we have just had an update from british transport police on twitter. the time on twitter. british transport police say trans am trams are not running from manchester victoria stations will to —— trains and trams. please avoid the area while the greater manchester police responded to an incident at the arena. no more information from them on the cause of the explosion. the earlier said it was in the fourier area. the station that would normally take people to and from is closed. —— foyer. we have heard reports that bomb disposal teams have been seen in the area. that does not mean this was our bomb. it doesn't mean it was a criminal explosion. that would be natural in circumstances. but, he would send a bomb explosives team to the area if you heard reports of an explosion causing fatalities. we're still unaware of the cause of the explosion. we have heard no official explanation from the police at the moment. all we do know is that it caused multiple fatalities. and we don't have a specific number, do we? we have just been told a number of casualties, a

we now know a cornish british transport police said that explosion was in the foyer area. om british transport police. —— perimeter. there have been a number of casualties and there is talk of a casualty bureau being open. so that suggests a number of injured and a number of fatalities. one witness said he was thrown off his feet and through the doors of the venue by the force of the explosion. he saw 20-30 the force of the explosion. he saw 20—30 people injured, many believed we re 20—30 people injured, many believed were dead, many young. the cause of the explosion, we do not know. some people at the time certainly thought it was a bomb. we have had nothing from official sources. so we don't know at the moment if there was criminal intent behind it, or if it was a terrible accident of some sort. the way the information has come out within the last hour or so, you wonder if the panic could have been caused by something as simple asa been caused by something as simple as a balloon, by the display at such as a balloon, by the display at such a big concert? at the time, as yo

with me is alun thomas, assistant chief constable of the british transport police. are busy. the armed police on trains. i know we have had this on the underground, in london. but a first across the country? we have been doing this in london since the 1st of january, but these are extraordinary circumstances. the critical threat environment, that means that we have got to ensure that we can protect the rail network, protect well. talking about key routes, busy routes? years. the crowded environment, that is a target of choice. we have resources in place that can best defend those environments. the mainland routes, open to us as options. and obviously, you are stretched in terms of manpower, but help from the military? yes. we have received assets from the ministry of defence, but expanding capacity across london. that allows me to use armed officers, stretching out further, extend the footprint across the rail network. and when passengers series on to police, going through the carriages, it is to reassure them? it is striking the balance between reassurance and raisi

we know from british transport police that the explosion was in the foyer area , police that the explosion main auditorium. we her just foyer area, not in the main auditorium. we herjust a few minutes ago from andy holey that he was just outside the doors of the auditorium and was blown to ward the auditorium, into the building, suggesting the explosion was outside, on the outskirts, the buildings. —— towards. that is the latest information. and the timing of the incident, very interesting, it happened as the concert was finishing. a lot of people milling around, waiting to meet a lot of young children, a lot of those youngsters, coming out of the arena of. and we heard from andy holey, he said this was, in his words, an attack that was targeted at young children, because he said many of those attending the concert would have been very young. 0n the line is stefan petrovic, who was at the concert when the explosion happened. what happened to you? what happened to you ?|j what happened to you? i was in the hospitality area with about 16 other people. the concert had finished and eve ryo ne

we have from british transport police that the seat of the explosion was in the foyer area.ed outside their venue in a public space. what we do not know is really because of the explosion. we get a reports from us security sources, talking about a suicide bomber. now, that has not been confirmed by british police yet. we are expecting a press conference to happen shortly. certainly, some of the eyewitnesses have talked about the eyewitnesses have talked about the blast being outside the building, and they were blown into the arena by the force of the explosion. and one eyewitness talked about nuts and bolts lying around on the floor after the explosion. that might have been debris from the force of the explosion, or may have been shrapnel that was included in the blast to increase the injuries it could cause. so the crucial question is really whether this was a bomb timed to go off, or if it was a bomb timed to go off, or if it was a suicide bomber. we may get an a nswer to a suicide bomber. we may get an answer to that in the upcoming press conference. as we look at these p

