the arrest of nakoula basseley nakoula. nakoula basseley nakoula was convicted in 2010 of check fraud which prohibits him from using computers or the internet without approval. that film made by nakoula basseley nakoula has been sited as a motive or cover for the killing of u.s. ambassador chris stevens and three other americans. www.ktvu.com has complete coverage of the attack that killed u.s. ambassador chris stevens and the protest over the film. >>> the arrest of a top google exec is revivalling a debate -- reviving a debate. google's president of operations in brazil was arrested after the site declined to move videos criticizing a mayoral candidate. he faces up to a year in jail. >>> clergy members gathered in support of a bill from barring california from detaining illegal immigrants. they say it would limit unfair detentions and improve relations. >> it puts this wall of distrust between witnesses of crime, victims of crime, the immigrant community and the police. they think if i come in contact with you, it is putt

basseley nakoula. it is clear by going through these that investigators had a hard time tracking him down as well. the guy had several addresses, many social security numbers, and lots of names. court documents showed he used 17 different names including sam bacile, p.j. tobacco and thomas tanas. anyone having anything to do with sam bacile is scared to death right now across los angeles. this is neighborhood in long beach, a man that lives here says that nakoula basseley nakoula used his address to get credit cards and conduct some of the fraudulent activity that he carried out. he found out about it, called the police and hasn't seen him since. numbers associated with bacile's many identities turned up nothing. >> the number you dialed is not a work number. >> reporter: even anti-islamic activists said they were never sure who he was. >> sam is not his real name. i knew that. >> reporter: the same is true for the actors in his movie. >> he told me he was from israel today. he told me he was going to

federal authorities identified him as nakoula basseley nakoula. when we first told you about him last night he was using the same sam bacile and important training himself as an israeli-american. israel ministry said they have no record of sam bacile. he has a criminal past and is a coptic christian. miguel, what can you tell us, first of all about this man's criminal past. >> reporter: it's extensive. there's no doubt he doesn't don't found because in '91 he was convicted of misdemeanors, he didn't serve any jail time for that. in 1997 he was convicted of intent to manufacture methamphetamine, the drug methamphetamine and he served a year in prison for that and in 2010 in an elaborate fraudulent scheme he served a year in federal prison, elaborate scheme where he would create false identities and then get money through those credit card convenience checks put them into fake bank accounts, withdraw the money and then walk away from it all. >> obviously adding more intrigue to this bizarre story. what do we know about him being an coptic christian

federal officials say the filmmaker's name is nakoula basseley nakoula. the fbi says the agent has spoken with him in the last 24 hours. that name is very important. much more on the film and why it matters later in the program. but the group loosely affiliated with al qaeda in libya that has been accused of playing a role in tuesday's deadly attack on the american consulate in benghazi has just issued a statent denying responsibility. it's an important thing to say given that they haveuickly claimed responsibility for other attacks, including on american interests and on the red cross. libyan prime minister tells cnn at least one person has been arrested in conjunction with the killings of the american ambassador chris steven's and three embassy staff members. we have more information for you tonight about who those people are. glenn dougherty was a former navy s.e.a.l. working as a specialist in libya. sean smith was a state department computer expert. and, of course, chris steven's was the u.s. ambassador to libya. the fourth victim is another security

what more do we know about nakoula basseley nakoula other than a lot of names? >> we know a lot about his past. we're learning more importantly how he sam bacile, the name he gave as producer and write egg of the film and learning how he made the film. >> do you like hollywood. >> i do. >> lilly had been in hollywood a week when she answered an ad on craigslist for an action adventure film called desert warrior. >> just moved out here. >> she met this man, sam bacile seen here for the first time on u.s. television. she says he was in charge of everything. >> was it your sense he was the writer and producer? >> yes. i really believe he was the writer. he definitely was the producer. he was the one writing the checks, handing out the money. he was running the show. >> under the name sam bacile. >> uh-huh. >> the shoot, a little weird but never heard any talk of politics or religion. the actors thought they were making a low budget cheesy film with little plot. >> we did wonder what it was about. they kept saying george. we're like this is the middle east 2,000 yea

