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hello again. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the word you. are watching cnn live coverage. our breaking news from texas. authorities in garland, just outside of dallas are investigating the shooting outside of an art exhibit featuring cartoons of the prophet muhammad. police shot and killed two men who opened fire outside of the event. a security officer was also hurt. a bomb squad has been checking the suspect's car for possible explosives. the suspects have not been identified. a group called the american freedom defense initiative, organized the cartoon contest. and extra security was brought
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in. >> there were military or policemen everywhere running. and urging us quickly to get back inside as fast as we could. and so of course we, followed their instructions. >> for some body like this because there were additional officers that were hired for this event by the school district. we had talked with them in preparing for this event. in case something like happened. >> the keynote speaker at the event was right-wing dutch politician, seen here. he posted this photo to twitter writing picture taken just before garland shooting. thank god the heroes of swat team prevented the worst. fielders was placed on an al qaeda hit list over a film he made that was critical of islam. cnn's ed lavendara is in texas and has more for us. >> law enforcement officials in
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the dallas suburb of garland, texas, say the shooting erupted just ten minutes before the m-- prophet muhammad art exhibit it was wrapping up. not exactly known if organizers of the event were the ones being targeted. that is clearly the suspicion, law enforcement its operating under. an event in the works for some time. had gotten great deal of publicity. because of that there was a great deal of law enforcement present, surrounding this event. in fact told in the back of the building, there was a s.w.a.t. team on stand by in case anything violent like this was to erupt. we are told by law enforcement, the event lasted, whole shooting took place lasted 15 second. there were two men who drove up to the civic center, in a dark sedan. jumped out, shooting, they were able to wound a garland school district officer, treated and released from the hospital.
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he will be okay. the two suspect were gunned down in the parking lot of the civic center in garland, texas. law enforcement officials do not know the identities, but fbi investigators are on the scene beginning the process of trying to figure out what the motive here was. this was an event, highly controversial, the organizers describe it as the free speech event the a keynote speech by a right-wing dutch politician who has been on the target list of, islamic groups around the world, they say that this was nothing more than a -- anti-islam event. great deal of controversy surrounding all of this. what many law enforcement officials here in garland worried about has taken place. >> freedom of speech under attack by jihadis. we don't know the gunmen
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religion or motives, police say it appears they did act alone. i want to bring in now, a terrorism expert at in the national security director for the asia pacific foundation in london. hello there, thank you for joining me. i just first want to got your reaction to this event that was held outside dallas and at take. >> natalie, this is now the third incident this year in just the last five months, a venue targeted in connection to the prophet muhammad attacks, there was at take at "charlie hebdo" in paris, and then in copenhagen, denmark, now in garland, texas. so it is very interesting how the scope of terrorism has increased the intensity and that it is not being confined to one location. wherever there is an event. wherever it is being publicized.
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it is attracting attention. and unfortunately in the mind of terrorists, transnational group, or people operating independently. it nevertheless is a major security headache when these types of events or locations are coming under the specter of terrorism. >> yeah, a lot of people. this group is a controversial group, they're identified as a hate group. in the united states. but, one of the people that was at this event, was upset that, that they were being depicted as anti-islam, she said that, that, their emphasis was on free speech. and -- that's where a lot of people have, trouble with islam and trying to understand -- that they is a violation to even depict the prophet mow haemd in any way. can you get into that more of why that is so revered by this religion. and protected?
