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karen's husband got a frantic cell phone call from his wife, then bolted from his office to make sure she made it out.(sot tc: 19:21:38)(steven bass/karen's husband)" there's blood all over inside the restaurant there." micky zakas has been a bookkeeper for the restaurant for years.(sot tc: 19:34:12)(micky zakas/nazareth cuisine employee) "i'm just sick to my stomach right now" now she and others are trying to understand why someone would target their hate and rage here.(sot tc: 19:34:39)" it's been around for 27 years fabulous food wonderful owner just an amazing place." 3 the investigation into this attack continues. police are talking with witnesses, the restaurant owners and employees. 3 3 3 here's a look at some stories making headlines this morning... hundreds of taxi drivers flooded the streets of downtown philadelphia to protest what they call illegal ride-sharing services. the of driving services like uber x and lyft. the drivers honked their horns and blocked traffic around city hall demanding to talk to the mayor. a representative for the mayor met with the drivers and allowed them to express their concerns. uber releas
karen's husband got a frantic cell phone call from his wife, then bolted from his office to make sure she made it out.(sot tc: 19:21:38)(steven bass/karen's husband)" there's blood all over inside the restaurant there." micky zakas has been a bookkeeper for the restaurant for years.(sot tc: 19:34:12)(micky zakas/nazareth cuisine employee) "i'm just sick to my stomach right now" now she and others are trying to understand why someone would target their hate and rage here.(sot...
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(sot: karen bass "there was a man on the floor bleeding there was a blood on the floor. it was awful, just carnage. " (gfx in) police say the suspect visited the restaurant and talked with an employee earlier in the day. police offered no details on what they spoke about. less than an hour later he came back, and began his violent rampage. (gfx out) (sot: sgt. rich weiner "the second time, nothing was said. four people were taken to the hospital. one condition is (gfx in) the suspect roughly five mile car chase he got out of his vehicle armed with a machete and a knife. (gfx out) (gfx in police scanner audio ) stopped (sot: sgt. rich weiner "he lunged across the hood at the officer, another officer and a cruiser fired a couple shots at him and put him down." (standup close: jeff pegues, cbs news, washington) cbs news has learned the name of the suspected attacker is mohammed barry. he is of somalian heritage and initial reports say he may have travelled internationally, including to dubai in 2012. it is unclear right now if barry has any ties to any terrorist organiza ti
(sot: karen bass "there was a man on the floor bleeding there was a blood on the floor. it was awful, just carnage. " (gfx in) police say the suspect visited the restaurant and talked with an employee earlier in the day. police offered no details on what they spoke about. less than an hour later he came back, and began his violent rampage. (gfx out) (sot: sgt. rich weiner "the second time, nothing was said. four people were taken to the hospital. one condition is (gfx in) the...
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. >> karen bass was having dinner inside the nazareth mediterranean restaurant when it started. >> a man came in and started beating on a man. i thought it was a personal thing. then he started down the road hitting everybody with something. 350e78 were wleeding. >> she said the attacker went after customers and made his way to the back kitchen where he aimed for employees. >> i ran out. i kept falling but i got away. call from his wife. >> mickey has been a bookkeeper for the restaurant for years. >> i'm sick to my stomach right now. >> now she and others are are trying to understand why someone rage here. >> it has been around for 27 years. fabulous food. wonderful owner. an amazing place. >> a new york city police officer is facing 15 years in man in the stairwell >> the couple was arrested for having sex on the ferris wheel. they say they didn't think anyone could see them. they were brought in by security who announced them to stop over the intercom. after two nights in jail, the man said she was drunk and acting like a kid. >> how to have sweets without feeling guilty. the supe
. >> karen bass was having dinner inside the nazareth mediterranean restaurant when it started. >> a man came in and started beating on a man. i thought it was a personal thing. then he started down the road hitting everybody with something. 350e78 were wleeding. >> she said the attacker went after customers and made his way to the back kitchen where he aimed for employees. >> i ran out. i kept falling but i got away. call from his wife. >> mickey has been a...
