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Alex, that he had in his car? what more did we learn about that? >> reporter: we know that he had a lot of it. he had 50 pounds of an explosive called tannerite. that's a binary explosive which means it needs two ingredients. they have to combine to create 50 pounds, which is really quite easy to set off. you can fire a single round into the tannerite and it blows up. he had some of hundred rounds of ammunition alongside that tannerite inside the trung of his car at the parking lot here at the mandalay bay. so what was he planning on doing? was he planning on blowing up that car? using it as p...

That looked great. >> always my favorite part of an explosion is checking out the aftermath. >> sure. >> got to confirm the kill. >> that's right. >> this is definitely going to void the warranty. >> yeesh. >> nice hit, though, right? boom. looks like you know what you're doing. >> the illusion of confidence. never underrate it. blowing up turkeys and tv sets might suggest the emergence of a nontraditional action hero. i'm fine with that. however, every action trailer worth its salt needs to include one or two mandatory moments. like, say, blowing up a speedboat on open water. let's do that. t...

Action hero fireball, it's time to explore the wonders of tannerite. >> a binary explosive. you mix them together, you shoot them with a bullet and they explode. >> this is the secret of how a single shot from bruce willis' magic gun creates an eye popping inferno. since "diehard." our nemesis will be a frozen turkey tied to a door. do we take the turkey out of the bag? >> yes. >> open her up. you know i grew up in a food family. >> certainly grew up in a knife family. >> ready to mix this stuff? >> ready. make a little room. >> how much are you going to put in? >> all of it. >> what ultimatel...

Moment for posterity. >> that's great. >> cool. that looked great. >> always my favorite part of an explosion is checking out the aftermath. >> sure. >> got to confirm the kill. >> that's right. >> this is definitely going to void the warranty. >> yeesh. >> nice hit, though, right? boom. looks like you know what you're doing. >> the illusion of confidence. never underrate it. blowing up turkeys and tv sets might suggest the emergence of a nontraditional action hero. i'm fine with that. however, every action trailer worth its salt needs to include one or two mandatory moments. like, say, blowin...

>> that was gorgeous. >> yeah. >> all right? >> right. >> now that we've mastered the action hero fireball, it's time to explore the wonders of tannerite. >> a binary explosive. you mix them together, you shoot them with a bullet and they explode. >> this is the secret of how a single shot from bruce willis' magic gun creates an eye popping inferno. since "diehard." our nemesis will be a frozen turkey tied to a door. do we take the turkey out of the bag? >> yes. >> open her up. you know i grew up in a food family. >> certainly grew up in a knife family. >> ready to mix this stuff? >> ready. ma...