the suspect has been identified as 32-year-old michael joseph hall. he's been using the name michael zehaf-bibeau since converting to islam. zehaf-bibebizehaf-bibeau was shd after firing his weapon. this is the second attack in canada this week. nbc's jay gray is in ottawa. jay, good morning to you. what is the latest? >> reporter: good morning, betty. the lockdown is over, but the city still on edge. there is a heavy police presence here in the downtown area, and there has been since yesterday's terror attack. >> there was a man with a rifle shooting at a bunch of people. >> reporter: as the first shots rang out -- >> just, pow, pow. >> reporter: -- bystanders rushed to the side of a fallen soldier but were unable to save corporal nathan cirillo, who had been standing guard at canada's national war memorial. >> there's no pain greater than losing a loved one. to have it happen in such circumstances as this morning is beyond expression and underlined by sad anger within my heart. >> reporter: next, witnesses say the gunman hijacked a car and drove to c

sources telling nbc the gunman has been identified as 32-year-old michael joseph hall from quebec.

the suspect has been identified as 32-year-old michael joseph hall. he's been using the name michael zehaf-bibeau since converting to islam. he was shot and killed while firing his weapon. this is the second attack against soldiers in canada this week. nbc's jay gray is live in ottawa this morning. good morning, jay. can you tell us what the latest is there? >> reporter: good morning, yeah. the lockdown is over here in the capital city, but it is still a city on edge. and a heavy police presence here right now in the downtown area has been throughout the night and will continue throughout the day, we're told. it has been here since the shooting yesterday. >> there is a man with a rifle shooting at a bunch of people. >> reporter: as the first shots rang out -- >> pow. pow. >> reporter: bystanders rushed to the side of a fallen soldier but were unable to save corporal nathan sirillo standing guard at canada's national war memorial. >> there is no pain greater than losing a loved one. to have it happen in circumstances as this morning is underlined by sad

the accused shooter was a canada national named michael joseph hall. goes by the name michael zehaf-bibeau. he was 32 years old. a recent convert to islam. but again, this new video appears to show our first look at the suspect. we'll be right back. fail to stay on them. that's why we created programs which encourage people to take their medications regularly. so join us as we raise a glass to everyone who remembered today. bottoms up, america. see you tomorrow. same time. another innovation from cvs health. because health is everything. if yand you're talking toevere rheumyour rheumatologiste me, about a biologic... this is humira. this is humira helping to relieve my pain and protect my joints from further damage. this is humira giving me new perspective. doctors have been prescribing humira for ten years. humira works for many adults. it targets and helps to block a specific source of inflammation that contributes to ra symptoms. humira can lower your ability to fight infections, including tuberculosis. serious, sometimes fatal infections and cancers

he changed his name from michael joseph hall. now, both names are being put into the databases here into the us to see if he crops onto any watch lists. terrorist watch groups. in the meantime there are still a number of buildings in and around parliament hill that remain in lock down. heavily armed officers are going from building to building room to room to search for any other possible suspects. authorities aren't saying if they believe there are other suspects. they're taking no chances. some of these people have been trapped inside these buildings for eight and a half hours. they're being told to stay in those rooms and they could be there for many hours yet to come. the gunman himself he was dressed in black. carried a rifle. shot a soldier who was guarding the canadian war memorial just across from the parliament building point-blank in the chest. that gunman had his face covered with a scarf. the victim, the soldier being identified as corporal nathan, a 24-year-old, he died from his gunshot wounds. he let off a lot more

he recently changed his name from michael joseph hall.ocal media reports say, kimberly, he had already been designated as high risk traveler and that his passport had been confiscated. lastly now, there were a number of injuries at the parliament building including the -- three people who were injured tonight were released from the hospital. but at this hour, on the minds of so many canadians, the question, kimberly, 10 10/it 22. is this a day that for canada at least many is going to change forever? back to you. >> it certainly is thanks for update. canadian parliamentary member was inside the building when the gunfire rang out. thank you for being with us. take us what you were experiencing when you first heard the shots snyder. >> -- shots fired? >> as your correspondent said on the hill. i was going in my caucus which is a floor below where the incident occurred. heard this pop pop pop. and i assumed it was construction because there is a lot of construction going on on the hill until the security guard came racing down the hallway an

