the physical evidence against o.j. simpson>> can you please describe the appearance of the gloves? >> it appeared a dark leather glove, appeared to be somewhat moist or sticky. i didn't touch it, but it appeared that parts were sticking to other parts of the glove. >> defense lawyers are eager to point out detective mark furhman's role in discovering the evidence. >> and now mark fuhrman came up to you and told you he made some discoveries, correct? >> yes. >> so we're clear, it was mark furhman who allegedly found this glove out there near kato kaelin's room, correct? outside? >> yes. >> and it was mark fuhrman who allegedly found the spot on the outside of the bronco, is that correct? >> that's correct. >> mark fuhrman would play a starring role in this unfolding drama, as would this man. >> i heard a thumping noise. >> how many thumps did you hear? >> three. >> simpson's shaggy house guest, kato kaelin. did you ever expect what was going to happen when you got up there and took the stand? >> no, not at all. that was my firs

i have been talking to a family friend who is very close to the simpson family. that friend says that the family is in shock. that it had no idea about elton simpson's extremist leanings. his father saw him in the last couple weeks. i spoke to elton simpson's brother. he was shaken up and called it a tragedy. >> pamela. thank you for that. . the mother of the other gunman nadir soofi, said she called her son to chew him out when she heard he bought an ak-47. sharon soofi heard about the purchase from her younger son who lived in the same phoenix apartment. three weeks ago, his younger brother moved out. he was worried about the radical interpretation of islam. sharon soofi said i had all the hopes and dreams he would grow up and be successful. for whatever reason he thought that wasn't what he needed to do. something else called him to take the path he did. nadir soofi is scheduled to be buried outside kansas city. >>> new video of elton simpson. he appeared at a 2012 fund raising video for the phoenix mosque with nadir soofi. he talks about the power of prayer as

i have been talking to a family friend close to the simpson family. that friend says that the family is in shock. that it had no idea of elton simpson's extremist leanings. elton elton's father saw him in the past few weeks and did not detect anything wrong. his brother called it a tragedy. john and christine. >> thank you, pamela. the mother of the gunman nadir soofi, said she called her son to chew him out when she heard he bought an ak-47. sharon soofi heard about the purchase from her younger son who lived in the same apartment as nadir soofi. the wall street journal reports said he moved out because he was worried of the radical interpretation of islam. sharon soofi said i had all of the hopes and dreams he would grow up and be successful. for whatever reason he thought that wasn't what i needed to do. something else called him to take the path he did. soofi is scheduled to be buried today outside kansas city. >>> a video giving us the first look at elton simpson. he appeared in a 2012 fund raising video with the mosque he attended with the other

it's a lot of the stuff that was on the show last night, plus the simpsons. once again jeb bush. the fourth day in a row, he gave an answer about the invasion of iraq. as they think any bug port sometimes, -- as they say in kitty love for sometimes, maybe the fourth time is a charm. jeb bush: knowing now what we know, what would you have done i would not have gone into iraq. that is not to say that the world is not acutely safer. that is not to say that it

simpson, would you please stand and face the jury. >> orenthal james simpson not guilty of the crime r upon nicole brown simpson. >> the next night johnny chocran, his lawyer, was on the phone with me. on the phone is o.j. simpson. if we had god on that day, we would have bumped him. >> how are you doing? >> doing fine. >> can you call tuesday and we'll take that as soon as this dies down. >> he said, i'll come on your show and tell the whole story. he never did. >> i've got to go. >> what was it like with the kids today? >> it's been great. it's been great. >>> there have been attacks in two american cities. at the pentagon, a plane or a helicopter has crashed. >> i think we all knew it's the act of terrorists. patented fast-dissolving formula. it starts to relieve sudden cravings fast. i never know when i'll need relief. that's why i only choose nicorette mini. i am a lot of things. i am her best friend. i am her ally. so i asked about adding once-daily namenda xr to her current treatment for moderate to severe alzheimer's. it works differently. when added to another alzheimer's tre

