and he really believed that. >> he was so enamored with john muhammad that he would have done anythingd was asking him to do was kill other and over again. >> lee boyd malvo. >> yes, sir. >> two years after the shooting, lee boyd malvo was convicted on two counts of capital murder. he was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. three years later, he wrote from his cell, i'm still grappling with shame, guilt, remorse, and my own healing, if that will ever be possible. as for john allen muhammad, he too was convicted of capital murder. the sentence? death by lethal injection. his own motive for the killing spree remains a mystery. >> all we know about muhammad's approach to these shootings is largely what other people have theorized because muhammad never really explained why it happened. there are theories that he was randomly shooting people in that area so that perhaps he could kill his ex-wife and then swoop in as the grieving ex-husband and take the children away and disappear. >> if he wanted to kill her he could kill her randomly. i don't think that had anyt

muhammad. new information on this attack. new information on the investigation as well. welcome back to "early start." i'm john berman. 32 minutes past the hour. breaking overnight in garland, texas. a shooting raising serious questions and concerns. two men pulled up outside a venue holding this contest for people to draw cartoons of the prophet muhammad. the men jumped out of their car and started shooting. an unarmed security guard was wounded before two police officers shot and killed the gunmen. cnn's ed lavandera is in texas with the latest. ed. >> reporter: john law enforcement officials here in the dallas suburb of garland, texas say the shooting erupted just about ten minutes before the prophet muhammad art exhibit and cartoon contest was to be wrapped up. it is not known if the organizers of event was targeted but that is the suspicion suspicion. this event had been in the works for some time. it had gotten a great deal of publicity. because of that a great deal of law enforcement present surrounding the event. we are told in the back of the building there was a s.w.a.t. team on stand by in case anyt

muhammad. the man's connection to people in isis. welcome to "early start." i'm john berman. christine romans is on assignment this morning. we have details on the attack on the contest in garland, texas. there is new information about the two men killed by police as they apparently tried to shoot their way into the event. police say that even though the gunmen wore body armor and carried assault rifles. a local police officer was able to bring them down with his service business service pistol. they drove from phoenix, arizona. before the attack, one gunmen posted a tweet linking himself to isis. cnn's kyung lah has more. >> reporter: nadir soofi is a pakistani source. he has a pakistani father and a mother as a white american. when they divorced he and his brother moved to pakistan. he went to a school in islamabad. he and his brother decided to leave the country. we know that soofi had a pizza shop here and a son. we know more about elton simpson. the other gunmen. he has a criminal record. in 2011, he was convicted of lying to authorities. at the time, they tried to stick

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muhammad. welcome back to "early start." i'm john berman. 30 minutes past the hour.ay. welcome to the viewers in the united states and around the world. the breaking news this morning. isis claiming credit for sunday's attack to draw cartoons of the prophet muhammad. this claim on the official isis radio channel. two al khilafa soldiers. that is the term isis uses to refer to its own fighter. the announcer on the isis radio channel described the shootout. said the two brothers died in the exchange of gunfire. for the latest we will bring in senior international correspondent nick paton walsh. nick as of now, no direct evidence that they advised or directed this attack in advance. >> reporter: absolutely. this is a short claim of responsibility if you can really call it that broadcast on the radio station which we think is based out of northern iraq i city of mosul. it basically says two al khilafa soldiers the area of northern syria and iraq which isis declared to be the caliphate. the first of the two brothers killed in the exchange of gunfire with a security guard

. >>> secretary of state john kerry and iranian former muhammad jaheed zarif are meeting in geneva toiran's controversial nuclear program. the u.s. and five other world powers hope to strike a deal with iran by the june 30th deadline. >>> after more than 30 years, cuba is off the terror list. president barack obama announced the change in april after the state department reviewed congress had 45 days to block the move. and that period expired on friday. >>> we are expecting sepp blatter's first press conference since being re-elected in a few minutes but there's controversy there surroundling fifa. so far more than 1,000 deaths are estimated. cnn's becky anderson has details. >> since qatar won the bid to host the world cup in 2020, the tournament has been mired in controversy. first it was the heat. then the extensive allegations of bribery. but what is most worry sum is the human cost associated with this event. workers are dying on the job in the race to complete these multibillion dollar sites associated with the world cup. now, the number, difficult to pin down, but a report by t