born michael joseph hall. changed his name to his father's name, zehaf-bibeau. his birthday was last week. he turned 32 years old. his father is a libyan. may have gone to that country to fight. his mother is a government employee. she works for the immigration department here in canada. a u.s. source tells us that his passport was confiscated. it was flagged because of an intention for him to go overseas to fight. when that passport was frozen and travel denied, he clearly was on the radar of various authorities and it may have been because he was frustrated from going overseas, he decided to carry out a terror act here in canada. now he is the small-time criminal with a record of drug possession. a couple of years ago, he was charged with robbery, but served a short time for uttering a threat. he had gone to a mosque and we are told by one report, he later became erratic and the mosque did not want him returning. all of this under investigation. what authorities are trying to determine, john, is whether this is a loser who is acting on his own. once frustrated

michael joseph hall.know anything further about his background, whether or not he was on the radar of security officials or intelligence officials, whether or not there's anything about him that might indicate more about what was behind this attack today or whether it's linked to others? >> he has -- he does have a criminal background. he's known to police. he changed his name from michael hall to a more, i guess, islamic-sounding name. nobody's sure why or what his motivation is, but it seems this was an act of terrorism. the prime minister came out tonight and said it was an act of terrorism. he ran through large groups of civilians and could've taken out a lot more people than he did. he seemed intent on taking out a canadian soldier and then running to parliament hill or driving part of the way, actually, to parliament hill to go after parliamentarians. he wasn't sort of randomly some sort of disgruntled employee who was just randomly taking out as many people as possible. he seemed to be targeting ce

learning the alleged shooter, michael zehaf-bibeau, before he converted to islam, his name was michael joseph hall american officials. michael joseph hall, and the man just hailed as a hero, you heard mr. mcginty talking about him. the sergeant-at-arms, kevin vickers, credited with shooting him. we'll be right back. [ male announcer ] you wouldn't ignore signs of damage in your home. are you sure you're not ignoring them in your body? even if you're treating your crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis, an occasional flare may be a sign of damaging inflammation. and if you ignore the signs, the more debilitating your symptoms could become. learn more about the role damaging inflammation may be playing in your symptoms with the expert advice tool at crohnsandcolitis.com. and then speak with your gastroenterologist. . >>> well, obviously, it has been a day of mourning for the loss of the life of the soldier who was killed at the national war memorial just a few blocks from where i'm standing. also a security officer was shot in parliament hill, shot and wounded but many people are also saying it could

here's what we learned about the gunman identified as canadian-born michael joseph hall. sources say he converted to islam and learned from canadian authorities as deb just spoke about they revoked his passport after it was discovered he planned to travel overseas to fight. that's according to sources we've been speaking with and right now investigators are scouring his online activity, looking at his connections with other extremists. motive for the shooting at this point still unknown but terrorism has not been ruled out. in the wake of these two recent incidents in canada whereby two soldiers were killed, the fbi has asked all of its field offices across the country to stay on heightened alert, remain vigilant. the concern among law enforcement owe fishes we could see someone try to emulate this here in the u.s. we know that just in the past week or so the fbi and dhs added a bulletin to law enforcement agencies across the country after intelligence picked up chatter from isis members urging attacks against government officials including law enforcement and military pe

he recently changed his name from michael joseph hall. this after converting to islam. he had a number of legal problems in the past. he had pled guilty to robbery as well as drug possession. the canadian authorities identified him as a "high risk traveler" and had recently confiscated his passport. ottawa at this hour, sean, slowly returning to normal. the area known as parliament hill where the shooting took place is no longer, they say, a security threat. the prime minister stephen harper spoke to the nation just a short time ago. and he described what took place today as an act of terrorism. he also said that an incident on monday when a jihadist ran over a soldier with a car killing him was also an act of terrorism. the prime minister did not rule out the possibility that more people might be involved in today's shooting. listen. >> fellow canadians, in the days to come we will learn more about the terrorist and any accomplices he may have had. but this week's events are a grim reminder that canada is not immune to the types of terrorist attacks we have seen elsewh

