he attacked passengers on a train near the southern german city of wurzburg. various interior ministers have said an islamist connection could not be ruled out. >> a search of the assailants room turned up nothing. we found a handwritten text. >> the university hospital confirmed it was treating to patients with life-threatening injuries. >> we are treating the patients in intensive care as best we can as we do with all patients. so far everything is going well. the organization was outstanding. i can only complement that. the a salmon -- the assailant came as an unaccompanied minor and played for asylum. he lived here until two weeks ago when he was placed with a foster family. >> let's pull in our correspondent on the story for us this evening. good evening to you. the video is authentic. does the german government suspect the islamic state had direct links to the attack? >> that is something they are trying to confirm, what the exact connection between the young man in the islamic state is. we heard from the bavarian interior ministry that there was a video

five were injured near the southern city of whitesburg -- of wurzburg.ondent: terrific attack in a quiet corner of seven germany. they have dealt with the aftermath after a young man armed with a knife and an axe brought terror to a suburban train. one witness said the carriage was like a slaughterhouse. 30 passengers were onboard. people from the same chinese family were injured, 2 critically. others were treated for shock. when the train stopped, the attacker fled before he was shot by police. >> lucky. we had special police forces in the area. he was stopped. he attacked policemen. there was no other option but to shoot correspondent:. police recovered his body. he has been identified as an afghan asylum seeker who came to germany two years ago. authorities say he might have been inspired by the so-called islamic state. the first emergency call from the train, a witness said the attacker shouted allahu akbar. the police are investigating the evidence that there was a hand-drawn isis flag. there is no evidence of anyone else. correspondent: germany wel

. >> the two men who came to us as refugees are responsible for the incidents in wurzburg and ansbach. it does not matter if they came with the many other refugees, whether before or after september of last year. >> she spoke of a new threat from perpetrators who have yet to be detected, but maintain, that the government can cope. >> the top priority is to make up for deficits as we have always done. so that it is clear that we do all that is humanly possible to guarantee safety in our free, democratic state that adheres to the rule of law. that includes closer international cooperation. i spoke about this yesterday with of the american president, barack obama. he would increase cooperation with allied agencies in order to speed up clarification and be able to analyze the communication behaviors of such perpetrators. it has long been clear that there may be potential attackers among the many refugees would come to germany and europe. no germany has experienced that firsthand, but merkel maintains. i am just as convinced today, that we can fulfill our historical duty, and this is a his

people are concerned because of the attack in wurzburg and then in munich where nine people were killedone of the things about the town in ansbach, this is a big military contingent. about 5,000 u.s. military personnel are stationed here. >> frederik pleitgen. thank you. >>> back in philadelphia, the sight of the democratic national convention. pushing for unity, but pushing out a top party official. the top party official hours before the convention begins. can they get their act together before they gavel in later today? "early start" continues in a moment. he's streaming my games. you can't get away with that. whoo! oh, don't worry about it. they can't hear me, i'm just in your head. (announcer vo) however you use your data, verizon's got good news. no surprise overages. and keep the data you pay for. now america's best network is also the best value, too. switch to verizon now and get up to $650 to cover your costs. only on verizon. just checking my free credit score at credit karma. what the??? you're welcome. i just helped you dodge a bullet. but i was just checking my... shhh...

we also want to know what exactly happened, why the perpetrator in wurzburg radicalized themselves. we will do everything we can to protect the people in germany in the future. >> reporter: the hard question that's being asked is how can the country able to protect themselves from an 18-year-old. the video from the mcdonald's shows where the shooting attack began. there was a fake facebook ad police are investigators, they think it might have been an attempt to lure children and young people to the location promising free food. >> thanks so much. >>> all right. well, it is the democrat's turn now. their convention, just two days away. our friend fredricka whitfield is on the ground in philly. what's caught your eye thus far? >> so much. i wish you were here. it's hot and steamy. i know how you guys like it hot. thousands of people are going to fill the wells fargo center in a matter of days. the anticipation, the excitement, all of that building, when we come back i'm going to show you how and where. r your moderate to severe plaque psoriasis. be the you who shows up in that dress.

you had an attack in a town of wurzburg where an afghan man inspired by isis went on a rampage stabbingre on a commuter train. then you had that shooting in munich where nine people were killed and then the attacker killed himself. now you have this attack that happened here. one of the other things we have to point out, christine, is that ansbach, this town that i'm in right now, is also a very big american military garrison. there's about 5,000 u.s. military personnel on the ground here in three bases in this city. >> all right, frederik pleitgen for us. thank you for that report this morning. >>> 56 minutes past the hour. let's get a quick check of your money this morning. dow futures slightly lower right now but folks are still near a record high for stocks. the s&p 500 coming into tonight, coming into this new week at its highest level in history. stock markets in europe, they are up right now. you can see shares in asia finishing flat. oil back around 44 bucks a barrel. the federal reserve meets tomorrow. it is widely expected to hold interest rates steady, but we're expecting som