at this point, the houses of parliament has been locked down. people from what we understand are not getting in or out. this was a very busy day at the houses of parliament. it's a day in which they have what's called prime minister's questions, where the prime minister comes in to address lawmakers and talk to mps about government policies and is questioned about those policies from 10 downing street, from the prime minister's office. we're not hearing anything officially. we don't know whether the prime minister was necessarily in the houses of parliament. she may not have been at the time. number 10 downing street, her official residence, is very close so we don't have any more details at this point on where she may be. but met police responding to what they call a firearms incident in the very center of london this afternoon. >> the london ambulance is tweeting they're responding to an incident in westminster. we'll update with more information when they have it. 10 downing street, the prime minister's office has put out a press release to sa

report of shots fired outside parliament. the house of commons was in session and the parliament was put on a lockdown. let's get more now from kelly cobiella. kelly, what do you know? >> lester, it looks as though there are two separate incidents now in central london. one of the westminster bridge, which is that very famous bridge you see leading to the houses of parliament across the thames. it appears a car hit several people, a crowd, on westminster bridge. at least five people were hit by that car. they're now being treated from what we understand, and a separate incident close to the houses of parliament where a man believed to have been armed with a knife threatened a police officer and was able to get into the confines of the parliamentary building. the leader of the house of commons has confirmed that that man was shot by police. that information has not yet been confirmed by met police. what we're hearing on the official channels of met police is that there is a firearms incident in central london, that they are aware of thi

>> well, we just got off the phone with a member of the house of lords, two chambers in the houses of parliament, the mps and house of lords. and this member said he is inside. that he and others have been told to get in their offices, to barricade themselves inside in case of another point inside the houses of parliament. we do understand that from the house of commons leader that an officer was stabbed inside the grounds, whether it was inside the building itself, we don't know. an attacker was shot by police and the question is, if the staff and civil servants and elected officials inside that building are being told to barricade themselves inside in case of another person on the loose. the question becomes, was there more than one who got into this government building, the seat of power in london? we don't know the answer as yet. >> and what are we -- let's walk back a little bit as to the situation that has unfolded across this bridge any indication it was shots or a vehicle? what do we know? >> it now looks -- originally there was confusion, around -- i guess it was about 40 minutes to an

you can see over my shoulder that very famous tower that marks the houses of parliament there. the mother of parliament, as it's known around the world. an incredibly symbolic potential target, whatever the motive behind what is taking place here today. and what we're witnessing is very much an ongoing police operation. one where there is no sense, though, from the way that the police are behaving that there is any sort of ongoing threat. at least at this particular location within the government district itself, wolf. >> phil, we've just been told that the prime minister theresa may is about to chair a meeting of the government emergency cobra committee to discuss the immediate response to what is seen as a terror attack on westminster. this is according to the senior officials of the emergency services and intelligence agencies. so this would be an emergency meeting that she would bring together law enforcement, counterterrorism, counter intelligence officials to discuss what happened and where britain goes from here, right? >> reporter: phil, are you there? i think we may hav

for people are dead and another 20 injured after an attack outside of the houses of parliament. e attack began when a crowd drove into a crowd on westminster bridge. the vehicle driving the short distance along the bridge, around the corner and into the railings outside of the houses of parliament. an attacker then stabbed a police officer standing guard and was subsequently shot by police. now the british prime minister was rushed to safety during the attack and has offered condolences to the victims, a major police investigation is now underway. and authorities are treating the incident as terrorism. reporter: panic in the heart of london. only meters from the houses of parliament, the injured lie on the streets. police say there have been multiple casualties. [sirens] reporter: eyewitnesses described a car driven by an attacker hitting the pedestrians on westminster bridge before it crashed at the foot of big ben. >> they continue to drive all the way down to the bottom of the bridge, there is a bus stop on the left-hand side, and that he continue between the bus and the -- ju

take place and the houses of parliament at end of the street and the ministry of defense just behind me here. it also happened just after prime minister's questions when the british prime minister is in the house of commons answering questions about the whole range of things that are happening in britain, and around the world. so this attack was timed, and the place is significant as well. as you were saying earlier we've got plenty of dots, not all those dots have been joined at the minute. what was the person who was attempting to stab the policeman outside parliament the same person who was in the vehicle, its vehicle that mowed down people on people on westminster. what the anti-terror police and scotland yard are telling us they are treating this as a terror incident but who was behind it we don't know. >> it is early and under normal circumstances in scenarios like this, it takes about 4 hours before a terror group does say that they, 24 hours before a terror group does take responsibility for claim credit for something like this, but who would british authorities be looking to