three people have lawmakers scattering police have identified the man as michael joseph hall from quebecichael zehaf-bibea recent convert. last friday, canada raised the terror threat from low to medium. and just three days ago, a man officers say has ties to radical islam drove his car into two soldiers in montreal, killing one. >> this week's events are a grim reminder that canada is not immune to the types of terrorist attacks we have seen elsewhere around the world. >> reporter: as investigators continue to try and find out how and why it happened here. jay gray, nbc news, ottawa. >>> and day 41 in the search for suspected cop killer eric frein. this morning, people are reaching out to help a monroe county man who says he's constantly being mistaken for frein. james kelly walks about five miles to work every day. and since the search for frein started, he said he's been stopped by law enforcement and questioned at least 20 times. at first he didn't mind, but last week, he says things went too far. >> a silver unmarked suv pulls up. the driver jumps out pulling a rival at my head, ord

the gunman is michael joseph hall also known as michael zehaf-bibeau of quebec, a recent muslim convert who just turned 32. they're now looking into possible terrorist connections. brian. >> pete williams starting us off tonight. pete, thanks. canadians have been asked to stay out of the center of ottawa tonight. it's still very tense around parliament with a major security presence in and around that building as you can imagine. nbc's ron allen there for us tonight. ron, good evening. >> reporter: good evening to you, brian. yes, we are on the edge of parliament hill. the area's still very much in lockdown. you can see up there the flashing lights, a heavy police presence right around the parliament building, the war memorial where earlier today chaos and mayhem in the streets as police descended on the area responding to the reports of gunmen attacking the parliament building. a heavily congested area here in the heart of the nation's capitol. just unbelievable scene. visitors in this area, college campus, mall here still shut down. people are in the streets milling about still trying

sources telling nbc the gunman has been identified as 32-year-old michael joseph hall from quebec. also used the name michael zehaf-bibeau and was a convert to islam. the gunman was later killed in a shoot-out at the canadian equivalent of capitol hill. and at this hour, officials are investigating possible ties to terror groups overseas. nbc's pete williams has more on the terrifying day in ottawa. [ sirens ] >> out of the way! move! move! >> reporter: police in ottawa fanatically searched for armed men most of the day in the center of ottawa, canada's fourth largest city. just before 10:00 a.m. eastern time, a soldier standing guard at canada's national war memorial was shot and seriously wounded by a man with a rifle, a shocking scene witnessed by many bystanders. >> i was just passing, just over here, and all of a sudden just heard a shot. turned around, and there was a guy with a rifle just around on the back corner. and just, pow, pow. >> i thought it was just firecrackers going off, so i look across the street, and there's a man with a rifle shooting at a bunch of people. >>

the shooter seen here in this witness cell phone video is identified as joseph michael hall, also known as michael zehaf-bibeau, recent convert to islam. this photo circulated by the islamic media, not confirmed by msnbc, may be the gunman. suspect considered so radical and dangerous, the canadian government pulled his passport after the deadly attack on the war memorial. the gunman got in a car and drove to parliament hill. and it is there he stormed into the parliament building, exchanging multiple gunshots with authorities. look at the chaotic scene caught on camera. it ended after he was shot and killed by sergeant-at-arms, former mount ee. joining me live, josh win grove to covers parliament for the globe. he was inside the building. good morning. >> good morning. how are you? >> want to start with incredible video. what was going through your mind. >> this is after the first round of gunfire, that's what set everything off. i poked my head around from t the al cove, saw smoke, gun powder, saw guards with guns drawn, and that was after the first sort of volley of gunfire. i came ar

gunman's birth name michael joseph hall, we know he was born in quebec in 1982 and had a history of drug addiction and past run ins with the law. we don't know if he was working as a lone gunman or if he had help. that will be a center point in the investigation. we are live in ottawa, canada, chris van cleve, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> chris, thank you. >> ♪ oh, canada >> the flyers and penguins paid tribute last night before their game in pittsburgh, penguins anthem singer jeff, sang the canadian national anthem. we will recap the game later in our newscast. >>> iteam is asking questions this morning about this high speed ride through streets of philadelphia a that lasted for hours. dirt bike and atv riders, sipped past pedestrian around the city performing stunts and weaving through traffic following a funeral of the fellow rider. many are asking why weren't they stopped? police department officials say they kept a close eye on the bikers but when they left the funeral the department ruled out any pursuit, citing public safety. >> i understand what the video is, disturbing when you s

