, but ramadan from last year and the year before. encouragement from the likes of al-adami from the islamic state to have a month of calamity. it may sound strange to have during one of the holiest months in the muslim faith, to orchestrate attacks but i suppose historically you look at the prophet mohammad in 624, the battle was held during ramadan. you've also had in the past, abdullah asam, he was in afghanistan and negotiated and led the arab foreign fighters in afghanistan and for him neglecting jihad was much like abandoning fasting and prayer so they look at it as a form of jihad to have during ramadan. i know it sounds a complete paradox and really strange to have this but they're seizing that moment. you look at the targets. saudi itself is no supporter of i.s. obviously, you're looking at them picking on targets there. another clue could also be with to the american consulate. anchor: david lowe joining us from liverpool this evening. thank you. we had to britain where the latest aftershock from the u.k.'s street leave the

it's ramadan season, and families are enjoying something different to break their fast. during ramadan this japanese restaurant served a special buffet with sushi as the main course. even though prices were relatively high, the restaurant was crowded. and during this period, the customers were predominantly muslims. >> this food is something i really enjoy eating because it's really clean, healthy, and light. >> reporter: one of the reasons for its popularity is that the restaurant obtained halal certification for its meals. this proves that the food is prepared in accordance with islamic law. >> we want to create friends among the muslims. because previous we have a law for consumer of a muslim people. >> reporter: to appeal to muslims seeking healthy food, a major japanese beverage maker boosted its green tea sales during the ramadan period. >> i think nowadays many people are recognizing the benefit of the green tea. mostly i think my friend also enjoys the green tea as well. >> reporter: the maker promoted powdered tea to make malaysian customers aware of the varieti

, but ramadan from l last yeaear and the year befofore. encouragemenent from theikes of al-adami from the islamic state to have a month of calamity. it may sound strange to have during one of the holiest months in the muslim faith, to orchestrate attacks but i suppose historically you look at the prophet mohammad in 624, the battle was held dururing ramada. you've alsoo had in the past, abdullah asam, he was in afghanistan and negototiated and led the arab forereign fightersn afghanistan and for him neglecting jihad was much like abandoning fasting and prayer so they look at it as a form of jihad to havave during ramadan. i know it sounds a complete paradox and really strange to have this but they're seizing that moment. you look at the targets. saudi itself is no supporter of i.s. obviously, you're looking at them picking on targets there. another clue could also be with the bomb attack that was close to the american consulate. anchor: david lowe joining us from liverpool this evening. thank you. we had to britain where the latest aftersh

amy: tariq ramadan, what do you think the response should be? >> i think what we heard from tariq ali is important. once again, nothing new. if you look at the american policy in latin america, it is selling weapons on both sides and letting people go for fighting, making money out of it and getting the advantage with the security. i think what is important for us first is to disconnect in a way this violent extremist from the qualification of the islamic. i am not saying it has nothing to do with islam. i disagree with the people who are saying it has nothing to do with islam. we're dealing with people who are quoting me koran and now we around the world should be clear not only on the violent extremist, but you can just be against the violent extremists on the religious side and not understand it has to do with political stance that we need to have. ,t is against the dictatorships to be clear on all of the gulf states that they are now playing the role supporting the american policies of the european policies, and sometimes are torn apart betw

we will spspeak to islamic schor tariq ramadan in oxford and go to bangladesh. the militant groups are taking our innocent young people and in the name of religion, their misguiding them and sending them too the deathtrap. isislam is a religion of peace. it does not support killing innocent people. amy: all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. the federal bureau of investigation is not recommending charges against democratic presidential candidate hillary clinton over her use of multiple private e-mail servers while she was secretary of state. this comes despite fbi director james comey's saying clinton was extremely careless in her handndling of classified information.n. >> although we did not find clear evidence that secretary clinton or her colleagues intended to violate laws governing thehe healing o of classified information, there is evidence they were t truly careless in n their handling g a very sensitive, highly classified information. amy: the fbi analyzed 30,000 e-mails, find

it is part of the ramadan offensive. unfortunately we're seeing another one of these play out today. for folks just tuning in. this is a popular posh restaurant in the part of thousand where you have a lot of diplomats and foreigners in this restaurant, and we just got word that 40 people have been ininjured. that is all i have. 40 people have been injured. any attempt to negotiate with terrorists are feud feudal futi. they can just find the safest approach and if they're lucky kill as many hos substantial takers as they can without all of the hostages being killed. their studying the layout of the restaurant and where these guys are. it will be a very, very difficult assignment for them. >> tom, thank you so much. i'm brook baldwin live in istanbul, turkey. we're going to continue watching this situation. cnn special coverage continues right now. >> this is cnn breaking news. >> thank you, welcome to the lead, i'm jim shudo. breaking news just into cnn. isis now claiming responsibility for an ongoing terror attack in ba