bridge before crashing into railings next the houses of parliament -- next to westminster bridge. >> the car -- passed me. that small shop, the victim was hit. i did not pay attention. a second after that, a few meters -- they continued. by the end of the bridge, i did not know what was happening. the car went straight. alexander: the assailant ran to the gates of the palace of westminster and stabbing officer who later died. the attacker described as a middle-aged man was almost immediately shot by other officers on the scene. >> there was allowed bang. sosomeone crashed the car. it took some pedestrians out. they were just laying there. surged around the corner by the gates, just the opposite o of big ben. a guy came across my right shoulder with a knife and just started plunging into the policeman. which had parliament been meeting for prime minister's questions suspended its session and prime minister theresa may was rushed away to safety. after spending two hours capped inside the houses of parliament as police searched the building room by room, relator evacuated to westminster

that is not the case in the houses of parliament. that area, a focus for security primarily because of the politics that unfold inside but also because to have the draw for tourists. this is an area not only the houses of parliament and big ben, as we mentioned, but across the thames river is the london eye, the ferris wheel, an area traveled by tens of thousands of people every single day, the number one site, in fact, on instagram that people go to in the u.k. to upload photos. so security in this area has been very much a concern. a concern now as the perimeter remains. the subways, we're told, have been stopped, for the most part to stop the flow of people coming to parliament so emergency vehicles can have an easier time getting in and out. i want to put it in perspective. i want to tell you how critical this area is. this attack was reported at 2:40 in the afternoon. it only took six minutes for ambulances to arrive at the scene. >> an attack in the heart of london that is being called a terrorist incident. jonathan vigliotti in

parliament, within the precincts of the parliament in london. police of close to the streets around parliament square. the sitting in the houses has been suspended. the prime minister theresa may took questions. police said it is aware of reports of the incident. parliament does continue to watch bloomberg to hear developments on this already, we will continue to monitor this story very closely, you are watching bloomberg television. stay with us. ♪ mark: breaking news here in london, shots have been fired out side parliament in. at least two people are being treated. the shootings took place along the road inside the gates of parliament leading on to parliament square. police have closed the street around the area. work in the house of commons has been suspended. wednesday is traditionally pft use when prime minister -- pfq 's. one person on the ground appears to have been shot by a plainclothes police officer, according to a witness account. we are endeavoring to get rob hudson on the phone. we will continue to monitor the story. vonnie: keep you abreast of all the headlines. it is 90 minutes into the trading day. abigail:

parliament. we don't know if this is the four by four, vacancy smoke coming from the bonnet of that car, people being pushed back from the gate here outside the houses of parliament. other images that are coming to us now. footage of the prime minister, we believe this is the prime minister's vehicle, let's give you these pictures. she was inside the house of commons as this happened. we do know she was removed safely from the building. our correspondent, let's bring in the latest we are getting. one woman has died and a number of others have been hurt, including some catastrophic injuries on westminster bridge. this is coming now from a medic at st. thomas hospital. one woman died, a number of others have been hurt. >> this is, as we already knew, of its terror-related, it's an attack which has resulted in a number of injuries and now, a fatality according to a doctor. it's not an official response at this point. what do you know? >> as you can see, we are on the portcullis house side. there are helicopters everywhere. the prime minister was sent back to a car away from parliament shortly after the incident took place. as far as we are aware, the p

outside the horses houses of pt parliament. i'm just confirming to you what my senior security source has told me this afternoon in terms of the events. it happened on westminster bridge with the vehicle that plowed into a number of pedestrians were on that bridge appeared for most of the way across the bridge. that vehicle had mounted and smashed into a number of pedestrians who are being treated, some of them still being treated and triaged on the bridge by paramedics and other members of the emergency services. the vehicle, a four by four hyundai as we understand. at speed, drove into parliament square and then crashed into the perimeter fence around the houses of parliament. at that point, we are told it caused more injuries to people who are on the pavement just outside the palaces of westminster. at this stage, we are told they believe is one attacker, that alleged attacker left the vehicle armed with a knife, managed to wrestle his way through police officers and into old palace yard just beyond the main gates into the pa