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>> certainly in islam, the suni branch of islam there is no practice of symbolism. for example, the prophet muhammad's pictures are never seen. never depicted. in fact it is deemed to be offensive to the faith if there are any images. and that is why there is often been this controversy when newspapers and continental europe started publishing cartoons which made the situation perhaps even more controversial. so when events like this take place it attracts notoriety. it attracts controversy. but we also have to keep in mind that the west prides itself in freedom of speech. in expression. a cultural gap takes place. somehow not met in the middle between the different religious groups. there has to be a way of trying to prevent the situations of escalating toward violence. because what worries me is that
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we may have more incidents take place like this. as i mentioned already. copenhagen. paris, now garland. there has to be a way of preventing the violence from escalating. and preventing groups like al qaeda and isis from trying to encourage the followers to carry out attacks. >> exactly. exactly do. you think that -- that this particular organization and their event that they, they maybe have drew out these shooters because of, of the keynote speaker and he is on the al qaeda hit list. >> well, he is again to use the word, controversial. he has attracted notoriety in europe. he is very much somebody who speaks his mind. he has supporters and detractors alike. his presence at the event will also have attracted the attention of the extremists as well. that is why i think security was
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already quite advanced for, for this, upcoming event. it is also again a very important thing to remember. is that, the u.s. its not immune to the type of terrorism that europe has faced this year. and unfortunately, again, the scenario could potentially repeat itself where individuals, now get a message through the internet, from, from groups like isis or al qaeda, through the magazines like inspire, or others where they're encouraged to take up arms. they can go to iraq, pakistan. they have been asked to carry out attacks independently. a number of small scale incidents in the u.s. this year that haven't got as much attention. and have been disrupted thanks to the authorities. thankfully the authorities were able to foil the, the suspects from carrying out even more potential fatalities. >> yes this, group knew that they were going to need security. and they apparently paid for extra security. and as we said, the shooting lasted 15 second.
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so, they did avert any people getting hurt or killed who were there. as you say the question is -- how do some people exercise their free speech. while others want to bring that down. we appreciate you joining us as always. thank you. >> you're welcome. >> as we mention police did react quickly in the moments after the shooting scrambling to get people to safety and securing the scene. here's what happened inside the event as the police officer told the crowd what had happened outside. >> outside, a police officer has been shot, two suspects have been shot. possibly have explosives on them. that's what we are worried about right now. we are going to move y'all into the auditorium. i need everybody to remain calm. we'll take you into the auditorium. a little further away from the front of this building. >> were the suspects muslim? >> i have no idea right now. >> i don't know anything other than that. i know, to be aware. we are going to move y'all soon
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to get you away from the front of the building. >> police say about 200 people attended that event. one reporter who was inside the building covering it ended up catching the tense moments just after police killed the gunmen. gabrielle 6 gabrielle rojas has that. >> reporter: wrapping up. all about to leave. i was a few feet from the door when people were rushed back inside. followed by police officers. we were told no one would be allowed to leave. police and security they held everyone in the main exhibit hall with the drawings of prophet muhammad from the art contest were displayed. swat team members told the crowd there was a shooting an officer was down with two suspects there could be explosives outside. the mood inside was still relatively calm at that point. people were just trying to figure out exactly what happened. officers moved the crowd from the main hall in the arena space and asked everyone to sit in the stands. at that point the people attending the event started reading their phones trying to
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get information. at one point the crowd got upset, that the draw the contest had been described as anti-islam event. and several members there -- they wanted us to know they did not consider it anti-islam at all. far from it. they kidded this an event to sell great the freedom of expression. freedom of speech. at a mood inside got patriotic at one point. a lot of folks felt like this was an attack on their expression of free speech. at one point they started singing "god bless america." just before 9:00 when police started letting people out of the building to get back to their cars to get on to buses. we with members of the media escorted back to our living trucks. as we were led from the building to the media area we had to be surrounded by members of the swat team and you can seep it is still a very live, active situation. out here. reporting in garland, 13
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eyewitness news. >> the venue for this event was picked specifically by the organizers. they say that's because an event denouncing islamaphobia was held there back in january. the mayor of garland says he has no problems with how the venue is used. >> events are held there all the time. this group wanted to rent it. there was concern which is why we had heightened security in the area. but we all swear to uphold the constitution, free speech, free assembly, and this case perhaps, free religion. they were welcome to use it. use the building. >> the shooting reignited, free speech/provocation. many people in the community knew the event would be controversial. cnn political commentator, ben ferguson told john vause earlier that a lot didn't want this type of event in their backyard.
