Everyone tv on the edge premieres next sunday at nine on cnn so much for joining us. Im Jessica Dean and we begin with breaking news. Former President Donald Trump is safe after a Shooting Incident near the Trump International Golf Course in West Palm Beach, florida, the Martin County Sheriffs Office saying they have stopped a vehicle and taken a suspect into custody. We know a gun an Ak47 Style Weapon has been recovered near that scene as well. Now we are standing by for a Press Conference from police and the Secret Service, which we are expecting in the next halfhour. Lets begin though with cnns Kristen Holmes kristen, tell us the latest what youre hearing right now. Right, jessica. So what were told us this afternoon when Donald Trump was on the Golf Course at West Palm Beach, that its Trump International Golf Course. He was inbetween holes when shots were fired we are told by sources that Secret Service fired shots. And as you noted, a person has now been detained. There was a long rifle, an ar and ak Style Rifle that was recovered with that person in the car after they were detained. It is still unclear what exactly a motive was, but officials have told me as well as our colleague John Miller that they believe that Donald Trump was the intended target. Again, this would have been a suspect who was armed, essentially waiting for Donald Trump at a Golf Course in West Palm Beach. He was on lockdown the entire course went into lockdown. It is unclear where trump is at the moment. At that locked has been lifted. If he has moved back to his Maralago Resort or if he is still waiting currently at the Golf Course right now, we are not intending to hear from the former president , but all of this is still very fluid. Obviously, as you said, we are waiting for several law enforce press briefing, Law Enforcement Press for you pings on this issue as they try to sort out the details here of what exactly happened. And jessica, just to be very clear, this is somebody who obviously survived an Assassination Attempt earlier this year, are just a few months ago. In addition to that has ramped up security and that includes both local Law Enforcement who are on him all the time or near him securing perimeters when he is traveling, including in West Palm Beach as well as Secret Service. So its unclear exactly how many more Secret Service officers would have been or agents would have been on the ground with them at this Golf Course . I can tell you from my knowledge that general really they travel in different packs on different Golf Courses. You have people who are traveling behind him. There are people who are traveling in front of him all in order to secure him. And that is obviously gotten been ramped up since that Assassination Attempt. And were still again learning the details here of what exactly happened, where exactly Donald Trump won was when the shots were fired. But as you said, the campaign is saying that he is safe. And the Secret Service is saying that they have been investigating this as a protective incident. Obviously, that mean itself goes to show you the serious nature of how they are taking this. They would not be investigating something that they believe was random and unaffiliated to the former president. Now, what the outcome of that investigation is, im sure well learn more details from the secret Service Briefing, but right now, clearly, as officials have told John Miller and i, they do believe that Donald Trump was the intended target of this suspect who was armed and essentially on or near the Golf Course . All right. Kristen holmes with the latest reporting there, please stand by as we get more information and just reminding everyone thats watching, we are standing by for a Press Conference from Law Enforcement that we are expecting within the next Half Hour or so, were going to keep our eye on that and well bring it to you as it happens. In the meantime, i want to bring in a panel of Law Enforcement expert, Steve Moore for Charles Ramsey, jonathan wackrow, and John Miller here with us. You all are watching this unfold with us. And john, i want to start first with you because i know youve been doing reporting with Kristen Holmes. We just heard from help us understand what youre hearing right now and walk us through what youre learning well, were waiting for the story to develop. But the initial reports were shots fired while president former President Trump was on the Golf Course Secret Service returns fire an individual chased local police, do a car stop on the highway that individual in custody now, he has been identified by police they know who he is, and they are continuing to investigate him. As kristen said, reports that that gun was recovered in the car. Theyll have to determine if he or that gun and that car was backed to this incident the questions that are emerging are where the shots fired at President Trump on the Golf Course or did part of the Secret Service Perimeter Team that was searching the area for just such a threat. Confronted the man with a rifle outside the perimeter, and exchanged shots with him. All of this still coming together hopefully, a story that will have crystallized into a second or third version that well get at this press briefing. In the meantime, the investigation of this individual in custody is got a lot of fastmoving wheels right now. Right. This is a story as you mentioned, that is very much still developing we have these beginning facts that we do know. Jonathan wackrow, i want to ask you as former Secret Service kristen mentioned and we all remember the Assassination Attempt on former President Trumps life, not, not too long ago, that security has been increased around him. What role would they have played today . How does that factor into . All of this well, listen, what we do know is that the Secret Service has said that theyve put more protective assets towards the former president , and those protective assets most likely include more tactical agents, both from the counter assault team, sort of the tactical team that will be travelling at all all locations with