purchased five firearms with the help of his father. the suspect has now been charged with seven counts of first-degree murder, two of the fatalities a couple whose toddler was found alive once the shooting stopped. we re going to have more on their story in a moment. vice president kamala harris traveled to highland park to offer her support and to urge the toncountry to act. we have to be smarter as a country in terms of who has access to what and in particular assault weapons. we ve got to take this stuff seriously, as serious as you are because you have been forced to have to take it seriously. cnn s adrienne broaddus live for us from highland park. we re learning new disturbing information about survivors, but also about how this suspected gunman got his weapons. reporter: brianna, we are, and today that suspect has his initial court appearance and the state attorney, eric reinhart, said he will ask that judge today to hold that 21-year-old without the possibi
they say he was trying to aid his escape by hiding his identity and trying to blend into the crowd. we want to welcome our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer you re in the situation room. announcer: this is cnn breaking news. we re following breaking news, new information just moments ago released about the suspect in the shooting attack on the fourth of july parade in highland park, illinois. tonight, a seventh victim has died. and we re learning more about the accused gunman s planning for the deadly attack. cnn security correspondent josh campbell is on the scene for us in highland park. update our viewers, josh. what are you learning? reporter: wolf, after each one of these tragedies one key question is whether it could have been prevented. whether a suspect had potential contact with law enforcement that may have prevented what actually transpired. we learned a moment ago from authorities hold ago press conference is that the
the struggles of war growing more desperate as russian bombs get closer. cnn talks with ukrainian families in the east who say they can t leave despite explosions all around them. welcome to the lead i m erika hill in for jake tapper. we are standing by for an update on the shooting in highland park, illinois. we ve learned a seventh person has now died as a result of that shooting. the suspect police say planned the attack for several weeks, sprayed the parade crowd with bullets from a rooftop, the gunman used a fire escape ladder to access the rooftop and in another disturbing detail, he dressed in women s clothing to help him blend in with the crowd as he escaped running for cover and safety. cnn has a photo showing law enforcement taking him into custody. his hands cuffed behind his back, face down on the ground. the question yet to be answered why this fourth of july parade, why target so many innocent lives. we are learning more about those lives, two of the seven v
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