the holiday mark was set up in frond of the kaiser wilhelm church of church, and a popular tourist site. this month germany narrowly avoided an attack on a christmas market. authorities reported a 12-year-old german iraqi boy twice planted an explosive device. it failed to detonate. tonightss a attack has come on the heels of a warning from the state department to all americans to avoid markets and places with high concentrations of people while traveling in large cities across europe. let's go to the scene. allen hall is in berlin for us this evening. allen, what are you learning there? >> reporter: yes. as you say, it's a terrorize attack. other 5 injured, nine dead, the lorry veered into the -- before a church that what destride by allied bomb fog world war ii and is a landmark. it's the ritzy, classiest shopping area of west berlin and every year the christmas market, with stalls are set up, selling candy, sausages, wipe, many tourists there, could probably be many or some foreigners among the dead and injured. this semi articulated lohrry mounted the pavement, plowed into the peopl

the market wasjust in front of kaiser wilhelm memorial church. see its south and south west of the brandenburg gate. the police department of berlin have been a primary source of information on this. a tweet in german says that we can confirm that nine people have died and many more are injured. one useful person to follow on this person is philip alterman, quoting that police say the driver fled the scene. one suspect has been arrested about 100 metres away. a second person in the cab died of injuries on the scene. that is worth emphasising that it is ported by local media. as you imagine, the whole area is secured and sealed off. a lot of emergency services and police at the scene. we are told by german police that there is no imminent threat in the area around this church and where the christmas market was taking place. we also know german police are advising all berliners to stay in. while they are saying there is no threat, they are saying not to leave your hands. some local reports say there were two passengers, and that a codriver died in

tonight, the streets around the kaiser wilhelm around the kaiser wilhelm church are silent. very different. people throughout the day and into this evening have been coming together to offer a tribute to show solidarity with those who have lost their lives, with families who are still grieving, and families who are still desperately worried about the victims that are seriously injured and in hospital. earlier this evening, there was a candlelit vigil in the church and around the church. there is a determination here that berlin's life will not be disrupted by acts of terror by attacks of this kind. away from here, the police investigation continues. but the mood in berlin tonight is one of remembrance. robert hall in berlin. let's update you on another big story from monday. the assassination of the russian ambassador to turkey. we reported it yesterday. you will have pictures of the attacker and shouting in the moments after the shooting. let's show you pictures that have emerged, showing the moments before the attack. you can see the gunman standing at the back of the room

it is near the kaiser wilhelm memorial church.ring us up—to—date on any further information you have had in the last half an hour? yeah, the police are very much keeping an open mind on this one. they say it is possible this was a deliberately planned attack. they can't rule out macro terror motivation. equally, they say, it mayjust have been a traffic accident. very early stages in their investigation. very few details to be gleaned at this stage. many questions. what we do know is that earlier this evening thousands of people came to berlin's biggest christmas market to enjoy the festivities. instead they witnessed scenes of horror. nine people lost their lives. more than 50 people we re their lives. more than 50 people were injured. some of them are fighting for their lives. it's feared the death toll may rise. thank you very much, jenny. jenny hill in berlin. after that incident earlier this evening. there will be more on that and any development on the bbc news channel. now it you watching bbc news, it is just after 10:30. le

angela merkel and other senior german officials attended a service of remembrance held at the kaiser wilhelm church, which is located next to the square. she urged germans not to be paralysed by fear. tonight, berlin's brandenberg gate is illuminated with the colours of the german flag in tribute to those who lost their lives and the dozens of people injured. good night. hi, good evening — i'm damian johnson. ahead on sportsday: time for captain cook to walk the plank after england's humiliation in india, according to one former test skipper. a four—hour career—saving operation for former wimbledon champion petra kvitova after a knife attack in her own home. and peterbrough‘s fa cup dreams could me made in chelsea, after winning through to a money—spinning third—round tie at stamford bridge. thank you forjoining us. england's cricket captain alistair cook says now isn't the "right time" for him to make a decision on his future after his side collapsed to defeat on the final day of the final test against india. england were beaten by an innings and 75 runs, a result which means they lose the

