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CNN’s Wolf Blitzer witnesses ‘terrifying’ ordeal as gunman opens fire a few feet away at White House Correspondents’ Dinner

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US Secret Service agents respond near President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump during the White House Correspondents Dinner

By Wolf Blitzer, Todd Symons, Logan Schiciano, CNN

(CNN) — CNN’s Wolf Blitzer was just a few feet away from a gunman when shots were fired outside the main ballroom at the White House Correspondent’s Dinner.

Blizter had just left the men’s restroom on an upper floor outside the ballroom at the Hilton Hotel when he saw a man with “a very, very serious weapon.”

“All of a sudden I heard these loud, very loud, very scary gunshots right near me. Next thing I knew, a police officer threw me to the ground and was on top of me,” Blitzer said. The officers took him back in the the men’s restroom where about 15 other men were also taking shelter.

The veteran CNN anchor said the gunman was just “a few feet away” from him when the gunfire began.

“I had no idea, as I was hearing the gunshots, who this shooter was aiming at, or if he was just trying to scare everybody,” Blizter said. “And, of course, the first thing that went through my mind was whether he was going to shoot me.”

“It was a terrible, very frightening moment for me,” Blizter added.

One person is in custody after a shooting near the screening area at the White House Correspondents Dinner, according to the US Secret Service.

“I did see the gunman on the ground after he started shooting. Police officers threw him to the ground but he was still shooting. And I could hear the shots going off,” Blizter said, adding that there were a lot of police there to secure him quickly.

The shooting happened outside the ballroom on an upper floor near the security screening area of the lobby, where the restrooms are located.

A secret service officer was shot in the incident, three sources told CNN. The bullet struck the officer’s protective gear and they were taken to a local hospital.

President Donald Trump and members of his Cabinet, including Vice President JD Vance, were at the event taking place in the ballroom at the time and were swiftly escorted offstage and from the venue.

“Quite and evening in DC. Secret Service and Law Enforcement did a fantastic job. They acted quickly and bravely. The shooter has been apprehended,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.

While initially saying he hoped the event would go on, Trump returned to the White House at the request of Law Enforcement.

Trump said the the White House Correspondents’ Dinner will be rescheduled.

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Trump rushed off stage after shots fired at White House Correspondents’ Dinner

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By Kaanita Iyer, Alayna Treene, Kevin Liptak, Kristen Holmes, Riane Lumer, John Miller, CNN

(CNN) — President Donald Trump was swiftly escorted off the stage by Secret Service after possible shots were fired at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner in Washington, DC, on Saturday.

Vice President JD Vance and several members of Trump’s Cabinet who were also in attendance were also rushed out.

A source told CNN that Trump is safe, while two sources said Vance is safely out of the dinner. According to an administration official, Cabinet members are OK as well.

Several US Secret Service agents yelled, “shots fired” during the event, which is being held at the Washington Hilton, according to pool reports.

Secret Service later said in a post on X that one person is in custody.

Trump took to the Truth Social to share that a “shooter has been apprehended” and applaud Secret Service and law enforcement officers for acting “quickly and bravely.”

In a subsequent post a few minutes later, the president said he is returning to the White House after law enforcement officials requested that he leave the location. Trump added that he will give a press conference momentarily.

CNN’s Wolf Blitzer was “a few feet away from (a gunman) as he was shooting,” he said on air.

“All the sudden a guy with a weapon, it was a very, very serious weapon, it starts shooting, and I happened to have been a few feet away from him as he was shooting,” Blitzer said.

This story has been updated with additional details.

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Trump rushed off stage after possible shots fired at White House Correspondents’ Dinner

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By Kaanita Iyer, CNN

(CNN) — President Donald Trump was swiftly escorted off the stage by Secret Service after possible shots were fired at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner in Washington, DC, on Saturday.

Vice President JD Vance and members of Trump’s Cabinet who were also in attendance were also rushed out.

A source told CNN that Trump is safe. According to an administration official, Cabinet members are OK as well.

Several US Secret Service agents yelled, “shots fired” at the White House Correspondents Association Dinner, according to pool reports.

One agent announced a shooter was in custody over the radio, the pool said.

This is a breaking story and will be updated.

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“Ya nada se siente normal”: cómo los iraníes de a pie afrontan la guerra

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Por Maryam Rahmanian, Kyle Almond y Brett Roegiers, CNN

Cuando las bombas empezaron a caer sobre Teherán en febrero, escuchamos mucho sobre las ramificaciones políticas, incluida la muerte del ayatola Alí Jamenei, líder supremo de Irán.

