cnn's brynn gingras is reporting on the deeply troubling story with the latest. brynn, what happened and what are you learning about the suspect? >> anderson, we learned from multiple sources that the suspect is ricky shiffer, 42 years old. investigators are trying to figure out what connection he had with right extremist groups. what happened earlier today is that the cincinnati field office of the fbi, ricky shiffer walked in there, armed with an ar-15 style rifle and a nail gun and tried to breach the office. an alarm was sounded, he was pursued by law enforcement not just on the federal side but local and state as well. there was a stand off for several hours in the rural area of ohio, which ended when law enforcement tried to have non lethal ways to bring him in and negotiate with him, but then he was killed in this standoff, when none of that was working. like you said we have come across a user on donald trump 's's truth social, bearing the name of ricky schiffer. we do have one source time my josh cost campbell that there is a government i. d. matching thi

brynn gingras has more on the violence coast to coast. >> there were 10 to 20 shots, and then anotherd of rapid gunfire coming from a safeway supermarket in bend, oregon, just one of many shootings happening across the country over the weekend. bend authorities say a man walked into the grocery store while firing an ar-15 style rifle making his way through the aisles, menacing customers and workers. >> we were loud enough to make me and three other employees ran into a walk-in refrigerator and close the door and stay there and stayed hidden until the authorities arrived. >> two people were killed and police found the gunman dead inside the store. weapons were found near his body. a motive still not known. in d.c. -- >> we really got to start getting to the point where we start talking about gun safety. >> washington commanders head coach expressed his frustration with the gun violence after his rookie running back became a victim. brian robinson jr., drafted by the commanders this year, was shot twice in the lower body during an attempted robbery, according to police. >> he's very for

cnn's brynn gingras has the story. >> reporter: new details tonight about the armed suspect who was shotilled after alemleged trying to get in the fbi's field office in cincinnati. after the search at mar-a-lago estate may have inspired him. the ohio state patrol identifying him 42-year-old ricky shiffer of columbus, a source tells cnn brought a high-powered rifle to the fbi office. we've learned just minutes after the attempted breach, a post was made by an account bearing shiffer's name on the donald trump founded site truth social. well, i thought i had a way through bullet proof glass and i didn't. if you don't hear from me, it is true. i tried attacking the fbi and it will mean either i was taken off the internet, the fbi got me or they sent the regular cops while -- the post presumably ends as a chase ensued. the account recently saw an uptick in posts in the days following the fbi search at mar-a-lago. august 8th the user wrote, this is your call to arms from me. get whatever you need to be ready for combat. and evil already won. now we need to fight a civil war to take back the c

cnn national correspondent brynn gingras is outside the courthouse in new york city for us. brynn, walk us through what this guilty plea means for allen weisselberg and for the investigation of the trump organization. >> reporter: yeah, wolf, this means that weisselberg, who is in his 70s, is going to be spending time in ryker, likely about 100 days, according to this plea agreement. but he also today just admitted in court that he underreported his income to his accountant in the taxes, didn't talk about all those benefits he received at trump org, which included luxury cars, rent, private school tuition for his grandchildren. so he pleaded guilty to 15 felonies here, which is significant. also significant to note, wolf, this means he now is going to testify in the upcoming trial against trump organization, which is going to be invaluable as the manhattan d.a. said today that information giving the inner works into trump org. also significant to note, wolf, is what he won't be doing is flipping on his former boss, donald trump, or any of his adult children in the criminal in

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brynn gingras has more. >> reporter: we're learning, victor, from sources that there are known associates the right wing extremist group proud boys. we've also learned that shiffer had some weapons training. he served in the u.s. navy and part of his service on submarines was sort of dealing with the weapons system aboard those submarines. so he certainly knew what he was doing with high-powered rifles which we learned from sources is what he brought into that fbi field office yesterday in cincinnati. as you mentioned, the social media account, it bears the same in my as schiff and her has the same picture, we've confirmed with sources, of shiffer although they are not confirming that this is his account just yet. but such disturbing details in this account, talking about how the election in 2020 was a lie, calling for combat against federal law enforcement forces, and the rhetoric really bumped up this past week in the wake of the search of mar-a-lago on monday. after that, there were several posts by this user talking about how people should go to their local pawn shops and get armed an