michael zehaf-bibeau when he rushed into the hall of honor. for more, let's go to news 4's richard jordan at the newsdesk. >> he had actually changed his name, originally michael joseph hall, then changed his name after he joined islam. 32 years old. police believe that he acted alone here yesterday. he was shot and killed inside parliament. shot in a hail of gunfire. canadian police already aware of him. he had a criminal background. a lot of drug charges. some robbery charges as well. take a look at this video from yesterday. on the right, as we come around the car, that was taken just before he went inside the parliament building and started shooting there. he had been declared a high-risk traveler, his passport confiscated. a concern he would become a foreign fighter, a radical islamist. it's not clear whether or not he had any ties to isis. but as to the big question why, bibeau's mother spoke with the associated press. she said she had been estranged from her son for about five years. they recently reconnected. she said she did not know what was in his mind, but she is crying for the victims, not for her son. >>> canadian prime minister stephen harper went back

authorities as michael joseph hall, the man shown here. according to islamic media, he's a muslim convert who had taken the name michael zehaf-bibeau. bibeau was considered so dangerous he had reportedly been designated a high-risk traveler and had his passport seized. the gunman fled to the parliament building less than a mile away. once inside, he opened fire again. those who could get out of the building were rushed out, including the prime minister himself. other members of parliament bare da barricaded themselves in a meeting room. >> bam, bam, bam, bam, bam. the sound echoed through the entire building. >> -- like, he realized something bad, there was yelling. >> the gunman was finally shot and killed by sergeant in armies kevin vicars who today is being hailed as a hero. police spent the day fanned out, trying to determine if another shooter was on the loose. they conceded there was just one gunman involved. while the incident itself is shocking, the fact that canada was attacked should come as no surprise. a man believed to be inspi

this possible gunman, as you mentioned, has been identified as michael joseph hall. sources say he converted to islam. he had a history of drug abuse. canadian authorities we know revoked his passport after it was discovered he had plans to travel overseas to fight. according to sources, the motive is unknown but terrorism has not been ruled out. in the wake of these two soldiers bs killed this week in canada in two separate incidents, the phish has asked all its field offices across the country to stay on heightened alert and remain vigilant. the concern is that we could see someone try to emulate this in the u.s., copy cat incidents. we know in the past week or so the fbi and dhs sent out notification after they picked up chatter from isis talking about attacks. the top concern is lone wolf attacks. carol, what makes this so difficult and why this is a top concern is because they're so difficult to detect, especially small tactical opportunities. oftentimes it doesn't take much plotting. it happens with little to know warning. it's not going to hit a lot of trip wi

zehaf -bibeau, he had a history of drug use before converts to islam, he changed his name from michael joseph hall. and they are seeing if there are ties between this attack today and the one monday where two canadian soldiers were attacked by another recent convert to islam, one soldier killed, he was run down the attacker in that case also shot and killed. military members we're told in quebec are advised not to wear their uniforms in public unless they are on official duty, for fear other attacks could be directed toward them. as you can imagine, shooting today also creating some market jitters on canada's tsx index. lost 235 points. if you look at chart of today's action, as soon as news of the shooting came out, the stock market dropped, as i say, about 1.5%, biggest drop off in 16 months, the dow dropping 154 in part when the shootings were first announced. but, as i say, the situation is fluid. and there is still a search on for more possible suspects and a motive. lou: ashley thank you very were. >> and much more on ottawa attack in a fox business network special report, neil cavuto hostin

sources say the gunman has been identified as 32-year-old as michael joseph hall. he was a convert to islam. the gunman was later killed in a shootout at the canadian equivalent and this hour officials are investigating possible ties to terror groups. pete williams has more on a terrifying day in ottawa. >> out of the way! >> reporter: police in ottawa frantically searched for armed men for most of the day in the fourth largest city just before 10:00 a.m. eastern time. a soldier standing guard was shot and seriously wounded by a man with a rifle, a shocking scene witnessed by many by standers. . >>. i was just passing over here and heard a shot, turned around and there was a a guy with a rifle just around on the back corner. just pow, pow. >> i thought it was just fire crackers going off. i look across the street and there's a man with a rifle shooting at a bunch of people. >> the gunman then hijacked a car. >> then took off towards the back here and headed in that direction. >> reporter: the gunman went a third of the mile to the building housing parliament in ses

