countries — although angela merkel voted against it. she changed the lives of women in france — simone weilt survivor who became a politician has died. we'll have a tribute. hello and welcome to world news today. we start the programme with some breaking news coming in from the states. reports of a shooting incident inside a hospital inside the bronx in new york. unarmed man, said to be dressed as a doctor, opened fire at the bronx lebanon on hospital, according to reports. this hit is a 972 bed hospital, at least three people are believed to have been shot, although there are reports of multiple shootings and some reports describe this as an ongoing situation. messages on social media speaking of doctors and nurses having barricaded themselves inside the building and also some reports of a fire in the building. none of this is 100% confirmed. new york forrest has been briefed on the situation and police are going through from each floor to each floor in search of the gunmen. we will keep you updated on this developing story. the leader of kensington and chelsea council, the borough where t