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Aired July 14, 2026 - 13:00   ET

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BRIANNA KEILAR, CNN HOST: A demand for answers after a 26-year-old father from Colombia is killed by an ICE agent in Maine. A Maine senator says that man wasn't the target of immigration operation by federal officers.

BORIS SANCHEZ, CNN HOST: Plus: troubled waters. The U.S. will restart its naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz in just hours as the conflict between the U.S. and Iran heats up, and the president reverses course on charging ships a fee for transiting the strait.

And cooling off, at least for now. A new report shows the pace of price hikes slowed last month, relief that may not last very long.

We're following these major developing stories and many more all coming in right here to CNN NEWS CENTRAL.

KEILAR: We do have breaking news into CNN, a major reversal from the Department of Homeland Security. We have learned that ICE agents are now being directed to largely suspend vehicle stops until further notice.

This directive follows two fatal ICE-involved shootings just days apart. One was in Texas. It killed Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, who was on the right, the other in Maine killing Joan Sebastian Guerrero. Officials saying that neither of these men were the targets of immigration enforcement operations.

CNN has been piecing together footage from the latest incident, which happened yesterday in Biddeford, Maine. And we must warn you that some of the images are disturbing.

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NARRATOR (voice-over): A 26-year-old Colombian man, Joan Sebastian Guerrero, was shot and killed in an ICE-involved shooting Monday morning in Maine. For now, official information is scarce, but a CNN review of photos and videos of the scene offers new insight into the timeline of the deadly incident. It's the second fatal shooting involving ICE agents within a week,

coming just days after a Mexican man was killed in Houston. The latest shooting happened at this intersection in the city of Biddeford. Guerrero was driving this white Kia.

There's still a lot that's unclear about what led to the shooting. But here's what we do know. At 7:17 a.m., a doorbell camera from a nearby home captured the sound of gunshots. You can hear five shots fired in just over a second in the distance.

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UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Is that a car?

NARRATOR: In a statement, the Department of Homeland Security said that ICE was conducting targeted surveillance of an illegal alien. Then it says an illegal alien departed the residence in a vehicle. Notably, they don't specify whether that's the same person they were targeting.

DHS says that the vehicle attempted to flee the scene, and, fearing for public safety, an officer discharged his weapon. The statement did not explain why the ICE officer thought the driver was a threat.

U.S. Senator Angus King said DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin told him the man was not the target of the operation. Surveillance video, which appears to have been captured seconds after the shots were fired, shows Guerrero's car entering the intersection and then slowly moving in circles.

In another angle, you can see two federal agents standing outside the car as one of them has his hand on the driver's side door, apparently trying to bring it to a stop. Behind the circling car are at least two federal law enforcement vehicles blocking the road with their lights flashing, indicating where the shooting may have started.

The car keeps spinning for over a minute, making at least 4.5 revolutions. Then there's a cut in the video. When it resumes, you can see agents use one of their vehicles to stop Guerrero's car. We can see in this photo that it was pinned by an unmarked federal law enforcement vehicle.

You can also see four bullet holes in the car's windchill on the driver's side. Two federal agents are then recorded outside the car. One of them pulls Guerrero onto the street. He appears limp and his head hits the ground. Then officers appear to handcuff him.

In other footage, one of the agents can be seen wearing a vest that indicates he's an ICE agent, the other a Border Patrol agent. Three other agents, all wearing ICE vests, could also be seen around the car. Then, at 7:21 a.m., local police arrive on the scene as one ICE agent kneels over Guerrero.

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By 7.23 a.m., about six minutes after the shots were fired, both local and federal officers are seen providing medical care to him.

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KEILAR: And let's go live now to Biddeford, Maine, where CNN's Jason Carroll is at the site of this shooting.

Jason, what are people there saying?

JASON CARROLL, CNN NATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Well, Brianna, as you know, we were out here all day yesterday, last night and early this morning, and hearing the same thing repeatedly from the folks who have come out here.

We have been talking to them at this scene of where everything happened yesterday, where a memorial has been steadily growing. everyone's steadily saying pretty much that they do not believe so far, in terms of what they have been told, that there will be an independent investigation.

What they're looking for is transparency. What we keep hearing is hearing from folks saying over and over again is that they cannot believe this has happened here in Maine. They cannot believe this is happening here in America. And now they want to focus on, well, what is going to happen in terms of the investigation?

