senior officials from toronto fire, toronto medics and toronto police are on scene. supporting efforts of the first responders. according to jeremy cone from global tv. he says the chief briefly walked up to and appeared caulked but dazed saying how many crews had responded. authorities on scene. news crews on scene. official information is just at this moment lacking. global news is reporting that witnesses, one witness, kelly katrara said i was coming out of my van and i looked to hear the scraping and grinding news. there's this ryder van coming towards me so i had to jump out of the way. again, the way in which -- another of a series of reports, all similar coming from multiple news organizations from multiple witnesses in different locations a long this half mile truck. the driver was hitting so many things, making so much noise that some people got out of the way. clearly not every within. catherine herridge is a toronto native herself and live from washington. catherine, what are you learn something. >> just to recap, this section of toronto is very urban, ver

we are expecting that toronto mayor and toronto police service chief to address us and give us an dated. nine people killed. police sources identifying the man arrested as alek minassian. he is 25 years old, not many details coming through on that, so we are hoping this press conference we are expecting will bring us a few more details as to exactly what happened earlier on today. as i said, nine people lost their lives on that man attack on a busy intersection in toronto. as that happens, we will bring that to you. let's have a moment to take a look at some of the day but other news stories. —— day's other news stories. france's president, emanuel macron, has arrived at the white house on his 3—day state visit to the united states. he's the first foreign leader to be given the honour since president trump came to power. the french leader said he was looking forward to a very important tour. during the state visit, we will have the opportunity to discuss a lot of bilateral issues and to discuss about our security, about trade and a lot of multilateral issues that are important for our

that is in toronto.ime ago we learned of a white van that had struck at least eight people. eight to ten people, according to toronto police. we're still waiting for more information on injuries. but we do know the suspect and the driver of the vehicle did flee the scene. so we are looking for an update there. we'll have one for you on the other side of this break. stay tuned. we'll be right back. (vo) make her day with just one touch. with fancy feast creamy delights, she can have just the right touch of real milk. easily digestible, it makes her favorite entrées even more delightful. fancy feast creamy delights. love is in the details. searching one topic. that will generate over 600 million results. and if you've been diagnosed with cancer, searching for answers like where to treat, can feel even more overwhelming. so start your search with a specialist at cancer treatment centers of america. start with teams of cancer treatment experts under one roof. start where specialists use advanced genomic test

at this stage, i ask the city of toronto, pray for all victims and also to assist the toronto policenging this matter to a successful conclusion. as i stated earlier, we have one person in custody and investigation is ongoing. that is all i'm prepared to say right now. thank you. >> we've just been listening to an update from toronto and we learned that this attack worse than we imagined, police confirming nine people killed. some is 16 people injured. and they also confirm that the suspect has been arrested and the vehicle that he used in this attack has been confiscated but again the headline there, nine dead and 16 -- injured and we'll continue to follow that. please stay with us. this is the ocean. just listen. (vo) there's so much we want to show her. we needed a car that would last long enough to see it all. (avo) subaru outback. ninety eight percent are still on the road after 10 years. come on mom, let's go! almost $800 when we switched our auto and home insurance. with liberty, we could afford a real babysitter instead of your brother. hey! oh, that's my robe. is it? when yo

let's start in toronto. let me bring some of the more important elements of the story so far, we know several people have been injured after a van hit pedestrians in the city's centre. we have this update from sunnybrook hospital. it has received seven patients from the scene. and its emergency department is on lockdown as a precaution. reuters has also reported at least two people have been killed. cbc toronto tweeted that authorities say eight to ten people were hit, but toronto paramedics said the number was up to five. the numbers are moving around, but they are reporting fatalities. the van may have mounted the curb and hit the pedestrians on the sidewalk, police added. it would pull up the map here, there is toronto. did you see we marked young street, and it was on the nest —— intersection of ridge avenue and young street where it came to rest. it's a busy area in north york toronto. this is the street view. you can see it's a busy part of the city. multiple lanes of traffic coming in one direction if