nbc news reports, the accused shooter was a canadian national named michael joseph hall. es by the name michael zehaf-bibeau. he was 32 years old. a convert to islam. canada's prime minister is expected to speak soon. president obama talked about the shooting late today. >> we don't yet have all the informatioou

officials say the 32-year-old was born michael joseph hall, at some point he changed his name and converted to islam. officials revoked his passport. he had a string of convictions for assault, robbery, and others. and said that canada will not be intimidated. >> we will be vigilant, but we will not run scared. we will be prudent, but we won't panic, as for the business of government, well, here we are, in our seats, in our chamber in the very heart of our democracy. both can and the united states are on high alert. the fbi is hoping authorities with the investigation, john joins us live now. john, police officials just finished a press conference there. what came out of that? they have just finished that news conference, and the main point to come out of it was that the royal canadian mounted police have just confirmed that the man who shot the reserve soldier nathan yesterday, and who was shot in the halls of the parliamentary building here was indeed 32-year-old michael zahaf. the media has been reporting his name, but the police have not confirmed that. until within the last 15 minutes.

we know a soul gunman identified as michael joseph hall who converted to islam and renamed himself madeay into parliament down a hall right past a door where the prime minister was meeting with his caucus. a soldier guarding a war memorial was killed. members of parliament huddled behind doors, they grabbed a gun and killed the attacker. parliament resumed as he saw, but how will this change canada. for the latest, i am joined by a free lance journalist at parliament when the shots were fired. thank you very much for being with us today. tell us more about the shooter. what do we know so far about whether he had been on a watch list or how he got in. >> he was on a terror watch list. he was one who was targeted by a spy agency and we know was looking to go abroad to an islamic state to fight for isis. he was being watched when the spy agency came before a committee earlier this month. he found that the agency was keeping tabs on the 90 individuals and that the threat while real was not imminent. he appears to be wrong as two of the individuals have carried out attacks this week. there w

his glymph name was michael joseph hall, at some point he converted to islam and changed his name. canada recently revoked his passport, and he had a string of convictions for assault, robbery, and other crimes. prime minister spoke to the house of commons today, and said canada will not be intimidated. >> we will be veg lent, but we with will not run scared, we will be prudent, but we with will not panic. and as for the business of government, well, here we are, in our seats, in our chamber, in the very heart of our democracy. thebi is helping with the investigation. >> they are now taking a hard look at security across the country, and the possible influence of isil inside it's borders. jonathan best is here with with more. >> they released a suspect from yesterday's shooting was with trying to travel to syria, but he was not on a government watch list. a moment bookended by attack on the soldiers on the home front. the country was already ever considering stronger security measures, before two attacks in three days. by suspects that canadian authorities say had linked to radical

he was born michael joseph hall and changed his name after converting to islam.e had a history of petty crime, but at some point attracted the attention of authorities who took away his passport, concerned he would travel abroad to commit crimes. he is a native of canada and his parents released a statement that reads in part, we also wish to apologize for all the pain, fright, and chaos he caused. we have no explanation to offer. i am mat at our son. i don't understand and part of me wants to hate him at this time. a trying time for all parties involved right now. >> indeed. what a powerful statement there. what about the reaction from the canadian government. are we hearing of increased security measures? >> we are, crystal. especially at military bases and transportation hubs. some military being asked not to wear their uniform where they are off base and off duty out of concern they could be targets themselves. as for parliament, really the words that describe them best are strength and solidarity as the investigation continues. the is speaking out, vowing th

say is the killer, michael zehaf-bibeau , before he converted to islam he went by the name, michael joseph hall. susan candiotti has more. >> he converted to islam. born in canada in 1982. he had a history of drug problems in fact series of drug arrests date back years and reportedly petty crimes, for drug use, robbery, uttering threats against someone. not clear whether he did any jail time. and the picture becomes less clear. >> do we know when he converted? >> he intended to travel overseas at one point. telling people he wanted to fight overseas. but his passport was seized. travel was restricted. authorities went let him go. how recently that was we are not sure. still looking into that as well. clearly authorities wear ware of this gift. if they knew enough off to take his passport. they were clearly monitoring him. we don't know how closely. >> exactly. so many questions that are out there again as well, you know, why he wanted to, intend to travel overseas. there was talk that perhaps he wanted to study, take on religious studies and the like. but of course the overriding issue is, was

