For myself and everyone here in the Office Newsroom welcome and thanks for joining us this friday evening. And we start with our developing news coming out of the british capital where a number of people have been left injured following a knife attack near London Bridge we can show you eyewitness videos taken in the area which is a busy thoroughfare in the city as you can see people were wrestling with the suspect trying to pin him to the ground an armed officer is seen with his weapon drawn a short time later a shot is hot one person has been detained. Now in life our correspondent ed wood stash the she is at the scene for us. Quickly developing situation what else. Can you tell us. Well this is an Ongoing Investigation and indeed London Bridge is still on lockdown we understand this is being treated as a terrorism related incident though still unconfirmed whether or not the incident was terrorism related at this point in time we know there has been one fatal it seems one fatality of a suspect thats been confirmed by 2 various sources that have been close to the investigation as for good victims so we understand this be involved but doesnt being sent to the hospital and undergoing d some injuries that at this point though we have seen since he had said fires broke out at 1 58 pm local time in that 2 hours weve seen convoys upon calm voice going through the city center headed towards London Bridge and we also know there has been counterterrorism offices at the scene but also specialist fire armed officers to assist in the metropolitan police plus indeed fire brigades as well its also understood at this point in time the 1st initial report was that a man was yielding a knife and he ran towards the public thats still not confirmed so still the situation is quite unclear but a suspect as i say has been shot dead now responding to the scene weve had numerous politicians tweeting out online Boris Johnson he himself said hes thanking the Emergency Services today and that hes being kept up to date we also heard from home secretary preacha patel she says that shes also thanking officers in her thoughts and trust with the victims to plus of course jeremy called when he too tweeted out saying similar sentiments but still evacuation is ongoing the workspace is directly behind me they are being continuously evacuated in the last 2 hours one by one throughout from the bridge up until this road where im on now but the sense really here today is quite a lot of confusion panic and worrying. While we know the. This is not the 1st time this has happened in london we have seen similar events in fact about sport havent we. Absolutely this is a very emotive location in the heart of london London Bridge of course familiar scenes just 2 years ago 27 june there was a very similar incident that was terrorism related and of course at this point we dont know whether this one is terrorism related but at the time we understand that a car was cowering down londons bridge and we saw in various fatal it is there a man then got out of his car and had numerous stabbings that were that at that time 9 victims were killed again in 2017 it seemed to be a year of quite a lot of cunt a moment here and we saw the Westminster Bridge attack again very similar scenes with 6 deaths resulted from a nice injury then of course in trying to subdue it again Finsbury Park mosque attack similar with a vehicle was used resulting in death so again it really seems like theres quite a lot of worry that this incident has been replicated this afternoon because of course the nice prime epidemic here in the fatah front in the capital is out of a record level rise so many people are very worried and its well know obviously a very traumatic memories from London Bridge. With josh reporting to us live from very heart of london many thanks. And actually to get more on this were going to cross live to talk to david lokis a terrorism expert david tell us whats your assessment of the incident and how do you assess how the police have responded. I think the match probably said quite right treat this as a terrorist incident i mean it does look on the face of it as a possibility and that means being open minded to because it may not be at the end of the day but by choosing its a terrorist incident that means that you scale up the nation investigation as the pictures are showing you got armed officers there youve got the areas now blocked blocked off and obviously with theyre making investigations into this individual looking at what. A palace is hes got control over what devices hes been using so make the assessment is this an individual whos been inspired by some extremist cause to carry out this stock or is it quite simply a person who is whos got a knife and im going to talk when we have seen a number of knife attacks in the law and an area so we dont mind a book by having as a terrorist incident that means its a full scale investigation with all the agent with all of the parts involved you say that you support the police that are treating it as a terror related incident that not signs at this stage stage to suggest that it is one. Well going by obviously the the images that are being released the video images listening to the eyewitnesses so far is that potential and you know it is that time of year we christmas we got a number of christians markets around the around the country i know theyre being put in physical obstructions all locating them in areas where its virtually impossible for a vehicle to. Be b. You should shoot for an attack. And of course London Bridges i go is one of the iconic bridges its iconic one because the area as well and it will and it will gather as were doing now the Media Attention so if it is a terrorist incident its got its maximum publicity its also got the message that all the precautions in the certainly. In the parts of the greater longer. That you you still cant be kept safe thats the message they want to get across but to. Put some. Light arms about that the chances are still remote of a terrorist attack but the only thing that is if it is convert and there is a possibility that the terrorist threat level will rise from substantial bucks a civilian area without actually exactly what i want to pick up on next 3 know that this month the ukase terrorism level was actually decreased as i said from sufficient to substantial in your