we have all lot of good law enforcement agencies in the butler county sheriff— agencies in the butlerheriff 's office and i didn't realise _ sheriff 's office and i didn't realise that something like this could occur anywhere. we've _ this could occur anywhere. we've seen mass shootings, but i we've seen mass shootings, but i mean. — we've seen mass shootings, but i mean, with presidents, prior president— i mean, with presidents, prior president speaking, you would thihi<_ president speaking, you would think that would be the most secure — think that would be the most secure place you could possibly be at _ secure place you could possibly be at the — secure place you could possibly be at the time.— secure place you could possibly be at the time. what would you like to see _ be at the time. what would you like to see happen _ be at the time. what would you like to see happen now, - be at the time. what would you like to see happen now, there l like to see happen now, there are loads of investigations ongoing, but this has had a huge impact locally, nationally and internationally. we hu

can do a simple calculation, they get reinforcements from the police, state, from the local butler county sheriffity police and they say: you will work with us. every presidential event is monitored by the secret service, this woman, cambrilee cheetal, talking about women's leadership, tells us that these points were assigned to the local police, but this is simply not true. they may have been outside the perimeter, but the secret service controls every level of the hierarchy during a presidential visit, period, so anyone involved has their work cut out for them. operational plan. the concept of the operation is being developed. they had no communications, they had to communicate through an intermediary, you create a tactical operations center, i think in this case it was called the butler communications center. so through this center you contact the secret service, and then the secret service responds through their communications, and then the response goes back to the police. instead of just transmitting portions on a common frequency, hey, there's some guy crawling behind. so, who is this guy,

simple calculation, they they get reinforcements from the police, the state, from the local butler county sheriff say: you will work with us, every presidential event is monitored by the secret service, this woman, kemerli chitel, talking about women's leadership, and... in 9:27 thomas, matthew crooks, the alleged shooter, enters the home depot store located in battlepark, pennsylvania. surveillance footage shows the shooter entering alone, and a couple of minutes later he is purchasing a five-foot aluminum ladder. this the only time we see the staircase is in this description, after which the staircase disappears. at 9:42 he leaves, they identify him, at 10:30 the snipers are in position, this is interesting. to see where this guy came from. at 17:10, crooks is first noticed by one of the snipers, the number one sniper in this building, and he takes a photo of crooks. shortly after this, sniper number one takes pictures of a bicycle and two bags located near the building, they take pictures of it and broadcast messages on the radio, and... trump's team, donald trump's immediate team does not rec

the butler county sheriff telling us late today, a police official told him that a butler township policeas vaulted up to the roof where the shooter was perched. adding the suspect quickly turned and aimed his gun at that local officer, forcing him to retreat and fall down. moments later, that suspect firing several shots toward trump. sources tell abc news that a short time before the former president took to the podium, local authorities were alerted of suspicious activity on the outside of the perimeter, and were in the process of looking for a suspect. >> i am aware that law enforcement had responded to a number of reports of suspicious activity. >> reporter: ryan knight attended the rally and saw the shooter open fire. >> guy beside me all the sudden says, "this guy got a gun," and points. i look over at the agr building and there's a guy going prone, laying down on the on the agr roof. at that point i look over, guy starts taking shots at the president. >> reporter: tonight, raising serious questions. >> my main thought is why the secret service was not on top of that building. >> r

michael sloop is the butler county sheriff. is the officer had both hands up on the roof to get up onto the roof. never made it because the shooter had turned towards the officer and rightfully and smartfully the officer let go. >> and then what happened next? >> well, assuming that the shooter turned his rifle back over towards the crowd and the rally and started shooting. >> probably 20 million people. >> reporter: at 6:11 p.m. mr. trump was talking about immigration. then the first three shots, which came from his right. >> take a look at what happened -- [ gunshots ] >> reporter: followed by three more. and what sounded like an outgoing shot. video recorded by a member of the audience shows snipers for the secret service aiming at something in the direction of the gunman. >> if you want to really see something that's sad, take a look at what happened -- [ screaming ]. >> when you're ready. on you. >> ready. >> move. >> up. >> go. >> up. hawkeye's here. >> sir, get ready. >> are you ready? >> we're good. shooter's down. are

the butler county sheriff says there department was also not responsible for clearing the roof, according to us source with direct knowledge. three snipers from local law enforcement were inside the rally and radioed after seeing the gunman acting suspicious before the shooting, but by the time help arrived, it was too late. >>>>i do intend to speak. with members of the hill with respect to the resources. that we need. >gianna>homeland security. secretary alejandro mayorkas calling saturday shooting a security failure and says an independent investigation will start within days. we have much more coverage of the assassination attempt and the latest on the republican national convention on our website kpi. dot com and the cbs news app. now for a look across the bay area on this tuesday morning, looking pretty sunny and mild overall, here, zoe with your forecast. >>>it's going to be a beautiful day. despite the cloud covers that sticking around thanks to the onshore flow that we've been seeing for the past couple of days, and it's cool to see the way that this onshore flow brings in the clo

