WHCD Suspect Charged, Trump’s Call to Fire Kimmel, FL Redistricting Move and more
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🗓️ 27 April 2026
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, from CNN, I'm a Falma DK with the five things you need to know for Monday, April 27th. |
| 0:07.7 | The man accused of trying to attack top administration officials Saturday night at the White House Correspondence Dinner |
| 0:13.3 | appeared in federal court for the first time today. |
| 0:16.5 | 31-year-old Cole Thomas Allen was charged with attempting to assassinate the president as well as other counts. |
| 0:22.6 | He's accused of running through Secret Service security, armed with a shotgun, pistol, and knives. |
| 0:27.6 | Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche says the suspected shooter fired one shot. |
| 0:32.6 | This man was a floor above the ballroom with hundreds of federal agents between him and the president of the |
| 0:42.2 | United States. The Department of Justice approaches incidents like this with urgency and clarity of |
| 0:48.3 | purpose. Violence has no place in civic life. I witness Aaron Thielman told CNN she suspects the alleged gunman |
| 0:57.7 | may have tripped before law enforcement arrested him. He was running right in my directions, |
| 1:02.8 | magazine clips around his body. Had you already climbed all the stairs? I had already climbed all the |
| 1:06.7 | stairs. So you were in the same level as him? He dropped right at my feet. When you say he dropped right at your feet? |
| 1:12.6 | He fell face first. |
| 1:13.6 | According to officials, Alan took a train to D.C. from California where he worked as a part-time tutor. |
| 1:19.6 | Prosecutors asked to detain Allen before trial and a detention hearing was set for this Thursday. |
| 1:24.6 | White House Press Secretary Caroline Levitt declined to rule out operational |
| 1:28.5 | changes to President Donald Trump's schedule following Saturday's shooting, including the prospect |
| 1:33.0 | of ensuring he and the vice president not attend events at the same time. She also sought |
| 1:38.0 | to shift blame for a rise in political violence to Democrats. Also, Trump is using the shooting |
| 1:43.2 | to push for his controversial White House |
| 1:45.0 | Ballroom Project, which includes a bunker underneath it. More news coming up, including why |
| 1:51.1 | Trump is calling for ABC to fire Jimmy Kimmel. Selling your car can be super simple. If you choose |
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