Cnn Breaking News you are in the cnn newsroom. Im Wolf Blitzer in washington and im Erin Burnett in new york. And we continue to follow the Breaking News for you today, less than 24 hours after he survived a stunning Assassination Attempt, foreign President Trump is headed to the Republican National Convention in milwaukee. And we are continuing to learn more about what happened yesterday in butler, pennsylvania sylvania. We now know that local Law Enforcement spotted the shooter outside the rally before it started they actually thought he looked suspicious and then wolf, they pass that information to the Secret Service. Still aaron, he was able to take a Rooftop Position roughly about 150 yards or so away from the podium where the former president was speaking. Donald trump in two other spectators were injured when he began firing. One Spectrum Spectator died as he tried to shield his family and two hours ago, President Biden addressed the nation and called for unity as the fbi invest
Any and all aspects of security related to this event four, officers i can just reiterate what i said for in terms of what the City Of Milwaukee has done, our counsel in conjunction with me, ask to sign a local ordinance to make sure that theres more protection in the outer perimeter . As it relates to officers from across the state, wisconsin are elsewhere coming in to assist with public safety around the side, deferred to keep no chance make sure theres more protection in the outer perimeter im. Sorry what does that look like on the ground what so the ordinance said, im referring to that. We had passed proactively at the local level, which is by the way the same ordinance, a saint partners to be passed in preparation for the Democratic National Convention when it was sick place in milwaukee in 2024, becoming mostly virtual events is order that does not allow Individuals Spring and into the outer perimeter hard items like cans, bottles that are filled other hard as they can be used to
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Cheney . Lets get right to cnns gary tuchman, live from cheyenne, in cheneys home state of wyoming. Gary, what are voters there saying to you . Reporter jake, we talked to a lot of voters in cheyenne, wyoming. What surprises me a little bit, its been very difficult to find a loyal republican who says i like cheney, i like trump. Lets try to get it together. People are extremely dug in to their positions. What i can tell you at this point is that Anyone Weve talked to who says that who lies and says the election was stolen or it may have been stolen, they are shedding no tears for Liz Cheney. This dispute, do you think Liz Cheney has the right to be angry with Donald Trump . No. Reporter why . Because i dont think hes wrong. Reporter do you think the election was stolen . I think its possible, yeah. Reporter whose side are you on . Liz cheneys. Tell me why. She doesnt divide her thoughts along political lines. She speaks her truth and i appreciate somebody with that type of integrity. I
Theyre actively seeking a viable candidate to challenge cheney in next years republican primary in wyoming. The Trump Loyalist expected to replace cheney is the number three House Republican. Representative elise sstefanik. Kn after more than a year we appear to be turning a corner. Reporter we sure do, wolf. Here in california early january, this were more than 20,000 people in the hospital fighting this virus. Today fewer than 2,000. As the governor just tweeted, turns out the vaccines work. Turns out the science works. Broadway tickets back on the things are only going to get better other summer. I feel extremely optimistic about where were headed. Reporter the covid19 daily Infection Rate across this country, the lowest its been in seven months. The models projected a sharp decline in cases by July 2021 and even faster decline if more people get vaccinated sooner. Reporter vaccinations the only number going the wrong way right now. Average daily doses down 20 in a week. The preside