the butler county sheriff says a local police officer saw the shooter there on the roof. the shooter then pointed an ar style weapon at the officer and fired 6 to 8 rounds at trump, injuring two spectators and killing one of them. corey carpenter. >> corey was a husband, a father, a volunteer firefighter, and a hero who lost his life shielding his family at president biden's direction. >> an independent review of the incident will be conducted, one that will examine the secret services and other law enforcement actions. >> the fbi is also checking crooks cell phone and social media posts. he was a registered republican, but had recently given a $15 donation to a progressive group. he did that in 2021. san francisco congresswoman nancy pelosi, talking today about the attempted assassination of mr. trump. we caught up with her earlier at an event in the city and pelosi condemning the attack over the weekend, saying that violence should have no place in american politics. >> for those people who were in that rally, i feel so sorry for them because that was pretty frightening

. >> the butler county sheriff says local authorities spotted the shooter on top of a building and an officer was vaulted up to the roof where the shooter was perched. but the suspect quickly turned and aimed his gun at that local officer, forcing him to retreat and fall down the shooter turned around with the firearm. >> the officer let go. and fell on the ground. i'll be honest, i think the officer or officers acted appropriately. you know, you're not going to get killed. how do you report that? the. there's somebody that has a gun if you're dead. seconds later, the gunman opening fire on trum. >> the big question now, how could this have happened? this map shows the distance between the shooter's body and where trump was standing. fewer than 400ft away. many now question how the shooter was able to get so close. >> there's an entirely different stance for sitting presidents versus campaign stops. the secret service would love nothing more than if the president stayed in the white house and stayed behind a secure perimeter. that's simply not the reality of politics or the american d

one important point, we are told by law enforcement officials that there was a tip to butler county sheriffsice regard thing suspicious individual when the rally was just getting started. that bystanders had steen this individual walking around, had reported this suspicious person. officials lost sight of where he was. once he did emerge on that shed, of course, individuals spotted him. police spotted him. and it was the countersniper team with th u.s. secret service i'm told had him within seconds. those were the ones who neutralized the threat and fired back immediately, margaret. >> nicole, you have been report thing was an ar-15 or ar-15 style weapon used by the shooter. what do we know about how he obtained it? do we have any detail from the atf at this point? >> reporter: not at this point. atf is trace thing weapon, trying to determine. fbi also searching the home, trying to figure ot if there were other weapons there and trying to determine if this was his weapon. no positive confirmation of that at this time. still a lot of lingering questions how he was able to procure this semiaut

deal and outfront now, the butler county sheriff, mike sloot, he was at the rally when the shooting happened and sheriff, i appreciate your time and i know you had a chance to hear that yourself. mike, an amber, they took the video of the shooter on the roof and you heard him say, at one point after they were yelling to officers, he did see an officer tried to climb up the building, who then he said dropped down what happened in that moment? >> well, from what i understand, the officer got lifted up to the roof and when the contact eye contact was made, my understanding is the shooter turned towards the officer and the officer dropped his grip and fell to the ground at that point and, i'm assuming hearing from your last mike there, i said that the shooter then started shooting shortly thereafter it appears it appears that's what happened. >> i mean, i just tried to understand and there's so many things we don't understand yet, sheriff, obviously. but since you were there, you know, better than anybody else the bill building itself and we were talking about where the tutor was was positioned

the butler county sheriff says a local police officer saw the shooter on the roof. the shooter then pointed an ar style weapon at the officer and fired 6 to 8 rounds at trump, injuring two spectators and killing one spectator. corey >> comparator corey was a husband, a father, a volunteer firefighter, and a hero who lost his life shielding his family at president biden's direction. >> an independent review of the incident will be conducted, one that will examine the secret services and other law enforcement actions. >> the fbi is also checking crooks's cell phone and social media posts. he was a registered republican and also gave a $15 donation to a progressive group in 2021 as the attempted assassination on former president trump is further investigated. you can stay up to date on the latest developments by downloading the fox local app. it is free to download. download to your smart tv. >> well, a former professional football player says he was humiliated on a recent flight with his family in tonight's west coast. rap will recount what happened. >> plus, a couple