the german chancellor angela merkel attends a vigil at the kaiser—wilhelm memorial church.f evil paralysing us, even when that is sometimes hard. we will find the strength to live as we in germany want to live: free, together and open. the body of the russian ambassador to turkey is flown home to moscow. andrei karlov was gunned down while giving a speech in ankara yesterday. nicola sturgeon sets out plans for protecting scottish interests post—brexit. the first minister says scotland could stay in europe without the rest of the uk.

i know the acclaimed kaiser wilhelm church is behind you, the debris from the bombing in 1943. audience, what part of berlin are you in? matt: this is not just the west part of plan, this is the capital of west berlin, the capital of west germany. when berlin was divided, the up with someas put of the most luxurious shops, some of the most capitalistic symbols you could possibly imagine as sort of a jewel of the west. it really is still the most famous shopping street in all of germany. when a tourist comes here who wants to spend any money to buy any goods, this is the number one place to go. and then of course the christmas market was an attraction for locals. it is really an international gathering of people who were hoping to celebrate and shop, which turned last night into a tragedy, obviously. tom: matt miller, thank you so much. it is always a joy to speak with robert hormats, with kissinger associates. with many political of services across party lines in the united states. he writes for the atlantic council and also of course has been with us through the years. bob, le

and this is near the kaiser wilhelm church where most of the victims were killed or injured. >> there are a lot of christmas markets around berlin and germany in general, and we -- >> we should explain that is very popular and common throughout europe, particularly in germany. good ahead. >> its absolutely. you have -- every night, particularly this week leading up to christmas, every night there's -- it's crowded. it's busy, and festive, and people just got on with their lives but there's only -- i keep going back to the same thing -- only so much a security service can do in the face of this type of threat when you don't have specifics related to a particular operation and again you really don't have what we refer to as chatter or anything that would link individuals to extremists and a potential plot. much like the situation in nice, back in july. 86 people were killed you. had somebody who was completely off the rahr -- radar and was radicalsized and there has been some directive from extremist sites talking about, again, the idea, just use whatever you have available to you. that

it happened near the popular tourist sight of the kaiser wilhelm memorial church, berlin zoo and oneain shopping streets. reports are being investigated that the truck was stolen from a building sight in poland. under the lights of one of berlin's biggest christmas markets, investigators examine the lorry that has caused so much death and destruction. it was loaded with steel beams when it turned off the road and smashed into the crowds. rhys meredith was visiting with his girlfriend. he is from cardiff. we heard it knocking down the stalls at an amazing rate of knots. there were no skidding wheels, no attempt to try and slow down, despite him veering out of the market. translation: i was standing at the entrance and i heard a loud noise and was knocked down by a collapsed market stand. translation: i was standing at the entrance and i heard a loud noise and was knocked down by a collapsed market stand. it knocked me flat to the ground. only later did i realise there were many people on the ground who did not move anymore. the driver of the lorry then fled on foot, but was captured s

therter: gathered outside kaiser wilhelm memorial church, they pay tribute to the victims of monday's attack. amidst the flowers this question painted in red -- why? many store owners are still in shock. here because we have no choice. we will not let this stop -- life goes on. reporter: police have installed concrete barriers all around the market and similar security measures have been rolled out at other christmas markets across germany. three days after the attack, visitors say they will not let fear ruin their christmas. >>we are berliners, you know. we had world war -- we -- nothing can stop us. >> once you are exposed to such terrorism, what you immediately say, ok, now it is the -- close all the christmas markets. what else do we have? to get away with? reporter: more than 60 other christmas markets across the german capital have reopened, and -- under tightened security. >> firefighters in japan have been battling a blaze in a city. nhe fire started in a rame shop and spread to 100 40 buildings. no deaths have been reported but five people were injured. hundreds of people in

