~ _ we here were playing in a lakeside park~ when — we here were playing in a lakeside park. . when this man, thought to be a syrian national or a syrian refugee, or seeking — syrian national or a syrian refugee, or seeking refugee status according to police _ or seeking refugee status according to police sources, approach the children— to police sources, approach the children and began attacking them and stabbing them. and the country's leader. _ and stabbing them. and the country's leader, emmanuel macron, has stated this is— leader, emmanuel macron, has stated this is an— leader, emmanuel macron, has stated this is an attack of horrible cowardice and says that the victims are in_ cowardice and says that the victims are in a _ cowardice and says that the victims are in a state between life and death — are in a state between life and death at — are in a state between life and death at the moment. so definitely a shocking _ death at the moment. so definitely a shocking incident for that part of france _ shocking incident for that part of france and all of france. and shocking

lakeside side. and clearly the park itself,— the lakeside side. he picture the circle around tts tand. te— in the picture the circle around his hand. he still— in the picture the circle around his hand. he still has the knife in his hand. he still has the knife tn trs— his hand. he still has the knife tn tts tand— his hand. he still has the knife in his hand there,— his hand. he still has the knife in his hand there, which would explan— in his hand there, which would etplatn tten— in his hand there, which would explain then why— in his hand there, which would explain then why he has , explain then why he has, asserdtnd— explain then why he has, according to— explain then why he has, according to reports, been shot by peltse. — according to reports, been shot by police. clearly— according to reports, been shot by police. clearly ,- according to reports, been shot by police. ”cg according to reports, been shot by police. clearly, at this stage, two individuals is that you can see are both civilians, bystander was dropping. one of them in drops his ja

we have also been showing pictures of the scene, that lakeside park being taped off by the police, officers. we had from eleanor vincent earlier that the helicopters landed in the park to go and treat those young children who were stabbed. let's cross back life to the newsroom and our correspondent, naomi. we have been reporting that these were young children who were affected. what we know about their current condition? children as young as three, as you have been reporting. the latest we have been reporting. the latest we have heard is that two of those children, at least two of them, are in critical condition, and a third aduu in critical condition, and a third adult is believed to be in critical condition, which is thought to be the elderly man who was attacked with a knife is the attacker was trying to flee. we don't have an update on the condition of the other children will stop it is believed about seven people in total were injured in this attack. we will be getting more details shortly, we believe, from the french prime minister. she is on her way to annecy, which gives you a sense

the home secretary suella braverman said that she is appalled by the playground attack in the lakeside parks and she said she is appalled by the attack in annecy and her thoughts are with the children, theirfamilies and the her thoughts are with the children, their families and the local community who have been affected by this shocking act. i am in touch with my friend, the french interior minister, she said, her equivalent in france. the labour leader keir starmer has offered his solidarity with france and he says on twitter, horrific news from annecy and my thoughts are with the victims of the shocking attack, their families and the wider community, he said. i want to take you now live to paris. live now to our paris correspondent hugh schofield. what more do we know about the attack? ., .,, what more do we know about the attack? . ., , . . . attack? there are videos circulating of what happened _ attack? there are videos circulating of what happened and _ attack? there are videos circulating of what happened and i _ attack? there are videos circulating of what happened and i have - atta

what we do know is that he disrupted the peace and tranquillity in this lakeside park at about quartering in this small alpine town. and began a reign of terror on those children, playing with kindergarten group. some as young as three years old. we still, as we are reporting, are unclear as to the motive to this shocking attack.— unclear as to the motive to this shocking attack. good to have that u date. shocking attack. good to have that update for _ shocking attack. good to have that update. for now, _ shocking attack. good to have that update. for now, thank— shocking attack. good to have that update. for now, thank you. - shocking attack. good to have that update. for now, thank you. i- shocking attack. good to have that| update. for now, thank you. i know your going to stay across this story and bring us any further developments if we them. this is the scene live in annecy after the attack that president macron has attacked as an act of cowardice. he says the nation is in shock. children as young as three are in a critical condition after this knife attack in the french alps. tha

scenes from the french alps where a 31-year-old man armed with a knife attacked children visiting lakeside parke children are tonight in critical from stab wounds. two adults also received knife wounds. these images work captured by bystanders this thursday morning. man armed with a knife first seen running, and then various other shots of him, several photos showing him with the knife. one of his victims apparently stabbed while still in a prim. suspect was arrested and is tonight in police custody. investigations are underway to figure out why he carried out this knife attack on children. >> scenes of horror as a non-wielding man attacked bystanders at random while screaming the words "in the name of jesus christ." >> i saw a dozen people running in the opposite direction. all of a sudden, the lady says, "run, run! there's a guy who was stabbing everybody along the lake! he stabbed some children! run, run!" the attacker was tackled by policemen and was taken into custody. he has since been identified as a 31-year-old syrian refugee who previously lived in sweden. authorities are still trying