. >> if the site that there was the secret service, pennsylvania state police, butler county sheriff's department and the butler township police. im not here to throw anyone under the bus. i'm protecting my team for what is a completely unacceptable suggestion. i do hope that the investigation is done rigorously and that the truth comes out. that's what i want. >> bill: there you go. butler township officials in pennsylvania defending their local police department as we learn the shooter was flagged as suspicious more than an hour before he opened fire on the former president, donald trump. raising more questions about the security lapses at that rally. retired secret service agent joins us now. thank you for your time. every day we enter this area and leave we see dozens and dozens of your fellow secret service officers, it is emblazoned across their chest. i can't imagine what they are going through now as the finger of blame gets pointed in multiple directions. give us the main point that you are thinking about right now. >> well, thank you for having me, i appreciate it. the most i

butler county sheriff michael sloop tells k dka news that the officer had both hands on the roof to getoof, never made it because the shooter turned towards the officer and smart fully, the officer let's go. coming back to our live shot, this is the general area shooter was operating as you can imagine, it has been an active crime investigation seen. today was the first day that we saw workers being allowed to return to their worksites. there is still a small police presence. moments ago, we saw a team of investigators show up here. they had a ladder and what appeared to be some building schematics. stuart: special counsel jack smith plans to appeal the decision to dismiss trump's classified documents case. her ruling ignores precedent set by higher courts. jason smith joined me now. has biden's lawfair strategy failed? >> when we saw the case being dismissed, it proved what donald trump and we've been saying for a long time, lacked the statutory constitutional authority to go forward with the prosecution. they need to give it up because the courts have spoken. stuart: do trump's legal

fox told the butler county sheriff's department who was not in charge of the officer, receiving threatsrom the public and today on capitol hill, a briefing before the senate and the house, includes the department of justice, secret service and department of homeland security but most of these go to the secret service director who insists she's not resigning. he will be testifying on monday and you can expect intense questions there. stuart: former assistant defense secretary eldridge colby joins me now. are the irradiance exploiting the turmoil in our own politics? >> i am sure they are. we don't know the stories developing in terms of precise outlines of the uranian plot but the fact there was an assassination attempt to that he survived, it shows it is inexcusable how little protection he had. stuart: should the director of the secret service be fired or resigned? >> i think she should have the dignity to redesign and then fire her, no question. stuart: the secret service is responsible for the safety of the president and if someone is shot everything has to change. is that the ration

butler county sheriff tells kdka news.th hands on the roof to get up on the roof. never made it because the shooter had turned towards the officer and rightfully and smartly the officer let go. bill and dana, this is the general area from where the bullets were fired. it was obviously an active crime scene investigation for some time after that. just this morning we saw f.b.i. agents return, remove some equipment including a ladder from the area, and this is the first time that we've seen employees returning to their workplace here. back to you. >> bill: it gets more outrageous by the day. good to have you back there on the story and the investigation. thank you. >> dana: let's bring in former f.b.i. agent, great to have you here, bobby. it is eerie to hear the woman screaming to the officers he is on the roof, he is standing up. he is on the roof and it was 86 seconds from when they started alerting just in that video, not to mention the one from the bbc interview the other days when he said it was three to four minutes o

according to local media reports, butler county sheriff michael sloop defendant the officer's actions kd atv i would do the same thing. people think the officers are super men like you hold on the roof with one hand while you are hanging on for dear life and pull a gun out. it doesn't work that way. the secret service is expressing solidarity with local law enforcement releasing a statement this morning saying, "our agency dedicated with date, local departments cannot fulfill our mission without the support of courageous police officers. we are deeply grateful for the officers who ran towards tincture to locate the gunmen and all the local partners for their unwavering support. in the news suggesting the secret service is blaming local law enforcement for saturday's y not true." fbi official state investigators have been able now to unlock the phone of the deceased shooter, 20-year-old thomas matthew crooks come according to the agency, the fbi is focused on te gunmen, his motive and potential associations building a timeline of events and related matters. the fbi has so far conducted

enforcement partners, who the ones that were there that day were pennsylvania state police, butler county sheriff'sand police. butler city police, and so on. one of them should have been assigned by that agent to say, hey, this roof has been a concern for us, and we know that now. we know they talked about it during the week that it was concerning. this roof has been a concern, it's outside the perimeter, but we still don't want anybody up there. >> james says this is not the fault of local law enforcement, because they work directly under the secret service. >> is this problem systemic in the secret service, if it's not, if this was just the fault of that one agent. okay, we have a pretty easy fix, but if there's something systemic that things are being overlooked and corners are being cut, then then the fix is going to need to be bigger. >> today, the fbi director briefed senators over the phone, and the secret service director received a subpoena to testify before the house oversight committee next week. president biden has also ordered an independent review of the shooting, and a reminder to do