the attack happened outside the kaiser wilhelm church. all this happened after the u.s. called for calm in markets. kpix5's cate cauguiran with the moment the market turned to mayhem. >> the witnesses told cbs news they had no warning and tonight the white house has condemned this as an act of terror. attack in nice, france last july this battered windshield gives us the look at the damage after an 18 wheeler turned into a deadly weapon. witnesses say the truck jumped the curb straight into berlin's christmas market packed full of people. >> i saw a truck barreling into a crowd of innocent people. >> i helped several other people lift the side of one of the stalls up so that they could pull two other people. >> wooden stalls were flattened. emergency crews struggled to reach victims stuck under the truck. >> i saw one guy being dragged away with blood on his face. >> german police arrested the suspect believed to be the driver near the scene and a passenger inside the truck was found dead. the truck was registered to a polish transportation company. the owner said he fea

popular outdoor christmas market in the heart of the city, its times square, outside the iconic kaiser wilhelm memorial church. >> because, you know, it's berlin, it's christmas. you think everything is happy. >> reporter: police say the driver of this large blue delivery truck jumped the curb at a high rate of speed and then 34r0u plowed through the crowds for a distance of about 50 yards. its front end crumpled. >> it went just past me, past my girlfriend. i think it missed me by three meters, missed her by five. >> reporter: leaving behind this gruesome scene. bodies on the ground. the market stalls destroyed. at least nine people have been reported dead, with dozens more injured. tonight in berlin, officials say there were two people in truck during the attack, and that one died in the crash and another fled the scene and has now been captured. german officials still have not called it a terror attack. but it's the second time this year in which a huge truck has become a makeshift weapon of mass destruction. an isis follower rammed through a crowd at a bastille day celebration in nice, fra

tonight, the streets around the kaiser wilhelm church are silent. the mood is very different. day and into this evening have been coming together to offer a tribute to show solidarity with those who have lost their lives, with families who are still grieving, and families who are still desperately worried about the victims that are seriously injured and in hospital. earlier this evening, there was a candlelit vigil in the church and around the church. there is a determination here that berlin's life will not be disrupted by acts of terror by attacks of this kind. away from here, the police investigation continues. but the mood in berlin tonight is one of remembrance. robert hall in berlin. tomorrow morning's front pages will have much more coverage of all this, and we'll tell you what they're reporting at 10:40 and 1130 tonight. my guests on the papers will be miranda green of the financial times, and christopher hope, chief political correspondent at the daily telegraph. let's move onto other news now. turkish police have detained six people following the killing of the russi

people gathered around wooden stalls that were serving mulled wine and sausages at the foot of the kaiser wilhelmberlin. police are now describing the incident as a "suspected terror attack". we have a special page on our website for what is going on in berlin. it covers any new developments, any information regarding that particular event. to ta ke regarding that particular event. to take a look at our website, we are updating it all the time. german tv says special forces have searched an airport hunger at the temple hof airport. they says they have had their first hot leader following the incident. keep across everything as when we receive it. there's been another twist in the tata saga in india, with the ousted chairman of tata sons, cyrus mistry, resigning from the boards of all tata group companies. his move came ahead of several extraordinary general meetings, which had been called to remove him. what is the latest on that? his decision to resign from all tata companies, ahead of these meetings, has come as a prop's surprise, but they are still going ahead with the meetings. there was one

eyewitnesses describe the vehicle ploughing through a square near the kaiser wilhelm memorial church,pparent attempt to slow down. greg dawson reports. and the lights of one of berlin's biggest christmas markets, investigators examined the lorry that has caused so much death and destruction. it was loaded with steel beams when it ran off the road and smashed into crowds. this shows the immediate aftermath. moments earlier, people had been enjoying food and drink. rhys meredith was visiting the market with his girlfriend. we heard it knocking down the stalls at an amazing rate of knots. there was no skidding wheels, clearly no attempt to slow down, despite him veering out of the market. the driver of the lorry fled on foot, but a man was arrested nearby shortly afterwards. reports claim he is an asylum seeker from either afghanistan or pakistan. he arrived in germany in february. the vehicle had come from poland, and police say a polish citizen was found dead in the passenger seat. the lorry‘s owner says his driver could not have been responsible. translation: the person who was drivin

