this is the scene live in prague.o avoid the area an absolute catastrophe — diplomats describe the humanitarian situation in sudan — following the suspension of aid work in some areas. a top eu court rules that uefa's ban on a european super league is unlawful breaking news story from the czech republic. 15 people have been killed after shooting at a university and many others are injured and some seriously. we believe the number of injured stands at around 24. police said the shortest body was also found at the scene by police let us take you live now to the latest darkness truly fallen on prog but the police are very much out in

in a second in, uh, um, side of prague , outside of side of prague, outside of prague. uh, the city. it's, uh , uh, called houston . uh it's, uh, uh, called houston. uh try to find . but, uh, yeah, it try to find. but, uh, yeah, it happened around nine in the morning . morning. >> uh, and then and then he moved to prague . moved to prague. >> okay . okay. yeah. >> okay. okay. yeah. >> okay. okay. yeah. >> okay. okay. yeah. >> okay. massimo parisi, founder of prague morning. thank you for that update. mark. um, you said earlier often there can be a kind of family incident beforehand. massimo they're saying that newspapers in prague have stayed and that the gunman killed his father earlier in the day and then appears to have gone on a rampage in central prague. >> yes , sadly, this is what we >> yes, sadly, this is what we sometimes see when, you know, people , for whatever reason, people, for whatever reason, have an episode and, uh, decide to, uh inaya bulge in, you know, this kind of horrific event that sometimes they target those closest to them, family members, uh, t

, you can see from this live shot of the charles bridge in prague, the iconic bridge in prague, it iseveral people have been killed in the university shooting according to the university shooting according to the police. it is a mass shooting. the government has been eliminated, he has been killed, i assume that is what that means. university students

this is the scene in prague., but the bridge leading towards the charles square where we believe the shooting took place has been shut down by police. early on, the university sent an e—mail to students and staff, telling them to stay indoors, to lock themselves down, in effect, because of the active shooter situation. we have had a number of tweets and focuses on x, formerly known as twitter. we have been hearing from the us embassy in prague, and they have said that there is an active shooter situation in the philosophy faculty university. police are bottling up the situation contain, but the area remains locked down. the american embassy in prague is advising people to stay away. the prime minister of the czech republic has said that he has cancelled all upcoming engagements in light of what has been described as tragic events. now, we have also been hearing from various witnesses who have been speaking not only to the bbc, but also to local news agencies, specifically, we have been hearing from one person, a

she is in prague on holiday.t isn't serious because of the amount of police. denise then returned to her hotel but added we are a bit afraid to go out now because we are concerned and have no idea if it's all over. what behaving out as it is over and that the shooter —— what hearing now is that it the shooter —— what hearing now is thatitis the shooter —— what hearing now is that it is over and the shooter has been eliminated. i spoke to journalist for the very latest from the ground. it’s journalist for the very latest from the ground-— journalist for the very latest from the round. �*, i, the ground. it's absolutely shocking for everyone — the ground. it's absolutely shocking for everyone here _ the ground. it's absolutely shocking for everyone here in _ the ground. it's absolutely shocking for everyone here in prague. - the ground. it's absolutely shocking for everyone here in prague. the i for everyone here in prague. the situation on the scene are still ongoing. we know the shooter has been neutralised. we k

hello good afternoon from prague. i live approximately one - prague.proximately one kilometre away from the shooting site. i went a few minutes to what was going on. right now, you can hit the police sirens going all around the police sirens going all around the city. you know, it is already dark here. you can see the blue and red lights from all of the emergency services. everyone is pretty much in shock from what happened. people are going around and are trying to understand if what we are seeing is really happening, and if it is really happening, and if it is really as bad as we are hearing. the current situation right now, the latest information we have, they are saying that ten people are dead, the shooter is also dead, and there are nine people heavily injured. that is the latest information that i have. this must be a huge shock for the university, prague, and for the czech republic.— university, prague, and for the czech republic. yes, it is. for me, personally. — czech republic. yes, it is. for me, personally. i— czech republic. yes, it is. fo

breaking news from prague in the czech republic.e getting multiple reports from a czech police that there has been a shooting at a school in downtown prague, an unspecified number of people have been killed. we can confirm that there are dead and injured at the site. the czech police have put that on x, formally known as twitter. it is said to have happened at the faculty of philosophy at charles university in prague. that is all the information we have, we are making inquiries ourselves. the czech police have said that there are an unspecified number of dead and injured people at the site in downtown prague. , we believe it is at the faculty of philosophy at charles university in prague. as it seems we have information, we will bring them to you. has been calls to reduce gambling adverts and stadiums. the culture media and sport committee welcomed a plan to withdraw gambling sponsorship on the front of shirts, but that said there were more issues. we have this report. from day one of the premier league season, it's on the shirts an

