houses of worship into a battleground. this is a profound story that goes far beyond just quoting what the president says and asking whether he means it or doesn t. that s meaningless. we have an issue of profound racism going on in america. our institutions are under profound and fatal attack. media have to cover this story in an entirely different way and we have to get down to the harsh truth of what s happening. just spell that out a little bit more here. you look at what happened here in pittsburgh, in the kynecontef the shooting in kentucky, the 14 package bombs that were sent to democrats around the country, former members of the administration, former presidents, as well. what changed this week, jeff, with as you see it? i don t think it changed this week, david. i think it changed in 2016. the new york times has a very good story in looking at the alleged pipe bomber s social history, and it wasn t social media that radicalized him. he was talking about food pictures, an
more than a dozen package bombs to prominent critics of president trump will face a federal judge in miami tomorrow. 56-year-old cesar sayoc faces up to 50 years in prison. authorities found his fingerprint on one package and dna on two other samples. he s denied all responsibility. thankfully, no one was hurt, but it was a week where americans looked to their elected officials for words of unity and comfort. after past moments of crisis, we have seen widespread calls to cool the rhetoric, like in january of 2011 when former arizona congresswoman gabrielle giffords was shot and six people were killed at an event in tucson. an attack on one who serves is an attack on all who serve. such acts of violence have no place in our society. forces that divide us are not as strong as those that unite us. it s important for us to pause for a moment and make sure that
so you ve been watching along with us, right? nine days to go until midterm elections. it might feel like nine weeks. candidates are hitting the campaign trial to make their closing arguments. in the volatile aftermath of the mail package bombs and pittsburgh synagogue shooting, voters will have plenty to consider when they step into their voting booths next tuesday. let s bring back our panel, grace, danielle, evan. grace, what are you seeing right now in terms of the midterms nine days to go? there s a lot happening in new york state. there is a ton happening in new york state. we have hey lot of competitive races. for me at least in new york city i ve been very focused on the race on stat on island. republican dan donovan was facing a democratic challenger max rose, but we are seeing a lot of outside money come into the race to support max rose. at least there s still a big question mark, though, over that
trump rallies. and it reads like a target list for those who have received package bombs this week. he trolls former president obama with photos disparaging the kennedy family. he mocks biden s 9/11 message with a photo of his delaware home and pictures that suggest fire bombing it. he blames former attorney general eric holder for the murder of a border patrol a little. and he vilifies maxine waters tweeting bad memes and encouraging his like minded followers to attend an end with her in california. a denier of the parkland high school shooting massacre, he accuses george soros for funding a coverup and paying students to pretend they were victims. and public records show sayoc had an extensive criminal record dating back as far as 1991. the most notable offense, a 2002 charge of threatening to discharge a destructive device at a florida utility company. just recently a package
from cnn head quarters, newsroom starts right now. 4:00 a.m. on the east coast. the manhunt is finally over, the suspect now behind bars. police caught a serial bombmaker in the state of florida who allegedly targeted prominent democrats. authorities say one fingerprint on one of the packages led them to this man, 56-year-old cesar sayoc in south florida. he is now linked to at least 14 explosive devices intercepted across the u.s. since monday. police also impounded his white van, that van covered with pro trump imagery as you see here. and negative images of many of his intended targets. here is everything we know so far from drew griffin. reporter: authorities have a suspect in custody they say is responsible for at least a dozen package bombs discovered all across the u.s.