Ma in sydney, australia. Police officer say this gunman walked into a cafe and held everyone hostage. He has two demands, a phone call with the Prime Minister and a flag representing the terror group isis. At 9 30 a. M. A woman reported a man carrying a bag she described as suspicious. Minutes later, he entered the cafe taking more than 20 people hostage. Some captives escaped. First three men ran to safety, then two women. Weve heard from an employee at the cafe who fled in the opening moments. At this point i was thinking something is definitely off. A few moments later they hung a closed sign on the door and told us all to leave. Just as i was about to leave the lady next to me screamed out he has a gun. Lets begin our coverage in sydney with reporter kathy novak. Tell us more, kathy. We are, we are learning now its about 2 00 a. M. In sydney. Police have identified this hostage taker, hes named man haron moniz, a selfproclaimed sheik haron. In 2007 he was convicted of writing offen
Hes a professor. We have more on him. It is official. Barbara walters has chosen her most fascinating person of the year, but you might not agree. Her biggest accomplishment was getting married. And it wasnt us because were married already. Mornings are better with friends. Hi, this is sean ashton. Movie star and what not and you are watching fox friends. And what not. Ladies and gentlemen, it is the 15th day of december. That means christmas is ten days away. That is the incredible countdown going. And the list keeps going. While were thankful youre joining us we want to begin with a fox news alert. An armed extremist holding more than a dozen hostages inside a cafe in sydney, australia. The standoff going on for more than 12 hours as he, the gunman, forces them to stand against a window, each of them apparently he has them stand there and holds the flag for two hours a piece and then he alternates to another hostage. There was some good news. Some hostage did seem to get out. Joining
The gunman may have had a different target than originally thought. Im natalie allen. Welcome to viewers in the United States and around the world. You are watching cnn coverage. U. S. President barack obama isnt pulling punches. He says there will be a response, but didnt say exactly what it might be. Mr. Obama says he thinks somebody made a mistake by pulling the comedy the interview from theaters. We cannot have a society in which some dictator someplace can impose sensorship here in the United States because if somebody is able to intimidate folks out of releasing a satirical movie, imagine what they start doing when they see a documentary they dont like or news reports they dont like. Well, the hack on Sony Computers resulted in a leak of confidential employee information and emails. But, in south korea, the government there is concerned about Cyber Attacks on much more than entertainment companies. They are worried about Nuclear Power plants. We have the report from seoul. Hello,
2 00 a. M. On the u. S. East coast. There are new answers now to questions about Hillary Clintons health. She became ill sunday at a 9 11 ceremony in new york, and she was seen stumbling as she left. First her Campaign Said that she was overheated. Hours later after she came out of her daughters apartment, more details came to light. A statement from her personal physician says this. Secretary clinton has been experiencing a cough related to allergies. She was diagnosed with pneumonia. She was put on antibiotics and advised to rest and modify her schedule while at this mornings event, she became overheated and dehydrated. I have just examined her, and she is now rehydrated and recovering nicely. But certainly there are many questions that are coming to surface because of this. Clinton has not canceled a Campaign Trip to california so that she could rest up. Cnns chief medical correspondent dr. Sanjay gupta tells us more about her illness. We are still getting details in about what exac
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