And welcome to all of our viewers watching here in the u. S. And Around The World. Im Jim Sciutto in washington, cnn, Breaking News continues this hour. The fbi is investigating an apparent Assassination Attempt on Donald Trump two months after the former president was shot got in the ear at a rally in pennsylvania, trump is safe, was not harmed in Sundays Incident at his Golf Club in West Palm Beach, florida . A 58yearold man identified as ryan Wesley Ralph has been detained. Hes pictured there you had weighed in on politics, on Social Media in the past. And at times had criticized Donald Trump, the Palm Beach County Sheriff says the Secret Service fired shots at a man who had a rifle in the bushes along the perimeter of the trump international Golf Club. A source says that trump had been playing golf at the time moving between the fifth and six holes the secret Service Agent that was all the course did a fantastic job, what they do is they have an agent that jumps one whole ahead of
Cnn BreAking News you Are live in the Cnn Newsroom. Im Jim AcostA in wAshington. We begin this morning with BreAking News. The suspect in the second AppArent AssAssinAtion Attempt on former President DonAld Trump is About to AppeAr in FederAl Court. This lAtest incident hAppened while trump wAs golfing At his club in West PAlm BeAch, floridA, A secret Service Agent noticed the Gun Sticking for offense And fired At A mAn in the bushes who then fled the scene AfterwArd. OfficiAls found An Ak47 Style Rifle with A scope And mAteriAls for A bulletproof vest. This since the Suspect 58yeArold RyAn routh, he hAs posted extensively on SociAl MediA About his politicAl views, including his criticism of former President Trump in meAntime cnns Josh CAmpbell And cArlos suArez, they Are covering All of this for us. They hAve new informAtion on this lAtest AssAssinAtion Attempt. I wAnt to begin outside with cArlos, outside FederAl Court in West PAlm BeAch, floridA. We expect the suspect to be there so
No place in political violence for political violence in america, none, zero. In america we resolve are difference peacefully. The Ballot Box now at The End of a gun and we start with cnns randi kaye, who is following the investigation ryan Wesley Routh may have been laying in wait from his spot in the bushes at trump international Golf Club for nearly 12 hours thats according to Court Documents, unsealed today, showing Routes Phone was in the vicinity of the area. Story cutting as early as 2 00 a. M. Sunday morning prosecutors also revealed in Court Documents that the Serial Number on the rifle recovered from the area where ralph was spotted, was unreadable to the naked eye, just before 2 00 p. M. Secret service notice the barrel of a Rifle Poking through a fence at trump international Golf Club trump was somewhere between the fifth in six hole at the time when you look at the map, you see a roadway very close to holes five and six which it would make sense that that would be a locati
Extremely serious as new details emerge about the alleged crime. And the state of the former President S security also this hour, how this new threat to trump may impact the president ial race as he tries to blame it on the rhetoric of president Joe Biden and Vice President kamala harris. Its a new level of uncertainty tonight. In the already volatile 2024 Election Welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. Im Wolf Blitzer. Youre in the Situation Room the skis, cnn Breaking News we just learned that president Joe Biden, former President Donald Trump had what is being described by the White House as a cordial conversation on the phone. That conversation just a short while ago were told the president conveyed his relief that trump is safe after so the apparent attempt to assassinate him. And this comes as we are breaking down all the new information from a briefing by federal and local authorities, just a little while ago cnns Randi Kaye is on the scene for us
We asked the campaign and they have not responded to our request. Bill might be a good question for one of these Local A Filliate reporters and anchors that may get a shot of sitting down with her as We Saw at The End of last week. Well see. William La Jeunesse on that story in l. A. Dana the live look at the Federal Courthouse in West Palm Beach, florida, where the suspect for the attempted Assassination Yesterday of former President Trump is about to make his first Court Appearance. Welcome to a new hour of americas newsroom, im dana perino. Bill quite a story as we begin a new week. Im bill hemmer. The second attempt to try to take out the former President Taking Place at his Golf Club in West Palm Beach, florida. Secret service spotting a sniper with an Ak47 Rifle Hiding in the bushes along the Clubs Fenceline with a clear shot 300 yards at the course where trump was playing. The attempt was interrupted and the suspect is now in custody and will be in Federal Court in minutes, as w