witnesses say throughout the attack they heard wasil farooqui yelling "allahu akbar." which is arabic for "god is great." before one of the victims fought him off adding to the fear this this may be a random

officials say wasil farooqui traveled in what may have been an attempt to cross into syria to isis. for some reason he was unsuccessful and returned to the u.s. the male stabbing victim has been released from the hospital. they hope the female will be released later this week. as for farooqui, he said he was hearing voices that ordered him to attack random people. >>> in afghanistan, a u.s. soldier was killed. another wounded by a roadside bomb in helmand province. the americans were helping afghan troops trying to retake the area from the taliban. this is the second u.s. combat death in afghanistan this year. once again the sentence in a sexual assault case is being criticized as too light. the accused, a former high school athlete in western massachusetts, will not spend any time behind bars. michelle miller f >> reporter: according to documents in the case, 18-year-old david becker assaulted two unconscious females at a friend's house party in april. the victims said all three were drinking and fell asleep in an upstairs bedroom. later that morning, victim number one said she awo

officials say wasil farooqui traveled in what may have been an attempt to cross into syria to isis. for some reason he was unsuccessful and returned to the u.s. the male stabbing victim has been released from the hospital. they hope the female will be released later this week. as for farooqui, he said he was hearing voices that ordered him >>> in afghanistan, a u.s. soldier was killed. another wounded by a roadside bomb in helmand province. the americans were helping afghan troops trying to retake the area from the taliban. this is the second u.s. combat death in afghanistan this year. once again the sentence in a sexual assault case is being criticized as too light. the accused, a former high school athlete in western massachusetts, will not spend any time behind bars. mich >> reporter: according to documents in the case, 18-year-old david becker assaulted two unconscious females at a friend's house party in april. the victims said all three were drinking and fell asleep in an upstairs bedroom. later that morning, victim number one said she awoke to find her pants and underwear dow

witnesses say throughout the attack they heard wasil farooqui yelling "allahu akbar." which is arabic for "god is great." before one of the victims fought him off adding to the fear this this may be a random act of terror. farooqui did not know the two victims. leon: farooqui did travel to turkey last year and me may have tried to sneak into bond for aggravated malicious wounding. leon: thank you, jonathan. streetcar services are suspended as they investigate a shooting on benning road. the truck shoot off and someone started to shoot at it. it hit a woman who was a passenger inside. police are searching for the suspect. michelle: coming up on "abc7 news at 5:00" -- left high and dry. "7 on your side" after a local woman pays for a pond and ends up with a big hole and dirt. leon: later the president tours the devastation in louisiana. what he is asking every american to do. michelle: plus, five years later, the region remembers that earthquake that shook the east coast leaving millions of dollars in damage across our area. sam: i'm sam ford in southeast washington. the

, local and federal authorities continue investigating the motive of the suspect. 20-year-old wasil farooqui of roanoke county. witnesses say farooqui shouted "allahu akbar" as he allegedly attacked a couple with a knife saturday night at the pines apartment in ro leg laceration that has a tourniquet applied by police. jeff: one young witness says she and her mother saw the two victims struggling while being treated by paramedics. >> i was so scared on the day. i locked all the doors and the windows. i was shaking. jeff: authorities say after the incident farooqui took off but later showed up seeking care for his injuries at the same hospital where the victims had been taken. farooqui was arrested soon afterwards. the suspect has been on the philippines' radar for some time and a -- has been on the f.b.i.'s radar for some time and he traveled to turkey in the last year and may have tried to sneak into syria. f.b.i. agent brad garrett says it's difficult to stop an attack like this one. >> this fits the profile of people who just want to act in the name of isis and jeff: the male victim suffe

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the suspect -- 20-year-old wasil farooqui -- attacked a man and women as they were trying to get into farooqui may have been trying to behead the man. police found blood all over the apartment... but the suspect was gone. a short time later, the suspect arrived at the hospital with injuries fitting the suspect's description. the victims are now recovering...and the suspect is being held in jail as the investigation continues. president obama visits with residents in louisiana picking up the pieces after disastrous flooding. who else he met with while in baton rouge - next. plus - seven states battling wildfires out west. the latest to and we continue to follow the latest developments on the deadly earthquake in italy. more on the search feingold: that's my grandfather with a brand new truck. it was one of the first to come out of this plant in 1923. but today, too many good manufacturing jobs are shipped away because of a tax code that actually rewards companies for exporting jobs. taxpayer money and help business create jobs here. i'm russ feingold and i approve this message because

