the two men who were seated, anthony sadler and anthony scar lot toes. the man standing still in the hospital. they took down a suspected terrorist on a train headed to paris. we have on the phone with us, tony sadler. anthony sadler is his son. mr. sadler, can you hear us? >> yes, we can hear you fine. >> okay. good. you had a conversation with your son yesterday. i first want to know can you tell us about that conversation and your general reaction to what happened on this train? >> well, the initial conversation, he called me very early on either from the site, the train site or from the police station, and the initial response was surprise and shock. and after that, disbelief and gratitude that y our son was ok, that he wasn't killed or hurt. >> in terms of the conversation that you had with him last night, is he doing okay? what did he tell you about the incident itself and how he's feeling now? >> it was still settling in with him as far as the reality. he shared it didn't seem real. it was totally unexpected. it wasn't on any of their radar. they

my son anthony. >> reporter: anthony sadler received a standing ovation. it was his first sunday back in the church he grew up. a church that's led by his father. sadler helped thwart a terrorist attack. >> i think he's a wonderful blessing and i truly thank god that he was an example to all of us. >> there's nobody in sacramento right now that when you go around our city that doesn't want to raise their sun to be just like anthony sadler. >> reporter: sacramento mayor kevin johnson was one of many who attended this morning's service and is proud to say this international hero is from his city. >> i grew up in this neighborhood, i worship in this church. shiloh baptist. what anthony sadler did is no short of a miracle. >> reporter: while the sac state student is shying away from the media he shared hugs with those in his church. those who were grateful for the lessons he has thought them. >> i hope if i ever encounter the same situation, that i would have the courage to do the same. >> reporter: that was christian samon reporting. anthony sadler is schedul

but anthony sadler arrived first in oregon, looking every bit like a normal college student he was just days ago before he and two friends gained hero status on the french train. the two friends, national guardsmen, alek skarlatos and u.s. airman spencer stone arrived the ramstein air force base with more fanfare, a lot of families and airmen greeting them, and this is stone talking about having saved his friend's life. now they are arriving again, arrived at ramstein air force base. they're not back in the u.s. just yet. before heading back to sacramento, all three were pinned with the french legion of honor award and anthony sadler got to walk the red carpet of a movie premiere in france. still reeling from this amazing chain of events as is his family. >> i feel like i'm in a dream, unreal. two days ago on the train and two days later, all of this has happened. pretty crazy. >> my brother, i don't know what to expect. i think he's been so overwhelmed, pulled so many different ways i want to hug him, let him lead. >> she wants to let him be normal for a minute. the a quick minute. the

anthony sadler walked the red carpet while attending the premier of straight out of compton in france tonight. he told reporters he fools like he's in a dream. he -- feels like he's in a dream. earlier today sadler and two friends from sacramento received france's highest award. cbs news reporter charlie daggett was there. >> reporter: spencer stone arrived at the u.s. air base in germany today for further medical treatment alongside fellow servicemen aleck skarlatos. earlier today -- alek skarlatos. earlier today both men and friend andy sadler received the presidential honor medal at the presidential palace in paris. president francois hollande said they gave the world a lesson in courage. when police arrested the suspect moroccan national ayoub el-khazzani, they found automatic weapons and 300 rounds of ammunition. he said i just wanted to rob passengers. stone said the gunman was ready to fight to the end. >> seemed like he just kept pulling more weapons left and right, pulled out a handgun out, took that, took out a box cutter, started jabbing at me with that. >> reporter: jabs t

father of anthony sadler. listen. >> he called me very early on either from the site, the train site or from the police station. and the initial response was surprise and shock. and after that, disbelief and gratitude that our son was okay, that he wasn't killed or hurt. >> in terms of the conversation that you had with him last night, is he doing okay? what did he tell you about the incident itself and how he's feeling now? >> it was still settling in with him as far as the reality. he shared it didn't seem real. it was totally unexpected. it wasn't on any of their radar. they were just out touring europe and having a great time together for the past week and a half. the armed gunman came out of the bathroom to the rear of the car that he and his friends were in, and garnishing the automatic weapon. and as the one i believe conductor engaged him, he was not able to subdue him and that's when spencer first went into action and charged the assailant. and alex and anthony came behind him. and between the three o

