the top of the hour this thursday, i m jim sciutto. i m erica hill. this morning, cnn learning details about a disturbing plot about a man looking to kill jewish elected officials. and the suspect could be in court as early as today. we will walk you through what we know. and also, the double murder trial of disgraced attorney alec murdaugh, and we are learning that a juror has been removed of discussing the case with people outside of the court, and all of this as the defense has just begun the closing argument. and today, a pennsylvania man is in court after he hid explosives inside of his luggage for a flight destined for orlando, and the latest on the case and the suspect s long criminal history. and we begin in michigan where a man is accuse of plotting multiple jewish officials in that state. we go to polo sandoval, and andrew mccabe, and polo, begin with what we know about the suspect and what led to his arrest. good morning. we have been digging with more be
on friday? as fighting rages in eastern ukraine, hundreds of thousands of ukrainian civilians are being urged to evacuate from the region to escape russia s brutal advance. we want to welcome our viewers here in the united states and arnold the world. i m wolf blitzer and you re in the situation room. disturbing new details of the deadly july fourth parade shooting in illinois. some coming from the gunman himself who has confessed to the mass killing and now we re learning it could have been only the beginning of his rampage. cnn security correspondent, josh campbell, is on the scene for us. reporter: the highland park gunman s first appearance in court wednesday. the shooter held without bond and charged with seven counts of first degree murder for shooting into a crowd of paradegoers on july fourth. the prosecutor naming each one of the victims and police saying the suspect admitted to the shootings. he went into details about what he had done. admitted to what he h
Biggest bar gains, the stores to hit first and why you shouldnt wait to make your returns last christmas i gave you my heart and celebrating a pop legend. George michael, dying suddenly at age 53. Found in his home in london on Christmas Day wake me up before you go go he raised to fame as one half of wham before restoring our faith as solo superstar. I got to have faith captivating millions of fans. He made such a tremendous contribution musically. Its a huge loss. The tributes pouring in from around the world this morning. Please dont go away good morning. If youre around for the 1980s and if you teenagers that voice is unmistakable sfwlits a huge loss. Thats our big story this morning. The shock to the music world. Singer George Michael dead at the age of 6 53. Fans showing their support for the music legend, even leaving flowers at hiss home. Online, tributes have been pouring in. George michael was a musical genius and im so grateful to have known him. Ellen degeneres calling her
Obvious conclusion and one they could have drawn a long, long time ago. And then just days after President Trump was accused of meddling in the federal case against his longtime friend and adviser roger stone, another former member of the president s inner circle may also be getting an assist from attorney general bill barr. Were talking about Michael Flynn, the former National Security adviser who pleaded guilty to lying to the fbi. Officials tell cnn that barr has ordered a reexamination of several high profile cases including flynns. Lets get right to the white house and cnns john harwood. John, how is the white house reacting to all these developments . Reporter brooke, the president s speaking right now at a border policy event. Have not heard, at least as i came out to the camera, him address the mccabe developments or the flynn developments so far. Well see what happens the rest of the day on twitter and in terms of his own remarks. But i do think the second of those two events
We come together filled with sorrow for the 13 americans that we have lost. With gratitude for the lives that they led and with a determination to honor them through the work we carry on. I have come here tonight as an american like all americans to pray with you today and well stand with you tomorrow. And the federal government stands ready to do whatever is necessary to bring whoever is responsible for this heinous crime to justice. All of us are heartbroken by whats happened and i offered thoughts and prayers, not only of myself and michelle but of the country as a whole. And each time i learn the news i react not as a president , but as anybody else would as a parent. In our days to come that Community Needs us to be at our best as americans, and i will do everything in my power as president to help. The lives that were taken from us were unique. The memories their loved ones carry are unique and they will carry them and endure them long after the news cameras are gone. Well any sh