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good morning. welcome to "weekends with alex witt." new developments in the shooting at a pair of military sites in tennessee. ap reports an official says the man who gunned down marines was not hired for a job at an ohio nuclear plant because he failed a drug test. the plant says that mohammad youssuf abdulazeez was not given access to sensitive areas or information. it come as investigators found a blog by him the a post made three days before the shooting says this life is short and bitter and the opportunity to submit to allah may pass you by. the fbi is aware of the blog and is investigating to see whether it was his. investigators found he visited the middle east last year for seven months and when he returned he had grown a beard and began attending religious services more frequently. there appears no clear motive for the shooting but investigators say abdulazeez was heavily armed.
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>> he did have at least two long guns, which would be considered rifles or shot guns and he did have one handgun that we're aware of. some of the weapons were purchased legally and some may not have been. >> memorials continue to grow in honor of the four marines and there are new calls to arm military recruiters in the wake of these attacks. for more on what might have motivated the attack i'm joined by shawn henry, president of crowd strike services and former assistant director of the fbi. shawn, with a welcome to you, based on what we know do you believe this sp to be an isis-inspired attack? >> you know i think you have to look at the totality of the circumstances. isis has talked about attacks during ramadan. we're at the end here. we look at the target which was this military recruiting station. look at the fact that he had traveled over's i think the investigation is stille young, still just a couple of days and the fbi's continuing to look at many issues and areas to try and determine what the actual most
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vags is here. but certainly, the fact that he was radical itzed is on the table and looks like a very possible reason for this. >> that's what we're seeing at this point. are you seeing a warning sign that could have been -- you know putting up warning flags before that we missed with this shooter? >> i don't know alex. everything i've seen here says that there is no glaring warning sign. typically, when the fbi is involved in these types of investigations you've got somebody who is engaged in social media, they raise themselves up on the radar, they made statements at the mosque that they attend or talked to somebody and there is something that's a little more obvious. in this case there's not appear to be that glaring issue that should have caused some concern. and honestly if you've got somebody who self radicalizes, they don't talk about it those are the things that the fbi and law enforcement is not going to have the ability to identify in advance of an attack. >> if you have someone with this kind of background he was a natural itzed u.s. citizen from
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kuwait all of hills childhood friends across the board are shocked at this tragedy, so how does the u.s. pivot, how do we detect these lone wolf attacks and try to prevent them? >> a great question. there is this constant balance between privacy, civil liberties and security. you can't have 100% of both. honestly, the american public doesn't want the government monitoring every transmission. you heard debates publicly about what the nsa or the fbi can and cannot listen to. people have said we don't want the government listening to this. then when somebody gets killed we hear why didn't the government know? there is this constant balance and the american public is going to have to ask what type of civil liberties are we willing to relinquish to assure there is a high level of security. >> regarding arming military recruiters as of now there is this defense department directive in 1992 that restricts active duty service people from
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caring firearms and using deadly force. is it time to take another look at those restrictions? >> you know security is constantly re-evaluated based on pending threats and risks. i think if the there are and there have been very clear mandates by isis and others whether or not this incident was inspired by isis there have been calls for isis to attack law enforcement and the military. that's a decision for the department of defense and local law enforcement to make. but that's absolutely going to be a consideration. has the risk changed, is there a threat and what can our service members to better protect themselves. >> many thank you. for more how the muslim community is reacting is jamie joining us from chattanooga. a welcome to you. what are you hearing from that area. there is a fairly large muslim population there. >> reporter: good morning. yes, there is a significant muslim population here in chattanooga, and yesterday i went by the mosque where the
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shooter was a member and where his family was a member. i spoke with other members of the mosque there, some of whom knew the shooter, and all of them as you were saying earlier described him as a remarkably gentle person one of them said that he was good with kids and described how he used to play basketball with the kids in this court that's next to the prayer area in this new and rather nice looking building where the mosque is. for the muls limb community this is regarded as a major setback. i can't overstate that. they just are very worried now about how it's going to affect the relationship between their community and the community here and we are in the bible belt and the muslim community here felt it made significant improvements in recent years in terms of managing the relationship between the two communities, and assimilating their community into the broader community here.
