this is about as clowe do get i bethel park to that gunman's home.he law enforcement that is gathered down the street at the stop sign. if you hang a right, the gunman's home is right there a few houses up. they have all of the roads blocked surrounding the home of the 20-year-old shooter right now. secret service and the fbi zeroed it in on the home last night and are conducting an investigation into his background. speaking with his family and other contacts. we were here as law enforcement swarmed the neighborhood about an hour south of butler where the rally occurred yesterday. i talked with one resident in the area who said that she heard a knock on the door in the middle of the night. she was told she needed to evacuate and would not be able to return to her home until noon today. >> when they came and knocked on your door and told you to leave the house, what did you know? >> nothing. it was a state of emergency. then i heard rumors about a bomb, which was just confirmed when i went to the bethel park police station and asked what was going on

he is from bethel park, pennsylvania. he was killed on the scene by law enforcement. the rally site is still an active crime scene and police are still outside of the shooter's home. new video appearing to show the gunman just before the shooting obtained by tmz. the apparent shooter holding a gun on a roof near the rally. the building was less than 150 yards from the stage where truck was speaking, which authorities say was outside of the security perimeter. we want to show you the full incident which played out in a matter of minutes. >> if you want to really see something -- [ gunshot ] unshot] >> the former president able to walk out of the rally and get in that secret service vehicle. one spectator was killed and 2 others critically injured. trump received medical care and you see him landing at newark airport a little more than two hours ago. trump gave an update on social media after he was whisked away with that blood streaming down his face. he writes: i was shot with a bullet that pierced the upper part of my right ear. i knew immediately something was wrong

the bomb squad, cordoning off his home in bethel park.es searching his car at the scene in butler, telling abc news they found what “appeared to be rudimentary explosives in both locations. one source saying they looked like grenades. neighbors, stunned that the alleged would be assassin lived among them. >> when we pulled up they said we couldn't get on the street so i thought it was an accident, then i find out something different, that the young man is the gentleman that shot at mr. trump. how sad for his parents. >> i was stunned. i mean, where is america going to now? >> you just never really know somebody at all anymore. and it's kind of shocking. >> reporter: crooks seen here, at his graduation ceremony in 2022. fellow students say he was smart and a loaner who was rejected by the rifle team, in part, for being a bad shot. >> he was always bullied every day. he was just an outcast. like you could look at him and you'd be like, something is a little off. >> investigators now trying to search crooks' phone, looking for any misinforma

this is in bethel park. there were reports that neighbors were actually told to get out of the area during the search. we also know last night if it went over to a nearby area, bill and dana, that there was a car parked nearby that a couple sources say the shooter might have parked nearby just like on a street a couple blocks away and walked over. no word on how he was able to walk up on to that area and get onto that local business' roof tom sources telling me they're still looking into that. again this morning donald trump saying it was god alone that prevented the unthinkable from happening. you could see how shaken up the crowd was, but it was amazing to watch him go down, come up with blood on his ear and put his fist up in the air and say fight, fight, fight. i, you know, you cover these rally, -- rallies, you never know what's going to happen. but to end in gunfire, it was a horrible, horrible day. bill: 12r50r7bd. alexis, i don't know your location there, but it's a big area. give us a sense of relat

the bomb squad cordoned off his home in bethel park. authorities searched his car at the scene in butler and his home, telling abc news they found what appeared to be rudimentary explosives in both locations. one source saying they look like grenades. neighbors are stunned the alleged would be assassin lived among them. i was stunned. >> i mean, where is america going to now? >> i want to be put on the map, but not for something like that. >> you just never really know somebody at all anymore. and it's kind of shocking. >> crooks seen here at his graduation ceremony in 2022. fellow students say he was smart and a loner who was rejected by the rifle team, in part for being such a bad shot. >> he was just bullied like he was bullied so much. so much he just made fun of, i guess, for the way he dressed. he'd wear hunting outfits sometimes. he would always wear a mask, even after covid, he. he wore a mask like you could look at him and you would be like, something's a little off. >> investigators are now trying to search his phone. they're

he's from bethel park, pennsylvania. that's about 40 miles south of butler, where that rally was held. he was registered as a republican, according to pennsylvania's voter database. now, this year's election would have been the first that he was old enough to vote in. he graduated from bethel park high school in 2022. now he used an ar 15 style rifle shooting from a rooftop about 400ft outside the campaign rally, and he fired multiple shots towards the stage. this building was outside of the secured perimeter, along with former president trump's injury. one spectator was killed. two others were critically injured. crooks was then killed by the secret service. there are reports that people saw the shooter on the roof and alerted police ahead of the shooting. >> we're following up on those. i will tell you that i am aware of those and i am aware that law enforcement had responded to a number of reports of suspicious activity. the specific response to this will be all part of the after action. but yes, law enforcement was r

