Minutes. So when that statement comes, well, of course bring it to you. And of course all of this ongoing in sydney as it comes up on 6 00 local time. This siege going on now for more than eight hours. Im john vause at the cnn center in atlanta. And im natalie allen. We have been with you for several hours, and we will push on as this situation in australia continues. It is breaking news of a siege there in a coffee shop that has been ongoing. A gunman Holding People hostage at the lindt coffee shop in downtown sydney. Sky news has just informed us that the gunman is calling himself the brother, and has contacted a Radio Station and two tv stations via hostages
with demands, a conversation with the Prime Minister and an isil flag. We do know five people have managed to get out. Three men were seen running out two hours ago. Two of them were customers. The man in the blue jacket, the man in the white zirs and a few moments later there was a man wearing an apron who appeared to be a work
So theres no training behind this. Theres no standard attack in any of this. So, actually, we can see it going any way. But i think the i think the longer it goes on without violence the more likely there wont be any. Welcome back, everybody. Im john vause at the cnn center. Im natalie allen. Thank you for joining us. Weve been here several hours with this breaking news out of australia. And we will continue to bring you the latest now. And wed like to welcome our viewers in the United States and all around the world. Wed like to give you the update now. A gunman is Still Holding an unknown number of people at a lindt coffee shop in sydneys Main Business district. Sky News Australia reports that the Hostage Taker, seen here, is calling himself the brother. He has forced hostages to speak with three Media Outlets over the phone. He apparently has two demands. He wants an isis flag. He also wants a conversation with australias Prime Minister. We also have video of five hostages who manag
Promised to help. During the campaign, President Elect trump put out a list of promises. He put out his contract for American Voter and in it, very specific promises for his first 100 days. Lowering taxes and tax reform. Free and fair trade deals to protect American Workers and their jobs. Fixing our nations infrastructure and sending education back to the states and school choice. Repealing and replacing obamacare. Affordable child care, pulling a border wall, keeping community safe, rebuilding our nations military and doing what he calld draining the swamp. If he can keep those promises come of this country will be in a much better place one year from now, two years from now, four years from now. So on the eve of this inauguration, my advice for the incoming president is very simple. Dont let the washington establishment, republican establishment, democratic establishment, Media Establishment that in the way of
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Hallie jackson, thank you. Right now on msnbc, tale of the tapes. Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle call for President Trump to turn over any recordings he may have of his krfrgconversati with ousted fbi director james comey. Plus, recording history. New reports say President Trump has for a long time secretly recorded phone conversations when he was in private business. The reporter who broke the story will tell us what the president s former Associates Say and what it could mean for staffers now. And breaking right now, cyber chaos. The largest cyber attack ever is spreading by the minute, stealing information and demanding ransom from Hundreds Of Thousands of users across more than 150 countries. What you need to do to protect yourself. Good morning, everyone. Im Chris Jansing in beautiful washington, d. C. This morning, democrats are ratcheting up their pressure on President Trump on not one but two fronts. For starters, demanding any takes the president may have of
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Be with him on the hill tomorrow for his first real day back at work and we will see you back here tomorrow night at 7 00. We thank you for being with us tonight. Tucker carlson is up right after this. Thats the story for tonight, we will see you tomorrow, everybody. At a good night. Tucker good evening and welcome to Tucker Carlson tonight. A horrific attack in las vegas has become the single deadliest Mass Shooting in this countrys history. More than 500 are injured after a gunman, a retired accountant perched in the Mandalay Bay Window and opened fire on the Country Music concert. [indistinct] tucker our own Trace Gallagher is a las vegas Semite On Top of the developments as they come in. Trace. We now know there are four crime scenes, the mandalay bay directly behind me, the Concert Venue as well as the home of the suspect, Stephen Paddock in mesquite nevada with to mike about 75 miles north of here. Reno, nevada, in the process of being rated. The Sheriffs Department also told us