Other thanks for joining us this is International Coming to you from central moscow we start this hour with our breaking news story which is that numerous shots have been fired in the immediate vicinity of the federal Security Service building one person has been. That this video reportedly shows the shooter the moments of the attack she just thought to be acting alone his identity is yet to be confirmed the area around the scene of the f. S. B. Headquarters has been cordoned off and the following coming up now is footage of the moment of the shoot. Weve spoken to eyewitnesses who described that moment of the attack. But is i was sitting with my friends at a bar when the shooting began and it was the sound of a kalashnikov Assault Rifle and i know what it sounds like my friends were like oh it must be firecrackers but i told them no way its not firecrackers and then we saw people running down the street it was scary 1st we saw people running and then a swat team armed with Assault Rifl
Leaving them welcome to our teens and ashleigh will start this hour with breaking news from central moscow numerous shots have been fired in the immediate vicinity of the federal Security Service building this shooter has reportedly been neutralized his identity is yet to be confirmed and the moment of the attack was caught on camera. I. Want to coast from a riff an ocean or is believe across the road from the others me of course this where the shooting took place whats the situation like at the moment with. The yes im in central moscow right now behind me is the Main Building of russias federal Security Service that massive yellow brick building known as lubyanka that used to be by the way the headquarters of the soviet k. G. B. As well an old significant and very symbolic building just to give you an understanding of how central we are just a 15 minute walk down that road will take you directly to the red square and the kremlin so we are literally in the very heart of russias capital
Has found itself in the headlines after 12 year old pupils were asked to imagine they were the parents of a victim of the 2017 Manchester Arena terror attack they were then asked to write an essay responding to the viewpoint that altera should be forgiven some parents were outraged i think this is simon is absolutely disgusting for all sorts of Different Reasons it seems to me to be brainwashing begins i have not let my daughter attend school today until i can find out more about what the school is teaching our children. The school has since apologized and cancelled the assignment we discussed the issues raised with political commentator and new York Observer calmness under walker and chief executive of the Ramadan Foundation u. K. Ahmed shafik. For a victims family to be able to have the compassion to forgive is a very personal decision but to try to change the narrative somehow the altera should be forgiven i actually think its really dangerous the idea that terrorists can be rehabil
Decades who came to testify. In fact, four of President Trumps own National Security counsel staffers, hill, vindman, morrison and mcguire came forward to report trumps scheme to nsc lawyers as soon as they learned of it, didnt they, mr. Goldman . Morrison and vindman went to the lawyers as soon as they learned it, yes. That moved me a lot because my father was a staffer on the National Security council under president kennedy and he said the most important thing you can bring to work with you every day is your conscience. He devoted his career to the idea that people must speak truth to power when power becomes a clear and present danger to democracy and to the people. So i want to talk about two of the many honorable government witnesses who went under oath and stood up for the truth. Mr. Goldman, who is dr. Fiona hill. She was the senior director for the europe and russia directorate at the National Security council until july of this year. And she was President Trumps Senior Advise
Do you recall mr. Morrisons reaction . Mr. Morrison said that he was shocked, i think, and that sinking feeling . Sinking feeling, correct, and then he went and talked to the lawyers at the direction of ambassador bolton. Correct. And mr. Goldman, ambassador taylor also testified that he concluded that the military aid was conditioned on zelensky announcing the investigations and he testified that this was illogic illogical, crazy and wrong, is that right . Thats what ambassador taylor testified to, yes. My colleagues have also pointed out that on september 9 a text message from sondland reflecting that the president has been Crystal Clear that there is no quid pro quo. Mr. Goldman, am i correct that ambassador sondland has now testified that prior to sending his texts, he himself came too believe th believe that the aid was conditioned on the announcement of investigations . Yes. Ambassador sondlands subsequent public testimony revealed at least two things that were precisely false, t