. >> soon after the arrest of the 20-year-old wasil farooqui it was clear to local police in roanoke this was likely not a typical domestic crime. >> we thought it prudent to notify f.b.i. because of the potential for it being a terrorist incident. jeff: saturday evening at the pines apartment complex farooqui attacked a man and woman with a knife. a couple police say he did not know. witnesses say he shouted "allahu akbar," "god is great" as the stabbing unfolded. >> two victims. one with a leg laceration. police. jeff: authorities say after the incident farooqui fled but later showed up seeking care for the injuries at the same hospital where the victims had been taken. farooqui was arrested soon afterwards. the suspect has been on the f.b.i. radar for some time. according to the abc news, farooqui traveled to turkey in the past year and may have tried to sneak into syria. >> i think this is what we are going to have indefinitely. >> terrorism analyst and the former f.b.i. agent brad garrett says farooqui seems to fit the profile of an ideal isis recruit. >> a radicalized person ju

he is 20-year-old wasil farooqui. tonight a u.s.al tells cnn witnesses said farooqui shouted allahu akbar meaning god is great during the attack. they don't believe farooqui knew either victim. >> there is a real possibility that he could have been inspired by isis. the fact that he screamed out allahu akbar and he picked random victims and he was known to authorities in advance certainly raises that question. >> reporter: farooqui was previously known to the fbi because of his possible radicalization and of possible mental health issues and now the fbi is trying to determine farooqui's motive. >> if it is linked to isis then one of the things that it shows is that they're able to carry out attacks in the most random cases and places that you'd never think of being hit by an attack. >> now what's not clear tonight is whether the suspect wasil farooqui was actually communicating with xhn from oversea with any operatives from isis or another terror group or if he was not and radicalized or inspired on his own he would symbolize what h

f-b-i is investigating a stabbing attack in virginia -- possibly inspired by isis. 20-year-old "wasil farooqui" was arrested over the weekend. a couple as they entered their apartment complex in roanoke, on saturday night. the attacker allegedly shouted the arabic words for "god is great".. as he stabbed the couple. farooqui is currently being held without bond. the f-b-i is investigating cyber attacks targeting reporters at the new york times. investigators say they are looking at the possibility that russian intelligence agencies are responsible for the acts. the attacks are believed to have targeted individual reporters... those entire network was affected. it remains unclear how many reporters were affected... or how many e-mail accounts were hacked. a 16-year-old russian cat is taking on a big job.... she just adopted a baby squirrel monkey! baby fedor's mother refused to carry him on her back... so the zoo's director took fedor home... to her surprise... her cat rosinka accepted the baby monkey as her own. fedor has clung to her rosinka's owner says the elederly cat is getting tired... b

"wasil - farooqui" -- is facing 'two counts' -- of "aggravated malicious wounding". investigators say -- he 'stabbed' a man and a woman -- at an apartment complex in roanoke county... in what 'appears' to be a 'random' attack. 'farooqui' has been on the "f-b-i radar" -- after he tried to 'go' to syria. eyewitnesses told police -- during the attack -- farooqui yelled "allah - akbar." president obama got a first hand look at the devastation in southern louisiana. after touring the flood-ravaged neighborhood of east baton rouge parish... the president met with residents who suffered damage to their homes and businesses. '60- thousand' homes were damaged -- and 13- lives were lost in the massive flooding . he assured the flood victims that the federal government has made their recovery a priority. more than '110- officials estimate that it will take '3- months' -- just to clear all this debris . now to the big board and the must-see video of the night. we begin in "rare pokemon" -- prompted a massive stampede! a huge crowd of players... were rushing to catch a "snorlax."

