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KCCI CBS Overnight News November 20, 2015

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All cbs cares for some, the step from up arms can be a short one, and Holly Williams has been exploring that part of the story. Reporter at least five of the terrorists were french citizens, some of them born and raised here. The french president says his country is now at war, but the uncomfortable truth is that the enemy comes from within. Theyre a tiny fraction of frances more than five million muslims. But around 1,000 french citizens are thought to have joined extremist groups in iraq and syria, and over 200 are believed to have returned home. Christian prouteau used to lead the antiterror squad in frances paramilitary police. And he has studied how young men are radicalized. Reporter dying . Dying. Reporter in the name of god. Right. Reporter after the bloodshed, the french have shown unity in their grief. Muslim leaders have condemned the attacks. And yet, many muslims in france say they feel excluded, ghettoized in poor suburbs, and discriminated against because of their religion. Kamal masaudi told us he immigrated to france four years ago from algeria. Only in a small minority of cases do those feelings turn to violent extremism, but Christian Prouteau told us fixing social problems is the only solution. Reporter there was a sharp spike in antimuslim incidents in france following the Charlie Hebdo shooting in january. The fear now, scott, is that in the aftermath of these attacks, french muslims will become even more isolated. Holly williams in paris for us tonight. Holly, thanks. President obamas plan to admit 10,000 syrian and iraqi refugees in the next year was dealt a serious blow today. The house voted 289 to 137 for tougher screening procedures, requiring the fbi director to sign off on each and every refugee from those two nations. Every republican and nearly 50 democrats voted yes. The senate will consider this after thanksgiving. The president threatened to veto, but todays vote would be enough to override it. A new report by Congress Says more than 250 americans have attempted to join isis. One in four is from minnesota, many of them former refugees. Jamie yuccas examines why this state has become a Fertile Ground for terror groups. Reporter 18yearold dahir ali is exactly who groups like isis are looking to recruit. Hes young, muslim, and often feels like an outsider. People come up to me and say youre this, youre that, youre a terrorist. Reporter he grew up in the Cedar Riverside community in minneapolis which has the largest somali population in the country. Many came as refugees in the 1990s. The Unemployment Rate here is 21 , three times the state average. And an Alarming Number of young somali men from this neighborhood have left to join extremist groups. Since 2007, two dozen have joined al shabaab in somalia. Imam Adbisalam Adam is part of a Community Task force created this summer to stop the radicalization. Its really time for muslims to really, you know, stand up and really fight these groups and defeat them through both faith and militarily, too. Reporter what is so appealing to young people . They are appealing to the sense of accomplishment, of being the other, more, you know, bigger than yourself kind of sentiment. Theres no contradiction between being a muslim, being an american, and being a somali. All three are good. Reporter this city has also deployed Somali Police officers, like Mukhtar Abdulkadir and Abdiwahab Ali to develop trust in a neighborhood suspicious of authorities. They walk the beat, meeting elders, interacting with the young, and men in the neighborhood now know them. You give them a number, they call you before they call 911. Reporter but they feel the frustration when one of those calls comes too late. They say, mom, i called i join the terrorist group. I will see you in heaven. Reporter currently five somali men from minnesota are awaiting trial accused of trying to join the terror group isis. Scott, there are at least 15 other cases being investigated. Jamie yuccas reporting for us jamie, thank you. Some American Veterans of iraq cant bear watching the country they fought to secure, lost to the forces of isis, and incredibly, some of them are returning to iraq as volunteer soldiers. We have an extraordinary report tonight from charlie dagata. Reporter the explosion caught the americans off guard. For these former u. S. Soldiers, its a return to a deadly war zone, but this time theyre fighting alongside Kurdish Peshmerga forces. Its just one wound to his tush. We have another guy down there, too. Hes kind of bloody. He was back that way. Reporter theyre volunteers in the battle against isis, also known as daesh, who have dug in around the oilrich region of kirkuk. Weve got daesh to the left in the village when you get all the way up here. Kidd, you all still good back there . This is an isis flag i captured on my very first offensive. Reporter your first offensive . Ohio native chris kidd was