�*of new haven. what are your first conclusions with the information known so far? what is your reaction to what has taken place?— what is your reaction to what has taken place? this is unlike an hinu has taken place? this is unlike anything we — has taken place? this is unlike anything we have _ has taken place? this is unlike anything we have ever - has taken place? this is unlike anything we have ever seen. i anything we have ever seen. three days ago the president was being asked at press conferences whether or not he would suspend his campaign, drop out of the race. today we have a former president who was nearly assassinated. half an inch away from that, and in 2a hours we have the major political convention coming up. we are really in uncharted territory right now, the closest historical analogue is 1968 us. and how these come together to affect the election, to affect america's position in the world is really anybody�*s guess right now. the anybody's guess right now. the significance _ anybody's guess right now. the significance of _ anybody's guess right now. the significance of what has taken place, you begin to really understand it when you see the reaction that has come in from

global leaders, president biden as ijust told viewers, headed back to washington immediately as well. i have to say, though, that some of the rhetoric and the conversations that are being held immediately after, were being held immediately after this incident, some of this language has been incendiary, hasn't it? this shows how _ incendiary, hasn't it? this shows how lethal - incendiary, hasn't it? “in 3 shows how lethal american politics has become. let's be honest, american presidential politics has been lethal for a long time, and historically we have had a number of estate —— a number of assassinations, attempted assassinations, this isn't new. we are at a high point right now and the dog on both is that the election is the pinnacle of right and wrong —— the talk right now. it is not about one person or another, it is about the moral standing of the universe and the environment where individuals may take these

kinds of extreme acts because they are trying to save the world, trying to save everything in their minds, and so wanted to anything to do so thatis so wanted to anything to do so that is what makes it lethal. that is where we are at, this political violence.— political violence. domestic terrorism — political violence. domestic terrorism in _ political violence. domestic terrorism in the _ political violence. domestic terrorism in the united - political violence. domestic i terrorism in the united states, give us a pic chart of where we are without? have we seen a general increase in the trend —— picture. as we had a short time ago, the understanding is that this could be a loan actor. foryouranswer that this could be a loan actor. for your answer that, i want to point to our view is that what they can see on the screen right now with all those police lights, it is part of a motorcade, a donald trump motorcade, a donald trump motorcade in the newark area. we are expecting arrivals there at the airport. president biden in washington and former president donald trump heading

to newark international airport as well. that is a motorcade. just to come back to you, domestic terrorism in the united states, how much of an issueis united states, how much of an issue is this in the us? it united states, how much of an issue is this in the us?- issue is this in the us? it has been a huge _ issue is this in the us? it has been a huge issue _ issue is this in the us? it has been a huge issue for- issue is this in the us? it has been a huge issue for years. | been a huge issue for years. domestic terrorism has been the largest source of terrorism in the united states for over a decade. it was neverforeign extremists, it was always domestic extremist that killed more americans. this includes the spate of school shootings we have and it is directly relating to the widespread availability of weapons that were likely used in this attack today. i were likely used in this attack toda . , ., ., were likely used in this attack toda. , ., ., ,. ,, today. i 'ust want to discuss the role today. i just want to discuss the role of _ today. i just want to discuss the role of the _ today. i just want to discuss the role of the security, - today. i just want to discuss the role of the security, the| the role of the security, the secret service. there are so many questions, and we saw that again in the press conference, questions were being directed to them. they weren't in attendance. many questions at the moment that we are expecting and will be put to

the role of the secret service. what went wrong essentially? when you look at what took place earlier this evening in butler, pennsylvania, what is your assessment? i butler, pennsylvania, what is your assessment?— butler, pennsylvania, what is your assessment? i think those are treat your assessment? i think those are great questions, _ your assessment? i think those are great questions, and - your assessment? i think those are great questions, and the i are great questions, and the secret service is going to have to answer. the shooter was apparently something like 150 yards away from the stage. that is a standard shot for a us literary marksman. notjust a sniper, but anybody who qualifies in literary. it is not an especially difficult shot to take, and it is pretty surprising to me that they don't have that rooftop which is the obvious spot for a shooter to be cordoned off and protected. i don't know the details and we will find out what happened, but that is my reaction is that that seems like an obvious area where you would have wanted to have some security up there. i think the secret service has a lot to answer and i think that their absence from that press