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>> you have a wal-mart, grocery store, houses, close to a school. a convention center for the community. on a much smaller scale than a major city convention center. this is more of a, you know, mom and dads come together, have little events. art shows, galleries, basketball games. this is a true community. the mass majority of the people in the community very conservative by the way. didn't want this t the texas governor, issued a statement about the shooting. we quote him now. texas officials are actively investigating to determine the cause and scope of the senseless attack in garland, texas. our thoughts and prayers remain with those affected tonight.
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next here on cnn, an enraged community takes to the streets of tel aviv. what was behind their rage and about this protest that turned violent. >> also people's homes and belongings lie scattered and deep stro destroyed in nepal after the earthquake. our team traveled off to the epicenter and along the way felt the ground moving below them. >> i was just -- that was just a sizable tremor. it's absolutely terrifying. it sent people in the village still running down. i can't even imagine what the actual earthquake must have been like.
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>> announcer: this is cnn breaking news. >> we want to continue to recap our top breaking story. the shooting outside a free speech event in texas. police say they killed two gunmen, sunday night, after one of them shot a security officer. he is expected to be okay. the whole thing was over an about 15 second. the shooting that is. the event was a contest for drawings of the prophet muhammad. many muslims kid depictions of the prophet to be blaspheme. nearby businesses were evacuated
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after the shooting while police checked the gunman's car for explosives. last word they're on the scene there. >> israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu to meet with a soldier of ethiopian descent after a day of protests turned violent. hundred of demonstrators jammed the streets of tel aviv protesting the alleged mistreatment of the soldier at the hand of israeli police. a video that went viral showed the officers assaulting the soldier a week ago. a police spokesman says one of the officers has since been fired. cnn's oren liebermann has been following the story and joins us from tel aviv where it is now just after 10:00 in the morning. and i assume, things have quieted down the they seem like it there, oren. >> they certainly have here in
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rabin square, a far cry from what the central square looked like last night. now peaceful, calm, quiet. 12 hours, 11 hours ago last night this was the scene of a riot. hundred of demonstrators, a force of police trying to get them under control using stun grenades, tear gas, officers on horses as well as a water cannon to barack up the crowd. the crowd, as the it walked around the streets of tel aviv damaged cars according to police. damaged windows of the stores in the area. and very much got out of hand until police could break it up. that was 1:00 in the morning. protests started as peaceful protest, earlier in the day. 3:00, 3. 30. when protesters took to the streets. and blocked off main roads in tel aviv. there was a force of 300 police officers there. police said, "look, as long as this remains peaceful we are okay with it." it did remain peaceful for the next few hours. there were protesters and police
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getting in each other aech faea each other back. then something hit a tipping point. this became violent clashes with police. that's what was happening here in rabin square last night. today is a big day. the prime minister will meet with the soldier at the heart of the viral videoen jerusalem as well as other leadsers of the israeli community, and security and police officers there to try to address the bigger issue. not just about the video. what ethiopians see as years of discrimination at hand of police, authorities. that's been simmering under the surface. it was that video that was the spark that led to these protests. we have now heard from police. there is another demonstration scheduled in jerusalem right around this meeting. or in the hours before this meeting with prime minister benjamin netanyahu. protest could start in 45 minutes. natalie. >> as we look at the video. right now. oren, mention one of the officers has been fired.
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what about other one? >> we haven't gotten an update on the officer yet. the victim will meet with netanyahu. a soldier. in the video in uniform. ethiopian israeli soldier. that added to the anger over the video. added to the anger about what ethiopians see of years if not decades of discrimination. the army in israel, great equalizer. everyone serves, pays their dues. a lot of the frustration comes from. they protect israel like every other jew in this country. and they say they're not treated equally. that's what they hope the meetings will address the larger issues in israel at the heart of this. simmering tension over the years has boiled over in the form of the video. then the riots. demonstrations in tel aviv last night. latest numbers from police. four dozen people arrested. the same number of police injured. 56 slightly injured. one moderately injured. very big night. very shocking night.
