kate bolduan in for erin bu burnett. going, quote, medieval, that s steve bannon. bannon is defiant on his podcast. pray for our enemies, okay? because we re going medieval on these people. we re going to savage our enemies, so pray for them. who needs prayers? not maga, not war room, and certainly not steven k. bannon. after leaving court today, bannon spoke briefly to reporters. listen. look, it was a very good first day. it was a long day for jury selection. and so it goes. now bannon faces two criminal charges for his failure to comply with a house january 6th investigation. it s been ten months since he received a subpoena from the committee. the case is a major test of how much power congress really has when a witness defies a subpoena. bannon, one of the biggest purveyors of trump s election lies was a key figure in the lead-up to january 6th. days before he was outlining trump s plan win or lose. in his words then, trump is just going to declare victory and ba
The violence has to stop we cannot lose another child to violence in a school. This as more information about cruz comes to life. The Antidefamation League tell you us that they have information that links him to a white supremacist group. Its a daunting task and they worked tirelessly. The fbi addressed a report they received last year about an alarming comment on youtube. The comment simply said im going to be a professional school shooter. And we get a look at the 17 victims like vicky and her brother survived. 14yearold martin was killed and his brother miguel made it out alive. Chris hickson the schoolage let ecdirector is among the dead and stories of heroism. Scott beagle was in front of a door a classroom and died shielding his students. He blocked the door and it was open you will the time and i dont know how it was alive. Football coach aaron feis he made sure he protected everyone else. What do you hear . I heard he used his body to shield three females to shield them. A lot
Weapon and then blending in with students to escape. He then stopped for a drink at a subway and went to a mcdonalds before he was arrested by an officer who saw him walking on a road a mile and a half from school. More now from phil keating in parkland. He. Reporter he faced a florida magistrate this afternoon 24 hours after allegedly shooting and killing 17 boys, girls and faculty at the high school that expelled him last year. Cruz is charged with 17 counts of premeditated murder and will remain held in Broward County custody. Unlike other mass shooters who took their own lives, investigators say he tried to escape putting down his Assault Rifle and blending in with fleeing students from Marjory Stoneman douglas high school. S. W. A. T. Teams, police and deputies cleared out each classroom one by one rescues terrified students and teachers who barricaded themselves and hid in a closet. Today is not easy. Ought victims families have been notified. Reporter the fbi confirmed it was al
Senator Kamala Harris tweeted about victim football coach aaron feis. The 37yearold jumped in front of his students to protect them from the shooter and lost his life. Also killed was the schools collecting director, 49yearold christopher hixon, seen here, as well as a 35yearold teacher, scott beigel. The accused killer has reportedly confessed. Investigators pieced together exactly why and how this happened. Reporter Stephanie Ramos is in parkland, florida where the shooting took place. Reporter the former student, suspected of gunning down 17 people and injuring 15 others, steps into court for the first time this afternoon. Are you Nicholas Jacob cruz . Yes, maam. Reporter 19yearold nikolas cruz is facing 17 counts of premeditated murder. Youre going to be held without bond until further order of the court. Reporter police say cruz opened fire at his former high school, Marjory Stoneman douglas, in parkland, florida. It was about 2 00 p. M. When the gunshots started outside the schoo
Learning that the alleged High School Shooter had a struggle with Mental Illness and history of violence. Nikolas cruz told investigators he heard voices telling him to conduct the attack. The 19yearold confessed to the killings after being taken into custody. Authorities describe the mind of the suspect as warped and possibly demented. He shot the chickens across. He shot the chickens across in the back there. He like cornered a squirrel. Was throwing rocks at it, trying to kill it. Abc news learned the fbi learned a tip on social media about a possible shooting. The agency says it did not have enough information at the time. It was a difficult day as we learned the identities of the 17 victims. Their ages range from 14 to 49 years old. As new details emerge about the shooter and the political debate continues, we want to pay tribute to those who lost their lives. Dan ashley tells us more about them. 14yearold alex shackter w a championship in the band last year. My heart is broken is