. >> the simpsons of renewed for two more season but the voice between ned flanders and mr.urns is not going to return, doh, is this the end of "the simpsons"? is your dog a generous. i am glad have you joined my now, i am kennedy. kennedy: yes, fancy private school scholar obama lectures on private schools. we talk about it. all right, sassy fall, would it be better if there were no schools, then we would not be separated. >> we would live in a giant field, and get along. he is talking out of both sides of his mouth, he condemns free market and capitalism, then an hour later he flies to do a wall street dinner for $50,000 and singing praises of free market capitalism, he is -- the word in politician. he wants public -- people who can afford to put their kids this private school, in public schools, public school are interior, i am sorry. it is not the rich's fault, it is like saying, i am going to go eat dinner in milan or the olive garden, you know that is a poor choice. kennedy: is there too much inequality. >> there solution is to bring everyone down then bring the poor k

nature of the simpson case -- >> between 8:00 and 4:30 we were the o.j. son network, period. it was the first reality show. it really was. >> kato mania is spreading across the nation's heartland. >> i knew the defense team. i knew the prosecution team. i would have dinner with one side and breakfast with another side every day. >> and you say on your oath that you have not addressed any black person as a nigger or spoken about black people as niggers in the past ten years, detective sherman? >> that's what i'm saying. >> he is the key witness in their case. he is the one that found the glove. >> and the pivotal moment, of course -- >> and that is people's 77. >> was the self-destructive act by chris darden, the coprosecutor, who decided on his own to have o.j. simpson attempt to try on this bloody glove. >> boy, he was a great actor this day. oh, i can't -- oh, the gloves -- oh, it is hurting my hands. it was unbelievable. >> both of them told me that when yeltsin arrived from russia, he got off the plane and he said to clinton, do you think he did it? th

john: the simpsons. harry shearer, the voice of mr.ns, ned flanders is said to be walking away from the show. cofounder james l brooks tweeted that the show is still trying to work things out with shearer. we did some googling and are astounded by the number of voices he has done on the show. here is an example. >> we must be vigilant. every home, every church. >> i grew up in a town in arkansas whose name, ironically, was terrorism. john: shearer has done nixon dole, adaline stephenson. how big a blow would it be if harry shearer says sayonara? mark: the loss of adelai stephenson alone would be devastating. in hollywood and show business people cannot work out contracts for the good of the nation. john: they say, if he does not come back, they will recast. i think it would mean the end of the characters. mark: did you hear the voice of the second guy who did kermit? nails on a chalkboard. john: i am begging you please harry, james l brooks, find a way. mark: on the other hand, i was not in love with the original steamboat really -- wi

a security guard was injured before officers at the scene killed simpson and his accomplice. let me bring in cnn law enforcement analyst tom foounuentes. explain to me as a former assistant director of the fbi, when the fbi tips off garland police -- and to be precise, it was that aln to simpson had expressed interest in this evident. where does the ball go from there? i think the ball was always in the court of garland pd from the beginning of event planning. even from that time, several months in advance, they knew

the simpsons, except today it is not. harry shearer, the voice of mr.ns, net flanders, principal skinner, and other countless characters is said to be walking away from the show. the show's number one tweeted that the show is "still trying to work things out with shearer." we were astonished about the number of political voices he has done on the show. here is one example. greg -- >> we must be vigilant. john: mark, you had reagan, bush 41 clinton, and shearer has also done nixon gore adeline stephenson -- andadlai stephenson. how big a blow to the show would it be if harry shearer does say sayonara? mark: the last of the adeline stephenson ae -- adlauii stevenson voice alone. they have to work this out for the good of the universe. john: i cannot help but think it would mean the end of those characters. you don't want someone else doing montgomery burns's voice. mark: did you ever hear the second guys -- the second guy who did kermit? nails on a chalkboard. john: yes and i'm begging you, all of you guys must find a way. mark: who was in love with the o

