Where he was promptly arrested. He was trying to make a political statement but the unintended message he delivered is just how easy it still is to breech the most secure air space in america. Jeff pegues is live in washington near the capitol near the landing site. Jeff, what happened today . Reporter well, scott, this is the kind of security breech that doesnt happen very often, but this gyrocopter that you mentioned landed behind me here on the west lawn of the capitol. It caused quite a stir, shutting down roads here and catching the attention of tourists, as well. This was a gyrocopter piloted by a 61yearold man a man named doug hughes from tampa who was trying to make a point about Campaign Finance reform. He flew that gyrocopter into this restricted air space by the washington monument, and you can see the white house in the foreground. He ended up here on the west lawn of the capitol. Now, this is something that he has had planned, according to the Tampa Bay Times and his frien
Revealed. Tonight, right here the giant new clues. Hold on. Were home. Good evening. And we begin tonight with news of that terror arrest. Its the kind of threat authorities have warned of for quite some time now. Americans lured overseas by terrorists and trained, and tonight, the first arrest they say oaf an american coming back to the u. S. To attack. This man is from Columbus Ohio and Authorities Say he had returned from syria with training and a plan. Abc ceason justice correspondent Pierre Thomas tonight with the kind of alleged training this man received explosives hand to hand combat. And where he was planning to strike. Reporter the fbi says this 23yearold american had returned to the u. S. Wanting to do something big. Including going to a Texas Military base to kill american soldiers execution style. Allegedly inspired by isis about Abdirahman Sheikh mo hall mud had a oneway airline to greece. He disappeared, slipping into syria. The fbi says once there, he joined an al qaeda
Manslaughter. Robert bates says the shooting, caught on video was an accident. Bates is a 73yearold former Insurance Company executive. As a reserve deputy, he serves as an unpaid volunteer with the sheriffs department. Omar villafranca is in tulsa. Reporter robert bates walked into the tulsa county jail just before 10 a. M. A half hour later, he was released after posting a 25000 bond. Bates did not speak but his attorney Clark Brewster said this about the manslaughter charges feel theyre urn warranted and shouldnt have been brought. Reporter bates was charged yesterday after an investigation into the shooting death of 44yearold eric harris. Its a lugar. Reporter on april 2 harris, a convicted felon was the target of a gun trafficking sting by tulsa county sheriffs deputies. As Police Closed in to arrest him, he ran. A deputys body camera captured the pursuit. Bates could be heard yelling, taser just before a shot was fired. gunshot bates says he thought he pulled his taser but fired
Force to be reckoned with. Star wars fans over the moon as j. J. Abrams unveils a new sneak peek of the up coming block buster. What clues lie buried in the trailer . Only on gma, secrets from the set and a homecoming that put a smile on every fans a face. Chewie, were home. And good morning, america. Harrison ford is home. Star wars fans are going nut. You see the trailer. The most viewed clip on youtube right now. Tens of millions are watching it. Look at this. This Japanese Airline unveiling a new plane. We sent sara haines on a mission this morning. Shes trying to pry secrets out of him. Sounds like she did. A lot of other news to get on this morning. Including the baggage worker that got stuck in the cargo hold of the plane. We spoke to him last night. We begin with the new home grown terror threat. An ohio man charge rd plotting a terrorist trike on u. S. Soil. Hes the first u. S. Citizen arrested for going for training and returning to plan an attack. Reporter good morning, geor
Arrest and his arrival at the Police Station the man suffered the injury, which put him enter a weeklong coma. He died yesterday. How it happened is a mystery. And chip reid has the latest. Reporter 25yearold freddie gray was arrested in baltimore eight days ago. In this video obtained from grays family by cbs station wjz, gray appeared to be unable to walk and was screaming as he was carried, feet dragging on the ground to, a police van. After a 30minute ride, gray fell enter a weeklong comatch he died yesterday. Angry protesters want to know exactly how he died, but at a press Conference Today there were only partial answers. Deputy Police Commissioner jerry rodriguez. He did suffer a very tragic injury to his spinal cord, which resulted in his death. What we dont know and what we need to get to is how that injury occurred. Reporter rodriguez showed video from Police Security cameras. He also said gray was placed in leg irons during the trip to the hospital and the van made several s