you see around the world coming at the end of ramadan. it's a time of celebration for the muslim world. of course we've seen that in turkey, they said that may have been connected to the end of ramadan. 8:45 p.m., that's when muslims are allowed to eat, when the sun goes down, that's often when you see attacks take place. back to the weapons used, it does seem as if they initially used some of their explosives. when they went in, they threw explosives immediately. who knows who was killed in the carnage and shrapnel there. authorities have cordoned off the area, that's why we can't get much information from the area. but there have been requests from the authorities there not to show any live images directly of the scene. and obviously that's to try to contain it as far as they can. but yes, i mean, 8:45, the element of surprise in the evening, now going on midnight over there. and it will be tough to see what happens coming ahead. prayers for everyone inside. >> certainly. of course the words of al akbar, of course we don't know which gr

on this the start of a festival, eid, the end of the holy month in ramadan. we have confirmed from an interior ministry source, that two explosions shook that city in saudi arabia. that area has got the highest number of shiia muslims. earlier this morning what looks like an attempted attack on the american consulate in jetta, a suicide bomber got to within 30 feet of the walls of consulate. three bombs or three devices were then found in his car, no one in the consulate was hurt. but this triple attack very unusual, there's been dozens of islamist attacks in saudi in the last three years, no word yet who's responsible, but isis, wrath every like osama bin laden, so anything they can do to destabilize that kingdom, they will do. >> thank you for the update, prooerks it. >>> coming up, the last ditch effort, time is running out before the convention, the one for the republicans, the one coming up from cleveland, so why the dump donald trump movement is giving up yet, and it's the biggest decision each one has left. we're going to dive into the vp short list wh

all high profile, all during ramadan. and i think it comes as isis is trying to project its power, it's losing territory at home, and it is trying to show its supporters that it has deployed its army, and it has deployed its army during the holy month when it is considered particularly blessed and fortuitous to engage in battle. and there's a long tradition in islamic history of doing -- waging war during ramadan. but, many people will say that isis is not an islamic organization at all, and that it proved that specifically by carrying out attack in medina, very close to the prophet's mosque. in that saudi city. >> richard, when you talk about deploying that army, is there any indication which of these might have been directed by isis, and which just inspired? >> it's very hard to know. the further out you get from the center, and the center being iraq and syria, the harder it is for isis to actually deploy its people. there is some very strong indications that the istanbul attackers were actually deployed from raqqa, and

a string of attacks as ramadan comes to a close. the strikes in bangladesh and three saudi arabia cities in a 24-hour period. we are covering the developments from dhaka to saudi arabia the only way cnn can beginning with diplomatic editor nic robertson in london. >> reporter: it is strange you have three attacks in one day. they began with the attack in the u.s. consulate. the pakistani who the interior ministry identified there. the driver and married and living with his wife and mother-in-law. they give no reason why they say he was motivated to do this. the police at the time spotted him behaving in an odd fashion. he detonated his suicide vest. police discovered three more explosives in the vehicle. that was a near miss for the u.s. consulate in jeddeh. and two other attacks timed at almost the same time. one targeting a security checkpoint in the city of medina. the islam's second holiest site. this is felt by the saudi security services all the way up to the king. this is an embarrassment for the saudis that they can be targe

>>> hundreds of people killed in attacks as ramadan draws to a close. isis at the new wave of terrorism. cnn has live team coverage. good morning. welcome back to "early start." i'm george howell. >> i'm christine romans. breaking overnight. the donald trump campaign under fire. offering an explanation for how a graphic some calling anti-semitic ended up on trump's twitter feed. it shows a pile of cash and six-pointed star. it first appeared on

how does isis square this idea of killing lots of muslims during ramadan? >> they don't square this at all. this isis doctrine over the last two years, and it's a relatively new doctrine of attacking during the holy month of ramadan, it's why you fast during the day and socialize at night with your family and friends, this is completely unislam-islamic. however, for them and their crews around the world, i believe ayman is right about one component in this. i think what's happening, they are inspiring each other, and these teams have been planning for some periods of months, they'd heeded the call to do something during ramadan, and they have this belief that the last ten days of ramadan, the holiest period, are when they should kill more people. they don't view muslims at all at some body that is exempt from their terrorist attacks. they are attacking western facilities and so is al qaeda throughout sub saharan africa, but killing muslims is on their book as a part of their cult belief. >> and to what extent now ayman is the secondary sort of goal of these

