Good afternoon, the big story on action news, breaking news out of Montgomery County at this hour, five people have been found shot ded at three different locations and Police Believe all the shooting are connected to the same suspect. Theres no word on the identity of the suspect, but police has said they believe him to be a military veteran. Swat teams are surrounding two homes, one in lower sal folder township, the other in pennsberg. The victim was tuned in three communities, the first in an apartment complex in lower salford township off main street and two bodies on west 5th street in landslide daily and two more in souderton. We have Team Coverage. We begin with david henry, david whats the latest from there. Reporter were live in souderton where the s. W. A. T team was surrounding the house for the past four hours or so. , just a short while ago we got the first indication that things might be coming to a head. We heard what sounded like a percussion bomb. Take a listener. That
And we begin with the breaking news, the images seen around the world. The siege in australia. A gunman taking 17 hostages, the horror lasting 16 hours. And here is the moment they stormed in, just listen. [ gun fire ] s. W. A. T. Teams, guns drawn, barrelling into the store, opening fire. It all happened in under a minute when they doctentered. All the while, hostages sprinting to safety. One man face down on the ground there, surrendering. A woman carried out by rescuers. Another woman crying as she gripped the tarm of an officer. Tonight, three people including the gunman are now dead. Who was he and what was his motivation . Abcs david wright on the ground in australia. Reporter after the 16hour standoff, the dramatic rescue took less than a minute. Australian police tossing flash grenades and storming the cafe. A fiery end to a crisis that began at 9 45 this morning at just blocks from the american consulate and the world famous sydney opera house. At the Lindt Chocolate cafe in t
Been killed including 84 children. A deadly terror attack in pakistan. At least six armed men stormed the school. Some still being held hostage. Wta teams and officers in philadelphia continue a manhunt. For an iraq war vet suspected of killing his exwife and five inlaws. We do not know where he is. Australia continues to grieve over the hostage crisis. Prime minister tony abbott placed flowers at a memorial. People got caught in a deeply disturbed individual. In a statement, his wife said, quote, hes a man you thought you knew. Unstable hillsides. Plus winter watches, advisories and another threat right behind it. And a delta flight had to make an Emergency Landing in atlanta. Passengers smelled an electrical odor. And dash cam shows an elderly man being tasered by a police officer. All that and thanks for showing up and partying with us, we love you. Reed new orleans, touchdown. A convincing win for the saints. Their defense with the seven sack. And all that mattered the director is
More and more schools close, and theyre feeling the impact in their communities. People in north korea are observing the end of traditional mourning for their former leader kim jongil, died three years ago. Staterun media is commemorating kims life, and also highlighting the reign of his son and successor. At noon local time north korean staterun television observed three minutes of silence in kims honor. It has also been broadcasting a series of commemorative programs about him. People in pyongyang have been laying flowers on the streets in memory of the late leader. Military personnel bowed before his statue. Two senior bhebs of the Chinese Community party made condolence visits in beijing. Liu yunshan is a Standing Committee member of the political bureau. Wang jiarui is head of the partys international department. China has traditionally been north koreas closest ally. Relations had cooled since kim jongun had his uncle executed about a year ago on treason charges. The condolence v
Members and the clergy and also members of the Police Department at that Memorial Service this evening. Thats live pictures now from sydney. Joining me now from australia as well is anna coren along with vicky jarredin. Shes a reporter fon channel 9 news in sydney. Anna, to you first. We now have a picture and more information about the victims from this horrifying standoff. I want you to tell us what we know about the two people who lost their lives. Reporter yeah, tragic details emerging about those two victims. The first being katrina dawson, a 38yearold mother of three. She was a lawyer here in sydney, and she was one of the hostages killed during that siege. The other hostage was 34yearold tori johnson. He was the manager of that Lindt Chocolate cafe. There are reports that he tried to tackle the gunman and overcome him. Police say they heard gunshots just after 2 00 this morning. And that is when they decided to storm that cafe. That is what we are learning, don, about those two