that is not the case in the houses of parliament. that area, a focus for security primarily because of the politics that unfold inside but also because to have the draw for tourists. this is an area not only the houses of parliament and big ben, as we mentioned, but across the thames river is the london eye, the ferris wheel, an area traveled by tens of thousands of people every single day, the number one site, in fact, on instagram that people go to in the u.k. to upload photos. so security in thie a concern now as the perimeter remains. the subways, we're told, have been stopped, for the most part to stop the flow of people coming to parliament so emergency vehicles can have an easier time getting in and out. i want to put it in perspective. i want to tell you how critical this area is. this attack was reported at 2:40 in the afternoon. it only took six minutes for ambulances to arrive at the scene. >> an attack in the heart of london that is being called a terrorist incident. jonathan vigliotti in london, thank you. we'll continue

the crowds around the houses of parliament are always very large, so is the security. you see it here every single day. despite that it appears some sort of shooting incident has taken place. and as i speak, the police are directing us back from this immediate scene where this event has taken place today, wolf. >> it's still an ongoing situation there, there has by no means been an all clear. it's a serious ongoing situation based on what you're seeing on the scene now, right? >> reporter: so the police said they were called to respond to whatever happened here, only 20 minutes after the hour, which wasn't that long ago. the police have only just started to arrive in the numbers we're describing here, a very large police presence. many vehicles, motorcycles, and emergency services, a helicopter of some kind has landed in parliament square, this is right in front of parliament itself. and really as i'm talking right now, the police are still securing the area. they're still driving people, tourists, workers, journalists coming down here. we're only now being pushed back

but as you know, this would have been an extremely busy day at the houses of parliament, when you have prime minister's questions, you usually have a full house of commons. you have lots of lawmakers there, ready to take on the prime minister, parties shouting out their policies against one another, so it would have been a very, very active day there. and on top of that, you have the civil servants, you have reporters. you have lots and lots of people who have business inside this massive building known as westminster palace. >> and just to also inform our viewers, the equivalent of our secretary of state, the foreign secretary, boris johnson, is in washington. he was seen earlier today. he is at the state department for a summit of 27 or 28 nato members, who are all participating in a summit being led by secretary tillerson on new strategy, which is actually similar to the obama strategy on how to counter isis. so british officials are here in full force in washington. they have meetings going to the u.n. tomorrow, where he's supposed to lead the u.n. general assembly, rather the secu

that is right next door to the houses of parliament. e aerial view is sweeping to the north side. , and it the south side is clear that the traffic has been halted. there is a whole load of cars, emergency personnel, and there are not any members of the public. emma: it is a very different scene than the one we are used to. i can see there is an ambulance parking there. from theook like reports we have had as well, from our reporters, it does seem that things are starting to calm down a bit. the incident clearly is not over yet, but from what we are let's say appears, the worst might be over. mark: robert hutton was saying as he was looking out the window. emma ross thomas, thank you. we will continue to monitor this developing story on bloomberg. ♪ mark: breaking news on bloomberg television, london suffering a major terror attack on wednesday that left one dead near the houses of parliament. live pictures here, you can see from the south side of westminster bridge overlooking the houses of parliament. traffic has been stopped. the area

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this is often talked about, the one interest to the house of parliament is one of the weak spots because it is naturally where members of parliament come in and out every minute of the day, so while there are blocks of concrete around the whole building to stop cars from entering, that is one point where you can at least get close and would be able to run in as an assailant did, and who knows whether or not he was able to do this before or knew that was a weak spot but he did enter the actual driveway of the house of parliament although he did not enter the estate and the house themselves. it doesn't seem, listening to the police now, it seems to be out under control, in the emergency body will be meeting very shortly to under the mack update the prime minister to find a who was responsible for this, was directed by isis or just inspired by isis if at all, so a lot of questions to be answered, but it seems there is a lot of evidence right at the moment and we hope to bring as much as we get it. >> shepard: benjamin, we are looking at pictures and video coming to us from around the world,

killing two people and causing some very serious injuries before crashing into railings at the houses of parliamenthe then ran through the gates of the palace of westminster armed with a knife and stabbed a police officer, who wasn't armed and later died despite the efforts of a team of emergency workers and an mp who came to help. the attacker was shot dead by police who rushed to the scene in the shadow of big ben. the houses of parliament and the surrounding area were placed into immediate lockdown as police conducted a thorough search. among those held inside for several hours was our political editor laura kuenssberg, and we start tonight with her account of what happened. run. go. move. the sound of gunfire replacing the bells of big ben. go! go, move yourselves, go! the centre of our government, normally a safe place. not today. members of the public, politicians, the hundreds of staff for whom this is work. in politics, for some a home from home. sprinting for safety outside. the swat tea m sprinting for safety outside. the swat team turned up with paramedics, and they asked us to abandon o

