in a finnish city, two people were killed when a man went on a stabbing rampage. police shot a man and he is now in custody. they have yet to discover his identity or motive. >> t t attack occurrered on friy afternoon and a central market squarere. police shot t the suspect t in l estee lives in the leg and himim into custodydy, but th a are stl nott clear whehether he acted ale. the area was put on lockdown for several hours. >> we cannot confirm whether or not this suspected perpetrator had aid. we are checking anand looking to find possible other persons to apprehend and to question regarding these happenings. >> especially at airports and train stations. finland is relatively peaceful, but it's intelligence service raised the terrorism threat level in june, saying it had become aware of more terrorism related planans. sarah: the president of turkey urged his countrymen in germany not to vote for chandler angela merkel and her party next month's national election. merkel has fired back saying, don't meddle. our correspondent will have the latest right here from

reports are coming in that several people have been stabbed in the finnish city of turku. person has been arrested. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. you can see behind me, two people —— huge numbers of people back on the streets despite the horror of yesterday's terror attack that left 13 people dead and more than 100 injured. and then a second terror attack at cambrils, more than —— about 100 kilometres away. a huge manhunt for mousset kabir, a teenager thought to have given the van that ploughed through las ramblas, injuring and killing as he drove about half a kilometre down that very popular tourist destination. police are suggesting that it destination. police are suggesting thatitis destination. police are suggesting that it is possible that he was one of the five suspects, who was shot deadin of the five suspects, who was shot dead in cambrils after driving a car into more pedestrians there in that seaside town. and one woman was killed in that as well. we have heard that the attackers in that car in cambrils were armed with an axe and also with knives, that

several people were stabbed in the finnish city of turku, they shot a man in the leg after he was suspected of stabbing several people in the western city. they've told people on twitter account to stay away from the city center. police said they are looking for potentially more suspects in that stabbing and that there's an ongoing operation in central turku. finnish police reinforced helsinki airport and other places in that vicinity. that's what we know for sure. we've got video as well from a building above that incident where you can hear people running in the street. it's obviously a scene of some sort of panic. we're not sure exactly who the people are running, if they are just civilians on the scene or if they are attackers, but again, a scene of panic. now this is what we're hearing from finnish media, we can't confirm this. they are saying that i have seen several people lying on the ground in the central part of the city. one newspaper there reporting that one person was killed in the attack and another newspaper saying six people were injured, one man and five women and that one

also ahead this hour a knife wielding multiple people in the finnish city of killing before being shot. by police. the psychologist in the cia so-called interrogation program agreed to settle a court case. of torture victim. to the world this is r t international my names you know neal welcome to the program our top story say the suspects in the country's deadliest terror attacks in over a decade were planning an even bigger atrocity on thursday night was driven into crowds in the popular tourist area of us in barcelona killing thirteen people and injuring over one hundred hours later a car crashed into a group of people in the resort town of. even one day. islamic state claimed responsibility a word of warning the video we're about to show you is highly disturbing. come down here. the van was coming down the rambler and i was completely unaware of that. until it was pretty much alongside me and at this point i saw everyone from the. start running on i headed for my music when it was so close to me and i. just panicked like everyone everyone ran you know no one no one kind of knew what

a knife wielding man stabs multiple people in the finnish city of before being shot and detained by police. i was sitting next to it when it stopped and i didn't turn around and look. did you see behind me that there were people. lying face down on the floor meanwhile the terrorists who killed fourteen people in spain were planning an even bigger attack according to police the country's in mourning after vehicles were driven into crowds in barcelona and the resort town of cambria . terrorism is the latest in a series of attacks in which vehicles have been used to strike terror in europe echoing incidents in france germany and the u.k. since last summer but also to come this hour the psychologist behind the cia so-called enhanced interrogation program agreed to settle a court case brought on behalf of torture victims. hello good evening with our senior national start with that breaking news from finland police there have shot and detained a man after a stabbing attack in the southwestern city of to media reports suggest he was wielding a large knife and may have killed one person in many as

