American airlines went United Airlines went down first. There was no way to process. Sam 5000 flights halted. The lines were so long we couldnt get in the door. Sam the computer connectivity issue affected communication with the aircraft and didnt allow the tickets to be printed. They fixed it around two hours around the same time the computers crashed at the New York Stock Exchange. We got spooked or panicked by this we are in the wrong business. We deal with things that are greater risk of importance than this. Minutes after that the final domino fell. The wall street journal website crashed. The department of Homeland Security said the incidents arent related. The white house echoed it saying its not a cyber attack. The administration is keenly aware of the risk that exists in the cyber space. There are a number of steps they have taken to improve communication between the private sector and the federal government when it comes to safeguarding cyber space. Sam the New York Stock Exc
It is worse than first reported. There estimates between the one million and 25 million employees , their information has been hacked, Sensitive Information that relates to criminal, credit, and families and acquaintances. A lot of people asking how this could have happened. There is a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee that is grilling the omb, asking for the director to resign. The director of that group is now saying she will not resign. Catherine archuleta said she will not resign, said she is committed to doing the work she wants to do. She and her top yet deputies are being asked to resign because of this huge grief. They are saying chinas responsible, china says they are not. Jonathan elias, abc 7 news. Montgomery county also developing, the fbi says it what it plans to attack americans over the july for holiday. The fbi says they thwarted plans to attack americans over the fourth of july holiday. First, Brianne Carter is on the National Mall with what we know about
Reporter many of the victims families were at the statehouse and so were thousands of others who came to witness a day many thought would never come. For the first time in my life the state has said we are one, all the lives matter. If it offends us we will take it down. The flag that came down today will now have a new home. In the states Confederate Relic Museum as part of the deal that the lawmakers in South Carolina agreed to. Marry bruce abc7 news. Jonathan a Southern Heritage group will be going to federal court later this month in an attempt to keep the Confederate Flag on the virginia specialty license plates. Virginia governor called the Confederate Flag divisive and hurtful and said he wanted to phase out the image on the silence plate. In the lawsuit, the sons of the confederate veterans said the Charleston Church shooting was not caused by the confederate battle flag and a ban on the Confederate Flag would not have prevented it. Kimberly now to a major shakeup at the office
Are available at this point. Scott a handful of legislatures are pushing for the recover act which would mean lifetime credit monitoring for the victims and 5 million in Insurance Coverage for identity theft. On capitol hill, scott thuman, abc7 news. Maureen he admitted shooting nine people to death in a Charleston Church. Tonight the f. B. I. Says dylann roof should never have been able to get the weapon. F. B. I. Director says a background check failed because of a breakdown in paperwork between Police Department and counties. Roof told investigators he attacked black Church Members in charleston to start a race war. Former Virginia Governor Bob Mcdonnells appeal has been denied. The court upheld public convictions against him and mcdonnel was sentenced to two years in prison but was free on bond in the appeals process. Northern Virginia Bureau chief Jeff Goldberg is live with the impact of todays decision. Jeff . Jeff this is a huge blow for governor mcdonnel. It looks like he will
Chuck mexicos most notorious drug dealer is now their most wanted man again. These maximumsecurity walls could not hold el chapo who pulled off a storybook jailbreak. This is a huge failure. He is one of the most powerful Drug Cartel Leaders in mexico, if not the most powerful. Chuck he slipped through a small hole in his tunnel including ventilation, lights and a motorcycle, a tunnel milelong. He is notorious for his use of tamils. He has a team of engineers and miners that have built over 100 tunnels between the u. S. And mexico. Chuck he spent 13 years on the run after a previous escape. Mexican authorities finally recaptured him just last year. El chapo at 58 was head of the mexican drug cartel, behind one quarter of all the Illegal Drugs smuggled into the united states. His criminal empire is blamed for tens of thousands of deaths, from drug overdoses and gang murders. He is like the Osama Bin Laden of drug trafficking. Chuck attorney general Loretta Lynch has offered help to get