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Governor Shapiro, Family Evacuated Overnight As Home Set On Fire; How Americans Feel Three Months Into Trump's Second Term; Trump Official Says Tariff Exemptions On Tech Only Temporary; Chinese President Goes On Southeast Asia Tour Amid Trade War; Russia Hits Ukrainian Civilians With Palm Sunday Missile Attacks; Rory McIlroy Wins Masters Tournament; New photos Show Extent Of Arson Damage At Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro's Mansion. Aired 7-8p ET

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JESSICA DEAN, CNN HOST: The man is set to face charges of aggravated arson and attempted murder.

Shapiro and his family were home, they were sleeping when they were evacuated around 2:00 a.m. after their home was set on fire. Miraculously, no one was injured, but police say that fire caused significant damage, which you're looking at right now. The governor getting emotional in a press conference earlier tonight saying this attack was targeted.

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GOV. JOSH SHAPIRO (D), PENNSYLVANIA: Lori and I are -- Lori and I are overwhelmed by the prayers, and the messages of support that we've received from all across Pennsylvania and all across the United States. But we do know that this attack was targeted. We don't know the person's specific motive yet, but we do know a few truths. First, this type of violence is not OK.

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DEAN: The family had just hours earlier been celebrating the first night of Passover. We are expecting to learn more details shortly when the suspect is formally charged.

Let's get straight to CNN's Danny Freeman, who is following this story for us.

Danny, we did get some details when authorities and the governor talked earlier. Lay out what we know right now and then what we might find out, with this new information when the suspect is formally charged.

DANNY FREEMAN, CNN CORRESPONDENT: You got it, Jessica. I mean, the main headline that you noted is, again, the arrest of a suspect that is currently in custody. He's 38-year-old Cody Bomber. He'll be charged with attempted murder, terrorism, assault. Excuse me, aggravated arson and aggravated assault. This is all according to the Dauphin County D.A. I just spoke with the

head of the court system or the director of communications for the court system in Pennsylvania. She'll be getting us that affidavit of probable cause as soon as it is filed in the court system.

But as it comes to exactly what we know about the timeline of what happened last night, the details that we got just a little while ago truly stunning. Yesterday evening, Governor Josh Shapiro was hosting a Passover Seder for the first night of Passover. He was with his family. He had guests over at the governor's residence in Harrisburg as well. He, his family and the guests that were there all went to sleep. It was a normal evening after celebrating that Jewish holiday.

Then at some point in the evening, this man, Bomber, according to police, jumped over one of the fences at the governor's residence, actually was able to evade state troopers who were securing the area. According to Pennsylvania State Police, some of those troopers knew that a breach had happened at the governor's residence. They were looking for him and Bomber, according to police, was able to avoid them for the moment.

He then broke into one of the areas of the residence, set fire to the residence. Police said he was only in there for less than a minute, and then eventually escaped by jumping back over the fence that he came into. Then Governor Shapiro noted that he and his family and his guests were woken up to loud bangs on their door, first responders saying that his house was on fire.

Thankfully, as you noted, no one was hurt. The fire was at a different part of the residence than where the family and the guests were sleeping, but they still had to be evacuated. It was still tremendously frightening for them.

And the other thing, Jessica, is this would be terrifying and scary for any governor on any day, anywhere in the country. But again, last night, Governor Shapiro was celebrating Passover. And I want you to hear how he reflected on while we don't know the motive of this man on what it meant to Governor Shapiro if this was targeted because he was Jewish.

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SHAPIRO: If he was trying to terrorize our family, our friends, the Jewish community, who joined us for a Passover Seder in that room last night, hear me on this. We celebrated our faith last night proudly, and in a few hours we will celebrate our second seder of Passover again proudly. No one will deter me or my family or any Pennsylvanian from celebrating their faith openly and proudly.

