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More instances in which people are confronting them trying to instigate things to try to get a reaction out of police officers i heard this last night meeting with a couple of law enforcement officials. they say theyve heard it around the country. part of the problem for the police departments around the country is theres some legitimate complaint here. need to react to it and they need to fix some of these problems. >> joey you live in new york. you saw the outpouring of support for this police...

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Sympathizers here in the united states after the texas terror attack. and now the u.s. military is raising the security level at bases all across the country. more than 3500 3400 facilities. mr. chairman youve said in the past you think the u.s. should be arming the kurds directly in this fight against isis. are you aware of the threats coming from various shiite groups the shiite cleric muqtada al sadr in iraq where threatening attacks against what they describe as u.s. interests, if the u.s. w...

Indicates an increased and predictable threat of terrorism. it could mean more armed troops and more vehicle and personnel checks at military bases. the new security measures will be random and for good reason. we will produce a discernible element of unpredictability in our security posture and procedures the new order says. concerns grew after isis members tweeted the addresses of some 100 u.s. military personnel, and then just last week a british-born isis hacker published the name and home a...

>> a second row of spikes will soon be placed on top of the white house fence. the added security comes after a series of embarrassing breaches including a man who made it over the fence and inside the white house. those are some of our top story on this friday, may 8. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." folks, we begin with this isis online. relying more and more on social media to spread their message around the world. >> the message is reaching people right here in the u....

Simpsons out there. for the first time we are hearing from the gunman talking about his muslim faith in a 2012 fun raise fund-raising video. >> when you pray five times a day, it provides for you a form of weaponry to go out into the world. >> reporter: it showed a more extremist view. he not only communicated publically on terrorists but talked privately. with a british-born recruiter and hacker. investigators believe they helped radicalize simpson, encouraging him to carry out an attack. its b...

To do for stuart scotts daughters right there. >> so much respect. so much respect in this business and beyond for both of those men. thanks, andy. 25 minutes after the hour right now. so just how involved was isis in the attack in texas on sunday night? we have new information about the gunmen and just who they may have been communicating with online. thats right after the break. normally people wear pants. yeah thats why im hiding captain obvious. not very well. i found you immediately. you ...

Attack or a more troubling lone wolf scenario when individuals move on their own without necessarily having logistical or tactical support from isis loadersship outside of the u.s. christine? >> nick thats been the big concern of investigators, and terrorism officials here in the u.s. that very thought. nick thank you so much for that. seven minutes after the hour. senator republicans narrowly passed a budget plan that would eliminate the deficit by 2024. the nonbinding measure calls for the d...

That this is really reflective of the concern among law enforcement of isis fighters reaching into the u.s. through social media. identifying targets. and finding people who recruit. in fact we know one of the gunmen elton simpson, had been in touch with terrorists overseas. in fact that is a big reason why the fbi reopened an investigation into him. and just weeks before the attack weve learned that simpson was tweeting with a terrorist in somalia who was aligned with al qaeda. and in that twee...

Social media videos with baghdadi at the beginning. and finally $3 million for tariq al harzi, leader in the border syria/iraq region. these now clearly lined up as key figures in the isis hierarchy. but of course investigators really to establish the older model we are familiar with of al qaeda as to whether they are linked to the garland, texas, attacks will be trying to work out if these key leaders somehow knew of that attack in advance or if we are looking at lone wolves inspired by isis id...