gunmen opened fire in response to prophet mohamed cartoons. 12 people were killed. the pen america center will honor charlie hebdo as part of its annual celebration of authors from around the world. this has ignited a controversy

there was a huge discussion when we published for the first time mohamed cartoons, the danish cartoons2006. we published because one french newspaper called francois decided to publish them. the day after the cartoons were published, the editor in chief of this newspaper was fired. so we decided to publish this cartoon with an explanation. we did not publish this like that. ok, anyone sees what they want to see. he explained. --we explained. we had to do that. we made the cover. it took hours to draw this cartoon. charlie: it took hours to drive? -- draw? the idea of the cartoon? gerard biard: yes. so we went with this cartoon to make a difference between islam and islamism. between people, between believers and political views of belief. charlie: do you believe that believers, not islamists were offended? jean-baptiste thoret: all kinds of critics were offended. do you know a safe critic of politics, sports, religion? you always find someone who says, i am offended by what you say or what you wrote. if you are starting to think about the people which feel offended, you will stop writi

you responded to that by saying every time we draw a cartoon of mohammed or the prophet or a cartoon of god we defend the freedom of religion. we declare god must not be a political or public figure he should be a private figure. if political argument steps into the arena -- all believers to life in peace. >> yes. if you see where religion and religious people are discriminated, are in jail, are killed, it's faith. the only way to prevent this is secularism because secularism is the frame of conscious. anyone can believe or not. >> rose: are you surprised you are getting the pen award, a prestige association of writings. the writers of the pan america center wright this letter objecting not to -- i'll read it. it clearly arguable the murder at the charlie hebdo is sickening and tragic. what is neither clear or inarguable is a decision to receive an award for creative freedom of expression. what criteria was used to make that decision. by honoring charlie hebdo does not convey and support freedom of expression but selecting offensive material that's anti-islammic -- already prevalent

the group holding the mohammed cartoon contest the american freedom defense initial tiff says it wasply exercising freedom of speech but it has been called an anti-muslim hate group by southern poverty law center. outside the event 30-year-old simpson seen in this selfie and his roommate pulled into the parking lot, got out of their car and started shooting. the traffic cop returned fire and shoots them both dead. the fbi had been investigating simpson since 2006. he will be arrested once for trying to fight alongside an al-qaeda group in somalia. he grew up in a christian family in phoenix, arizona before turning to islam after a car accident ended his chances of playing basketball in college and he was convicted of lying to fbi agents but only sentence to do probation and put on the no-fly list. officials say the traffic cop who shot simpson and his roommate potentially saved dozens of lives. >> he did a very good job and probably saved lives. >> now simpson was clear about his growing dismay with the country on social medial he tweeted this out before shooting. soon you won't be a

the group holding the mohammed cartoon contest the american freedom defense initiative said it was simplyrcising freedom of speech but it has been called an anti-muslim hate group by the southern poverty law center. 30-year-old simpson seen in this selfie and his roommate pulled into the parking lot got out of their cars and started shooting. the traffic cop returned fire and then shot them both dead. now, the fbi had been investigating simpson since 2006. he had been arrested for once trying to fight alongside an al-qaeda group in somalia. now he grew up in a christian family in phoenix, arizona before turning to islam after a car accident ended this chances of playing basketball in college. he was convicted of lying to fbi agents and sentenced to probation and put on the no-fly list. officials say the traffic cop hoop shot simpson and his roommate potentially saved dozens of lives. >> he did a very good job and probably saved lives. >> reporter: now simpson was clear about his growing dismay with the country on social media. he tweeted this out before shooting. soon you won't be able to

: to men a day after they opened fire at a free-speech event in taxes that included a profit mohammed cartoon contest the sapping as today to men and a car with guns drove up to the venue and garlic taxes and opened fire just outside this sobel was going on a shot and killed the two men and an unsecured garbage and a suspected to be ok the event is called the mohammed art exhibit in a car team contest. >>: percent and the drawings of had an art exhibit police say they were aware of this event had additional officers just in case police left the government body lay next to the car for several hours afterward they took the car for explosives coming up a twitter account posted about the attack minutes before it happened as the shutdown will say what it said. >>darya: former technology executive carl c. every month is running for president how she made the announcement of what people are saying about it on social medium customers difference in baltimore today compared to one week ago by they're celebrating this morning and how many people are arrested in the process last week. [ jennifer garner ]