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FREEMAN: And now, Jessica, at this point, this is a multi-agency investigation not only into how this man was able to get there on the premises, but also about security protocols as well. Governor Shapiro said that he spoke with the director of the FBI earlier today, and that they are offering their support. A lot of questions still remaining, Jessica, but I'll just say one

last thing. The governor's office posted some photos of the damage inside.

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I apologize for the ambulance driving by here. We're turning around these photos for our viewers on CNN.com. It's stunning. It's hard to look at, but you can tell from these photos and from the language you heard from the governor and officials there, it's going to take a long time to clean up quite a big mess caused by this man overnight -- Jessica.

DEAN: Yes, Danny, even just looking from the outside in, it looked really just stark, the damage that was done. So we will, of course, bring those photos to everyone watching as soon as we can. Thank you for that reporting. We appreciate it.

And joining us now is CNN law enforcement analyst and former Secret Service agent Jonathan Wackrow.

Jonathan, thanks so much for coming on tonight and being here with us as we kind of put together the pieces. They are still in the early stages of this investigation, even though they do have this suspect in custody. What's standing out to you from what we know so far? What are you still waiting to learn more about?

JONATHAN WACKROW, CNN LAW ENFORCEMENT ANALYST: Well, Jessica, thank you for having me. And, you know, once again, what this attack, this brazen attack really does is it underscores the increasing threats that are faced by our political leaders today, and those attacks to those political leaders it's across the entire political spectrum, not just one side or the other. And why is this happening is because there's a convergence right now.

We saw this, you know, recently, you know, with, you know, the attacks on President Trump and other political leaders. There's really a convergence of political polarization, online radicalization, and really this declining trust in democratic institutions. So for political leaders today, there's a basic calculus. If you have heightened visibility and prominence or are associated with a specific political agenda, you inherently increase your risk.

You are more attractive, you become a more attractive target for individuals with malicious intent. And we saw that directly with the governor and his family. That's why I have said, you know, enhanced protection of our political leaders is no longer a luxury. It's an absolute necessity. So understanding why this attack took place, the after action, the intent and really the motivational factors of this aggressor are really important because what I am concerned with is that, you know, this was a successful attack.

This individual was able to evade law enforcement and attack the inside residence of one of our political leaders. I am worried about a copycat attack. So really understanding those motivational factors is important to get it out to the broader law enforcement community. DEAN: Were you surprised by the fact that this suspect, according to

authorities, was able to jump this fence that then tripped an alarm? They were looking for somebody, but in that time they said just minutes that person was able to get to the residence, get inside the residence with these homemade incendiary devices, get out of the residence, jump the fence.

Were you surprised that this was able to happen without him -- with him evading law enforcement?

WACKROW: Listen, you know, what I do know is that there were some basic physical security protocols and mitigation in place that we heard during the briefing and, you know, coming out from the state police, such as an alarm had gone off. The state police were aware that there was a potential, you know, property intrusion. But, you know, you have to look at the timing around this and the locality. I mean, this is -- the property itself is 3.5 acres.

So if you have a break on an alarm at one point of the property that intruder can gain a lot of -- a lot of ground quickly, especially if they know the area. And that's what makes, you know, protecting this property so difficult is that it is a public property. It is open to tours during the day. It's accessible by 360 degrees around the property. So pre-attack surveillance and intelligence, you know, was most likely in place.

And they garnered a lot of information on how to launch this attack in advance. So, yes, it's shocking that the individual got inside. The after action reporting from the state police is going to be really important to ensure that this type of attack never happens again. Not there, but just anywhere against our political leaders.

DEAN: Yes. And obviously you're talking about the state investigation. We also know that the FBI is assisting as well. Governor Shapiro saying he did speak with Kash Patel, the head of the FBI. In a conversation, he said he was kind and courteous, offered his resources. What might the federal response look like here?

