anne elizabeth moutet, french political journalist speaking to us who lives not very far from where thate this attack took place just before 9pm local time, where a gunman opened fire on a police van, driving up to the police van, opening fire, killing one officer and seriously wounding two others. the attacker attempted to then flee the scene but was actually shot dead by police. right now there is a major anti— kerawa brett and under way in paris. —— anti— terror operation under way in paris. officials say that the government was known to the police services and an operation is going away at the attacker‘s home near the capital. a little earlier, via the amaq newsagency, the islamic state group said they carried out this shooting and its name to the attacker as a belgium, they called him abu yusuf, but that has not been confirmed by the french authorities. they say they know the identity of the attacker but they are not going to be exposing his identity until they know whether he has had accomplices. if you think we are done with winter weather, think again. it will turn colder next we