bakr al baghdadi. but officials say the couple actually had to conduct an online search that very morning, who is the leader of isis? >> maybe they didn't truly know who it was. >> reporter: two lone wolves, who died in a fierce gun battle with police, after killing so many. >> just incredible that that was a year ago tomorrow. brian here with us tonight. you're learning that they had more terror planned that day. >> that's right, david, according to authorities they left behind three pipe bombs in that conference room and before they were stopped by police, they were circling the neighborhood for hours trying to remotely detonate those bombs and take more lives. >>> still much more ahead on "world news tonight" this thursday. emergency rescue playing out. the sudden health scare for american great buzz aldrin. the medical emergency at the south pole. >>> the manhunt for a bombing suspect. new surveillance images revealed at this hour. the package exploding inside a home. what the victim is telling pol

. >> abu bakr al-baghdadi is a terrorist and is currently based in syria. his mission is clearly stated in his own statement. carve out a zone of governing territory from baghdad to syria to lebanon. >> the level of destruction they have and level of destruction they are doing inside of that country is terrible. >> from two years ago he was given detailed specific information about the rise of isis for a year before they started over taking large territory. with the information given to the president a policy maker could not come away with any other impression. this is getting bad. heather, abby, back to you. >> former navy seal karl higby slamming president obama for saying he is surprised isis. he had multiple aroundlings but was refused to admit it. >> anybody who told him isis was going to be a problem he fired them. all of the people that didn't speak up are the ones he got rid of. >> i know guys like general flynn told him this was going to be an issue. >> michael flynn has been named the new head of the national security council under the trump admin

bakr al baghdadi. but officials say the couple actually had to conduct an online search that very morning. who is the leader of isis? >> maybe they didn't truly know who it was. >> reporter: two lone wolves. who died in a fierce gun battle with police after killing so many. and the couple had more terror in mind. authorities say they left behind three pipe bombs in that conference room. when they were stopped by police, they had been circling the neighborhood for hours, trying to remotely detonate those bombs and take more lives. brian ross, abc news, new york. >> unforgettable. >>> coming up in our next half hour, sexual harassment at work. government numbers now showing a stunning 60% of women say they've experienced harassment on the job. one diverse group of women shining a light on what they're really facing at work. >>> but first, shining a light on some of the darkest days in american history. what natalie portman is saying about portraying one of america's most beloved first ladies in her hours

abu bakr al baghdadi. his mission is to carve out an area from baghdad to syria to lebanon. >> they have a level of killing they are doing inside of that country is terrible. >> read the book. he talks about it. his hair was on fire. a lot of people who saw the rise of isis and we pulled all of our troops out and the president ended the war in iraq, remember? karl y, former navy s.e.a.l. >> barack obama's foreign policy has been a complete disaster. he knows darn well this this intelligence community told him that and any general told him that isis was going to be a problem, he fired them. that way he didn't listen to them. when he said he didn't hear about this from the intelligence community, that's ma larky, i know guys told him this was going to be an issue. >> absolutely correct. >> so he did know about it. they warned him about it and he ignored it, i guess, because isis is now here in america. >> speaking of threats, yesterday in particular we observed it here on this program and this channel as wel