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The investigation and the time line. weve learned from law enforcement officials that there were two long guns and four handguns found in the suspects car. and it appears that those weapons were bought legally. also officials say that the suspects drove from here from their home in phoenix, to texas to carry out that attack. theres still a lot of unanswered questions here. but one of the big looming questions is how did someone who is under investigation by the fbi make it all the way to texas t...

Their home in phoenix, to texas to carry out that attack. theres still a lot of unanswered questions here. but one of the big looming questions is how did someone who is under investigation by the fbi make it all the way to texas to carry out an attack? also officials want to know who their associates are. if theres anyone else in the united states who communicated with the gunmen who were in their group, and who play want to do something similar. john and christine? >> all right, thanks for tha...

On his mothers side his grandmother says soofi was not discriminated against for his religion and he was, quote, a good boy, real responsible and respectful. >> did he have a problem with how things were going in the united states? did he feel like muslim people were persecuted? >> no i dont think so. because he wasnt persecuted. whoever he was with talked him into it. >> thats how you feel about it? >> yep. >> yes. theres no other way it would have happened. >> all right. so its still simply un...

How things were going on in the united states? did he feel like muslim people were persecuted? >> no i dont think so. because he wasnt persecuted. whoever he was with talked him into it. >> thats how you feel about it? >> yes. theres no other way it would have happened. >> one of the gunmen pledged allegiance to the isis leader but there is a question whether isis did have a direct role in the attack or whether its claim of responsibility is some sort of opportunistic play for publicity. isis do...

Some money already. and they have time on their side. so for them im really happy that millennials are saving money and im really sad you have to work so long. >> living in mom and dads basement you can save some money. all right we have new information in the germanwings crash that killed 150 people back in march. "new day" starts right now. >> an attempted terrorist attack was foiled. >> this an attempted terrorist attack was foiled. >> this was more than just a lone wolf. >> we have indiv...

New information on the attack as the u.s. targets four key isis leaders. team coverage breaking down our big story starts right now. welcome back to "early start" im christine romans. >> im john berman. 30 minutes past the hour. developing this morning, new information about the two gunmen shot dead by police on sunday as they tried to attack a contest in texas a contest to draw cartoons of the prophet mohammed. the white house says the fbi is investigating and it is too soon to link isis direct...

Plot. cnn justice correspondent pamela brown has the latest for us this morning from phoenix. >> john and christine, officials weve been speaking with say it appears isis is being opportunistic and claiming responsibility for this attack. what is clear here according to officials is that this was more than just aspirational. 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 to ...

Trying were the gunmen simply trying to obtain approval or were they working with that operative to launch an attack? this morning investigators on the hunt for any possible accomplices in the garland, texas terror attack. the fbi scrubbing through the two deceased gunmens electronics found in their phoenix apartment searching for any clues that may connect elton simpson and nadir soofi to other terrorists in phoenix and across the country. but one law enforcement official says investigators did...

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 ...

On a very well coordinated attack, jake, it was done exactly after the event was over. so people would be funneling out in a small area and if you opened fire on close to 300 people, imagine the carnage. so kudos to the garland police. they were superb and, of course we had to come with our own priority security team because thats now the price of freedom of speech in the united states in 2015. >> i want to get to the event in a second but i do want to ask about security. a source tells me that ...