two other officers shot zale dead. governors from new york and new jersey took the extraordinary step today of ordering a quarantine of anyone flying into those states from west africa if they had had contact with an ebola patient. this follows the announcement last night that a new york city doctor who returned from guinea after treating ebola patients there now has the disease. now more from jericka duncan. >> reporter: craig spencer posted on facebook he was off to guinea with doctors without borders. the 33-year-old worked with ebola patients there for three weeks. guinea was the first place in west africa where the outbreak was identified. spencer left that country on fttober 14, traveled to brussels, and arrived in new york city on october 17. from that point forward, the doctor self-monitored, taking his temperature twice a day. on tuesday the 21st, he started to feel fatigued, but visited friends and traveled throughout the city. he went to a meatball restaurant in downtown manhattan and had coffee at a popular

the suspect identified as zale h. thompson, cnn now learning he has a criminal record in california and was discharged from the navy for misconduct. on a facebook page bearing his name and location in queens, the black and white profile photo shows an armed masked fighter, spear, sword and rifle at the ready. the cover photo a quote from the koran judging those who have wand wandered astray. the brutal assault comes on the heels of heightened security across north america after radical jihadists recently threatened to attack military and police officers and two attacks in canada motivated by islamic extremism. authorities are investigating any possible links thompson might have had to extremist groups. >> there's nothing we know as of this time that would indicate that were the case. i think certainly the heightened concerns relative to that type of assault based on what's just happened in canada. >> reporter: both officers struck by thompson's axe now recovering at jamaica hospital. 29-year-old bystander was shot in

the attacker is now identified as zale thompson.nt bystander gets into this story as well. a person is shot and is now recovering after going into surgery. our alexandra field is joining us right now. what is the story of the two officers? >> one struck in the head is still in the hospital, the woman shot, still in the hospital but the others have been treated and checked out and released. this man was wielding a hatchet. police described him as zale thompson but the overwhelming question is, what could have possibly motivated this kind of gruesome and brutal attack on uniformed officers? it's a question that everyone is asking. ashleigh, we can for the get inside the mind of this man but we know what law enforcement personnel have been saying at this point. we know this is a man who converted to islam. at this point, authorities say that there are no ties. they don't believe this attack was motivated by a religious extremism but they are taking a close look at his social media postings. and they are talking to people who know zale

zale thompson hit with the hatchet two officers.ne is in critical but stable condition. >>> in canada, we're seeing new video of the attack in ottawa. you can see the gunman michael zehaf-bibeau. they are looking at links with islamic radicalists here in the united states. >>> and this is a live picture of the procession honoring nathan cirillo. the highway of heroes, you can see the name on the road. >>> ottawa put border agents on alert. the indiana republican senator dan coates is joining us. thank you for joining us. what do we need to know? the lessons learned from what happened this week in canada that could impact the united states? >> well, i think we need to really look at the border security that we have. one is terrorists crossing the border to harm americans or kill americans and the other is ebola which can come across the border as we have just seen here. border security becomes ever more important and we need to assess what we do now in light of the two new threats that escalat escalated. the isis recruitment threat a

surveillance video shows zale thompson with the ax.e struck one officer in the arm, another in the back of the head. and employs fatally shot him at the seen. a man runs with a rifle toward parliament. the gunman michael zehaf-bibeau had online connections with jihad diss and wanted to go to syria. >> a doctor has tested positive for the virus. craig spencer is in isolation at a new york hospital. officials say he contacted shorshor authorities after developing a high fever and the public is not at risk of catching the disease. >> spencer landed last friday and made it through the enhanced screening procedures there and up until yesterday he was symptom-free? over the past week he rode the subway, visited a bowling alley and a restaurant but the major a few hours ago reassured new yorkers they're not in danger of contracting the virus. >>> new york city has the most advanced medical equipment and we have been preparing for months for the threat posed by ebola we have been preparing for months and clear and strong protocols being scrupu