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the mosque canceled its celebrations for the end of the holy month of ramadan. they didn't think it was right to hold a celebration, they were plarning on having inflatable sort of play ground type areas for kids inside the gym, cotton candy machines popcorn machines. they didn't think it was right and instead the city held an interfaith service at a baptist church. the muslim community showed up. there was a speech by a muslim leader there. i'd like to play a little of that tape. >> you look around the room you find -- i ask if you are a muslim and you are a chattanoogan and you pledge your allegiance to the city and this country, to this community and promise to serve this to the best of your abilities, please stand up and be recognized.
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>> reporter: so that's just it right there. emotional moment a local muslim leader asking the muslim community at this event to stand up and demonstrate that their loyalties were local and that they are community minded and in return this community leader this muslim leader, asked the broader community to recognize the muslim community and recognize their membership in the broader american society here. >> that was powerful. >> reporter: yes. the joining together of these two groups is continuing and in the days and months ahead, we'll see whether they are able to move past this. >> absolutely. thank you so much jamie. a bit later this hour the final text message from one of the marines killed and also reflections on the lives lost. that's coming your way at the bottom of the hour. incredible pictures on a
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california freeway near los angeles, a wild fire burning across gridlocked traffic. cars became engulfed. in the end, this is what was left. more than 20 vehicles destroyed and to those in the line of fire it was terrifying. >> my husband said get your stuff and go and we did. he was dragging me up that mountain. >> did you think that was it? >> i did. i really did did. >> how scared were you? >> and we left them behind. >> the cause is unknown but joining me now, right near the scene, you heard from more motorists. what did they tell you? >> reporter: it was a scene after the wall of fire moved through. in fact there was a long string of cars that were just charred. this is the 15 i-15 behind us. you can see the traffic is moving back and forth.
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when people were stuck in traffic on the 15 yesterday, they looked over to the right and saw that wall of flames. traffic is at a standstill. there was nowhere to drive. >> my hulse said get your stuff and go. >> reporter: no time to wait. >> just see cars burning, power lines popping. >> reporter: as the raging wild fire hit traffic gridlock. >> there is no where to go. >> reporter: packed with drivers on the main road from l.a. to las vegas. >> they were people crying. people didn't want to leave their babies or cars. >> all people could cool is grab their families and head to safety. parents pushing strollers. >> there are cars going up. >> a stretch one by one, cars truckings and tractor-trailers were going up in flames. for over an hour those who ran huddled near fire trucks for protection. >> there goes 1,000 gallons of water. >> reporter: helicopters and tankers tried to put out the flames. >> a big wall of flames on both
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sides of this fire. >> reporter: winds continue to push the fire farther into communities burning structures and forcing evacuations. as the fire on the freeway died down, families were escorted back to see what was left. rows of burned out cars and trailers and even a boat. the site surreal for those out for an early weekend. am >> and stranger still for people from out of town caught by slow traffic and a wild fire that moved too fast. >> reporter: tonight crews were able to make a lot of progress on this fire but about 20 miles away there is another fire that flared up overnight. that one threatening a campsite where 300 children have been evacuated. we're told 130 children of those may be hearing impaired. back to you. >> oh, boy. four years of california drought. a hell of a fire season. thank you so much, gadi.
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a southern california beach is open after a massive oil spill. in may more than 100,000 gallons of crude oil spilled on the beach near santa barbara. a corroded pipe line ruptured. wildlife officials say nearly 200 birds and 100 mammals were found dead in the area. tourists and residents in rome trying to find relief from a heat wave for several days temperatures there reached more than 100 degrees. lines formed at many of the central fountains which contain safe and clean drinking water. meteorologists expect the heat wave to last about nine day peaking on monday. at home some miserable weather. the skies opened up during a music festival in louisville kentucky. sam smith who was performing at the time said he felt like dorothy dorothy. reynolds wolf is here and the
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rain for southern california, good morning to you, reynolds. >> we've got a lot to share with people. unfortunately it's going to involve severe weather we might see across the midwest and the great lakes, spotty hail damaging wind kand rule out a chance of a tornado for the regions you see in red. the regions you see in this area right here 67 million of you, are going to be under a heat advisory. so a different type of severe weather. it's going to affect people for days to come in some cases could be up to a week of rough weather in terms of the heat. it's going to be far spreading from the southern plains, central plains dallas over to kansas city even for the eastern seaboard raleigh, with the high humidity it's going to feel much warmer. the heating of the water that's going to fuel this. we have tropical storm delores that is going to continue to spin. that might help generate a bit of moisture that could bring in well showers, beneficial showers for much of the desert southwest including vegas,
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guy the gop can't discount any more as he surges in poll as a democratic cattle call gets undefr way in iowa. for more on this kristen welker from the white house. good morning. first up what high pressured in iowa? >> for the first time hillary clinton met her matches last night. the entire democratic field at the iowa democratic party's hall of fame celebration dinner. and it comes as you say, as donald trump is shaking things up for republicans. democratic front-runner hillary clinton facing off against competitors for the first time in iowa friday night. clinton trying to solidify her lead. >> i am running for everyone who has ever been knocked down but refused to be knocked out. >> she is getting a challenge from vermont senator bernie sanders who is drawing big crowds on the campaign trail, on friday he didn't mention clinton by name but again tried to paint himself as her more progressive alternative. >> no president, not the best
