as wendy gilette reports members say this isn't the first time that mosque has been targeted. >> reporterthis broken window is is what left after someone threw a bomb inside a mosque in a minneapolis suburb early saturday morning. >> one of the congregation members came out and immediately saw a flubbing fleeing from the parking lot, running at high speed. >> reporter: witnesses say the device was thrown in the office at islamic center in blooming ton just after 5:00 a.m. there were as many as 20 people inside preparing for morning prayers. they were able to extinguish the flames before fire fighters arrived. no one was injured. the fbi is leading the investigation. >> at this point our focus is to determine, you know, who and why? >> reporter: those affiliated with the mosque say they have been target of the numerous hate messages, e-mails and calls and they believe that this incident is a hate crime. >> hate is not okay. we need a better america targeting people because of their race, ethnicity or religion is unamerican. >> reporter: saturday afternoon several inter faith leaders from t

correspondent wendy gilette has more from new york. >> reporter: it is vacation time, for politicians in washington. congress is out until september. and on friday, president trump levittown for what the white house called a 17 day working vacation at his golf tours in new jersey where he was seen greeting wedding guests. the president disputes the vacation terminology, tweeting saturday, working in bedminster, new jersey as long planned construction is being done at the white house. this is not a vacation. meetings and calls. one person not taking time off , special counsel robert mueller, who convened a grand jury as investigates possible collusion between the trump campaign and russia. deputy attorney general rod rosenstein appointed mueller and says investigation is not deviating from its specific purpose. >> the special counsel is subject to the rules and regulations of the department of justice and we don't engage in fishing expeditions. >> reporter: as investigation unfolds, counselor to the president kelly ann conway said mueller's job is not currently in jeopardy. >> the pres

wendy gilette is at the white house with how north cover re ace responding to the president's new threats. president trump issued a new warning to north korean dictator kim jong unthis morning. he tweeted military solutions are now full i in place, locked and loaded, should north korea act unwisely. hopefully kim jong unwill find another path. >> they have been doing this to our country for a long time for many years and it business time that somebody stuck up for the people of this country and for the people of other countries. >> reporter: not to be out done north korea issued its own warning saying if the u.s. launches an attack on the north then it will reduce u.s. mainland into a field of nuclear war. president trump continued to push china to do more, to stop its neighbor and close alley from taking any drastic steps. >> i think john, we can do a lot more, china can. i think china can do more. >> reporter: chine delivered a warning to north korea saying fit strikes u.s. first, china will stay neutral, but bay junk will call on the u.s. to not take steps to further escalate tensions

wendy gilette for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> there will be much more on the tension was north korea ahead on cbs this morning. david martin following developments from the pentagon of course at 7:00 right here after "eyewitness news" at cbs-3. >>> fate of the controversial dune project in margate is in the hands of the federal judge who promises to hand down a ruling as soon as possible. a hearing wrapped up in camden courtroom last night, with the judge listening to testimony from both the u.s. army core of engineers and city life guard. army core is asking the judge to allow the dune project to continue, even without a plan to address the large ponds of bacteria filled water, that formed thereafter two recent storms. >>> well, flooding down south created a big problem for driver caught in rising flood waters, we will she you traumatic rescue coming up. >>> also a headrest dents are being evacuated as several wild fires burn in montana we will have an update to bring flames under control. >>> then st. louis once had rally squirrel, right but last night they have a cat that stole th

wendy gilette for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> we have learned that federal investigators raided homef the president trump's former campaign chairman last month. alexandria, virginia home of paul manafort was searched july 26th. source say fbi agenciesed materials as part ongoing russia investigation led by justice department special council robert mueller. mueller has begun to issue subpoenas in connection with the investigation. >>> demonstrators have installed a giant chicken resembling a char it tour of the president just across the street from the white house. protesters have been using it to pressure president trum in to releasing his tax returns. the president hasn't seen tonight person because he is at his property in new jersey while renovations are completed at the white house. >>> havertown man claims he was just looking for a safe place to go when decide to go drive to the police station drunk. upper darby township officers say surveillance video captured sean mccollough pulling in their parking lot hitting the gate there and swerving over curb and grass before settling in

wendy gilette for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> president trump also says that his administration is, weighing the idea of yet another round of economic sanction as begins north korea >>> secretary of state rex tillerson says u.s. diplomates in havana have been victims of a attack. tillerson's statement is most definitive comment made about mysterious health issues that left some diplomates there with hearing loss. tillerson's comments comes two days after the state department issued a vaguely worded statement saying there were quote incidents which have caused a variety of physical symptoms. >>> vice-president mike pence and his wife, landed safely in washington after air force two struck a bird friday evening. just as the plane lifted off from indianapolis passengers reported seeing a bright flash outside the plane. plane reportedly hit a bird on take off that was sucked in the engine. officials say engines on air force two are designed to ingest the occasional bird and there was in damage to that aircraft. >>> just waking up and checking your numbers on the mega millions lottery ti

it happened as members prepared for morning prayer, as wendy gilette reports, members say this isn't the first time that mosque has been targeted. >> this broken window is what is left after someone threw a bomb inside a mosque in the minneapolis suburb early saturday morning. >> one of our congregation members came out immediately and saw a truck, fleeing from the parking lot, running at high speed. >> reporter: witnesses say device that exploded was thrown in the imam office at the el farouk muslim center, there were as many as 20 people inside preparing for morning prayers they were able to extinguish flames before fire fighters arrived n1 was injury. the fbi is leading the investigation. >> at this point our focus is to determine, you know, who and why. >> reporter: those affiliated with the mosque say it is target of numerous hate messages, e-mails and calls and they believe that this incident is a hate crime. >> hate is not okay, we need a better america, targeting people because of their race, ethnicity or religious is un america. >> reporter: saturday afternoon several leader

this all happened, as members prepared for morning prayer, as wendy gilette reports, members say this isn't the first time, that this mosque has been threatened. >>> this broken window is is what left after someone threw a bomb inside a mosque in a minneapolis suburb early saturday morning. >> our congregation members came out immediately and we saw a truck, fleeing from the parking lot, running at high speed. >> reporter: witnesses say device that exploded was thrown in the office at daral farouk months income blooming ton. there were as many as 20 people inside, preparing for morning prayers l able to extinguish the flames before fire fighters arrived. no one was injury. the fbi is leading the investigation. >> at this point our focus is to determine, you know, who and why. >> reporter: those affiliated with the mosque say it has been target of hate messages, e-mails, and calls and they say they believe this incident is a hate crime. >> hate's not okay, we need a better america, targeting people because of their race, ethnicity or their religion is absolutely unamerican. >> reporter

trum that all side should avoid rhetoric or action that will worsen tension was north korea as wendy gilette reports, president trump says he wants a peaceful solution to what he calls a very dangerous situation. >> hopefully it will all work out. nobody loves a peaceful solution better than, president trump. we will see what will happen. we think that lots of good things can happen and we can have a bad solution. >> earlier the president had tweeted that the u.s. military is locked and loaded if north korea acts unwisely. >> i hope that they are going to, fully understand the gravity of what i said and what i said is what i mean. >> reporter: despite heated rhetoric the trump administration says u.s. has not given up on finding a diplomatic solution to the crisis. >> well well, we are trying to support our efforts by making sure north cover reand stance what the steaks are. >> reporter: president trump was to going speak to the chinese president friday night he has been calling on china to do more to reign them in. the president addressed on going unrest in venezuela. people are suffering a