breaking news at least one person is shot says a disgruntled employee takes hostages at a restaurant in charleston south carolina. children a sick we're stranded here without seat is new for. civilians flee the u.s. led coalition airstrikes and militants in the iraqi city of tal afar humanitarian groups warn people that face the same utter devastation that was witnessed in. trouble so the hometown of be a mom who is suspected of radicalizing the group of men who carried out the recent

spate attacks. that they understood to have attended prayers led by. the spin accused of being. behind these terrorists. good evening and welcome. international we will start this hour with breaking news an active shooter holds several hostages at a restaurant in charleston south carolina let's get right up to date with this story now we'll go over to washington d.c. and speak to the mayor of. please bring us up to date. well police and emergency crews are now responding to an active shooter situation in charleston south carolina authorities believe that a disgruntled employee shot one person and is now holding several hostages inside

in a restaurant let's take a look. distressed not to use a call that twelve seventeen today about a shooting within the four hundred block of king street also survive function paid victim and sales assistant to come out of the building in the victim at some transported to the hospital ok the shooter is still in the building with several hostile fire departments on seeing images on scene so we have to piece this evolving situation. officers found one shooting and were able to get the victim out of the building and transported to a local hospital the condition of the victim is unknown at the moment witnesses said a man emerged from the kitchen and told diners there was a new boss in town and ordered them all to leave swat teams and a bomb disposal unit hostage negotiators have responded to the area and witnesses

have even seen snipers on the building police are asking people to avoid the area as negotiations are currently underway at a news conference charleston mayor john tech when assured that this was not an. act of terror or an act of racism and we're monitoring this situation and will provide you with updates shortly i think spring is right the from washington d.c. this of course warrants a miracle. and i want to the news u.s. sparked iraqi forces are making fresh. positions in the city of tal of fall heavy fighting in the area has already seen thousands of civilians displaced they say the forced to flee from both coalition bombs the terrorists that.

we ran from the shelling from the culmination we left the people from islamic state along. with. our children a sick we're stranded here without saying that there is no fresh water and some of the aid workers have been here but very few of them this is my son he is suffering we have no electricity and. the latest objective in the u.s. backed war on islamic state comes after the recapturing of mosul following a nine month campaign that left much of the city in ruins of the operation to liberate tele fall which has been and i still control for three years as the little to ease the suffering of civilians there explains. downtown mosul or what's left of it and now drive west of here is tied up saw the new ground

zero in iraq there a huge a rocky army backed by u.s. led coalition air power is facing off against isis which has been entrenched for three long years and brute sides are throwing everything they've got. trapped in the middle of thirty thousand civilians who think there's a stark choice still and risk being killed in a coalition air strike being used as human shields by isis or make a run for it and pray you are an idiot in the crossfire and the jew to make it through the desert and the merciless heat it isn't an easy choice. we are hungry we need clothes we need food and water yesterday we get contaminated water even the animals won't drink it we're living in terrible conditions the u.n.

fears for civilians trapped and tired of thought the deadly danger and the suffering that they and jewel but getting out of thought of getting away from isis may be the first step there's plenty of all particles to go if you travel throughout iraq it's very heavily militarized. numerous checkpoints on magic transport routes to get through those checkpoints you need documentation if you don't have this or if you have the wrong kind of documentation you prevented from moving further on the people who fled telephone we understand it being prevented from going into east mosul and settling and also coming into the could. fail and other places in this town without displacement camps on top of all of that there's a sense of paranoia here imagine. you're a soldier manning the checkpoint and you see a hundred people approaching you how are you going to tell the real refugees from

isis infiltrators or indeed suicide bombers who are just trying to get close to blow their vests so the security precautions are absolutely necessary but they don't make the lives of refugees and the easier the operation to liberate has only just begun but we can hope it doesn't then like this like mosul city in ruins thousands dead more missing and buried under the rubble and with nobody to hold accountable. the operation to liberate tell a far intensifies many of striking similarities with the mosul campaign that left thousands that. both cities were strongholds seized by u.s. backed coalition forces just like telefon now thousands of civilians were trapped inside mosul under a barrage of bombs those trying to flee were caught in the crossfire and those remaining had no access to humanitarian aid with food water and basic necessities

