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Federal and local agencies are involved, all under the direction of the fbi. >> reporter: investigators poured through the wreckage of an internal revenue service office building a day after a disgruntled taxpayer crashed his private plane into the second floor killing himself and one person believed to be an irs employee. investigators say that the pilot, software engineer and part-time musician joseph stack began the rampage earlier in day by setting fire to his house. this is where a parallel...

Here, sara. this man in his online rants indicated he had problems with the irs for decades. but his friends say they never saw one single hint of anger. a tormented rant posted online and deadly actions speaking volumes. joe stack seems the picture of rage, nothing at all like the man some remembered as outgoing and friendly and not the least by violent. >> did he ever seem he had a

He was really good the keeping that to himself. in my case and you know, i can only speak for what i saw, just very demeanor that it takes to write something like that, i never saw that. and you know, im just -- this has been such a shock because it just -- it was totally out of character from joe stack that i played in a band with for three years. >> when billy says rick, it was totally out of character. what was joes character when you were playing in the band together? how did he comport hims...

Nuclear watchdog agency which said iran has tried to repeatedly mislead regulators and could be secretly working on a nuclear weapon. authorities in austin, texas, are trying to piece together what caused a man to fly a small plane into an office building. joe stack was apparently enraged with the irs. two bodies have been recovered from the site. more top stories in 20 minutes. americas black farmers say theyve been treated unfairly by the u.s. government for years, and the government say...

The crash site. this is now in the hands of the fbi and massive federal investigation. thanks, ed. >> joe stack left what essentially reads like a suicide note on his website. he railed against the irs and blamed the got for his financial failures. the six-page rant gives some idea of stacks emotional state before he climbed behind the controls of the plane, describing his actions, he writes, im finally ready to stop this insanity, well, mr. big brother irs man, lets try something different. tak...

Resentment toward even-hand defense in the region. if we insist they are free of nuclear weapons, we have to disarm everyone, friend and foe alike or it will add fuel to an incendiary cause. and joe says we have all just entered a more dangerous situation. so much for diplomacy. we need to support the movement within iran that is looking to change the power structure, but at the same time increase sanctions. with have to let it known that we are friends to the iranians, but not the leaders or th...

Years ago but you had an opportunity in recent months to catch up with him. what was he like at that time? what is his demeanor? can you sort of try to uncover the man that joe stack was a little for us here? >> well, the last time i spoke with joe was about early december and he was the same joe stack that he had been three years that he played in my band. you know, he -- didnt seem distraught or anything like that. just, you know, regular easy going joe. >> rick, weve got pictures of the band ...

Immediately, a lady hit the door. i know you grabbed her. she was really in shock. you know, i knew she was disoriented and then i grabbed the guy that came in behind her. and he couldnt -- he couldnt see very well. but the problem was the smoke was so thick, we got out of there with them and i turned around and went back a good friend of mine works in that building on the first floor and when i got to his office, it was -- it was all -- all the ceiling tiles, the glass had shattered but i didnt...

Being violent? >> reporter: the stacks online complaints go on for decades, but the people who thought they knew him well never saw this anger in him at all. a tormented rant posted online and his deadly actions speaking volumes. joe stack seems the picture of rage and ven diktiveness, nothing at all like the man remembered as friendly and not the least bit violent. did he seem he might have had a temper, might have been made at anybody. >> not at all. i never saw that side. very laid back, frie...

Information on how to handle todays high tech automobiles. >> its tiger woods live and scripted. the world will watch him read a prepared statement apologizing for his behavior, hand picked the audience and will not take questions. some are questioning whether its a wise first step towards rehabbing his image. were learning new details about a pilot turning his plane into a weapon. nearly 200 employees of the internal revenue service worked. the crash ignited a deadly blaze, two bodies to be rec...