the attack identified by police as zale thompson, 32 years old.e was also discharged from the navy for misconduct. what is truly concerning police at this point is they looked at his social media, facebook posts, postings on youtube and found signals that led them to believe this is possibly tied to calls by extremists to attack law enforcement. a heightened level of awareness against random attacks like this one. this is a kind of attack that intelligence officials here have been telling me they've been concerned for some time that this might happen. of course, the problem is they're very difficult to prevent because they are lone wolf attacks. the attacker may not tell anybody else that he is planning it. as you saw here, just a hatchet. that's the only weapon he had. enough to attack, as we saw in canada. earlier in the week, using a car to attack a soldier. heightened alert for these attacks. jim? >> we are learning much more about the gunman behind that attack in ottawa in canada that killed a -- he once told a psychiatrist that he wanted to

we're learning new details about the attacker identified by police as zale thompson. 32 years old.he had a criminal record in california. he was discharged from the navy for misconduct. what is truly concerning to police he looked at social media, postings on facebook and youtube and found signals make them believe it's possibly tied to recent extremists like the attack in canada earlier this week. to demonstrate their concern, new york city police issued a bulletin to all police officers saying they should have a heightened level of awareness against random attacks like this. intelligence officials have been telling me they have been krned for some time this might happen. of course, the problem is they're very difficult to prevent because they're lone wolf attacks. the attacker may not tell anybody else he's planning it. as you saw here just a hatchet. it's the only weapon he had. enough to attack, as we said in canada, the shooting on wednesday a gun. earlier in the week it was a gun. one using a car to attack the police. >> jim, thank you. we're learning more this morning about

zale thompson, a loner who had become self-terrorized. viewing beheadings. the white house fence jumper, and this week, the canadian shootings while he made his own plans. in the last month, leaders of isis had been online urging lone wolves to take action. saying it sends a chilling message to people. >> terror is theater. i think we're going to see more of it. >> reporter: some investigators think it's a stretch to call him a terrorist, but tonight, new york city police officers are being told they must patrol in pairs. >> brian, thank you. >>> of course, this attack coming after the other attack, 6 o miles north of the border. at the parliament in canada in ottawa. lawmakers, snapping flagpoles, using them as spears to protect the prime minister. thousands coming out to support the guardsman killed in the attack. >>> and now to the new ebola case in new york. a new and mandatory quarantine for any passenger traveling from west africa. dr. spencer, the first symptom, fatigue. linzie davis with where he went in new york and how he felt in the first 72 hours

surveillance video shows zale thompson yielding an ax on a street in queens.e arm, another in the back of the head. that officer is in critical condition. two other police officers open fired killing thompson and wounding a bystander. witnesses said thompson had been hiding behind a bus shelter as if waiting to attack the officers. a gunman has connections with other jihadists in canada. but john baird said there's no evidence the shooter was linked to any wider network. >> one of the things you're grappling with, whether in western europe or the united states or indeed australia is this notion that these waves of radicalized citizens of yours are heading towards syria and those invie rons right now to fight jihad and fight isis. this is really becoming a major problem, is it not? >> it is becoming a major problem for all western countries and canada is not immune from that. >> we've actually had the first canadian criminal conviction. and we're obviously prepared to do more to tack this will phenomenon. that's one of the reasons why we're standing with the un

. >> megyn, within hours of 32-year-old zale thompson's attack, police commissioner bratton called itattack and seemed to be supported by the facebook page. helicopters, big military will be useless on their own soil, they will not be able to defeat our people if we use guerilla warfare, attack their weak flanks. if you get wounded, who cares. if you die, who cares. eventually they will surrender and the war will be over. zale thompson also reportedly did an internet search using the phrase jihad against police and looked at news stories about the two home grown terror attacks in canada. and there's more. listen. websites that are focused on designated terrorist groups, al qaeda, isis, al shabaab as well as looking at different acts of violence including beheadings attacks. >> but thompson's father tells our sister publication "new york post" that his son was committing suicide when he attacked those officers and "taking one of y'all with him," y'all was a reference to killing white people. the father went onto say we wanted war, he wanted white people to pay for all that slavery and

