now downtown ottawa, rob ottawa writing the normally very busy streets in downtown ottawa are baron. looks like a coas ghost town don there. daniel works for a p. pr-fplt firm, he says it's is surreal to find myself here on a troubling day, here is my vantage point. empty streets. people tweeting from that are offices, offices empty as employees at t.d. tower crowd around tvs and radios. jacob ferguson wrote locked in my parliament office, glad these guys are here. armed officers there and some suvs there, and adam writing office owners in world exchange have locked their doors. we are getting some information that that low laurier the lock down has been partially lifted. because we are seeing some images from pamela insides the hotel tweeting all morning long, but we are getting other information from other buildings in the area. saying that they are still on lock down. also the member of parliament jerry an hour ago saying they are still in lock down. >> marie huh with some great stuff on social media. thank you. >> thank you. >>> about an hour and a half ago we spoke with leanne g

in ottawa. the shooter who entered the house of parliament is dead. prime minister stephen harper who was in the building at time has been safely escorted out of there? shannon: we had one guest a little earlier giving us geographic and physical mapping of that area saying that, there is a lot of water, of course surrounding this area with parliament hill. essentially if you have seen the pictures, it's a beautiful picturesque place where essentially sits on a cliff area. there are a number of bridges in that area you could go on foot to these areas. they are keeping an eye on anybody would want to make a quick getaway in or out of the city. you do have the river, number of ridges that create access coming in and leaving that area. also, the maple leafs are in that area set to play a game tonight, they are on lockdown. the nhl may cancel that game, not a priority with everything else they are dealing with. very heavy monitoring. there is something of the fact ottawa police have confirmed multipl

and ottawa police as well. we're now being told by ottawa police that there is no suspect in custody. i don't know if that means in addition to the reports that a gunman has been shot because of course they're concerned as it is, still, quote, unquote, an active shooting as they continue to look for possible shooters. we can also tell you that canadian forces bases around the country security has been beefed up. we know for a fact here in ontario. let's bring in our chief political correspondent tom clark who knows place very well. of course we're talking about parliament hill. you are now right outside at the war memorial, tom, is that correct? >> yeah. he police haveppening is that been clearing has been moving steadily away from parliament hill. for those of you who know ottawa, i'm sort of on the other side so that road that runs in front of parliament hill has been completely cleared as a number of roads around the area and the cordon area is getting larger. we're told the area around 24 sussex drive, whic

let's go back to ottawa, canada.e are taking questions on those deadly shootings at the parliament building and nearby at the war memorial. french]king french]king >> of course, alerting our viewers that some of the responses, questions and the ench.rs, are in fr let me tell you what we do know right now. police are said to be searching for at least two other people after the gun man and soldier were killed in ottawa. that attack came just two days after the murder of a soldier by a man described by authorities in there as radicalized. the accident happened near canada -- near montrÉal, excuse me -- and it raised concerns about terrorism nationwide. downtown ottawa, according to authorities, remains in lockdown , as police investigate what they are calling multiple suspects. they say that a member of the canadian forces shot at the nation's war memorial and did die of injuries and security officials kill the gun man inside the parliament building. witnesses are saying that the man with a brown coat was seen shortly b

sorry, downtown ottawa. you know, it's the middle of the week parliament chile busy place and i hope they return to their business. attacks like this are very rare, at the moment we don't know if the attack two days ago in i quebec and this attack are connected. i don't think people should retreat from their lives. now the canadian armed forces have shutdown all military installation in the country which i think is certainly appropriate in the short-term. we will i am sure see like lynn creased security in military inning station laz iinstallatiog days. >> thank you for your time. as we continue to watch live pictures in canada. oh, we have lost them. hopefully we'll get back those pictures to you. live picture pictures from otta, canada. where, again, if you are just joining us on al jazerra, at least one gunman is said to have fired several shots at the ottawa war memorial rounding one soldier reportedly. police are said to be looking for one or more suspects. now, earlier we spoke to josh wingrove wh who

ottawa is carved out of the woods. you know, there are suburbs all over the place but you can be in the woods quickly. you know, within a 10-minute, 15-minute drive from ottawa. that said it's a government town. there is a probably a greater proportion of police, including the research c m.p. which are the most highly trained in the nation. and military. so if there were a manhunt for somebody with a gun in ottawa, it would not -- i think it would not ultimately be hard to find them. it is not common in a city like ottawa, or any major city really even in the united states, for anybody to be having a rival or shotgun in the city so that would be easy to figure out. number two, like washington or new york, it's a city full of cacameras. so as soon as somebody is able to review the video and i am sure the rcmp and the canadian military are doing that right now reviewing the videos of the shoot says they'll be table to establish if there was more than one shooter and who they are and what they look like. ape not sure that