conference is interesting, just leave it at that. conference is interesting, 'ust leave it at thati leave it at that. ok! stay with the secret — leave it at that. ok! stay with the secret service _ leave it at that. ok! stay with the secret service so - leave it at that. ok! stay with l the secret service so hopefully you can take me through the mechanics of it all. former presidents, what sort of relationship do they have with their secret service?- their secret service? they are b law their secret service? they are by law given _ their secret service? they are by law given a _ their secret service? they are by law given a contingent - their secret service? they are by law given a contingent of. by law given a contingent of secret service for life, and in this case, as an active presidential candidate, even more so, and trump in particular, because of who he is, is considered a more likely target. so he is a case where secret service is extremely concerned about the threat matrix for him. so they are building up concentric circles essentially from where the president is on stage, and what we have heard in some of the earlier reports is that the concentric circle stopped before we get to where the

shooter apparently was on that rooftop. again, we don't know the full details but that is something the secret service is going to have to answer. just to inform _ going to have to answer. just to inform our— going to have to answer. just to inform our viewers that it has been confirmed that donald trump of maclean has now landed at newark airport. it is early hours sunday morning. a number of hours ago there was an assassination attempt on his life just after 6:15 at a rally in butler, pennsylvania. let's just go back to what place on that stage, professor. already, the image of donald trump's surrounded by the secret service and he is pumping the air with his fist. that image is already being described as iconic. politically, how powerful will the image be in years to come? i powerful will the image be in years to come?— years to come? i think you can't underestimated. -

years to come? i think you can't underestimated. his| can't underestimated. his political instincts were extraordinary in that moment, to stand up and pump his and yell, fight, fight! i have literally actually already seen the t—shirts for sale online. so, remember, the convention that opens up on monday and i think you will see that image everywhere, and you are going to see donald trump raised to the level of a marterer, by his followers —— martyr. how that affects the presidential campaign will be the big western here. whether or not that changes joe western here. whether or not that changesjoe biden's calculus for staying in the ranks at this point, given what is likely to happen with trump's standing, these are all questions we have never faced before, and it will take a few hours to see how this washes out. this was an extraordinary event, extraordinary media events, and no—one is better at exploiting media events than

donald trump, and he has got an incredible image to build on. what did you make of those words, fight, fight? i what did you make of those words, fight, fight?- words, fight, fight? i think that it was _ words, fight, fight? i think that it was instinct. - words, fight, fight? i think that it was instinct. i - words, fight, fight? i think that it was instinct. i think| that it was instinct. i think he recognised, after a moment, what had happened to him, and he recognised that he was being seen by somebody, right, as a threat, as a threat, you know, to america, and he was standing up to america, and he was standing up and calling his followers to fight on behalf of him, to fight on behalf of him, to fight on behalf of him, to fight on behalf of vision of america, that his campaign is putting out, that he is the standard bearerfor. and it was all instinct. it was something like a boxer, like a fighter standing up and bouncing up after taking a hit, and it was absolutely document i wonder what you can tell us about

generally garden the narrative in the us and gun ownership in the us. ~ , ., ., in the us and gun ownership in the us. ~ , . ., , the us. we understand that this obviously was _ the us. we understand that this obviously was a _ the us. we understand that this obviously was a rifle _ the us. we understand that this obviously was a rifle that - the us. we understand that this obviously was a rifle that was i obviously was a rifle that was used in this particular incident. it must have been fairly strong because of the distance that the shooter was aiming at. distance that the shooter was aiming at— aiming at. well, this is going to be interesting. _ aiming at. well, this is going to be interesting. once - aiming at. well, this is going to be interesting. once we i aiming at. well, this is going l to be interesting. once we find out more who the shooter was, any motivations, if there was any motivations, if there was any political motivations involved in this, this shooter was on the left are on the right of the political spectrum, because it is the republican party, it is donald trump of makati that has made free gun rights and issue for decades for years now, so access to a weapon like that is primarily the result of republican policies. just showing _ republican policies. just showing our _ republican policies. just showing our viewers - republican policies. just showing our viewers here the outside of trump tower in central new york. you can see

the security there in front of the security there in front of the main doors, and we understand that donald trump has arrived at newark international airport, most likely heading to trump tower there in central new york, we are awaiting the arrival of president biden, who is heading also about to arrive at the white house. reports that the trump motorcade is speedily making its way towards central new york and trump tower where security, a number of security are awaiting his arrival. i wonder if you could just talk us through, just heading back to the secret service, and i know that there are so many questions that will be put to them, what sort of assessments would normally be carried out of such a large public site like this? as you said, the

