i told spencer. spencer immediately ran over to him, started performing first aid on him, just held down the artery. and at that point i took the ak-47 and went back to check the other train cars and make sure there was no other shooter or anything like that. told the passengers to keep everybody in the car where they were, don't let anybody come up front. then i came back and the terrorist was already tied up. mark -- or chris did a good job there. spencer was still working on mark. i made sure spencer didn't need anything else. got some first aid kit or something like that. and i checked mark to make sure he wasn't -- didn't have any other gunshot wounds. i cut his shirt off with the box cutter the terrorist was stabbing spencer with. and from this just rode the rest of the train out till it got there. >> what was going on in the train? were people screaming. were any of the conductors or anyone on the train helping you or just basically the three of you and the brit and there was another unidentif

spencer was on the window seat. spencer had to be the first one to get up. he didn't hesitate at all. he just ran straight off the guy while he was trying to get his way to shoot him mind you. spencer got him. got the choke in we all just started beating on him. i told other people this but we frankly had got really really lucky. the magazine dropped out of it out of his ak. i am pretty sure he had it on safe or wasn't able to get it functioning in the first place. ammunition was horrible because one of the rounds didn't go off. we just got lucky in five or six different ways. any one of those things was different we all would have died especially spencer. >> train filled with people? >> yeah i wouldn't say packed to capacity i don't know about the rest of the train. it seems like a lot to me. i don't know what the standard load is. >> what were the other passengers on the train. i am sure you were busy trying to restrain this guy and make sure he didn't kill anybody. you have any idea what any passengers were doing? >> there were two screams at first. i did

spencer went first. he is about 6 foot 4 or 6 foot 5 and tackled the guy and put a choke hold on him. aleck took the pistol and clip away. censer at that point the guy pulled out a box cutter and started to slash at spencers head and neck. that's how he got injured. he is in the hospital. then at that point aleck took the butt end of the gun and bashed the guy in the head and put him unconscious and then they hog tied him, and at that point aleck went down the aisles to make sure no one else was involved and i think that i told me that he put a compress on a victims neck. there was another victim that had injured also. that's about what he told me. that's what i know and the after math is the media. >> when you're getting the phone call from your son and he is telling these thing action, they have to be surreal. >> spencer is the member of the air force. >> yes, right. >> my son is national guard. >> your son we had a screen up. this is is spencer stone and he is active duty and then your son is with the

spencer penrose was the youngest of the brothers. he went to harvard, like all penroses did at the time, and for reasons we are unsure, he had no interest in the family business, so he traveled out west and worked at a coppermine in arizona. at a fruit and inetable stand, managing it, truth or consequences new mexico, and then fortunate for him, because he really had no idea what he was doing, he got contacted by his brother dick penrose, and this was 1892, and he was in denver and told him about his childhood friend, charles, who was in colorado springs, and he had been in eight years,ngs himself going in 1894, and so literally about one month later, spencer penrose arrived in colorado springs, and that started a lifelong partnership between the two gentlemen. it just so happened that when reintroduced spencer to his child old friend, it was the beginning of cripple creek in the pikes creek region, so it was perfect timing in 1892 for penrose to come to colorado springs, so much so that when he arrived, my great-grandfather had just

alex said to spencer go get him. are. >> reporter: french authorities say the suspect had fired several gunshots as a french passenger tried to tackle him. the americans sprung into action. the struggle was brief, bloody and chaotic. >> the guy pulled out a cutter and started cutting spencer. he cut spencer behind the neck, nearly cut his thumb off. >> reporter: american spencer stone seen here in the middle would eventually subdue the suspected islamic with help from his friends. stone, a member of the u.s. air force, was hospitalized and is recovering. >> we called him, he's doing great. >> he's in good spirits. >> reporter: his friend alex, a national guards man, said few words speaking to reporter, but seemed to say it all. >> relief. relief that nobody got killed. it could have been a real carnage. no question about that. >> reporter: the three americans hailed as international heros. but they know it easily could have ended much differently. >> really proud of my friend that he just reacted to quickly and so br