WACKROW: Well, what they're going to look at is there like a nexus to terrorism? And that's really what the FBI involvement is going to look at. They're going to look at, you know, was this a racially motivated attack as well? I mean, again, timing is very suspicious here. Don't want to say with any certainty that it was because of Governor Shapiro's religious beliefs in, you know, post that he made online that he was celebrating the holiday.

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But again, timing is very suspicious around the holiday. That is where the resources from the federal government will aid the investigators from the Pennsylvania State Police and local police in really assessing, was this a lone act or is this part of a larger group that, you know, this attack was influenced or actually directed by, you know, a larger ideology? Again, too early to speculate, but again, that's where the involvement of the FBI is going to come into play. And listen, I think, you know, it is prudent for the FBI to get

involved in this investigation because you need every available resource to act quickly to assess what happened and ensure that it doesn't happen again.

DEAN: All right, Jonathan, thank you. I do want to let everyone know we are getting these photos from inside. My goodness, I haven't seen these yet. I'm seeing them for the first time with you. This is inside the governor's mansion. You can see it looks like a table set up for where that Passover Seder had happened just hours before. And the severe damage that was done inside the governor's mansion.

Again, what you're looking at right now are newly released photos from the governor's mansion there in Pennsylvania from the damage done in what they say was an act of arson and attempted murder by this 38- year-old man that they now have in custody. Really stunning photographs there.

We're going to continue to follow this. We're going to have more as this develops. Again, we are waiting for them to formally charge that suspect that they do have in custody, in which point we are expecting to learn more information, which of course we will bring to you.

Still ahead, how are Americans viewing the economy amid the Trump tariff chaos? We're going to run the numbers on that. Plus, how China is now going on the offensive in the trade war.

You're in the CNN NEWSROOM.

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DEAN: Tonight we are getting a clearer picture of how Americans are feeling about President Trump and his economic policy now 12 weeks into his second term.

CNN chief data analyst Harry Enten is here to run the numbers.

Hello, Harry. Happy Sunday to you.

HARRY ENTEN, CNN SENIOR DATA CORRESPONDENT: Hello. You as well.

DEAN: OK, so where are we with Americans and how they're viewing the economy?

ENTEN: Yes. So CBS News-YouGov poll came out earlier today, and I will just say, I'll put it in stark terms, I believe this is the worst poll that Donald Trump has received in his second term. And we can go through it, Jessica. Let's talk about the economy, right? Think the economy is getting worse, back in November, it was 42 percent of Americans. You don't have to be a genius to follow this timeline. By February, it was 49 percent. March 51 percent.

Look at where we are now, 53 percent. The clear majority of Americans think the economy is getting worse, and that number is rising. When Trump, of course, won that second term, it was 42 percent. Now we're up 11 points. The clear majority, 53 percent. This poll and this number in particular is no bueno for the president of the United States -- Jessica.

DEAN: And who are they blaming for what they are seeing as an economic downturn?

ENTEN: Yes. OK. So obviously you had Joe Biden before you had Donald Trump. And of course, Donald Trump would say, you know, Joe Biden left us in a horrible state, and I have to help dig us out of it. All right. So let's take a look here. More responsible for the state of the economy or the economic state, in March, CBS News asked about inflation, and 38 percent said it was Joe Biden who was more responsible, compared to 34 percent who said Donald Trump. Let's jump forward to now, in the month of April. Look at this number, 54 percent of Americans say that Donald Trump is more to blame for the state of the economy than Joe Biden. Joe Biden's number has fallen from 38 percent to 21 percent.

Donald Trump may try to blame Joe Biden for this, and maybe that was working a month ago and the month of March. But since the tariff war has begun, it's not working anymore. Americans are not buying what Donald Trump is selling them. They believe the clear majority, 54 percent, that Donald Trump is more to blame for the state of the economy at this point than Joe Biden is -- Jessica.

DEAN: That is interesting to see how that evolves just in the last month, really.

ENTEN: Yes.

DEAN: How are they viewing tariffs?

