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Mclean, whos following the investigation. the shooter also had 50 pounds of explosives in his car. what do police believe his intentions were? >> yeah, that is not exactly clear at this point, fredricka, its one of the questions that continues to puzzle investigators. the suspect had some 1,600 rounds of ammunition in his vehicle, along with that 50 pounds of that explosive compound called tanarite. it is fully legal in the united states, its commonly used by target shooters to create exploding ...

Police confirmed there was no one in the room with paddock and they havent seen anyone on security video appearing to be in an accomplice. the shooter brought his guns and ammunition up to the room over the course of several days. i want to bring in now cnns scott mclane who is following the investigation. scott, the shooter had also 50 pounds of explosives in his vehicle. what do authorities believe the intention was? >> reporter: well, fredricka, thats actually begging the question as to wheth...

Just watch. thats how much authorities say they found in the shooters car. youtube is filled with people setting off other large amounts. exploding targets were developed so marksman can see when they hit them at great distances. the company make them was sold by tannerite. combine with small amounts and set off with high-velocity bullets. tannerite is aechb used as a generic term for exploding targets. companies say its not sure if the vegas shooter actually had tannerite products or some other...

Form former girlfriend, plmarilou danley. we are told she is cooperative, though. her lawyer has made quite clear that she is unlikely to give a statement to the media any time soon. >> and then his vehicle that so many rounds of explosives -- of ammunition and explosives were located in it. do authorities have any more information about that? >> reporter: yeah, were talking 1,600 rounds of ammunition, fredricka, as well as 50 pounds of an explosive compound called tannerite. it is completely le...

Get xd out, and you figure out what it is relatively quickly. theres no sort of -- none of us are confident with the theory of the case right now in terms of motivation. and that will continue until we can have an explanation. maybe we have to admit there isnt an ah-ha moment in this one. maybe there is something that we will never understand as rational human beings of what led to this moment. thats where we are. >> we want to table this discussion for the moment. were getting more information ...

Was he using exploding targets as a training aid or was a bigger and larger nefarious plot. >> i want to ask you about the hotel security guard. thats your expertise. hotel security. not enough has been said about the guy who distracted the gunman enough to stop the massive shooting spree. this hotel security guard figured out that the gunman was on the 32nd floor of the mandalay bay, and he encountered a barricaded stairwell. the gunman already had enough premeditation to barricade the stairwel...

Washington, pete williams. pete, where do we stand in the investigation into las vegas? >> we know a lot about what happened, but we dont know why. invest g investigators say they have found nothing to suggest why he went to the hotel. they searched his house in mesquite, nevada. they say that didnt turn up any notes or e-mails or social media postings. nothing to indicate how long ago he developed this plan. they did find more guns in his house. he owned more than 40 weapons. and they did find ...

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It is relatively quickly. theres no sort of -- none of us are confident with the theory of the case right now in terms of motivation. and that will continue until we can have an explanation. maybe we have to admit there isnt an ahad a moment in this one. maybe there is something that we will never understand as rational human beings of what led to this moment. thats where we are. >> we want to table this discussion for the moment. were getting more information about the exploding targets found i...