mayor of ottawa, jim watson. >> thank you. today is a sad and tragic day for our city and our country. and i'm sure i speak for all residents of our city which i extend my heartfelt condolences to the family of the individual who lost his life this morning while standing guard at the national war memorial in the heart of downtown ottawa. i also want to convey to those who were injured today, the thoughts of your city and the neighbors are with you. [ speaking french ] >> 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 with a sad anger in my heart but i will not let that anger rule the day. our city, ottawa, the capital of our country, has seen and lived through tragedy in the past. we're doing so again today. a different sort of tragedy, not yet fully known. causes not yet fully understood. we all want answers, none more so than me. those answers will come from our dedicated policing forces, the rcmp, ottawa police services and, no dou

i believe either from ottawa, a joint press conference with ottawa police and the rcmp at the top of the hour. we should have more information in about 20 to 25 minutes. >> we'll have live coverage of that. paula, stand by. the royal canadian police has been meeting with stephen prime minister. there's a picture that has just been released. obviously a huge concern for canada and a huge concern for officials here in the united states as well. very close cooperation in terms of intelligence cooperation, law enforcement and military cooperation between the u.s. and canada. our law enforcement analyst, former fbi assistant director tom fuentes is joining us by phone right now. i don't know if the u.s. has a closer ally than canada. i assume that the u.s. is working really close with canada to try to figure out what happened, tom. >> that's right. the u.s. has a very close relationship with the canadians, the fbi in particular has three offices in canada. the main office in the u.s. embassy in on the embassy in ottawa has worked closely on many cases. and a self-radicalized individual wa

and o ottawa is in lock down. as we have said before, this is unprecedented that we have seen this in canada's capital. all of this, of course, a result of the shooting that happened just about before 10:00 a.m. local time here in ottawa. as there are now reports that one shooter has been shot. and that the police are looking for one or multiple or several others in the area. the car is still on the scene at the war memorial. that is where the soldier who was guarding the senate war memorial was shot this morning. still a great deal of confusion and relative chaos. schools are closed. they are warning people, the police are warning people to stay away from windows. so very much a very much developing scene in ottawa. >> indeed. yet we also heard, we have also heard rather that canadian armed forces bases across the country have been closed to the public after this shooting in ottawa. are we going to see secure steppesecuritystepped up in alln cities in montreal and other cities as well. >> we don't know at this po

downtown ottawa ute of lock doyne.ncident happened. >>> a soldier was killed in a hit and run in quebec. the driver was a young canadian who recently converted to islam. thomas drayton joins us with the latest developments? >> the alert level, the highest in four years. a lot of anxiety in ottawa, the capitol on lockdown. the shooting has not been ruled out as an act of terrorism. >> 9:52 a.m., ottawa, shots ring out in the heart of canada's capitol. a soldier standing guard was fatally shot by what witnesses describe as a lone gunman with a white scarf around his face. moments later, just steps away, more gunfire. this time, inside the canadian parliament witnesses describe hearing .2 rounds of gunfire, the first in the foyer. frightened workers kneeling inside report hearing .30 to 50 shots with most appearing to have been fired by officers.30 0 shots with most appearing to have been fired by officers at the gunmen. when the shooting ended, a loan gunman was lying motionless on the ground near the library entrance. m

a tense mood here in ottawa. we have had a difficult day. and i think that all residents of ottawa feel a tremendous sadness at the loss of life that occurred when one of our canadian forces soldiers was murdered. but i think more than that, it has impacted people just across the city. for instance, my own colleagues have been in lock down on parliament hill for the entire day. and our neighbor has been locked in her office the entire day. my children were locked into their schools in full security mold the full day. so this has really had a very direct impact our lives of people here in ottawa. >> diane francis, you are an interesting case. you know, paddy and i are both from canada and we live here in new york, and you are american born. >> and you are canadian and a citizen, and you understand both cultures quite well. but the one place -- canadians and americans are very similar. as much as we like to distinguish ourselves from each other, but the one way we're similar, to americans, they lost their innocence

