With lester holt. Good evening. Im Peter Alexander in tonight for lester. As tens of millions of americans begin the holiday rush, security is at the top of everybodys mind. With loved ones crisscrossing the country. Tonight the fbi says it foiled an alleged Christmas Day terror plot to kill americans at one of the countrys favorite tourist destinations right along the San Francisco bay. The suspect, a former marine, was inspired by isis. Nbc justice correspondent Pete Williams has the very latest. Reporter the fbi says the man talked about attacking San Franciscos pier 39, a popular tourist attraction, on Christmas Day. Court documents say it never got beyond the talking stage, but investigators say 26yearold Everitt Aaron jameson, a tow truck driver from modesto began communicating with fbi undercover operatives two months ago telling them he supported isis and was pleased with the new york city attack on a bike path. Investigators saying he was willing to use his u. S. Marine corps
Fox coverage. First lets go to brian near the clintons home in Westchester County with brandnew information on the fbis involvement. Brian . Jesse, the fbi said the packages sent to eric holder, the obamas, and the clintons, george soros, and to cnn were all similar. They were all the same type of packaging. The potential explosive devices were packed into heavy manila envelopes with computergenerated headers. Gail had six american postage stamps and all of the packages had the return address of Debbie Wasserman schultz and her name was misspelled. On tuesday night, a package sent to the clintons was intercepted before it reached her home and chappaqua, new york, a screening technician spotted at where they checked all of the clinton mill. Now, president bill clinton was at home at the time. Former secretary Hillary Clinton had been campaigning in florida. In the meantime this morning, this explosive device was mailed to cnns headquarters in new york. It was just a former cia director
Journalists are descending on helsinki. Reporters from 61 countries have applied for credentials to cover the u. S. russia meeting. But theyre going to have very little access to the key events. Pat putin and trump plan to meet for a private conversation before official talks begin. No aides, no notetakers. Well never really know what is said. Because, really, can we trust either man . No. We cant. In the past, the u. S. President s words have projected power and shaped global decisions. What the president said meant something. It meant a lot. But not now. Not anymore. What President Trump says is so frequently false or nonsensical that his words dont have the same meaning, the same power, the same impact as past president s. Its a shame but its true. Trump simply cannot be trusted. He has proven this himself time and time again. Its his own lies and his own contradictions that have proven it. And that is why this is a profound test for journalists. How do you cover a person who twists
Were getting an update in moments. As political pressure ramps up, republicans tear into two of the nations leading Law Enforcement officials, telling Rod Rosenstein to wrap it up. We have the fact check and swamp watch later in the show. Lets start with new information on the news room shooting and we now know the names and faces of victims. Four veteran journalists, one sales assistant, ranging from 34 to 65 in age. A lot more on their lives in a moment. Police describe this as a targeted attack. One that may have come from a long time grudge against the newspaper. The 38yearold suspect will be in court in a half hour from now. The first time we will see him in court. Police raided his home overnight. He is charged with five counts of first degree murder. For the survivors, the morning feels surreal. One of the first reports on twitter from the phone of an intern inside the building, with the words please help us. I quickly recognized this is a malicious situation, he is here to do h
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