Pero, ¿qué pasa con la gente común que llama hogar a la capital?

Maryam Rahmanian, una fotoperiodista iraní-estadounidense que vive en Teherán, quiere contar sus historias.

Tomó retratos de civiles que decidieron quedarse en la ciudad, preguntándoles qué significaba la guerra para ellos y cómo ha afectado sus vidas.

“Algunas personas tuvieron que seguir trabajando. Algunas se quedaron en casa y soportaron las horas en la incertidumbre. Algunas se centraron en proteger a sus seres queridos. Otras intentaron aferrarse a una sensación de vida normal a medida que esa vida se volvía cada vez más frágil”, dijo Rahmanian, que trabaja en Teherán con el permiso del Gobierno.

“Estas historias no ofrecen un relato completo de la guerra. Ofrecen algo más acotado, pero no menos esencial: un registro de cómo la guerra es vivida, sobrellevada y recordada por quienes permanecen inmersos en ella”.

“Estaba en el trabajo alrededor de las 9:40 a.m. cuando escuché el sonido”, le dijo Salemeh a Rahmanian, al relatar cuándo comenzó la guerra. “Todos estaban muy asustados. Subimos a la azotea y vimos el humo”.

A todos les pidieron que se fueran a casa. Salemeh, gerente de recursos humanos, fue la última persona en irse.

“Cuando salí a la calle, el ambiente se sentía muy diferente”, dijo. “Las calles estaban extremadamente abarrotadas. Las madres lloraban. Un trayecto que normalmente me toma 40 minutos tardó casi tres horas.

“Lo que más me llamó la atención fueron los escolares: fue realmente una escena muy impactante. Se podía ver claramente el estrés y la ansiedad entre la gente”.

Las escenas traumáticas han cobrado un alto precio en la salud mental de Salemeh.

“Me sobresalto con cada ruido, preguntándome si algo ha sido alcanzado otra vez”, dijo. “Hay obras cerca de nuestra casa, e incluso esos sonidos constantes me provocan ansiedad”.

“Ahora entiendo de verdad lo que significa vivir con el miedo a la guerra en tu propio país. Nuestra rutina diaria ha cambiado, y nada se siente normal ya”.

La destrucción y la pérdida de la guerra le recuerdan a Akram cómo fue durante la guerra Irán-Iraq en la década de 1980.

“Se siente como si la historia se estuviera repitiendo frente a mis ojos”, le contó a Rahmanian. “Cuando veo edificios destruidos en Teherán, recuerdo Khorramshahr, donde calles enteras quedaron reducidas a escombros. En Narmak, un edificio fue alcanzado y solo un niño sobrevivió. Lo sacaron de debajo de los escombros, llorando y preguntando por su madre, que ya no estaba. Había visto escenas similares durante la guerra Irán-Iraq: niños que se quedaban solos después de perder a toda su familia”.

Una gran diferencia, por supuesto, es la tecnología. “Ahora recibimos noticias en cuestión de segundos en nuestros teléfonos, mientras que en el pasado la información se transmitía de persona a persona”, dijo. “Seguí las noticias constantemente, y creo que cuando no se anuncian por completo las cifras de víctimas, no es necesariamente para mentir, sino a veces para evitar el miedo y el pánico”.

“Creo que Israel y Estados Unidos han manipulado la situación, y estoy orgullosa de que hayamos plantado cara a una superpotencia y nos hayamos defendido. Para mí, es un honor mantenerme firme y decir que resistimos”.

Rezvaneh es instructora de lengua coreana. Recuerda haberse despertado temprano para una clase en línea cuando comenzó el bombardeo.

“Media hora antes de la sesión, el sonido de una potente explosión rompió la calma”, dijo. “Alcancé mi teléfono para informar a mi estudiante, pero el internet se cortó de repente. Poco después, mi alumno logró env

Trump fue retirado del escenario en la Cena de Corresponsales de la Casa Blanca. Está a salvo

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Por Kaanita Iyer, CNN

El presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, fue escoltado rápidamente fuera del escenario por el Servicio Secreto durante la Cena de Corresponsales de la Casa Blanca en Washington, este sábado.

El vicepresidente J. D. Vance y algunos miembros del gabinete de Trump que también asistían al evento también fueron retirados.

Trump está a salvo, según una fuente familiarizada con el asunto.

Noticia en desarrollo…

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