came into sharp focus. and so now today i see so many stories, and there isn t a good story, a good abortion story or a bad abortion story. it s just the choice that women have to make about their own bodies, and nobody else should be involved in that, other than our doctors and our loved ones. the congresswoman went on to say outlawing abortion is way out of step with what the american people want. polls show the majority support roe v. wade. well, we are learning new details about the shocking onstage attack of comedian dave chapelle in los angeles tuesday night. the suspect is now in custody, but a motive is still unknown. cnn s nick watt has the latest. reporter: dave chappelle was introducing the next act. suddenly the comic tackled by a man who rushed the stage, wielding a knife shaped like a replica gun. i mean, he rammed right into him.
yesterday, we talked to one of our reporters, cnn correspondent rachael carane who was there in the audience. she had takeup food that she brought in and was stapled up and didn t even get opened up when she went through the metal detector. it shows you something is wrong with security especially when you see this weapon that this assailant had on him, allegedly. police showing pictures of this knife that folded up into a replica gun. and when you see this, you would think, if someone was going through because they do go through your bags when you show up at the hollywood ball, that they would see a gun and then say, let s stop and apprehend this person here. but it turned out to be a knife. so all of these things are concerns that they are working through. i should also note, erica, for people who have not been to the hollywood bowl, you are allowed to bring in your own bottles of wine, your own snacks, your cheeses, all the things you may want while you enjoy a show at the hollywoo
as the suspect approached. if it wasn t for his clumsiness and dave prowess, something else could have happened. isaiah lee was bloody and bruised before being booked on assault with a deadly weapon. he was carrying this replica gun with a bayonet style blade. he suffered from mental health issues and has been in and out of homeless shelters. was that will smith? industry professionals say at tack know shows the need to protect performers. it is like a secret service kind of type of awareness you need to have because we ve seen how quickly things could escalate and get to the stage. the company that managed the hollywood bowl saying in a statement the safety of our artists and visitors an staff is our top priority. netflix saying we strongly
the iconic hollywood bowl. police releasing pictures of the weapon used in the attack. jonathan hunt has the low down today where there is fallout again. good morning to you. good morning to you, bill. the netflix is a joke festival where dave chappelle was performing said on its own website everyone attending to have to go through metal detectors and bag searched. look what chappelle s attacker was able to get through the checks. a replica gun with a knife attached to the barrel. police say that s what 23-year-old isaiah lee was holding when he jumped onto the stage and charged the comedian. somehow getting past security that should have been there to prevent an audience member even getting close to the stage. lee hopped over a barrier and ran. he is an aspiring rapper who wrote a song called dave chappelle a couple of years ago. some of his family members say
details. dave chappelle never saw it coming. a man police have identified as 23 year old isaiah lee darted on stage and delivered a powerful body tackle that appeared to knock the wind out of chappelle. security quickly subdued the man off to the side while chappelle gathered himself and carried on. yal want to rock. police say lee had a replica gun with a knife tucked inside. appearing bruised and with a shoulder injury, he was taken to the hospital and later charged with felony assault with a deadly weapon. we got to make sure we are protecting. comedian jamie foxx and chris rock were there. rock delivered a punch line more than a month in the making. was that will smith? police have not offered a motive for last night s attack. i do not know or understand at this point that this was a targeted event. last night was the latest high profile attack on a comedian.