then. because he was not dishonorly discharged he was able to legally purchase guns. two of the victims have been laid to rest. there will be another funeral today, with several more over the next few days. this community, michaela, is going to be in mourning for quite sometime. >> dan, that's an important piece of insight into this man. everybody is wondering what was missed? what was the motivation, thank you for that. russia is stepping up its military campaign against syria by land, sea and air to shore up the assad regime, or not. overnight, russia's defense minister said cruise missiles fired for ships hit isis targets in syria. this comes after two u.s. aircraft had to be rerouted to avoid a close encounter in syria's airspace. let's bring in arwa damon. arwa, two points, the sense on