now the fbi says this man, 31-year-old juan thompson of st. louis, made eight of those threats, copycat calls, intend who broke off a romantic relationship with him eight months ago. >> law enforcement at all levels is a close friend of the jewish people in america and we're so appreciative. >> the fbi said last month he made a phone call and sent emails that named his ex-girlfriend and said she planted bombs at a new york office and dallas and san diego. and investigators said he sent email bomb threats to a museum, a school, and and jewish centers in dallas and san diego. and investigators say he sent email bomb threats to a museum, a school and a jewish center in new york and a jewish school in suburban detroit. those threats said they came from juan thompson, according to the fbi. investigators say he posted a message on twitter, saying a racist white girl he dated sent those bomb threats, trying to set him up. thompson's family was in federal court in st. louis today, where he was charged with cyberstalking. police there say they want to

authorities are not saying that juan thompson is responsible for all of the threats. he appeared in court today in connection with eight threats in multiple states. the suspect was fired from a news organization for making up fake stories. >> reporter: fbi officials raided a home connected to juan thompson, the man accused of bomb threats to jewish community centers around the country, investigators said he was trying to frame an ex girlfriend who had broken up with him. he was fired from the online newspaper, the intercept for making up sources. he has been charged with cyberstalking, the criminal exaint states he made eight threatening calls to jccs in his name or the name of his ex girlfriend. he also contacted her employer saying that she made antisemitic statements. leaders are applauding the government's fast work. >> i am confident that we will find and we will prosecute those that have committed these acts of hate. >> reporter: the would have of thets prompted evacuations across the nation since january. in the meantime, a jewish cemetery in new york is the la

in my corey police arrested and charged 31-year-old juan thompson of st. louis. they say hey was behind at least some of those threats. officials say thompson allegedly tried to frame his ex-girlfriend using her name while making those threats. >>> we will draw him out this latest wave of anti semitism and i am confident as we evidence in today's arrest in missouri that we will find and we will prosecute those who have committed these acts of hatred.

juan thompson has been arrested in relation to eight of the incidents. prosecutors say the 31 urography engaged in a campaign in harassment against his ex—girlfriend. —— 31—year—old. she made hundreds of —— he made hundreds of vocals making it appear that she was framing him. federal papers detail his communications. 0ne federal papers detail his communications. one of the e—mails has a reference to the 2012 shooting atan has a reference to the 2012 shooting at an elementary school in connecticut where 26 students died. prosecutors have charged him with stalking. 0ne prosecutors have charged him with stalking. one of the group that received a fake bomb threat thank investigators but expressed alarm. just because there has been an arrest today and around our bomb threat does not mean the threats will disappear or stop. hate towards the jewish community and will disappear or stop. hate towards thejewish community and other minority groups is very real. and deeply concerning. just this week, anotherjewish cemetery deeply concerning. just thi

. >> we posted the federal complaint against juan thompson, just look for the story in the news section. >>> a 21 gun salute for a fallen alameda sheriffs deputy. officers gathered to remember michael foley, he was killed last week when another deputy accidently ran over him with a bus at the santa rita county jail. >> reporter: thousands came to honor deputy michael foley, a proud irish man that put his family first. the 60 year old died last week after he was accidently run over by a bus, the driver, a fellow deputy, was among those that paid their respects. colleagues said he was older than most but he worked the hardest and served as a mentor to those half his age. he was earning money to help pay for his son's college education, his son spoke to the mourners. >> my dad was my best friend. nobody knew him better than i did. he taught me everything that i know, how to treat people. how to be a man, how to be selfless. >> reporter: he came from a family of law enforcement officers, his father was a retired oakland police officer. he said michael foley's organs were donated family memb

