cnn's martin savidge was there, first reporting from the superdome, and then from the convention center, and as he reflects on what he saw, there was one phone call that stands out to him. >> i was in the superdome when katrina struck. a couple of days later, i was here at the convention center. this place was far worse. there were thousands and thousands of people without any help. they were desperate. >> we can't take it. we've been out here for three days. >> they begged us to take them with us. they assumed that we were leaving every day. >> we want help! >> we weren't. we never left the city. and so when we told that to them, they then said, well, you've got to have some way of talking to people. they said well, we had satellite phones. and that's when people began tearing up pieces of paper or writing down telephone numbers. they were certain if someone knew, that they would come and be rescued. they gave me the numbers and begged that i call. and every evening when i got done with work and when there were a few free moments, i'd start making my way down the list. the first thing

martin savidge is joining us live in paris. what are the charges sand the suspect talking, martin? >> well, here's the charges that have been outlined by the paris prosecutor. they include attempted mass murder and also murder or attempted mass murder. this is under what is called the french terrorism laws and being a member of a terrorist organization. what what's interesting here is that they're also trying to figure out where was this suspect moving? it's clear there's a lot of detail the prosecutor brought forward and they're going to be looking at -- going forward in this investigation he seems to have wandered about europe but was there just wandering or is there intent? where was he headed or was anybody supporting him? for instance, they said the suspect was homeless in just the days leading up to the attack on the train yet he apparently has 149 euros to afford a first class ticket. how does that happen? it implies the french believe he was supported in some way, hence being a member of a terrorist organization, wolf. >> do we know if he is talking to prosecutors? to law e

mary schiavo with us, martin savidge with us from paris. thank you. >>> the female suspect being sought in connection with the bangkok bombing had left thailand two months ago according to her mother. over the weekend, police arrested a man in connection with the bombing but they said he isn't the main suspect, he is apparently denying any involvement, but authorities also said they found bomb-making equipment in his apartment when police moved in to capture him. >>> for nearly 2,000 years the temple of baal has been considered the center of religious life near the syrian city of pal miremyrapalmyra, is are trying to destroy what's left of it. the syrian antic we t antiquitiy there was an explosion but witnesses say the temples iconic columns are still standing. last week, isis published photos of the destruction of another ancient temple in palmyra. >>> isis' reign of terror are forcing people flee from their lives. they're not the only ones. freedom the middle east and africa are trying to escape their situations. this year alone, nearly

martin savidge joins me from paris. what are we learn being the gunman and whatever ties to terrorism he may or may not have had. >> reporter: kazany is the man in question. according to his attorney, he claims no aifiation to any terrorist organization and doesn't have any religious affiliation. but european investigators are concerned about a trip in may in custom he travelled to turkey. and the concern is whether or not he may have had meetings with isis sympathizers or isis planners, and that somehow as a result of that meeting the attack on friday took place. meanwhile, tomorrow kaz any is expected to be formally charged. he is being held in presence intelligence headquarters tonight. >> the american heros who helped stop the attack. they were in europe as part of a long vacation. what's next for them? >> reporter: i mean, you have to really imagine -- you can actually sort of tell when you look at their clothing these were men who clearly did not anticipate becoming heros. and standing at the presidential palace n

martin savidge, cnn, atlanta. >>> so much to talk about. with me to do that cnn legal analyst paul callan and kelly wallace of cnn digital who covers parenting issues and i don't think victim two better guests. i watched this and i was sort of so astounded at two aspects, how this officer clearly did not know how to handle a special needs child and how this child was so traumatized and in pain. paul, let's start with the legal side of it. is there a case, or certainly a federal case here? is that officer, that school district, are they in trouble? >> well, the federal case has been filed and it's very interesting because i'm used to handling excessive force cases involving the police or wrongful conviction cases where you see what we call a 1983 federal action. that's the action that's been brought here on behalf of the child saying that this was an excessive use of force by someone who's employed by the state in violation of the child's constitutional rights. and i think from this film we all cringe when we see that child really in pain, i