they know about the main suspect in friday's deadly stopping that took place in the southwestern finnish city of turkey they've named him as eighteen year old moroccan born man. they say that he had failed in an application for asylum while in finland but also that he'd been in germany twenty fifteen and he traveled to the country now it's understood that he is the main suspect in this he was shot at the scene by police and the court papers that have been revealed on monday show that he may appear before that court via video link from his hospital bed as they try and get him well in front of the court as quickly as possible but it's not news that he traveled across borders from germany into into finland what rooty took is still unknown as of yet but it is going to point more questions at one of the founding principles of the european union that of freedom of movement that it has come up in the past and this continues to co-op in terrorist attacks in the investigations we have finding that people did move across borders within the european union as it stands though within finland this is what

after thursday's terror attack killing thirteen and two others are now dead after an attack in the finnish city of turku. and the mayor of charlottesville cancels a major announcement he previously announced regarding the robert e. lee statue in the city. and the a.c.l.u. announces a major victory for civil rights as cia torture victims reach a settlement with two psychologists responsible for the agency's torture program. it's friday august eighteenth four pm in washington d.c. i'm milledge hand you're watching our team america. following thursday's terror tragedy in barcelona another attack was just boarded one hundred miles south of the spanish city all assailants were shot by the police however one woman was killed bringing the current death toll from two days of terror in spain to fourteen people including one american but several other attacks across europe of smaller magnitude also happened on friday artie's alexy our chance he joins us now live with more details so alexy what are the latest incidents that you have to report on well first of all it's an incident in finland in a relativel

today if there was any link between the attacks in spain and a deadly knife attack in the western finnish city of turku. intelligence officials say yesterday's spree was "most likely" a terror attack. the suspect is an 18-year-old moroccan who arrived in finland last year seeking asylum. police shot and wounded the suspect after he stabbed two people to death and wounded at least seven others in two public squares, seeming, police say, to target women. four other suspects, all moroccans, have been detained. >> sreenivasan: in the wake of the violence and tragedy in charlottesville, virginia, last saturday, much of the past week has been spent examining the so-called "alt right." the ideology, based on white nationalism, rejects jewish people, people of color, those in the l.g.b.t.q. community and immigrants, and it is typically seen as a movement made up of white men. however, as reporter seyward darby writes in the september issue of "harper's" magazine, there is a disturbing trend worth paying attention to. seyward darby joins me now. the women, the women have not really been in the imagery

two people have died and several injured after a stabbing in the finnish city of turku, a man suspected of carrying out the attack was shot by police. in the us president trump's chief strategist steve bannon has left his position at the white house. more on the last story now. donald trump's chief strategist steven bannon has left his white house post. his exit follows a review of his position by white house chief of staffjohn kelly. position by white house chief of staff john kelly. he position by white house chief of staffjohn kelly. he was seen as having shaped mr trump's election campaign. lets go straight to our north america correspondent aleem maqbool. what do we know about why and how steve bannon has left? very little at the moment except we have had it confirmed in the last ten minutes or so confirmed in the last ten minutes or so that today is steve bannon‘s last day in thejob so that today is steve bannon‘s last day in the job as chief strategist at the white house. as you say, he was widely credited with formulating the strategy that got donald trump to the white house. he

a knife wielding man stabs most people in the finnish city of before being shot and detained by police. i was sitting next to it when it stopped and i didn't. know fifty fifty people i mean there were people people lying. on the floor meanwhile the terrorists who killed fourteen people in spain were planning an even bigger attack according to police the country's in mourning after vehicles from driven into crowds in barcelona and the resort town of cambria. terrorism is the.