brynn gingras is doing the reporting on the deeply troubling story and joins us now with the latest. brynn, what happened, first of all, and what are you learning about the suspect? >> reporter: we've learned from multiple sources that the person is ricky shiffer. we are trying to find out what kind of connection he has with right-wing extremist groups. what happened was at the cincinnati field office of the fbi. he walked in there, according to our sources, armed with an ar-15 style rifle and nail gun and tried to breach that office. an alarm was sounded. he was pursued by law enforcement not just on the federal side but local and state as well. there was a standoff for several hours in a rural area of ohio which ended when law enforcement tried to have nonlethal ways of bringing him in, tried to negotiate with him, but then he was killed in the standoff when none of that was working. like you said, we have come across a user account on donald trump's media site, truth social, bearing the same name and authorities have not confirmed it is his account but we have one source telling jo

cnn's brynn gingras is keeping track of the biggest controversies.rted today in columbus, ohio? >> columbus school district said it gave the teachers union in the largest school district there in the state its best and final offer. and about 94% of that union, which represents the teachers, said not good enough. that sent about 4,000 teachers to the picket line starting today. and the deadline for any negotiations to sort of be finalized is wednesday, the start of school. it's certainly around the corner. now, at issue here is they want smaller class sizes for one. they also just want the heating and the ac units inside the school buildings to be working. that's a major issue for many of these teachers as well as just a single day that they can get some planning. just the demands they're asking for, it just shows sort of the fed-upness they have had dealing with the pandemic the last couple years, the teacher shortages. it's very obvious in what they're asking for. but the district says, hey, listen, we have come to you to negotiate 22 times and we c

cnn's brynn gingras has the latest on this story. >> he admits to being in d.c.uary 6th and wanted to wage a war with the fbi. as you said, this account bears his name and a source says the account picture matches a government id of the man killed after the hour's long standoff that ended in his death. cnn has not confirmed the account belonged to the suspect. this was posted minutes after sources tell us shiffer walked in with an assault rifle and a nail gun. it said this, well, i thought i had a way through bullet proof glass and i didn't. if you don't hear from me, it's true. i tried attacking the fbi. it will mean i was either taken off the internet the fbi got me or they sent the regular cops and then the post possibly ending abruptly as the pursuit ensued. this was around the same time. this user fixates pushing violent against the fbi including one on monday after news broke about the search of mar-a-lago. this poster is encouraging people to go to florida writing this is your call to arms from me. get whatever you need to be ready for combat. then tyranny

cnn's brynn gingras has the story. >> reporter: it was a typical summer workday for boston pd's harbormahoney. his wedding set to begin on an island across the harbor, and the boat that was supposed to get him there -- >> one of the thompson island staff members also waiting for the boat came up to us and said, you know, mechanical issues, we're going to see what we can do, but we got to figure it out. >> reporter: you don't have a boat? >> we don't have a boat. >> reporter: did your face just drop? >> a little bit, yeah. i was, like, this isn't ideal, not at all. >> reporter: and you knew none of this was happening? >> no. i knew something was going on because i knew they were supposed to be there at 12:30. 12:30 comes around, we're getting ghosted, none of the grooms men are getting back to us, the groom is not getting back to me. >> reporter: what was happening? officer stephanie mcgrath and joseph matthews stepped in, escorting mahoney, his grooms men, the deejay, even hauling the wedding flowers. a groom no longer in distress as the police boat turned into a bona fide party boat.

for more on this, i want to bring in cnn correspondent, brynn gingras. s really stunning day and turn events after what we have seen the past couple of days. and the patrol we heard about. but enforcement tying sources that the suspect's name is ricky shiffer. what are we learning by him? >> yeah, it is scary to go from monday to hear, and how all the dots are connected. we are learning from multiple sources, me and my colleague josh campbell, that this person is named ricky shiffer. he is the person that one into the field office in cincinnati with a now gun, we are told by sources and a ar-15 style rifle, and tried to breach the office. and alarm sounded, and that is when the pursuit was -- gunfire engaged, and it ended with a long standoff between local and federal law enforcement with shiffer being killed. that is currently under investigation. what's also being looked at by federal investigators is this person's background. we have come across an account on truth social, the former president's social media account that bears the same name as ricky sh

brynn gingras has the details. >> reporter: multiple sources told me and my colleague josh campbell that the arm's specific is ricky shiver who they tried to negotiate with this person after a standoff in the rural area of ohio and when that didn't work, less than lethal tactics were used. when that didn't work, we're told that he raised a weapon and that is when he was fired at by authorities ending that hours long standoff. of course it all began at the fbi field office when sources are telling us that shiffer walked in with a weapon and nail gun and took off after the alarm sounded leading authorities on pursuit where shots were exchanged. looking into a social media account with a user of the same name, authorities have not confirmed that is shiffer's account, however we do have one source saying it is the sale pic same picture as government i.d. of shiffer, it has disturbing rhetoric in it, it is a fairly new account but it does talk and encourage violence against the fbi. in fact it even has a post of the incident that happened in cincinnati. and it seems to have even gotten cut of

