Bowers is facing 29 federal counts including 11 counts of cruising a firearm to commit murder. After the judge asked if he understood the charges against him, bowers answered in a clear voice, yes, sir. Last hour Sarah Huckabee sanders announced the president and first lady will travel to pittsburgh to express support for the community. She went onto defend the president and his tone ahead of the midterms. Is he incapable of in words, toning it down and toning down the rhetoric . I think the president has had a number of moments of bringing the country together. Once again, ill remind you that the very first thing the president did was condemn the attacker. And the very first thing the media did was blame the president. More to that later. Lets start with the latest in the investigation. Joining me from pittsburgh is ron mott. Robert bowers appeared in court today. What do we know . Reporter it was a quick Court Appearance, ali. We had a lot of anticipation at the start of the day that
Of several jewish grandchildren. His daughter is a Jewish American and his soninlaw is a descendant of holocaust survivors. Tomorrow, the president and first lady will travel toll pennsylvania to express the support of the American People and grieve with the pittsburgh communit community. Well, just minutes later, sanders defended the president against accusations that hes enflaming anger and Division Within the nation as it faces the death of 11 members of the synagogue. Plus, a man accused of a racially charged double murder in kentucky and a suspect accused of sending more than a dozen mail bombs to critics of President Trump. Here was sanders, moments ago. And then this morning, suggesting that the news media is responsible for the anger in the country. How does he do that, when, in the case of the pipe bomber, this was somebody who went to trump rallies, this is somebody who had a van covered with attacks on the media and praise for the president. The shooter in pittsburgh is some
Atlanta. Newsroom starts right now. Announcer this is cnn breaking news. And following the breaking news this hour, a passenger plane has crashed at sea. Heres what we know at this point. Authorities say that the plane belongs to lion air. It is flight 610. That plane crashed into the sea of jakarta. 189 people on board, including childr. The plane vanished from radar just minutes after taking off on its way to panko panong. They sent boats, helicopters and 130 rescuers to that crash site. They are working on the assumption that the plane sank, and they are taking equipment to find an under water locator beacon. Will ripley. Wing the latest with the process of recovering parts of this plane already started. What can you tell us . Reporter hi, george. We got an update from indonesian auorities who tell us they are now on scene or on the way to the scene. 34 nautical miles off the coast of jakarta, some 300 rescue personnel. We have seen images coming in of divers in the water. There are
Justice is done. 189 people are feared dead after a boeing 737 crashes after takeoff in indonesia. Yet another suspicious package, this one addressed to the cnn center in atlanta. This comes as the suspect is in a south Florida Court today. One student is dead following a shooting at a North Carolina high school. Hundreds of parents demanded to get their children during a school lockdown. The way to respond in a moment of trauma is to reach out. The tragedy in pittsburgh is sparking calls for unity and solidarity throughout the entire country. In the end, love will triumph over hate. We wont let it win. Glor good evening. This is our western edition. Im jeff glor in pittsburgh outside the tree of life synagogue as mourners continue to gather following this national tragedy. Federal prosecutors said today they will seek the Death Penalty against the man who took away 11 lives. We do know more tonight about how this shooting unfolded on saturday and about those who died. Four of the six
Why not . Because hes the purveyor of hate speech. The president of the United States is always welcome. Im a citizen and hes my president. Hes certainly welcome. The city of pittsburgh mourning after that mass shooting at a local synagogue. The deadliest attack. He killed 11 people and wounded six more. The victims included a married couple and beloved physician and two brothers and two brothers with special needs. They range from 54 to 97. Rabbi Jeffrey Meyers said it was a typical saturday where three congregations meet every saturday morning. He just started Shabbat Services and he respected several escape and ran out of time. I turned back to see if i can help the remaining eight people in the back of my congregation. At that time i could hear the gunfire getting louder. It was no longer safe for me to be there and i had to leave. One of the eight was shot and she survived her wounds. The other seven were gunned down in my sanctuary. There was nothing i could do. I do live with re