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♪ with the light from above ♪ >> reporter: sergeant carson holmquist was from wisconsin. he joined the marines in 2009 and served two tours in afghanistan. his facebook page features an american flag and pictures of his wife and young son. this picture shows his wife and son next to a sign that reads, "weve waited 244 days for this moment. welcome home, daddy." carson holmquist was 27. ♪ from the mountains to the prairies ♪ >> reporter: lance corporal squire wells was known as skip. he w...

Other choice but to make an emergency landing with his plane right in the middle of a busy highway, and he did a good job with it. it was all caught on a traffic camera. jeanne moos talked with the pilot who pulled off this tricky stunt and finds out more about the ironic roadside souvenir he wants to keep from his adventure. take a look. >> reporter: you know when youre driving down the highway and you see a plane landing in your rearview mirror. okay its not exactly the miracle on the hudson. ...

And how you provided cover. in fact you even shot at some of the terrorists. >> yes. today i cannot recall or know -- i dont know what happened that we worked so well together because what you have got to realize is that most of the guys i met outside the westgate i didnt know them. once we went inside, we worked so well as a team. and some would have thought that we were probably trained together but we knew -- none of us knew each other. its amazing. i dont know if its the instinct or what hap...

True believers in the religion. they are individuals who need an excuse for whats wrong in their life. >> reporter: dylann roof same sort of thing? >> dylann roof is identical. you show me a terrorist and i will show you a violent person looking for something to justify their violence. >> reporter: much of law enforcement agrees thats the potency of isis a slick social media campaign that to most americans seems ludicrous, but to someone disenfranchised who feels inept, the message cuts through....

Robert young were in the rotc program with skip in high school. >> its just been an emotional day. he was one of my good friends and he showed me right and wrong and he was a mentor and a guide, and just couldnt believe it. i cant believe what happened to him. i mean bad things happen to good people you know. >> reporter: skip wells was only 21 years old. ♪ our home sweet home ♪ ♪ >> reporter: john berman, cnn, new york. >> more details about the alleged gunmans past are starting to emerge...

They had everyone drop to the floor and then leave through the back. reports say the marines helped save all seven lives at that center. no one was hurt there. many people who knew the suspect say they dont understand the motive. authorities are still working on that as well. over the past day, though we have learned a lot more about mohammad abdulazeez. heres cnns drew griffin. [ shots ] >> reporter: now an official terror investigation, officials scouring every detail of mohammad youssuf abdul...

Jordan but a palestinian with jordanian travel documents. abdulazeez went to the university of tennessee at chattanooga utc where he graduated with a degree in electrical engineering in 2012. officials say he was not in any u.s. databases of suspected terrorists. his only prior trouble with the law, an arrest in april for allegedly driving under the influence. abdulazeez was set to appear in court later this month. one retired federal agent thinks abdulazeezs affiliation with mixed martial art...

Coaxing over as you were holing your gun, providing cover to other police officers at that point. she ran towards you and you saved her. tell me what happened then and the story surrounding that. >> what had happened was that her and her mother and a few other, her sisters and brothers were stuck under a table, with a few other people. and it was a very dangerous position because just prior before that photo was taken, we were exchanging fire with the terrorists. and also what the picture doesnt...

Specific profile, says retired fbi agent steve moore. >> i see in certain people a feeling that they are powerless, and i dont mean powerless as a group of people i mean powerless as an individual. >> reporter: moore should know. he led the investigation into mass shooter buford furow, who in 1999 wounded five at a jewish community center. moore believes racism wasnt the real reason behind the shooting but the need to feel powerful. the undeniable feeling of power over your opponent is behind th...

>> im not sure at the moment if im going to go back. this is the closest im getting to the westgate. i have mixed feelings about reopening the westgate. for me going to the shopping mall or going out with friends at the shopping mall for coffee or tea is usually a fun time, and you expect to be laughing and joking around. i dont see myself doing that at the westgate because of what had happened. i dont know if thats going to be respectful to the victims. but again, like i said mixed feelings bec...