fox is told the butler county sheriff's department is receiving threats from the public following the shooting. on capitol hill, lawmakers are growing frustrated after secret service director kimberly cheatle canceled a virtual briefing. and there was, again, no briefing today despite thought there would be some sort of communication from the secret service director. bret, she will testify in public on monday. at least now she will testify in public on monday. tomorrow all senators will be able to call in for a briefing with doj, the fbi and secret service to learn more. i'm told this investigation is making some progress; however, there is still one thing we don't know, motive, bret? >> bret: david spunt at the justice department. david, thank you. president biden is back on the campaign trail following a brief pause in light of the attempted assassination of former president trump. meanwhile, another prominent democrat is warning of disaster if president biden stays on the democratic ticket. while some of the president's supporters are trying to fast track his nomination much earlie

butler county sheriff's department, and, of course, the butler township police.not here to throw anyone under the bus. what i'm doing is protecting my team for what is a completely unacceptable suggestion and in the media. and by the secret service. >> steve: edward, let us make it this simple. the advance team, the secret service planning, do you feel -- given the fact that it looks like your job was simply to do traffic. they were going to do the mags, they were going to do everything else. make sure the president didn't get shot that part didn't work out so well. are you under the impression that it was adequately planned because at one point we just showed the video where there was such poor planning they had -- they had a fence. and they had a gate. but it was locked. and they should have had a guard there with a key. and, instead, they had to have a deputy drive through it so they could get out. did the secret service have the adequate planning? >> again, steve, and i won't call you peter, i'll call you steve. >> steve: okay. >> i really don't want to comme

the butler county sheriff says a local police officer saw the shooter on the roof. the shooter then pointed an ar style weapon at the officer and fired 6 to 8 rounds at trump, injuring two people and killing one other. >> corey was a husband, a father, a volunteer firefighter and a hero who lost his life shielding his family. >> at president biden's direction. an independent review of the incident will be conducted, one that will examine the secret services and other law enforcement actions. >> the fbi is also checking crook's cellphone and social media posts. he was a registered republican, but gave a $15 donation to a progressive group in 2021. now, as the investigation continues into the attempted assassination of donald trump, you can stay up to date on the latest developments by downloading the fox local app to your smart tv. >> also in the news, this morning at 504, we have learned that the youngest victim in last week's domestic violence shooting in alameda has died. the city of alameda says one year old wesley has now passed away. a six year old brother, his

the butler county sheriff says a local police officer saw the shooter on the roof, who then pointed anweapon at the officer and fired 6 to 8 rounds at the former president, injuring two people and killing one. corey, competent volunteer firefighter and father of two, corey was a husband, a father, a volunteer firefighter, and a hero who lost his life shielding his family at president biden's direction. >> an independent review of the incident will be conducted, one that will examine the secret services and other law enforcement actions. >> the fbi is also checking crooks cell phone and social media records. he was a registered republican, but gave a $15 donation to a progressive group in 2021. president biden's directing the secret service to protect independent presidential candidate robert kennedy jr. the announcement was made after the assassination attempt at mr. trump's rally. kennedy's family, of course, has been the target of some of the most high profile assassinations in us history. his father, bobby kennedy, was killed in 1968 while campaigning for the democratic nomination.

tonight, we're now hearing about some fateful moments, the butler county sheriff tells abc news.n officer confronted the shooter on the rooftop seconds before he opened fire. the sheriff says the shooter pointed his rifle at the officer and the officer backed away. >> that's all i know is the officer had both hands up on the roof to get up onto the roof. never made it because the shooter had turned towards the officer and rightfully and smartly, the officer let go. >> it was a secret service sniper who took out the suspect as a barrage of bullets hit the rallying crowd, killing one and injuring the former president. images of the suspected shooter are starting to emerge. the suspect was arrested, registered republican, but someone who had more recently donated to a progressive group, investigators confirmed to abc news they believe this screenshot shows the suspect receiving his high school diploma. they say it's part of their investigation, former classmates tell abc news he was an outcast in school, barred from joining a gun club because he was such a, quote, bad shot. and all

butler county sheriff michael sloop urges the public to hold off on jumping to conclusions. i hope they're not made a scapegoat because that they did their job to the best of their abilities. the fbi is leading the criminal investigation in washington. i'm jessi tenure. san francisco representative, former house speaker nancy pelosi is joining in the calls for unity after the assassination attempt today. she said >> it is important to put aside the thought that political violence is a way to resolve difficulty. >> as one whose family has been the victim of political violence, i know first hand the political violence of any kind. there's no place in our society. i thank god that former president trump is safe. our thoughts are with the loved ones of corey comperatore. this man. fly on top of this family. he died. they were saved firefighter who was killed protecting is not what pray that all the injured. and all those in attendance who suffer the trauma of this pay for them because of this horrible estimation. >> she references, but in 2022, david de pap bludgeoned pelosi's h

