her father, an ivy league educated doctor, her mother, a nurse. katy's high school teachers say she was a talented artist, a nice girl, a good student. her high school yearbook entry lists her plan as college and the peace corps. she was attending college when she met tamerlan tsarnaev at a nightclub, we're told. she apparently converted from christianity to islam for him and the couple married several years ago. now she's in the middle of a terrorism investigation, although prosecutors have not yet charged her with anything. catherine herridge on fox top story live in washington. what more do we know about the communications between katy russell, the wife, and the suspect? >> two source familiar with the investigation tell fox news katherine russell communicated with her husband after the bombing. one source said it included at least one phone call, with the second source describing an e-mail, possibly containing an attachment which included a surveillance photo released by the f.b.i. >> she had conversations with him before hand. she lived with him. she saw his change in attitude. she's got some explaining to do or at least some very difficult questions to answer. >> the lawyer for katherine russell did not respond to e-mail. >> shepard: what more do we know about what investigators have found on the computers? >> you remember monday, f.b.i. agents searched the home of katherine russell's parents in rhode island, leaving with plastic bags, what appeared to be toothbrushes for dna testing and a computer. tonight there is no indication that russell's dna matches the female dna found on the bomb components. on the computers and investigators source says the al-qaeda web magazine inspire, best known for jihaddist propaganda and instructions for home made bombs, was found bit f.b.i., but the source did not explain whether the al-qaeda magazine wagon found -- was found on katherine russell's computer or her husband or brother-in-law. what's called the exploitation of the computers is ongoing. so with confirmation that the feds believe the bombs were made in tamerlan tsarnaev's home, clearly the focus is very much intensifying on the widow, katherine russell. >> shepard: catherine herridge, thank you. let's get inside into the investigation, the criminal defense attorney and form f.b.i. investigator bill daily are here. bill is the senior vice president of control risks, which is an international risk management firm. this investigation is expanding. >> absolutely. it's expanding both here, as well as over seas. we're not hearing a lot about what's happening overseas, but the f.b.i. is working with the russian authorities to find out who and where tamerlan may have visited during his trip over there. but this is certainly a stunning development here. we hear more about the wife, the former wife and perhaps what was on the computer. >> shepard: we further learned that it appears multiple bombs were built right there in their apartment. >> it's crazy. we're finding out possibly 800 square foot apartment they lived in, those bombs apparently built in the apartment. she lived there. what did she see in what did she know prior to this? was she part of a conspiracy? did she know anything? was she involved? did she know and not saying anything? there are so many questions here and that's what there will be a lot of focus on. what did you know? what did you say? what didn't you say? were you involved directly or too scared? we can't say she was involved in the conspiracy. maybe she was too scared to speak up. but what happened before this attack and what was planned after inasmuch after the bomb -- >> shepard: after the bombing, the pictures came out of the two suspects. we now have information that suggests the wife e-mailed the photo of now dead suspect to the now dead suspect. so they had communication. >> one of the troubling things is beth that statement, as well as what we've heard about maybe the other friends who texted the younger suspect who is now in custody, basically saying, we think they have your picture. well, are they calling the authorities? the first people you should be calling is the authorities. if they start sending information out to the suspects alerting them, i would say they were providing some type of support or aiding them in some way. >> legally, you're absolutely right. that can be aiding and abetting. that can be part of a conspiracy charge. and that is where -- what is the delineation? did you send this to your husband asking him, is this you, or did you send it to alert him, oh, my god, they know it's you? there is a very big difference here. and she's going to have a lot of explaining to do with her attorney present, i'm sure. she was mirandized. >> shepard: what do you think about how it is they're approaching her. >> i think it's being done in a very fold out matter. i think it's guidance from the u.s. attorney, as well as the f.b.i. joint terrorism task force. they want to make sure that whatever they find is done in the appropriate way. later, if it is subject to prosecution, they can do it in a way that those charges might stick. again, we don't know if that's the case, that any charges would be made. but we know they're doing it in a thoughtful and thorough way. we have a computer, very helpful in the investigation and finding out what the two brothers may have been speaking about beforehand, who they communicated with and we're learning now that's probably how they learned to build a bomb. >> shepard: you wonder how many people were in and out of this apartment when they were making the bombs because the evidence, according to investigators, our sources are telling us it appears there is evidence, traces of bomb making materials in the bathroom, in the kitchen, all over the place. >> and that's what's troubling. i think that's why this woman now is the center and focus of an ongoing investigation to find out what the plans were and what the future plans were and who else was involved. here and abroad. we need to stop the terrorists. so we need to get the information from her as to what was going on, what was the group? >> shepard: thank you both. >> thank you. >> shepard: rebecca and bill, the feds have just launched a new effort to confirm that every international student in the united states is holding a valid student visa. remember, the white house acknowledged that one of the friends accused of hiding some of the younger suspect's evidence was in the united states illegally. border agents had allowed him back into the u.s. in january, even though his university had academically dismissed him and the feds terminated his student visa. now a spokesman says the department of homeland security ordered agents at the border to insure now that every student who arrives in the u.s. is holding proper paperwork. that's effective immediately. the spokesman calls it common sense. a monster wildfire is burning in the los angeles area. it exploded from ten acres to 10,000 acres in about a day. it is scorching a piece of the golden state half the size of manhattan. about 4,000 homes are in the line of fire right now. about 30 structures already destroyed. thankfully nobody hurt. it broke out early yesterday morning in ventura county. about 50 miles north and west of los angeles. but sounds weird, but that's where it is. the flames already reached pacific coast highway, forcing officials to close it down in