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
Hello and good evening, it is 11 00 here in New York. Were following the breaking news out of West Palm Beach. Where former President Donald Trump is unharmed and at home. Hours after what the fbi is calling an apparent attempt on his life. At his maralago resort. It was at his Golf Course, earlier today. Vice president harris just responded with a statement saying she is disturbed by The Incident. Condemning political violence and thanking the Secret Service officers who protected trump. President biden and harris Running Mate governor Tim Walz have also issued statements of gratitude for the secret Service And Relief for trumps safety. Right now there is one person in custody. This is his pingture, ryan wesley routh, age 58 according to three senior Law Enforcement officials briefed on the matter. Lets go now to West Palm Beach and kathy park, whats the latest kathy. Reporter outside of the Golf Course this Evening And Security is still very tight several hours removed from this inci
Hello and good evening. Coming at you with Breaking News. At this hour, security is ramped up and the Secret Service is on high alert at mar alago after an apparent Assassination Attempt on former president Donald Trump. Now he is home tonight unharmed. But no less than a Dozen Police cars are visible at the resort and an Investigation Led by the fbi is under way after the Secret Service fired on an armed man while trump was on the course. Just a few hundred feet away. One person is in Law Enforcement Custody. Identified as ryan welsey routh. Age 58. An Ak47 And Scope were recovered at the scene among other things. President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and governor Tim Walz have also made statements that theyre glad hes safe. Just last hour posted on Social Media calling him strong and resilient. So lets start in West Palm Beach where Kathy Park is standing by. Describe the scene for us, whats the latest. Reporter good evening so were right in front of the Golf Course. And
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Social media to criticize and the president, according to authorities, the former president was in the middle of a round of golf. Today, secret service agent was walking ahead of the president and his party to secure the area. That s when the agents saw the barrel of a rifle poking out of the fence. We don t know at this moment whether shots were fired by the man with the rival, the man they ve now detained. But the secret service says that an agent did fire shots toward that person. The man ran away. Authorities were able to capture him thanks to the help of an eyewitness who identified the man took a photograph of his vehicle. They d now detain that person. Authorities also released these photos. They say that in the bushes where the man was scene, they found an ak47 style rifle, a scope, two backpacks, ceramic tiles a gopro camera. This ramette towels are in those backpacks you see hanging up as a kind of fence to protect the alleged shooter. Authorities also addressed how someone w