a gunman opened fire inside a medical building. he killed his orthopedic surgeon, another doctor, a receptionist and another patient. he then shows hi life. he purchased a gun at 2:00 p.m. yesterday. less than three hours later, he went on a shooting rampage. our training led us to take immediate action without hesitation. that s exactly what officers do. that s what they did in this instant. law enforcement across the nation is dealing with increased violence among people. this is yet another act of violence upon an american city. president biden will address the nation tonight about the gun violence crisis in this country. there have been 233 mass shootings this year. it s june 2nd. that count is according to the gun violence archive. it defines a mass shooting as an incident where four or more people are injured or killed in a shooting. in the eight days since the uvalde elementary school massacre, there have been 20 mass shootings since. we have reporters cover mass s
by investigators today, jake, lasted 40 to 60 minutes, from the moment he was engaged with the officer outside the school to the moment that a border patrol agent shot and killed ramos inside the school building, that that took almost an hour. so you can imagine what a horrific scene that was inside that school for the dozens of children and teachers that were inside. yeah, there s a lot of questions about that timeline. but ed, we just heard from the shooter s grandfather, i understand. yes, we were out in the neighborhood where investigators and fbi agents have been combing the neighborhood around where ramos grandparents live. the grandmother is still in a san antonio hospital. we understand she s 66 years old, still in critical condition. she was able to she was shot in the face, we re told, and was able to walk across the street and get a neighbor to call for help. that s how she was airlifted to a hospital in san antonio. but that woman is still hanging on to lif
Known home of the shooting suspect in maine. A Working Theory now emerging about why people in a Bowling Alley and a bar were targeted. A new signal that the Ground Insaying is coming, after idf said the tanks rolled into a gaza for a targeted ride. This as a Relief Organization says its paralyzed by a lack of fuel, with no new fuel provided in an aid delivery today. Welcome to our viewers here in the United States and Around The World. Im wolf blitzer. Youre in the situation room. Announcer this is cnn breaking news. Lets get right to the breaking news. On the manhunt in maine and the loud bangs heard near just recently the suspected mass shooters last known home. Our brian todd is at that address for us right now. Brian, do we know any more about the bangs and where this search stands right now . Reporter wolf, we do know that fbi personnel approached this house a short time ago. We just got here. One of our colleagues was here. He said a short time ago, several large bangs came from
Its civil fraud trial tomorrow. Who better to talk to than former trump lawyer, Michael Cohen. He bullied blew the lid off of trumps shady business dealings, hes on the Witness Stand for this trial, he could come face to face with his former boss for the first time in years. We are waiting remarks from President Biden at any moment from the white house and when he is ready we will take that to you live. But, in the meantime, i just want to level set on what we have seen in washington over the last couple of days. One Republican Congressman said that the last week was, like quote, riding a mechanical bull. That is quite a visual, but pretty accurate. The president is going to weigh in after Congress Managed to pass a short term funding bill that will keep the government open for the next 47 days. Now, preventing a Government Shutdown is obviously good news. And so is the fact that the final bill did not include any of the devastating cuts to Domestic Violence programs that have been on
Been a wild weekend on capitol hill. He is coming up first. Plus, transportation secretary Pete Buttigieg will be live in the studio, with a view from the biden administration, as the president frames this whole episode as a full on failure for republicans. And later, donald trump is expected to travel to new york today, and attend the start of His Civil Fraud Trial tomorrow. Who better to talk to that former trump lawyer Michael Cohen. He blew the lid off trumps shady business dealings, he is on the witness list for this trial, and he could come face to face with his former boss for the first time in years. We are awaiting remarks from President Biden, at any moment, from the white house. And when he is ready, we will take that you live. But in the meantime, i just want to level set on what weve seen washed, and over the last couple of days. One Republican Congressman said that the last week was like, quote, riding a mechanical bull. That is quite a visual, but pretty accurate. The pr