the market is close to the popular tourist site of the kaiser wilhelm memorial church, berlin zoo, andne of the main shopping streets in west berlin. german police say they're investigating reports that the vehicle was stolen from a building site in poland, as greg dawson reports. under the lights of one of berlin's biggest christmas markets, investigators examine the lorry that has caused so much death and destruction. it was loaded with steel beams when it turned off the road and smashed into crowds. this footage shows the immediate aftermath. just moments earlier, people had been enjoying food and drink here. rhys meredith, from cardiff, was visiting the market with his girlfriend. we heard it knocking down the stalls at an amazing rate of knots. there was no skidding wheels, clearly no attempt to slow down, despite him veering out of the market. the driver of the lorry then fled on foot, but was captured shortly afterwards. reports claim he is an asylum seeker from either afghanistan or pakistan. he arrived in germany in february. the vehicle had come from poland, and police say a

still a very sombre mood at the kaiser wilhelm church, the market closed and shuttered as this huge policegation fans out across germany. the police say very little, safe to tell the public they are hunting a man they have named as anis a, who they say is 23 years old. other than that, a great deal of press speculation, not only about him, the fact he may or may not have different identities, about the fact he may or may not be wanted by police on other alleged offences. there is also talk of a police operation at kleve, a town on the german— dutch border, which may well be connected to paperwork found in the cab of the lorry used in monday's attack. a wide—ranging investigation covering a number of areas. here's christian fraser to give us more detail. amid the chaos and the panic of monday night's attack, the man at the wheel of this truck slipped into the wheel of this truck slipped into the dark undetected. the man arrested, aged 23—year—old pakistani migrant, has already been released without charge. now, we discover, there is a new suspect, said to be a tunisian asylum seeker still a

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angela merkel and other senior german officials attended a service of remembrance held at the kaiser wilhelmysed by fear. tonight, berlin's brandenberg gate is illuminated with the colours of the german flag in tribute to those who lost their lives and the dozens of people injured. good night.

this is the kaiser wilhelm memorial church that was bob did world war ii and left as is as a reminder to never forget those who fell in the war. it is the place where this .ttack happened as well also at the head of the most popular shopping street in germany. julie: we have heard from angela from anyave we heard opposition political for years as to what this attack could mean for germany? the opposition is not very strong. the cdu party is in coalition with the other party that would be comparable to republicans and democrats. you do have a right wing party, but it is not present in the federal honest talk. it doesn't have positions in german congress. it has a small part in state elections. they immediately said there is blood on merkel's hands, this is because of her refugee policy. you've heard the same thing from poland and other countries that have not followed the same open door policy as angela merkel. the opposition really isn't very strong. mark: we will speak to you later. matt miller reporting from berlin. julie? julie: turning to turkey, the attack in berlin coming within

following breaking developments where a semi truck ran into a christmas market outside the landmark kaiser wilhelmemorial church. these are live pictures where you can see emergency crews still very active. early reports say at least nine people have been killed with dozens more injured. now, at this point, there's no word on if this is an accident owner an attack, but as you can see it's still in the very early hours of this happening -- or early moments of this happening and are still trying to find out more information. now back in july a box truck crashed into a bastile day event and the driver was shot by police and five others were arrested in connection with the attack. terror group isis claimed responsibility for that incident. >> and the united nations approved a resolution to deploy u.n. monitors to the city of aleppo, in order to prevent a humanitarian nightmare. >> evacuations resumed so thousands can escape the war-torn syrian city following at least one major attack on one of those buses. conor powell has the latest. >> reporter: the buses are rolling again in aleppo. tens of thousan

