Examine an issue of critical importance to the United States democracy. Vulnerability of Electoral Systems to external interference. Vulnerability of Electoral Systems to external interference. Our panelists will discuss the scale of the threat and how the federal government should respond with midterm primaries only a few weeks away in some states. This is a timely and important subject. We are glad to be joined this evening by a panel of experts, but unfortunately, two of our panelists will not be able to attend tonight. Nonetheless, we are excited with todays discussion and excited with the panelists that will join us for the conversation. With that, we are glad to be joined by our panelists. We have greg, a community outreachwe are glad to be joines evening by a panel of experts, e office of u. S. Senator dick durbin. He serves as dick durbins liaison to elected officials and other constituencies throughout the chicago and metro region. We also have richard driggers, the Deputy Ass
Interference. Our panelists will discuss the scale of the threat and how the federal government should respond with midterm primaries only a few weeks away in some states. This is a timely and important subject. We are glad to be joined this evening by a panel of experts, but unfortunately, two of our panelists will not be able to attend tonight. Nonetheless, we are excited with todays discussion and excited with the panelists that will join us for the conversation. With that, we are glad to be joined by our panelists. We have greg, a community outreachwe are glad to be joines evening by a panel of experts, e office of u. S. Senator dick durbin. He serves as dick durbins liaison to elected officials and other constituencies throughout the chicago and metro region. We also have richard driggers, the Deputy Assistant of the office of Cyber Security communications at the department of Homeland Security. He supports the implementation of operational programs designed to strengthen the secu
Building, entered a facility. A began man, its not clear if this was the same gunman, was reportedly shot and killed in the par lamb building, but the building remains under lock down, and police say they are actively looking for more shooters, including some at a Shopping Mall nearby both the pardon mtheparliament and war m. To give you an idea of the area, the stream here say map. The gunman war at the war more than yell drove to the parliament. Canadas national newspaper, the globe and mail was able to get inside the Parliament Building. As the shots are fired there. Here Second Degree video. [ gunshots ] and now you are look at a live picture of that same building from the outside. Again, this is the center block in Parliament Hill. And police have the building under lock down. Several members of parliament confirming that they have heard multiple shots, witnesses also say that a gunman was shot and killed inside that building. Members of parliament were meeting this morning, regul
Aspirations to go syria. Can you think of anything else that was sort of the canada orica made vinnie parliament had been discussing this week that might have provoked or migh mige involved or related to any of that . No. You know, the one of the things thats important to understand when thinking about canada, it has a political flavor much more Like Northern europe. There is a National Iced single pay leg care system across the country, what that means is you dont typically have the popular saying that you see in american politics, parties on the left and right in canada are all centered around the middle of the political spectrum. You dont typically has mass protests. You dont have fringe parties and things like that. This kind of reaction from canadians, its typical. There are incidents whether it is an organized radicalization or individual rad call saying where really bad things happen. Canada is not a heavily armed society, although it is relatively easy to get a rival for huntin
Journal assists, there was a lot of gunfire in sort of the main foyer area. Down a hallway. And led to a second sort of a bunch of gunfire it looked like a shootout that left one body on the ground that i saw, i cannot say whether it was a shooter. It seemed like it was. And all the police i should say were shooting at that direction. We have heard reports since it was the shooter that was down by the actual sergeant of arms who is in charge of security here. This appears to be, again its a lock down in the building, this is one of three shootings in central ottawa today. One nearby at a war memorial and another at a near mall, s nearbs very Fast Breaking and hard to put in to words, it was chaos here. Indeed. You say its chaos, is that the case inside the building itself, josh, where you are . Are there a lot of people . I mean, now its sorts of eerily calm. They have searched the building, several buildings are on lock down, several buildings in downtown ottawa are being evacuated. P