butler county sheriff michael sloop urges the public to hold off on jumping to conclusions.ope they're not made a scapegoat because that they did their job to the best of their abilities. the fbi is leading the criminal investigation in washington. i'm jessi tenure. we're learning more details about the firefighter was killed during that assassination attempt. 50 year-old corey tory was a former fire chief who was married with 2 daughters. >> during the shooting, he shielded his family from danger and a social media post. one of his daughters called her father a real life superhero. the 2 other victim shot during the rally have been named as a 57 year-old and a 74 year-old the extent of their injuries is not clear. former house speaker nancy pelosi sharing in the calls now for unity today. she said it was important to put aside the thought that political violence as a way to resolve difficulties. >> as one family has been the victim of political violence. i know firsthand the political violence of any kind. there's no place in our society. i thank god the former president tr

in the tmz video, the shooter was on a roof of a building about 400ft from the stage, the butler county sheriffa local police officer saw him, but then dropped to the ground. >> the shooter pointed an ar style weapon at the officer, then fired 6 to 8 rounds at trump, the bullets grazing trump's ear, injuring two spectators and killing one spectator. corey comparator at president biden's direction, an independent review of the incident will be conducted, one that will examine the secret services and other law enforcement actions before, during and after the shooting. on monday, a house oversight committee scheduled a hearing for july 22nd. u.s. secret service director kimberly cheadle issued a statement monday saying they are cooperating with all probes. the statement said in part, quote, the secret service is working with all involved federal, state and local agencies to understand what happened, how it happened and how we can prevent an incident like this from ever taking place again. we understand the importance of the independent review announced by president biden yesterday and will partici

alumni shared -- came from the butler county sheriff told fox a local officer was lifted to the roofnted the rifle towards him. moments later crooks started to fire. there was a little sniper team inside the same building the shooter was positioned on. the secret service is now facing intense scrutiny or not ensuring that we'll stop was secure. to have the secret service telling abc news why that was and that she's keeping her post. >> at building an article or has a sloped roof at its highest point and so, you know, there's a safety factor that we would -- we would it be and so, you know, the decision was made to secure the building from inside. >> are you planning to stay on, absolutely? >> i do plan to stay on. >> we know before the rally attacked the gun man practice firing, purchased ammunition, even a ladder. we also know the dhs and fbi had issued a joint bulletin, warning law enforcement agencies across the country to be on the lookout for potential repeat attacks. neil? >> neil: thank you for that. and speaking of those attacks were learning right now from our alexis mcadams

in the tmz video, the shooter was on a roof of a building about 400ft from the stage, the butler county sheriffsays a local police officer saw him, but then dropped to the ground. the shooter pointed an ar style weapon at the officer, then fired 6 to 8 rounds at trump, the bullets grazing trump's ear, injuring two spectators and killing one spectator. corey comparator at president biden's direction, an independent review of the incident will be conducted, one that will examine the secret services and other law enforcement actions before, during and after the shooting. on monday, a house oversight committee scheduled a hearing for july 22nd. u.s. secret service director kimberly cheadle issued a statement monday saying they are cooperating with all probes. the statement said in part, quote, the secret service is working with all involved federal, state and local agencies to understand what happened, how it happened and how we can prevent an incident like this from ever taking place again. we understand the importance of the independent review announced by president biden yesterday, and will part

in the tmz video, the shooter was on a roof of a building about 400ft from the stage, the butler county sheriff says a local police officer saw him, but then dropped to the ground. the shooter pointed an ar style weapon at the officer, then fired 6 to 8 rounds at trump, the bullets grazing trump's ear, injuring two spectators and killing one spectator. corey comparator corey was a husband, a father, a volunteer firefighter and a hero who lost his life shielding his family at president biden's direction. >> an independent review of the incident will be conducted, one that will examine the secret services and other law enforcement actions before, during and after the shooting. >> on monday, a house oversight committee scheduled a hearing for july 22nd. u.s. secret service director kimberly cheadle issued a statement monday saying they are cooperating with all probes. the statement said in part, quote, the secret service is working with all involved federal, state and local agencies to understand what happened, how it happened and how we can prevent an incident like this from ever taking place aga