ottawa.ill say this, that they do seem to have the situation under control in parliament. but there do seem to be three active scenes that are under investigation right now. the one that you showed, that's the center block of par lamb. there are also reports of a shooting at the chateau loria hotel. if you were standing looking at parliament over to your right is the hotel. it's one of the old canadian pacific railway hotels, a place that people would normally go certainly do business everybody if you are staying in ottawa, that's where you would be. so that -- there are reports of a shooting there. also reports of a shooting at the certainty which you just mentioned which is exactly one block past that. that is the main shopping certain in ottawa. so police are unclear as to how many shooters there are. there are unclear as to what the situation, is however, a number of news outlets are reporting one gunman confirmed dead. so there are unclear whether there are multiple gunmen or one gunmen,

live in ottawa. >> good evening from ottawa, canada. with all tonight that we are learning about the killer who opened fire first at canada's national war memorial, a few blocks behind me killing a soldier there, then inside the halls of parliament. [ gunshots ] that was the scene this morning when the gunman's rampage ended with parliament sergeant at arms shot him dead. this evening police have been slowly lifting the lockdown on parliament hill and in the city. police say the alleged shooter, michael zehaf-bibeau , was a recent convert to islam with a criminal record and plans to fight overseas for radical islam. more on that and what we know about him shortly. first randy kaye and how this day unfolded. >> reporter: 9:52, a.m., a blaze of gunfire at the canadian war memorial in ottawa. one of two soldiers standing guard at the memorial is gunned down. >> i was locking my book ike up. i heard four shots from that directs. i turned around and ran. i saw one of the soldiers laying on the ground. >> eyewitness peter henderson said the s

multiple downtown ottawa buildings were on lockdown. in new york, increased patrols have not yet been announced according to john deenst of wnbc. -- despite local reports, everyone in the center is now safe and they claim that no shooting occurred there. jennifer page says that the mall is on lockdown, they're cooperating with local officials, local police to ensure the safety of everyone in the mall. no motive yet has been ascribed to the incidents. however, in the u.s., police officials have told nbc they are sending officers to visit recruitment centers and military installations to introduce themselves to officers on duty. in los angeles, authorities are planning extra police patrols according to officials. however, there are multiple isis or isil threats. and officials -- is the chief ongoing terror concern. the police have publicly stated they were watching at least 90 known isil sympathizers. the fbi has been working closely with canadian officials as pete williams has been reporting as both nations watch for threats against thei

this is in the heart of ottawa. this is an amazing city.s is the capital of canada, this is a place when tourists come to visit canada they come to see the parliament building. canadians celebrate canada on july 1st. that's the birthday of canada. thousands are here, this is a very large area, that can hold large crowds, but this is a place that people visit because it is a symbol of canada. a symbol of canadian democracy, the canadian government raised the terror threat level from low to medium a few hours ago, kimberly. what does this tell us, were they perhaps expecting somethi something? and how well prepare are the canadian security force to his handle a situation like the one we are seeing today? >> i can tell you canadians take security very seriously. there is a coordinated effort from the united states when if comes to counter terrorism, canadian border protection. much of what you see in the united states has been replicateed in canada. sometimes it's the canadians who take the lead and vice versa. because there is this understand

that is the very latest from ottawa. what's been happening there with this active shooting incident. cnn's continuing coverage continues right now with ashleigh banfield. >>> we begin with breaking news. incredible video of a shooting possibly involving numerous gunmen inside canada's parliament in ottawa this morning. [ gunfire ] >>> so ottawa police are now saying there were several shooting incidents this morning, not just one. but they included a shooting at the canadian war memorial not far from parliament hill and then it continued to parliament hill. authorities are working to figure out if there were two or perhaps three gunmen. the cdc, which is one of cnn's news gathering partners, says that there was a soldier standing guard at the memorial who was shot. police are asking the public right now to stay away from the downtown area. the parliament building and all ottawa police buildings are closed to the public. in fact, they are on lockdown presently. president obama has been briefed about what is happening righ

, the app call of ottawa. their version of washington, d.c. after that shooting, that same person walked a short distance or ran a short distance and enter the parliament building. it's unclear what kind of security was in place at the parliament building. the person got inside. shots were exchanged with that person, and the information we had from canadian authorities was that the gunman was wounded. and the gunman was shot either killed or wounded and seen taken away on a gurney. there have been other reports of gunfire outside the canadian parliament building. and police were warning people to stay away and stay away from open windows. there may or may not have been a second gunman. it's not unusual as you get phone calls from all sorts of different places. people reporting what they hear. there are reports there's more than one gunman when it turns out to be just a single one. but no one has yet told us anything about the gunman where he's from, whether he was inspired by islamic terrorism. whether it was