ENTEN: Yes. OK. So obviously the big thing when it comes to the state of the economy right now for Donald Trump is tariffs. So let's take a look here. All right. The tariff plan, new tariffs on imported goods, opposed versus favor. You go back to January, look at this, 48 percent said they favored these new tariffs, these Donald Trump tariffs compared to 46 percent who opposed. Look at where we are now in the CBS News-YouGov poll, a switcheroo, Jessica. A switcheroo.

The clear majority, 58 percent of Americans oppose these new tariffs, compared to just 42 percent who favor them. Again, this is part of the picture that we've seen throughout this presentation, right, Jessica? More and more people are turning against Donald Trump. Their views of the economy are getting worse. They are holding Donald Trump responsible. And when it comes to his signature issue so far in his second term, tariffs, I mean, my goodness gracious, that trend line is ridiculously awful for Trump.

The opposition number from 46 to 58 and the favor from 48 to 42 Americans have switched on a dime on the economy, on Donald Trump, in large part because of the tariffs, which they increasingly do not like.

DEAN: And what's their -- what's the biggest problem with Trump's plan for these people?

ENTEN: Well, I think it's the biggest problem that you hear analysts say all the time is they don't know what the heck Donald Trump is doing. It's his approach. I mean, take a look here. Trump's approach to tariffs and trade, that is the way he's going about it.

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Just 37 percent of Americans like it. Look at this number, 63 percent. Nearly two-thirds dislike it. Among independents, Jessica, it's just 28 percent of independents who like the way that Donald Trump is approaching tariffs and trade. And that's not much of a surprise because one day Donald Trump is saying one thing, the next day he's saying another. One day someone from his administration is saying one thing, the next day, that same exact person is saying another.

The message, simply put, is unclear. And it's the approach more than anything else, Jessica Dean, that the folks in the American public dislike about Donald Trump and his way that he's going about the tariffs and trade policy of the second Trump administration.

DEAN: Very interesting. And then overall, how does this affect his approval rating?

ENTEN: Yes. OK. So we talk about the economy, right? But does the economy, the way people feel about the economy equal the way they feel about Donald Trump overall? Because if it doesn't, if these two paths don't cross, then these numbers don't mean anything.

DEAN: Right.

ENTEN: But let's take a look right here. Donald Trump's net approval rating. In early February, according to CBS News, look at that, it was plus six. Late February plus two. March, zero even approval- disapproval. Look at where we are now. Minus six points. He's underwater for the first time in the CBS News-YouGov poll, at least in his second term. Again, it's the trend line that's so important here.

And the trend line and the American people are turning against Donald Trump. And that's why I said at the beginning, Jessica, that this, in my mind, is the worst poll that Trump has received in his second term so far.

DEAN: All right. Harry Enten, as always with the numbers there. Thank you so much.

ENTEN: Thank you. Have a good one.

DEAN: And let's go to Kevin Liptak, who is live in West Palm Beach, Florida, now.

And so, Kevin, as Harry just laid it out, look, people have a lot of questions about these tariffs. There's been a lot of back and forth. What's the president saying tonight?

KEVIN LIPTAK, CNN SENIOR WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT: Well, a lot of those questions are going to have to remain unanswered for now. There's still a lot of confusion specifically when it comes to these tariffs on high tech products from China because remember on Friday evening we got this notice from Customs and Border Patrol that certain products would be exempted from this reciprocal tariffs. Things like smartphones, laptops, hard drives.

What we have heard today from top administration officials is, in fact, that that reprieve will only be temporary. We heard this from Howard Lutnick. We heard it from Kevin Hassett, the top economist at the White House. We heard from Peter Navarro, the trade adviser. They're saying that the president is going to conduct a national security review of semiconductors. Those are the computer chips that power a lot of these products.

Once that review is complete, then they will put in new tariffs on these items. It could take potentially between one and two months, according to Lutnick. But I think this all kind of contributes to the sense of uncertainty that still continues to reign over the president's tariff policy. The president himself has now weighed in, trying to clarify things somewhat. He says nobody is getting off the hook. He said there was no tariff exception announced on Friday.

