. house speaker kevin mccarthy is facing growing pushback within his own party over his new plan to raise the debt limit . we re following this critical test for the speaker for congress and for the president as the clock ticks towards a potential economic crisis. also tonight, alec baldwin s attorney says criminal charges against the actor are being dropped a year and a half after the deadly accidental shooting on the set of his film rust. and trump ally and my pillow chief mike lindell has been ordered to pay $5 million in connection with his false claims about the 2020 election. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and all around the world, wolf blitzer is off today. i m alex marquardt, and you re in the situation room. this is cnn breaking news, but we do begin with breaking news out of the white house. cnn senior chief white house correspondent phil mattingly is here with details. phil. what are you learning? well, alex we have known for several months, the p
Recording repeatedly warned of an imminent explosion. If you can hear this message, evacuate now. If you can hear this message, evacuate now. The blast left at least three people injured and left several other vehicles on fire, destroyed a number of buildings on the block. And tennessee governor bill lee just requesting an Emergency Declaration from President Trump to help with the ongoing relief efforts after touring the damage. Lets talk about this investigation. Jonathan wackrow is a cnn Law Enforcement analyst and a former secret service agent. Good to see you, jonathan. Happy holidays, although its not so happy in downtown nashville. So lets talk about how you see this investigation and this explosion that there would be a recorded message, you know, playing before an explosion warning people that theres an imminent explosion and to evacuate. What does that tell you right off the bat . Well, fredricka, first of all, happy holidays to you. This is very unique. Just the wording of t
And then all of a sudden, youre like the bang, bang of the gunshots, and it started going crazy. Started hearing these big pops. Pop, pop, pop. There was probably three or four. I hit the ground, i look up. The Security Guard is dead. I dont want to say dead, but he was shot. He was down. All of a sudden, you heard i knew it was bullets. I knew it was shots fired. A lot of the young people, they thought it was not real. And i just pulled him down and started yelling, get down, get down. Police have now identified the shooter as a 28yearold local man and said that he was armed with a handgun. It has been an agonizing night for so many. Friends, family, whose loved ones went to the bar. They have not been heard from since. I want to play for you one father speaking to cnn a short time ago. Cody is a very outgoing boy. Very outspoken. Im afraid that cody ran to the gunman instead of ran away from the gunman. Thats the kind of boy that cody was or is. Do you have one of the tracking apps o
anywhere else on earth and quite the same way they do here in the united states, and that s one of the reasons why we have so many of these horrible tragedies. this country is not unique when it comes to coping with mental health issues. andrew mccabe, jonathan wacker, thank you so much for joining me on this breaking news. and just ahead. prosecutors prepared to drop criminal charges against actor alec baldwin in the deadly shooting on the set of his film, rust will have new reaction that s coming up next. this is for those waiting. not patiently. but deliberately waiting for a more considered approach to an electric vehicle. and the experience that comes with it. the first ever all electric rz. this is electric. powered by lexus. hi hello there
East Carolina University’s School of Music (SoM) will host its last Percussion Ensemble concert of the semester from 7:30 to 9 p.m. on April 14 in the Fletcher Music Center,