it's an aalaska flight carrying anthony sadler. he is one of the three american friends who helped thwart what seemed to be a terrorist attack on a passenger train in france. this is a live look right now as he lands back here. he was in oregon earlier today. he goes to sacramento state. he's got to get back to school. it starts in just a couple of days. he is a senior studying kinesiology this year. he was with two friends in france vacationing when they saw a gunman on the train. they went, attacked the gunman and were able to subdue him. it's been a wild ride for anthony and his two friends. yesterday they were awarded the highest medal of honor from france given to a civilian. he said he feels like a celebrity. >> so many excited in sacramento. all three of the men grew up in the sacramento area. there he is touching down. and kevin johnson, the mayor of sacramento, has organized a parade in honor of the three men. the parade will happen most likely sometime next week. >> we'll continue to monitor this and bring you more tonigh

he was led with friends anthony sadler and alek skarlatos. the french president telling the world they deserve this honor, but what they had done was an inspiration for everyone. they acted and put their own lives at risk. this is how spencer stone described literally taking down the gunman. >> i turned around and saw he had what looked to be an ak-47. it looked like it was jammed or wasn't working. he was trying to charge the weapon. said let's go. the shoulder and- alek came up after he tackled him and took the gun. i put him in a chokehold. he kept pulling more weapons. a handgun. alek took that. he then took out a box cutter and started jabbing at me with that. we let go. all three of us started punching him while he is in the middle of us. i was able to grab him again and choke him unconscious while alek was hitting him in the head with the pistol. >> reporter: ultimate carnage is what the french president said could happen on the train. the gunman had more than 300 bullets and more than 500 people on the train. this is how he paid tribu

the three friends who stopped the gunman are anthony sadler, senior at sacramento state, spencer stone, with the u.s. air force, and army national guardsman alek skarlatos. here's what they're saying about their actions. melanie? >> reporter: the friends were relying on their training traind their instincts. it started with two words, let's go. >> i tried to chute him -- >> terror on a train, airman spencer stone walking oust the hospital eve overcoming a gunman on a paris-bound train who could have taken his life and possibly others. >> a good ten meeters to get to the guy weapon didn't know his gun one working. spencer just ran anyway. >> the gunman cut spencer. alek skarlatos, recently back from afghanistan, also sprang into action. >> i showed up and grabbed the gun from him, and we basically started beating him in the head until he went unconscious. >> passengers help tie up the 26-year-old moroccoan gunman. spencer and alek were on vacation with anthony sadler. >> in the aftermath we saw that a man's throat had been slit, and he was bleeding profusely, and spencer, who has some p

we already heard from alek skarlatos yesterday and anthony sadler. today we get to harear from tha third hero himself exactly how he was able to confront this gunman. >> it feels very unreal. it fields like a dream. >> reporter: bearing the visible reminders of a bloody confrontation, u.s. airman spencer stone relives the moment he led a charming against a gunman on board a french train. >> i turned around and i saw what looked to be an ak-47. he looked like it was jammed or it wasn't working. he was trying to charge the weapon. alek just hit me on the shoulder and said "let's go." >> reporter: those two words rallied three friends together, stone, alek skarlatos and anthony sadler sprang into action, tackling the man. >> we saw him cocking the ak-47. so at that time it was either do something or die. >> alek came up and grabbed the gun out of his hand while i put him in a chokehold. >> i didn't really have much of a state of awareness. it wasn't really a conscious decision, we just acted. >> reporter: the attacker was eventually tied down by sadler

spencer stone, alek skarlatos and anthony sadler stopped a gunman on a train in france. david wright reports from paris. >> battered but back together three american friends reunited. spencer stone talking for the first time since the train takedown, stitched up and out of the hospital, and he and his friends, alek skarlatos and college student anthony sadler were traveling from amsterdam to paris by train when they heard a gunshot. >> i didn't know it was a gunshot at the time. >> stone ran in first tackling the gunman and keeping him in a chokehold even as the man fought back. >> he kept pulling more weapons left and right, took out a handgun and box cutter. >> reporter: that box cutter nearly severed stone's thumb. this stel phone video shows the 22-year-old shirtless tend to go a passenger bleeding from a gunshot wound. >> other than my finger i didn't feel any other injuries. i knew i was bleeding but didn't feel they were that bad. >> that man survived and so did the gunman identified as ayoub el khazzani seen here hog tied. beside him his ak47 rifle. >> we saw him

anthony sadler received a standing ovation yesterday. more than a week ago he helped stop a gunman on board a train until paris. his community says he is a perfect example of his father's teachings. >> i grew up in this neighborhood, i worship at this church. i have known the family many years and what anthony sadler did is no short of a miracle. >> sadler is scheduled to start his senior year at sacramento state university this week. >>> he was the so-called horror maestro. wes craven has died. craven's family said he died yesterday at his home in los angeles after battling brain cancer. he was known for his work on movies like last house on the left, nightmare on elm street and scream. >>> she was just here in the bay area, pam cook knows this. now taylor swift has won mtv's video of the year for her hit bad blood. pam cook's jam right there. this week's mtv video music 5:ward was full of awards and drama. miley cyrus exposed one of her breasts. there you see kanye. he got high before going on stage. and gave a speech apologizing for s