hassan zubier, who now lives in sweden, was on holiday in finnish city of turku when the attack tookher women from the attacker. he told a local newspaper that, despite his efforts, one of the women died in his arms. a war of words has broken out between a one of the world's most famous scientists and the health secretary — over the nhs. professor stephen hawking accused jeremy hunt of "cherry picking" favourable evidence to justify the creation of a seven—day nhs. mr hunt rejected that, and hit back. he called professor hawking's other claim that the government wanted a us style insurance system "a most pernicious falsehood". sarah cambell is at the royal college of medicine where professor hawking has been giving a speech. professor hawking acknowledged that he would not be here today were not for the expert care he had received at the hands of the nhs, but he is concerned at its future. he didn't pull any punches, it using the health secretary of abusing science, cherry picking studies in order to win the argument over weather levels of care in hospitals at weekends we re of care

several people have been stabbed in the finnish city of turku.shoot a man suspected of carrying out the attack. welcome to the bbc news at 5pm. one of the best loved stars on british television, sir bruce forsyth, has died at the age of 89. his family said he recently contracted bronchial pneumonia, and that he had died peacefully at home. he began as a teenage variety act and performed in church halls, before his quick wit brought him success with shows such as the generation game, and in more recent years, strictly come dancing. the bbc director general, lord hall, said sir bruce was one of the greatest entertainers britain had ever known. he has delighted millions of people and defined starter any night tv for decades with shows like the generation game and most recently strictly. nick higham looks back on his career. live from london, this is strictly come dancing. please welcome your host, bruce forsyth. most people would have retired years before, but not brucie. strictly come dancing brought him a new audience, over 50 years after he start

two people are dead and several others injured after a stabbing in the finnish city of turku — policea man suspected of carrying out the attack. president trump's chief strategist steve bannon, who masterminded his election victory, has been sacked from the white house. good evening and welcome to bbc news. one of the biggest stars of british television — sir bruce forsyth — has died this afternoon at the age of 89. his career had spanned more than 70 years and included sunday night at the london palladium, play your cards right, the generation game and more recently strictly come dancing. he retired from strictly in 2014 after presenting the programme for more than ten years. his former co—presenter tess daly said today she was heartbroken to hear of his death and called him a friend, a gentleman and a true legend. our correspondent david sillito looks back on his life. live from london, this is strictly come dancing. please welcome your hosts... bruce forsyth! when it comes to tv history, bruce forsyth was simply the face of saturday night. strictly come dancing, the last hurrah in

two people have died and several injured after a stabbing in the finnish city of turku, a man suspectedare still trying to establish the motives. president trump's ideological mentor and controversial chief strategist, steve bannon, has been sacked from his role at the white house. more now about sir bruce forsyth, the veteran entertainer who has died at the age of 89. tributes have poured in for a man described as the nation's favourite. earlier i spoke to the former bbc chairman, lord grade who told me about his long—standing friendship with sir bruce. well, i have known him since i was a kid, i used to go into rehearsals at the london palladium when he was hosting sunday night at the palladium which is what made him a star. we had worked together, and we have been loyal friends and dear friends ever since, that some 60 yea rs. friends ever since, that some 60 years. i last saw him two weeks ago today. i spent the morning with him at his house and we were reminiscing. his body was frail, his brain was as sharp as ever and he had a wonderful twinkle in his eye. i shall always remember

there are also reports that several people have been stabbed in the finnish city of turku.eing one dead body. let's return now to events in spain. ben brown is in barcelona. yes, it was around this time yesterday that the attack unfolded at las ramblas behind me. plenty of people back out on the streets, showing they will not be cowed by terrorism or the terrible nature of that attack in barcelona that left 13 people dead and more than 100 injured, from many different nationalities, many different nationalities, many different nationalities, more than 30. the police have arrested four people in relation to the attack, but they are looking for an 18—year—old, moussa 0ukabir, who is believed to have stolen his brother's id papers to rent the white van and is believed to be the driver of that than that ploughed through so many people on las ramblas. we have been talking all day to witnesses who saw the horror. 0ne all day to witnesses who saw the horror. one of them was richard gregg, a british tourist in barcelona. it was very surreal and chaotic at that time. we heard a coup

