Good morning. 11 00 a. M. Eastern. 8 00 a. M. Pacific. I am Jose Diazbalart. We begin this hour with Breaking News. New York Prosecutors are expected to hold a Press Conference this hour after combs was arrested last night by federal authorities on three counts, Racketeering Conspiracy, Sex Trafficking and transportation to engage in prostitution. Prosecutors write, quote, for decades sean combs, the defendant, abused and threatened and coerced women around him to fulfill his sexual desires and protect his reputation and conceal his conduct. Before the indictment was unsealed, an attorney for combs said hes innocent and plans on pleading not guilty. Lisa ruben, msnbc legal correspondent, with us as well. Chloe, you are down at the courthouse. What are we expecting to learn about the Charges Today . Reporter hey, there, jose. In about 30 minutes we will hear from the u. S. Attorneys office. They will be holding a Press Conference down The Street. According to mark, one of the attorneys
An unsealed grand Jury Indictment just now accusing the Music Mogul of abusing, threatening and coercing women to fulfill his sexual desires as part of an alleged criminal enterprise, including Sex Trafficking and kidnapping. We will have reaction from our legal experts in a few moments. We are committed to bringing justice to everyone who has been victimized by the defendant. I cant tell you why it took so long. I think the better focus is on the fact that we are here today. New Online Comments from former President Trump about the apparent attempt on his life over the weekend in florida. The latest on the investigation, the suspect and the Trump Campaigns effort, without any evidence, to blame democrats for the alleged attempt, including these comments from Running Mate j. D. Vance. You know the big difference between conservatives and liberals is that we no one has tried to kill Kamala Harris in the last couple of months and two people have tried to kill Donald Trump in the last cou
Course. The trump international golf club spreads across 330 acres, and donald trump plays there regularly. Located in west palm beach in florida, the course is a tenminute drive from his home at maralago. The club s perimeter is more than three miles long. This is one part of it, right by a public road. There s a chainlink fence. Beyond that, you can easily see the course. And this was the route donald trump was taking during his round. He d reached hole five. According to police, as the former president played, secret service agents walked one hole ahead, as is standard. And we re told those agents spotted a rifle sticking out of the fence. Bbc verify has concluded it was somewhere in this area, which was later cordoned off. Police say mr trump was between 300 and 500 yards away, within range of the rifle. They also released this image of a rifle fitted with a scope, two backpacks and a camera attached to the fence. These events in florida happened while donald trump s safety during
A secret service says its plan to protect him worked so how did an armed combat with the lengthy criminal record ligand, wait for 12 hours before getting within shooting distance of the former president of the united states. I m kaitlan collins. And this is the source air tonight at 9:00 p. M. We are hearing for the first time from donald trump about that moment on the golf course yesterday what a secret service agent who was walking ahead of him spotted an apparent assassin hiding in the bushes all of a sudden we heard shots but being fired in the air. And i guess probably four or five and it sounded like bullets, but what do i know about that? but secret service knew immediately bullets and they grabbed me and i think probably the other ones, steve is one of the people see what gov, a great friend of mine, a secret service agent had seen a barrel of a ak47, which is a very powerful gun rifle. And you started shooting at the barrow and started shooting in the bushes could only see the
Outfront next, the breaking news lying in wait, investigators revealing the alleged trump gunman it was hiding near trump s golf course for nearly 12 hours. The sheriff who arrested the suspect and has the body camera footage is outfront, plus fierce backlash elon musk now trying to spin a tweet wondering why no one is trying to assassinate joe biden and kamala harris. Don lemon, who worked for mosque, joins me outfront tonight. Night live. And the threats keep coming springfield, ohio schools closed community festival canceled, trump tripling down on false claims about migrants eating heads. The president of a university now forced to go remote. Response tonight outfront let s go good evening to all i m erin burnett and outfront tonight, we do begin with the breaking news, new questions about whether the acted alone investigators at this hour are now racing to determine if the man accused of apparently trying to assassinate trump had help a gunman who authorities say was a sniper s ne