holzer was arrested, allegedly confessing to the fbi. >> mr. holzer also stated that he was not concerned about any loss of life from the attack because such victims would be jews. >> so, let's get to clayton sandell, live from colorado tonight. and clayton, in the charging document, authorities claiming that this qualifies as domestic terrorism, with a lengthy prison sentence? >> reporter: that's right, david. it also qualifies as a hate crime and holzer was in court today. he did not enter a plea, but if he is convicted, he faces up to 20 years in federal pruz. david? >> clayton, thank you. >>> and next tonight, the deep freeze about to sweep across the country. wind chills plunging into the teens for millions. and with that cold, the first snow of the season for many. so, let's get right to chief meteorologist ginger zee tonight, timing it out for us. hey, ginger. >> reporter: hey, david. the atmosphere trying to play the whole summer straight to winter game. especially for raleigh, north carolina, who had one of their top three warmest octo

and holzer was in court today. he did not enter a plea, but if he is convicted, he faces up to 20 years in federal prison. david? >> clayton sandell leading us off on a monday night. clayton, thank you. >>> and next tonight, the deep freeze about to sweep across the country. wind chills plunging into the teens for millions. and with that cold, the first snow of the season for many. so, let's get right to chief meteorologist ginger zee tonight, she's timing it out for us. hey, ginger. >> reporter: hey, david. the atmosphere trying to play the whole summer straight to winter game. especially for a place like savannah, georgia, or raleigh, north carolina, that had their warmest octobers, one of their top three warmest octobers on record, now, talking about freezing. and look at this, here's the storm, you were just saying. ozarks will get some flash flood potential. then, from indianapolis though pittsburgh, we're going to be watching that rain/snow line very closely, wednesday into thursday. and finally, by friday mo

and "get that place off the map." >> reporter: according to court papers, holzer met with undercover agents last friday in a hotel room. he was animated and displayed a nazi arm band and removed a knife, mask, and a copy of "mein kampf" from a backpack. the undercover agents gave him two fake pipe bombs and 14 sticks of dynamite. shortly after that he was arrested. >> mr. holzer repeatedly expressed his hatred of jewish li.g as female white supremacist made contact with him in september after he posted rants about jews and other minorities, displayed white supremacy symbols and wrote about getting ready to cap people. his arrest comes just over a year since a gunman killed 11 worshipers at the tree of life synagogue in pittsburgh. since then, the anti-defamation league says at least a dozen white supremacists have been arrested after threatening to target jewish houses of worship. the f.b.i. also says that holzer talked about putting arsenic in the synagogue's water supply and that he said he paid someone he called "mexican hitler" to do it last year. so far there is no evidence that

be jews. >> reporter: court documents say holzer attracted the fbi's attention with white supremacist facebook postings like i wish the hole cast really did happen, they need to die he met with people he thought were like-minded and said he once paid somebody to put arsenic in the synagogue's water pipes but that apparently never happened after visiting the synagogue, prosecutors say he talked about bombing it and was arrested after the undercover agents gave him what he thought were working bombs. the fbi said acts of domestic terrorism are mostly driven by white extremists. >> the majority of the racially motivated violent extremists domestic terrorism, the majority of that is at the hands of what i would call white supremacist. >> reporter: after he was arrested, holzer said he wanted to bomb the synagogue late at night when nobody would be inside he appeared in court to face the charges and is asking for a court-appointed lawyer he faces a maximum of 20 years if convicted. >>> also breaking tonight, for the first time the public is getting a look at what a string of witnesses were

holzer told one agent in october, i'm getting ready for a racial holy war. the u.s. attorneys say it all came to an end when holzer met with the undercover agent in a hotel. >> we received inert exposes devices including two pipe bombs in 14 sticks of dynamite's. according to the affidavit, mr. holzer planned to detonate the explosives several hours later in the early morning hours of saturday. >> he was arrested shortly after it and if convicted faces a maximum prison sentence of 20 years, spent 29? alecia, thank you. markets continue to surge today after friday's report. all three major indices closed at record highs today. the dow jumping 115. the s&p 500 gained 11. the nasdaq finished 47. up next, the twitter battle between the president and the governor of california. over wildfires. first, here's what some of our fox affiliates around the country are covering today. fox 7 in austin where the city is cracking down on 17 homeless cats. that plan is to clean the areas because there is no law preventing cams under bridges, the residents are likely to come back to s