_ prague. our people, do we know, still at the university? has - prague.ple, do we know, still at the university? has been l still at the university? has been fully evacuated? do we what's happening there?— fully evacuated? do we what's happening there? yeah, the police sa in: that happening there? yeah, the police saying that the _ happening there? yeah, the police saying that the process _ happening there? yeah, the police saying that the process is - happening there? yeah, the police saying that the process is very - saying that the process is very slow. there was information that may be some explosion in the university, but, yeah, those students are now outside of the university and all of these students were moved to the concert hall right next to the university. they were given water and blankets. they were interrogated about what they sought the crime scene, what happened. i talked to one of my friends who is at the university. he called me an hour ago, theyjust released him and he is going home. just ago, theyjust released him and he is going home-

it happened in the heart of prague and is the deadliest attack in modern check history.y afternoon the gunman opened fire at charles university faculty of arts near the center of the capital, an area that is a major tourist attraction. authorities evacuated faculty and students who were told to stay put inside of classrooms. some climbed onto rooftops and window ledges to escape the gunfire. the police killed the gunman at the scene and said he was a student there himself. gunman's father was found dead at their home earlier the day. done crime is relatively rare in the czech republic. the country's president says he is shocked by the mass shooting and has declared a day of mourning december 23. here is the latest. reporter: panic and confusion of the streets of central prague this afternoon, dozens fling after a gunman opened fire just days before christmas in one of the most popular cities in europe. eyewitnesses films this dramatic video showing people jumping out of the university window to safety. four british tourists described the moment they first heard the gunsh

thank you. >>> and we will continue the follow the breaking news out of prague. police say that a deadly shooting has occurred at a university in central prague, charles university. czech police tweeting out that the police are currently at the scene where there are several people killed, many people injured. we will have the latest after a quick break, and we are gathering detail to bring to you. >>> also, ahead, we will be taking you the iceland and new images of the iceland volcanic eruption, and fred pleitgen has an incredible vantage point of what is happening there. >> you can see the lava. in you can see the magna that the planet is unleashing. you're probably not easily persuaded to switch mobile providers for your business. but what if we told you it's possible that comcast business mobile can save you up to 75% a year on your wireless bill versus the big three carriers? did we peak your interest? you can get two unlimited lines for just $30 each a month. there are no term contracts or line activation fees. and you can bring your own device. oh, and all

sarah rainsford reporting from prague. i want to take you live to prague.ve to prague where there is a police press conference going on at the moment, they have started by showing what we believe to be body cam footage from the police who were the first to arrive at the scene. i should warn you this is coming live from prague, so we don't have any control over these pictures, we do not know what they are going to show, but the police are showing this video at the moment to the assembled media that are there. we have seen what looked like running through the streets, we think it is possibly going into that university building at the moment, which is what is going on at the moment. once the police start to actually speak and give us more details on that footage, we will return to prague to do that. michal tomes is a staff writerfor denik newspaper in prague. i spoke to him earlier. he described the scene after yesterday's attack. the city centre was quickly closed by the police, people couldn't go anywhere and the subway station was closed, the tramways had t

it happened in the heart of prague and is the deadliest attack in modern check history.y afternoon the gunman opened fire at charles university faculty of arts near the center of the capital, an area that is a major tourist attraction. authorities evacuated faculty and students who were told to stay put inside of classrooms. some climbed onto rooftops and window ledges to escape the gunfire. the police killed the gunman at the scene and said he was a student there himself. gunman's father was found dead at their home earlier the day. done crime is relatively rare in the czech republic. the country's president says he is shocked by the mass shooting and has declared a day of mourning december 23. here is the latest. reporter: panic and confusion of the streets of central prague this afternoon, dozens fling after a gunman opened fire just days before christmas in one of the most popular cities in europe. eyewitnesses films this dramatic video showing people jumping out of the university window to safety. four british tourists described the moment they first heard the gunst