. >> reporter: anthony sadler is finally back home in sacramento days after he and his childhood friends helped spoil a terror attack on a train headed for paris. he managed to slip past reporters tuesday leave college friend john dixon who coincidently was onboard the same flight to speak on his behalf. >> yeah. he's exhausted. yeah, so he's been getting a lot of attention the past few days. he just wants to get some sleep. >> reporter: other passengers on board describe being starstruck. >> they got up during the flight and shook his hand. >> reporter: friday sadler along with eric stone and skarlatos. they say the moroccan man was carried over 200 bullets and looked at a jihadi video on his cell phone minutes before the chaos. the mayor kevin johnson said plans are in the works to honor thee three men. skarlatos remains in germany with stone as stone continues treatment for injuries sustained in the attack. >> french prosecutors opened an investigation into the attack. they say moments before the attack he watched a video on his cell phone. he had 200 rounds of ammunition, a pistol, b

spencer stone, alex skol latos and anthony sadler were traveling to europe together. they're childhood friends. >> we stopped a terrorist. it's kind of crazy. >> reporter: they heard gunshots on board the train and then saw a gunman with an ak-47. >> i just looked over at spencer and said let's go, go. >> reporter: the two took down the gunman with the help of their friend anthony sadler. a british businessman then helped to tie up the suspect. >> what else is there to do? either you sid down and you die or you get up and you die. we've seen enough of these kinds of attacks to understand that they will kill everybody once they get started. >> reporter: one man was shot in the neck and is expected to survive. stone has had surgery on his hand for a cut. as for the suspect, the french interior minister say they're not ready to identify him or talk about a motive. he did say the attacker was armed with an automatic rifle, nine magazines a handgun and a knife. he's now in police custody and is believed to be a 26-year-old moroccan flagged for involvement in islamist group

a parade is being planned for anthony sadler and his friends in sack pramt toe ramento. as for the fourth american, moogalian, authorities are reporting his condition is worrisom >>> there's been violence againsrs subway operators with three separate attacks on workers this weekend a i loan. police say the first attack happened saturday night on the j trapain. at the delancy station. transit officials say within the span of two hours, someone else hurled a beer can at a worker. a third person spit on a worker's face >>e,> the creator of the website accused of promoting prostitution was closed down. the website allowed male prostitutes to post services for a fee and charged customers to view the ads s . the lawyer claims the business is a companionship service. >>> one day after a bus crashed into a building in queens, we're hearing from passengers who were trapped inside. th bus smashed into a building on 63rd avenue yesterday afternoon. another vehicle cut the bus off, leading to the crash. six people were injured including the driver. neighbors helped the passengers to

anthony sadler one of three friends who stopped a european terror attack in progress still getting a warm welcome back home in sacramento. of course, you will remember sadler one of those men who took down a gunman armed with several weapons on board a paris-bound train. sadler got a standing ovation from his church congregation yesterday. there is the mayor, kevin johnson, also am accordance. the 23-year-old's father is a pastor at high slow baptist church and sadler grew up sitting in those pews. old friends and even the city's mayor are singing sadler's praises. >> there's nobody in sacramento right to you that doesn't want to raise their son to be just like anthony. >> sadler is avoiding the limelight right now, he says he is looking forward to getting things back to normal. check out that hug there, that may be his grandma. he is starting his senior year at sacramento state and there's no love like a grandmother's love. >> that is very true. a mother comes pretty close. >> yes. >> but a grandmother is special, too. >> the women in your lives, for sure. >> good for him. >>> comin

