The suspect in the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump in federal court, right now, 58yearold ryan routh for was taken into Custody Yesterday after fleeing the scene at trumps West Palm Beach, florida, Golf Club Trump was playing golf with a secret Service Agent, spotted a Rifle Barrel through a fence and open fire before routh fled by car afterward, officials found an Ak Style Rifle with a Scope Hope and materials for a bulletproof vest the fbi has launched an investigatiOn And the interim us secret Service Director is now on the ground in florida. Were told indefinitely, as they seek answers and an incident which has sent shockwaves through the country for the second time in just two months cnns chief if legal Affairs Correspondent Paula reid is joining us now. Shes live outside the federal court in West Palm Beach, florida. Paula. So whats happening court right now well wolf, we have just learned the charges that ryan wesley routh, who will face any at least ini
We begin the hour with the suspect in yesterdays second Assassination Attempt against former President Donald Trump. The suspect is set to make his first federal Court Appearance in West Palm Beach, florida. We know that is going on. We have not seen anything come out of that yet so again were watching this very closely. It has been fewer than 24 hours since the u. S. Secret Service Agent foiled that attempt on Trumps Life. Again, its the second one in just about two months. Two in one summer. Im Harris Faulkner and you are in the Faulkner Focus. Former President Trump says he is safe and well after shots rang out at his Golf Club in West Palm Beach yesterday afternoon. It was around 1 30 p. M. Eastern. A Secret Service agent stationed one hole ahead of the former president noticed the muzzle of an Ak47 Style Rifle pointing through the chain link fence. The agent opened fire and the suspect ran. The Secret Service Law Enforcement on the Ground Sharing just how close he got. How far was
Welcome back. It is 11 00 a. M. Eastern, 8 00 a. M. Pacific. Im Jose Diazbalart alongside my Friend And Colleague Ana Cabrera in New York. We begin this hour with the latest on what the fbi is calling an attempted second Assassination Attempt on former president Donald Trump. Right now the suspect in this incident who authorities have identified as 58yearold ryan Wesley Routh is making his first Court Appearance here in west Palm Beach. He was arrested Yesterday Afternoon on interstate 95 about 40 miles north of the Trump Golf Course there and while trump was golfing a secret Service Agent spotted that suspect concealed in the bushes behind a fence and opened fire. Trump was whisked away to safety and was not hurt. This incident comes just over two months after trump was wounded during an attempt on his life during a rally in pennsylvania. And with us now nbcs Garrett Haake here in west Palm Beach, florida. Nbc news national Law Enforcement and sent dense Correspondent Tom Winter in Ne
Shooting into the Golf Course . You when the shots go off, there are going to be people very close to the gunshots calling 911. So theres a lot of information out there i suspect. Yeah, i know. I wonder chief, could you help underscore the complications of already its very difficult and challenging for you his detail, especially after an attempted assassination, but now were talking about on a Golf Course you know, obviously he has his own security there at his international Golf Course there. And that in addition to his own secret Service Detail, but give us an idea about the complications of trying to provide security anticipate any and all things while the former president is playing golf well, i mean, the Secret Service is trained in that area. I mean, we know he was on the Golf Course. I dont think we know yet whether or not the shots were fired from the Golf Course or or not . It could have been outside the Golf Course. We just dont know and as steve said before, you know, one of
Viewers in the u. S. And Around The World as we are covering our breaking News Today in this hour, as the the fbi now says, it is investigating what appears to be an attempted Assassination Attempt of former President Donald Trump. Donald trump yes. Just two months after for the last attempted assassination of the former president , we are told he is now safe. He is back at his Maralago Club in Palm Beach, florida this comes out after about 1 30 this afternoon, police were notified that shots had been fired in his vicinity while he was golfing at his club in west Palm Beach, florida. That is just its across The Bridge. And where maralago is as of right now, a suspect is in custody and just a short time ago, we heard from authorities with an update on how all this situation played out 30 this afternoon a call came out, shots fired. That was called by Secret Service because were in constant contact with them all the time we were notified of that and we had uterus hear that immediately se