civilian, and themselves over the weekend. it turns out nbc interviewed a shooter this spring in a standoff against the federal government in arizona. nbc has more from las vegas. reporter: for the last vegas metro police department, agonizing salute to two fallen comrades and then the daunting task of dpirging out why this young couple turned from an antigovernment conspiracy buffs to allege killers. the conclusion so far, they were not part of a conspiracy or broader group. we certainly believe they are connected to a certain theology which is antipolice and antigovernment, but as right now, we have not found any additional links or any additional sus pegts. reporter: jared miller joined the antigovernment protesters supporting rancher bundy and spoke to nback news.
perpetrators and drove them and may be part of a larger pattern and police looking for information about them. with that in mind, the breaking news, videotape of the husband at the government standoff with rancher bundy voicing his views and a warning. i feel sorry for any federal agent that is want to come in here and try to push us around or anything like that. i don t want violence toward them but if they come, bring violence to us, well, if that s the language they want to speak, we ll learn it. bundy s son said the couple was asked to leave because of their radical beliefs. today authorities revealed how they acted on those beliefs. kyung lah has that. and a neighbor s regret she did not do more. i got five deaths on my shoulders. i should have called the cops. reporter: but kelly fielder didn t. the couple had been living with her for the last two weeks saying they were preparing for something against the government.
returning to the controversy over the rancher bundy who is in a fight with the federal government over grazing fees. his racist remarks have clearly blunted that message, causing many of his supporters to bail out. you know, maybe i sinned, maybe i need to ask forgiveness, maybe i don t know what i actually said, but, you know, when you talk about prejudice, we re talking about not being able to exercise what we think and our feelings, we don t have freedom to say what we want. if i call if i say black boy or slave, i m not if those people cannot take those kinds of words and not be offensive, then martin luther king hasn t done his job yet.
million. $1 million in back fees. heard it is freedom. the bundy backlash. bundy launched into a tirade. racist remarks made by bundy. quote i want to till you one more thing i know about the negro. i often wonder if they re better off as slaves. appalling statements. a racist at best. obviously a nut. what is dinner talk at bundy s ranch. rand paul. and dean heller who called him, quote, a patriot. he doesn t recognize america s existence. today republican politicians are running as fast as they can away from nevada rancher bundy. now it falls on lawmakers who saw him as a patriot after shocking racial remarks. cliven bundy was a phony symbol in the first place. bundy s 15 minutes of fame are infamy.
rancher bundy. he started a firestorm of controversy when he was quoted in a new york times article saying this, i have often wonder ready they better off as slaves picking cotton having a family life and doing things or better off under government subsidies. they didn t get no more freedom, they got less. the rancher seeming to double down on the comments he said this during a news conference outside of his rarn. are they better off being happier when they were in the south in front of their homes with their chickens and their gardens and their children around them and their men having something to do? or are they better off? we first learned about his beef with federal agent when the agent showed up on his property and an ugly confrontation was documented over grazing fees. senator harry reid labeled them