it's a lot of the stuff that was on the show last night, plus the simpsons. once again, jeb bush. for the fourth day in a row, he gave an answer about the invasion of iraq. as they say in kennebunkport the fourth time is a charm. jeb bush: knowing now what we know, what would you have done i would not have gone into iraq. that is not to say that the world is safer because saddam hussein is gone. it is significantly safer. that is not to say there was a courageous effort to create stability in iraq. all of that is true. that is not to say that the men and women who have served and went to iraq, they did so honorably. but we have answered the question. going forward, what is the role of america going forward? john: does that answer put to rest the flap? no. he made a concerted effort, but let's just pause on the horrific nature of the performance there. the chippiness at the beginning and the obvious irritation. not handling it in a cool, calm, collected way. and the second thing he alludes to, was the war worth it, he says yes, the war was worth it. he would have gone in. but he is

the latest. >> tonight we have learned that elton simpson tweeted in the hours before the attack that quote, the knives have been sharpened. he warned of death and slaughter. now officials are investigating other social media connections that simpson might have had including some with isis's best-known hacker. an ominous warning on social media referring to the texas attack. a tweet saying you ain't seen nothing yet. it comes from a twitter account thought to belong to a man named hussein. u.s. investigators believe he might have played a role in inspiring elton simpson. >> i don't know if he directed him. but he was in communication with him because the two followed each other. elton simpson was promoting the account of hussein. >> reporter: that communication is leading officials to investigate if hussein had any hand or plan in ordering the attack. some analysts believe hussein may have had some prior knowledge of the attack. one u.s. official said hussein in his early 20s is quote, a real problem because of his ability to recruit online and inspire attacks. >> somebody who has a sort of atta

the u.s. extremists like elton simpson and nadir soofi. both shot dead by police as they tried to attack a texas contest to draw cartoons of the prophet muhammad. james comey told reporter there is are perhaps thousands of extremists in the united states like simpson being fed what he called isis poison online. multiple officials tell cnn that simpson was in private contact with overseas jihadists encourageing some attacks. also learning the fbi did warn police in garland, texas about simpson's interest in the cartoon contest. let's get more from pamela brown. >> reporter: john and christine, james comey met with a small group of reporters and said the fbi actually sent a warning to local authorities in garland, texas, three hours before elton simpson arrived with the accomplice and opened fire. we learned that the fbi sent a picture to local authorities and a possible license plate. this was just a bulletin. the fbi apparently had no idea that elton simpson had left his home here in phoenix, arizona and was driving to dallas in order to la

harry shearer not returning to "the simpsons." he voiced many characters. he says he wants to do more work. the rest of the cast is signed on for seasons 27 and 28. >>> when we come back courtroom confession. a surprising admission from a woman accused of killing her fiance while ki waccing. >>> a man gets on board realizing he left something in the car. his young daughter. the dramatic 911 call coming up. hold it! come with me. new dannon oikos triple zero is my go to protein snack. cam, protein from yogurt? yup, this greek nonfat yogurt packs 15 grams of protein punch. but what else? unlike some other protein snacks, it has 0 added sugar 0 artificial sweeteners and 0 fat. mmm... will it up my game? no man! new dannon oikos triple zero official yogurt of the nfl. mmm dannon. you wouldn't do half of your daily routine. so why treat your mouth any differently. brushing alone does less than half the job leaving behind millions of germs. complete the job with listerine®. kill up to 99 percent of germs. and prevent plaque, early gum disease and bad breath. compl

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the attack. it saw simpson's social media post talking about the event. a concern was that he was someone, an extremist that they had their eyes on and they had an investigation on tweeting about this. so they alerted authorities. apparently the fbi had a list of people of possible extremists who may want to target the event and elton simpson was part of the list. also director comey talked about the hundreds of thousands of people in the u.s. following isis online. he says it is a big concern. there are hundreds of investigations into possible extremists. he said it is like finding a needle in a haystack. john and christine. >> pamela brown, thanks. a senior commander for al qaeda in the arabian peninsula was killed. nasser al ansi had become the public face of the terror group appearing in the high profile videos, including the one taking credit for the "charlie hebdo" attacks. he and his son and six al qaeda fighters died in the part city of mukala. >>> the senate has passed a bill giving congress the right to review the nuclear agreement with iran. th