>> reporter: the shooter graduated from bethel park high school in 2022. shows the moment he received his diploma. >> thomas crooks. >> reporter: former classmate jason koehler says the shooter was a loner who was bullied. >> you know how kids are nowadays. he didn't dress like everyone else. so -- >> did you ever think he was capable of something like this? >> no. like i said, that's not something you want to think about, though. >> reporter: another former classmate said he was a good student, especially interested in government and history. >> it was nothing out of the ordinary. he was a nice kid. and i had never had an experience with him where i was like he, you know, isn't nice. >> reporter: the shooter was registered as a republican, though federal records indicated he previously made a $15 donation to a democratic-aligned group. the 20-year-old worked at a local nursing home. in may he graduated with an associate's degree in engineering and science. and at this point investigators believe that the shooter acted alone and he was not known to law enf

thomas mathew crooks, 20 years old, he is from bethel park, pennsylvania, a suburb of pittsburgh. he was killed unseen by law enforcement. the rally site is still an active crime scene police arrested the shooter's home. there is new video appearing to show the gunman just before the shooting. this was obtained by tmc and verified by nbc news. the shooter holding a gun on a roof near the rally. that building was less than 150 yards from the stage were trump was speaking which authorities say was outside the security perimeter. we want to show you a full incident again which played out in a matter of minutes, shortly after trump began his rally speech. >> if you want to really see something, take a look at what happened. >> ready, move. hawkeye is here. >> are you ready? shooter is down. we are clear. we are clear. >> let me get my shoes. let me get my shoes. let me get my shoes. >> watch out? >> usa. usa. usa. usa. usa. usa. usa. >> the former president was able to walk out of the rally at the secret service vehicle. one spectator was killed in two others were critically injured.

so far, the secret service is now commenting. >> there's not a lot of activity in bethel park. before his home had been entered, they had the bomb squad there. they were worried obviously about -traps . what have you seen since and what are people telling you? >> that large law enforcement presence still remains here at the scene where we know the shooter's house to be, at least his residence. i will let you take a look at what we are seeing right here. the idea is you are not getting a clear look at exact where that house is. it's down the street off to the right. it was about 1:00 a.m. and you have the bomb squad tell me that they were planning to make entry into the suspect's home for this first time. they said they didn't know what they were going to ask to see inside, or what they were planning to achieve. we can assume that now has been done. in the past half hour or so, we saw another county bomb squad vehicle go away. we know there are multiple agencies here at the scene. you're talking about local police, state troopers that are hoping to secure this growing perimeter

is so this is bethel park, pa, about 45 minutes away. and the "wall street journal" also reporting that the gun was purchased by the father legally in pennsylvania. dana: and do we know when? when that purchase was made? bill: do not know that yet, and that will be part of the many questions that are still out there. dana: okay. we have much more to come. the republican national convention is getting under way tomorrow here in milwaukee less than 48 hours after former president trump survived an attempt on his life. more ahead on the investigation, the political a fallout and how trump supporters are reacting today. >> the fact that they tried to do this, somebody maliciously tried to do this and however it happened, like, it really hurts that somebody would do that to anybody, much less somebody who's fighting for us. so we're going to fight for ther him. mmercial auto quote online. so you can get back to your monster to-do list. -really? -get a quote at progresivecommercial.com. [water flowing] [water flowing] [phone dings] oh my god.

drone and at least turn accrued explosives in crooks' vehicle, as well as another explosive in his bethel parknnsylvania, home. >> this is him. >> reporter: new body cam video shows law enforcement confirming the 20-year-old shooter had been identified as a suspicious person before opening fire. >> it is quite frankly a dangerous time to be a prominent public official. >> reporter: cbs news has learned there have been talks between the trump campaign and the u.s. secret service about indoor rallies versus outdoor rallies for future -- indoor venues versus outdoor venues for future rallies due to ongoing

the shooter was identified as thomas matthew crooks of bethel park, pennsylvania.ting just outside the venue of the rally. law enforcement later recovered an ar style rifle at the scene, the fbi has secured his home and is also conducting a search of his family's home in pittsburgh. investigators are now trying to learn more about the gunmen. investigators say crooks was not carrying any authentication at the time of the shooting so they had to analyze his dna to confirm his identity. a motivation is unclear as of now. here is a look at the secret service snipers posted at the rally. this is only raising more questions about how the alleged gun man was able to have such easy access to the former president, especially after several witnesses said that they saw a man and reported him to police while at the rally. i'm joined by former fbi assistant special agent in charge of the special field office, jeff harp . i know you can shed some light on the safety precautions in place at these types of events, there are a lot of challenges. the big question this morning, how

the shooter graduated from bethel park high school in 2022.r classmates say he was rejected from the rifle team, and some ex- classmates describe him as a loner while others say he was smart and a good student. now, cbs news has just learned that the shooter had a membership to a local gun club, and investigators at this point believe that the shooter acted alone, and he was not on the radar of law enforcement. norah. >> and that is really interesting. charlie de mar, thank you for those updates. >>> we'll put this dark new chapter in american politics into historical perspective when our special coverage continues. here's why you should switch fo to duckduckgo on all your devie duckduckgo comes with a built-n engine, like google, but it's r and doesn't spy on your searchs and duckduckgo lets you browsel but it blocks cookies and creepy ads that follow youa and other companies. and there's no catch. it's fre. we make money from ads, but they don't follow you aroud join the millions of people taking back their privacy by downloading duckduckgo