federal authorities identified him as nakoula basseley nakoula. when we first told you about him last night he was using the same sam bacile and important training himself as an israeli-american. israel ministry said they have no record of sam bacile. he has a criminal past and is a coptic christian. miguel, what can you tell us, first of all about this man's criminal past. >> reporter: it's extensive. there's no doubt he doesn't don't found because in '91 he was convicted of misdeamnors, he didn't serve any jail time for that. in 1997 he was convicted of intent to manufacture methamphetamine, the drug methamphetamine and he served a year in prison for that and in 2010 in an elaborate fraudulent scheme he served a year in federal prison, elaborate scheme where he would create false identities and then get money through those credit card convenience checks put them into fake bank accounts, withdraw the money and then walk away from it all. >> obviously adding more intrigue to this bizarre story. what do we know about him being an coptic christian a

federal officials say the filmmaker's name is nakoula basseley nakoula. the fbi says the agent has spoken with him in the last 24 hours. that name is very important. much more on the film and why it matters later in the program. but the group loosely affiliated with al qaeda in libya that has been accused of playing a role in tuesday's deadly attack on the american consulate in benghazi has just issued a statement denying responsibility. it's an important thing to say given that they have quickly claimed responsibility for other attacks, including on american interests and on the red cross. libyan prime minister tells cnn at least one person has been arrested in conjunction with the killings of the american ambassador chris steven's and three embassy staff members. we have more information for you tonight about who those people are. glenn dougherty was a former navy s.e.a.l. working as a specialist in libya. sean smith was a state department computer expert. and, of course, chris steven's was the u.s. ambassador to libya. the fourth victim is another secu

nakoula basseley nakoula of only allowed to use a computer for work. additional restricts prevented him from having anyone else get on the internet for him. so connecting the dots, if nakoula basseley nakoula is, indeed behind the film that sparked the deadly riots how did that film get on the internet? now it's unclear what nakoula basseley nakoula does for a living but it is certain investigators will be asking that question. in the meantime authorities say nakoula basseley nakoula has left the area and he will not be returning home. to the best of our knowledge his family is still in this home behind me. >> thanks, carter. >>> two u.s. marines are dead in afghanistan. insurgents attacked their base overnight in southern province. it was a complex attack involving suicide vests, rocket attacks, small arms fired. the perimeter of the space was breached. uk forces and u.s. of the attac with smoke coming out of the base. of course quite some distance from where this occurred. he was safe in this particular incident but questions have been asked about wh

here he is nakoula basseley nakoula. you can barely make him out there. he is there with the white scarf, the scarf is pretty thick covering up most of his face. >> he may have violated, but we are still learning more about him but cnn has been staking out his house for days. >> this is the house in california where nakoula stays hunkered down. this is where we find federal authorities are checking in whether his activities over the last several months violated his probation. the spotlight on the filmmaker growing stronger. the court is reviewing nakoula basseley nakoula's case to see if he broke his probation. supervised probation after his 2010 conviction for credit card fraud and identity theft. most glaring the filmmaker was barred from using any devices that would access the internet, except those approved by his probation officer and he was also ordered to pay nearly $800,000. >> what kind of man do you think nakoula is? >> nakoula is a very smart man and will do anything for money or fame. >> he would only talk to us on the phone, he now lives in f

nakoula basseley nakoula will remain in custody until another hearing is scheduled. his movie sparked protests across the middle east. >>> today in pakistan, more demonstrations are expected. security has been heightened around government buildings and diplomatic quarters. >>> four people were killed when a gunman opened fire at a sign-making business. the gunman then took his own life. that gunfire was first reported late yesterday afternoon. police swarmed the area but never fired at the shooter. the victims were found in the building and four others were wounded. "the minneapolis star tribune" reported the gunman was an employee who lost his job. >>> the first presidential debate will be next week. president obama and mitt romney will argue domestic issues next week. the obama campaign released a scathing commercial taking a shot at romney's remarks that 47% of americans don't pay income tax. >>> 47% of the people will vote for the people no matter what. they believe they are victims, they believe the government has a responsibility to care for them, who believe t

nakoula basseley nakoula is not under arrest here, but under escort after answering federal investigators' questions. they say he made out muhammud as a womanizer, a child molester and an idiot. let's take you to cnn's miguel marquez in los angeles. tell me what kind of legal trouble, if any, is nakoula in? >> well, it's not entirely clear. he was convicted in 2010 of fraud and identity theft. he was sentenced to a year in prison and five years probation, supervised probation. one of the things in that probation order is that he is not supposed to use any devices that could contact the internet or get online. because of his activities in the last several days, u.s. courts have opened up an investigation into his case to review everything. they wanted to bring him in to talk to a probation officer last night. and that's when l.a. county sheriff's detectives did. we have a bit more now on his probation -- the probation case against him. >> federal officials say the court is reviewing nakoula basseley nakoula's case to see if he broke terms of his probation. nakoula faced 26 conditions for f

