Crimea. Russian soldiers have seized military bases. It was not the day sergy expected. Russians came to his base wanting him to surrender. They are here to bring stability, he refused to give up. The colonel watches and tells someone theyre here. The ukrainians move an armoured fighting vehicle to the gate. Know one is coming. Im a lone. We have the two armies in a standoff. Ukrainian and Russian Troops all around here. They came in early and told the commander to give up the base. He said he wouldnt. Now they are standing against each other. They want the ukrainians to lay down arms. An offer of negotiations. The colonel goes to visit the growing russian encampment. All they cap agree on is no one wants to start a war. An orthodox priest appeals for piece. Some coming to prays the russian. People from another country here. What do we call it, intervention, occupation. They have no legal right to be here. But they are. Given the way they are setting up, theres no way theyll be leading
The stars come out for the biggest night, the oscars. How the awards also shines a spotlight on global issues. Secretary of state john kerry announced hell travel to ukraines capital on tuesday to support the interim cabinet. After russia took control of crimea. He warned russia to step back, there could be economic sanctions and russia could be kicked out of the g8. The head of the ukraine navy was kicked out after swearing allegiance to crimea. Russian troops surrounded military bases in crimea and depended military bases disarm. Jennifer glasse reports from one of the military bases in crimea. It wasnt the day that Sergei Storozhenko thought it would be. Russian forces came to his base ordering him to surrender. More russians arrived, truckloads. The colonel watches and tells someone theyre here. The ukrainians move an armored fighting vehicle to the gate. Therell be no enforcements. No one is coming from kiev, he tells me, me and my brigade. Well do what we can, well see. The comma
Weapons to quash any threat. They are obviously patrolling with their weapons drawn as you saw right there. Ottawa right now a city under lockdown. Bill griffith is covering it for us. What appears to have been a coordinated series of shootings in the Canadian Capital started a couple of hours ago when a gunman shot a canadian soldier who was standing guard. That gunman ran into the Parliament Building and a cabinet minister tweeted that he heard 30 shots fired after that. We saw that dramatic video taken moments after the shooting. This is courtesy of the globe. We should point out Prime Minister Steven Harper is safe. He was in a caucus meeting in parliament when the gun fire erupted. We are expecting a statement from Prime Minister harper shortly. There are reports of multiple gun men and one was shot and killed. We do not know the condition of the soldier shot at the war memorial. Ottawa hospital said they had received three patients and police are warning the citizens of ottawa to
The canadian war memorial was killed. Its not clear how many gunmen were there but they confirm that one male suspect is dead. All the necessarily resources were activated and deployed immediately when we became aware of the incident. They will continue to be here for as long as needed. Witnesses heard rapid gun shots in the matter of seconds. Heard a shot and there was a guy with a rifle around on the back corner. And just pow, pow. Most of downtown hot wa was put on lock down and residents were asked to stay away from the downtown area while the investigation continued. We are asking the communities to continue to be aware and vigilant. Now the National Hockey league canceled tonights ottawasenators game. And the embassy was also placed on lockdown out of precaution. The coverage of the ottawa tack continues at 6abc. Com, we have full details about the shooting preand you can see a video from inside of parliament when the gun fire erupted. Time to talk weather with a midweek system o
And its the kind of day that changes everything. Action News Reporter Kenneth Moton is live on Independence Mall in philadelphia. Kenneth, has the canadian situation had any security impact in philadelphia . Well the National Park service says that the security is always strin sparked concern for locals and tourists. The Independence Mall had a steady stream of tourists taking in our landmarks, they were caught off guard. Its a sad world we live in, with shootings going on. Canadian tourists on the mall wanting to know more. Was it isis or home grown terrorists. Is it a mads man or some group. Like our capital, there is plenty of security. If are you somewhere you are not suppose to be . If are you walking on the grass they will come out and tell you to leave. I see security when i come down here, this has been on lockdown before when there are concerns. It worries me because you think where will it go next. But the focus is on the neighbors to the north. Have you to live life and stil