We will have the latest, but first, lets check in on the markets with mark barton. Mark e. U. Go. Look at the right hand side of the chart. Look at the map. Tories 315. 326 is the number they need. They are not going to get that number. This is not a brexit type of exit. European stocks are rising. Ftse is gaining because of the weak pound. Biggest decline since june 27. Sterling two day chart. That is when the exit polls came out at 10 p. M. Last night. Wed be down as much as 2. 5 . Vote, the expectations were if we got a Hung Parliament, sterling could fall as much as 1. 20. The median forecast. The 10 before the Vote Deutsche Bank set if we get a labour victory, the 10 year goes up. If we get a tory, small majority we go down to 90 basis points. Fascinating times, but its ver y much a localized Market Reaction. Francine thank you so much. She promised strong and stable. But we have this morning is anything but. The snap election gamble has backfired. Losing seats rather than gaining
Why many u. S. Police officers prefer guns to tasers. Hey there, everyone, thanks for staying with us, im Errol Barnett at soon then center. And im natalie allen, thank you for joining us in the u. S. And around the world. We want to begin with this story. A 45yearold american held hostage for nearly two years is now free. Journalist Peter Theo Curtis expected soon to be reunited with his family. He was take on the tel aviv following his release sunday by a syrian group linked to al qaeda. The u. S. Rejects paying ransoms for hostages, but its not known whether anyone else paid curtis kidnappers. His freedom comes days after another captured american journalist, james foley, was executed by the militant group isis. Nick paton walsh has more. Reporter after a week of horror, some good news. Finally an american citizen, a freelance author and journalist, a man called Peter Theo Curtis, released sunday from an Extremist Group in the syrian rebel ranks known as jabhat al nusra. Released af
Theyve been peaceful, unlike earlier in the week. An africanamerican man was carrying a gun and refused to drop it they say. None of the footage clearly shows what scott was carrying, if in fact he was carrying anything. Dashcam video shows scott carrying something. Scott exits the car to the left and he takes a few steps backwards before an officer opens fire. We like to warn our viewers that some may find the footage disturbing. Have a look. Drop the gun. [ inaudible ] now, that video you just saw is from the dashcam video from the police dashcam. Charlotte Police Released one more video, one from the officers body camera. Ed lavendera explains what it means for the investigation. His report also contains the disturbing images. After days of protests here in north carolina, the Police Department has released the dashcam and body cam footage of the confrontation that led to the shooting death of Keith Lamont Scott on tuesday. The video is not all of the video, but according to police
Over the bridge, hitting pedestrians and then crashed into that gate of parliament. We are now told that dozens, repeat, dozens of people have been injured, and then what is thought to be a related incident, witnesses say, an officer was stabbed inside the parliament perimeter. The assailant was then shot by police. We dont know the condition of the assailant. Heres how eyewitnesss on the scene describe what happened. Bodies literally must have been about ten bodies. At least 10, 12 bodies all in lying in different places along the bridge. Been shot. Yes. It must have been terrifying. It was horrendous. Absolutely horrendous. The british Prime Minister theresa may has herself been evacuated from parliament, which was in session. President trump at the white hou house, he has been briefed on the situation by the National Security advisor Lieutenant General mcmaster, and he had a very brief comment. Listen to president trump. Sir, we are just getting an update on london. Some big news wi
Them on the Westminster Bridge. Here is how one eyewitness described the incident. I walked past about nine injuries but somebody was not conscious who regained consciousness and was okay. This is a bit im in shock, to be honest. I wasnt really expecting that this afternoon. Reporter so you were i was on the ward and our doctor offices is there and they said whats wrong and told me what happened and i went out and looked and all of us in the office were like we need to do something. So we all just went out and helped, got blankets and others were with me and helped you prepare for those things but not for that. Yes, we train for these events, like emergency basic life support if you have to do that. How the triage people who need attention, you know, first. Most had head injuries that you saw . I didnt so i got stuck with that one because they needed help at that time. I know there were other doctors going. Colleen . Yes. Colleen anderson, thank you. Police were called to the area arou