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Man Charged in Train Attack; Government Shutdown Stalemate; Suzie Moore is Interviewed about SNAP Benefits; Strong Storm to Hit West Coast. Aired 9:30-10a ET

Aired November 03, 2025 - 09:30   ET

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SARA SIDNER, CNN ANCHOR: All right, this morning we're learning more details about the man accused in Saturday's mass stabbing on a packed train traveling through central England. Police say a 32-year-old man is charged with 10 counts of attempted murder for the attack that left nine people fighting for their lives. The suspect is also facing another attempted murder charge tied to a separate stabbing earlier that same day in London.

CNN's Nic Robertson is in London for us with the very latest on the investigation.

What are you learning, Nic?

NIC ROBERTSON, CNN INTERNATIONAL DIPLOMATIC EDITOR: Yes, this new detail about the stabbing in London earlier in the day is a troubling -- very troubling detail for the police, the British transport police. It's 100 miles between that stabbing in London earlier in the day, and then where he is believed to have got on the train and stabbed these 11 different people. The ten counts there, you say, of attempted murder and one count of actual bodily harm is also being brought. So, that leaves a -- sort of a gap in his day that undoubtedly the police will be looking at. They've named him as Anthony Williams, a 32-year- old man, still obviously being held by the police at the moment.

But for so many of the passengers, this was an absolutely horrific and horrifying few minutes, about 15 minutes of their lives where he is literally rampaging down the train. Initially people thinking this was some kind of Halloween prank on Saturday evening, before seeing blood, before seeing victims with huge gashes. There's a lot of praise for members of staff of the rail service. In fact, one member of staff of the rail service is credited with saving people's lives. And this person is still in a life-threatening condition in hospital. Those ten very severely wounded people on -- on Saturday night. He is the only one who remains in a critical condition in a life-threatening condition, in fact.

And the rail driver, the train driver or engineer, as you might call him, has also had a lot of praise passed his way. A former military veteran who made the call from the train to alert the authorities what was happening, got the train diverted to a nearby station so that the medics and the police could intervene quickly and do life-saving procedures, literally at the trackside. If it -- the train had stopped somewhere else, or later, the casualty toll could have been much higher.

But the police now clear, just one perpetrator. And with this troubling detail that it tried to kill somebody else earlier in the day, 100 miles away.

SIDNER: Yes. You have to wonder why he wasn't caught then. But why? It's just a really terrifying story.

Nic Robertson, thank you so much. Appreciate you bringing us the details this morning.

John.

JOHN BERMAN, CNN ANCHOR: All right, breaking news, we're getting word at least one worker is trapped, another person hurt, after part of a medieval tower collapsed. Look at that.

And what we are learning this morning about the alleged thieves now in custody that carried out the heist of the century.

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BERMAN: All right, a brand-new CNN poll out just this morning shows that Americans are not happy with how the president is handling the government shutdown. Sixty-one percent say they disapprove.

Let's go to CNN's Annie Grayer, who was on Capitol Hill this morning.

The Senate back. Any closer to some kind of deal?

ANNIE GRAYER, CNN SENIOR REPORTER: No, John, not closer at all. And we're actually on track to break a record for the longest government shutdown in history. And both sides still remain extremely dug in. And CNN did a poll to see how the country is responding and reacting to each side's position.

And first, I just want to raise this poll that looks at whether or not people thought this government shutdown is a crisis or not. Thirty-one percent say yes, an absolute crisis. Fifty percent of those polled in our poll say a major problem. And only four percent say not a problem at all.

Now, looking at how congressional leaders are faring during this shutdown, as both sides remain extremely dug in. Before I get into those numbers, just a quick reminder that Democrats say they will not vote to reopen the government until Republicans address the expiring Obamacare subsidies, which are causing people's health care prices to rise.

So, on November 1st, you logged in with those subsidies to see how your health care prices were. Likely you were to see a major increase. Whereas Republicans say they understand this issue, but they are not going to -- they're not going to address it until Democrats vote to reopen the government. So, how do people feel about those two positions? Only 25 percent say they approve of how Republicans in Congress are handling the shutdown, while 58 percent say they disapprove.

Meanwhile, Democrats, only 20 percent say they support the Democratic position during the shutdown in our poll, with 58 percent disapproving. So, even though these numbers are low, both sides are not budging at all.

Now, one thing that I've been reporting for weeks that I've heard could really shift the dynamics here is if President Trump were to get more directly involved before the shutdown ends, to bring leaders together, to have a negotiation. But the president, so far, has maintained that he will not do that until the government is reopened.

Take a listen to how he framed it yesterday on "60 Minutes."

And not -- and with -- and the president was very clear, he will have this negotiation, but not until the government reopens.

