Assault Weapons Ban she supported a ban on handgun ownership. Bill more to come on that William La Jeunesse in los angeles. Thank you, sir. We shouldnt have to wait but a few hours or a few days or get this information out. I dont want to hear Anything Today to say that the secret Service Cant Answer our questions. Dana the Hearing Weve been talking about on the Senate Side starting right now. Lets get you to it. Were also attending the rally and also injured in the attack. Let me be clear, this was an attack on our democracy. Americans should be able to attend a political rally and express their political beliefs without without fear of violence. And political candidates for our nations highest office should be confident that their safety will never be compromised for their service. Although were still learning about the Shooters motive, this attack was a shocking reminder that the threat of political violence is alive and well in our country. By all accounts, this was an inexcusable
The attempted assassination of Donald Trump about to begin. The new Acting Director of the Secret Service set to go before two committees. Well bring you that hearing live. Plus battle for the battle thegrounds. Vice president harris heading to georgia for the first time as 2024 President Ial candidate will get the latest on the Harris Veep stakes, including why the governor took himself out of the running. Also ahead, republican reset of the gops j. D. Vance hopes to recalibrate his place in the race. It is 10 00 a. M. Eastern, 7 00 a. M. Pacific. Im Jose Diazbalart in. We begin with Breaking News on Capitol Hill this morning. A joint Senate Hearing into the attempted assassination of Donald Trump is about to get underway. The new Acting Director of the Secret Service and the Deputy Director of the fbi will be taking questions from senators on the Judiciary And Homeland security committees. It comes one day after the fbi revealed that the former president has agreed to sit for a victi
Surge in violent crime in americas biggest cities. Dana well talk to former Minneapolis Cop Steve Dykstra about his decision to leave the force. First we go to Garrett Tenney in minneapolis today. Good morning to you. A lot of City Leaders across the country who last year got behind the defund the Police Movement are struggling to respond to a wave of violent crime and minneapolis has become Ground Zero for this debate. The Citys Police Department is down more than 200 officers from a year ago and thats largely due to a wave of early retirements and extended medical leaves following the protests last summer. So far murders are up 130 compared to this point last year. Violent crime up 15 . Other major cities are seeing the same trends as well. Murders up by double digits and more than 800 in portland. In Minneapolis Police are so overwhelmed that this weekend the mayor asked state and federal agencies to send help. The spike in violent crime is why efforts to dismantle the minneapolis P
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happening now, donald trump s first criminal trial is set to begin april 5, team after the judge in the hush money case rejected, his latest delaying tactics. this as it appeals court just handed trump a significant win in the new york civil fraud case by drastically reducing his bond also tonight, witnesses share horrific new accounts of the concert hall massacre in russia as the death toll rises and forests a attackers appear in court, will get an update from moscow and new tensions right now between israel and the united states over the war in gaza, prime minister benjamin, the time you abruptly scraps a delegation to washington after the us abstains from a vote at the united nations security council, clearing the way for a ceasefire resolution to pass welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer, a urine the situation room our top story tonight, donald trump fails to further delay the first of potentially four criminal trials.