it's not part of the house of parliament. it joins the houses of commons. they look as though they hadn't seen anything. they actually seemed in good spirits and were quite startled by the amount of attention trained on the building. >> matt bradley, thank you. we'll stay looking at these scenes. keir simmons, that's, sadly, the closest we've seen of this accident scene after the fact. keir, it's been something, i'm guessing londoners and brits have gotten used to in real time, along with us. here we are in our studios in midtown manhattan. on my way into the building i passed m-4 style, long barrel, semi-automatic weapons we did not see in this part of new york city years ago. i know that in london, it is not part of the tradition to be openly armed for law enforcement. but you've watched this change take place. we learned today the reason why we have it. >> that's right. and looking back over decades in that particular area, you've seen the changes take place. you've seen old movies, old images of the way downing street, which is very close to there, used

house of lords. two chambers in the house of parliament, the mps and then the house of lords. offices, to barricade themselves inside in case of another attacker. so no all clear for sure at this point inside the houses of parliament. we do understand that the house of commons leaders and an officer was stabb ebed inside t grounds, whether it was inside the building itself we don't know. the the attacker was shot by police. but the question is if the staff and civil servants and elected official us inside that building are being told to barricade themselves inside in case of another person on the loose, the question becomes was there more than one who got into this government building, the seat of power in london. we just don't know the answer as yet. >> let's walk back a little bit as the situation that has unfolded across this bridge. any indication of whether this was shots or a vehicle or what do we know? >> at around 40 minutes to an hour ago now, we heard that there was a firearms incident that came directly from met police here in london that they were dealing with a fi

behind me is the houses of parliament.d last night any attempt to disrupt british life is, in her words, destined to fail. parliament will be open and it will resume its daily business. we are expecting a statement from the prime minister on what happened yesterday. but they are determined to show that life carries on as normal despite this attack. that is certainly the case with londoners on social media saying "we are not afraid." they definitely want to get that message out there. but we definitely have to be more vigilant after yesterday. there will be the message is being stressed will be to keep calm and go about your business but be vigilant and be aware of what has happened. this is the first attack in london with multiple deaths since 2005 and while there will be a determination to try and carry on as normal, several parts of the city remain closed and you will be seeing the visible presence of armed police officers on the street. in terms of the practical side, i understand that westminster tube station will be c

the house of parliament is full. 0 yards for our own safety. we are walking backwards as we speak away from the house of parliament. i can see the area has been cordoned off. various police activities. heavily armed, the police. it is difficult to know what the focus of this incident is from where i'm standing but it is clear that police are in a very active and i would say confused series of maneuvers to try and get people away and deal with the incident in question. there goes another car towards the -- >> talk to us about this area of the city. it is a heavily trafficked area and we're seeing caring stopped on the bridge and many tourists visit every day. >> reporter: yes, of course. this is the very heart of london. the iconic houses of parliament, westminster abby next door. i can see west hits the bridge which leads to the house of parliament. they have got buses and ambulances backed up on it. at this time of day there would be intense traffic and people around the area. i was on my way to a school next to the

khalid masood has been named by police as then man who attacked london's houses of parliament. more on him in a moment. first, the aftermath of the attack that has stunned the british capital. >> bidding farewell to one of their own, police officer pete was stabbed to death as he stood guard at british parliament. british lawmakers observed a minute of silence to over -- to remember the victims. >> yesterday an act of terrorism tried to silence our democracy. today we meet as normal. as generations have done before us. to deliver a simple message, we are not afraid. our resolve will never waver in the face of terrorism. >> london's hour of panic began on westminster bridge. the attacker identified as khalid masood rammed his car into pedestrians. tourists and locals fled in confusion. the attacker drove further and crashed into railings outside of the houses of parliament. he left his car behind and forced his vehicle in the parliamentary grounds where he stabbed and killed the officer. it was captured in the cell phone video. gunshots killed the perpetrator. police believe he w

