the target, an alleged bank robber, we will show you the disturbing video, tell you what police are saying in response next live from miami. stay with us. the pursuit of healthier. it begins from the second we're born. because, healthier doesn't happen all by itself. it needs to be earned every day. using wellness to keep away illness. and believing a single life can be made better by millions of others. as a health services and innovation company optum powers modern healthcare by connecting every part of it. so while the world keeps searching for healthier we're here to make healthier happen. some neighbors are energy saving superstars. how do you become a superstar? with pg&e's free online home energy checkup. in just under 5 minutes you can see how you use energy and get quick and easy tips on how to keep your mon

the report from george washington university shows unprecedented risk. support for isis. it's risk to the united states and the american people. this is a national security issue. we had general dunford testifying before the house armed services committee yesterday contradicting the president's assessment that isis is contain. i sent a letter to the president last month saying the president's statements don't match with the intelligence we're seving here on capitol hill. i served on the armed services committee and intelligence committee. if the president has a rosier picture of what is happening, he should share it. >> as far as threats here at home, how concern ready you that authorities have that covered? >> well, you know, in the previous interview they just noted we only have to be wrong once. i think we're doing an excellent job in tracking people down, homeland security and the fbi trying to find them and bring them to justice who want to do harm to americans but they only have to be right once. the real threat here is isis is working in the unite

washington journal continues. ast: we are joined now by georgia university -- the director of the george washington university extremeemism program, welcome, glad you could be here to talk about this issue. there's a lot of talk about the san bernardino shooters and how they were radicalized, what does that mean? it means that they adopted and extremist ideology. specifically, isis related ideology. part and parcel of this is the support of violence and the creation of his -- of an islamic state. most muslims do not agree. in a sense, it is the support of against anybody that opposes the political idea. other muslims, westerners, you name it. host: what does radical islam mean, a lot of debate around those words? guest: absolutely a big political debate about whether or not is correct -- it is correct to use that term. it is difficult for some and it -- and an important debate to have. the idea is that there is a movement in the middle east, i think we have seen it for almost 100 years. it has really grown that uses phrases from the religion or a political agenda. it is a diverse movement. you have some groups that a

she graduated from george washington university in 2010. live in the newsroom, suzanne kennedy, abc7 news. alison: all right, thank you very much. meanwhile, today, we are keeping a close eye on a developing story out of the district where a secret service agent's gun and badge were stolen out of a car. now the agent's personal vehicle was parked on g place. right outside the secret service headquarters. the secret service tells abc news the flash drive and cell phone was also taken. we'll have more at 5:00. turn to the weather. warm again. but gray. a little dreary out there. the rain did stop early. jonathan: it's odd when it's this deep in december and people are in short sleeves. it's weird. it could look murkier. chief meteorologist doug hill joins us in the belfort furniture weather center. with a check of the forecast. rain, more clouds on the way? what do you got? doug: more rain tomorrow. warmest day is christmas eve. we are expecting the record highs across the area. cloudy. no rain outside the belfort furniture weather center. sh

the 2010 george washington university graduate leaves behind a why -- wife and daughter. alison: update now to the dispute over same-sex marriage in kentucky. the governor there has now ordered county clerk names removed from the marriage lay senses. this is after the fight that included the arrest of the county clerk kim davis who refused to issue licenses in same-sex couples despite a court ruling that legalized same-sex unions. republican governor says the move protects the religious beliefs of elected officials. jonathan: coming up next at 6:00 -- a rush hour attack on metro. why the location of that attack no have the riders on edge -- now have riders on edge. alison: and chief meteorologist doug hill will break down chances for the nasty weather here and where you could run into problems in the holiday travel. lou: i'm lou holder in sports. what does a training camp brawl have to do with the playoffs and why jay gruden says it was a fight that united the team. when "abc7 news at 6:00" continues. alison: anne arundel county police arrested a sex offender they say is