the former president more Counter Sniper teams. So when we think about the open Air Space of a Golf Course, the Longrange Threat is feel critically important to cover. So youd have more Counter Sniper teams, but beyond that, if you think about the protective model of Concentric Rings Radiating out from the protectee the outer perimeter, more Counter Surveillance agents who are undercover agents that are working that outer perimeter. Very specifically designed to identify those types of threats that could be lying in wait along Tree Lines, along Motorcade Routes around any other areas . So again, to commissioner millers point, we dont know if the engagement by Secret Service was from one of the tactical teams or was it from what are these Counter Surveillance Team members whose job it is actually is to go out in, interrupt the chain of attack so again, we want to see if that crystallizes to take a term from John Miller during this upcoming press briefing. But i just say i just want to say that the operations around protective operations around a Golf Court go around a Golf Course are very complex for the Secret Service because you have to think about, unlike a static Stage Location can you have to move your protective operation across 18 holes of Golf Course . Its a lot of Real Estate to cover, but the Secret Service has put a model in place years ago, understanding that our protectees like to enjoy golf so the rolling bubble, if you will was put in to place. And as you go along again, this threat may have been uncovered. Who is lying in wait by one of those advanced agents walking along the Tree Line, we dont know if theres any aerial surveillance as well that is now typical with your protective operations. Again, looking ahead to see alright identify any threats before they materialize. Lot of questions yet to be answered. But i think well start garnering some of those some of that information with a forthcoming Press Conference. Yeah, thats gonna be very, very important to ascertain exactly where they encountered the shooter. I want to bring in Cnn Anchor and Correspondent Kaitlan collins, who is joining us as well. And kaitlan, i know youve been following this story as its unfolding yeah. I mean, jessica, its remarkable to see that we are back in this place just a few weeks, really months after the first attempted assassination of Donald Trump is were now trying to learn more about what happened in this situation. And im very much still waiting on that briefing from officials to help clear a lot of this up. We know weve gotten great reporting from Evan Perez and John Miller that has been helpful at piecing together what was happening that trump was on his Golf Course when this shooting took place, were still trying to figure out more about the details here. The one thing that is clear and its important and for everyone to know is that the Trump Campaign, when they first confirmed that this had happened near in the former president s vicinity that they said that he is okay and that he is safe. Obviously, that is the utmost concern that people have hearing this News Given what just happened not long ago in butler, pennsylvania and right now, we are looking at Donald Trumps motorcade. He had not yet returned to maralago. This is an important image here because that is that bridge coming across to Palm Beach. If youve been in the area, its an island and then its a bridge to get to West Palm Beach. Thats where his Golf Course its actually located, its not in Palm Beach where maralago, the Beach Club is actually on the Ocean Front and so this is the first time that were actually getting a look at the former president and his motorcade, albeit since we found out that this happened earlier this afternoon just before 2 00, cnns Kristen Holmes is also with us, and is following all of this and kristen, just to let her know, are the key players are thats Donald Trumps motorcade were watching it closely and waiting to see if he actually speaks to the camera that theres a pool of reporters that go with him. J. D vance, the running mate, is also at the airport. Hes about to leave cincinnati, so we do have eyes on both of the members of their republican ticket. Thats Donald Trumps motorcade going over. That Palm Beach bridge again, kristen, we did just hear from trump himself for the first time in his own words, since this happened, what did he have to say . Heres to be a Fundraising Email with the link of the very bottom of it, but it is an email talking about what how kristen just quickly, i dont think if youre mike and i just wanna make sure everyone can hear whatever the update is for Donald Trump. I know youve been talking to sources, so thats why but i just want to make sure we can all hear what it was that trump had to say for the first time since its you can can you hear me now . I did take it off. Thank you for noting that this is actually a Fundraising Email that was done as a link at the bottom, but it is trump responding to what happened, saying, i am safe and well, it says alert from trump, but there were gunshots in my vicinity, but before rumors start spiraling out of control, i wanted you to hear it from me first. I am safe and well nothing will slow me down. I will never surrender. I will always love you for supporting me. Unity peace, make america great again may god bless you, Donald Trump. And then as i noted, there is a link there to a fundraising page. Just one thing to quickly note as you were saying about this West Palm Beach Golf Club and going over to maralago, he has been under a lockdown at the West Palm Beach international Golf Club. Sense this incident took place, so this means that that has now lifted, that they Besecret Svice believes, and Law Enforcement believed that the position that he is in is now safe enough for him to travel in that motorcade as you noted, back to maralago, his team has been waiting to see when he would be allowed to go back to his Maralago Resort, obviously, right now, the Situation Chen is incredibly fluid. As we have been Reporting Kaitlan keep us updated if were going to hear