Well, we are hearing a little bit about that. Congressman Jared Golden sent out a tweet where he talked about who is going to be participating in the investigation going forward. I want to read part of it to you.

He says: "This morning, I spoke with DHS secretary. He confirmed that the independent DHS Office of the Inspector General and the FBI are investigating the fatal shooting. The Maine attorney general's office is also investigating. That's a good thing," he says.

"As with any use of force by law enforcement, what we need now is thorough, independent investigation that establishes the facts necessary for accountability."

And, again, accountability is what folks here are looking for, more information also coming out, Brianna, about the young man who was killed, 26-year-old Joan Guerrero. His father speaking out about his son, saying that he was a good man, saying that he worked at a local vet, that he also worked for a delivery service, that he was a good father, had a 3-year-old daughter, also saying he is a very good son.

"Truly, they have caused us immense pain," he said, "by doing what they did to him, taking his life so unjustly."

So, a lot of folks out here, Brianna, now hoping that what happens next is an independent investigation, but a lot of folks that we're talking to aren't really confident that that is going to happen.

KEILAR: And, Jason, one of the pressing questions here is why the officers were not wearing body cameras after those shootings in Minneapolis had DHS officials pledging that was going to happen. CARROLL: Right, and not just not wearing body cameras in this

incident in Maine, but also not wearing body cameras in the situation in Texas as well, and especially when you consider that, during the fiscal year of 2026, $20 million has been allocated for bodycams for ICE agents.

And so there are a lot of questions about that. And, in fact, Congressman Golden had talked about that as well. He mentioned that. He said: "Unfortunately, the ICE officers involved in this incident were not yet wearing body cameras, which could have helped to establish those necessary facts."

And we can also tell you that DHS plans to purchase more than 5,000 body cameras for its officers going forward, that according to a source. But you're right. There are a lot of outstanding questions here. What is taking so long for these officers to get bodycams distributed to all of those who need them, and why still have we not heard specifically?

It's talking to reporters in front of the cameras, the DHS secretary and others who are involved with this. That's, I think, what people out here really are looking forward to hearing from them specifically and answering questions from the media about what happened out here -- Brianna.

KEILAR: Yes.

Jason Carroll live for us in Biddeford, Maine, thank you -- Boris.

SANCHEZ: Also new today, some emotional video from Houston, grieving son Ronaldo Salgado, visiting the spot where his father, Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, was shot and killed by an ICE agent last week on his way to work. You see him there crouched down by that makeshift memorial.

Let's discuss the latest details with CNN senior law enforcement analyst Andrew McCabe.

Andrew, I want to start by getting your reaction to the news that ICE has been directed to largely suspend vehicle stops until further notice, pending additional training on how to make those stops.

ANDREW MCCABE, CNN SENIOR LAW ENFORCEMENT ANALYST: Yes, Boris, it's about time.

I mean, this is the sort of thing that in the military or in any competent, well-led law enforcement entity, with a series of disastrous operational failures, you would institute a kind of agencywide ground stop and force all of your operational personnel to put -- hit the pause button on ongoing operations.

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And spend a day, two days, whatever it takes, to become reacquainted with the -- with, first and foremost, the law and second, the policy, agency policies that are necessary to ensure that these operations are done as safely as possible for the targets of the operations, for the for the agents who are conducting them, and for the general public.

This is just -- this has been long overdue. I'm glad to hear that they are doing something. I'd like to hear more details about it, though, to be honest.

SANCHEZ: I noticed that you said that they should adjust based on not only the safety of the public, but also essentially the well-being of the targets of these operations, or at least to make sure that their cases are adjudicated in a way that doesn't result in violence or gunfire or what appears to be unnecessary death.

But neither Salgado Araujo or Guerrero appear to have been direct targets of ICE operations, according to our reporting. I wonder if there are additional steps that can be taken after these two shootings on folks that weren't apparently directly persecuted by ICE up until these incidents.

MCCABE: Absolutely.

That's part of planning and executing an operation, the planning, the intelligence gathering. The -- in both of these situations, Boris, we have heard some conflicting and vague statements, but statements nonetheless from DHS that these were the result of surveillances at locations where they thought a valid target was domiciled, and then a similar vehicle drives by or, in the case of Guerrero, a vehicle leaves the residence.

