this means an increased and predictable threat of terrorism. what u.s. officials tell me in the last few minutes is they do not have a specific credible threat at this time but this comes hours after fbi director james comey publicly talked about the fact there may be thousands in the united states with jihadist leanings who are online community katecating with jihad ist leaders. so again, it s not that they see a specific imminent threat but given what is going on with u.s. law enforcement and what we saw this week in garland, texas, where that attack happened a feeling by the united states military by the pentagon that they have to take action to raise their security levels at u.s. bases. what will this mean? if there s a military base in
with a young daughter sometimes argued with her husband but nothing to indicate she had jihadist leanings. they re very lovely people. i know i saw the fbi this morning but i didn t know that was what is regards to. that is so crazy. reporter: jason carroll, cnn, brooklyn, new york. is this evidence the threat of homegrown terror is growing? rick francona former military intelligence officer and jonathan gillian, former fbi agent and navy s.e.a.l. joining us here in atlanta on set with me. good to see you as well. jonathan to you first, what does this tell you about the growing threat of home terrorism or perhaps even what does it say about the counterterrorism efforts? well i ll tell you, both of those questions, the first thing i think this really starts to show everybody the lone wolf definition that we always use, the reality is these are homegrown operatives. let s look at it that way
the al qaeda arabian peninsula group and had written poems to a jihadi magazine. she had written, no excuse to sit back and wait for the skies, rain martyrdom and taste the truth through fists and slit throats. and the pair on investigators since may 13 and according to law enforcement official close to the case, the women came to the attention of investigators through another terrorism investigation. people in velentzas neighborhood say she s married with a young daughter, and sometimes argued with her husband, but there was nothing to indicate she had jihadist leanings. she s a very friendly woman and never expect that at all. very lovely people. i saw the fbi this morning but didn t know what that is regards to. but that is so crazy. jason is outside of the
mother of a young child. he is speaking out defending his wife and also defending siddiqui. take a listen. i m surprised. just like it was a knock at the door and everything changed. i didn t see anything like this happening. didn t see anything like this coming. just right now lost for words. reporter: he also went on to say that there was no sign at all that his wife had any jihadist leanings. he says that he knew siddiqui for a long period of time. he said he saw no sign there, either. that s why he s so confused so hurt by all of this. also we should point out again that siddiqui s attorney spoke out yesterday saying that she is not guilty. jason carroll, thank you so much. in other national news several people dramatically rescued after a severe storm triggers flash floods. now, that same storm is moving
and the pair on investigators since may 13 and according to law enforcement official close to the case the women came to the attention of investigators through another terrorism investigation. people in valensa s neighborhood say she s married with a young daughter and sometimes argued with her husband, but there was nothing to indicate she had jihadist leanings. she s a very friendly woman and never expect that at all. very lovely people. i saw the fbi this morning but didn t know what that is regards to. but that is so crazy. jason is outside of the courtroom but they were talking and giving their lives to alla was martyrdom their end goal? reporter: not necessarily. one complaint in june of 2014 valencas had a conversation where they talked about possibly being killed by police.