Ex-classmate of Trump rally shooter describes him as "normal boy"
An ex-classmate of the gunman who fired shots at former President Donald Trump described 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks as a "normal boy."
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An ex-classmate of the gunman who fired shots at former President Donald Trump described 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks as a "normal boy."
Both patients who were hospitalized are now in stable condition, per state police.
The physician, who wore a T-shirt soaked in blood, said the victim had a gunshot wound to the head and had fallen between the bleachers.
Republican Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas, a close ally of former President Donald Trump, tells "Face the Nation" that "it's a difficult day for Americans" after an assassination attempt against the former president.
Former President Donald Trump survived an assassination attempt Saturday when a gunman opened fire at Pennsylvania rally. A bullet grazed Trump's ear and a bystander was shot and killed. Del Quentin Wilber, an investigations editor at the Associated Press, joined CBS News to discuss previous assassination attempts on presidents and presidential candidates, and the impact of Saturday's shooting.
Law enforcement officials told CBS News homeland security reporter Nicole Sganga that there was a tip to the Butler County sheriff's office regarding a suspicious individual at the rally, but officials lost sight of him. Former President Donald Trump was grazed by a bullet and a bystander was killed.
In addition to former President Donald Trump, at least one person was killed and two others critically injured when a gunman opened fire at the former president's rally in Pennsylvania. Scott MacFarlane, who was at the rally, reports from the scene.
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro provided an update on the investigation into Saturday's assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. Shapiro said the shooting at the rally was "absolutely unacceptable and tragic." Maurice DuBois anchored a CBS News Special Report.
President Biden denounced political violence after the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump during Saturday's rally in Pennsylvania. The White House said Mr. Biden and Trump had a "good, short and respectful" call following the shooting where the former president's ear was grazed by a bullet. A bystander was also killed. Senior White House correspondent Weijia Jiang has more.
A gunman opened fire while former President Donald Trump was speaking at a Pennsylvania rally on Saturday. Trump said in a social media post that a bullet pierced his ear. The FBI identified the suspect as 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks and the motive remains unclear. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane has more from Butler.
Officials found explosive materials in the vehicle of the suspect who opened fire at Saturday's rally while former President Donald Trump was speaking on stage, a law enforcement source told CBS News. Homeland security and justice reporter Nicole Sganga has more on what we've learned so far about the 20-year-old suspected shooter.
"I knew immediately that something was wrong in that I heard a whizzing sound, shots, and immediately felt the bullet ripping through the skin," former President Trump wrote.
Eyewitnesses at a rally of former President Donald Trump's described a chaotic scene on Saturday after he was rushed off stage with blood visible on his face after shots were fired.
An attendee at the Trump rally told CBS Pittsburgh he saw the alleged shooter on a nearby rooftop.
The Secret Service says former President Donald Trump is safe after he was rushed from a rally stage Saturday in Butler, Pennsylvania, after shots were possibly fired at the campaign event. "CBS Weekend News" anchor Adriana Diaz and CBS News chief election and campaign correspondent Robert Costa report.
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After their dominant showings on Super Tuesday, President Biden and former President Donald Trump have kicked off their likely general election battle, with both holding rallies in Georgia Saturday. Taurean Small reports from the Peach State.
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According to a recent poll by the New York Times, former President Donald Trump is 37% ahead of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in the race for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination. The nearly dozen other candidates still poll at 3% or less. CBS News chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett joined to discuss how Trump's dominance in the polls is impacting the race.
Former President Donald Trump returned to Florida after he was charged with 34 felonies in New York City, and delivered a speech at Mar-a-Lago. CBS News chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett joins "CBS News Mornings" to discuss the tone of the room during that speech and what supporters of the former president told him at the event.
Donald Trump held the first official rally of his 2024 presidential campaign over the weekend. The former president criticized prosecutors investigating him, describing the inquiries as political attacks. CBS News chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett and CBSNews.com White House and politics reporter Kathryn Watson join "Red & Blue" to discuss the rally.