opinion with that to premier kill or do you think that theyre going to look back with regret now. No i think you know its no decision but its not a decision taken lightly they look at it you know theres a joint i was marcys center involved theres number of bodies who look at it and its looking at the capability of groups to carry out an attack. The their ability to inspire attacks that will be looked out but substantial does mean an attack is likely doesnt mean you know its a remote possibility though its gone from highly likely it went down to likely that maybe well go back to highly likely but over again the u. K. In the amount of the terrorist threat is still severe from distance irish republican groups so you know youve these various levels depending upon which group is art. And all sides want to get your general feeling for police kinds of situations can anything be done to prevent such attacks i mean we thought that this event you know if i some incident happened in 2017 it was said more precautions have been taken well i think we have to be realistic. And know from some of the reports thats come out this is not one that was on tessa paid to there was no intelligence to suggest this but what i will say is look at the speed and efficiency of the moves he said was in particular initially the 1st responders the police to this very very quick and also look at the passers by who were helping with this incident and and to sort of juice mail i think that shows you the sort of flow of a lot of british people that we we will not take this lightly and we will deal with it but you know you look at that response its so difficult if youve got an individual whos inspired by some cause who wants to can have a talk with a knife or other sharply bladed instrument it is virtually impossible to stop that dr david low many many thanks for your input on insight on this issue about terrorism expert dr david thank you. Donald trump chose to spend his thanksgiving paying his 1st ever visit to afghanistan and greeting american troops and he had a message for them revealing talks with the taliban are back on the table despite being declared dead just 2 months ago earlier my colleague Daniel Hawkins discussed this with. They call it a surprise visit but the motives behind it are rather clear since day one and day one of his presidency mr trump wanted to and the war in afghanistan the bloody almost 2 decades long conflict that took so Many American lives and so Many American dollars trump wanted to end it for his own for steve at home and for his global influence in that region and internationally of course and hes been given this promises so many times that thanksgiving feels that short reason to have danny stone was all about that to demonstrate hes in charge and he is taking everything under control and everything is according to his plan and peace is near thats a perfect plan and you know strong promises except weve heard that before and so many times. The taliban wants to make a deal well see if they want to make a deal its going to be a real deal but well see talking to the taliban have a very good discussions well see what happens talking about a plan i dont know whether or not a plan is going to be accepted or acceptable to me and maybe its not going to be acceptable to them but we are talking we have good talks going and well see what happens in these negotiations have been quite stops have there been any success is in the past it would be unfair to say that there wasnt any success because for almost a year a trans key negotiator mr heller former ambassador to afghanistan held 9 rounds of talks extensive talks with the taliban very influential on the ground in afghanistan everybody agrees that they say is a player no one can ignore and the peace cannot be restored without although many countries still view them as a terrorist group some were saying that to merica was closed and these negotiations were success but that it was called off last minute because of the bloody incident and dozens of lives including an american soldier so some say that america is losing this game in afghanistan. Because trump is trying to play as solo game there are so many people. On afghanistan led by most by iran but always rejects all the invitations and never takes part in these talks and hes trying to kind of settle it all on his own and just before go into afghanistan this thanksgiving he posted a photo shopped picture of himself as rocky balboa and i think this is how he feels maybe and maybe this is what he wants to be for afghanistan a hero but as they say you can tell what they are by what they do not by what they say or what the post on twitter obviously as you mentioned there its a good photo opportunity good p. R. For the election exeunt in service of realistic chance of getting a deal how optimistic and its very hard to say because its been on and off all the time but what we can say for sure and you made this point already trump is not going to give up he needs it he needs to regain this influence. On his son and in that region and globally and of course they say that ending the war in afghanistan he would rise his chances up to be reelected at home so i mean its not yet over political analyst mushtaq or him believes all sides have realized a peaceful solution is the only way to end this crisis. Well it certainly could have honest on everybody that has been advocating for resumption of peace talks because most of the analysts believe that it is no reality off discount but peace negotiation and peaceful settlement so politic a dialogue so yes its a very good omen very very good news in here that it is light he welcomed in a sense that we are heading back to the negotiation process for a political settlement dr needed to dig ought by it be he said it reached a consensus this conflict has been new to her being all the peace because of the long long standing still means that beck that continues to dominate when not parties in a position to weigh in on them we let g. Get around and they have im disturbed that the only art can be quality can be. Now to bolivia where the mayor of a small town mayor who was brutally assaulted by protest as a bit on rest triggered by the countrys political crisis is refusing to resign patricia has now left hospital images of her attack emerged on social media revealing the violent towards