again, -- >> brian taylor, george washington university. when i listened to the two of you talk, i hear the professor asking for more of a concrete step to achieve what you just described to johnny. , to gets proposal religious leaders from muslim, judaism and christian to make a statement of some kind. you seem to look forward into not seere but you do that it is necessary for the latest to make a statement. i think i will ask a question in a different way. ared you, because people just ordinary, and we need something to look at, give us an example of how to get to the future -- how do we paint that picture? the muslim, christian and the andwalking into the city the way that they get the point? what picture do we need to paint today that we get the point that you want to come they desperate you want to convey about the future? >> we need to send the message that the three religions are not in clash with each other. the muslim, the founder of movement, i read my codon -- my koran, and do not find a clash with the other good as he verses whi

. >> according to a study by george washington university u.s. authorities made 71 isis related arrests. 56 of them this year of those 13 happened here in new york. that is more than any other state followed by minnesota with 11 interesting there. the study also found most of the isis sympathizers are younger with average age being just 26. 86% of those arrested are male. juliet: united states is sending more special operation forces to help kurdish forces but iraq prime minister says they're not needed. u.s. defense secretary ash carter made announcement yesterday. fox news is reporting that 200 troops will be sent to iraq in kill senior leaders of that terror network. his country needs training, weapon, advices from the international community not foreign forces fighting on iraqi soil. >> the guilty verdict from the corruption trial of former state asystemmably speaker sheldon silver triggering now calls to clean up average. >> that includes push to limit outside income that lawmakers earn. but this sounds leak a situation that could be easily

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lauren edwards, a graduate of george washington university is the first woman to lead an engineer support battalion. the lieutenant colonel resumes command monday. reporter: lieutenant colonel lauren edwards assumed command of the battalion monday. she says this is a calling she's been drawn to for decan kades. >> i always -- decades. >> i always wanted to seven and i picked -- serve and i picked the marine corp. long ago. reporter: they provide support to all units with the second marine force. edwards was deployed with operation enduring freedom as a company commander and once led more than 150 marines in defensive tactics while also taking enemy fire. she now will oversee more than 1,000 marines and sailors. >> they know their mission, they know their orders so as long as i bring it every day, i think they will. reporter: as for being the first woman. >> after me, it won't matter if you're a man or woman. i just hope i do a fantastic job. reporter: and the out going command eceses he feels his battalion is in good hands. >> she's a fine officer and she's proven herself. reporter: edwar

. >> they take up the case of a white woman suing the university of texas at austin. live from washington. reporter: the supreme court is now considering whether race should be playing a role in college admissions. >> hopefully this case will end racial classifications and preferences in admissions at the university of texas. reporter: abigail applied in 2008 and didn't get accepted. she says she was denied admission because she's white. >> for most americans, i don't believe they should be treated differently based on their race. reporter: tuesday, supreme court revisited the university of texas, a case that was first before the court back in 2012. the arguments focused on whether the school has compelling reasons to consider race among applicants. reporter: the school argues minority enrollment plumb letted at top universities in california and mish after they ended the consideration of race. >> the use of race and ethnicity in the holistic admissions process is narrow, is constitutional and is in the best interest of our state and nation. reporter: this supreme court decision could imp

extremism program, a new program at george washington university.lad you could be here to talk about the issue. there is a lot of talk about the san bernardino, california shooters were radicalized. what does that mean, to be radicalized. >> that has become the term of choice. it means they adopted an extremist ideology, for all kinds of ideology, in this case isis-related ideology and the support of the violence. in this case, it is the idea of supporting the creation of an islamic state. the way isis see it, most muslims do not agree that is an islamic state. and as i said, the support of violence, whether it is in iraq or in other parts of the middle east or in the west against anybody that opposes that political idea. so other muslims. werners, you name it. >> what does radical islam mean. a lot of debate around those words and whether or not you use them? >> it is absolutely a very big political debate about whether it is correct or not to use that term and i understand why it is difficult for some. and it is a very important debate to have. th

