general merrick garland have been briefed as we wait for this news conference. first, breaking news update live to nate foy. nate, what are we learning at this house? trace, police say the shooter opened fire at an old national bank in downtown louisville. you mentioned four people are dead. at least nine others are injured, which is one more than police last told us in the previous update. two police officers are injured. one of them is in critical condition and is undergoing emergency surgery this afternoon. the other officer is described as having less serious injuries and is expected to survive. kentucky governor andy beshear, the louisville major and the louisville police department are all praising the quick response from officers that arrived at the bank within three minutes of the shooting. we re expecting another press conference any second now. the last time that we heard from officials, governor beshear shared his personal connection to this attack. listen. thi
things to know for this. tuesday april the 11th louisville this morning morning the lives of five people murdered in a mass shooting at a bank. police say the gunman used to be an employee there. the tennessee three closer to being made whole. state representative justin jones, officially reinstated after being expelled last because colleague justin pearson basis of vote tomorrow to get his job back. federal appeals court weighing a decision on a widely used abortion pill, the doj has asked the court to stop a texas judge s ruling that would suspend the use of crestone also president biden departing for northern ireland this morning. he is going to be there tomorrow, 25 years since the good friday, of course, ended years of violence. and say hello to mayor taylor swift. the city of tampa is now given the singer the honorary title and a key to the city of ahead of her concert there this week. cnn this morning starts right now. another day, another mass shooting in america righ
been hired by the wall street journal. ah the russian government, despite assurances that they would provide this have not provided him any access to any u. s embassy staff in moscow which, as you noted earlier as a flagrant violation of international law, so everything we know about evan and media reports. we re getting from our lawyers as he s in decent health is a very optimistic very curious young reporters, so you know, so far so good under the circumstances just emphasized. the circumstances are he s in solitary confinement in a russian security services prison with no access to any american government official and in russia, defying international law with their actions. paul beckett, thank you. we are all standing with all of you. thanks very much very much. appreciate it. of course, cnn this morning continues right now. 25 year old gunman opened fire inside the bank, killing five people and injuring at least eight others. police revealing the shooter was an employee a
this is an unimaginable tragedy for our community is mary greenberg mentioned dana eckert passed away last night. a truly lovely woman. jim tut. is no longer with us. josh barrack. is no longer with us. the woman who was the maid of honor in our wedding. and for whom we are the godparents of two of their children called me yesterday from the barracks house and said, i m with jessica barrick. she hasn t heard from her husband. can you find out if he s alive? i called el npd, and as they did everything yesterday were quick in their response. i had to call back and say i cannot confirm anything. he is not on the list of survivors. and she had to tell their two small children. that their father would never come home from work. juliana farmer. there s no longer with us. tommy elliott. my friend. there is no longer with us. because it s louisville. i didn t just know tommy. a new tommy. well his wife. even worked with my wife. for a time at a company here in town. their lives have
law career helped me become governor. gave me advice on being a good dad. he s one of the people i talk to most in the world, and very rarely were we talking about my job. he was an incredible friend. we also lost julianna farmer, jim tutt, josh barrack, each amazing people whose families grieve them, whose community will morn and be miss. these are irreplaceable, amazing individuals, that a terrible act of violence tore from all of us. kentucky governor andy beshe making the comments about the mass shooting in louisville, hours before a fifth bank employee died at the hospital. we ll get a live report from louisville for the latest on the surviving victims and the investigation in a moment. plus, one of the two tennessee lawmakers expelled from the house floor for protesting gun violence gets his seat back. we ll have more on that development and what s next for the other lawmakers straight ahead. also this morning, we ll take you through the legal battle over a common