building was the most obvious location for a line of sight for somebody who wanted to carry out an assessment like this. but in terms of perimeters, put a lot of the protocols now be changed as we head towards the conventions and of course the election in november?— november? yes, i think the first thing — november? yes, i think the first thing you _ november? yes, i think the first thing you are _ november? yes, i think the first thing you are going - november? yes, i think the first thing you are going to l first thing you are going to see is that those parameters are going to be extended. well beyond the 150 yards mark after this kind of event. you have standard procedures where magnetometers are in place, people search for weapons, the secret service is concerned about from's crowd because this is often a gun carrying crowd, even a concealed carrying crowd. the standard precautions in place inside the venue, but i think the real question is where does the line stop? when do they hand off the responsibility for security to

state and local police outside that venue? and that is a question we will be hearing more about as this goes on. we just don't know where the line was drawn necessarily and it was drawn necessarily and it was possible who it was and it was possible who it was and it was interagency communication, they got things messed up or if they got things messed up or if they sweat the building, they did what they were supposed to do, and the shooter was hiding or somehow got there anyway. we just don't know the details. just picking up on details, what work is going to be carried out right now in terms of this investigation, which has been handed over to the pi, who are the actors that are going to be helping with that -- fbi. going to be helping with that —— fbi. before they can share that information with us, the public was too much in the united states, we don't have a nationalised police force. irate nationalised police force. we have a local _ nationalised police force. - have a local police, municipal police, and state police and that we have the federal bureau of investigation. the fbi will be the lead because this is considered a federal crime.

they will co—ordinate very closely with federal and state police who know the area and who will lead this investigation. they are obviously going to be looking for any evidence, they are asking the public to turn in any cellphone videos or anything they might have seen, to call the lines and try to find a suspected shooter. what was his route to get to the building, were there more people involved in this? there are going to be physical clues in the building, they will be searching social media, they will be looking at phone taps anything i can get to see if there is some sort of network of people that were helping behind the single shooter or if this is the classic lauren gundeman. so all of these things are being brought to bear. the entire capacity of the us government to pull down this electronic information, to do the on scene forensics

analysis, you know, it is in high operation right now. what ou make high operation right now. what you make of — high operation right now. what you make of the _ high operation right now. what you make of the bipartisan, or will there be some sort of bipartisan agreement on obviously condemning what has taken place, but what happens next? how important will this be, particularly in an election year? be, particularly in an election ear? ., . , ., year? you have seen from president _ year? you have seen from president biden _ year? you have seen from president biden and - year? you have seen from president biden and all. year? you have seen from| president biden and all the major leaders across the spectrum, denouncing this political violence, saying the appropriate way to decide these questions is through an electoral process, not through some kind of warfare which is what this is. this is not who america wants to be although i would say, again, we are more like this then we want to admit if you look at our history. the sentiment outside the major leaders is quite different. if you go down to regular followers, you might see an

uptake of responsive violence, reactive violence to this from trump followers who again may be going around providing vigilantes security at sites now because a lot of his followers are gun owners. and so, we could see an escalation between right and left as this goes forward from that grassroots level but not from senior political leaders who are not gonna say anything like that. in are not gonna say anything like that. . ,, , ., , that. in recent us history, the most famous _ that. in recent us history, the most famous assassination i that. in recent us history, the most famous assassination is| most famous assassination is jfk. but attempted assassination, suddenly the kennedy assassination is, what sort of impact does that have on us political history? if you look at 1968, _ on us political history? if you look at 1968, you _ on us political history? if you look at 1968, you have - on us political history? if you look at 1968, you have a - look at 1968, you have a president who decides not to

run again in the midst of a war. you have his opponent, richard nixon, who says he is going to end the war. you have the assassination of martin luther king junior and two months later the presumptive nominee rfk and a decade earlier the assassination of his brother, jfk. so the fact of that violence, the fact of that blood in american politics was fresh, in the 1960s into the 1970s and i think, it is still here today. i think that narrative and those stories are fresh in america's mind and when we talk about the opponents, when we talk about the politicians we do not like on the left or on the right, we talk about them in this dehumanising ways that sets up the possibility for someone to come along and say, i am going

to stop them, i'm going to change history, and i'm going to kill former president trump, i'm going to kill martin luther king and stop the civil rights movement. it is built into the fabric of america.— fabric of america. professor matthew — fabric of america. professor matthew schmidt _ fabric of america. professor matthew schmidt thank - fabric of america. professor matthew schmidt thank you i fabric of america. professor - matthew schmidt thank you very much for your time. if you have justjoined us here, we're covering the assassination attempt the former president donald trump into the early evening of saturday and this took place in butler, pennsylvania, where donald trump was holding a presidential election rally. he is expected to be the republican presidential nominee for elections come november. let's speak to our correspondent in los angeles, david willis.