authorities say 3-year-old zale thompson ran up to group of four rookie cops swinging an axe hitting in arm and another in the had head. that officer is in critical condition. the other officers shot thompson dead. police officials said thompson was recluseive and anti-government and likely radicalizeed by jihadist propaganda and appeared to be a loan wolff without any ties to islamic screamists. >> sack meant owe california three sheriff deputies were shot in a one man crime spree. two officers died tonight. it all started this morning when deputies responded to a call for suspicious vehicle. the man inside 34-year-old marcelo martinez opened fires in the next six hours he's acaused of carjacking two vehicles and shooting at least one more person. he was arrested hiding behind a home. >> and meanwhile, new jersey struggling casino industry has lost its bid to legal lies sports betting in the state. a federal judge put a halt to it for now ruling in favor of the professional sports leagues and ncaa. the idea was always a gamble. even though the new jersey legislature passed sports be

it was 32-year-old zale thompson who has a criminal record and was discharged from the navy for misconduct. >>> two secret service dogs who attacked a white house fence jumper are recovering this morning. the dogs named hurricane and jordan are being treated for bruising but they have been cleared to return to duty. the man behind that is held without bail. 23-year-old dominic adesanya of maryland has been charged with felonies for assaulting the dogs and making threats. his father says he was suffering from paranoia and arrested two months ago at the white house after he argued with security guards who wouldn't let him in. >>> three men are dead after a mid-air collision between their helicopter and a small plane. this happened near an airport as the private plane was coming in for a landing, and the helicopter was on a training flight. >> oh, god! oh, god! >> airplane down and helicopter down. >> yes, yes, i just saw it. 911's on the way. >> well, the plane managed to deploy a parachute which softened the crash into some trees. the two men aboard have been released from the hospital. the

a man identified as zale thompson charged at a group of four officers with a hatchet. one officer suffered critical injuries. in the end thompson was shot and killed by police officers. thompson has a criminal record in california and was discharged from the navy for misconduct. new at 11:00 three west virginia university students are expelled tonight for misconduct. police say they were involved in riots after last weekend's upset football win over baylor university. rowdy fans set fires, destroyed street signs, and damaged nearly a dozen police and fire vehicles there. officers used tear gas and pepper spray to break up the crowd. wbu says more students could be expelled or face other penalties. 7 is on your side now with a consumer alert. government safety officials added more than 3 million additional vehicles to a recall list. these cars have air bags that are potentially dangerous. right now nearly 8 million vehicles urgently need defective air bags replaced. the air bags were made in mexico and washington state by a company called takata and it is now the focus

the suspect was identified as zale thompson. police say he had a criminal record in california and was discharged from the navy for misconduct. and in philadelphia, a septa cop suffered head injuries trying to breakp a huge brawl of students this afternoon at a market l stop. police say he intervened in a fight amongst the group of girls at 46 and mark net west philadelphia and that's when an unknown suspect sucker punched officer in back of head cutting his ear. witnesses say the loan officer pull out his baton to defend himself against the group of 100 younls. crossing guard renee ford receives this all the time she says. >> every day they fight and makes no sense at all thames bar asking and humiliating and older people cannot go back and form to the market makes no sense at all. >> the officer is a 24 year veteran of septa transit police. no arrests have been made. >> a former philadelphia traffic court judge has been charged with bribery for allegedly taking a 200 dollar brace nret lob yoingt was really informant. philadelp

police say the suspect, 32-year-old zale thompson, was self-radicalized and inspired by terror groups online including isis. >> visiting websites that are focused on designated terrorist groups -- al qaeda, isis, al shabab, as well as looking at different acts of violence, including beheadings. >> reporter: allegedly leading to this attack on a street corner in queens. the target of the attack, four rookie police officers standing about here. the man with the axe injured two of them, the other two had the wherewithal to draw their weapons and defend themselves. you can see the bullet holes in this building. police say thompson converted to islam two years ago. this is believed to be his facebook page with verses of the koran and a black and white photo of an armed fighter. skpktly the kind of thing that has law enforcement officers concerned. >> protecting against those who are radicalized is extremely difficult for police and intelligence officials. trying to find that person who is both radicalized and is going to take action when they're operating on their own is near impossible. >

police did shoot and kill this suspect, zale thompson, 32 from queens. police commissioner bill bratton calls thompson a homegrown radical what ranted online against america but had no clear ties to international terrorism. >>> the first patient to contract ebola in the united states is on her way home in dallas tonight after being declared ebola free. nina pham's plane took off from bwi airport this evening after an emotional and she walked out of the national institutes of health and met with and got a hug from president obama at the white house. pham contracted the disease from thomas duncan after he returned from liberia earlier this month. she was treated at texas health presbyterian before being flown to nih and surae chinn was at nih when pham spoke to the media today. >> reporter: supporters cheer as nina pham walks out of nih ebola free. she was surrounded by her medical team that cared for her, her sister kathy and mother diana. >> i feel fortunate and blessed to be standing here today. throughout this ordeal i have put my trust in god and my m

surveillance video shows suspect zale thompson running down the street raising a hatchet before disappearingrom the frame. police say thompson struck two officers with the hatchet before he was shot and killed by the police. one of the officers he attacked is in critical condition. police describe to me son as a self-radicalized muslim convert believed to be acting alone. >>> late today officials in virginia confirm remains found recently are those of missing college student hannah graham. she disappeared september 13. the remains were found last week in a rural area a little more than 10 miles from the university of virginia campus. graham was last seen with 32-year-old jessie leroy matthew jr. he's been charged with her abduction. he's also linked by forensic evidence to the 2009 killing of virginia tech student morgan harrington. >> new information tonight about the damage done by a fire at the flight 93 memorial in shanksville, pennsylvania. the national park service says its team of museum experts and archaeologists determined that fire destroyed hundreds of photos and several other ite

. >> reporter: 32-year-old zale thompson, a recent convert to islam. a loner who had become self-terrorized. following terror groups online like al qaeda and isis. viewing beheadings. the white house fence jumper, and this week, the canadian shootings while he made his own plans. >> it appears this is something he has been thinking about for some time and thinking about with more intensity in recent days. >> reporter: in the last month, leaders of isis had been online urging so-called lone wolves to attack police and military in the u.s. and its allies. one message read, knocking off a police, military, or other law enforcement officer sends a chilling message to civilians and fills their hearts with consternation. >> terror is theater. obviously, they're trying to create and instill fear. unfortunately, i think we're going to see more of it. >> reporter: some investigators think it's too soon and quite a stretch to call him a terrorist, but tonight, new york city police officers are being told they must patrol in pairs. and u.s. military personnel in

police say zale thompson is a muslim who ranted against america online. he had no ties to any particular group. police shot and killed thompson. >>> crowds in ottawa canada paid respects as the body of the soldier shot by a gunman started the journey to his hometown. the funeral for corporal nathan cirillo will be tuesday in hamilton, ontario. he was shot at the canadian war memorial on wednesday. the suspect was killed after he charged into the canadian parliament building. >> oh, my gosh! >> motorcycles whizzing by and dangerous maneuvers like that are -- it's legal for bikers in california. but according to a new study at uc-berkeley, lane splitting is perfectly safe if it's done right. cbs reporter carter evans hits the busy highways to check it out. >> reporter: in most states motorcycle riders are required to stay in marked lanes like a car but in california riders are allowed to ride between lanes and speed between traffic. motorcyclists say it's safe when done with the same level of caution as regular motorcycle driving and now a new study says th

that suspect you see, zale thompson, he was shot to death by two other police officers there on the streets of queens right after he attacked those officers. he is a recent muslim convert and he posted anti-american rants on social media calling for a revolution and guerrilla warfare against our military. police say he did act alone and has no ties to international terrorist groups but he did follow isis on social media and the terrorism shooting in ottawa. >>> we turn now to the growing anxiety over ebola on american soil. a test coming in negative for the first health care worker quarantined under the new policy in new jersey. meanwhile the first case in new york city. dr. craig spencer. he is currently being treated at bellevue hospital. brian yenis is there with the latest today. hey there. >> reporter: good afternoon. cuomo and christie announced this new quarantine policy yesterday. under this policy anyone including health care workers who have been in contact with ebola patients in west africa must be entered into a mandatory 21-day quarantine regardless of whether or not they show

that man identified in multiple reports as zale thompson, a 32-year-old from queens believed to be ath ties to radical islam. the fbi now joining the investigation after detectives find what's believed to be his facebook page with posts about terrorism. kenneth healey, the officer hit in the head, is in critical condition at this hour. the other officer, joseph meeker, expected to be released from the hospital. a woman, a bystander, hit by a stray nypd bullet in the back, now in stable condition. >> the ax-wielding man's alleged facebook posts calling for a revolution on american soil. joining us is former nypd detective and private investigator thomas russkin. good morning, thanks for joining us. what are you hearing this morning? >> we know that the officer was in critical condition last night. he went through hours of surgery after being hit in the head with that ax. the other officer who tried to help him got cut on the arm. the other two officers we know fired shots that killed the suspect. >> okay, we're hearing that there were some facebook posts. i'm going to pull some of tho

. >> the picture in this picture being identified as zale thompson, a 32-year-old from queens believed to be a muslim with ties to radical islam. >> the f.b.i. join the investigation after investigators found what is believed to be his facebook page with posts about terrorism. the officer hit in the head is in critical condition. the other officer, joseph meeker, expected to be released from the hospital. and a woman, as brian just said, hit by a stray nypd bullet now in stable condition. >> what do we know about the suspect? with us is steven rogers, former senior intel officer with the f.b.i. military joint task force. does this sound like a typical attack to you? >> the president of the united states has to take the lead of the prime minister of canada. this is a terrorist attack. you know, we've been so inundated with being politically correct we're not calling these things what they are. when you look at this individual's facebook page and at least some sort of communication through the social media with the jihadist, it is a terrorist attack. >> he does have a criminal background

they say zale thompson was not tied to any terror group.e charged the officers with a hatchet, striking one of them in the back of the head. the officer is still in critical condition. well, this attack, along with this week's fatal shooting and a deadly hit and run on soldiers in canada is ramping up fears of more lone wolf attacks. listen to what matthew olson told cnn's jim sciutto. >> i would say the most likely type of attacks is one of these home grown violent extremists or lone offenders in the united states. >> joining me right now, george michael, an associate professor of criminal justice at westfield state university and author of "lone wolf terror." do you agree the risk of a lone wolf attack is now greater today with the rise of isis? >> yes, i certainly would agree with that. there are a number of factors that are really contributed to this lone wolf trend. for one thing it's more difficult for established terrorist groups to mound operations because there's really been massive homeland security apparatus erected after 9/11. m

zale thompson, a home grown radical scoured the internet for the attack in canada and beheadings overseas. one new york city police officer remains in critical condition after being struck in the head. thompson was killed by police on the scene. >>> and ottawa, canada, a hero's sendoff for nathan cirillo. shot and killed at the national war memorial in wednesday's shooting rampage in ottawa. and later, the prime minister sang the national anthem before the canadian football league gamethere. >>> and another high school has canceled its football season amid reports of hazing. this time in pennsylvania, school officials at central bucks high school west scrapped the rest of the season after allegations of humiliating pre-season rituals. the entire coaching staff has been suspended. this was after sayreville high school in new jersey canceled after sexual hazing, and the students are face criminal charges. >>> and in new jersey, the remains in a heavily wooded area are those of hannah graham. the 18-year-old was last seen in september with jesse matthew jr. who has been charged with her abdu

. >> reporter: police say that's what inspired zale thompson who attacked four police officers with aatchet, critically injuring one. two other officers opened fire, killing thompson. >> was this an act of terrorism? it appears at this point that was the suspect's intent. >> reporter: a friend believes the attack came more from to have -- from thompson's feelings on police. and in quebec, two soldiers were killed before being shot. and in of the a, nathan cirillo was murdered. in all three cases, the men's ties to isis or any other terror organization are in question. but run-ins with the law were a common trait among all three. two had a history of drug abuse. in the case of the parliament shooter -- >> he had a very developed criminality, violence, drugs and mental instability. combined with some of the things that gave rise to the radicalization is where the focus of our investigation needs to be. >> reporter: where does drug abuse and criminality come into play? >> the fact that some of these individuals had some problems with mental health can make it easier to make the leap from

right now, police are searching the computer of zale thompson for yesterday's assault.ompson was shot and killed. they did find rants about injustices, american society and oppression abroad. the four rookie police officers were on routine foot patrol then we were attacked. >>> we're learning more about what items were lost in a fire earlier this month. the national parksç service sa more than 300 photos, and 25 items linked to the passenger and crew were destroyed. the october 3rd fire destroyed three buildings. >>> it is anepidemic and the victims are xher are children. we're talking about type i diabetes. >> a local man knows very well, there's a lot of support for kids living with this disease. >> reporter: you can imagine his terror when as a little boy a doctor told him what he'd have to do to manage his newly diagnosed disease. >> for a 6-year-old who's in kindergarten, telling him he has to take injections every day and trick your finger for your blood sugar is scary. >> reporter: he eventually got an insulin pump. >> how do i explain to my friends i'm diabetic

bratton says the suspect, zale thompson, was a self radicalize ed -- thompson allegedly looked at different acts of violence on the internet, including beheadings. thursday, thompson charged at four rookie police officers with a hatchet. one officer was hit in the head and is in the hospital. thompson was shot by police. >>> three high school students are in critical condition this morning after a homecoming prince walked into the school cafeteria and started shooting. two of the victims, we're learning this morning, were related to that shooter. this happened in marysville, washington. jaylen fryberg shot and killed one student and shot four others before turning the gun on himself. he was described as a popular freshman football player who recently had a fight with a girl. police are still working to identify a motive for the shooting. it doesn't appear to be random. the school will be closed all of next week. >>> if you visit the white house today, you'll see some changes. the secret service moved that second fence outside the lawn a little farther away. even if you have not been there,

the suspect, zale thompson, was a self radicalized muslim convert who ranted online against america. he was inspired by terrorist groups online including isis. he looked at different acts of violence online, including beheadings. thursday, thompson charged at four rookie police officers with a hatchet. one officer was hit in the head and is in the hospital. thompson was killed by police. >>> if you visit the white house today, you're going to seeom se second fence outside the lawn actually farther away. even if you haven't been there, we've shown it to you before. take a look at the video here. the fence is about the height of a bike rack. it was added last month after the secret service says a jumper made it inside the white house. another man jumped both fences this week. >>> the body of a soldier killed at the national war memorial in canada arrived home yesterday only hours ago, standing guard at the memorial when michael zehaf-bibeau killed him. take a look. you see people lining the streets of cirillo's hometown when his body arrived. he will receive a full regimental funeral n

moment of this horrific attack yesterday afternoon police have been working to find out what motivated zalethompson to run at a group of police officers swinging a hatchet critically wounding one. investigators have scoured his facebook and social media posts which include anti-us rants and a call for the us to be attacked at home. bill brandton does define this as a terror attack. as yet investigators have found no direct link to organized groups and they believe he acted alone. >> we have not uncovered any affiliations with one group as of right now. they said he did have a criminal record. they say he was involuntarily discharged from the military in 2003 possibly over a drugs issue and they clearly believe he was mentally disturbed. >> we had a vicious attack by an individual obviously very troubled individual on some of our police officers. thank god our officers are well-trained understand exactly what to do in each situation. >> and whatever the motivation for this attack, the result is the same. a rookie cop, 25 year old kent healy just a few months after the police academy in the h

