Cnn BreAking News you Are live in the Cnn Newsroom. Im Jim AcostA in wAshington. We begin this morning with BreAking News. The suspect in the second AppArent AssAssinAtion Attempt on former President DonAld Trump is About to AppeAr in FederAl Court. This lAtest incident hAppened while trump wAs golfing At his club in West PAlm BeAch, floridA, A secret Service Agent noticed the Gun Sticking for offense And fired At A mAn in the bushes who then fled the scene AfterwArd. OfficiAls found An Ak47 Style Rifle with A scope And mAteriAls for A bulletproof vest. This since the Suspect 58yeArold RyAn routh, he hAs posted extensively on SociAl MediA About his politicAl views, including his criticism of former President Trump in meAntime cnns Josh CAmpbell And cArlos suArez, they Are covering All of this for us. They hAve new informAtion on this lAtest AssAssinAtion Attempt. I wAnt to begin outside with cArlos, outside FederAl Court in West PAlm BeAch, floridA. We expect the suspect to be there so
Breaking news, Authority Say Donald Trump has the highest level of protection, right . Now including this security over at maralago after the apparent attempt to assassinate the nba on the Golf Course. Standby for all the new information from authorities that just came in minutes ago on the suspect and on the Investigation Welcome to our viewers here in the United States and around the world. Im wolf blitzer. Youre in the Situation Room Breaking News or lets get right to the Breaking News on the second apparent attempt to assassinate Donald Trump. The fbi now describing its investigation as quote, extremely serious during a Briefing And Florida Just A Little while ago, cnns Paula Reid is thomas scene for us in West Palm Beach, florida right now, paula, what stood out to you from this update hearing the Secret Service defending its Protection Plan for former President Trump anna, feeling that the suspect did not have a clear line of sight to the former president. Investigation down here
The channel, former PresIdent Donald Trump says he Is safe after he was targeted In a second AssassInatIon Attempt whIle playIng golf at hIs club In florIda. AInsley the suspect Is now In custody. There Is hIs pIcture after fleeIng the scene where he kept where he left behInd that ak47. A Go Procamera and two bags. The local SherIffs OffIce sayIng the suspect was between 300 and 500 yards from the former presIdent , and were learnIng more about hIs prIor runIns wIth polIce and polItIcal statements. BrIan yup. He wasnt InvIsIble to say the least. We have lIve Team Conch thIs mornIng. We wIll ask former Secret ServIce agent TIm MIller In a matter of moments how the suspect got just yards away from PresIdent Trump who was walkIng that DIrectIon And Brooke sIckman has the suspects wIld past and runIns wIth Law Enforcement. FIrst lets turn to Maddy RIvera to walk us through what happened. Maddy . MadeleIne good mornIng. Post through socIal entrepreneurshIp praIses the work of local authorIt
Right now, a pakistani man with ties to iran is in court, charged with a plot to kill prominent political american leaders in the united States Jerk was former President Trump among the united states . The hearing comes a day after trump survived a second Assassination Attempt in just nine weeks. This is a outnumbered. Im Kayleigh Mcenany with my cohosts Harris Faulkner and emily compagno. Also joining us, martha maccallum, anchor and Chief Editor of the story, and Fox News Contributor paul mauro, an expert of course in all these matters, Retired Nypd inspector. We have Team Coverage on all these breaking stories. Live in West Palm Beach, florida, with of elements in the second trump Assassination Attempt. But first, more on the hearing underway as we speak in new York City on a plot to kill u. S. Political leaders with Donald Trump being a potential target. Former President Trump believed to be on the Hit List of the alleged international assassin who is about to be arraigned in Feder
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