really appreciate you. >>> 13 people are facing charges for allegedly plotting to kidnap and kill gretchen whitmer. >> investigators say the men planned to kidnap whitmer from her vacation home and put her on trial for treason. >> i'm not going to let anyone scare me from doing my job. >>> the next presidential debate now in doubt after president trump rejected a move by organizers to make it virtual. >> i'm not going to waste my time on a virtual debate. >> claiming the president won't be contagious in a matter of days the trump campaign proposed postponing the date. >> he wouldn't be out of his contagious period yet by cdc guidelines. >> reporter: this is "new day" with alisyn camerota and john berman. >>> welcome to our viewers in the united states and all around the world, this is "new day" and this morning new details in the plot to kidnap the governor of michigan, gretchen whitmer. let those words just sink in. 13 men connected to extremist groups under arrest, we have disturbing new details about the preparations they made and the plans they allegedly had this place. >>> also the first publ

thwarting plot to kid nap the governor of michigan, gretchen whitmer. six suspects were arrested in connection with their investigation into buying explosives and whatnot to go after whitmer at her vacation home. news conference has begun now on this and we will watch. >> milford, cadillac, shelbyville, plainville, zeland, munis, kalamazoo, sterling heights and shelby township. our efforts uncovered elaborate law enforcement officers, government officials and the broader public. multi-front operation to apprehend the suspects in question was carefully coordinated and skillfully executed resulting fortunately in no casualties. before we announce the preliminary charges, i want to thank the hundreds of law enforcement officers who worked across agencies and across state lines. we are grateful for their safety. with that, i'll ask u.s. attorney for the western district of michigan, mr. andrew burge, to tell you a little more about the effort. >> good afternoon. thank you, attorney general. last night the f.b.i. and michigan state police arrested six indivi

men have been charged with an alleged plot to kidnap the governor of the us state of michigan, gretchen whitmer the plot involved six of the men abducting the governor and taking her to a remote location to put her on trial for treason. governor whitmer has accused president trump of encouraging far right groups by, as she put it, fraternizing with domestic terrorists. just last week, the president of the united states stood before the american people and refused to condemn white supremacists and hate groups like these two michigan militia groups. "stand back and stand by," he told them. "stand back and stand by." hate groups heard the president's words not as a rebuke, but as a rallying cry, as a call to action. when our leaders speak, their words matter. they carry weight. when our leaders meet with, encourage or fraternise with domestic terrorists, they legitimise their actions and they are complicit. earlier, i spoke to irish times' journalist stephen starr, who met members of the wolverine michigan militia corps last year. i asked what his thoughts were after meeting the group. just to be

men have been charged with an alleged plot to kidnap the governor of the us state of michigan, gretchen whitmeri says the plot involved six of the men abducting the governor and taking her to a remote location to put her on trial for treason. governor whitmer has accused president trump of encouraging far right groups by — as she put it — fraternizing with domestic terrorists. just last week, the president of the united states stood before the american people and refused to condemn white supremacists and hate groups like these two michigan militia groups. "stand back and stand by," he told them. "stand back and stand by." hate groups heard the president's words not as a rebuke, but as a rallying cry, as a call to action. when our leaders speak, their words matter. they carry weight. when our leaders meet with, encourage or fraternise with domestic terrorists, they legitimise their actions and they are complicit. we can now speak to tracy walder who's a former fbi special agent and cia operative and currently a professor in criminaljustice at texas christian university. first of all, we should b

their main target, according to the court documents, was governor gretchen whitmer.. she was -- her house, apparently, was surveilled. her -- her vacation home surveilled, not once but, twice. and you are also hearing really disturbing details about the leader of this group being recorded saying that she should just grab the b word because, at that point, you know, it's over, dude. and then, they talk about what they were doing. it wasn't just talking about it. it wasn't just conversing on social media. it was, also, actually doing training for this and buying things like explosives. they purchased a laser, according to the government. and the group successfully detonated an improvised explosive device, wrapped with shrapnel, to try and use it as an anti-personnel capability. and they wanted to blow up the bridge to stop police from being able to get to her quickly, if they were to be able to kidnap her from her home. these are really disturbing details. and certainly, it has turned political as well. >> sara, kaitlan, thank you. sara, please be safe. thank you very

