going on before 2011 that came to the attention of the russians. was that via the internet? were there phone calls? you know, the russians have that part of the world, chechnya and dagestan covered pretty tightly for intelligence purposes. so something happened in 2011 or before 2011, and then he traveled there in 2012. did he have contacts there? were there people here that radicalized him? was it the digital jihad of the internet? a lot of questions out there. >> all right, peter brookes, former cia analyst, our appreciation. thanks for coming in this morning. >> thanks. >> we'll talk to you again soon. zoraida? >> 38 minutes past the hour. floodwaters, cresting rivers and sandbags are the big news this morning in middle america. millions of people are feeling the effects of last week's really heavy rain. a number of river towns under flood watches or warnings this morning with more rain sadly in the forecast. i feel terrible saying that. cnn's jim spellman is in one of those towns. he's in peoria, illinois. jim, people there are looking at water levels, i understand, that