if you don't mind, stay with us, chris goldrick of the cbc. much more breaking news right after this. >>> let's go right to the white house. josh earnest is talking about the shooting in canada. >> the president was briefed earlier today in the oval office by his top homeland security monitor. the details of this event are still sketchy, which is not unusual in a chaotic situation like this one. canada is one of the closest friends and allies of the united states. and from issues ranging from the strength of our nato alliance to the ebola response to dealing with isil, there's a strong alliance between the u.s. and canada. the u.s. strongly values that relationship. officials inside the u.s. government have been in close touch with their canadian counterparts today to offer assistance. that includes officials here in the white house. we have been in touch with the canadians about arranging a phone call between the president and prime minister harper at the prime minister's earliest convenience. he's dealing with a lot today but as soon as we c

. >> chris goldrick thank you so much. >> thank you very much. >> as u.s. officials are watching closely they have not followed suit but there was some alarm at the white house this evening after a another person validated over the security fence kicked a dog and got into the white house before he was subdued. "america tonight's" sheila macvicar is here. security protocols are around washington, d.c. but canada with the much more serious situation here must raise alarm and shock. >> don't forget canada sent its soldiers to afghanistan, they fought alongside u.s. in afghanistan. there is an assumption, it might seem to the american ear as naive, that canada is safe. they don't like to see a lot of guns in public places, they don't like to see guns around houses of parliament. there is security there, it is relatively low key. that everyone is saying is likely going to change in some way. but we will see how they evolve that situation. but what is most interesting, what links these two countries so closely together right now is the battle against i.s.i.l. can

. >> chris goldrick, thank you so much. >> you're welcome. >>> with us now is a member of the canadian parliament, the honorable john mckay. mr. mckay, thank you so much for joining us. wach us through what happened this morning. >> wednesday morning is caucus day for all of us. i was walking into my caucus room and literally taking off my coat and i heard this pop, pop, pop. i didn't think much of it. i thought it was construction because there was a lot of construction on parliament hill and security people came racing down the hall and ushered us out of the building asap and they sent us out the back of the building wondering what the the heck was going on and then the events unfolded as your previous guest described it. >> sir, you've been briefed by law enforcement. what have you been told happened? >> actually, we haven't been briefed. >> you have not? okay. >> no. our state of information is the same state of information that you have. >> what do you know about how the shooter was stopped? >> sorry? >> what do you know about how the shooter was stopped in the parl iament buildin