toronto police service will be here a number of days to shut down a busy stretch of toronto.t is required. this will be a long investigation with multiple witnesses. we have a lot of cameras. namely at 1:30, there were a lot of pedestrians enjoying the sunny afternoon. we're urging anyone that saw anything, call crimestoppers or the toronto police service. the numbers will be published very shortly on our website, through social media. so please stay tuned. the chief is on his way back to toronto. he will be addressing the media later on tonight. there will be more information to follow later on tonight. at this stage, i ask the city of toronto, pray for all victims and also to assist the toronto police service in bringing this matter to a successful conclusion. we have one person in custody. an investigation is on going. that's all i'm prepared to say right now. thank you. >> deputy chief, how was the suspect arrested without gun fire? >> maria: that was acting the acting chief right there, the deputy police chief in toronto. joining me right now, former new york city police

brent: the good, strong resolve from toronto. joining us tonight from 680 news in toronto.hank you. >> thank you. brent: all right, business news now. we will look at markets in new york. they are taking a dive today. >> the dow down 1.7%, the specter of increased inflation and rising interest rates is haunting the markets. u.s. 10-year bonds hitting 3% for the first time in four years, meaning debt is more expensive to companies, which will eat into profits. quarterly earnings could not boost the mood either. alphabet disappointed with its low profit margin am losing 5%. after a strong start, caterpillar fell back sharply into negative territory. investors are worried about higher material costs. >> today on wall street started on a positive tone, but then trouble started when the yield of the 10 year u.s. treasury for the first time in over four years reached 3%. what does that precisely mean? it does mean there is optimism about future growth in the u.s. come so that is a positive. not so positive is that money becomes more expensive and also interest rates might be incr

toronto police service will be here number of days to shut down a busy stretch of toronto. required because this will be long investigation with multiple witnesses. we have a lot of surveillance cameras. namely at 1:30 this afternoon there were a lot of pedestrians out enjoying, a lot of witnesses enjoying the sunny afternoon. we're urging anyone that saw anything, please call crimestoppers or toronto police service and let us know. those two hotline numbers will be published very shortly on our website, through social media and twitter. please stay tuned. chief is on his way back to toronto. he will be addressing the media later on tonight. there will be more information to follow later on tonight. at this stage i asked the city of toronto, pray for our victims. and to assist the toronto police service bringing this matter to a successful conclusion. as i stated earlier, one person is in custody and an investigation is ongoing. that is all i'm prepared to say right now. thank you. david: that was a live press conference with the deputy police chief of toronto and the mayor

i am coming to you from downtown toronto right now.his actually happened further north down the city. not too far away. this is a major street here. investigators are piecing together everything. at this point we can confirm that toronto police are the main investigators in the situation. one of the things that is coming is committed to terrorism related? toronto police will be looking into that at this point. if the toronto police do find any wrongdoing there, it is a national security threat, that i will be turned over to the rcmp. christopher: thank you for that, jeff. that was jeff harrington in toronto. the canadian prime minister justin trudeau has been speaking. this is what he has said. >> obviously we're just learning about the situation in toronto. our hospital as anyone affected. we will obviously have more to learn and say in the coming hours. christopher: we will keep you up-to-date with the start. we will catch up with some of the other news stories making the headlines around the world. police in the u.s. state of tennes

charges a twenty five year old suspect in connection with monday's toronto van attack manasse and faces multiple counts of murder and attempted murder after ten people were killed and fifteen injured and as the syrian conflict enters its eighth year and international fund raising drive begins in brussels can it make any difference . it's good to have you with us there was pageantry there was mikey's mo at the end of it also rather unclear agreements on the subject of iran's and white house talks french president conceded that the west's nuclear accord with tehran has shortcomings but he suggested it could be a stepping stone to a wider agreement that just might fly kate the hawkish u.s. president donald trump well before briefing the press on their talks trying to put on a show of unity there. it contains some tough topics in addition to the randy zero but as their white house meeting started mr trump pulled out all the stops to welcome the leader seen as his closest contacts in your. at the press conference following those talks donald trump lavished praise on france for its help in gl