the producer of the film, nakoula basseley nakoula is said to be in hiding. the dtsz threat is not backed by the pakistan's government, but the minister is inviting the al qaeda and taliban to help with what he calls a noble deed. recognized by one of america's fiercest enemies, hezbollah, one hezbollah politician said that nakoula basseley nakoula's film was made to be released to a wide audience in the west. >>> and at least 166 people killed today in syria, with government forces showing aleppo and the damascus suburbs. this comes as leaders of the rebel free syria army are moving into the turkey territory. it has many soldiers who defected from president al-assad's army to fight the regime. >>> and a man at the bronx zoo now in critical condition. a tiger bit the man several times after he leaped from the zoo's mono rail car into the pit. the rescue crews used help to push him away from the man. the zoo's director says the tiger won't be put down because the tiger didn't do anything wrong. >>> and some of the biggest names jamming at farm aid 2012. willie

basseley nakoula. there was no intention of the film's real story. >> i had no idea. this was a movie i thought nobody was ever going to see. >> you were shaking when you heard about the ambassador's death. >> yes. >> she feels betrayed by a man who pretended to be a filmmaker, a friend, sam basile, nakoula basseley nakoula. >> he wanted things a certain way. he knew what he was doing. he was playing us all along. >> reporter: the making of this film, the dark motivation would be oscar-worthy if hateful were a category. >> miguel marquez joins me live from los angeles. this story keeps going on and on and on. but do you believe this actress that she really didn't know what kind of movie she was making? >> yes. this is the second actor in the film i've spoken to. we've talked to others off film. they had a feeling something was not right about this. they thought it was a weird set but actors always think that sets are weird and hollywood is a weird place. they didn't think much about it. the script was

basseley nakoula. he spent time in prison twice for trying to make meth and also for bank fraud. actors who starred in his movie say he conned them, too. >> he told me he was from israel. he told me he was going to show the movie in egypt. and either i assumed he was from egypt or -- >> he led you to believe he was egyptian? >> yes. because that's what i believe. >> making up a tiny portion in the egypt, they say they're often targets of muslim discrimination. the whole thing leaves us with many questions, was it the film maker's intent to incite violence? if it was, should google ban the video from youtube all together, not just in egypt and libya? jonathan turley, from the daily bea beas beast. >> hate speech in libya is not the same as hate speech here in the united states. it was a difficult decision for google, wasn't it? >> it was. quite frankly, i don't think it's a close decision. this is not hate speech. this is free speech. google doesn't produce widgets or -- it prevents a forum for people t

. >>> and back home, nakoula basseley nakoula, the home is being guarded. and neighbors describe him. >> sometimes he would wear a robe that an arab family might wear. >> i feel so uncomfortable, but i never see that guy. he comes in and comes out and i never see him. >> and joining me now is roger cressey, former terrorism analyst, and michael isikoff, national correspondent, and first, news about the filmmaker, and we have learned more about the history and that being one of a criminal past and what have you been able to uncover? >> well, bizarre is the right word for this whole situation. if you remember the initial reports after the attacks on the embassies were that the film in question was made be by an israeli filmmaker named sam bacile, and the problem is that there was no record of sam bacile has been found, and we know that this individual nakoula basseley nakoula has acknowledgeded that he was the manager of the company that made the film. he denies that he is sam bacile, but he has a long criminal record going back to the late 1990s when he was

basseley nakoula. when we got here last night, there were several reporters out here from the print press and sheriff's deputies out here as well. a reporter i spoke to said he had arrived here and this man nakoula basseley nakoula was standing outside of his driveway. he acknowledged that that was in fact him, but this time he denied having anything to do with the film. the conversation was very, very brief because that's when sheriff's deputies arrived and once they were here on scene, they went inside and interviewed the family for about a couple of hours. then they got into their cars and just left without saying anything to us. and we were left here stranding outside, knocked on the door, no one would come to the door. now sheriff deputies are telling us they have nothing to do with this film and we are wasting our time. but i can tell you this, the film has very strong connections to what we're witnessing outside of this home, the front door and the chandelier hanging from the front door, there a

