actually, the bells of notre dame cathedral are ringing very loud and clear right now. people are quite calm. a lot of the area is roped off. there's a cordon around notre dame and several blocks up the street. but i'd say things are really quite calm and the police are completely in control. >> chris, the police have said that the operation is over at this point. are you seeing anything around -- unfortunately, talk to you in paris, you've got familiarity with how things have changed in paris now that there are police and military who walk through the streets sometimes with large guns. is the situation looking like there's an increased police presence in the areas around you because this is a touristy place and it's coming to the end of the day? >> well, there's an increased police presence right now because it is still in the aftermath of an incident and they really haven't redeployed yet. if, indeed, they will. looks like they're redeploying right now. but we're talking about dozens of heavily armed offics with assault rifles, riot gear, armored and ready to fight, if

jon: very quick response from paris police who have their headquarters just steps away from notre dame cathedral. benjamin hall reporting, thanks very much. we will continue to keep our eye on the situation outside notre dame. what an attacker -- one attacker has been injured, one plays officer as well. the police officer fired two shots hitting the attacker. the police officer was hit in the head by this guy carrying a hammer. more details on that and other big news to bring you just ahead on "happening now" ." tomorrow is not a given. but entresto is a medicine that helps make more tomorrows possible. ♪ tomorrow, tomorrow... ♪ i love ya, tomorrow in the largest heart failure study ever, entresto helped more people stay alive and out of the hospital than a leading heart failure medicine. women who are pregnant must not take entresto. it can cause harm or death to an unborn baby. don't take entresto with an ace inhibitor or aliskiren. if you've had angioedema while taking an ace or arb medicine, don't take entresto. the most serious side effects are angioedema, low blood pressure... ...kidney pr

the breaking news, an attacker neutralized in the notre dame cathedral square. thank you so much for the latest reporting. >> all right, thank you. we have much more on this breaking news, of course, with kate bolduan. "at this hour with kate bolduan" "at this hour with kate bolduan" begins right now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> hello, everyone. i am kate bolduan. we are following the breaking news out of paris at this moment. police, we are told, have shot and injured an attacker outside the notre dame cathedral in paris. this is according to afp news citing sources there. sources also tell reuters that the attacker went after police with a hammer. paris police have tweeted, asking the public to avoid this very popular tourist attraction, this very popular area. police are saying, please avoid this area right now. and joining me at this moment, art roderick is here, former u.s. marshal and cnn law enforcement analyst, and mike baker, former cia operative here with me. our layout, what would be the protocol be at this moment? you're talking about o

police have shot a man who attacked an officer with a hammer outside the notre—dame cathedral in pariss. the suspect was wounded in the chest when another policeman opened fire. hugh schofield has more. mid—afternoon, the esplanade in front of notre dame cathedral was packed with tourists went to shots rang out. a man with a hammer had attacked the police officer on patrol. the officer's colleague shot the ascendant wounding him in the chest. we were at the front and people came running towards us sleep we kept running but we did not know if it was a gunshot, what because it was but now it seems to have cleared, it is better. it was, the authorities are convinced, a terrorist attack. the interior minister visited the scene and told reporters what was known of the assailant. the aggressor sheltered while he was hitting the policeman. this is for syria! we don't know any more at this moment. —— shouting. this is for syria! we don't know any more at this moment. -- shouting. in the panic following the shots, hundreds of tourists sought refuge in the cathedral. they had to wait for two hou

french police have shot and wounded a man who attacked an officer with a hammer near notre dame cathedralris, in what's being treated as a terrorist incident. french police have shot and wounded a man who attacked an officer with a hammer near notre dame cathedral in paris, in what's being treated as a terrorist incident. scientists have discovered the hottest known planet in the universe. it's called kelt nine—b and its surface is believed to reach temperatures of four—thousand three—hundred celsius. —— 4,300 celsius. the research team say it's twice the size ofjupiter and 650 light years from earth. that's all from me for now. stay with us on bbc news. and the top story here in the uk. theresa may has said she's ready to change any human rights law that prevents the police and security services from dealing effectively with the threat from terrorism. now on bbc news all the latest business news live from singapore. here's rico. a mining company makes the biggest investment in australia ever by an indian company but where is the funding going to come from? and find out how an executive b

