who was major nadal hassan? katherine harris picks up that part of the story. >> born and raised in virginia you are looking at nadal hassan then known as mike from william fleming high school in row an oak virginia class of 1988. >> parents palestinian immigrants had a convenience store. it was a very americanized student. >> amy zee guard is a senior fellow of the hoover administration in stanford university. she has done extensive research in following the fort hood massacre. >> he was a loaner in school. not unusual for high school males. >> major hassan spent quite a bit of time in the army. >> hasan has been a soldier for 20-years and a practicing muslim. he attended bars go college in california and went to virginia to attend virginia tech. he was the defense attorney for two years until the army major fired him. >> prior enlisted service he went to med school under an army of programs. he would regularly pray and attend local mosques. >> it appears he became radical radicalized in 2001 triggered by the d

station two army recruiters killed in little rocks arkansas, of course, the tragic shooting from nadal hassan, the army major where 13 were killed two years ago was the navy yard and another 12 killed and the president addressing one of the questions that has already popped up here how do you defend these recruiting centers? the armed forces how can they be defended. when the point is to be a welcoming center for individuals young men and women to come in and speak with recruiters about the possibility of a future in the armed forces. the president say they are looking at every precaution that can be made. another in a line of grim and tragic attacks on u.s. military facilities. the president wieseing no times lending their thoughts thoughts thoughts and prayers after another shooting. our hearts are particularly heavy not just in chattanooga but also at the u.s. department of defense, where they are so used to, of course military members being killed on the battlefield, but not when they are sitting at a desk in an operation center. the pent gone is going through the grim process of notifyin

major nadal hassan wore the same uniform. >> we had a terrorist serving in the military i am sure forard. >> only thing he didn't do was wear a t-shirt that said i am going to attack fort hood tomorrow. >> how did the united states

nadal hassan. i bought a pistol in virginia. i was, like, escorted off the base rapidly. >> we're going to talk about that. hegsteph is up next. u.s. marines are standing there unarmed, gunned down by some punk. i want to ask you this. just in the islamic state spokesperson released an audio message asking followers during ramadan which ends this weekend, to turn it into a time of calamity for the infidels. and we've been told repeatedly that they want to hit military members. should we be turning some of these so-called soft targets into harder targets? i mean, i'm not just talking about just armed military men and women. not in the strip mall. somewhere where they are more protected. >> absolutely. there's this huge facility in northern virginia off post, middle of nowhere. it's a big pentagon offshoot, not presented by anything, a huge target that no one wants to talk b absolutely. secondly, you do have to go with the micro level as well. you've got to present individuals. there's no reason for people like me who are retired

nadal hassan. i bought a pistol in virginia. i was, like, escorted off the base rapidly. >> we're going to talk about that. hegsteph is up next. u.s. marines are standing there unarmed, gunned down by some punk. i want to ask you this. just in june the islamic state spokesperson released an audio message asking followers during ramadan which ends this weekend, to turn it into a time of calamity for the infidels. and we've been told repeatedly that they want to hit military members. should we be turning some of these so-called soft targets into harder targets? i mean i'm not just talking about just armed military men and women. not in the strip mall. somewhere where they are more protected. >> absolutely. there's this huge facility in northern virginia off post middle of nowhere. it's a big pentagon offshoot not presented by anything a huge target that no one wants to talk b absolutely. secondly you do have to go with the micro level as well. you've got to present individuals. there's no reason for people like me who are retired

he's also the terrorist that nadal hassan was in contact with before he killed 13 and wounded more thanok six years of pressure before the army changed its policy and awarded purple hearts to the victims of ft. hood. experts point out that once you award of purple heart, you admit it was a terrorist attack something the administration has continually resisted but the purple heart does more than acknowledge great sacrifice for the country, it also includes eligibility for certainly medical, educational and financial benefits. senator john mccain says if new legislation is river to make sure the chattanooga victims are eligible then so be it. megyn? >>> so be it. thank thank you. good to see you, sir. >> here we go again. >> for six years, the fox news channel stayed on the story of why they were denying benefits to those who were hurt and killed in the ft. hood terror attack. >> right. >> which they still don't call it a terror attack. here we go again. how much more do they need? >> trace just laid out the factual basis for this being a terrorist attack and the common denominator is anw

it was not a lone gunman anymore than the $ in fort hood was workplace violence -- nadal hassan in forte violence. and there is no issue more important than as the next president in january, 2017, the one who will stand up in the world's stage and say unequivocally under no circumstances will you run led by an ayatollah who leads chance of death to america, under no circumstances will iran be allowed to acquire a nuclear weapon. >> ladies and gentlemen, senator ted cruz. [applause] >> please welcome back frank luntz, and welcome to iowa in the 2015 family leadership summit. to businessman and entrepreneur donald trump. applause] >> hello. that was a very good reception. we always begin with an audience question for each candidate. so i want to ask you, how many of you, by a show of hands believe that the vast majority of politicians in washington, vast majority, play by their own set of rules and do not tell the truth? raise your hands. does anyone trust anyone in washington? second question, this is appropriate to you. what is more important to the next president, political experience