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
The Justice Department into a quote, political Weapon Speech coming less than two months before the president ial election is expected to condemn what he calls an escalation of attacks based on quote, conspiracy theories, Dana Peter is falsehoods. Efforts to bully and intimidate career public servants by repeatedly and publicly singling them out and threats of actual violence. Cnns Jessica Schneider joins us now with more and jessica, this is very unmarried. Garland of berkoff, garland to come out like this. Its notable, jim, weve seen the Attorney General respond to these attacks and congressional hearing springs one questioned by lawmakers, may be in response to questions from the press, but he is going to be making a full throated defense of his employees. Doj officials fbi agents in this really notable speech, hes going to be delivering it around 11, 30 this morning to his employees, two u. S. Attorneys who are in town and its real really incredible. You know, we say we wont let th
After the supreme Court Decision on immunity for the former president. And with this major election looming, the judge saying, quote this court is not concerned with the electoral schedule and a Secret Battle over a Media Empire worth billions as rupert Murdochs Family fights over the succession plan, News Organizations are fighting for the details to be made public. Were following these major developing stories and many more all coming in right here to Cnn News Central the 14yearold Suspect in the deadliest School Shooting thus far this year is set to make his first court appearance tomorrow. Officials say the 14yearold will be charged as an adult accused of Yesterdays Rampage inside his school, apalachee high in winder, georgia to fellow 14yearold students, Mason Schermerhorn and Christian Angulo were killed along with two math teachers, Richard Aspinwall and Christina Era me were now learning that the teen was questioned by Law Enforcement last year about threats to commit a School
Long have you been i dont know watchers dreaming August 30 exclusively on max good morning. You are live in the cnn newsroom. Im Jim Acosta washington. We begin this morning with a defiant Special Counsel in a furious former president , in a reworked January 6 indictment, federal prosecutors are making clear they are not backing down despite last month Supreme Court ruling giving for president s immunity from prosecution for official actions we will dig into the differences between this indictment and the original end moments, but the main points of the allegations remain that Donald Trump attempted to defraud the government by obstructing the certification of the 2020 election and tried to strip voters of their rights. All four of the Felony Charges remain and in true, trump fashion. He took to truth, social his social Video Network to rant calling the Indictment And Act of desperation and ridiculous and calling for the case to be immediately dismissed, joining me now, senior crime an
Belong in the History Books is cnn Breaking News . Good morning you are live in the cnn newsroom. Im jim acosta in washington. We begin this hour with Breaking News out of the middle east israels military says it has rescued a hostage held in gaza since the hamas Terror Attacks on october 7 of last year, this man, a father of 11, had spent the last 326 days because as Prisoner Areas in the hospital, a short time ago, reuniting with his brother cnns Jeremy Diamond is following this Breaking News for us. Hes live in tel aviv. Jeremy what can you tell us whats the latest . Its a remarkable story and the details just coming in without a doubt, jim, and were only just starting to get some of the details, but they are indeed remarkable. The Israeli Military, its Special Forces carrying out an operation in southern gaza, rescuing this man caught eid farhan alqadri, a 52yearold father of 11, from a tunnel in some other gaza. This is the first time that the Israeli Military has successfully res