accused of driving a truck into a crowd of shoppers outside the kaiser wilhelm memorial church. 12 people were killed and 56 injured. >>> this morning several men in australia are facing terrorism charges. police are accusing five men of planning an attack on christmas day. investigators say the men planned to use explosives, knives and guns to target multiple sites in melbourne. inspired by isis the. >>> developing now in springfield, a man is dead and police are trying to find out what happened to him. news4's megan mcgrath is live on blarney stone court in springfield with more. megan? >> well you can see behind me that we still have a police cruiser on the scene. and at some point we expecting investigators to return and continue gathering evidence. now the victim, hanukie youhanis, he was 22 years old. he lived here with his parents and other family members. a family member discovered him dead. police say the circumstances are suspicious. >> police tape still encircles the town home on blarney stone court. shawn griffin lives next door. he said last night he heard loud noises coming

just seconds before i came on the air, the bells here at the kaiser wilhelm memorial church paled f pealed for five minutes in remembrance of the victims and tonight the brandenburg is draped in the national colors, black, red and gold. it is true germany is mourning in its national colors tonight. this nation's heart broken at christmas time. andrea? >> anne thompson, extraordinary images indeed. >>> meanwhile in turkey, andrey karlov, the russian ambassador is being mourned. the united states has offered help. richard engel is there. what is the erdogan reaction so far? do we think this man was a rogue, an inspired terrorist or do they think he is part of some plot? >> reporter: well, typical of erdogan we have been hearing a variety of different theories coming from him and his inner circle. some of them suggesting that the gunman didn't work alone, that it was too professional, that it could not have been someone who didn't have help and an organization behind him. there have been officials who blame it on the gulinists, the movement that according to turkey tried to carry out the coup

popular christmas market outside berlin kaiser wilhelm church was crowded with shoppers and touristsuck klould plowed into the tables and stalling killing twelve people and injuring nearly 50 others and german media outlets are reporting this morning the suspect is pakistani citizen that may have come to germany as refugee nine months ago and was arrested near the scene a passenger in the truck is among the dead. it comes less than a month after the u.s. state department travel alert to call americans to be careful in sights on upcoming hop day season and activities. the white house said it stand together with better lip. president-elect donald trump said in official statement these terrorists must be he ratit cad gi the face of the earth 'mission toss carry out with all loving partners. there will be a press conference 1 p.m. berlin time 7 here and prayer service half an hour. our time. back to you guys. >> 5:32 is the time russian turkish and iranian foreign minister will meet to discuss the syrian war coming one day after russian am bar door to turkey andre carlof was investigatin

very near the kaiser wilhelm memorial church, the church half destroyed in a 1943 bombing raid. police say the truck was traveling around 40 miles per hour, jumped a curb, on to a sidewalk, before slamming into tables and wooden stands filled with people. and not just christmas shoppers and revelers, but also, many who had just gotten off work. the driver fled the scene and was reportedly later arrested. a passenger in the truck was found dead inside the cab. police say he may have been killed in the crash itself. both isis and al qaeda are called on followers to use trucks to attack public places and this attack comes less than a month after the u.s. state department issued a warning for u.s. citizens in europe to be on heightened alert around holiday festivals, events and markets. a british tourist commented that he didn't see a lot of heightened security. watch. >> i did not see any concrete bars to stop things like this driving in. and i know we had them in birmingham to stop that. we were in the market outside the cathedral. and we had just had a glue vine and then as we we

reporter: thousands of mourners including german chancellor angela merkel filing into the famous kaiser wilhelm memorial church tuesday to pay respect to the victims. merkel's re-election bid complicated by the assault as she faces growing concerns over her government's generous acceptance of nearly 900,000 asylum seekers over the past year. despite the fact that initial reports about the driver being a refugee were wrong, far right leaders in europe are already casting blame on the german chancellor for the attack. and, chris and alisyn, we're waiting to hear from the interior ministry and hoping for a police news conference today for more details on this man that they're looking for. and whether or not they believe any more individuals are connected to the attack. back to you. >> hala, thank you very much. >> all right let's get the latest on the investigation. welcome back cnn terrorism analyst and co-author of "agent storm," my life inside al qaeda, and cia paul cruickshank and cnn counterterrorism analyst and former cia counterterrorism official phil mudd. paul we hear you have just learne

