an attempt to kill donald trump. i thought it was firecrackers to begin with. somebody over there was screaming "he's been shot!" bow, bow, bow, bow — 4—5 shots rang out. - the former us president has been shot. he is bloodied and defiant. did you see him say anything or hear him say anything? i heard "fight, fight, fight." i personally tweeted that this was divine intervention. one person in the crowd lays dead. two more are critically wounded. it's the most serious attempt to assassinate a former or current president in four decades. there is such a stark level of polarisation between the two sides. it is almost baked—in instability now. a witness tells us he saw a man with a rifle on a roof nearby before shots rang out and tried to warm the police. we were like "hey, man, the guy is on the roof up here.

"there's a guy on the roof." you told them that? absolutely told them. i was at the event when the shooting happened. this is the story of the attempted assassination of donald trump and the shock it sent across america. ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the next president of the united states, president donald] trump! # i'm proud to be an american where at least i know i'm free# at a campaign rally in western pennsylvania on saturday, 13july, donald trump takes to the stage. he's in a buoyant mood. ahead in many of the polls, he knows his opponent is struggling, and mr trump is given a joyous reception.

and then the worst president in the history of our country took over, and look what happened to our country, probably 20 million people. six minutes into his speech comes this. if you really want to really see something that's sad, take a look at what happened... gunshots secret service: get down, get down! gunshots. secret service: get down, get down! - screaming. are you ready? on you. move! are you ready? are we good? on you. move! are you ready?

are we good? shooter's down. are we good to move? we're clear! let's move. we're clear! let me get my shoes on. i have got you, sir. sir, we've got to get moving. let me get my shoes on. secret service agents lead donald trump from the stage after a moment of defiance. he appears to say "fight, fight, fight." crowd chanting: usa, usa, usa! the crowd signals its support as the former president is led away.

there is anotherfist in the air as mr trump, who had been shot in the ear, makes it safely to the car. three other people in the crowd have been hit, one fatally wounded. i thought it was firecrackers to begin with. somebody over there was screaming �*he's been shot,�* so i made my way over. i said �*i�*m an emergency department "physician, department physician, let me help you.�* there is a helicopter coming in to get them. so, people there, really helpful. i got...then i did cpr and i did chest compressions as well. it sounded like there were fireworks and everyone kind of hesitated, like, what is happening before

trump swatted his ear. you could see that he actually had that and he dropped. and that is when everyone had the initial reaction to drop to the ground, and people were just on top of each other. like, she was getting buried. and then ijumped on top of her... i it was crazy. i was sitting there. a guy said "oh, god, he has a gun." i looked up, there is a guy on top of the building, right over there, with an m—16 with a blanket, pointing it at the president. he started shooting — bow, bow, bow, bow — about 4—5 shots rang out. did you see him say anything or hear him say anything? i heard "fight, fight, fight." yeah, he got off of his spot and... all the way to the car. all the way to the car, yeah. it was iconic, for sure. he was trying to tell us "never surrender, keep fighting." jesus has him and we know that, we all know thatjesus has him and i think confusion is one thing, but we are at peace, because we knowjesus has him. everyone started praying.

they did the father's prayer and everyone started screaming the prayer out loud in the breacher area. it was pretty amazing. it honestly was. the first shots were heard at 6:11 in the evening local time. you're ok, you're ok, you're ok. there were four in quick succession. secret service: when you're ready, on you - move! - mr trump clutches his ear after the initial shots then there is a fifth and a sixth shot. mr trump crouches down behind the lectern. a secret service agent rushed towards him. seconds later, more shots are fired and more agents rush onto the stage. the last shot is fired 17 seconds after the first. secret service: hold, hold, are you ready? i on you. there is no doubting the fear

among some in the crowd, many crouching down, some running. the attacker has been shot dead by secret service agents. cheering. probably about half a dozen shots, we heard. there was a woman shouting that someone had been shooting. a guy came by and said that he thought there had been a couple of snipers, but he was not sure. we're just waiting to see if things have cleared. a few minutes later, one man told the bbc he saw a man with a rifle and tried to board the police. to warn the police. we were all standing up there by the tree. a bunch of people went up closer to the fence but i stood back by the tree, and i saw a guy shimmying off the roof with a rifle. you saw a guy with a rifle getting on the roof? yes.