he was born in canada as michael joseph hall but changed his name and converted to islam.calling the parliament's a 8-year-old sergeant at arms a hero for shooting and killing that gunman. the canadian prime minister stephan harper spoke just about a half an hour ago. he said this has been a difficult day, obviously but that canada will not back down. >> just as it will lead us to strengthen our resolve and redouble our efforts to work with our allies around the world and fight against the terrorist organizations who brutalize those in other countries with the hope of bringing their savagery to our shores. they have no safe haven. >> here in the united states, the army reports it's increased security at arlington national security as a precautionary measure. we have updates throughout the night here on fox news channel as news breaks out, we will break. in now back to the o'reilly factor still live. thanks for staying with us, i'm bill o'reilly in the truth serum segment tonight. two hot topics beginning with the cost of obama care. still a very murky situation. some peopl

. >>> we're learning more about the gun man, including his birth name michael joseph hall, he was born in quebec in 1982. we have also learn, that he did have a history of, addiction and prior run ins with law enforcement, but we do not know if he was act ago loan, we are live, chris van cleve, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> chris, back here in the states, flyers and penguins paid tribute to the corporal last night before their game in pittsburgh. >> ♪ oh, canada >> the anthem was sang, and we will recap the game later in sports. >>> meanwhile, another man, jumps over the the white house fence but does not get very far. authorities say that the security dogs and secret service agents quickly took down 23 year-old dominic atsona the the maryland man was not armed but it spark a brief lock down this happened about a month after another jumper dart add cross the white house lawn with a knife and made it into the mansion. ukee. >>> new video shows weapons air dropped by u.s. in syria and in the hand of the enemy. this video posted on you tube isis militants show crates filled with hand grena

the gunman was identified as 32-year-old michael joseph hall, who changed his name to michael zehaf-bibeau when he converted to islam. he had number of run-ins with law officials. so far no group has taken responsible for the attack which is the second one this week against a canadian soldier. on monday, a 25-year-old recent muslim convert hit two canadian soldiers with a car, killing one. yesterday, officials raised canada's threat level from low to medium. stephen harper said this to noo eight. >> fellow canadians in the days to come, we will learn more about the terrorists and any accomplices he may have had. but this week's events are a grim reminder that canada is not immune to the types of terrorists attacks we have seen elsewhere around the world. but let there be no misunderstanding, we will not be intimidated. canada will never be intimidated. >> this afternoon, president obama said this -- >> it emphasizes to the degree we have to remain vigilant when it comes to dealing with these acts of senseless violence or terrorism. and i pledge, as always, to make sure that our national se

♪ ♪ >> we are learning more about the gunman now identified as michael joseph hall. >> the recently reportedislam and changed his name. >> did he have direct contact with isis or is he a lone wolf? >> at the mosque where he practiced he was asked to leave. >> authorities will be looking to see if this is simply a deranged person. >> zehaf-bibeau is on a terror watch list. >> they were carried out by canadian citizens. >> we're dealing here with two terrible incidents of young men who fell through the cracks and became radicalized. >> this sort of attack is so impossible to prevent because of they were radicalized on their own. >> there is a potential for others to follow in their wake. >> they're an ultimate and indispensable weapons and that's what these people will thais. ♪ >>> lone wolf, muslim convert, petty criminal, erratic and possibly mentally unstable. as we struggle to understand what drove michael zehaf-bibeau, the man responsible for the shooting spree in canada there is no shortage of labels. was he a homegrown jihadist or just a deranged man with a gun? while we know little abo

his name is michael zehaf-bibeau he also went by michael joseph hall. he was also going by the name abdullah as well. so clearly sort of this meta morph sis of this man going through these various personality iterations. one thing that's clear is that he was designated a high-risk traveler and, therefore, he was being monitored by canadian authorities. john i spoke to a number of lawmakers today this morning. they said all of that is going to have to be under review. they've got to look at whether it's enough to confiscate a passport enough to keep somebody under surveillance whereby, if somebody is considered a threat more needs to be done maybe even in the form of an intervention. all of that is under review. the parliament building just behind me they're meeting there. you can see a soldier's presence there. there is a clear statement that canada is not backing down. this is an act of a lone individual who decided to commit this atrocity. the lawmakers are firm the law enforcement is firm soldiers the troops all of them remain in place. nothing has c

