Mechanic for several years and left in the 90s, moved to texas. According to the criminal complaint were looking through, he became increasingly radicalized in the late 90s. He then became an engineer for American Airlines a mechanic, i should say, for American Airlines. In 2001 a former employee he worked with at American Airlines tipped off the fbi that he was sympathizing with Osama Bin Laden at time that he made some alarming remarks. So he was put on the fbis radar back in 2001. Clearly they felt like they didnt have enough to build a case on him. So he went on to travel overseas and be an aviation mechanic overseas. In fact he was an Army Contractor in iraq for a period of time, according to the criminal complaint. He worked for several private Companies Working on airplane engines. According to the complaint s in january, early january, he tried to cross over into syria from turkey to join isis and fight violent jihad. Apparently turkish authorities asked him if they could look
Out, and theyre looking at it very carefully. Very well aware that thats the primary question right now. Was this a hate crime or not . And its a question being asked domestically, a question being asked internationally. And they say theyre looking at it but they just dont know. What they are saying preliminarily is that they believe that this was sparked by a parking dispute here at the complex. The shooting occurred around the corner. The three students were shot over there. The man accused lives on this side. So this is the area. Theyre saying that right now it looks like it was a parking dispute. However, they say the chief is very carefully looking into the possibility that this was a hate crime. They have not ruled it out. They havent said thats what it was. Now, one of our producers who just walk the up here a moment ago tells me neighbors here are saying that the suspect, Craig Stephen hicks, was an angry man. He was known that way. He was confrontational and that he did that t
is why he s resigning at this point. the other thing i should mention is aaron schock we know who he is because he s been a young, rising star. he s somebody who is incredibly accessible. he s somebody who is articulate in the policy and politics of republicans. he represents a very conservative district in southern illinois. i mean you talk about the joke is what do people in peoria think? well he represents peoria. i think in this case because he has had such a jet set life i mean part of the issue isn t just the expenses. it was where he was going. to rock concerts with katy perry. to buckingham palace. that s not the kind of thing that i think a lot of people in his very salt of the earth constituency are used to. they had people like rey lahood who was here for a very long time who was so well respected that he actually went to work for a democratic president. bob michael, who was a republican leader.
jo a killer whale has killed on two separate occasions prior to to this to caution and we re learning that because of that it wasn t used in performances. this is new. was not used in performances. this whale was kept in a pen on the side and it apparently overreacted when it saw that trainer and took the trainer s life. what a story. let s go now to washington. wolf blitzer is and thing by. he s in the situation room. wick, we re going to have a lot more on that incident as well. also happening right now, the apology heard around the world. toyota s chief takes center stage and says he is deeply saddened by the deaths as a result of his cars but that did not stop lawmakers from grilling him and grilling him hard. one writes toyota is an american car company and wondered if the federal government might attack toyota just to promote gm and chrysler, which the government bailed out. the mississippi governor, haley barbour, he s here in the situation room to explain. and
obama administration officials crack open the door to middle-class tax hikes. and the white house tries to slam it shut. mixed messages and a growing threat. will president obama s tax pledge come back to bite him? also, terror suspects in america s heartland. could guantanamo detainees wind up in kansas or michigan? controversy grows as the administration struggles to figure out an end game for the notorious camp. and the white house said to have to twist arms to get some television networks to air the president s most recent prime-time news conference. his fourth since taking office. howard kurtz of our reliable sources is here with the inside story. wolf blitzer is off today. i m suzanne malveaux in cnn s command center for breaking news, politics, and extraordinary reports from around the world. you re in the situation room. a massive deficit, a giant stimulus package, bailouts and how a health care overhaul. how does the country pay for all of this? during the camp