fast running out. the coverage from the red cross says that telefon may well face the devastation witnessed in mosul. and the operations there have been moving forward of course we see that there are a lot of others in it of course. hardly any consequence what. they love to know what you're. going to get. and the people who are leaving be able. to leave and you know then. nine while being. in while heavy fighting between the u.s. led coalition and islamic state in neighboring syria has prompted the u.n. to call for a humanitarian pause in the city of raka we're going to say sions representative describe rocco's kind of the worst place on earth as it's confirmed twenty thousand civilians can't escape from atrocities and coalition air raids. i cannot think of

a worse place on earth now than in these five neighborhoods. forty and for these twenty thousand people there is. a constant air raids from the coalition so the casualties civilian casualties are. large and they seem to be no real escape for these surveillance while rights group amnesty international has issued a report on the suffering of civilians trapped in the city here are some of their chilling testimonies. it was how many shell struck the area residents did not know how to save themselves some people ran from one place to another only to be bombed there. didn't the s.d.f. and the coalition know that the place was full of civilians we were stuck in there

because dungeon didn't last week. was this does my mother my nephews and nieces were bombed to shreds for no reason at all for strikes willows to gives the house full of women and children why don't they keep watch over their targets before they bomb if they had they would have known that there were only women and children there. we discussed the dire situation with david swanson he's from the un office for the coordination of humanitarian affairs. the humanitarian situation or the up to twenty five thousand civilian here and still trapped in a city is nothing short of dire access to safe drinking water food and other basic services are at an all time low with many residents relying on food they had stored up earlier on to survive on equally disturbing is the fact that health access is very very or there are very few doctors on the ground there is currently only one functioning hospital and her unit in the ice

a controlled part of the city so it is extremely difficult the only way we can provide assistance to those people who have fled and as you are well aware more than seventy five thousand people have fled the city since the offensive began in june of this year is when they reach the outside and the areas in which they are just ways to that is the only way we can reach people at the moment. amid growing concerns over the security situation the european union parliament president now wants to create a quote european f.b.i. together we can do more which is why the european parliament is working with the commission from september to make proposals for more e.u. cool grecian against terrorism i believe we need a corporation along the lines of the f.b.i. or the european f.b.i. really important to do that because we have europol and the commission change their rules the secret services should work together to create european unity to contribute more in the fight against terrorists british former intelligence officer

says that it would be almost impossible to create an organization like the f.b.i. in europe. distrust between intelligence agencies they want to keep their sources close to their chest there are different approaches to how intelligence agencies work different powers within each country about what precisely those intelligence agencies can actually do didley within their own country so trying to find common stand it i think is going to be incredibly difficult across the e.u. i mean we're looking at countries going from island right across to poland hungary a fast spread of territory it's a vast spread of history and it's a vast spread of different legal systems i can't see how this can work it sounds like another event if you project. it's emerged the belgian or forty's contacted the spanish counterpart last year amid concerns the a man who suspected of masterminding last week's twin atrocities in spain may have had to relinquish its claim to spanish police at the time denying to the a mob had any connection to terrorism the main focus of attention on the small spanish town

of reporter was where the mob in question preached in the local mosque is also where all the members of the terrorist cell grew up last week they carried out twin running attacks in barcelona in the resort of campbells that left fifteen people dead became just a day after what was believed to be their bomb making factory now konar was destroyed in an explosion of these peter all of the trouble to find the homes of the suspects speak to locals who would know them since childhood. radicalizing force that equalized by a moroccan born police now believe the ripple was at the center of the plot. the small spanish town took the way in the foothills of the pyrenees is hardly what you think of as a hotbed of islamic terrorism but it was here in the fall that the terrorist cell which attacked barcelona recruited were indoctrinated and radicalized eventually

going on to carry out their deadly mission. was. but it was here that the terrorists that rammed his truck into crowds of people impossible loner lived. the twenty two year old moroccan was gunned down on monday following it for day manhunt by authorities. who our. local people here say they can't believe he lived within that community. they play football together on the beach nearby with other kids from the neighborhood they were brought up here. but. of course if. they were behind will happen round here we can believe it the seem to be very nice people he will. be

probably be roaming around but it's just that he was saluted with a whole slew of things that the sale melted into full society attending the local high school and being a fixture on local football fields so how did say seemingly quiet group of quiet teenage is on a quiet town and is part of a jihad to sell off the answers to the vast many looking towards the mosque that they attended it's here that they're understood to have attended prayers led by our society who's been accused of being the room. the master behind this terrorist cell the authorities pointed the finger at him and now that's being reiterated by some of those accused of being part of the cell have appeared in court but who will. what do we know about the thirty year old moroccan national we know that he had

