In the evening in florida where a shooting at a high school has left 17 people dead and many injured. Police say they have arrested one man, and identified him as a former student. Many students hid in classrooms until they were rescued by police. Running for their lives. Students flee classrooms in panic. Inside the 3 storey building, hundreds of others lay hiding from a gunman on the loose. As they fled out of school, some were still clutching their valentines day balloons. As soon as the firearm got pulled and kids were evacuating, i heard five pops. And i was like, thats is not a drill, we never did a drill like that. You hear about this all the time but you never expect it to happen right here. Everyone knows around here is a safe place and you dont expect this to happen. But when it happens, youre just taken aback. Dozens of police cars sped to the scene. Pa ramilita ry units moved in to confront the shooter. They carried out a wounded student, improvising emergency transport, an
It was hoped the daily ceasefire would let aid in and civilians out. But on day one, civilians among the thousands trapped there say there were more air strikes from Syrian Government forces, supported by the russians. President assad and his allies blame the rebels. Nearly 400,000 people are trapped in the area, to the east of the syrian capital, theyve been under siege from Government Forces since 2013. This report from our middle east editorjeremy bowen. It was supposed to be a chance to get some aid into Eastern Ghouta, but the temporary ceasefire, at best, was ragged. No civilians left down the newly designated safe corridors. Once again in syria, the russians are setting the pace. This russian officer, stationed in the humanitarian corridor, claimed armed opposition groups were stopping civilians leaving. The day turned into a demonstration of russian power in syria. Theirjets were in the sky, and their soldiers, alongside the syrians, were on patrol and they showed off clinics f
Plans to craig u. S. Shale in a nod to investors. And the seller accepts spread across america. Lloyd blankfein wishes it wasnt the only shadow across the country. Tweet just thes latest in a series of suggestions that perhaps the Investor Community is quickly losing patience with the Trump Administration, and the lack of progress made when it comes to policy reform. His tweet taking federal aim at the president overnight. We also had commentary from ray dalio, the head of bridgewater, the Worlds Largest hedge fund, saying hes quite concerned about levels of risk. Ray dalio in the past few weeks said investors should put 10 of their money and save havens like gold and the yen. We are looking at perhaps the opportunity to turn a new page for the president. He is just about to step out on stage, about to deliver an address to the nation here in arlington, virginia. , hinted at by james mattis over the weekend to announce perhaps the adding of troops to afghanistan. We will listen into wh
Deputy secretary shanahan, and colonel duggan, and most especially, thank you to the men and women of fort myer and every member of the United States military at home and abroad. We send our thoughts and prayers to the families of our brave sailors who were injured and lost after a tragic collision at sea as well as to those conducting the search and recovery efforts. I am here tonight to lay out our path forward in afghanistan and south asia. But before i provide the details of our new strategy, i want to say a few words to the Service Members here with us tonight. To those watching from their posts, and to all americans listening at home. Since the founding of our republic, our country has produced a special class of heroes whose selflessness, courage, and resolve is unmatched in human history. American patriots from every generation have given their last breath on the battlefield for our nation and for our freedom. Through their lives, and though their lives were cut short, in their
Deputy secretary shanahan, and colonel duggan, and most especially, thank you to the men and women of fort myer and every member of the United States military at home and abroad. We send our thoughts and prayers to the families of our brave sailors who were injured and lost after a tragic collision at sea as well as to those conducting the search and recovery efforts. I am here tonight to lay out our path forward in afghanistan and south asia. But before i provide the details of our new strategy, i want to say a few words to the Service Members here with us tonight. To those watching from their posts, and to all americans listening at home. Since the founding of our republic, our country has produced a special class of heroes whose selflessness, courage, and resolve is unmatched in human history. American patriots from every generation have given their last breath on the battlefield for our nation and for our freedom. Through their lives, and though their lives were cut short, in their