The cnn newsroom on this new years day. We have a Major Development on that bizarre attack that unfolded near last nights new years eve festivities in times square. Three new York City Police officers are recovering after an unprovoked attack by a man wielding a machete. Multiple Law Enforcement sources tell us the 19yearold suspect was carrying some of his writings and his radical views. What have you learned, gloria . Thats right, pamela. Good evening. Weve been trying to learn more about this suspect as you said, a 19yearold man. We can now tell you he was, in fact, carrying a hand written dillry. In it he expressed his desire to join the Taliban In Afghanistan and die as a martyr. Thats according to multiple Law Enforcement sources. Now, investigators believe the suspect arrived in New York City on thursday and he checked into a hotel in the leer east side. Investigators and sources also telling my colleague john miller that he traveled to times square on saturday. Thats when polic
killed in a crowd surge in yemen s capital what witnesses say caused that deadly crush and the supreme court buying time moving the deadline to decide on abortion pills to tomorrow at the stroke of midnight? good morning. good thursday morning. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m christine romans. at least two people are dead this morning after severe storms tore across three states overnight. 97 oh, my gosh, this is incredible. one back up a little bit more. we re fine. where we re at the tornado is getting stronger. wow at least 14 tornadoes reported across the heartland seven in oklahoma, four in iowa, three in kansas with buildings ripped apart like this hardware store near oklahoma city, officials say. based on the level of damage you see here, it s possible more deaths and injuries will be reported in mclean county, oklahoma. officials say they have reports of people trapped inside shelters. they say first responders have been hampered
morning. today s thursday. i know today actually is don t rush time because it moves fast , right too fast too fast. but it is thursday. thank you for joining us. everyone caitlin is off a lot to get to won t we start with five things to know for this thursday, april 20th 2023. we re gonna start with the tornado outbreak striking oklahoma. at least two people are confirmed dead in the town of coal. significant damage, reported the supreme court, delaying its decision on myth of kristen until tomorrow, the justices seeking more time to assure ruling that could impact the accessibility of the abortion pill across the country and a judge here in new york, ordering mark pomerantz to testify today before june. jordan s house judiciary committee, pomerantz is a former prosecutor who once led the manhattan d. a s investigation into donald trump s business dealings also happening today, twitter says it s going to remove you know those check marks. we have one. with legacy blue check
starts right now. i m pamela brown in washington. new developments tonight in the idaho murder investigation. for the first time we are hearing from the parents of the suspect in this case. 28-year-old bryan kohberger. he is facing four counts of first-degree murder in the brutal slayings of four young students. it is a shock to his family. cnn s veronica miracle has more on what the family is saying today. reporter: pamela, that family put out a statement through his public defender. his attorney. this is according to cnn and here s what it reads. it says, first and foremost, we care deeply for the four families that lost their children. we pray each day for them. we ll continue to let the legal process unfold and as a family love and support our son and brother. we have fully cooperated with law enforcement agencies in an attempt to seek the truth and promote his presumption of innocence rather than judge unknown facts and make assumptions. we respect privacy in the mat
the cnn newsroom on this new year s day. we have a major development on that bizarre attack that unfolded near last night s new year s eve festivities in times square. three new york city police officers are recovering after an unprovoked attack by a man wielding a machete. multiple law enforcement sources tell us the 19-year-old suspect was carrying some of his writings and his radical views. what have you learned, gloria? that s right, pamela. good evening. we ve been trying to learn more about this suspect as you said, a 19-year-old man. we can now tell you he was, in fact, carrying a hand written dillry. in it he expressed his desire to join the taliban in afghanistan and die as a martyr. that s according to multiple law enforcement sources. now, investigators believe the suspect arrived in new york city on thursday and he checked into a hotel in the leer east side. investigators and sources also telling my colleague john miller that he traveled to times square on satur