Cruise could shoot. Could Jared Kushner lose his access to top secret folt . And rambling message. President trump goes off the rails taulking on a conservativ group. Warning the yoots take away gun rights and chanting Hillary Clinton to the tune of lock her up. This is the situation room. Rick gates pleads guilty to conspiracy and lying the investigators and will cooperate with the special counsel against his long time business partner, the former Trump Campaign chairman, Paul Manafort. It raises the pressure on manafort who now faces new charges. Also breaking. Chilling new details of an urgent warning about the florida shooter. A caller saying nikolas cruz was that to explode. And a significant response to the massacre as President Trump insists Arming Teachers is the way to stop shooters. Our correspondents and specialists are standing by with full coverage. Lets begin the guilty plea by one of former Trump Campaign aides raising the pressure on another. Lets get right to our legal
Tip . And offscript . President trump gives a freewealing, 80minute speech at a gathering. Reprising claims from his campaign. Why did the president toss out his prepared remarks. We want to welcome our viewers in the United States and around the world. Im wolf blitzer. Youre in the situation room. Breaking news tonight. The russia investigation heating up. A third former trump associate entering into a plea bargain with Robert Mueller. Rick gates, a top official in the trump president ial campaign. While gates is agrees to cooperate with muellers investigation, manafort is vowing to fight. Including new charges filed against him. Our correspondents and analysts are standing by. Let get details of the breaking news with cnns Political Correspondent sara murray. Sara, critical developments emerging now in the special prosecutors investigation. Reporter thats right. Five new criminal charges against Paul Manafort alleging he paid former european politicians to push proukraine positions.
Who we wouldnt take his word for it without any supporting documents. Police continue to say the murderer acted alone. If you are looking for a motive for his mass murder, if that makes a difference to your understanding against this latest gun massacre, then maybe hold out hope that someday well get word of what that motive might have been. For now we know hes the suspect, he had an a. R. 15 and tons of ammo. Police say it was all legally acquired. Because the laws our lawmakers have made on guns welcome a young man in his circumstances to arm himself the way he did, that ends up being the most important thing to know about how he came to a place in his life, in this country where he could kill that many people himself. There was no moment of silence today among our lawmakers in washington for this massacre. Usually after the latest gun massacre of American Children they have a moment of silence. They did have one in the u. S. Senate today, but they didnt have one in the house. And th
The 19yearold alleged mourderr was arraigned today and charged with multiple murder counts. There were reports that the suspect might have been associated with a white supremacist militia, those are claims from a guy in this group in florida. Thats not the guy you take his word for it in the absence of any supporting evidence. So in terms of why this happened or whether he had associations of any kind that might change your view. Police continue to say the murderer acted alone. If youre looking to a motive, if that makes a difference for the latest gun massachuset cure out hope. For now, hes the suspect. He had an a. R. 15 and tons of ammo and all legally acquired. Because the laws are lour lawma made on guns welcome a young man in his circumstances to arm himself the way he did, that ends up being the most important thing to know about how he came to a place in his life in this country where he could kill that many people himself. There was no moment of silence today among our lawmake