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tel aviv is very much seen as progressive, accepting, modern city. it didn't look like it last night here in rabin square. >> yes we, can certainly see that. we hope the meeting today will help, help people who are very upset about what has happened. thank you, oren liebermann for us live in tel aviv. we turn now to nepal where the number of people killed in last week's earthquake has now passed 7,200. a government minister says that number is still expected to climb much higher. on saturday, a week after the earth quake hit though, police rescued this man. he is 101-year-old and some how he survived from underneath the rubble of his home near kathmandu. he is in stable condition. officials aren't sure how he was
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managed, man hajj eto hang on. he did. his home is one of 300,000 damaged or destroyed in the quake. >> well in this exclusive report, from nepal, arwa damon and her team traveled to the earthquake's epicenter, barpak, along the way they felt a tremor and met a young man searching for his family. here is her story. >> reporter: massive boulders block the road. what would have been a life line for so many shut down. we continue on foot. throughout the surreal juxtaposition of the stunning natural beauty of the landscape here and the power of its force. uprooted, tossed trees, open, gaping crevices. the porters were telling us not to all go up at exactly the same time because, this stairway, walk way is not as stable as it used to be. the porters also warning of
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constant tremors and falling debris. we reach madre, seemingly deserted. unlike other villages we have been to over the last few days there are no shelters pitched next to homes. just the haunting remains of lives forever altered or forever lost. this the gravesite for three young women. a traditional necklace hangs from a stick. a sign one of them was married. a unit of nepalese troops arrives. with basic tools. the attempt to excavate cadavers of live stock buried under the rubble. but no aid, other than three tents that were air dropped, have made it here. there are few villagers around, making quick trips to wash clothes or salvage what they can. >> translator: everyone else is out in the plains, she says, they feel safer there. and we soon find out why.
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suddenly the entire mountain shakes. that was just a sizable tremor. it was absolutely terrifying. it sent people from the village still running down. i can't even imagine what the actual earthquake must have been like. as we uneasily move on we see three landslide in the distance and run sohid bishokamra. >> did you feel the shaking? >> yes. >> reporter: he and his brother are also trying to make their way to barpak. his aunt and family live there. >> nothing. we haven't anything. >> reporter: the whole family? you know nothing abut the whole family? >> yeah, yeah, really. >> reporter: oh. we arrive in what is left of barpak together. the air is filled with clanking
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and hammering as people take on rebuilding themselves. even here, at the earth quake's epicenter, humanitarian aid has been inexplicably slow to arrive. indian army medics treat an injured child. her head wound infected and need restitching. the mountainside is dotted with white stones. marking the graves of those who perished. he asks people if they have news of his family. a woman says, yes, a girl died there. the road leading to where his relatives live, a cascade of debris. moments later we find their tent. his aunt runs out and throws herself into suni's arms.