prague is mourning its dead.respects to the victims of the shooting. a national day of mourning will take place tomorrow. this city and the whole country is in shock. live now to our correspondent in prague, bethany bell. let us pick up where you left off in that report, just the profound shock that report, just the profound shock that exists both in prague and wider in the country. that exists both in prague and wider in the country-— in the country. yes, there is a very sombre atmosphere, _ in the country. yes, there is a very sombre atmosphere, especially i in the country. yes, there is a very - sombre atmosphere, especially around the site of the attacks, people have been coming all day long and i have seen them kneeling on the ground to light candles and lay flowers, people have brought teddy bears. this is something which many people have told us just does not happen here, it is not something that this country, that this city is used to. and yet, of course, it did happen yesterday and there is this profound

_ prague. how real shootings in the czech republic? very, _ prague.ngs in the czech republic? very, very - prague. how real shootings in the czech republic? very, very rare. l prague. how real shootings in the i czech republic? very, very rare. the last big shooting _ czech republic? very, very rare. the last big shooting was _ czech republic? very, very rare. the last big shooting was in _ czech republic? very, very rare. the last big shooting was in 2015 - czech republic? very, very rare. the last big shooting was in 2015 when i last big shooting was in 2015 when an elderly man decided to shoot up a restaurant and eight people died. i think this is a different story because the shooter was a young man and this was not his first murder, as you mentioned in the story. he killed his father sooner in the day and also police announced that he may be linked to the murder of a man and a small child on friday last week. ,., . and a small child on friday last week. . ., ., week. do the police at the moment have any idea _ week. do the police at the moment ha

this is the scene live in prague. the attack took place in the charles university's faculty of arts. police have evacuated the building and warned people to avoid the area an absolute catastrophe — diplomats describe the humanitarian situation in sudan — following the suspension of aid work in some areas. a top eu court rules that uefa's ban on a european super league is unlawful breaking news story from the czech republic. 15 people have been killed after shooting at a university and many others are injured and some seriously. we believe the number of injured stands at around 24. police said the shortest body was also found at the scene by police let us take you live now to the latest darkness truly fallen on prog but the police are very much out in force and many areas around the university are still cordoned off by police were advising people to stay away. at a press conference, please confirm the shooter was a student at the universities faculty of arts at charles university where the incident happened. it is near

prague is mourning its dead. shooting. a national day of mourning will take place tomorrow. this city and the whole country is in shock. bethany bell, bbc news, prague. 0ur correspondent sarah rainsford is in prague, and she gave us this assessment of how the attack has affected the mood there. this is the worst attack of its kind in czech history. and you get a sense of that when you talk to people who have come to some of the university buildings here, bringing candles, lighting candles, bringing flowers, saying that they wanted to pay their respects, people talking about their shock. i spoke to one woman who�*d been at the law faculty just a couple of hundred metres from here. this is the faculty where the attack took place. this woman was a couple of hundred metres away and she was locked down in that building. she said it was terrifying. and she said, you know, it really drives home that it could have been any one of those people, any one of herfriends. she said, you know, this was so close and so scary. i�*

from the central region that prague police searched the faculty of arts in prague.e told that an armed suspect is presumed to be there. at 1:49pm we are informed that the suspect could be at the faculty of arts and its building. all police units are activated and sent to the specific address. at 2:22pm we start to evacuate the area, at 2:59pm, sadly, we are informed that shooting is going on at the faculty of arts building in the square. and as the regional director has already said, our units arrived within minutes, at 3:11pm the control room receives the information that the suspect is on the roof of the building. at 3:20pm documented the information that the perpetrator is eliminated as has been said already. he is presumed to have committed suicide. then the building are secured. the perimeter around the building is secured. so that criminal investigators can search the crime scene and before they can do that, the building has to be secured. so then we followed up to be secured. so then we followed up with going through the crime scene, we identified the number

rostislav, tell me what, what does prague look like? is there any panic, is the evacuation continuing, or have people already been released, that, as far back as you know, i was, i was two blocks away from that , i drove through this place two blocks away, police cars are already there, they don’t let people in there, you understand , prague has become a place of year-round tourism in the last 10, maybe 20 years, that is, it is not only in the summer, people, a lot of tourists in the center of prague, and in the winter also a lot of people come for the christmas period, panic, people fled across the charles bridge, fleeing from the scene of the incident, through the manes bridge, which is located nearby, there was also panic, they fled, now this place is surrounded by the police, do not drive there. you can't go by car, and public transport, public transport is also, so to speak, redirected to other routes, so that there, in principle, all the police are surrounded. thank you, rotsislav, we know that this event is already called one of

