To begin this hour in baltimore. And police say they expect large crowds. Theres tension in the streets of baltimore once again with police and National Guard troops lining those streets and Community Leaders linking arms to keep a lid on the situation, the violence that began raging 48 hours ago clearly has faded, arrests have plummeted. Marylands governor says baltimore has kurndturned the corner. An overnight curfew remains in effect. The potential for ubnrest remains very real. Our correspondents and guests are standing by with the latebreaking developments. Brian todd is on the scene in baltimore. Brian . Reporter wolf were at the epicenter of where the violence occurred, this is pennsylvania and north avenue. Youll notice looking around here no visible Police Presence now. Not sure if that will stay the case tonight. Well see what happens later on tonight. You have street speakers speaking over here. But protests are planned later this hour, a protest march downtown. Were going t
Lets get right to the breaking news. Todays arrest heading off what federal officials call a suicide bomb plot targeting soldiers at a major u. S. Army base. The suspect is a 20yearold american who Authorities Say was inspired by isis. According to Court Documents, he was plotting to kill as many u. S. Soldiers as possible by detonating a car bomb at fort riley, the kansas home to the u. S. Militarys acclaimed first infantry division. We are bringing in the chairman of the House Foreign Affairs committee, republican representative ed royce, to take our questions. Our correspondents and experts have been working their sources. They are all standing by to bring us the latest on this story and all the Important News breaking right now. Lets begin with the very latest. Our justice reporter evan perez is standing by. John t. Booker 20 years old, was arrested today as he was preparing, making final preparations to carry out a suicide bombing at fort riley, kansas. According to the fbi, booke
Guilty. The young man who bombed the Boston Marathon almost exactly two years ago convicted on all 30 counts in the case. Will he get life in prison or will he be put to death . And al qaeda bounty. Terrorists put out a reward on the head of the former president of a critical u. S. Ally as the situation in his country devolves into deadly chaos. What can the u. S. Do to stop al qaeda . Im wolf blitzer. Youre in the situation room. We are following the breaking news including guilty verdicts in the trial of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev convicted on all 30 counts in the Boston Marathon bombing. Now jurors must decide whether he will face life in prison or death for the terror attack and manhunt that left four people dead and hundreds injured. Also this hour the Police Officer charged with murder for shooting an unarmed africanamerican man in the back is fired. The mayor of North Charleston South Carolina says Michael Slager has been fired and we have just learned new details about the shooting. We
Deals and give congress only a yes or no vote on them. Lets go to my colleague, sunlen serfaty. Reporter its a significant blow for president obama at the hand of many of his colleagues democrats here in the house. There were a series of bills planned to be voted on. First the taa. That went down by a vote of 309 with a significant number of democrats voting against it. That was the first step the first hurdle to get to a vote on trade authority which president obama, as you know came to capitol hill to lobby on. With the defeat we have been told for days by the House Republican leadership that that would pretty much be a nail in a coffin for trade but there have been unusual procedural tactics used that are still being sorted out at this moment. Moving towards a vote on the tpa, after all, potentially indicating brooke, that there is support here in the house. Not sure at this moment what will get worked out, whether this still has to go back to the senate which is what these members
Manhunt by hundreds of officers. Will a gas station Surveillance Video maybe provide clues about their trail . True colors. A civil rights leader is accused of posing as africanamerican. When her parents say shes actually white. Why would she lie . And why was she outed now . Stunning defeat. Members of his own party struck a huge blow to president obamas trade agenda and his legacy despite a personal appeal. Well be getting reaction from the democrat who voted against him, as well as from a former top obama adviser. We want to welcome our viewers in the United States and around the world. Wolf blitzer is off. Im brianna keilar. Youre in the situation room. This is cnn breaking news. We have breaking news. A female prison worker is now under arrest. Shes in police custody. New York State Police say Joyce Mitchell has been charged with two felonies for assisting the escape of two brutal killers. Were standing by right now for a News Conference by local authority the. Should be happening