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Scene. Impeachment on the minds of House Republicans, and House Speaker Kevin Mccarthy is about to speak and is he is going to endorsement an Impeachment Indictment against President Biden. And also, a possible autoworker strike. We dont want the strike, but you are leaving us no choice if you dont give us a fair contract. And failure the reach a deal could cost the u. S. Economy huge. We are following developing stories right here on cnn news central with sara sidner alongside kate bolduan and john berman. The Breaking News this morning is the convicted killer on the run in pennsylvania is armed. He stole a. 22 caliber gun with a scope and flashlight from a garage and the homeowner was in the garage and actually fired on cavalcante as he ran away. At 10 10 p. M. , a call was received from a resident on Coventry Road indicating a short hispanic male wears no shirt and dark pants entered the garage while the homeowner was in it, and he grabbed a. 22 rifle in the garage. The homeowner drew a pistol, and he fired at cavalcante while he grabbed a rifle, but we have no reason the believe he is injured in the shooting. So now, heavily armed vehicles and officers are going to the scene. The officers are warning residents to stay inside and lock the doors. We go to Danny Freeman who is on the ground in that part of pennsylvania where this search is really entering the new level, danny. That is absolutely right, john. To put a finer note on what you are describing, we are seeing this increased Police Presence all throughout the morning, and we are at the northeast edge of this new perimeter that the Law Enforcement officials have established overnights and this enormous push to flush out Danelo Cavalcante who is now armed and dangerous. We have seen the armed vehicles, and trailers with horses so that the officers can ride them into the challenging terrain to search for the suspect, and the Lieutenant Colonel for the Pennsylvania State police, colonel lieutenant bivens says more than 500 officers in the area trying the find this man right now, but i want to get to some other developments that we learned specifically from the Press Conference. And that 10 10 sighting where he stole that. 22 caliber gun is the second sighting. Because a woman said she thought she saw cavalcante crouched down on a road, and at that point, Police Responded and found muddy footprints and followed them, and ultimately found his discarded prison issued shoes and then word that the work boots had been stolen from that area. Then fast forward to 10 10 encounter about two hours later from that sighting. And so, there was a. 22 caliber rifle with a scope and flashlight on it, and the resident who owned the home was there in the garage, and fired at the suspect, but it appears at that point that cavalcante was not it in the gun fire, and actually, cavalcante telling cnn, excuse me, Colonel Bivens telling cnn that cavalcante did not leave any blood in that particular garage. So i wanted to play you a sound bite in that Press Conference of how the colonel lieutenant George Bivens is saying that he is presenting at this moment. He has killed two people previously, and i would suspect that he is desperate enough to use that weapon. We have considered him dangerous from the start. It changes nothing. We have considered him a risk, and now we absolutely know that he has a weapon. Again, you are seeing the reaction from getting the weapon here today, and another thing that i will note that we learned from the Press Conference that the Lieutenant Colonel says that cavalcante knows this area well. He know where is he is. There have been a question over the weekend when he ditched the van in this particular area of Chester County why, and it was a random spot, and no ther acquaintances that he was familiar with, but now we know that he has been in this area before, and he knows area, and The Big Question is what happens next . Obviously, he is very dangerous, and the police are preparing for any eventuality, and our colleague brian todd was down there at that Press Conference which is about 25 miles south of where we r and he asked Lieutenant Colonel George Bivens if he would engage in death by cop, and listen to that sound bite. Are you concerned about what they call the suicide by cop, and if you close in on him, it is a violent ending, and he is not going to want to go back to prison . Well, it is a possibility. It is a possibility that he is going to attack the police to get away, and possibility suicide by cop, any scenarios are a possibility, and our people are trained to deal with him. Again, we have considered him dangerous right from the start. It does not change anything in terms of the tactics or anything that we are utilizing. Reporter the last thing to note is that Pennsylvania State police found themselves defending the manhunt over the last 13 days insisting that nothing has gone wrong, because they have spotted him, and they believe they know where he is, and 13 days into