from bethel park, pennsylvania. how can law enforcement step up security and increase intelligence to sniff out would be copycats? >> they are going to do a deep dig and make an analysis right now law enforcement has a tremendous amount on the suspect and the husband a quick analysis of shortcomings in the security plan and the evacuation and they will build on that. these things are generally analyzed by committee that's happened in previous events. there will be a clear picture of the threat was assumed that is why every possibility and asked to be boarded with that expectation with good coverage explaining every technology and human resource in addition to management. >> this is a four day event that will start monday, 50000 attendees expected. thousands of protesters expected to march nearby on day one so how does the assassination attempt change security protocol and milwaukee? >> i was on the committee in 2008 in st. paul, minnesota. a tremendous amount of proactive six months to a year and they were three dis

some of this will unfold tonight, as shack brewster was out of the scene in bethel park, pennsylvania, where they were conducting searches, including with the atf. and obviously, there is the scene that is being processed in -- at the rally site in butler. there's not a lot we know at this point, but what is going to emerge in the coming hours, did this individual have a criminal record or a mental health history. what, in terms of the guns or ammunition that was either at the site or taken from the home? as far as open records and also, how did they physically get there? butler is about an hour north 43 miles from that residence, and so they are going to be looking at that in the immediate aftermath. obviously, the digital footprint, in terms of everything, from email accounts to postings, comments, apps, message boards, anything that will give them-- starts to fill out a picture of a potential motive here, that, as law enforcement has kind of noted today and other big incidents like this, those have to be careful, because those pieces that may be missing or there may be contradictor

the identity of the shooter, his name is thomas mathew crooks, a 20 20-years-old, and he's from bethel park, pennsylvania now that's the scene right now of a of a massive, massive police presence police on the scene. there have cordoned off a very large area around the home where he believed he is believed to have spent been living recently. and so that's where the the focus of this investigation is now. but it took a little while as the fbi said at the press conference, a little while ago, that he didn't have any identification on him, on his person. when the secret service shot and killed them there on that rooftop as a result it took additional work. they do biometric data, do dna testing to be able to verify his identity and so this location of where he was living or at least at the last known where place where he was living and where the fbi is now trying to get evidence is embezzled park, which is outside of pittsburgh the rally where this incident occurred, where the attempted assassination of the former president occurred is in butler, which is about an hour away. on the other side

and from bethel park, pennsylvania. sources say he was registered to vote as a republican and recently made a donation to a democratic aligned group. now, for the very latest, we turn to abc news reporter perry russom. perry, what can you tell us? >> well, you know, this week was supposed to be a week for republicans to celebrate, but now this is taking a serious turn with the fbi investigating the assassination attempt. a former president trump. this morning, the fbi is naming the suspected shooter as thomas matthew crooks, 20 years old, from bethel park, pennsylvania, south of pittsburgh. the fbi saying this remains an active and ongoing investigation. overnight, former president trump arriving in new jersey, walking down the stairs of his plane hours after what the fbi is calling an assassination attempt at his campaign rally in pennsylvania. look what happene. new video shows the secret service reacting to the shooting on top of that white roof, a law enforcement source tells abc news the shooter is believed to be a

>> reporter: the shooter graduated from bethel park high school in 2022. video shows the moment he received his diploma. >> thomas crooks. >> reporter: former classmate jason color says the shooter was a loner who was bullyied. >> you know how kids are. he didn't dress like anyone else. >> did you think he was capable like that? >> no. that is not something you want to think about. >> reporter: another former classmate said he was a good student, especially interested in government and history. >> it was nothing out of the ordinary. he was a nice kid and i had never had an experience with him where i was like he isn't nice. >> reporter: the shooter was registered as a republican. though federal records indicated he previously made a $15 donation to a democratic aligned group. the 20-year-old worked at a local nursing home. in may, he graduated with an associate's degree in engineering and science. >> at this point, the investigators believe the shooter acted alone. >>> fbi warning threats of politically motivated violence have spiked online since the assas

and i feel for thomas's parents to also the community of bethel park because bethel park is a great community yeah. >> i would echo all of that and i tell us, jim about the moment you found out that a former student was behind this assassination attempt that must have been a huge shock it's sure was. and it's almost like a movie. it's almost like a book that you hear of all this. i've always seen on tv different scenarios like this, but i actually was part of it now and i got the text sunday morning and he my former principal texted me and told me what happened. and it my stomach just went to the ground all the pit of my stomach ache and it was very very deep time to discern a very deep time to bring my faith into this because i really rely on god. and i think that that's where we need to go with this because i believe evil is what overcame thomas. and i believe evil is in the world. and i believe if we go back to a society where we have prayer, not just in schools, but prayer in society, we get more civilized you know, i look at the role modeling and i say people need to role model for these