mayor of ottawa, jim watson. >> thank you.oday is a sad and tragic day for our city and our country. i'm sure i speak for all residents of our city when i extend my heartfelt condolences to the family of the individual who lost his life this morning while standing guard at the national war memorial in the heart of downtown ottawa. i also want to convey to those who were injured today the thoughts of your city and the neighbors are with you. [ speaking french ] >> 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. i will not let that anger rule the day. our city, ottawa, the capital of our country, has seen and lived through tragedy in the past. we're doing so again today. a different sort of tragedy, origins not yet fully known, causes not yet fully understood. we all want answers, none more so than me. those answers will come from dedicated policing forces, ottawa police services and no doubt other forces as

and to my far right, mayor of ottawa, jim watson. in terms of proceeding with the press conference we will first have a statement by ottawa police chief charles bartolo. good afternoon. at 9:52 a.m. this morning the police service received multiple 911 calls regarding a shooting. the victim of the shooting is a member of the canadian armed forces. his injuries were fatal. our thoughts and prayers are with the member, his loved ones and other members of the forces. his identity and age won't be confirmed at this time as we are in the process of contacting his family. what followed was another incident on parliament hill. i can tell you a male suspect is now deceased. together with rcmp all available resources have been deployed to this operation. our priority is the safety and security of our community. additional resources are on stand by should they be required and all measures have been taken to ensure the safety and security of our residents. we are very aware of the large presence of military personnel in our community and want t

we start with the latest on the ottawa attacks. police say it was carried out by a lone shooter and that he acted very much by himself but the picture is a lot more complicated. this is by the way the picture of the shooter, michael zehaf-bibeau. cnn has learned that he does have, in fact, connections to other jihadists in canada including one to traveled to syria to fight alongside islamic fighters. we're learning law enforcement on both sides of the border are on a heightened state of alert and that includes the fbi. the fbi agents are on the watch for possible copycat attacks in the united states. and this, in fact, was the scene at the opening of the house of commons in ottawa this morning. [ applause ] . the applause for kevin vickers, the sergeant at arms, in the parliament. he's credited with stopping the gunman in the halls of parliament. the prime minister of canada stephen harper thanked vickers and also said that canada would move ahead with new laws to strengthen its security. >> our laws and police powers need to be st

we go live to ottawa to find out more. a massive security operation has parts of canada's capital, ottawa, on lockdown after a gunman killed a soldier at a war memorial then opened fire in the country's parliament. live footage showed police ducking for cover as gunfire rang out. >> canadian prime minister stephen harper was reportedly in the parliament building at the time. police say they have killed one gunman, but they believe one may still be at large. >> the incident comes just hours after canada raised its terror threat level following the killing of a soldier on monday. join to live from ottawa by our correspondent. can you fill us in on the latest? how many shooters are thought to be at large, and where are they right now? >> police are being reticent about telling us that. we do believe there is another shooter, but when asked whether people should be worried about a man armed and dangerous in the downtown core, they won't tell us, other than to tell people to be vigilant. they are telling everyone to stay out of

you know ottawa incredibly well.bring in the shooting locations what do we know about the gunmen? is it multiple or is it just one? >> in speaking to officials earlier, they said we are cautious and we don't know how many gunman and that's why they're going door to door, office to office to make sure another gunman is not there. at the same time we are getting more eyewitness accounts that the gunman was at that war memorial and went running up to the parliament buildings. if you're taking a good pace it would take you five minutes to run to the entrance of parliament hill. the other thing is, brooke, there is a wide-open space. there wouldn't have been tons of people around and it would have been peculiar to see this person running and we have construction workers coming out and saying i think what i saw was someone running toward the parliament buildings, and i'm telling you the eyewitness accounts are chilling. that soldier there at our war memorial, at the senotaph was hit at point-blank range and the witnesses s

this has been a terrifying day for the people of ottawa. it started before 10:00 a.m., walk us through what you know. >> on the point you just made, investigators are looking into a connection of those two events in canada. it is still a very active and fluid scene. one victim has died. the soldier that was guarding the war memorial and right now as we speak, heavily armed police are going door to door in downtown ottawa searching for any other possible gunmen. 9:52 a.m., at ottawa's national war memorial witnesses say a gunman walked up to a soldier standing guard and shot him before fleeing the scene. moments later -- gun fire erupts inside canada's main parliament building. police officers fan out as lawmakers inside a caucus room try to protect themselves, piling up chairs in front of the door. >> we've been told to keep all doors locked, lower blinds and stay away from windows that there may still be a gunman on the street outside. >> just inside parliament as it all unfolds. >> it appears that the gun fire broke out at the foyer just

