before we went to break, we had the national security correspondent j.j. green on the phone. j.j., as we were talking moments ago, the police chief saying they're looking for two suspects, both wearing what may be military garb. >> whether you look at the nationwide bulletins blasted out over the last year and a half, maybe even two years, you find this constant stream of reminders of people dressed in military garb or the possibility of them posing as military officers and arriving at military facilities or other facilities and passing themselves assist military officers. it's easy to get this kind of gear and it's easy to get weapons if you know what you're working for and what you want to do and how you plan to do it. this is when you -- when you consider the fact that on a monday morning at this base and every other base here in washington as the summer is over, there's a flood of people trying to get into these bases. these situations are not unusual for people to be overwhelmed at the gates. you like at situations where traffic is flowing in there. there's lots of differ

j.j. green. j.j. what about security, how is it that something like this could happen where someone could get in and do what aaron alexis apparently did? >> well, john, as you know in washington and at all military facilities around the world, there are thousands of people every day that stream into these facilities. many of them have relationships with the guards, many of them have understoodings of how the system works, and some of them take advantage of it. that's the bottom line on this. when you go to the pentagon and many facilities, you have to scan your badge in to get in, but in some places you have to actually pass a guard who has to actually get eyes on that badge, make sure the picture matches the face, make sure that the date matches the time frame that the badge is being used. there are a lot of concerns considering the number of people -- there's a lot of people in the military and intelligence community that go into these bases. there are civilians that go in there, so there are

. >>> all right national security correspondent j.j. green is in washington. j.j. what is the latest information you are hearing concerning the shooter or shooters? >> there is still confusion if who the shoot err or shooters were, in this situation there is reporting of the possibility of up to three gunmen, two dressed in military style clothing, this comes from the d.c. police chief kathy lanier from earlier today. she talked about the possibility of the other shooter a white male and the second of the other possible other shooters is a black male. so there's quite a bit of confusion about them. there was one thing that she did mention: that they were believed to be wearing military uniforms but there is some doubt or question as to their connection to the military. one of the things that's very clear right now, is authorities are taking their time figuring out who they're dealing with, where they might be, and what their capabilities might be. they're trying to make sure that they keep everyone in the area and specifically you know in the immediate area of the

that's terrific and al jazeera's national security contributor j.j. greenjoining us from washington, d.c. appreciate it, great insights. david shuster, my colleague is with us now and he's been on the story for a few hours now. you know d.c. very well like the back of your hand. talk to us about the washington navy yard, please. >> well, what jumps out for whorve has lived and worked in washington and call the city home is the police presence tony that is there between the metropolitan police department, between the national park police, between the secret service all of whom would have been literally blocks away from this. in a way i suppose a lot of people in washington would say people think that things will happen in washington because it's the nation's capital but usually also associate a certain amount of safety because of what's there. the naval yard, building 197 is actually the western side of the naval yard. building 197 is the largest that is there. got almost 3,00 3,000 people. it is essentially the naval sea command, what they do at the naval y

impervious to stop this, j.j. green in our washington, d.c. studio and tim clemente former fbi special agent and counterterrorism expert in los angeles tonight. i thank you both for joining us. aaron alexis former soldier, big guy identified as the shooter. they are still investigating though and need to help find out why this happened today. let's listen to something from today. >> no piece of information is too small. we are looking to learn everything we can about his recent movements, his contacts and his associates. >> there was some word that there could possibly be a second shooter. j.j, an installation like this, how could they not figure this out morning quickly? >> well, i think what they were looking at, antonio, was whether or not there was another shooter or other shooters or people involved that might have been helping this one shooter. the navy issued what they call an order to account. late in the day, which is basically a way for all of the navy, active duty reservist civilians and their family members toen go online and give