i wonder, first of, if you can just describe the reaction in america to what took place on saturday evening? it is america to what took place on saturday evening?— saturday evening? it is late at niaht, saturday evening? it is late at night. early — saturday evening? it is late at night. early in _ saturday evening? it is late at night, early in the _ saturday evening? it is late at night, early in the morning . night, early in the morning here and i think people are as stand here as they are perhaps in every other corner of the world. within the last hour, we had the press conference in butler, pennsylvania. law enforcement officials calling this an assassination attempt on the former president donald trump. just think of that. and they said the area in question remains an active crime scene. too early to reveal the identity of the gunman, although they were close, they said, to be able to do that, nor were they able to reveal or get into details about a possible motive, although they called on members of the public who might have any information

regarding those two points to come forward. they are still trying to establish whether or not this man acted alone or with others. the point was made that it with others. the point was made thatitis with others. the point was made that it is incredibly difficult, even though they would be looking into what happened, what mistakes were made, in an attempt to prevent anything like this to happen again, terribly difficult in an open air venues such as these, to make it totally secure, as one official pointed out. separately, they are beefing up security ahead of the republican national convention in milwaukee, wisconsin. donald trump is there on sunday and he is due to speak on thursday night. they're ready have got two dozen states providing officers to guard that venue. more are being sent in and also the people who are protected, like donald trump, former

president and so on, by the secret service, those numbers will be bolstered as well. it is fair to say that political campaigning in this country is never going to be the same again in the light of what happened today. just again in the light of what happened today. again in the light of what hauenedtoda ., , , . happened today. just you update on something — happened today. just you update on something i _ happened today. just you update on something i have _ happened today. just you update on something i have seen - happened today. just you update on something i have seen here. | on something i have seen here. confirm or not if you could, we are seeing a statement from the us secret service person, potentially this could be the first time we are hearing from them. if ijust read it to you and you can confirm yes or no. open quote an incident occurred at a trump rally in pennsylvania, the secret service has implemented protective measures and the former president is safe. this is now an active secret service investigation and further information would be released

when available." is at the first time we have had from them? i first time we have had from them? . ., , them? i have not seen the statement _ them? i have not seen the statement but _ them? i have not seen the statement but that - them? i have not seen the statement but that shined | them? i have not seen the - statement but that shined with the information revealed in the police conference. police have been very cautious here. —— officials. they do not want to release information. already a lot of speculation on social media about the identity, the possible identity of the gunman entered this incident but they do not want to get ahead of that sort of speculation. they want to wait and make absolutely certain because it is an active crime scene and there are perhaps complications, the official did not go into what those complications might be, presenting somewhat roadblocks to their enquiries at the moment. they want to get it all right before releasing those details but they do, as i mentioned, seem to be pretty

close to pinpointing her this individual was who shot at the former president of the united states and to reveal what caused him or prompted him to do so. ~ , . , do so. we understand president trump has _ do so. we understand president trump has been _ do so. we understand president trump has been seen _ do so. we understand president trump has been seen walking i trump has been seen walking down the steps of his plane at new york international airport. ——ea. what other conversations people are having in america right now? aha, people are having in america right now?— right now? a lot of the introspection - right now? a lot of the introspection on - right now? a lot of the introspection on cable| right now? a lot of the - introspection on cable news has been centred on the sort of incendiary rhetoric we have seen as part of this campaign andindeed seen as part of this campaign and indeed as part of american politics for many years now. and a lot of speculation about whether that has increased the

temperature of debate and made the sort of violent acts and inevitability on a campaign like this. already, we're hearing, while there are presidents who are saying that violence should not be part of the body politics, that it has no place in the body politics of the united states, we are also hearing from some on the political right who are already blaming president biden for what happened today and that does not do anything at all, of course, to simmer down the volume, if you like. in course, to simmer down the volume, if you like.- volume, if you like. in what way are _ volume, if you like. in what way are they _ volume, if you like. in what way are they blaming - volume, if you like. in what - way are they blaming president biden? what exactly is being said? ~ . ., ., . , said? we heard from for example jd vance, said? we heard from for example jd vance. who — said? we heard from for example