: holzer first came to the attention of the f.b.i. online. an f.b.i. employee posing as a female white supremacist made contact with him in september after he posted rants about jews and other minorities, displayed white supremacy symbols and wrote about getting ready apop his arrest comes just over a killed 11 worshipers at the tree of life synagogue in pittsburgh. since then the anti-defamation league says at least a dozen white supremacists have been arrested after threatening to target jewish houses of worship the f.b.i. also says that holzer talked about putting arsenic in the synagogue's water supply and that he said he paid someone he called "mexican hitler" to do it last year. so far there is no evidence that that actually happened. norah? >> o'donnell: all right, jeff. incredible job by the f.b.i. tonight. thank you. we're going to turn now to capitol hill where we're getting a first look at some of the compelling testimony that's been behind closed doors in the impeachment inquiry. nancy cordes spent the day pouring over the

holzer was in court monday. he did not enter a plea. if he is convicted he faces up to 20 years in federal prison. clayton sandell, abc news, denver. >>> now to politics. president trump is back at the white house this morning after a trip to kentucky. >> the president held a rally aimed at helping kentucky's republican governor win today's election, but he also delivered stinging comments about the impeachment inquiry calling it evidence that democrats are trying to tear the country apart. >> a new witness seems to be ready to cooperate with impeachment investigators. lev parnas is an associate of rudy giuliani who's charged with federal campaign violations. his lawyer says parnas is prepared to talk to investigators and turn over documents. >> transcripts of interviews with the former u.s. ambassador to ukraine and another witness have been made public. more transcripts will be released today. abc's serena marshall reports. >> reporter: they were closed-door depositions in a secure room in the basement of the capitol. but now the tran

holzer also stated that he was not concerned about any loss of life from the attack because such victims would be jews >> reporter: court documents say holz era tracted the fbi's attempt with white supremacist facebook postings. one read, i wish the holocaust really did happen.e actually unr cover fbi agents he told them he once paid somebody to pu fbi said that apparently never happened after visiting the synagogue, prosecutors say holzer talked about bombing it and was arrested after the under cover agents gave him what he thought were working bombs the fbi told congress last week that acts of domestic terrorism like last year's deadly attack on a synagogue in pittsburgh are mostly driven by white extremists >> the majority of the racially motivated violent extremist domestic terrorism, the majority of that is at the hands of what i would call white supremacists. >> reporter: prosecutors say holzer admitted quickly after he was arrested that he wanted to bomb the synagogue and do it late at night when nobody would be inside. he appeared briefly monday in federal court to face the charg

if convicted, holzer faces a maximum 20 years behind bars. gayle? >> jeff, thank you so much. >>> we're learning dramatic new details about how two murder suspects escaped from a california jail. they broke out of the monterey counter adult detention senility on sunday and are still on the loose this hour. jonathan vigliotti is at the sheriff's station in salinas, southeast of san francisco. the details of this escape sound like a movie. >> reporter: they do. even security guards inside this jail are baffled by what unfolded here. one telling me it was either dumb luck or a well-executed plan. either way, both of these dangerous inmates remain at large as many in this community are questioning just how secure is this facility. >> it turns out is the two individuals were able to identify a blind spot that we have in this particular housing unit. >> reporter: this was the view security cameras had of the room the inmates shared. guards watching the video feed early sunday morning were unaware of one crucial area just behind this wall. >> come is what

they say holzer talked about killing jews in forums online. he faces a 20-year sentence if convicted of a hate crime. >>> police are investigating a deadly stabbing at a popeye's restaurant in maryland. he was in a fight with another man over the fast food chain's popular chicken sandwich. the victim was rushed to the hospital in prince georges county where he later died. >> he knows what he did. he needs to do the right thing and step up. >> the fight was related to the popular chicken sandwich which just returned to the menu after debuting this summer and quickly selling out nationwide. >>> jury selection starts today in the trial of the trump adviser roger stone. the colorful dirty trickster, has pleaded not guilty to charges of obstructing justice, witness tampering and lying to congress. the indictment alleges that stone lied to the house intelligence committee about wikileaks' release of stolen party e-mails in the 2016 campaign. >>> an effort to keep trump's tax returns out of the prosecutor's hands. he says that immunity does not prote

holzer allegedly planned to detonate the explosive several hours later in the early morning hours of saturday. >> when you ask what my reaction to this part of it is, comfort to know that law enforcement was able to intercede and what could be a very dangerous situation. >> if convicted, holzer makes faces a maximum prison sentence of 20 years. shannon. >> shannon: thank you. nearly 900 terminals could be getting out of jail early in new york city with perks. according to "the new york post." the news comes as a police officers are reportedly hesitant how to engage with suspects after massive antipolice protest rocked the streets of brooklyn this weekend. chief breaking news correspondent trace gallagher is on the case for us tonight, good evening, trace buried >> good evening, shannon. for months we have documented instances of police being doused with buckets of water and other liquids and now it appears things are elevating. if on halloween while responding to a domestic violence call, two police officers had their squad car's covered in trash, eggs, and boxes, and when the office