They don't even know if they have the right person in that vehicle. They simply engage in moving surveillance and then end up with the tragedy that we have. An effective, well-trained, well-led organization doesn't execute an operation like that until you know you have the right target.

So that means doing surveillance ahead of time without any plans to invoke an arrest. It means using sources. It means bringing all that information, the intelligence you gathered, back to a supervisor, who reviews it to determine whether or not you have done your homework and can do this effectively.

It's not just how you go out the day of the arrest, whether or not you seek cover, rather than running in front of the car with a gun in your hand. It is all the work that leads up to it. And that, I should add, is probably impossible for ICE agents and Border Patrol agents who are doing this stuff because of the pressure that is being put on them by the White House and people like Stephen Miller with things that we have heard of, like the 3,000-arrests-per-day mandate.

There is no way that you can keep up that pace and do the work necessary to do it safely and by the law, no way.

SANCHEZ: Andrew McCabe, always appreciate the expertise. Thanks for joining us.

MCCABE: Thanks.

SANCHEZ: Of course. Still to come: President Trump changing his mind about charging a toll

in the Strait of Hormuz.

Plus, with the Reflecting Pool now almost fully drained, is there evidence of a 300-yard slash in its liner that the president claims vandals made? See the video for yourself.

And, later, what we know about the -- quote -- "really big news" President Trump is promising to make during a prime time speech on Thursday.

That much more coming your way on CNN NEWS CENTRAL.

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KEILAR: Today, Kevin Warsh has been appearing before Congress for the first time as Federal Reserve chairman, his testimony coming as a new report shows U.S. inflation cooled more than expected last month, largely because of a drop in energy prices during the cease-fire with Iran.

And while the resumption in fighting is pushing oil up again, Warsh says other factors will determine whether inflation gets better or worse in the long run.

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KEVIN WARSH, FEDERAL RESERVE CHAIRMAN: And while monthly price volatilities and variations are inevitable, especially in an unsettled world. Underlying inflation over longer time horizons is determined largely by monetary policy.

As the chairman said at the outset, inflation's a choice. The members of our committee have no tolerance for persistently elevated inflation. And we share a resolute commitment to ensure price stability.

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KEILAR: CNN's David Goldman is with us now.

So, David, today's inflation report shows the first one-month decline in six years.

DAVID GOLDMAN, CNN BUSINESS SENIOR REPORTER: Yes, this is big news, right? Point-four percent might not sound like a lot, but this hasn't happened since the pandemic, that we have had a decline in monthly inflation. So we should celebrate that.

Now we're down to 3.5 percent annually. That was 4.2 percent in the previous month. Now, why are prices down? It's because of energy. Remember, when the Strait of Hormuz reopened, energy prices started to fall, and they were down almost 6 percent in the past month. Now, we are still up for context, almost 16 percent over the past

year. But why did prices fall last month? It has everything to do with oil and gas prices tumbling in June.

KEILAR: And now that fighting has resumed, David, what could that mean for inflation?

GOLDMAN: Well, right, and here's the big question, right? Because prices are up today. They're up almost 2 percent today. We're now at 85 bucks a barrel for oil. And remember where we were.

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We were at $71 just at the beginning of the month. So we're up $14 on oil. What has that done? Well, that's 21 percent. That's a huge increase. And gas futures are up 12 percent. This means that we could start seeing higher prices at the pump again. That isn't what anyone wants to see.

Now, let's just strip away all of that, food, energy, all of that. What was inflation? Well, actually, it was 2.6 percent. That's encouraging because it was at 2.9 percent in the previous month. That was expected to hold, and, actually, we saw that fall. So that is encouraging.

But, remember, this is what Kevin Warsh wants. He wants 2 percent inflation. We're not quite there yet. And he said today in his testimony that no one thinks that one month of data is a trend. He isn't done fighting for 2 percent, and neither will the rest of the Fed, Brianna.

KEILAR: All right, David Goldman, thank you so much for that.

And next, for the first time since it began peeling, we have a clear view of the bottom of the Reflecting Pool here in Washington, D.C. So is there evidence of that hundreds-yard-long slash that the president is claiming was done by vandals? We will let you know.