sot audrey alexander, program on extremism, george washington university "they are prioritizing martyrdom above all other aspects of their sister is trying to understand what happened. sot saira khan, sister of syed farook "he was so happy with her. how can he leave his only child? you know? and how could the mother do this?" the couple's neighbor is also left wondering. sot tomi olsen, neighbor "it was like they were anonymous to all of us. it's really weird." liz hur standup close: "authorities are questioning the person who first bought the two high- powered, semi- automatic weapons used in the attack, and then sold them or turned them over to farook. liz hur, abc news, new york." nikki: at a time most college campuses are banning guns... one university president is urging students to be armed... liberty university is a private religious school in virginia.... university falwell jr. says he'd like more students to have concealed-carry permits. his comments came following the attack in california... the president urged all students on campus... thats 14 thousand five hundred people to g

states.our national correspondent has more from a shocking report, just released from george washington university. 3 a new level of clarity now that the problem doesn't just exist on other people's shores. the study - "isis in america: from retweets to raqqa" reveals staggering numbers:900 active investigations of isis sympathizers250 americans who have traveled or attempted to travel to syriaand 71 seamus hughes/gwu program on extremism"the numbers are unprecedented."co-author seamus hughes and his team spent months pouring over thousands of documents and says the faces s those connected to isis vary dramatically.like this mississipi couplethis high school girl from alabama and this young man from massachusetts.standup kf"the study raises many questions about how the government has failed and what more it shshld be doing to prevent americans from fofoowing the islamic state."suggestions include more government funding for prevention, launching a message war at home and not just abroad, and new laws to protect muslim americans who want to help with that counter messaging.seamus hughes/gwu program

laura brown with george washington university tell us pays off in early voting states because it's the die hard who actually show up to vote. >> we are talking about people in the vast majority of states have to be registered partisans, to even engage and vote in these contests. >> reporter: a responsibility iowa and new hampshire voters take seriously, one you will hear a lot about as the americans choose their next president. both contests provide worldwide media attention and a much needed boost in fundraising, that is if they win. when it comes to who will winks we will have to wait to find out. >>> 2016 is president obama's last year in office. making his to-do list particularly time sensitive. after his 16 day vacation, he will focus on national security ask unpredictable terror threats. also criminal justice reform, the economy and closing the guantanamo bay prison. the biggest challenge, climate change. republicans are expected to block his clean power plan. >>> this afternoon, a grand jury decided not to indict a rookie cleveland police officer or his partner for the shatting

aixa: matthew dallek of george washington university says while trump's lead in the polls is commanding, it doesn't necessarily mean he'll be the gop nominee. matthew dallek: as people start to drop out, support of his opposition will coalesce around somebody, and that support is going to at some point, i believe, outweigh. aixa: and a new cbs poll has hillary clinton ahead of bernie sanders by 20 percentage points. stacey: by the way, donald trump will campaign in des moines tomorrow. he's scheduled to hold a rally at the iowa state fairgrounds at 6:30. steve: protestors are rallying in chicago right now. a number of students staged a die-in this morning on the sidewalk near daley plaza. the protestors laid on the ground for 16 minutes to black teenager. one of the colleagues of a police officer on trial in the death of freddie gray says he has never seen officers seat belt prisoners in police vehicles, even though it's department policy. william porter faces charges, including manslaughter, stemming from gray's death. gray suffered a broken neck in the back of a police transport van.