i saw -- i saw spencer get up. i saw alek get up and those are my close i was just like i couldn't let them go alone that's totally the whole reason i got up out of my seat. >> i would also like to say thanks to chris for helping us out. he helped tie the gunman up, and he also was very helpful afterwards as well just because he spoke both languages. >> first question, i have to ask these fellows. you doing all right. can you take a couple more? >> it's fine. >> all right. next question, yes, ma'am. >> how would you describe the mental state of the assailant. if you could describe, you know, what kind of state you felt he was in when you went to get in and then afterwards. >> i can't really tell you. he seemed like he was ready to fight to the end so -- and so were we. >> let me give this to you first. speak right into the microphone. it's a little hard. thank you. >> dispatch media are reporting that this man might have had some sort of flammable liquid with him, possibly gasoline. maybe there was an intention of

spencer just ran anyway. >> reporter: alek skarlatos says spencer grabbed the suspect's neck. that is when he and sadler snatched the gun, hog tied the man and beat him unconscious but spencer deserves the credit not only for going in first, but saveing the life of the man shot in the neck. >> he went to go help the other man who was bleeding also. without his help, he would have died. that man was bleeding from his neck profusely. >> reporter: for spencer's brother, the story is even more chilling given what he knows about his brother. he recall it is conversation he had with him during 9 closure 11. >> we just discussed, you know, a lot of people just sit back. if somebody were to happen like that, we weren't going to sit down and take it. and he did exactly what we said he would do. >> the three americans are receiving praise from all over the country tonight. president obama personally called to thank them. and defense secretary ash carter said in a statement airman stone and specialist alek skarlatos are reasons why on due and and off, ours is the finest fighting force th

spencer just ran anyway. and if anybody would have gotten shot, it would have been spencer for sure. and we're very lucky that nobody got killed, especially spencer. [ inaudible question ] yes. we called him. he's doing great. he's in good spirits. >> he's in disbelief it happened himself. >> talking about spencer stone, because he remains hospitalized because he did endure some injuries, a severe injury to his hand as well. let's bring in nick robertson in france to get an update on where things stand. so we know that the two gentlemen who were there with the british national chris norman were on their way to paris to have that special phone call with the president of the united states while spencer stone remained hospitalized. what's the status of all of that? >> well, they just got in the last few minutes. spencer stone has just left hospital. he appears to be joining his friends, as far as we understand at the moment on his way to paris. he is now out of surge rirsurgef hospital. but something happened be

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 paramedic training, just clogged up his neck job authority says the gunman had an assault rifle, knife and close to a dozen additional cartridges, spencer and alek's mothers relieved their sons are alive. >> i'm greatful that everything turned out company. >> am lech's dad proud but not surprised. >> they knew they had to do something, and they risk their lives. >> in instinct tough reaction that changed the course of a terrifying trip on the train. abc7 news. >> a british businessman was the fourth to join the three americans in subduing the train gunman, chris no

one of the three americans, spencer stone, his arm is still in a sling. he was injured and still taking care of the injuries. i'm sure they will be asked about that. an incredible moment and it looks like we are just moments away from the press conference getting started. let's listen in. >> i want to start by thanking president hollande and the interior minster and the people of france for their heart felt out pouring of support and concern for these young men. i also extend my thanks to the fresh authorities, doctors and nurses and everyone who took such good care of them after the attack. we often use the word hero and in this case that word has never been more appropriate. i know these nung wen won't like it because in the briefed with we know each other, they are so humble. but they are truly heroes. as president obama said in his phone call with president hollande last night, these three brave young americans along with the french and british passenger demonstrated remarkable bravery and acted without regard for their own safety to subdue a heavily

spencer tackled the suspect and alek wrestled the gun away. the mothers are grateful their sons will be coming home alive. >> when i talked to spencerrer, said i would have been killed if it wasn't for alek. >> i talked to alek and he said the same thing. if it wasn't for spencer i'd be dead. >> reporter: friend investigators haven't confirmed the suspect identity but he is believed to be a 26-year-old moroccan with ties to radical islam. he can be held for 96 hours. mark kelly, kpix 5. >> a facebook page is set up to pay tribute to the three americans. the person who created it said this page is about these three guys restoring my faith in humanity. the page picked up over 1,000 likes in just a few hours. >>> a horrific scene just outside london. a military jet taking part in an airshow crashes into a number of cars on a busy road. the jet was performing a stunt when something went wrong. it slammed into the ground creating a fireball. 7 people were killed on the road. more bodies could be found in the coming hours. 14 people are being treate