specialist alec scarlet, spencer stone and anthony sadler, three ordinary guys who did an extraordinary thing. spencer stone described for the first time the moments he and his friends faced a heavily armed gunman, head on. >> i saw he had looked to be an ak-47. alec came up and grabbed the gun out of his hand. i put him in a chokehold. he kept pulling more weapons left and right. took out a box cut and started jabbing at me with that. >> reporter: jabbing that cut spencer's left thumb clean to the bone and yet, so badly injured, he then helped save the life of another passenger. the suspect denied a terror attack, saying he just wanted to rob passengers. >> it doesn't take eight magazines to rob a train. >> reporter: anthony sadler, the man you saw at the friend, summed it up best when he said hiding or sitting back is not going to accomplish anything in times of terror. don't just sit by and watch. charlie d'agata, cbs news, paris. >>> a british passenger was also honored for his role in subduing the gunman. antiterror investigators in france are still questioning the suspect. the fre

alek skarlatos, spencer stone, and anthony sadler and a british businessman were thanked for their courage. they made a split-second decision to stop a gunman. >> it was do something or die. >> reporter: stone showing a lack of regard for his own life sprang into action. >> we hit the ground. alek came up and grabbed the gun out of his hand while i put him in a chokehold. it seemed like he kept pulling more weapons left and right. >> reporter: the gunman neverly severed stoep's happened with a box cutter. that didn't stop him from giving first aid to the british businessman who had been shot. the gunman was identified ayoub el khazzani. a lawyer for el khazzani says he's not a terrorist, but a home lest man. ree reena? phillip? >> thank you, stephanie. >>> more breaking news. a devastating day for global stock markets. in china, today is being called black monday. shares in shanghai plunging more than 8%. major averages in hong kong, tokyo, and taiwan all losing more than 5% of its value. all signs point to a volatile week ahead. rebecca jarvis has a takeaway for anyone with money in the m

. >> reporter: this is our first glimpse of anthony sadler back home. the lanky young man wearing a hooded gray sweatshirt and carrying a backpack, touched down on sacramento soil a worldwide hero. but as cameras captured these pictures and reporters scrambled to get a better look, sadler and his family were escorted away beneath the airport terminal by the sheriff's department. passengers on board his plane recall being star struck. >> people got up during the flight and shook his hand. one lady handed him an envelope with a letter. >> reporter: they waited to give sadler an enthusiastic thanks. >> i said thank you anthony. thank you so much. he is like thank you. he was really cool about it. >> reporter: sadler graduated from rosemont in sacramento in 2010. he just happened to be on this flight with him. hailed as an american hero. along with his childhood friends, stopping an alleged terrorist on a paris bound train. what turned into a wild european vacation is finally over and anthony sadler is home. >> and tonight, a fourth american has been identi

we are looking at anthony sadler right now. but spencer stone visibly injured with a damaged eye and injured hand as well. while we watch these men rightly receive the honor they deserve, where is the suspect behind all this, the man they took down? >> reporter: well, he's not so far away, actually. he is being questioned by the french external security here. no coincidence as well we saw the belgian prime minister go in earlier. the belgians have launched a terrorism investigation. the french investigation underway. the gunman got on the train in brussels. he had spent time in france and -- >> we're going to interrupt for a moment as the french president shakes hands with the americans and the british national before delivering a statement. you could imagine, rosemary, this is one awesome day for all of them. >> is it amazing. they got on that train as travellers and now they are heroes across the globe. let's listen to what the president has to say. >> translator: dear prime minister of belgium charles michele i thank you for

of awaiting son of sacramento anthony sadler. he spoke for the first time since coming home. >> after such a crazy few days, it feels good to be back on american soil. but especially in sacramento. i didn't expect all of this to happen. >> reporter: he spoke only 30 seconds before stepping away from the mic. he added no new insight into the heroic effort he and his sacramento childhood friends made stopping an alleged terrorist before an apparent massacre. mayor johnson praised sadler and then gave him a good natured ribbing. >> all of the picture of you over in europe, you had on a laker jersey. a laker jersey on. >> reporter: so the mayor presented sadler with a sacramento kings jersey in front of cameras here. now, sacramento has a parade to plan. >> well, i thank them so much for their heroism and thank them for being the best of sacramento. >> reporter: no date is set. they are working on the route expected to end in the capital and include a military jet flyover. sacramento's pr expert has been in some of the early talks an