These products are subject to the existing 20 percent fentanyl tariffs, and they are just moving to a tariff bucket, essentially saying that this is a technical pause as they work out these new rates. What you've heard from the president, what you've heard from his advisers today is essentially this is all part of the plan. But I don't think you can discount the fact that there is now a whole amount of uncertainty going forward.

As the president puts the tariffs on, takes the tariffs off, makes exemptions, says the exemptions are temporary, it's not entirely clear if you're a business owner where you should be investing, but the president says that this is all just part of the plan -- Jessica.

DEAN: All right. Kevin Liptak for us there in West Palm Beach. Thanks so much for that reporting.

And now let's go to Marc Stewart, who is live in Beijing.

And of course, Marc, China and the relationship with China, a huge piece of all of this. So how is Beijing approaching this stare-down between Xi and Trump?

MARC STEWART, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Right, Jessica. We're seeing Xi Jinping get ready for his first international trip of the year, traveling to Cambodia, to Vietnam and Malaysia. A part of this priority for him as he tries to establish ties around the world. You may find this interesting. The United States is no longer China's top export destination. It's actually what's known as the ASEAN nations. It's a group of countries in Southeast Asia. This includes Thailand, Indonesia, the Philippines.

That's where China is really concentrating its business as it really looks around the world for partnerships. In fact, it was just last week that we did a profile about a Chinese EV company called BYD. It is outpacing Tesla, even though because of tariffs it's pretty much locked out of the U.S. market. It's opened up factories in Europe.

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This is just an example of China's economic might. We see China spending a lot of money in Africa. In fact, Jessica, it was just a few weeks ago I think we were on the air together actually, shortly after a mega port opened in Peru that was built by China. Just another example of how it is trying to expand its reach.

DEAN: Yes, and we've also seen Chinese officials really mocking President Trump and his tariffs on social media. How would you categorize the overall mentality in China from those officials?

STEWART: Well, let's first talk about that post that you have up on X. It says give the bully an inch, he will take a mile. That is from the Chinese embassy in the U.S.

Look, China is adamant. If you hurt us, we're going to hurt you back. And that's the operating mantra, if you will, in its foreign policy. As we talk about this current landscape, obviously a lot of attention on tariffs, but China has other tools. In fact, it was just last week that the government announced that some American films will start to be restricted from being shown in Chinese cinemas. There's a lot of money there.

We also are seeing export controls on rare earth minerals which are so important in the manufacturing process. So that's China's operating procedure. In fact, none of this really is a surprise. It knew Trump 2.0 was coming. It established a playbook. And Jessica, we're seeing it being put into action pretty much in real time.

DEAN: Yes, we certainly are. All right. Marc Stewart, thank you so much for that. We really appreciate it.

And still ahead tonight, Russia striking a Ukrainian church on Palm Sunday. This is Russia's deadliest attack this year as Ukrainian President Zelenskyy says Russia needs to be treated, quote, "as a terrorist deserves." What this means for any potential ceasefire.

You're in the CNN NEWSROOM.

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DEAN: A terrible day in Northern Ukraine as Russian missiles struck people going to church for Palm Sunday services, killing 34 people, wounding more than a hundred others in the deadliest attack on Ukraine this year. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy saying Russia wants this kind of terror and its purposefully dragging out the three-year war. He's calling for a strong response from the world.

Joining us now is retired Air Force Colonel and CNN military analyst Cedric Leighton. Great to have you here with us.

Ukrainian officials say it seems Russian forces used cluster munitions in this attack. What does that choice of weapon tell you? What should people draw from that?

COL. CEDRIC LEIGHTON (RET), CNN MILITARY ANALYST: Well, Jessica, it's a very bad use of a weapon, especially against civilian targets. So, what we're talking about here is a munition that, basically, dispenses a whole bunch of bomblets over a wide area, several football fields worth of area.