. >>> secretary of state john kerry and iranian foreign minister muhammad gentlemsad de. >>> a suicide bomber detonated himself outside of a cricket match. it happened in lahore in a match against zimbabwe on friday. quite a large event. pack tan's foreign minister for media said the nation had reported that blast, then voluntarily agreed to stop reporting it. cnn news reports that six people were wounded and a police officer was killed while trying to stop that bomber. >>> returning now to our top story, sepp blatter clinched his fifth term as president of fifa on friday. his sole rival conceded after the first round of voting at the group's world conference in zurich, switzerland. blatter's election comes from the scandal of fifa. the questions remain how close blatter may be tied to the scandal. cnn's amanda davies has a look at what the future may hold for fifa and mr. blatter. >> reporter: so a fifth term of office with sepp blatter, but after arguably the most turbulent week in fifa history. how difficult could the land scape look moving forward. well trying to answer some of the

john? >> ed, it wasn't just the depictions of the prophet muhammad and just a reminder to our viewers for followers of islam, for muslims, any depiction regardless of what it is, a cartoon, regardless of if it's even seen as being respectful, whatever, is seen as blasphemy. it was the reason behind the "charlie hebdo" shooting in paris back in january. and so, of course, that is the assumption here that that was the target. also quite possibly one of the keynote speakers at this event, ed. >> reporter: you know, very controversial figures. the woman who was organizing this event is a woman by the name of pamela geller. she has been highly vocal in what she describes as stopping the movement of islam within the united states. sees it as a real threat. and the speakers that were there tonight, at this event, you know, carried on many of those themes. the people who were here, i think there was probably a little more than 100 people who had attended the event here this sunday night. described this as a free speech event. they say any attempts to block them from being able to make these drawings of the

. >> reporter: john officials here in the dallas suburb of garland garland, texas say the shooting erupted ten minutes before the prophet muhammad art contest was supposed to be wrapping up. it is not known if the organizers were targeted but that is the suspicion law enforcement is operating under. this event had been in the works for some time and gotten a great deal of publicity and great deal of law enforcement surrounding the event. in the back of the building a s.w.a.t. team was on stand by in case violence erupted. the shooting took place and lasted in 15 seconds. there were two men who drove up to the civic center in garland, texas, jumped out and started shooting. they wounded a garland independent school district officer. that officer has been treated and released from the hospital. he will be okay. those two suspects were quickly gunned down in the parking lot of the civic center of garland, texas. officials do not know the identities of the suspects but fbi investigators are on the scene beginning the process of figuring out the motive. this was an event that was controversial. the organizers describe it as a free sp

muhammad. the man's connection to people in isis. welcome to "early start." i'm john berman.tine romans is on assignment this morning. we have details on the attack on the contest in garland, texas. there is new information about the two men killed by police as they apparently tried to shoot their way into the even

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marine is planning a draw muhammad contest in phoenix similar to the one that took place in texas a month ago. organizer johns encouraged participants to utilize their second amendment right and come armed, just in case our first amendment rights come under much-anticipated attack. reporter joe dana has the story from phoenix. >> i don't even really want it to be about me. i want it to be about pushing out the truth about islam. >> reporter: john ritzheimer calls himself a patriot and an atheist. he said news of the texas shootings motivated him to hold a protest against the religion of islam. now he's taking it further with a rally outside a phoenix mosque. >> i don't condone any threats being made to the mosque. >> but his rhetoric is hateful. supporters wear profane t-shirts. >> the t-shirt, f islam, anyone will look at that most people and say that's hate. >> i'm a marine and i am far from politically correct. i'm outspoken, and i've just had it. >> reporter: he believes the quran incites violence, not the extremist groups that interpret the quran for their own purpose. >> it's not that some are perverti

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john siegenthaler is here. >>> coming up the attack in texas, what police say about the alleged gunmen and the person being hind the cartoon contest of the prophet muhammadd with a crowded field of g.o.p. hopefuls we'll take a look at the money they have to spend to get national recognition, and how that run could shape their lives in positive ways even in they lose. >>> also my conversation with judy collins. she talks about her social activism and her place in history. >> and that's when i opened my mouth and sang ♪ where have all of the flowers gone ♪ and the judge said we don't sing in here. >>> it sounds like one of the avengers but hospitals are using robotic exoskeletons to help rehabilitate stroke parents. parents just need to climb in and a computer will help with the rest. >> reporter: eight years ago amanda suffered a stroke. she managed to relearn how to walk but never regained the full use of her arm and hand. she's now undergoing a treatment which uses robots to help patients relearn physical movements. combining a exoschedule exoschedule -- exoschedule -- [ technical difficulties ] >> reporter: each session to make lasting change. the robo