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let me show you some live pictures from prague.ergency cabinet meeting tonight what -- to discuss what has happened. it was right in the tourist district in prague. police were there quickly b still, 14 dead, dozens injured. an awful scene in the czech capital this evening. enty more to come. narrator: funding for this presentation of this program is provided by... narrator: financial services firm, raymond james. man: bdo. accountants and advisors. narrator: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundaon. and by judy and peter blum kovler foundation; pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ narrator: funding for this presentation of this program is provided by... woman: architect.

sarah rainsford, bbc news, prague.ons to answer, the investigationjust answer, the investigation just getting answer, the investigationjust getting under way. we do know though that the gunman did have a license for his weapon, he had passed the test required in order to have a firearm. we also know police tonight are suggesting he may be linked to another killing, a man and a tiny baby who were killed earlier this week, that is still an open investigation. we also know that police are saying that this gunman had a huge arsenal of weapons and ammunition when he was found and therefore the consequences of this deadly attack could have been even worse. sarah rainsford with the latest from prague, thank you. tens of thousands of people were left stranded today, as the christmas getaway began. an unexpected strike by eurotunnel workers in france meant that all eurostar and le shuttle services were cancelled from lunchtime. and network rail say 130 trains in and out of two of the busiest stations in the uk — london's kings

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prague is mourning its dead.r came to pay his respects to the victims of the shooting. a national day of mourning will take place tomorrow. this city and the whole country is in shock. bethany bell, bbc news, prague. 0ur correspondent sarah rainsford is in prague for us now. and that sense of shock really comes through, sarah, from what the public statements we have heard from the news conferences. it really is profound. it news conferences. it really is profound-— news conferences. it really is rofound. , , , ., , profound. it is because of course this is the _ profound. it is because of course this is the worst _ profound. it is because of course this is the worst attack _ profound. it is because of course this is the worst attack of - profound. it is because of course this is the worst attack of its - profound. it is because of course| this is the worst attack of its kind in czech history and you get a sense of that when you talk to people who have come to some of the university buildings here, bringing candle

mass shooting in prague. more than 15 people are killed as a gunman opens fire on his fellow students. and a top eu court rules that ban on a european super league is unlawful. it's newsday. welcome to the programme. some breaking news coming injust now. a vote programme. some breaking news coming in just now. a vote at the un security council on gaza has been delayed for a fourth day. the key boat was being discussed — negotiations were ongoing and it really focused ongoing and it really focused on increasing humanitarian aid into gaza. —— vote we have been advised the boat has been delayed and it is not clear whether the vote will take place tomorrow on saturday stop the boat had already faced multiple delays this week. —— vote it comes down to the aid and inspection of it as well as and inspection of it as well as a temporary pause in fighting. that un draft resolution and the humanitarian aid, of course, comes as israel's military operation has turned life upside down for almost everyone in gaza. one of t

at least 14 people killed at a university in prague. the worst mass shooting ever in the history of the czech republic the chilling images. students crowded onto a roof ledge to escape the shooting at charles university a crowd fleeing across prague's iconic charles bridge the gunman, a student, also dead at the scene. the search tonight for a motive. >>> also tonight, just four days until christmas, the dangerous storm slamming the west coast. heavy rain and flooding, mudslides trapping cars and shutting down roads. we're tracking it. >>> and it comes as holiday travel gets into full swing. a record number expected to fly this season and the dangerous moments, the bird strike forcing an emergency landing. >>> rudy giuliani after he was hit with that nearly $150 million verdict filing for bankruptcy how the election workers he defamed are reacting. >>> the setback in cease-fire talks what hamas is now demanding before anymore hostages are released >>> nbc news investigates the deaths of hundreds of children linked to something in so man

it's in the center of prague in the old town.rowded area just a week before christmas. >> incredible tragedy. this is a very populated tourist area. it's one of the most beautiful places in prague. thank you very much, molly. appreciate it. >>> in texas last night, six former hostages, americans who had been wrongfully detained in venezuela, arrived on u.s. soil. all ten americans were returned as part of a prisoner swap. a california mortgage broker spoke after one of them got off the plane in texas. >> very emotional, exciting, grateful. so much gratitude for the moment for the united states of america, for all of you. for the opportunity to come home. i didn't know if i would ever make it out. it's scary to be in a place when you are used to having freedom and you are locked into a cell. >> in exchange for the release, the biden administration freed a top ally of venezuela's president, who had been indicted for money laundering, and lifted sanctions on venezuelan oil in an exchange to move toward free elections. republicans we