the manhunt, no capture, and cavalcante is now armed and dangerous. He knows where he is which presumably knows that he know where is to hide. Danny freeman, thank you for the report pg, and keep us posted. Kate and sara. And joining us is retired fbi special agent daniel brunner, and now that he is armed in fact he is more dangerous, but how does it change the whole situation in this moment, and the tone that we heard from the Lieutenant Colonel in that Press Conference was different today than what we have heard in the last 12, 13 days. Good morning, kate and sara. Absolutely. I think that for Law Enforcement, it is completely going to change the situation for the tactical teams as they are proceeding through the forpest, proceeding t i i i ing woods, because cavalcante knows land, and knows area. He was able to get from the prison to the house of an associate with expected no phone, no gps. He knows how the travel through the land, and how to get from point a to point b without the assistance of technology. He knows area, and with the help of the rifle, he can set up an ambush, and so he can be ready, and all of the officers have to be cautious when proceedings, and so with the heavy horses and the canines, it is going to be quite concerning. Daniel, let me ask you about something that the Lieutenant Colonel George Bivens said, because he talked about one point about minutes of the time that he was shot at to when Law Enforcement got there, and we know that he has been seen on the doorbell, the ring device. He has also gone north and south, and he has changed directions, and so he is not going one way, and what does this tell you about his ability to evade Law Enforcement . It has been 13 days, and they have everything they have got looking for the guy . Well, like the Lieutenant Colonel said is absolutely perfect. It is a large area, and i have participated in the searches like this a number of years ago in pennsylvania. It is a large area, and as many Law Enforcement agencies, federal, state, local there, it is just not possible to search in a line pattern. It is not possible to search over every inch. He is at the advantage right now where he knows land. We are, and Law Enforcement is moving forward and containing area, and we will, you know, the best ability is to contain him in that area, and hopefully create the situation where he makes a mistake, where he trips up and able to be detected by the aircraft or infrared or a canine. So that is the situation is to push him to the limits to where he is making a mistake at which someone can move in. One of the most key things is that exactly is civilians. That triples, quadruples the eyes looking. The fact that he approached an open garage, and approached a vehicle that had the keys in it, it is clearly showing that he is looking for opportunities. If the people there in pennsylvania secure their homes and secure their cars and make sure that the keys are not there, and the Garage Door Openers are not in the cars to open the garage doors to get access, that is going to create more difficult situations for him, and that creates more opportunities for the Law Enforcement to move in and capture him. And daniel, john miller made the point earlier if the pattern continues that he hides out in the day and then makes move and travels to make the moves in the evening as the sun goes down, and i wonder now, as there is this kind of the new reality of th the. 22 caliber rifle that the community is locked down and ter roa terrorized by him . Well, the Community Needs to be aware and schools close and the Pennsylvania State police have a great structure there with the Law Enforcements and the fbi and the u. S. Marshals who are experienced in capturing a fugitive, and the best people are there. I am sure that there are assets provided to the community. He is looking for opportunities to enter a garage and opportunity to get into the vehicle. And there is absolutely no reason to believe that he wont conduct some violence towards a civilian. These people are, you know, this fugitive is definitely armed and extremely dangerous, and everything from a hostile encounter all of the way to the safe capture needs to be considered by Law Enforcement, and the Law Enforcement in the area is clearly moving forward and extremely on a new footing today, and the fact that he is armed. Daniel brunner, thank you for coming in, and we will continue to follow the developments coming into the show. John . We have word that House Speaker Kevin Mccarthy is about to make a statement, and these are live pictures outside of the formal office outside of the capital and it is coming shortly as we learn this morning that the House Speaker is going to endorse an Impeachment Inquiry into President Biden, though the republicans have not presented any direct evidence that the president did Anything Wrong, and also as the House Speaker is facing challenges to his own speaker 1ship speakership. Lauren fox is there, and what are we expect hooger . Well, we are expecting that Kevin Mccarthy