muhammad. we take all this up. this newest attack on free speech and the spread of radical islamist terrorism. i'll be talking with national security analyst ryan. also former un ambassador john bolton. and former president clinton defending foreign donations to his foundation. they said they never did anything quote, thinklyknowingly inappropriate. we'll be parsing bill clinton's words tonight. the widening scandal with former white house chief of staff john. we begin with tension on the streets of baltimore again after police today arrested a man with a gun at the intersection where riots broke out a week ago. fox news correspondent mike is live in baltimore. mike. mike: and, lou we're watching that intersection right now. you can see there's a good bit of activity. a good bit of excitement. more along the lines of music playing. a lot of people showing up just kind of interested in what is happening. a flurry of activity this afternoon. it looked like there was a police involved shooting. it was an arrest and a discharge. an accidental discharge of a weapon. what we saw at 2:45 was a foot chase that ensued with a police officer chasing a young black man. the officer drew h

muhammad contest today in phoenix. >> an anti islamic rally outside of a mosque where two gunmen attackd in gar p land texas worshipped. good morning patricia. >> this event is being organized by johnhymer a former marine who says free speech in america is under attack in islam. he vows it will be peaceful but is urging people who are attending those bringing guns in case it is violent. it won't be guns like we saw in waco texas. today's rally comes less than a month after the attacks in garlington, texas. they tried to ambush people inside but were killed by police outside. the attack struck a nerve. >> i appreciate the mosque came out and con temmed gunmen. people call them extremists it is a muslim following the book as it is written. >>> he was seen wearing a

muhammad. that just outside dallas this morning. we have the latest on the attack and why police were so quick to respond. good morning. welcome to "early start." i'm johnis monday, may 4th. christine romans is on assignment this morning. breaking overnight in garland, texas. serious questions and concerns. two men pulled up outside a venue holding a contest drawing cartoons of the prophet muhammad. the men jumped out of the car

john berman. isis is claiming its first attack on u.s. soil. the terror group announced on its radio station that sunday's shooti shooting outside a contest to draw cartoons of the prophet muhammad, was carried out by its soldiers. one question this morning, were these men acting under direct orders from isis or were they just inspired by isis? does that distinction even matter anymore? >> it does seem clear the men were ready to battle both wearing body protection as they opened fire by police outside of the event in garland, texas. police returned fire killing both of them. senior international correspondent nick paton walsh has more on what we're learning about these men and what john was talking about the connection to isis. >> reporter: it is an important connection if they were part of a chain of command. that's vital in stopping future attacks and it's the key indicating sign, for example, you can pick up when eavesdropping that someone might be out to plan something like we saw in garland, texas. what we heard today from the isis radio station thought to be broadcasting out of mostly northern iraq is scant detail. it calls the two men the soldiers of the caliphate, refer

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muhammad cartoon contest, a protest outside an islamic community center is being organized. the organizer is a former marine. and he's not mincing words. cnn's sara sidner has more. >> reporter: the words on john's make his stance very clear. the former marine is against islam. he and more than 450 others have signed up to do something about that. they're going to hold a prophet muhammad cartoon drawing contest. >> the cartoon contest especially i think it's stupid and ridiculous but it's what needs to take place in order to expose the true colors of islam. true islam is terrorism, yes, the ones that are out committing these atrocities and stuff, they're following the book as it's written. >> reporter: after the contest he says they'll hold a peaceful protest where the depiction of the prophet are held up for the world to see. and just in case there's trouble, the facebook page says people are also encouraged to utilize their second amendment right at this event just in case our first amendment comes under the much-anticipated attack. in other words, they're telling folks to bring their guns. they say their protest is in response to the recent attack in garland, texas where police say two armed

muhammad in any fashion. >> right. and one of the keynote speakers is somebody who says i don't hate muslims, but i do hate islam. >> in fact, john kerry himself was asked by keith elson of the great state of minnesota please do not allow this man to come into the united states to speak at this particular event. the keynote speaker was a dutch lawmaker known for being a hard liner against islam. >> we'll keep an eye here in texas. now we'll turn to heather nauert. >> i have some things i want to bring you. nypd officer brian moore remains in serious condition after he was shot point blank in the face. the 25-year-old and his partner were on patrol in queens new york on saturday night when they spotted demetrius blackwell and started questioning him about an object in his waist band. he pulled out a gun and shot officer moore in the house. >> he's in the hospital. we're hopeful he'll walk out of that hospital but he's in serious condition. >> he's being held without bail. he previously served five years for attempted murder for a car robbery in 2001. >>> baltimore is trying to get back to normal following a week of violent protest