some areas. look at this, you can see it burning from space. this satellite photo clearly shows the orange flames near the california coast and a stream of smoke blowing west. william lajeunesse on the front lines for us this afternoon. right now evacuation orders still in effect? >> yes, they are. several different areas. fire driven by 20 to 40 mile-an-hour winds jump the four lanes of pacific coast highway early today over right here at the ventura naval base. as you can see, it scorched the vegetation, down the power lines and destroyed the firing range. they had several hundred evacuated here. we have about 1,000 firefighters on the scene knocking down flare-ups. some in the scattered areas of the canyon of santa monica mountains, the homes difficult to protect. the wind shifted 180 degrees several hours ago. basically instead of the santa anna coming out of the north and east, now you have an onshore flow. that's good for the people of malibu, but bad for people on the north side of this fire. new evacuations in those areas. firefighters trying to protect some of the luxury homes there. they're asking for help to evacuate horses. so basically at this point in time, things are looking better, better weather over the weekend. but this fire is not giving up yet. back to you. >> shepard: william, peak fire season in southern california runs from june to november. sometimes it can start early, which it has 'cause such a dry winter combines with the strong santa anna winds. that's why we're seeing an early fire season this year. we got some incredible news on our economy today that the dow had hit an all-time high. unemployment, dipping to its lowest level in years. >> we are gaining jobs. over 160,000 new jobs. unemployment has ticked down. that's good news. it's an improvement, but not impresssive. >> shepard: tonight where we stand and where we're headed. plus, airport luggage handlers caught on camera stealing from passengers' bags right inside the airplane. cash, electronics, from the suitcase noose their pockets. and actress reese witherspoon pleads no contest after this video surfaces. >> you better not arrest me. are you kidding me? >> no, i told you. >> i'm an american citizen. >> shepard: an american citizen run-in with the law coming up. >> shepard: it's been more than half a decade since the dow jones topped 14,000. that was right before the financial collapse. it's been a painful climb back. today for the first time since then, the dow hit new milestone, 15,000. happened after the feds released their monthly employment report showing companies added 165,000 jobs in april. that's more than many economists predicted. it pointed to more job growth than previously believed in prior months. if you look at this chart, you can see the economy added at least 100,000 jobs every month since last summer. as a result, the unemployment rate fell again from 7.6% in march to 7.5% in april. that is the lowest level if four years. doesn't take an expert to spot this trend. you can see how unemployment surged just from -- from just above 4% in 2006 to more than 10% in 2009. it's been declining steadily over the past couple years. stocks rallied on this news. the dow surged at the opening bell, trading above 15,000 this morning. then slightly pulling back. by the close, it was up 142. the nasdaq 38. s & p, 17 to settle above 1600. gerri willis is with us. what is going on? >> your 401(k) is doing better. not just the dow, but the s & p 500, both of these indexes hitting new highs midday today. here is what's propelling it. better earnings by these companies. the revenue line ain't so great, but the epf is great. the fed standing behind it. >> shepard: really there is some other bright spots out there in the economy. >> the housing thing to me, is the biggest thing. so housing prices up 9.3%. that's a 20-city index by schiller. good news for people under water on their mortgages. those prices going higher. and also they're propelled by the lower mortgage rates. take a look at these numbers. 3.42% on the 30-year fixed. unbelievable. and a new low for the 15-year. 2.54%. 2.54%, have you ever heard of that? >> shepard: never. i saw those numbers and i was like, is this right? >> yeah. it's good news for people out there. >> shepard: let's hope they loosen up some none and get this going. >> you bet. >> shepard: have a great weekend. >> thank you. >> shepard: thanks. the white house says today's jobs report is further proof that the u.s. economy continues to recover. ed henry is traveling with the president live tonight in costa rica. ed? >> shep, you're right because white house officials note it wasn't just a good april jobs report, but also the government revised upwards their jobs estimates for february and march, netting 100,000 or so more jobs than was originally said by the labor department. democrats like chris van hollen says this shows we're on the rebound. take a listen. >> we are gaining jobs, over 160,000 new jobs, unemployment ticked down. that's good news. >> when you look at the fine print, the manufacturing sector is a soft spot. in fact, there were no new jobs, zero created in april in the manufacturing sector. that's why various republicans are saying this is not time to celebrate yet. take a listen. >> we need to get this economy growing to have more people working, more taxpayers. not raising tax rates on those that are working. but have more people working. we could do it if not for this drag, this anchor of the president's health care law. >> now, the republican national commit chairman said today part of the problem is that the president is not focusing on jobs. neither the president nor media mentions it at tuesday's conference, as if on cue, officials said they had schedule an event in austin for the president to talk about the economy. he'll do that next thursday. >> shepard: ed henry. earlier in mexico, the president spoke before a crowd of students, calling for u.s. lawmakers to pass an overhaul of immigration laws. >> we're a nation of laws, but we're also a nation of immigrants. like every nation we have a responsibility to insure that all laws are upheld. but we also know as a nation of immigrants, the immigration system we have in the united states right now doesn't reflect our values. >> shepard: the president also commented on mexico's bloody including war. he said the future of both countries depends on doing something about it and acknowledged demand for illegal drugs, including here in the united states, is at the root of the problem. there is a new push to build a casino in the second city. the illinois state house is considering a bill that would allow for gambling in chicago. the state senate approved the measure earlier this week. the governor rejected two similar bills in the past. but analysts say he's now softening his stance as the state runs into some money problems. police say some of the flyers at one airport collected their bags and discovered they were missing their cell phones or money. now newly released surveillance video helped police bust the baggage handlers. we'll show where you this happened. plus the abortion doctor accused of murdering live babies could learn his fate within days. ahead, the jury's pointed questions in the trial of kermit gosnell [ man ] on december 17, 1903, the wright brothers became the first in flight. 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