two people have been killed and at least six wounded in stabbings in the south—west finnish city of turkur of further arrests, but say it's too early to determine whether the incident was terrorism. police in spain that be now believe the driver of a van that ploughed into pedestrians in barcelona, killing 13 people, could still be at large. he is 22 and lived in a town north of the city. early reports suggested the main suspect was one of the men shot dead by police, following a second attack in cambrils. those are the main stories this morning. but happening in the sport? let's talk cricket. alastair cook, what a performance from him yesterday. ten hours he was batting yesterday. ten hours he was batting yesterday against the west indies for england. a massive double century for him. really did well for england and put them in control. absolutely fantastic performance. the batsmen have done their bit at edgbaston and now it's the bowlers turn to shine against west indies, on day three of the day—night test alastair cook was the star for england. his mammoth innings of 243, with some hel

it happened in a city with the finnish media saying several victims can be seen lying on the ground in a central part of the city. the attacker was shot in the leg and arrested. we will update you as we learn new details on that situation. an update on the terror attack in barcelona, spain with the death toll now up to 14 with one of the victims and american. more than 100 other people are recovering from injuries. molly hunter has details on the sweeping anti-terror operation going on right now following two separate ramming attacks. the bloody aftermath of another terror attack in the heart of a european city. the streets filled with tourists on a warm summer evening when terror struck. what's. lucky ones. >> we said run and we ran. >> the white van had hopped a curve and swerved any pedestrian boulevard. speeding down this half in red at 50 miles per hour, traveling 1000 feet before coming to a stop. the front of the vehicle smashed and the driver fled on foot. >> there were people crying everywhere. part i will not forget, the look on people's faces. >> hundreds injured and more th

city of turku on friday. simonjones has this report. finnishg further searches of property in this city but so far have been unable to interview the main suspect. simonjones has this report. the market square that became the scene of a terror attack. hassan zubier was on holiday in turku. he tried to protect his girlfriend and help those who had been injured, kicking the attacker. speaking from his hospital bed, he said despite his efforts, one of the women died in his arms. i'm nota hero, i'mjust a human being who cares for other human beings. maybe it sounds silly, but that's me. i would do it again, anytime, because the world is such a dark place. and if we don't help each other, who is going to help us? at the same time, a girl lost her life. i feel so upset that i could not save her. this is the world we live in at this time. tributes in the square to those who lost their lives and were injured. the attack was witnessed by many. i was in the bank with my wife. people were running from here. the window, from the window, i saw people just ru

moroccan man was previously known to authorities we spoke to a journalist in the city of turku where the assault. but finnish polish just had a press conference very interesting details had been revealed about this terrorist attack here into a cool or lease considers the possibility that the american eighteen american asylum seeker had to be purposefully targeting the main duvel indeed men actually got to indeed because they jumped in to protect the we mean close to death police also said that they are looking into the group of six maroko and possibly asylum seekers all of them the perpetrator who committed this stop being yesterday killed two people and wounded eight others himself in a hospital in intensive care before all the asylum seekers had been arrested overnight and the van hoosen song where at large possibly in europe some finnish police go pretty close together with the international police force with in support we also heard that there are two finnish people who died in this starving and three florrie nurse one it's holly and a university researcher one brit and one swedish person who all these t

ok now the news from barcelona comes just after finnish or thirty said name the main suspect behind friday's terrorist attack in the city of turku it's also emerged that. moved there from germany in late two thousand and fifteen and police apparently knew about the suspect's possible radicalization a year prior to the attack on t.s.b. two other has more from berlin finnish courts of started giving out more information about their main suspect in friday's deadly stabbing attack deadly knife attack on the streets of the south western city of third go they've named their main suspect is eighteen year old abdel rahman meche car moroccan national who had according to the authorities failed in an asylum application in finland it's also been revealed though that he had spent time in germany now. is the main suspect as he was shot at the scene following the attack that took place on friday that left two people dead eight more wounded in what authorities are saying is an attack that was designed to target women now it's also being. across is that the it's the first ever terrorist attack that's taken place in finland it does thro