Former President Donald Trump held his first official 2024 campaign rally Saturday in Waco, Texas. He spoke for nearly 90 minutes and covered a variety of topics, including the Manhattan district attorney's investigation and potential rival Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. CBS News White House and politics reporter Kathryn Watson covered the rally and discussed what she experienced.
Former President Donald Trump held his first big 2024 campaign rally Saturday and attacked the investigations against him. Meanwhile, a New York grand jury is expected to meet again this week as it considers a possible indictment against Trump. CBS News chief election and campaign correspondent Robert Costa joined "CBS News Mornings" to discuss.
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NASA's Artemis III astronauts plan to carry out rendezvous and docking procedures with commercial moon landers being built by SpaceX and Blue Origin.
The two crew members were rescued by a sea drone in the first such operation ever carried out by the U.S. military, officials told CBS News.
Several retired U.S. generals and the former director of a U.S. intelligence agency told CBS News they believe Ukraine now has the upper hand in the war with Russia.
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Economists expect the Consumer Price Index this week to show U.S. inflation continuing to rise due to higher energy costs.
Many Americans spend decades saving for retirement, but lack a plan for using that money once they stop working, a new survey finds. Here's what to know.
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From August 2025 to March 2026, an immigrant detention facility at Fort Bliss Army base suffered a host of serious incidents, including two deaths that were investigated by the Government Accountability Office.
In an interview airing on "CBS Sunday Morning," Vice President JD Vance said the U.S. will reach a deal with Iran before November's midterm elections.
Democrats say they won't vote to reauthorize the key spy authority known as FISA Section 702 as long as Bill Pulte is leading the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.
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A sunscreen ingredient that's been available in Europe, Japan and South Korea for years has finally been approved by the FDA for sale in the U.S.
There's a new safety concern about doctors prescribing one experimental weight loss treatment, retatrutide, that hasn't even been FDA approved yet. Adam Yamaguchi reports.
Doctors are jumping the gun to prescribe a medication lacking FDA approval that has gone viral on social media. "Why are we waiting?" one physician asked.
Approved 20 years ago as a diabetes treatment, GLP-1 drugs have been found to help patients reduce weight, changing the lives of more than 30 million people in the U.S. But there also have been troubling side effects reported.
Approved 20 years ago as a treatment for diabetes, GLP-1 drugs have been found also to help patients significantly reduce weight. More than 30 million people in the U.S. have had their lives changed by GLP-1 medications. But there have also been troubling side effects reported. Correspondent Tracy Smith talks with experts who say the drugs might prove useful in treating other diseases associated with obesity (including cancer); and with patients who have taken GLP-1 drugs and experienced widely varying reactions.
In an interview airing on "CBS Sunday Morning," Vice President JD Vance said the U.S. will reach a deal with Iran before November's midterm elections.
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A jury on Tuesday found Karmelo Anthony, 19, guilty of murder for the 2025 stabbing of 17-year-old Austin Metcalf at a Texas track meet. CBS News correspondent Jonah Kaplan reports.
Karmelo Anthony was convicted of murder Tuesday for the 2025 stabbing of 17-year-old Austin Metcalf at a Texas track meet. CBS News Texas reports.
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A jury on Tuesday found Karmelo Anthony, 19, guilty of murder for the 2025 stabbing of 17-year-old Austin Metcalf at a Texas track meet. CBS News correspondent Jonah Kaplan reports.
Karmelo Anthony was convicted of murder Tuesday for the 2025 stabbing of 17-year-old Austin Metcalf at a Texas track meet. CBS News Texas reports.
Vice President JD Vance said the U.S. is "very close" to reaching a deal with Iran, but it could come next week or months from now. "I think that the deal could happen in the next week, but the deal could also happen months from now," Vance told Robert Costa in an interview airing Sunday.
NASA has announced the four astronauts who will take part in the Artemis III moon mission. Derrick Pitts, chief astronomer for the Franklin Institute, joined CBS News to discuss what we know about the mission so far.
Decarlos Brown Jr, the man accused of fatally stabbing Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska on a Charlotte, North Carolina, light rail train, has been ruled incompetent for trial "at this time." CBS News correspondent Shanelle Kaul has more.