we heard from british transport police that the explosion happened in the foyer area.from manchester arena themselves, they say the explosion happened in a public space outside their venue. we have heard from eyewitnesses in the immediate aftermath of the explosion that they could see nuts and bolts on the floor. we don't know if that was debris from the explosion or if it was some sort of shrapnel involved in the explosion. the arena has been cleared, but police are still at the scene carrying out a controlled explosion, as we saw and heard. and ambulance staff are still dealing with casualties. thank you for the moment, andy. rebecca baty was an eyewitness at the event. she spoke to the bbc soon after the first reports. myself and my friends were in the arena at the time. we were sort of at the other side of the arena to where the, sort of, noise, whatever it was, came from. we just heard a very, very loud bang. everyone started running and screaming and we did too. we got out of the building. me and my friend were close to the exits are we did not have to go very fa

transport police. they are saying they are aware of an incident at manchester arena, they have offices at the scene and will provide updates as soon as sub or. butjust in from britishrovide updates as soon as possible. it is amid reports on social media of an explosion. any moron that, we will bring it when we get it. going back to theresa may. earlier this evening the prime minister was asked again to explain her thinking on social care when she spoke to the bbc‘s andrew neil. we have not rewritten the manifesto. the principles on which we have based our social care policy remain absolutely the same. we need to ensure that we have long—term sustainability in social care. we need to be able to ensure we can fund social care for the future. we're doing the honest thing about putting a proposal to the british people. and they will make their choice on that. how could it be honest to reject a cap in your manifesto and four days later say, we are going to have a cap? what is honest about that? what we set out in our manifesto was a series of principles to people, this is a big issue, will need to address it and we being honest that we need to fix it and that is what i

people were on the way out and british transport police said the explosion happened in the foyer area that would perhaps suggest that this was targeted to get people there are almost, which even makes more shocking. and you can help piece together exactly what happened. eyewitness testimony. the timeline. as we understand so far, 19 people are known to have been killed in the incident at the manchester arena with about 60 injured. we will keep coverage here. hello there. last week, across the british isles, the weather came from this area of low pressure. we change the week and the nature of the weather due to high pressure close to us through most of the week until the bank holiday weekend. lots of this kind of thing. buttercups enjoying the sunshine and fairly cloudy fare here in northern ireland. further north towards inverness, a lot of cloud. that weather feature is moving as we start tuesday towards the northern isles. a chilly start to parts of scotland. further south, high pressure not in place. this air comes from the atlantic and it is warm and moist and will be all over the

that tallies with what british transport police have said, that it happened in the foyer area, rather arena. just inside the building, but not in the auditorium where the concert was. yes. that is what they are saying. people who are familiar with the venue, you get out through the ticket office into the foyer area. and that is where the merchandise is as well. exactly. people have been watching their pop idol, they want to buy merchandise to remember what was supposed to be a fine evening out with family and friend. could that device, or whatever caused this explosion, could it have been put there on purpose? again, that is something that police will be looking at. and, of course, we have got this emergency cobra meeting in westminster. that is top security officials from across the country meeting to look at what evidence they have got so far and where you go forward from this. and that is at 9am uk time on tuesday morning. two reports from us officials are suggesting this attack has been carried out by a suicide bomber. does are unconfirmed from unnamed officials. but it is signifi

we have another statement from the british transport police on their website saying emergency services are at the scene and we are working to establish more information regarding the equation and we will provide further updates as soon as possible. again, police say the explosion happened in the foyer of the manchester arena that you are seeing here, not in the actual bowl of the arena as concertgoers were leaving. the concert had finished. there is no official word on the safety of arrieta monday, -- or ariana grande. there have been reports of bomb squads diffusing or doing a controlled explosion of a suspected item that apparently buted out to be not a bomb, they are taking all precautions right now as they feel the area off around 2:00 a.m. local time in manchester. just recapping, it is being treated as a possible terrorist incident. weil police know otherwise, are waiting for details from manchester police as they hold a news conference. 19 people confirmed dead. 50 have been injured in this perceived terrorist incident. haidi: thank you for staying on that story with us and we w

