we will not broadcast that video. he posted a long manifesto online shortly before. it s hate filled so we won t quote from it excessively. cnn s alex marqhar has it for you. reporter: it s a diatribe filled with hate, anger and vows of revenge. 87 needily formatted pages posted on social media in the minutes before the attack under the name brenton tarrant, the 28-year-old now charged in connection with the mass shooting. the attacker repeatedly calls immigrants invaders and says immigration must be crushed. you don t think something like this can happen in new zealand. in christchurch of all places with a small community that s so kind and loving. i don t understand why someone would hurt us like this in such a way, just like an animal.
positive, but, still, you know, 12 people, 12 people in his own party went against him. well, what it boils down to is many people many members of congress looked at this from a constitutional standpoint as opposed to a policy and they were concerned about the precedent this would set if he were to go ahead with declaring a national emergency in a situation and on an issue and in a fashion like this. they were concerned about the precedent it would set in the future, but if you look at the way this is and the language that he used and the reason he s doing this, he is within the legal grounds to do so. a lot of people may not like it, but legally he has the authority to do so. and, look, this is alex for the past 40 years 60 national emergencies have been declared. he has the legal right to do so. 59, 60 national emergencies have been declared. this is the first time congress has ever passed a law that is a