FBI PUBLIC AFFAIRS - DIRECTOR'S AM NEWS BRIEFING TUESDAY, DECEMBER 29, 2020 5:00 AM EST Federal Authorities Seek To Discover Nashville Bombing Suspect's Motive. The New York Times (12/28, McGee, Tompkins, 20.6M) says that with law enforcement officials "confident they know who set off a powerful explosion in downtown [Nashville] on Christmas morning, their attention on Monday turned to answering what may prove a far more difficult question: Why?' The Times adds that investigators "say Anthony Quinn Warner, 63, rigged his R.V. with explosives and parked it in a popular entertainment district, a place typically full of tourists and shoppers. But he also played a message warning people of an imminent explosion, which detonated at 6:30 a.m. on a holiday, a time when the area was basically deserted." The Washington Post (12/28, Witte, 10.52M) reports, Warners explosives•packed recreational vehicle was parked near an AT&T communications hub when it detonated. Conspiracy theories about 5G technology have proliferated online this year, with people trading unfounded claims that the relatively new system for mobile communication is also spreading the novel coronavirus," but "authorities said they have also gathered evidence suggesting Warner's interest in other unusual subjects, according to two people familiar with the investigation. They cautioned that someone who commits such an irrational act may not have a rational reason for doing so, and emphasized that the inquiry is just getting started. 'We're at the beginning stages of determining the motive,' said FBI Special Agent Jason Pack. 'It could be weeks before we have a comprehensive picture.'" On the lead CBS Evening News (12128, lead story, 3:40, Garrett, 4.74M) story, Mola Lenghi reported that officials "admit there are some questions that may never be answered, but they are still trying to get into Warner's mindset before they say he killed himself in that blast and in the process leveled parts of dow