right in front of this kaiser wilhelm memorial church, killing 12 people and wounding dozens of others in the hospital. this manhunt continues in a massive dragnet that's going on all over germany. but the really surprising and well perhaps not so surprising knock-on effect from this is that some of the right wing parties not just here in germany but throughout europe are really seizing on this. now if you'll recall, yesterday the german police arrested who they thought was a perpetrator, and then released him later in the evening. now, they -- since that happened islamic state has actually claimed responsibility for this attack. vindicating some of the right wing elements here in germany and throughout europe who are blaming angela merkel, the chancellor of germany, and saying that her open doosh door policy toward refugees and migrants is what allows this sort of terror to happen. just later this afternoon we're going to be seeing here in berlin some right wing marches. at least two small right wing marches demanding that angela merkel change her policy on migrants. louis? >> we're g

here in berlin the darkness surrounding kaiser wilhelm church has been lifted tonight, the lights turn for the first time in three days. it is hoped but tomorrow the market will reopen. but around it and across germany and across the german frontiers, a manhunt is under way. the police have been saying very little, said that they have been conducting operations. but social media and the press have said a great deal about the man who we now know is a prime suspect. a 100,000 euros reward has been issued for information leading to his arrest or detention. he is a tunisian, originally from an area near the libyan border. he came to germany at some point in the last 18 months or so. he is said to have applied for asylum but to have had that request turned down and to have been detained for a short time in north—western germany. but because he did not have a distinct nationality or certainly a national that could be at that time ascertained, he was released. so he is currently the focus of this huge investigation, which are still following up dozens and dozens of leads that have been found

prayers for the victims offered at the neighboring kaiser wilhelm memorial church. as berliners begin their holiday celebration under a cloud of suspicion and fear. more than one person told me today that life must go on. to help catch amri german authorities are now offering a reward of up to 100,000 euros. i'm anne thompson in berlin. now back to you. >>> in north carolina the effort to repeal the state's so-called bathroom bill has failed. lawmakers quit trying to repeal the law last night after more than nine hours of discussions. the law forces transgender people to use bathrooms that correspond with their gender at birth. it's led to protests and boycotts of the state by major businesses and entertainers. >>> happening right now, the quest for 20,000 points as we take a live look at the new york stock exchange where stocks opened slightly lower on wall street right now. right now down about 31 points. we'll keep you updated throughout the day. >>> state troopers say slick snow-covered roads were likely to blame for this schoolbus accident in montana last night

the german chancellor angela merkel attends a vigil at the kaiser—wilhelm memorial church.ranslation: we do not want to live with the fear of evil paralysing us, even when that is sometimes hard. we will find the strength to live as we in germany want to live: free, together and open. the body of the russian ambassador to turkey is flown home to moscow. andrei karlov was gunned down while giving a speech in ankara yesterday. nicola sturgeon sets out plans for protecting scottish interests post—brexit. the first minister says scotland could stay in europe without the rest of the uk. good evening and welcome to bbc news. prosecutors in jeremy say an asylum seeker from pakistan who was suspected of carrying out the lorry attack on the christmas market in berlin last night has been released. officials say there's not enough evidence against him. police say was responsible could soon as you could still be on the run. twelve people were killed and nearly fifty injured when a truck was driven into a crowd of people. it happened at about 8 o'clock last night. the truck — was driven