the shootings here in ottawa. and recalled his visit to ottawa calling it a very peaceful place.ch normally it is. those corridors where you saw that shooting normally it's filled with mechanics of parliament, journalists and tourists who walk up and down that very corridor. just a little later in the day. so there is still a feeling of kind of unreality in the city with a lot of people just standing around the barricades watching, waiting to see what is going to happen. >> margo, i will ask you to put me on the ground there in ottawa. i have never been and a lot of people watching have never been to ottawa. but how shocking is an event like this to take place at a war memorial and then at the parliament building. i have heard ottawa described as a peaceful, even sleepy city. >> reporter: it's both of those things normally. the war memorial and the parliament buildings are three of them in all, are within let's say a 30-second watch of one another if you are standing at one you can see the other. they call it parliament hill because they are built up on a slight slope the buildin

you've had experience in ottawa, correct? >> that's correct, gretchen. i'm familiar with all of these facilities. i used to spend time there as a reporter and commentator. >> so what would you make of the security situation as it was before these events happened today and what may happen now? >> what's interesting is any canadian and visit or can go on the lawn of the parliament building right up to the doors. when we hear that the suspect did a shooting at the war memorial and then moved to the doors of the parliament building, he would have had free reign had they not suspected him of doing shootings. getting into the building is, of course, a lot tougher. generally you need a pass. if are you in the media, you have a pass. you can just get in. members of parliament can walk right in, and then visitors go through a security checkpoint. what you are seeing right there in the video, though, is not that far from the main door. yet, very close to the action in this video, are caucus chambers where mp's, cabinet ministers, and, yes, the prime minister will

embassy in ottawa is on lockdown. and, again, ronan, the white house monitoring this situation quite closely as it develops, ronan. >> thanks for keeping an eye on that, kristen. we'll be looking closely to see when the president speaks out. i want to go now to nbc news counterterrorism analyst michael lighter and senior executive producer richard espisito following this. i'll start with you. what does your reporting tell you? did we lose richard there? we'll work on getting him. but first, michael, i'll start with you. canadian officials have said that they're looking for multiple suspects. and we just heard that the timing seemed suspiciously appropriate for getting the maximum number of parliamentarians in the building at once. how coordinated does this look? >> ronan, it looks pretty coordinated. but, you know, as you and i both know, so many of these early reports can be wrong. i harken back to the navy yard shooting where for a long period, they were thought to be two shooters and then turned out to be one. so i

live in ottawa. >> good evening from ottawa, canada.night that we are learning about the killer who opened fire first at canada's national war memorial, a few blocks behind me killing a soldier there, then inside the halls of parliament. [ gunshots ] that was the scene this morning when the gunman's rampage ended with parliament sergeant

ottawa goes in the lock down mode. president obama is briefed and america does not go into raised level of security. 1:45 officials announced the guard who was first shot, corporal nathan cirillo died from his wounds. an ottawa hospital is treating three patients, they have since been released. it is too early to know the mostly sunny of the crime but -- movies of thmotivation of the c. >> thomas drayton, thank you. >>> white house placed in security when a person jumped the fence again. mike viqueria had to move inside because of security and he joins us live now. mike before we get to ottawa tell us what happened at the white house. >> you're right john it happened again a little over a month after omar gonzalez jumped the fence and made it all the way inside, another warehouse jumper. because of the prior event, security on hairtrigger, and let's face it because of the events that unfolded in ottawa today. the person was able to overcome the bicycle racks, and over the wrought iron fence that is largely decorative.

now, the nhl cancelled the game between ottawa and toronto.s were to host the maple leafs and the canadian prime minister will address the nation tonight. who's responsible for this? is there anything organized about this? and could a terrorist group be responsible for this. any answers at this point, is strictly speculation. i can report to you, we have no idea who is responsible or where the second gunman is. we'll start with les whitington. he witnessed the chaos. bring us up-to-date? >> reporter: right now, it is a bit of slow down here. it has been chaotic all day and never been anything like this on the canadian parliament. hello? and sorry, are are you still there? >> it is fine. you are hearing the videotape. >> reporter: okay, the downtown of ottawa is basically locked down. and police are all over the police. the police are moving about in groups, apparently looking for what may be a second or are third shooter. it appears they don't know where this person might be. tens of thousands of government officials are told to stay in their