one of those heroes, 23-year-old student anthony sadler is making the most of his time in the sun. he was a special guest at a movie premiere in paris. he will soon have to get back down to earth. to california tomorrow. that is next for me. just trying to go back home, get settled down. i have school next week. i'm trying to settle down before i start school. >> french authorities have made it clear that anthony sadler and his friends stopped real carnage on the train. bbc news. katty: you are watching "bbc world news america." still to come on could joe biden have his eyes on the top job. we'll tell you about the presidential speculation in overdrive. looking for a new job, how does this one sound? experienced pa wanted to manage the diary of the busy british client, you will be paid 94,000 dollars. you will have to keep his fruit stopped and helped turn him into a global brand. -- you'll have to keep his fridge stocks and help turn him into a global brand. >> he wants someone to help manage his diary. and madman arranged travel, app,eate a jermaine defoe pick up his dry cleaning

anthony sadler, spencer stone and alex are from the sacramento area. sadler also lived in the bay area in pittsburgh for a while. spencer stone is seen leaving the hospital. he was stabbed yesterday in the struggle. chuck, these three men are now telling us exactly what happened on that train. >> that's right. we are learning that it took situational awareness and split second reflexes to stop what could have been a deadly disaster from boarding that plane from amsterdam to paris. >> the high speed train full of passengers could have been a massacre if not for the immediate action of three young men who grew up together in carmike who saw a man later that scind as an islamic radical, known to authorities armed with an assault rifle running down the aisle. >> i looked over at spencer and said let's go. >> i ducked down and my feet, alex got up. alex actually looked at what was happening. spencer looked at what was happening and he said go get them. >> spencer stone, airman first class, tackled the gunman. alex, the 22-year-old national guardsman wrestle

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go." >> reporter: the two took down the gunman with the help of their friend anthony sadler. a british businessman helped to tie up the suspect. >> what else is there to do? either you sit down and you die or you get up and you die. we've seen enough of these kinds of attacks to understand that they will kill everybody once they get started. >> reporter: one man was shot in the neck and is expected to survive. stone has had surgery on his hand for a cut. as for the suspect, french t french interior minister said they're not ready to identify him or talk about a motive but he did say the attacker was armed with an automatic rifle, nine magazines, a handgun, and a knife. he's now in police custody and is believed to be a 26-year-old moroccan who was flagged for involvement in islamist groups. back to you. >> kelly cobiella. >>> it's been a deadly day in afghanistan where a suicide bomber attacked a nato convoy in kabul. officials say the car exploded on a crowded street outside a private hospital in the afghan capital. at least 12 people died, including three american civilian

earlier today both men and friend anthony sadler received the legion of honor medal at the presidential palace in paris. [applause] president francois hollande said they gave the world a lesson in courage. when police arrested the suspect, moroccan national ayoub el khazzani, they found automatic weapons and 300 rounds of ammunition. he said he just wanted to rob passengers. stone said the gunman was ready to fight until the end. >> it seemed like he just kept right, pulled out a handgun, we took, that took out a box-cutter, started stabbing at me with that. >> reporter: jabs that almost severed stone's thumb, yet the serviceman put his medical strange the use, saving the life of an american passenger wounded in the neck. >> i just stuck two of my fingers in the hole, found what i thought to be the artery, pushed down and then the bleeding stopped and i said, thank god. >> reporter: asked what lessons were to be learned from their ordeal, anthony sadler said simply: act. >> hiding or sitting back is not going to accomplish anything in times of terror like that. please do something. don'

steve large with anthony sadler's first public comments since returning home a hero. >> reporter: to the applause and cheers after the waiting crowd american hero and sacramento son anthony sadler arrived on stage along with mayor kevin johnson and his dad and spoke for the first time since coming home. >> after such a crazy few days it feels to be good to be home especially in sacramento. overwhelming for me. i didn't expect all this to happen. >> reporter: sadler spoke for 30 seconds before stepping away from the mic. he added no new insight into the heroic effort he and his sacramento childhood friends made stopping an alleged terrorist before apparent massacre. mayor johnson praised sadler then gave him a good natured ribbing for what he was wearing the day the world media descended on him. >> all the pictures of you over in europe, you had a laker -- a laker jersey on. [ laughter ] >> reporter: the mayor presented sadler a sacramento kings jersey in front of cameras here. [ applause ] >> whoo! >> reporter: now sacramento has a parade to plan. >> well, i thank them so much for th