also making money -- the simpsons has been renewed for another season. n gunsmoke which holds the record. bart totally worldbeat them. one day at least. macy's is opening four new stores all macy's backstage. they are just for clearance of goods. 80% off the original price. we are headed into the last hour of trading. let's check in with liz claman. what do you have coming up? liz: they love you out fox business. we are watching the selloff on this tuesday. why the jitters? we may have a reason. what it may indicate about growth in the first quarter. we have dow component cisco. just kind of wavering around. our investors worried about the future of the networking cloud giant now that 20 years ceo is moving? we've got him and we will ask him. what about broadband. you know that we all want it faster. would it surprise you that when you step on a united flight that that airline may not even own the plane? we have the guy that probably does own the planes. he will tell you which airlines that may the pursuit of healthier. it begins from the second we're bor

the plot. they say simpson used several social media accounts and expressed his support for isis, tweeting, "may allah accept us as mujahideen" before the two men started firing in texas. officials say this latest plot is part of an alarming new trend with isis shifting away from propaganda aimed at a mass audience and instead calling for action directly on social media. one official said it's like someone repeatedly tapping you on the shoulder asking, when are you going to do something? it's even more powerful now, with so many westerners in isis contacting friends back home. >> they are trying to, you know, egg somebody on potentially doing an attack back in their homeland for those that are still back in the home. >> reporter: investigators say several thousand people in the u.s. trade messages on isis social media, a number impossible to track individually. and trying to shut down every isis social media account is hopeless. the answer, many say, is more people putting out an opposing message online. >> i believe a counterideology or a counternarrative to the isis radical ideology could be s

pete williams nbc news boston. >> reporter: i'm miguel almaguer in phoenix at the apartment of elton simpson and nadir soofi, where federal investigators have been searching for clues. >> the police and homeland security and fbi, we knew something was serious going on. >> reporter: soofi's family is looking for answers, too. he was born in the u.s. a father to a young son. >> entered my mind that anybody i knew would even do anything like that much less someone in the family. >> reporter: he spent time in pakistan as a child. classmates tell nbc news he was popular and used to be called goofy because of his laid back attitude. said to be a heartthrob soofi starred in the play "bye bye birdie." friends say he came from a privileged family but became more isolated in recent years. he was a devout muslim like elton simpson. the president of the mosque simpson attended regularly until about four years ago. >> a good demeanor. very good attitude. always a smile on his face. >> reporter: simpson caught the fbi's attention nearly a decade ago. in 2010 he was investigated for planning to join a terr

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. >>> and the simpson wouldn't be the same without the lovable mr. burns. you don't hear anything because he needs a new voice! who do you think should play the cranky business owner. the last hour of trading, we're all about business. let's start the "countdown." . liz: breaking news, we've got crazy highs and one big low for the markets right now. on the high note, the s&p as we said on track for a record close. here's the number you must watch. anything above 2117.69. we are above that by two points. you need to see that for the record close. on the low note. this is rather stunning, investors and traders in avon products were punked today. it started when a filing showed up on the sec website, yes, the securities and exchange website claiming to be from a firm called ptg capital partners. to buy all outstanding avon shares for three times the actual price. look at stock trading immediately spiked. avon, avp started jumping more than 20% at one point. here's some of the actual filing. suspicious signs in it. and you can see all kinds of mistakes, calling

we're learning that the fbi warned local texas authorities about simpson before the attack? >> reporter: yes, david. comey said about three hours before the attack, the fbi sent information to texas authorities that simpson was following the controversial cartoon contest about the prophet muhammad and could end up there. >> all right, pierre thomas with the director of the fbi today. pierre, thank you. >>> now, to the other breaking story tonight, the severe storm threat. 17 million in the path. a state of emergency in oklahoma. deadly tornadoes already. severe storm and flash flood watches across five states tonight, after a terrifying 24 hours. just listen. ferocious winds in oklahoma. and this number tonight. 48 reported tornadoes in just 24 hours. this one in kansas. and look at this. one family's storm shelter in oklahoma pulled right from the ground. abc's ryan owens from oklahoma tonight. >> reporter: good evening, david. i want to show you this house. it's one about 50 in this area with severe damage. this place is a total loss. but the family that lives here, they a