. >> sunday police and fbi agents were at the bethel park, pennsylvania, home of thomas crooks. the 20 year-old id does the shooter who killed one person and wounded others while trying to assassinate former president trump at a rally, the fbi says bomb making materials were found both at the home and in a car. the suspect brought to the rally. neighbors couldn't believe just talking to my cousin and i thought was a trump himself or did he see trump as a target of something else? what was going through his mind? thomas crooks. >> crooks is a 2022 graduate, a bethel park high school in more than one person. we spoke to described him this way. >> i knew him from school just because he was bullied. i mean, he was bullied. he's outcast, really had no fans. he always had just that that bland most not his face, just so serious. >> but according to the associated press, crooks had no known military background raising more questions about how he was able to make it on that roof and fire those shots, even as people outside the venue said they were trying to alert authorities that he was

the home in bethel park, which is south of pittsburgh, is now being searched by investigators. they apparently found explosives in his car that he drove to the rally. they found explosives inside the home as well, what type have not been described. bill: i believe you and i have on together with jesse watters tonight, special coverage including prime time shows that you know and love. sandra and john roberts are going to take you through the next hour as we even had breaking news during this program, more to come. great to be with you and all of you here on the eve of the rnc convention. bill all right. we are now learning new details the attempted assassination of former president donald trump. wall street journal is now reporting explosives were found in the car of the suspect thomas matthew crooks that car was parked near the trump rally in butler, pennsylvania. fox can confirm the suspect gun was purchased by his father. welcome to breaking news edition of america reports on this sunday i'm sandor smith in new york, john gray to be with you. >> not under these circumstances

vivÍa en este vecindario en bethel park, a una hora del lugar del atentado, donde la intensa presenciahappened and that it's this close to home. >> i mean, it's like seven houses away. >> el servicio secreto, que si bien respondiÓ con rapidez, enfrenta mÚltiples cuestionamientos, particularmente sobre posibles fallas que habÍan permitido al tirador accionar su rifle. >> por quÉ ese edificio que esÁa ahÍ a 150 yardas, tan cerca estaba? no habÍan personas. hay grabaciones, hay videos que personas estaban gritando. hay una persona ahÍ en el techo y por quÉ no hubo comunicaciÓn? >> investigadores analizan el telÉfono del tirador y un dispositivo sospechoso encontrado en su vehÍculo. el arma habrÍa sido comprada por su padre y por ello su familia esÁa cooperando con la investigaciÓn. el fbi presume que el tirador actuÓ solo y hasta ahora no identifica una ideologÍa detrÁs de sus actos. y mientras intentan descubrir sus motivaciones y clarificar una secuencia de acontecimientos hasta ahora, dicen, han recibido mÁs de 2600 pistas que estÁn indagando en bethel park, pennsylvania. javier vega n

the bbc�*s tom bateman is in bethel park, talking to those who knew thomas crooks.ho went to school with him, about what he was like then. he was always getting good grades on tests, everything like that. he was very passionate about history, and from what i knew with my friends, he was going to government type classes. anything in government or history, these seem to know what he was talking about. but it was nothing out of the ordinary. he was a nice kid and i have never had an experience with him where i was like," he is not nice." he was always nice and i was i was friendly with him. ., .,, ., always nice and i was i was friendly with him. ., ., ~' with him. one of those who knew thomas crooks _ with him. one of those who knew thomas crooks at _ with him. one of those who knew thomas crooks at school. - richard painter is the former chief ethics lawyer at the white house for george w bush. he's currently a law professor at the university of minnesota. welcome to the programme at what is a time of shock for the us nation. thank you for inviting me today. this is

pues estamos aquÍ en bethel park, prÁcticamente detrÁs de nosotros.a maÑana se dio a conocer un comunicado del servicio secreto, el primero desde este atentado contra el expresidente trump, y se confirma que el servicio secreto habÍa reforzado la seguridad del expresidente. el mes de junio. tambiÉn algo que se podÍa anticipar, pero que se ha cambiado ya el dispositivo de seguridad alrededor del expresidente luego del atentado del dÍa sÁbado. hay muchos cuestionamientos sobre el servicio secreto, sobre las acciones de ese dÍa e incluso versiones ya confirmadas, en este caso por nuestra cadena hermana nbc, de que ese techo desde el que disparÓ el tirador se habÍa identificado en los dÍas anteriores como una vulnerabilidad sobre estos cuestionamientos, la directora del servicio secreto lo que hizo fue hoy defender la actuaciÓn de sus agentes. dijo que se actuÓ rÁpidamente para neutralizar la amenaza por parte de sus francotiradores. y es que sabemos que el tirador fue abatido en ese mismo lugar. tambiÉn la directora del servicio secreto dijo van a estar

but first we start with jonathan live in bethel park, pennsylvania with the latest on the investigation. hi, jonathan. >> good morning to you carley and todd. right now i'm standing in front of the accused gunman's home. the police tape you can see surrounding it as the investigation continues. heath, of course, died in the shooting but investigators are hoping to glean information from his cell phone. that cell phone is locked but it is at the fbi lab in quantico, virginia, as investigators try to unlock it to get some information, to build a timeline, and learn about the events leading up to the shooting at that trump rally. the agency released a statement saying the fbi is investigating the shooting incident at the july 13 rally and pennsylvania with one victim's death and injuries to president trump and spectators as an assassination attempt and potential domestic terrorism. investigators say they found bomb making materials and the sugars home and explosive devices in his car co. those were brought to the fbi lab for further analysis. the alleged gunman 20-year-old thomas matthew c