good morning from the market around kaiser wilhelm church.stalls still closed, at least many of them. stallholders who are conscious of the fact they still wa nt to are conscious of the fact they still want to maintain a level of respect for those who died and who remain injured. away from here, as you have been indicating, that police operation is spreading, aided by pictures of the man they are now referring to as a prime suspect, which are on social media and have been circulated to police forces and security forces around europe. so, what do we know about anis amri? let‘s drink ourselves up to speed. he was born in tunisia, he comes from a poor family he was born in tunisia, he comes from a poorfamily in he was born in tunisia, he comes from a poor family in eastern tunisia. as a young adult, he had a reputation for being socially conservative. in an interview with the times newspaper, his father described him as a violent teenager. he was jailed forfour described him as a violent teenager. he was jailed for four years in italy for arson

the christmas market is outside of kaiser wilhelm memorial church.itnesses say it jumped on to the pedestrianized walkway, and drove through the area packed with tourists and shopper where is the stalls were set up. many were flattened. the christmas decorations torn down by the truck. the suspected driver was arrested less than two miles away near the berlin zoo. among the dead was the passenger of the truck, a polish citizen, the police were quick to confirm, he was not in control of the truck at the time of the incident. the truck had polish license plates and was republic sistered to a polish transportation company. it was hauling 25 tons of steel. u.s. intelligence officials tell cbs news the horror that unfolded bore similarities to the terrorist attack in nice, france, in july. when a truck tour through a cran isis claimed responsibilities for that attack. and has since encouraged its supporters to launch similar attacks elsewhere. we've learned this morning that the polish driver in this attack had been shot and killed. we've also heard that

me, thesee this behind kaiser wilhelm memorial church where they have this christmas market right at top. this is the most famous shopping street in germany. it was really a symbol of the west when berlin was divided. it is decorated with the most , high-end shops. it also has a lot of mass-market shop here. everyone comes here to go shopping, everyone comes here when the tourists visit berlin. it was a very busy, populated seen last night and jonathan: bloomberg's matt miller joining us from berlin. david: joining us also from berlin is almagro -- elmar brock. thank you for joining us today, mr. brock. what can you tell us about what you know about these incidents and who is behind them? mr. brock: we do not know that. it toave not even found be terrorism. we do not know exactly what has happened. , we doa terrorist act not know which nationality and so on. we have to wait for that. we need a change of information between television sources in europe and the united states. in order to prevent such acts. david: they have not yet upgraded the driver of the vehicle, but there was a pas

it's times square outside the iconic kaiser wilhelm church. >> you know, it's berlin. is happy. >> reporter: police say the driver of this large blue delivery truck jumped the curb at a high rate of speed and plowed through the crowds for a distance of about 50 yards. its front end crumpled. >> went past me, my girlfriend. missed me by 3 meters. missed her by 5. >> reporter: leaving bodies on the ground, packages strewn about. the market stalls destroyed. at least 12 people have been reported dead with dozens more injured. officials say two people were in the truck during the attack and one died in the crash and another fled the scene and has since been captured. german officials still have not called it a terror attack, but it's the second time this year in which a huge truck has become a makeshift weapon of mass destruction. an isis follower ran through a crowd at a bastille celebration in nice, france, and isis urged followers to copy the nice attack in europe and the u.s. >> they are in the business of hitting soft targets. they're in the business of maximizing the

ofs is the memorial church kaiser wilhelm.t was blown to smithereens during world war ii, but left that way to remind people of the tragedy. there is a church service going on right now. they are allowing worshipers to go in. they started a church service. attack,fter this vladimir putin spoke out. have we heard from anglo merkel in similar terms? matt: she has talked of the response they are preparing. using every measure of the law of available to her to find out who did this and to find out why and how this was done and to prosecute the person or people involved. as far as anything else, she has not made any comments about terrorist groups. no one has claimed responsibility yet. the suspect that they have, they are not sure it's the right suspect of this crime itself. david: is she able to deal with this outside the crucible of politics? are the people allowing her that? matt: it's obviously a very difficult situation. it would be made more difficult if it turns out that a refugee did commit this crime. to be frank, she doe