just everybody started running and i pushed her down on the ground, we got down on the ground. and just chaos from there. you just kept hearing shots. like 8, 9, 10 shots. we had hundreds of people in munroe park. people scattered. this should not be happening anywhere. a child should be able to go to their graduation and walkion an accomplishment with their friends and families. other people were hurt as the crowd fled in all directions including a 9-year-old girl who was hit by a car. police arrested a 19-year-old who they think may have known one of the victims. he is expected to face two counts of second-degree murder. a big day today for former vice president mike pence. he is set to launch his 2024 campaign for the white house later today. at 1:00 p.m. he will give a speech and officially unveil his announcement video. and then tonight at 9:00, cnn will host a pence town hall at grand view university in des moines moderated by dana bash. and also north dakota
murder. lucas tomlinson is here with details. lucas: chaos in a matter of seconds, richmond police chief describe one suspect. another individual is in custody, 19 years old, we believe was involved in the shooting. in consultation with the attorney s office, we plan to seek charges for second degree murder times two for that individual, with more potential charges to follow. lucas: seeven people were shot and two killed at the graduation at virginia commonwealth university. at least 12 others were injured. witnesses describe the scene as utter chaos. 20 gunshots were heard. a witness described elderly people getting knocked to the ground. among the dead, a male student and a man who attended the graduation. it took place a mile from the state building. glenn youngkin says our hearts break, tonight we grieve for classmates, neighbors and the richmond community. multiple handguns were discovered at the scene. todd: tough story there. fox news alert, pope frances underg
smoke from devastating wildfires is affecting millions. pope francis is undergoing abdominal surgery at this hour. what we know about the 86-year-old s procedure and as we wait for an update from the vatican. special counsel jack smith has convened a second grand jury to hear testimony over donald trump s handling of classified documents. what prosecutors are now doing in florida. this is cnn news central. new this morning, former trump aide taylor budowich is in a federal courthouse in miami. jack smith is using a second grand jury there as he is investigating donald trump s handling of classified documents and that investigation appears to be nearing its final stages now. cnn has also learned trump s former chief of staff mark meadows that he testified before a federal grand jury in both special counsel investigations. cnn s caitlin poantz is in miami. let s start with this new second grand jury right now. what are you hearing about this? well, kate, there is
better angels of our nature. today before god and my family i am announcing i m running for president of the united states. good morning, everyone. it s a big day if you want to be president. i am still are you jumping in? i have to check any text messages from my wife. my husband already texted. i know it s about the crypto she is like, really? yes. and you were watching the segment. good. to your point, a huge day, week, month who wants to be a millionaire? who wants to be a president? mike pence jumped in this morning. chris christie has jumped in. doug burgum, north dakota. this is going to be an historic battle when we talk about pence versus donald trump. his brother joins us live in a few moments. pga tour shocking the world of golf. the commissioner announce ago surprise partnership with saudi-backed liv. and a live look at new york city, if you are waking up in the midwest or the northeast it might look like this. this this is smoke from the
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