. >> el es thomas matthew crooks, de 20 anos de edad, residente de bethel park en penales, pensilvaniaalidad a unas 35 millas al sol de bottler desde donde abrio fuego no tenia antecedentes penales, estaba registrado como republicano, aunque en el dos mil veintiuno dono quince d dolares a un comite de accion politico a fin de los democratas. >> javier vega tiene toda la informacion del atacante. >> es la escena del crimen al que el fbi investiga ya como un acto de terrorismo domestico, aun con multiples incognitas a federales buscan pistas y respuestas en el area del mitin politico en pensilvania, donde este sabado se confirmo p preliminarmente, fueron ocho por los disparos que se hicieron contra el expresidente trump. >> segun el fbi, con un rifle ar quinientos cincuenta y seis accionado por un joven de 20 anos que fue abatido por el servicio secreto e identificado con pruebas de and. >> thomas matthew crooks, cuyos motivos siguen sin estar claros para las autoridades, y que apenas en 2022 se graduaba de la escuela secundaria. >> el fue asesinado casi todos los dias. >> ¿y que de acos

emma vardy, bbc news, bethel park, pennsylvania.any questions surrounding the secret service, whose main duty is to protect presidents past and present. how could agents have failed so woefully in their task with donald trump? congress has launched an investigation, into what happened. here's ros atkins from bbc verify. there is more evidence there were warnings in the minutes before this happened. those shots were fired at 6.11 on saturday by a man on this roof, 130 metres away from the stage where donald trump was speaking. the us homeland security director has said a direct line of sight like that to the former president should not occur. but not only was there a direct line of sight, there were warnings about a possible threat. this video has emerged from 1.45 before the attack. look, there he is. in this clip people have noticed a man on a roof and shouting at an officer. he is on the roof. him, right on the roof. it is confirmation some police knew about the threat close to two minutes before the attack was to bend this video

i want to g bring back shaq brewster who's in bethel park, pennsylvania. we got new information. i don't know if you got it where you are which is near the suspect's home. we mention we checked voter registration records and he's a registered republican, but we see there appears to be a political donation for act blue in 2021 for $15. act blue for people who do not know is an organization that funnels money to democratic candidates. the immediate situation is at the home of the suspect who is now dead. tell us what's happening where you are? >> reporter: you mentioned the time. it's the middle of the night in this quiet neighborhood street and it's turned into, the focal point, or at least a point of emphasis in the same investigation. we believe the suspect's home, listed residences down the street and two comes up stthat way. this is the closest we can get at this point. even be on this, of law enforcement, local police setting up a wider perimeter. at the scene, we see multiple agencies here. we've seen local police, the state police and we have seen bomb squad here and bomb s

overnight the fbi identified the shooter is 20-year-old thomas matthew crookes of bethel park, pennsylvania. he drove one hour. he took position on a roof 130 yards from the podium and opened fire of former president of the united states before he was shot and killed. it is sunday, july 14. he says he was shot by a bullet that pierced the top of his right ear. he expressed condolences after one reporter was shot and killed and two others critically hurt. he will travel to the rnc this week as planned. we have live team coverage with jonathan gilliam and a witness in the crowd just feet from former president trump when shots were fired. >> first we go do cb cotton. >> good morning. good morning. we are half a mile away from what the fbi is calling the scene of an attempted assassination of former president donald trump. he was escorted off the rally stage, we are getting another sign of strength from the former president when he landed in new jersey early this morning walking down the steps of his plane unassisted at the airport. the injuries are out of the camera's view. the former presiden

authorities have now identified the gunman as 20-year-old thomas matthew crooks of bethel park, pennsylvania. his motive unknown. nbc news has obtained voting records showing he's a registered republican. election finance records also reveal he made a $15 donation in 2021 to act blue, which is a nonprofit that raises funds for democrats. >> the fbi has been a the the gun man's home all night trying to learn everything it can all about him. one spectator was killed in the shooting. two others were critically injured. >> we have much to cover this morning. our team is in place. let's begin with nbc's senior national correspondent in meridian, pennsylvania, near the building where the shooter was. tom, good morning. >> reporter: savannah and willy, good morning to you guys. we are here in butler, pennsylvania outside of where the trump rally was conducted and taking place. this is as close as we can get because this is a massive and active crime scene. those three barns you see right there, those served as the back drop where president trump was speaking just yesterday. the barn you see with th

