now downtown ottawa, rob ottawa writing the normally very busy streets in downtown ottawa are baron. looks like a coas ghost town don there. daniel works for a p. pr-fplt firm, he says it's is surreal to find myself here on a troubling day, here is my vantage point. empty streets. people tweeting from that are offices, offices empty as employees at t.d. tower crowd around tvs and radios. jacob ferguson wrote locked in my parliament office, glad these guys are here. armed officers there and some suvs there, and adam writing office owners in world exchange have locked their doors. we are getting some information that that low laurier the lock down has been partially lifted. because we are seeing some images from pamela insides the hotel tweeting all morning long, but we are getting other information from other buildings in the area. saying that they are still on lock down. also the member of parliament jerry an hour ago saying they are still in lock down. >> marie huh with some great stuff on social media. thank you. >> thank you. >>> about an hour and a half ago we spoke with leanne g

sorry, downtown ottawa. you know, it's the middle of the week parliament chile busy place and i hope they return to their business. attacks like this are very rare, at the moment we don't know if the attack two days ago in i quebec and this attack are connected. i don't think people should retreat from their lives. now the canadian armed forces have shutdown all military installation in the country which i think is certainly appropriate in the short-term. we will i am sure see like lynn creased security in military inning station laz iinstallatiog days. >> thank you for your time. as we continue to watch live pictures in canada. oh, we have lost them. hopefully we'll get back those pictures to you. live picture pictures from otta, canada. where, again, if you are just joining us on al jazerra, at least one gunman is said to have fired several shots at the ottawa war memorial rounding one soldier reportedly. police are said to be looking for one or more suspects. now, earlier we spoke to josh wingrove wh who

in fact, probably much of downtown ottawa. there was a security alert, rob, that was sent to the entire parliament buildings that basically says, and i'm going to read it to you here, all buildings are in lockdown. stay in your office with doors locked and away from windows. if your doors do not lock, find a way to barricade a door. do not open the door under any circumstances. that some coulding from circumstances on parliament hill? rob, is your door locked? is there anyone in charge? do you have a security official with you? >> we're sort of in like a conference room and the first door is open right now because there is, some chairs out there and, there is a phone. but, outside of that there is about seven or eight, maybe 10 security guard in the front of that. so i'm hoping that we are safe in here. they told us to stay away from windows. last i heard, through one of the senators who is in here with me about 20 minutes ago that some shots were heard outside of the chateau lauria, which is the fairmont hotel here in ottawa.

also we want to show you, downtown ottawa, what one bystander was shooting here. ust shoots the images of, you'll see in a second, media, you'll see a lot of -- some emergency response in the area. and also the police, the ottawa police have been tweeting out telling people to stay away from downtown ottawa. they are also directing people as far as bus traffic is concerned. and also telling the members of the public they are asked to not post videos or photos of the incident to insure safety of first responders and the public, david. >> great stuff, maria, thank you. >> thank you. >>> joining us by phone is reporter lie an good man she is currently on lock down in her offices on parliament hill. leanne, first. of all i wonder if you can describe what you are seeing and hearing. >> we are not seeing much. the streets are desert the. they have cleared everything out and people are locked in their offices. literally not just locked in the building but locked in the office and we are been warned not to look out windows or stand by windows. so there is definitely still

it's about 200 meters, 3 blocks away from downtown ottawa and market street. it's in between the market district and the central business district. so it's very much the center of town, 100 meters away from the parliament building. >> and that's the important thing, the gunman allegedly stole a car to get to parliament. and you could have easily have run there. but he was clearly destined. what have you heard about how all that transpired? >> somebody, it's interesting, i was speaking to a retired general of the armed forces, and he said it's not so common for us here, but to create a massive distraction, there was somebody dead on the ground of the war memorial and everybody is rushing to the scene of the war memorial, and he might have gotten lost in the fray by the time he got in the car. that was ground zero, parl hill. and possibly being the main target. but the war memorial being a distraction. >> the speaker of the house of commons, he was saying that the interesting thing about the policing on capitol hill, the permitter is ottawa police, and the groun