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karen bass was a having dinner inside the nazareth mediterranean cuisine restaurant when yesterday's attack started. police say four people were taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. they say the attacker led them on a short chase after leaving the scene of the crime. the man was shot and killed after he reportedly tried to lunge at them with a machete in one hand and a knife in the other. the u-s coast guard is now inspecting that royal caribbean cruiseship after sailing through a massive the ship was carrying 45-hundred passengers and 16-hundred crew members. passengers are now back on land and speaking out about the moment they felt those 30 foot waves slamming the ship -- wondering if they would make it out alive. it was absolutely terrifying. we were on the third floor with an ocean view and we literally saw the ocean with dory swimming by. butt with we're gonna figure out what exactly happened and make sure doesn't happen again. there are still many questions as to why the captain thought it would be safe to sail with warnings in the forecast. william baugar
karen bass was a having dinner inside the nazareth mediterranean cuisine restaurant when yesterday's attack started. police say four people were taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. they say the attacker led them on a short chase after leaving the scene of the crime. the man was shot and killed after he reportedly tried to lunge at them with a machete in one hand and a knife in the other. the u-s coast guard is now inspecting that royal caribbean cruiseship after sailing...
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karen bass / witness "i mean he came in and started beating up on another man i thought it was a personal thing he just started down the row hitting everybody, people were bleeding." investigators say the suspect hurt four people before leading officers on a short chase. those victims are expected to be okay. police say they tried to use a stun gun on the suspect, but shot and killed him as he lunged at them with the machete in one hand and a knife in the other. this morning it's unclear what led up to the attack. firefighters in hampton were busy putting out an apartment fire. dispatchers tell us a fire broke out on terri sue court just after midnight. that's near magruder boulevard. these are pictures of the scene. no one got hurt, but 7 people are displaced and several neighbors are without power. 10 on your side follows-up with how a local college athlete is doing this morning. charges dropped. a former school administrator tells his side of the story following a car crash. plus find out why a local ("jeremy ad libs wx headlines") today: mostly cloudy. snow developing by midday. accum
karen bass / witness "i mean he came in and started beating up on another man i thought it was a personal thing he just started down the row hitting everybody, people were bleeding." investigators say the suspect hurt four people before leading officers on a short chase. those victims are expected to be okay. police say they tried to use a stun gun on the suspect, but shot and killed him as he lunged at them with the machete in one hand and a knife in the other. this morning it's...
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(sot: karen bass//witness)(:18-:28)"there was a man on the floor bleeding there was a blood on the floor. it was awful, just cacaage. "(gfx in)police say the suspect visited the restaurant and talked with an employee earlier in the day. police offered no details on what they spoke about.less than an hour later he came back, and began his violent rampage.(gfx out)(sot: sgt. rich iner//columbus pd) (too quick to font)"the second time, nothing was said.four people were taken to the hospital. one person in critical coition is expected to survive.(gfx in)the suspect fled and after a rougugy five mile car chase he got out of his vehicle armed with a machete and a knife.(gfx out) (gfx in police scanner audio ) "2-5-1 the vehicle is stopped//he is trying to get out of the vehicle"(s(s: sgt. rich weiner//columbus pd) (1:08-1:11)"he lunged across the hood at the offifir, fired a couple shots at him and put him down." (standup close: jeff pegues, cbs news, washington)cbs news has learned the name of the suspected attacker is mohammed barry. he is of somalian heritage and initial reports say he may
(sot: karen bass//witness)(:18-:28)"there was a man on the floor bleeding there was a blood on the floor. it was awful, just cacaage. "(gfx in)police say the suspect visited the restaurant and talked with an employee earlier in the day. police offered no details on what they spoke about.less than an hour later he came back, and began his violent rampage.(gfx out)(sot: sgt. rich iner//columbus pd) (too quick to font)"the second time, nothing was said.four people were taken to the...