place off the map. >> the fbi says holzer was also talking about putting arsenic in the synagogue's water supply. there's no evidence that that actually happened. >>> new details are emerging about the daring escape of two murder suspects from a jail in california. investigators say santos vonseca and jonathan salazar found a blind spot in the housing unit of the jail. the two men were able to escape through a hole in the ceiling inside a bathroom. >> a hatch that they got through opened to an area that was covered by construction fencing, not security fencing. >> authorities say the two men are gang members and should be considered dangerous. a $5,000 reward is being offered for any information leading to their arrest. >>> police have released an image of two persons of interest in the murders of a new hampshire couple, james and michelle butler. this image was t surveillance video, and it shows a male and female driving the butlers' truck across the border into mexico four days after the butlers were reported missing. the buried remains of the butlers were found in a shallow grave

the suspect is 27-year-old richard holzer. he planned to target temporarily emmanuel in pueblo. he accepted pipe bombs and dynamite from undercover agents. his own words first drew attention from the fbi. >> the fbi agents became aware of racist, anti-semitic, and racist statements made by him on social media. he also stated he was not concerned about any loss of life from the attack because such victims would be jews. >> holzer, who described himself as a skin head is now facing domestic terrorism charges. >>> to washington now where the house is moving into the next phase of the impeachment inquiry. today the committees leading the probe released witness transcript from the closed door depositions. now that included testimony from michael mckinley, a former advisor to the secretary of state and former ukraine ambassador marie yovanovitch. she testified she was shocked that the president told president zelensky she was quote bad news. also she said rudy giuliani worked to have her removed from her post so they could pursue their own business interests and have ukraine investiga

federal agents say this was 27-year-old richard holzer's target the temple emmanuel, a small synagogue in pueblo, colorado. the alleged white supremacist arrested after a sting operation when he was given what he thought were real bombs. the fbi says holzer told undercover investigators he was planning to blow up the s synagogue with dynamite and pipe bombs. >> he indicated he wanted to let jewish people know they were not welcome. >> reporter: the fbi says they covertly contacted holzer in late september through facebook where he spewed hate writing i wish the holocaust really did happen, they need to die he referred to his planned attack on temple emanuel as my mountain and to jews in the synagogue as a cancer to the community. >> i'm ready to start crying, and i probably will. this is the most horrible thing i could imagine. >> reporter: before meeting with undercover agents, the fbi says holzer sent a video of himself walking the exterior of the synagogue. over the phone, investigators say he wanted to demolish the building, adding phase three would be outside of pueblo and bigger

>>richard holzer who authorities say a spouse white supremacist ideology. online was taken into custody friday night the 27 year-old is charged with attempting to obstruct the free exercise of religious beliefs with the attempted use of explosives which is a hate crime. >>we've never had this kind of incident happened it would take somebody from outside of our community to do something like this. >>federal officials became aware holzer after seeing comments he made online. he talked about the holocaust and saying that jews should die. >>he called choose a cancer and he talked about his desire to start a holy war. >>undercover agents then started interacting with holes or as he allegedly started his plot for the synagogues the 119 year old synagogue. he's not a soft target. and officials say some members are on. >>we're not going to be victims. we're going to protect ourselves. >>and its regularly scheduled service this friday is expected to take place as usual. i'm john lawrence reporting. >>it's election day all over the bay area and in san francisco, ther

court documents say richard holzer talked about killing jews in online forums and once wrote on facebook, "i wish the holocaust really did happen. they need to die." he was arrested friday after he examined fake pipe bombs that had been prepared by undercover agents, who had been tracking and interacting with holzer since last septembeber. and in oklahoma, hundreds of prisoners walked free on monday, in the largest single-day commutation in u.s. hihistory. the 462 prisoners were all convicted of low-level nonviolent crimes that the oklahoma pardon and parole board said friday would no longer be considered felonies today. this is lana lemus, who was incarcerated for three years for simple drug possession. she reunited with her daughter outside kate barnard correctional center monday. >> i have been out of her life for three years. she has never given up on me. it is a great opportunity for a lot of women out there. i have to say? thank you. amy: and those are some of the headlines. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. juan: and i'm juan gonz