ottawa. and a man up in the downtown and schools are on lock down, does ottawa a have the sufficient resource to his do this operation in a very fluid environment like this one? without a doubt. they have the rcmp they have very serious and very capable intelligence and military capabilities. they know what they are doing, they have had plenty of time to practice and prepare without being engaging in the heat of battle. they know what they are doing and are capable of doing this. the problem with terrorism is that its unpredictability the timing of agents, what type of acts take place, who might be engaged and, again, when it comes to situations where you have potential lone wolf attacks, you have people who are unpredictable because you can't get inside their heads and really get the same kind of sense that you might get from a cell, which might communicate overtly and use some type of communications devices which can be tapped and listened to. but with one people or a couple of people the plan is just in their heads of so they are going to have the same difficulty dealing with this. as anyb

downtown ottawa ute of lock doyne.ncident happened. >>> a soldier was killed in a hit and run in quebec. the driver was a young canadian who recently converted to islam. thomas drayton joins us with the latest developments? >> the alert level, the highest in four years. a lot of anxiety in ottawa, the capitol on lockdown. the shooting has not been ruled out as an act of terrorism. >> 9:52 a.m., ottawa, shots ring out in the heart of canada's capitol. a soldier standing guard was fatally shot by what witnesses describe as a lone gunman with a white scarf around his face. moments later, just steps away, more gunfire. this time, inside the canadian parliament witnesses describe hearing .2 rounds of gunfire, the first in the foyer. frightened workers kneeling inside report hearing .30 to 50 shots with most appearing to have been fired by officers.30 0 shots with most appearing to have been fired by officers at the gunmen. when the shooting ended, a loan gunman was lying motionless on the ground near the library entrance. m

and much of downtown ottawa was on lockdown. reports of shots outside a nearby shopping mall turned out not to be true. but fears this could be a coordinated terrorist attack left the city on edge. two days ago, a radical jihadist deliberately ran down two canadian soldiers, one of whom died yesterday. the suspect was shot and killed following a police chase. the sergeant at arms who shot and killed the gunman today is being hailed as a national hero tonight and we're learning more about kevin vickers. you can see him here in a photo holding the mace and performing his ceremonial duties. but he is also the man in charge of security for parliament, a job he's held for the last eight years. before that he was a royal canadian mounted police officer for 29 years. and interestingly enough, mr. vickers has been a vocal critic of this government's approach to security on parliament hill. scott, you can bet his views will be taken quite seriously that security is insufficient up there after today's events. >> pelley: and still no word

. >> much of downtown ottawa is still under lock down this afternoon after gunmen terrorized canada's capital firing dozens of shots inside their parliament and killing one official. one gunman has been shot and killed. the violence began when the soldier, one of two standing guards was shot at the city's national war memorial which is just steps away from the canadian parliament. he then ran into parliament firing dozens of rounds frmz if steve was there but evacuated safely. there was no shots fired at the shopping mall near by. parliament hill and the u.s. embassy in ottawa remain locked down. >> we set up a perimeter to prohibit individuals to go onto parliament hill. there is an ongoing operation to clear parliament hill to make sth sure it is safe for everybody. >> the motive remains unclear but comes two days after an islamic radical struck a car killing one. nbc news reported this earlier this month. >> according to american officials there have been no changes in the white house or capital hill security. president obama was briefed on the shooting earlier this afternoon and h

this all began more than 10 hours ago and is still an active scene in downtown ottawa.orters say parliament is still on lockdown but lawmakers were able to leave this evening. police there said that they want to be sure there was not more than one shooter. canada's prime minister, as i mentioned, addressing the nation. he saying, quote, canada will never be intimidated. is he saying that it strengthens the country's resolve to fight the terrorist at home and abroad. he says the terrorists will have no safe haven. prime minister harper spoke earlier on the phone with president obama who pledged sta. meantime a government official tell tells us canadian convert to islam. changed his name. social media accounts for anything linked to the shootings. so as of now, we do not have any facts about motive, here is the video. the hero in all of this, police say the parliament sergeant at arms shot the gunman dead as for those who were hurt in the attack, a hospital says all are doing well this evening. continuing updates throughout the night. i'm shepard smith in new york. >> imp

