Trump originally planned to make the announcement at a News Conference this morning. He replaced that plan after the terror attack in france last night. And said he will brief the media tomorrow morning. Lets go to john roberts live outside trump tower in new york city. Reporter this is not the way donald trump wanted this to unfold. A lot of his supporters, music and fanfare, didnt think it was appropriate given horrible news coming out of france, and postpone it against a hard deadline of noon today to file papers to withdraw from the governors race that appear on the ballot so instead of letting that happen and having that be the announcement he wanted to get ahead of it so that is why he put it out. The first time in history a running mate has been announced on twitter. Mike pence said i am honored to join donald trump and work to make America Great again. Mike pence is rocksolid. We heard from scott walker who tweeted out mike pence would be an outstanding Vice President , he is a
Tshirt. He met with some of the First Responders who performed heroically in the early sunday Morning Hours when they went in against the killer armed with an assault rifle. Hes now meeting with family members of those killed as well as those who survived those attacks. It will certainly be a challenge to try and offer comfort here at the scene of the countrys largest mass shooting. The funerals have already begun. All the autopsies have been performed. Bodies handed back to the families. Over the next several days we could see a wave of funerals of people who were just in their 20s and 30s. Such a shame. Lets talk a little bit more about the investigation. Do you know about any new developments . A lot of details coming out what exactly the killer was doing inside that nightclub in addition to killing 49 people during that threehour standoff. He managed to make at least 16 phone calls, he posted on facebook several times and he searched websites for coverage of the event. He even call
Reporter Police Investigating this as an act of terror by one single terrorist. He detonated causing this atrocity. Reporter the attacker died at the scene after detonating in an area near the box office at 10 33 p. M. As the concert ended. There was a mass rush to get out because nobody knew what was hamening. Reporter parents screaming, frantically searching for their children. There was children trying trying to get in contact with the parents. It was parents on their homes upset because they wanted to have contact with the kids. Reporter the attack leaving many traumatized, especially the children. Shes just terrified whoever did this would go to the house or her school. Shes devastated for her, to at 10, witness Something Like that is horrific. One woman finding her missing 15yearold daughter. The most horrible feeling ever and i dont know how people can do this to innocent children. Reporter the city left reeling from the tragedy. Something that manchester in its own unique way.
Germany clashes and America announces the downing of 5 Houthi marches. US aircraft and a coalition warship shot down 5 attack drones launched from areas belonging to the Houthi group in Yemen yesterday, Tuesday. For its part, the German army reported that its military frigate, as part of the European operation in the Red Sea, entered into a clash with two drones. The Marine Rapid Reaction Force is expected to return to the United States in the coming weeks. The Rapid Force was sent to the Mediterranean at the beginning of the Israeli aggression on Gaza because of its ability to carry out amphibious operations.