the director of the george washington university cyber and homeland security center. you from florida, you are next for our guest, republican line. caller: thank you. i've read an article this morning and i was the guest it.eaction to i read that there are missouri muslims buying up cell phones in missouri. later on, there was a man camping and found some suspicious things under the ground. they turned out to be explosives. bombs.nd pipe they say that some of these middle easterners are going from walmart to walmart and bought over 200 disposable throwaway cell phones. i wonder if the gentleman cares to comment on this. guest: i'm not familiar with the specific circumstances, but is accurate, that would trigger attention of law enforcement, not only in, by think at the federal level. unfortunate, i do not have any more information than what you just shared on that circumstance. if in fact this information is hope law enforcement is reading that story as well. host: from new york, this is kim, democrats line. caller: good morning. thank you for taking my call. tim.s ho

he holds a bachelor of arts from george washington university, a law degree from the washington college of law at american university and a master of arts degree in law from the american university school of international service. mr. osuna we welcome you. things will be a little bit different this morning given the nature of the day and i know that my colleagues on both sides want to be here and many of them will come but they may come at usual times. we're going to recognize you for your opening statement first and then the members will do their opening statements and then we'll go to questioning. >> thank you, mr. chairman. mr. chairman, representative lofgren and other members of the subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to speak with you today about the department of justice's executive office for immigration review. the eoir is to hear the cases and decide which of the individuals should be removed from the united states and which are eligible for relief or protection from removal. the agency carries its mission out through our core of 250 immigration judges in 58 courts aro

some 900 active cases where they're looking at potential isis figures published by the george washington university earlier this month. they show at least 300 americans and/or u-s based sympathizers who actively support isis on social media and spread the terror group's propaganda. 71 people have been arrested by u-s authorities for so called "isis-related activities." 56 of them this year alone.. the most terrorism-related arrests since 9/11 according to the g-w report. ahmed mohammed el gammal is one of them.the arizona man is charged with helping a new york college student get isis training in syria. his case is among dozens making their way through federal court systems across the country. the figures reflect the constant struggle for u-s officials to track-down extremists already in the country. the efforts were not enough to thwart last week's isis-inspired attack in san bernardino, california. investigators continue digging into sayed ferook and tashfleen malik's past. james comey: "we also believe they were inspired by foreign terrorist organizations. we're working very hard to understand e

. >>> today george washington university released a first of its kind report on americans recruited tojoin isis. the report, isis in america, examined all the cases involving people living in the u.s. involved in eyes-related activities. it also examined ways to combat isis recruitment. the program's deputy director says anyone can be an isis sympathizer. >> there is diverse profile. they are old or young, rich or poor, black or white, high school kids and college educated. >> researchers say 71 people have been charged here in the u.s. for consorting with isis and hundreds more have become radicalized online. >>> the bi-partisan group of national security experts has written a letter to congress. they are supporting resettlement of syrian and iraqi refugees here in the united states. they are calling on the senate to reject a house bill that puts the program on hold. former secretary of states henry kissinger, george schultz and madeline all light all signed a letter and david petraeus included his signature. >>> five people were injured when a pipe bomb exploded near a metro station

george washington university's program on extremism this month issued the first-ever detailed public report about isis radicals in america. the report was released two terrorist attack at an office christmas party. the report warns of a "sharp surge of jihadist activities in the u.s. " so far this year 56 isis supporters in the u.s. have been arrested. their origin is in eight nations -- egypt, somalia, jordan, palestinetine, yemen, bosnia, syria, and ghana. 86% are male. 27% were planning attacks in the u.s. for some time. most are u.s. citizen or permanent residents. 40% are converts to islam. the average age is 26. their common aim? to carry out "jad against khaffirs" -- holy war against infilled els. -- infidels. here's a chilling example of what isis is targeting -- veterans, patriots, memorial etc. day parades, go on drive all over them, kill them. " contrary to the perception that the internet and social media are the main recruiting tools for radicalization, the report found that, quote, individuals in "clusters" form radical islamic cells, unquote, to carry out attacks. one