ottawa. margo, give us the latest that you are hearing on the investigation and the lock down. >> reporter: well, the main part of the downtowne in ottawa that surrounds parliament hill is still locked down. the actual precincts of parliament hill where the shooting took place and six blocks south of it are still locked down we are hearing from the ottawa police. now, many of the m.p.s are still on the hill. in fact there is a day-care there. the children are still there. although we have been hearing that there are preparation says to try to get them off the hill and out of the downtown area. people who actually live in the downtown core near parliament hill are being told if you are not at home now, forget it, go somewhere else, you can't get back in to that corridor. they are allowing people to leave a little left strict security people out of the downtown core but can't get back in to it. also our prime minister stephen harper is make preparation to his address the nation within the next hour. he also spoke to president obama today who expressed his condolences for the shooting here in ottawa. the shootings here in ottawa

and as i mentioned before, again, much of downtown ottawa under lockdown. we're talking public buildings also evacuated including the nearby shopping mall. there's also as far away as the university of ottawa had been locked down. police stations also in lockdown because they don't know how far this threat extends. >> allison, this is pretty extraordinary for any city, any capital city in particular and certainly for ottawa because this is normally an area of high tourism without guns, without a lot of security, at least visible security, correct? >> well, that's right. we know -- you see them all the time. you see the ceremonial guard walking by, you see mounties. for the tourists, and this is a safe city, and it is known to be a safe city. something like this is so far out of the ordinary. and that's why you have so many people here who are just trying to figure out what is going on. >> allison sander, our radio reporter there, thank you so much. and we wanted to bring you also some eyewitnesss to what happened. just within the hour there in ottawa. >> wel

so this is now encompassing a very large area of downtown ottawa. the capital of canada. is a symbol of canadian democracy. the fact that we have activity taking place outside the police tape this situation has expanded if you will. >> okay. kimberly stand by we are going to speak to senator jim monson who joins us from the phone, he's in the parliament building that has been locked down. senator thank you so much for speaking to us. thancan you tell us, please, whs happening inside the building, what you have seen, what you have heard. >> well, the building right now is in a complete lock down. m.p.s and senators along with staff are in various locked down rooms. people are quite shaken. the whole idea of it happening in your own backyard, this kind of terrorist attack, didn't seem possible. but we are in a situation where, because my understanding is the one shooter has been killed and, there may be -- for sure there is one other one and there could be possibly three. >> okay. you call this a terrorist attack, senator, what makes you say that? can you tell us when it wa

guarding the war memorial and right now as we speak, heavily armed police are going door to door in downtown ottawa searching for any other possible gunmen. 9:52 a.m., at ottawa's national war memorial witnesses say a gunman walked up to a soldier standing guard and shot him before fleeing the scene. moments later -- gun fire erupts inside canada's main parliament building. police officers fan out as lawmakers inside a caucus room try to protect themselves, piling up chairs in front of the door. >> we've been told to keep all doors locked, lower blinds and stay away from windows that there may still be a gunman on the street outside. >> just inside parliament as it all unfolds. >> it appears that the gun fire broke out at the foyer just at the entrance of the door and moved down the hallway toward the north toward the library of parliament where the second round of gun fire just in front of the library of parliament and at that point i saw a body slump down. obviously, i couldn't confirm. >> a sergeant-at-arms kills the gunman. two victims are rushed to the hospit hospital. panic ripples across ott

>> well, right beside in downtown ottawa right beside the parliament buildings there's a war memorial and i was locking my bike up right beside the war memorial when i heard four shots. we have a ceremonial honor guard of canadian forces, troops who stand guard at the war memorial and i was looking my bike up. i heard four shots. from that direction i turned around and ran and i saw one of those soldiers laying on the ground. >> how do you know this person was a soldier? >> there's a ceremonial uniform they wear and it struck me as i ran up, i just saw the white gloves on his hands and i knew who he was. >> that is just horrible. how many people, peter, were at the war memorial? when you turned around and saw what happened, how many people would you estimate were there when the gunshots rang out? >> it would have been less than a dozen. it's sort of a -- it's a pretty high traffic area but it was about 5:00 to 10:00 in the morning so most people were inside their offices and as soon as the shots rang out people ducked for cover. i quickly scanned to make sure if there was any shooter

but there is still a lot of security in downtown ottawa compared to the past, especially on parliament hill. >> you were on parliament hill today. what was the mood? our tension still high? are they tried to return to a sense of normalcy at this point? clear lawmakers made a point that they want parliament to open at 10:00 a.m. as it normally does on a weekday. an opposition lawmaker made a point of walking to work to show that it is business as usual. but when you look around, on the front lawn of our limit where people normally throw a frisbee around or just look at the flowers, today, there are heavily armed police on scene, extra guards, and they sealed off all the gate except for one or two. that is how i got up to the hill today. >> i noticed a sense of unity today in parliament. it is usually a combative atmosphere. but the -- the stephen harper made a point of crossing the aisle and reading the opposition leader. >> right. combativeosed to be but today, all the leaders were looking at each other and say we are all canadians and had to show unity and the country has to be resili