sort of par for the course when it comes to an attack athis iconic site becae it happened at notre dame cathedral in front of the cathedral and because it was targeting a police officer, they have opened a counter -- a terrorism investigation, but the motive behind this still not clear. >> kelly cobiella for us in london, chris dickey on the ground, outside notre dame there, thank you. let's turn to the white house, where they are, of course, monitoring the incident taking place in paris. kristen welker on duty for us at 1600 pennsylvania. what are you hearing there, kristen? >> we know that the national security team has been briefed on this and they have reached out to some of their counterparts in paris as well as the u.s. embassy in paris to coordinate a response and a reaction. we're still trying to determine if the president has been briefed, although at this point i would be surprised if he hasn't been, craig. this was a busy day at the white house aimed at focusing on president's legislative agenda, going to be meeting with republican lawmakers this afternoon. they undoubtedly will discus

it doesn't look like they're safe in paris around notre dame cathedral today. s with the radical extremists, you know, we've got a real problem. >> and i should note, we are watching very carefully what's happening outside notre dame. there is a police action right now outside that historic cathedral. we had dan kildee, democratic congressman from michigan, on yesterday, who had a different take on some of the things that the president has been writing, particularly about the travel ban, particularly about the mayor of london. he says -- this is dan kildee -- "there's something wrong with this guy. he's supposed to be a leader. he's supposed to exercise moral authority, and he just seems to have no impulse control." so, the michigan congressman is almost asserting that the president is unstable. do you have a reaction to that? >> i think there's something wrong with this congressman if he's not willing to confront radical islamic terrorists and fight the fight we need to fight. >> i don't think he was commenting in particular on radical islamic terror. i think w

to paris now come over police are treating an incident outside notre dame cathedral this afternoon as terrorist attack. officers shot and wounded a man after he attacked one of them with a hammer. a policeman and the suspect had been hospitalized. >> in this celell phone foototae shot by a bystander, a police officer can be seen when he a gun at a man lying motionless on the ground. moments before that, the man, armed with a hammer and kitchen knives, is said to have approached three officers outside the notre dame cathedral and started hitting one of them with a hammer. one of the police officers opopened fire, wounding the assailant. inside the gothic landmark, some 900 visitors unaware of what w s unfofolding outside were lockedn until the area was declared sasafe. police instructed them to raise their hands. one woman who was in the crowd recounted what happened. >> it was really scary, but i was very proud of how calm everyone was. no one knew what was happening. they initially announced things in france and did not tell us much about it, but i think we did not know what was happ

adrianna: shot fired nearly notre dame cathedral in paris. this hour.coming in paris police saying the situation is under control. police say a man armed with a hammer attack the police officer near the notre dame cathedral. the man was shot by police and taken to the hospital. the severity of his injuries are unknown at this hour. we are seeing heavy police presencebu we do not know the motivation behind the attack. paris remains under high scrutiny after a string of islamic attacks. we will continue to follow developments through the afternoon. adrianna: london has released the names of all of the attackers and terror rampages. at least one of them was well known to authorities. new images were released of the three men responsible for the attacker the third man was a moroccan-born italian citizen. a 25-year-old who once lived in maryland faces charges for leaking information about russians in her fear and's in the 2016 elections. she is the first to for leaks under donald trump's watch. >> he promised to bring leakers to justice. now, a mil

tourists trapped inside the notre dame cathedral. we have exclusive video tonight of the attacker, targeting a police officer outside the cathedral. inside, look at this. hundreds trapped. you can see their hands in the air. so far, it appears the attacker was working alone but tonight, paris is on edge and abc's john longman leads us off from the scene. >> reporter: panic today in the heart of paris, throngs of tourists sent running, as shots ring out in front of one of the world's most iconic cathedrals. the drama began at 4:20 p.m., surveillance cameras trained on the crowded plaza in front of notre-dame capture the moment an attacker lunges at three police officers, striking one of them with a hammer. one of the other officers draws his gun and fires. the attacker falls to the ground. you can see the man lying on the ground here, an officer standing over him, the cellphone video recorded by an american tourist, kyle riches. >> we heard two gunshots and so at that point, my wife and i ran away to the corner, and then we turned arou