officials say wasil farooqui traveled in what may have been an attempt to cross into syria to isis. for some reason he was unsuccessful and returned to the u.s. the male stabbing victim has been released from the hospital. they hope the female will be released later this week. as for farooqui, he said he was hearing voices that ordered him >>> in afghanistan, a u.s. soldier was killed. another wounded by a roadside bomb in helmand province. the americans were helping afghan troops trying to retake the area from the taliban. this is the second u.s. combat death in afghanistan this year. once again the sentence in a sexual assault case is being criticized as too light. the accused, a former high school athlete in western massachusetts, will not spend any time behind bars. michelle miller is follong >> reporter: according to documents in the case, 18-year-old david becker assaulted two unconscious females at a friend's house party in april. the victims said all three were drinking and fell asleep in an upstairs bedroom. later that morning, victim number one said she awoke to find her p

the f-b-i is investigating a stabbing incident in roanoke, ties to isis. 20-year-old "wasil rafat farooqui" was arrested over the weekend. agents say he attacked a couple as they were trying to get into their apartment. farooqui lives with his parents and ?is an american citizen. but the fbi says he flew to europe earlier this year... trying to go to syria. but he never actually got into the country. the man and woman stabbed... are now recovering. the f-b-i is investigating cyber attacks targeting new york times reporters. the agency says it's looking at the possibility that russian intelligence agencies are responsible. investigators don't believe the newpaper's entire network was affected... rather individual reporters were targeted. this comes as federal officials continue to look into the breach of the democractic national committee... which experts have attributed to russian intelligence agencies. time to talk some sports this morning. begin... with tim tebow. the former ?quarterback is now hoping to start a baseball career. and we've just learned that the tampa bay rays are one of 2

. >> new this morning fbi investigating whether this man wasil farooqui sources told "abc news" he mayeled to turkey and sneak into syria to bheet isis recruiters earlier this year. >> donald trump may being changing his stance on immigration. he admitted arounding up and deporting up documented imgrants in the u.s. as he said he would do is now up owe in the air. gop nominee sups said she would build a wall on southern border own kick out all imgrant not here llly and trump follow existing laws to get bad people and killers out of country and hold a rally in austin texas later. >> thank you, allison. time for the morning line. battle of belt ways continues today and so far charm city is coming out on top. let's check in with the sports junkies 106.7 fm the fan good to talk to you fellas. >> it was a one run game, it was a squeeker, skom on, man. >> doesn't matter whether you win by 1 or 1,000 only one mark goes in win column. you know what the nats are doing. sleep walking through the series. they have an eight game leave. orioles are desperate team here clawing back in al east race.

officials in virginia say 20- year-old wasil farooqui... attacked a male and female, with a knife over the weekend as they entered the pines apartment complex. both were severely injured. witnesses said farooqui shouted "allahu akbar", meaning 'god is great', as he carried out the attack. a law enforcement official says farooqui was previously known to the f-b-i... because of concerns over his possible radicalization, and because of possible mental health issues. gartenstein-ross / foundation for defense of democracies) "there's certainly a real possibility here that he could have been inspired by isis ... the fact that he screamed out 'allahu akbar' and the fact that he chose apparently random victims, the fact that he was known by authorities in advance certainly raises that question."" farooqui is charged with two counts of aggravated malicious wounding. authorities holding him without bond. the new york times is targeted by hackers.... and u-s officials say other news organizations may have been breached as well. the cyber attacks, dete

the arged attacker screamed "allah 5 akbar" the us suspect is being identified at 20-year-old wasil is farooqui, a u.s. discern who lived in roanoke. he may have ties to terror, within the past 10 minutes the victim has but don't believe he was ttempting to behead the people as previously reported. he traveled to turkey and may have tried to enter syria. now he's being held on no bond but both victims are expected to survive. law enforcement officials don't believe he had a connection to isis but says farooqui has been on the radar. goldberg is working his sources and will have the latest coming up on abc 7 news first at 4. back to you, larry. larry: d.c. mayor miral goldber picking a chief to fill the top position. once kathy lanier retires. peter newsham spent 27 years, the last 14 years as assistant chief and will take over as interim chief on the 17th. chief lanier announced she'll step down next month to take a job with the nfl based in new york. mayor bowser the highest caliber and a search is to begin soon. the police have made an arrest in anti-semitic graffiti. someone has written the