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can bring about the changes we need in this country unless there is a political revolution. >> lesser-known candidates martin o'malley former virginia senator jim webb and former rhode island governor lincoln chafy tried to break through as well. tonight the republicans will gather in iowa with donald trump taking center stage. on friday, the real estate mogul tried to build momentum throwing red meat at the base while speaking in the clinton's former arkansas hometown. >> hillary clinton who by the way her husband deserted arkansas. i don't know. >> taking on jeb bush. and seems to be working, the latest fox news poll shows trump leading the gop pack. the new yorker getting in the act with a cover showing trump belly flopping into the republican pool. the outspoken mogul making a big splash in the race for
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president. the big event for republicans beyond tonight, the first gop debate which takes place if the you can believe it alex less than a month from now on august 6. many of the candidates preparing for that and trying to determine how they will counter donald trump's attacks when they are face-to-face. a whole different ball game. >> that's going to be worth tuning in for. thank you so much. as we heard from kristen welker, descending on the republican haven of iowa. phillip, good morning to you. so we saw mrs. clinton, bernie sanders, martin o'malley and the others laying out their agendas in corn country last night. what did you make of the candidates' appearances? >> that's what hillary clinton has been working on for months, that when she gets up on the stage she can present as progressive agenda as everyone else there with her. she has done a lot to move to the left compared to where her husband was when he was
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president, compared to some of the past positions she has taken. specifically so when she is up there against someone she didn't know it would be bernie sander standing on the stage she can make the case she is taking on the banks, et cetera. >> she is so far the leader in all of the polls at this point. houf does it serve her to go head to head? >> i think it does her good because it keeps people focused on the democratic race as a rags. one of the interesting things about the fox news poll is 1 in 10 democrats in the poll aren't interested in voting in the primary. she needs to keep that up. the lower the turnout for the democrats the more likely someone like bernie sanders can play spoiler. she needs people paying attention, debating and this is a good way of doing that. >> let's get to donald trump. the "huffington post" announced it's no longer going to cover him and his candidacy in the politics section, it's moving the campaign it says it's a side show, it's going to cover him so in the entertainment section.
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so does this sound gimmicky? they say it's gimmicky trump's campaign. the two together. >> i mean it's definitely a bit. pr making a political statement. i get what they are saying but it's impossible to ignore the fact that donald trump has revealed something significant about american politics, specifically the extent to which immigration is a motivating factor for voters. the republican base had the seam of anti-immigrant activism that was sort of ironically after 2012 the republicans said we need to deal with this we need to reach out to the latino voters dealing with immigration. they never did that but rile up the base and make them mad about immigration and donald trump stumbled onto this and is riding it all the way. >> i'm curious. rain shower reporting finds he is at or near the top of most national polls trailing only jeb bush. someone must be taking donald trump seriously. to whom is he appealing? >> to the base that is upset
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about immigration. that's a large part. there's also sort of you know a lot of this is name i.d. like he's saying what he believes he is a straight forward and so on. people like him as a personality. you know he said you saw on that clip he said clinton's going to be controlled by people who love china. he says i love china. he is so inconsistent. it's hard to see him as a consistent figure. but they trust him, they know the name who donald trump is and think they know what he stands for on top of the fact he is going hard on immigration which is important to a lot of people gets him to 18%. the only reason he is in the lead there's a million candidates, right. if there were fewer candidates, two candidates and he had 18% he would be losing by 50 points. >> if you ask him he would say he won't have 18% when there is just two. that's donald trump. thank you so much. the battle in new york city for uber as it gets inyou love from business travelers. do you like the passaaadd? it's a
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service. >> courtesy disconnects. come on. to the break fast budget breaker. >> it has to do with the avian flu affecting 49 million chickens and turkeys. and that has whole sale egg prices up over 85%. meaning essentially doubling the price of a carton of eggs. overall the core index, only a fraction so we're not seeing a lot of inflation at the grocery store but significant. if gas prices were up and the trucking involved in getting eggs to the store you would see it up. we're lucky on the gas front. in hail uber we see the service becoming a leading choice. >> yeah. this one is interesting. score for the sharing economy, uber analysis of business receipts that you submit as part of your expense report now is surpassing taxi receipts and taking market share from rental cars. you have more options now and in
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>> joining me from columbia south carolina is adam reese. i have to say it was stunning when you see someone in the garb talking like that. what do you expect. will chance they be there. >> it has been a long time. we haven't seen the klan in 27 years since 1988 they are here to protest the removal of the confederate flag. they say the government is trying to remove their confederate history, their white heritage, even their culture. it's 27 years, 1988 the last time they were here. the southern poverty law center estimates 4 million back in 1925 today only 4,000 across america. we expect another group, the black educators, for justice, around noon today. we expect about an hour in between the two groups. hopefully no confrontation. alex. >> so adam governor haley
