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outside the mosque when the bomber detonated his explosives. isis has claimed responsibility for that attack. cnn's nick valencia is covering the story. he was back in saudi arabia to be married? >> he was there visiting the country with the intention of getting married. but before he did that he was volunteering as a security guard outside of a shia mosque. there was recently another attack on a separate shia mosque which is why tensions were very high. that 22-year-old abdul jalil al arbash noticed the suspect when he showed up at the mosque dressed as a female. according to reports women were told to stay home because of the heightened security risk. abdul jalil is said to have chased off the attacker who ended up detonating the device killing himself and three others. at a memorial service held yesterday, abdul jalil's family spoke with the character of this young man. >> his move in saudi arabia was bravely. because of the bravery and heroism, he saved a lot of people.
>> he's like a brother or monday that brother, for everybody. if you can see right now, you're going to see a smile on his face. >> saudi arabia's government has not officially identified abdul jalil as the man who stopped the suicide bomber. but they did release a statement talking about the details of what happened during friday afternoon's incident. saying security men suspected a car and was heading to the car parking adjacent to the mosque. when the security men approached the car, it exploded killing four people one is believed to be the driver. spreading fire to a number of cars. abdul jalil's family says he saved hundreds of moves. >> wichita state university have issued a response as well? >> they're mourning the loss of this young man. they say he had an incredible character, was an incredibly good student as well. saying wichita state university community is saddened by the tragic death of one of our students our condolences go out to abdul jalil's family. >> very sad story. nick valencia thank you very much. they were held in gitmo for
conducting an official investigation. >> what he's describing in his story matches what's physically there at the time so i'm thinking this could be -- this could be something, it's something that really needs to be looked at closely. >> reporter: holloway wants a search but authorities say, that's not going to happen. >> it's useless to search there with drilling or whatever. one thing will be sure she's not lying there. she can't be lying there. >> reporter: dave holloway says if people have this idea it would require demolishing the hotel or doing major structural damage to investigators he says no that's not true. drill a couple of holes in foundation get a cadaver doug on the island, get it it past those holes and you'd have an answer quickly. as you heard, the prosecutor says not going to happen. >> fascinating case.
they did and didn't do when they learned about josh duggar's offenses here. we have to also hear about the victims in the story, we've heard from almost nothing from them or about them. the word by the way about the interview we will not be hearing from the children only from the parents. obviously them coming forward and speaking will be a first step where they hope to repair some of the damage publicity wise that's been done to their family. >> brian stelter, thank you. sentenced to life in an egyptian president but a jailed american is coming home. the story, next.
with tlc. it wasn't about advertiser pressure it was refreshinglecting what tlc was doing. but it's been wiped away off the internet and television. again, making it harder to bring it back in the future. one of most logical outcomes here is a spin-off. maybe that's why the parents think they need to do a television interview, they need to tell their side of the story and make it more possible 30 have a spin-off in the future. >> what about the brand? depending what the parents say of course what will happen to the duggar brand? >> you know this might be the rare sort of reality tv scandal that doesn't actually help a show. you know we've seen with "duck dynasty" it results in higher ratings and more interest in the subjects of the show. this might be one of the rare stories where that's not the case because we're talking molestation including of family members. that's why the questions for parents are going to be so crucial here. we have to hear from them what
callan to talk about more about this. ron, to you first, done this threaten to destroy hastert's legacy? >> sure. i mean this is just an extraordinary story, especially when you consider the way hastert was introduced to the country. i mean he really was for house republicans a return to normalcy. he became speaker after newt gingrich stepped aside following the republican losses in 1998 and the backlash against the impeachment of bill clinton and then when bob livingston was forced to step aside because of his own allegations of sexual misconduct. hastert seemed to be smoothing the waters and for the story to end, for his story to end with these revelations is an extraordinarily revessel of fate. >> let me follow up with you here because hastert was instrumental instrumental in passing the patriot act and it was the provision of that act that actually tightened restrictions on the cash withdrawals which, in the end, helped the feds build the case
on the street know what to look for. how to look for suspects. you know what to do with that information is very important. you'll be able to stop a terrorist attack. so it isn't money, it's manpower and it's training. >> jonathan gilliam, steven rodgers, great discussion thank you both very much. is still ahead, death on hudson. a woman accused of killing her fiancee by sabotaging his kayak. but the defense says this was not murder. their side of the story, coming your way, next. i'm caridee. i've had moderate to severe plaque psoriasis most of my life. but that hasn't stopped me from modeling. my doctor told me about stelara® it helps keep my skin clearer. with only 4 doses a year after 2 starter doses... ...stelara® helps me be in season. stelara® may lower your ability to fight infections
capsized in the choppy water. she told police she couldn't find him. it was april after an especially cold winter so the water was only about 40 degrees. rescue crews searched the river for viafore. no luck. graswald who is a u.s. permanent resident but a latvian citizen, described the scene to a reporter. >> i saw him struggling a little bit. he was trying to figure out how to paddle the waves, because they were again, crazy. and then i just saw him flip. >> reporter: but the police don't believe that story. graswald is charged with second-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter. the indictment alleges that as viafore reached for his paddle to save his own life graswald pulled it away. richard portale is angelika graswald's defense lawyer. did your client try to save her fiance that night on river? >> well i think she did, but
over but letting the intensity and interest die down. we learned in the last hour we'll hear from the family for the first time. the parents, the duggar parents giving an interview to megyn kelly that will air next week. in the statement the parents say they're going to be speaking from the heart, sharing our hearts with you about the pain that we walk through as a family 12 years ago, tears we all shed and forgiveness that was given. the subtext of the statement, randi, they're preparing to tell their side of the story. their side of this awful story for the tirs time what about -- that is surprising. i'm sure folks are anxious to hear about what they are say about. hulu dropped the episodes after consulting with tlc. which side initiated that. >> another example how this family crisis has deepened for the duggars and that's i think the point we were hearing howard bragman make in the story just now. hulu took the shows off the website a few days ago. the ceo did it in consultation
>> all right. sunlen serfaty, thank you very much for the update from washington. much more to the hastert story. l.a. times reporting an official spoke to a second man who accused hastert of similar allegations. l.a. times reporter tim phelps spoke to cnn's wolf blitzer about the second man. >> there were no payments going on between hastert and the second official reporting. >> this occurred when hastert was a teacher and a wrestling coach at that high school? >> well, we believe that's the case. we don't have a lot of detail on this second victim but in general, the charge is made clear it goes back before the time that hastert was in office. >> and the school where hastert taught during the alleged sexual abuse says it had no knowledge whatsoever of these accusations. let's bring in cnn senior political analyst ron brownstein and cnn legal analyst paul