we want to get to some of the video and the live pictures that are happening right now in bethel park, pennsylvania, this swing state. you can see on your screen the home of the gunman who's now been identified by the fbi as thomas matthew crooks of bethel park. we saw the county bomb squad that rolled in earlier throughout the morning, into the afternoon. police telling us bomb-making materials were found inside of that home there and also a inside of the gunman's van that we're talking about here. to billy, multiple irk e dereks -- i derek -- ied,s. just hours after investigators found a van parked in that neighborhood, we know police k-9s were out there. they kind of pulled open that door there. we're still learning more, but just to find if out -- find out the perimeter of security wasn't as strong as many people thought, martha. march a martha's for sure. so we are also learning that the suspect had been working as a dietary aide at a nursing and rehab center. his employer saying that he performed his job without concern and his background check was clean. retired nypd inspector

tom bateman, bbc news, bethel park, pennsylvania. butler in pennsylvania where the attempted assassination on the life of donald trump to place. joining me now is our correspondent. jenny, what is the mood like there a day or so after the attempted assassination? the day has come to an end now and night has fallen and there is a sense that this town has witnessed a dark moment in its history. we are 30 minutes away —— half a mile away from where the assassination attempt happened and people have woken up today to a live crime scene in their community. a police car behind me marks the boundary of accord and that has been up since the attack happened more than 2a hours ago. they woke up to a town in a situation that they have not come across before. dozens of the world's media, from all over the world, brazil, denmark, they have come here to report on this shocking story. and that is what a lot of people who have been telling me that they feel about what is happening, shock and disbelief and sadness stop there is a tribute behind me se

i can tell you investigators continue to dig here at the gun once home and bethel park at just about an hour south of where the tragic shooting where the tragic shooting took place i can tell you federal agents are keeping a tight perimeter around this area as they continue to comb and dig for evidence confirming thomas matthew kirks acted alone we know he graduated from high school just about two years ago. we have confirmed he worked as a dietary aide at a local skilled nursing and rehabilitation center pretty spokesperson telling us is background check was clean and it cleared him to work. these two details on the shooter come as we learn more about those closest to the tragedy. 57-year-old david dutch's 74-year-old james copenhaver were both injured and now in stable condition according to state troopers ate firefighter corey comperatore tragically lost his life and the gunfire erupted. his sister telling the "new york times" quote we watched him die on the news it. one of his final messages he wrote quote trump rally, butler, pennsylvania when replying to a tweet about his weeke

seat bethel park as a family place it's easy to raise kids, hear people talk about a sort of civility and neighborly spirit. and so having this sort of attention on their communities for an incident, this violent is really surprising to people and what else can you tell us about how the shooter was seen in this community? i mean, it sounds as though people did not see this coming no. >> bethel park high school has about 400 people for her grade. and so the students who i talked to who were in his graduating class had spent time around him. he was in home room with one girl's life, like spent some good time with and she described him as a quiet kid, but he was nice to the people who he interacted with there was really nothing at school that she said stood out to her as surprising and she spent at least 20 minutes with him every morning for four years so yeah, people are really surprised and i think that speaks to some of the mystery of this whole thing. >> yeah, massive crater still trying to get to a motive in all of this. emily davies with the washington post. thank you very much. ap

emma vardy, bbc news, bethel park, pennsylvania.whose main duty is protect presidents past and present — could have failed so woefully in its task, and congress has opened an investigation into what happened. our security correspondent frank gardner is here. thanks, reeta. it's now clear there were failures of security on several levels. so, what were they? and what went right and what went wrong? the most burning question here is why was the gunman's roof not secured in advance? normal protocol is for secret service agents to come and check out the venue well in advance, sometimes even months ahead. there are supposed to be concentric rings of security around the vip. yet someone missed the fact thatjust 130 metres from where trump was onstage, there was an unsecured potential firing point. closer in, the secret service performed better. their heavily—armed counter assault team, codenamed hawk—eye, provided a shield close to the stage. their counter sniper team, codenamed hercules, reacted quickly and shot dead the gunman on the ro

tom bateman, bbc news, bethel park, pennsylvania.nnsylvania where the attempted assassination on former president donald trump took place and we can speak to our correspondent. what is the mood like there among the people of mark butler today? —— butler today? people of mark butler today? -- butler today?— butler today? many people feel that what happened _ butler today? many people feel that what happened yesterday i that what happened yesterday was a dark moment for this town. this morning they woke up town. this morning they woke up to experience a place very different to the one they woke up different to the one they woke up to yesterday morning. we are actually just up to yesterday morning. we are actuallyjust beyond the actually just beyond the cordoned, actuallyjust beyond the cordoned, there is a police vehicle behind me and they are marking the boundary of the active crime scene. the town has been full of the world media today so it is been a different place but obviously what happened yesterday has left them feeling shocked