now the fbi says this man, 31-year-old juan thompson of tlust. louis made eight threats, copycat calls intended to get back at a woman who broke off a romantic relationship with him eight months ago. >> law enforcement at all levels is a close friend of the jewish people in america and we're so appreciative. >> reporter: the fbi says last month, he made a phone call and sent e-mails that named his ex-girlfriend and said she planted bombs in adl's new york office and jewish centers in dallas and san diego. investigators say he sent e-mail bomb threats to a museum, a school and jewish center in new york and suburban detroit. investigators say he posted a message on twitter saying a racist white girl he dated sent those bomb threats trying to set him up. thompson's family was in federal court in st. louis where he was charged with cyber stalking. police there say day want to talk to him about headstones knocked over last month in a jewish cemetery. >> we're looking at all aspects. we've reached out to the federal bureau of investigations to intervie

prosecutors in missouri say juan thompson, did it in order to harass his former girlfriend. federal officials are also investigating bomb threats made against nearly 100 organisations. a small breakthrough for law enforcement officers investigating the troubling rise of anti—semitic threats, plaguing jewish centres and organisations. fbi officials raided the family home of thompson and arrested him for eight of the nine incidents. prosecutors say he was engaged in a campaign of harassment against his ex—girlfriend. he began making threatening e—mails and phone calls to jewish centres, making threatening e—mails and phone calls tojewish centres, claiming her to be responsible. when he used his own name authorities say it was to make it appear as though she was framing him. federal papers detail thompson's communications. 0ne e—mail includes a promise to create ajewish e—mail includes a promise to create a jewish newtown, in reference to the 2012 shooting at an elementary school in newtown, connecticut, where 20 kids died. members of the antidefamation group that r

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now, they don't believe the suspect juan thompson is behind all of those crimes. in fact, thompson was arrested in st. louis very near a cemetery that was vandalized. juan thompson is a former journalist who was fired from an investigative journalism website for fabricating quotes and other deceptive practices. but police say the anti-semetic threats are in connection to a harassment campaign that thompson was waging against a former girlfriend. court documents say when the relationship ended, the su spebgt began sending defamatory e-mails and faxes to the woman's work. making false reports that she was involved in criminal activity and was making false threats against jewish centers. investigators say thompson even made some of the threats in his own name in an effort to make it appear as if his ex-girlfriend was trying to frame him. thompson then tweeted quoting here, know any good lawyers? need to stop this nasty racist white girl i dated who sent a bomb threat in my name and wants me to be raped in jail. when police began searching the home of thompson's mom,

morgan rat forward has tdford h. >> reporter: juan thompson's arrest is the first in connection with a rash evof threats made against jewish community centers in 36 states. prosecutors paint a picture of a disturbed man and sworned lovco, in some cases saying her ex planted the bombs and other cases using his own name. after month of bomb threats looefing jewish communities on high alert -- >> this puts everybody on edge. >> reporter: the fbi says 31-year-old juan thompson made at least eight of those threats. his arrest coming as a relief and sobering reminder of a threat that still lurks. >> just because there has been an arrest today around our bomb threat does not mean that the threats have disappeared or will stop. >> reporter: according to the fbi, thompson was a copycat making those threats to get back at an ex-girlfriend after they broke up last julgd. through a series of e-mails and phone calls, authorities say thompson said his ex-xchlgt wwa the bomb threats and that she placed bombs in dallas, san diego and at their headquarters. and he also made threats under his own name

juan thompson is believed to be behind eight, remember just eight bomb threats against jewish institutions, of reports of 100, he did it allegedly to harass a woman he had a relationship with. and he e-mailed the anti-defamation headquarterers in new york and said he was behind it and was making more bomb threats tomorrow. the fbi says thompson continues, by making threats to jcc centers in schools and states and in some cases looked like his ex-was framing him. the threats that he made against he's jewish centers was really a culmination of of all that, he's expected to be charged with cyber stalking, a former journalist, fired from a online news site intercept, and he has previously denied that reason for firing two cnn. >> so moments ago the anti-defamation league held a news conference addressing this. here is whap. -- what happened. >> we've never volume of bomb threats that we've seen. when you add the anti-semitic vandalism evan described at cemeteries and synagogues, the public arena around the country, when you multiply that by the anti-semitism that we're seeing online where more