. >> most of the downtown ottawa was put on lockdown, ottawa law enforcement officials offered few details, saying that the investigation was ongoing. >> there is a dynamic and ongoing situation, i understand that people have many questions and we will provide answers as soon as we are able. >> this comes two days after a recent convert to islam killed one man and injured another before being gunned down by police. >> this is a terrible act of violence against a country, against our military. >> now, police will not release the identity of the deceased soldier until they talk to his family, and they did not give details about a possible motive and would not answer questions specifically about whether or not they are looking for any other suspects. very chaotic and sad day there in ottawa. >> thank you alicia. news of the shooting has law enforcement in north america on high alert. but right now there is no specific threat against anyone else. >> kenneth moton continues our coverage from independence mall where officers are keeping watch as always. >> shirleen we checked in with homeland se

-- that whole downtown portion of ottawa was put under lockdown. people advised the public to stay away from the area, away from parliament hill and away from that part of ottawa generally. about an hour after that, all schools in the area and the university of ottawa were also placed on lockdown. few minutes later before noon today, all military bases were placed on lockdown. throughout the course of the day today that lockdown was lifted from ottawa schools and the university, and then ultimately all of the downtown area. within just the last few minutes, we are hearing reports that the lockdown on parliament itself, which had lasted all die today and well into tonight, is just now in the process of being lifted. i said moments ago that we were hoping to speak with the reporter from the "globe and mail" who shot this remarkable video, including the sound of the fire fight inside parliament. well, he is, as we speak, still inside parliament. and although the lockdown is now reportedly lifted in downtown ottawa and in the process of being lifted in

in downtown ottawa, two separate shooting incidents led to widespread panic. it captured the scene inside of the parliament building, police officers firing shots at the armed man that burst in. at least 30 shots were heard and members of parliament were holding their weekly caucus meeting. >> thought it was construction, and the security comes down and i rushed to the back of the parliament building. >> a soldier standing guard at the canadian war memorial was killed. it's not clear how many gunmen were there but they confirm that one male suspect is dead. >> all the necessarily resources were activated and deployed immediately when we became aware of the incident. they will continue to be here for as long as needed. witnesses heard rapid gun shots in the matter of seconds. >> heard a shot and there was a guy with a rifle around on the back corner. and just pow, pow. >> most of downtown hot wa was put on lock down and residents were asked to stay away from the downtown area while the investigation continued. we are asking the communities to continue to be awa

running is somebody through downtown ottawa with a rifle. was the same man who shot down the soldier. are conflicting reports. there have been reports of more shootings. nothing has been confirmed yet. we do know the police have locked down downtown ottawa. they are on high alert. there are gunmen outside of our offices -- >> gunman or police? >> police. do you know about the condition of the soldier who was shot? >> we do not know. >> a few reports of people giving him cpr. there are some photographs we can find on the internet. do want to share some video that appears to have been taken with a cell phone inside our limit. -- inside parliament in the middle of the canadian parliament building. this was taken not very long ago. you can hear live shots being fired inside the canadian parliament building. witnesses who we have spoken to who say there was a gunman who entered the main parliament building, literally feet from where the government was meeting at the time. the images you see there are room whereont of the the government was meetin

we're expecting a news conference any moment now to update us on the breaking news in downtown ottawa. we can now confirm one gunman has been killed. one or more may still be on the loose. we also just learned that a canadian soldier has been killed. right now parliament hill in ottawa on lockdown as are other major areas including a major nearby shopping mall. ottawa university people are told to lock doors and turn out lights and draw blinds. an emergency situation on the steps of the war memorial in ottawa as well after a canadian soldier was shot by what a witness describes as a high powered rifle. we now know that soldier unfortunately has died. listen to what this witness saw. >> we have an honor guard of troops that stand guard at the memorial. i heard four shots. i turn around and ran and i saw one of those soldiers laying on the ground. >> how do you know this person was a soldier? >> there is a ceremonial uniform they wear. i just saw the white gloves on his hands. i knew who he was. >> incredible pictures coming into cnn shot from inside the halls of the canadian parliament

