To the texas cartoon contest attack. Isis claiming responsibility for the shootings that left the two gunmen dead but did isis actually order the attack . Or just inspire it . We have new information this morning as the United States puts a new bounty on four isis fighters. Our Team Coverage begins now. Good morning, everyone. Welcome to early start im john berman. Im Christine Romans. It is wednesday, may 6th. 5 00 a. M. In the east. New information about the two gunmen shot dead by Police Sunday as they tried to attack a contest in texas. A contest to draw a cartoon of the prophet mohammed. The white house saying the fbi is still investigating. Its too soon too soon to link isis to the attack. But, counterterror officials are probing the Online Activity of the gunmen. Their names are nadir soofi and Elton Simpson to see if isis really did have a hand in the plot. Cnn justice correspondent pamela brown has the latest for us this morning from phoenix. John and christine, officials weve
Isis. Residents paid a terrible price for their freedom. Caught my surprise baltimores Police Commissioner says there was no warning that six of his Police Officers would be charged and admits his department has been part of the problem in the city. And held in north korea, a u. S. Student detained in the north is speaking out for the first time about his capture and his treatment. Well have an exclusive report live from the communist capital of pyongyang. Im wolf blitzer. Youre in the situation room. Isis is claiming its first attack inside the United States. The terror group now says the gunman who attacked a Prophet Muhammad event in texas were its soldiers and brothers and warns that future attacks will be worse. Both of the american gunmen were shot dead at the scene. One of them did have social media tie to isis. And right now the United States is investigating how much of a role isis may have played in the attack. That comes as if u. S. Offers hugh rewards for information on fou
Breaking now. The washington, d. C. Police chief says the overwhelming response to a shooting scare at the u. S. Navy yard here in washington shows the city is well prepared for anything that might happen. A 911 call led to a lockdown and raw fear as the nation is on alert for a possible terror attack around the july fourth Holiday Weekend. Tonight, were getting new information about security precautions here in the u. S. And around the world. Ill ask senator James Langford what hes 11ing. Hes the leading member of the Senate Homeland security and intelligence committees. And our correspondents and analysts are all standing by as we cover all the news breaking right now. First, lets get the very latest from our justice correspondent correspondent, pamela brown. Wolf the outpouring of Law Enforcement at the navy yard today reflects the sensitivity heading into the Holiday Weekend with the heightened terror threat. Combined with the fact that there had been a shooting there in the past.
No trump. That may be what some of his republican rivals are wishing for after the billionaire candidate sets off another firestorm is he hurting the gop brand . And un small step. Is it really just a cover to develop missiles that can hit the American Homeland . Im wolf blitzer, youre in the situation room. America right now an inch over july 4th with federal authorities warning of possible terror threats, a security alert at the navy yard was taken very seriously today. Dozens of police and emergency vehicles responded to a 911 call of possible shots fired, less than two years after a gunman killed a dozen people there. The base was put olockdown streets were blocked off, as s. W. A. T. Teams conducted a roombyroom search. All of the big stories, and ill speak with mike rogers. Lets begin with our justice correspondent pamela brown. She has the latest. Todays overwhelming response from Law Enforcement came in part because of the eerie similarity to the naval yard shooting two years a
specific credible threat, but they re warning all americans to stay vigilant and, of course if you see something, say something. ryan, reena? karen, thank you. the ability for isis to inspire attacks here in the u.s. may be a little less now. a top fund-raiser and recruiter for isis is dead. the pentagon says one of its drones killed tariq al harzi, a senior leader two weeks ago in syria. officials say this hurt the ability of isis to move foreign fighters in and out of the region. and there s a report this morning of a top al qaeda terrorist killed by a u.s. air strike. the new york times reports the man had plotted many assassinations and terrorist attacks, including the one against the u.s. embassy in tunis. he had been a top lieutenant for osama bin laden, and terrorists he trained may have been responsible for last week s massacre of tourists at a tunisian beach resort. a plane headed from st.