We are staying on top of breaking news, that is that hostage situation in the country of mali in west africa. What weve learned is that the hostage situation is over. And that reportedly all of these hostages, initially 170 of them, are now free. We are also hearing that a belgian diplomat is reportedly one of the people who was killed in this attack at a Radisson Hotel in malis capital. Also new, just in the past few minutes, al qaeda claiming responsibility for this attack. Gunmen stormed in to the hotel this morning. Took those hostages inside a radisson there in malis capital. U. S. Military personnel already stationed in mali, helped with hostages. We had video there. You saw thac it showed some of those hos tatages being taken t safety. Reports that at least three people are dead in the attack. We dont know whether that belgian dip nlomat is one of th three. This is quickly developing. Well bring you the latest throughout the show. The other big developing story is the terror att
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Brad we can see what police say is the suspects gun on the sidewalk. We are told he refuses medical treatment but is checked in an ambulance and is uninjured. The crowd slowly disburses. On a day when the National Guard is pulling out of town, when executives are deciding whether to reopen burned drugstores and the mall where the rioting started has reopened, it is clear that the tension remains. I just wish everything to go back to normal. Brad now an hour and ten minutes ago this entire area pennsylvania avenue and north avenue, the place that has become familiar for the center of the worst of the rioting and lotting the other night. This entire area was covered with police. The crowd disbursed. Everyone calms down. The police have once again disappeared in the background. But leon it was an extraordinary, tense scene out here a little while ago. In baltimore, brad bell, abc7 news. Leon i can believe that, brad. Thats for sure. Alison moving on now to new information tonight about a
Industry major who graduated in 2013 in a statement they said drexel is saddened to learn about the tragedy of emily selke and her mother. Feel terrible for her family. She was a member of the National Service sore orty gamma sigma sigma. They said she was an integral part of you growing chapter and embodied the spirit of sigma sigma, she put everybody before her self and cared deeply for everybody in her life. She works for Allen Hamilton in d. C. And worked for the pentagon. In a statement the selke said we are deeply saddened by the loss of emily and yvonne selke, they meant so much to so much. They live in this home outside of washington, where today the neighbors learned that yvonne and emily were among the dead. Im sure they had no idea Something Like this would happen. Its a real tragedy. Tonight the selke family is asking for privacy and prayers. Live in university city, im sara bloomquist, channel 6 action news. Thank you sara, our coverage of this story continues on our websi
I am pleased to welcome fbi director james comey in his first appearance before the committee and let me also please thank the men and women of the fbi for the great job they have done. They are really doing an incredible job and on behalf of the American People and congress i just want to thank and if you would give my best to former director mueller. He really did i met with him when he first came in and i watch and he really did an incredible job so please pass on my regards to him. I would appreciate it. Let me add that immediately following the directors testimony the committee will hear from the three commissioners leading the congressionally directed review of the fbis implementation of the 9 11 commission recommendations. Director comey is the seventh director, a good man, good choice to lead the pirro following a distinguished government career. His assistant u. S. Attorney in the gambino crime family and the terrorists responsible for the 1996 cohort khobar tower bombings. He