1st the Puerto Rico Supreme Court has overturned the swearing in of the territorys new governor clearing the way for the just the secretary to take over the senate called off a vote on monday to confirm lucy in the job while the court decided on his legitimacy. Joining us from san juan to tell us how the court reached this decision. Well they only deliberated for a little less than a day actually they just got the case on tuesday it was a 90 decision unanimous and in this decision they said that the governor pure the e. C. Who had been sworn in on friday night was illegitimate because he was not confirmed by the Puerto Rican Senate as is stated what needs to be happen in the puerto rican constitution in there they said that he needs to step down at 5 pm local time which is of a little over 2 and a half hours from now we do expect louie c. To follow the orders from the Supreme Court we do expect him to step down if not at 5 pm a little bit before it could happen at any time actually and
And the investigation moving forward as they try to reconcile what has traditionally been the safest city in this state with wapd on saturday morning. Back to you. Were going to be back to you very shortly. Any moment now we are actually expecting to get an update from officials in dayton, ohio. At least nine People Killed there early sunday morning. Police have not yet commented on any possible motive behind that attack. They actually were very careful over the weekend to not start piecing things together yet. Were going to bring you that News Conference as soon as it begins because we are following two tragedies on two front. Cnns ryan young is there to dayton, ohio. Ryan, are you getting a sense of what we can possibly here from officials any moment now . Thats one thing that we all sort of have a question mark over. We see the Fire Department is gathering here. They might be able to talk about how they were able to respond and help some of the wounded. When you think about the crim
Alisyn is off. Erica hill reporting live from el paso, texas. White supremacist terror. In just a few hours President Trump will address the nation, a nation battling as you just heard an epidemic of hate and Mass Shootings. Cnn has been told the white house has been scrambling all weekend to come up with new proposals but the president has struggled all weekend to come up with the words white supremacist terror. He has not spoken them. Not from his golf resort in new jersey. Will he say them this morning from the white house . And will he act on those words . Now, the president did just write about gun violence. He says republicans and democrats must come together and get strong background checks perhaps marrying this legislation with desperately needed reform. This is sitting in the senate. Senate Majority Leader Mitch Mcconnell wont even allow a vote. Democrats in the senate are calling to return. Will the president s moves this morning make Mitch Mcconnell move . Its important to n
Uniquely tragedies today. 30 lives have been claimed inside 13 hours. This morning the president denouncing white supremacist hate in a way that we have not heard him do before. He called it an evil contagion. Im Victor Blackwell in el paso, texas, where one of those gunman terrorized people in a walmart. Denial and desperation felt across this city today. Denial at what actually happened and families are reckoning this morning with the sudden voids in their lives. The desperation for a solution to stop this gun violence. We will be keeping you updated throughout the afternoon. But lets begin, victor, well get right back to you. But lets begin with a man the nation normally looks to and the person the nation normally looks to in times of crisis, the president of the United States. President trump finally addressing the nation following a weekend marked by murder. 30 souls gone between el paso, texas, and dayton, ohio. Listen. In one voice our nation must condemn racism, bigotry and Whi