he graduated in 2002 from bethel park high school.hs and science initiative, according to the paper. we are getting a bit of comments from his family. apparently his father told cnn that he is trying to figure out what happened and he would wait if speak to law enforcement before speaking. we are unclear as to the motive. police are currently outside his home. they are searching his home as part of their investigation into the events last night. the assassination attempt on donald trump is of course our top story and we are giving it full and comprehensive coverage, so don't go anywhere, stay with us. hello, there. for many, there'll be some dry and bright weather around today, a little bit of sunshine, but quite a bit of cloud, too — particularly across parts of northern england and across scotland. in the borders earlier it was a little bit murky, and we've got some rain around here, but also there's some murkiness around some of the coasts of scotland further north, too. this low pressure's the reason that we've seen all the rain t

emma vardy, bbc news, bethel park, pennsylvania.any questions surrounding the secret service, whose main duty is to protect presidents past and present. how could agents have failed so woefully in its task with donald trump? congress has launched an investigation, into what happened. bbc verify�*s analysis editor ros atkins reports. there is more evidence there were warnings in the minutes before this happened. those shots were fired at 6.11 on saturday by a man on this roof, 130 metres away from the stage where donald trump was speaking. the us homeland security director has said a direct line of sight like that to the former president should not occur. but not only was there a direct line of sight, there were warnings about a possible threat. this video has emerged from 1.45 before the attack.— before the attack. look, there he is. in this clip _ before the attack. look, there he is. in this clip people _ before the attack. look, there he is. in this clip people have - before the attack. look, there he | is. in this clip people ha

he was from bethel park in pennsylvania, around one hour from where the rally took place.oks was a registered republican according to state voter records, but according to reuters, when he was 17, he made a $15 donation to a political action commission that raises money for left—leaning and democratic politicians. the weapon used is believed to have been purchased legally. it is also thought that police may have found explosive materials at the home of thomas matthew crooks. he was always getting good grades on tests, everything like that. he was very passionate about history, and from what i knew from my friends, they said he was good in government—type classes, so anything in government or history, he seemed to know what he was talking about, but it was nothing out of the ordinary. he was a nice kid and i had never had an experience with him where i was like, you know, "he is not nice." he was always nice and i was always friendly to him. the man crooks shot dead was named by the pennsylvania governor as 50—year—old volunteer fire chief corey comperatore. he is believed

who tried to assassinate former president donald trump is thomas mathew crooks, 20-years-old from bethel park, pennsylvania, public records show he was a registered republican and may they small donation to a democratic aligned group investigators say he opened fire on trump at a rally in butler, pennsylvania before counter snipers shot. and killed him as for trump, he says that the bullet pierced he's ear, and a spokesperson said shortly up the attack that he was doing fine. it all happened while the cameras were rolling. have a look you said take a look at what happened you're ready you ready good to know let me get much. >> you get my shoes. >> sorry. gotcha. let me get my shoes your head so we're getting as. >> you. saw that video progress you are saw and heard a series of pop's, the former president raising his hand on the side of his head. a secret service rushing onto the stage and eventually as you see moving trump from the stage to an armored limousine just off to the right of your screen. as he was being taken from the stage, you could see the blood on the side of his face and the t

he was from bethel park pennsylvania. it's about 35 miles from the site of the rally in butler. as for the victims, investigators say they identified a rally goers who was shot and killed, two others who were critically injured. they are not yet revealing their identities. one man covered in blood told cnn crews at the scene he tried to comfort one of the victims seconds after the shooting all we know is shots were fired and then i jumped over the barrier put my hand on guys who was it you know a spokesperson says that the former president is quote, fine, and former president trump himself posted on truth social, then a bullet hit his right ear and just a few hours ago, he flew back to newark new jersey, presumably on route to bedminster where he has a club. we are learning more. also about the 20-year-old gunman's background this morning, crooks is a registered republican in pennsylvania, but he apparently also made a small donation to a democratic aligned group in 2021 cnn's reached, out to crypsis father, who declined to comment until speaking with police, but he did tell us

last known where place where he was living and where the fbi is now trying to get evidence is in bethel park, which is outside of pittsburgh the rally where this incident occurred where the attempted assassination of the former president occurred is in butler, which has been an hour away. on the other side of pittsburgh again, all of this in western pennsylvania yes but now of course, the work begins to try to understand what the motivation was. how long has he been planning this whether he get the gun, how long has he been been working on this and really, if there was anybody else at all who was connected this connected to this that's. the nation attempt and all of that, of course, is now where the fbi is focused on in addition to obviously some of the some of the some of the additional questions that we all have from watching that scene how was this gunman allowed to get to that location, that perch on that roof? topped with a clear view of the former president and not stopped before he got those shots off. jim and just, you talk about the security cordon now around the house or where he w

