Lets talk live in the cnn newsroom. Good morning. Im Carol Costello. Thank you so much for joining me. We begin this hour with a war on isis and battle lines drawn at home and overseas this morning, americas top military officer arrived in baghdad and Martin Dempsey is in the capitol as iraqi force wage their biggest offensive yet against isis. In ohio a reminder of militants far reached. A 20yearold cincinnati man, christopher cornell, said he wanted to kill the president and says he conspired with isis to launch a deadly attack on the u. S. Capitol. He laid out his plans in a riveting and wide ranging phone interview from his jail cell. In a few moments we will talk with a reporter with cnn affiliate. First, listen to some of their conversation. The event i planned on tuesday september the 20th, in washington d. C. Would have been a great attack against america. Even with my capture its repercussions will not stop. Although it would have been a major attack against america, events th
Revealed that the copilot was hiding a medical condition from his employers and that he was deemed unable to work even on the very day he killed 149 people aboard his flight. Now this new evidence apparently seized in a Police Search of his apartment and the home of his parents. Investigators are searching for a motive. Was this an act of terror or a twisted mind hell bent on suicide and mass murder . Cnns Fred Pleitgen is in cologne, germany. Fred . Reporter hi anderson. All of this comes from a statement that the Public Prosecutor in the town of dusseldorf gave out. One of the things that you read when you read that language in german is that its very blunt for german standards. Theyre very clear about the fact that Andreas Lubitz was hiding the condition from his employer. Hiding it from his employer. They didnt elaborate whether it was Mental Illness or more physical illness. However, they did say that they did find several doctors notes that have been torn up including one that co
We begin with our world lead. Today, yet another stunning new development about the man Officials Say deliberately piloted a passenger jet and the 149 other souls on board to their deaths in the french alps. Today, as teams in france recover the dead investigators in germany removed boxes of evidence from the copilots home and say they found a shredded sick note pronouncing Andreas Lubitz unfit to work. Its unclear why a doctor declared the copilot unsuitable to fly, but what is clear is that the airline never got that sick note. Want to get to cnn aviation correspondent rene marsh. Whats the latest on this note . This is another shocking revelation in this story about this pilot who deliberately brought down Germanwings Flight 9525. A german Prosecutor Says 27yearold Andreas Lubitz did not leave a suicide note and no indications of political or religious motivation but investigators make some alarming discoveries. Evidence in his home that suggest he was medically unfit for work and t
Did something hit the windshield of that train before it crashed . Also a huge setback in the war against isis. The terror group seizing the key city of ramadi. But u. S. Officials say this fight is far from over. Lets talk, live in the cnn newsroom. Good morning, im Carol Costello thank you for joining me. We begin with that deadly biker brawl in waco texas. Rival gang members shooting at each other and then opening fire on police. The chaos unfolding outside a busy restaurant before the bullets and chains used as weapon weapons. In all 9 people were killed, 192 taken to jail. Authorities describing the scene as violent and gruesome. Hes more from cnns nick valencia. These are dangerous, hostile biker gangs were dealing with. Reporter erupting in broad daylight close to 200 members of rival biker gangs broke out in a deadly fight sunday. First fists, chains guns and knives knives. 100 miles south of dallas in waco texas, at a twin peaks restaurant as many as five criminal motorcycle g
River apparently hit by a tornado. An urgent rescue operation new under way. Im wolf blitblitzer. Youre in the situation room. A suspect under surveillance by an fbi led Terrorism Task force is shot dead in boston after allegedly waving a large military knife at officers. Along with two associates believed to have been radicalized by isis. This comes as the senate voted 6732 to back a measure reforming a Controversial National Security Agency surveillance method trying to track tire riss through americans phone records. Ill speak live with congressman adam shift of the Intelligence Community and our correspondents analysts and guests are standing by. Lets begin with elise laf itch. Shes in boston on the scene. Whats the latest on this man and his links to terror . Reporter well the Boston Police department and fbi just wrapped up a press conference a short time ago. They tell us that they were watching 26yearold usaama rahim for some time. Its as long as two years as part of this task