spencer tackled the suspect and alek wrestled the gun away. the mothers are grateful their sons will be coming home alive. >> when i talked to spencer, he said, i would have been killed if it wasn't for alek. >> i talked to alek and he said the same thing. if it wasn't for spencer i'd be dead. >> reporter: french investigators have not confirmed investigators haven't confirmed the suspect identity but he is believed to be a 26-year-old moroccan with ties to radical islam. french officials can hold him for the next 96 hours. mark kelly, kpix 5. >> a facebook page is set up to pay tribute to the three americans. the person who created it said this page is about these three guys restoring my faith in humanity. the page picked up over 1,000 likes in just a few hours. >>> san jose police are looking for a driver who hit and killed a man and took o the victim a man in his 60s was found dead this morning near king and story roads and nobody saw the car that hit him. meanwhile, police in petaluma say look at these two. they are suspected of using a st

spencer just ran anyway. if anybody would have gotten shot, it would have been spencer for sure. and we're very lucky that nobody got killed, especially spencer. >> we can also now tell you that president obama just called them and personally a short time ago thanking them for their heroism. nick robertson is live for us in fran france. with me here in new york is paul cruickshank. paul, you have some new reported on the suspected gunman, what the motivation may have been and where he may have been headed. >> according to a senior european counterterrorism official, they believe that he traveled in may of this year to turkey in order to try and join up with isis in syria. not clear whether he actually managed to get into syria. but they also suspect that he established a link with a group of french isis fighters inside turkey, who previously had been suspected of orchestrating a terrorist plot in paris of an algerian student in paris who actually traveled to turkey earlier this year and connected with his group of french isis fighters in turkey. he was arrested. the plans were th

. >> i looked over at spencer and said, let's go, go. >> tonight those heros speaking out. >>> the stunt pilot in the military jet, thousands watching as something goes horribly wrong. the fireball, the sky full of smoke, the deadly crash landing onto a crowded road. >>> donald trump packing a stadium, arriving in his plane, playing to his fans. >> i'll prove once and for all that it's mine. >> did he break a campaign record? >>> and the hip-hop star at the center of the hit movie "straight outta compton" making millions on his bad boy image, what dr. dre is apologizing for tonight. >>> good evening and thank you for joining us on this saturday. i'm cecilia vega. we begin with that heroic moment on a high speed train, two american servicemen and their friend on vacation in france praised for stopping what could have been a mass killing. tonight this video inside that train. there's the attacker tied up. those americans beating him with his own rifle. one of them seriously hurt in the takedown, and we are learning more about these heros, their quick decision to act. today president obama

alex said to spencer, go get him. >> 23-year-old spencer stone, air force airman first class tackled the gunman. alex, 22-year-old national guardsman wrestled the gun away. the three beat the gunman with his weapon until he was unconscious. >> i came it see my friends on our first trip to europe and we stopped a tourist. crazy. >> no one did anything to help even after they subdued the guy. he said it was frustrating that they attacked the guy, get him to the ground and subdue them and then help the other guy and no one else was really helping except for another british guy. >> the british businessman helped tie up the suspect. >> what else is there? you sit down and you die or you get up and die. we've seen enough of these attacks to understand that they would kill everybody once they get started. >> all three of the young americans received a phone call from president obama including spencer stone who is still in the hospital recovering from cuts inflicted by a box cutter that the gunman had. president thanking all three of them for courage and heroism. in the san francisco newsroo

. >> heeding those words, his friend and airman spencer stone. >> spencer ran a good ten meters to get to the guy, and we didn't know that his gun wasn't working or anything like that. >> here he is walking out of the hospital, having survived those injuries. >> i showed up and grabbed the gun from him and we've basically started beating him in the head until he went unconscious. >> passengers on the paris bound train helped tie up the 26-year-old's moroccan gunman, later sur rounded by authorities. spencer and alec 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 sponsor who has some paramedic training just clogged up his neck, so he wouldn't die. >> the gunman had an assault rifle, knife and close to a dozen additional cartridges. >> i talked to spencer he said i would have been killed if it weren't for alec. i talked to alec, and he said the same thing. if it wasn't for spencer, i would be dead. melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. >> the parents of anthony say they are stunned and relieved to hear about th

