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Mclean, who's following the investigation. the shooter also had 50 pounds of explosives in his car. what do police believe his intentions were? >> yeah, that is not exactly clear at this point, fredricka, it's one of the questions that continues to puzzle investigators. the suspect had some 1,600 rounds of ammunition in his vehicle, along with that 50 pounds of that explosive compound called tanarite. it is fully legal in the united states, it's commonly used by target shooters to create exploding targets. we also know that paddock tried to purchase ammunition called tracer bullets, which esse...

Police confirmed there was no one in the room with paddock and they haven't seen anyone on security video appearing to be in an accomplice. the shooter brought his guns and ammunition up to the room over the course of several days. i want to bring in now cnn's scott mclane who is following the investigation. scott, the shooter had also 50 pounds of explosives in his vehicle. what do authorities believe the intention was? >> reporter: well, fredricka, that's actually begging the question as to whether or not stephen paddock potentially intended to survive this shooting and go potentially take t...

Just watch. that's how much authorities say they found in the shooter's car. youtube is filled with people setting off other large amounts. exploding targets were developed so marksman can see when they hit them at great distances. the company make them was sold by tannerite. combine with small amounts and set off with high-velocity bullets. tannerite is aechb used as a generic term for exploding targets. companies say it's not sure if the vegas shooter actually had tannerite products or some other brand. the officials say the only proper use is as a shot's indicator. it's not designed to dest...

Form former girlfriend, plmarilou danley. we are told she is cooperative, though. her lawyer has made quite clear that she is unlikely to give a statement to the media any time soon. >> and then his vehicle that so many rounds of explosives -- of ammunition and explosives were located in it. do authorities have any more information about that? >> reporter: yeah, we're talking 1,600 rounds of ammunition, fredricka, as well as 50 pounds of an explosive compound called tannerite. it is completely legal to buy in this country. in fact, it's commonly used by target shooters to make exploding target...

Get x'd out, and you figure out what it is relatively quickly. there's no sort of -- none of us are confident with the theory of the case right now in terms of motivation. and that will continue until we can have an explanation. maybe we have to admit there isn't an ah-ha moment in this one. maybe there is something that we will never understand as rational human beings of what led to this moment. that's where we are. >> we want to table this discussion for the moment. we're getting more information about the exploding targets found in the shooter's car. the explosives that were in the car. to...