louis, missouri connected with 31-year-old juan thompson. thompson was arrested and accused of making bomb threats by phone to eight jewish community centers and the anti- defamation league in new york city. >> for how long? >> it's crazy. >> reporter: some say what's crazy is a possible motive suggested in the fbi's criminal complaint. it charges thompson with cyber stalking and says he had been harassing his ex-girlfriend from july through november threatening to release nude photos, telling her employer she had a dui, stds, and was anti-semitic. thompson began calling in bombthreats in january using his ex-girlfriend's name and his own name. on social media thompson appeared to have posted messages suggesting his ex- girlfriend was framing him. thompson was fired from the online publication intercept last year after fabricating this story about the charleston, south carolina church shooter dylann roof. >> our center on extremism had known of this individual and tracking him because of other things he had done and said. he's made bizarre c

his name is juan thompson ... a failed journalist and spurned lover .his motive, according to the fbi's complaint, was not anti=semitism, but revenge, "thompson made a number of threats against jewish institutions using his ex- girlfriend's name, as well as other threats in his own name. the fbi says thompson tried to portray his ex=girlfriend as anti=semitic ... then claimed she was trying to do the same thing to him.in this tweet he claims he is the victim of a quote "nasty racist white girl."there's a c-4 bomb. there is going to be a bloodbath.thompson is charged with using an electronic device to disguise his voice ... as well as using fake internet e=mail accounts. agents took phones and computers from his parents home in north st. louis today. his stepfather says he hasn't seen thompson in months.do you think it was him?i don't know thompson is tied to only a handful of the more than 1=hundred antisemitic incidents since the first of the year... five of them in new york city.since the start of the year, more

a former journalist, juan thompson, has been accused of making bomb threats againstjewish centres, and of cyber—stalking his ex—girlfriend. it is alleged thompson sent threats to a jewish school in michigan, thejewish history museum in new york, and a community centre in manhattan. in about ten minutes we will have this week's edition of newswatch, but first it is time for click. we are about to put a whole new spin on the world of mobiles. we are at the mobile world congress in barcelona — the big show devoted to phones, tablets and all things mobile. we're a bit behind schedule, but we're going to get there. although, if we look a bit distracted, it is because we are preparing for a rather audacious experiment. it is not that we are not interested in the floating displays, connected bus stops, flash cars, smart shoes, or robot drummers. it is just that we are about to bash out something a lot more complicated. last year, we filmed an entire programme in 360 degrees, allowing those watching in virtual reality to look around the fantastic locations simply by turning their heads o

a fired reporter, juan thompson, through see him, he has been arrested. he's accused of making some -- some of those threats and cyberstalking an individual. the jewish community center released this statement "jcc association of north america is gratified by the arrest made in connection with the large number of anti-semitic threats that have targeted jcc and other jewish institutions over the past two months. we trust that the perpetrator s perpetrators behind all of the threats will be swiftly identified and brought to justice. brynn gingras joins us. what do we know about thompson? >> authorities believe the reason he jumped on this wave of anti semitic threats is to get back at an ex-lover. he made about eight threats to different institutions in four states, talking about the anti-defamation league in new york city, schools, a jewish heritage history museum also here in new york city. apparently he would make these threats in the name of his ex-lover and say she was the one responsible for all these threats across the country, in a sense trying to f

juan thompson appeared in federal court this morning on a cyber wanted to harass and vilify the ex-girlfriend. rockville j.c.c. also threat anded, holding a solidarity event when news of the arrest broke. >> we will go to synagogue. we will send our children to school. he will go to community centers and live proud, vibrant, knew wish lives -- jewish lives. michelle: thompson was arrested in missouri. they also plan to question him about the damage at a jewish cemetery there last week. horace: another week has come and gone without revised travel ban from the white house. ryan hughes at dulles international airport right now and he is joining us live where the legal aid is still standing by when the order does come down. ryan: this is a waiting game. the immigration attorneys remain here helping people impacted by the first orer those who may be affected by the new one. >> immigration attorneys remain on the ground at the dulles international airport amid growing concerns over president trump's pending new immigration executive order. >> people are just afraid right now. people don't know wha