what we heard from spencer stone is incredible when you listen to how spencer stone said how physically tough it was bringing the attacker down. this is how it happened. >> i turned around and saw he had what looked to be an ak-47. he looked like it was jammed or he was trying to charge the weapon. alek hit me on the shoulder. we ran down and tackled him. he hit the ground. alek grabbed the gun and i put him in a chokehold. he pulled out more weapons. he pulled out a handgun. alek took that. he pulled out a box cutter and jabbed me with that. he let go. we all punched him while he was 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 and rifle. >> reporter: now the french president are said the attacker had over 300 bullets and over 500 people on the train. absolute carnage could have happened on the train. these young men, alex, spencer and anthony are an inspiration to all of us. that they avoided a mass casualty event. this is how the french president put it. >> translator: he could have created a terrib

spencer you have been looking at , comparisons between alibaba and amazon. spencer: a key thing to understand is how alibaba measures international growth. a big part of their strategy is finding goods outside of china and bringing it into china. their international strategy is susceptible to softness on the chinese consumer. even if amazon differentiates balling peopleon into a new market, building , infrastructure and investing more heavily in that market than alibaba does. emily: we are looking at some charts. tell me what we are seeing. spencer: you are seeing amazon outside of its home country of of the u.s.. you are seeing ali baba without 10% of its revenue. baba is goods ali abroad. it is dependent on the chinese consumer. emily: now that its market cap has dropped, amazon is bigger than alibaba. spencer: alibaba hit the scene right around the time of the amazon fire flown flopped for there was backlash at the time alibaba hit the scene. he saw this investor going oh, forget you amazon, there is a no show in town. -- a new show in town. there has bee

guy, and didn't know his gun wasn't working. >> the gunman slashed spencer. here he is walking out of the hospital, surviving the injuries. >> i showed up and grabbed the gun from him, and we basically started beating him in the head until he went unconscious. >> reporter: passengers on the train helped tie up the 26-year-old moroccoan gunman. they were on vacation. >> in the aftermath we saw that a man's throat had been slit, and he was bleeding profusely, and spencer, who had some paramedic training, just clogged up his neck so he wouldn't die. >> authorities say the gunman had an assault rifle, a knife, and close to a dozen additional cartridges. >> talked to spencer. he said i would have been killed if it wasn't for alek. >> i talked to alek, and he said the same thing. mom, if it weren't for spencer i would be dade. >> an up likely vacation store making tree friends heroes. >> the parents of anthony sadler say they're stunned and relived to hear about her son's heroics. he is a student at sacramento state university. >> his word, jumped him. they put a w

well, spencer's brother is speaking out. everett stone is not only calling his brother a hero, he says the air force medic is a true warrior. here's what he told cnn affiliate kovr in sacramento about his little brother. >> pride is not a good enough word to describe how proud i am of him. he pretty much sums up, what it means, the definition of being a warrior. he should not be alive at all. he saved every single person's life on that train today, close to 554. including the man who was shot in the neck. he was able to plug his wound with his own hand and stopped him from bleeding to death right there on the train and got medical help. we basically just discussed, you know, a lot of people just sit back. if something were to ever happen like that we weren't going to sit down and take it. he did exactly what he said we would do. he stopped the guy from killing everybody. i don't know what the specific word is, but he's getting an award from france on monday, i believe. obviously it's a lot for anybody, no matter where you're

guy, and didn't know his gun wasn't working. >> the gunman slashed spencer. here he is walking out of the hospital, surviving the injuries. >> i showed up and grabbed the gun from him, and we basically started beating him in the head until he went unconscious. >> reporter: passengers on the train helped tie up the 26-year-old moroccoan gunman. they were on vacation. >> in the aftermath we saw that a man's throat had been slit, and he was bleeding profusely, and spencer, who had some paramedic training, just clogged up his neck so he wouldn't die. >> authorities say the gunman had an assault rifle, a knife, and close to a dozen additional cartridges. >> talked to spencer. he said i would have been killed if it wasn't for alek. >> i talked to alek, and he said the same thing. mom, if it weren't for spencer i would be dade. >> an up likely vacation store making tree friends heroes. >> the parents of anthony sadler say they're stunned and relived to hear about her son's heroics. he is a student at sacramento state university. >> his word, jumped him. they put a w

