CNN’s Evan Perez: FBI Has Recovered Video Showing Three Men, One Woman Who May Have Been Involved in Placing IEDs in New Orleans

MATTINGLY Evan you ve ░░░░░░░░ breaking news on this ░░░░░░░░ the course of the ░░░░░░░░ You re getting new ░░░░░░░░ about the FBI s ░░░░░░░░ into whether the suspect ░░░░░░░░ help What are you ░░░░░░░░ PEREZ Well the key ░░░░░░░░ obviously is the help ░░░░░░░░ additional associates that the ░░░░░░░░ assistant special agent in ░░░░░░░░ was mentioning And what ░░░░░░░░ know at this point ░░░░░░░░ is that they have ░░░░░░░░ FBI has recovered video ░░░░░░░░ video that appears to ░░░░░░░░ three three men and ░░░░░░░░ woman appearing to help ░░░░░░░░ IEDs what are believed ░░░░░░░░ be IEDs at locations ░░░░░░░░ the French Quarter Now ░░░░░░░░ heard from the FBI ░░░░░░░░ that there were additional ░░░░░░░░ explosives that were found ░░░░░░░░ a search later this ░░░░░░░░ and they were rendered ░░░░░░░░ during the day today ░░░░░░░░ so the surveillance video ░░░░░░░░ to show those people ░░░░░░░░ helping to put those ░░░░░░░░ there or being close ░░░░░░░░ Again that s part ░░░░░░░░ this investigation now to ░░░░░░░░ find those people to ░░░░░░░░ them whether they were ░░░░░░░░ in some way did ░░░░░░░░ help build the explosives ░░░░░░░░ were they just you ░░░░░░░░ perhaps standing by All ░░░░░░░░ those things are on ░░░░░░░░ table for the FBI ░░░░░░░░ other thing that s ░░░░░░░░ key to this is ░░░░░░░░ know the association with ░░░░░░░░ the idea that this ░░░░░░░░ was inspired by a ░░░░░░░░ organization and what they ░░░░░░░░ was some writings inside ░░░░░░░░ truck perhaps on the ░░░░░░░░ of this of this ░░░░░░░░ who that appears to ░░░░░░░░ inspiration by ISIS Again ░░░░░░░░ helps buttress the view ░░░░░░░░ law enforcement that this ░░░░░░░░ a terrorist attack that ░░░░░░░░ was something that was ░░░░░░░░ by ISIS or by ░░░░░░░░ organizations Again all of ░░░░░░░░ is now part of ░░░░░░░░ investigation The question is ░░░░░░░░ this person got their ░░░░░░░░ how far back does ░░░░░░░░ go We know that ░░░░░░░░ is a former army ░░░░░░░░ a member of the ░░░░░░░░ S Army So you ░░░░░░░░ how far back does ░░░░░░░░ radicalization go We know ░░░░░░░░ s from Houston All ░░░░░░░░ those places are now ░░░░░░░░ investigated including locations in ░░░░░░░░ as well as locations ░░░░░░░░ Louisiana where the suspect ░░░░░░░░ before coming to carry ░░░░░░░░ this attack All of ░░░░░░░░ things now part of ░░░░░░░░ very broad investigation It ░░░░░░░░ going to be a ░░░░░░░░ time I think before ░░░░░░░░ get a final answer ░░░░░░░░ everything that was involved ░░░░░░░░ MATTINGLY Yeah it seems ░░░░░░░░ just create more questions ░░░░░░░░ this point on some ░░░░░░░░ given the fact that ░░░░░░░░ re looking at more ░░░░░░░░ Real quick PEREZ Well ░░░░░░░░ just want to add ░░░░░░░░ quick I mean the ░░░░░░░░ that you have more ░░░░░░░░ one person involved I ░░░░░░░░ it s a huge ░░░░░░░░ as far as investigation ░░░░░░░░ you know in the ░░░░░░░░ few years even in ░░░░░░░░ era of ISIS what ░░░░░░░░ ve usually seen is ░░░░░░░░ lone wolf attacks We ░░░░░░░░ covered so many of ░░░░░░░░ of these you and ░░░░░░░░ And for you to ░░░░░░░░ more than one person ░░░░░░░░ typically is problematic for ░░░░░░░░ out attacks because the ░░░░░░░░ people involved the greater ░░░░░░░░ chance that the law ░░░░░░░░ is going to find ░░░░░░░░ something So the idea ░░░░░░░░ they were able to ░░░░░░░░ this out more than ░░░░░░░░ person s involvement is ░░░░░░░░ big big part of ░░░░░░░░ That s going to ░░░░░░░░ very very hard for ░░░░░░░░ FBI to try to ░░░░░░░░ figure out MATTINGLY Evan ░░░░░░░░ ve been doing great ░░░░░░░░ all day Keep us ░░░░░░░░ as you learn more ░░░░░░░░ Perez thank you so ░░░░░░░░