george washington university researchers looking into the background of people charged.nd some of the numbers standing out. nearly 90% are men, 81% are u.s. citizens, nearly three-quarters all under the age of 30. >>> france shutting down a third mosque in what it is calling a crackdown on extremist activities there. this morning police raiding an mosque east of paris seizing a gun, computer, hard disk, and rebel propaganda. one person was taken into custody, nine others are under house arrest. officials saying the mosque had non-authorized islamic schools. >>> the directors of the [ inaudible ] concert hall in paris saying the venue will reopen before then of 2016. they dismissed calls to turn the venue into a pilgrimage site. two thirds of the victims killed in paris were killed there. >>> there is also stepped up pressure on bashar al-assad. u.s. officials again asking for the president to step down and leave power. >> look, the number one priority for russian intervention is saving the regime. everything else follows from that, and you can't understand their policy u

george washington university and the district said they are prohibited on campus due to safety concerns, and not just from people falling but from the fires the batteries are believed to start. the consumer product safety commission is investigating 22 reports of hover board fires in 17 states. this louisiana woman's home went up in flames after the hover board exploded. >> i saw sparks shoting like a firework. >> they have seen two fires alone just this week. hover boards can be fun but first they have to be safe. >> overstock.com and amazon have pulled many of the hover board products off the virtual shelfs, and they ever offering refunds, and amazon is telling their customers to get rid of the hover boards altogether because of the safety concerns. >> all right. thank you. the consumer product safety commission says consumers should report issues to their agency. starting new year's day, a new law in d. c. and montgomery con advertise will make it -- county will make it illegal for businesses to serve fooded in styrofoam containers and it will estimate 4,000 businesses in d. c. emplo

. >>> researchers at george washington university say there's an alarming increase in the number of children diagnosed with adhd. over a 7-year period, researchers say the number of american children diagnosed increased 43%, including nearly 6 million children. most are boys but a big increase in girls diagnosed with attention deficit disorder in the past few years. >> i believe it's because we're better at detecting it. if your kids, husband or wife seem to be ignoring you while teching, there could be a good reason for that. reena, go ahead. >> my read -- >> i was about to do my part. >> go ahead, because it is about britain. sounds sexier with your accent than mine. >> i'll take that. a tiny study out of britain shows vision and hearing share a limited processing capacity. so, when you're both -- when you're doing both, the brain chooses the waone that is more demanding. people engrossed in smartphones, tv or book aren't ignoring sounds. they literally do not hear them. you may have to tap them on the shoulder to grab their attention. i don't know if that lives up to the hype -- >> yeah.

. >>> george washington university, looking into the backgrounds of 71 people charged with isil-relatedivity, and some of the numbers stand out: >>> france shutting down a third mosque today in what it is calling a crackdown in extremist activities. police raiding a mosque east of paris. they seized a gun, computer hard disk, and rebel propaganda. officials also saying the mosque had a non-authorized islamic school. two other mosques were shut down last week. >>> the directors of the concert hall in paris say the venue will reopen before the end of 2016. two thirds of the 130 victims of the paris attacks died there. >>> and there is stepped up pressure this morning on bashar al-assad. u.s. officials are again calling on the syrian president to leave, to step down. former u.s. ambassador says it is clear that russia has been working to keep assad in charge. >> look, the number 1 priority for russian intervention is saving the regime. everything else follows from that, and you can't understand their policy unless you accept that. the russians are very concerned about the nusra front, and

we are not doing now because of the breaking news situation that said a study out of george washington universityn washington d.c. pinpointed 300 social media people affiliated with isis and 71' isis people have been arrested in the u.s.a. those 300 in america as well. so, they are already here. and i think all the counter terrorism experts know that, correct? >> that's absolutely correct, bill. the online radicalization has been ongoing for several years. isis is a terrorist group that has mastered the use of the internet just the same way celebrities use it to create, you know, their careers in the media for music and what we have seen now is how easy it is for isis to almost one up al qaeda. al qaeda is not going to be able to outdo 9/11. but isis knows that they can be very successful with incredible low so he face it at -- sophistication there is a pool of talent for them to tap into in this country against these soft targets including san bernadino. >> we don't want to care it to a conclusion because we don't know. but, i want to get back to faruq saeed mr. hanson. you heard the name again

