Transcripts For FOXNEWSW Shepard Smith Reporting 20180629 :

Transcripts For FOXNEWSW Shepard Smith Reporting 20180629

A judge ordered 38yearold jarrod ramos to stay in jail on five counts of first degree murder in one of the deadliest attacks on american journalists in history. Police say the suspect used a pump Action Shotgun to blast through a glass door and killed four journalists and a sales assistant. Prosecutors say he barricaded the exit doors so workers couldnt escape. You may have heard reports that the suspect mutilated his fingers to prevent investigators to identifieding him. But the Anne Arundel Police say that is not try. The chief added that we have not idea who leaked that and we were upset about it. Those records were circulating among high levels of law enforcement. Law enforcement said when they caught the guy did didnt have i. D. And refused to cooperate. Police say the attack lasted a few minutes before they arrested the suspect. A Capital Gazette internal talked about what he heard. I heard a popped and looked over my shoulder towards the entrance. I saw some faces that looked concerned. I cant see a shooter. I saw the glass doors were blown out. Trace a newspaper photographer said he had to jump over the colleagues body to get away from the gun fire. These are images of reporters in a parking garage of a nearby mall. The Capital Gazette did put out a paper this morning. There was an intentional blank page where the opinion section would be listing the names of the victims. The suspect had a long history of harassing the newspapers reporters online. Lea gabrielle is live in annapolis, maryland. Explain the back story here. Trace, this all started about seven years ago, in july of 2011. Thats when a columnist of the Capital Gazette wrote about a criminal harassment case against ramos. That column was about a case that involved a online relationship that ramos tried to create with someone he went to high school with, a classmate. The Baltimore Sun that owns the Capital Gazette reported that ramos later allegedly call her vulgar names. He told her to kill herself and he tried to get her fired. Ramos pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor harassment charge and he received probation. He later brought a defamation suit against the kcolumnist. Ramos made threats towards the Capital Gazette on social media. The police say theres clearly a history. Its a targeted attack. We cant fathom why that person chose to do this. We dont think we have anymore clear and present dangers to the citizens of Anne Arundel County. The capital says the former publisher said i remember telling our attorneys, this is a guy that is going to come in and shoot us. Trace, he also told the Baltimore Sun that in 2013, he reached out to the Anne Arundel County Police Department about ramos in 2013, but nothing came of that. He also considered filing a restraining order but decided not to after consulting with attorneys, trace. Trace yeah, weve seen the pictures of the victims. What more are we learning about them . Today, trace, people have been coming here, putting flowers downs and balloons, messages on notes here at the scene. The Capital Gazette detailed the stories of some of the victims in its paper today. One of them was john mcnamara. He was remembered for his flexibility, concise writing and Extensive Knowledge of regional sports. Rebecca smith was a recent hire at the Capital Gazette. A coworker said that she already had proven herself as a valuable asset. Wendi winters built a reputation as a freelance reporter and a wellknown community resource. And Gerald Fischman was clever and quirky. And rob hiaassen was the brother of an author from the miami herald, rob hiaassen. He loved his children and could talk for hours about his children. One of the other ways these victims are being honored, the coworkers putting out the paper and reporting on the stories. Trace our prayers go out. Lea gabrielle is live. Thank you. The people of annapolis planning to honor the victims tonight. The city announcing a vigil at 8 00 p. M. In the capitol square. From there, there will be a waterside service. The major of annapolis is with us. Its been a difficult day. Our hearts go out to you and your city. Give us an idea of how your city is dealing with this on the day after. Thanks for having us. I think a lot of us have tried to get a couple of hours sleep and then open their eyes and realize that it wasnt just a dream, that it did really happen to our city. Very personal for us. We know the journalists, we know the journalists that survived. We know the Police Officers that stormed the building. So you know, it could have been worse. Still doesnt make anybody feel better. Trace i know you have said, this paper was not liberal. It covered your childrens soccer matches and local subjects. Yet there appears to be all accounts a vendetta this man had against the paper. Its inexplicable. Its unbelievable that a guy with this many red flags can get his hand on a weapon. I dont know what the answer is to that. When we have to talk about mental health, we have to talk about gun control. We have to find out why we are so tightly wound as a community. We have to stop hating one another because we vote for a Different Party or different opinion. Im hoping this vigil today can bring people together and we can talk about hope and love and the future. Trace yeah, he made the threats on social media talking about jarrod ramos, this went on for years. We know there was no security in that newsroom. You, mr. Mayor, have been in the newsroom. Its kind of odd there was no security. But then again, these types of things dont happen in the United States. They happen in mexico and happen in columbia. But attacking journalists is extraordinarily rare in this country. Yeah, we thats the first thing i wanted to know. Im Close Friends with the editor. We hope that it wasnt an attack on journalism. These guys do the job just because they love being journalists. Its not a way to get rich. You do it because you have a passion for information. Theyve been doing an exceptional job. Im sure that when they went to college, when they went to study journalism, they didnt think it would be in the job description. Yeah, its amazing to me. You have also spoken to the journalists. We saw these guys in a parking garage trying to get the newspaper out. You have spoken to some of them. What was it that drove them to make sure they got the paper out this morning . Just a testament to the people that they are. You know, theyre committed people. Not only are they amazing for what they did and their dedication, i saw a journalist walking behind we never had this many cameras and this many journalists in the city. You must