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KEILAR: Today, for the first time in seven years, members of the Supreme Court testified before Congress. Justices Elena Kagan and Amy Coney Barrett spoke to the House Appropriations Subcommittee seeking millions more in security funding for the Supreme Court.

Today, a lawmaker on that committee reported that there have been 370 threats to federal judges as of July 4. And over the years, the U.S. Marshals Service has sounded the alarm about a big jump in threats, including a swatting incident this past spring at Justice Barrett's house and an attempt on Justice Brett Kavanaugh's life in 2022.

Today, Justice Barrett revealed how the need for added security has impacted her and her family.

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AMY CONEY BARRETT, U.S. SUPREME COURT ASSOCIATE JUSTICE: When threats to my life were particularly intense a few years ago, around the time of the Dobbs leak, my security details sent me home with a bulletproof vest.

And I carried it into my house, put it into my bedroom, dropped it down on a table, turned around, and my 12-year-old son was standing in the doorway of my bedroom, and he wanted to know what it was and why I had it.

And I didn't know how to respond, because maybe I lack imagination, but I didn't expect that performing this service was going to put me in the position of explaining to my children what a bulletproof vest was and why I had to wear one.

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KEILAR: Justices Barrett and Kagan are scheduled to testify before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee next hour -- Boris.

SANCHEZ: So, the Reflecting Pool has been drained again. President Trump says it will be refilled and put back into service soon. But until then, we have a clear view of its bottom after that $14 million renovation.

Since the project's completion, the pool has been plagued by algae blooms and peeling blue material, which Trump has repeatedly blamed vandals for. His administration has promised to offer proof too.

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DANA BASH, CNN HOST: And you're 100 percent sure that what happened with the liner was vandalism? You can prove it?

DOUG BURGUM, U.S. INTERIOR SECRETARY: Oh, yes, absolutely, we can. And we -- and as we drain it, and we have got all the photographs, we can see.

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SANCHEZ: CNN's Tom Foreman joins us now with the latest on this.

Tom, the president claiming there's a 300-yard slash at the bottom of the Reflecting Pool. That's 900 feet. Could you see it from these images?

TOM FOREMAN, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well, I think it was 300 feet, but nonetheless the number has squished around.

SANCHEZ: He did say yards.

FOREMAN: Look, you would think, if you're going to make a claim like this that is going to be greeted dubiously, you would think that you would say, when we drain it, let's have the cameras up close, let's walk them over and show the damage. That is not what has happened, nor can you see from the images that we

have seen any sign of a long gash being in the bottom of this pool. It just hasn't been there. More importantly -- and this is complicated -- I guess maybe it's simple. What Trump said in May versus what he said in June about this new liner radically different.

Listen to the contrast.

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DONALD TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: It's very strong. You couldn't -- if you had a knife. I don't want to give anybody ideas. If you had a knife, you can't even cut it, so strong, so powerful.

We have 100 -- and we have a, I think, 290-, 300-foot slit right through it, probably a box cutter or a knife of some kind.

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FOREMAN: So he literally says you can't damage it with the knife, and a month later says, obviously, somebody took a knife and cut it open, and they have offered zero proof of this.

They just say it. Yes, some people have been charged with doing something.

SANCHEZ: Something.

FOREMAN: But there's been no evidence that, oh, we got the guy with the knife or the box cutter, and this is what he did and here's video or here's anything else.

SANCHEZ: Right. They're not being charged with anything like that. It's also notable that, in typical Trump fashion, the number keeps growing.

FOREMAN: Yes.

SANCHEZ: Because he said feat there. In a recent social media post, it was 300 yards.

FOREMAN: All over the map on that.

SANCHEZ: Yes.

FOREMAN: And on top of which, all of this draws people away from one of the really key questions here. Is the real issue here that this job was rushed out in a no-bid contract, that some of the work went to people who had political ties to Trump, even though the administration says, oh, he had nothing to do with any of that?

And was it put out too fast and tried to -- with none of the outside oversight you would normally have? Is that to blame? As long as you keep saying it's all about vandals...

SANCHEZ: Yes. FOREMAN: ... then you kind of don't have to address that issue.

SANCHEZ: Also, I'm not a pool expert, but just having read about this, it was also the fact that part of the renovation didn't include something that had attempted to be renovated before, which was some of the piping and the filtering to get the algae out.

FOREMAN: Right.