that's the first story. >> there were no winners at a mohamed cartoon contest. officials identified the gunmen who were killed after they opened fire at a pro-free speech event in garland texas. one of the men elton simpson, was charged in 2010 about lying with an fbi agent about his plans to visit somalia, quote for the purpose of engaging in violent jihad. is there any other kind? he was sentenced to probation after the government cooperate prove he was a terrorist. the two men road up to the event with assault rifles and started shooting. they wounded a security guard. i believe we have a photo of them. no. i guess we don't have one. dwon -- donald trump questioned it. >> they have to be in the middle of texas doing something against mohamed and insulting everybody. it looks to me like she is somebody that is taunting them. >> ambassador, we have to mention that there was a contest winner who took home the $10,000 prize. we showed one of his works. the winner was fonston and this is true that he drew this picture of you as the "red eye" president and we show

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when thousands of muslims protested about prophet mohammed cartoons she posted those cartoons on her blog. and in 2008 she wrote of her believe that president obama is a secret muslim and the love child of malcolm x. >>> this is carson's first time running for political office and another republican joined the race today. >> i just announced that i'm running for president. >> the former hewlett-packard ceo carly fiorina has announceed her intention to run for office on twitter. >>> now to baltimore where tensions seemed to have eased one weeks after riots broke out on the street. the mayor has lifted a curfew that has been in place since tuesday. we're live in baltimore. john a big contrast between this weekend and what we saw last gleek yes a week. >> yes, a huge contrast. last weekend we had the violence violence. this weekend all that has dissipated and the curfew has been lifted and all is back to norm. but this is back back to norm in the short terms. the problems that led to the up rising on monday night that will take a very long time to sort them out. over the weekend big ral

is why they had so much security that this event would be a target, not just with the cartoons of the prophet mohammed$10,000 prize money for the best cartoon. but also with the presence of geert wilders. he's campaigned against the doe ran. he's campaigned against muslim immigrati immigration. clearly there was a lot going on there. the police say they knew that this was going to be a problem. they were monitoring it, but they had no credible information that two guys would get into a car and actually try and attack the venue. >> anyone can go buy a gun in texas. there are no restrictions on that. we also know that most of the people that attended were not from texas. they were from all over. >> back to your point, a lot of people were concerned to begin with that they were holding this in their community. i spoke to the mayor of garland he gave us a lot more details about how the shooting unfolded. >> there were two gunmen in a car try to drive into the parking lot. jumped out with automatic rifles, starting firing at an unarmed school security officer. he was hit in the leg. he was transported to t

this morning two gunmen opened fire a free speech event in texas the event included a prophet mohammed cartoon contest. katherine scott is following the latest in the satellite center. >> reporter: good morning, tam it's early on in the investigation, so police are trying to determine if that shooting is connected to the event going on inside. police are interviewing witnesses and working to clear the scene of any potential threat. >> we evacuated businesses that were close by. >> reporter: a bomb squad in garland texas is searching a car for explosive devices after two men drove up to a controversial free speech event and opened fire. >> get back in the buildings. >> reporter: it happened before # p.m. in a dallas suburb. police say the two men got out of the vehicle started shooting hitting an unarmed security officer in the ankle. >> garland officers saw what was going on engaged the two men shot and killed them both at the scene. >> reporter: this happened outside a contest hosted by the new york based american freedom initiative that would award ten thousand dollars for the best cartoon d

. >>> well, right now in phoenix, police on edge over another draw mohammed cartoon contest set for thisvening, including a protest outside of the mosque of outside of which the event will take place is the same one attended by the gunmen who were killed after opening fire outside a mohammed cartoon contest in garland texas three weeks ago. for tonight's event, rick suggested protesters come armed and ready to defend themselves writing on the event facebook passenger people are quote encouraged into utilize their second amendment right in case our first amendment comes under the much anticipated attack. the president of the islamic community in phoenix is telling worshipers not to engage protesters and is saying everybody has the right to be a bigot everybody has the right to be a racist and everybody has the right to be an idiot. phoenix police are n alert prepared for the worst but hoping for the best. >> thank you jonathan. >>> no damages reported after an earthquake rattles parts of the country. and chocolate for weight loss. sounds great right? is it too good to be true? an interest

