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In conversations and report back that amri had discussed the possibility of launching attacks and that those attacks had been sanctioned by soon ormembers en this isis recruiting network in german, including a serbian german figure who was arrested back in november and that other members of the circle were discussing launching truck attacks in germany, including by loading up the trucks with bombs and a lot of gasoline. they were aware of all of this weeks and weeks and weeks ago, but they failed to apprehend this individual despite the fact they were well aware that he was involved in all of ...

Intensifies across europe. want to to go to erin mcloughlin in berlin for more on these developments. good morning again. >> reporter: good morning. that's right, we are learning new information about 24-year-old tunisian national anis amri, the main suspect behind the german market attack, and his links to the pro-isis recruitment network here in germany. we understand that five senior members of the recruitment network were arrested back in november. cnn had a chance to view the case files, some 345 pages long, in relation to those arrests. the men arrested and charged with terrorism related...

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According to investigative files obtained by cnn, german authorities not only knew he had contacts with these pro-isis operatives but that he had "spoken several times" about launching attacks in germany. now the manhunt is on not just for him but anyone who may have helped him slip away. evan perez is with me, our cnn justice correspondent so evan what specifically did the u.s. know about this guy and what did they do about it? >> well, brooke, what they first did was put him on a no fly list. this is based on information they were able to give them from their counterparts in germany, german ...

Launching attacks in germany. so now as we said. the hunt is on not just for him but for anyone with who may have helped him slip away. for the latest on this bruise, evan perez is the go to guy, our justice correspondent in washington. when we say this guy was known to u.s. intelligence before the attack, what does that mean? >> brook, it means they put him on a no-fly list. this is information the u.s. intelligence agency had been able to gather before this attack. it appears there was a lot of concern in germany as well that he was part of a group that was communicating with members of isis...