a fake id on him. now, the stabbing occurred on friday just moments after rushdie took to the stage to give a lecture that was in western new york. take a look at this video. it s incredible. it shows multiple members of the audience rushing on stage to help in the immediate aftermath of the shocking attack. polo sandoval has more from outside the pennsylvania hospital where rushdie is being treated. reporter: alex, it s been over 24 hours and that video is still shocking to see, showing the moment of the attack. it was not long after salman rushdie had actually taken to the stage to participate in a lecture event some 40 miles east from where we are here at the hospital where he s recovering. and that video capturing the moment when an individual charges the stage, stabbing the celebrated writer multiple times. both a hospital spokesperson as well as the new york state police not offering an update on
the video picks up when the author takes a seat, getting ready to participate in a speaking event when an individual that rushes the stage repeatedly stabbing salman rushdie, the literary agent representing him telling the new york times yesterday he is currently on a ventilator. he suffered damage not just to some of his nerves but also to his liver and possibly may lose his eye. we have repeatedly attempted to not just contact the agent but also a hospital spokesperson here in erie, pennsylvania and they are declined to offer an update right now on rushdie s condition. that s the big question. but the other question is the motive. so many people here and around the world trying to get to the bottom of what led to the attack here. no secret that rushdie had been living under constant death threat since 1989, prompting iranian leaders to issue the decree calling for rushdie s
one officer suffered a graze wound to the head. another was wounded by a gunshot to the shoulder. they were both taken to hospital and a hospital spokesperson says they re both in a stable condition and underwent evaluation. no arrests have been made yet, but social media shows crowds of people running down the street where a concert and fireworks were taking place. well, still ahead on cnn newsroom, after a key russian victory in eastern ukraine, moscow now setting its sights on a new target. we re going to go live to kyiv after a short break. stay with us. um, she s eating the rocket. lunchables! built to be eaten. this t tiny payment thing- is a giant pain! hi ladies! alex from u.s. bank! can she help? how about a comprehensive point of sale system. that can track invenry, manage schedules-
following days. the president will visit the scene of the school shootings. parents and families are now planning funerals with little caskets. cnn correspondent adrienne broaddus is outside the school for us this morning. adrian, i know you have been learning more about the victims. what can you tell us? erica, three children are still in the hospital, according to a hospital spokesperson. those three children are in critical, but stable condition. also, in critical condition, the 66 year old grandmother of the shooting victim. she is stable but still critically ill and fighting for her life. on this day we spoke with the pediatric trauma leader. she told us her team was treating destructive ruins. what does that mean? my knee of you might be asking. that means the children and other patients had large areas of tissue missing from their body. they also require emergency
try to kiss his ring, get his blessing and are afraid of him. it s not even so much about trump anymore as much as it is about trumpism because that s going to be be with us for a long time. we have a lot more to discuss. coming up, the fallout from dave chappelle s netflix special continues this week. my panel is back to discuss the outrage and the plethora of conversations we re having about it. the nhl announced all but four players are vaccinated against covid-19. but as one league excels, others ton struggle to get shots in the arm. some of the stories we re watching this hour, former president bill clinton is expected to be released from the hospital in southern california sunday. a hospital spokesperson saying clinton made excellent progress over the last 24 hours. former president was admitted earlier this week due to a urological infection. a texas deputy was killed in what authorities describe as an