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Public safety has sent a warning that top level officers and families are being targeted. cnns evan perez has more. >> reporter: john and christine. the bandidos biker gang is quote out for blood. that is the warning issued by the texas department of public safety. this is all in the wake of a shootout last weekend at the restaurant in waco texas that left nine dead and nearly 200 arrested. the bulletin warns law enforcement agency that bandidos and black widows motorcycle gangs ordered a hit ag...

Black widow gangers have ordered a hit on police. it is warning of trouble spots in austin and el paso and san antonio. the gang members are trying to obtain grenades and c-4 and targeting law enforcement with car bombs. with the coming memorial day weekend, a popular time for motorcycle club gatherings police are taking the threat seriously. john and christine according to the bulletin gang members believe police shot their fellow quote brothers at the waco event. thank you, evan. it is not c...

Such as c-4 explosives molotov cocktails, potentially car bomb threats against police officers? >> i am surprised to hear that and im also surprised to hear that sergeant that was just speaking there a second ago. im not coming down on the cops but im not going to come down on the biker community. the reality is we dont know -- that was from a source. we dont know if thats reality. all the bikers that ive talked to -- and ive had some pretty heavy weight people call me and tell me they dont know...

Jurisdiction. they were given to the committee some months ago. now finally those are getting released. so its beginning. i would just like to see it expedited so we get more of them out more quickly. >> all right. were going to talk a lot more about that on this program. coming up soon well have michael smerconish joining me to discuss. also this new and frightening warning for law enforcement. the potential use of car bombs planted by revenge-seeking bikers against police officers. officers ...

Thats very specific. >> reporter: tlrts. this is a warning sent out by the texas department of public safety goes out to law enforcement now around the country really. the warning says that the members of the bandidos and the black widows motorcycle gang members are seeking to target law enforcement officials. now that includes top members of law enforcement and their members of their family. now according to this warning, members of the gang are trying to get or getting supplied with grenades a...

Absolutely nothing to start that. we would ask you to remember that and remind you that although you have totally different ways from us law enforcement did not start the melee that occurred at twin peeks on sunday afternoon. >> when you see the specifics of this, they talk about grenades they talk about c-4 explosives and they talk about not just targeting lamplt officials like yourself but also the families of law enforcement officials. i mean do you make this seriously or is this something th...

Fight, shootout in waco came down to a turf battle and respect and might have escalated because of a patch on a jacket. you organized the expansion of the minnesota hells angels. tell us about these turf wars. is this about drug distribution areas? is this just about who gets to bike where? whats the fight over? >> the fight is over territory, jake. its not about drugs. of course drugs is second hand. its about that patch. and who controls that area. its the same thing what happened in minnesota...

Gangs as you say. its all over turf. whos the big guy on the block? banditos have been in texas for years. obviously they take it as a threat. they dont like it. thats typical for a motorcycle club. as an hells angel, i was involved with the outlaws motorcycle club in minnesota. the outlaws were from chicago and all different other areas. but during that war, my truck was blown up with c 4 and different retaliation was going back and forth between the two clubs. this is nothing new. >> c-4 is ki...

Self-inflicted spinal cord injury and that is out of japan. but most of the time the spinal cord injury is a result of a trauma that can happen and seat belt do save lives. >> and dr. by don he asked for an in hailer during the van ride could that be related to the spinal cord injury? >> again, mr. cooper i wont comment on the case but i can tell you, as dr. newman said the spinal cord injury can manifest itself or cause respiratory problems because the respiratory drive is in the brain. however...

Im a summer athlete. if golf was a paraolympics sport, i would get the gold every time. i can crush it. >> how long have you been in the chair? >> 24 years. >> what happened? >> i was patrolling the dmz in korea. and we rolled and i crushed the c-4, 5 and 137. >> are they all custom? >> i cant help but notice, you have a flair going on. >> living the dream. you get to play every day. >> with all of the athletes around, i can feel the challenge in the air. im going to have to take a few more prac...