a marine sergeant in 2004 and fought in some of the fiercest battles in the iraq war. To watch isis try to take over all of iraq, i felt like it was destroying everything that we worked so hard to get because we didnt fight and die for nothing. Reporter so kidd sold his house and quit his job to join the new war against isis. Hes teamed up with about 10 u. S. Vets, including this former Army Lieutenant from arkansas. We wears a body camera on each raid. To protect his family, we agreed not to use his name. They thought i was crazy at first for coming out here. But theyre supportive now. Reporter the peshmerga are often outgunned, and isis has proven to be resilient. The u. S. Vets go house by house, but on this day, the enemy has vanished. Back on base, kidd repairs the u. S. Army vehicles theyve recaptured from the extremist group. But the biggest difference has been the increased u. S. Airstrikes. After the air support and when we push into towns, daesh run. Reporter how much of a difference does that make . A big difference. Reporter with the fighting growing more intense, these u. S. Vets are counting on that support from their former brothers in arms. Charlie dagata, cbs news, kirkuk, iraq. Theres a good deal more news tonight. From tv pitchman to convicted pedophile, jared fogel was sentenced today. And record hauls in the pacific, but its not fish. Right back. Weve been changing things up with ky love. Oh yeah. Its a pleasure gel that magnifies both our sensations. It gives us chills in places weve never gotten chills before. Yeah, it makes us feel like. Dare to feel more with new ky love. Choose to move freely. Move free ultra has tripleaction support for your joints, cartilage and bones in one tiny pill. 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To give you an idea of how much cocaine were talking about here, each one of these bricks is a kilo worth about 25,000. That means this is a quarter million dollars. This entire palette here, about 12 million worth of cocaine. The coast guard estimates its only catching a third of whats out there. Commandant paul zunkuft says the reason theres more cocaine is economics. When you look at the Business Case of what it takes to produce one kilo of cocaine, about 2,000 in colombia, that same kilo sells for 25,000 here in the United States. Reporter this is a lot of drugs. For coast guardsman brent leytezll, who has two kids, these 100day missions hit home. This makes a difference, and i can tell after all this stuff right here, my kids are safer now. Reporter nearly 700 smugglers have been arrested so far this year. As for the cocaine, some will be kept for evidence. The rest will be incinerated. Carter evans, cbs news, aboard the coast guard cutter bertholf. 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Learn how easily you can help keep this from happening to a loved one. Today, jared fogel, who got rich and famous making tv ads for subway, was sentenced to prison. Fogel pleaded guilty to trading in child pornography and having sex with underage girls. He is headed to a prison in colorado that offers treatment for sex offenders. Today, the food and Drug Administration approved the first genetically engineered animal for human consumption salmon, modified to grow twice as fast as normal. Critics call it frankenfish, but the fda says its safe to eat and safe for the fish and the environment. But it wont be available for for several more years. A magnitude 4. 7 earthquake rattled northern oklahoma overnight. It was centered near cherokee, about 140 miles north of oklahoma city. There was no serious damage, but it was felt for hundreds of miles. Geologists say an outbreak of quakes is likely caused by underground injection of wastewater from oil well fracking. State officials now want to close a couple of wells in the weve never seen it before. We end tonight with images that caught our eye. These are some of the youngest refugees from the wars in the middle east. Swedish photographer Magnus Wennman captures them as they sleep, or try to, far from the homes that they fled. Dreams of a Better Future battling nightmares of the past. And Bertrand Kulik photographed the most famous landmarks of paris this week as they were reflected in droplets of water, each one a sign of hope, for just beyond the tear drops lies the citys eternal beauty. Thats the cbs overnight news for this friday. For some of you, the news continues. For others, check back with us a little later for the morning news and of course, cbs this morning. From the Broadcast Center in new york city, im scott pelley. Captions by vitac www. Vitac. Com this is the cbs overnight news. News. Justice ministers of the European Union will hold an emergency meeting this morning in brussels, trying to avoid a repeat of last weeks terror attacks in paris. France wants the eu to tighten its gun laws, toughen border security, and choke off funds to extremist groups. Meanwhile in paris, there was loud applause in the French Parliament on confirmation that the alleged ringleader of the