Two funerals were held today, one for dr. Jerry rabinowitz and then the brothers cecil and david rosenenthal. Also today President Trumps visit and the protest that met him here. It was unprecedented for a president of the United States not to be welcomed by everybody at a moment like this. And although it will be a focus tonight, it will neither be the sole focus nor the thing that we look at first. Which is why we begin tonight and its really our privilege to with a closer look at how friends and neighbors, celebrities, even total strangers expressed their love and their appreciation for two very special individuals. Ga ga gary tuchman joins us now. You went to the funerals for david and cecil. Its amazing the outpouring of people that went. I mean filling up the synagogue for them. David and cecil were loved. Cecil 59, david 54, belonged to the synagogue. Loved going here. A mile from here, more than 1,000 seats, every seat full. And more than 150 people standing in the back and sta
Research institution shows democrats with a ninepoint advantage on the generic ballot. As they try to make gains in congress. Democrats are looking to have a chance in the house, but the senate appears to be slipping away from their grasp. The survey found that more than half of americans say they are absolutely certain to vote in the midterms, was just more than a quarter, putting their odds of voting at a 50 50. 90 say they will probably vote. It appears partisans are about as equally likely to report that they will vote, 63 of democrats and 59 of republicans say they are absolutely certain to turn out next tuesday. Intensity and the vote account will matter, but early voting, lawrence, has been going on in many places. We have been watching that as well. Lawrence i think theres good on both sides that they can applaud. For democrats, they are probably upset because Voter Registration numbers are up, which normally benefits the democrats. Also, republicans are excited because after k
Moments leading up to the attack. The city and nation are rallying around this heartbroken community with a unified message that hate will not win. We know that we as a society are better than this. We know that hatred will never win out. Those that try to divide us because of the way we pray or where our families are from around the world will lose. In pittsburgh, we are pragmatic. Find solutions to problems. We will not try to rationalize irrational behavior. We will not try to figure out ways in order to lessen the degree of crimes such as this. We will work to eradicate it. We will work to eradicate it from our city, from our nation, and our world. Hatred will not have a place anywhere. Cnn has reporters on the scene to bring us the very latest. Sarah sidener is where another vigil will be taking place. There was one last night. We have the latest on the investigation, but first let me begin with Victor Blackwell there in pittsburgh outside the synagogue where this mass shooting to
One another. At times literally so. Outside tree of life synagogue people linked arms today. They sang songs of faith and healing and did what they could to fill up the space where otherwise only pain would dwell. And that space is vast. The pain is still fresh tonight. And fierce and is felt by so many people. Two funerals were held today, one for dr. Jerry rabinowitz and another for the rosenthal brothers, cecil and david. In the coming days the stories of eight more lives will be told and the absence of eight more souls will be felt. Also today President Trumps visit and the protest that met him here. It was, best we can remember, unprecedented for a president of the United States not on welcomed by everybody at a moment like this. And although it will be a focus tonight, it will neither be the sole focus nor the thing that we look at first. Which is why we begin tonight and its really our privilege to with a closer look at how friends and neighbors, celebrities, even total stranger
What is the president doing with his platform, with his voice this morning . Launching fresh attacks against the media. Cnn correspondent joining us live from pittsburgh, jean casarez. You spent a lot of time there. It is a sad, heartbroken time in that community. Tell us whats happening this morning. Reporter as the morning continues and this entire community, the reality is that this is a federal court case. We are right here in front of the federal court in pittsburgh. The initial appearance of this defendant is at 1 30 today. Should be a very short appearance, but extremely important because it is of a constitutional nature. The charges will be read. He will be asked if he understands the charges. He can be represented. And then the case will go on from there. Now, this is being prosecuted as a hate crime. There are 29 charges. And what makes this a potential Death Penalty case is the following charge. The intentional obstruction by force in the free exercise of religious beliefs r