information about the student behind the attack at ohio state university. sources are now telling cnn that he bought a knife in washington, d.c. the week before his rampage. our justice correspondent pamela brown is working the story for us. what are you hearing from your sources? reporter: sources tell us that the attacker traveled to washington, d.c. on thanksgiving day and left the following day on november 25th. so after the attack, investigators pulled his credit card records and discovered that he bought a knife at a home depot here in washington, d.c. on the 25th. and then went back to ohio after that, as we know, launched this attack at the ohio state university on monday. what is puzzling to investigators is what he was doing in washington, d.c., who he might have been interacting with, and why he went on to buy more knives at a walmart in columbus, ohio. we learned from officials that it appears he may have been radicalized very quickly.
pete, to you first. the idea that he was inspired by anwar al awlaki, they say they don t know what videos he was looking at. obviously, he was familiar with those two terrorist organizations but what role they play, they don t know. now, we know and it was reported yesterday that the suspect in this case, artan bought a knife the morning of the attack at a walmart in columbus. now we ve learned that he was here in washington, d.c., last week and bought a knife at a big hardware store, big home improvement store. whhe came here, why he bought a knife here is a complete mystery to the investigators, they say, why did he come to washington, they don t know. they also say that they are questioning family and friends trying to figure out his movements and what he was doing in the hours and days leading up to the attack. but this trip to washington is a
jamming the streets outside macy s flagship store in new york city. early bird shoppers taking over entire departments in search of steep discounts. it s that time of year when all-out chaos ensues over jumbo-sized tvs. and shoppers battle it out over who gets the biggest deals. this excited crowd caught clamoring over electronics at a walmart in columbus, mississippi. even though walmart is trying to reduce the brawls by handing out wristbands to a limited number of customers for hot items and increasing staffing. still, across the country, retailers are welcoming the long lines. ushering in eager bargain hunters and customers are braving inclement weather. shoppers at this best buy in portland standing in the rain for hours. i m soaking wet and i m still here. reporter: forgoing thanksgiving dinner to flood the aisles in search of big-ticket
early bird shoppers taking over entire departments in search of steep discounts. it s that time of year when all-out chaos ensues over jumbo-sized tvs. and shoppers battle it out over who gets the biggest deals. this excited crowd caught clamoring over electronics at a walmart in columbus, mississippi. even though walmart is trying to reduce the brawls by handing out wristbands to a limited number of customers for hot items and increasing staffing. still, across the country, retailers are welcoming the long lines. ushering in eager bargain hunters and customers are braving inclement weather. shoppers at this best buy in portland standing in the rain for hours. i m soaking wet and i m still here. reporter: forgoing thanksgiving dinner to flood the aisles in search of big-ticket items. ready with cash in hand. the national retail federation
this excited crowd caught this excited crowd caught clamoring over electronics at a walmart in columbus, mississippi. even though walmart is trying to reduce the brawls by handing out wristbands to a limited number of customers for hot items and increasing staffing. still, across the country, retailers are welcoming the long lines. ushering in eager bargain hunters and customers are braving inclement weather. shoppers at this best buy in portland standing in the rain for hours. i m soaking wet and i m still here. reporter: foregoing thanksgiving dinner to flood the aisles in search of big ticket items. ready with cash in hand. the national retail federation says holiday sales this year are expected to top $650 billion. a 3.6% increase from 2015. and on cyber monday, at least 36% of consumers plan to nab their deals online.