this on the heels of a thwarted attack on the draw mohamed cartoon contest in texas. the chair of the homeland security committee says terror has gone viral, and the white house isn't keeping up. >> this administration this budget allocates zero dollars towards combatting home grown violent extremism, in fact within the department of homeland security more money, in fact millions of dollars are dedicated to climate change, rather than combatting what i consider to be one of the biggest threats to the homeland. >> reporter: jay johnson agrees the nation is facing a new phase of global terror and a lone wolf attack could be carried out at any moment. he also says the administration has learned from its lessons in the past and communication with state and local law enforcement officials has improved. >> we've had to ramp up our communications with state and local law enforcement because the manner in which the global terrorist threat is evolving and the fbi and in my department work every day to work together to get information out to law enforcement. on the local level.

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a shooting outside of a cartoon contest and texas are dead it is being held for cartoon depictions of the prophet mohammed latest information come from the scene. >>reporter: they say the shooting erupted just 10 minutes before the mohamad art exhibit and cartoon contest was supposed to be wrapping them this is an event that have been a work for some time because a that there was a great deal of law enforcement's present surrounding this event were told in the back of the building there was a swat team on stand by just in case anything quite like this was to erupt but law- enforcement officials the whole event lasted into place and lasted about 15 seconds door to a man who drove up to the civic center and garland tx and a dark color to than jump out started shooting they were able to own our garment individual he will be ok the two suspects were gunned down in the parking lot of the civic center kron 4 since then i know the identity of the suspect fbi are on the same beginning to process the organizer of this event described as a free-speech event but the critics of the organizers will include a keynote s

it was a controversial cartoon contest asking for pictures depicting the prophet mohamed. the time said this was not meant to be an insult to muslims or an attack on the faith. but rather an expression of free speech in light of events the charlie hebdo attack in france. the police are not linking the shooting to the events that was happening inside. however they say security was already on hand of the shooting happened. they had officers on scene. >>> saudi arabia denies sending any forces in to yemen. more from the saudi capital recipientstryahead. >> reporter: sources say these men are not what they appear to be although their clothing is similar to the attire worn in this area, they are said to be arab coalition troops in aden to help pro government forces in the fighting against houthi militia. analysts say local fighters don't usually have access to the kind of weapons seen in this exclusive video. >> it's anti-tank weapon. used by light infantry troops. typical weapon that is also used by special operation forces. but tends of the day, you have to define your object

it is expected to include a quote/unquote draw mohammed cartoon sort of contest. this has police on guard standing guard. not only because the crowd is urged to bring womens. it was earlier this month two gunmen tied to this very same phoenix mosque they were known to worship there at times, ambushed in texas. sarah, obviously they're on edge. what some of these organizers are asking people to do is pretty shocking. what are officials expecting? >> reporter: they are looking just like many of us on social media and keeping track of that. looking to see how many people may show up so far. it is about a thousand people who have signed up to come in protest here. >> plet strangers greet one another in prayer in the middle of a community on edge expecting hundreds to gather for a controversial cartoon contest depicting the prophet mohammed right outside this mosque. i notice you are armed. >> yes, ma'am. a .9 millimeter and it is load asked there is a round in the chamber. i have another weapon in my pocket. >>. >> reporter: why have you come out here armed like this

two men opened fire at son of a prophet mohammed cartoon contest event. the white house says it is too soon to tell if the islamic state was behind the attack. the obama administration is offering up to a $20 million reward for information leading to isil leaders. closer to home, the council on islamic american relations is calling for protection of a mosque in baltimore. they said the mosque has received threats of bombs to spill "muslim blood." the school closed last week after a threatening phone call. alison: inspiring stories of courage shared in northwest d.c. it is called the hope awards, hosted by the national center for missing and exploited children. among the presenters, two women who survived being kidnapped and held hostage in cleveland. jay korff has the amazing stories behind the awards. jay: tonight's event reminds us once again the critical importance that there is nothing more important than protecting our children. the national center for missing and exploited children's annual awards transcends the red carpet. >> i was abducted from a

the included a prophet mohammed cartoon contest. katherine scott is live in the satellite center following the latest. >> reporter: good morning, tam so far authorities have not determined if the shooting was connected to the event going on inside. right now they are interviewing witnesses and they are trying to clear the scene of any potential threat. >> reporter: we evacuated businesses that were close by. >> reporter: a bomb squad in texas is searching a car for explosive devices as a precaution after a two men drove up to a controversial free speech event last night and opened fire. >> go in the build. >> reporter: it happened before 7:00 p.m. in a dallas suburb. police say the two men got out of the vehicle an started shooting hitting an unarmed security officer in the ankle. >> garland officers who were close by saw what was going on and engaged the two men shot and engaged them at the scene. >> reporter: this happened a outside the new york-based american freedom initiative. physical depictions of the prophet is considered bl