they were visiting prague . . they were visiting prague. in a cafe just opposite where the gunman was when a policeman came bursting in, shouting at them in czech to stay down the um . the man, stay down the um. the man, thomas lees , who was there with thomas lees, who was there with his , uh, new wife, had had to his, uh, new wife, had had to shout to the officer , uh, i shout to the officer, uh, i can't understand you. he then told them in english to get their heads down that there was an active shooter, and that's what they did. stayed safe and they are okay. and in fact, most of the students in the university did likewise. uh you know, it's a sad reflection of the time we're in, but because we've had so many mass shootings , especially in the united states, people kind of instinctive know that the best thing to do is shelter in place, barricade yourself into a room . barricade yourself into a room. and we saw images that came out from the university that showed students that had piled chairs and tables and anything else they could find

live now to michal tomesh, a staff writer for denik newspaper in prague. listened to that news conference as well from the police. they confirmed that the guzman gunmen took his own life as they surrounded him on the balcony. yes, that is one of the information that was said on the press conference that is still ongoing, the attacker killed himself. it was in a situation when he walked outside of the building on the balcony and the police was already on the street and there was a little bit of shoot up to the building, the police on the scene, they arrived with longer weapons and the police said that the shooter injured three people on the street. thea;a said that the shooter in'ured three people on the street._ people on the street. they also talked about _ people on the street. they also talked about an _ people on the street. they also talked about an earlier- people on the street. they also talked about an earlier incident| people on the street. they also i talked about an earlier incident on the 15th of december where two people were found dead in a f

this is, kate, an extremely busy tourist center within the very center of prague just opposite prague very busy campus as well. what we have begun to see over the course of the last hour of course whilst this was still an active shooting scene of students climbing out of the windows to hide on the window sills to hide from him. it is violent scenes that went on here. and this is extremely rare here in europe. we are not in the habit of mass shootings, and they do not happen often, and this is shocking scenes. we are weight more to see what might have driven this person, the perpetrator to carry out these killings. we don't know whether he was a student or czech or anything at all that we know about him. but he has managed to kill 10 people, wounding 30 people, and extremely violent scene there at prague university until the police could take him out, kate. >> and also, amongst the 30, we don't know the severity of the injuries as well. so this is a really tragic scene as this is continuing to search and unfold. melissa bell is gathering more for us, and she will pop back up as we get

at least 14 people killed at a university in prague. the worst mass shooting ever in the history of the czech republic the chilling images. students crowded onto a roof ledge to escape the shooting at charles university a crowd fleeing across prague's iconic charles bridge the gunman, a student, also dead at the scene. the search tonight for a motive. >>> also tonight, just four days until christmas, the dangerous storm slamming the west coast. heavy rain and flooding, mudslides trapping cars and shutting down roads. we're tracking it. >>> and it comes as holiday travel gets into full swing. a record number excted to fls season and the dangerous moments, the bird strike forcing an emergency landing. >>> rudy giuliani after he was hit with that nearly $150 million verdict filing for bankruptcy how the election workers he defamed are reacting. >>> the setback in cease-fire talks what hamas is now demanding before anymore hostages are released >>> nbc news investigates the deaths of hundreds of children linked to something in so many homes

our correspondent reports now from prague. >> hunting for a killer.is the moment when armed police burst into a prague university to stop the gunman who was stalking the corridors and shooting students. an officer's body camera footage was released. images of the horrifying attack. in a classroom, they shout for stretchers to treat students with terrible injuries. others had barricaded themselves into lecture halls, hiding until they could be evacuated by police. >> they searched everyone. everyone had their hands up. we were taken outside the building. as i was going down the stairs, i so -- saw a lot of blood. >> the whole attack was over in minutes. the gunman isolated on the roof. he had killed his father before telling a friend he planned to kill himself, and then heading to the city center, heavily armed. today, the interior minister defended the police response. >> i don't want to speak about the number, but he had more than one and was really ready to kill much more people. >> it could have been worse? >> much worse. >> this city is now dotted