in finland say they are treating yesterday's stabbing rampage in the southwestern city of turku as terrorism. two finnishitalian and two from sweden. police shot the suspect — an 18 year—old moroccan national — in the leg, before arresting him. overnight, authorities also raided a flat and made a number of further arrests. more tributes have been paid to sir bruce forsyth — the entertainer‘s career spanned more than 70 years and he fronted many popular tv shows including sunday night at the london palladium and the generation game. many celebrities have been taking to social media to share their memories. her strictly co—host described him as a friend and true legend. stephen hawking has attacked the privatisation of healthcare in england and accused the health secretary of "cherry picking" evidence to support his policies. the world renowned scientist, who suffers from motor neurone disease, will deliver a speech at the royal society of medicine in london later today. jeremy hunt has responded by saying recent research is the "most comprehensive ever". donald trump has removed steve bannon from his post

he is on the run and this morning, finnish authorities announcing a deadly knife attack in the city of turku left two people dead and is being investigated as possible terrorism. well, that attack in finland grows to the number of european cities that have had to deal with these sorts of terrorist attacks. here in barcelona, the hunt is on for the remaining members of that terrorist cell as authorities race to catch them before they have a chance to strike again. dan, paula. >> this story is not over, james, thank you very much for your reporting. also this morning, we're learning more about the american who was killed in the attack in barcelona. >> jared tucker was celebrating his one-year anniversary with his new bride. the family is heartbroken and planning a funeral this morning. they're sharing their grief and abc's victor oquendo joins us with that part of the story. victor, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, paula and dan. this couple had just finished having sangria. they were looking at souvenirs, a typical day in the heart of barcelona but in an instant their dre

finnish media says several people were lying on the ground in the central part of the city.that six people were hurt. one of the victims was a woman with a stroller. we do not know how serious their injuries are police say they have shot one attacker in the leg. they say they are still looking for more people involved in the attack. we are still gathering more details. we will bring those to you as soon as they come into ( darya ) breaking news... we have just learned that one american is among the dead after a terror attack in barcelona. another american has been injured. rightn now police are on the hunt for the man who drove a van through a crowd of people in barcelona.( mark ) now police are saying that there were two other incidents related to the deadly attack. the death toll rose overnight to 14 people killed in total for all the attacks. john lawrence has the very latest. mere hours after the terror attack in barcelona..... gunshots are heard in a nightclub in cambrils, about 70 miles away.authorities say at least seven people, including a police officer, were injure

he attacked eight people in the city of turkou, before police shot him in the leg and arrested him. two of the victims died. finnish authorities have not determined if it was terrorism. here in the u.s. air, funeral was held today for one of the two virginia state troopers killed last weekend in the charlottesville helicopter crash. burt bates had been assigned to record aerial footage of the white supremacist rally that erupted in violence. the married father of two died the day before i had 41st birthday. officials are investigating whether the chopper had a mechanical problem. also today, the mayor of charlottesville called for an emergency session of virginia's legislature to allow the city to remove a statue of confederate general robert e. lee. plans to scrap the monument drew white supremacists from across the country. demonstrators from the alt-right are expected to face off against counter-protesters in a number of cities this weekend, including boston. demarco morgan is there. demarco. >> reporter: good evening. barricades are up and security plans are in place. boston officials say they are ready and pre