our first speaker will be ottawa police services chief. >> good afternoon. ottawa is a safe city.e members of our service are committed to protecting this community and all residents. just as members of the canadian forces protect our country abroad, we're here to protect them at home and to keep this city safe, we have strong partnership with law enforcement partners. we train together. we work and operate together on a daily basis to deal with threats to public safety. that partnership is strong and residents can be confident in our abilities to protect them. yesterday we saw the reality of the threats that cities across canada face. following the senseless events, we work to secure the area in the downtown core and parliament hill. first to eliminate the threat and then to ensure that no other suspects or threats were in the area. when that was confirmed, and the area was safe, we lifted the safety perimeter. i want to extend my condolences to family and friends of corporal cirillo. i also want to thank the police officers and members, fellow soldiers, paramedics, security staf

terror in ottawa. details about the shooter who caused chaos in the canadian capital and the government's defiant response. >> we will not be intimidated. canada will never be intimidated. >> focus on missouri tonight, there's new information about the police shooting that left a teenager dead. >> women, children, young people. they shot everyone. >> a jury's decision that could bring closure to iraqi victims of a deadly shooting by blackwater guards. it is just past 1:00 a.m. in ottawa where new details are coming to light about the suspects of a deadly shooting rampage. first, let's take a look at the scene wednesday morning inside the canadian parliament. police say michael ze h haf-bibeau open fired in the parliament building just minutes after he shot and killed a canadian soldier outside the national war memorial. bibeau was fatally shot by the sergeant at arms. investigators say he converted to islam and had his passport confiscated after he tried to leave canada to go an fight oversea, the dead

and what happened today in ottawa. it is worth considering what has just happened in canada leading up to this. last week, canada's version of the pentagon, their department of national defense, instituted a new policy related to members of the armed forces and the press. after canadian prime minister stephen harper announced canadian aircraft and canadian personnel would be taking part in the coalition air campaign against isis militants in iraq, the defense department subsequently announced new restrictions on how the media would be allowed to cover canadian military personnel deploying to that fight. this is how a clearly frustrated "toronto sun" newspaper wrote up the new media restrictions. this is that article from the "sun." they explained for the first time although they, as the press, were being allowed to show that there were some canadian troops leaving to go fight isis in iraq, the new restrictions on them included news photographers not being allowed to show any of the soldiers' faces too closely, and news

our coverage of the ottawa attack continues at 6abc.com. we have full details about the shooting spree, you can see video from the scene and inside of parliament as the gun fire erupted. >>> a suspected serial killer was inside of the courtroom, and he refused to even give the judge his name. he is accused of killing seven women in indiana, he was upset that his hearing was in open court and the judge ordered him back to court next week. >>> we have breaking news on michael brown, the teen that was killed in august setting off protests in missouri and elsewhere. the autopsy shows that he was shot in the hand at close range and that they struggled inside of wilson's suv. he was killed outside of suv and was shot six times and witnesses say he raised his hands before being shot. and a report shows he used marijuana. >>> the fbi is looking at the computers of three colorado girls who were stopped in germany possibly while on a journey to join isis, officials say that the to sisters ain friend were headed to syria and were seduced by recruiting

finally to my far right, mayor of ottawa, jim watson. in terms of proceeding with the press conference we'll have a first a statement by ottawa police chief charles borde lax. >> good afternoon. at 9:52 a.m. this morning the ottawa police service received multiple 911 calls regarding a shooting at the national war memorial. -@the victim of the shoot something member canadian armed forces. his injuries were fatal. our thoughts and prayers are with the member, his loved ones and other members of the forces. his identity and age won't be confirmed at this time as we're in the procees of contacting his family. what followed was another incident on parliament hill. what i can tell you is that a male suspect is now deceased. together with the rcmp, all available resources have been deployed to this ongoing police operation. our priority is the safety and security of our community. additional resources are on standby should they be required and all measures are taken to assure the safety and security of our residents. we are very aware of the l

i want to go to susan candiotti in ottawa.e, set the scene. >> reporter: it's been just over eight hours since the shooting occurred, and we're just a couple blocks away from where it all began. the war memorial where a soldier was shot and killed by a gunman. and that gunman then went down to the parliament building about two blocks away, as well. some of the streets are now starting to see traffic flow again, but the streets surrounding the parliament complex and the prime minister's office remain closed. to recap now, we have the name of the suspected shooter, according to sources. it is michael zehaf-bibeau, who is in his 30s, born in canada in 1982. our sources tell us he had a prior history of using drugs and was a convert to islam. the cbc also reporting that he had a long prior history of drug arrest. the fbi is assisting canadian authorities to track his try and look for any foot print he might have had to see whether he was a lone wolf or working with ice i and had some training and direction. additionally, three oth