in fact, i was in prague back in may, met with several folks there.ith them and their intelligence officers are very good as well. so i imagine they do have the capacity to do it. it's just the frequency, as you mentioned, jose, they just don't encounter this in the czech republic or really across europe at all. this kind of a mass shooting is very uncommon, and it's something new for them in terms of what they're encountering. >> yeah, and the information they have released. they haven't released his name yet, at least publicly, obviously, but they did say that, you know, he was a high performance student. what are the things that you're hearing from that and what we're not hearing, what does that tell us? >> yeah, jose, just looking at some of the sources i saw online today and in some of the, you know, names that were floated and kind of what the inspiration might be. i would note that we, i think, in the u.s. have thought, oh, maybe, they were inspired, this individual was inspired by awful terrorist attacks that we've seen here in our own country

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then he left the town and went to prague. he was student at the university. he was 24 years old. he makes a posting on social media today on the telegram network, saying that he hated the world and wanted to cause maximum destruction. and he was a single load. it seems like he also had to, didn't have a gun license, but obviously somehow had access to weapons. and also to believe that he had some kind of a stash of explosions, actually his home outside product. and he did talk to me about the ownership of guns in the czech republic being compared to the united states. of course, europe, it's much, much more difficult to get your hands on a gun. but within europe, it's rather easy inside the truck republic, correct? it is relatively easy to get a gun here that is true, but at the same time we haven't seen the incidents here of the type that we know from the news in america. these a campus around pages of school shootings. we've never had one here like this. this has been described as the most tragic shooting event ever in the trip republic. so even though people can't get guns and

a crowd fleeing across prague's iconic bridge. the gunman, a student, also dead on the scene. >>> also, tonight, the dangerous storm slamming the west coast. heavy rain and flooding, mud slides trapping cars and shutting down roads. we're tracking it. >>> and it comes as holiday travel gets into full swing. a record number expected to fly this season. and the dangerous moments, the bird strike forcing an emergency landing. >>> rudy giuliani after he was hit with that nearly $150 million verdict filing for bankruptcy. how the election workers he defamed are reacting. >>> the setback in cease fire talks. what hamas is demanding before any more hostages are released. >>> nbc news investigates the deaths of children in so many homes. was the government too slow to act? >>> the rash in retail thefts this holiday season. is it really as bad as the stores say it is? >>> and here comes santa claus. inside the mission to ission make sure he delivers those presents on time. >>> this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening,

let me show you some live pictures from prague. prague, dozens injured, 14 dead. an awful scene in the czech capital tonight. plenty more to come in the next half an hour. hello again. storm pia has been bringing some very strong winds, particularly to the northern half of the uk, and it has been bringing some issues. for example, here on the bottom bridge just by the trafford centre on manchester's orbital m60 motorway, a lorry got blown over by the strong winds. reports of some transport disruption elsewhere. a top gust of 81 mph recorded in shetland, into the 70s across mainland scotland and over the very tops of the pennines as well. now the core of storm pia is actually now moving into scandinavia. we get a core of really strong winds going into denmark over the next few hours. gusts could reach 80—90 mph, strong enough to bring some disruption here and maybe even blow some roofs off buildings. across the uk, plenty of showers or lengthier outbreaks of rain across north western areas of the country overnight. but with colder a

melissa bell has the story. >> terror on the streets of prague.tudents risking their lives to escape a gunman's bullets that killed more than a dozen on thursday afternoon. more than 20 were injured. ten severely, in the shooting at prague's charles university before the gunman, an enrolled philosophy student, was eliminated, police said. it's an attack that has rocked the czech republic. >> translator: there is absolutely no explanation. no justification for this. like many of you, i'm feeling a deep sorrow and disgust over this incomprehensible and brutal violence. >> as night fell on prague, details emerged about the 24-year-old suspect. before the deadly shooting in the capital, police said the shooter left his home village where his father was found dead. intent on further bloodshed, he made his way to the chuck capitol. ticked off, police forces rushed to evacuate the building where he was due to attend a lecture, but he struck elsewhere. for forcin forcing students to barricade themselves inside classrooms. their preparation for end of year

