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Erin Burnett OutFront-20150717-23:04:00

they were not recently purchased. a friend mentioned in interviews with cnn that he liked guns and he went out and shot these guns. the question now of the fbi wants answered is how those weapons were transer inferred to him years ago. whether there was a crime committed. if there was, they will prosecute the people involved in that. >> thank you very much. of course to evan's point as we talk more and more about when mohammad youssuf abdulazeez was radicalized, if he had the guns for years, does that change the time frame on when he may have become radical? drew griffin is "out front" in chattanooga. you have been talking to people. you have learned more about mohammad youssuf abdulazeez. >> reporter: from friends who are telling us that something changed in his life somewhat recently. even though the fbi said there's no indication that this guy was directed or inspired by anyone other than himself, erin his

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Erin Burnett OutFront-20150717-23:15:00

breaking news on the deadly attack on two military centers. the fbi confirming this is a terror investigation. they are looking for links between the gunman 24-year-old mohammad youssuf abdulazeez and terror groups including isis. this as officials tell cnn the gunman travelled to jordan several times, as recently as last year. "the new york times" and wall street journal reports last year was a long one, seven months. nick this is a very significant development, if he was there for a long period of time up to seven months. what are you learning about what he was doing? >> reporter: it's clear that during his time here he was with his uncle. we haven't identified that man. we don't know where that time was spent together. but jordan not itself a hot bed

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Erin Burnett OutFront-20150717-23:09:00

can you tell us who she was and whether she was able to help you with any useful information? >> she talked to the federal bureau of investigation. those interviews haven't been released and advised what the contents were. she did speak to federal authorities. >> was she a member of the family i presume? >> yes, she was. >> so a member of mohammad youssuf abdulazeez's family. about the family we have the divorce complaint now. i don't know if you heard our reporters reporting. mohammad youssuf abdulazeez's mother filed this report alleging his father beat his mother once so severely she went to a crisis center. the papers say that he was physically and verbally abusive towards the five children. this case was later dismissed. are you aware of any of this or aware of any other family history that you are looking at at this time? >> no. i became aware of the divorce

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Erin Burnett OutFront-20150717-23:01:00

days. here is what we are learning at this moment. mohammad youssuf abdulazeez was dismissed from this job because according to the plant, which is in ohio he "did not meet minimum requirements for ongoing employment." this comes as we have chilling new video of the massacre in which four american marines were murdered. a barrage of gunfire erupting. [ gunfire ] officials now formally are calling this a terror investigation. the chairman of the house homeland security committee saying the shooting is an isis-inspired act of terrorism. >> too many warning signs. targets are identical to the targets call by isis to attack. in my experience is that this

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Erin Burnett OutFront-20150717-23:44:00

does this have a connection to what he did? killing four marines in an act of terrorism. kyung lah is "out front." >> reporter: mohammad youssuf abdulazeez swinging hard in an amateur mma fight. and for tsarnaev who boxed, their moments in the ring paint a specific profile says retired fbi agent steve moore. >> i see in certain people a feeling that they are powerless. i don't mean powerless as a group but as an individual. >> reporter: moore should know. he led the investigation into mass shooter buford furrow. he believes racism wasn't the real reason behind the shooting but the need to feel powerful. the undeniable feeling of power over your opponent is behind the

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Erin Burnett OutFront-20150717-23:45:00

thrill of man on man sports like mma and boxing. most sport fighters leave the battle in the ring. but for abdulazeez and tsarnaev there may be more at stake. moore believes this is a sign in a quest for power and seeking that power not ideology is what drives lone wolf terrorists. >> the people who are in these organizations are really not true believers in the religion. they are individuals who need an excuse for what's wrong in their life. >> reporter: dylann roof same thing? >> identical. you show me a teareristme a terrorist and i will show you a person looking to justify their violence. >> reporter: many of law enforcement agrees that's the potency of isis a slick social media campaign that to most americans seems ludicrous. but to someone disenfranchised who feels inept, the message cuts through.

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Erin Burnett OutFront-20150717-23:07:00

tuesday calling out sick. also on monday just three days before the shooting this ominous statement. allegedly posted by abdulazeez. this life is short and bitter. the opportunity to submit to allah may pass you by. a high school friend expressed shock that most everyone we spoke to seems to share. >> how can this be mohammad. he wouldn't hurt a fly but he killed people. >> reporter: it's stunning for a lot of people here in chattanooga. to reiterate the point, the guns the friends told us that guns were a part of his life but recreationally wasn't anything done in anger. wasn't anything about it other than he liked to shoot guns. this wasn't -- perhaps wasn't a person who needed to go out and practice for this act he carried off. guns were a part of his life. >> a long time. that fits with what evan is

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Erin Burnett OutFront-20150717-23:23:00

>> thanks to both of you. raising the point that they cannot rule out whether anyone else was involved here in the united states at this time. the breaking news the secretary of defense announcing enhanced security at military sites across the united states. we have those breaking headlines coming up after this. mohammad youssuf abdulazeez and mixed martial arts. he was big at that. he was an avid wrestler. some say this is more than coincidence, that's ahead. breaking news coming out of california at this hour. a wildfire now raging in sanjumped over a freeway. 50 cars are on fire. there are injuries. we will take you live in a moment.

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Erin Burnett OutFront-20150717-23:06:00

martial arts and wrestling. in his yearbook he asked an intriguing question. my name causes national security alerts. what does yours do? his father was a subject of a post-9/11 probe into donations he made to overseas charities. the elder abdulazeez was never charged with any crime. in 2009 there was trouble in the family. abdulazeez's mother filed for divorce. she charged her husband with physically abusive to her and her children. the case was dismissed. we believe they are still together. friends say abdulazeez started going to this mosque more frequently in recent months. three months ago he began working here at a cable and wire plant near nashville, tennessee. about the same time he had his only known brush with the law. arrested on a dui charge. the police report noted, erratic driving, slurred speech. the smell of marijuana and white powder under his nose. co-workers say abdulazeez did not show up for work monday and

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Erin Burnett OutFront-20150717-23:05:00

friends say after some overseas visits to jordan he came back a changed person. [ gunfire ] now an official terror investigation, officials scouring every detail of able mohammad youssuf abdulazeez's life. >> we have asked our intelligence partners throughout the world to provide us with any information they may have concerning his travel. >> reporter: starting in 2005 he traveled to both kuwait and jordan. "the wall street journal" reports he took several trips to jordan spending seven months in the country. a friend told cnn, something happened over there. he never became close to me like he was before he went overseas. the friend goes on to say, i'm sure he had something that happened to him overseas. in school in tennessee, the kid described as funny and friendly took on two tough sports mixed

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