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as he tries to reassure her that at least they are alive. tears pour down his cousin's face. here the enormity of what the nation has endured evident, even on the faces of those too young to fully understand. >> really incredible. as arwa mentioned not much aid is reaching remote areas like barpak. this morning she spoke with the government spokesperson about that and joins me now from nepal's capital. arwa, just an amazing report there. i don't know how you copeed and all these people are coping in the rural areas. what did the spokesperson have to tell you. we have been reporting 3 million people need food. can't imagine what the peoplen the rural areas are doing for
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food. >> it's unbearable for them, natalie. we only spent four nights in that area. it's tough to imagine what it is like day in and day out for these people. especially given all that they have already lost. now, the minister of information we speck oke to this morning we pretty defensive when we were trying to question him why aid was not reaching these various places. he was saying as soon as aid is arriving in country within 24 hours it is being pushed out. but clearly it is not getting to those who need it most. you've also have all of the aid that was already in country. with organizations like unicef that keeps stock piles here. as well as, usaid that also has regular stock piles kept in nepal because of the monsoons. that aid also its not reaching the various areas as well. seems it is caught up in something of a bureaucratic, logistical nightmare. the minister of information was trying to justify the slow pace
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of aid reaching areas by saying, "look, us, the government, we are victims of the earthquake as well. we are doing whatever we can. nepal is a resource poor country. we don't have the resources to get the aid out as quickly as it need to got to some of the areas." having actually been there ourselves. there are ways to get out there. we did see aid arriving in some places. but this was not government aid. this was not international aid. natalie, this was aid basically thrown in the back of a truck by kind samaritans, local groups, civilians who just decided they had to do something. they were getting aid out to some remolt areas. if they can do it. there really isn't a good enough excuse why the government and international organizations here can't. >> absolutely. neighbor helping neighbor. comes done to that sometimes. really appreciate your reporting so. glad to see that family found their loved ones. how touching was that. arwa, thank you so much. if you would look to help the victim thousands in nepal go to our web site. we have a list of vetted
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welcome back. you are watching cnn live coverage. i'm natalie allen. the headlines this hour -- police in garland, texas shot and killed two gunmen who opened fire outside this art exhibition featuring cartoons of prophet muhammad. a group, american freedom defense initiative organized the event. the gunmen's religion and
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motives are under investigation. a violent demonstration in tel aviv left 57 police officers and 12 protesters injured. members of the ethiopian jewish community protested alleged police mistreatment, an israeli soldier caught on video, of ethiopian descent that video want viral. cheers after the mandatory curfew was lifted. the national guard is packing up and leaving. the city which has been rocked by protest and riots since freddie gray died in police custody last month. six officers have been arrested for this death. back to breaking news outside of garland texas outside of dallas. suburb of dallas. police have not identified the two gunmen who fired on a security guard outside a free speech event. he was hit in the ankle and has been treated and reap leased from the hospital. earlier i spock wike with our
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intelligence expert, basketball bear, he says the suspects most likely did not train with extremists. >> we are going to find out what caused this, it was probably depictions of the prophet. are these people connected to the islamic state? you know, we may never know that. this doesn't look like a particularly well organized attack. attackers probably, i would say at this point, haven't spent time in syria and iraq fighting. you know, i think the police were prepared for something like this. even though there was no, information that there was going to be an attack. and, you know, this was clearly provocation. i don't think anybody should be surprised. >> how do you think that the white house gigs to respond to this? >> well, the white house is very concerned. i have been talking to law enforcement over the last couple weeks. their concern of a really truly
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organized assault inside this country with ought mattimatting automatic weapons. the police all over the united states are on high alert about this. the president can't ignore this. you know he is going to talk about upping aid to law enforcement, improving intelligence. but the fact is, that when you have this war going on in the middle east. all across the middle east. getting a lot worse in yemen, syria, iraq. the chances of this not washing up on the shores is zero. >> we have been saying it while we have been covering this breaking news, bob, that understand the right to free speech. that this group had a right to hold this contest. and they came apparently from all over the country. they wanted to make their point. they hired police for it. but now we have, a community there, a suburb of dallas, that has had evacuations, that, that, is going to take several hours,
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businesses could be empacted. tomorrow as well. stow what does that say for -- stow what does that say for holding these types of events. and perhaps, it could happen in neighborhood around this country? >> it could happen anywhere. i mean the fact is the beliefs of islam are incompatible with the first amendment. you cannot depict the prophet. it is horribly sacrireligious. the fact that people can obtain guns all across this country. there is a certain element in the united states. as there issen europe. that wants to push our first amendment rights. and there is, inevitably going to be a conflict. and i leave it of to the philosophers, you know on whether you should test these rights with these pictures. but the point is when you do this, you are going to get a
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reaction. people that are either muslims or converts to islam. and violence will follow. >> the president of this group. i don't know how much you had known about this group. the american freedom defense initiative. pamela geller is the head of this group. according to the southern poverty law center which tracks hate groups they say this is the anti-muslim movement's most flamboyant figure head. and geller took to her own website after the incident writing this is a war, this is a war on free speech. what more do you know about her and this group? >> well, i doubt she was the target in this. she is, comes from. a set of people who oppose immigration, people that hold diverse views. if you let islam take over the united states it is not of course, but it will, if the numbers are great enough. we have to fight back.