>> well, this is taking place at notre dame cathedral in the heart of paris. moments ago, police put out a tweet saying there was a security orati underway at notre me asking people to stay away from the area. we've since gotten unconfirmed reports that a man attacked a police officer with a hammer, or tried to attack a police officer with a hammer and was shot. we're still trying to confirm -- i believe we've confirmed with police that shots were fired. we're not clear yet on the condition of that person or any more information about that person who tried to attack this police officer. this, as you know, is a very heavily protected part of paris, ever since the paris attacks. there have been military on the streets, a state of emergency in france, and these areas are heavily protected with armed police as well as military in many cases. we are getting some, again, unconfirmed reports that people, tourists in the area, have been told to stay put if they're inside notre dame cathedral. of course, people in the area are being asked to stay away. at this point, h

notre dame. it is reported a french police officer shot and injured a man who attacked him with a hammer just outside notre dame cathedralill know where it is and the police station there on the right bank. police sealed off the area in front of the cathedral after this ins didn't. french television are reporting that tourists were fleeing for cover. this is one of europe's most visited tourist destinations, more than 13.6 million visitors per year and the most popular tourist destination in paris. so reports of people running away from the scene. a shot, one shot at least, apparently fired after a policeman injured a man who had attacked him with a hammer outside paris' notre dame. it is in lockdown the area around the cathedral. we are getting information all the time. reuters reporting that the man was later shot and injured by police officers who responded to the initial reports of the attack. i'm going to give one more agency a shot. no, that's all we have at the moment. so, a man attacked a police officer near notre dame and was later shot and injured bya dame and was later shot and injured by a police officer who

breaking news out of paris, paris police say it is running an operation in front of the notre dame chris -- cathedralcalling a visible's -- visitors to ignore the area, a policeman fire a shot at a man who tried to assault him and we will bring you developments. into the trading day in the u.s., what is it looking like? in themuch change overall market but a downward by as the nasdaq is unchanged, slightly positive. a tight trading rate. the push of full affecting the session, on the plus side, tech names doing pretty well, advanced micro devices spiking by 6% and apple saying that its imac pro will use a processor that company is benefiting and analog devices according to morgan stanley should get stability, especially in sentiment after its june 20 analysts day, the most debated stock under its coverage. on the flipside, weakness in retail, macy's holding an investor meeting and its cfo says gross margins could be below its prior forecast thread. the store out with this number, growth margin and they are missing estimates, closer eric weiss -- hd supply missing estimates, it will be selling its wat

if you arejustjoining us, there has been an incident outside notre dame cathedral. icer, shot and injured a man who attacked him with a hammer outside the cathedral. police have sealed off the area in front of the cathedral. several hundred tourists and others are seeking refuge inside the building as police deal with the aftermath of that attack outside. but as we've hearing, panicked tourists seeing as they gunshots. you can seek confirmation from the police. saying the area has been evacuated and they are dealing with that incident. but it would appear, one attacker has been taken down by police and is injured outside the cathedral. just hearing from hugh schofield, who i am hoping to speak to shortly. he said eyewitnesses on french television said a man was lying on the ground surrounded by police. french media reporting he has been wounded in the chest. police authority asking people to stay away from the area and reports say a man wielding a hammer began to attack officers on duty. the paris police headquarters, as i was saying, on the other side of the esplana

france says the attack on a police officer near notre dame cathedral yesterday was an isolated incident from a man acting alone, this as the french president pushes through his plan to set up a task force to track the islamic state group 24 hours a day. also coming up in business, the fallout from claims of harassment at uber. they have fired more than 20 employees as a result of an internal investigation. more on that on the way, but first, our top story live from paris. media says the attack at the parliament in tehran is now over and that all four assailants have been killed. the islamic state group claimed responsibility for the attack and the second one at the mausoleum of the ayatollah khomeini. we are hearing from an official that at least 12 people died in those twin attacks in tehran and another 35 were hurt. to get more analysis on what happened today, let's bring in a iran expert who joins us from sweden. how surprising was the sort of attack in tehran? have not seen anything there in recent memory. >> it is surprising in the sense that there have been no attacks of this kind

most popular tourist sites in the world. >> a man hit a police officer with a hammer outside notre dame cathedral allegedly shouting this is for syria. french news agency says the suspect later claimed to bea soldier of isis. >> more than 1,000 tourists inside the cathedral at the time of at take. see the scenes. told to put their hand over their head. many capturing moments inside the famed cathedral. has more from paris. >> reporter: panic in the heart of paris. throngs of tourists sent running as shots ring out in front of the world any most iconic cathedrals. the drama began at 4:20 p.m. surveillance cameras trained on the crowded plaza in front of notre dame capture the moment an attacker lunges at three police officers striking one with a hammer. shouting, this is for syria. one of the other officers draws his gun and fires. the attacker falls to the ground. you can see the man lying on the ground here. an officer standing over him. the cell phone video recorded by an american tourist, carl riches. >> we heard the two gunshots. then at that point, my wife and i we kind of grabbed each other

