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tweets a british isis convert. "i smell something big coming soon" says another. as investigators look for exactly what prompted the two gunmen elton simpson and nadir soofi to plan their attack, they say simplyson was immersed in jihadist twitter accounts including some that explicitly called for attacking the texas event. two weeks before the texas gathering the fbi and homeland security warned it carried the risk of being targeted. federal officials say more than 5,000 people are following the kind of radical twitter accounts that elton simpson did. but how to tell which followers are truly dangerous? >> this is a very difficult task for law enforcement. there are a lot of people who say a lot of things on twitter and most of them don't carry out terrorist strikes. >> reporter: people who knew the other gunman nadir soofi, say he showed no signs of violence helping out at a nonprofit for the homeless. >> he was very gentle with the clients he worked with. he helped them with their
sharon soofi said i had all the hopes and dreams he would grow up and be successful. for whatever reason he thought that wasn't what he needed to do. something else called him to take the path he did. nadir soofi is scheduled to be buried outside kansas city. new video of elton simpson. he appeared at a 2012 fund raising video for the phoenix mosque with nadir soofi. he talks about the power of prayer as spiritual armor. >> it charges your imam when you come together and pray five times a day with the brothers and reminded with the hereafter. >> a few minutesuew months ago, simpson stopped going. and the fight against isis. 400 members of the u.s. military
wells' report? >> when is tom brady going to talk? we have had half a day already. he has to come out and explain or admit to it or talk against it. >> the cover up is always worse than the crime. >> do you think there will be a tom brady suspension? >> i say one game. andy says? >> sean payton got a whole season because he would not cooperate during bounty gate. i think he gets three or four games. >> i don't know why you take a risk like that for a deflated ball. i don't get it. investigators becoming confident that the two men who tried to attack a texas contest to draw the prophet muhammad were lone wolves. acting alone here. law enforcement officials say they have not found any evidence that nadir soofi and elton simpson had direct orders from isis.
shocked. i wouldn't put it past him because i understood the sincerity of his beliefs. he expressed to me admiration specifically osama bin laden, he used the word hero. >> why do you think he took that step. >> he was a student of islam. the more he studied, the greater his intensity grew. my guess is he looked out at this and was close enough and thought no one was doing anything to protect his honor. something had to be done and he knew he was going to do it. i'm sure he knew he was going to die. my friend wasn't a fool. he certainly knew he was going to die. >> he influenced the other gunman nadir soofi, says his aunt. >> i think it had to do with the other man that was living with him. i think he preached to him so much. >> no one else not the mosque not neighbors, friends or simpson's families say they saw
>> i think he may be suspended for a game. for a guy who is 37 and at the beginning of the season when it may not be the end of the world to take a game off. they may very well suspend him. more than not, there is no hard evidence is the standard for nfl discipline. that is the standard. that is why they used that language. it is enough to issue discipline. >> what a story. thanks andy. developing this morning, investigators are confident that the two men who tried to attack a texas contest to draw the prophet muhammad are confident they were acting alone. no evidence that nadir soofi or or elton simpson had contact with anyone else. simpson had simpson had a connection with
we know hussain exchanged tweets with him and other terrorists. officials say that is the reason why the fbi reopened the investigation into elton system on in the past few months. i'm told he was a priority subject which allowed law enforcement to use all of the resources available. i'm told he was monitored, but did not have 24/7 surveillance. i have been talking to a family friend close to the simpson family. that friend says that the family is in shock. that it had no idea of elton simpson's extremist leanings. elton elton's father saw him in the past few weeks and did not detect anything wrong. his brother called it a tragedy. john and christine. >> thank you, pamela. the mother of the gunman nadir soofi, said she called her son to chew him out when she heard he bought an ak-47.
sharon soofi heard about the purchase from her younger son ali who lived in the same apartment as nadir and elton simpson. the younger son moved out because he was worried about the radical findings. sharon said he hoped he would have good life and be successful. something else called him to take the path he did. nadir soofi is scheduled to be buried today outside kansas city. time for an early start on your money. not a very good day for stocks so far. european shares down a bit as the u.k. heads to the polls in a closely fought election. asian shares are down.
the second half of the colts game the patriots played better than the first half. that is not to excuse the fact that more probably than not, air was removed from the footballs. developing this morning, investigators are increasingly confident that the two men who tried to attack a texas contest to draw the prophet muhammad were lone wolves. law enforcement officials say they have not found evidence that nadir soofi and elton simpson had direct orders from isis. simpson was in contact through social media with several isis sympathizers and recruiters. include junaid hussain. that is the subject of a senate committee hearing this morning. pamela brown is in phoenix with the latest for us. >> reporter: john and christine, a warning from the key isis operative who may have been connected to the texas attack. on tuesday, he tweeted out you
turning now to sunday night, the attack in texas, one of the slain gunmen returns home. nadir soofi will be buried today. he's one of the two men who targeted the event that offend many muslims by featuring cartoon images of the prophet mohammed. we're learning more about his accomplice elton simpson who had online contacts with isis operatives overseas. in phoenix where soofi and simpson shared and apartment. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, carol. we've been hearing all week from the people who know elton simpson is that they don't understand this. the elton simpson they know is measured and calm. he's not violent. now we're actually getting to see the elton simpson they know. his 2012 video where he reflects on faith. >> come together and pray five times a day as brothers. >> reporter: for the very first
resources available. i'm told he was monitored, but did not have 24/7 surveillance. i have been talking to a family friend who is very close to the simpson family. that friend says that the family is in shock. that it had no idea about elton simpson's extremist leanings. his father saw him in the last couple weeks. i spoke to elton simpson's brother. he was shaken up and called it a tragedy. >> pamela. thank you for that. . the mother of the other gunman nadir soofi, said she called her son to chew him out when she heard he bought an ak-47. sharon soofi heard about the purchase from her younger son who lived in the same phoenix apartment. three weeks ago, his younger brother moved out. he was worried about the radical interpretation of islam.