going live to toronto just as soon as we can to get the very latest on an ongoing situation in toronto canada moving on to other news now as prime minister said assad. has resigned after more than a week of anti-government protests those protests joined today by groups of soldiers. who was previously the country's president but sort to retain control of the country by becoming prime minister and extending the roles the role of the prime minister in terms of its executive powers that was a move that brought to the streets. celebrations on the streets of armenia's capital yeah of on. off to ten days of mass protests they got what they wanted the former president to became prime minister just days earlier was quitting. even serving soldiers had joined the demonstration against their prime minister. now they too were in jubilant mood. in a statement surge song c.n.n. admitted he'd got it wrong he became armenia's president in two thousand and eight and served ten years earlier this month he was elected prime minister by the country's parliament but this enraged many armenians who felt this

i grew up in toronto. taranto and canada at large have escaped some of the stuff that other places in the world have suffered. and some people attribute it to the fact that it is a remarkably integrated multicultural place where it is hard for people to make the argument that they are on the outside of society. but if this is what people are describing, a guy in a rental vehicle running down the sidewalk hitting people, that's what we all hope it isn't? >> right. and being muslim myself of course and everyone who is muslim i can tell you right now is hoping sincerely that the person who did this horrible act is not muslim. we know what happens. we know the result is a backlash to our community. we know that donald trump will in all likelihood invoke this to try to further a political agenda. i have been to canada countless times, speakingen to the biggest muslim group up there, from london, to toronto and across the country. >> fully speak dprated. members of parliament, judges. police force. >> we have tw

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let me correct tonight joining us from city radio news in toronto thank you thank you. aren't business news now we're going to look at markets also in north america in new york and they are taking a dive today that's right brant the dow down by one point seven percent tonight the specter of increased inflation and rising interest rates is haunting the markets u.s. ten year bonds hitting three percent for the first time in four years is that means that debt is becoming more expensive for companies which will eat into their profits quarterly earnings couldn't boost the mood either google parent company alphabet disappointed with its low profit margin losing as much as five percent and after a strong start construction equipment make a caterpillar sell back sharply into negative territory investors worried about higher material costs his young colt. the day on wall street started on a positive tone but then trouble started to end the year old of the ten year you as treasury for the first time in over four years reached their three percent mark what does that precisely mean

is internet one crashes into pedestrians in the canadian city of toronto police reporting tonight at least eight people have been injured the. new partnership blossoms in international politics as the french and american presidents bond over a mutual dislike of syria's leader. number of activists question the west narrative being singled out that was kremlin controlled online we speak to one blogger accused by the u.k. government of the big a russian. in the british government if they can even confirm that i'm not an automaton how can we believe anything they have to see about the evidence they how poor school and syria's chemical attacks. the cameraman says he has a video evidence showing that a palestinian boy was shot dead by israeli forces on the gaza border on friday posed no threat to assault. when i filmed him he wasn't carrying a stone or a sling shot or a knife he was acting like everyone else in the market. good evening i'm kevin i just turned ten at night here in moscow we're starting with breaking news it's just from toronto canada where at least eight people have reporte

is used to but i would say toronto is handling it well.bout calmly and even now i was at a sports bar watching the toronto maple leafs hockey game and people we re maple leafs hockey game and people were cheering right beside the crime scene as happily as ever. you are near to the crime scene, it is cordoned off, and of investigation clearly under way, what are they saying as far as that is concerned and when the new day starts for you in canada, what might that mean for those living there? they have said we can expect this crime seem to be closed off possibly until tomorrow as well, maybe even later, and it is quite large, three kilometres in length and it's one of the busiest roads. definitely causing disruption but that will be the case for maybe a few days. salmaan, thank you for your time. salmaan farooqui, a journalist at the scene of the crime in toronto's. so much detail on the website. if you want more information then do ta ke you want more information then do take a look. here's our briefing on some of the key events happening l

they don't understand how this could have happened in toronto. ne: jessica murphy, thanks very much for that update. for more on what investinators are lofor at this point, i spoke a brief time ago with a former official of the u.s. department of homeland security. thanks very much for joini me. it seems at this point that any vehicle can be used as a weapons of mass destruction. how does that change the game for the intelligence agencies and law enforcement? jack: well, jane, isis has gon record about urging its followers to now think oft differpes of attack modalities instead of just bombs.g they are saye household devices, use low-tech things, use cars, use automobiles, use vans as weapons of mass destruction. now we have a situation where on any given day at any giv locality, an individual, whether he is motivated politically or religiously or for any other reason, can use this type of modality, and unfortunately, as we have seen in toronto, cause significant damage with regard to the loss of life. jane: this clearly is an actee, crime scut p

