Hey, julie. it actually took just 24 hours for investigators to gather enough overwhelming evidence to support the charges against this suspect. and we ve got sketches of him. he appeared in court yesterday last night in shackles in his wheelchair. his name i will not utter on air. not to give him the notoriety he seeks for his cowardly act for this act of terrorism he showed no remorse when the charges were read including violence and destruction of a motor vehicle, causing death which carries the death penalty. we ve also learned chilling new details of just how he plotted this attack for weeks after being radicalized online. even making dry runs to the city. he wanted to have an isis flag, according to authorities, on his truck during the attack. and an isis flag in his hospital room. and as if that was not enough, two years ago he was actually interviewed by the fbi about terror ties in 2015. but, it turns out a case was never actually opened up against him, after being listed as
Suspected act of terrorism, he was charged while sitting in a wheelchair and shackles showing no remorse as he heard charges against him, one count of providing material support to terrorists and one count of violence and destruction of a motor vehicle causing death. the letter charge carries the death penalty. we learned chilling details of how he plotted this attack for weeks after being radicalized online even making dry runs two years after he was interviewed by the fbi about terror ties. we also have new amateur video shot from an apartment above the scene where the suspect was captured and you can see the 29-year-old suspect aimlessly running around after he crashed his home depot truck. it was the act of one an uniformed nypd officer who shot him in the leg but to do with him. officer ryan nash gave a short
Having terror ties. so apparently he was worried about that but tonight the justice department put out a statement saying that there is no reason for him to fear arrest. so what s happening now is it s thought that they will stay in pakistan for 24 hours or so where a plan will be sorted out as to where they go, whether it s canada or the united states, and when. i appreciate that. get perspective now from david road who is a cnn global affairs analyst. he was held captive by the cal ban for seven months. also with us is cnn national security analyst and author of united states of jihad, peter berg en. peter, i know you ve been talking to sources as well. i m wondering what more you ve been learning about this. well, the u.s. intelligence was given to the pakistanis at 43:50 wednesday afternoon. three hours later they launched the operation. it was largely conducted according to pakistani officials
and husband, joshua boyle, canadian, i understand had concerns about traveling with the u.s. military. reporter: they wanted once rescued to go to canadian high commission, talked to american and canadian officials. he didn t want to board plane back to the united states. senior official told cnn he was worried about facing law enforcement scrutiny because married for one year to canadian woman who was sister of suspected terrorist who spent ten years at guantanamo bay. family expected of having terror ties. apparently worried about that. tonight the justice department put out statement saying no risk of arrest. now today it s thought would stay in pakistan while a plan is
Blocked from entering the u.s. because of their suspected terror ties. spain is part of the visa waiver program. almost immediately, isis social media accounts celebrated the attack in barcelona. these accounts are known in counterterrorism circles as fan boys, not to leadership accounts. but not long after the news agency, the mouthpiece for isis claimed responsibility. but not clear whether the individuals were inspired by isis, directed by isis, or simply opportunistic. spain, as you mention, has not been traditionally part of the isis online conversation. in july, and isis affiliated telegram account mention barcelona specifically. our contact says that it was flagged to law enforcement, as you also mention, the barcelona newspaper reporting that the cia warned the spanish counterparts in recent months about isis targeting the city. and specifically the area which is very much like times square in new york. or the shop to lizzie in paris