our martin savidge has this report. >> this was a meeting of transportation ministers, ministers and officials from nine different countries. of course, it was france that was hosting it and it was specifically called for by france's interior minister who afterwards spoke and talked about how this is running going to be requiring a unified effort. >> translator: we are here to continue our cooperation to work with the ministers, security services and transportation ministers to detect and survey and find all attacks, terrorist attack in europe. so today we are aware that we have to reinforce and coordinate our different services. be they are our security services or government services. >> reporter: the discussions lasted about two hours and here are some of the ideas that they have come up with and measures they plan to at least implement, including better control and identification of people and their luggage. in other words, a closer look and understanding of who exactly is on the train and what is it they have with them. mixed patrol. this is interesting. these are patrols from d

i have martin savidge and bob baer. martin, to you first, can you give me a quick update on this french-american? what's his condition right now? >> 51 years of age, being treated at a hospital two hours north of paris. i do have better news for you and that is that we've had an update from the family. his condition saw him worsen overnight but now there's been a little bit of improvement. they feared that he might have been forgotten with all of the focus on the other heroes, they want to point out that he's as much of a hero as any and he was the most seriously wounded in abeing ta, brooke. >> mark moogalian, also a hero. now to khazzani. talk to me about who he is. >> the prosecutor came forward and named the official charges. they are attempted murder, then attempted mass murder. these come under the specific delineation and it was not named what terrorist organization he was involved with. going forward, they are going to look at, where did he travel? it looked like he moved all over europe recently. was that guide

cnn's martin savidge is one of the reporters there. here is his story about what happened that day. >> i was in the superdome when katrina struck. a couple of days later, i was here at the convention center. this place was far worse. there were thousands and thousands of people in days in without any help. they were desperate. >> we can't take this. we been out here for three days. >> they begged us to take them with us. they assumed we were leaving everyday. we weren't. we never left the city. and so when we told that to them, they then said, you have to have some way to talk to the people. i said, we have satellite phones. that when people began tearing up pieces of paper, grabbing cardboard and writing down telephone numbers. they were certain that if someone knew they would come and be rescued. they gave met numbers and beg that i call. and every evening when i got done with work and there were a few free moments, i made my way down the list. the first thing i noticed is that no one answers their phone any more. always voice mail a

. >> joining me now, live from paris, martin savidge. also with me, julia cayamm. martin, to you. it's incredible to hear from these men themselves but also the details, including the fact that they were in a train car they were not supposed to be in but there were wi-fi issues and they got up to move. it's incredible, the details. >> reporter: it is. this shows you the modern age in which we live and that the reason that these three men ended up putting themselves at harm's way was because of the wi-fi. the signal in one train car was not too well so they moved to train car 12 where this went down. you could say unfortunately or fortunately that they had to move. that put them in the right place at the right time. it's alek skarlatos just out of afghanistan, hears that gunshot, instantly recognizes the danger. spencer stone, his air force buddy is next to him. he's charging down the aisle and headed towards the gunman. they all three pile on and aided by a british. this was on a high-speed train that's doing close to 200 miles an hour. they not only prevented a massacre but a hug

>> martin savidge reporting live for us, thanks so much. >>> good morning. i'm carol costello. thank you so much for joining me. for hillary clinton, a fight looms in the critical state of new hampshire. that's according to the latest wmur granite state poll. it shows clinton leading bernie sanders by just six points. when you factor in the margin of error, the pollster says the democratic rivals are in a statistical tie. clinton's lead is down from double digits in the spring. on the republican side the wait is almost over. after weeks of polls, ten candidates led by front-runner donald trump will hit the stage for the party's first debate. it's all taking place in cleveland at quicken loans arena. joining me now from cleveland is the chairman of the ohio republican party. good morning, thank you so much for being here. >> hi, carol, good morning. >> good morning. tell me about the excitement level in cleveland. >> oh, it's off the charts. there is so much excitement and enthusiasm around here around around this debate. we can't wait for it to get started and the preparations

martin savidge reporting live for us this morning. thanks so much. >>> checking some other top stories for you at 19 minutes past the hour. new york city health officials are tracking down the source of an outbreak of legionnaires' disease that's killed seven people. a hotel and a hospital have been tested positive for the deadly bacteria. 80 cases have been confirmed. more than 60 people have been hospitalized. all of those who died were elderly and had other medical problems. >>> the governor of puerto rico says the island's economy is in quote, a death spiral. the problem became worse yesterday when puerto rico defaulted on a $58 million debt payment adding to puerto rico's woes. the island is suffering from a severe water shortage with many residents going days without tap water. >>> if you're a woman who feels like she's freezing in the office there's a reason. a study in nature climate change found the average office thermostat is set with a man in mind. a 40-year-old, 154-pound man to be precise. the study's authors say women h