toronto police and they will hit people walking down the street in the middle of toronto. liz i will throw it to you. we are waiting on a news conference regarding that nashville shooting and the grabbing of that suspect. the oldest ally is about to go there. to be treated with the pomp and circumstances of the white house. just moments ago. they will stay at blair house. it's the guest house for the president. before meeting president trump at the white house in just over two hours. they have the full agenda while in dc. complete with a steak dinner tomorrow night.

ok jeff many thanks for that jeff herrington in toronto. the canadian prime minister justin trudeau speaking about the incident here's what he had to say. obviously you know we're just learning about the situation through on to our hearts go out to anyone affected we're going to obviously have more to learn and more to say in the coming out of the coming hours a lot of. ok time to catch up now with some of the other stories making news around the world police in the u.s. state of tennessee arrested a man suspected of killing four people of a restaurant in nashville a manhunt was launched on sunday afternoon after the gunman fled the scene of the fatal shootings police believe the suspect is mentally unstable. yemeni rebels say their political leader. seen here in file footage was killed in an airstrike carried out by the saudi led coalition last week. was the head of the goofy back political body which runs most of northern europe. and us thought director oliver stone is visiting iran for the fudge at the international film festival and als

." >> tonight, attack in toronto. a van jumping a curb, plowing into pedestrians on a crowded street. eyewitness accounts from the scene. >> all these people on the streets getting hit one by one. it's really bad out there. >> at least ten dead. the driver taken alive after aiming an object at police, claiming to have a gun. why are these kinds of vehicle attacks becoming more prevalent? >>> plus raising the bar. the roseanne revival scoring record viewers in its season premie premiere. >> what's up, deplorable? >> but is the politically charged comedy divide organize uniting america? professional pollster frank luntz takes us inside the minds of democrats and republicans, watching the show together. the jokes and the plot lines that really moved the needle. >>> and new u.n. prince on the block. prince william and princess kate stepping out with their baby boy. the royal images taking over the internet. >>> but first, the nig"nightlin five. ♪ seresto,jake...o, seresto ♪ seresto, seresto, seresto whatever your dog brin

he joins us from toronto welcome alex manasse and appeared in court this morning. good morning there phil another difficult day in toronto so twenty five year old alec the nasty end was in court still he was wearing a white forensic jumpsuit and was handcuffed now the reason he was wearing that white forensic jumpsuit is because those are put on any time and accuse clothing is taken as part of the investigation so that happened in this case by nasty and spoke his name a loudly confidently he was alert still we should also point out they did hear that there was one family member for in courts reports going around are that it was his father now that man was weeping. during the as the charges were read out to twenty five year old alec nasty and still we can tell you that zach you'll be back in court later in name police have a closer to establishing a motive. no not at this point still there are still going over all the details but to give you a sense of perhaps the mind frame that the accused twenty five year old alex in that scene was in during this is during that c

is the toronto police doing this or is it being done with federal counterparts?d is with toronto police with respect to the homicide investigations and the ongoing investigations connected to that, however, we are working in concert with our federal cou nterpa rts concert with our federal counterparts and with our provincial cou nterpa rts counterparts and with our provincial counterparts and with our provincial counterparts and other municipal agencies have called in to offer assistance if we needed. as i stated at the start, we opened all the lanes, i haven't closed anything, so the evidence closes it for us. everything is open and until we have more definitive is and then we will have more for conclusion with respect to the investigation. with the residents, as the situation unfolded, there is this an incredible shock this could happen in toronto, at the same time police and security have been preparing for these kinds of attacks, talk about these kinds of attacks, talk about the contrast between the shock for civilians and what actually happened. anywhere thi