And what that does, is that kills or maims people within that radius. And it's a very dangerous munition because first of all, it's primarily designed to be used in naval engagements, not against, targets, like civilian targets, especially on land. But this particular missile was used in what's called the double tap.

So, they sent one missile against Sumy and then followed that up a few minutes later with another missile as soon as the first responders were coming to the scene. And that is one of the. cruelest ways in which to wage war and it clearly shows that the Russians are continuing to target the civilian population and that is, you know, the big takeaway here is they are continuing to target the civilian population and killing as many civilians as they possibly can.

DEAN: Yes, just to underscore Palm Sunday, going to church you know, civilians going about their day-to-day business and celebrating with their families.

What kind of response do you think would you like to see from the White House?

LEIGHTON: Well, I think they need to reverse course in terms of what they've been doing when it comes to cutting aid to Ukraine, or at least not dispensing aid to Ukraine. That needs to stop.

Ukraine needs as much air defense help as it possibly can get. They were very successful when they had enough munitions to shoot down various missiles, like the Iskander missile and several others. The big thing here also is that. We need to start thinking out of the box when it comes to these kinds of diplomatic solutions.

Steve Witkoff's four-hour plus meeting with Vladimir Putin didn't help the people of Sumy. And that's in essence, at least for the short term, a failure. And in order to change that trajectory, I think what we need to do is start imposing things like a no fly zone over Ukraine potentially threatening to move troops into the area and basically putting the Russians on notice that this kind of behavior, this kind of -- these kinds of actions are not only contrary to the laws of war, but they're also contrary to any move toward peace. And it's clear that the Russians don't want that -- peace at this particular point in time.

DEAN: All right, Colonel Leighton, thanks so much for your analysis there. We appreciate.

LEIGHTON: You bet. Jessica.

DEAN: And coming up, we have a new Masters champion after a dramatic third round. A live report from Augusta is next. You're in the CNN NEWSROOM.

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DEAN: Okay, you are looking at new images we are getting. This is the Pennsylvania Governor's Mansion there, the residence. This is where Josh Shapiro lives with his family. You see the damage done by this arsonist? They now have a man in custody. But we are getting our first look at the images of just how extensive this damage was.

Again, authorities have this man in custody. They are expected to formally charge him with charges of attempted homicide and arson. But just really stunning how much damage was done. We know that man was able to get inside the Governor's Mansion for at least a minute overnight.

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I want to bring in CNN chief media analyst, Brian Stelter, who is joining us now.

Brian, a couple of notes, what we're looking at. Again, it's hard to see on my screen. It's pretty small. But what we do know is that Josh Shapiro, the governor, and his family had celebrated the first night of Passover there. They had hosted a for their friends and family. He had posted about it on his social media. They all go to sleep and at two in the morning they get a bang on the door from the Pennsylvania State Police getting them out because their lives were in real danger.

And now, we see these images of where that Seder appeared to have been held just hours before. This is incredible damage and I'm just curious, too, your thoughts on how they're releasing this information to really show the magnitude of what happened here.

BRIAN STELTER, CNN CHIEF MEDIA ANALYST: These images do tell the entire story, because when these headlines first came in this morning, it was unclear how severe the damage was. You know, the Governor's Mansion is right along the river there, Harrisburg is a relatively small town. You know, it's a company town where the company is the state government. It's where the government's business is conducted in Pennsylvania.

So, it's well known where the Governor's Mansion is. You know, it's right in a residential neighborhood along the river. And when these headlines first came in, I think it was an open question about how severe the damage was.

Was this some, you know, drunken partygoer at the end of the night, throwing something over the fence? The answer is no. This was something much, much more serious. We've now heard the authorities refer to this as a targeted incident of arson. And you can see by the pictures just how dangerous this was for Shapiro and his family to be in this home. Now, of course, it is a relatively large home. These are some of the formal rooms where events are held it appears. This appears to be on the first floor of the Governor's Mansion, but the idea that his children were sleeping somewhere else in this home, it's really horrifying -- Jessica.