richard holzer was communicating with an undercover officer as he planned an attack on a temple in pueblo. >> this past friday evening he met with undercover agents and received inert explosive devices from the fbi. he planned to detonate the explosive several hours later, but he was instead arrested at the meeting. >>> the white house has officially begun the process of pulling out of the paris climate accord. the landmark agreement was signed in 2016 with the goal of reducing planet warming emsions plte totisaster. the u.s. is the second largest emitter of greenhouse gases in the world. >> say a couple of words, come on! love him! >>> that was former oakland a's player kurt suzuki getting the awkward reverse hug from president trump. he was there with the nationals that just won the world series. he later told usa today he was just trying to have fun with the hat. >>> all right coming up, the next prime time test for the san francisco 49ers, and why odds makers in vegas aren't fully sold on their undefeated record. announcer: 5 million kids use e-cigarettes. it's an epidemic fueled by j

the fbi says 27-year-old richard holzer was arrested during a sting when agents delivered what he thought were two pipe bombs and some dynamite. authorities say he was wearing a nazi armband. the synagogue's president says they've increased security since the mass shooting last year at the synagogue in pittsburgh. >> we take our security very seriously here. we have been since what happened in pittsburgh happened and also we're not victims, and we're not going to be victimized, and we're going to defend ourselves. >> temple emanuel is the second oldest synagogue in colorado and the arrest comes as anti-so mitting attacks have been on the rise across the country. >>> we have a developing story out of south america where we know that protesters in chile are ramping up their fight against income inequality and clashed with police in the capital. the civil unrest is now being blamed for more than $1 billion in damage to chile's economy. >>> turning now to the weather, many americans are bracing for the first snowfall of the season. let's take a look at your tuesday forecast. >>> good morning.

attorney in denver says it came to an end this friday when holzer met with the undercover agents in a hotel. >> this past friday evening he met with undercover agents and received explosive devices fabricated by the f.b.i., including two pipe bombs and 14 sticks of dynamite. according to the affidavit, he allegedly planned to detonate the explosive several hours later in the early morning hours of saturday. >> sandra: temple emmanuel members expressed gratitude and will not live in fear. >> i can't spend my time wasting that effort. >> you won't make us cower in fear and we aren't going to be sheep and go to the slaughter. we'll fight back. >> if convicted holzer faces up to 20 years in federal prison. >> sandra: thank you. >> bill: more breaking news. president trump calling for a war on mexican drug cartels. nine americans killed in an apparent ambush. their s.u.v. burned on the side of the road. former u.s. ambassador to mexico is anthony wayne. he will be our guest next hour. while that's happening there are voters in four different states today going to the ballot box. what could

the 27-year-old richard holzer called himself a skinhead and believed he was fighting a racial holy war. the fbi arrested him friday. he initially came to the attention of the agency after posting online rants about jewish people and other minorities. >> he talked about the holocaust and saying choose mac should die and talked about his desire to start a holy war. >> take somebody front side of the community to deselect this >> when holder met up with several agency told him they would assist in the attack. he was caring a not see armband a knife and a mess. >>> a bay area teacher performing in blackface in front of his students on administrative leave while the school district says it should probably lose a job. at the hi say the teacher as he discussed a plan to dress up like an african-american rapper for halloween. they say he never mentioned he plans to where blackface. video of the incident through widespread outrage in the community with voluntary meeting yesterday to discuss what happened. >>> developing this morning officials investigating attack a group of american women and c

richard holzer was arrested by the fbi, investigators say they took to the internet calling himself a skinhead and believes he is fighting a racial holy war. he tried to poison the drinking water at the synagogue in the city of pueblo, colorado. >>> and fbi agent made contact with them after he posted rants about jewish people and other minorities. he also displayed what authorities describe as white supremacy symbols and wrote about getting ready to tap people. >> he has supportive a racial holy war. >> arrest comes just over a year since a gunman killed 11 worshipers at the tree of life synagogue in pittsburgh pennsylvania. the anti-defamation league says there's a rise in antisemitic crime tied to white supremacy. >>> a federal judge ordering pg&e to see what role the equipment played in the devastating kincade fire. the judge overseeing probation for federal pipeline safety violations stemming from the san bruno piper disaster. he wanted to know if it was possible a broken piece of pg&e equipment found in a high- voltage line could've sparked the blaze. the two >>> antimefire reso