incident took place including the commissioner of the pennsylvania state police the sheriff of butler county sheriff'sownship police department. >> all right, ryan, thank you. >>> it's day thee of the republican national convention and it's get under way in a few hours. j.d. vance. garrett haake takes a look at his rise from political novice to vp nominee. donald trump's running mate set to take center stage tonight. a largely unknown figure nationwide, vance is already a celebrity in the make america great again movement, where he's now seen as mr. trump's political heir apparent. what does the selection of vance as donald trump's running mate mean for this party? >> it means that maga has now an enduring battle plan. j.d. vance is young. he is brilliant. >> reporter: to his supporters, vance's selection cements the dominant wing as the future of the gop where the freshman senator has been one of the loudest voices on capitol hill. >> that's not our job. >> reporter: vance's populism includes support for higher minimum wage and backing donald trump's aggressive trade policies, including higher tariff

the butler county sheriff telling abc news. an officer confronted the shooter on the rooftop. seconds before he opened fire. the sheriff says the shooter pointed his rifle at the officer and the officer backed away. it was a secret service sniper who took out the suspect as his bullets hit the rallying crowd, killing one person and injuring the former president. >> the fbi continues to search for a motive in the shooting. all this comes as a republican national convention begins today in milwaukee. that's where abc news reporter perry russom joins us live with more on how former president trump is responding. perry >> hey, reggie, good morning to you. the stage is set here in milwaukee for a busy week, with his speeches set to start in just a few minutes from now. trump talking to the new york post yesterday saying he is supposed to be dead today. day one of the republican national convention in milwaukee. the trump campaign planning to highlight the former president's plan for the economy as the week has taken a dark turn. >> i want to speak to you tonight about the need for

according to local media, butler county sheriff michael slupe defended the officer's retreat telling, absolutely. people think the officers are super men like you hold onto the roof with one hand while you are hanging on for dear life and pull a gun out, it doesn't work that way. the secret service is expressing solidarity with local law enforcement, releasing a statement early this morning saying we are deeply great. to the officers who ran towards danger to located the gunman and local partners for unwavering commitment. any news suggesting the secret service is blaming local law enforcement for saturday's incident is simply not true. in an interview with abc news, secret service director kimberly cheatle says saturday's events unfolded in a very short period of time. she promised a thorough review to make sure it doesn't happen again. >> secret service is responsible for the protection of the former president. >> so the buck stops with you? >> the buck stops with me. i am the directors of the secret service. it was unacceptable. and it's something that shouldn't happen again. we'r

butler county sheriff michael sloop urges the public to hold off on jumping to conclusions. i hope they're not made a scapegoat because that they did their job to the best of their abilities. the fbi is leading the criminal investigation in washington. i'm jessi tenure. and we're learning some more details now about the firefighter who was killed during the assassination attempt. 50 year-old. >> corey company, a tory was a former fire chief who was married with 2 daughters. and during that shooting, he shielded his family from danger and a social media post. one of his daughters called her father a real life superhero. the 2 other victim shot during the rally have been named as a 57 year-old ana. 74 year-old the extent of their injuries is not clear. former house speaker nancy pelosi sharing and the calls now for unity today. she said it was important to put aside the thought that political violence is a way to resolve any difficulties. >> as one whose family has been the victim political violence, i know first hand the political violence of any kind. there's no place in our

the butler county sheriff says a local police officer saw the shooter on the roof, who then pointed an ar style weapon at the officer and fired 6 to 8 rounds at former president trump, injuring two people, killing one other. the person killed was cory comparator, a volunteer firefighter and father of two. >> cory was a husband, a father, a volunteer firefighter, and a hero who lost his life shielding his family at president biden's direction. >> an independent review of the incident will be conducted, one that will examine the secret services and other law enforcement actions. >> the fbi is also checking crooks cell phone and social media records. he was a registered republican, but gave a $15 donation to a progressive group in 2021. convicted killer scott peterson is making another virtual appearance in a redwood city court this afternoon in his bid for a new trial. peterson's attorneys are arguing for access to hundreds of pieces of evidence, some of which were not used during his trial. more than 20 years ago. peterson was convicted in 2004 of killing his wife, laci, and their unbor

we have learned today and can confirm that a local deputy with the butler county sheriff's office saw thomas crooks on the building when he made it up to the building and retreated when he saw he was armed. he then fired at former president trump. a lot of finger-pointing going on here not only at the street level, those in uniform about at the highest levels here of the secret service and the fbi and others. a big investigation will go on for months. the priority right now is the fbi to get inside thomas crooks phone. they haven't physically at the fbi lab in quantico, virginia, but right now it is essentially just a brick. they are not able to get inside. we are hopeful to get an update to see if they have been getting inside but as of late yesterday they could not get inside. they want to grab text messages, pictures, emails. who was he talking to. at this time they leave he acted alone and was alone in this plan. they say that could change if they get new intel from the phone. i'm told the fbi is going through explosive devices found in his car and bomb making material found at hi