. thhe— the balloons at the lakeside park . thhe he— the balloons at the lakeside park , this is, is his mental state at the moment in custody, that doesn't appear to be any very significant mental incapacity. that means he is not able to be interviewed further by the prosecutor. so that's important in terms of the motivation, if we're not talking about a significant mental episode, you know what was the trigger and of course, we heard from the interior minister saying how troubling it was is the timing of that decision to turn down his asylum application in and then the attack a few days later , gendarmerie here, which is a sort of a mix between a military force and police, of course, in terms of a france like the carbonari in italy. so again , i carbonari in italy. so again, i think carbonari in italy. so again, i thhht they— carbonari in italy. so again, i think they they— carbonari in italy. so again, i think they they are- “ so again, i think they they are constantly ehee— think they they are constantly met eeht— think they they are constantly armed, aren't they? cti 3 armed

a man with a knife stabs four young children at a lakeside park in the french alps.between 22 months and # years old suffering life-threatening injuries. two adults were also wounded. the suspect was identified as 31-year-old syrian. the man's motives were unknown. a japanese court rules the lack of legal protections for lt. plus people appears to be unconstitutional. japan is the only member of the group of seven nations without such legal protections. the ruling may help push the country toward allowing same sex marriage. and this is a live look at vatican city. one of the big stories there tonight. pope francis is said to be in good general condition, alert, and breathing on his own following yesterday's three hour operation to remove intestinal scar tissue and repair aal wall. the vatican sis the 86-year-old pontiff is resting extensively. it was the second major abdominal operation in two years. just some of the other stories beyond our borders tonight. we'll be right back. ♪ turn up the light ♪ can i get a hallelujah ♪ can i get an amen ♪ feels like the holy gh

witnesses at a lakeside park in the french alps screamed for help as a man stabbed children who were them in a stroller was stabbed repeatedly. two adults were also wounded in the attack. authorities identified the suspect as a 31-year-old syrian who had refugee status in sweden. no word on a motive but investigators say it does not appear to be a terror-related attack. >>> any minute now president biden and uk prime minister rishi sunak will hold a joint press conference after their meeting at the white house. global security, inflation and ukraine are all on today's bilateral agenda. i want to bring in peter alexander live from the white house east room. so peter, i think this is the fourth time in four months these men have met face to face. so talk about the importance of this meeting and this trip? >> san diego, belfast, hiroshima and now here at the white house, rishi sunak's first opportunity to sit down face to face with president biden and, chris, as you noted in the introduction to this conversation, it's certain that the topic of ukraine is going to dominate a lot of conve

several young children, including at least one child in a stroller, along with the two adults at a lakeside parkold syrian man was detained as a suspect. they say the attack does not appear to be terror related. police say the four children all were under the age of three. a city council meeting in walnut creek was disrupted by several callers making anti-semitic comments. officials say it seemed to nighs was a phone in meeting. only one of the callers defended white supremacist banners flown in the city last year. the mayor, cindy silva, interrupted the caller, asking that the person be respectful when he continued. council member kevin wilk urged for the call to be cut off. we take issue and we'll refute anybody that has hate speech or discrimination against anybody, whether it's anti-semite ism, anti ethnicity, anti racism against lgbtq. it doesn't matter. we'll take issue with that. but people, of course, we want them to be able to speak at public comments as long as they're respectful and they follow the rules of the mayor outlines council member wilk was walnut creek's first jewish mayor a

several young children, including at least one child in a stroller, along with two adults at a lakeside park suspect. authorities say the attack doesn't appear to be terror related. police say the 40 children all were under the age of three. a city council meeting in walnut creek was disrupted by several callers making anti-semitic comments. officials say it seemed to be a coordinated effort during the public comment portion of tuesday night's meeting. it was a phone in meeting. only one of the callers defended white supremacist banners flown in the city last year. the mayor, cindy silva, interrupted the caller, asking that the person be respectful when he continued council member kevin wilk urged for the call to be cut off. we take issue and we'll refute anybody that has hate speech or discrimination against anybody, whether it's anti semitism, anti ethnicity, anti racism against lgbtq. it doesn't matter. we'll take issue with that. but people, of course, we want them to be able to speak at public comments as long as they're respectful and they follow the rules of the mayor outlines council