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called the klan rally a hateful spectacle and called for residents to i a void the rally. do you know what kind of turnout is expected? >> we don't. we estimate that both the mayor and the governor said both groups stay away ignore they are both hate groups. >> are they going to be on the same side of the street? >> reporter: no. the black educators for justice will be here on the north lawn the kkk on the south lawn heavy police presence hopefully separating the two. we don't expect trouble but again, the mayor and governor saying stay away ignore these two hate groups. >> thank you so much. the opposition stands that was the message from iran's eye a too la in address marking the end of ramadan. the leader supported this year's nuclear agreement but said it will not change iran's policy toward the united states. joining me is ali. what did you hear and how is it
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playing with the people there? >> reporter: it was clear, the first time he had spoken since the deal that despite the deal states continue. he was addressing a crowd of supporters who chanted death to america and death to esisrael. he said the stance toward the arrogant united states will never change. he said iran's policy is diametrically opposed to that of the united states and the region, and that will never ever change. he went on to tell the crowd there that regardless of -- the congress and iran's parliament needing to approve this -- in the region. iraq yemen and so on saying their position would never change despite what deal was being made. he went on to say that we don't negotiate with the united states on regional and international issues. not even on bilateral issues.
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he said there were some exceptions like the nuclear deal that iran made negotiation with america to serve its own interests and vowed never to let the arrogant powers i want fear -- in the supreme leader to send a message out here saying that despite a deal with the west, nothing has changed in iran when it comes to america. and people should be very aware of that. it was received very well by thousands of people to mark the end of ramadan who carried on cheering death to america and death to israel. >> of course the lifting of the sanctions was the self serving interest that he was referring to. we're having a little bit of technical difficulty, got most of the report for which we thank you from tehran. >> 1,000 miles and 180 degrees away in israel prime minister benjamin netanyahu is issuing grave warnings. he spoke to lester holt. >> you know for them we're the
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little. you're the great. now they are empowered to conduct that battle. i think that this is bad for us for you, and the world. >> joining me now is one of israel's journalists and intelligence experts, the co-author recently of spies against armageddon inside israel's secret wars. a welcome to you. in your column in the jerusalem post you wrote that the nuclear deal in the making is far from perfect but the skies are not going to fall tomorrow. what is your analysis of the deal and the impact on the region? >> well, you just hirdeard our prime minister is against the deal has always been against it. opposition leaders in israel are also very supportive of netanyahu's stand but they also call for his resignation because of the way he conducted the
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diplomacy visa stree the united states and brought a major crisis between the two countries and especially between himself and the president. my analysis is quite different from the prime minister. i believe that bearing in mind the circumstances and knowing that united states and the eu have their own interests, and israel is not the center of the universe, this is a reasonable deal. it's not perfect, it could have been better but israel can manage with that deal. after all, iran is being pushed back from two, three months from having the ability to assemble a are pneunuclear bomb to at least one year. this is better. >> so you said that prime minister netanyahu has always
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been against this deal. do you know if he has read the accord, this 100-page document? would he do that? i'm curious, his belief of all this, how much of this is politics and how much is this what you think he intrinsically believes? >> first of all, i do believe that he read most of the report if not the full 159 pages with the appendixes. don't forget that half of the report 60%, are just names of corporations and individuals who were put under the sanctions. if he didn't read the full report certainly hills advisers the national security adviser, our intelligence organizations and the chiefs they read it. netanyahu believes that this
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deal is posing a grave threat to the existence of israel but he also combines it with his own politics. and in a way he behaves like a child who was deprived of his favorite toy. the prime minister has been beating the iran deal the iran nuclear drums for so many years, it has enabled him to divert the attention of the israeli voter who just recently voted once again from other issues economic, social issues so it's a combination of his ideology and also a great deal of politics involved. >> you reported on israel's unacknowledged assassination program against iran's nuclear scientists. do you expect a resurgence of
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covert action from israel? >> well i don't know. i don't expect it. i do expect israeli intelligence military intelligence, would continue to put an eye on the iran's nuclear capabilities to see if they try lated, if they are in breach of it. surely the israeli intelligence has contributed to the deal by bringing to the attention of the world the problem years ago, and basically by calling, including our prime minister to impose sanctions. so had i been the prime minister i would have claimed victory or partial victory for raising the awareness of the world to the threat of iran and to the danger of iran rushing to nuclear weapons. our government decided to take a different view a different position. >> all right.