nakoula basseley nakoula asked police for protection and left his california home after getting death threats. a correspondentic -- a coptic christian, identified as a drug manufacturer and scam tist. he told authority he wrote the script in prison. secretary of state hillary clinton said the movie was apparently intended to provoke rage. >> this video is disgusting and reprehensible. there is no justification, none at all, for responding to this video with violence. >> some actors in the film have come forward to say they were duped. they said, the original script contained nothing about muhammad. but offensive word were dubbed in after the filming. >> yes, our correspondent in cairo, talking with a lot of the protestors, they want an apology from president obama. this film has been pulled, film pulled from public view. john, martha raddatz reported on "world news" last night that there were warning signs that al qaeda's leader was encouraging american retaliation from libyans for the death of a libyan-born militant. the state department was aware that this arab movie aired on tv and

nakoula basseley nakoula asked police for protection and left his california home after getting death threats. a correspondentic -- a coptic christian, identified as a drug manufacturer and scam artist. he told authority he wrote the script in prison. secretary of state hillary clinton said the movie was apparently intended to provoke rage. >> this video is disgusting and reprehensible. there is no justification, none at all, for responding to this video with violence. >> some actors in the film have come forward to say they were duped. they said, the original script contained nothing about muhammad. but offensive word were dubbed in after the filming. >> yes, our correspondent in cairo, talking with a lot of the protestors, they want an apology from president obama. this film has been pulled, film pulled from public view. john, martha raddatz reported on "world news" last night that there were warning signs that al qaeda's leader was encouraging american retaliation from libyans for the death of a libyan-born militant. the state department was aware that this arab movie aired on tv a

they say the man wrapped in the towel is nakoula basseley nakoula. they wanted to question him about possible probation violations. now he served time for bank fraud and is banned from using the computer. the investigators say the man is not in custody, nor, is he under arrest. >>> and we still have not seen his face, but the world's eyes are fixed on the 55-year-old, as we learn more about the checkered past. and as we shed light on this nakoula basseley nakoula, miguel, we learned he was taken in for questioning today. what is that all about? >> this was a voluntary effort on his part and the authorities's part. he was under supervised probation for that bank conviction back in 2010. they are concerned that he may have broken some of the rules. there are 26 different conditions tied to his probation. the one they seemed to be perhaps most focused on is whether or not he was accessing the internet in ways that he should not have been. he can access the internet, i want to be cleared. but he has to do it with his probation officer's okay. he is also

basseley nakoula. a coptic christian who lives in california. today, media and place were gathered outside his suburban home, but he never appeared. sources tell abc ne b kr nubc n received threatening calls and is scared for his life. tonight, protesters are still gathered outside the u.s. embassy in egypt, whose government, led by the muslim brotherhood, is under fire for not con telling the attacks quickly or forcibly enough. >> i don't think that we could consider them an ally, but we don't consider them an enemy. >> reporter: in an interview with tell money doe, president obama was surprisingly stern about the egyptian response. >> and if they take action that indicate they're not taking those responsibilities, as all other countries do where we have embassies, i think that's going to be a real big problem. >> reporter: and the u.s. embassy in cairo pointed out that while the muslim brotherhood's english twitter feed pledged support for the u.s., its arabic language field was focused on decrying t

basseley nakoula would be a target. this video went viral, occupy protesters seen pepper sprayed by a campus police last year, you may have seen them. well now, they are each offered 30 grand if approved by a federal court. now a deal, if settled, would be in regard to the 30 sprayed. the officer is not there anymore, the university will not say if he quit or was let go. >>> and many cases could be overturned after an employee admitted she lied about having a master's degree, but that is not all. she misled her employers when applying for the job at the department of public health.Ñi she was led away in cuffs. holly hughes has more. she has held this position for nine years, impacting 60,000 drug samples, what charges could she face there in terms of, if the samples came back positive or negative? that would influence if somebody went to jail or not. >> absolutely, well, the big challenge right now is the statute of limitations which has been running because she has been at this for a long time. but for the most recent

sam bacile or nakoula basseley nakoula. the guy had several addresses, many social security numbers and lots of names. court documents show he used at least 17 different names, including sam bacile, p.j. to be alcoho alcohol, krtbal. nakoula basseley used his address to get credit cards and conduct the fraudulent activity that he carried out. he found out about it, called the police and hasn't seen him since. numbers associated with b aacile's many identities turn up nothing. >> the number you dialed is not a working number. >> reporter: even anti-islamic activists who workd with him say they don't know who he was. >> sam is not his real name. i knew that. >> same for actors in his movie. >> he told me he was from israel, told me he was going to show the movie in egypt and either i assumed he was from egypt or -- >> he led you to believe he was egyptian? >> yes. because that's what i believed. >> reporter: this is the best address we have for sam bacile or nakoula basseley. you can see all the media is camped out here. we'l