. >> reporter: police say that's what inspired queens new york resident zale thompson.e attacked four cops with a latchet, critically injuring one. two officers opened fire killing thompson. >> was this an act of terrorism? it appears that was the suspect's attempt. >> reporter: a friend of thompson said it came more about thompson's feeling of police. his attack comes on the heels of the incident in quebec, this man ran down two soldiers before injuring officers. and also in ottawa, also shot dead. in all three cases the men's ties to isis or any other terror organization are very much a question. but run-ins with the law are a common trait between all three attackers. at least had a history of drug abuse, in the case of the parliament shooter -- >> he had a very developed criminality, violence, drugs and mental instability. combined with some of the things that gave rise to the radicalization i think is the focus of where our investigation needs to be. >> reporter: where does drug abuse and criminality come into play? >> i think the fact that some of these individuals

zale thompson was killed after critically injuring one officer yesterday, and cutting a second officer's arm. thompson had a criminal record, and he was kicked out of the navy for misconduct. in facebook posts attributed to thompson, he wrote that america's military could be defeated on its home soil by a guerrilla revolt. he wrote, they are weaker at home... we are scattered an decentralized... we can use this as an advantage." a helicopter and a small plane collided in mid-air over frederick, maryland. three people are dead, two others injured. the helicopter was on a training exercise. the plane was lining up to land at frederick municipal airport. the chopper was leased to a flight school. both aircraft ended up in a wooded area. everyone aboard the helicopter died. the occupants of the plane managed to deploy an emergency parachute to slow the plane's descent. no one on the ground was hurt. a rare tornado tore through washington state. the twister ripped off roofs, uprooted trees and shattered windows in longview... in southwest washington. meteorologists say the tornado carved a pa

surveillance video, we can show it to you now shows zale thompson wielding an ax on a street in queens and struck one officer in the arm. you see him creeping up there and another officer in the back of the head. absolutely gruesome. the second officer at this hour is in critical but stable condition. the two other officers opened fire killing thompson, wounded a female bystander. he had been hiding behind a bus shelter as if he was waiting to assault them. authorities are still trying to determine if thursday's attack is linked to terror. >> there's nothing we know as of this time that would indicate that we're -- that were the case, i think certainly the heightened concerns relative to that type of assault based on what's just happened in canada in recent events in israel certainly one of the things that first comes to mind but that's what the investigation will attempt to determine. >> authorities investigating thursday's ax attack said the criminal -- suspect had a criminal record in california. >>> the suspected gunman in wednesday's shooting rampage had ties to online jihadists i

. >> police killed suspect zale thompson. he's said to be a muslim convert who ranted against america on social media but had no ties to international terrorism. >>> domestic terrorists like these are not tied to any formal dprups and often live undetected in our communities until they strike. tonight greta investigates recent cases of lone wolf terrorism across the united states and the united kingdom. >> ali humam mad brown sits in a jail cell as authorities pour over his past life. lone wolf terrorist or serial killer using islam as an excuse? >> greta investigates. we'll examine brown's ties to a jihadi seattle barbershop at the center of a federal terrorism investigation in the mid 2000s. watch "greta investigates the lone wolves of terror" tonight at 10:00. >>> more than a month long search for hannah graham has ended after police confirm remains found are those of the university sophomore. graham seen here was last seen with 32-year-old jesse matthew on september 30th. --s 13th. matthew faces multiple charges now in th

police say zale thompson is a muslim convert who ranted online against america, though he had no tiesany particular group. police shot and killed him. >>> new yorkers are being told to remain calm, this after a doctor diagnosed with the ebola virus did many everyday things new yorkers do. cleaning crews started scrubbing down dr. craig spencer's upper manhattan apartment today. he returned from treating ebola patients in west africa last week. residents are allowed to come and go from the building. but some neighbors don't think that should be allowed. the doctor had been out and about in the city all week eating at restaurants, bowling, jogging and riding the subway. health officials cleared the bowling alley to re-open. and now certain travelers returning to new york area airports will face new screenings and possibly mandatory quarantine. >>> she beat ebola and now she is getting a bear hug from the president. 26-year-old nina pham was all smiles this afternoon in the oval office. she was the dallas initialing who got sick from ebola. she was -- she was the dallas nurse who got sic

