hostages, and six that were uninjured. we also have a lone gunman that has been shot and held and a police officer that was injured as a result of a gunshot wound to the face. today s hostage standoff absolutely shocked australians and for a time put enormously busy section of the city on lock down. government buildings and thecy any opera house was evacuated and closed. here s how it all unfolded. the siege began about 9:40 a.m. when from behind a glass door a lone figure emerged wearing a black bandanna across his forehead and a gun shrunk over his shoulder. pacing the store he laid siege to. we re being tested today in sidney. whatever the test we ll face it head on. two of more than a dozen hostages were forced to raise the black sunni extremist flag of their terrorist captors.
see car insurance in a whole new light. liberty mutual insurance. breaking news here on cnn. i m brooke baldwin. today s hostage standoff shocked a lot of australians and for a time put a normally busy section of the city on lock down. the sidney opera house was
now we hear by nhk, the japanese broadcaster that eight people have been confirmed injured. none of them seriously. some 600,000 people have been urged to take shelter from the storm, from the fierce rains, the threat of storm surge. of course, don t forget that okinawa is home to the biggest american base in the pacific. more than 30,000 service personnel in that base, right now, on lock down. all right. ian williams. thank you. today president obama is expected to officially submit his request to congress for $2 billion to step up border security. this comes in response to the influx in underage immigrants crossing into the united states. i m live with tray pots with more. what can we expect? we can expect that the white house will make the request for the morning. the washington post is reporting this morning they will not ask
we have confirmation from the navy that the shooting did happen on property. these are live pictures coming to us from fox 13. there is a reporter on scene giving new details who has reported to the memphis audience which happened at a support facility. one employee left the building and came out and went to his car, got a gun and began shooting. navy brass on scene. the base was on lock down. it is our understanding that there is some movement now.
about the shooting and how were you able to reunite with your daughter. caller: i got an emergency phone call there was a shooting and the school was on lock down and then i got a text from ap that there was a shooting at a school in sandy hook and i thought, that that is our school. i went to school and there were hysterical moms and she said what is going on, and she said the principal was dead and the children came out with blood. i was numb. it was the worst moment of my life and i saw her come from the school, from the firehouse, with her class, come from next to the score and i broke into tears, the happiest moment of my life. what relief. we can only ma am how that felt. we are so happy you were able to