Its the newest residents helping new orleans make a post katrina comeback. This morning, president obama considers going it alone, taking on syria without a key ally by its side. The Obama Administration forced to evaluate that option after being repudiated by the British Parliament, refusing to authorize military intervention. The ayes 272, the nos 285. Prime minister David Cameron disagrees with the vote, but believes it represents the will of the people. Just hours after britain backed out, another ally stepped forward. The president of france said all options are on the table for an intervention in syria, and that in fact if the attack was carried out, it must noting unpunished. President obama briefed lawmakers. Congressional leaders were told there is proof, including intercepted communication that the assad regime was behind the Chemical Attacks. No decision has been made yet on syria. Hagel said the u. S. Wont allow politics to detour it from taking action. He said the Obama Ad
Lets get right to the breaking news. Gun fire echoes in the halls of parliament and a National War Memorial. A soldier and gunman are now dead. Lawmakers are in lockdown. Schools and businesses have been closed in downtown ottawa until police can rule out the possibility of other assailants, all of this an hours drive from the United States where the fbi has put out its field offerses, all of them on alert. Our cresses, our analysts and newsmakers are standing by with complete coverage. Lets begin with our chief National Correspondent jim sciutto. He has the latest. Tonight Ottawa Police say there are still other suspects they are looking for and police are going door to door on Parliament Hill to make sure the area, the equivalent of the u. S. Capitol hill is safe. Heres where the shootings took place. The first one here at the cenotaph memorial. A few minutes later, about 400 yards away at the Main Parliament building here and where the shootings took place a few minutes distance and
Also coming up for you, anger on the streets of ferguson, missouri. New details emerge from the autopsy of a slain teen, and it threatens to push an already tense situation over the edge. Lots to get to, but we want to begin in ottawa, canada, where a soldier, and the man who shot him, are dead at this hour. Authorities still scrambling for answers. This all started wednesday morning in the Canadian Capital when the gunman shot and killed a soldier at the National War Memorial. From there, he ran to Parliament Hill, thats where he burst through the buildings main entrance and then began shooting. [ gunfire ] just got a sense of the chaos at the time. Police say the gunmans name and michael zehafbibeau. Witnesses say he opened fire inside parliament before he was shot by the sergeant at arms. Investigators a bibeau converted to islam and had his passport confiscated after he tried to leave canada to fight overseas. Prime minister Steven Harper addressed the nation. Fellow canadians, in
At 9 52 this morning with reports of shots fired. The gunman reportedly ran toward Parliament Hill which is now underlockdown. Jon joining us, carl adams, former Royal Canadian mounted police. Our understanding that several members about parliament have tweeted out, that the gunman was shot and killed. Do you have any further confirmation of that . No, i dont. The information is still sketchy coming from all different sources but nothing that i have seen right now has indicated that the shooter has been shot. Jon this comes just two days after a couple of Canadian Military members were run down and one of them killed by, by somebody who had apparently a terrorist sympathies. Is there any indication that those, these two events are related . There is no indication of that right now. Im sure the rcmp system and other Police Services will look into all the information that comes out regarding the incident. Jon typically how wellguarded is the Parliament Building . Well the Parliament Buil
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