want to wish you a good morning. i'm chris at this paul. >> and i'm martin savidge in for victor blackwell. let's get right to our breaking news. you hear all of that gunfire from yesterday morning, but now police say they shot the lone gunman who fired those shots. one after another in denmark. that shooter sprayed bullets into a copenhagen cafe where a swedish cartoonist who had drawn the prophet humd was set to speak. >> following a massive man hunt the suspect in both of those attacks was killed in a shootout with police overnight. >> so let's talk on the phone

here to journalist berg. she is in copenhagen. astrid, i understand you have information about the victims. >> we're learning more about the man that police consider to be the same man who has been behind both shootings. he was shot dead by the police tonight. they're awaiting at an apartment where a taxi driver had dropped the man off. the police tells us that they actually knew about this man before the shooting. we are not sure why, but the secret police in denmark had been looking into this guy. we are not sure if he has been in an area of the police system. no evidence puts him in syria or anywhere else but we know that the police were aware of this guy. >> okay. what do we know about the victims in this case? >> we know that the filmmaker

who was 55 years old was killed in the first shooting. he was there because he was very interested in freedom of speech. he was interested in the right to talk freely, especially after the "charlie hebdo" shootings in paris. and we know that the second victim was a jewish man standing guard at a bar mitzvah party which was being held at the synagogue in copenhagen. >> is there any indication at this point, astrid, how long it may be before we'll learn more information about this suspect who's now dead? >> reporter: we have talked to some in the police and they tell us that they are very close to having a clear identification of the man. when they say that, it normally means that they actually know who he is now but they just have to conclude some investigation. we may hear more about who the

man is later today. we do know, by the way, that he was a person living in copenhagen. had he an address and was living in copenhagen. that we know for sure. >> astrid sondberg, we know that police are at his residence combing through information. meanwhile, the controversial cartoonist apparently targeted in yesterday's attack first angered a lot of people back in 2000 sense because that's when lars vilks depicted the prophet muhammad with a picture of a dog. we want to talk to the person who was with vilks. dennis brink was there. thank you so much for being with us. you are in the cafe. this free speech meeting had just started. talk to me about the moment you heard the shots. what happened? >> yes. well, i guess it was about 1/2 an hour into the meeting when we

heard about, i think, 30 shots from the entrance room of the hall next to the meeting room in which we were. it took some seconds before we realized what was actually going on, but then as soon as people realized that, panic broke out and everybody rushed to the doors and i was myself in a small group of five or six people who rushed to one door and just before we opened it we heard shots on the other side in the street. therefore, we didn't dare to go out of the door. we basically most of us stayed in the room just trying to hide between tables and chairs that were turned over. we were lying on the floor simply just hoping for the best. >> now i know that police got there fairly quickly. you said to me earlier you

believe that he -- that this gunman may have gotten into the shop had the police not gotten there when they did? >> that -- sorry. i didn't get the last thing you said. >> do you believe that this gunman might have tried to get into the shop itself had the police not gotten there as soon as they did? >> oh, yes. definitely. the police were on the spot already. there were some -- two police officers in uniform and there were some people from the danish intelligence service there. then they prevented him from getting into the room. he tried -- as far as i'm informed, he tried to get in the back door first and there were no police guards there but the door was locked and so he apparently gave up that plan and went in through the main entrance. there was a lot of police

intelligence service there. they opened gunfire against him. that prevented him from getting into the room where we are. >> thank you so much for sharing with us what you know. thank you. >> you're welcome. let's bring in now retired army colonel bobby mcginnis. colonel, was den narcotic prepared for this kind of attack? we know they have heightened security. it doesn't appear that they were fully could go any sint that it could happen. >> yeah, mark, we won't know until we hear about the investigation in the apartment and whether or not they reveal what they were doing. based upon what we heard from your telephone calls there were plenty of police there. obviously next to one of the callers they knew about this individual. there were intelligence types of activities that are absolutely essential when you're dealing