brent: muslims around the world are celebrated eid to mark the end of ramadan. the annual event will end weeks of fasting and it is one of the most important dates of the calendar. this year's festivities have been marred by several deadly attacks across continents. reporter: worshipers gathered outside the mosque in the pakistani capital. as people celebrate eid, not far from memory are the terrorist attacks that have targeted the holy month of ramadan in other countries. >> reporter: the sentiment was shared in indonesia, where people gathered for prayers in jakarta. >> every muslim must show high morals. islam has lofty goals for justice, truth, and freedom of religion. these are goals that should be implemented in a noble way. reporter: the festival brings an end to fasting during the holy month of ramadan. in the weeks before ramadan, the so-called d islamic state called for supporters to strike wherever possible. soon, there was a response. extremists carried out attacks that killed at least 350 people. this one, and baghdad -- in baghdad was among the wor

brent: muslims around the world are celebrated eid to mark the end of ramadan. the annual event will end weeks of fasting and it is one of the most important dates of the calendar. this year's festivities have been marred by several deadly attacks across continents. reporter: worshipers gathered outside the mosque in the pakistani capital. as people celebrate eid, not far from memory are the terrorist attacks that have targeted the holy month of ramadan in other countries. >> reporter: the sentiment was shared in indonesia, where people gathered for prayers in jakarta. >> every muslim must show high morals. islam has lofty goals for justice, truth, and freedom of religion. these are goals that should be implemented in a noble way. reporter: the festival brings an end to fasting during the holy month of ramadan. in the weeks before ramadan, the so-called islamic state called for supporters to strike wherever possible. soon, there was a response. extremists carried out attacks that killed at least 350 people. this one, and baghdad -- in baghdad was among the worst

day of ramadan, clearly sending a message, making a statement that they are willing to attack anywhere at any time and that saudi arabia would not be spared. : what is particularly unusual is that they are attacking the city of medina, which is the holiest city in islam. this is where the prophet muhammad is buried. what is the thinking behind this attack? >> absolutely, you are absolutely right. this is very peculiar. from the perspective of is or beingbeing infidels, not pure believers, and as such, it , and it isa target only from the district perspective of isis that these attacks, especially on holy ground like medina, could take place. : they are still pulling bodies from baghdad after one of the worst attacks in years. it was at a busy marketplace, and at least 150 people died, even more injured. the government promises to review security in the wake of the attack. toorter: the iraqis work clear the ruins from the after ad baghdad street suicide bombing left hundreds dead and wounded. >> we have to punish those are responsible for such a calming. the rescue crews could not for s

she said what kind of muslims are these who kill others during ramadan. she went onto say anyone who believes in religion cannot do such an act. their only religion is terrorism. many americans wonder why the leaders of muslim countries don't do more to fight terrorists who are perverting their religion. with me former deputy chief of mix ga mission. nice to have you both here. colonel, these attacks in bangladesh, indonesia, iraq, saudi arabia, do you think they could unite the middle east to fight a common enemy, which is isis? >> well, they have the theoretical possibility of doing just that. the prime minister of bangladesh's comments about this indicate a real need by islamic states to get together and to really fight the scourge of radical islam. it is a distinct possibility. a lot of countries tr tahave ta the talk. now it's time for them to walk the walk. >> iran's foreign minister said, quote, there are no many red lines for terrorists to cross. also the united arab emirates minister of foreign affairs echoed those sentiments in his own tweet. th

the attacks struck just before the end of ramadan. they detonated near the prophet muhammad's mosque in medina, one of islam's holiest sites, as well as a shiite mosque in qatif, and outside the u.s. consulate in jeddah. besides the bombers, two four security officers in medina were the only reported deaths. the leader of the united kingdom's right-wing, anti- european union party, said today he's resigning. nigel farage, the head of the u.k. independence party, is the latest politician to step aside, after the country voted to leave the e.u. today in london, the 52-year-old said he never wanted to be a career politician, and pledged support for the party's next leader. >> my aim for being in politics was to get britain out of the european union. that is what we voted for in that referendum two weeks ago. and that is why i now feel i've done my bit, that i couldn't possibly achieve more than we managed to get in that referendum, and so i feel it's right that i should now stand aside. >> yang: farage now joins conservative party prime