is coming out the give a brief statement, but as you noted, this is coming as some on the right flank are raising questions about the leadership. We expect in the noon hour, mate gates, a conservative who has sparred with the House Speaker in the past is going to be giving his own floor speech about the direction of the house and how it should go, and we should remind the viewers that any one House Speaker can bring a motion to oust the House Speaker, and that is looming over the House Speaker since he got that gavel in january after that hardfought battle for the speakers position. Now one thing to keep in mind that House Republicans are going to have to find a way to fund the government. These two issues while they are separate are very much intwined. One of the key things to remember here is that the House Republicans are still divided about how the fund the government. Mean while, the senate is moving on a bipartisan basis to fund the government for a year, and there a discussion here of how to move forward on the Funding Mechanism of how to await this statement of how Kevin Mccarthy is going to face the Impeachment Inquiry against President Biden. So two big questions, the opening of an Impeachment Inquiry and how the fund the government by the end of the month. And the third subissue is if he will survive these issues. And the house has been out of session for six weeks. The conservative members have had six weeks at home, and to a certain extent, the anger and frustration has been boiling up to this point. And matt gaetz speaks at the top of the next hour at about 45 minutes from now, and is what we are about to see from Kevin Mccarthy, is this seen as trying to get out ahead of it . Is certainly one way to look at it, and the close confidents believe that once they got to washington, and get everybody on the same page, and have a regular Conference Meeting and sort out some of the family issues as they call them, but the bigger looming question is that they are going to have time for that given that matt gaetz is expected to go to the floor at noon, and Kevin Mccarthy is going to be getting ahead of what gates says at the 11 00 a. M. Statement, and we expect that Kevin Mccarthy could come out any moment, and he is to begin at 11 00 a. M. , and we are past that hour, and this is all moving quickly, and as i noted there because belief to get back to washington and settle some of the disputes and find a way nforward on the funding, but this is moving more quickly than anyone anticipated. Thank you, lauren fox, and you can stay there live as i bring in the political director david chalian, and lot going on all at once, but it is pointing to one thing, which is that there is a wing in the republican party, in the House Of Representatives that is pushing and pushing and pushing on Kevin Mccarthy, and it isnt clear that they are as concerned about the consequences as they are about making the points that they want to make. What do you think that we will see in the coming hours and days . Yeah. And just to remind everyone, john. Kevin mccarthy is dealing with such a narrow House Majority and that wing of the conference that you are talking about that is pushing perhaps simply to make a statement or take a Stand Irrespective of the political consequences is larger that and the narrow majority, and now, listening to laurens reporting that you are talking about, there is also a faction of republicans, 18 of whom sit in districts that joe biden won, and entering into the Election Season who are concerned that if indeed Kevin Mccarthy takes the full conference, and demands that desires of the far right wing met, that they are going to be met to walk the plank, and specifically on Something Like moving towards an Impeachment Inquiry, and they are, too, a large enough group to be larger than the narrow fiveseat majority, that Kevin Mccarthy has. So he has it coming from all sides here. Because of the way that, of course, as you know that he won the speakership, and this Third Undercurrent Besides Budget Battle to avoid the shutdown and whether or not to proceed with impeachment is mccarthys own survival, because it is one of the things to agree to is that one person can call to vacate the chair and put it up for a vote in the house. And stand by, david chalian, because we are waiting for a statement from Kevin Mccarthy, and the goal for him is to survive this week, and what he might discuss is the possible inquiry of President Biden and all right. Someone is coming out, and we have a twominute warning. Do you want to go to a quick break . All right. David, we have a twominute break for speaker Kevin Mccarthy, and he is going to come out the speak. So much on the president ial campaign, and donald trump out there speaking again, and he is an ally, and this a little separate of what is going on the president ial campaign trail, and how so . Well, it is separate, because you are dealing with the the internal House Republican conference politics, but john, this is going to spill out on to the campaign tra