cnn's brynn gingras has been digging into this. what can you tell us, brynn? >> we don't know the motive yet because that person is not in custody. we're learning from the people on the ground this person is contained, but not yet in custody. let me bracack up and give you idea of what we're told happened. we learned the person went into the visitors' screening facility at the field office. sources telling me and my colleague josh campbell he was armed with an ar-15-style rifle as well as a nail gun. that, as you can imagine, prompted some sort of alarm to go off in that field office, and then the fbi agents then prompted to respond. we're told that person then took off in a car and headed north on a major interstate there, and that is where we basically left off, that they have somehow shut down the interstate, put parts of this areas between columbus and cincinnati in lockdown while this person, again, according to the clinton county emergency management agency has this person not in custody, but contained. they also say he's wearing a gray shirt and body ar

cnn's brynn gingras is following the latest developments. tell us more about his condition?al condition, but signs of improvement. he was taken off a ventilator. he was able to say a few words, but he's still not really out of the woods just yet. his son released a statement and said this, though his life-changing injuries are severe, his usual feisty and defiant sense of humor remains intact. that's good to hear there. prosecutors told a judge, get this, rushdie has multiple stab wounds to his neck, stomach, puncture wounds to his chest and right eye and he may lose sight in that eye. now, details of the attack are coming out in this initial court hearing for rushdie's alleged attacker, who is now charged with attempted murder and assault. and is being held without bond. the 24-year-old rushed the stage on friday where the famed author was about to speak, and he was held down by those in attendance, the moderator was also injured. he spoke a little bit about what happened to "reliable sources." >> it was very difficult to understand. it looked like a bad prank. and it didn'

brynn gingras is doing the reporting on the deeply troubling story and joins us now with the latest. all, and what are you learning

cnn's brynn gingras is following this story.eased because of full diplomatic immunity. i'll get to that in a minute. essentially what a source is telling me is he lives in the same apartment building as this victim, and on sunday, this victim went out. she walked a neighbor's dog. when she returned to the building, he was there, essentially saying to her i'm going to come up to your apartment. she said no way. he did anyway. he forced his way, allegedly into this apartment, and raped this victim. when it was reported to police, police were able to bring him into custody. however, he said he had full diplomatic immunity because of his status at the u.n. and of course, that was verified by the nypd and he was immediately released. this is not over just yet. even though he is not behind bars at this point, this is certainly something that is being investigated by the nypd. he's not been criminally charged wret. we know the manhattan district attorney's office is looking into this and of course the mayor's office of ininternational

brynn gingras is following all of this.ay of execution for him. >> yeah, jake. this was unexpected. certainly to the defense team of richard glossop, woo was preparing if a clemency hearing scheduled for the next week. that would be emotionally grueling, not only for the man, but also the victim's family. so that's on hold right now. as you mentioned, this comes after that independent investigation was released and 62 lawmakers, a majority of republicans in the the state there said hey, wait a minute, let's take a look at all of this evidence uncovered that point to richard glossip being innocent in this case. in fact, they even uncovered more evidence released just last week. now it's up to the oklahoma criminal court of appeals to decide are they going to take a look at this evidence. but the governor there definitely buying some more time for richard glossip. he was set to be executeded on september 22nd. now it's going to be pushed back for now until december 8th. >> and brynn, what is the reaction of richard glossip to

cnn's brynn gingras. >> authorities have now said his actual name.e about who this person is. they actually knew who shiffer was. federal agents had a radar on him ever since his likely involvement in january 6th. and his known associates, to the right extremist group proud boys. that's something that they already knew about him, something that is still being investigated as they search through his social media platform. we do know about one account, as ana mentioned, about donald trump's social media platform. and that user, bearing ricky shiffer's name as well as a similar photo, talks a lot about sort of violent extremism against fbi agents, federal agents, the justice department, how the election was a lie in 2020, and even details about some things about what happened that day yesterday at the fbi field office in cincinnati. i want to read a little bit to you because it's very interesting. it says, well, i thought i had a way through bulletproof glass and i didn't. if you don't hear from me, i tried attacking the fbi. and it'll mean either i was

brynn gingras is following the developments for us. >> reporter: 94% of the union representing teachers are in the largest school district there in ohio, columbus school district, saying that they want to move forward with this strike. so about 4,000 teachers hitting the picket line with the deadline of when school starts looming, it is about to start on wednesday. and now they are just trying to get to some agreement with the school district as far as issues that they say are so important, not just to them, but also to the students. at issue, they want smaller class sizes. they also would like heating and air conditioning in the classrooms of some of these schools saying that there are units there, but they aren't working properly. another issue that they brought up is the fact that they wanted a yacht plaadequate planning ti off to have that. and they have met 22 times to try to come to some agreement. the school district saying that they are giving their best and final offer but it wasn't good enough and that is why the teachers are picketing. but again, the school is expected to sta

