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Gang like this comes in. >> i would leave. i would get up and leave the establishment in a heartbeat. >> im francis rivera with "msnbc live." you are watching the press conference and the gang fight. it escalated with guns, knives. nine bikers killed 18 hurt 170 from custody. law enforcement is saying it could have happened anywhere in the united states. as many as five rival biker gangs came as they say with violence in mind. didnt come to eat or have a good time at this outdoor busy mall area ...

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Signature violence? >> well i think you have to understand that these gangs, they motorcycle gangs, the outlaw gangs, that patch, that gang is their religion. it is more important to them than anything else out there. they will do anything to defend it and protect it, including kill or be killed. >> it seems like thats the case. obviously we see that here in this crowded shopping area, this restaurant in broad daylight on a sunday. this is what struck me, as far as showing their disregard for an...

Theyre saying this is something that could have been prevented. police were watching this as much as two months, and it could have been prevented jay. >> reporter: yeah, theyre frustrated they didnt get help and support from the restaurant. we have learned twin peaks corporate has pulled the franchise in part siting the fact management did not cooperate with police. take a look whats going on with the investigation now. as you heard, theres multiple law enforcement agencies on the ground. at one...

Fight and police did not need to be involved here. they were given the green light, according to waco police that a these gang members wanted to retaliate against officers on the ground here. its still a threat according to what the officers are saying now. they did arrest at least three gang members on outskirts of town overnight. theyre part of those being charged in all of this. >> certainly terrifying knowing other gang members may be on their way. we thank you for that update. >> im joined ...

Anywhere usa, not specific to wake on texas, but anywhere. what do we know about the five gangs involved and their rivalry, and you know they were concerned about law enforcement or you even being there and responding. we do know there were five different gangs some local some are state and some are national chapters or groups of gang members. pretty violent gangs, and i think thats pretty apparent by what you saw here yesterday afternoon. what do we know about them? we fwhoe they were here. we ...

Numerous injuries have been removed from the scene to the hospital. weve taken them into our city limits, into waco, to hillcrest, and providence hospital where theyre being treated. hillcrest hospital is our primary trauma care center. the majority of the injured were taken there. the overflow was taken to providence hospital, as well, inside waco. at this time, we are still trying to evacuate some of the homes. we are going house-to-house, business-to-business, and were seeing quite a bit of d...

Difference between these kinds of criminal organizations and people that ride motorcycles for recreation. its a big difference. when someone is a one percent gang thats an organization. >> they picked this busy shopping center in waco, texas. we know how remote and rural that area can be. thats the area they chose. jim, we thank you for that perspective. >> thanks. today in iraq, a planned counter attack against isis. this is video that just fed in. its propaganda video from isis that reported...

With their family. they came here with a reason. we think part of the reason was criminal activity. yes, sir? >> on the list of weapons can you tell us specifically which weapons your investigators have recovered? can you quantify how many rounds actually were going -- >> two part question. what kind of weapons? brass knuckles, chains knives, firearms. handguns. can i quantify number of shots from each of those? no, sir, not at this point. yes, sir? >> out of nine dead, how many were innocent by...