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But meanwhile, people are feeling real pain during the shutdown. Federal workers are going without pay. Forty-two million Americans did not get the food assistance from the federal government that they need on Saturday. A federal judge said that they will be forcing the Trump administration to make some payments to people, but it's unclear when and how those payments are going out.

So, the stalemate continues. Senate comes back today. We're expecting a press conference from Speaker Mike Johnson in the next 20 minutes. But both sides still extremely dug in here.

BERMAN: Yes, it's also interesting to see, and will be, how the election results tomorrow play into this, whether or not either party in Washington looks at that as maybe a motivation to make a deal.

Annie Grayer, great to see you. Thanks so much.

Sara.

SIDNER: All right, the longer this shutdown, the longer the uncertainty for Americans who depend on SNAP benefits to feed themselves and their families. Listen to what one man told a reporter this weekend as he waited at a food pantry in Phoenix.

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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Go from having everything and to having nothing.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Joseph Cribb (ph) recently fell on hard times, saying he applied for SNAP just for the first time two months ago.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: And they did award me food stamps, which I was very grateful for.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: But when benefits didn't arrive, he found help from his neighbors instead.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: When you find yourself on the other end of that, I don't know. We all need each other. Yes.

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SIDNER: Wow, really emotional and really sweet in telling the truth. We all need each other.

Joining me now is Suzie Moore, a retired nurse and a SNAP recipient herself.

I just got to ask you, after hearing that, I mean what scares you the most about the situation that you now find yourself in because Congress can't do its job?

SUZIE MOORE, SNAP RECIPIENT: Well, Sara, I'm very scared because I rely heavily on SNAP benefits to feed myself. You know, prior years, I was able to do it myself. But living on a fixed income, the price of food is going sky high. My SNAP benefits don't go as far as they used to. And now that Congress has -- and the government has delayed our -- our, you know, SNAP benefits, it scares me. I don't know how much longer I can last. I did stockpile some, but that's not going to go very far.

SIDNER: Yes. How much money do -- were you receiving in SNAP benefits? And what will you do to try to -- to -- to replace that, to supplement that?

MOORE: Seniors only get $23 (ph) a month in SNAP benefits. And to make that last, as much as I can, I have to shop for BOGOs, I have to shop for sales. I never buy meats full price. I have to buy them, you know, reduced. And then substitute other foods for meats, like beans and lentils, to get my protein in.

You know, it's just -- it's just very, very hard in these uncertain times. And what I'm going to do is what most people do, go to food banks, go to my local church. But those areas are going to be depleted so quickly with this shutdown as it is that I'm not sure that they will have enough food for everybody.

SIDNER: What message would you like to send to lawmakers and potentially the president, who could release some funds, because this has never happened before during a shutdown. This is the first time in U.S. history that -- that during a shutdown --

MOORE: Right.

SIDNER: That SNAP benefits were left unfunded. What's your message?

MOORE: My message is, please do the job that we elected you to do. You're in the -- Washington and in the White House to work for your people. And we are your people.

This doesn't affect you. It does not affect President Trump, his family, his relatives, as people in Congress. It affects the people of America. And you were elected to support the people of America. So, please, do your job.

SIDNER: About 12 percent of the population of the United States receives SNAP benefits. It's a lot of people. It's more -- about 42 million people who receive SNAP benefits. And yet you have some people saying some pretty nasty things, including some lawmakers, about those who received the benefits, saying things like, why don't you get a job? Why can't you stockpile some of this food that you get with these benefits? What do you say to those who are blaming SNAP recipients for receiving these benefits?

MOORE: We live in a time that I think we haven't seen before where we're not helping one another.

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I would go back to work if I could, but I'm 74. I worked over 30 years in my profession. I have paid my taxes. I've paid my dues. I'm not lazy. I would work if I could, but I'm disabled. You know, we have to change our mindset about food stamps. It's not people that are lazy or whatnot, it is people that just cannot afford to feed their families. And they rely on this. And it's the working class people. People like me and the other people out there that have children that need to be fed. I just don't see how you can be so cruel as to deny children food. I really don't.

SIDNER: Suzie Moore, I know you've worked a long time as a retired nurse. We appreciate that. Nurses are the soul of a hospital. Thank you so much and I hope this all gets sorted out because I know you're scared and I know a lot of other people and families are afraid as well as to what they're going to do without these benefits.

MOORE: Exactly.

SIDNER: Really appreciate your time. Take good care of yourself.

Kate.

MOORE: Thank you.

BOLDUAN: So, terrifying moments at a fall festival. Two young girls thrown from a Ferris wheel. The investigation now underway as they are sent to the hospital.

And major storms and possible flooding are expected along the West Coast this week. What people need to be ready for. That's coming up next to the forecast.