terror attacks was killed in wednesdays commando raid. Elizabeth palmer is in paris. Reporter abaaoud, a convicted isis recruiter and presumed terrorist mastermind was killed here in a suburban apartment. [ gunfire ] as he and his accomplices made their last stand in a ferocious gun battle with Police Wednesday morning. The police arent sure if the 28yearold was shot or if he blew himself up, but forensic officers had to rely on skin samples and fingerprints to identify his dismembered body. French media say the woman who is thought to have detonated a suicide vest in the shootout is abaaouds cousin, hasna aitboulahcen. Authorities believe abaaoud not only directed the paris attacks last friday, but is connected to four out of six other failed attacks in france this year, including one on a train in august when a gunman was overpowered by three american passengers. French intelligence thought abaaoud was in syria and had no idea he was in france until a tipoff three days ago that he was back. We received no information said the interior minister, from any of the European Countries he must have traveled through. With hundreds of young european men like abaaoud traveling back that points to serious holes in European Border controls, and a dangerous failure of some countries to share their data. Frances government is pushing to extend the state of emergency for three more months here, which, among other things, gives police the right to Search Properties without a warrant and order house arrests. Today, frances Prime Minister said that since friday, 600 searches have been carried out and 157 people with links to islamist extremism have been put elizabeth palmer, cbs news, paris. A new online video suggests that isis is preparing an attack on new york city. It shows images of manhattan and a man building a suicide bomb. Mayor bill de blasio insists new yorkers will not live in fear. Heres our report now from the crossroads of the world, times square. Reporter footage that includes times square appears on this video. Isis has used this footage before, which security says does present a problem, but at this time, they say there is no credible or specific threat. The people of new york city will not be intimidated. Reporter the video appears to show a man constructing an explosive device, strapping it around his waist and zipping his leather jacket. It then cuts to a shot of new yorks times square. And other crowded Street Scenes that were flashing to the detonation device. That video looks like its been hastily produced. It is a mismash of previously released video. Reporter on wednesday night, the Police Commissioner spoke from times square during a rare latenight press conference. In new york, we understand that we are a terrorist target. It reflects the importance of this city. Reporter a large portion of the 5 1 2 minute clip shows isis supporters praising last weeks deadly massacres in paris. The terror group has long used videos to spread their message and john miller, new york city deputy Police Commissioner nor intelligence and counterterrorism, says the release of this latest video is no different. This is isis doing what isis and al qaeda and terrorist groups do, which is propaganda. When we see the video, we make note of it, but its like a lot of the videos weve seen. Reporter earlier this week, the nypd enlisted an additional 500 officers, trained to handle terrorist threats. We have seen some of them this morning. We even saw a canine unit sweep some of our equipment. Feshls continue to stress the importance of see something, Say Something. The battle against isis is also being fought online by the International Hackers collective called anonymous. The hackers say theyve launched a devastating attack on the terror groups online presence, and anonymous insist there iss more to come. Isis is also having to cope with a change of policy at a major tech company. Reporter more than 20,000 twitter accounts belonging to isis were just taken down by anonymous. Wednesday, anonymous says it made good on its threat, launching a cyber attack against isis in retaliation for the violence in paris. Isis, we will hunt you, take down your sites, accounts, emails and expose you. It offered a link to a list of thousands of twitter accounts it says belonged to isis, claiming to have taken them offline. While twitter has proven to be a valuable recruiting tool for the terrorist group, experts are down playing the impact of anonymous actions. Theyre not going to be able to disrupt coordination between the isis network. Its much more of an annoyance than anything else. Yesterday, u. S. Intelligence officials stressed the need for greater cooperation between the government and Tech Companies messenger apps, which allow undetected communication between users, including potential terrorists. They find somebody they think might kill on their behalf or might come and kill in the caliphate. They move them to a mobile messaging app thats endtoend encrypted. At that

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