Weve seen the robot thats approached the vehicle there its believed that the bomb squad robot will perhaps try to penetrate this vehicle. Determination will be made. Whether the alleged gun man inside has also been hit. Just as police also try to shootout the engine block. Heres how it all began in the earlymorning hours. Of saturday. Oh [ bleep ]. All right so this is how it all began, cell phone video being captured by many eye witnesses, you see right there, its believed to be the blue Armored Vehicle ramming into a Police Squad Car, it all happening around 1 30 eastern time. The suspect armed with automatic weapons and explosives opening fire right outside the Dallas Police department. And windows at the Dallas Police headquarters were shattered, bullets piercing squad cars and officers shooting back. Forcing the van to flee as you saw in the image earlier and the cops cornered the vehicle at a parking lot near an interstate just 14 minutes later. You see right there, images of the
These people were in church. They were in church. We will bring that person to justice as soon as possible. We are communities trying to live and survive. Why do we have to live like this . We stand in solidarity but we also solicit your prayers for the family members who havelost ed loved ones here tonight. And good morning. Im carol costello. Id like to welcome our viewers in the United States and around the world. We begin with breaking news out of Charleston South Carolina. A bible study at one of the nations most historic africanamerican churches turns into a violent massacre. Now, nine people are dead and a massive manhunt under way for the gunman. Police have just released these new photos of the man they believe opened fire around 9 00 p. M. Eastern last night at the emanuel chump. Rch. Authorities are calling on the public for help. They say the gunman is believed to be in his early 20s, 59 he has sandy blond hair. Were learning dhilingchilling new details including there were
Viewers in the United States and around the world. Im wolf blitzer. Youre in the situation room. Announcer this is cnn breaking news. Lets get to the breaking news. Chilling new details about a terror plot isis sympathizers right here in the United States. A second new york man was arrested to invite isis investigation, allegedly attacking an agent with a kitchen knife as the fbi close in. The suspect now charged with planning to bomb landmarks and Tourist Attractions in the new york area along with another man who was arrested within the past few days. Were also learning that officers are on alert for potential Terror Threats around the july 4th holiday. And other major events this summer. Ill ask the chairman of the Senate Intelligence committee about all of that and a lot more. Our correspondents our analysts are all standing by as we cover all the news breaking right now. First, lets go to our justice reporter evan perez for the very latest. Wolf tonight this man is facing charges
87yearold woman. Police say they and others were murdered because of their race. Were looking at their lives and their legacies. Im wolf blitzer. Youre in the situation room. Breaking news as yet another American Community grieves tonight and the entire country recoils in shock and horror, the youngman who police say gunned down nine worshippers at a Historic Church is now in custody. 21yearold dylann roof was arrested. According to police the suspect sat in a prayer meeting before standing up and saying he was there to shoot black people. All of the victims, including the churchs pastor were black. The alleged gunman is white. Federal authorities are now investigating this as a hate crime. We have complete coverage tonight. Ill speak with South Carolina congressman, the former governor mark sanford, and our correspondents analysts and guests. Theyre standing by with the latest de tails. Lets begin with john berman hes he site of the church. John, tell us what happened. Reporter wolf w
Prison more than two weeks ago. Weve learned a corrections officer who knew the men who is han suspended and is under investigation. Sources now telling cnn the escapees dna has been found in a cabin only 20 miles from the prison. The other breaking story were following, South Carolina governor nikki haley, senator Lindsey Graham senator tim scott, all calling for the confederate battle flag to be removed from the memorial on the grounds of the State Capitol. Pressure to pull it down mounting since white supremacist dylann roof killed nine people at an africanamerican church in hopes of starting a race war. Were covering all angles of the breaking news with our correspondents. And our guests including the South Carolina state senator Marlon Kimpson and the naacp president Cornell William rose. Lets begin with cnns Boris Sanchez in upstate new york. He has more on the new clues in the search for those two escaped killers. Boris, whats the latest youre hearing . Reporter out of 2,000 tip