notre dame cathedral. new surveillance. the suspect with a hammer and the knives.ople with their hands in the air. what the suspect was shouting. >>> here at home tonight the countdown to comey. we have exclusive reporting with abc news has learned, the fired fbi director is prepared to say in front of congress and the american people. >>> the top-secret document leaked. the 25-year-old air force veteran, behind bars tonight. and what the classified document revea reveals about the russians and efforts to hack software used in voting machines across

details of an attack outside of famed notre dame cathedral and what we know about the suspect. david: go back to markets quickly. the dow closing lower for the second straight day as markets await big events inside and outside of the beltway. nicole petallides on floor of new york stock exchange. watching it all for us. it could have been a lot worse, nicole. >> absolutely. let's look at tech titans that hit all-time highs. a sell program went in late in the day on fang stocks, facebook, amazon, netflix and google. they hit all-time highs for you, exactly the fang stocks. amazon went up to 1016. they are on apple tv, fire tv, offering 5.95 a month for those with low income to have access to prime service. retailers came under pressure. retailers really very empathetic to latest reports from macy's. macy's announcing their gross margin going forward will be less than expected. decline more than expected, after nine straight quarters of same-store sales declining. it is bringing down the entire group. in fact kohl's is down 6%. dillard's down 4%. selling across the board. big pic

new video shows the moment the man wielding a hammer attacked police officers outside of the notre dame cathedral in paris you see the man come through a crowd of people and jump on to the group of officers who were patrolling the front of the cathedral. french government officials says that the man said to be a student cried out, this is for syria, when he attacked. the attacker remains hospitalized. no group immediately claimed responsibility, but searching his apartment found a declaration of allegiance to the islamic state group. >>> president trump took to twitter to announce his pick for the fbi. christopher ray is a former justice official and ray was chris christie's personal lawyer during the bridge gate scandal. and this comes before the highly anticipated testimony of james comey tomorrow and this could expose new details about the discussions with trump into the investigations into russia and the potential interference into the presidential election. sara bloomquist is live in washington, d.c. today. look for her reports later today on "action news." >>> in other news, an armed thief

interior minister says the man who attacked police officer with a hammer outside the notre dame clique took the back cathedral in paris appeared to be acting alone. >> jon: he claimed "it's for syria" as he went on the attack. >> british authorities identifying all three men and the deadly rampage. they had people running for their lives through the streets of london. what we are learning about their past. plus, a u.s. intelligence contractor charged with leaking classified information about russia and the 2016 election. could the push to repeal and replace obamacare be losing momentum in the senate? why some comments by republican lawmakers are raising questions. it's all happening now. >> jon: we begin with a fox news alert as we await the white house briefing ahead of the meeting with republican leadership. welcome to the second hour of "happending now" ." >> melissa: we are live at the white house where there is about to be a whole lot of action from press secretary at sean spicer's briefing to the president sitting down with house and senate leaders and pushing his domestic legislative agenda which inclu

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nbc's keir simmons is in paris. >> reporter: chaos in front of the famous notre dame cathedral.terrified tourists running, algerian student armed with a hammer attacking a french police officer. >> we were at the front and people came running towards us. you had to keep running. we didn't know what the cause of it was. >> reporter: the suspect, seen here, after being shot by other officers screaming, this is for syria, as he launched the attack carrying kitchen knives in addition tottenhamer. hundreds of visitors were locked inside the cathedral. one of them, a former u.s. terrorism official, on vacation. >> police came in, made us put our hands up and search us apparently looking for potential perpetrators. that's when everyone got frightened and realized we might be at risk ourselves. >> reporter: three days ago she was in london where there was a deadly attack on another tourist site. just now fears from a call from isis for low tech attacks is being heeded. >> it's an effort by isis to get individuals to conduct an attack anywhere at any time using any means. >> reporter: fr

