CNN analyst breaks down on air over school shooting

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CNN counterterrorism analyst Philip Mudd broke down on air during a live appearance on CNN’s “The Situation Room.”

• Host Wolf Blitzer asked Mudd to weigh in on the school shooting in Florida
• Mudd mentioned his own nieces and nephews and began become emotional
• Blitzer stepped in and moved on to the next guest

"A child of God is dead. Can not we acknowledge in this country that we cannot accept this?" Counterterrorism analyst Phil Mudd becomes emotional about the shooting at a Florida high school https://t.co/mt55EwkQj1 https://t.co/NLYw9tB3K0

— CNN (@CNN) February 14, 2018