toronto in the north end.en the reaction? there's been a lot of shock. there has been shock and people are having trouble grappling with the kind of incident that happened but at the same time, a lot of calm responsiveness around the general area. lots of delays and lots of detours and people like calmly milling about. thank you very much for painting a picture there on the streets of toronto, salmaan farooqui, a journalistjoining us live. we are getting cbc tv naming the suspect as "alec minassian", a 25—year—old man. the motive is as yet unclear. nine people have lost their lives. let's take a moment to bring you up—to—date with other news. france's president, emanuel macron, has arrived at the white house on his three—day state visit to the united states. he's the first foreign leader to be given the honour since president trump came to power. the french leader said he was looking forward to a very important tour. during the state visit, we will have the opportunity to discuss a lot of bilateral issues and

ok jeff many thanks for that jeff herrington in toronto. and they canadian prime minister justin trudeau being speaking this is what he said . obviously we're just learning about the situation through our arts grow to anyone affected we're going to obviously have more to learn and more to say coming out of coming hours the world out of iraq. and we will keep you up to date with that story as and when we get more information about it we're going to catch up now with some of the other news stories making headlines around the world police in the u.s. state of tennessee have arrested a man suspected of killing four people at a restaurant in nashville a manhunt was launched on sunday off the new north to the gunman fled the scene of the fatal shootings police believe the suspect is mentally unstable. french president has arrived in washington for a three day state visit seen as a test of his relationship with u.s. president donald trump trade ties in the iran nuclear deal are expected to dominate their agenda michael and his wife and you to have

let's listen into the toronto mayor and police chief. >> today at 1:26 in the arve noon the toronto police received a 911 call. officers were come together scene. and what happened was approximately 26 minute later a male was arrested in a white rental truck, and he was taken into custody without incident. right now we have under arrest alex manasia sage 25. it appears he's from rm hills, not toronto. at this point in time we have officers working day shift. we called in our knowledge and midnight crews to come -- we called in our evening and midnight crews to make sure the business community is not compromised in any way. non-uniform officers are told if they have any use of force equipment, to have them object standby -- have them on standby if we have to put them out to make sure the city is safe and sound. we appreciate the numerous witnesses who have come forward. but we are still look for more witnesses. we are making an appeal to anyone who saw anything or has any information with regards to this investigation to call the hotline that we have. this an investigative hotline specific

just north of toronto. minister commenting officially. >> our hearts go out to anyone affected, we're going to have more to learn, more to say in the coming hours. and -- >> as this is all just coming in, we have no idea of the extent of injuries, how many injured, we just know it's multiple. that is toronto, where we're keeping a close eye. number two, the driver of that van is now in custody. take a look at these photos, tweeted out by nashville police department, this is the man who naked with the exception of a jagged walked into a waffle house in the early morning hours of sunday in tennessee, and 34urded four people before running out. he has now been caught. he is in custody, he was found in some wooded area out behind his apartment complex. let's start there, nick valencia, they caught him, looks like his right shoulder is scratched up, i don't know if they caught him in some sort of tussle, but thank goodness they got him. >> he was believed to be armed with at least a handgun. four of the guns he

what is the reaction in toronto ? what is the reaction in toronto?e friends with everybody. just a sense of disbelief. we really appreciate it. details from toronto over the next few hours. here is carol with a look at this morning's weather. good morning all. of england and wales, producing some rain as we go through the day. rain as we go through the day. of that rain will be persistent, the odd burst will be happy as well. odd burst will be happy as well. mixture of bright spells, sunshine and showers. and showers. cloud streaming in from the atlantic across oui’ shores. cloud streaming in from the atlantic across our shores. across our shores. will pep up as it moves a bit further north. further north. a complicated set up producing this rain. producing this rain. this is thejet stream right across us. stream right across us. remember that fine weather we had last week? it was to the north of us then. so this morning cloudy start. see where we have the rain coming in. in. ireland, northern england and scotland. scotland. heavy, with some hail and