what we've seen from mps across the aisle, the house of parliament, house of lords and also the scottish parliament which is approaching a crucial vote on scottish independence there also not sitting. so i think at the moment, everything is kind of on hold until people -- first of all it's resolved. it's an ongoing incident. also i think it's going to be quite a while. what this has been about. i think london last terrorist attack was in 2005. and the house of parliament, i don't think, has been attacked directly. 1979. it's really a shocking incident. >> you raise an interesting point. we've seen more attacks more recently in paris, in brussels, which today i should remind you is the one-year anniversary of the suicide attacks at the airport in brussels and also the metro station. we've seen the car incident at the christmas market in berlin. but it has been a bit of time since we've seen something like this in london. have the folks there been worried about attacks? have they been thinking about terrorism more recently because it has been some time? >> i think when you live in a major

two of them and causing some very serious injuries before crashing into railings outside the houses of parliamentn ran through the gates of the palace of westminster armed with a knife and stabbed a police officer who later died, despite the best efforts of a team of emergency workers and a uk foreign office minister. the attacker was shot dead by police who rushed to the scene in the shadow of big ben. scotland yard's top anti—terrorism officer acting deputy commissioner mark rowley gave this update. one of those who died today was a police officer, keith palmer. 15 yea rs police officer, keith palmer. 15 years service, 48—years—old and a husband and father. he was someone who left for work expecting to return home after his shift and he had every right to expect that. three members of the public also lost their lives. family liaison officers have been deployed to support them. the suspected attacker was shot dead by an armed officer. in total we have had five people died today. i will not comment as to the identity of the attacker but our working assumption is he was inspired by international t

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emergency services but apart from the sound of helicopters and cyrix, the message parliament wants to send is that democracy will not be stopped. the leader of the houseugh the noise. sirens. we have a helicopter overhead and several vehicles with their sirens on. lots of unmarked security vehicles. everything in the last few moments has gone up a notch but at around this time we are starting to expect people to try to make their way into westminster. they will be there for the start of the session at a 30 am. you will only have allowance to go in if you have a pass. some are taken in for unmarked vehicles. we are also expecting that it has not been confirmed, and other meeting of the emergency committee. we are just a few minutes away from m15 headquarters and we will expect senior government ministers and the prime minister 's been briefed. we are expecting a press conference from scotland yard any moment. we we re from scotland yard any moment. we were expecting that at 7:30 but that has a little. police team to urge anybody with any information to get in touch. members of the public are asked to call the anti—terrorist hotline on 0800 789 321. you

police in london say wednesday's attack outside the houses of parliament — which killed four people anded a0 others — is likely to have been inspired by islamic extremism. the country's top anti—terrorism officer said police believe they know the identity of the attacker, but gave no details. police in london say wednesday's attack outside the houses three victims were killed when the lone assailant drove the car into victims on westminster bridge beside parliament. he then got into the precinct of parliament where he stabbed and killed a policeman before he was shot damp. the prime minister is expected to make a statement to mps later on thursday. the murdered police officer, who was unarmed and guarding the gates to parliament has been named as keith palmer. he was a8, a husband and a father. he suffered multiple stab wounds. the other victims have not yet been named. politicians across the world have offered britain their solidarity. president trump expressed his support in a phone call to theresa may, while the australian prime minister, malcolm turnbull called the killings an attac

of the attacker, but gave no details. police in london say wednesday's attack outside the houses three victims were killed when the lone assailant drove the car into victims on westminster bridge beside parliamenthen got into the precinct of parliament where he stabbed and killed a policeman before he was shot damp. the prime minister is expected to make a

stuart: chopper landing right there next to the house of parliament. >> parliament square. >> yeah. of the house of parliament and the chopper landed right behind it in parliament square just to the right of this shot, i believe, would be westminster bridge, the right -- ashley: right over westminster bridge looking down. is that bridge where the assailant drove with a car -- what was it? >> four by four. >> police officer attacked as well. stuart: yes, that's after he finished mowing people down. he went across the bridge, heading towards big bend as you can see, he turned left to get into the gate. he got out and at that point he stabbed the police officer. ashley: stabbed the first officer who he came upon. stuart: reuters is reporting he was shot by police officers on the scene. now you have seen the pictures, am i right in saying that the police emerged with huge machine guns? ashley: yes, there was a heavily fortified area. you will see see in this area. around parliament there are heavily armed police officers with big machine guns. they patrol this area. >> the people on the

scarlet: this was in westminster you the houses of parliament. n ordinary day for theresa may and the members of parliament? were they scheduled for something different, francine? francine: this happened to go and 20 p.m. local time, foreign a half hours ago. parliament was in session. was runningnister as soon as this happen and we had a reporter in westminster hall who saw this happening. the prime minister was taken into a great car and whisked away. there was a covert meeting, where there is an emergency situation and the prime minister and her surrounding confidants, civil servants, in a boiler room, lockdown room to assess the situation. she has not emerged as far as we know. we need tothings keep in mind is that in a normal day like today, hundreds of thousands of tourists are around here. westminster bridge on the right. you have the aquarium. it is one of the best-known bridges that leads to the houses of parliament. it would be failed with with tourists.ed we heard from the french prime minister that french schoolkids were involved in th