. >>> program on extremism at george washington university center for cyber and homeland security in america. >> thousand investigations now, in all 50 states. the level of scrovment runs a ia gamut. we have a few people who actually are in touch with the leadership of i.s.i.s. >> so far, 21 states have had at least one arrest within their borders. new york has had the highest number of cases followed by minnesota. >> you have such a heterogeneous background whether you have teenage girls and 40 yeerls men, you have graduate students and petty criminals. >> croorgd taccording to the st% were male, 81% were u.s. citizens. the majority 71% were not involved in plotting terrorist attacks in the u.s. they were arrested for intent to do harm overseas. but believes the terrorism focus could soon change. >> i.s.i.s. sent are word to stay home do something in their home countries. the fbi says there's a decrease in the number of individuals who want to go to iraq. it is a pattern we have seen. >> mary snowy, al jazeera. >> left marining think tank recently received a report, i.s.i.l. in the

graduated from washington university, spend a couple of years in new york city and graduated -- gravitated back down to charleston. we have been blessed with twin granddaughters. they are just a delight. now my daughter-in-law is actually pregnant with our first grandson. we're looking forward to that. theyther daughter in law, met at the university of georgia. he followed her back to new orleans. he was headed to law school and came home and said, dad, i want to be a chef. a year and a half later he came home and said, dad i don't want to be a chef. that's fine. she went on to law school at tulane and graduated and is doing well now. he's back getting his master's degree from the university of new orleans. then our youngest son, he's in atlanta and went on to the state legislature. now he's got a condo in atlanta. well,oing exceptionally he's got a great job and he's enjoying himself. >> a big smile on your face when you talk about your grandkids. rep. carter: yeah. twins.e identical >> how can you tell them apart? rep. carter: it's not easy. my wife and i babysit a couple of them a coupl

>> reporter: lesli, one day before the attack, researchers from george washington university published this report on how isis recruit in the united states, and the author said tonight that by far the future danger for future terrorist attacks is within u.s. borders with or without outside help. >> the vast majority of people arrests were u.s. citizens. we are more likely to see a home grown prom. >> reporter: the program -- problem. >>> the program on extremism investigating all the recent incidents. >> they were black, white, rich, young, poor. it didn't no one profile. >> reporter: isis first recruits people naive about their faith, and then they ar travel agents. >> logistical support, phone numbers to call when you get to turkey to get across the border. >> they are encouraging people to do what they can when they can. we saw that in the garland shooting last spring. >> reporter: just like in california, one shooter pledged allegiance to isis online just before shooting. it's likely signs were missed in california, too. >> it would be surprised to me if no one saw the radicalizati

fenwick of howard university, matt mcdonald of hamilton place strategies and george hamilton of washington universitye management at the table. is cost really playing enough of a role when inspirational families aspirationalfamilies are playinr a role in making a choice? >> absolutely they are. we have to know our economy is less than 30% of the country having bachelor's degrees. there is some sense in the american psyche that in order for me to get a job i may not need that college degree if only 25 to 30% of the population actually earns the degree. and i think also part of the psyche is that we have a president of the united states and a first lady who came to office owing student loan debt and mate it apparent that the -- made it apparent that the length of years individuals are engaged in the payment of debt is serious and it affects people well into their 40s and 50s and even professional individuals. i think families are considering all of that in their choice and they're trying to make the most economical decision. we've seen more students who are seeking a community college degree, and then