nakoula basseley nakoula who put all his skills together to pull off the role of a lifetime. >> he had a vision, okay. him and the director get in arguments. he wanted things a certain way. he knew what he was doing. >> reporter: in this commtown, common experience, but this film, it would be oscar worthy if hateful, as a category. >>> this in los angeles, a muslim and coptic christian leader stood side by side, strongly condemning both the film and the violent reactions. let's listen. >> we cannot allow the action of a few deceived fanatical individuals to define our communities. those individuals are responsible for their deepest actions which cannot be reflective of the respectable communities they claim to be members of. the violence only serves to continue ahead rather than taking positive steps to start the healing process. >> start the healing process, those comments a short while ago from los angeles, that joint news conference with coptic christians and muslim leaders. >>> and as we roll into the second hour here, i'm brooke baldwin, thanks for being with me on cnn. want to le

basseley nakoula made his break for a waiting squad car. >> anything to say about what's going on in the middle east? >> reporter: covered head to toe in heavy clothing, a towel around his face, authorities say he was headed to a meeting with federal probation officers, voluntarily. the disguise, they say, was his choice. >> nobody's arrested. nobody's detained. nobody's in custody. >> reporter: naciewla had been under the microscope ever since his name surfaced in connection with that youtube clip of the anti-islamic film. his attorney says the international media attention on his family is near the breaking point. >> you're keeping his young children prisoners in their own home because they're afraid to gh out so if you would disburse and let them do what nay of they need to do we would appreciate it. >> reporter: little is known about nakoula. he is a 55-year-old married father of 3 convicted of bank fraud in 2010. he used stolen credit cards and fake identities to steal nearly $800,000 from a half a dozen financial institutions. he was released from prison last year, but he was s

basseley nakoula, is behind the film. a convicted felon, mr. nakoula has changed his various news outlets native ambassador chris stevens and three others killed in the assault on the u.s. compound in libya, calling them patriots who served america's ideals -- for others. ambassador chris stevens, 52, had close ties to the bay area. he graduated from half piedmont high school in the east bay, cal-berkeley and the u.c. hastings law school in san francisco. obama took part in a transfer of remains ceremony in a hangar at andrews air force base, joined by vice president joe biden and secretary of state hillary rodham clinton. after meeting with families of the victims, obama watched as flag-draped cases carried off of a transport black hearses. also killed in the tuesday assault were americans sean smith, glen a. doherty and tyrone s. woods. >> today we bring home four americans that gave their lives for our country and our values. >> chris stevens was everything americans wanted in an ambassador. and the entire country has

nakoula basseley nakoula was picked up on a probation violation. in 2010 he was quicked of federal check fraud. he's been -- convicted of federal check fraud and he's been in hiding since his film the innocence of muslims sparked the violent protests. the film depicts muhammad as a womanizer, fraud and child molester. >>> the nfl regular refs are back. a tentative deal has been reached ending the lockout that started in june. that is especially good news for the ravens. they've got a game with the browns tonight. our own kristen berset is at m&t stadium in baltimore with more on that. what's the story? >> reporter: hey, derek, yeah, that's right. the league wanted these real officials back as soon as possible. so they said the deal was done early this morning like you said, but they haven't officially signed anything. commissioner roger goodell lifted the lockout so they could have the officials back for tonight's ravens/browns game, big deal. things will try and get back to normal. many of the changes with the real refs back may not be completely

this is video of 55-year-old nakoula basseley nakoula. he was taken into custody yesterday afternoon on suspicion of violating the term of his probation, which includes lying to investigators and using aliases. na cowl la will remain behind bars because he's considered a flight risk. secretary of state hillary clinton will host talks that include the union and the arab league. the talks do not include russia or iran. it's led to more than 30,000 deaths. >>> the white house says president obama will call israeli prime minister netanyahu to follow up on their speeches. net drew a red line on a diagram of a bomb saying iran was close to completing the second stage of nuclear enrichment. the leader and president obama disagree on how to confront iran. some critics say president obama snubbed net by not -- netanyahu by not meeting with him in person. >>> raising cash on the campaign trail. romney makes stops in boston where fundraisers are expected to combine $8 million. president obama will keep his campaign close to washington where he has t