it's believed simpson chose the target. a pastor close to simpson says he was not surprised to hear simpson's name connected with the texas terror attack. >> he had expressed to me admiration specifically for bin laden. he used the word hero which surprised me. but now that i understand his thinking, it's not that surprising. >> reporter: in simpson's case we have learned that the fbi shared a picture of him and a possible license plate. it's unclear whether that information made it to the officers on the street there in garland or played a role in the quick reaction from the garland police officer in killing the two suspects. jake? >> what more do we know about his communications with this isis recruiter? >> reporter: we're learning more about simpson's contact with hussein. he is this british isis fighter believed to be in syria. he was initially known as a prominent hacker within isis. now u.s. officials are really concerned about his ability to recruit, to reach out to americans living in the u.s. like simpson and inspir

tell us how he is connected to the phoenix gunman? >> simpson, just before their attacked urged his twitter followers to follow the guy you are seeing on your screen a british hacker in syria, and then minutes after the attack hussein starts taking ownership for isis so what the fbi is looking into is whether there was a sudden amount of connection between simpson and the isis fighter, and officials believe he may have been a key inspirer of this attack because of the interactions online. >> so there is another man that may have been involved too. his name is hassan and he is an american from minnesota, and he put out a call a week ago to attack the prophet mohamud cartoon contest. >> he was responding to a tweet by simpson where he was referencing the event in texas, complaining about it a week before and then the american somali jihadists from al shabaab puts out a tweet calling on jihadis in united states to do the same thing, and then the perpetrator of the attack retweets that tweet, and so a week before there is a link to an attack put out

the f.b.i. was also aware of soofi, because he was living with simpson. in an audio posting online, isis claimed responsibility for the failed attack. but investigators are still trying to determine whether the two men were directed by isis or just inspired by its message toge attack western targets.n simpson had multiple twitter and facebook accounts. just before the attack here, pledged allegiance to the terror group and wrote, "may allah accept us as mujahideen." this is another case where online activity appears to have played a role in inspiring an attack. scott, social media is the common thread running through many of these investigations. >> pelley: jeff, thanks verynk much. so, who were these two men? ben tracy's been digging in phoenix. >> i don't know how i'm going to live with it. >> reporter: sharon soofi says finding out that her son, nadir, was one of the two shooters was a punch in the gut. >> when your child dies under these kind of circumstances, you just... it just leaves you numb and empty. >> reporter: nadir soofi was 34 and born in da

. >> you know, we know the name of one of those gunmen, ashleigh, the authorities releasing his name, elton simpson, is his name. now authorities telling us that he is an isis sympathizer, linked to an isis member on social media. we've got tweets we can share with you on that. the fbi had been keeping close tabs on mr. simpson and he was also found guilty in 2011 of making false statements involving international and domestic terrorism. now i want to start with these tweets, ashleigh, because simpson sending out a tweet two hours before this attack and this known isis member actually retweeting the tweet. so from simpson we have a quick tweet that reads in part, may allah accept this as mujahedeen

authorities say the two gunmen elton simpson and his roommate nadir soofi pulled up to the hall and were blocked by a single police cruiser. >> both of them had assault rifles. came around the back of the car and started shooting at the police car. the police officer in that car began returning fire and struck both men taking them down. >> reporter: inside the crowd hears the sound of gun fire interrupting a live stream broadcast. >> shots just got fired. >> we don't know that for a fact. >> okay. >> we don't know that. >> then i think i better wrap it up myself. >> get the camera. mark? >> reporter: police ordered the crowds to move. >> we are going to move y'all in to the auditorium in just a minute. we need everyone to remain calm. >> reporter: then the crowd begins to sing. ♪ and the rocket's red glare ♪ >> reporter: then outside, the two gunmen dead on the pavement. >> it is likely the people that do this may well rig themselves or their vehicles with bombs. so we started to take that precaution. there were no bombs found the vehicle. >> reporter: as the question is asked whether th