the government also says the 32-year-old's real name is michael joseph hall describing him as a convert to islam as investigators drilled down on his social media traffic for connections to known extremists including the individual blamed for this hit-and-run in neighboring quebec on monday which killed one soldier and seriously injured another. the information that the shooter also known as michael zehaf-bibeau was shared earlier today in this law enforcement bulletin portions were obtained by fox news as canadian authorities confirm there was no advance warning, the signature of a lone wolf operation. >> i think that from our reaction i think i it's caught surprise. >> how is that possible? >> again, it's too early to get to the bottom of all the details of what transpired. it's an ongoing police operation. >> tonight the secretary of homeland security jeh johnson is receiving regular updates as those fbi field offices have been told to raise their level of vigilance given today's shooting. and last week's joint intelligence bulletin warning military and law enforcement of a spike in

canadian television broadcast this video of the suspect, believed to be michael joseph hall. nbc news has not independently verified the picture, saying he recently converted to islam, went by the name michael zehaf-bibeau. a bystander captured this video of the suspect not far from parliament. u.s. and canadian investigators are trying to determine his motive and if he was inspired by isis. last night, prime minister harper described him as a terrorist. this morning, harper visited the national war memorial where the suspect gunned down corporal nathan cirillo. this image was posted on twitter, it appears to show cirillo standing guard gist moments before he was shot. cirillo is a part time reservist that wanted to become a full time soldier. he leaves behind a young son. nbc's sarah joins our coverage. start with security today. what are the differences we're seeing there? >> reporter: well, especially here in ottawa, tamron, you're seeing increased security. but that's true through the entire country, especially at transit hubs and military bases. however, you heard the pri

. >> reporter: we do have some new information, have we have learn his birth name, it is michael joseph hall. he was born in quebec in 1982. we have learn that he did have have issues with drug addiction and has previous run ins with law enforcement. what we don't know and thinks a big unknown, was he working alone or were there accomplices. the prime minister hinted that that was a possibility, but there was a ten hour plus lock down of the parliament house yesterday as police could not rule out a second suspect, so still some lingering questions as to whether he was work ago loan or if he had accomplices, that now one of the major focuses on the investigation moving forward. >> chris, thanks very much. back here in the states, a special moment to tell but. >> ♪ oh, canada >>> flyers and penguins paid tribute last tonight before their game in pittsburgh. penguins anthem singer jeff jimmerson sang the canadian national anthem. we will have a recap of the game coming up in our newscast. >>> happening today, camden county teaming up with cooper university hospital, to host an ebola awareness a

♪ ♪ >> we are learning more about the gunman now identified as michael joseph hall. >> the recently reporteddirect contact with isis or is he a lone wolf? >> at the mosque where he practiced he was asked to leave. >> authorities will be looking to see if this is simply a deranged person. >> zehaf-bibeau is on a terror watch list. >> they were carried out by canadian citizens. >> we're dealing here with two terrible incidents of young men who fell through the cracks and became radicalized. >> this sort of attack is so impossible to prevent because of they were radicalized on their own. >> there is a potential for others to follow in their wake. >> they're an ultimate a

michael joseph hall was later shot and killed.year-old maryland man is in custody of jumping a fence at the white house. he was quickly detained. the secret service says he was unarmed. it comes weeks after another fence jumper managed to get deep pence the executive mansion. the cdc is administering roles, starting next week, anyone traveling to the u.s. from sierra leone and guinea. it will last three weeks. >> balk u buckling in the car. parents you do this, right? unfortunately, not the case for everyone. coming up, we have an eye opening rossen reports. >> kids all day picking up lost notebooks, bringing tear lunch to school because they forgot it. one mom is getting a lot of attention, highlighting a new type of parenting. no rescue. >> is that a new kind of parenting? >> it's going old school. because your parents didn't rescue. >> it's interesting. a lot of people might disagreement we begin with the retrial of a florida multi-millionaire, paul goodman the polo mogul is charged with dui in the death of a 23-year-old man. d