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who opened fire at a mohammed cartoon contest had been on the fbi's radar for years. president obama says equality fuels a sense of unfairness and powerless powerlessness. >> there are consequences to inaction. there are consequences to indifference. >> who more join the field for president. another is expected. this is the "cbs morning news" for tuesday, may 5th 2015. good morning. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. this morning we are learning more about the gunmen who opened fire sunday at an anti-islamic event outside of dallas t. roommates from phoenix were shot and killed by an off duty police officer. one of the men, elton simpson, was the subject of a previous terror investigation. simpson and the other attacker were both wearing body arm our. >> reporter: police collected what appears to be a rifle, near the car ursd by two shooting suspects in garland, texas. the gunfighting occurred near the best drawing for the best picture of the prophet mohammed. police say the gunman identified na dir sufi were killed by police. local police spent months for sun

isis on purported assault of a prophet mohammed cartoon in texas. two gunmen died in last sunday's shootout. intelligence officials continue to investigate their ties to islamic groups the attack shines a light on the changing nature of the terror threat in the united states. it has ignited a heated debate over the limits of free speech. joining the panel this week wall street journal columnist and deputy editor dorothy rabinowitz and brad stevens. what does this tell us about the threat? is it really expanding inside the united states to the use of social media that the terrorists are -- >> yeah. it's networks. it's decentralized. it's self actualizing. >> what do you mean by that? >> the sense that basically anyone can join. there are no barriers to entries. anyone can have part of the operating system so long as you pledge legionance to the ideas. previously if you wanted to join al qaeda, had you to travel to an al qaeda safe haven, probably in northern pakistan or afghanistan. now all you have to do is get a gun and carry out an attack. >> thou

state of texas shot and killed two gunmen who opened fire outside of the prophet of mohamed cartoons dutch politician who is an anti-islamic campaigner is one of the speakers at the exhibit and because of the controversial nature of the event there was a heavy presence of police before the shooting. >> we prepared for something like this simply because there were additional officers that were hired for this event by the school district. we had talked with them and preparing for this event in case something like this happened. >> reporter: castro has more from the scene of the shooting. >> reporter: police have evacuated this large perimeter that is behind me which includes a neighborhood a high school as well as a shopping complex. they say more than 200 people were inside this event that was being hosted at this community center and the event itself was a controversial cartoon contest asking for submissions depicting the prophet mohamed. now the group that was hosting this event is a far right new york city based group. they at the time said this was not meant to be an insult to mus

it was a draw mohammed cartoon contest.ects were shot and killed by police at the scene within seconds. the religion and motive of these men is not clear. but the keynote speaker was a right-wing dutch politician named girt wilders, who was on an al qaeda hit list. the event's organizer pamela geller spoke with cnn's new day this morning. >> reporter: intentionally incendiary and provocative by drawing a cartoon. this is the low state of freedom of speech in this country. i disagree. and i disagree most vehemently. the first amend, not the eighth not the tenth but the first, protects all speech. not just ideas that we like. but even core political speech, ideas that we don't like, because who would decide what's good and what's forbidden? the islamic state? the government? inoffensive speech, alisyn, needs no protection. but in a pluristic society you have offensive speech. you have ideas. you have an exchange of ideas. you don't shut down a discussion because i'm offended. if something offends me, should i go out and slaug