this thursday is the end of ramadan. so, we're really at the peak time, and i had been worrying for the united states on the fourth of july here, that this is -- because isis loves these anniversary dates, we need to be on the -- on guard. >> turkey, bangladesh, iraq, saudi arabia, the last several days and the previous week, jordan, yemen, lebanon, and you can go back month-by-month since january where there appears to have been an escalation of attacks. you mention they like dates. ramadan ended tomorrow should we expect some of this to subside or is that simply an artificial day? >> well, think there is some incentive under their ideal to carry out an act of martyrdom during ramadan and that's why the attacks in saudi arabia -- we don't know their background but one of the things isis has argued against al qaeda for some time is that they need to focus on the blasphemers and heretics right near the islamic homeland. so, you can imagine what the consequences would be if isis were more successful, fingers crossed here,

one is the end of ramadan. there was a call for these attacks during ramadan. it ends officially on the fifth and there's a three-day celebration to end it. but you have to fact that isis had been losing ground and they've been losing ground in big ways in the embattled areas in iraq in syria, so there is a sense of desperation that's fitting out into other places. in toigs that because the focus is on the muslim world now, we're not talking about the united states and europe there's a sense of them building on the muslim divisions that there are there so you see these attacks in baghdad were on the shi'a. you've seen saudi arabia -- in saudi arabia as well, we're seeing what we've been expecting for a long time simmering below the surface which is this shi'a/sunni divide then layer the politics on top of that like the turkish divisions with the pkk and others and what you're seeing is a conflagration in the region for all of these reasons like the perfect storm happening as ramadan comes to an end. >> you say it's a perfect storm. colonel, let me turn to you.

leland: one of the attack that has happened during ramadan, a nightmare attack inside of bangladesh cafc and these rising fears of attacks at home, troubling new questions about the reach of isis despite big gains against the terror group inside rack. we talked to former homeland security adviser ethan how with attacks inside the us july 4. major league baseball bringing the sport to the troops by building a custom stadium all from scratch. speaking of july 4, it is america's 240th birthday, time to celebrate with cool glasses down in nashville. reporter: we are having too much fun downtown in nashville for 4 july. we're here because citizens love nashville but they have the best fireworks show in the entire country and i'm talking to the man behind what makes this showso amazing so you're not going to want to miss this in just a few minutes . [singing] nashville wouldn't be nashville without you . >> thank you is what we say. but we mean so much more. we mean how can we help? we mean what can we do? we mean it's our turn. to do our part. to serve you, for all you've done to serve us. â™

timed like the saudi attacks for the end of the holy month of ramadan, when isis urged its followers to strike hard. on friday night in bangladesh, three american university students were among 20 foreigners killed at a restaurant. the worst attack in that country's history. as isis loses ground in iraq, it strikes back globally, hoping to win recruits, with high casualty, high-profile attacks. the isis assault over ramadan spans three continents from the asian strike in bangladesh to five attacks in the mideast. from turkey, to paris, and another isis-inspired massacre in orlando. nearly 400 dead in four weeks. >> this is an isis move to reassert itself, to show its support base that it's actually winning, not moving. >> reporter: and it now has amid baghdad's bloodshed, the deadliest attack it has ever staged. bill neely, nbc news, london. >>> back here in the u.s. a heat wave hitting much of america. your weather is next. plus getting used to kevin durant's oklahoma exit. you're watching "first look." it's nine minutes past the hour. if legalzoom has your back.s, over the last 10

during ramadan, they fast all day. after dark, these restaurants are jammed with everybody now being able to eat until the sun comes up the next day. ramadan causes these restaurants to be packed with muslims and others that may be hosting them. >> when you hear these attackers are throwing grenades at police? what does that tell you that they want them to keep their distance basically? is that any indication they want to have communications with anymore at some distance away? >> i think what they are communicating is, we are the real deal. we are heavily armed. this is what you are going to be up against. it could end up being a suicide mission for you, law enforcement, but it could also result in the death of whatever number of hostages. again, the hostages, there is a good possibility that they will be european, american, australian diplomates who are westerners and therefore infidels that may be committed the sin of drinking alcohol. pr was just asked about this situation. >> i'm not aware of this particular situat

this is the last week of the month of ramadan. the month of ramadan is 30 days of fasting and 30 days of purity for the muslim world. people get-together with their families. they break their fast every night after sunset. and they get-together to participate in festivities and to drink tea or smoke hookah and to chat about their daily lives. to be able to target a cafe, even though it is mostly frequented by ex pats, hitting places where there's ex-pats, it fits definitely within that sort of -- the target -- the ideal target of an isis attack, large crowds, a lot of ex-pats, a place of gathering. and also indiscriminate killing of muslims and nonmuslims to show anyone who is not with them, anyone not with isis and does not pledge allegiance to the islamic state or the caliphate or the islamic state is an in fadel and his or her blood is worth being shed. that is the issue here. in the broader scheme of things, as i said, and i don't want to be an alarmist, but this is not going to go anywhere. these attacks have been on the rise