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. >>> tonight, attack at notre dame, an assailant attacks and opens fire inside the famed cathedral in paris. hands in the air. was it terrorism? >>> top secret exposed. a mystery swirling around the young american charged about leaking information about russian election meddling. how she says she was caught. >>> driven out, uber in investigation deep in allegations of widespread harassment at the company. >>> face-to-face, bill cosby's accuser takes the stand for the first time, telling the jury the night she says the first time he drugged and sexually assaulted her. >>> rock star, an exclusive with a rock star who just pulled off an astounding feet many thought was impossible. "nightly news" begins right now. >> announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >> good evening, everyone. glad to have you here tonight. paris and one of its most famous landmarks has become the latest target in a wave of attacks to strike europe in recent weeks. french authorities say a man launched a brazen assault on a police officer use hamminger ou

inside notre dame cathedral in paris this afternoon hundreds of tourists suddenly found themselves underkdown while outside police were yelling for hundreds more to run. clearing the square outside the cathedral after another attack played out. >> he had a hammer. we also found on him kitchen knives. so that means this was very basic tools. we've gone from a sophisticated terrorism to a taimple where any type of tool can be used to attack people. >> reporter: police said the operation was over about an hour after it started. the attack coming on the 73rd anniversary of d-day and coincides with the first day of a new either by the united states and its allies to retake the syrian city of raqqa, the de facto capital of the muslim militant group isis. >> we're going to have to take that cal fate down for the attacks that you have seep going on around the world that you all have reported on will continue. >> reporter: meanwhile police in london have now publicly identified a third suspect in saturday's terror attacks which left seven dead. he is a 22-year-old moroccan italian on a security w

. >> chaos in front of the world famous notre dame cathedral. >> drat make tick courtroom testimony from the would n ma accusing bill cosby of sexual assault. >> police search for the suspect in this random act of violence. >> babies make four for george and amal clooney. >> good morning, i'm gigi stone wood. >> i'm frances rivera. two attacks in iran's capital. a local news agency reports five people were fatally shot and another 25 wounded. two of the attackers were reportedly armed with ak-47s while another carried a handgun, and there are unconfirmed reports they took four hostages within the parliament. >> in a separate reported attack that left two dead, shots fired at the mausoleum of ayatollah khomeini. terrorists there carried out a suicide bombing according to state media which released what appears to be stills of security footage from the incident. it was not immediately clear who was behind the attacks or whether they were coordinated. >>> a flood of dramatic headlines overwhelming the nation's capital just before former fbi director james comey's testimony. "the new york ti

no hot spots that could flare up. >> a developing story right now and tourists back at the notre dame cathedral in paris and so, too, are heavily armed police officers. dramatic video was released on police right outside of the cathedral >> reporter: attack terrifying and sudden, the assailant armed with a hammer launches at a police officer and the crowd panics in the footage as another officer opens fire. tourists left fleeing, the assailant shot in the leg, surrounded and ashley rebed on vacation from north carolina took this picture of the attacker on the ground. >> lying over there and i wasn't sure if he was alive, if he was dead. >> reporter: this morning a show of force at the world famous notre dame cathedral. as it emerged the man was armed with a hammer and knife. his birth name is farid, a phd journalist and there's video in his apartment pledging allegiance to isis but unlike the jihadists in london last weekend he was not on the intelligence radar. france already under a state of emergency after a string of jihadist attacks. during this latest attack hundreds of people sought sanc

the famous notre dame cathedral. what the attacker was shouting. an exclusive reporting with the fired fbi director is prepared to tell the american people coming up. >> all right, david, thanks very much. and another look at our breaking news in san leandro. a fatal accident is blocking traffic badly on northbound interstate 880 as you can see. sky 7 is live over the scene just south of ♪ ♪ award winning interface. award winning design. award winning engine. the volvo xc90. the most awarded luxury suv of the century. visit your volvo dealer to take advantage of our midsommar sales event offer. >>> a warning tonight from the state department of public health about the risk of salmonella infection with contact from live poultry. a recent outbreak has been linked to flocks of kitchens and ducks kept in people's back yards. baby chicks and ducklings are of particular risk. they may have salmonella on their bodies even when they appear healthy. symptoms include diarrhea, fever and some abdominal cramps. >> after hearing arguments today about the consti