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thank you again to congresswoman karen bass for reminding us of all the great riches that we ave in this society. it reminds us that our work is not finished but there is hope because we have learned that having a president who stands on the shoulders of another great man, martin luther king. mr. speaker, it is indeed my honor and privilege now to yield to congressman cedric richmond, who hails from the second district of louisiana. he is someone who is fearless and not afraid to speak up, but he doesn't speak in vain. he speaks with a platform. whether that platform is to discuss reforming our broken prison system, whether it's to talk about hbcu's or whether it is to be a role model. and he knows a lot about that because, you see, he is a natural leader. when he took office in the state legislature, he was one of the youngest legislators to ever serve. so it is indeed my honor to call him colleague and friend, congressman cedric richmond. mr. richmond: i want to thank the gentlelady and scholar from ohio for recognizing me and putting on this series tonight. mr. speaker, just a few wee
thank you again to congresswoman karen bass for reminding us of all the great riches that we ave in this society. it reminds us that our work is not finished but there is hope because we have learned that having a president who stands on the shoulders of another great man, martin luther king. mr. speaker, it is indeed my honor and privilege now to yield to congressman cedric richmond, who hails from the second district of louisiana. he is someone who is fearless and not afraid to speak up, but...
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karen bass / witness "i just started down the row hitting everybody, people were bleeding." investigators say the suspect hurt four people before leading officers on a short chase. those victims are expected to be okay. police say they tried to use a stun gun on the suspect, but shot and killed him as he lunged at them with the machete in one hand and a knife in the other. this morning it's unclear what led up to the attack. we are never more than 10 minutes away from another winter weather update. it looks like a beautiful day right now, but in just a few hours the first snowflakes will start to fall. meteorologist jeremy wheeler has everything you need to know. plus, out of the hospital. 10 on your side follows-up with how a local college athlete and find out why a local midday. accumulations are likely. highs will be in the low 30s. winds var. 5-10mph. tonight: snow showers end this evening. then clearing and cold. lows will be in the low 20s with a few teens inland. winds nw 10-20mph. saturday: partly cloudy, cold, and windy. highs will be in the low 30s. gusts up to 35m
karen bass / witness "i just started down the row hitting everybody, people were bleeding." investigators say the suspect hurt four people before leading officers on a short chase. those victims are expected to be okay. police say they tried to use a stun gun on the suspect, but shot and killed him as he lunged at them with the machete in one hand and a knife in the other. this morning it's unclear what led up to the attack. we are never more than 10 minutes away from another winter...
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karen bass / witness "i mean he came in and started beating up on another man i thought it was a personal thing he hitting everybody, people were bleeding." investigators say the suspect hurt four people before leading officers on a short chase. those victims are expected to be okay. police say they tried to use a stun gun on the suspect, but shot and killed him as he lunged at them with the machete in one hand and a knife in the other. this morning it's unclear what led up to the attack. firefighters in hampton were busy putting out an apartment fire. dispatchers tell us a fire broke out on terri sue court just after midnight. that's near magruder boulevard. these are pictures of the scene. no one got hurt, but 7 people are displaced and several neighbors are without power. out of the hospital. 10 on your side follows-up with how a local college athlete is doing this morning. charges dropped. a ("jeremy ad libs wx headlines") today: mostly cloudy. snow developing midday. accumulations are likely. highs will be in the low 30s. winds var. will be in the low 20s with a few teens inland. win
karen bass / witness "i mean he came in and started beating up on another man i thought it was a personal thing he hitting everybody, people were bleeding." investigators say the suspect hurt four people before leading officers on a short chase. those victims are expected to be okay. police say they tried to use a stun gun on the suspect, but shot and killed him as he lunged at them with the machete in one hand and a knife in the other. this morning it's unclear what led up to the...