with lone wolf types of attacks like this. it's incredibly man intensive. being there as they were at that particular cafe scene, you know, precluded, you know, perhaps a mass attack or a mass killing like we saw in paris last month. so, you know, give credit to the local police. they were doing their job stopping all of these in a free society is very, very difficult. >> if the police were respond to go what they may have seen in paris, is it also possible that the gunman may have been wanting to emulate something he saw in paris? >> there are copy cat types of events are not uncommon. the hatchett attack against police in new york city. we saw the sydney attack and of course the paris attack. these seem to be spun up results of, you know, some pretty terrible ideology that, you know, if this turns out to be

another radical islamist, then we'll have more evidence that this is something that is perpetrating across the globe. clearly you have law enforcement on the edge. europe, of course, is really turning anti-immigrant, which is a tragedy but something that understandably given this type of random violence is very disconcerting to the local populations. >> the first attack appears to have been motivated to maybe strike revenge against a cartoonist. the second attack appeared to have been against a synagogue which, of course, suggests something else completely different. >> well, it does. if you go back to -- especially if you see what the statements out of isil are, they're saying, go after any unbeliever, and they name jews as well. and so if you're doing what they told you to do and you believe that your cause is correct, then you're going to -- you know, you're going to visit local

synagogues, you're going to visit local cafes where that particular group of people may go and that's going to help spin you up. now of course the local police are going to go after evidence of purchases of weapons, ieds, evidence of, you know, looking at a particular facility, you know, more than once, and of course this particular event would have drawn a lot of attention in the papers even if it hadn't been a shootout because of mr. vicks and his past reputation. i think people around the world are going to see there is some forensic evidence here to suggest that these types of events are going to draw this, therefore, we must be vigilant, we must do our due diligence in preparation for this. the real answer here is not a military operation, not a worldwide attack against a particular group of people, it's local police, local citizens

being vigilant. you know, thinking about where they can escape to if something like this were to happen. if you're going to an event like this, martin, you have to anticipate there's going to be at least a verbal confrontation if not a violent confrontation. >> personal awareness. very good point. lieutenant colonel bob mcginnis, thank you very much. >> thank you, martin. the second big story we're following is the blizzard that i know a lot of you are probably sitting at home looking out the window and you see it right there. we're going to take you live to hard-hit massachusetts where they're expected to get some of the worst from the storm, but they are not the only ones.

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you've just got to feel for the folks in new england because another blizzard is hitting new england and boston this morning. >> uh-huh. it is. >> i'll show you the video. >> there it is. >> overnight. it is daylight already and that city is now, i think, setting a record after weeks and weeks of snow. this new storm is affecting millions of people across that region. >> uh-huh. i mean, the headaches for air travelers alone. you don't even live there and this is going to affect you in some capacity. more than 1600 flights have already been canceled. boston's logan and new jersey's newark among the hardest hit at this point. we have cnn meteorologist adam cabrera tracking this storm and crews spread out across massachusetts. >> we do, indeed.

in fact, they look frozen out there. let's begin with cnn's will ripley. he is in cape arnn. i'm sorry, first we'll start with brian young. give us the situation report if you can even hear me, brian. >> reporter: you know, i know you've dealt with this from being from cleveland but, look, it is very windy here. as you look behind me, you can just see all the snow that is swirling. in fact, we decided to go for a drive this morning. near whiteout conditions. you're talking about the airport, talking to friends trying to fly out of boston. they're telling me they won't be able to get out of here until wednesday. there is more snow hitting the ground than some people expected. we cleared more than 12 inches of snow to get out here. it has been blustery. not super cold. in the 20s. 19 degrees. sometimes it's fluctuating. there is a wind chill factor involved in this as well. now we got close to the coast line because we wanted to see if there was going to be any