the isis assault over ramadan spans three continents. from the asian strike in bangladesh, to turkey to paris and another isis inspired massacre in orlando. nearly 400 dead in three weeks. >> this is an isis attempt to reassert itself to show it's winning instead of losing. >> reporter: and it now has amid baghdad's bloodshed, the deadliest attack it has ever staged. bill neely, nbc news, london. >>> back at home, anxiety over terror may have led to a troubling incident in ohio. it was all caught on police body cams. a man visiting from the united arab emirates, suspected of being a terrorist and taken down by police. it has led to an international travel warning from his native country. >> reporter: the call comes in. >> there was an arabic male in full head dress, several cell phones claiming his allegiance to isis. >> reporter: officers quickly arrive on scene with assault style weapons, confronting what they believe is a possible terror suspect. the man is wearing traditional rope ane andbe and headdress. relatives of a hotel clerk c

that's more than parents in orlando combined all during ramadan. but by the numbers, muslim victims outnumber nonmuslims. so if islamists kill more muslims than anyone, why accuse americans of islamphobia? it is the islamists who are islamphobic? i say this as people criticize our outrage for mentioning islam with terror. but how can our outrage offend them when we are outraged for them but as this holy period ends, thank hallah. islamists will find other reasons to kill muslims, homosexuality, learning to drive, blass fa my, they don't like it mocking the old loft. carousels are now in europe and 17 isis militants infiltrated there and the state department claims the recent attacks are signs of desperation. >> we're seeing, i think, is isis actually lashing out against every way we measured this, the territory they control, the number of foreign fighters and fighters overall, the money, propaganda, they're down against every single measure. one of the things they do in response is to lash out with these indiscriminate nat terrorist attacks in a st

all the attacks you mentioned during the month of ramadan. >> there is a very unsettling and interesting article in "the new york times," that reminds us that as ramadan was approaching jihadist propagandists, it is widely believed that rewards for noble acts are rated during the two of robert. ramadan.ert and -- of that is what this article is arguing, and we have seen so very many devastating atrocities in recent weeks. the journalist even traces this most recent spate of attacks to the orlando nightclub just three weeks ago. the frenchou look at press, it has, unsurprisingly, very different priorities. , almostbsolutely perfect" reads this front page. this of course is referring to france's dazzling five-to win over --ht over france it does worry that just three days before france comes head-to-head with germany, the semifinals on thursday, the national team is lacking something. so almost perfect but not quite. cyril: there is a sense that people now are daring to dream, the even with powerhouse germany coming up in a couple of days, france could just go to -- very lovely is a optimi

ramadan has about another week to go and we have already seen orlando carried out during ramadan, we saw the very personal savage, murder in france, carried out by an isis inspired militant, we thought this attack -- see this attack and i wonder about the other militants who may have been orlando carried out during deployed in turkey or are carrying out attacks abroad. steve: they are fighting on so many fronts and my question would be, it this attack -- is this attack going to lead to a turning point for them to work more closely with the americans and europeans? we saw it with the israelis, they were taking massive hits when tourism disappeared. and now they have a terrorist hit. if you're going to fight isis anymore seriously, will he be working closely with americans? will they implement a deal between themselves and the germans, the eu, on refugees, visas, so far the indications have been very negative. will this attack be enough to push them away from all of the if you're going to fight isis will swallow that and i will be ego and say, you know what, i with these guys. or will

the holy month of ramadan, leaving a murderous trail, besides the bangladesh attack. taking it back, the istanbul airport in turkey. taking 44 lives. isis have not claimed responsibility. the same day in jordan a suicide attack killed seven security force as long the syrian border. and then in alabaman, five people were dead and on monday more lost their lives in yemen and the west is not immune. the man who killed 49 people at the pulse nightclub in orlando three weeks ago said isis and other islamic state extremists inspired that rampage. >>> let's change gears. we want to hear from you. how are you celebrating your weekend. tweet us or at elizabeth prann or lee land vittert or at antqdc. we'll show that later in the show. >>> 12 wildfires are burning in california alone and an update and the toll they are taking on homes after the break. >>> sand amid security concerns this holiday weekend, the fbi calls a terrorist suspect out in phoenix and live on exactly what happened and what he wanted to blow up. >>> and plus security is tight at venues here in washington and