. >> juan thompson's arrest is the first in connection with a rash of threats made against community centers in 36 states. prosecutors paint a picture of a disturbed man and a scorned lover who went to great lengths to get back at his ex-girlfriend. in some cases saying she planted the bombs. and others, using his own name. after months of bomb threats, leaving jewish communities on high alert -- >> this is something that puts everybody on edge. >> the fbi says 31-year-old juan thompson of st. louis, missouri, made at least heat of those threats, his arrest coming as a relief and sobering reminder of a threat that still lurks. >> just because there's been an arrest today around our bomb threat does not mean that the threats have disappeared or will stop. >> according to the fbi, thompson was a copycat making those threats to get back at an ex-girlfriend after they broke up last july. through a series of emails and phone calls, authorities say thompson said his ex was behind the bomb threats against the jews. and that she placed bombs in dallas, san diego, and at the anti-defamation l

a former journalist, juan thompson, has been accused of making bomb threats againstjewish centres, and of cyber—stalking his ex—girlfriend. it is alleged thompson sent threats to a jewish school in michigan, thejewish history museum in new york, and a community centre in manhattan. the pilot of the plane which caused the shoreham airshow disaster, in which 11 people died, performed an acrobatic manoeuvre that was too low and too slow. those are the findings of the final report into the crash in 2015 by air accident investigators. the pilot, who survived, says he remembers nothing about the crash. but investigators say he could have aborted the manoeuvre to prevent the accident, as richard westcott reports. it is still shocking, a vintage jet crashing out of the blue onto a packed road, killing 11 people. today's report explains what happened. as pilot andy hill begins his loop, he is more than 300 feet too low, and nearly 50 mph too slow. at the top of the manoeuvre, the engine should be at full power, but it is not. he is still too low and too slow, but doesn't seem to realise. an

. >> reporter: federal authorities say 31-year-old juan thompson is behind at least eight of the threats against jewish institutions across four states. why did he do it? authorities say to get back at an ex-lover. using a fake e-mail account, thompson allegedly pinned some of the threats on his ex, like this one sent to the headquarters can of the anti-defamation league. she is behind the bomb threats against jews. the next day authorities say he phoned in a bomb threat to the adl and disguised his voice. thompson is a former journalist from the st. louis and sometimes participated in panel discussions on social issues. >> and everyone i knew, everyone i grew up with, the people i interview, whether they be in ferguson or baltimore, the young people, like i did, at one point in my life when i was younger, they desire something more. >> reporter: at one point, thompson wrote for the online publication "the intercept." an editor-in-chief there says he was fired early last year after he fabricated quotes and sources, a claim thompson denied in a previous interview with cnn. now at the cent

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juan thompson appeared in federal court in st. louis yesterday over threats to jewish community centers as well as the anti-defamation league this new york. thompson's arrest involves only a fraction of the more than 100 threats this dozens of states. and his alleged motive might surprise you. laura ingle explains. >> reporter: fbi officials raided a st. louis, missouri, home connected to juan thompson, the man accused of bomb threats against the anti-defamation league and some jewish community certains around country. centers around the country. investigators say the 31-year-old was attempting to frame an ex-girlfriend who had broken up with him. thompson is a former journalist fired from the intercept after the online publication said he fabricated quotes and invented sources. he has been charged with one count of cyberstalking which could land anymore jail for up to five years. the criminal complaint states thompson allegedly made eight threatening calls to jccs in his name or the name of his ex-lover including defamatory e-mai