j.j. green indicating the situation there is it is in a lock down. we saw a few, approximately two to three dozen glows, federal employees walk out a little more than an hour ago with their hands in the air but that is all we have seen as far as movement is concerned from inside the complex which is an indication that they may still be looking for a gunman or gunmen still inside. we don't know. that is unofficial information. simply speculation on my part. however we can report that the entire scene right now is not only an active scene, but it is an active crime scene, as we do know the associated press reporting ear earlier today thae of the shooters is dead. that is an active crime scene that now has to be processed by thnumerous agencies on hand. you heard from that witness just moments ago. indicating what he saw. this was another witness who was asked if he thought it was all surreal. he indicated that being in the navy. i can tell you what he said. he said it's not the first time he's seen a fatality. keep in mind this is not only a federal in

. >> joining us now is j.j. green. j.j.alked earlier, and you described one of the problems that you see in security at the navy yard, and maybe other military bases. explain. >> one of the issues is that there are a lot of people that are coming in there, and they are coming in at the same time, and you have these situations where people have badges. they have to basically show this badge to get in, and this badge essentially in some cases is a situation where people take a quick look at it, and let these people through, because there's usually two levels of this, one where a live person has to get eyes on this badge and then this person has to swipe it through. sometimes both work, sometimes there are some glitches. there may be a person who has had action taken with reference with their employment that may not be reflected in their security profile. but this is something that authorities are taking a very close look at, making sure their security file reflects everything going on in the background, so they can be as up t

. >>> and we just heard from j.j. green. azeera's national security contributor and he joins us to talk more about this issue. j.j. good to see you again. when a person of this kind of background gets cleared to be a military contractor, what does that say to you? >> it says it is a complicated system. there are multiple layers of information that are constantly flowing in. the background checks take time, they also rely on specific pieces of information, and this information can push it one way or the other. as you know already in this case with this particular individual, there were some activities that took place that didn't necessarily move to the level that would have brought it to the attention of some of the people look into it, for instance the situation in seattle where he was never prosecuted and eventually his record was expunged. so this creates a be it of a gap, and the process is extremely complicated for investigators who are trying to pick through in this day and time of constrained budgets and a time when peo

j.j., to be honest. i just like the way my clothes fit. >> reporter: yeah, but i needed some tips. tell me your secrets. >> green. i love kale. the morning. i like to do it. it starts off my day. gets me ready. all of my energy levels up and excited for the day. >> reporter: and my tip. i read you have the 80/20 rule. you have to be good 80% of the time. >> 80% would be about six days a week. and 20% would be one, for me. that's how i break it down. >> reporter: now, comes the hard part, the dreaded workout with jeanette. >> where will i feel it? >> everywhere. >> let's do ten more together. come on, you people at home. get off the couch and try this with us. >> put down your cereal now. >> reporter: after 30 minutes, every muscle in my body was scream pfg but what's a few sore muscles between girlfriends. >> one, two, three. girl power. >> so cute. and the best part, all of the moves you can do in a hotel room, or at home. out in the yard, where we were doing it. >> super girl power. >> we were doing the workout. >> absolutely. >> i was dabbing lara's sweat here. >> i was enjoying the 20. the 80/20. i was enjoying the 20. >>

. >> j.j. green rejoins us from d.c. and ryan broderick who has been covering the story for buzz feed. i thank you for being with us. we just heard courtney say how nbc and cbs had to retract their identification of the shooter because of an i.d. found by the shooter. all this information is getting out there so quickly nbc and cbs apparently also had sources so it's not as if they gave this information out willy-nilly but oftentimes that does happen. the access to social media we can get this information out so quickly it can get out before people have a deep breath. go ahead. >> a lot of these news events follow a slash setup. you'll see twitter and it will snowball and then local media will join in or in the case of boston bombing or sandy hook, you see twitter data show you what's going to happen and become the major news story before anyone can tell. >> that's not phil terd. >> it's not filtered, it's raw. >> and j.j. there's a danger beyond just getting out the information to the public investigators have their own