a criminal past in front back in twenty ten he was sent to prison here in spain for his part in a drug smuggling operation and it's in jail where he's understood to have become radicalized in fact he's believed to have spent time with those who plotted and carried out the madrid bombings we also know that back in twenty sixteen he spent time in belgium around the time of the bombings on the metro the airports in brussels. he is believed to have been killed it was announced by authorities that his d.n.a. was found at the site of a bomb making factory did exploded and at the moment the authorities are writing bad off as that his own potential weapons of. course him out in the end. as the investigation continues arrests continue to be made including that of the

owner of an internet cafe that suspected members of the terrorist cell and no into a frequent it begs the question just how many small tranquil communities like this could potentially be harboring fatal terrorist cells peter all of spain. after repeated cases of terrorists using vehicles to run pedestrian cities across europe have been taking precautions concrete barriers have been installed in key locations they've been put up in shopping centers central squares and the iconic a prominent there. in the southern french city of nice where truck killed eighty seven people last year. britain's foreign secretary has been slammed by human rights groups over his libyan policy which they say is hoping to trap refugees in appalling conditions is after boris johnson pledged millions of pounds to stem the flow of migrants into europe

and voice support for border patrols accused of stopping civilians fleeing the country speaking on a trip to libya's capital johnson insisted that the moves will reduce the number of illegal migrants who are heading for europe libya is the front line for many challenges which left on chicks composed problems for us in the u.k. but weekly illegal migration and the threat from terrorism it also means practical efforts to including the work we're doing to ensure that the libyan coast guard can secure their own borders reducing the number of illegal migrants hitting for europe seaward humanitarian campaign manager for the oxfam charity told us attempts to keep refugees in a war zone are a clear violation of international human rights law simply throwing money at the issue will not be enough what is required is a long sustained investment and the opportunity for people to be safe and protected both now and in the future what we've been really disappointed with is the fact

that this just flies in the face of international conventions it is in the refugee convention which all the european countries have signed up to that people are allowed to seek asylum on their shores and they have really abandoned that that's an incredibly dangerous signal out to the rest of the world is the responsibility of these countries and wealthy countries all over the world to step up and actually take in more refugees right now some of the poorest countries in the world the host of the most and yet somehow europe the richest country in the world the twenty eight countries step up and even given something similar to that. speaking in tripoli johnson insisted the u.k. will back the coastguards efforts to secure libya's borders because guards been trained by the u.k.'s will navy and is getting substantial support from e.u. countries but it's been repeatedly accused of killing shooting and abusing migrants as well as attacking aid workers oxfam's humanitarian campaign manager again says that the e.u. support is part of a term to close european borders the u.k.

and the european union have for the last couple of years made a concerted effort to shut down borders and we see that happening at an extreme cost to the individuals who are fleeing war and persecution and poverty is part of that for them it's simply a matter of shutting it down on paper they say that they're trying to explore other options and open up safe safe routes to people but we really just not seen that happen or we've seen as a shutting down of rates which is left people with really few other options then to take risky very. meanwhile police have used water cannon and batons through clear more than one hundred migrants occupying independence square in rome. i was i i i was. i. i i.

was. proud of my good protesting be a victim of hundreds from an occupied building writing refugees also three projectiles at offices on the block nearby streets it's confirmed they detained two people and thirteen others were injured but the number of migrants coming to europe growing questions are being raised over security on the continent but the deputy mayor of cali into the form of vast jungle migrant camp he says those who pose a threat should be sent back to their home countries and special measures should be put in place across europe. i think we really need. a central office european office for intelligence to educated on that. i know there is in europe. project about it it's not only projects we need we need to work on that on even if they are born in france or spain or whatever was born in europe once they go in the country. to learn how to create attacks. they must

be. kept away from europe and they must stay in this in these countries it's not to decide whether they come back and we treat them differently and we found them to sound to those and to to to protect people that set know they must be probated to come back and we need intelligence a real european intelligence service to work on that nobody in europe whatever they are migrants or not and nobody in europe can say i'm safe in my country. just a month ahead of germany's general election neither chancellor machall nor main rival martin shields to police with the country's key ally now ackles slammed donald trump's quote america first policy of social democrat schultz pledge to remove u.s. nuclear weapons from germany if he becomes chancellor with more on a deepening rift between berlin and washington is jack levin. for years it seemed