individuals charged in a federal complaint with conspiring to kidnap the govevernor of michigan gretchen whitmer. amy: 13 men with ties to armed right-wing militias have been arrested for their roles in plots to overthrow the michigan state government and kidnap governor whitmer. she blames president trump for instigating the violence. >> last with the president stood before the america people and refused to condemn white supremacists and hate groups like these two michigan militia groups. amy: than the nobel peace prize 2020 has just been announced. the norwegian nobel committee has decided to award the nobel 2020 to thefor world food program. amy: we will speak to vijay prashad about the u.n. awarding the he's price and how it is worse ---- war is worsening hunr across the globe. and we will look at the fifightg between armenia and azerbaijan. both sides have just agreed to hold talks in moscow. all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the quarantine reportrt. i'm amy goodman. authororities in michigan have arreststed 13 men with ties s to right-wing militias,

president trump again attacked governor gretchen whitmer, the victim of the alleged plot. ember in april, the president called on his twitter followers to, quote, liberate michigan, after whitmer imposed coronavirus restrictions. that tweet coincided with armed protesters taking to the state capitol in lansing. i mean, just look at how armed to the teeth those folks were. we have more pictures to show you. governor whitmer also told cnn th s

governor gretchen whitmer is having quite the time right now. she will join us live here next. >>> ten days after the kidnapping plot against michigan governor gretchen whitmer surfaced with multiple felony charges brought against more than a dozen alleged conspirators, the president was in michigan leading a crowd in chants of lock her up, her being governor whitmer just after that plot was brought to the public forum. that's more than just theater. that has more than just a proverbial effect. just ask the staffer who runs governor whitmer's social media, who says this, quote, i see everything that is said about and to governor whitmer online. every time the president does this at a rally, the violent rhetoric towards her immediately escalates on social media. it has to stop. it just has to. governor whitmer echoed that herself, saying, quote, this is exactly the rhetoric that has put me, my family and other government officials lives in danger while we try to save the lives of other americans. it needs to stop. joining us now is governor gretc

we take you to a news conference with michigan governor gretchen whitmer, after reports of fbi making arrests after a plot to allegedly kidnap the governor. earlier announced today. live coverture of governor whitmer's news conference on c-span. gov. whitmer: 13 members of two militia groups who were preparing to kidnap and possibly kill me. when i put my hand on the bible and took the oath of office 22 months ago, i knew this job would be hard. but i will be honest, i never would have imagined anything like this. i want to start by saying thank

judiciary committee. >>> we have more now on that chilling plot to kidnap and kill governor gretchen whitmeruct the governor, potentially storm the capitol building, even start a civil war. i spoke with the governor moments ago. governor whitmer, thank you for joining us. how are you doing this morning? >> you know, i'm hanging in there. that's my phrase for 2020. this has been a challenging year but i am fine thanks to the state police and the fbi and the incredible work they do. >> i'm sure you saw president trump on fox news and on twitter last night says you're doing a terrible job and owe him a thank you. your response? >> you know, he clearly didn't pay attention to what i said yesterday. i started with acknowledging the incredible work of the fbi and our state police. this was an unprecedented operation, and they worked and put themselves on the line to keep me and my family safe, and we are incredibly grateful. i also quoted ronald reagan. in his speech to the naacp, he talked about groups like these, domestic terror groups and how we owe them no safe harbor in this country. bigotry

people involved in a plot to overthrow michigan's state government and kidnap the governor, gretchen whitmertmer. the fbi said the alleged conspirators surveyed her holiday home and considered kidnapping ms whitmer to a remote location in wisconsin to stand trial for treason ahead of november's election. several members are accused of talking about murdering ‘tyrants‘ or ‘taking' a sitting governor. prosecutors in michigan held a news conference a short while ago. last night the fbi and michigan state police arrested six individuals charged in a federal complaint with conspiring to kidnap the governor of michigan, gretchen whitmer. all of us standing here today with the public to know that federal and state law enforcement are committed to working together to make sure that violent extremists never succeed with the plans. particularly when they target our duly elected leaders. jon lewis from the george washington program on extremism joins me live. what is your reaction to this press conference? this is another indication of the rise of antigovernment extremism in the united states. we seen

