Obama Hits Trail For Dems in Tight Races, Halloween Terror Plot, Another UK Stabbing: AM Update 11⧸3
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Former President Barack Obama is on the campaign trail Saturday in Virginia and New Jersey stumping for Democrats, including the guy who said he wants to kill Republicans. Meanwhile, the FBI says it thwarted a terror attack in Michigan and another shocking stabbing incident in the United Kingdom. All that and more on today s AM Update with Meghan Kelly ( )!
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Good morning, everyone. I'm Megyn Kelly. It's Monday, November 3rd, 2025, and this is your
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AM update. It's like every day is Halloween, except it's all tricks and no treats.
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It's Election Day Eve, and Barack Obama is on the campaign trail attacking the Trump
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administration while he stumps for Democrats in New Jersey and Virginia, including the
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Are there notes of caution here for Democrats? Yes, there are. This is the big one right
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here. The party's image. Democrats only 28 percent positive. Look at that, 53 negative.
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Polling continues to show the Democrats have a major branding problem. The FBI says it thwarted
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a terror attack in Michigan and another shocking stabbing incident in the United Kingdom.
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All that and more coming up in just a moment on your AM update.
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Tomorrow is election day when the next governor of the state of New Jersey and the next governor of
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the Commonwealth of Virginia will be decided. In Virginia, Democrat and former Congresswoman
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Abigail Spanberger taking on Republican Lieutenant Governor Winsome Earl Sears. In New Jersey,
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it's Republican Jack Chattarelli, a former businessman and state assemblyman against
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Democratic Congresswoman Mikey Sherrill. Axios reporting over the weekend that Trump's political
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operation is spending over $1 million in each state to target Trump voters who usually sit out
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off your elections. Pro-Trump entities, including the Republican National Committee,
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pouring over lists of voters the Trump campaign identified as being less dependable ahead of the
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2024 elections, operatives reportedly attempting to persuade them to vote through phone banking
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and digital ads. Mr. Trump himself has not campaigned on the ground in either New Jersey
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or Virginia. Sometimes that can be unhelpful if the state is dominated by the other party.
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But last week, he participated in a tele-rally with current Virginia governor,
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Republican Glenn Youngkin, aimed at turning out voters in the state. Mr. Youngkin's seen as a
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formidable Republican on the national stage, but the Virginia Constitution prohibits consecutive
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terms for the governor position. Mr. Trump on October 24th holding a similar tele-rally for
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Jack Chattarelli, whom he officially endorsed. The Democrats turning to who else? Former President
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Barack Obama, who hit the campaign trail Saturday in both Virginia and New Jersey.
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Here's Mr. Obama in Norfolk, Virginia, where he used the bulk of his remarks to
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Because let's face it, our country and our politics are in a pretty dark place right
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now. It's hard to know where to start. Because every day, this White House offers up a French
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batch of lawlessness and recklessness and mean-spiritedness and just plain craziness.
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We got a president who thinks it's okay to use the Justice Department to go after his political
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opponents. Hey, wait, wait, don't boo. Vote. They don't hear boos, they hear votes. He's deploying
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the National Guard in American cities, claiming to stop crime waves that don't actually exist.
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We've got masked ICE agents pulling up in unmarked vans and grabbing people, including U.S. citizens.
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It's like every day is Halloween, except it's all tricks and no treats.
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But it was another man at the rally whose presence seemed to eclipse even that of Mr. Obama,
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Jay Jones, the Democrat Party's nominee for attorney general in Virginia,
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in a surprise appearance opening the event, making no mention of his shocking text message
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scandal that has upended his campaign. As first reported by National Review last month,
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Jones sent texts where he fantasized about the murder of a Republican colleague
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and the death of that colleague's children. Jones Saturday attacking, all together now,
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President Donald Trump, as well as his opponent, Republican Attorney General Jason Meares.
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Over 50 times, Jason Meares has had the chance to sue the president this year to protect Virginia,
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and he's not stepped up. And that comes at our expense. And I got something to say to that.
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Virginia deserves better. And there is a reason that Donald Trump has endorsed Jason Meares in
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this campaign. He said Jason will never let us down. And what that means is that he'll never let
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Donald Trump down. But I'm running for attorney general to put Virginia first, to make sure that
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we protect our pocketbooks, that we protect our health care access, that we protect a woman's right
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to an abortion. The texting scandal becoming a big issue in the gubernatorial race, with Lieutenant
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Governor Earl Sears on Saturday in Loudoun County attacking Abigail Spamburger for failing to call
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for Jones to exit the race. When my opponent says that when it comes to her candidate for attorney general
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saying that two bullets to the head for his political opponent, and that the wife of his
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political opponent was breeding, quote unquote, fascists, and that they needed to die to the two
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children. And all she says is, well, she is disgusted. And then she is unhappy. Unhappy Abigail?