he's michael joseph hall, also known as michael zehaf-bibeau, just turned 32, and convictions for assault, drugs, and weapons charged. he was reportedly deemed a high risk traveller by canadian officials. >> fellow canadians in the days to come, we'll learn more about the terrorist and any accomplice he may have had. >> reporter: on monday, a man used a car to run over two soldiers in montreal, killing one. now the sergeant of arms is a ceremony role, but this sergeant of arms happened to be a former police officer. talking to members of parliament here, many say they were in the building behind those doors. they also point out that had the shooter known the hallway that he was going down, he may have known that bind one of the doors, the prime minister was having a meeting with his caucus, and this story could have been very different this morning as a result. matt? >> thank you very much. don perelli, a senior fbi official, chief operating officer providing strategic security services to governments and corporations. great to see you. this guy, 32 years old, criminal weapons, drug posse

the shooter was born michael joseph hall and changed his name. bolivian father, french-canadian mother, a federal civil servant. he was in trouble with the law a number of times. he was charged with attempted bank robbery and other threats on he got one day in jail top of the 66 days he served. there is no indication, no firm islamtion from him as to was a motivating factor. but the u.s. officials are pointing this out to us, that he was from an islamic background. host: how careful are they in making any connection to canada's role against the islamic state in iraq and syria? with: the implication is the attack on monday in quebec, where a soldier was run over by who did have sympathies with isis, he had the isis symbol on his facebook page. he said we're not going to be intimidated by this. the application of an attempted intimidation but we do not know what the ultimate problem is. >> good morning. an directormuasher of the middle east program. i want to welcome you to carnegie and thank you for joining us for this timely discussion on u.s. ef

the shooter has been identified at 32-year-old michael joseph hall from quebec, also a recent muslim convert with a criminal history. after a sweep of the surrounding neighborhood, police determined there were no other shooters. canadian prime minister addressed the nation on television and condemned the week. >> this is a grim reminder that canada is not immune to the types of terrorist attacks we have seen elsewhere around the world. >> the violence comes two days after a deadly hit and run assault against two canadian soldiers by a man described as an isil inspired terrorist. >> this will strengthen our resolve and we will double our efforts to take all necessary steps to identify and counter threats and keep canada safe here at home. >> just a word about kevin vicars, who is a man who shot a shooter in the parliamentary complex, his job is to protect essentially the speaker of the house of commons. he is scribbled today as a new national hero, a man who did what he had to do at just the right time, though, del, he's modest. i don't expect we'll hear much from him. >> give us a se

they concluded michael joseph hall was his given name. he converted fairly recently to islam and in the process changed his name. he has a libyan father, his mother is canadian misaccording to people in a homeless shelter that he was living with for a while, he told them that he wished to go to the middle east, in particular, syria. >> thank you. >> a legal battle in new york pitting cholera victims from haiti against the united nations. they say the anytime didn't do enough to stop the stem of the disease. >> it became an epidemic after the earthquake. the u.n. insists it cannot be sued. >> a lawyer representing thousands of victims of haiti's cholera epidemic tried convince an american judge that they should be allowed to sue the united nations. the lawyer said it wouldn't have come to this if the u.n. had done something to fix the damage it caused. >> this cholera is something that has affected lives in tremendous ways. the fact that the united nations, the very body that's supposed to be promoting human rights around the world has not

born michael joseph hall. changed his name to a north african name. libyan father and french canadian mother. he was in trouble with the law a number of times. a couple of years ago, he was in charge, checked with attempted bank robbery and uttering threats. he got one day in jail on top. 66 he had served. there's no firm indication, no indication from him as to his, whether islam was a motivating factor. but the u.s. officials are pointing this out to us that he is someone with a islamic background. >> how call are canadian officials being in making connection in canada role against the effort? >> prime minister harper was clear and said we were not going to be deterred. the implication is particularly with the tack in quebec where a canadian soldier was run over by a man who did have linking or did have sympathies with isis. he had the isis symbol on his facebook page, harper said we're not going to be intimidated by this so the implication is there is an attempt at intimidation but of course we don't know. we don't know what mr. zehaf-bibeau's ulti