. >> brynn gingras, cnn, new york. >> i'm pamela brown.e doj taking aim at trump's argument for a special master and sorting through those documents seized at mar-a-lago. this as we're learning the intelligence community has been working with the fbi on the documents since may. plus, a rioter who came within seconds of reaching senator schumer on january 6th sentenced to prison today. this as senator lindsey graham predicts there will be, quote, riots in the streets if trump is indicted. >> also, the parkland school

. >> reporter: and making for an unforgettable moment for the newlyweds, brynn gingras, boston. >> the only thing that would make it better if they had stopped by dunkin' on the way to the island. >> to me, it seems like a plot twist for "the hangover 4," maybe they'll incorporate that in there. "new day" continues right now. >>> willful retention of national defense information. do those words create specific legal jeopardy for donald trump? i'm john berman, with brianna keilar. and judge bruce reinhart released several court documents used to justify the search of mar-a-lago, providing new details and maybe a sharper focus on the president himself as a potential subject of this criminal probe. this is one of the documents right here. and there is specific language in here about willful retention of documents. in other words, they say, he knew he had them and knew what they were. this is all part of the argument over whether it will release the affidavit justifying the search of mar-a-lago. prosecutors made the case for secrecy because they say evidence may be destroyed. but the judge

cnn's brynn gingras dives into the suspect's background. >> worried we're going to see other incidents armed suspect who was shot and killed after allegedly trying to get into the fbi's cincinnati field office. including how the recent fbi search at donald trump's mar-a-lago estate may have inspired him. the ohio state highway patrol identifying the suspect as 42-year-old ricky shiffer of columbus, a former u.s. navy fire control technician who a source tells cnn brought a high-powered rifle to the fbi office. we have learned just minutes after the attempted breach, a post was made by an account bearing shiffer's name on the donald trump founded site, truth social. at 9:29 a.m., the user posted, well, i thought i had a way through bulletproof glass and i didn't. if you don't hear from me, it is true. i tried attacking the fbi and it will mean either i was taken off the internet, the fbi got me, or they sent the regular cops wild. the post abruptly ends presumably as a chase ensued. the account recently saw an uptick in posts in the days following the fbi search at mar-a-lago. on august

cnn national correspondent brynn gingras has more on the woman who has dominated tennis for decades.t for -- >> the greatest of all time, serena williams. >> reporter: serena williams took the court at arthur ashe stadium to a record setting crowd, celebrities paying homage. >> the years went by in a blink. >> reporter: fans on the ground, in the air, everyone watching, wondering if this would be her last match of a storied career. >> when i walked out, the reception was really overwhelming. it was loud. i could feel it in my chest. >> reporter: williams competed in the first round of the u.s. open monday. the very tournament where she clinched her first grand slam title in 1999, wearing those signature beads in her hair. this time, her daughter olympia sporting the trademark look. >> there was great significance in the beads, because serena debuted them at a time where people said, what is that. >> reporter: williams contribution to the sport is unrivalled. for decades she's remained unapologetically authentic, an icon with a serve as fierce as her fashion. williams transformed tenn

brynn gingras joins us now with details. >> jim and bianna, we're getting this confirmed by matar's attorney. he says his client has been indicted. we're still efforting the paperwork that gives the details of exactly what those charges consist of. but this, of course, is very significant as this means that there is going to be no preliminary hearing in this case, and it goes straight to an arraignment which we expect to happen this afternoon. the details of the indictment are always interesting as we learn possibly more details of what was motivation behind this horrific attack last week. whether or not fbi agents or federal agents were able to seize anything from matar's home, did he make any statements to authorities, it is possible he might get a little more detail about that once we get that court paperwork. but we're still efforting that. i will say that there was an interview by matar's mother by the daily mail over the weekend and she kind of talked about how she was shocked about this happening and learning that her