running into people, crowds of people on this bridge in the center of london that leads to the houses of parliament. 20 injured, there are some reports some of those injuries are catastrophic. four people killed including, it appears, the police officer who was stabbed at the houses of parliament. lester, this is ongoing and will be for some hours, perhaps days here in central london. >> kelly, thank you. let me quickly bring in jeremy bash, nbc news security expert. jeremy, as you heard, they believe it is one attacker. we apparently lost jeremy bash. let's leave it there. the headline right now from the latest news conference likely one attacker who drove across the bridge, mowed down a number of people before the deadly confrontation with the police officer at parliament, four dead, 20 injured. we will have full coverage on nbc nightly news. of course we'll come on the air any time events warrant. until then i'm lester holt in new york. >> you have been listening to a special nbc news report there, lester holt updating us as the metropolitan police in london start to fill in some of the gaps of

drove his vehicle at speed, on the pavement, the length of westminster bridge, towards the houses of parliamentedestrians in his path — two of them died several others suffered catastrophic injuries. they included some police officers who'd been at an event nearby. our chief correspondent gavin hewitt reports in more detail on the attack on westminster bridge. early afternoon with the traffic flowing over westminster bridge. to the right, a grey hyundai starts crossing the bridge and then swerves onto the pavement. a woman jumps into the thames. others are knocked to the ground and under traffic as the vehicle races towards parliament square. left behind on the bridge, a group of horrified visitors. on the ground, dozens of injured people, some lying on the pavement, many bleeding, one trapped under a bus. some of the injuries were described as catastrophic. a big sort of crunch, sounded like a car crash, but almost that crunch of a wheel on a kerb. i saw the vehicle mount the kerb and it was coming out so quickly, and i saw some people being hit in front of me. ijumped to the left into the roa

a driver mowed down pedestrians near the houses of parliament. he then round his car into a fence and fatally stabbed a police officer. he was shot dead by police. the moment of the attack was captured by a tourist. the attack began in the afternoon when the area was bustling with people. westminster is usually crowded with tourists from around the world. >> we heard gunshots. what we thought was gunshots. turned around and saw the car plow into a lady. it was horrendous. absolutely horrendous. >> we declared this as a terrorist incident, and the command are carrying out a full scale investigation of the events today. >> the area around the parliament was put under lockdown after the attack. the british prime minister condemned what she called a sick, depraved attack on democracy, freedom, and human rights and said the parliament and londoners will never give in to terror. >> any attempt to defeat those values through violence and terror is doomed to failure. tomorrow morning parliament will meet as normal. we will come together as normal. >> the

the latest headlines: the perpetrator of wednesday's attack outside the houses of parliament in londonverted to islam and changed his name to khalid masood. two of those who died have been named, one was a local school worker and the other was an american tourist celebrating his wedding anniversary in london. the tussle over how donald trump plans to get rid of obamacare is becoming ever more bitter as both the republicans and democrats prepare to debate what happens next. the planned vote has been delayed until friday. president trump has been rallying support among republicans, but there are still some members of his own party who are wary of backing his replacement for the affordable care act, to use the full title. let's get the latest now on this live from washington, and our correspondent laura bicker. laura, we've got loads of different lines coming through about some possible agreement. but regardless of what all of this is saying, this boat is delayed. here's what we know so boat is delayed. here's what we know so far —— this a vote. this vote is delayed. it's an embarrassment

the number of people killed during an attack outside the houses of parliament in london on wednesday risen to four, following the death of a 75—year—old man. two other people who died have now been named. one was a local school employee, and the other was an american tourist. police say eight people arrested in connection with the killings are being held on suspicion of preparing terrorist acts. searches involving hundreds of detectives have been carried out in london, birmingham and western wales. and one other top story: the funeral of the former deputy first minister of northern ireland martin mcguinness has taken place in londonderry. thousands of people watched as his coffin was carried through the city to his local church. now on bbc news, all the latest business news live from singapore. high—level partnership. the chinese premier wants to boost corporation with australia. and the business of meditation and quiet time for these little clients. welcome to this friday edition of asia business report. chinese premier li keqiang will spend today in talks with australia's prime mini