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the reason they wanted to do this to gretchen whitmer is because we have been working to keep peoplee. one of those guys were upset because he couldn't go to the gym. instead he wanted to murder something. that is not what we should be about in this country. we're got going to let fear stop us. we're going to continue to work, to govern, to protect people. i led a march of 200 people to go vote in detroit yesterday in response, in part, to this kind of notion. democracy can defeat these destructive people. >> we still have coronavirus. these militias had some beef. i don't know. they said it was a liberty issue. but, in fact, they are anti-government. the bottom line is that there's a discussion in michigan, prompted in large part by president trump, who tweeted liberate michigan at one point a few months ago. some people think that's sending a message to these groups in positions, controls with having to stop the spread of coronavirus take away people's civil liberties. the fact that you and i are standing here wearing a mask, largely to keep each other safe, i don't see it as a fre

several militia members accused of conspiring to abduct michigan democrat gretchen whitmer and overthrow the government the man enraged by her restrictions t curb the coronavirus, the surveillance they conducted on her home, the undercover operation that foiled their alleged plan the governor is pointing blame at president trump. >>> also, the president who may still be contagious with covid derailing the second debate next week after organizers take it virtual. his campaign saying he'll do a rally instead. joe biden making other plans and the president's suggestion he might have been infected by gold star families. >>> biden and kamala harris back on the campaign trail together after harris' showdown with mike pence. the new fallout today from that tense vp debate >>> hurricane delta regaining strength now a major category 3 targeting the u.s., the race to evacuate when and where will it hit? al roker is timing it out. >>> the experimental drug the president said cured his covid, will the fda give it emergency approval >>> and covid on planes, the new research just out, what's your risk

we're talking about 13 people accused of plotting to kidnap michigan's governor gretchen whitmer.allegedly wants to put her on trial for treason, for shutting down the state in the middle of a pandemic. also allegedly planning to overthrow several state governments. governor gretchen whitmer calling out the president for refusing to condemn far right groups saying the words of our leaders matter, that they carry weight. let's discuss with michigan's lieutenant governor garlain gilchrist. so, the conspirators conducted surveillance on governor whitmer's vacation home. they were planning a violent overthrow of government. what do you know about this group that call themselves the wolverine watchmen? >> we know this threat went beyond credible to being serious and imminent. governor whitmer and i are thankful to the law enforcement for stepping up and stepping in. to keep us safe. it shows their commitment and skill to be able to do that. the thing i think people need to know is that this group of people was emboldened. they were emboldened by president donald trump. they were embold

the kidnapping plot against michigan's governor governor gretchen whitmer. i want to know how you think it's going to play and reflect on the candidates? >> i think it's a huge issue. we still don't know if the president has been briefed on this. he hasn't at least -- that i have seen a sweet from him, when you talk about a domestic terrorist attack on a governor, a sitting governor of the united states. we know that gretchen whitmer like gavin gavin gavin gavin subject of the president's tweets. and how big of a plot might it be? what other threats are out there? this is a domestic terror incident, i think just jaw dropping and the fact we haven't heard anything on president trump on it yet is stunning, frankly. i think people are walting fiti that, and it's got to influence a lot of americans who are worried about issues of national security. this is an issue of national security when you talk about a plot like this. very detailed. and i think we all deserve to know what levels these group goes to and how extensive are they at this point? th w s nt t explo

court ruled against governor gretchen whitmer's emergency power, saying she lacks the power to extend states of emergency related to the coronavirus pandemic and she responded. >> the supreme court in michigan undermined my emergency rule. we saved thousands of lives and the supreme court on a slim majority republican vote undermined that effort. cheryl: the ruling was a 4-3 majority opinion. jillian: with a lot of -- do a lot of people fear more covid lockdowns and that's becoming more the reality for some areas at least in ne new york city. cheryl: this is something else. new york city mayor bill de blasio is moving to lock down nine zip codes because of an uptick in coronavirus cases in those zip codes. >> so the plan is to rewind in these nine zip codes, to ensure that nonessential businesses are not open. we will be moving to close schools as well. cheryl: yeah, those zip codes are located in the burroughs of brooklyn and queens where