area and downtown ottawa to stay away from windows and off roofs due to the ongoing police incidents. so this information -- the royal mountain canadian police have advised people to stay in a lock down mode. i want to go to a reporter open the ground near parliament in ottawa. this is a live report, as it is being reported in canada. let's listen in. >> typically there is someone who is there on duty every day throughout these months up until november 11th. and it was one of those soldier, we believe, that was shot in full uniform. he went down after that shot was fired. witnesses say they then heard two more shots and saw the suspect running toward parliament hill. they described him as wearing all black and carrying some sort of large gun. that's when police were called. paramedics arrived here at the war memorial. they started performing cpr on the soldier, he was taken away in an balanambulance. we're awaiting a official update on his condition at this time. he appeared to be a young man in full uniform at the national war memorial. i'm joined by liberal mp. you

. >> most of the downtown ottawa still under lockdown because there could be more suspects on the loose. joining us from ottawa the reporter who shot that dramatic video inside the parliament. josh, thanks for being with us tonight. >> my pleasure. >> what you can tell us at this hour. you shot that video which is incredible. everybody has been commenting ton. really a harrowing scene. >> it was. seems like quite a while ago now, just before 10:00 a.m., this morning, shots broke out it was a quiet morning. this is morning when all the members of parliament are here for their motion, their caucus meetings. in other words, this is a time when you had all or nearly all of the mp's in the building when there is a not a lot of times you would have that still in parliament under lockdown. don't know when we are going to be sent home. i don't know whether that is because they think it's a very fluid ongoing situation, whether there is a manhunt of some kind or whether they are trying to get statements from us, i don't know. but all i know we have been in sort of lockdown since shortly after 10

the downtown core will remain in lockdown. >> are the ottawa police still cautioning people, i assume, to stay away from downtown? >> oh, yes, we are. >> thank you very much, mark from the ottawa police. really appreciate it. >> you're welcome. >> justin, i don't know if you were able to hear that. there's not real clarity on how many gunmen potentially we're talking about. and sort of an indefinite lockdown for you. and you've been live tweeting this. just tell me, are you with other people or are you somewhere on your own? >> no. there's about two dozen of us in this room. we're looking at the tv, trying to keep abrust of what's happening. a lot of us are using twitter because twitter is prevalent among staff, the reporters here. we're keeping our eyes on the phone to see what the latest updates are. we're not surprised the lockdown will be ongoing for a little while. we were told the lockdown would be lifted once the building has been cleared. that hasn't happened yet. we haven't seen any s.w.a.t. teams or police officers on our floor in the last several hours. we don't believe tha

we want to stay on top of this breaking coverage here out of downtown ottawa. know this is a fluid situation and we're getting a lot of information. an active scene. a soldier and one gunman has been killed. this is an ongoing situation. police at a press conference a short time ago refusing to rule out one or more gunman may still be on the loose. >> are there still suspects out there? is there someone on the loose that committed a crime here? >> we're asking the community to be aware and vigilant and to report any suspicious activity they deem serious that could impact their safety. phone 911 or e-mail us with information that will assist in the investigation but also in general terms, we've been asking the community to remain vigilant over potential lacks that we've seen overseas and other countries. that's something that we always ask canadians to be aware of and to be vigilant and report activity that may cause harm to ne fellow canadians. >> we know one soldier has been killed, shot dead as he and another soldier stood guard at canada's war memorial this

after the shootings and ever widening lockdown of downtown ottawa ensued, police fanned out across ottawa, and there was a manhunt on the presumption there might be more than one shooter amid a situation that ottawa police described as fluid and ongoing. part of the context for the canadian reaction was the fact that canada had elevated its terror threat level last week. and two days ago, a radical jihadist ran over two soldiers at a suburban mall in montreal killing one of them. this afternoon, president obama called prime minister harper to voice america's solidarity with canada and later had this to say. >> it emphasizes the degree to which we have to remain vigilant when it comes to dealing with these kinds of acts of senseless violence or terrorism. and it pledged as always to make sure that our national security teams are coordinating very closely given not only as canada one of our closest allies in the world, but they're our neighbors and friends and obviously there's a lot of interaction between canadians and the united states where we have such a long border. >> immediately afte