DEAN: Yes, and we're looking at, you know, there's Hebrew writing there on melted metal.

STELTER:. Yes, you see that from the Seder.

DEAN: Yes, from the Seder and I just, I was really struck because, like you, I think that everybody had questions about just how severe was this? What exactly was the extent of this attack? And when they came out to do that press conference around 5:00, they were standing in front of the Governor's Mansion. So, we hadn't seen inside yet, but they were very purposeful about showing.

You could see the windows blown out. You could see dark soot essentially around the doors. And it seems like that sort of imagery, when you're trying to show people how serious this was, is really important in telling this story, because this was a really scary moment. Their lives were in --

STELTER: Shapiro is one of the Jewish politicians in the United States, you know, and to have this occur hours after the Passover Seder -- Passover is one of the most meaningful parts of the calendar of the year, something that is -- it brings people together. It brings families together. I was just thinking about, you know, being able to read from the scripture and how those are passed down for generations. And so to see that burn in his home is very disturbing.

DEAN: Yes, and then we need to hear from him too. We were able -- he was the one that that really kicked -- that that led that press conference. But his tone, you could just tell as a human being, you could tell as a human being, as a dad, as a husband, he was very, very shaken by this, understandably.

STELTER: It does raise questions about whether there's sufficient security, you know, for Shapiro or for other politicians. You know, of course, it was the middle of the night. But, you know, an example of Jewish geography just totally randomly, Shapiro's mom was my wife's Hebrew teacher outside of Philadelphia. You know, he grew up in Philly, outside Philly, proudly, everybody knew where Shapiro lived and does live and now in Harrisburg, everybody knows where the Governor's Mansion is.

That raises big questions about why this person, you know, went to the home, what the motive was. And frankly, it has been -- there's been a strong response from the government so far. You know, we have heard from authorities on this. They seem to be taking it very seriously because everybody is wondering if this was religiously motivated.

DEAN: Right, and even knowing that he's spoken with Kash Patel, of course, the head of the FBI who promised resources and to do what he could. All right. Brian Stelter, thank you so much. We really appreciate it. We will be right back.

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DEAN: Breaking news: A dramatic ending to the Masters Tournament at Augusta National after a sudden death playoff. Rory McIlroy is the 2025 Masters Champion, earning his first green jacket. CNN sports anchor Don Riddell is joining us from Augusta with the latest. What an ending -- Don.

DON RIDDELL, CNN SPORTS HOST: Jessica, it has just been an absolutely extraordinary day. I've been doing this job for a very, very long time. I don't think I've experienced nerve jangling drama and edge of the seat theater as we have witnessed, and I don't think I've ever seen as much emotion from an athlete victorious at the end.

Rory McIlroy has been trying for so, so long to win this tournament. It has really hurt him in the past because he's come close and today, on numerous occasions, it seemed as though it was slipping through or had even slipped through his fingers.

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He could have won it on the 18th, but he messed that up and that meant that he had to go to a playoff with Justin Rose, but he did finally birdy that first extra hole past and when he did, when he finally won the green jacket, I mean, the emotion was just absolutely palpable.

I mean, you could just see everything that he's experienced coming out of him at the end. And to give you a bit of historical context, there's kind of two things you need to be aware of.

First of all, 14 years ago, McIlroy had the world at his feet and it seemed as though he was going to win every tournament that he teed it up in. But he blew a monumental lead here in 2011, and he was really psychologically scarred by that. And I think it's taken him a long time to get over it.

Since 2014, he has been trying to complete the career grand slam of winning all four major tournaments. He had three in the bag in 2014, and it's taken him 11 years to get that last one. But because he has now done it, he has joined Ben Hogan, Gene Saracen, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods as the only men to have done it, and those are the titans of the game.