alex said to spencer go get him. are. >> reporter: french authorities say the suspect had fired several gunshots as a french passenger tried to tackle him. the americans sprung into action. the struggle was brief, bloody and chaotic. >> the guy pulled out a cutter and started cutting spencer. he cut spencer behind the neck, nearly cut his thumb off. >> reporter: american spencer stone seen here in the middle would eventually subdue the suspected islamic with help from his friends. stone, a member of the u.s. air force, was hospitalized and is recovering. >> we called him, he's doing great. >> he's in good spirits. >> reporter: his friend alex, a national guards man, said few words speaking to reporter, but seemed to say it all. >> relief. relief that nobody got killed. it could have been a real carnage. no question about that. >> reporter: the three americans hailed as international heros. but they know it easily could have ended much differently. >> really proud of my friend that he just reacted so quickly and so br

spencer just ran any way. if anybody would have gotten shot, it would have been spencer for sure. we're lucky that nobody got killed, especially spencer. >> the swift intervention of those passengers prevented a potential massacre. the gunman was armed with an ak-47 rifle, nine magazines of ammunition, a pistol and a blocks cutter blade. >> my thoughts was i'm probably going to die anyway, so let's go. i would rather die being activity trying to get him down than simply sit in the corner and being shot. >> the gunman was a 26-year-old moroccan man. spanish intelligence flagged him up to their french counterparts, who created an s-file, effectively placing him on a watch list. the man is a member of a radical islamist movement. >> target with the prime minister and the president i want to express our gratitude and admiration for the two american passengers who were courageous. >> the gunman entered the train at brussels belgium has created an investigation into the terrorism attack. the effectiveness of intelligence is under scrutiny as well as the security of europe's rail network

spencer was running any way. if anyone would have gotten shot it would have been spencer. we're lucky nobody got killed, especially spencer. >> they prevented a potential massacre. the gunman was armed with an ak-47 rifle, nine magazines of ammunition, and a box-cutter blade. >> my thoughts were, i'm probably going to die any way. so let's go. i'd rather die being active trying to get him down than simple sitting in the corner and being shot. >> the gunman's identity has not been confirmed but he's believed to be a 26-year-old moroccan man. government had created a file on him placing him on the watch list. the man is a member of a radical islamist movement. >> together with the prime minister and the president i want to express our gratitude and admiration for the two american passengers who were especially courageous. >> because the gunmen boarded the train in brussels, belgium authorities have competenced a terrorism investigation into the circumstances of the intended attack. once again the effectiveness of the intelligence services is under scrutiny but also the secur

spencer stone led them in. his arm still in a sling and bandaged where the attacker sliced him with a box knife. he said his thumb had to be stitched back on. 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. >

spencer, has it sunk in yet what has happened? have you thought about what may have happened if you hadn't intervened? >> well, no, it hasn't at all. it feels very unreal. feels like a dream, so i don't really know what to say. >> alec have you thought about the consequences of what had happened if you hadn't acted? >> well, yeah. i mean, the guy had a lot of ammo. his intentions were pretty clear, but i mean, you can speculate all day long, but i mean, like spencer said it really hasn't sunk in. it doesn't really seem real. but that's the best he can answer that question i guess. >> stephen wright with abc news, spencer i gather that after you were injured you rendered first aid to one of the passengers who were injured. can you tell me what you were able do for him and how is he doing? >> well, i didn't even other than me finger i didn't feel any of my injuries, i knew i was bleeding but they didn't feel that bad. i went over and saw that he was squirting blood out of the left or right side of my neck. i was going to use my shir

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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 wrestled the gun away. together with anthony sadler from university of sacramento, the three beat the man with his weapon until he was unconscious. >> i came to see my friends on my first trip in europe and we stopped a terrorist. kind of crazy. >> a businessman helped 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 think kinds of attacks to understand that they will kill everybody. >> in eastern contra costa county, his father reacted to the word that his son is being called a hero. >> i thought this trip going abroad and traveling for a few weeks would broaden his world view. never did i suspect he would encounter an experience like this. >> the gunman described as a 26-year-old moroccan. he's he had ni9:00 a.m. nigs cls and other weapons. monday the young men who subdued him will meet the french president. in the san francisco newsroom, n

spencer, let's go. and he jumped up and i followed behind him for three seconds and spencer got to the guy first and grabbed the guy by the neck and i grabbed the handgun. and got the handgun away from the guy and threw it and then i grabbed the ak that was at his feet. we were scared for sure but adrenalin took over. i mean, i didn't have time to think. >> reporter: the suspect got on the train in belgium. tonight he is in the custody of french anti- terror police. he tried to shoot spencer stone but his gun jammed. he cut stone up badly but not believed to be life threatening. the french president called president obama to thank him for the heroism of those three americans. julie. >> all right. so how does france thwarting a shooting make you feel about riding the rails? >> what could be done to make our railways safer? >> and the threat of terrorist attacks in europe are a huge concern. there have been five terrorist attacks in europe since just the start of the year, including the attempted train ma