the ottawa senators set to host the toronto maple leafs in an arena outside ottawa.for the maple leafs says in part i, quote, we have been witness to some terrible events but thankful to those brave men and women for their tireless service in protecting everyone's safety, unquote. a move like this from the national hockey league not unprecedented. league officials postponed a boston bruins game against the senators on the day of the boston bombings. >>> a source tells fox news the fbi has raised its alert level, whatever that means, and is now helping the canadianss with their investigation. ahead we'll speak with a former fbi assistant director about how this is going to move forward and in addition, i'll bring you the words of a member of parliament who says he was but ten meters away from the suspect, saw him on the way into parliament. and then considered his options. [ narrator ] mama sherman and the legion of super fans. wow! [ narrator ] on a mission to get richard to his campbell's chunky soup. it's new chunky beer-n-cheese with beef and bacon soup. i love it

is this actually happening in ottawa? >> just past 2:16 in the morning in ottawa, people are trying to get some rest, but we'll have more on what happened there wednesday and if we get new information, we'll bring that to you right away. tensions are again running high in ferguson, missouri after the police shooting of an unarmed shooting. a tense stand-off wednesday night. two people were detained after demonstrators threw water bottles at a police barricade. protesters want the officer arrested and charged with a crime for killing 18-year-old michael brown in august. a leaked autopsy report is fueling more tensions over this case. why it may help support officer wilson's side of the story. >> the autopsy report is the latest leak from the investigation into michael brown's death. the report, first leaked to the st. louis post dispatch, reveals two details the public has not heard before. details about the gunshot wound to brown's hand, and forensic information that could help determine whether the teen had his hands up

in downtown ottawa, two separate shooting incidents led to widespread panic. it captured the scene inside of the parliament building, police officers firing shots at the armed man that burst in. at least 30 shots were heard and members of parliament were holding their weekly caucus meeting. >> thought it was construction, and the security comes down and i rushed to the back of the parliament building. >> a soldier standing guard at the canadian war memorial was killed. it's not clear how many gunmen were there but they confirm that one male suspect is dead. >> all the necessarily resources were activated and deployed immediately when we became aware of the incident. they will continue to be here for as long as needed. witnesses heard rapid gun shots in the matter of seconds. >> heard a shot and there was a guy with a rifle around on the back corner. and just pow, pow. >> most of downtown hot wa was put on lock down and residents were asked to stay away from the downtown area while the investigation continued. we are asking the communities to continue to be awa

kris van cleave in ottawa. thank you, kris. >>> hours after the attack in ottawa, a maryland man was arrested after he jumped the white house funs. unlike the security breach last month, the suspect was not armed and was immediately apprehended by the secret service. craig boswell reports. >> reporter: fox news cameras caught a man trying to fight off dogs. he jumped the fence but agents subdued and arrested him. he's identified from bel air, maryland. the white house was put on lockdown wednesday night as a precaution. the secret service recently added new fences and posted dagsal agent s around the fence. that came after a serious breach last september. >> gonzalez made it all the way into the east room with a knife before he was stopped. that breach was the tipping point for former secret service chief julia pierson. she resigned and joe clancy was tapped as interim director. gonzalez pleaded not guilty of charges to unlawfully entering a government building while carrying a weapon. craig boswell, cbs news,

one final note because the soldier that was killed in ottawa today was at a war memorial in ottawa, additionalwere placed at the tomorrow of the unknown soldier in arlington. >> thanks for the update. joining me now from washington post. in what was supposed to be a positive announcement about ebola, having to pivot once again in his presidency to news about national security, terrorist threats. it is stunning and also distressing how much the issue of security has dogged the president who very much wanted to get america to shepard the country through the age of terror. >> absolutely. this has been something that is been dominating his time. one thing that's interesting of course is the white house tells us about some of the calls he makes with leaders. clearly he talked to canada's prime minister stephen harper and sent his condolences. and he also talked to australia's prime minister. you get the sense he is constantly dealing with as he talks about other issues. it is encroaching on some of his other policy priorites. >> i also think we talk about the elections in two weeks, the republicans