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and this is the scene live in annecy, a park in the normally picturesque lakeside town. now, a crime scene. president zelensky visits the area badly affected by flooding. our breaking news this hour —— a man with a knife has attacked nursery school children in the french town of annecy. four are in hospital; two are in a critical condition. the police have described the alleged attacker as a syrian man with refugee status in sweden. the incident is not currently being linked to terrorism. the children, all aged three and under, were on an outing to a park, some in pushchairs. the attacker also stabbed an elderly man walking nearby, before he was overpowered by police. this is the scene their life. the french president, emmanuel macron, said the nation was in shock, calling it an act of absolute cowardice. there are images emerging, showing the suspected attacker at the scene. we will verify those for you a little later. with more on this let's cross to our reporter in the newsroom naomi choy smith. this detail is emerging as we have got more news about the attack. just b

lakeside town south of geneva. emergency workers cordoned off the park and local residents expressed shock. >> it will take time until takeir children to forever in the town of annecy. everyone expects this to happen in big cities like marseille, paris or lyon, but now, the target will be places where no one expects it, to put fear into people. geoff: police arrested a 31-year-old syrian refugee as the attacker. a local prosecutor said his motive was unclear, but did not appear to be terrorism. back in this country, the us house of representatives shut down as a republican revolt blocked any action. house speaker kevin mccarthy called off the week's remaining sessions as he tries to end a standoff with hard-line party conservatives. the rebellion focuses on budget compromises in the debt ceiling deal. and, on wall street, the dow jones industrial average gained 168 points to close at 33,833. the nasdaq rose 133 points, 1%. the s & p 500 added 26 points and entered bull market territory - 20% above its low last fall. still to come on the "newshour," the supreme court forces alabama to redraw congressional districts th

no cool french time in the lakeside, alpine town of odyssey, one eye witness describes seeing him on climb over the fence of the playground that was in the park and stopped lunging at children. well, she said she thought this man was trying to play with the children, but then she heard terrible screams. she said, i'm people running away. will police later arrested a suspect? they some police witnesses say that he is a syrian asylum seeker in his thirty's or in his forties, but with no track record with police, no, no, to police. well, as you can imagine, this news as close terrible shellcare in frost, mainly because of course it involves children such a young children as well. some of them are 3 years old, some even younger. one of my witness describing the mind also attacking children in problems. the french present to model mind call us cool. this a cowardly attack was actually butler. i'll do 0 power as a bomb, as exploded a ne stuff down the sun at a funeral for a tiny beneficial at least 11 people have been killed at a mosque and by the shine during the memorial service for the deputy governor who was killed 2 days earlier in a blast cam

park in the town of annecy. president macron tweeted that the attack was an act of "absolute cowardice". a man is in custody, as hugh schofield reports from paris. the lakeside morning, tranquillity shattered by horror. in a playing area toddlers were watched by minders when a man with a knife appeared and began stabbing the toddlers, some in their push chairs. a witness caught this footage of the man running from the attack with a knife classed in his right hand. shortly after he was overpowered by police. i right hand. shortly after he was overpowered by police.- overpowered by police. i was approaching _ overpowered by police. i was approaching that _ overpowered by police. i was approaching that end - overpowered by police. i was approaching that end of- overpowered by police. i was approaching that end of the i overpowered by police. i m3 approaching that end of the lake. overpowered by police. i —.w3 approaching that end of the lake. i saw and heard multiple police sirens and a helicopter about to land. for these young children, innocent children, to be murdered, gravely injured on a beautiful summer day is just... it injured on a beautiful summer day

lakeside, alpine town of odyssey. one eye witness describes seeing a man climb over the fence of the playground that was in the park and stopped lunging at children. well, she said she thought this mind was trying to play with the children, but then she heard terrible screams. she said, i'm people running away. well, police later arrested a suspect. they some police forces say that he is a syrian asylum seeker in his thirty's or in his forties, but with no track record with police, no, no, to police. well, as you can imagine, this news as close terrible shellcare in frost, mainly because of course it involves children's thought to young children as well. some of them are 3 years old, some even younger, one eye witness describing the mind also attacking children in problems. the french presence in mind whom i call a school this, a cowardly attack. this actually butler, i'll do 0 power. a disadvantage where the army and the rapids support forces power military group of bonding for control of a launch weapons factory in the south of cartoon. it's caused a major fire at a nearby fuel depot. the paramilitary group says it's