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a rising star chasing history and a falling star who is about to become history at one golf's major tournaments. so it goes at st. andrews in scotland. good morning to you, kelly. >> reporter: hello to you, alex. a good look at what a scottish summer can be. beautiful sunshine but 40-mile-an-hour gusts as well. play has been suspended for most of the morning because of that wind. you can see the 18th green over my shoulder not much going on. the wind was moving the balls around off the course. now when play resumes an american has a real shot at the record books. once upon a time it was tiger woods.
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not today. >> he is as far back as we've seen. >> reporter: for tiger woods it went from bad. >> he is in the berm. >> reporter: to very bad. >> i got to fight through it. >> reporter: the former world number one used to smash records on this his favorite course. but today he's at the bottom of the pack. and could be going home early. >> this is a new and different tiger woods. i'm not sure better. >> reporter: woods is one of two golfers to ever win three majors in a calendar year. >> jordan spieth's tee shot. >> reporter: this man, 21-year-old jordan spieth may be on the verge of joining that club. >> the way he plays, conducts himself. i think he's a great asset to the game of golf. >> what would it be like seeing him win his third major making history here at the old course? >> outstanding. that would be fabulous.
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>> reporter: they call him the new tiger, he's won two majors in a row and a lot of praise. while the old tiger has turned into a punch line. >> many of calling jordan spieth the new tiger woods which is great news for golf and terrell news for the future mrs. jordan spieth. >> got a laugh from tiger's ex. even the aarp got in on it. it's better to be over 50 than over par. is it time for tiger to retire? >> i think he has potential to give back to playing really strong golf. the question is can he get there? don't know. time will tell. >> reporter: in this tournament the old tiger could be out. >> speight for birdie. >> reporter: a new one has a chance to roar into the record books. jordan spieth is very much in the hunt he is four shots off the lead that lead tied with
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two players, nine under par, one of those players is fellow american dustin johnson. he of course is the man who almost beat speight at the u.s. open. for tiger, he is a five over par, has six holes left to play in the second round. it's not looking good for him frankly. by the way, he's now dropped to 241st in the world rankings. >> wow. that aarp tweet that you included was hilarious. that was cold but it was really funny. okay. thank you, kelly. you won't find hillary clinton at a gathering of democrats today. her main party rivals will be there. what gives? but what about a deal? terry, stop! it's quite alright... ok, you know what? we want to make a deal with you. we're twins, so could you give us two for the price of one? come on, give us a deal. look at how old i am. do you come here often? he works here, terry!
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more on the investigation into the shooting in tennessee that claim the lives of four marines. as we learn more about the gunman investigators say they have found no links to global terror.
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miguel almaguer has more on that. hi miguel. >> reporter: alex good morning. the attack that began here and ended seven miles away was over in roughly 30 minutes. four innocent lives lost. the gunman also killed. now investigators are poring over every inch of his life. he is the 24-year-old cold-blooded killer. mohammad youssuf abdulazeez, armed with three powerful guns. when the fbi says he killed four marines and shot two others. >> because the investigation is still in its early stages it would be premature to speculate on exactly why the shooter did what he did. >> reporter: he went to high school and college in chattanooga. was on the wrestling team a mixed martial arts fighter. the all-american neighbor, say friends. >> when we talked he said that his faith wasn't a big part of his life. >> reporter: many lost touch with abdulazeez as he spent much of last year in the middle east. the naturalized u.s. citizen carried two passports.