juan thompson was arrested last friday in saint louis. police are also looking into whether he is connected to vandalism at a jewish cemetery in missouri. still ahead on good morning washington - lights out. the new monument going dark overnight. and a little more rain on the radar right now - but it's moving out fast. stormwatch seven is tracking the system, next. night... but another iconic monument went mysteriously dark. the lights illuminating the statue of liberty went off. they came back on about two hours later, around 11:30 last night. some speculated it was a possible protest against president trump's revised travel ban. but the national park sevice says it was nothing poltical, just an unplanned outage. at 5:xx time for a check n the forecast. toss to eileen through now (gone by 6am) - warm & windy through tomorrow - cooler friday (light mix possible early) - cold weekend - snow trending farther south sunday (little to no impact here) today: mostly sunny. warm and windy. highs: 64-68 winds: wnw 10-15 g 30 mph tonight: mainly cl

louis arrested juan thompson. more than 100 bomb threats were made since january including some in our area and thompson is linked to some of them. yesterday community leaders in maryland and virginia joined with politicians to talk about the threats and alexandra limon reports. >> head stones toppled over and destroyed at some ju wish cemeteries and threats to jewish schools, community center and day cares part of recent wave of incidents we've seen in states including maryland and virginia. >> it's obviously a very difficult time for young children who can be traumatized by having to leave their classrooms or have to watch bomb sniffing dogs go through their classroom to make sure that they are safe. >> jcrc says that's what happened after threats were phoned in to the charles e smith jewish day school and monday. >> as long as i'm attorney general i'll do nerve my power to keep every virginia family safe. no matter who are you, what you look like or how you pray. >> we don't have to let their actions and words

thompson making an initial court appearance in st. louis, just in the last hour. stands accused of threatening eight jewish community centers. and the anti-deaf mission league's headquarters in new york. authorities do not believe he is connected to the rest of the more than 100 threats in recent weeks. nbc justice correspondent pete williams is following the story. and pete, this is one when that name popped up this morning of juan, a lot of people looked at this and said, you've got this angle with -- this is a disgraced journalist. this is a bizarre story. >> reporter: yes. he was fired by the internet news site, the intercept, accused of making up stories. what authorities say here is he was dating a woman in new york who was dating a social services agency and dumped him in july. after that, he began efforts to harass and intimidate her sending e-mails to bosses saying she had a sexually transmitted disease. and then finally they say just in the last month or so, he began sending threats to eight of thesetargs. these jewish cente

in missouri prosecutors charged 31-year-old juan thompson. they say he's hyped at least some of the threats. so far no arrests connected to any of the threats in our area. >>> now in our area new jersey governor chris christie is taking action against what has happened. the governor is calling for increased security at houses of worship, cemeteries and other places. fox 29's shawnette wilson joins us live from temple emmanuel in cherry hill. shawnette. >> reporter: lucy, people i tuck to tonight aren't sure the governor's order will help but they are pleased to know what is happening to them isn't being forgotten. >> it's a shame. it's very painful, and we have to get together, um, you know, to go against it. >> reporter: bertha felt a little more at ease heading into temple emmanuel in cherry hill after learning the governor ordered increased patrols at house of worship, community centers and cemeteries around the state. >> we definitely think the security will help. it does help. and the bad people who are thinking and seeing the securi sec

according to a complaint, a 31-year-old juan thompson made the threats to harass a former girlfriend. he's charged with cyberstalking that ex, and is being held without bail. dozens of volunteers were out cleaning up at a jewish ceremony. more than 100 headstones were damaged over the weekend. today was the last day of volunteer work until the jewish federation of philadelphia comes up with a new plan on completing repairs. the fbi is investigating, along with philadelphia police. >>> now, to an nbc 10 exclusive, we have new insight into the life of grace packer, the missing montgomery foster child found murdered last year. >> we hear from a former foster child who said she reported abuse concerns within grace's home. 14-year-old grace was found dead in october months after her adopted mother reported her missing. packer and her boyfriend allegedly dismembered the teen. nbc 10's deanna durante with a story of one woman who says there were clear warning signs. >> i know the plan was to adopt her. i tried my hardest to try to stop that from happening. >> reporter: at 16, jessica knew gr

