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>> well look at every possible aspect to include his use of social media. we want to know what his thoughts were and/or who else he was associated with at the time. >> reports indicate that his conversion to radical islam was accompanied by heavy drug and alcohol abuse, including a dui arrest in april of this year. at the same time, he was practicing his gun skills at this gun range in the hills of chattanooga. >> he came here with his friends to shoot guns on multiple occasions and perhaps the ...

>> we obviously wanted to know what his thaupts thoughts were and/or who else he was associated with at the time. >> reports indicate that his conversion to radical islam was accompanied by heavy drug and alcohol abuse, including a dui arrest in april of this year. at the same time, he was practicing his gun skills at this gun range in the hills of chattanooga. >> he came here with his friends to shoot guns on multiple occasions and perhaps the reason was because unlike the gun clubs outside of ...

Organizations in the united states. his new book is out this weekend. thank you for your time. you heard that part of that interview that dana had with donald trump is getting a lot of attention. the fact that he says he would discuss with republican party the exsem gsemptions he supports. is he -- with that kind of a stance is he going to have a problem with evangelical snz. >> theres a bigger problem. now he is pro-life on abortion. he hasnt explained where the change happened. im all for conv...

>> i dont think so. i dont think they were expecting an immediate conversion by the kenyan leadership. but framing the argument the way he did he was trying to introduce an idea into the kenyan dialogue. by equating gay rights to the u.s. struggle for racial equality was the most powerful framing he could have made for this in an african context both because of the emotional resonance of the idea and it doesnt come across as the u.s. lecturing from a position of superiority. he kind of grounds t...

More. >> reporter: christine, a confusing picture in chattanooga as the investigators continue to probe the background of mohammad youssuf abdulazeez. we are hearing about old writings that rail against the policy and suicidal thoughts. one friend is coming forward and saying no. james petty considered abdulazeezs spiritual supporter in his recent conversion to islam. texts each other, they hiked the appalachian mountains. he says he never once saw abdulazeez angry and the only conversations the...

Thought that the group is against islam. >> reporter: james petty considered mohammad youssuf abdulazeez a spiritual supporter in his conversion to islam. they hiked mountains played sports and slept over at abdulazeezs home. he says he never saw abdulazeez angry and the only conversations they had about radical islam was to oppose it. >> like isis, any terror groups like isis. >> what did he say? >> that it was a stupid group and against islam. and not to even think about going towards them. an...

Proliferation in the middle east in the long term after 2025. saudi arabia egypt. and the second is an immediate conventional arm race which actually has already begun because in order to pass this deal, so much arms are going to be sold to this unstable region that is going to unstable it on the convention. and the third element which troubles me so much iran did not go through a conversion. the way iran treats america, i dont mind israel right now. the way iran treats america right now is a re...

It included a link to the islamic verse. investigators dont think that that message was a foreshadowing to the shooting but they say it was one piece to the complicated puzzle. wolf? >> thanks very much. and this story is developing we are getting more and more information by the hour. i want to bring in our senior investigative correspondent drew griffin. hes in chattanooga. youre learning some fascinating new information about mohammed abdulazeez. >> reporter: yeah but it is only making things...

>> and just to remind our viewers, your husband, nagmeh has been held on 2012 related to his conversion from islam to christianity. hes even been accused of attempting to undermine the iranian government. how often do you hear from him, and how is he doing given his circumstances? >> you know as you mentioned, hes there because of his christian faith and thats been the faith that has really given me and my family strength through this time and given saeed strength to continue. hes been in and ou...

Its all sunny. >> just need the sandals back from you guys. >> im not going to miss these bob barker classics on my feet. im getting the hell out of here. >> whats up, dog? whats good? abendroth is met by friends, leaves behind his cell mate, ricky mckaskle. >> i hope the best for him out there. personally, i dont think hes going to make it that long. hes on probation and hes already talking about smoking and drinking. hopefully he does the right thing. i dont know. >> freedom! free at last! fre...