. >> chaos in front of the notre dame cathedral. >> courtroom testimonyrom the woman accusing bill cosby of sexual assault. >> police search for the suspect in this random act of violence. >> rain and flooding continues in the south. >> and babies make four for george and amal clooney. "early today" starts right now. good morning. i'm gigi stone woods. >> i'm frances rivera. a flood of dramatic headlines overwhelming the capital ahead of forme comey schedule testimony on thursday. the new york times reports that while still director comey told attorney general jeff sessions he did not want to be left alone with the president who according to "the washington post" is now absolutely furious with media coverage of comey. and he plans to publicly fight back during thursday's hearing. >> politico reports that the anger led sessions to offer his resignation which was refused. back in march the president reportedly asked director of national intelligence dan coates to get comey to back off from his investigation. these come just before major hearings in d.c. where tracie potts is this morning.

allegedly attacked a police officer outside notre-dame cathedral in paris remains in the hospital this morning. a man armed with a hammer and kitchen knives approached three officers yesterday, and hit one with the hammer. the assailant yelled.. "this is for syria." at least one officer opened fire, injuring the attacker. the officer was not seriously hurt. britain's top counter-terrorism officer is calling for a new strategy to monitor criminals.. following the terror attacks in london. two of the three attackers were known to authorities. one tried to travel to syria to join isis. suspected mastermind khuram butt was the center of a probe in 20-15. but he was ruled out as a potential terrorist attacker. the men were not being tracked, and they manged to avoid u.s. terror watch lists. prime minister theresa may says intelligence agents will review concerns that warnings about two of the london attackers were not heeded. she says she'll change human rights laws if they get in the way of tackling terror suspects. voters in the u-k go to the polls tomorrow to decide if may's conservative

notre dame cathedral. there is an incident police have responded to.en the tension that's really gripping europe at the moment given the attacks in manchester and london over the weekend. we want to try to figure out if there is more to come here. this is our sister network sky news and have coverage as well. want to dip in quickly and see if we can learn something from notre dame in paris. >> they are not trained not to shoot not to kill. the shoulders. >> the airport in paris recently where someone tried to take a gun off a soldier and they were shot dead. >> they were shot dead. that will be the default setting of a soldier. not of a policeman. good news is that the intelligence will be able to be extracted from this individual and it is all going on at a time when the so-called islamic state, so often the general inspiration behind some of these attacks, if not the direct thunder and organizing of it is itself under enormous pressure in iraq and syria and repeatedly been making to its followers and fellow travelers possibly inspired the murderous r

been shot and wounded by police in paris after he attacked an officer with a hammer outside notre dame cathedralndreds of visitors we re dame cathedral. hundreds of visitors were inside at the time. french authorities have opened a terrorism investigation. the latest now from hugh schofield in paris. no doubt that this was terror related?” hugh schofield in paris. no doubt that this was terror related? i do not think there is any doubt. we can explore what kind of terrorism, whether a so—called lone wolf or whether a so—called lone wolf or whether it was part of a wider plot. but i do not think there is any doubt that the man had islamist intentions. the interior ministry told us he shouted out, this is for syria. he was attacking a policeman with a hammer. and there has also been an unattributed source close to the investigation saying he had on the investigation saying he had on the way to hospital said that he was a soldiers of the caliphate. so does seem there is no doubt that this man motivated by islamist ideas. whether 01’ motivated by islamist ideas. whether or not the theory which i've

, are people still in notre dame. >> if you're still there, if you could describe the scene there, can you describe the police presence, are they letting people out of the cathedral? what can you tell? >> it is difficult to tell, there have been police going in and out of the main entrance of notre dame for the last several minutes. they don't seem to be in a hurry. i have not seen any civilians come out for quite some time if is hard to know if some are being held inside still, i don't think we have an official statement on that, still. the interior minister is speaking. i'm not close enough to hear what he is saying, but i imagine that will be out on the wires fairly soon -- >> chris, if i can tell you that we're told that the interior minister said the attacker said this is for syria. so there is clearly a connection from this eyewitness accountant whether or not it came from the police or something else. >> one thing that i think is important to kp in mind, is that notre dame was the target a failed terrorist attack last year where a group of women, as a matter of fact, were trying to set off a car full of bottled gas containers. they failed in that, but it w

been shot and wounded by police in paris, after he attacked an officer with a hammer outside notre—dame cathedralvisitors are still being kept inside the cathedral. the gunshots were immediate and close, about 30 metres away. i was getting my bag checked in about to come inside and then heard the noise, i turned around and saw the assailants on the ground where they had shot him. it was swift and immediate, they take care of it immediately. there was no hesitation whatsoever. there were tonnes of people running in all directions and then we were brought inside at that time. even though they were running in different directions, people seem to be running from one direction specifically say we knew which way we needed to go. the french interior minister hasjust been we needed to go. the french interior minister has just been giving a news conference in paris. i am told he is giving an account of what happened including the attacker shouted this is for syria as he approached one of the police officers with a hammer. let's speak to our paris correspondent hugh schofield. just bring us up—to—date on w