. >> reporter: most of downtown ottawa, including u.s. embassy was lock down after the shooting. >> if you travel the world, you got a pretty darn good here and i hope this doesn't change. >> reporter: today's incident comes two days after a convert to islam killed one canadian solder and injured another, in a hit and run. wendy gilette for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> canadian officials have have have just identified the solder as corporal night ago yourillo and shooter as michael bobo. closer to home, philadelphia police tell us that the department does in the plan to tighten security in the wake of these shootings right now but police department does say officers will continue to remain vigilant. >>> well, we should shift gears now and talk about the weather. it has been a rainy, windy day across the region. "eyewitness news" in philadelphia where you can see lots of umbrellas today. the question is how long will we need them? meteorologist kathy orr is live from the cbs-3 weather center with a first look at your forecast, kathy. >> go

multiple buildings in downtown ottawa remain on lockdown as we head into midafternoon. those lockdown buildings including our embassy, located in the vicinity of parliament hill. we got our first comments from law enforcement moments ago. >> we are asking members of the public to stay away from the downtown core. people in the downtown core are asked to follow the instructions of their building's management. >> all available and necessary resources were activated and deployed immediately when we became aware of the incident. they will continue to be here for as long as they're needed. >> as a precautionary measure and until such time as the situation is considered under control, military and civil personnel are to remain in their buildings until further notice. >> today is a sad and tragic day for our city and our country. there's no pain greater than losing a loved one. to have it happen in such circumstances as this morning is beyond expression and underlined by sad anger within my heart. but i'll not let that anger rule the day. our capital has seen tragedy in the pa

with the situation rapidly unfolding authorities placed much of downtown ottawa on lockdown for a periodf time as they searched for any other threats. >> this is a day that kind of changes everything in terms of the way canadians look at the issue of home grown terror. >> it was a nation already on alert. on tuesday, canada raised its terror threat level after a radical jihadist deliberately ran down two canadian soldiers killing one of them. police shot and killed that suspect. president obama offered his sympathy to a nation still sorting through the day's horror. >> obviously we're all shaken by it but we'll do everything we can to make sure we're standing side by side with canada. >> this scene, these sounds likely never to be forgotten by a nation that on wednesday found violence where it never expected. shortly after the shootings, authorities in the u.s. increased security at the tomb of the unknown soldier. >> kathy. >> showers, thunderstorms to the north and gusty winds, chris, that's what we're dealing with. they'll continues during the overnight. look at all this over new engl

. -- ottawa is a very sleepy government town. the downtown core is totally locked down. you have police with automated machine guns taking position everywhere. withinre shootings parliament, not just at the war memorial. war memorial is about a couple hundred meters away from parliament hill. gunman shot down one of the soldiers, more ceremonial type soldier. there were two soldiers in front of the war memorial. one of them was shot and killed. there was also an incident in the parliament. we are not sure it is the same kind man who just walked up to parliament and got into the building. was right in the vicinity of where the government caucus was meeting with -- the prime minister -- not clear he was actually in the room. with his rifle, essentially was shot dead there after entering the building. the city is in shock. .> talk to us there have been incidents because there was a shooting just a couple of days ago, the murder of a soldier by a man who authorities say was radicalized. that has raised the specter of terrorism fears throughout canada. >> it wasn't actually a

so this is now encompassing a very large area of downtown ottawa. the capital of canada. is a

parts of ottawa in downtown and parliament was put on lockdown. parts of the capital were put on lockdown. the fbi helping canadians with their investigation. they have identify the shooter as 32-year-old michael zehaf-bibeau, believed to be canadian-gone. he is being checked by u.s. and canadian authorities for any lendings to terror. president obama a short time ago said the canadians are getting full support of our federal government. they will look at a spike in isis related chatter up to today's attack. they will not say whether the shooting today was related. just this week canada raised its terror threat level. here is the ottawa police describing what happened today. >> at 9:52 a.m. this morning the ottawa police service received multiple 911 calls regarding a shooting at the national war memorial. the victim of the shoot something a member of the canadian armed forces. his injuries were fatal. our thoughts and prayers are with the member and his loved ones and other members of the forces of the his identity and age won't be confirmed at t