-- miller in ottawa.olice chief saying they'll re-open parliament hill as soon as they can. >> that's right. a lot of people here anxiously awaiting the re-opening of parliament hill to the general public. in many ways that is very significant and symbolic move. this is an area where people, i'm told, frequently do such things as yoga exercises. one of the mps mentioned that today, and to have this area offlimits to the general public sends a very negative message out. the authorities want to do as much as possible as soon as possible to let life resume as normal, but the bottom line here, shepard, many canadians know that, after what happened on 10-22, life here in ottawa, and in much of canada, is going to be very, very different. shepard. >> certainly will, and that's been the issue which with we have been wrestling in the united states, every new yorker and the millions who get on the subways knows there's no bag screening and that's a decision made because there's a line that people didn't want to cr

security apparatus vulnerable in the same ways we saw in ottawa yesterday?> i think this is the conversation canadian are going to be having. this is the first time they've had to deal with that. we after 9/11, after the boston marathon bombing, we've probably had enough experience and worry that we've introduced new measures. this is new for canada. are they going to be able to maintain a balance? are they going to overreact in the wake of two incidents in the same week? that remains to be seen. as they try to deal with this as a public policy issue, security around buildings is important but they're looking at a much more significant decision. this week, their parliament was supposed to vote on an intelligence bill. it's in areas of intelligence that the rubber meets the road where you try to balance security versus freedom. that's going to be the more important public policy issue of the two that they're going to have to wrestle with. >> would you expect the u.s. would be helping the canadians with intelligence on incidents like these? >> absolutely. they

deborah feyerick in ottawa thank you so much. what we do know is it was a tragedy and there was a victim a young army corporal murdered who is now being remembered as a strong man and a kind man, a loving father who leaves behind a little boy who just started kindergarten. nathan cirillo was an honor guard on duty at the war memorial when he was shot. the 24-year-old died shortly after the attack. he was a personal trainer, a bouncer, he rescued dogs in his free time. supposed to be a wonderful, wonderful guy. friends say his smile would just light up a room. >> i just didn't want to believe it. he was such an amazing person amazing father amazing friend. he rescued dogs, he was just an awesome person. >> a tragic unnecessary loss. cirillo was holding a rifle at the time he was shot as all honor guards do but these rifles are not loaded. they are ceremonial. >>> also today as we've been talking about, the shootout could have been much much worse. remember legislators, that country's leaders were meeting nearby. it would have been

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here in ottawa.t is a big city of 900,000. the mayor said yesterday it's only the fifth murder of the entire year in 2014. they're not used to this kind of drama. a big shock for people, and especially because of the security measures that were in place around parliament. all of the people that we talked to last night, they were all saying it is not the u.s. here and we are not obsessed with security and firearms. people can go freely in the parliament and we are proud of that. and that will stay, even with these attacks. >> what more details have come out about the alleged shooter? >> it is still not clear who exactly he is. it seems to be the case of a lone wolf. he acted alone, and from any hours yesterday, the police searched for another gun man but there were none. he has a criminal history in canada, especially for small things like robbery once, also some drug issues. in france, the one who talked to the canadian press -- press was talking about someone who converted to islam recently. he migh

>>> tonight on "all in" -- attack in ottawa. shots fired at the national war memorial and inside the canadian parliament. one soldier guarding the memorial is dead tonight. and one suspect, too. tonight, questions remain. >> we don't yet have all the information about what motivated the shooting, whether this was part of a broader network or plan or whether this was an individual or series of individuals. >> we'll go live to canada for the very latest. >>> then, new details from ferguson. we now have the official autopsy for michael brown, and a cascade of leaks from the grand jury. what is going on? >>> plus, midterm turn around. democratic funding heads back to kentucky as the race tightens up. we take an in-depth look at the republican governors in blue states up for re-election. "all in" starts right now. >> good evening from new york. i'm chris hayes. we're awaiting an address from the prime minister of canada tonight as that country reels in the wake of a deadly shooting in the nation's capital of ottawa. at this hour the

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ottawa hospital said they had received three patients and police are warning the citizens of ottawa to stay away from windows and roof tops at this hour. by the way, the american embassy is under lockdown. president obama has been briefed on the situation by homeland security adviser lisa monaco. a white house official says there has been no change in security at the white house although norad has gone on a high alert posture just in case. by the way, the toronto maple leafs are also in lockdown. there is word that tonight's game may be postponed as a result. this incident follows another one two days ago when a convert to islam killed one canadian soldier and injured another in a hit-and-run. that assailant was killed by police. nbc news has been reporting that officials in canada had been concerned about the potential knife and gun attacks in canada and the united states. the royal canadian police have stated that they were watching 90 known isis sympathizers. there is, however, no indication right now that this incident has any connection to isis. sue, as you probably know art cashi