President Trump addressed the media from the White House after he was evacuated from the White House Correspondents' Association dinner when a shooter was apprehended outside the venue. Trump said he was "very impressed" by the law enforcement response and emphasized his calls for a new ballroom at the White House for heightened security.
NBC News' Kelly O'Donnell reports from inside the Washington Hilton, where President Trump was evacuated from the White House Correspondents Dinner.
NBC News' Ryan Nobles describes what it was like inside the White House Correspondents' Dinner after "a series of what can only be described as three bangs" — which a Secret Service spokesperson later called a "shooting incident."
After an incident outside the venue, President Trump said the White House Correspondents' Dinner will be rescheduled instead of continuing in order to follow safety protocols, according to White House Correspondents' Association President Weijia Jiang.
Footage posted online shows police telling people they were being removed due to suspicion they would interrupt ceremony Western Australian police say they proactively blocked 15 members of “issue motivated groups” from attending Anzac Day commemorations, following disruptions that marred earlier ceremonies in the eastern states. One man was arrested at the Sydney dawn service at Martin Place, where there was a small but noisy interjection of booing during the Indigenous acknowledgment of countr
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President Trump and several cabinet members were rushed from the event in Washington, D.C. after several loud sounds were heard. The Secret Service appeared to have one person in custody. (Image credit: Nathan Howard)
Guardian - World · Oct 8
Iranian foreign minister has landed in Islamabad but his ministry says there will be no direct negotiations with the US envoy The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it launched strikes in three areas in southern Lebanon against what it claimed were Hezbollah rocket launchers. The strikes hit the villages of Deir al-Zahrani, Kfar Reman and al-Sama’iya, which are north of where IDF forces are located in southern Lebanon. Continue reading...
NBC News · Oct 8
Trump removed from White House Correspondents' Dinner
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Steve O'Donnell was introduced as the sanctioning body's chief executive officer at Talladega Superspeedway on Saturday and vowed to "make some moves" that will return the storied racing series to its roots. (Image credit: Mike McCarn)