minister has condemned what she called a "sick and depraved terrorist attack" outside the houses of parliament in london. three civilians and a police officer were killed by a lone attacker, who was then shot dead. the murdered police officer, who was unarmed and guarding the gates to parliament, has been named as keith palmer. he was a8, a husband, and a father. he suffered multiple stab wounds. the other victims have not yet been named. police say they know the identity of the attacker, but have given no details. the country's top anti—terrorism officer told journalists the attack was probably motivated by islamic extremism but no group has admitted responsibiity. the injured victims included five people from south korea, two from romania, and several french schoolchildren. the lights of the eiffel tower in paris were switched off at midnight on wednesday night as a mark of respect. tackling america's $3 trillion medical bill. president trump faces a key vote on his plan to replace obamacare. plus, robots on the rise. we report from europe's biggest technology fair on the high—flying busines

what we can't have is the, the either house of parliament reversing the decision of the british people haven't got a veto on it. what does it mean otherwise? people talk about meaningful votes. what does it mean. peers have defeated the government twice, and labour's standing firm.

the number of people killed during an attack outside the houses of parliament in london on wednesday al school employee and the other was an american tourist. police say eight people arrested in connection with the killings are being held on suspicion of preparing terrorist acts. searches involving hundreds of detectives have been carried out in london, birmingham and western wales. no information has been released about connections with the attacker. now it's time for thursday in parliament.

i want to bring in francine who is close to the houses of parliament. on the south side of the river, just at the edge of westminster bridge. that theany indication security presence is winding down where you are? or in parliament square? francine: not as far as i know, mark. wayside couple of ambulances, a couple of extra armed police officers walk to buy. -- walked by. possibly some ambulances here on westminster bridge. there are more people coming into the perimeter. there is a locked down in the that isf london westminster palace, westminster bridge, and the surrounding area, which i'm assuming, when we came in is the london eye and the aquarium. this could -- this is completely cordoned off. police are telling civilians to stay away from the central area. ink: i just want to bring another roth thomas, our london bureau chief. have not gotten an official figure. dead.is talk of three it is not a mass casualty attack. it is important to make that clear. in the re of london, life is continuing as usual. for example,he underground, the tubes, people g

house of lords. they had wanted to guarantee the rights of eu citizens in the u.k. and give parliament a vote on any brexit agreement. critics argue this would have tied their hands ahead of negotiations with the european union. let's pull in our correspondent who is on the story for us tonight in london. we've got u.k. lawmakers voted. does this mean the u.k. is about to begin brexit? can you hear me? it is brent in berlin? i'm afraid we are having some -- looks like we're having some sound problems. we apologize for that and we will try to get back to her later on. in the battle to retake basel -- mosul, iraqi forces have advanced deeper into the city. plumes of smoke obscured the skyline on monday as islamic state reportedly used mortar and sniper fire to hold off iraqi troops. thousands of civilians have been called in the exchange with 600,000 to be trapped in the area. cutting of major supply routes to the group's de facto capital. the suffering of children in syria possible civil war has reached unprecedented levels. the u.n. children agency, unicef , says more than 600 miners w

what we can't have is either house of parliament reversing the decision of the british people. meanwhile, senior mps tell government it would be a serious "dereliction of duty" if it failed to prepare for a breakdown in negotiations with the eu. it is notjust for the government to prepare itself for no deal, individuals and businesses need to understand what the consequences are. dutch riot police clash with protestors outside the turkish consulate in rotterdam, amid a deepening diplomatic row. south korea's impeached president returns home after being escorted from the presidential complex — she may now face criminal charges. also in the next hour, the creator of the world wide web targets fake news. sir tim berners—lee has set out a five—year plan to address his concerns about how the internet is used. and in half an hour.. the travel show goes on an arctic adventure in finland when it visits lapland. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the brexit secretary, david davis, has urged mps not to support the house of lords' amendments to the bill which will allow the governmen

and unarmed policeman at the entrance to the houses of parliament. ticing cbr trying to save the life of the policeman. he was a soldier in the iraq war, the first iraq war. he had a family member who was killed in a cyber -- a terror attack, he knows what terrorism is and was involved. the police officer who was killed, keith palmer, a father of three, there were injured, tourists, men and women, all casualties in this event. tributes from around the world, cities were touched by terry including paris, the eiffel tower shutdown as again we believe according to various officials speaking about islamic terrorism, international terrorism, no word on who did it. police say they know who did it, they are on the trail of unraveling this terrible row terror attack. abby: the uk has well which katie hopkins taking aim at the open door policy telling tucker carlson last night the warnings went unheard. >> we are a country that spends so much time tiptoeing around the cultures that choose to join us and not enough time defending the culture they have chosen to