he pulled out pay box cutter and cut spencer a few times. >> spencer not at the press conference because he was recovering from injuries. there he is on the front page of the new york post. a real hero. he has a hero name, spencer stone. >> they are recognized as heroes throughout france. it's actually pro american. every opinion poll in france shows they like america. these guys are the best ambassadors. >> the three american heroes. spencer stone is on the cover of the paper. he's an air force service member. of the three, the guy who is the true hero according to them is spencer stone. take a thereon tony talking about that. >> i think spencer is the real hero. he was the first one to jump on him. he was the one who got cut up. none of us are injured. spencer took injuries. he had no fear. he got his throat cut by i the terrorist. spencer, after beating the guy up, he clogged a guy's throat so he didn't die. that guy owes his life to spencer. >> the mother said this. they had devine intervention. the gun at my son's head didn't work. the terror suspect tried to shoot twice, and the gu

. >> i just looked over at spencer and said, let's go. go. >> congratulatory phone calls from president obama after three young americans sprang into action, tackling a heavily armed gunman on a train. this morning, what we're learning about the suspect's past, his alleged ties to radical islam. >>> caught on camera. the air show disaster. crowds watching in horror as a stunt pilot in the military jet crashes onto a busy road. >> oh, my word. >> the unsuspecting people may never have seen it coming. this morning, the latest on the investigation. >>> one player's pitch, baseball superstar justin verlander, boyfriend of kate upton, taking on the league over fans getting hit in the stands. >> it's something that needs to be addressed immediately. >> his plans to prevent projectiles from injuring the fans. will it keep them safe? >>> and panda-monium. the giant panda at washington's national zoo. a brand-new mama this morning. not just one sweet surprise, it's twins. the zoo totally off guard by this double vision. double vision o ochlt hchlt

spencer christian is here with our accuweather update. still triple digits. >> reporter: still lots of hot spots and you can see beginnings of the cooler pattern as cooling fog is pushing against the coast line. this is how it looked from live doppler 7 hd. we have mainly sunny skies inland and here is our 24 hour temperature change. check this out. 17 degrees cooler in napa than it was at this hour yesterday. you can see that most significant cooling widespread cooling around the bay. 15 degrees cooler in oakland. 11 degrees cooler in san francisco. over at concord 3 degrees cooler than yesterday. 1 degree cooler in livermore. the heat is holding on a bit inland. here is the view. you can see a little bit of coastal fog beginning to push over the bay in parts of san francisco. 69 degrees in san francisco. the high yesterday was 90 in the city. 75 in oakland. 82 mountain view. 90 at morgan hill. 67 at half moon bay. here is the view currently 89. napa 83. here are the triple digits. from 100 to 103 degrees right now. and blue skies over t

spencer? >> no, not at all. >> he was about -- i don't know. he was skinny, probably 160, 170. >> about 5'10". >> well, i trust both my friends very much. if it wasn't for them, i would have been dead. so we all had a critical rolein whatever happened. everyone else that helped, the conductors, the guy at the bathroom, so everyone played their own part. no one specifically is to praise, i feel like, so -- >> i know for me personally, i don't know what i would have done if i was by myself. i don't know. i saw spencer get up, i saw alek get up an those are my close friends. >> so those three amigos really in it all the way together. they're going to be very busy over the next few days. tomorrow they will meet french president francois hollande along with a variety of french dignitaries. anthony sadler is expected to return to the u.s. soon but alek skarlatos and spencer stone will head to germany. >>> we're covering all aspects of this story for you. polo sandoval is following the heroes' story from new york, counterterrorism analyst phil mudd i

spencer, has it sunk in yet what has happened? have you thought about what may have happened if you hadn't intervened? >> no, it hasn't at all. it feels very unreal. it feels like a dream. i don't really know what to say. >> alek, have you thought about the consequences of what would have happened if you hadn't acted? >> well, yeah. i mean, the guy had a lot of ammo. his intentions were pretty clear. we can speculate all day long. i mean, like spencer said, it hasn't really sunk in. it doesn't really seem real. that's the best i can answer the question, i guess. >> all right. identify yourself, please. >> sure. david wright with abc news. spencer, i gather that after you were injured, you rendered first aid to one of the passengers who was injured. can you tell me what you were able to do for him and how is he doing. >> well, i didn't even -- in my finger, i knew i was bleeding, but i didn't know it was that bad. i just went over, saw he was squirting blood out of the left or right side of his neck. and i was going to use my shirt

