WHITFIELD: We have breaking news on the deadly naval air base shooting in Pensacola, Florida. CNN is learning that some Saudi nationals were detained for questioning following the shooting on Friday. CNN's Natasha Chen joining us with more -- Natasha?</s>CHEN: That's right, Fred. We have from our CNN crime and justice producer, David Shortell, that a U.S. official tells him that a number of Saudi nationals were detained for questioning yesterday following this shooting. But this U.S. official could not provide information on the current status of those who were detained and questioned. And now, as would be expected from this kind of investigation, authorities are going to try and talk to anyone who's connected with the suspected gunman. And that includes his friends circle. And included in that friends circle, of course, are Saudi nationals. And just as a reminder, this suspected gunman was part of a training program where foreign nationals come to the U.S. as part of a partnership with allies around the world. A captain here on base told us that this suspected gunman is one of a couple hundred foreign nationals from different countries here. And U.S. officials tell us that around the whole nation, there are at least 5,000 foreign nationals from different countries that we partner with and train with. And these programs have gone on for decades, going back to World War II. So again, this new information that we have is that a U.S. official tells CNN there are a number of Saudi nationals who were detained for questioning on Friday after the shooting happened to talk about what they may or may not know. Naturally, again, because you want to reach out to the friends circle of the suspect here. They perhaps -- we don't know the status right now of those detained individuals. But we are working to find out more information -- Fred?</s>WHITFIELD: All right. Natasha Chen, keep us posted, from Pensacola, Florida. Thank you so much. So much more straight ahead. Stay with us.
Saudi Nationals Detained For Questioning After Deadly Naval Air Base Shooting.