incidents near uk parliament eds: with ap photos.london (ap) - the latest on reports of an incident outside britain's parliament (all times local):3:15 p.m.the leader of britain's houseolice officer at parliament and has been shot by police. david lidington says the parliament complex is in lockdown.he says there are reports of further violent incidents neaby, and police say they have been called to a firearms incident on nearby westminster bridge.witnesses said a vehicle struck several people on the bridge, and photos showed a car plowed into railings.óóó3:05 p.m.the leader of britain's house of commons says a man has been shot by police at parliament. david lidington also said there were "reports of further violent incidents in the vicinity."london's police said officers had been called to a firearms incident on westminster bridge, near the parliament.a session of parliament was suspended after the incident.britain's mi5 says it is too early to say if the incident is terror-related. óóó2:55 p.m.a session of britain's house of commons has been suspended as witnesses reported hearing sounds like gunfire nearby.the commons' speaker suspended the session as police resp

incidentally, the houses of parliament will be opening as normal on thursday. f terrorists think they can disrupt british life then they are doomed to failure. the opening of both houses on thursday an indication of a determination to get on with the work of running the country. we expect that the prime minister will give a statement in the house but normal business is expected to resume. if you look around, there are still signs that some terrible has happened here. the flags around here are all flying at half mast. and, briefly, authorities have pointed out the relatively speaking, the individual affect from terrorist attack is minor but the society —— location is quite iconic. absolutely. westminster is a well—known landmark around the world. tourist gather and take photographs, politicians do their business, journalists work here. they could not have chosen a more prominent site for this attack. thank you very much for that. police in london are saying that these terror attacks are likely to have been islamist related, inspired by international terrorism. th

, we are hearing reports of a possible shooting near the british parliament and a dozen people are reportedly injured and we have breaking information and the leader of the house getting in and out of parliament is a fairly onerous security procedure, is it not? >> that is correct and hearing that information, as well, to confirm again, a leader of the house of commons saying a police officer stabbed inside parliament and how that would happen, what kind of clearance this person would have in order to carry that out. i've been in parliament and it requires for myself having a press pass or having some form of identification. this is a highly secure facility. whether or not they managed to get into parliament and not make it through the security checkpoint, that would possibly explain how this unfolded if they managed to get through the security checkpoint to carry this out. that is a different story and at this point from the statement that we're seeing, it's still not clear exactly where that took place, and we're looking to get information and an update on that, but that also goes into what we are hearing from police confirming that a man carrying a knife ch

a collision course with ministers. putting them on a collision what we can't have is either house of parliamentersing the decision of the british people. of parliament reversing the decision also on tonight's programme. of parliament reversing the decision on the front line in iraq — as the iraqi army makes more gains against so—called islamic state. as the iraqi army makes more gains we've heard three car bombs going off in the distance. we've also had a lot incoming mortarfire. you can hear now the sounds of battle. violent clashes in the netherlands between the police and turkish protesters, as the diplomatic row between the two countries intensifies. between the two and tottenham on their way to an fa cup semifinal — good evening. the brexit secretary, david davis, has called on mps to back the government's brexit bill when it returns to the commons tomorrow, after the lords twice went against the government. peers voted to guarantee the rights of eu citizens in the uk, and to ensure that parliament has a vote on an eventual deal. but mr davis said it would not be acceptable for parliament

the houses of parliament, parliament square, westminster bridge, which we're looking at at the moment in the heart of town. it's in zone one of the tube area, if you will. and of course, a central area both for workers, for lawmakers, and for tourists as well because of its proximity to the houses of parliament. what we're looking at at the moment is westminster bridge, and in particular, which goes across the bridge and links then to the parliament building. the parliament building in terms of connects essentially directly with westminster bridge. it's where the car traveled across, and of course, the stabbing of the police officer taking place just outside of parliament in terms of the state. those split shots showing -- well, now the same shot at the moment in terms of where the car ended its journey, just by the barrier outside of the palace of westminster, which remains in lockdown, albeit adjourned for the day. >> will you just explain one more time the sequence of events here? there's just the one vehicle connected to the one assailant, is that right? just explain again how thi