And declaring a State Of War Alert after the Palestinian Militant Group hamas fires thousands of rockets from the gaza strip into southern israel. The groups leader says its part of a new Military Operation against israel. Israels territory has also reportedly been infiltrated by numerous Palestinian Militants during the unprecedented attack. Several videos posted on social media appear to show dozens of uniformed gunmen inside the Israeli Border town of sderot ready across the region are being ordered to remain indoors. And were learning a woman in her 60s was killed and at least 100 others were injured in the rocket attacks. Israels Security Cabinet is set to convene in the coming hours for following its State Of War Alert declaration. Officials warn hamas will face consequences for the attacks and has reportedly already begun striking targets in the gaza strip. The launch has come after weeks of heightened tensions along israels volatile border with gaza and heavy fighting in the Is
Makes his First Court Appearance today as we learn more about the 27yearold selfdescribed supporter of isis. Good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters here in new york. Good to be with you. Im annemarie green. Alabama will send its first democrat to the u. S. Senate in 25 years. Doug jones won alabamas special Senate Election in a stunning upset. Cbs news predicts he eeked out a win over republican roy moores w Whose Campaign was plagued. They now hold a 51 49 advantage in the senate. Good morning, laura. Good morning, annemarie. Jones was a victory after a strong turnout of africanamericans as well as a show of support from women and younger voters. That is the sound of doug jones supporters learning the candidate has pulled off the improbable, becoming the first democrat to win in alabama in two decades. Alabama is at a crossroads. We have been at crossroads in the past. Usually we have taken the wrong fork. Tonight, ladies and gentlemen, you have taken on the
One officer spotted the shooter and opened fire. Reporter Vincente Montano had been arrested once before. The individual had an arrest in 2004 for assault and resisting arrest. Reporter the 29yearold had a history of significant psychiatric issue. His mother says he was a diagnosed schizophrenic. He showed up here armed with a pellet gun and a hatchet. Me also had on a surgical mask, possibly to protect himself from the pupper spray. He was shot and killed by the s. W. A. T. Team. Authorities later detonated one of the backpacks he was carrying. There were items in there we think were made to resemble a hoax device, however, after detonating it, it turned tout be pardon meful. Reporter this man thanked police for the quick response. It gives me faith in humanity again. Reporter police do not have a motive for the attack. Police looked in his second bag and said nothing harmful was found inside. Time for traffic and weather on the2s. First up is john elliott this morning. Reporter good
And what have the police said to you about how you handle the situation now . Well, i havent spoken to the police directly, but we have support on site from other areas. As you can imagine, we are a national company, so imagine, we are a national company, so other people have gone to the site, and our Operations Director is on site handling the situation with the police, and i believe, from our last conversation, that we are trying to negotiate with the hostage to find out what is going on. We are unaware what this gunman is about. And as far as you know, there are no other people being held hostage it is two members of your staff. Everyone has been accounted for, customers have been evacuated, and all our staff are happy safety point, with the exception of these two individuals. Tell us about the training your staff have. Lots of people have talked about how the evacuation was well organised, are they trained to deal with this sort of unexpected incident . Yes, as a national company,
We started quiet and ended up with a ton of crashes hopefully that doesnt happen again today but light volumes southbound 101 across golden gate into San Francisco, no issues there, thats wide open. Drive times looking great youre still in the green. 21 minutes, bay bridge barely in the yellow at 12 and southbound 101 is San Francisco to sfo looking good at nine minutes. Well look at Altamont Pass next. Now to our big story, the fallout from president Trumps Oval Office meeting with top russian leaders. The president tweeting he wanting to share information with russia and had an absolute right to do so. He said he discussed terrorism and Airline Flight safety and that he wants russia to step up their fight against isis. He did not specify whether the information was classified or not. This follows a Washington Post report that mr. Trump shared highly classified information from a u. S. Ally with the russian minister and ambassador last week, abc news legal expert dan abrams weighs in