it was not just any cartoon they wanted to decorate on the metro system it was the winning from the jihad watch mohammedrt exhibit and cartoon contest in texas earlier this month, where two gunmen were killed by police after they assaulted the convention center with automatic weapons. contest organizer and ad sponsor pam geller is with the american freedom defense initiative, which some have labeled a hate group. >> this incident proves just how violate the war is on freedom. it is here. not just paris, copenhagen, it is here. >> reporter: a 6 month moratorium was passed on the mohammed cartoon and other so- called issue ads with very little debate. the board, clearly, did not want to talk about it. >> i don't want to comment. >> reporter: why did you act today? you acted today to put a moratorium on. >> pick your own conclusion on that. >> reporter: 30 years ago metro lost a case in the supreme court when it reject an ad labeling the reagan administration a jellybean republic. but metro thinks it has firm legal standing to reject all issue ads. >> all in the space or none or something in between. >> re

earlier, on the program, i spoke with the organizer of that mohammed cartoon contest. er right to hold a free speech event. >> incendiary and provocative by drawing a cartoon? this is the low state of freedom of speech in this country. i disagree. and i disagree most vevehemently. the jihad is raging. and all we can talk about is backlash of phobia. it's nonsense. we have to be able to discuss and when you say i'm anti-muslim. excuse me, i'm anti-jihad. >> we will have so much more on this breaking news about what happened in texas and the debate surrounding it throughout the day on cnn. but back to our other big story of course in baltimore those six officers facing criminal charges in freddie gray's death. one county sheriff calls these charges a miscarriage of justice. he compares the situation to the duke lacrosse case. we will speak with him and hear why. >>> can a protein found in jelly fish improve your memory? our scientists say yes. thank you for being a sailor, and my daddy. thank you mom, for protecting my future. thank you for being my hero and my dad. milit

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at this point, it's not clear if the shooting was in response to the mohamed cartoons. >> we are still following events in baltimore. one man's adult son was gunned down on the streets there. and he promised himself he would be a better dad to his younger son. now he has got a message for fathers. news 4s darcy spencer joins us live with his message. darcy? >> good evening, chris. first let me tell you it is all quiet here on the streets of baltimore tonight. you can see traffic is getting through. there is no curfew. there are a few people out on the streets. but that is perfectly fine. perfectly legal. police are not out here telling people to go inside for the first time in several nights now. you mention this father. he has been out here protesting every day. after the loss of his son, a couple years age he says he is leading by example. >> we are witnessing history. the world is watching us. >> terry williams' 22-year-old son was shot and killed on the streets of baltimore two years ago. he had been involved in a gang. >> through his death that i felt who i really was. my purpose

and is the cartoons of mohamed. it's the first in this country. the attorney general heads to baltimore to meet with the family of edward snowden. and mike huckabee tries the second time for the white house x. why the gop rivals may be worried. so isil is taking credit for sunday's attack in texas on the center hosting an exhibit featuring cartoons of the prophet mohamed. and we're hearing from the gunmen shot by police officers guarding the event. and heidi castro, what are the family members of the gunmen saying? >> hey tony. the mother of the 34-year-old who was one of the gunmen, says that her son was born in dallas, and raised here in garl andbefore he moved to phoenix where he most recently owned a carpet cleaning company. she said he was a good father to his eight-year-old son and a devout muslim, but she never saw any signs of dreamism. of -- extremism. he may have followed the lead of his room maintain, who was on the fbi's radar. >> he was confused. to be convinced to do something like this is beyond me. i'm thankful he did not kill anyb

. ♪ >> one of two gunmen killed in an tack outside a prophet mohammed cartoon contest in texas has beennvestigated by the fbi since 2006. officials say elton simpson was zen dense to do probation as a subject of a terror investigation in 2010. simpson and his roommate nadir are accused of of shooting unarmed guard in garland texas last night. an officer with the guard returned fire killing the men. prior to that shooting police say security was tight. >>> a just of south carolina student faces charges to night after besmears say she was caught on camera trying to poison her roommate. according to a police report this video shows 22-year-old haley king opening the refrigerator spitting into some of the containers of food and then spraying windex into other others. king's roommates told police they got suspicious after getting sick and installed surveillance cameras around that house. investigators say the incident stemmed from on-going dispute between king and her roommates. >> wow. >>> two political outsiders have now officially join the republican presidential field. the former tech ex