i have not heard anything from the butler county sheriff's department yet. do you know if there was a hearing or is there going to be? host: specifically with the sheriff? i know it has been with the fbi and secret service two hearings last w been with the fbi and secret service two hearings last week and one today. i do not know about future hearing scheduled. what information are you looking for? caller: to me it is sounding like a typical rural territorial dispute. the sheriffs department is the one saying do not need the feds in here and we have it. i would like to hear what the sheriffs department has to say. evidently there were two guys standing there and they left because they were too hot or something like that. host: yesterday they moved inside and there were some reports that it might have been because of the heat and that was why they were not on the roof. caller: i know about the heat, i live in texas and it gets hot. bring water. anyway, i just wanted to say that. maybe i will just call cora and and see if they can -- cornyn and see if they can

. >> that's less than 500 feet away from the former president were also told by butler county sheriffhael slupe that law enforcement officers, local police officers, got word of suspicious activity on the rooftop around there and went investigated it at that point according to the sheriff, one officer hoisted himself up to the ledge of this rooftop here, saw the gunman. the gunman saw the officer according to the sheriff, and pointed his weapon at them at that point, the sheriff had to drop down for his own safety because he was cleaned to the ledge of the roof it did not it was not able to draw his weapon to engage the shooter. so we had to drop down for his own safety also were told by a senior law enforcement official that just before the shooting the shooter was seen acting somewhat suspiciously in the area of magnetometers. they would presumably be in these areas here, not clear exactly where he was around these magnetometers, but according to a senior law enforcement official, he was acting somewhat suspiciously around the area of the magnetometers. the key question is, what was

the butler county sheriff says a local police officer saw the shooter on the roof, who then pointed an style weapon at. the officer fired 6 to 8 rounds at former president trump, injuring two people and killing one corey comparator a volunteer firefighter and father of two, corey was a husband, a father, a volunteer firefighter and a hero who lost his life shielding his family at president biden's direction. >> an independent review of the incident will be conducted, one that will examine the secret services and other law enforcement actions. >> the fbi is also checking crooks cell phone and social media posts. he was a registered republican, but gave a $15 donation to a progressive group in 2021. >> president biden is directing the secret service now to protect independent presidential candidate robert kennedy jr. the announcement was made after the assassination attempt at the trump rally. kennedy's family has been the target of some of the most high profile assassinations in us history. as you know, his father, bobby kennedy, was killed in 1968 while campaigning for the democratic n

butler county sheriff michael sloop confirmed to our station that an armed officer confronted shooteruspicious person, after which they sided with the officer, the officer acted reasonably it's fair to let him go. the sheriff also said that before the shooting, the officer and others were warned in advance about what to do as the shooter turned to look for him. the sheriff clarified that the officer climbed to the roof thanks to his colleague, where the shooter took his position, after which the killer pointed the rifle towards the officer, who let him go and fell from the roof. where is the devil? the secret service is responsible for protecting the former president. it turns out that the responsibility is on you? it turns out that on me, because i am the director of the secret service, this was unacceptable and should never happen again. according to bookmakers, trump's chance of winning after the assassination attempt is 71%. biden has only 17. old joe, trying to somehow increase his rating, gave an interview to the television company. stated that the question of whether the us sec

. >> one additional as i can name would be butler county sheriffs were in operations plan. pittsburgh city please provided assets to the motorcade and of the allegheny county police officer. >> you said you and the incident command center, your agency was in the command center with secrets are. >> yes, sir. >> were all the other agencies in a command center? >> i believe some of those agencies represented by kent definitive tell you. >> we need to find the answer to that. was butler esu in that command center? >> i was told at one point that the was a representative in there. how long and over what period but sure. i'm aware of three -- >> the agency fits in charge of the asset perimeter, actually agency in charge of the greatest threat, when you stand at the podium and i stood there, when you look, all you have to do is look around, there's the greatest threat right there. when hundred yards away, elevated direct light a fire to the president. i stood that roof, no problem staying under roof and yes, i i am 70 years old, okay? so the timeline is very important here. if, in