jd vance, who is _ said? we heard from for example jd vance, who is in _ said? we heard from for example jd vance, who is in the _ jd vance, who is in the running, we're told, to be donald trump's mate, and he said that "today is notjust some isolated incident" these are his words, "the central president of president biden is that donald trump is a fascist who must be stopped. that is the sort of rhetoric that really boys up the grassroots, the maga republicans and for some, inevitably, they will be the thought that perhaps they can capitalise on this and indeed, we saw that image tweeted by eric trump, donald trump's son, of the bloodied president with the american flag behind him, surrounded by

secret service agents and the caption that eric trump applied to that is, this is the fighter america needs. so already, you can see some on the right wing attempting to contract what happened to donald trump with the weakness, perhaps, thatjoe biden has revealed on the international stage i was going to say but on the national stage, following of course that disastrous debate performance up disastrous debate performance up against donald trump. fin disastrous debate performance up against donald trump. on the sub'ect of up against donald trump. on the subject of language, _ up against donald trump. on the subject of language, and - subject of language, and looking through the numerous condemnations that have come from around the world and i will take our view is through some of those. but let's just stick with the power of the imagery. we have that image of former president donald trump pumping his fists in the air and also the language that he

used, fight, fight. he has a very strong following when it comes to maga? he very strong following when it comes to maga?— very strong following when it comes to maga? he really does and there are _ comes to maga? he really does and there are some _ comes to maga? he really does and there are some people, - comes to maga? he really does and there are some people, and he has made the point in the past, who will vote for him no matter what he does, no matter how my head in scandal he might be and of course they have been if these ongoing court cases —— mired. these alleged corrupt acts while he was in office. but there is a very solid, very committed base for donald trump. the question, of course, is has it expanded over the course of the last four years orjust course of the last four years or just over course of the last four years orjust over three course of the last four years or just over three years course of the last four years orjust over three years while joe biden has been in the white house or has it lessened. some people who came over to donald trump when he was elected who basically thought, well, he

cannot do too much wrong, let's give him a try— are those people going to stick with him? i think there was a lot of talk following that really rambling and unfortunate debate performance byjoe biden who were thinking that this isn't playing into donald trump's hands. the question is, how much will he make as well of what happened today. it will be very interesting to see the sort of rhetoric that we hear from the stage at the republican national convention in milwaukee this week. late in milwaukee this week. we believe leave _ in milwaukee this week. we believe leave you there for now, david, but we will talk to you throughout the day, our day here in the uk. i want to take our viewers as promised for some of the reaction coming from around the world. let me remind you what former president donald trump has said, "i want to thank the united states secret service

and all law and force of the rapid response on the shooting thatjust rapid response on the shooting that just to rapid response on the shooting thatjust to place in butler, pennsylvania. most importantly i want to extend my condolences to the family of the person at the rally he was killed and also the family of another person he was badly injured. it is incredible that such an act can take place in our country. nothing is known at this time about the shooter who is now dead. i was shot with a billet that pierced the upper part of my right ear. i knew immediately something was wrong in that i heard a whizzing sound and immediately felt the blood ripping through the skin. much bleeding took place and i realised what was happening and i should expect god bless america. " us presidentjoe biden, i am grateful to hear donald trump is safe and well. " the british foreign minister has also reacted. "i am appalled by the shocking scenes at president trump's rayleigh and wickford and him and his

family our best wishes —— president trump's our best wishes. you're watching bbc news as we cover the attempted assassination of donald trump in the united states. good morning. welcome to breakfast with rachel burden. our headlines today: gunshots and screaming gunshots are fired at a donald trump rally as the former president is rushed off stage. mr trump says a bullet hit his right ear. the shooting is being investigated as an assassination attempt

iam gary i am gary o'donoghue in butler, pennsylvania where we witnessed that attempted political assassination. we have been speaking to eyewitnesses including one man who said he tried to warn the security services that there was a man on the roof with a gun. good morning. we are here in berlin on the day england could make history at the euros. thousands of fans have travelled to berlin in the hope that finally football is coming home. yes and in a tournament full of drama and last minute goals can garth southgate's dream become a reality? iam nota i am not a believer in fairytales. i do believe in dreams and we have had big dreams but then you have to make those things happen. goad big dreams but then you have to make those things happen.— on balance the second part of the

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