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she herself, is not known for insulting islam. hasn't burned the koran or depicted the prophet nor, neither has the keynote speaker, they're fairly moderate in terms of anti-muslims. i think again in going back the depictions of the prophet, that most certainly provoked these people into trying to attack that, that, that exhibition. >> basketball bear from newport beach, california. thank you for joining us again, bob. appreciate it. >> you can find much more on this breaking news story by going to our website. cnn.com. >> well, too close to call. we will take you live to london next where things are heating up as election day draws near. it is expected to be a tight race. we will check in with my colleague, errol barnett.
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again, our breaking news this hour, authorities in
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garland, texas just outside dallas are trying to figure out the motive behind a shooting outside an art exhibit featuring cartoons of prophet muhammad. police shot and killed two men who opened fire outside the event. a security officer was hurt. a bomb squad has been checking the suspect's car for possible explosives. the group that organized the cartoon contest described it as a free speech event. >> just about three days away, u.k. voters head to the polls and one of the most closely fought elections in decades. party leaders trying to lure undecided voters. let's turn to my colleague,
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errol barnett who, traveled over to london to cover the election. and he is live on london's downing street. hi there, errol. >> hey there, natalie. good morning to you. outside number 10 downing street. the office of the prime minister. the two dominant parties are neck and neck in the polls. that allowed a lot of the smaller parties to dominate the conversations about what's next here in the uk. joining me now to talk about that is someone, long time, cnn viewers will recognize. cnn contributor, mr. robin oakley. the economy is a big issue. a possible referendum on whether the uk should be part of the eu. and david cameron's party, conservatives haven't been as
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vocal about that, but they have been on the back foot. what will that do to the outcome of this election that issue of immigration and being part of the eu? >> one of the depressing things about the election, the lack of interest in the outside world shown by the leading politicians. all a poker game. i'll give you 10,000 more doctors. i will raise that by 5,000 more nurses. big issues like the future of the our pine unio-- european un. and what vladamir putin is doing. all of that neglected. the european referendum have only really crept up thanks to ukip, united kingdom independence party who they are pressing for a referendum on europe. david cam run to saeron, whethe stays in the european union by end of 2017. labor who used to be an anti-europe party at one stage
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of their history are very much saying no referendum under us. not unless circumstances change. we believe it is good for the working people of britain to stay in the european union. don't want to create all right uncertainty that would create in the country if there were to be a referendum. that's one bigger to between the two major parties. if graduation as you say, another of the issues that david cameron's strategists have told hem n him not to talk about too much. both major parties have not been keen to talk immigration too much partly because there are 99 seats out of the 650 in the house of commons where ethnic minority votes could have a bearing on the outcome. >> they could swing the election there? >> quite possibly, yes. there isn't an issue on immigration. david cameron, labor can pin him with broken promises. he was going to get immigration down in the lifetime of the last parliament. tens of thousand. 298,000 immigrants into the
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country last year. the problem for david cameron is, the free movement across the borders in the e.u. 228,000 of those came from the eu. there is nothing he can do. those two, use, immigration, european union referendum feed into each other. >> they seem to be the more emotive issues, thor to for david cameron, the conservatives as well. you have logical arguments. numbers, spread sheets you can point to. hey, we steadied the economy and done well. that doesn't necessarily get people out to the polls? >> it is interesting on the economy. the conservative, lib cal, democrat coalition has real achievement to their credit. they have steadied the economy. eliminated part of the deficit not as much as they were hoping to do. but they have created 2 million jobs, nearly 2 million in britain. more than the whole of the our pine union has done in time of the coalition government. that is an achievement. liberal democrats insisting on the starting rate of taxation being pushed up ever higher so