-- or the bethel park residents that has been connected to him. they are looking for the who, what, when, where? a little bit of the house, and what will tell us about why, but they are still a ways off. physical evidence in butler, pennsylvania, where president trump was shot this afternoon, where two people were wounded and one spectator was killed. the other piece is at the house, where they are likely looking for things, like the digital footprint and any other materials that might give some background into possible motive here. but-- and they are probably going to set up a couple of different timelines that they will be focusing on. the timeline that tells us that goes way back, and then the immediate timeline about what is going-- what happened in the leading up to the shooting, where this gunman was apparently able to access an area, a line of sight from an elevation, to get those shots off at the grandstand. one of the big questions, obviously, and it is on everybody's mind, top of mind is how he was able to do this and while it was outsid

the fbi has identified him as thomas matthew crooks, a 20 road from bethel park, pennsylvania. that is an affluent sub -- suburb. he was a registered republican but the records show he gave $15 to a progressive political great. so far we are not seeing much public social media posting so we don't really know where he stood politically. records appear to show that he graduated in 2022 from bethel park high school and a local newspaper account list him as receiving a $500 award that year from the national math and science initiative. in terms of holes in the investigation, the fbi is interviewing family and friends and hunting for digital trail you may have left to determine whether he acted alone and how he became radicalized and the atf, working to determine how and where he bought the semi automatic rifle he used in the shooting. and of course there is a separate and important line of inquiry into what experts say and what the guest told tom appears to be a profound security failure by the secret service. how a man with a rifle was able to take up an elevated sniper position 1

it's only about a five-minute drive from where we are in bethel park, right by where crooks lived., i should say the center confirmed that he wasn't employee specifically, he was a dietary aid at this particular center the organization said that they were shocked and saddened to hear this news, but also noted in their statement that crooks performed his job without concern. i just want to make sure i get this correct and that his background check was clean. they went on to say that they are fully cooperating with law enforcement officials at this time. and of course, our thoughts and prayers go out to former president trump and the victims impacted by this terrible tragedy. but again, we're just getting more of a picture of this suspected shooter. this would be assassin who took shots at former president trump yesterday afternoon. that's in addition to some of the things we already knew that he was a registered republican, that he may have donated to democratic aligned group a couple of years ago, and that he had an aide the ar-style rifle that was actually traced back to his fathe

we're here in bethel park, pennsylvania. this is where the shooter, thomas mathew crooks lived and was from and we're learning a little bit more about him. i actually just had an opportunity to speak with a young man who said he was a in the same high school as a crooks. even though crooks graduated just the other month. now, i will say a rather a couple of years ago, this man was jason color who we spoke with he said he wasn't in any of the same classes, but he did describe remembering crooks as he walked through the halls, having really no facial expressions, he described them as almost a bland face in terms of how he presented himself in school. and also he said that he believed that crooks was bullied in high school and that he had, quote, a target on his back because of that. so again, we're in the neighborhood right now. there's a large police presence here. a lot of the roads in this rather normal suburban neighborhood just outside of pittsburgh are closed off. it just shows you that this investigation is still very v

tom bateman, bbc news, bethel park, pennsylvania.manchester national reporter for the us political news website, "the hill". this "the hill". covers everything in congress oi’ this covers everything in congress or us politics. when it comes to what we have been witnessing, there are criticisms already of those republicans who are trying to link the biden campaign rhetoric to trump�*s assassination attempt. what do you make of that kind of conversation already kicking off just moments after this assassination attempt? just moments after this assassination attemt? ~ ~ assassination attempt? well, we knew that this was — assassination attempt? well, we knew that this was going _ assassination attempt? well, we knew that this was going to _ assassination attempt? well, we knew that this was going to be _ assassination attempt? well, we knew that this was going to be politcised - that this was going to be politcised from the get—go because the situation in itself is very political. remember, this is the front runner, the republican nomine

they say his name is thomas mathew crooks, 20-years-old from bethel park in pennsylvania. right now, more on what happened in pennsylvania in a moment. but first video of dollars i'm old trump exiting his plane on assisted. you see him there walking down the stairs. this is in new jersey. this video posted to social media by his campaign a short time ago all right. now. a look at the shooting on saturday as the cameras rolled let's have a look. >> if they said take a look what happened our whole host, when you're ready on, you good to know let me get let me get my guy let me get my shoes. your head so we're getting now as you saw and heard, there was a series of pop's, the former president raised his hand on the side of his head. the secret service rushing onto the stage eventually, as you see there moving trump from the stage. did the ahmed limousine, which is just off to the right down. now as he was being taken from the stage, you could see the blood on the side of his face and his ear, the top of his ear. the secret service says the suspected shooter, suspected shooter

he is a 20 year old from bethel park that is a suburb in western pennsylvania. it's a suburb that is about one hours drive away from butler, pennsylvania, which of course is where this riley took place. and where this attempted assassination up against the former president donald trump took place. now he is a registered republican, although records show that he has donated before to a democrat like causes he's thought to have no criminal record. he had no id on him at the time he was being identified. so he was identified through other means through dna testing through biometric records. now in the f, b i statement that was released about him. there wasn't so much more detail apart from that. but uh, rather at once again that it's a reminder that this is an active investigation and the f b i is asking anyone was any information to come forward at this stage dw, corresponding. janelle do, malone, let's see you now from some other 5 witnesses to the shooting. or there it sounded like there are fireworks. and everybody kind of hesitated. like, what's happening befo