>> all of these attacks have taken place during ramadan. if we look at isis in particular, the head of their external operations, abu muhammad al hunan. in jordan and yemen, we know that isis have been trying to start as many terror attacks as it can and loses support in syria. almost as an act of desperation, they try to get it back by seizing the narrative. >> sajjan gohel, we appreciate you sharing that with us. >>> check out the latest on our website cnn.com. >>> two dozen people are now in police custody as investigators try to learn more about the istanbul attackers. turning to that attack. a russian terrorist has been identified as the man who carried out the attacks. ahmed chatayev has been tied to jihadist activities before but officials are not sure where he is now. 44 people were killed. another 230 injured. the attackers opened fire at the airport and detonated suicide vests. the attacks on the airport this week on istanbul in brussels, back in march, i should say, will be on people's minds as they pack up and catch their flight

. >> ramadan still has about another week to go. we have already seen orlando carried out during ramadan. we saw that very personal, savage murder in france carried out by an isis-inspired militant taking up the ramadan call. we've seen this attack, and i just wonder what about those other militant who may already be deployed in turkey or choosing other targets abroad? what would be my question. >> rose: the question last week was will britain leave the european union? the question this week seems to be how messy will it get? boris johnson, who many thought would replace prime minister david cameron as the conservative leader has decide not to run. and jeremy corbin, the leader of britain's opposition labor party lost a vote of no can confidence with his party. who will lead britain's exit and when? it's something we've been talking about all week. here are zahnymetinbetoze, jerod baker, and tina brown. >> david cameron's resignation, we are in this complete chaos. so the idea of any kind of orderly path to this very, very complex m

so friday night in the month of ramadan, you know. these people, whoever is behind these attacks claims to be doing something for islam or for muslims, here you go. between istanbul and bangladesh, just in a week, over 90% of terrorist attacks, the victims are muslims. so who are these people? whatever they are doing is not for the name of any religion. no religion. >> so good to have you with us. that perspective is so valuable to us. thank you so much. >> thank you so much for having me. >> we'll be right back. >>> it is almost 5:00 a.m. in dhaka, bangladesh, the capital city where the hostage situation there is still unfolding. joining me now, msnbc law enforcement analyst, former hostage negotiator, for the atf, jim cavanaugh. jim, one bit of information we learned just at the top of this hour was that at some point, maybe about 45 minutes ago or an hour ago, it appeared that one of the potentially one of the suspects, hostage takers, was brought out after shots were fired. so there was an exchange, there were some shots fired and

during ramadan. a way for isis to say to its followers we're projecting power all along the world and we're going right to the heart of islam with mechanic ark medina being the two holiest cities in islam currently in what is saudi territory. i think we're going to see more of these kind of attacks as ramadan comes to a close. still one more day of ramadan in many countries in turkey. it's over but ramadan is not a fixed date. it depends on visual observations of the lunar cycle. one more day for many muslim countries until ramadan is over. >> all right. nbc's richard engel. thank you very much. david ignatius to you now. there was isis the jv team and now this isis. a different version. what exactly is being done to try and get kind of a global reach around what isis is today? >> i think, mika, what we're looking at, if you'll forgive a medical analogy, as the u.s. and its allies seek to remove the tumor of isis from its original base in iraq and syria, and that's having some success, we're seeing t

the end of ramadan offers a rare moment of unity two libyans. five years after the reprisal against muammar gaddafi, the country is at war with jihadists and bitterly divided. moving on, in front of a packed courtroom in pretoria, oscar pistorius was sent back to jail for six years for murdering his girlfriend reeva steenkamp this wednesday. he has served 12 months behind bars for shooting her dead in 2013, but his original manslaughter conviction was increased to murder by the supreme court of appeal in december last year. many south africans have taken to social media to voice their outrage on the leniency of the sentence. many claim the judge was to synthetic to pistorius -- was too sympathetic to pistorius in the overall ruling. reporter: more than three years after murdering his girlfriend, oscar pistorius finally knows his fate. >> the sentence that i am house on the accused for the murder for the disease, reeva steenkamp, is six years in prison. reporter: in her ruling, she can play the public role in the court. during the dramatic hearin

the isis assault over ramadan spans three continents. from the aszian asian strike in bangladesh, to turkey to paris and another isis inspired massacre in orlando. nearly 400 dead in three weeks. >> this is an isis attempt to reassert itself to show it's winning instead of losing. >> reporter: and it now has amid baghdad's bloodshed, the deadliest attack it has ever staged. bill neely, nbc news, london. >>> back at home, anxiety over terror may have led to a troubling incident in ohio. it was all caught on police body cams. a man visiting from the united arab emirates, suspected of being a terrorist and takewn warning mr. his natuive country. >> reporter: the call comes in. >> there was an arabic male in full head dress, several cell phones claiming his allegiance to isis. >> reporter: officers quickly arrive on scene with assault style weapons, confronting what they believe is a possible terror suspect. the man is wearing traditional rope and head dress. relatives of a hotel clerk called 911 after the clerk heard the man speaking on his