spencer, you decided to intervene. you threw yourself against this gunman who was trying to load his gun. it was you, spencer, you were the first, if i can say, to jump on this man. you pushed him over and you, alexander, you helped expenser to take his weapon, to take his kalashnikov. you disarmed him this first time. you -- he then got out a pistol and then a -- which you got off him. and then a box cutter, which he hurt spencer and you managed to get this off him. and you -- all of you together, to help him. christopher, you tied him up with another passenger of the train. going home, as well. also stood up to the moment and helped. and then there was also the guard, who raised the alarm and ensured that you could -- that helped ensure that the police and -- could get to the situation as possible. you, spencer, although you were injured, you made sure that you looked after the man and you know doubt saved his life of this franco-american citizen. once the alarm had been raised, the train was diverted to arras, the t

i just looked over at spencer and said let's go, go. spencer got to the guy first. grabbed the guy by the neck, and i grabbed the handgun. got the handgun away from the guy and threw it. and then i grabbed the ak which was at his feet. >> reporter: the train stopped in the french town of arras. the gunman is now in french kuls towed. police gathered bags of evidence, while the french mayor handed out medals for bravery and president obama hailed their, quote, heroic actions. >> in the aftermath we saw that a man's throat had been slit. he was bleeding profusely and spencer who has some paramedic training, just clogged up his neck so he wouldn't die. he was losing blood. >> reporter: another attack that could have had a different ending. back at home relief. >> he leaves here a young man on an excursion to have fun with his buddies and comes back a france national hero. still wrapping my head around that. >> reporter: his friend spencer stone is still in the hospital this morning. he is expected to recover. he had some cuts. so is the passenger he helped to save. the

spencer just ran any way. and if anybody would have gotten shot it would have been spencer for sure. we're really lucky that nobody got killed, especially spencer. >> the second american identified as spencer stone, a member of the american air force received cuts to his neck and hand. he was taken to the hospital, where he was syd to be out of danger. >> i was here to see my friends in europe. we saw a terrorist. it was crazy. >> the train was traveling across belgium after the attack made the emergency stop. the french interior minister said that the americaned had thwarted a major attack. >> together with the prime minister and the president, i want to express our gratitude and admiration for the two american passengers who were especially courageous. >> france's anti-terrorism police have now taken charge of the investigation. the three men and the british passenger who also helped were awarded medals of bravery by local authorities. >> now, we're getting reports of a plane having crashed at an airshow in

. >> spencer stone waved as he left the french hospital tonight where he was treated for cuts to neck and hand. sustained in a furious struggle with the heavily armed suspect on that high-speed train. this video showing dramatic scene on the train. thrown shirtless and bleeding tending to another passenger. his attacker the gunman tied up a few feet away not moving on a nearby seat the gunman's automatic weapon. those three americans and britt push man took done a suspect after he shot another passenger almost certainly prevent aid massacre. two unwounded americans praising their friend's quick action. >> spencer ran a good ten meters to get to the guy and we deposit know his gun was working or anything like that. spencer ran anyway. >> proud of my friend he reac reacted to quickly and is so brave. >> suspect is a 26-year-old native of morocco. french authorities say he may have belonged to radical islamist movement. they found an ak 67. >> hand gun. box cutter and ammunition. >> we're lucky nobody got killed especially spencer. >> president obama praising the three americans, stone o

if anybody would have gotten shot, it would be spencer. we are lucky nobody got killed, especially spencer. >> the swift intervention prevented a potential massacre. he was arm with an ak-47 and a box cu cutter blade. my thought was i was going to die anyway. i rather die being active than sit in the corner and be shot. >> the gunman, a 26-year-old mormoroccon man. >> translator: together with the prime minister and the president, i want to express our gratitude for the two americans. >> because he boarded the train in brussels, belgium authorities have commenced an investigation into the circumstances of the attempted attack. the effectiveness of the intelligence services is under scrutiny. but also the security of europe's rail network. high speed rail passengers traveling between france and england must go through security including baggage x-rays. the reason being the channel tunnel, 50-kilometer stretch underneath the english channel and the risk of a bomb or gun attack on route. across the rest of the french network, including trains