jane: the mayor toronto has appealed for calm. how nervous are other cities, do you think, around the area, and is information about this attack being shared with them? jack: certainly, information sharing always enters into the picture when you have ate totentiaorist attack. this is a terror attack, we just don't know the motivation yet. information sharing with other localities around toronto, throughout canada, and of course, the united states is happening as we eak. we are always sharing information and looking for those linkages, looking for any other individuals who might be copycat actors or might be individuals who are part of a r aster network of ter this may be the first of several. i'm not saying it is, what you --an but youto make sure that those things are found out and uncovered as quickly as possible.ja : thank you very much for joining me from philadelphia. today president -- france's president emmanuel macron landed in washington for the start of a three-day visit and has been welcomed at the white house. tonight

a 25-year-old man, not from the toronto area. we are working to get that audio prepare to get you more information. >>> engine problems can cause an airliner to half to let prematurely for precaution, or sometimes even in an emergency. that what happened to that southwest airliner last week was truly rare. >>> this family was told they have to leave that rental property. coming up next, why a southbay housing authority said they had no choice but to give them 25 days to move out. >>> teacher walkouts and strikes have built momentum nationally. some area teachers now are following the lead and hear their demands when they come up that's back coming up. >>> it is cooling off a little bit this week and we will talk about how far those temperatures will drop. >>> the rents are too high. >> dozens of demonstrators rallied outside of the oakland city hall today in support of an initiative that would expand rent control rules. community organizers say they have gathered enough signatures to put the affordable housing act on the november

our top stories — a van ploughs into pedestrians at high speed in toronto, killing 10 and injuring 15ore. the events that happened on the street behind us are horrendous, but they do not appear to be connected in any way to national security based on the information available at this time. the suspected driver who's been arrested is named as 25—year—old alek minassian. emmanuel macron begins his us state visit, but with three days of talks ahead, will his ties with president trump rea p rewards 7 in the uk, the government offers citizenship and compensation to the caribbean immigrants known as the windrush generation. from hollywood to bollywood — allegations of sexual harassment span the entertainment industry. and the duke and duchess of cambridge introduce the world to their new baby boy. he's fifth in line to the throne. hello. 10 people have been killed by a van that was driven at high speed onto the pavement for several blocks in the canadian city of toronto. another 15 people are injured. the driver fled the scene, but was arrested soon afterwards. canadian media are naming him

of confrontation between the toronto p.d. and this suspect. brooke? >> one of the eyewitnesss reported seeing a stroller flying up in the air. do we have any idea from police how many people have been injured? >> initially there may have been as many as 8 to 10 people injured. one eyewitness said he saw a number of people giving cpr on the ground. the same witness also reported four bodies he could identify. police came out and sid they needed more time to confirm the number of injuries on the ground after initially saying 8 to 10 people. >> as soon as we get more information, we'll get you back on tv. in the meantime, let's -- i said a second ago, we wanted to honor the lives of those lost. we have kila desilva. i wanted to thank both of you for coming on and my sincerist condolences for the loss of your brother. >> thank you. >> much appreciated. >> if i could begin with you, beatty. you were at waffle house, we have been reporting the last hour that this man has been caught and is in custody, and faces four criminal counts

news channel joining us tonight from toronto thank you. well the united nations has told a donor conference in brussels that a fresh humanitarian crisis must be avoided in syria tensions have escalated there after a suspected chemical weapons attack in duma earlier this month with international stakeholders in the crisis at loggerheads the u.n. says more needs to be done for ordinary syrians. the war in syria has claimed an estimated half a million lives according to monitors as hopes for peace are shattered daily aid organizations have run out of funds to provide humanitarian assistance at a conference in brussels donors are trying to raise three and a half billion dollars to help poor refugees who work together to make it to full instead get rid of slaves wherever we can until that i do support those communities . and the host come to see to shoulder the enormous responsibilities they have taken all over the people. of the eleven million syrians who've been driven from their homes six million are internally displaced while more than five

and we begin tonight with that horrific attack in downtown toronto. a driver appearing to aim for pedestrians. that van coming to a halt on a sidewalk, but not until after so many had been struck and killed. a trail of the injured along the street, too, more than a dozen hurt. then, the con fron trafrontatio the driver and police. tonight, that suspect is in custody, his eye tentdy just released. tom llamas leads us off from toronto tonight. >> reporter: tonight, the race to save lives after the deadly van attack. nine dead and more than a dozen wounded after a driver in this white van jumped the curb, plowing through pedestrians on a major street in toronto. >> vehicle, personal injury, intersection of yonge street and finch avenue. >> reporter: it was lunchtime, just before 1:30 p.m. the van driving 16 blocks, nearly a mile and a half, ramming into people again and again. >> he just went on the sidewalk, he just started hitting everybody, man. he hit everybody on the sidewalk. anybody in his way, he would hit. the bus stop, everything all shattered.