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after police say a man with a machete began randomly attacking customers inside a deli: (( (karen bass/witness: "there was a man on the floor bleeding it was awful just carnage" )) ((kirsten joyce)) four people were injured in the incident.. one is in critical condition. prior to the attack.. investigators say the man spoke with an employee inside the restaurant.. then returned with the weapon 30 minutes later. the suspect was shot and killed after a brief car chase../// ((kirsten joyce)) > and in north carolina.. a man who was caught on camera.. stealing a package from a home's porch.. returned it! greenville police released surveillance pictures showing the man.. take the package, then coming back the next day. the suspect apologized to the homeowner.. gave the package back.. and left. even though he returned what he stole.. police still want to identify him./// demetria, how are the roads this morning? demetria obilor fire reported on westwood drive just off desert inn and i-15. sewer work underway at flamingo and mcleod. < > < > ((kirsten joyce)) > it's a race to see who can hit th
after police say a man with a machete began randomly attacking customers inside a deli: (( (karen bass/witness: "there was a man on the floor bleeding it was awful just carnage" )) ((kirsten joyce)) four people were injured in the incident.. one is in critical condition. prior to the attack.. investigators say the man spoke with an employee inside the restaurant.. then returned with the weapon 30 minutes later. the suspect was shot and killed after a brief car chase../// ((kirsten...
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karen bass / witness "i mean he came in and started beating up on another man i thought it was a personal thing he just started down the row hitting everybody, people were bleeding." investigators say the suspect hurt four people before leading officers on a short chase. those victims are expected to be okay. police say they tried to use a stun gun on the suspect, but shot and killed him as he lunged at them with the machete in one hand and a knife in the other. this morning it's unclear what led up to the attack. firefighters in hampton were busy putting out an apartment fire. dispatchers tell us a fire broke out on terri sue court just after midnight. that's near magruder boulevard. these are pictures of the scene. no one got hurt, but 7 people are displaced and several out of the hospital. 10 on your side follows-up with how a local college athlete is doing this morning. charges dropped. a former school administrator tells his side of the story following a car crash. plus find out why a local 8th grader faces charges with advil, you'll ask what backache? what sore wrist? what headache?
karen bass / witness "i mean he came in and started beating up on another man i thought it was a personal thing he just started down the row hitting everybody, people were bleeding." investigators say the suspect hurt four people before leading officers on a short chase. those victims are expected to be okay. police say they tried to use a stun gun on the suspect, but shot and killed him as he lunged at them with the machete in one hand and a knife in the other. this morning it's...
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karen bass was a having dinner inside the nazareth mediterranean cuisine restaurant when yesterday's attack started. hospital with non-life threatening injuries. they say the attacker led them on a short chase after leaving the scene of the crime. the man was shot and killed after he reportedly tried to lunge at them with a machete in one hand and a knife in the other. the u-s coast guard is now inspecting that royal caribbean cruiseship after sailing through a massive storm. the ship was carrying 45-hundred passengers and 16-hundred crew members. passengers are now back on land and speaking out about the moment they felt those 30 foot waves slamming the ship -- wondering if they would make it out alive. it was absolutely terrifying. we were on the third floor with an ocean view and we literally saw the ocean with dory swimming by. butt with we're gonna figure out what exactly happened and make sure doesn't happen again. there are still many questions as to why the captain thought it would be safe to sail forecast. william baugartner with royal carribbean could only apologize. intern
karen bass was a having dinner inside the nazareth mediterranean cuisine restaurant when yesterday's attack started. hospital with non-life threatening injuries. they say the attacker led them on a short chase after leaving the scene of the crime. the man was shot and killed after he reportedly tried to lunge at them with a machete in one hand and a knife in the other. the u-s coast guard is now inspecting that royal caribbean cruiseship after sailing through a massive storm. the ship was...