spencer one of three men called international heroes. for thwarting a tear railroad attack on a paris-bound train. sacramento state senior anthony saddler another. though he questions the title. >> my friend spencer is a he roehero. he got up. we followed. >> the navy guardsmen, who tackled the gunman was instin instinctu instinctual. >> he shot the video of the gunman hogtied. but not before the 26-year-old moroccan man armed with assault rifle and knifemanaged to cut spencer. his mother believed he is alive. >> i really feel like, he had a divine intervention and they were saved. because the gun was at his head. >> reporter: the three men vacationing. as the the train was passing belgium, alex spotted the gunman and said to spencer and anthony, let's go. >> i showed up grabbed the gun from him. we basically started beating him in the head. >> reporter: alex's dad reacted to his son's heroism. >> they knew they had to do something. they risked their lives. >> reporter: beyond pride, anthony's father described where he is finding comfort

spencer just ran anyway and if anybody would have gotten shot, it would have been spencer for sure. >> yep. >> and we are very lucky that nobody got killed, especially spencer. >> authorities say the swift intervention of those passengers prevented a potential massacre. the gunman was armed with an ak-47 rifle, nine magazines, and a luger pistol with spare bullets and a box cutter blade. >> my thought was i will probably die anyway. let's go. i would rather die trying to get him down than simply sit in the corner and be shot. >> he's a 26-year-old morocco man. they created an s file on him, effectively placing him on a watch list. according to the french interior minister, the man is a member of a radical islamic movement. >> to go, with the prime minister and the president, i want to express our gratitude and admiration for the two american passengers who were especially courageous. >> because the gunman boarded the train in brussels, belgian authorities have now also spenced a -- spenced -- commenced a terrorism investigation. the effectiveness of the intelligence services is under

, spencer was in the air force. our understanding is he's still in the hospital. has alek been able to see him, and is there any idea how he's doing? >> i haven't communicated since the first call. he's been so busy and i can't call him and he can't call me. i've only been able to communicate through messenger on facebook. >> we hope he does. understandably he's busy. our understanding is he wants to be a police officer. what do you think about that? >> frankly, i'm not crazy about it but he really wants to be doing that. with the climate today with the police and the negativity, the false negativity out there that people contrive, i worry about that. somebody has to stand up, i guess. >> your son certainly stood up when he was needed, a tourist on a train. we thank you and your son for his service and heroism. we wish him safe travels back home. hopefully a relaxing few days in europe. now we want to hear from you. send us your thoughts. perhaps maybe you're a police chief who has a job offer for alek. you can send

airman spencer stone was hurt in that attack. aljazeera.com is where you'll find all those stories and a great deal more. aljazeera.com. >> a volatile day for the stock market. the dow climbs back after falling a thousand points at the opening bell. receiving france's top honor, three americans played for stopping a gunman on a train. and a new round of wildfires, the weather could make the situation worse. this is al jazeera america. ali velshi will join me in a memo. catching their breath, the dow down 242 points, that's still a significant number. >> uh-huh. >> the dow fell a thousand points at opening. this in response to a selloff in china. shanghai's exchange closed down over 8% over fears that the economy is slowing, seems to be the case, no doubt about that, oil prices are plummeting too. they are at a six year low. ali is here. when you saw this, what did you think? >> you and i talked on friday after the markets closed. down tick with high velocity. >> more selling. >> the only thing stopping the market from going lower

and spencer just ran, and if anybody would have been shot, it would have been spencer. and we are just really lucky nobody was killed, especially spencer. >> we are talking about spencer stone. he suffered a major injury to his thumb. anthony sadler and alex scarlados are credited with stopping what could have been a major terrorist attack. >> nick valencia, thank you so much. >> reporter: you bet. >>> breaking news out of the caribbean peninsula, new pictures to show you of the north korean military, here it comes, standing by apparently, ready to attack south korea if given the word. there they are. top officials from both sides are meeting behind closed doors to prevent this situation from turning out to an all-out war, but that's the scene near the border right now after north korea told the south to stop blasting anti-pyongyang propaganda near the border. the two sides exchanged fire and the u.s. is monitoring this closely as you can imagine. will ripley is live from beijing right now. we know that the allie is a little disengaged, why is that? >> reporter: you're