Tonight, now facing multiple charges including second degree murder. And cnn has learned that father telling investigators he bought that gun for his son as a holiday president which, would make the purchase, just months after authorities contacted the family, all investigating school shooting threats. I m kaitlan collins and this is the source authorities in georgia tonight, wasting no time. Because just a day after that mass shooting at apalachee high school in winder, georgia, the father of the 14yearold suspect is now facing charges of his own he is charged with the following four counts of involuntary manslaughter two counts of second degree murder and eight counts of cruelty to children mr. Gray, these charges stem from mr. Gray knowingly allowing his son colt, to possess a weapon our law enforcement team tonight confirms this is just the second time a parent of an accused school shooter has been charged in relation to the crime. The first of course, the parents of the michigan s
First, the latest headlines eus former brexit negotiator, michel barnier, has been announced as frances next prime minister. Hes been asked by President Macron to form a new government in an attempt to end weeks of deadlocked negotiations between rival parties. Mr macron called Snap Elections nearly two months ago that failed to produce a clear winner. Police in germany say an armed man shot dead by officers in munich was an eighteen year they say his motive is not known but a local politician said the man may have intended to attack the israeli consulate. The olympic Marathon Runner Rebecca cheptegay has become one of the latest Women In Kenya to be killed by a man. She died four days after being set On Fire by herformer boyfriend. The ugandan athlete was reportedly, doused with petrol, at her home in Western Kenya where she had been training. A member of the Royal Navy has died When a Military Helicopter ditched in the English Channel on wednesday night. The Ministry Of Defence said
Pass a specific decided for ive been appointed by numerous Justice Departments to investigate cases and prosecute them if necessary, where there might be a conflict of interests, Molar Being also another recent one elie, i just want you to explain to our viewers when i started reporting from the White House many years ago, there were independent counsel now there are Special Counsels. Whats the difference . Exactly right. So we had a law on the books of federal law from 1978 to 1999, creating the position of independent counsel. And we had a good number of them. The most famous or infamous one of those was Ken Starr in 1999, that law lapsed. It had a legislative sunset that was such backlash over the Clinton Impeachment that congress just said, lets let it die in its place in 1999, arose the current set of Special Counsel regulations. Under those regulations, weve seen robert muller, Jack Smith, robert hurr, david weiss, as kara noted, who has prosecuting Hunter Biden right now. And th
Opens fire on classmates. How this suspect got the weapon into school, and why officials warned about him and before the shooting and steeling themselves for a fight, us steel warning, it cant survive in unless a japanese companies plan to purchase it goes through. But President Biden appears ready to kill the deal. Thousands of jobs on the line. Were going to speak to you Unions President about what should happen. Were following these major developing stories and many more all coming in right here to Cnn News central former President Donald Trump just wrapped up his Economics Speech to Business Leaders in New York, where he touted the strength of the u. S. Economy under his first term. And he vowed that if reelected, he would impose sweeping tariffs on imports. Also wrapping up earlier today, a critical hearing in trumps federal Elections Aversion Case here in washington, dc. Special counsel, prosecutors and trumps attorneys argued in front of Judge Tanya Chutkan about how the case sh
In a Washington Dc courtroom. For the first time since the Supreme Court granted him limited immunity. What we expect next as the Justice Department fights to keep the case moving forward and to cnn lucid Christiane Amanpour sitting down with the commander in chief of the armed forces of ukraine, a candid conversation at a critical moment in the war against russia were following these major developing stories and many more all coming in right here to Cnn News central deciding the path ahead, the judge in former President Trumps federal Election Interference Prince case ended todays hearing without setting a trial date, but making it clear, shes not thinking about the 2024 president ial election when it comes to this case. A Judge Tanya Chutkan told trumps lawyers in a tense exchange, quote, im not talking about the presidency of the United States. Im talking about the four corners of the indictment cnn chief legal Affairs Correspondent Paula reid was at Court Today for the hearing. Wal