the white house is still investigating whether isis was behind the shooting outside a prophet mohammed cartoontexas. two gunmen opened fire outside the event on sunday night. an officer killed both of them. abc news has obtained messages between one of those attackers and mohammed hassan, an fbi fugitive believed to be an isis recruiter. the messages indicate hassan called for the texas attack. hassan an american from minnesota has been wanted by the fbi since 2008. >> a school district in arizona is investigating the actions of a school bus driver who recently locked the students in the bus. surveillance video from the bus last week shows the students screaming and crying. parents are trying pry the door opened. the driver refused to let the students off because of bad behavior. just last night that driver resigned from the job. parents are now pushing for criminal charges. >>> a florida woman held hostage in her home saved herself and her three kids by ordering a pizza. her boyfriend was holding them hostage inside the home for most of the day while sharpening a large hunting knife. using pi

it was billed as the mohammed art exhibit and cartoon contest. extra security was brought in. >> there were military or policemen everywhere running. and urging us quickly to get back inside as fast as we could. so of course we, you know, followed their instructions. >> we prepared for something like this simply because there were additional officers hired for this event by the school district. we had talked with them in preparing for this event in case something like this happened. >> the keynote speaker at the event was a right-wing dutch politician known as geert wilders. that's a photo there posted on twitter picture taken just before the garland shooting he wrote. wilders was placed on an al qaeda hit list over a film he made which was critical of islam. we're joined now on the phone with the latest. christopher, what are they now planing to do with the car driven by the gunmen? >> that i am not -- not certain. hasn't been briefed on that. i can tell you that they sent out an electronic pulse about ten minutes ago. after that -- that explosi

a prophet mohamed cartoon contest coming to an end in phoenix without violence or arrests. police and the fbi closely monitored the event. a free speech rally was held with the contest. organizers wore anti-islam shirts and encouraged attendees to exercise their second amendment rights. others showed up shouting "go home nazis." it took place after an anti--muslim event came under attack by two gunmen who wounded a security guard. the gunman was shot and killed. >>> and new details against the former speaker of the house, hastart. he was receiving hush money to conceal sexual misconduct. he withdrew $1 million in small amounts to get around the the requirement they report cash transactions over $10,000 and he is charged with lying to the fbi. james holmes says he was driven to kill by depression. jurors got to watch a video of holmes in which he tells a psychiatrist he went from being suicidal to homicidal after breaking up with a girl end from. he denies he acted out of anger. holmes has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity in the july 2012 attack that killed 12 people

that's what happened at the prophet mohammed cartoon contest in garland. the f.b.i.told the police that elton simpson might be interested in the event, but bureau did not know simpson and his accomplice nadir soofi were planning an attack. f.b.i director james comey says there could be thousands of people in the u.s. following isis propaganda online. the f.b.i. prioritizes which to monitor most closely. today, comey held a conference call with representatives from about 500 police departments urging them to share information. ron hosko is a former assistant director of the f.b.i. does the f.b.i. have the resources to keep up with these threats? >> no. the f.b.i. is evolving, but the speed of change and opportunity has been one that's been difficult for law enforcement and the intelligence community to keep pace with. >> reporter: the growing threat means there could be more surveillance of potential suspects. scott, today, director comey asked state and local officials to take another look at closed investigations, as well as cases that had been categorized as low pr

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the shooting targeted a contest for cartoons depicting the prophet mohammed.r opening fire in front of the event and this just in, the first picture of one of the gunmen elton simpson, there he is, we're learning more about him and past terror accusations. a little while ago we

tonight a mosque outside of a mosque in arizona and in a public part there is a draw mohammed cartoon contest and you're looking at live pictures some wearing t-shirts saying f islam and they've ben encouraged to bring firearms to the contest and the mosque. it is a potentially combustible and less than a month after two isis sympathizers opened fire and were shot dead at a similar event in texas. more now from sara sizener. >> reporter: complete strangers, chan and muslim greet, expecting hundreds to gather for a controversial cartoon contest to depict the provest mohammed outside of the phoenix mosque. >> i notice you are armed. >> yes, ma'am. it is a 9mm ruger and it is loaded and there is a round in the chamber. and i have another weapon in my pocket. >> and why have you come out here armed like this and showing it off. >> i'm out here to show the united states has the first and second amendment rights and these people are on notice. we are not afraid of them. they want to promote their terrorism, they can do it in another state and not in this country. >> and warren doesn't want