the two men and anthony sadler received the highest honor from france stone will be dominated for the highest i ward. sadler attended the french premiere last night is running home today. >> the team that took down a terrorist originally came together at this small christian school in fair oaks. the circumstances later put miles between them, they remained like brothers. anthony sadler's sister said that is how and why on that train they essentially acted as one. >> know how they would have acted if they were by themselves, if either of them were by themselves. it all happened the way it happened because they were all together. >> after christian school two boys enrolled in tell campbell high school and alek skarlatos left to live with his father in southern oregon. he the guy would posted video from the train after he and his buddies hog tied the gunman. >> no one thinks of that when you think your brother is going to europe on vacation they will be saving people on a train from a terrorist. spencer stone stayed all four-years at tell campo and placed varsity basketball as a junior a

anthony sadler arrived along with members of his family. they had flown from europe to oregon on a private corporate jet. sadler's two friends also involved in the incident remain at a u.s. military hospital in germany. meantime, terror suspect ayoub el khazzani made his first court appearance arriving barefoot and blindfolded. authorities say he activated a new cell phone on the day of attack and watched islamic extremist videos while on the train and claim he may not have acted alone because access to his facebook page was disabled while already in custody. >>> forecasters say weather conditions near washington state's largest ever wildfire will only add to the threat and say fire crews will be working today in temperatures over 90 degrees with dropping humidity and increasing winds. all those conditions could fuel a large expansion of the fire. it's already consumed more than 400 square miles. a group of australian fire managers is expected to arrive in that area tomorrow. >>> arizona is feeling the effects of the monsoon season. a massi

the americans, alek skarlatos and spencer stone and anthony sadler. they subdued the gunman who french authorities say has ties to radical islam. >> i feel our training mostly kicked in after this assailant was already subdued, frankly. when it came to medical care and things like that and providing security making sure there wasn't another shooter. in the beginning, it was mostly gut instinct. one of survival. >> our senior international correspondent nic robertson joins us in paris. nic, good to have you with us. nic, tell us about today. i'm sure this is a day these men will never forget. >> reporter: i'm sure it won't be. they went in to the presidential palace here just behind me. spencer stone led them with his arm still heavily bandaged in a sling from where the attacker used a box cutter to attack his hand. the french president wanting to thank these men before they went home to their one country. spencer stone has described the graphically way they brought down the attacker and the struggle. this is what he said. >> i turned around and saw he

meet anthony sadler. he's 23 and a senior at sacramento state travel to go europe on a trip he will never forget. he stop the a terrorist kind of crazy. the basketball coach always kept cool under pressure. >> he is a hero to all of us. he's a hero based on the things he did when he was 14, 15, 16 years old. >> then airman first class spencer stone. he is a 6 foot 4 guy. he may have been shy while growing up. >> he had the wherewithal to take action. i am glad spencer did. >> he learned a thing or two as a paramedic in the air force. using those skills to help one of his fellow good samaritans. he see as bleeding neck and puts pressure on it with a bare hand to safe a life. his high school basketball coach not surprised. >> nice kid. stand up guy. hard worker. very humble and at the same time you weren't super surprised he did put himself in jeopardy to try to save others. >> who else helped out? meet chris more man an it consultant. the 62-year-old saw the spoegs and like widewise sprang into action. he

sadler. >> it's kind of a long story. alec hit me on the shoulder and said let's go. we tackled him, hit the ground. alec came up and grabbed the gun out of his hand while i put him in a choke hold. it seemed like he just kept pulling more weapons left and right. all three of us started punching him while he was in the middle of us. >> reporter: stone says he choked the suspect until he lost consciousness. that's stone with a cut on his neck helping a passenger who also had a neck wound. >> in the beginning it was mostly gut instinct. >> i saw spencer get up and alec get up. those are my close friends so i couldn't let them go alone. >> reporter: as for the suspect's claim that he wasn't on board to kill -- >> it doesn't take 8 magazines to rob a train. >> he seemed like he was ready to fight to the end, and so we were. >>> now to louisiana where a state trooper is in critical condition after being shot in the head yesterday during a traffic stop. the man suspected of shooting him is behind bars because of the help of civ