from trump himself obviously, i know youve been talking to people around him. Ive been talking to people around him. Its a very fluid situation as theyre trying to still figure out the details of what exactly happened here and what the officials know as well until we are standing by. Thank you. Kristen holmes for that. I also want to bring in my colleague wolf blitzer. Wolf, obviously, you know, it wasnt that long ago that we were in this situation after what happened in butler, pennsylvania, a different dynamic there, but were still waiting to hear more from officials about this wolf. And i will say we are expecting to hear from the Palm Beach county Sheriffs Office, an update on this of what happened and what the officials no based on the reporting that we have from John Miller and from Evan Perez about Donald Trump being on his Golf Course when someone who was in tendering, intending to fire at him did so and we do know believe that a person has been apprehended or detained. I should note by police is we are still waiting to learn more wolf about this unfolding situation and certainly hear from officials themselves concrete information out whats been happening here. Yeah, its good to take some sometime clearly for the Secret Service, the fbi, local Law Enforcement hot in Palm Beach county in florida, to get their act together and be able to do a briefing but they say its going to be coming up soon. Of course, well have live coverage of that. Caitlin new spent a lot of time as the white House Correspondent. I spent seven years as the white House Correspondent and i know this is pretty extraordinary. If in fact this was, if thats a huge, if, if this was some sort of Assassination Attempt, two of these in within a matter of weeks, its a pretty, pretty amazing development, right now, i spent years covering the white us. I dont remember when there was an Assassination Attempt. When i was a white House Reporter, but give us your thoughts of how incredibly amazing this is right now. Whats going on . Well, i just want to say one thing that is clear and that i was when i was talking and texting people about this right away, there were a few people on the Golf Course with Donald Trumps. Some people have spoken to him personally since then, Senator Lindsey Graham posted an update about it himself. He called Donald Trump and spoke with him but, wolf i will say that ever since the shooting happened, the attempted assassination in butler, pennsylvania when Donald Trump was on stage at his rally, the security around him has been incredibly tight. I mean, theyve ramped it up as you know, wolf from covering the White House, they already have a very intense level of protection and agents that are always with the President Of The United States at all times. And certainly that has always been the case with Donald Trump, but it has been only increased more. So you can see that reflected in his rallies when hes onstage now and they have the protective glass in front of him, or the republican convention when he spoke on stage we saw two agents on each side of the state, which isnt normally the case. Theyre not normally up there with him, but theyve only really increased to this. And of course wolf, i should note, this is all coming just days after the Washington Post reported late Friday Night about the failures on the secret Services Behalf that was they were determined by their own investigation that they were conducting into what went wrong in butler, pennsylvania. And now were in this situation. Obviously, it still waiting to get more information and well just to piece it together because Donald Trump spent a lot of time in Palm Beach when i was covering him as a white House Reporter where his club is is on the actual island of Palm Beach. Thats where the maralago Beach Club is. Thats where youve seen the events the parties that he has, the meetings, and it is across a bridge that you just saw the motorcade come over about probably 15 to 20 Minute Drive, which is where his Golf Club is, the Trump International Golf Course. So they are too two separate locations. And there were times when trump was golfing in his first term, wolf, where reporters could see trump out on the Golf Course. Oftentimes, cnns photographers would be able to spot him with their cameras that tall he would we would often find out that he was indeed on the Golf Course or who hes golfing width. So there is some visibility from the road. Of course wolf, were still trying to learn a lot more about what it was that happened here where Donald Trump was on that Golf Course. And of course, most importantly, whats happening with this investigation into who did this . Both very as you correctly pointed out, the gulf the Golf Club, the actual Golf Course is not at maralago, which is his residence over there. Its a different location in Palm Beach as were watching all of them unfold, do we know kaitlan if theres always a White House . Id Network Pool of correspondents who are watching. Hold, hold on one second. The sheriff of Palm Beach county is speaking right now. I want to listen then but its very urgent. Bowl are asking all Law Enforcement for specific vehicle with a Tag Number and Occupant Description we immediately i 95 out on the Northbound Lane and every exit between Palm Beach and Palm Beach and st. Louis county line. One of my Patrol Units so match the tag. And then we set up on the vehicle by using what we do here. We pinched in the car safely stop and got the driver in custody right now as we speak, the fbi Secret Service Palm Beach county Sheriffs Office is at the scene. Ever responded there. Theyll take over the Investigation Or Flight Tow Truck will tell it that told the vehicle back to Palm Beach county. And i have a clear understanding from the investigators that we actually do have a suspect that they were looking for in Palm Beach county we know that suspect we know his Name And Fbi clearly knows his name. I am not in a position released i know that trump posted on truth social that they had recovered an ak47, i think near where the Shooting Incident happened