feel it yourself. Look, any newsroom is susceptible to Something Like this. Ive been in that newsroom a lot of times. I walk in there and theres a low front reception desk and a bank of tables. Theres no where to hide, nowhere to run. So they must have been terrified. What i have really think also that we have to Pay Attention to is the First Responders that got into the building, they didnt know whether this guy had a machine gun or, you know, a grenade or anything like that. They went through the motions of the drills we practiced. They stepped over victims to get to the gun. The guy threw his gun away and hit under a table. They did heros work, mr. Mayor. So good of you to join us. Our heart goes out to you and your community. The best to you on this, mr. Mayor. Thanks for joining us. Thank you for having us. Trace meantime, President Trump speak about the deadly shooting. The president offered his con delenses to the victims families and said no journalist should have to be afraid while doing his or her job. Journalists like all americans should be free from the fear of being violently attacked while doing their job. To the families of the victims, theres no words to express our sorrow for your loss. Horrible, horrible event, horrible thing happened. When youre suffering, we pledge our eternal support. The president also called the shooting for horrific. And the president made the comment after six months after signing the new tax law. Now the irs is rolling out the socalled postcard. Analysts say not everybody will be able to fit their taxes on one form. Plus, breaking news right now. President trump weighing in on one of the most hot button issues that could come up before the Supreme Court. Abortion. The president just talked to Fox Business Networks Maria Bartiromo about what hes looking for in his Supreme Court pick, specifically when it comes to roe v. Wade. The breaking news on that is coming up. Benjamin franklin captured lightning in a bottle. 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Lets say you have student loans. You need to take the decisions. So its up to the american to go beyond that most card size and file it on the six other work sheets. Thats what democrats are commenting on today. Theyre saying this overhaul is really smoke and mirrors. Postcard size coming out and you can file online, too. Trace postcardish. The president talked a lot about the tax law on farmers. Yes, he did. Theres no doubt about it. The economy is doing better because of the tax cuts. Youre seeing Unemployment Rate at a five decade low. Youre seeing Household Wealth being extremely high. When it comes to farmers, President Trump specifically today spoke about how theyre being affected by their repeal and the estate tax. Listen to what he had to say. We greatly reduce the burden of the unfair estate takes commonly known as the death tax. Its such a big things. Most farms and most Small Businesses wont pay an estate takes or death tax anymore. But on fox Business News network, we spoke to a farmer. Hes a beef and dairy farmer. He actually said hes very worried in the short term and longterm. He believes the tax cuts will be wiped out by the trade tariffs and the potential trade war. Listen in. Were now absolutely seeing the offset of the positive benefits through the conversation with tariffs. Thats only going to increase the costs for everyone involved and going to negate the positive benefits that we would reap from this tax policy change. The overhaul has helped the economy in the short term. The question is what is it going to mean for the longterm of america. Back to you. Fair question. Thanks, christina. Live at the white house. President trump racing to fill a seat on the Supreme Court and he just spoke with the Fox Business Networks Maria Bartiromo about exactly that. He mentioned something about roe v. Wade. The interview coming in and its breaking on Shepard Smith reporting next. People would stare. 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He met with two key gop senators yesterday, Lisa Murkowski of alaska and Susan Collins of main. Theyre pro abortion rights, but they did vote to confirm the president s last nominee, justice neil gorsuch. The president met with three red stated democrats facing tough races for reelection and they voted for justice gorsuch. Blake burman was told the president wants to move quickly on selecting a nominee and they did not push back on reports that he could announce his pick before july 10. Thats when hes set to leave for his summit with vladimir putin. Lets bring in alexi, a political reporter for axios. Looks like the president has done the math. He knows john mccain is being treated for brain cancer. His margins in the senate are thin. If youre going to get murkowski and collins on board, you dont want to talk about roe v. Wade going away. The president said he would ask this Justice Nominee whether or not he would overturn roe v. Wade, that would dominate the headlines. His critics would talk about nothing else. The underlying fact is he wants to elect a pro life justice, something that is conservative. He said that before he was elected president. Its clear that he wants to move forward in this way. It will be tough as you mentioned because senators collins and murkowski are the only two republican senators that are pro abortion rights even though they voted to confirm gorsuch. Hes keenly aware of the political calculus behind it or his nominee might not be confirmed. Trace they said if theres any role that the justice would play in getting roe v. Wade, theyre out. They must have articulated that to the president. And hes been having calls with them. Don mcgann had a call with senator collins yesterday or wednesday, i believe. So theyre trying to court these senators on both sides of the aisle, especially these two republican senators. They need them on board. The thing we should recognize, theyre not up for reelection. Susan collins term ends in 2020. Murkowski 2022. They have a less of incentive to vote for this justice if they disagree with him because of political calculus or reelection worries. Thats something that the president is thinking about. Sure. Theyre not up for reelection. The red state democrats, joe manchin, heidi heitkamp, different story. The president is trying to woo them saying you could help me out here by voting for my Supreme Court nominee. A former Republican Senate leadership aide told axios that this is a terrible position for the red state Democratic Senators to be in. Theyre the most vulnerable. They voted for gorsuch before and now theyre stuck with voted for the next nominee and depressing the democratic voters or voting ag

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