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people have a, can make a gain by moving off of social benefits. and moving into taking a job. so, there is a real achievement there. but, somehow, the conservatives are not get much credit for it. the country, kind of, is torn i think, between a government that it doesn't like very much. and a, an opposition that major opposition it doesn't quite trust to sort out the economy. because of the record borrowing under the last labor government. >> yeah, allowed ukip, scottish national party to dominate some of the rhetoric and all the media space in the meantime because they had more, passion, the issues they have talked about. mr. robert oakley contributor here giving insite outside 10 downing street. the election is thursday, natalie. we don't know which way it will go and which kind of coalition government will need to be formed when it is said and done. we should have a better sense of england's future friday. changes to immigration policy
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and decision on whether or not to stay part of the eu, part future here in the uk, quite stunning. >> a lot of stake. thanks to you, errol and robin. thank you so much. cnn is the place for coverage of the uk vote. live coverage all this week and coverage thursday from the moment the first votes are cast. to the time a new government takes shape. as errol said. that's right here on cnn. i'm caridee. i've had moderate to severe plaque psoriasis
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for the first time in nearly a week people in baltimore, maryland will weake up without having had a curfew the night before. [ cheering ] >> far from a curfew people danced in the streets sunday instead of protesting the death of freddie gray. there have been violent demonstrations as you know since gray died in police custody from a spine injury. nearly 500 people have been arrested at rallies since april 23rd. s six officers face charges in gray's death. nick valencia has mr. on sunday's celebrations in the streets. >> reporter: over the weekend in
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baltimore, a much different seen as we saw a change in attitude as demonstrations turned more into celebrations. earlier sunday an interfaith coalition group held a rally here to really bring together people who wouldn't normally spend a sunday together. hours after that, we saw a group of about 600 people from all ages across the city of baltimore come here in or the of a marching band context. they wanted to put on a show for the people here who stayed after that rally. this is the first day in the city that it has not had a curfew. a 10:00 p.m. curfew since tuesday. at a press conference early sunday the governor spoke about that in detail. >> we have started to withdrawal the guard. trucks started pulling out this morning. we brought in 4,000 people this week to keep the city safe. brought in 1,000 officers. 3,000 members of the guard. and 3,000 volunteers to help clean things up. >> one of the most pertinent questions in the city remaining when the national guard will
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fully withdraw from the city. the governor did announce they will begin to unwine. there has been no timetable given when exactly all of them will be gone. nick valencia, cnn, baltimore. recapping our breaking news this hour, two men who opened fire outside of an exhibit featuring cartoons of prophet muhammad were shot dead by police near dallas, texas. a security officer was also hurt. a group called the american freedom defense is nenitiative organized the cartoon exhibit. the gunmen's religion and motives are under investigation. i'm natalie allen. "new day" up for viewers in the u.s. for everyone else the news continues with andrew stevens in hong kong in just a moment. nearly half a million cars were stolen in 2012. but for every car stolen,
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>> announcer: this is cnn breaking news. >> breaking news this morning. two gunmen killed after they opened fire on a contest to draw cartoons of the prophet muhammad. that just outside dallas this morning. we have the latest on the attack and why police were so quick to respond. good morning. welcome to "early start." i'm john berman. it is monday, may 4th. christine romans is on assignment this morning. breaking overnight in garland, texas. serious questions and concerns. two men pulled up outside a venue holding a contest drawing cartoons of the prophet muhammad. the men jumped out of the car

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