the people who suffered and their families at the end of ramadan must be terrible at doing for them. we should send sympathy and solidarity. i join with the prime minister in wishing whales well. and i will be cheering along with everybody else. mr. speaker -- there is life after all. [laughter] [shouting] 30 years ago, mr. speaker, the sharper congaree and played thousands of workers and skilled, well-paid unionized jobs digging coal. today, thousands of people work on the same site. the vast majority have no union recognition, where the minimum wage isn't even paid. to submit shiite agency britain? >> let me join the leader of the opposition with condolences to all those who've been victims of appalling terrorist attacks as a second bag that in modena, but also istanbul as well. on the issue of what has happened in our communities to see new jobs and new investment column, we have made sure that there is not only a minimum wage, but a national living wage. and yes, he talks about one recently visiting the site red-faced now one business day or now employing almost 5000 people appea

parents out with their kids, celebrating ramadan and the end of the school year. isis has suffered huge setbacks in iraq and syria, losing long-held ground and forces. but those losses somewhat offset by dramatic terrorist attacks. 44 killed last week at turkey's main airport. then 20 mostly foreign hostages killed on saturday in a restaurant in bangladesh's capital. among the dead was faraaz hossain, who studied in the u.s., and whose family says the attackers let him leave, but he refused to abandon his friends. isis is still able to terrorize and inspire around the world. cecilia? >> alex, thank you. >>> now, to italy. and the growing mystery surrounding the death of an american student. 19-year-old beau solomon was found dead shortly after abroad program. his body pulled from a river today. abc's gloria riviera has the latest on the investigation. >> reporter: tonight, a deadly mystery unfolding in rome. 19-year-old american beau solomon, found dead in a river today. described by family as a star student at the university of wisconsin, stellar athlete and a pr

parents out with their kids, celebrating ramadan and the end of the school year. isis has suffered huge setbacks in iraq and syria, losing long-held ground and forces. but those losses somewhat offset by dramatic terrorist attacks. 44 killed last week at turkey's main airport. then 20 mostly foreign hostages killed on saturday in a restaurant in bangladesh's capital. among the dead was faraaz hossain, who studied in the u.s., and whose family says the attackers let him leave, but he refused to abandon his friends, and died with them. these major attacks proving that even with isis dramatically weakened, they're still able to terrorize and inspire around the world. cecilia? >> alex, thank you. >>> and now, to italy, and the growing mystery surrounding the death of an american student. 19-year-old beau solomon was found dead shortly after arriving in rome for a study abroad program. his body pulled from a river today. abc's gloria riviera has the latest on the investigation. >> reporter: tonight, a deadly mystery unfolding in rome. 19-year-old american beau solomon,

parents out with their kids, celebrating ramadan and the end of the school year. isis has suffered huge setbacks in iraq and syria, losing long-held ground and forces. but those losses somewhat offset by dramatic terrorist attacks. 44 killed last week at turkey's main airport. then 20 mostly foreign hostages killed on saturday in a restaurant in bangladesh's capital. among the dead was faraaz hossain, who studied in the u.s., and whose family says the attackers let him leave, but he refused to abandon his friends. isis is still able to terrorize and inspire around the world. cecilia? >> alex, thank you. >>> now, to italy. and the growing mystery surrounding the death of an american student. 19-year-old beau solomon was found dead shortly after arriving in rome for a study abroad program. his body pulled from a river today. abc's gloria riviera has the latest on the investigation. >> reporter: tonight, a deadly mystery unfolding in rome. 19-year-old american beau solomon, found dead in a river today. described by family as a star student at the university of wiscon

that blast followed others in katif and jetta on the last day of the holy month of ramadan. the start of the festival again, that's significant. we are told from witnesses that two explosions shook the city of katif, that's in eastern saudi arabia. witnesses saying that body parts could be seen in the area of the blast. it's thought only the suicide bomber was killed. now that city is significant because it's goflt the highest concentration of shia muslims in saudi arabia, a minority and a sunni-dominated country. isis has attacked in that city in the past. two explosions heard by witnesses around 7:00 this evening near a mosque. earlier this morning, in jetta, a third city, a suicide bomber got to within 30 feet of the walls of the u.s. consulate. he blew himself up after being challenged by two security men, again, no other injuries reported, but three attacks in three cities in saudi arabia on one day. really highly unusual, chris. >> bill neily, thank you. let me go back to lathe, what would be the significance. why go after the prophet's mosque? >> either trying to targ