authorities arrested a man named juan thompson in missouri. a former journalist is accused of making threats against eight jewish community centers across the country and the anti-defamation league headquarters in new york city. according to a complaint, the threats were made to harass a former girlfriend. the caller used the victim's name while making some of the threats. >>> and the fallout continues this morning over attorney general jeff sessions and his contacts with the russian ambassador as the demands for answers is stepping up on capitol hill. and now there is new attention on the fbi and agency sessions oversees. we report from new york. >> reporter: the trump campaign, the alleged russian connection and the man responsible for the federal investigation front and center again. >> we're going to need the fbi to fully cooperate. >> reporter: fbi director james comey still dealing with his scandal over the hillary clinton e-mail investigation. giving details and delivering an october surprise democrats believe cost clinton the election.

his name is juan thompson. he's 31 years old. right now he faces cyber stalking charges, almost authorities may be filing more charges. we haven't heard yet from his lawyer, kate. >> thanks so much. if you could stay with us, i want to turn to the other big story of the day. attorney general jeff sessions recusing himself from any investigation to the trump campaign and ties to russia. this comes after news this week that sessions met twice with the russian ambassador. we want to take a step back and look at the timeline about what we know with jeff sessions' interaction with russian ambassador sergey kislyak. on july 18th sessions spoke with kislyak at a heritage foundation event. then in september senator sessions had a private meeting with kislyak at his office in washington, d.c. on january 10th sessions was questioned about russia during his confirmation hearing. that's when he told senator franken he had no contact with russian officials. sessions later clarified he was answering about his meetings in role as surrogate for

it seem like his ex was framing him, sending an e mail to a jewish school, saying juan thompson put two bombs in your school, he is eager for jewish newtown. need to stop this nasty, racist girl. the phone threats were the culmination of seven months of harassment and intimidation toward his ex. the arrest which received praise came on the day comey met with leaders to discuss the attacks. >> does the fbi have any leads on who's behind the dozens of other threats? >> reporter: well, anderson, you saw the fbi director meeting with those faith leaders. he told them this is a top priority for the agency. they believe that either one person or the same group of people are likely behind a majority of these threats that we've really seen in several waves across the country. they also think a majority of those calls are originating from somewhere overseas. so certainly good news to see this arrest and there's hope that more arrests are coming in the future. >> much more ahead in the next hour of 360, on the revelations of previously undisclosed contacts between the trump administration and rus

louis man is being arraigned in connection with at least >> he's 31-year-old juan thompson. investigators say all this started with thompson cyber stalking an ex-girlfriend. he made threats against jewish community centers and named her as the culprit. in some cases he tried to make it appear she was framing him. investigators finally questioned thompson about dozens of headstones overturned at a jewish cemetery near st. louis. >>> in montgomery county, a show of solidarity with the jewish community. maryland senators were among the federal, state and local officials at an interfaith gathering to denounce the recent wave of anti-semitism. >> truly we are brothers and sisters of one human family. it's at times like this that we know that better than perhaps other times. so it's important for us to be hanging on to that. >> today's gathering took place at center of greater washington. >>> we're following a developing story. a horrible after school accident has killed two young people. 17-year-old driver collin bepot and his 17-year-old rear passenger desmond dock book died man

juan thompson was arrested in st. louis and is expected to appear in federal court this afternoon. thompson faces charges of cyber stalking. authorities say he made threats in his name and his ex- girlfriend's name as part of a plot to harass and villify the woman. earlier today, the feds searched through his mother's home while his stepfather went outside to speak to reporters. >> they saying it him. >> you don't think it was him? >> i don't know. i don't know nothing right now. >> florida congresswoman debbie wasserman debbie wasserman schultz says more suspects might be behind similar threats. >> i have been assured by the fbi, local law enforcement and all the law enforcement involved in these investigations that this has been given the highest priority. >> federal officials have been investigating 122 bomb threats called in to nearly 100 jewish sites. it's not clear whether thompson is involved in the threats in the bay area. >>> president trump touched down in florida this morning for the first time since becoming president, he is visiting a school and it's a private catholic

