Man Accused of Assassination Attempt at White House Dinner

0:00It's April 30, you're listening to Durham News today, AI-powered local news. Cole Allen, the 31-year-old California man, accused of trying to assassinate the president at the White House correspondence dinner, just waved his right to bail and will stay locked up while his case plays out. He faces three felony counts for attempted assassination, hauling a gun and ammo across state lines to commit a crime, and firing a weapon during the violence. This all popped off Saturday night at the Washington, D.C. Hilton, where journalists, President Trump and his team were gathered. Allen rolled up with a shotgun, pistol, and knives, fired shots that hit a secret service agent's vest, but didn't penetrate and got tackled before he could hit the ballroom. No one else got hurt, but it put hundreds at risk during the big media event. Prosecutors laid it out plain. This was a calculated hit, aimed at political foes, pure anti-democratic terror. Officials dropped a photo of Allen snapping his selfie in his hotel room right before, showing

1:01he planned every move. His lawyer confirmed the Nobel call at Thursday's hearing, and he'll be back in court on May 11th to keep things rolling. I stay glued as federal charges stack up on this close call.