politicians of the party of ousted leader as a warning you may find the following scenes upsetting at the start of november after setting the town pool on and. Paraded foot cut in public and sprayed it red during the 4 hour what would deal she was made and sign a Resignation Letter she told us shes still being treated for the kidney damage sustained from the blows she received. When what happened was disgusting im now recovering from renal damage that i suffered during the assault and im still in pain the also cut of my hair. But they can change my views everything was so confusing at that moment many of them covered their faces but we recognized some of them it was sad to see all those people attacking me its been a difficult time for my children to see their mother in such a condition i dont want this to happen again. But if it is now facing Political Uncertainty the selfappointed right wing government and the government of sanitation in onions has already been accused of abuses even rod has resigned after the countrys military suggested he step down and that was on the back of a wave of protests following octobers election and allegations that the vote for his supporters protest what they see as a cure in the countrys postelection on rest 34 people were killed and more than 800. 00 injured patricia our chair again says that the violence must stop. I cant betray my people those who believe in me i would like to express my gratitude to this. Whove stayed with me and are dedicated to improving the city we will keep working to achieve all our goals it was very difficult to return here after everything they did to me and it was terrible to see this city hall in such a state after all the work that was done to improve it after everything thats happened how can it get any worse people need to reflect and stop harming each other we need to restore unity ive never hurt anybody ive always worked for my city and i want people to take a step back and think you know the believe in people cannot live like this. Up next to all the gruesome story an investigation has been northeast and frogs into the walk of a human body Donation Center at a Prestigious University if one of those local media reports that bodies have been left to decay and fall conditions yeah is it reports from paris. Here in the University Quarter of paris student life is bustling everyones thoughts are clearly on the weekend and already on the upcoming christmas and theres absolutely no way of telling that whats been going on behind these walls could inspire a whole unthaw logy of ora plots according to a recent report for more than a decade thousands of dead human bodies donated to science have been stored here in atrocious conditions heaped one on top of another decaying and rotting away in a hot room room infested with rats flies and maggots the absolutely noisy picture painted by the report makes this place look like a back room over torture chamber of straight out on Medieval Times the upper limb of one is placed on the belly of the other rubbish bags overflew with pieces of flesh the proliferation of mice flies and infestations many of the bodies and body parts have maggots in them. The head lies on the ground you have the feeling of being in the 19th century or in their nations with the putrefied bodies on which the doctors work all of this is bad enough where it gets worse though is that sometimes the bodies allegedly werent used for medical science but rather were sold out to private companies at a price tag of about 400. 00 euros per limb meanwhile the university has a shut the center down for an inspection and released this statement Paris Descartes University wishes to apologize to families about this situation the university reaffirms its full commitment to the dignity of donors and their families after several decades of activities some of the centers for silla ts have become obsolete practices have changed and societal demands for respect for dignity and transparency have reinforced our ethical duties the scan. Has already had this place known as the blood just mosque graveyard in the center of paris i guess well have to see if the nickname sticks i mean has done of reporting from paris r. T. The iraqi Prime Minister to caves into pressure to weeks of violent protests and now says hell put all the details on that story and more after this break. Industry is based on greed and that greed is based on this. Rush to shimmy live as much paper wealth as possible even though its not genuine wealth actual money its not gold like a warren buffet just hoards of money like an old granny what hoard phone books and that doesnt credible damage because of inculcates into the population this notion of police to be. Seemed wrong. But old rules just dont hold. Any new world yet to shape out these days become educated and indeed from an equal betrayal. When so many find themselves worlds apart we choose to look for common ground. Welcome back dear rocky Prime Minister monti says he will resign to allow lawmakers to form a new government in iraq hes happy and celebrating the news hes off the latest pictures from the capital but the Prime Ministers announcement follows a violent protests across the country with people to model a change of government facing im over poor saba says unemployment an endemic corruption more than 300 people have been killed so far and thousands more have been injured since the rallies began last month. Im going to cross live now to alice entrepreneurs an analyst at gulf state unless excited for taking the time to see evening i want to break it down for us what does this announcement mean for the country. Well while iraqis may be celebrating right now on the streets i really dont see what there is to celebrate because. These resignation doesnt change anything about the. Partisan and clientele this politics of the 2 parties that sustain him. You know which both shiite represent different factions one led by. Which is anti iranian and the other one. Led by. Which is very close to iran and. In fact there is a militia that was pretty much trained in iran during the 1080s position to in preparation for an eventual opposition to Saddam Hussein so. My the one solution to iraqs problem does not necessarily come from mr bruno im really really mission greatly apologize unfortunately were going to have to return to our breaking story