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Wait a minute. Unhappy Abigail? About murder? How about you get a backbone and tell him he needed to
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get out of the race? How about you do that? The Real Clear Politics average of polls showing
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Spamburger with a nine-point lead, but many pointing out Democrats would not have deployed former
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President Barack Obama to the Commonwealth if they were not concerned about the race. Polls in the
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attorney general race showing a much tighter contest, Republican Mieras holding a 1.6-point lead over
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Jones in the Real Clear polling average. Mark Halperin, host of Next Up with Mark Halperin on the
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MK Media Network, telling the Megyn Kelly show last month that Republicans need to keep the governor's
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race within about six points in order for Mieras to win in the AG spot.
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I think if Spamburger wins by more than six, I think she'll save the bottom of the ticket.
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But if it's closer than that, yeah, by six or more, I think probably the Democrats sweep. But if it's
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less than that, then I think Jones will lose. Mr. Obama also making an appearance in New Jersey
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Saturday, where he reverted back to one of his favorite attacks, accusing Republicans of discriminating
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against minorities. The point is, there is absolutely no evidence that Republican policies
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have made life better for the people in New Jersey. They've devoted enormous energy to
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entrenching themselves in power, punishing their enemies, enriching their friends, silencing their
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critics. They put on a big show of deporting people and targeting transgender folks. They never
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miss a chance to scapegoat minorities and blame DEI for every problem under the sun.
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You got a flat tire? Must be DEI. Your wife kicked you out? DEI. Who knew? But what they haven't done
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is help you. Meanwhile, his wife Michelle is making the rounds to promote her fashion book and
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complaining, we didn't give her family the same grace we give other first families, presumably because
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of skin color. So who is it that's making DEI a nonstop thing? Barack? While in New Jersey,
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the 44th president seeming to flirt with a member of the audience before remembering to shout out his
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missus. I love you, but hold on. I heard you, girl. Just just settle down. I'm here to talk to
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everybody, not just you. I mean, you look cute, but I ain't married. Michelle's fine too.
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Polls show a razor-tight race between the Democrat, Cheryl, and the Republican, Chattarelli.
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Atlas Intel, the number one-ranked poll by Nate Silver after the 2024 election cycle,
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has Cheryl up less than one point among likely voters. Unlike Virginia, New Jersey releases party
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registration stats for early voting. Through Saturday, the early in-person vote is competitive.
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The Democrats at 41 percent, Republicans at 37. And unaffiliated and other parties getting 22 percent
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of the vote. However, the Democrats have an advantage of over 266,000 votes when mail-in plus the early
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in-person votes are combined. At least seven Democrat mayors in the state have endorsed the Republican,
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Chattarelli. And Chattarelli reminded us on the Megyn Kelly show last week that he had a dominant
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performance on Election Day back in 2021 when he almost upset incumbent Democrat and current Governor
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Phil Murphy. Historically speaking, Republicans under poll in this state because we're outnumbered by so
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many Democrats. But the other thing to keep in mind is back in 2021, I beat Phil Murphy, the current
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governor on Election Day, in-person voting on the machines by 250,000. So if we're going into Election
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Day somewhat tied based on the vote-by-mail ballots that have been returned and early voting, nine days
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of early voting, we're in really good shape. NBC News releasing a national poll Sunday showing a
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mixed bag for both parties. Republicans hold a 31-point lead over Democrats when it comes to border
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security, a 22-point lead over Dems in dealing with crime. Democrats hold an eight-point lead over
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the GOP when it comes to preference for control of Congress in next year's midterms. But even with
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that, there are warning signs about the Democrats' brand. Here's NBC News Chief Data Analyst Steve
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Kornacki. As we asked folks, midterm election, which party would you want to control Congress? And the
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Democrats have now in our poll, this is significant, opened up an eight-point advantage over Republicans.
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We checked this back in the spring. It was dead even. That eight-point level is typically what you
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would find for a party that's poised for a big midterm election. That's the kind of lead Democrats
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had when they swept to power in Congress in Trump's first term. So we'll see if that holds now going
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forward. But that's a potentially big shift. Are there notes of caution here for Democrats? Yes,
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there are. This is the big one right here. The party's image. Democrats only 28 percent positive.