sarah rainsford, bbc news, prague.e chancellor have downplayed the seriousness of new economic growth figures which suggest the economy shrank slightly in the three months to october. gross domestic product, that is the value of all goods and services, fell by 0.1%. the next set of figures, due in february, will reveal whether the uk is in a recession. here's our economics editor, faisal islam. it's one of the last shopping days before christmas and it doesn't look like a recession, but the ring of tills and the beep of card machines is accompanied by the signs that show retailers have had to slash prices to tempt in last—minute bargain seekers. an impending recession is always worrying for everyone, for consumers and for retailers. we are not technically in a recession yet because we haven't had two quarters of gdp decline, but i think what we're seeing is consumers adopting a recessionary behaviour. so they're much more cautious in their approach. the overall economy numbers over the summer have been revised down, no

our correspondent reports now from prague. >> hunting for a killer.is the moment when armed police burst into a prague university to stop the gunman who was stalking the corridors and shooting students. an officer's body camera footage was released. images of the horrifying attack. in a classroom, they shout for stretchers to treat students with terrible injuries. others had barricaded themselves into lecture halls, hiding until they could be evacuated by police. >> they searched everyone. everyone had their hands up. we were taken outside the building. as i was going down the stairs, i so -- saw a lot of blood. >> the whole attack was over in minutes. the gunman isolated on the roof. he had killed his father before telling a friend he planned to kill himself, and then heading to the city center, heavily armed. today, the interior minter defended the police response. >> i don't want to speak about the number, but he had more than one and was really ready to kill much more people. >> it could have been worse? >> much worse. >> this city is now dotted w

from prague, sarah rainsford sent this report. bells ring

, there are killed and wounded, an unknown shooter at charles university in prague and a lot of other information, money during the war, culture from the chechen river, also the weather from natalka didenko, we start with the most important news as of this hour, the russians dropped four aerial bombs on coal plants in toretsk, donetsk region. unfortunately, three people were killed, five more were seriously wounded, the head of the regional military administration igor moroz said during 32 miners were underground at the time of the strike, they were promptly retrieved by rescuers. as a result of the shelling , the enterprise was completely without power, as well as the administrative buildings and equipment were damaged. emergency services are on site. russia fired 7,400 missiles at ukraine at the beginning of a full-scale invasion. it is about missiles of all types. a third of them are barist, such as s-300, s-400, about 900 are iskander-class ballistic missiles. notified spokesman of the air. forces yuriy ignat, according to him , our sky defenders destroyed 1,600 missiles, ukrainia

sarah rainsford, bbc news, prague.n suspicion of theft and criminal damage — after a street sign featuring work by the famous, elusive artist, banksy, was removed. the piece of street art, a red stop sign with three military drones, was unveiled in london on friday but taken a short time later. our culture reporter, noor nanji has more details. the artwork showed a red stop sign with three military drones painted onto it and was widely interpreted as being a reference to the war in gaza and perhaps calling for a ceasefire there. on friday, around lunchtime, there was an instagram post by banksy which revealed that this was indeed his work and within one hour of that the art work was removed by two men who went there with bolt cutters to take it down, in full view of a crowd of people. one passer—by said people didn't know what to do and other witnesses were taking pictures. southwark council have reported the incident to the metropolitan police. this evening the met police say that a man has been arrested on suspicion

sarah rainsford, bbc news, prague.continued its bombardment of the gaza strip overnight, with reports of air strikes and ground attacks. these pictures are from khan younis, in southern gaza. large plumes of smoke rise in different parts of the city following air attacks. this comes after the united nations passed a resolution on the war on friday, the president of the un on the war on friday. the president of the un security council, jose de la gasca, has said this move represents a crucial step towards averting a humanitarian catastrophe. it was agreed after days of negotiations and delays. the resolution aims to increase the supplies of aid to the, but didn't call for an immediate end to the fighting. after the vote the un secretary—general, antonio guterres, reiterated his call for a ceasefire. a humanitarian ceasefire is the only way to begin to meet the desperate needs of people in gaza and end their ongoing nightmare. i hope that today's security council resolution may help that finally to happen, but much more

bethany bell reports from prague. of the people of prague are mourning their dad.- of the people of prague mourning their dad. they have been lighting _ mourning their dad. they have been lighting candles - mourning their dad. they have been lighting candles and - been lighting candles and laying flowers to commemorate the victims of the attack, at the victims of the attack, at the faculty of arts building at charles university. police say students barricaded themselves into rooms of the university building and the police had to go floor by floor to get them out. they showed body camera footage of officers as they hunted for the gunman who died on the roof of the building. the interior minister said the quick response by police prevented more casualties. he told the bbc that the attacker had brought a lot of guns into the university and had been ready to kill a lot of people. the killer, named locally as a 24—year—old david is also thought to have killed his father at a separate location. police are now working to try to establish the motive. this city, and the whole country, is in shock.