this time in front of the famous notre dame cathedral.nt was caught on video, lunging before being shot as tourists were locked down unsure if the terrorist was among them. we have a full report from the scene. >> and surprising news coming out of washington. president trump anything reap with attorney general jeff sessions. the white house refusing to say whether the president has confidence in his own attorney general. our abc news correspondent, breaking the news, sessions offered to resign as well as ag. >> then the bombshell testimony in bill cosby's sexual assault trial. hear what his accuser said on the stand what we can expect in court today. >> high-speed catamaran making a difficult maneuver and capsizes du

a man goes off a group of officers near the notre dame cathedral. >> the incident caused panic among visitors in the area. and we have this picture from inside the cathedral where civilians were ordered by police to put their hands up because of the chaos outside. an attacker yelled this is for syria as he ran at the group of officers with a hammer. and he was armed with kitchen knives. police shot and killed him and one officer was wounded. it happened at 4:30 in the afternoon paris time and the area was packed with tourists, including a couple from san francisco. kyle-- was with his wife and heard gunshots. >> we had no idea what was going on. it was terrifying. i think we were just in london two days before when that attack happened. we're a little bit scared from that. >> reporter: an anti-terror probe was opened into the incident. >>> this just in. the u.s. coalition has struck pro government forces in syria. forces supporting bashar al- assad entered with a tank, artillery, antiaircraft weapons, and other vehicles. >>> london police have identified the suspects in the terror at

and new video showing the attack on police officers in france outside of the notre dame cathedral and a 22-year-old is on trial after encouraging her boyfriend to take his life. >> and the latest on breaking news we brought you in our first half hour in delaware county. an employee in chipotle was arrested accused of selling drugs out of the restaurant and the -- shut down the restaurant. walter perez has the very latest. >> reporter: hi rick, a lot of activity here right now, we just pulled up on the scene minutes ago and are sorting through the details. but here is what we know. this is part is of a month long investigation involving the radnor police and undercover officers moved in and made the arrest and accused the person of

it happened this morning in paris near the notre dame cathedral. the suspect appears to be an algerian student who charged officers shouting, it's for syria. one of the officers shot the man. he's now recovering in the hospital. hundreds of people were stuck inside the cathedral during the incident, while others had to evacuate the areas around the building. >>> and in london, police are still looking for a young woman who went missing after the attack on london bridge. she's a nanny, originally from australia, and her parents were getting ready to fly to europe to visit her. australian officials are working with their british counterparts to determine if she was injured in the attack. and in a sign of deteriorating is asking prime minister theresa may to cancel president trump's state visit later this year. the president criticized mayor sadiq khan for telling residents not to be alarmed at the increased police presence on the streets of london. >>> today neighbors of a small london suburb came together to pay tribute to the victims of this weeken

you're washing the cathedral of notre-dame. attacked police with a hammer. that student, believed to be a student, is in the hospital as well as the officer. that investigation continues. we'll bring you the latest developments as the news warrants. back to politics here in the united states. progress on the president's agenda held up by the man who sits in the oval office. the president's anger and how it's gumming up washington already prone to -- er and how i gumming up washington already prone to -- aer and how it's gumming up washington already prone to -- ner and how it's gumming up washington already prone to -- ger and how it's gumming up washington already prone to -- i'm only in my 60's. i've got a nice long life ahead. big plans. so when i found out medicare doesn't pay all my medical expenses, i looked at my options. then i got a medicare supplement insurance plan. [ male announcer ] if you're eligible for medicare, you may know it only covers about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. call now and find out about an aarp me

notre dame cathedral is one of the city's most popular tourist destinations.los altos hills native kyle riches says he and his wife were just getting back on their tour bus then we just heard two gunshots, so we grabbed each other and ran and then i shot a video probably from about 30 feet from where i actually was, where we just saw probably five french police officers surrounding a guy on the ground. all we saw was blood on his legs.police found kitchen knives, a hammer and other unsophisticated weapons on the wounded man.he reportedly told police he was a soldier of the caliphate, without specifically mentioning isis.just yesterday the terror group released a statement from what it called its commander of the believers in france.it said, "people of france, demand of your government to stop its campaign against the lamic ate, if not, we will conduct operations of invasion and horror."natpolice flooded the area and ordered the cathedral locked down.inside, nearly one=thousand tourists and worshippers were told to keep their hands in the air while their identites were checked. the doors

