World once again that the United States can be trusted. We stand with our friends and o allies, and we have shown that the United States of america will do whats right and so we have. As Jared Kushner hails the white house standing by its word, the president is getting hammered for appearing to back down on u. S. Sanctions. President trump tweeted he wants to help zte, it is on the sanctions list for doing business with iran as well as north korea. What about the white house aide who insulted john mccain. She told mccains daughter she would publicly apologizapologiz. Well, in the end, that is something that has not happened, and the white house has been more upset about leaks rather than what was said in that meeting. Theres much to discuss, as we wait for the briefing to begin. I have with me now, dana bash. Dana bash and chris is a liz saturday. Were going to hear the briefing soon. Lets start with the focus on jerusalem, weve seen the treasury secretary, ivanka trump, Jared Kushner
Not only their condolences but expressions of solidarity. Strong, and were going to remain that way. We have to watch each others back, and we have to be there for each other. Were so grateful to have you with us today as we look back at what has happened and talk about where we go from here. Good morning to you. My colleague Victor Blackwell is there with people who are trying to reconcile what happened in the last 24 hours. Reporter it is a cold and rainy sunday morning here at the tree of life synagogue, and of course this will be the morning where the names of officially of the 11 People Killed here will be released. Of course this community tightknit as it is of Squirrel Hill, they likely know the names of the 11 people who did not come home, the cars not in the neighbors driveway, the cellphone, the calls that were not answered. But nevertheless it will be striking to hear Law Enforcement announce those names. Were expecting that at 9 00 a. M. This morning. Now, lets talk about t
Synagogue in pittsburgh during saturday services. The gunman walked inside and started shooting. City officials have not yet announced an exact death toll. They only said there are multiple fatalities and the scene inside the temple is very bad. The man who opened fire on that synagogue has been identified, robert bowers, 46 years old, he is alive and has been detained by the police. One of the many threats that Law Enforcement is now looking at is his online history. Which now includes a list, a growing list of antijewish posts. President trump spoke to reporters about the shooting a short time ago. Lets take a listen. They didnt have any protection. They had a maniac walk in. And they didnt have any protection. And that is just so sad to see. So sad to see. The results could have been much better. It is a very, very, it is a very difficult thing, for me to stand as president , to watch any of this go. Cnns nick valencia has been on this story all day. Bring us up to speed on the late
A book that youre ready to share with the world . Get published now, call for your free publisher kit today hello. Im wolf blitzer in washington. We want to welcome our viewers here in the United States and around the world. Thanks very much for joining us. Right now, the people of pittsburgh, regardless of religion, they are rallying around the citys Jewish Community, a day after whats being called the deadliest antisemitic attack in u. S. History. They are mourning the deaths of 11 wonderful people, gunned down saturday morning, apparently just because of their jewish faith. It happened during services at a synagogue. Six other people were hurt. Some of them critically. These are the names, the eight men and three women who died this weekend, when a gunman stormed the synagogue in pittsburghs Historic Jewish neighborhood of Squirrel Hill. Cnns sara sidner is at a place where the vigil is being held right now. Sara, youre outside. Tell us more about this true outpouring of support and
In pittsburgh in the swirl hill neighborhood of pittsburgh, a well known Historic Jewish neighborhood. The Service Started at 9 45. It is saturday shabbat, according to the website, the busiest day in any synagogue. 9 45 is when the service evidently started. 10 20, just after that, when reports of active shooter came to cnn here. We did speak to sheriffs deputy kevin krause. He said it is an active, fluent situation and i cant talk now, but we have a little more information from the pittsburgh Public Safety, verified twitter account, confirming active shooter. They say it is near the synagogue. There are other unconfirmed reports were working to pin down. Still a fluid situation as you look at images from kdka in pittsburgh. Fredricka . Nick, when you say active shooter situation, what do we know may have preceded to get that label. Were there shots fired . Was it the sight of an alleged gunman or people with guns . What . So far we are unable to verify. Local affiliates reports there