. >> thank you martin savidge. thank you very much. >>> florida braces for potential flooding from what was tropical storm erika and killing 20 people in the car ribbean. more on that coming up. ♪ a good host, is a good host ♪ no matter where he's hosting. ♪ stella artois host beautifully >>> florida bracing for flooding. in from what was tropical storm erika. dumped ten inches in ten hours' time. so far 20 people are dead and dozens are missing in other parts. meteorologist allison chinchar has more on what's left of the storm and its track. allison? a lot of times they pack a bigger punch and the bigger hurricane storms. here is a look at the remanence of erika and there are heavy areas of showers and thunderstorms over cuba and the bahamas. over the last ten years or so we have not seen that many storms. the reality is that we have been a little jaded. the number of storms than there. they have not been that far off. it's the number in the u.s. of the land fall that's lower. we talk about the numbers in th

martin savidge is joining me live from paris. martin, you were listening in to this. there was a detailed press conference from the french prosecutor. who are the charges el khazzani is now facing? >> reporter: well, it appears, as you point out, there is a preliminary investigation that's been opened. that's the way the french refer to this, and saying that's a preliminary investigation for attempted murder under french terrorism law. also attempting to murder a train full of people which is an astounding charge, you can imagine, and then being a member of a terrorist organization, although the prosecutor did not specifically mention who or what that terrorist organization was. but there was also a tremendous amount of detail going into the attack itself and what transpired and where the suspect had been in both the hours and the months leading up to this attack. and a number of things that are interesting is we talk about mark moogalian, this is the other franco american they refer to him, american but with french citizenship. he was wounded in the neck. it was beli

savidge who's been collecting the details from the press conference and the prosecutor. martin, if you can hear me, tell me what it is they have in terms of him making direct contact with jihadi sites during and before this incident. >> according to the prosecutor at least the press conference that was given they're tracking the cell phone and they could see he was going to these web sites. now, what he said was they went to youtube and that at youtube he apparently was looking at videos that had a jihadist radicalist nature to them it was music and inspirational versus so that a s what he's throng while inside the bathroom of the train car between coaches 12 and 13 before he comes out shirtless armed to the teeth and begins his attempted assault. >> so martin there's also this notion -- and i'm going to quote with what they're getting -- that apparently khazzani was looking at whilst he was on the train youtube jihadi songs and someone inspiring people to jihadi acts like you said on his phone via the internet. do they know about that or what they were able to get from

. >> martin savidge, thanks so much. >>> mr. chairman, thank you so much for being with us. the suspect in custody, counter-terrorism experts point out his name had come up in all sorts of databases. they had that i eyes on him in france, at least, if not other countries as well. they're not concerned if he had any connection to isis. is this someone that the u.s. knew about? did the u.s. have any knowledge about possible isis connections? >> can't go to what we knew. i will tell you three european countries had intelligence flags on this individual as a potential terrorist. it's been identified after the fact that he flew from berlin into istanbul and then into syria, presumably to train with isis, and then returned back into europe. this shows you how wide open and vulnerable europe is to foreign fighter travel going through the region, training and then coming back. the fact that three of these european countries had flags on this individual, yet he was ability to travel so freely without being impeded or being flagged or stopped or detained, i think that illustrates how

cnn's martin savidge covered the direct aftermath of hurricane katrina in new orleans and is back in the city recalling what he considers one of the most poignant assignments in his career. >> reporter: i was in the superdome when katrina struck. couple of days later, i was here at the convention center. this place was far worse. there were thousands and thousands of people in days inn without any help. they were desperate. >> we have been out here for three days. >> reporter: they begged us to take them with us. they assumed that we were leaving every day. we weren't. we never left the city. so when we told that to them, they then said you have to have some way of talking to people. i said we have satellite phones. that's when people began tearing pieces of paper or grabbing cardboard or writing down telephone numbers. they were certain that someone knew they would come and be rescued. they gave me the numbers and begged that i call. every evening when i got done with work and when there were a few free moments, i would start making my way down the list. first thing i realized is th