afternoon, earlier this afternoon, we had a french police officer attacked by a man outside notre dame cathedral in central paris. he was attacked with a hammer. the suspect shouting "this is for syria". the suspect was shot in the chest. we understand he survived. on him they found and identity card that showed he was a student from algeria. so certainly terror tacking center stage, neil and the election in the u.k. about 40 hours away. lots for voters to mull about. we'll be here following it every step of the way. >> neil: thank you very much. ashley webster in london. meantime, by now you have seen pictures of this woman who the government says was a leaker. but here's what struck me. how young she is. she's 25. i'm thinking to myself, how does she get the kind of security clearance she did in the first place to get her hands on what she allegedly did and leak out? after this. you always pay your insurance on time. tap one little bumper, and up go your rates. what good is having insurance if you get punished for using it? news flash: nobody's perfect. for drivers with accident forgiveness, l

breaking news out of paris, france, police say that someone attacked a police officer near notre dame cathedralthe officer then shot and wounded the attacker, it's unclear if the attacker was acting alone. minutes ago they say the operation at notre dame is over but have not provided additional details. >>> now police have identified the third man involved in the deadly terror attacks in london. that the 22-year-old moroccan born italian citizen was among the third attackers. this comes as we learn more about the other attackers, london police say that 27-year-old worked for the london underground for less than six months. that he was an extreme lift featured in the documentary called the jihadist next door and he was detained by police and accused officers of discrimination. >> we are all praying -- >> the three assailants were shot dead by police within eight minutes after they ran over and stabbed multiple people. seven people were killed in the attack and nearly 50 others were injured. >>> developing now out of delaware county. police are searching for the gunman that shot a woman early thi

investigation after an unidentified assailant attacked police with a hammer outside of the notre dame cathedral. officers eventually shot and wounded the attacker. jessica castro is following that this morning. >> reporter: we learned the attacker yelled, quote, this is for syria, before carrying out the attack. it was a chaotic scene this morning at one of the most visited landmarks in paris. several hundred people held inside the cathedral following the attack. look at the photo released a short while ago. folks inside the cathedral with hands up as police investigated to get the situation under control. meanwhile, the surrounding area was evacuated too. paris police said he attacked with a hammer and kitchen knives. he was shot twice in the chest. he's hospitalized right now, and police have not released any information on the suspect's age or identity. >> we have no idea what was going on. it was definitely -- it was terrifying. i mean, we were just in london two days before when that terrorist attack happened as well, to we're just a little scarred from that. >> reporter: only one officer

shot and wounded a man today they say was harmed with a hammer and kitchen knives outside the notre dame cathedral. he yelled this is for syria before attacking an officer who was standing guard at the world famous tourist spot. other security officers immediately responded and opened fire. an american tourist who was in line to visit the cathedral was there as shots rang out. >> i was at the very front. they were just checking my bag. there were three gunshots. i turned around, and there was an asale lent on the ground. >> the officer was treated for minor injuries. french police say the attacker was a student from al algeria, and appears to have acted alone. >>> new information on saturday night's attack in london. british police identified the third attacker. he was italian national and had been on a security watch lit. authorities say he was one of three men to rammed a van into pedestrians on london bridge before stabbing people in bars and restaurants 7 people were killed, dozens more were injured. many in critical condition. the three terrorists were all shot and killed by police. >>> the m

paris'srea surrounding iconic petra dom cathedral was -- notre dame cathedral was briefly sealed off after him and tried to attack police with a hammer and with knives. shot the say police man in the thorax after he would not stop. one of the three police was wounded on the incident which occurred at one of paris's most popular tourist attractions. hundreds of people thought to be there at the time. let's listen to what the interior minister had to say afterwards. been passed ons prosecutor's prosecutor's office. the attackers shouted that this is syria when he attacked the policeman. that is all we know at this point. several people witnessed the attack and will be questioned by police. we know that the attacker claimed to be a student from algeria. we will have to check if his visa was valid. police have said for several hours that the situation is back under control. james andre has been following events for us at the scene of the attack. he had this to say earlier. >> i can tell you that this square where i am was completely sealed off by police. they have lifted this barricade.