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american and jordanian, making it more difficult for authorities to track his movements. returning to the u.s., growing a beard, attending religious service more frequently investigators say he had no apparent ties to global terror groups. >> at this time we have no indication that he was inspired by or directed by anyone other than himself. >> reporter: friday the fbi removed potential evidence from his parents' home outside chattanooga. investigators say abdulazeez has a small social media footprint. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: today faith is keeping much of this broken community together. overnight prayers for survivors. police sergeant dan petigo shot in the ankle and recovering. navy petty officer randall smith in critical condition fighting for his life. >> our heart is breaking in chattanooga. these were men that served their country. >> reporter: three of the four marines killed here at home
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survived deployments overseas. gunnery sergeant thomas sullivan, staff sergeant david wyatt and sergeant carson holmquist were sons fathers and husbands. lance corporal squire wells was just 21, texting his girlfriend during the rampage, active shooter. >> he is probably the best kid you could ever meet. >> reporter: wells always dreamed of being in the military. now with his fellow marines they'll always be remembered for their service and sacrifice. it appears the gunman was killed by law enforcement officers during a hail of gunfire. after this tragedy many looking at whether law enforcement officers including the military should be armed at facilities like this one. the defense secretary says all security procedures at facilities like the one here are being reviewed. alex. >> all right, miguel thank you. to politics. progressive democrats descending on phoenix for the net roots
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nation conference. topics ranging from student loans to wall street. today they'll hear from two democratic presidential candidates, bernie sanders and martin o'malley. hillary clinton is skipping the event. when she last attended in 2007 she was booed. jane, good morning to you. does hillary clinton risk anything by skipping the net roots event? >> reporter: good morning, alex. the net roots nation crowd is the progressive part of the democratic party. it's the part that hillary struggles with a little bit because she doesn't have the progressive credentials that someone like barack obama did in 2008. this is the part of the party that carried him over hillary. she needs to prove her credentials to them. everyone here was saying this was an opportunity to do just that. without seeing her, they're still a little skeptical. >> i don't doubt that. bernie sanders, will he be the rock star there?
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>> reporter: you know, i am betting he will. he will have a rally tonight after his sort of morning panel. i am expecting to see him. most people are pretty excited about him here. this is sort of the war and win of the party. they really wanted her to run. she was the rock star yesterday. i think that sort of is transferring a little bit to bernie sanders, who is speaking about the economic inequality that's so important to the progressive caucus of this party. >> what else is on the agenda today? how long does it last? it's a few days right? >> reporter: yeah. people came in on wednesday night. they'll leave tomorrow morning. tonight is sort of the big -- yesterday and today are sort of the big main events with the big speakers and a lot of panels. tonight of course are all the big celebrations. everyone gets together and does these big parties. elizabeth warren came out yesterday and said this is the five-year anniversary of my last visit, and you guys look just as hung over as you did then. a little joke to the nod of the
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environment here it's quite celebratory. >> that's good! i hope you brought a party dress, jane. thank you very much. that wraps up this hour. join me for a two-hour edition of the show. up next smart political talk with "up with steve kornacki." am i the only one with a meeting? i've got two. yeah we've gotta go. i gotta say it man this is a nice set-up. too soon. just kidding. nissan sentra. j.d. power's "highest ranked compact car in initial quality." now get 0% financing or a great lease on the nissan sentra. ♪ watch as these magnificent creatures take flight, soaring away from home towards the promise of a better existence. but these birds are suffering. because this better place turned out to have an unreliable cell phone network and the videos on their little bird phones kept buffering. birds hate that.
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harder farther quicker and yeah even on sundays. what's next? we'll show you. a key voice talked to us about iran. a mystery in chattanooga. a wildfire on a california highway. and donald trump. there's a lot to get to this morning. let's get started. ♪ ♪ good morning to you. thanks for getting up with us this saturday morning. a busy saturday morning. a lot of news and politics to juggle. we want to begin this hour in chattanooga, tennessee. last night fbi teams finished removing potential evidence from the home of the young suspect implicated in the shooting deaths of four marines. the fbi