people in the downtown core are asked to follow the instructions of their building's management. the ottawa police service is looking for witnesses to come forward with information regarding the incident that took place this morning. witnesses can contact a major crimes section at 613-236-122, extension 5493. the rcp has set up email address for public tips. we continue to communicate and work actively with our partners including those in neighborhood jurisdictions. [speaking french] [speaking french] [speaking french] >> next of commanding officer of our rcp division. >> good afternoon, i'm the assistant commissioner, commanding officer of the rcmp national division here in ottawa. first, our thoughts and prayers go out to the loved ones of all those who are affected by today's events. as you can appreciate this is a dynamic and unfolding situation. i understand hat people and have many questions and we are committed to providing answers as soon as we are able. what i can tell you. i can tell you all available and necessary resources were activated and deployed immediately when we became a

the safety perimeter in downtown ottawa is lifted but the parliament building is closeed.izabeth? >> new this morning, the police chief told us that investigators now do believe the suspected gunman acted alone but the big question is the motive. the no one at this time knows what drove the suspects to commit what the program is calling a terrorist act. >>> a day of fear in the halls of canada's parliament and the streets of ottawa. at 10:00 a.m. at the national war memorial, a man with a rifle shot and kills nathan cirillo dressed in uniform guarding the talk -- tomb of the unknown soldier. >> injuries were fatal. >> police began hunting for the shooter now identified at michael zehaf-bibeau. >> two minutes after the push shooting another attack inside the packed parliament building steps away from the war memorial. lawmakers scrambled for cover with dozens of shots echoing through the halls. the canadian prime minister stephen harper rushed from the rampage. the sergeant at arms killed the gunman. >> i would not be surprised if there are more in canada and the west, in g

while standing guard at the national war memorial in the hearts of downtown ottawa. i also want to convey to those who were injured today the thoughts of your city and the neighbors are with you. [ speaking french ] >> there's no pain greater than lose aing loved one. to have it happen in such circumstances as this morning is beyond expression and underlined anger within my heart. i will not let that anger rule the day. our city on the away, the capital of our country, has seen and lived through tragedy in the past. we're doing so again today. a different sort of tragedy. origins that are not yet fully known. the cause is not yet fully understood. we all want answers. none more so than me. [ speaking french ] >> those answers will come from our dedicated policing forces, the rcmv, the general, ottawa police services, and no doubt other forces as we construct this tragic course of events. today i urge all my fellow residents to think of the individuals standing on guard this morning at the national war memorial. remember how one person's life has been taken from us, f

the national war memorial in downtown ottawa is a location that's open to the public, very accessible it appears somebody walked up to one of the two centuries who was standing guard over the tomb of the unknown soldier shot him in the chest and killed him and made a short trip over to the parliament buildings which are not as secure as they should be, quite frankly. walked right up through the front door of the center block of the parliament buildings and fortunately, before he was able to cause any harm, was shot by the sergeant at arms of the canadian parliament. and was killed. >> don't you guys have -- don't you guys have electronic monitoring? the guy has got a gun. he has got a mask. he is dressed all in black. how can he get into the building? >> security in canada is not like it is in other countries. and security in the parliament buildings is unfortunately. >> amazing. >> very relaxed. >> amazing. >> measures that have been taken since september 11th, but they have not gone far enough. it wasn't so long ago we had major road that ran underneath our national defense headquar

>> at this point we know that downtown ottawa, still under lockdown, because there is the uncertainty of a possibility shooter.r but as you pointed out, this began when a gunman came up to a at the national war memorial, the tomb of the unknown soldier. killingveral shots, that soldier, then ran into a parliament building very nearby. [shots] rang out. when shots that's what you're hearing and seeing on this dramatic cell phone video, inside the parliament building. ottawa police now saying at least three people have been as one male suspect, who was killed. armed police flooded the area. them as they went building to building, searching each office, trying to determine if there were more shooters. and eyewitnesses to the gunfire described the chaos. i look across the street. there's a man with a rifle, shooting at a bunch of people. sudden, i just heard a shot. turned around and there was a guy with a rifle. pop, pop, pop. possibly gunshots, don't really know. thought it was dynamite or rather than anything else. suddenly the security guards hallways.ng down the to the back of the pa