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you knew one of the suspects elton simpson. about him. >> i first met him about ten years ago. he attended our mosque regularly. until the incident that happened in 2010 2011 which he was arrested by the fbi. then after that he became less frequent to the mosque. >> and i believe you knew him as ibrahim. >> yes, everybody knows him in the community as ibrahim. >> and he was a convert, based on what you know? >> yeah. when i first met him, he was a assuming sometime before ten years he became a convert. >> we know he was 30 years old. what about the second suspect, his roommate? did you know him? >> i don't know his name. i didn't see his name in the newspaper, so i don't know who that person is. >> so you're not -- once you hear the name you might be able to know who he is. we'll follow up with you on that. did he ever give you indications, elton simpson, that he was sympathetic supporter of any of these, let's say, isis or al qaeda or any kind of terror group? >> no he was a gentle person. he always had a good attitude good dem

the event. we learned elton simpson was added to that list. here in a new video obtained by cnn, that in the hours before he lawn pd his attack in texas sunday, the bureau shared his photo and license plate information with local police. today the fbi director told reporters about that warning but said his agents did not know simpson and his accomplice had already traveled from arizona to texas in a car loaded with body armor and guns. in had this fund-raising video for an arizona mosque he talked about his faith in terms of weapons the. >> when you come together and you pray five times a day, it provides for you a form of weaponry to go out into the real world. >> reporter: simpson's online presence showed a more extremists view. cnn learned he not only communicated publicly but privately with mewuhammad hassan. an american-born member of al shabab the cadeal qaeda affiliate in somalia. and junaid haw sane, dd hussein. they encouraged him to carry out an attack. but it's believed simpson chose the target. an evangelical passtor close to simps

we're still in shock and disbelief that this could happen. >> reporter: five years ago, the fbi arrested simpson for attempting to join an al qaeda group in somalia. he was convicted of lying to fbi agents, only sentenced to probation, but put on the no-fly list, and became increasingly upset, according to his lawyer. >> he just felt like he was being targeted just because of his religious beliefs. >> reporter: and over the last few months simpson sent repeated twitter messages obtained bid abc news about his growing dismay with his country. "soon you won't be able to live in america as a muslim. the noose is tightening," he wrote on march 14th. on april 15th he wrote, "time is short." on april 23rd he wrote of the upcoming cartoon drawing event in texas, "when will they ever learn?" and then yesterday, just minutes before the attack that would lead to his death and that of his roommate, simpson sent this twitter message that he and a bro had pledged loyalty to isis. "may allah accept us as mujahedeen," he wrote. >> and brian is with us now. people are going to be troubled by this. because if th

the women's team is getting support for the creators of the simpson. to get insight to the upcoming matches coming up. >>> in 2015, the women's world cup is a little more than a month away and the simpsons paid tribute by turning three of the us team players into life-size characters. >> you got a big smile. >> it's valuable that they want to be part of our journey this summer. >> so many people are excited for the summer, as excited as we are, i think that's really cool to see that translate from the men's game to the women's game and how much it's continued to, how much the women's game has continued to like gain attention. >> i do have the results from last week's vote. >> the players are hoping promotional tie ins with the american idol and the simpson will generate more media and fan attention. >> it's important for us to do these things so we can put our faces out there, not for our individual likenesses but for the team so we can brand ourselves as a one nation one team sort of think. >> if we can gain some foot ground on the media side and get

. >> cnn has learned one of the gunmen, elton simpson, directed a message on twitter to this account, believed to have belonged to an american member of al qaeda in somalia. drawing attention to the planned attacks in the dallas suburbs less than two weeks before the attack. simpson tweeted to r about the controversial event, when will they ever learn? that same jihaddy tweeted out about the event, referencing the charl charlie heb doe event. investigators now trying to determine if simpson was trying to get the jihadist attention or was actively plotting with them. a top fbi official saying the use of social media by terrorists is a daunting challenge. >> it allows like never before for overseas groups to reach into our communities to recruit, to radicalize, as well as to target our citizens. all in a very simple, easy to use way. >> back on april 10th, in a private twitter message intercepted by the u.s., cnn told simpson discussed with others how to get to syria. bring your passport. if you have $4,000, that's enough to travel with. hours before the attack, simpson urged his twitte