cnn's brynn gingras is covering the case. >> it's going to be emotion.eal and scarlet lewis. they're the mom and dad of jesse lewis killed. they're expected to testify to the anxiety and the trauma killed by their son's killing and the conspiracy spread by jones in infowarses. cnn learned they've been in isolation, professional security once this trial got under way last week. we're expected to hear from jones himself on the stand as the only witness in his defense. lewis and hesslin seeking $100 million from jones and his company. called one dollar for a giant hoax, totaling $75 million there. and $75 million more for the anguish they endured from his harassment. it will be up to a jury to decide how much of that amount these parents should be awarded in damages, after last year, a judge ruled jones was liable by default because he refused to hand over a bunk of court documents and testimony. get this, guys, all while jones' company filed for bankruptcy protection just as the trial got under way on friday. that's not stopping the judge from allowing thi

joining us now is cnn's brynn gingras.y the most in-depth account so far of how prosecutors are revealing how trump's allies tried to use this diary to undercut biden's campaign. >> yeah, and they go into great detail in this court document. let me explain the relationship here. amy harris resided in a florida apartment where ashley biden once lived. seems like they had a mutual friend according to that court paperwork and biden asked if she could leave some of her belongings there and ms. harris took full advantage of what was left. a journal with personal entries, tax records, a camera card with family photographs, a cellphone. harris linked up with robert kerr lander and con concocted this plan to sell these things for the highest bidder, first going to the trump campaign a few months before the 2020 election. text messages show the campaign told kerlander they couldn't use it, that the material should go to the fbi so they had to find a different way deciding to reach out to this conservative group project veritas and

. >> brynn gingras, cnn, new york. >> i'm pamela brown. "erin burnett outfront" starts right now. . >> "outfront" next, the justice department versus trump. the doj taking aim at trump's argument for a special master and sorting through those documents seized at mar-a-lago. this as we're learning the intelligence community has been working with the fbi on the documents since may. plus, a rioter who came within seconds of reaching senator schumer on january 6th sentenced to prison today. this as senator lindsey graham predicts there will be, quote, riots in the streets if trump is indicted. >> also, the parkland school >> good evening, everyone. so glad you're with us. i'm poppy harlow in tonight for erin burnett. "outfront" tonight, faceoff, the justice department taking aim at trump's argument for a special master. today, announcing fbi agents have already sorted through those documents and weeded out any material that may be covered by attorney/client privilege. trump's team has argued much of the seized material contained presidential c

our brynn gingras has been following this story and all these developments. what have you learned?> a lot, john. there's a lot in that social account. it details a person who clearly believes the election was stolen in 2020. who admits to being in d.c. on january 6th. and, as you said, wanted to wage a war with the fbi. and also as you said, the account bears his name. the account picture matches a government id of the man killed after that hours long standoff that ended in his death. cnn has not confirmed the account belongs to the suspect, but there's this. a post minutes after sources tell us schiffer walked into the cincinnati fbi field office with an assault rifle and a nail gun and says this, well, i thought i had a way through bullet proof glass and i didn't. if you don't hear from me, it is true, i tried attacking the fbi and it will mean either i was taken off the internet, the fbi got me, or they sent the regular cops. post ending possibly abruptly as the report ensued because that's around the time it was posted. this user fixates on pushing violence against the fbi incl

brynn gingras has been following all of this.t more do we know about him and just imagine if he had been successful in this attempt? >> came close, for sure. a real life example of the consequences we have been hearing all week that this could happen. this details a person who clearly believes the election was stolen in 2020, who admits to being in d.c. on january 6th and wanted to wage a war with the fbi. as we talked about, this account bears shiffer's name and a source tells cnn the account picture matches their government i.d. of the man killed after the standoff and shots exchanged with authorities in rural ohio ending in his death. cnn has not confirmed the account belongs to the suspect. but there is this, a post minutes after sources tell us shiffer walked into the cincinnati fbi field office with an assault rifle, and a nail gun. and this is what it said. well, i thought i had a way through bulletproof glass and i didn't. if you don't hear from me, it is true, i tried attacking the fbi and it will mean either i was taken

brynn gingras joins us now with the latest details on this. what have you learned?> reporter: a little bit more about that. we're learning that some of the employees actually hid in the freezer as the gunman moved around the grocery store. now, the motive it's still unclear this morning. authorities including the fbi conducted a search warrant and they're trying to find some answers with that, but this is one of many ongoing investigations this morning after multiple shootings this weekend all across the country. >> reporter: in washington, d.c. nfl running back brian robinson jr. was shot twice in the leg sunday night in what authorities say may have been an attempted robbery or carjacking, the suspects fled the scene. in a statement released on twitter the washington commanders said their rookie running back sustained nonlife-threatening injuries. robinson was drafted in the third round of the 2022 nfl draft out of the university of alabama. in houston, a man dressed in black set fire to a building and shot people fleeing that building. >> this suspect unfortunate