the situation is less tense than before but the lockdown is still in effect in a lot of downtown ottawa. the perimeter shrunk but it still includes this building in down ottawa. as you mentioned, police refused to rule out the possibility that there was another shooter so i think here we are wondering, is someone out there? and we don't know. one man was killed. police said that he was a shooter and killed in the parliament building. we don't know if there is someone else out there. kind of waiting to find out if there is another suspect, if that person is in custody and at what point we can go outside and walk the streets as we normally do. >> you know, justin, the first shooting happened around 9:50 a.m. the gunman was shot about 10:30. where were you when all this happened? >> i'm still in lockdown. i'm still in the parliament building where i was this morning when the shooter first opened fire at the war memorial and downstairs. i was upstairs, a couple floors. i was heading down to the floor where the shooter was. it is caucus day which means we're normally trying to get ahold of m

want to provide an update on certain aspects of the terrible events that unfolded yesterday in downtown ottawad on parliament hill. i want to express condolences to the family of nathan cirillo. our deepest sympathies are with his friends and our friends who have tragically lost another member of their family this week to senseless violence. our thoughts are also with those who sustained injuries in yesterday's incident and those who were kept from their loved ones during the tense hours of lockdown while police searched for other possible suspects. [ speaking foreign language ]. >> all right. we're going to pull away, speaking in french, obviously. but just briefing members of the media here more than 24 hours after the deadly shootings on parliament hill and that war memorial in which a 24-year-old soldier was shot and killed. we'll stay on it and bring you more information. >>> want to pivot back to the disgrace that has befallen unc chapel hill. with me, rashad mccants. he starred on the team. we were all watching you and that team. 2005, you guys beat the fighting illini in that national

. >> the terrible events that unfolded yesterday in downtown ottawa and on parliament hill.ld like too extend condolences on behalf of the royle canadian mountain police to the friends and family of corporal nathan cirillo. our force have tragically lost another member of their family this week. our thoughts are with those who sustained injuries in yesterday's incident, and those who were kept from their loved ones during the tense hours of lockdown while police searched for other possible suspects. [speaking in foreign language] >> the question is, exactly how far do they go? we'll mon monitor for developments. a quick inertial break. this is fox news channel. ♪ in life there are things you want to touch and some you just don't. introducing the kohler touchless toilet. ♪ wow! [ narrator ] on a mission to get richard to his campbell's chunky soup. it's new chunky beer-n-cheese with beef and bacon soup. i love it. and mama loves you. ♪ i'm just looking over the company bills.up? and mama loves you. is that what we pay for internet? yup. dsl is about 90 bucks a month. that's f

. >> downtown ottawa was put on lock down and police are asking the public to report any suspicion activity. the motive of this attack is not yet clear but came days after canada raised its terrorist threat level. on monday a radical muslim killed two canadians with his car. isis has not been linked to today's shooting in ottawa. in united states, dhs has this to say. >> officials in ottawa say this situation is fluid and ongoing. as for the investigation we'll bring you any of the new breaking news when we get it in this hour. for the discussion let me bring in the program director for new america. steve with us from msnbc contributor and analyst and former fbi profiler. they don't know the motive, they don't know how and why and very little information is coming out about this investigation, how do you put it together? >> well, they're putting together right now, they didn't know the name. the name's already been passed to the fbi by canadians. the fbi has agents assigned right there at the capital. shortly after the shooting there would have been agent there's saying how could we help. s

downtown ottawa still in lockdown an a gunman shot and killed a canadian soldier at the war memorialentered parliament. you can hear some of the shots in the video courtesy of the globe and mail that's been released. again, we don't know who's doing the shooting there. if it's the gunman or police or both. prime minister steven harper was on the phone with president obama earlier today. at the time he was addressing legislators when the gun fire erupted. one gunman is dead. police say two or three were believed to be involved originally. now it's not clear whether or not they continue to believe that to be true. no suspects have been apprehended which is why the area is still in lockdown. the toronto stock exchange index fell at the news of the shooting. because it first started at the war memorial similar to our tomb of the unknown soldier here in the united states, as a precaution, the commander of the u.s. military district of washington has additional security at the tomb of the unknown soldier. the fbi and the department of homeland security say there's been no specific reportin