governors cuomo and gretchen whitmer in michigan who have done absolutely abhorrent job responding to covid. i think of all my favorite moments today with biden squinting in the sunlight, my absolute favorite moment was when he said "we need to keep faith with the past." is this what he's referring to? [shouting] [shouting] [bleep] >> laura: it's all in the eight years of obama, that's the only pass that matters. when attacks were made on these historical markers when all the threats were made against even mount rushmore, biden didn't say a word. again, he was making a political calculation. he doesn't want to offend the

michigan governor gretchen whitmer blasting her state supreme court's decision over her actions during the pandemic. the court ruled the governor did not have the authority to extend emergency orders after april 30th. the governor says the ruling made her state less safe. >> the supreme court in michigan undermined my emergency rule. we saved thousands of lives and the supreme court on a slim majority republican vote undermined that effort. todd: the governor's office said they are reviewing the full order adding that they want to work with republicans on new public safety measures. jillian: week four of the nfl full of upsets and big plays. check it out. >> on a fake, flips it back and he gets away, now odell beckham cuts back, odell beckham junior all the way! touchdown, cleveland. jillian: the cleveland browns held off the dallas cowboys, they win 49-38.

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he sees gretchen whitmer as a character in a state he much win. for law enforcement brief him that there was a plot to kidnap her, perhaps he wasn't away, but this has been taking place for mo months. you would think this would be a national security crisis inside the oval office. this is unprecedented. we use that phrase all the time. no one has had a viable plot to do this on the scale we're looking at simply because they didn't want to carry out covid procedures. this is a new manifestation of these domestic terrorists now organizing themselves into cells, again, some have no affiliation. others have affiliation with that militia and then planning to execute it and kill americans. we don't know if there are other cells out there or there are other people now organizing themselves to liberate their states almost in an isis like fashion. >> peter baker is back with us. you were saying in a normal presidency an operation of this magnitude would have been briefed to the president. >> right. apologies for the wifi. it would be briefed to the preside

ainsley: michigan supreme court striking down governor gretchen whitmer's emergency orders. the governor hitting back saying the courts are combating efforts to fight virus. >> puts us in the same states in the nation to save lives, we've saved thousands of lives and supreme court in slim majority republican volt undermine that effort and i remain very concern. ainsley: here with me now is dr. randal baker, surgeon at grand health partners, one of the plaintiffs and patrick wright, attorney and director of legal foundation which brought the lawsuit against governor whitmer, thank you both of you for being with us. >> thank you. ainsley: dr. baker, how are you feeling and why this lawsuit?

host: governor gretchen whitmer of michigan yesterday. we mentioned president trump tweeting a response. it came in a series of tweets at 9:30 p.m. eastern last night. here they are from the president. "governor whitmer of michigan has done a terrible job," the president said. "she locks down the entire state except for her husband's voting activities. federal justice department foiled a plot, and rather than say thank you, she called me a white supremacist, anarchists, burn downnd mobs that democrat-run cities. what i will always do as your president, governor wimmer, open up your state can open up your schools, open up your churches. " that was the president on twitter last night, asking you your first hour of "washington journal," how concerned are you about this country spurring violence, and what can you do to turn down the temperature? ,an and winchester pennsylvania, good morning. glad that the am government is safe, and i am glad that law enforcement was able to get in and, you know, get in and get those people under arrest. even a

democratic governor gretchen whitmer signed a bill tuesday that will give clerks a little extra time to process but not count absentee ballots ahead of november 3, after more than 2.7 million michigan voters have asked mail-in ballots. joining me now is democratic secretary of state of michigan, jocelyn benson. ms. benson, thank you for joining us. i'm curious to get your thoughts. you announced monday that this is a 145% increase in absentee ballots from the 2016 presidential race. is this state adequately prepared to take that number on? >> yes. it's something we've been, frankly, expecting over the past ten months as we saw in the past three elections we've held this year already, an incremental uptick of people feeling comfortable voting by mail and voting from home. so we've been building this infrastructure over the past ten months. we're ready to go and the legislation the governor signed earlier this week is a