mark: british transport police say armed officers will be patrolling some trains for the first time,the increased threat of extremist attacks. the patrol began today. they will be patrolling the underground. this expands the security measure to provide services elsewhere in the country. the european union says they have had differences with president trump in a number of key areas. the union presidentpoke after meeting with president trump it >> i am not -- trump. >> i am not want to present sure -- 100% sure that we have a common vision or opinion about russia. mark: the eu does agree with the trump administration on many policies, he said, including counterterrorism. but he said some issues remain "open" such as trade and climate change. jacob zuma facing a key battle for his political survival. this weekend, senior members of his ruling party plan to push the decision-making national executive committee to order him to step down. he is facing an unprecedented level of opposition from within the group and supporters following scandals he has faced since he took office in 2009. form

alison: tonight for the first time in history the british transport police are patrolling some trains with the weapons. this decision comes hours after the british government said it was not going to share information about the manchester bombing case with u.s. officials anytime. nancy chen is at the "live desk" to explain why. nancy: british prime minister theresa may says the bissed on trust. but after photos of the crime scene in the "new york times" the trust appears to be strained. >> pictures of the arming device of the bomb. the public doesn't need to see that. there is no good purpose served by that. i don't blame the british one bit for turning off the flow of information..& nancy: sources say the british prime minister did speak with president trump today about the issue at the nato summit. tonight, libyan anti-terror officials say the alleged bomber called his mother hours before the attack and asked her to forgive him. so far eight people have been arrested in england in connection with the investigation including salman abedi's father and two of his brothers. alison: anot

jonathan: the british transport police will be armed for the first time. this is in addition to underground patrols that started before the manchester bombing. nancy: elijah cummings will be hospitalized for the next few days. sure that the heart isn't working too hard. he opted to go for the less inveighstive route opposed open heart surgery. alison: d.c. is gearing up for summer to keep young people busy and safe. we lay out what is ahead in the next three months. >> memorial day weekend approaches the mayor talked about summer from jobs to recreation to crime. mayor bowser: today we are here to talk about summer safety. >> lots of room and recreation program at the pools and rec centers. 13,000 summer jobs for the young people up to age 24. we saw employers talking about the summer jobs that may lead to permanent ones. >> this is not limited at 18, 19 age range. >> another focus this summer is crime. the chief of police, peter newsham designated captains to six apply to every area. every part is different. >> the chief says the initiative will focus on

british transport police saying that manchester's victoria station is blocked with emergency servicese area as well. emergency services are on the scene. greater manchester police are saying at this stage, and this is a good half an hour since this happened, they have not given any more clarification, just saying that they are attending an incident, and they are attending an incident, and they are advising people not to head to that area where all of this is taking place. as i say, local lines from out of manchester's victoria station is blocked. chris wood is a problem. the suggestion is people are still tried to get away from that area. —— so transport is a problem. of an hour since we got the first reports from greater manchester at police say they responded to an incident. —— half an hour. they are responding to a large bang according to local people and eyewitnesses that manchester arena. we'd go to the weather, but we will bring you more on this feeding. more sunshine and rising cambridges as well. it was quite warm. “— cambridges as well. it was quite warm. —— good evening. ——

we'll be discussing the latest security measures with british transport police.