martin savidge is "outfront." >> reporter: christian taylor in the last minutes of his life. it's 1:00 a.m. friday, cameras monitoring a car dealership spot the 19-year-old. at one point you can be seen jumping on the hood of a car. the security company uses a pa system to warn him to leave. and then calls police. >> advice the suspect is trying to get into the vehicle. a gray ford mustang. >> reporter: the cameras show the teen driving his suv through the gates and smacking through the front doors. within minutes, police respond and walk toward the building. >> i saw a guy in the building. >> reporter: what happens next inside isn't captured on video or body cams, which are not required by police here. a trainee police officer brad miller and his supervising officer ordered taylor to surrender. they say he tried to flee. then according to police, there's an altercation. >> we got shots fired. >> reporter: the supervising officer uses his taser. miller hits the teen in the abdomen, chest and neck. taylor died on the scene. officer miller is on paid administrative leave. in a

martin savidge is "outfront." >> reporter: they were the right people in the right place at the right time. three boyhood friends together on a vacation. today honored by france's president for preventing a possible massacre. it began at 5:13 friday night. the train had just pulled out of brussels. that's where french investigators say ayoub el khazzani got on packing an ak-47, a pistol and a box cutter. alek skarlatos heard something in the next car. >> the shot was probably the first noise i heard. then that was followed by breaking glass. >> reporter: spencer stone, an air force medical technician sat next to skarlatos. >> i woke up. i turned around and i saw he had what looked to be an ak-47. and he looked like it was jammed order wasn't working. he was trying to charge the weapon. alek hit me on the shoulder and said, let's go. >> reporter: he wrestled away both guns, actions that saved his life. >> all three of us started punching him while he was in the middle of us. i was able to grab him again and choke him unconscious. >> reporter: stone paid the price with box cutter wounds

let's goat martin savidge. what is taking so long, martin? >> reporter: you know what? that is the question we have been puts to so many investigators and those close to the investigation here. it's been a month that the flaperon, the part, has been in the hands of french authorities. why don't they know? here is what we are being told. sources indicate that for whatever reason, that number is not there, either it wasn't there to begin with or somehow fell off or the piece was torn off. then, they found inside there were other parts, parts that were made by a subcontractor for boeing. they hoped those numbers could be traced. they went to the french authorities. part of the problem was august is a big holiday month. a lot of people with that information were on vacation. now we are told bay source last week, an engineer from that company got back to french investigators. the news, alisynalisyn, the rec are not good. they are able to trace it back to mh370. in other words, the parts inside and the flaperon, they have not been able to make a solid connection. the french b

martin savidge is live with more in atlanta. good morning. >> good morning, alisyn. you have to think there had to be a better way of handling this. the video you are about to see occurred in november of 2014. it's come to light now because of a lawsuit filed on monday by the aclu. take a look. >> you need to behave or suffer the consequences. it's your decision to behave this way. >> reporter: this controersial video is difficult to watch. the sheriff's deputy facing a federal lawsuit by the aclu restrains the third grade boy with handcuffs. the boys hands pulled with excessive force behind his back. he can be heard crying out in pain. the small, 8-year-old child who, according to the lawsuit suffers from disabilities from adhd and history of trauma. he's cuffed at the biceps. his wrists are too small for the adult constraints. >> it hurts. >> sit down in the chair like i have asked you to. >> reporter: that officer works at the elementary identified. the sheriff of kenton county alleging his failure to adequately train and supervise him. >> if you want the handcuff

let's go to martin savidge live in paris with the details. martin, this rush is about this 96-hour rule, that french police only have that long to charge him, right? >> reporter: right. initially he was arrested, there were no charges placed against him. when you aren't charged they have 96 hours to hold a person. then they have to come forward and either, well, charge him or let him go. it's anticipated he will go before a french judge. he will be charged with charges connected to terrorism. we'll know more as soon as we hear from the prosecutor which will be a short time from now. and then we also hope to learn more about the investigation. in other words, what have investigators found, any links to terrorist groups. we do know that belgium authorities overnight conducted searches on a number of apartments, two of them. one of them belonging to the sister of the suspect, the other belonging to a friend of that sister. so there were some objects retrieved but authorities won't say more than that. so really trying to understand what is the sc

