new zealand prime minister, speaking earlier but let's get an update now from christchurch with emma croppers an idea, you are a news hub reporter, you are in front of the christchurch hospital, can you give us an idea of what the atmosphere has been like? -- newshub. i'm actually in front of the justice precinct newshub. i'm actually in front of thejustice precinct here which is where brenton tarrant has been held for most of the day here in christchurch, just following his appearance ina christchurch, just following his appearance in a local court here in new zealand this morning. it was a brief appearance, a matter of minutes. he was handcuffed and flanked by police when he appeared and remained current and basically emotionless in the dock throughout his appearance. what we can tell you is because of safety reasons, the public were not actually allowed inside the appearance, it was just given to the media and there were strict security surrounding the appearance that they were only allowed in six people at the time and armed police were surrounding the courthouse, the streets, they had b

emma cropper, "cbs this morning," christchurch, new zealand. >> new york's deputy for u.s.are we taking here at home in response to this attack oversea is? >> so, norah, this started last night. we have an nypd post in australia. we have a very close relationship with the police in new zealand, so this information was coming into us in realtime, and very quickly we identified we're going have to increase police presence around mosques, around houses of worship. we're going to have to have roving patrols. our house of worship cars assigned to the precinct to keep that leeson with religious institutions are going out and making contact. you'll see a public message of reassurance. we've got calls already this morning. friday prayers is very important in islam. >> they say that it's packed at that time. >> what do you see, john, when you look at this attack? >> what i see is a lot of similarities to -- in terms of tactics, you can see that the neo-fascist groups, white supremacists, are borrowing from the isis playbook, and in this attack you see the phenomenon, we coined the p

emma cropper, from the new zealand website newshub, outside christchurch hospital.he latest? welcome the latest from police in new zealand is that they had centred on a location ina that they had centred on a location in a city called dunedin, four hours south of where we are in christchurch. this is a location of interest and i believe it to be linked with a firearms incident that took place in christchurch. as for the hospital behind me, there are a8 wounded, children and adults were taken this afternoon. there have been 12 operating theatres in use throughout the evening, operating on there is an urgent need. there are 200 family members inside either bedsides of loved ones are waiting for news of the outcomes of surgery. we are seeing family members walking in and out of hospital. an uneasy and restless night for many in christchurch after what has been a frightening and shocking day. thank you. the christchuch gunman appears to have published a document before the attack, in which he set out his intentions. he espoused a far—right, anti—immigrant ideology as th

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we'rejoined now by emma cropper from the new zealand website newshub, outside christchurch hospital. r the past several hours, there have been 12 operating theatres in use, urgently working on those who have been wounded in this afternoon's attack here in christchurch. they range from children to adults, some injuries are minor. we know there are about 200 family members in the hospital this evening, you look at the bedside of their loved ones, or waiting for news of the outcomes of those operations. the attacks of this afternoon have been incredibly frightening, it is now the middle of the night in new zealand. there were seeds of shock of what had taken place throughout the day here as jacinda ardern said it was unprecedented, just to give you an idea on that, it is the first time in our country's history that our national security threat level has been raised from low to high. it is something that is completely unheard of. i grew up here in christchurch, just a block over from one of those mosques. i'm in disbelief of us would even happen, so is everyone here in christchurch and ne