british transport police said the explosion was in the venue's foyer. shortly after the blast, manchester victoria station, which is close to the concert venue, was closed, and all trains cancelled. just after 1:00am, greater manchester police released a statement saying 19 people had been confirmed dead, with more than 50 others injured. those of you that have been to the manchester arena will know that it is right in the heart of the city centre, and that is where louise is for us this morning. good morning to you. let me tell you exactly where we are this morning. this is the police cordon, which is as close as you can get to the manchester arena. if you see in the far distance of your picture those stayers, that is the arena where this explosion happened, just after the concert ended last night —— stairs. i have spoken to eyewitnesses and they talk about their fear as they were running down the steps and trying to make an exit from the arena. this really is right at the heart of manchester. i can give you a sense of that, as well. we have got manches

the british transport police in addition saying emergency services are at the scene and we are working information regarding this explosion. will provide further updates as soon as possible. we are monitoring all the reports coming in. this is a fluid situation and we will be watching the market reaction throughout the morning. a bit sanguine in the early going. i just came off bloomberg radio chris conwayed to saying the market reaction was muted to start, but as we get more confirmation that this is a possible terrorist attack, we could see more market reaction going forward. thank you for clarifying these details as well p it we will stay on top of this. -- as well. we will stay on top of this. sawicularly in the yen, we that an immediate surge in the japanese currency, but it seems to have stabilized around these at levels of 111. yes, again was stronger on the back of what we heard out of the u.s. i am looking at the pound at the moment. look at the volatility since the news hit the wire, a strong drop against the u.s. dollar. it is only down 5.1% against the dollar at the moment

security alerts are increasing, the picture on the front page of the daily telegraph is the british transport policeational ale services, although we have seen armed police on the london underground since december. another line coming through is general election campaigning for the election on june the election campaigning for the election onjune the eighth has resumed, and the papers are analysing what the leaders of the parties are saying. jeremy corbyn is making a speech later today, he will connect britain's military campaigns to atrocities such as manchester, our actions abroad to terrorism in manchester and the guardian is looking at theresa may, who is looking at theresa may, who is looking at theresa may, who is looking at extremism online and saying technology giants need to lead the fight against extremism and she will meet g7 leaders today to joina she will meet g7 leaders today to join a plea for action. sorry about the noises, it is just me knocking your mouse off the table. picking up on that story in the daily mail, talking about what the daily mail, talking about what the internet ca

transportation of london. but, also, in the last decade or so, the british police was able to disrupt the major terror plot in manchester. manchester has been a hub for some cells every now and then, they'll call the disruption that we did with the british government at the time and the manchester committee that res t resulted in the manchester manual about how al qaeda operate and how they counter interrogation and how they conduct terrorist attacks that was found, again, in manchester based on its name. i work in man chest we are the manchester pd. i -- i work in manchester pd. and i work with the counter terrorism branch who came all the way from london to that specific operation, they are some of the most professional people you'll ever meet. i can't imagine now that the counter terrorism branch, the terrorism branch, stockton yard, manchester police are all working together to figure out exactly what happened. it seems that they are dealing with this threat as terrorist attack and from the pictures that we see it is obvious that the attack did not happen inside the arena, it happened outside, as you ment

spanish and british authorities have arrested 2a suspected drug traffickers, after a joint operation. spanish police detained 21 people who allegedly transportedto the uk, hidden in packs of marble tiles. merseyside officers had previously arrested three suspects involved in distributing drugs. spain's policia nacional said five plantations have been dismantled and thousands of plants seized. if you have a look at the sunday papers you will find the middleton wedding on the front page of almost eve ryo ne wedding on the front page of almost everyone them yesterday, pippa middleton's wedding. prince harry reportedly made a 100—mile round trip to bring his girlfriend, meghan markle, to the wedding reception of pippa middleton. guests at yesterday's wedding included the duke and duchess of cambridge, alongside their children, prince george and princess charlotte, who were greeted by waiting crowds. a p pa re ntly apparently they had agreed she wasn't going to attend the wedding so as wasn't going to attend the wedding so as not to take the attention away from the bride. it wasn'tjust that she was on the b list and an evening invite only. a bit of