cnn's martin savidge is live at the saecarter center with more. good morning. >> reporter: regardless what people may have thought of president carter when he was president of the united states, it is nearly unanimous people consider what he's done after the white house, especially his humanitarian work, is really quite remarkable which is why this announcement, even for a 90-year-old man, maybe caught some people off guard. the way the president released it was in his own words to say, quote, recent liver surgery revealed that i have cancer that now is in other parts of my body. i will be rearranging my schedule as necessary. that means necessary for treatment. it's expected that he'll be treated at emory health care here in atlanta, a very fine facility. we don't know what kind of cancer it is. there are concerns that it could be the kind of cancer that has already devastated his family in the past. until we know for certain, that's just sort of speculation. the medical experts say, hey look, just because he's 90 doesn't mean he can't have a suc

martin savidge is live in paris with the latest. how is it going, martin? >> reporter: good morning, chris. we have good news to report to you. according to his wife, mark will be removed from intensive care. his health is improving. also, she tells us about the terror on that train last friday. it was awful. back on u.s. soil this morning, 23-year-old anthony sadler, one of the american heroes on a passenger train in france as another man remains confined to a hospital bed. >> all of a sudden, my husband says get out, this is serious. >> in a cnn exclusive, the wife of mark recounted to me the moment her husband was shot, just a few feet away from her, by a 25-year-old gunman. >> i thought to myself, we are going to die. everybody on this train is going to die. >> reporter: he says her husband was one of the first to engage the gunman when he saw them enter their car on the paris bound train, strapped with an ak-47. >> i heard him say i got the gun. >> reporter: her husband grabbed the gun, but he fought back. she hid behind her seat and shots rang out. sh

martin savidge joins us live with the latest. >> it's amazing how fast the video and reaction to it has spread. one thing is clear. everybody may be talking about it. not everybody sees it in the same way. to that point, counter point. let's begin with the mother of the 8-year-old child. she speaking out through her attorney. she explains why the lawsuit was brought. take a listen. >> the mother of this child was absolutely devastated. she loves her son very much. no child, as we all know is perfect. but, nobody ever expects that when they drop their child off at school that the child is going to be disciplined by law enforcement officer with adult handcuffs. >> the keyword there is discipline. that's where this debate seems to be falling. the aclu says this child was being punished for something they couldn't help which is the medical condition this child had. meanwhile, if the sheriff's department is saying no no no it wasn't punishment they were restraining the child to prevent further harm to the child or other children. the sheriff's department is coming out in full support of the

martin savidge, cnn, paris. >> incredible. >> it is an amazing story. >>> and there will be a parade back home for some of those americans. >> welcoming home the heroes. >>> other stories now, the world of motor sports is mourning the loss of indycar driver justin wilson after head injuries sustained during a car. >> he was struck in the head by the nose cone by another car that crashed. wilson was remembered by one of his fellow drivers. >> i think he exemplified, you know, what the reason that we all love doing this. he fought so hard to get back. and as challenging as today is and yesterday was, you know, he's doing what he loved to do and what we all love to do. and why we'll all be back competing in his honor in the near future. >> wilson is survived by his wife and two young daughters. he was 37 years old. >>> still to come on "cnn newsroom," north and south korea have reached a deal to ease hostilities. details on the agreement after this short break. stay with us. i have type 2 diabetes. i started with pills. and now i take a long-acting insulin at night. i take mine in the m

alex savidge is out there right now waiting for her to begin. this happened on martin luther king boulevard. there was a shooting out there. again she is getting ready to begin to talk. let's listen in. >> we are going to go ahead and get started. my apologies i understand you are live. what we can share with you this morning, the oakland police department did have an officer involved shooting. this occurred just after 1:30 this morning. this is still very new. very fresh. very active investigation. what we can share with you at this time is that officers responded to the 3800 block of martin luther king. they were conducting a follow up investigation that was associated to a sexual assault that occurred on the officer's shift. so they are still continuing a preliminary investigation when their investigation led them to the 3800 block of martin luther king. when officers arrived what we do know at this time is that the suspect presented himself with a rifle shot at the officers. one of the officers was struck with gunfire. both officers returned