that you could safely assume germany and the u.s. would be best friends forever but as the trumpet ministration charges forward with its america first approach to foreign policy they might as well be leaving behind one of their closest and most important allies take the rising tensions with north korea for example that has shown a clear divide and opinions trump saber rattle and lashed out with threats. make it work threats to the united states. they will be met with fire fury while merkel flat out refused to back trump's plan and i have to answer that no i do not see a military solution from north korea i cannot accept that and just this week after trump announced america's old i'm sorry new afghan strategy you know more troops and no end to the war in sight that also didn't exactly line up with expectations it is important that the us discuss with europeans how we can work together to ensure that the country becomes more peaceful and secure so the people in

afghanistan do not have to flee to us we expect the washington will coordinate his actions with europe so it seems berlin is increasingly irked if not utterly hostile toward the number of moves coming from washington even when it comes to one of their usual mutual enemies russia germany was fuming when trump signed off on a fresh wave of sanctions against moscow no not out of some sudden newfound affection towards russia but because the measures were approved without heeding europe's business interests and could actually end up threatening them that must not happen we generally reject sanctions with extraterritorial facts meaning and impact on third countries friendship is as they say a two way street so perhaps washington should be wary of the fact that america first could end up turning into america alone. r.t. washington d.c. . with critics claiming america's moral compass has lost direction of donald trump the u.s. mainstream media is repeatedly pushing the idea is big business leaders who now

offer the best guidance get more pronounced people in new york whether they share that view. with so much chaos and confusion these days many americans are looking for a new source of moral guidance so who should be giving that stuff i think the founding fathers have a lot of inspiration there donald trump is the moral compass the u.n. secretary general antonio terrorists jimmy carter you like jimmy carter yes a lot of mainstream media outlets have another voice in mind the top dogs of corporate america. that's right the big boys in the boardrooms are now standing up for justice and fighting the power after charlottesville they just can't hold back any longer i hate to be condemned and has no place in a country that draws its strength from our diversity and humanity prison draw

missed a critical open to unity to help bring a country to give them the most clarifying boys has been the voice of business these chief executives have taken the risk to speak truth to power yes truth to power and these men are just known for their good deeds j.p. morgan got caught overcharging thousands of military families for their mortgages and had predatory lending practices that specifically targeted black and hispanic people walmart is known to get their clothes from sweat shops in bangladesh where the workers get paid fourteen cents an hour oh and over here they've been caught paying out millions of dollars in bribes in order to get building permits and they're in walker's pepsi co they've been caught with discrimination in hiring practices and been forced to pay out millions of dollars in settlements and who can forget their oh so classy advertisement featuring police brutality protests of pepsi are they a good moral company. not good i mean personally i don't think their products more

heidi i don't think feeding sugar to you know americans in the quantities of nestle morrow. overall they're dependent on their products that are maybe not good for. not good for your house. no no you want to do you think j.p. morgan the banking firm is a good moral compass for america i don't really trust any banking institutions don't think that a corporation should be morally reprehensible what about wal-mart do you think they're a good moral compass for america probably too big or too big of a monopoly when you hear people's experience it will not get one inside it doesn't seem so they employ a lot of people minimum wage laws are what they are perhaps it isn't just a burning cash in for social justice in the wall street suites but rather that they discovered that social justice is a great marketing strategy caleb oppen art see new york. we spoke to economist

christopher greene he doesn't believe the ideals of wall street's big wigs make them a good fit for the role. they're taking the moral high road is because they're being pressured by the system that doesn't support trump you see the entire system the establishment media establishment elites are against donald trump he wasn't supposed to win the election so they've got to take him out right so they're incentivized by money and what they're trying to do is create this fiction divide the american people keep us focused on each other this is a very effective strategy it's definitely incentivized with a profit motive that's that's number one for these companies these companies zero moral highground. you know watching on t.v. news on the go don't forget you can always close on twitter on facebook you can even download.

the two thousand and eight economic crisis turn some countries into paid these are the countries with week or economies that needed austerity policies if you are in a situation or. even the recession. he's a very bad idea it doesn't work and it makes millions of people very unhappy those who are unemployed see their wages decline. decade good other results. i mean. why at the same.