have they said anything about after ramadan. >> they tried to take advantage of ramadan because of the long fast period. people are kind of like, i have not eaten in so many hours, they turn to feasting and security services are the same way, i don't think we'll see a let down in terms of isis activity after ramadan is over. , they are pressured in syria and iraq they need to raise their visibility bring foot soldiers, followers and funding. david: what about here? we had san bernardino, and attacks here iflorida. are more to come? the stuff overseas right now? is that kind of a rehearsal for they plan here? >> i am concerned, quick statistics, since january 2015, 18 months ago we had 22 terrorist attacks or plots in united states san bernardino, orlando, stand up high. but, have been all 22 of those have been homegrown, 18 of those 22 are confirmed to be isis related. so, we're seeing, last year, was most terror ballot intense -- terror plot intensive year since 9/11. david: turkey, some say that turkey played a part in growth and development of isis. ed -- erdogan gave baghdady sanit

we're in the final days of the holy month of ramadan. of course, keep in mind, that isis vowed that this would be a bloody month. they've come true on that vow, john. >> ben, that video that you were just showing, it's just shocking what the damage caused by that bomb. ben, thank you for that reporting. >>> we also have breaking news to tell you about right now. police in italy say they have arrested a homeless man in the connection with the murder of a american college student. he had just arrived for a study abroad program. he did not show up for orientation. authorities found his body in a river. police telling italian media the robbery is a motive. since solomon's phone and wallet were gone and thousands of dollars were charged on his credit card. >>> fourth of july celebrations across the country, lighting up the night sky. there was some rain dampening it. thousands gathered in washington, d.c. for a spectacular show over the national mall. see the colors also lighting up the sky in new york city, 40th annual macy's fireworks show.

it has been a ramadan of terrorism by design. isis called for attacks during ramadan. ramadan is over now in turkey. but it doesn't end until tomorrow for most of the muslim world. and isis called on its supporter to carry out attacks during ramadan, and unfortunately, many took up that call. >> and so richard, let me ask you about last year's terror attacks in paris. this morning we're learning that a parliamentarian investigation found that multiple intelligence failures happened. explain what's being done to address that. how they're trying to learn and improve. >> reporter: frankly, i think very little is being done to address it. france is trying to consolidate its own intelligence agencies. we're seeing in france right now something like the 9/11 commission, because the problem with france, which was exposed by the paris attack, was that many different intelligence agencies operate independently, don't share intelligence. we have heard all of this before. but the problem in europe is that even if france were to get its act together and its own internal intelligen

children were looking for the to theeve celebration for ramadan never lived to see them. the bombing came barely a week after the iraqi military cleared fallujah of remaining isis fighters. they faced heavy resistance from militants as they inched closer to the city, backed up by u.s. airstrikes. the isis network has unleashed its brutal brand of terror around the globe. police in bangladesh have made arrests at a cafe leaving 20 host -- hostages dead, and an attack at the airport that claimed the lives of more than 40 people. charlie d'agata, cbs news. >> a u.c. berkeley student was of killed in that terrorist attack in bangladesh and tomorrow, a vigil will be held for 19-year- old sophomore tarishi jain. she was in dhaka, bangladesh completing an internship. >>> more fallout for britain on the heals of the controversial decision to leave the european union. the leader has quit and the foreign minister is calling the move cowardly. this is the third major political figure to step down rather than take ownership of the broken promises surrounding the vote. >>> wildfires i

silva, during the month of ramadan, i guess devout muslims that kill gee ha diss, nonbelievers, get extra blessings from islam, is that right? >> that's my understanding of it. can you imagine, the islamic world has gone so badly off the rails that this is the situation we're in. can you imagine, it's the second night of passover, look out for the jews, or it's good friday, here come those terrible christians. it's an unbelievable month of terrorism that isis pulled off. i guess that would differentiate from the learned dr. gorka on one aspect of what he said. i think that obama and his administration understand the threat very, very well. they just have a different approach to it. telegraph that time and time again, i mean, if you go back and look at his words, he says that isis can't destroy us, they can't defeat us, they can't produce anything. he told bob woodward early in his administration that we could absorb another 9/11. i'm a resident of the tri-state area and washington, d.c., we cannot absorb another 9/11. then after the first paris attacks, he referred to the four jews who we