mohammed. two gunmen were shot dead after opening fire near a community center in dallas last night. a security officer was injured. the center was hosting an art show featuring cartoons depicting the prophet mohammed. it was sponsored by an anti muslim group. the investigation is still very active. we have more from garland texas. >> police cannot confirm correlation between the shooting and what was happening inside the building, the art show showing drawings depicting the prophet mohammed. the two men who drove into that parking lot are now dead. police say they stepped out of the car and opened fire, striking one police officer in the ankle. other officers at the scene returned fire, killing those two suspects. here's how one officer who was at the scene describes what he saw. >> i was outside heard the gunfire start gunfire just lasted seconds before it was over. >> police say security was already high prior to the shooting even though they did not receive any credible threats prior to this happening because of the potential that this very controversial event had the potential risk. this was an art show hosted by the far right group american freedom defense initi

metro featuring a cartoon image of the prophet mohammed.his is a group that ghosted a mohammed cartoon process -- contest in texas with a opened fire before they were killed by security. isis later claimed responsibly for the attack. the metro ad would have featured the winning cartoon from the contest here this is not the first time controversy has arrested over metro advertising. it was just last month in april that an abortion clinic at caused quite the uproar. what is an issue oriented advertising -- advertisement that is banned by the rest of the year? it is any ad that contains a political or religious message, or it is advocating on behalf of something. live in the newsroom, crisp apps, abc 7 news. leon: still ahead at 4:00, we are following a wild morning for d.c. police. we will take how it on ended -- all ended. alison: because so many -- reporter: because there are so many black kids they cannot swim in d.c., the new requirement is narrator: puerto rico's healthcare system is on life support, putting three and a half million puer

you begin with a story from today's news -- two gunmen opened fire at the sight of a prophet mohamed cartoonst organized by the american freedom defense initiative, a new york-based group that uses the name stopped islamization of america. the shooters, elton simpson, and nadir soofi, were shot after wounding an unarmed officer.

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after the garland shooting in texas another community is on edge as they gear up for their own mohammed cartoonve to take to expose the true colors of this religion. unfortunately we have to hold a cartoon contest to be able to show the true colors of islam. >>> only a superior whit with nevers of steel help you win the national spelling bee. two winners won night. watch this: >> spherenschnitte. >> correct. [applause] >> i don't know even know that word. that word means the art of cutting paper into decorative design designs. and this 14-year-old isn't to be outdone. >> munaguk. >> correct. >> that is crazy how fast he did that. i am stressed out watching these two. that word he said means a hill or mountain surrounded by glacial ice. both winners get a complete reference library which i don't think they need. i think they memorized everything already. >> i have some snits here for lunch. >> german right? >> taste great for parmesian. a potentially devastating situation playing out in the sky near new york city. several pilots say a green laser was shown at them while flying over long island.

mohamed cartoons. yeah. cartoons cartoons are political critique, and with political islam, which is imposing restrictions on free speech we are lampooning it and what's interesting is the winner of the contest is a former muslim. bosh foreston. we should be able to have this conversation. we can't have an event discussing or showing mohammed tar toons or a mohammed play? this is america. this is not saudi arabia. >> i'm not questioning your right to hold the event. i think there might be some questioning the wisdom of it, but i understand what you're saying. pamela geller thank you so much for coming here with us. appreciate it. >>> coming up next we just smoke to the imam at the mosque that both of the gunmen would be terrorists attended. did he see any signs they could have been planning this attack? that's next. across america, people are taking charge of their type 2 diabetes... ...with non-insulin victoza. for a while, i took a pill to lower my blood sugar but it didn't get me to my goal. so i asked my

to their so-called soldiers as carrying out that failed attack on an event featuring cartoons of the prophet mohammed. we're also learning more details about the shooters themselves from their home in phoenix, arizona. joining us now from beirut is our senior international correspondent nick paton walsh and from phoenix is key yong law. isis taking responsibility but what do we know about the terror group's role in this attack in texas? >> at this stage, very little and there is scant detail offered in the statement that they put out on their official radio station, thought to broadcast out of northern iraq. they said as you mentioned that they're soldiers of the caliphate in northern iraq they've self-declared as ans islamic state, those soldiers as we know from reading media reports were engaged in an exchange of fire in which a security guard was injured. none of the detail or suggestion of foreknowledge you might expect in a claim of responsibility and what this sounds like is a bid by whoever wrote that announcement to launch themselves on to that attack. what's going to be key to investigators