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SIDNER: A search for two suspects underway after an international -- or, excuse me, intentional explosion at -- no laughing -- at Harvard Medical School. It happened overnight Saturday. Police say two masked individuals were seen fleeing the scene after a fire alarm went off. A small explosion happened then in a hallway. It didn't cause any structural damage, but the FBI taking part in the investigation, trying to figure out who these two people are.

This morning, investigators looking into what happened after two young girls were thrown from a Ferris wheel during a festival in Louisiana. Witnesses say it appeared that the bucket they were in tipped upside down before spilling them out and onto the ground. The sheriff says the girls are going to recover just fine, but they are in the hospital. No word yet on their condition.

Incredible video now capturing the moment a medieval tower in central Rome partially collapses during renovations this morning. One worker is critically injured, another remains trapped in that rubble hours later. Firefighters trying to rescue that worker were forced to back up, to retreat because more of that tower started to fall.

And Paris prosecutors say the four suspects in last month's dramatic heist at the Louvre are local petty criminals with no links to organized crime. The three men and one woman arrested in connection to the heist are from a suburb of Paris, and have previous criminal convictions, including robbery.

A woman in Mississippi saw a monkey in her yard and shot it. It turns out it's believed to be one of the monkeys that escaped after a truck carrying monkeys used for medical research crashed. The woman, who found one of those monkeys, says she killed it because she was scared for her children after learning the monkeys could have carried diseases. While they're not infectious, officials still want them to be, as they're putting it, neutralized, other word is killed, because of the breed's aggressive nature.

Now, in New Jersey, a police officer saves a drowning dog from icy waters. Body camera video showing there the Atlantic City officer swimming near 100 yards with a strong current, freezing temperatures, and finally getting to that pup.

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MATT SCHMIDT, ATLANTIC CITY POLICE OFFICER: Once I had him in my control, I'm just basically talking to him. I'm like, OK, buddy, just help me. Just swim with me, not away from me. Don't make this double hard. So, I was -- I was -- I was having a little chat with him while we were on the way back.

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SIDNER: Well, that chat worked because the dog was finally taken out of the water and taken into animal control. They say he's doing just fine after they treated his limp.

Kate.

BOLDUAN: Oh, my goodness. All right.

So, there are some big storms expected this week out west. Big rain, strong winds and flooding from San Francisco up through Seattle. Meteorologist Chris Warren is tracking all of this for us.

Chris, what do you see and what do people need to be prepared for?

CHRIS WARREN, CNN METEOROLOGIST: Wet and windy conditions on the West Coast, Kate. That's what we're looking at. It was very wet in western Washington over the weekend. Now waking up this morning, Seattle getting a bit of a break. But it's these atmospheric rivers, the moisture in the higher levels of the atmosphere that can turn into rain with a subtropical and tropical tap to it. That's what you're seeing in the green. There's kind of like rivers in the atmosphere.

And there is a scale for this. And on the higher end, a four out of five this week for these atmospheric rivers. So, the potential for flooding is going to be there. It's just going to be a downright gray and cloudy day, and wet and windy at times as well. You can see multiple systems are going to move through. This is Wednesday at 6:30.

Here's the wind forecast. Now these colors mean some strong winds, especially at the coast and exposed areas. But as far as the rainfall goes, excessive rainfall, which can translate into flooding. And the common thread between Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday will be the southern Oregon coast. But at times the northern Oregon coast will be getting clobbered by some very heavy rain.

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And when it's all said and done here, Kate, what we're looking at is seeing most of the heaviest of rain on the windward side of the mountains and the coast range in Oregon, northern California, while at the same time we're going to be watching the snow pile up in the mountains, in the cascades, and some of the interior mountains as well, the higher terrain getting close to, if not more than a foot, maybe even a foot and a half of snow.

BOLDUAN: Time to start talking about ski weather.

BERMAN: That's right.

BOLDUAN: That's all I'm' hearing now, Chris.

SIDNER: And bomb cyclone. I'm here for the bomb cyclones.

BOLDUAN: The bomb cyclones.

SIDNER: I don't know why, but that's just -- for some reason that sticks in my mind already.

BOLDUAN: I mean --

BERMAN: You have a bomb cyclone fetish?

SIDNER: Yes.

BOLDUAN: John.

BERMAN: What?

BOLDUAN: What? Come on. BERMAN: I'm just saying, she likes bomb cyclones.

SIDNER: With all his fetishes, he's trying to bring mine up.

BOLDUAN: Chris, run, quickly.

When we end a show on a Monday talking about fetishes, we know it's going to be a great week.

BERMAN: Weather. It's a weather thing.

BOLDUAN: Uh-huh, yes. Always.

BERMAN: Predilection for certain kinds of weather.

SIDNER: Oh, my God, can we go?

BOLDUAN: Please.

John.

SIDNER: "THE SITUATION ROOM," please take this off our hands.

BOLDUAN: I don't know what to do.

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