. >> reporter: anthony sadler is finally back home in sacramento safe and sound days after he and his two childhood friends helped foil a suspected terror attack on a train headed to paris. the soon-to-be sacramento state senior managed to slip past reporters at the airport tuesday, leaving college friend john dixon, who coincidentally was on board the same flight, to speak on his behalf. >> yeah. he's exhausted. yeah, so he's been getting a lot of attention the past few days. he just wants to get some sleep. >> reporter: other passengers on board described being star struck. >> everybody was very proud. people got up during the flight and took his hand. >> on friday the three helped to overpower ayoub el khazzani. french prosecutors say the moroccan gunman was carried over 200 bullets and looked at a jihadi video on his cell phone just minutes before the chaos. sacramento mayor kevin johnson said plans are in the works to honor the treo. skarlatos remains in germany with stone as stone continues treatment for injuries sustained in the attack. >> french prosecutors opened an investiga

anthony sadler has a message for anyone, however unlikely it may seem who winds up in a similar situation. >> in a crisis like that, you basically have to do something. hiding or sitting back is not going to accomplish anything. >> as for the suspect, the associated press using unnamed sources has identified him as ayoub el khazzani. he was known for authorities in three countries for his ties to radical islam, france, belgium and spain. it's believed that he recently spent time in syria. he's now being questioned in france. his attorney came out and said he's dumbfounded that people are associated him with potential terrorism. all he wanted to do was rob the train. but that that press conference, anthony sadler said you don't need eight or nine magazines to rob a train. greg? >> will carr, thanks. >>> hillary clinton remains the democratic front runner but her lead could be shrinking. there's also a new possible twist into the investigation of her e-mail server from her time as secretary state. kristen fisher is live in washington with the latest. >> the new twist is that there may be on

anthony sadler got back to sacramento last night along with his parents. the suspect in the case has already made a first court appearance as abc's lan nan zack reports. >> reporter: now officially charged as a terrorist, the suspect in that train attack in france arrived at court barefoot and blindfolded. 25-year-old ayoub el khazzani formally indicted. prosecutors say el khazzani activated a new cell phone on the day of the attack. records show he watched extremist videos calling for violent acts in the name of islam. authorities say he had no credible explanation for how he got his weapons. a kalashnikov, lugar pistol and nearly 300 rounds of ammo. also in his backpack, a half liter of gasoline. he may not have acted alone. someone disabled his facebook page one day after his arrest. investigators say el khazzani has now snapped answering questions. >> if it wasn't for alek and anthony, i would be dead. he definitely would have got me. >> reporter: for the three american heroes who tackled and disarmed el khazzani, the journey begin nzs. spencer stone a

air man and we do have a picture of all three, anthony sadler, a senior at sacramento state university and then alex scarlotto, a specialist in the national guard from oregon returning from a deployment in afghanistan. now, authorities say that a passenger ran into this suspect on the train holding an ak-47. the suspect has been i.d. eid as ayoub el khazzani. he has a accomplish cough, ak-47, a pistol and a box cutter, and when he ran into the passenger initially, several shots were fired. one person was hit. that's when the three americans sprang into action. listen to sadler recall the split-second decision they made to run towards the gunfire. >> spencer got up, he got up and i saw them get up so i got up and then we all ran back there and we tried to do whatever we could to beat him up so he didn't shoot anybody. >> stone who is thickly built and loves martial arts pulled out a box cutter while he started to slash him and the other two americans ultimately beat him unconscious. a nearby british passenger ripped off his tie and all the men hog tied the suspect until authorities got

. >>> anthony sadler who helped take down a gunman on the paris bound train last week is grateful to be home. he spoke yesterday less than a day after returning to his hometown of sacramento. sadler and friends are heroes after stopping a terrorist before a massacre on a paris- bound train in france. sadler added no new insight into the efforts. >> after such a crazy few days it feels good to be back on american soil but especially in sacramento. overwhelming didn't expect this. >> sacramento is working on a plan for a parade in his honor. no date planned but it's expected to end at the capital and include a military jet flyover. >>> for a brief time today the golden gate bridge will be transformed in a racetrack. five indy cars will go across the bridge at 1 p.m. carrying the championship trophy as they make their way to the sonoma raceway. the drivers will also pay tribute to justin wilson, who died from a head injury in a race over the weekend. the gopro grand prix is this sunday in sonoma. >>> now 15 minutes after 5:00. >> good morning. we are starting off with the chp traffic ad