. >> fbi agents say richard holzer identifies as a skin head and white supremacist. if convicted he faces up to 20 years in prison. >>> authorities seized $1.5 billion worth of illegally grown marijuana in california this year. officers seized 950,000 plants, arrested 150 people to and confiscated 168 weapons. the program is aimed at curbing damage to the state's public lands, including the use of pesticides that wind up in the water. >>> a california cannabis group is urging the state to adopt stricter vaping rules following a national outbreak of deadly lung illnesses linked to vaping. among the proposals, they say regulation should band artificial flavoring known to be harmful. >>> workers agreed to suspend their strike. the union workers walked off the job 10 days last month. now both sides have agreed to at least 30 days of mediation that involves a third party to moderate the negotiations. the union says workers are prepared to resume the strike if they cannot reach a settlement. >>> the gold dust lounge closed last week and it is not clear if it will reopen. t

. >> josh, you know, the suspect here, his name is richard holzer again. he used facebook accounts to spread his racist and anti-semitic rhetoric. talk about the role, please, of social media, and the role that it plays in spreading white supremacy. >> look, at the outset, we know that social media has inherently good qualities. it connects people, our family and friends. but there's also this reality that it also connects white supremacists and racists and domestic terrorists and international terrorists for that matter. people who would be ostracized or perhaps arrested if they conducted their same type of activities out in public can now do so privately using the anonymity of social media. now, what we don't yet know in this instance is whether it was facebook that helped tip off the fbi, someone at the company, or whether it was a private citizen. this is the current debate. there is so much hate and garbage that is transiting these systems and i don't think that social media companies are doing enough to work with law enforcement and to catch this bef

holzer is charged with a hate crime and could face 20 years in federal prison. as for this synagogue, they say nowadays they have to take security very seriously and quite grateful that this was stopped before it went too far. george. >> thank goodness that happened. thanks very much. >>> we turn now to a battle brewing over a new book taking on president trump. the author is anonymous. the senior official who described the resistance inside the administration in a "new york times" essay last year and the book titled "a warning" is due out later this month, but the justice department has now sent a warning of its own to the book's publisher. our senior national correspondent terry moran has the story. good morning, terry. >> reporter: good morning, george. that's right. the department of justice has written the publisher of this book and the author's agents demanding that they turn over information that could reveal who this, quote, senior administration official is. as you say, last year this official wrote that article in "the new york times" painting a devast

the fbi says 27-year-old richard holzer espoused white supremacist ideology. feds say they first spotted him online talking about killing jews. undercover agents reached out in september. by october feds say they met with him to plan bombing this 119-year-old temple emmanuel synagogue in pueblo, colorado. the individual allegedly visited there multiple times after hashing his plot with these undercover agents. the defamation league says this plot marks the 13th time the past year of a white supremacist targeting the uchjewish commun. thank you for joining me, and goodness. when did you first learn that the fbi had stopped this plot to bomb your synagogue and what was your reaction, sir? >> well, i first found out about it at 10:00 in the morning when the fbi contacted me that they wanted to meet with me regarding something involving the temple but they didn't disclose to me exactly what that was. so we scheduled a meeting for 2:00 that same day, which was yesterday, and then when they told me, i guess my first thought was that it's amazing that they stopped th

. >> the fbi says that it was a tip that led them to richard holzer's multiple facebook accounts where according to the criminal complaint, he expressed hatred for jews and other minorities and promoted violent acts. >> after being contacted by undercover agents as fellow white supremacist. he indicated that he wanted to do something that would lead jewish people in the public community know that they are not welcome, and according to him they should leave or they will die. >> the 27-year-old was taken into custody friday night after meeting at a hotel where he believed that they would supply him with pipe bombs to carry out an attack next morning. he wanted to poison the congregants, federal authorities say that he called this plot his mountain. the formal charge reads that he intentionally tried to instruct persons in their enjoyment of their free exercise with religious belief, and the attempt of explosives and fire. temple emanuel is the second oldest synagogue in the state. the congregation's president said that they will not waste time living in fear. >> this guy is a transplant.

the fbi says richard holzer discussed his plans with undercover agents in colorado. he spread messages of hate with multiple facebook accounts. the alleged white supremacist was arrested hours before the planned attack on saturday. he could face up to 20 years in prison if convicted. political staffer accused of stealing voter data from a rival can date resigned. a former aide of tom steyer ousted old account with the south carolina democratic party to access information about kamala harris's campaign. the steyer camp said he stepped down as deputy state director after an internal investigation. >>> a book got a face-lift. revealing a brand new logo with block letters. meant to dish the corporate parent company from the social media platforms of face being, instagram and what's ap. facebook the social networking site will still look the same. send it back to you. >> like the new one? jell jill i glanced because i was reading. i haven't seen it in person. brian: hold your thoughts. talk about it maybe next time. jillian: next time. brian: 11 minutes after the hour. de