none of the attendees were hurt. simpsoned to have sent this tweet just hours before the attack with the #texasattack. he also linked himself to a known british born isis fighter later tweeting out details of the attack. simpson wassen focus of an fbi terror organization for several years, and 2011 he was found guilty for lying about plans to travel to somalia to engage in violent jihad. and we learned from a law enforcement officially recently the fbi reopened an investigation into simpson but it's unclear the extent of what was being monitored. less is known about his roommate nadir soofi. law enforcement was concerned about this controversial event. a few days ago the fbi and dhs sent out a warning across the country about potential threats related to this event. >> pamela brown, thank you so much. pamela geller is the organizer of last night's event and founder of the men freedom defense initiative and she's here now. thanks for joining us. we're glad you're okay after last night's events. have you spoken with the office

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the u.s. to do their part," he wrote. two days later, miski writes to simpson, "one individual is able to put a whole nation onto its knees." >> he's very, very effective. i'd call him a recruiter, i'd call him a propagandist, i'd call him an inciter. >> reporter: the day before the attack, miski posted this picture with the message, "may allah protect us from the snakes of the hereafter." simpson tweeted back, "amen, bro. amen." >> brian with us now. and brian, the fbi has been tracking these men for years? >> reporter: that's absolutely right. and for the last three or four months, they have determined that he has radicalized or recruited at least 16 americans and a dozen over westerners to become part of isis. >> the hunt for that american fugitive tonight. brian, thank you. >>> we're going to turn now to the fiery scene playing out today in new jersey, on the jersey turnpike. the overturned tanker truck exploding into flames. fire and smoke pouring into the air, visible for miles. the truck hauling gas. the driver badly burned after his truck rolled over on

and searching the home of simpson looking for clues. age of bullets as the suspects armed with assault rifles were out gunned by a texas traffic cop and his pistol. happening in suburban dallas before 7:00 sunday night at this event center hosting a contest for cartoons of the profit mohammed, deeply owe fevensive to muslims. >> and kudos to the over 300 cartoonists want-to-be war toonists who took the risk and submitted cartoons. >> and outside, simpson and the other man pulled into the parking lot in a dark-colored sedan but were blocked by a police officer. the two were wearing bullet-proof vests and heavily armed when they got out of the sxar -- car and started shooting. and with his pistol he shot both men dead. >> he did what he was supposed to do did a very about job and probably saved lives. >> and the live steam showed the moment inside when they heard gunfire. security moved them to a secure location and no one was hurt. simpson sent this tweet just hours before the shooting with the #texasattack pledging his allegiance to isis

the name elton simon from phoenix. now it's believed simpson sent a tweet prior to the attack claiming responsibility reading in part may allah accept us as mujahadin. just a short time ago 1,000 miles away in phoenix, the fbi began searching his apartment he shared with another suspect. here's what police say went down in the dallas suburb of garland last night. two men drove up to the curtis caldwell center jumped out of their car and began shooting. they hit an unarmed security guard before being shot and killed by police. inside the building hundreds were attending a mohammed art exhibit and cartoon contest being held by the american freedom defense initiative. now the keynote speaker a ditch politician on an al qaeda hit list and the executive director of an anti-islam group, our correspondent ed lavandera is following the latest for us from texas. tell us more, ed. >> good morning, carol. well you see the scene behind us just beyond these cars. you'll see fbi agents holding a blue tarp. that is where the bodies of the two suspected gunmen

people who know elton simpson is that they don't understand this. the elton simpson they know is measured and calm. he's not violent. now we're actually getting to see the elton simpson they know. his 2012 video where he reflects on faith. >> come together and pray five times a day as brothers. >> reporter: for the very first time we're seeing and hearing from elton simpson himself, known as ibrahim to his fellow muslims speaking in a 2012 video to raise funds for his new mosque reflecting on his faith. >> a form of weaponry to go out into the real world and use that weaponry to shield you against the tricks of satan. >> or satan. cnn also alert calling in members of the mosque for what's described as friendly interviews trying to find out why this seemingly soft-spoken man would take this violent turn. vok ab alone feels he knows. he's the pastor at the church. he worked with simpson three years at his delivery company. he remembers arguing theology with simpson for hours upon hours. >> when you heard the news and you heard it was someone you knew who

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