tony abbott is pushing this line about making sure that everything that can be done, will be done, to make sure this doesn t happen again. those questions you ask, most importantly, how could this have happened? when we know that the gunman lived on the fringes of extremism here in australia. he was well-known to police. he was allowed to have a gun. he had a gun license, and he was not on the terror watch list. these are the questions being asked not only by the prime minister, but by the australian media as well. but, john, i also want you to take a look behind you because this is the scene here in marketplace. not far from the lindt chalk la chock lit cafe. that floral memorial continues to grow. thousands of people sort of 300, 400, people have come down to spend their regards, so much, sort of giving their regards and showing their grief with what
a long history of crime. a long history of mental instability and infatuation with extremism. it is interesting the isil occult seems to attract people like that. two hostages died in the attack. lawyer katrina dawson and lindt cafe store manager tori johnson. sydney is grieving this loss this morning. look at this huge floral memorial. we have cnn s andrew stevens joining us live with more. good morning, andrew. reporter: good morning to you, john. that memorial of flowers grows and grows. i have been down to have a look. it is quite a poignant scene down there. there are hundreds of people gathered around a circle, an ever-widening circle of flowers. sydney has come to pay their
history of crime, a long history of mental instability and infatuation with extremism. two hostage fatalities. they are store manager johnson and mother of three, katrina dawson. this floral memorial is outside of the siege. cnn s andrew stevens has more. reporter: the memorial continues to grow. remember happened here a few short hours ago. it has been a traumatic 34 hours for sydney.