about the stopping at the land to the top were going to come back to you later in the program but now lets just listen to the statement the metropolitan police is giving apologies. Suspect died of the same. A number of other people received injuries during this incident as soon as we can provide further updates on their condition we will and our Heartfelt Sympathies go out to everybody whos been involved in this and is actually waiting for information on their loved ones a soon as we can get that information we will get it to you. As you would expect due to the nature of the incident we responded as though this was terrorist related im now in a position to confirm that it has been declared a terrorist incident we are working jointly with the city of london place as we continue to respond. Officers from the mets counterterrorism commander now leading this investigation but i must stress we retain an open mind as to any motive it would be inappropriate to speculate further at this time. Due to reports that the suspect may have had an explosive device specialist officers also attended the same and wide cauldrons are in place to ensure there remains no further danger to the public however i can confirm at this time we believe a device that was strapped to the body of the suspect is a hopes explosive device. Offices continue to carry out meticulous searches in the area to ensure there is no outstanding threat to the public. Those extensive cauldrons will remain in place for a considerable time and i would ask the public please continue to avoid the area. Public safety is obviously our top priority we will be enhancing Police Patrols in the city and across london i would ask anyone with information image or footage of the incident that can be shared with our investigation to do so well in the u. K. At least image appeal website i would also ask the public to continue to remain vigilant and report any concerns that they have to the police. I know i would ordinarily take questions im not going to take questions at this time the Prime Minister has asked. Personal briefing well be having with the commissioner of the much german streets of egypt thank you for your patience we will update you again when we can. So i thought was a statement from the metropolitan police say they express their Heartfelt Sympathies of course to everyone whos been affected by the incident and also that theyll give the information to their loved ones assumes that a much as they have confirmed that they will be treating it as a as a terror incident they confirmed that that is the case the device that was attacked that was attached to the attack was what they suspect to be a hoax explosive device but to to break out of the stone and give us the very latest is shot at woodstock who is right in london in the midst of all of it we just heard the statement what ousts to didnt come to light tell us a bit about. Which continues to be on a complete lockdown we just heard from the assistant Police Commissioner saying he said this is being treated as a terror related as you just mentioned the the attachment on to the suspect was a hoax explosive he indeed was shocked at the scene on London Bridge but of course as i say throughout the afternoon theres been various different reports coming out from the scene but we do understand there has been one fatality at this point in time which was the suspect when it comes to the victims the various about a handful just less than a dozen have been taken to hospitals receiving. Treatment for the injuries again an issue response is that there was a man wielding a knife and woods trying to attack people on the bridge at London Bridge she was then brought down by Police Officers throughout the afternoon of course this incident broke out at 1 58 pm local time here and since then theres been convoys of the national sea services flooding in to the scene here at London Bridge from counterterrorism offices in. Looting specialist Firearms Officers here at the scene but also assisted by londons fire brigade as well this is a live incident it is ongoing and there could be other suspects but evacuations continue throughout the afternoon there were exposed particularly behind me every 5 minutes or so another office is evacuated with dozens of people coming out they were told to stay put in that workplaces to make sure that they were kept safe as a response weve heard from Boris Johnson the Prime Minister he senses thanks to the Emergency Services pretty fertile the home secretary sends her thoughts and prayers to all of those victims and everybody affected just Jeremy Corbin the leader of the opposition heat as well has tweeted out thanking the Emergency Services but today it really has been an afternoon of confusion cant move me of an absolute worry. Well definitely Public Safety is the key thing now the peace corps off never want to be extra vigilant. With reporting from London Bridge many thanks. While pouts all from me and half an hour neil harvey will be here to take over but dont go too far because up next its political. Accusations of conspiracy about ukraine and russia and fallout from 2 weeks of public impeachment hearings political and legal analysis this is. Politics on larry king we start with the Political Panel covering some key news developments including that controversial terminations at the pentagon fallout from 2 weeks of public impeachment hearings conspiracy accusations about ukraine and russia alex vogel is in washington he previously served as chief counsel. And former general counsel for the National RepublicanSenatorial Committee and then Atlanta Robin Birol democratic strategist former Obama Campaign regional field director hes also retired u. S. Army ranger well start with alex ford to talk about the impeachment what do you make of the terminations of the Navy Secretary in that whole story alex well i think its unfortunate any time that you have this kind of turmoil in an Important Agency like the navy the one thing i would say is i think it is good and productive that the secretary alternately either tendered his resignation or was asked to because at the at the end of the day regardless of who the president is its important that they have confidence in those they have leading various agencies and unfortunately it sounds like theres something of a different story coming out of both places