the report by george washington university identified at least 300 americans as isis recruits or actively support isis on social media and spreading propaganda on the terror group' s behalf. the fbi previously said that they have 900 open investigations into homegrown to isis. moving now to commitment 2016, a new national poll shows republican frontrunner donald trump with a strong lead. marco rubio has moved to second place. ben carson and ted cruz are now neck and neck for third. all the other gop candidates garnered 5% or less. polling numbers for democratic party showed hillary clinton continuing to lead over bernie sanders and martin o' malley. there is still much more ahead on news 9. coming up, the death of a man and police custody now going to trial. what could begin as early as today in the trial regarding the death of freddie gray? tensions continue to boil in chicago, even after the firing of the city' s top cop. kevin: rain this afternoon and evening, snow for some tomorrow, it's called a rigged economy, and this is how it works. most new wealth flows to the top 1%. it's a sys

a new study published on tuesday this week by the program on extremism at george washington university revealed hundreds of twitter users are vetting isis by spreading their message on line. they are identified about 300 people as american supporters of isis. and found that many have also threatened narrative through face-to-face relationships. people are getting together. not just on line but in person. 56 individuals have been arrested in isis related charges this year alone which represents the most arrests since the 9/11 attacks. i'm joined by deputy director on the program on extremism and the brookings institution author of jihad joe, americans who go to war in the name of islam. start off with this. what was your reaction, if a woman in her 20s marries a guy sort of a mail order bride, they meet over in the hajj, they get married, come back, they are here a while. after a while they get involved in terrorism. start arming up, they got all kinds of explosives, semi-automatic pistols, these are the facts. how do you put it together? >> well, there's a lot we don't know about this

my own experience at george washington university at george washington university i just came from a speech writing class where i was assigned robert spoke among other things, but the students are lining up to get into courses. they regard this as an exciting professional prospect for them. i don't know quite how to make it work if there is no clear latter, but this afternoon attack to a couple people who have leads if we have any students who might -- you are that works to be able to take advantage of these opportunities. so it's a lot of fun. a lot of students learned about speechwriting on the west wing tv show. while that is a bit romanticized to me, i think it is a bit of an intriguing one. >> did they all look like rob lowe? [laughter] >> i wouldn't -- i am not a good fit for this panel and i didn't work directly on being crazy speeches come except in my deputy director role i would sometimes review what others have reduced. sometimes rescuing comments that might have, at a time of national emotion, gone in a wrong direction, not always been able to rescue them. and sometimes a

a new review by george washington university shows 56 people in the u.s. is the biggest number of terror related arrests. ashley: all the way back to 2001. what is difficult is for law enforcement to figure out a single identifier. not only do they come from very diverse background, it is very hard to know who will come from the keyboard gg hottest to actually doing something. they are trying to keep tabs on these people. the hard part is, 18% of them are under 30 years old did it is a very young group as well. dagen: they reach out via the web to very young impressionable, sometimes emotionally challenged, kids that are in bad places. teenagers that are struggling. look at those two girls. they ended up in isis territory. now they are dead. stuart: listen to this. another development. the french interior minister says three mosques have been shut down since the paris attacks. this is because of radical islam. >> shut it down. they shut down to last week. concerns that these are being used to radical lies those members of the mosque. they found guns, hard

she has a graduate degree from george washington university. she also apparently lives in west virginia for several years. according to the deli she's the first female openly gay active duty service member killed in the line of service. >> right now police are trying to track down the thief that broke in to a secret service agent's car. that theft happened yesterday afternoon on g street. the agent left a bag in his car containing his gun, badge, radio, and a flash drive. he noticed that the back window had been unzipped and the bag was gone. anyone with tips on the theft should call dc police. >>> well, it's christmas week, but don't look for a santa on thesleigh. topper why not? >> it is a four-wheel drive and on mud the main way to dispurse presents here on the east. we're looking at weather yellow alert -- yellow weather alert tomorrow, bruce. 57 downtown, 53 manassas and fredericksburg. by 8:00 pretty much everybody with some rain or showers. then by 9:30 notice it will be prief lent with the heavier rainfall. even west minister will be 51