the fbi is now investigating after wasil farooqui savagely stabbed a man and a woman and allegedly triedke, virginia, apartment, while yelling allahu akbar. what's scarier, he seems to have chosen his victims at random. he had no relationship with these victims whatsoever. he's been on the radar of authorities since trying to sneak into syria last year. we're just getting this information into our newsroom. we'll bring you more as we get it. >>> two body cam bodies showing the fatal police shooting that sparked riots. that video will not be released until the investigation is over. >> i can tell you now, viewing the body camera videos will not answer all of your questions. your questions will be better answered when the videos are viewed in the context of all of the information that is gathered in the investigation. >> well, milwaukee's mayor says the video shows sylville smith with a gun and smith's family will be the first to see video before it's released. sheriff david clarke will join us live in the next half hour, sharing his thoughts about that decision. >>> almost a week after th

wasil farooqui went to turkey earlier this year and tried to enter syria. witnesses say the attacker yelled god is great in arab during the stabbing and both victims are recovering. farooqui said he heard voices telling him he was stupid and to attack people. >>> a missile was fired submarine near the port city of sinpo and flew into the sea of japan. in a rare show of unity, china's foreign minister today joined his counterparts from japan and south korea to condemn the missile launch. japan's prime minister calls it an unforgivable act. >> he is convicted of sexually assaulting two sleeping women but won't spend one day in ahead, the judge's ruling and claims justice was d >> samantha: good wednesday morning to you. we go with a blend of sun and clouds today. highs in the mid-80s this afternoon with gradual increases in humidity through the day. i don't think it will feel really stuffy around here until tonight and into tomorrow. we do have thunderstorms in the forecast overnight, so prepare for that, especially after sunset and into the late evening hour

wasil farooqui went to turkey earlr this year and tried to enter syria. witnesses say the attacker yelled god is great in arab during the stabbing and both victims are recovering. farooqui said he heard voices telling him he was stupid and to attack people. >>> a missi submarine near the port city of sinpo and flew into the sea of japan. in a rare show of unity, china's foreign minister today joined his counterparts from japan and south korea to condemn the missile launch. japan's prime minister calls it an unforgivable act. >> he is convicted of sexually assaulting two sleeping women claims justice was denied. >>> announcer: this portion of "cbs this morning" sponsored by >>> a dramatic increase in the price of epipens gets a controversial backer. >> this particular drug is a necessity. >> yes, sir. that's great. but i think they should be responsible because they are more valuable. >> a former pharmaceutical industry, martin shkr shkreli, defends the company pushing up the allergic drug's pushing price. announcer: this portion of "cbs this morning" spon

. >>> the lawyer for the suspect in a virginia stabbing says his client has no connections to wasil farooqui went to turkey earlier this year and tried to enter syria. witnesses say the attacker yelled god is great in arab during the stabbing and both victims are recovering. farooqui said he heard voices telling him he was stupid and to attack people. >>> a missile was fired from a submarine sinpo and flew into the sea of japan. in a rare show of unity, china's foreign minister today joined his counterparts from japan and south korea to condemn the missile launch. japan's prime minister calls it an unforgivable act. >> he is convicted of sexually assaulting two sleeping women but won't spend one day in prison. ahead, the judge's ruling and >>> it has been a soggy morning across north and east iowa. we've seen scattered showers and storms. 83 today and muggy the shower and thunderstorm chances this afternoon. a high of 65 tonight. storms thursday and then cooling. mid 70s on friday and upper 70s announcer: this portion of "cbs this morning" sponsored by >>> a dramatic increase in the price of

sources confirm the suspect tried and failed to get to syria earlier this year. 20-year-old wasil farooqui was investigators have known about him for months. he's described as self-radicalized but the motive for the attack is unknown. police think the victims were chosen at random, others say god was great was yelled during the stabbing. >>> two areas of miami-dade county are designated zika zones where the virus is spreading. and there are 37 transmitted cases by local mosquitos. the those areas yesterday, while kids returned to school. david begnaud is in miami beach, as concerns about zika spread far beyond the warning zone. >> reporter: you got pregnant women moving and some goes somewhere else. you've got businesses worried about what the threat is going to do to them. this is one of the biggest by far, it's been the sizzling feud between the mayor of miami beach and florida's governor. >> what the governor did, he not only blind sided me, he blind sided our administration. >> reporter: mike levine took aim at governor rick scott for failing to take them about zika indications on miam