spanish and british authorities have arrested 2a suspected drug traffickers, after a joint operation. spanish police detained 21 people who allegedly transporteduk, hidden in packs of marble tiles. merseyside officers had previously arrested three suspects involved in distributing drugs. spain's policia nacional said five plantations have been dismantled and thousands of plants seized. most of the sunday papers feature photographs taken at yesterday's wedding of pippa middleton to the financierjames matthews. guests including the duke and duchess of cambridge attended, including prince george and little princess charlotte. prince harry reportedly made a 100—mile round trip to bring girlfriend meghan markle to the reception. plenty more detail if you would like it in the papers. we will look at those a little bit later on. the final curtain comes down today on the most celebrated circus in the united states. ringling brothers and barnum & bailey have been running the greatest show on earth for 146 years, and it is the last circus anywhere in the world to travel by train. the owners said declining tickets sales and high operating costs were to b

spanish and british authorities have arrested 2a suspected drug traffickers after a joint operation. spanish police detained 21 people who allegedly transporteds of marble tiles. merseyside officers had previously arrested 3 suspects involved in distributing drugs. spain‘s policia nacional said five plantations have been dismantled and thousands of plants seized. prince harry reportedly made a 100—mile round trip to bring his girlfriend meghan markle to the wedding reception of pippa middleton. guests at yesterday‘s wedding included the duke and duchess of cambridge alongside their children and princess charlotte, who were greeted by waiting crowds. just like the final curtain comes down today on the most celebrated circus in the united states. it has been going for 146 years. and it is the only circus in the world is to travel by train. high operating costs have been said to the to blame for the closure. new homes have been found for all the animals. such a famous name in american history. i think for a lot of people these days, the thought of animals in circuses doesn‘t sit well. so you can understand why their time may have come to an end.

nypd officers are guarding the british consulate in midtown and security will be ramped up at major transportation hubs throughout the state. other police departments like the lapd and chick pd are monitoring the incident in manchester. earlier this month the state department issued a travel alert for europe. the department warned of potential terror attacks targeting tourist locations and high-profile events. cbs news has beend closely following the situation in manchester. nypd have officer liaisons in the uk. they will visit the scene of the attack in great britain and report back to the nypd's counterterrorism unit. >> thanks, don. >>> mike morell was acting deputy director of the cia with us now from washington. michael, let me begin with this. from what you know, what stands out most in this tragic attack? >> charlie, i think it's really important to put this in context. it's roughly the size of the brussels attack. it's the largest attack in europe in ten months since nice and it's the largest attack in the uk in 12 years. so it's the size of the attack, it's the significance of the attack that, i think, is important here. >> wha

the british people saying remain alert but do that inbe alarmed she said they've been stepped up and certainly in london kaultyings using the public transport noticed an uptick in the number of police be dg ploid today. this omits the president of the united states who made his comments along side the palestinian president and said it's interesting his trim where he's talking about trying to defeat this kind of terrorism happens on this horrible morning of so much death in britain. >> so there's a huge amount of focus on this situation now. >> clarissa, look, all of these terror attacks are sickening. they just make you feel so disgusting when you look at the video we're watching. these are tweens. these are young teen arjs from nighau's walled. 9 years old. what is the political purpose for targeting and killing children? >> i mean, frankly it's unkaungsinable. weaver rr been seeing a few eye witnesses at the concert moving around. al some of them about eight years old. what possible political region could you be. it's unfoth mbl because i think what will be of concern is that wiel we'receiver a proliferationing across europe, most have been of the kind of improvised loan wolf sty

happens next in the police investigation and transport problems and the rest of it, but trying to sum up how people feel about that and making the point that sadly she's not the first britishrdly but this seemed to be at a different level because it seemed to target specifically young people and children and we do sadly know already that some have died. we have heard from the labour leaderjeremy corbyn who has said this kind of appalling act of violence against innocent people must be totally and unreservedly and completely condemned. theresa may has now left downing street and gone to manchester where she will meet the emergency services to thank them for what they have been doing and the mayor of manchester as well and of course all politicians trying to show they are on the same side in all this and talking about the fact they save british values must prevail. thank you. the police are saying they do know the identity of the suicide bomber but are not releasing that information at the moment. they have said it was a home—made device and it appears from eyewitnesses, we were talking to one a few minutes ago, that they were nuts and belts packed into that home—made improv