he was very quiet. he didn t talk that much, and when he did talk, he seemed very gentle. he didn t seem like aggressive or anything at all. it was very shocking that somebody i know. very heart breaking. i never thought it could happen in any town, or especially someone that i know at all. reporter: despite the social media posts, an uncle who lived with the suspect told cnn his nephew was not violent. the warning signs, i saw him yesterday evening, and i went home, and i said, i went down stairs and said bye. that was it. that was it. i see no, nothing that could trigger him doing that. the weapon, do you have any idea where i m not sharing that, no. reporter: despite what this uncle say, we now know the warning signs, the suicide attempt, threatening his family, the confiscation of the knife collection. and disturbing social media posts online. despite that, he was able to purchase handguns and rifles legally. including the rifle he used to slaughter seven pe
they say he was trying to aid his escape by hiding his identity and trying to blend into the crowd. we want to welcome our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer you re in the situation room. announcer: this is cnn breaking news. we re following breaking news, new information just moments ago released about the suspect in the shooting attack on the fourth of july parade in highland park, illinois. tonight, a seventh victim has died. and we re learning more about the accused gunman s planning for the deadly attack. cnn security correspondent josh campbell is on the scene for us in highland park. update our viewers, josh. what are you learning? reporter: wolf, after each one of these tragedies one key question is whether it could have been prevented. whether a suspect had potential contact with law enforcement that may have prevented what actually transpired. we learned a moment ago from authorities hold ago press conference is that the
we didn t think we could. do it but there you are protect months of the hard work, lots of hot tubbing but he is here. i m not proud of some things i had to do in that tub, larry. but i will do whatever it takes. also, side note al qaeda leader was killed. you are sick. he was just 71 years young. his remains will be cremated and spread over his already cremated remains. a. [laughter] and to think he just finished paying off his women s studies degree. we went to his family for comment. that is terrible, show the guy some respects but let s go to his real family. [background noises] that is even worse you know how those guys hate pork. it is the other white meat. no wonder he became a terrorist at least he did not get into comes off it is just ankle socks. don t ask me how i know. so when i first heard the news as a little confused i know that s not a quote from the president, first i had not heard that name in a while but chris wallace. [laughter] but it was a name i literal
what we heard from the president today was a clear articulation of the stakes. this is about the future of the liberal world order, and we have to stand firm. jason: remember last year when the white house highlighted a 16-cent discount for your fourth of july? not this year. gas is up, interest rates are up, food is up. in fact, it s pretty hard to find anything that isn t more expensive than it was one year ago. this as the supreme court caps off a historic session with some of the most consequential rulings we ve ever seen. coming up, senator mike lee from utah who clerked for justice samuel alito on the high court and why the epa decision is as impactful as anything they ve ever ruled on. plus, america s crime crisis with violence this holiday. three police officers and a k-9 shot dead in kentucky. two people fatally shot and three officers wounded in texas. many chicago 22 in chicago 22 people were shot including 4 fatally in the span of just 20 hours. and crime is u
is a clear articulation about the future of the law of order. remember last year when the white house highlighted 16-cent h of july? not this year. gas is up, interest rates are up, food is up. in fact, it s pretty hard to find anything that isn t more expensive than it was one year ago. this as the supreme court caps off a historic session with some of the most consequential rulings we ve ever seen. coming up, senator mike lee from utah who clerked for justice samuel alito on the high court and why the epa decision is as impactful as anything they ve ever ruled on. plus, america s crime crisis with violence this holiday. three police officers and a k-9 shot dead in kentucky. two people fatally shot and three officers wounded in texas. many chicago 22 in chicago 22 people were shot including 4 fatally in the span of just 20 hours. and crime is up 38% in new york city. lee zeldin, who s running for governor in new york, the epicenter of the crime wave, on the movement to d