So, with this victory today, it's not just $4.2 million. It's not just the green jacket. It's the fact that he can now say he is in the pantheon of all time, great golfers. And the emotion around this place wasn't just coming from Rory McIlroy, it was kind of universal right throughout the golf course, because this is the only major played on the same course every single year. There's a real sense of familiarity here. So, many of the patrons that witnessed that collapse in 2011 would have been here today, and they were all cheering him on, and I think everybody is just feeling so great about the fact that Rory McIlroy finally has his hands on a green jacket and all that comes with it.

DEAN: All right, that was amazing to see. What a story. Don Riddell, thank you so much for that.

We'll be right back.

RIDDELL: All right.

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DEAN: The Godfather of 3D printed guns, pardoned January 6th rioters, and a Luigi Mangione fan club. CNN's Donie O'Sullivan is speaking with all of them and more in the latest episode of "The Whole Story" with Anderson Cooper. Here's a preview.

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DONIE O'SULLIVAN, CNN CORRESPONDENT: What was it like seeing Luigi?

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: You know, like we've all seen, like, tons of pictures of him, like, I think you could just see his more human side when you're seeing him in person for sure.

O'SULLIVAN (voice over): Nadine Seiler is a longtime Progressive activist.

O'SULLIVAN (on camera): We've met before. I've seen. You at protests in Washington, D.C.

NADINE SEILER, PROTESTER: Yes.

O'SULLIVAN (on camera): Against Trump.

SEILER, PROTESTER: Yes.

O'SULLIVAN (on camera): Against January 6th, all that sort of stuff.

SEILER: Yes.

O'SULLIVAN (on camera): Is accepting the violence that was committed against Brian Thompson right?

SEILER: America was founded on violence. America was founded -- and Make America Great Again to win, they came and massacred the indigenous people, millions and millions of indigenous people.

O'SULLIVAN (voice over): But by supporting the murder of a Healthcare CEO. Does that -- doesn't that make your side as culpable?

SEILER: I don't hear them condemning the Proud Boys who he says, stand by. Whatever they stop. Once they start condemning them, then I will reassess. But until then, no, I'm not reassessing.

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DEAN: And Donie, is here with us now. Donie, this is coming up in just a couple of minutes. What struck you most about how people are viewing Luigi Mangione in particular?

O'SULLIVAN: Hey, Jess, I mean, what we're doing in this episode of "Misinfonation" is really looking at radicalization and political violence across the political spectrum.

Of course, you know, the history and current state of far right violence in this country, whether its Charlottesville or January 6th, has been very well documented and we'll talk about that, too. But you know, what was notable over these last few months is when we saw the murder of Brian Thompson, that healthcare CEO, allegedly, by Luigi Mangione. is just how many people, especially on the left, were celebrating that celebrating that act of violence.

And look, I mean, from speaking to many of the people we met, and you'll see more of them in the show coming up outside the courthouse that day is people, you know, they have this rage. They have a lot of people have genuine grievances with the healthcare system in this country. And you can see how its manifested in this way for this support for the alleged killer.

DEAN: Yes, it's just so striking that it's just -- it's the political violence as the answer, both on the far right and the far left that you've really looked into here that I think is, is really striking.

O'SULLIVAN: Yes and look, I mean, we've seen the show starts actually on Inauguration Night where we are outside the D.C. jail. And of course, waiting for those pardoned January 6ers to be released. So look, we are in an interesting moment, to say the least, in this country, and this show really looks at where we are right now.

DEAN: All right. Donie O'Sullivan, always good to see you. Thanks so much.

And be sure to tune in. It is an all new episode of "The Whole Story" with Anderson Cooper. It airs next only here on CNN.

In the meantime, thank you very much for joining me this evening. I'm Jessica Dean, we're going to see you right back here next weekend. Have a great night everyone.

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