this was before the rally started? no. trump was already speaking. he was probably speaking for, i don't know — five, seven minutes, he was speaking, and i saw a guy shimmying up the roof of this building right here, you can see the white roof through the trees and i stood there pointing at him for, i don't know, 2—3 minutes at secret service. they were looking at us the whole time from the barn roof. i stood there pointing at the guy on the roof, and i was thinking to myself "why is trump still speaking?" because, you know what, there is a guy shimmying up this roof with a rifle. the police were down, running around the building like a bunch of fools, did not know what was going on. we were like �*hey, the guy is on the roof up here. there is a guy on the roof.�* you told them that? absolutely told them, sure. right, ok. yes. i don't know, man. i don't know what's going on, but i tell you what, something is not right here. the gunman was on the roof of this building. it is around 130 metres from where mr trump was speaking on stage.

the attacker was shot and killed by a secret service sniper on the roof behind the former president. i am in a massive lockdown area. we can't go anywhere in or out. the police are looking, particularly in that building, obviously there were some sniffer dogs over there about half—an—hour ago. this is one great big crime scene as we speak. motorbikes, choppers, police — everything you can imagine because there are lots of questions still to answer. when i was watching live, that bullet pass president trump's ear, at first, i was in shock. i think it really took a couple of hours for it to sink in, and i am still quite shaken by it. well, my first reaction was just horror. there is no place for political violence in american politics, or at least there shouldn't be. my concern, and partly

my reaction was �*oh, man, this has happened,�* but there has been such a spike in threats against political officials, especially elected officials, but not only elected officials. mr trump was rushed to nearby butler memorial hospital. a short time later, he issued a statement. on his social media platform truth social, mr trump said: . truth social, mr trump said:

having left hospital without any serious injury, mr trump returned to his home in newjersey. and a few hours later, flew to milwaukee for the republican national convention, a gathering of the party which is expected to confirm him as their presidential nominee. he talked about the moments before he was hit in an interview with the washington examiner. he said, "i rarely look away from the crowd.

"had i not done that in that moment, "well, we would not be talking today, would we?" he also referred to his gesture to his supporters. "it is hard to describe what that felt like," he said, "but i knew that the world was looking. i knew that history would judge this and i knew that i had to let them know we are ok." as final preparations were being made for the convention, he told the new york post, �*i am not supposed to be here. i am supposed to be dead.�* i personally tweeted that this was divine intervention and that has been just repeated over and over and over. something had to be and then there was this picture of the flag that got twisted in the wind that looked like an angel and there were just different things, and itjust depends if you are a person of faith, and if you are, then you very

much subscribe to that, and if you are not a person of faith, then you might be one of these people that has been calling it a staged event or something else. how many people believe that this is divine intervention? well, i don't know how many people believe it right now. people close to donald trump are already tweeting this or putting this on social media. my guess is that for many hard—core trump supporters, they will see it within that prism and that it will reinforce their views, and for donald trump, you know, who knows? i mean, this was a close call. condemnations of the shooting came from the highest levels of america's political establishment. my fellow americans, i want to speak to you tonight

about the need for us to lower the temperature in our politics and to remember while we may disagree, we are not enemies. we are neighbours. we are friends, co—workers, citizens, and most importantly, we are fellow americans. we must stand together. yesterday's shooting at donald trump's rally in pennsylvania calls on all of us to take a step back, take stock of where we are, how we go forward from here. thankfully, former trump is not seriously injured. i spoke with him last night and i am grateful he is doing well andjill and i will keep him and his family in our prayers. there was shock from many watching the events unfold from around the world. i condemn the political violence that we saw

in the united states overnight. it is horrendous. there is no place for violence in any society, certainly not any democratic society, and i also send all my prayers and thoughts to the families of the victims and those who've lost their lives. like all israelis, my wife sarah and i were shocked by horrific assassination attempt on the life of president donald trump. this was not just an attack on donald trump. this was an attack on a candidate for the presidency of the united states. this was an attack on america. it was an attack on democracy. it was an attack on all the democracies. from mr trump's wife melania came a more personal reaction. she said: