John Brandnew Details this hour. The second Assassination Attempt of former President Trump, the suspect Ryan Routh in custody and federally charged. New records show he spent nearly 12 hours near the Golf Course before being spotted in the trees. I am John Roberts in washington. Good day to you. Imagine if that Agent Hadnt spotted him. The story we are telling today could be quite different. Gillian the barrel of that rifle pointing out at him through a Chainlink Fence and a whole bunch of bushes. Its quite extraordinary when you think about it. John sharp eyes. Gillian better him out there than me. I am Gillian Turner in for Sandra Smith and this is america reports. Take a look at that spread the map shows just how close this guy was in the vicinity to former President Trump. This sheriff said the house back was hiding 300500 yards away from of the former president. In shrubbery along the course. Gillian they spotted a Rifle Poking out of a fence where the x was marked. And thats whe
And late information here good Afternoon Everybody on Martha Mccallum and this is The Story. Here we go again it is astounding that we are now covering a second Assassination Attempt on the former President Of The United States. The suspect Ryan Routh may have been at that scene for as long as 12 hours. Lying in wait essentially before the Secret Service spotted his Rifle Poking out through the trees. On the sixth hole of the trump international Golf Course. Is the former president was on the fifth hole, this individual police believe was positioned to be there when he got closer and closer into the range of shooting. So as we look at that image, you can see he was in an area that was close to a road and this all appears to be very carefully calculated in terms of this timing. Heres the new elite released police got a Body Cam Video at that Moment Routh was apprehended. This is astonishing itself thanks to an eyewitness and a secret Service Agent who spotted that gun. This is what happ
The suspect now federally charged. The new body cam, the suspect arrested after fleeing the area of mr. Trumps West Palm beach Golf Course. Cell phone records indicating he had been lying in wait for nearly 12 hours. A secret Service Agent spotting the rifle in the bushes and opening fire. The agency now saying the suspect never got off a shot. What he allegedly left behind, a Semiautomatic Rifle with a scope, a Digital Camera and backpack. The investigation. Tonight the suspects criminal history and the questions how did this happen again. Also tonight, the massive Pipeline Explosion near houston, a pillar of Fire And Smoke forcing evacuations. The storm battering the carolina coast. Lifethreatening Flash Flooding and strong winds. Were tracking it. Our Nbc News Investigation. The family who didnt know their Loved One had died, only to learn he had been deemed unclaimed, his Body Parts sold to science. The Medical School thats built a thriving business off people like him. The first i
Assassination attempt against Donald Trump, said to be stonefaced during his arrest and then again in court. The Secret Service and the fbi now digging into his criminal past, his potential motive, and trying to figure out how to stop something like this from happening again. Trump himself wasting no time pointing fingers, blaming democrats in a new interview, insisting the suspect was acting on, quote, rhetoric from the President And Vice president despite a lack of evidence supporting that claim. Is there any hope of bringing down the political temperature . And how does all of this impact a nation where the kind of historical Pivot Points that would maybe happen every few years now seem to happen every few weeks . A new generation is confronting political violence that used to be largely contained to grainy photos in history books. The toll it is taking on our country, our culture and our collective wellbeing. We start in florida where the Acting Head of the Secret Service is expect
Deadline White House starts right now. Hi, everyone. Its 4 00 in New York. Again and again and again, its worth repeating, political violence, regardless of any motive, any method, or any target is antithetical to our democracy, to a healthy and vibrant democracy anywhere on the planet, full stop. Our system of government, our very way of life depends not on bullets, but on our political opinions being carried out and expressed at the Ballot Box and the Ballot Box exclusively. What happened yesterday is no exception to this simple truth. This Body Cam Footage shared exclusively with Nbc News shows the moment where police caught up with ryan Wesley Ruth in connection with what the fbi says appears to be an Assassination Attempt on Donald Trump at his Golf Course in West Palm Beach, florida. This morning, that suspect shackled, but according to reporters, calm and nonchalant appeared in federal court. The Secret Service along with the Palm Beach County Sheriff are expected to update the