>> amy kellogg in london, thank you. >>> among that group of heroes anthony sadler jr. a college student and childhood friend of the two servicemen joining them for a trip through europe. his father said he's relieved his son is okay and no doubt very proud of him and anthony sadler sr. is joining us on the phone. welcome, sir, nice to have you on the show here today. >> thank you. two friends.e so proud of your an amazing, amazing odyssey. >> we are very proud of all of them, absolutely. >> what was your first reaction when you heard the news from your son? >> first reaction was relief. because when my son called it was immediately after the incident. and the first thing he shared with me is what every parent wants to hear, that he's okay and that he's not hurt. immediately following that he began to share with me the events as they occurred. and so then very quickly i went into shock and disbelief that -- that our son and his friends would be involved in such a potentially deadly incident as this. >> now, if i understand it, they are childhood friends, who grew up tog

cbs news has learned that anthony sadler landed in oregon this afternoon. he's expected to return home to sacramento a hero. and, norah, this town can't wait to welcome them home. >> o'donnell: we can't wait, either. thank >> o'donnell: and we can't wait, either. thank you, carter evans. next weekend is the tenth anniversary of hurricane katrina barreling into the gulf coast. new orleans' levee system could not protect the city and 682 were killed, many in their homes. as the waters rose, there were many desperate calls for help. some have never been heard until now. mark strassmann now with some of the people who made those calls and those who answered. >> reporter: when the levees burst, 911 calls poured in with the floodwater. >> reporter: this one from 2544 dubreuil street. >> reporter: operator paula massey took that call. now retired, she's still living in new orleans. what's it like to hear that? >> it's hard. it's hard, and it brings back memories. and it was nothing that i can do to help the lady get out of her attic. >> reporter: katrina's winds a

just yesterday spencer stone, and alex skarlatos and anthony sadler took down a gunman. the gunman is believed to have ties with isis. president obama spoke by phone with the three americans praising their quick action that likely prevented a massacre. cnn's nick roberts joins us in france with more. >> a big cheer as the motorcade drove them out of the police station and they have been here all day, and spencer stone getting surgery to his hand and his thumb almost severed and he led the success to bring down the attacker. >> what i would like to do, first of all, is to say thank you to alex skau law toes and spencer stone, without whom i don't think we would be here to speak to you today. >> the investigation getting more information about the attacker. a 26-year-old moroccon. we now know he got on the train with his weapons in belgium. it stopped there, and on the way from amsterdam to paris and we understand from the belgian authorities they believe this 26-year-old has ties and connections to hard line islamist groups, groups they are already investigating, and now

as for his buddy, anthony sadler, he's a college student. he will eventually have to go back to class. you can only imagine what it's going to be like on campus when he gets back to school this fall. >> when a welcoming they are all in store for, heroic, you know, that really -- not enough can be said about their duties and what they did. all right, thanks so much, polo, appreciate that. >>> so as these americans are being hailed as heroes, the investigation, of course, is ramping up. senior international correspondent nic robertson is joining us from paris. nic, a senior european official is telling cnn that the suspect has been identified and that apparently he was on a list of suspicious people because of activity that he had engaged in. what more are investigators willing to say about him? >> reporter: well, we know from spain and the south, france, these are all countries that he had lived in. he was on the sort of watch list, if you will, for counterterrorism officials because he was associating with radical islamists. precisely what i

best friend spencer stone and anthony sadler. plus three other people joining forces to stop a terrorist on the traction. so who are these other heroes? meet anthony sadler. he's 23 and a senior at sacramento state. anthony traveling to europe on a trip he'll never forget. >> i came to see my friends on my first trip in europe and we stopped a terrorist. it's kind of crazy. >> sadler's high school basketball coach said this former point shooting guard also kept cool under pressure. >> he's a hero to the world and to all of us, but anthony is a hero based on the things he did when he was 13, 14, 15 years old. >> then there's airman first class spencer stone. he's a 6'4" guy. his proud father says his son may have been shy growing up. >> not a lot of 22-year-olds have the wherewithal to take action, i'm glad spencer did. >> but the 22-year-old clearly learned a thing or two as a paramedic in the air force. spencer using those skills to help one of his fellow good samaritans. spencer sees a bleeding neck and putting pressure on it w

anthony sadler joins me on the phone. he is the american heroes' father. one of the men who took action. thank you for being with me, sir. tony, can you hear me? >> i can. >> thank you so much for being here. i just have to jump in with your son. what an incredible man. have you heard from him since he did this? >> we are still dealing with the reality concerning his involvement in this and just the fact he was present there, et cetera. >> how did you hear about it? >> i'm sorry, say again, poppy? >> how did you hear about it? >> initially, relief that he was not injured or killed and that the young men that were with him were not injured seriously or killed. then disbelief as he began to share with us the events that had taken place. those were the initial emotional responses. it's been catch-up ever since, just kind of wrapping our head around the magnitude of this. of course, parental pride started kicking in. we were proud of him before this and certainly an event like this can make a parent proud. certainly we are very proud of him. >> he is really yo