butler county sheriff michael sloop urges the public to hold off on jumping to conclusions. i hope they're not made a scapegoat because that they did their job to the best of their abilities. the fbi is leading the criminal investigation. >>in washington, i'm jessi tenure. >>well, following saturday's political violence kron 4 sarah stinson spoke with some local pro trump supporters today saying they're still reeling from what happened. >>people driving home from work on 5.80, in pleasanton, honked in support of a trump rally monday afternoon. this just 2 days after an attempted assassination was made on former president donald trump. trump supporters described watching the terrifying moment on tv. i was paralyzed. >>and shocked somebody would do something like that to anybody. let alone a former presidents that we're watching it live and my wife broke down in tears. and when we didn't know it was happening, it was just it was gut-wrenching. supporters say they were relieved to see trump was ok after being grazed by a bullet. >>he was seen at the republican national conventi

i have not heard anything from the butler county sheriff's department yet.o you know if there was a hearing or is there going to be? host: specifically with the sheriff? i know it has been with the fbi and secret service two hearings last week and one today. i do not know about future hearing scheduled. what information are you looking for? caller: to me it is sounding like a typical rural territorial dispute. the sheriffs department is the one saying do not need the feds in here and we have it. i would like to hear what the sheriffs department has to say. evidently there were two guys standing there and they left because they were too hot or something like that. host: yesterday they moved inside and there were some reports that it might have been because of the heat and that was why they were not on the roof. caller: i know about the heat, i live in texas and it gets hot. bring water. anyway, i just wanted to say that. maybe i will just call cora and and see if they can -- cornyn and see if they can do something. host: you're going to call him? caller: and

and thus they were on -- >> i just need answer. >> one additional as i can name would be butler county sheriffs were in operations plan. pittsburgh city please provided assets to the motorcade and of the allegheny county police officer. >> you said you and the incident command center, your agency was in the command center with secrets are. >> yes, sir. >> were all the other agencies in a command center? >> i believe some of those agencies represented by kent definitive tell you. >> we need to find the answer to that. was butler esu in that command center? >> i was told at one point that the was a representative in there. how long and over what period but sure. i'm aware of three -- >> the agency fits in charge of the asset perimeter, actually agency in charge of the greatest threat, when you stand at the podium and i stood there, when you look, all you have to do is look around, there's the greatest threat right there. when hundred yards away, elevated direct light a fire to the president. i stood that roof, no problem staying under roof and yes, i i am 70 years old, okay? so the timeline is ve

she didn't say exactly which local agency was assigned, but nbc news has spoken to the butler county sheriff those who climbed up the ladder to confront the shooter. he has simply said, i'm not going to get involved in a blame game. my guys were assigned to do their job and they did their job. >> people look at the map and say, how was that building outside the surity perimeter guarded by the secret service? we underand they have to set a perimeter somewhere. they do it at all the events. in a sparsely populated rural area where there just aren't that many buildings, it would make sense to most people, to the layman even to say, well, that building that has a direct line into the stage where the president isoing to be standing for about an hour or so just over a football field away, by this map 148 yards, how was that not secured by the secret service? that's still a question that doesn't have a satisfactory answer to aot of people looking at this. >> look, the former secret service agents and current law enforcement officials i've spoken to and our colleagues ve spoken to over the last 48 h

in butler, pennsylvania, kaitlan wait, as evan, just be clear a sheriff's deputy saw him and the shooter pointed his gun at the sheriff's deputy according to the local sheriff there in butler county, that one of the one of the local sheriff who was alerted to his presence there, tried to get to that rooftop where he was purged and tried to do something about it and it appears that the shooter pointed the gun at him. again, that's something we're trying to confirm. that's what he told well, the washington post, but kaitlan i mean, we've heard now from multiple witnesses that they were trying to alert law enforcement about him and that he was up on that roof. it appears that that's when the snipers took him out just seconds after those shots were fired. >> and impress, i know you're following all the developments. thank you for that and ahead here we're gonna look at a timeline of how all of this unfolded just within moments of donald trump taking the stage, we're getting his rally. we're going to talk about how this is having impacts here also on there public in convention in milwaukee and big headlines that we're learning today. as we have now confirmed, that former governor nikk

the sheriff of butler county says if i am interrupted talking about the shooter that harris mentionedove my gun, you're going to have to reassess the whole situation so yes, you can make a case that those two officers indeed saved the president's life. >> lisa: i think we have heard a lot of excuses. we know a suspicious person was seen at 5:41 p.m. with a range finder and was able to get shots off at 6:11 p.m. how was he not stopped in the interim? how the heck did this happen is what we are asking as americans. you've got a guy who for most of his adult life has been told president trump is hitler. it's not hard to see the kind of environment this has created. i think we have seen the best and worst of america on july 13th. the best with president trump's response, reassuring america that we are good, he is good, he is resilient, willing to take a bullet for this country. american say usa, helping their neighbor, helping th each othert the event. this environment or government doesn't seem to function. secret service was outsmarted by a teenager on a sloped roof. if we learn more ab