cnn's melissa bell has more. >> reporter: terror on the streets of prague. students risking their lives to escape a gunman's bullets that killed more than a dozen on thursday afternoon. more than 20 were injured, ten severely in the shooting at prague's charles university before the gunman, an enrolled philosophy student, was eliminated, police said. it's an attack that has rocked the czech republic. >> translator: there is absolutely no explanation, no justification for this. like many of you, i'm feeling a deep sorrow and disgust over this incomprehensible and brutal violence. >> reporter: as night fell on prague, details emerged about the 24-year-old suspect. before the deadly shooting in the capital police said the shooter left his home village where his father was found dead. intent on further bloodshed, he made his way to the czech capital. tipped off, police forces rushed to evacuate the building where the shooter was due to attend a lecture, but he struck elsewhere. forcing students to barricade themselves inside classrooms, later evacuated en masse.

also, the latest from prague, now in shock after a lone government killed d 14 at a univerersity. wewe will be r right back.k. >> we spoke before the break about the cases against the former president, and now for the first time so is his opponent around the santas. specifically, about how they're keeping the focus on trump and not the challengers, including himself. >> i would say, if i could have one thing changed, i wish trump had not been indicted on any of the stuff. honestly, i think that from alvin bragg on, i have criticize the cases. i also think it distorted the primary. -- it's both that but also just crowded out i think so much of the stuff, and it's sucked out a lot of oxygen. >> joining us now two cnn local commentators democratic strategist paul begala and with me here, republican strategist alison stewart. alice, did you speak with governors on this earlier today, are you surprised about former president trump and his indictments? >> no, because it's true. i spoke with him on the radio this morning and he reiterated what he had said in the past. this is what he vie

we will return to prague throughout the day.. the united states has said it's ready to support the latest draft of a un security council resolution on humanitarian aid for gaza. the vote is expected on friday, after being delayed several times since monday. the original draft called for a sustainable cessation of hostilities, but the final version calls for creating the conditions for one. let's hear from the us ambassador to the united nations, linda thomas—greenfield. we have that resolution now, we are ready to vote on it, and it is a resolution that will bring humanitarian assistance to those in need, it will support the priority that egypt has in ensuring that we put a mechanism on the ground that will support humanitarian assistance, and we are ready to vote for it. let's cross to jo floto, our middle east bureau chief, joining me live from jerusalem. if the us signs up and it seems that they will, how significant will that moment he? they will, how significant will that moment be? it’s they will, how significant will that

sarah rainsford, bbc news, prague.y a man has been arrested on suspicion of theft and criminal damage after a street sign featuring work by the elusive artist banksy was removed on friday. earlier, the area s council said the incident had been reported to the police. with more on this we now cross to the newsroom, to our culture reporter noor nanji. hello, what do we know? on friday a iece of hello, what do we know? on friday a piece of street _ hello, what do we know? on friday a piece of street art _ hello, what do we know? on friday a piece of street art was _ hello, what do we know? on friday a piece of street art was unveiled - hello, what do we know? on friday a piece of street art was unveiled on i piece of street art was unveiled on commercial way, piece of street art was unveiled on commercialway, in piece of street art was unveiled on commercial way, in peckham, south—east london. the artwork showed a red stop sign with three military drones painted onto it and was widely interpreted as being a reference to t

breaking news from prague. a man with a gun appeared on one of the cornices of charles university. side, from mine, but no one cares. passers-by call the police to identify the culprit, but they don’t have time. shots are heard at the faculty of philosophy. everyone who was in the building at that moment hiding in panic , building barricades in the classrooms, others trying to escape, risking their lives, people walked along the walls, holding on to the ledges, one of the girls fell, it was not possible to save her, newspapers write, many were killed, the number of victims continues to grow, for their lives now doctors are fighting. at the moment, we have seven patients with gunshot wounds, three are in serious condition, four are in condition with... the police ran up to us, one of the officers ordered the eyewitnesses to hide. we were very scared, one of my friends had to reassure doctors. according to czech media, the perpetrator was a twenty-four-year-old student. apparently, he prepared for the terrorist attack in advance. the man legally owned several types of weapons at once