President s first words were about the love and respect he got in ohio. We had an amazing day. As you know, we left ohio and the love, the respect toward the office of the presidency, it was i wish you could have been there to see it. I wish you could have been in there. He wishes you could have been in there to see all the love and respect he got, the office of the presidency. He did not mention the dead in either city. 31. 22 in el paso, nine in dayton. He didnt mention the wounded. He briefly nodded towards a First Responder and said he looked forward to working with democrats on quote getting something done in washington but he did not go into specifics on that. Where he did get very specific was when asked about attacks today on some of his hosts in dayton but before we get to that to quickly set the stage for that, here is what happened according to Ohio Democratic senator sheriff brown, he was well received at the hospital there and quote did the right things. The president he s
Document by police about the facts of the case. We get the latest on the investigation now from cnns brian todd. Reporter cnn has obtain and arrest affidavit of the suspected shooter, patrick crusius, saying he told police he was there to target mexicans. Cnn spoke to the manager of that walmart, robert evans, who saw the shooter firing at victims in the parking lot. Evans said the shooting appeared deliberate. From what i saw, he seem like he he knew what he was shooting. He was very defined. He looked very focused. You know, and precision on what he was what he was aiming for. I mean, it wasnt just a spray of gunfire. These were direct shots. Reporter El Paso Police have told cnn the suspect surrendered to a motorcycle policeman a couple of blocks away from the walmart, getting out of a car and telling the officer he was the shooter. The affidavit says the suspect admitted to using an ak47 to shoot multiple victims. Robert evans, the manager says he got hundreds of people out back en
It was a moment for the president to focus on the victims, the survivors, the families, but new behindthescenes video shows it still comes back to him. The video from the president s visit to el paso where 22 people are dead and more than two dozen injured, eight still in the hospital. Cnn White House Correspondent Kaitlin Collins is live for us at the white house. If you would, tell bus this new video and what it shows. Reporter if you remember the white house didnt let cameras into the hospital because they didnt want it to turn into a photo opportunity though they did release videos of their own. Now were getting a look at what the president said beyond those videos that came from the white house. This is coming from someone who was inside the hospital where at the beginning of this video, the president thanked the medical staff for their response, their Quick Response to that shooting, but then the president quickly pivoted to talking about himself. I was here three months ago, we
Reform telling reporters he sees strong support from very meaningful background checks but are Mitch Mcconnell and the National Rifle association on board and will anything get done . And america on edge. From a motorcycle backfiring in times square to an armed man wearing body armor at a missouri walmart, anything is setting off alarms and even panic and the country returning to normal. Wolf blitzer is off and im jim acosta and youre in the situation room. Announcer this is cnn breaking news. And breaking news in the el paso mass shooting investigation, the arrest affidavit of the suspected gunman quotes him as saying he was targeting mexicans. The affidavit also said when he surrendered to police the suspect told them, quote, im the shooter. This comes as President Trump said he has spoken with congressional leaders and sees bipartisan support for gun law reforms. And the questionandanswer session as he left the white house, he touted the possibility of a deal on what he calls, quote
President trump attacks local officials in the grieving communities and goes after joe biden for bidens scorching attack on mr. Trump. Both clear language and in code this president has fanned the flames of White Supremacy in this nation. Our president has more in common with George Wallace than he does with george washington. And wake up call. Scientists say Climate Change is threatening the worlds food supply with a warning that could affect your backyard barbecue. It starts with changing the way you eat instead of eating a meat based diet, they suggest that if we go to a more plant based diet we will actually reduce carbon emissions. Good day, everyone, im Andrea Mitchell with washington. The nra is reportedly pressuring President Trump to once again back down on supporting background checks. Despite overwhelming National Support for this first step to change gun laws. This as mayors in communities torn by gun violence, including el paso and dayton, are organizing to push for change