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Look at that, 53 negative. Republicans, it's only 37 and 46. Democrats are 25 points underwater.
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Coming up, a Halloween terror attack thwarted in Michigan,
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and a stabbing incident in the U.K. leaves the country rattled.
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A scary story from Halloween. FBI Director Cash Patel announcing on X Friday his agency stopped a
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terror attack in Michigan. Director Patel writing, quote, this morning, the FBI thwarted a potential
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terrorist attack and arrested multiple subjects in Michigan who were allegedly plotting a violent attack
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over Halloween weekend. More details to come. Thanks to the men and women of FBI and law
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enforcement everywhere standing guard 24-7 and crushing our mission to defend the homeland.
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End quote. Details are still scarce, but a top federal law enforcement official telling Fox News
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that the potential attack had a connection to ISIS. The Detroit News reporting the FBI Joint Terrorism
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Task Force raided two homes in Dearborn and a storage facility in nearby Inkster, Michigan.
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Attorney Amir Makhlid telling the Detroit News five men were questioned by investigators,
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two taken into custody, including his client. Makhlid claiming to Live Now from Fox, a national news
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service from Fox television stations, that the group was not planning a mass casualty event or act of
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terrorism in Michigan and denying that the group had any ties to international terrorist organizations.
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Well, I can't say that at this point, no one's been charged with any crime. So at this point,
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the U.S. Attorney's Office has arrested at least two individuals. My client is one of the individuals
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detained. We can't release the details as to who that person is just yet until and if the U.S.
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Attorney's Office brings charges in this case. So things are kind of rapidly developing still as the
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investigation continues. I do know for certainty that there was no mass casualty event or plot or
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terrorism act that was planned within the city of Dearborn or state of Michigan by anybody involved in
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this investigation. Now, whether or not there's some perhaps online rhetoric or curiosity by these kids,
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we're talking about guys that are, you know, 18 to 20 years old. So young adults and teenagers
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that may have gone a little too far on the Internet in terms of their curiosity. But nobody is involved
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in ISIS or Al Qaeda or terrorist organizations from this group of young men who were questioned
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yesterday by the FBI. The comment about online rhetoric tracking with a report from the Associated
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Press that the investigation involved discussions in an online chat room with some of the suspects.
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An unnamed source briefed on the investigation telling the AP the group allegedly discussed
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carrying out an attack on, quote, Pumpkin Day, an apparent reference to Halloween. Deputy FBI
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Director Dan Bongino posting on X, writing, quote, Protecting the homeland is our top priority. We will not rest.
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And a terrifying situation in the U.K. Saturday night. Eleven people stabbed on a London-bound train in
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Huntington, which is about an hour away from the British capital. Yes, another horrifying stabbing in the U.K.
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Mad men determined to kill will do so with or without a gun quite clearly. British transport
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police at first initiating, quote, Plato, the national code word for a terror attack, but later
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announcing, quote, at this stage, there is nothing to suggest this is a terrorist incident. Police saying
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the suspect is black. He is 32 years old, a British national who was born in the U.K. He remains in
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police custody on suspicion of attempted murder. Initially, a 35-year-old man was also arrested,
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but police released him after determining he was not involved. Deputy Chief Constable Stuart Cundy
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saying, quote, Our investigation is moving at pace and we are confident we are not looking for anyone
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else in connection to the incident. Authorities have yet to release a motive. Footage obtained by the Daily
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Mail showing passengers screaming on a train platform. A man by himself dressed in all black
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with a knife is seen calmly walking. The Daily Mail reporting the attacker saying, quote,
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The devil's not going to win as he approached his victims. Of the 11 wounded, six remained
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hospitalized on Sunday, including a London Northeastern railway employee in life-threatening
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condition. The British Transport Police lauding the employee's courage, saying he stopped the incident
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from being far worse, quote, Detectives have reviewed the CCTV from the train and it is clear his
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actions were nothing short of heroic and undoubtedly saved many people's lives. British Prime Minister
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Keir Starmer calling the stabbing, quote, appalling, writing on social media, quote, My thoughts are with
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all those affected and my thanks go to the emergency services for their response. We will have more on
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this today on The Megyn Kelly Show. And that'll do it for your AM update. I'm Megyn Kelly. Join me back
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