flooding. so far we're told coastal areas have had some flooding but not anything significant at this point. now, look, they've been trying to clear the roofs to make sure there are no problems with anything collapsing. i can tell you so far, all good news. nothing collapsing so far from what we've learned. also they've been clearing the roads to make sure they stay passable for people. >> brian, thank you so much. so we understand will is out there a bit incapacitated at the moment. the equipment is sometimes cold as well. brian said they cleared that deck. they're working hard, they cleared that desk. >> also interesting, the winds sculpted the snow around them. the winds whipped through there. >> incredible. in fact, weather service reporting upwards of 20 inches

in places like ipswich. that coming from ham radio. i'm not sure if that total is correct. i believe it because of the snowfall rates coming down. boston, the lightning strikes in the loop, that is thunder snow. that doesn't happen with every storm. it is because the ocean essentially is warming up and the arctic air and that difference is so dramatic this time around that we get enough lift in the atmosphere. that is what we have going here. where you saw our good friend there, that is snowing heavily right now. we're talking 2 to 4 inch snowfall rates. the blizzard warnings are still in effect. we continue to see that from new england down to providence. the snow will end later this afternoon, but the ground blizzard will continue. that is, the snow that is already fallen that you saw there, because it is arctic snow, essentially, not a heavy, wet snow will get blown around by the wind. then there's this, the wind chills that are going to be dangerously low. monday morning as you step outside, 20 to 35 degrees below

zero. you don't want to be in this. here goes the storm. it moves off by later this afternoon. the last few frames here. the white coming in, oh, my goodness, it's another one heading in wednesday and that one is the one that is going to get us here in the south. winter storm warnings already posted in the deep south. it keeps going. >> all right. >> we'll be here to cover it. >> we appreciate that. >> we do, indeed. >> thank you again to ryan and will out there. >> poor will. you stand out there, wait for your moment and it's gone. >> we'll get him back. some other stories that are making headlines. this is the real question now, can the cease-fire that is holding so far for 13 hours, can it continue? ukrainian forces and rebels there have agreed to stop firing at each other, but we're already hearing that there is reports of renewed violence and shelling. also, a scorpion on a plane. just ahead, why a flight was delayed because of that creepy crawler. stay with us. when you're serious about fighting wrinkles,

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we're in the final day of the nba weekend. last night the slam dunk contest. always a highlight. >> uh-huh. coy wire is with us. zach levine, he was the man of the hour, is that it? >> oh, he was. he brought the house down. he set the barclay's center on fire. the minnesota timberwolves rookie, he put on a show that some are saying might be the greatest of all time. check this out. he started the party with amazing space jam themed dunk. he's wearing that jordan number 23. when you do that, you better bring it. that one right there brought a perfect 50 and the crowd to the feet. between the legs one handed. check this one out though. this is the one that gets me.

he puts the ball up in the air behind the back, watch it in slomo, guys. talk about leaps, hops. this kid is only 19 years old. not the youngest slam dunk champ. kobe bryant was only 18. three-point contest got people talking. somebody stole steph curry. he beat out clay thompson in the final round. curry went drain know behind the arc flushing 13 threes in a row at one point. >> my god. >> so money. listen, tonight the action gets started. the game on tnt with the nba tipoff pre-game show at 7:00 eastern. the main event, 64th all-star game at 8:30 will be a fun one. >> there's a game, almost forgot. >> finally. finally. >> so good to have you here. thank you. >> thanks. >> and thank you all for starting your morning with us. we're going to obviously continue all of the breaking

news out of denmark and the blizzard. >> "inside politics" with john king starts right now. president obama asked congress for new war powers but promises there will be limits. >> i'm convinced that the united states should not get dragged back into another prolonged ground war in the middle east. >> many liberals don't trust that promise and some republicans say it's one the president can't keep if he wants true victory. >> he continues to look at this as a counterterrorism effort when, in fact, there's a war underway. >> what do the 2016 republican contenders think? >> you see the president taking vows saying that he has terrorism on the run. >> oh, maybe they should just stop going to london. >> purnt on that one as