also with us is josh meyer, who's covering this story for the "los angeles times." >> tell us a littlet more about what concerned you when you saw the video and when the parents came to talk to you. where there specific threats there? what did you see? >> well, two elements. the first concern is the disappearance of the young people to their families and to all of us. and the second part is the fact that a video was left behind raised the concerns more. and the content of the video that i watched also disturbed me, juxtaposing images of war and putting with them or next to them verses of the koran that sometimes people misunderstand and misuse. that made me and the families worry and that's why they moved to let us know. >> brown: and how much have you come to know about this group of young men ? how tight-knit were they? how did they come together? >> well, i personally do not know the families or the young people. but from my first impression when i met with the families, we asked them me questions, they seemed to be very typical families. they're proud of their kids, mainstream, no

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