it happened in the western city of turku, about 95 miles outside helsinki, the finnish capital. attacker was shot in the leg and captured. there was no word on his identity, and police said it's too early to know if the attack is linked to international terrorism. in virginia today, another funeral in the wake of the charlottesville violence. state trooper berke bates and a second officer died in a helicopter crash last saturday, after monitoring a white- nationalist rally. bates' funeral was held in richmond, where the governor and other speakers remembered him as a devoted family man and proud officer. separately, the mother of heather heyer insisted she will not speak with president trump. her daughter was killed saturday when a car rammed counter- protesters. >> i saw an actual clip of him at a press conference, equating the protesters like ms. heyer with the k.k.k. and the white supremacists. you can't wash this one away by shaking my hand and saying, "i'm sorry." >> sreenivasan: meanwhile, charlottesville mayor mike signer urged state lawmakers to allow removal of the robe

more from berlin finnish courts of started giving out more information about their main suspect in friday's deadly stabbing attack deadly knife attack on the streets of the south western city of who they named their main suspect is eighteen year old abdel rahman meche car moroccan national who had according to the authorities failed in an asylum application in finland it's also been revealed though that he had spent time in germany now. is the main suspect as he was shot at the scene following the attack that took place on friday that left two people dead eight more wounded in what authorities are saying is an attack that was designed to target women now it's also being put across is that the it's the first ever terrorist attack that's taken place in finland it does throw more questions about one of the key founding principles of the european union that of freedom of movement when we look the. it seems was able to travel from germany where they understood he lived back in twenty fifteen over to finland we don't know the route in which he took but he's he hasn't so far appeared on any. authority as watch lists along that way before popping up in finland as as they say being

finnish police say they are looking for more potential suspects in this stabbing in that western city. >>> new this morning, another controversial statue was removed by maryland officials overnight. the statue of roger b.taney was hauled away from the state house grounds around 2:00 this morning. governor hogan had called for its removal taney was the supreme court justice who upheld slavery. the statue was erected in annapolis back in 1872. it will now be placed in storage until a decision is reached about what to do with it next. >>> you'll be seeing more security around other statues celebrating controversial figures. new cameras are now monitoring the confederate soldiers memorial at the loudoun county courthouse in leesburg. someone sprayed obscene language on that wednesday night. it's already been cleaned up and now the sheriff's department wants you to see this video, hoping someone might recognize the two people they're calling possible suspects. >>> right now, friends and family are saying good-bye to trooper pilot berke bates. he is one of the virginia state police officers

the city of two is in shock right off to the police announced that the yesterday stop being a street it s. an act of terrorism two people have died both of them are finnish citizens and eight people of wounded including the perpetrator behind me where the actual crime happened thousands of people came out these shock and paying a tribute by placing the flowers or candles and no one on the stands how is it possible that in peaceful to request a law on the streets or feel on the streets of two of who can beat the setting like this we know that the eighteen years old morricone is the perpetrator and the police have taken four of the people in custody over night over and they raided the marcos apartment so we heard from the media yesterday a person approach to the square behind me actually where the people are standing across the square from that direction and course that we started to attack people stopped at the first person and the old woman died and then he was carrying on piece pads the police came rather quickly and then they had taken the. perpetrator out to be a one shot and he ended on the lower part of the body valise could not talk to the american

city in the world. it has never had a terror attack and police are not yet calling this a terror attack. they don't have the facts to do so. but finnishozens of men and women have gone to join isis and come back and just this summer finland for the first time raised its security level from low to elevated. they have been concerned for a while that there are isis cells in finland, and this is an attack that they are going to investigate. amy? >> terry moran from barcelona, spain, thanks so much for that and we'll continue to keep you updated on abc news throughout the day. >>> coming up here on "gma" first though, that parenting alert that we told you about. a new survey on concussions and sports. the sports to watch out for. dr. jen ashton is here. as your kids head back to school we are breaking down just how heavy their backpacks really are. how much is too much? come on back. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ find your child's class supply list at walmart.com. select "add all items" and ship them home. when you're close to the people you love, does psoriasis ever get in the way of a touching moment? if you have moderate to severe psoriasis, you can embrace