again, this goes back to why we are in syria to begin with. that is to defeat isis. this incident took place, the strike that the united states undertook on friday night into saturday morning was because syria is using chemical weapons on its own people. that s why we are there. we aren t there to force regime change. we are not there for any other reason. and that s why you saw this strike. bill: one last question here. in turkey there is a back and forth between our government and the government of turkey about an american age 50 andrew craig brunson on trial for alleged terror ties. what is his condition and whether or not you can get him released before trial? you are referring to pastor brunson. he has been held in syria for a couple of years now excuse me, in turkey for a couple of years now. turkey claiming that he was part of the coup that was attempted a few years back. we do strongly support our
That prosecutors say sayfullo saipov was at a home depot store, seen in this new photo, preparing to rent the truck police say he has now confessed to using to kill eight people, including five of those tourists from argentina. today, federal agents were canvassing the neighborhood in paterson, new jersey, where saipov lived. one of the neighbors took this photo in front of saipov s building, showing a home depot rental truck in the background. the photo was taken october 22nd, the day prosecutors say saipov did a dry run of his attack with a home depot truck. same truck, same model. reporter: saipov came to the u.s. from uzbekistan in 2010, under what s called the diversity immigrant visa program, and then, once here, saipov helped some 23 other uzbeks to come to the u.s., including two men suspected of terror ties. one of the things investigators will look at after this incident is whether there is any type of network or cell
Face. authorities say he wanted to put isis flags on his truck during the attack and wanted isis flags in his hospital room. if that is not enough we also learned he was interviewed by the fbi about terror ties in 2015 but they never opened the case against him. new amateur video, the 29-year-old suspect aimlessly running around after crashing his rental truck after being shot in the leg by a nonuniformed officer, hero, ryan nash. nash will not be allowed to comment until 9 rounds hitting the suspect on the left side. jillian: we are learning the mosque the terror suspect worshiped was on police radar since 2005. nypd officers conducting antiterrorist surveillance operation for over a decade. it was shutdown by democrats and
Court authorized wiretaps revealed thousands of isis related images and 90 videos depicting among other things isis fighters killing prisoners and running over them with a tank, beheading them and shooting them in the face. reporter: authorities say he wanted to but isis flag on his truck during the attack and wanted isis flags inside his hotel room, his hospital room. if that is not alarming enough, we learned he was interviewed by the fbi about terror ties in 2015. we have this new amateur video shot from the apartment above the scene, the 29-year-old suspect aimlessly running around the streets after he crashed his rental home depot truck before being confronted by an an uniformed nypd police officer who shot him in the leg and subdued him. he is a lone wolf and the only
Working as a uber driver and a professional truck driver. saipov grew up in tashkent, uzbekistan, living in this apartment building, and in 2010, came to america as part of what s called the u.s. diversity immigrant visa program, for citizens of countries who have not sent many immigrants to the u.s. today, president trump revealed saipov had helped bring many other uzbeks to the u.s. he was the point of contact, the primary point of contact for, and this is preliminarily, 23 people that came in or potentially came in with him. and that s not acceptable. reporter: u.s. officials tell abc news tonight that at least two of those 23 connected to saipov were suspected of possible terror ties. federal agents say saipov was asked about those two men in 2015, but that no case against him was ever opened. brian ross joins us live tonight. and brian, you re also learning that the alleged attacker told police he became radicalized in