who are being recruited because they think there s going to be glory and death, glory in martyr dom. the president is right, i thought it was powerful the speech he gave in riyadh where he was exhorting the muslim leaders in their mosques to make it clear that there s no martyr dom in killing people for the sake of islam, you don t receive glory in that. in fact, that you just receive judgment. that s an important point and i think it would be a powerful thing then if the president started making those exhortations to the people, to muslim americans, to encourage their islamic leaders to make this very clear, that there is no glory in death, and killing those to try to force conversion, it s a powerful point and i think that we need more of that if we re going to get a handle on this. a powerful pnt. michael, what is your take? i mean for young muslim americans who are scared after an attack like this, scared what the path is for them going forward? well, i think rebecca is right i
in place in order to kill innocent people on behalf after foreign terrorist organization. san bernardino involved two killers who were radicalized for quite a long time before their attack, as early as the end of 2013, they were talking to each other about jihad and martyr dom before they became engaged, married, and lived together in the united states. we are working hard to understand exactly the source of their inspiration and whether or not there was anybody else involved with assisting them, with supporting them, with equipping them. you pay us to do counterterrorism. we are not perfect. we are good at this. we cannot allow ourselves to be paralyzed by what these people are hoping to eye chief. that s what i hope the american people will take from the unsettling experience of watching what is going on between san bernardino and paris. our chief intelligence correspondent katherine herrage
in place in order to kill innocent people on behalf after foreign terrorist organization. san bernardino involved two killers who were radicalized for quite a long time before their attack, as early as the end of 2013, they were talking to each other about jihad and martyr dom before they became engaged, married, and lived together in the united states. we are working hard to understand exactly the source of their inspiration and whether or not there was anybody else involved with assisting them, with supporting them, with equipping them. you pay us to do counterterrorism. we are not perfect. we are good at this. we cannot allow ourselves to be paralyzed by what these people are hoping to eye chief. that s what i hope the american people will take from the unsettling experience of watching what is going on between san bernardino and paris. our chief intelligence correspondent katherine herrage
and he had ties to terrorist watch lists. reporter: the college grad with an engineer degree began to change. his diaries show as early as 2013 he was thinking about is m islamic martyr dom and in 2014 he traveled to jordan several months where he stayed with his uncle. the investigation is ongoing and the uncle in jordan has been detained and is being questioned. reporter: friends of his who didn t want to be on camera said while he hated isis he began to change after his trip and say he learned more about his palestinian background and was enlightened about who he was and came from. this is something he evolved into, sort of a radicalized some way. reporter: muhammad also apparently was watching online video s of the deceased cleric
anything. jurors resumed deliberations this morni jurors resume deliberations in boston deciding whether mara than bomber dzhokhar tsarnaev should receive death or life in prison. prosecutors called for a death sentence. a defense attorney claimed life behind bars would deny him martyr dom. a hammer-wielding man was shot by police after attacking an officer. nbc lindsey davis with these details. moment a man wielding a hammer runs after a female new york city police officer right into a busy intersection hitting her several times. her partner shooting the suspect, credited with possibly saving her life. i just saw a guy get shot. innocent bystanders instantly