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(karen bass//witness) "there was a man on the floor bleeding there was a blood on the floor. it was awful, just carnage. " police say the suspect visited an employee earlier in the day. police offered no details on what they spoke about. less than an hour later he came back, and began his violent rampage. four people were taken to the hospital. one person in critical condition is expected to survive. chief kim jacobs/columbus police department the suspect is identified as mohammad barry.//we believe he acted alone. (jeff pegues, cbs news, washington) it is stll early in the this investigation, but officials are concerned that this incident has all the hallmarks of a lone will attack, the kind of thing attack are working to stop. jeff pegues, cbs news, washington./// ((paul joncich)) > police shot and killed the suspect after a brief chase. they say barry has no criminal record in columbus./// paul joncich > that's all for us at 4. 8 news now at five starts after this. don't forget.. we're always on at las vegas now dot com, on facebook and twitter. tries to steal a woman's sw
(karen bass//witness) "there was a man on the floor bleeding there was a blood on the floor. it was awful, just carnage. " police say the suspect visited an employee earlier in the day. police offered no details on what they spoke about. less than an hour later he came back, and began his violent rampage. four people were taken to the hospital. one person in critical condition is expected to survive. chief kim jacobs/columbus police department the suspect is identified as mohammad...
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i want to thank ranking member eliot engel as well as chairman chris smith, ranking member karen bass of the africa subcommittee for working so closely with me to develop the concept for this legislation over the last several years. last congress the house passed a similar version of the measure we consider today, and with today's action, this bill will head to the president's desk for signature. the electrify africa act seeks to address the massive electricity shortage in africa. it is a direct response to the fact that today 600 million people living in sub-saharan africa, that's 70% of the population, do not have access to reliable electricity. the electrify africa act offers a market-based response to this about and it will bring the development of affordable, reliable energy in africa. why do we want to help increase energy access to the continent? well, to create jobs, to improve lives in both africa and america. it's no secret that africa has great potential as a trading partner, and could help create jobs here in the united states. as the foreign affairs committee investigated
i want to thank ranking member eliot engel as well as chairman chris smith, ranking member karen bass of the africa subcommittee for working so closely with me to develop the concept for this legislation over the last several years. last congress the house passed a similar version of the measure we consider today, and with today's action, this bill will head to the president's desk for signature. the electrify africa act seeks to address the massive electricity shortage in africa. it is a...
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. >> reporter: karen bass was here were tables and chairs overturned. there was a man on the floor bleeding. there were -- there was blood on the floor. there were -- awful. it was just carnage. >> reporter: police say the suspect visited the restaurant and talked with an employee earlier in the day. clear what the discussion was about. investigators say less than an hour later, he came back and began his violent he second time, nothing was said. he just simply came in and started the attack. ere taken to the hospital. one person in critical condition is expected to survive. the suspect fled and after a chase, investigators say he got out of his vehicle, armed with a machete and a knife. the officers. another officer and a cruiser fired a couple of shots at him and put him down the suspected attacker has a somali background and officials believe he may have traveled internationally toll early on in this investigation, but this morning, law enforcement is concerned that this incident has the hallmarks of the type ofst attack that they have been working t
. >> reporter: karen bass was here were tables and chairs overturned. there was a man on the floor bleeding. there were -- there was blood on the floor. there were -- awful. it was just carnage. >> reporter: police say the suspect visited the restaurant and talked with an employee earlier in the day. clear what the discussion was about. investigators say less than an hour later, he came back and began his violent he second time, nothing was said. he just simply came in and started...
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. >> karen bass of california. mrs. bass: they were asking you about boko haram and africa. i would like to focus some of my questions there as well. one of the things that have been just a little frustrating is when we think of boko haram and isis and knowing they have their reign of terror that has continued every day and at the end of last year killed more people than isis did. i'm concerned, especially with what's happening in libya, the deterioration of libya and knowing when libya first fell it essentially led to a coup in mali. i'm wondering what you are seeing now, especially with isis increasing its involvement in occupation in libya. what do you think and see the fallout being in other countries? mr. mcgurk: as i mention, libya remains a focus. libya is where -- unlike the sil, it is aefore idi preexisting terrorists problem. the fact that they have raised an isil flag doesn't change the nature of the problem. isil in libya is different. in libya what we're working hard to do -- one of my colleagues a special envoy for libya, jonathan weiner, we were just in rome t
. >> karen bass of california. mrs. bass: they were asking you about boko haram and africa. i would like to focus some of my questions there as well. one of the things that have been just a little frustrating is when we think of boko haram and isis and knowing they have their reign of terror that has continued every day and at the end of last year killed more people than isis did. i'm concerned, especially with what's happening in libya, the deterioration of libya and knowing when libya...