. >>> this morning michigan governor gretchen whitmer said that donald trump's statements have been encouraging to the accused terrorists who were caught on tape by the fbi plotting to kidnap here. >> each time he has tweeted about me, each time he has said "liberate michigan" and said i should negotiate with the very people who were arrested because they're good people, that incites more domestic terror. and i'm not the only governor going through this. certainly it's been worse for me than most. but it is not unique to me. it is not even unique to democrats. this white house has a duty to call it out and they won't do it. in fact they encourage it. >> kathleen ballou is an expert on the white power movement that likes to falsely call itself a militia. she warns the plot against governor whitmer will not be the

and governor gretchen whitmer is expected to address all of this at her press conference at 3:00 p.m.n: apparently they had some inside information, and undercoveundercover informant wd penetrate the cell. >> it was a comment of undercover regions as well as human informants that were there. a part of the militia group but became concerned when earlier this year they began planning to target police officers, hiding their addresses and plans to target them. that's when a member of the militia group went to the fbi and became an informant for them. apparently was a key source in this investigation. >> jon: garrett tenney from chicago, a lot left to learn about that very weird story. thanks, garrett. president trump suggesting a new timetable for u.s. troops to withdraw from afghanistan. and reaction coming in. national security correspondent jennifer griffin live at the pentagon with that. >> the president got ahead of his negotiators in his national security team when he announced last night in that tweet that all u.s. troops should be out of afghanistan by christmas. with some private

up. >> the president pa a parentally wants the bidens, hillary clinton and michigan governor gretchen whitmer in jail. what is your reaction, micle? >> i think it's in poor taste especially with regard to governor whitmer, given the recent events that we've all seen reported and individuals who have this horrible plot to actually kidnap her. with regard to the other political opponents, i'm not defending the speech, but i'm reminded i think it was selena zito a fell fell pennsylvanian said there's a tendency in the media to take him literally and his supporters figuratively. the raucous crowd i hope was not taking him literally. >> he also tweeted and i wrote it down, biden is a national security threat, talking about the former vice president of the united states and the president is accusing him of being a national security threat. what's your reaction to that? >> you know, wolf, he's incensed that the dominant media is not picking up on that "new york post" story. i watched your package and great reporting how there's now an investigation as to whether that's really disinformation, but he'

men have been charged with an alleged plot to kidnap the governor of the us state of michigan, gretchen whitmer. the fbi says the plot involved six of the men abducting the governor and taking her to a remote location to put her on trial for treason. governor whitmer has accused president trump of encouraging far right groups by, as she put it, fraternising with domestic terrorists. just last week, the president of the united states stood before the american people and refused to condemn white supremacists and hate groups like these two michigan militia groups. "stand back and stand by," he told them. "stand back and stand by."

michigan governor gretchen whitmer, storm the capitol building and start a civil war ahead of the election. the fbi says they were angry about covid restrictions and part of two militia groups preparing to wreak havoc. the governor blames president trump for his failure to condemn white supremacists. he fired back overnight. she joins us this morning only on "gma." >>> defiant and determined. overnight president trump insisting he's well enough to get back on the campaign trail and hold a rally as soon as tomorrow night. his doctor giving him the green light, but the president refusing to confirm whether he's tested negative for covid-19 as he reveals new details about just how sick he really was and the debate debacle. the president refusing to go virtual. now the new town hall under way with just 25 days to go until election day. >>> record highs. four states now seeing their worst covid surge as dr. fauci warns, even if we get the vaccine soon, things may not be normal for another year. the new alert about small gatherings as cold weather moves in. >>> shark attack. >> it just felt like

