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Re crews in maryland dug down ten feet to get the pooch. a chinese man hospitalized after the toilet seat on which he was standing collapsed. he was at the airport, didnt want to sit down. >> so he was standing. >> yeah. >> you know its dangerous out there, america. be careful today. thanks for joining us. "the real story" with gretchen carlson starts now. terror crackdown in americas heartland. the feds charging half-a-dozen people for plotting to travel overseas. and join isis. im gret...

They had their friend abdi nur. because he made it to syria last year and knows different routes and has different contacts nur has become a de facto foreign fighter recruiter for those in minnesota. as explained in the complaint, he is in regular contact with his friends, advises them and serves as inspiration for those who want to replicate his success. to be clear, we have terror recruiting problem in minnesota. and this case demonstrates how difficult it is to put an end to recruiting here. ...

Are doing this peer to peer network dont have a chance to do something like this again. >> the u.s. attorney there says and im quoting now, he says we have a terror recruiting problem in minnesota and also says the men arrested are part of a larger peer to peer recruiting ring. how extensive do they think the operation is? >> well we started to ask that conversation. they said it was an ongoing investigation and didnt want to get into the numbers. they say there are several people in the communi...

Terror probe that stretched from the twin cities to california. heres what we found out. authorities saying the arrests, four in minneapolis, two in san diego were made after a 10 month long investigation. thats how long these men were trying to join isis. were told it all came down to a large group of friends recruiting each other, shoring each other up. some of whom succeeded getting to syria but many were stopped and now these new arrests. andrew luger saying the arrests of coconspirators did...

Operative and "the washington post" columnist is covering the intelligence community in the yeast. the u.s. attorney from minnesota says that they have a terror recruiting problem. his words. a terror recruiting problem in the state of minnesota. what is it whats it about? and what is it about minnesota that causes this problem? >> well wolf theres a large somali community there. its not very well simulated at all. a lot of isolated kids unemployed small groups of them talking amongst each other...

Have extra help. they had their friend abdi noor. because he made it to syria last year and knows different routes and has different contacts, noor is defacto foreign fighter recruiter for those in minnesota. as explained in the complaint he is in regular contact with his friends, he advises them and he serves as a source of inspiration for those who want to replicate his success. to be clear, we have a terror recruiting problem in minnesota. and this case, demonstrates how difficult it is to pu...

Minnesota. two were arrested in san diego. they were expected to appear in court later today. they did manage to get the help of one of those individuals who ultimately was approached by the fbi and agreed to cooperate with authorities, did provide recordings that were the basis for this case. in terms of potential threats to the u.s. the authorities say he never plotted attacks within the united states. there was never a time anyone in the united states was in danger. their objective was to get...

This group of peers were dedicated to joining isis and would not be disswayed. minneapolis does have a large muslim population and they have a terror recruiting problem. they said it is not a somalia problem, minnesota problem, but everyones problem. one somalia youth did make it over there and he is a top recruiter. this peer group had an individual who defected and recorded conversations and showed how aggressively the role the man was playing. i want to play the sound byte in reference to the...