she receive add graduate degree from george washington university. according to the daily beast she's the first openly gay female active duty service member killed in action. the major was married with a 5- year-old child. >>> democratic presidential candidate hillary clinton picked up the endorsement of mural b -- murial bowser today. mark albert reports from the white house. >> reporter: hillary clinton is not backing off her claim that donald trump's plan to keep muslims from entering the u.s. is helping isis recruit followers. >> it is playing in to the hands of the violent jihadist. >> she's a liar. >> reporter: monday night they claim that isis is showing videos of him are not true and used the slang word to describe her loss of the democratic nomination to barack obama in 2008. >> she was favored to win and she got choked. >> reporter: most of the other candidates running for the white house hit the campaign trail on tuesday. trying to get in a few appearances before the christmas holiday. >> and when i'm president, that we are going to repeal

national correspondent kristine frazao has more from a shocking report, just released from george washington university. 3 a new level of clarity now that the problem doesn't just exist on other people's shores. the study - "isis in america: from retweets to raqqa" reveals staggering numbers:900 active investigations of isis have traveled or attempted to travel to syriaand 71 individuals actually charged. hughes/gwu program on extremism "the numbers are unprecedented. "co-author seamus hughes and his team spent months pouring over thousands of documents and says the faces those connected to isis vary dramatically.like this mississipi couplethis high school girl from alabamaand this young man from massachusetts.standup kf"the study raises many questions about how the government has failed and what more it should be doing to prevent americans from following the islamic state."suggestions include more government funding for prevention, launching a message war at home and not just abroad, and new laws to protect muslim americans who want to help with that counter messaging.seamus hughes/gwu program on extr

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the report from george washington university shows active isis-related investigations in all 50 states. authorities arrested 56 people on isis-related charge this is year, the most terrorism-related arrests since september 2001. 86% of those arrested ever men and the majority are u.s. citizens or permanent residents. >> it tends to be male but not exclusively. and the vast majority were from the whole spectrum of the country. 21 states had. >> there have been three isis related arrests in new jersey and two in pennsylvania. >> decision 2016. the pennsylvania republican party is playing off a popularity of donald trump but that doesn't mean they will endorse him. pennsylvania's gop chairman says they invited trump to speak at the annual pennsylvania society dinner in new york city next week. because many of the party's donors would like to hear from him. the event cost $1,000 a head, the chairman says trump will help raise money but stresses his appearance is not an endorsement from the state party. >> congress is on track to pass a transportation bill before a deadline this friday. if

any questions or comments. >> run taelor with george washington university, a senior fellow there. professor asking for more of a concrete step to achieve exactly what you just described. getproposal was maybe to muslim,s leaders from judaism, christian, to make a statement of some kind. you seem to look forward into the future and say, i see that but i do not think it is necessary that the leaders make a statement. i think i will ask the question in a different way. because people are just ordinary, and we all need something to look at to give us an example of how to get to the future, could you imagine, how do we paint that picture for muslim, thethe christian, and the jew, walking into the old city in a way that they get the point? what picture do we need to paint today that they get the point that you want to convey about the future? messageed to send the that the three religions are not in clash with each other and as lay muslim -- as a muslim and the founder of -- i read my koran and do not find a clash with the others. on the contrary, i see verses which tell me in order to

we have a new study that actually came out today, george washington university shows u.s. authorities have made 71 isis-related arrests since march of 2014. 56 of them, this year. 71 people have been arrested nationwide for the alleged connections to isis, 13 people arrested in new york alone. 11 people in minnesota alone. and all told americans now, according to to the study report, george washington university, 250 americans that tried to travel successfully to reach syria or iraq to join isis. so when you add the thousand, with the 250 in the country, you know, we should not be surprised. this, of course, should be top of mind for law enforcement, we're not making judgments, but it would be prudent and frankly, it would be dereliction of duty not to, right? >> agree. in fact the director of the fbi reported to congress that the fbi and local law enforcement cannot cover all of these potential suspects. they have thousands of people there. >> that's scary, right? >> it is scary. when you have the tough banal in the united states basically telling congress and the u.s., w