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. >> we go to karen bass of california. >> thank you, again, for your testimony and your time here in our hei wan few i wanted to ask you a few uesti onestions. congressman smith was asking you about boko haram and africa and i would like to focus some of my questions there as well. ju of the things that has beens just a little frustrating is when we think of boko haram and isis and knowing that boko haram actually has their reign of terror has actually continued every day and at the end of last year actually killed more people and i'm did and so concerned especially with what's happening in libya the deterioration in libya and knowing when libyaby i first fet essentially led to a coupe in mali and i was wondering what you're seeing now, especially with isis being i increasing th involvement in occupation in libya. what do you think or what are you seeing the fallout being in other countries? >>es well, as i mentioned, libyl remains an acute focus because libya is unlike like boko haram which was a pre-existingand proi before isil, the fact that theyi have raised the isil flag doesn't
. >> we go to karen bass of california. >> thank you, again, for your testimony and your time here in our hei wan few i wanted to ask you a few uesti onestions. congressman smith was asking you about boko haram and africa and i would like to focus some of my questions there as well. ju of the things that has beens just a little frustrating is when we think of boko haram and isis and knowing that boko haram actually has their reign of terror has actually continued every day and at...
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. >> karen bass from california. >> thank you again for your testimony and your time here in our hearing. i wanted to ask you a few questions, congress member smith was asking about boko haram in africa and other like to focus some of my questions there as well. one of the things that has been just a little frustrating is when we think of boko haram and isis, knowing the boko haram actually has their reign of terror has actually continued every day, and at the end of lester actually killed more people than isis did. and so i'm concerned especially with what's happening in libya a deterioration in libya and knowing when libya first fell it essential that to a coup in mali. so i'm wondering what you are seeing now, especially with isis increasing its involvement and occupation in libya. what do you think or what are you saying the fallout being in other countries? >> as i mentioned, libya remained an acute focus because libya is for unlike in boko haram which was pre-existing all the terrorist problems it for isil, the fact the about race and isil flag doesn't fundamentally change the prob
. >> karen bass from california. >> thank you again for your testimony and your time here in our hearing. i wanted to ask you a few questions, congress member smith was asking about boko haram in africa and other like to focus some of my questions there as well. one of the things that has been just a little frustrating is when we think of boko haram and isis, knowing the boko haram actually has their reign of terror has actually continued every day, and at the end of lester actually...
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joining me now is congresswoman karen bass, democrat from california, and member of the house judiciary committee. thank you for being here this early. >> thanks for having me on, rev. >> what will it take for your counterparts in the senate, mcconnell and grassley, namely, to change their minds? >> well, i think it's certainly going to be public pressure. because remember the same voices that say that they don't want to confirm or even conduct a hearing are the same voices that said that they were going to do everything they could to block the president before he even took office. so i think there's some consistency in what they're saying. but at the same time, they also talk about upholding the constitution, and the constitution is very clear. the constitution says the president shall nominate a justice. and so, i think if they really are strong proponents, and always adhere to the constitution, they absolutely have to conduct a hearing, and make a decision on a nominee. >> isn't this part, in many ways, many of us are viewing of them continuing seven years in to act as though he is n
joining me now is congresswoman karen bass, democrat from california, and member of the house judiciary committee. thank you for being here this early. >> thanks for having me on, rev. >> what will it take for your counterparts in the senate, mcconnell and grassley, namely, to change their minds? >> well, i think it's certainly going to be public pressure. because remember the same voices that say that they don't want to confirm or even conduct a hearing are the same voices...