. >> reporter: police say that is what inspired queens new york resident zale thompson, who critically injured one police officer, two other officers opened fire, killing thompson. >> was this an act of terrorism? it appears at that point that was the suspect's intent. >> reporter: a friend of thompson believes that the attacks came more from his feelings about police. >> there are a lot of people upset, i think he is one of them. >> reporter: thompson's attack happened after canada's attack. in ottawa, wednesday, michael zehaf-bibeau shot one. and in all three cases, the men's ties to isis or any other organization are very much in question. but run-ins with the law were a common trait with the attackers. at least two had a drug abuse case. >> he had a very violent history with drugs and mental instability, combined with some of the things that gave rise to radicalization. >> where does drug abuse and criminality come into play? >> i think the fact that some individuals had problems with mental health can make it easier to make the leap from the belief towards action. >> action that n

investigators are hoping suspected hatchet man zale thompson's computer will reveal something about whydid it. >> reporter: this surveillance video released by the nypd late thursday shows the suspect running down the street raising a hatchet before disappearing from the frame. his target? four rookie nypd officers walking the beat in jamaica queens. >> a male not yet positively identified charged at the officers with a hatchet in his hand. >> reporter: the man who police describe as a 32-year- old dark skinned male was shot dead by police after striking two of the officers with the hatchet. one of they, 25-year-old kenneth healey, is in critical condition this morning after taking what nypd commissioner bill bratton called a very serious injury to the backside of his head. when asked about a possible connection to terrorism, bratton didn't rule it out. >> we really cannot say yes or no to that question, heighten concerns relative to that type of assault based on what's just happened in canada and recent events in israel, certainly one of the thing that first comes to mind. >> reporter:

police sources have identified the suspect adds 32-year-old zale thampson and the facebook page belongso him. investigators are searching the suspect's hard drives for clueses about what may have motivated the attack. authorities haven't found any hate literature or any links to any jihadist groups at this time. >>> after the shooting in canada on wednesday, the nsypd is on alert. the investigation will attempt to determine. >>> coming up humiliating hazing. another power house high school now in trouble for disturb allegations. the second school this month facing some serious allegations. the first new jersey now in pennsylvania. it's one of the stories we're following around the "newsnation." >>> plus, the midterms are just 11 days away. new polls are out. the tight senate race you'll need to watch. they'll determine who controls the senate. up next numbers you'll want to see. murk murray is next. ameriprise asked people a simple question: in retirement, will you have enough money to live life on your terms? i sure hope so. with healthcare costs, who knows. umm... everyone has retirem

the guy with the axe in new york, zale thompson, 32 years old. name zaim farouk abdbdul malik. you know, he wanted to commit his own jihad. it's obvious to me. i spoke to the grandmother of the 25-year-old cop, kenneth healy, who got hit with the axe. most seriously injured, in critical condition. last night, grandma says he's out of surgery. the surgery of successful. he is expected to recover fully. >> what do police feel about this stuff? i mean, their job is dangerous, it's always been dangerous. you have mass nuts -- we heard about the crazy kid in seattle. always random violence. always going to be random violence. what do the cops think? >> they don't see it as random violence, bill. they see it -- regardless of what the brass says, regardless of what the mayor or the president says, the cops see it as the next front in the war on terror. they believe that these three are terrorists. they are heeding, the cops believe, that i spoke to today, that they are heeding word from isis, from al qaeda, from the jihadis to make war on cops, make war

. >> reporter: police say that's what inspired queens, new york, resident zale thompson, attacking fourookie cops with a hatchet, critically injuring one. other cops opened fire, killing thompson. >> was this an act of terrorism? it appears that was the suspect's intent. >> reporter: a friend of thompson believes the attack came more from his feelings about police. it comes on the heels of monday's incident in quebec. running down two -- in ottawa wednesday michael zehaf-bibeau murdered nathan cirillo, shutting down parliament when he raced inside with his hunting rifle. he was also shot dead. the men's ties to isis or any other terror organization are very much in question. the run-ins with the law were a common trait among all three attackers. two had a history of drug abuse. in the case of the parliament shooter -- >> he had a very developed criminality, of violence, drugs and of mental instability. combined with some of the things that gave rise to radicalization is where the focus of our investigation needs to be. >> reporter: where does drug abuse and criminality come into play? >