we'll discuss his push to the finish with gretchen whitmer. plus, the battle for control of the senate. we'll ask our sunday panel about the prospects for a blue wave. and our power player of the week, rapper ice cube, facing a stiff backlash for advising the trump campaign. has cube mellowed over the years? all right now on fox news sunday. ♪ chris: and hello again from fox news in washington. with just over a week to election day, early voting is now underway in all 50 states. with more than 57 million votes already cast. president trump and joe biden have shared a stage for the last time. now both candidates are in a final race to the finish and both campaigns are preparing for the possibility the outcome won't be known on election night, nine days from now. we begin with fox team coverage. jacqui heinrich is track aing joe biden's campaign. but let's start with david spunt in manchester, new hampshire, where the president holds a rally today. david. >> reporter: chris, new hampshire has four electoral votes, president trump lost this state

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northam never went beyond the talking stage, the alleged operation to kidnap michigan governor gretchen whitmer was advanced. the six suspects allegedly trained at this wooded site in michigan, where investigators found shotgun shells, bullet holes, and spray painted targets. the suspects are accused of planning to kidnap whitmer from her vacation home, then escape by boat and leave the governor stranded in lake michigan. but the defense attorneys argued their client just talked a big game and didn't plan on going through with it. the men were allegedly angry over the state's trickett covid policies. and both whitmer and northam blamed trump for singling out their states when he tweeted in april to liberate michigan and virginia. >> this rhetoric is not coming from another country. it's coming from washington. and that i regret. and it needs to stop. >> reporter: in a statement, white house press secretary kayleigh mcenany wrote, "governor whitmer and now governor northam is sowing division by making these outlandish statements." if convicted those facing the most serious charges could instantl

tonight, michigan's attorney general says that shocking plot to kidnap and possibly kill governor gretchen whitmert the only case of domestic terrorism being investigated. more ats a expected in moa dozen uspects are now in custo aut the extraordinary measures taken to keep governor whitmer safe. here's cbs' jeff pegues. >> reporter: with the suspects behind bars, new details are emerging about how much of a threat the group, some of them seen at armed protests in the state capitol, posed to governor gretchen whitmer. >> at times she and her family had been moved around as a result of activities that, you know, law enforcement was aware of. >> reporter: today, news of another arrest in south carolina. paul edward bellar charged with providing material support for terrorist acts in michigan. >> the price of freedom is eternal vigilance. >> reporter: in this video, one of the other suspects, brandon caserta, is wearing a hawaiian shirt, similar to what the so- called boogaloo bois adherents wear. cbs news obtained this f.b.i. bulletin that went out last week, warning that antigovernment extremists a

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i'm pleased to be joined by the governor of michigan, gretchen whitmer. governor, it's great to have you. first, i want to sort of get a sense of where things stand for you in terms of your state and your security situation and how you're feeling. >> chris, obviously i don't think this should be a part of any bargain in public service that we have to sustain and deal with threats to our physical well-being. this was ugly. there's no question. 2020 has been a tough year. i know lots of people have made a lot of sacrifice and we're stressed out and worried. and i think that's why it's so important that yes, we hold people accountable, and i'm so grateful for the fbi and michigan state police. they did a phenomenal job and put themselves at risk to keep me and my family safe. we have 22 days until an election. that's why i'm still out on the campaign trail, still governing, trying to keep people safe in michigan. people need leaders who will put them first. >> i want to ask about politics in your state and covid. i wanted to get your response to something th

joining us now, michigan governor gretchen whitmer, national cochair of the biden campaign.tting up the numbers from the real clear politics average of recent polls in michigan. take a look. biden with the president by just shy of eight points and is pulling up more than 50%. that's his best showing in any of the key swing states. governor, is joe biden going to win michigan next week? >> governor whitmer: well, i think so, chris, but we are not taking anything for granted. we know michigan, it always is closer than any pole will tell you that it is and it's because i think michigan is a state full of hardworking good people who expect the government to be as hardworking and as good as they are. oftentimes deciding how they're going to to vote closer to the election maybe than other states and so we take nothing for granted. we are ensuring people they can vote today if you're in michigan, you're able to vote every day between now and november 3rd, election day, so pick a day, anytime between now and then and get that voting. >> chris: now, the schedules for these two candid