tonight, investigators believe this man, juan thompson, is behind eight of them. authorities warn this is just one arrest as they investigate 130 threats across the country. thompson, seen speaking here about race on a local tv show, >> i think you can be an effective reporter and cover >> reporter: -- was fired from his job as a reporter for fabricating quotes. police say they discovered thomson's threats as part of a his ex-girlfriend allegedly receiving harassing messages from him since last july. but then in january, when the nationwide bomb threats started, investigators believe he started making his own threats, in his ex's name. police arresting him in st. louis. >> while the motive is unclear the impact is crystal clear. threatening jewish institutions is an antisemitic act. >> reporter: this, on the same day fbi director james comey met with jewish leaders to talk about bomb threats and those vandalized cemeteries. and david, this is one of the jccs thompson alleged threatened in manhattan. he's only been linked to 8 of the 130 threats. if he's convicted,

they say juan thompson of st. louis is not responsible for the larger wave of bomb threats placed to more than 100 jewish sites. the fbi says thompson made some threats in his ex-girlfriend's name, then some in his own name and he claimed his ex was racist in trying to set him up. thompson was charged with cyber stalking and is due in court next week. the fbi still hasn't figured out who is behind the bulk of the >>> it's a health scare for thousands of women who get mammograms and then get false positive results. thinking they have breast cancer when they actually don't. next at 11:00, the technology that's making those scares far less common. >>> a staple of downtown washington getting ready to close for years of renovations. and potentially leaving d.c.'s homeless out in the cold. >>> and it's a disney remake expected to be a box office smash. but we'll tell you why some people are calling for a boycott i got it. i gotcha baby. (vo) it's being there when you're needed most. love is knowing... he's the one. (vo)

thompson a former journalist fired last year for allegedly making up quotes and sources was arrested in st. louis last week. federal acts say he called or e- mailed jewish institutions across the country in part to harass an ex-girlfriend. he is facing a federal cyber stalking charge. >>> today is international women's day. day without women. organizers are encouraging women to strike today to demonstrate the impact women have on society. the protest is already having a significant impact in some of the local jurisdictions. prince george's county schools are closed today because 1700 teachers requested the day off. alexandria city schools are closed too, 300 teachers requested time off there. and center city public charter schools in the district are closed as well. women taking part say they're proud to do so. >> i see this awareness building. and i think that's going to continue. i think this is a movement. it's not a march. it's not a day off of work. it's -- it's really a movement. >> organizers say if you can't take off work, you can still take part. wear red to support the caus

juan thompson appeared before a judge in st. louis yesterday. police believe he was a copycat who made the threats as a way to harass his ex-girlfriend. >>> in philadelphia dozens of volunteers were out repairing vandalized head stones. it was the last day of volunteer work until a local jewish group comes up with a new plan. the damage was discovered last weekend. the fbi is now investigating. authorities are hoping that a fingerprint they found will lead to an arrest. >>> philadelphia school officials and city leaders are showing support for transgender students at city hall yesterday they met with students and their families to discuss the trump administration's decision to roll back protections that allowed students to use restrooms matching their gender identity. one mother tells us she is encouraged by the show of support. >> policies and laws and rights are all one thing, but i think there's so much negativity going around right now and there's so much fear that we forget that we have the power to change and shape our own communities. >>

