Welcome to The Beat, im ari melber. But we begin with Breaking News in politics. Former republican Vice President and Defense Secretary Dick cheney is backing Kamala Harris. That marks one of her most high Ranking Republican endorsements in this campaign probably the most iconic. Dick cheney is an Arch Conservative Hawk and a gop icon, a fixture running republican administrations as chief of Staff And War policy as Defense Sect and Vice President and during 9 11 and the wars in afghanistan and iraq. Those were stints that made him a Fire Brand Folk hero on the right and loathed by most prominent washington democrats. And indeed this news right now tonight would have been unheard ever 10 or 15 years ago and cheney is far from a never trumper. He endorsed Donald Trump in 2018. This also completes the Cheney Family unusual evolution and it did not come during the actual four years of trumps presidency, his governing priorities and his mistakes, it came over whether were a democracy or a C
Struggle to hold the eastern line nick paton walsh, was horrific to watch. Well, thank you for joining us. Ac360 starts now good evening we start with breaking news, dramatic development in yesterday s mass shooting at appalachia high school in georgia. We are waiting a news conference by authorities that is to take place any minute. We have just learned the father of the 40yearold suspect in that shooting has now been arrested in connection with the shooting. You can see authorities are gathering. We ll bring you that press conference has begins let s listen in. We wanted to come back and update you on the progress of the case this evening appreciate you being here in coordination with the district attorney with district attorney brad smith the gbi has arrested collin gray age 54, in connection to the shooting here at apalachee high school carlin is coat grazed. Father that was arrested yesterday he is charged with the following four counts of involuntary manslaughter, two counts of s
Tonight, now facing multiple charges including second degree murder. And cnn has learned that father telling investigators he bought that gun for his son as a holiday president which, would make the purchase, just months after authorities contacted the family, all investigating school shooting threats. I m kaitlan collins and this is the source authorities in georgia tonight, wasting no time. Because just a day after that mass shooting at apalachee high school in winder, georgia, the father of the 14yearold suspect is now facing charges of his own he is charged with the following four counts of involuntary manslaughter two counts of second degree murder and eight counts of cruelty to children mr. Gray, these charges stem from mr. Gray knowingly allowing his son colt, to possess a weapon our law enforcement team tonight confirms this is just the second time a parent of an accused school shooter has been charged in relation to the crime. The first of course, the parents of the michigan s
Tonight, seconddegree murder charges against the father of the georgia school shooter, eject new intensity into the national debate on gun plus the cost of a donald trump win economists say the former president s plans would take money out of american wallets. Also cell block, tango, trump makes a threat to imprison democrats and an indictment, accuses maga influencers of doing the kremlin s work as vladimir putin trolls the world by revealing who he wants to win in 2024 live at the table. Erin green ashley allison shermichael singleton, jamal hill, and brian stelter sure welcome to a special edition of newsnight, state of the race good evening i m abby phillip in new york. Let s get right to what america is talking about. A potential flashpoint in a national crisis? breaking news tonight, the father of the suspected school shooter in georgia. He is now under arrest and he has been charged with two counts of seconddegree murder, among other things, police say that colin gray gifted his
Coates live starts right now tonight, america, it has happened again, and week hand, not be numb to it. Another mass shooting this time in georgia two students and two teachers killed when a gunman opened fire at apalachee High School in winder, just north of atlanta the 14yearold Suspect is in custody and will be booked tonight. He will be charged with murder, and he will be charged as an adult. But there are still a lot of questions remaining, not the least of which is how do we stop this from ever happening . Again . Were learning Law Enforcement Question the suspect just last year over online threats to commit a School Shooting local schools were alerted to monitor him. Police, also confirming that he used an Ar 15 Style Weapon and today for some communities, just hours into a new school year, the heartbreaking reality is that at four people just went to school and have lost their lives to senseless gun violence. And they are more than a number. We now know the identity of the four