Second apparent Assassination Attempt. The director of the Secret Service is meeting with former President Donald Trump this afternoon. And just a few hours ago, this suspect in the attempt appeared in federal court, Dressed In Prison Scrubs and shackled. The very latest from the courtroom plus a new deal between Washington And Seoul discussing who would foot the bill for the cost of keeping us troops . In South Korea hanging over these talks, clinching a deal before a possible return to the White House by trump and an Nfl Quarterback says the risk of new concussions and the lingering impact who his Health And Brain isnt enough to get him to quit the sport that he loves. Were following these developing stories and many more all coming in right here to Cnn News Central new details about the man suspected in the apparent Assassination Attempt of former President Donald Trump. Court documents released this afternoon say that, ryan Wesley Routh may have been lying in wait for more than 11
Were looking at a critical week ahead for donald trump. The republican president ial candidates and american democracy. Former president Donald Trumps 18 codefendants are required to surrender to a Fulton County jail to face charges of attempting to overturn the 2020 election in georgia. Nbc news reports that the former president will not appear before thursday, Fulton County District Attorney fani willis, who gave the defendants a deadline of noon on friday august 25th. But they could turn themselves in at any time before them. So they also tell nbc news that trump is officially skipping the republican president ial primary debate on wednesday, and instead hes apparently seeking an interview with tucker carlson. Eight other candidates will take the stage without him, but inevitably that trump name will come up often. It remains to be seen how many of them will continue to defend the former president , and who will condemn his actions and stand up for democracy. This is the fourth crim
Sources telling cnn Fulton County investigators now have emails and Text Messages that directly connect members of trumps legal team to the breach of a Voting System in rural coffey county. This new development coming as District Attorney fani willis prepares to present the case to a grand jury. Shes expected to seek an indictment of more than a dozen people as early asuesday. And that means this week, a former u. S. President could be facing criminal charges in four u. S. Jurisdictions. We are covering all the latest developments in this, from the legal and investigative angles to this weeks grand jury proceedings. We begin with Zachary Cohen, who helped break this reporting. Start with walking us through how significant this is, this evidence linking members of trumps legal team to the breach of a Voting System. Reporter yeah, jessica. These Text Messages really add to a growing body of evidence that links directly trumps lawyers and legal team to the breach of a Voting System in Cof
welcome back. the former president arrived to the courthouse a little over an hour ago via underground garage. he has already been booked and digitally fingerprinted. he is expected to plead not guilty to a 37-count indictment. mr. trump is accused of mishandling classified documents containing sensitive defense secrets about everything from nuclear programs to potential military vulnerabilities. while he s not expected to stay much many court today, trump has been saying plenty of social media. he s posted nearly a dozen times on the case just in recent hours and that includes multiple attacks on the essential counsel, jack smith, calling him a thug and accusing him of planting evidence all while police are keeping a close eye on the crowds gathered outside the courthouse in miami for the arraignment. but so far, no problems there. seems to be relatively peaceful. let s bring in our panel for how hour. ari is back with us as is andrew weissman, former lead prosecutor in
philadelphia fire department says after the initial fire broke out gas lines kept exploding underground. a state transportation official say this is likely to shut down i-95 indefinitely. this philadelphian agrees. i was woken up to nothing but text messages, phone calls. i had no idea what was going on i got dressed and came out and looked down and i smelled a smoky smell and i was like damn dude it would be a rough couple of weeks is not getting fixed tomorrow. eric: most important roots in the northeast, cb is here with us. both lanes of i-95 are closed in northeast philadelphia as crews work on the bridge collapse. at an official seen a tanker truck caught fire under i-95 and northeast philadelphia near cottman avenue causing the northbound overpass to collapse and now 7 miles of i-95 north and southbound are closed. officials are warning other streets near the bridge could be closed as crews continue the cleanup. this happening on one of the oldest and most traveled