this is suspect 31 year-old juan thompson of st. louis, missouri. federal authorities he made threats in january and february, in an effort to harass annex girlfriend. he is also facing a cyber stalking charge. federal officials continue their investigation into more than 100 other threats against jewish institutions national liz and locally, since january . >>> a production of the musical rag time which contains a racial slur in the script will go on at a cherry hill school east. now one of the original rag time stars is mentoring students and talking about the musical before it hits the stage next week. "eyewitness news" reporter cleve bryan is live in cherry hill with more on today's visit, cleve? >> reporter: nicole, actor that made audiences fall in love with the musical was here to help students understand why harsh language is part of the fabric of the rag time. >> ♪ >> reporter: private audience with one of the broadway's best known performers, yet discussion to students at cherry hill high school was brian stokes mitchell wasn't about rea

a former journalist, juan thompson, has been accused of making bomb threats againstjewish centres and of cyber—stalking his ex—girlfriend. it's alleged thompson sent threats to a jewish school in michigan, thejewish history museum in new york and a community center in manhattan. now on bbc news, the travel show. this week i'm hitting the powder on the ski

thompson was arrested in st. louis today. he's a former journalist. the fbi says he made the threats after a breakup with his girl friend and in some cases tried to make it look like his ex was framing him. it's not clear if thompson is linked to any of the cases here in the bay area. >>> headlines about vice president mike pence using a private e-mail account while he was governor of indiana caught the attention of more than the general public. hillary clinton spotted on a flight to new york staring at a newspaper headline. if you flip it around and read it, it says pence used personal e-mail in office. you'll recall that she was caught in a similar controversy during her presidential campaign. during a stop today in wisconsin vice president pence defended his use of the personal account even though the account was hacked. the white house pointed out that no classified information was ever involved. >>> it's become a twitter war, president trump and government leaders sparring over who has been talking to the ru

federal authorities say that juan thompson made the threats to harass a former girlfriend. he is also accused of threatening anti defamation league's headquarters in new york. thompson is expected to appear in a missouri courtroom this afternoon on charges that include, cyber stalking, we will have more on this story later on "eyewitness news" starting at 5:00. >>> two fire fighters are recovering from minor injuries they sustain battling a fire in north jersey shore town. investigators say fire started around 5:00 this morning in the vacant hotel in ocean grove monmouth county. flames quickly spread to two condo buildings and four residential homes, all of those were able to escape un injured. >> devastating as it is because of these homes, buildings it could have been much worse. throw in the fact that the element, the winds, it could have been worse. >> investigators are now working to pinpoint what sparked that fire. >>> and fire fighters were also battling flames at new york's trump international hotel, the fire on the upper floor led to some scary moments as you might

juan thompson appeared before a judge today in st. louis. police believe he's a copycat who made the threats to harass an ex-girlfriend. >>> tonight, new details on the controversy involving attorney general jeff sessions and his contacts with the russian ambassador to the u.s. sessions plans to release an amended testimony on monday about contacts made during the presidential campaign. a justice department spokesman says the attorney general will also respond to questions raised by democratic senators. sessions recused himself yesterday from any investigation that looks into the communications between president trump's aides and moscow. >> philadelphia school officials and city leaders gathered to show support for transgender students. transgender students and their families met at city hall. they talked about the trump administration's decision to roll back protections that allowed students to use restrooms matching their gender identities. one mother tells nbc10, she's encouraged by tonight's show of support. >> policies and laws and righ

his name is juan thompson. he was taken into custody in st. louis. nationwide there have been more than 100 threats in jewish community centers this year but thompson is linked to just nine of those cases. ktvu's janine de gianna caught yoma -- jana caught yoma -- catiama points to a ven vendetta. >> reporter: the fbi raided a house connected with juan thompson. thompson was arrested and accused of making bomb threats by phone to eight jewish community centers and the antidefamation league in new york city. >> haven't been there. >> in how long? >> a couple of months now. crazy. >> reporter: some say what's crazy is the possible motive suggested in the fbi's criminal complaint. it charges thompson with cyber stalking and says he had been harassing his ex-girlfriend from july through november, threatening to release nude photos, telling her employer she had a dui, stds and was antisemitic. the fbi complaint says thompson began calling in bomb threats in january using his ex- girlfriend's name and his own name. on social media thompson appears to have