this man said he will pay $100,000 for the death of nakoula basseley nakoula. he is said to be in hiding, but they hope to defuse this situation before it grows even worse. take a listen. >> translator: i come from the corporation of laws and resisting hatred and against violence, against terrorism, against killing and against c confrontatio confrontations. >> the pakistani government is making it clear the bounty is not an official position. >>> president obama arrives in new york to attend the u.n. general assembly tomorrow. the president speaks to the assembly on tuesday. administration officials say he more likely will talk about the worldwide protests on the film that insults the muslim religion. the president is expected to restate his position on the movie and also denounce the violent acts of some protesters. >>> both president obama and republican rival mitt romney will talk policy and presidential politics during interviews tonight on "60 minutes." they're both bracing for a busy week on the campaign trail. here's editor paul steinhauser. >> mitt romn

tonight, federal authorities are identifying 55-year-old marckel ross -- nakoula basseley nakoula as the key figure behind what sparked this wave of violence. he is on federal probation after being guilty of federal bank -- fraud. after his release he was ordered to not use computers or the internet. in the meantime, several actors who appeared in the fi they were duped about their roles and that incendiary language was over the lands they delivered. stay with abc 7 news for complete coverage of the deadly attack in the search for the killer of u.s. ambassador christopher stevens and three other americans. for instant updates, go to wjla.com and other social media websites on facebook and twitter. a man is dead after he was stabbed by a woman in the district. this happened in the 300 block of bryant street in northeast. the incident started when the man began hitting the woman. she then pulled out a knife and stabbed him. circumstances. 11:00, a call for action during a emotional night in capitol heights 48 hours after the murder of a well liked high school student. marckel ross was

>> reporter: a lot of nakoula basseley nakoula and the actors and what's on the line for mr. nakoula. nakoula basseley nakoula, the man at the heart of a crude of anti-islamic propaganda, cnn obtained the first picture in the u.s. of gnaw cow la trying to keep the identify hidden from the world. was it your sense he was the writer and producer? >> yes. yeah. i really believe he was the writer. he definitely was the producer. he was the one writing the checks, handing out the money. he was running the show. >> reporter: nakoula posing in charge of the production writing the scripts, even paying the actors. how much were you paid for this film? >> probably $500. altogether. >> caller: three or four days of work? >> yeah. >> reporter: on the checks name and signature, the same name on the call sheet that actors and crew got every day and one of the ads seeking actors that name again. with the slightly different spelling. significant because the probation order for nakoula basseley nakoula clearly states he can not use for any manner or purpose the legal name without prior writte

basseley nakoula, is behind the film. a convicted felon >> violence against critical american personnel from tunisia, sudan and they are investigating the u.s. ambassador murder in libya. forced to delay their violence. thousands of taking to the streets. >> there is no excuse. the united states will not tolerate efforts. their visit until the following region is safer. >> the members of the series of violent attacks against embassies. and consulate premises of nemesis and multiple locations. anti-muslim project that sparked a wave of mob violence across the middle east and may have created the cover for a deadly attack on us diplomats in official told the in libya, calling them patriots who served down their lives for others. >>reporter: some say it was deliberate. >> i was described actions by citizens. >>reporter: there is no believe that it continues to be pre-planned. demonstrations however continue to be ongoing in other areas of the globe. >> tonight the first looked into libya . the ruins, the blood stains smeared

. >> reporter: nakoula basseley nakoula wrapped a towel around his face as police took him in for questioning. the southern california filmmaker is linked to an antimuslim web video that sparked deadly protests in the muslim world. >> he was never arrested, never detained, never in custody. it was all scroll voluntary. >> reporter: he denies directing the film but federal authorities want to know if his involvement violates a condition of his parole. he was convicted of bank fraudand is banned from using the internet. protests spread to australia saturday. police used pepper spray to push back hundreds of demonstrators outside the american consulate in sidney. >> we're demending mohammed's honor. >> reporter: in cairo where the demonstrations began, officers cleared protesters from the square. demonstrations erupted in more than 20 countries over the past week. ambassador christopher stevens and three other americans died during an assault on the u.s. consulate on tuesday. president obama is calling on all nations to protect americans serving overseas. >> we must also send a clear and resolut