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it s not so sure shortlist for the eurovision. seven uk cities are in the running to host the event. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk, on pbs in the us police in new york state say the author salman rushdie has suffered a stab wound to the neck in an attack while preparing to give a lecture. he was flown to hospital by helicopter where his agent says he s now in surgery. police say a man had been taken into custody. for years mr rushdie received death threats after the publication of his book, the satanic verses in 1988. he spent nearly a decade in hiding afterwards. our culture editor katie razzall reports salman rushdie was flown by air ambulance after the attack in new york state. the prize winning author, the target of islamist death threats for decades, was about to give a lecture when a man assaulted him on the stage. local police said he suffered an apparent stab wound to the neck. other reports suggested multiple wounds. we saw someone run onto the stage ....
and eurovision host contest the shortlist is announced for the cities who will stage the famous celebration of song. hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. the author salman rushdie has been stabbed on stage at a literary event in new york state while preparing to give a lecture. his agent says he has been going under surgery for the police that he suffered an apparent stab wound to the neck and a man has been taken into custody. the 75 year old novelist has received death threats and it release of his book satanic verses in the late 80s many muslims view that focus blasphemous. our north america correspondent john sudworth has more. there was confusion and panic. the attack happened in full view of the audience. sir salman was left injured, lying on stage, and eyewitnesses in deep shock. there was nothing audible from the attacker. we just saw him move on stage very quickly and, repeatedly and with vicious determination, stabbed salman rushdie ....
new tonight on cnn, missile launches off the korean peninsula, this time by american and south korean forces of the eight missiles in total, a direct response to the same number of missiles launched by north korea this weekend. we want to be clear on this. the missiles were launched into the sea, but let s get more from cnn correspondent barbara starr. barbara, this is a clear message to north korea from the other side of the dmz. is this when the new south korean president means when they will get tougher on north korea. reporter: what you just said about the u.s. and south korean missiles going into the sea is really an important point because it just shows that it was a response. there was no consent of a military action here. it was a response to the north koreans launching eight are ballistic missiles earlier in the weekend. that was one of the big concerns right now is that north korea is continuing at a very fast pace of test launches in its ballistic missile p ....
the local district attorney hung up the phone on me, telling me she wouldn t be commenting on the case. last week when dps stopped answering media questions, they referred all inquiries to busby but she s not answering either. i m nadia romero in new lisbon, wisconsin. 56-year-old douglas uda, the suspect in this case has a criminal history dating back to at least 2002 in the state of wisconsin for convictions of armed burglary and firearm charges. we know he would have crossed paths in the courtroom with judge john romer in 2005. the community is rattled because nothing like this ever happens in this small town. there is no threat to the public but that doesn t mean people are not impacted we his death. the city of chattanooga has experienced two mass shootings in the last week. this is what the mayor had to say. i m tired of standing in front of you talking about guns and bodies. chattanooga will put a stop to this. with us now, the mayor of chattanooga, tim k ....
my congressional republican friends led by rick scott have a different approach. he s actually introduced a plan he wants to raise taxes on working families by an average of $1,500 a year, put medicare and social security, medicaid excuse me, social security and medicaid on the chopping block every five years. in other words, every five years they re going to no longer exist unless they vote them back into existence. i disagree with that. what in god s name are they doing? i ll work with anyone, democrat, republican, independent, to deliver real solutions and real savings for the american people, not take money out of their pockets. now the other other element i d like to address that has impacts on inflation is to lower the deficit. the reason this matters to families is because reducing the deficit is another way to ease inflation. my friends on the republican side like to paint me as the big spender. but let s look at the facts. facts matter. under my predecess ....