gretchen whitmer blamed the attempt on divisive and dangerous rhetoric from president trump. >> these groups are finding comfort and support out of the receipt rhetoric coming from th house to the state house. >> anti-government extremists have been warned of sparking violence in the next three months and that presidential elections could be a flash point. >> given just what happened to you this week w governor, i mean, are you worried about violence on election day or around it? >> i'm not worried, but we are preparing to make sure that we do everything to keep people safe. we are doing to have historic turn out and we are going to do it right. >> groups that track militias estimate there's 200 across the united states and the five arrested are expected in court tuesday facing federal charges. jamie. >> tom, the thank you. the "cbs overnight news" will be right back. when you humble yourself under the mighty hand of god, in due time he willalt you. hi, i'm joel osteen. i'm excited about being with you every week. i hope you'll tune in. you'll be inspired, you'll be encouraged. i'm lo

was well underway according to federal authorities here the main plot was to kidnap governor gretchen whitmer and to try her for treason that being because of the restrictions on coronavirus the lockdown that she had initiated one of the toughest in the country so 6 people were arrested in that plot on federal charges there were an additional 7 people who were charged on weapons and terror related charges but as this unfolded it took months for the federal government to figure out what was going on it turns out early on in 2020 federal authorities discovered encrypted messages on social media between groups of a militia those militia members were plotting this elaborate attack it included an attack on the capitol in lansing. michigan an armed attack and it included the kidnapping of whitmer from her summer home according to the charges these conspirators gathered together in the basement of a building of a home in western michigan and they had to lift a rug and open a trap door in order to get in there the host took all their cell phones so nobody recorded could record it but one of the consp

. >>> the fbi foiled a plot to abduct and overthrow democratic governor gretchen whitmer skpnc. >>> in europe, new restrictions as several countries struggle to contain a resurgence of coronavirus cases. >>> barely a week after being diagnosed with covid-19 and spending last weekend in the hospital. u.s. president donald trump is now claiming he's cured and ready to get back to campaigning. the president has got a letter from his doctor saying he has finished his medical treatments and should be able to hold public events on saturday. with his poll numbers sinking nationwide, the president wants to hit the key battleground state of florida as soon as possible but does president trump still have the virus, and can he spread it to others? we just don't know. we get the latest from cnn's kaitlan collins. >> reporter: the president has been back at the white house since monday and in a letter released on thursday, his president's doctor believes he's going to be clear to be back in public at events in saturday. he said he wouldn't sigh of relief until monday. we haven't heard from the pres

the governor, gretchen whitmer.eumann served as a senior advisor to the trump administation in the department of homeland security. she recently came out in support ofjoe biden. elizabeth, it's good to have you on the programme again, and i say again because you're with is only last week, you are warning us that this threat of home—grown extremist groups and not been taken seriously enough by the trop administration, so enough by the trop administration, so how do you to find what you have heard today for michigan?m so how do you to find what you have heard today for michigan? it is wonderful the fbi was able to intercept this and forward it, i'm glad the governor is safe —— port it. but this is what we have been concerned about, that there are extremist groups that are intentional and plotting to cause acts of violence. their image to overthrow the us government. and they see violence as a legitimate means to theirand. they see violence as a legitimate means to their and. and while there are those in the federal go

michigan governor gretchen whitmer will be one of the guests later today on "erin burnett outfront." , the mayor of atlanta, kesha lance bottoms. thank you for joining us. you heard governor whitmer say hate groups hear president trump's words as a call to action. how alarming is this news out of michigan about this foiled plot to you? >> it's very alarming, wolf, and the governor very eloquently summed up where we are. this is a president who is feeding into the hatred. this is a democracy. we often disagree on our politics and our policy, but this is not how we deal with those who we disagree with. the most powerful vote, the most powerful weapon that we have is our right to vote and the thought that someone would threaten the governor's life and based upon reall we are in this country and the danger of this president. >> let's get to the pandemic right now which seems to be escalating in so many parts of the country. we're learning at the end of may the white house chief of staff mark meadows actually hosted an indoor wedding in atlanta, your city, with around 70 guests flouting lo