security remains high but toronto's mayor urged people to stay calm.f tragedy, it is not representative of tragedy, it is not representative of how we live or anything to do with life in the city on a day—to—day basis and i hope people will reflect on that, we affirm that. last night a candlelit vigil was set up to remember those who died. people are talking but we need a place to heal and express ourselves because this is a horrible tragedy unfortunately that has struck a very peaceful and friendly community, so multicultural and diverse. both the community and the police are now trying to answer the same question. why? 0ur correspondent, nada tawfik, is in toronto and a short time ago sent us this update on the investigation. alek minassian is a 25—year—old, a student, a local resident from the richmond hill area of toronto, and police say he was not previously known to them and so they really are going to be relying on their interrogation of him to piece together what his motive was. now, the minister for public safety has said he is not connected t

por ahora el servicio de metro de toronto fue suspendido. de la calle. ayleen: por supuesto, como apenas estÁ bajo investigaciÓn han decidido bloquearlo. los paramÉdicos estÁn en la zona para auxiliar a la gente. carolina:esto ocurre cuando varios paÍses del g7 estaban llegando a canadÁ. ayleen: hay que recordar que esto enseguida nos viene a la mente con otros atentados que han ocurrido. carolina: justo con camiones o vehÍculos que tratan de atropellar a personas. carolina: serÍa importante destacar que segÚn las primeras informaciones que hemos estado recibido poco a poco, los testigos dicen que el hombre iba dando uno a uno a cada una de las personas que se montaron en la calle. ayleen: exactamente, pÉrez-- pero te repito, no se sabe si se trata de un accidente o de un acto deliberado. hablÓ el primer ministro trudeau y dijo que estaba muy apenado por lo sucedido. carolina:por supuesto que firmo muy de cerca lo que ocurriendo pronto. allÍ fue fundado uno de los primeros periÓdicos de canadÁ y tambiÉn es una zona bastante importante, es un

all canadians stand united with toronto today.won't discuss possible motives. they're also stressing their investigation still has weeks to run. nick bryant, bbc news, toronto. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: the fight against malaria has stalled for the first time in a decade. we take a look at why, and what's being done to beat the disease. also on the programme: while relations between north and south korea seem to be warming up, some young south korean‘s are less enthusiastic about reunification. the stars and stripes at half—mast outside columbine high, the school sealed off, the bodies of the dead still inside. i never thought that they would actually go through with it. some places have already had nearly as much rain as they'd normally expect in an entire year. for millions of americans, the death of richard nixon in a new york hospital has meant conflicting emotions, a national day of mourning next wednesday sitting somehow uneasily with the abiding memories of the shame of watergate. a

a terrifying afternoon in downtown toronto --deputy chief peter yuen, toronto, canada: i ask the city of toronto to pray for all victims as a van crashed into people walking along the street.mos: "he just went on the sidewalk. he just started hitting everybody. he hit every single person on the sidewalk. anybody in his way, he would hit. the bus stop, everything got shattered. there was a lady in there i saw."one man says he followed the vehicle -- to check on the driver.mos: "i thought he had a heart attack or something. so i was trying to chase him down in a way. to catch up and see what happened. all i seen is this guy was crumbling, i mean he was going 70, 80 clicks. he's just hitting people one by one. oh man. it was a nightmare, man."officials say it will be a long investigation deputy chief peter yuen, toronto, canada: the driver is in custody right now and hes being investigated for those events that happened this afternoon witnesses say the van traveled up to a mile -- hitting anything and anyone in its way.mos: "it was a gruesome scene. it was really bad out there. i couldn'

nick bryant, bbc news, toronto.on leader nikol pashinyan has called for renewed protests, after talks he was due to attend with the country's acting prime minister karen karapetyan were cancelled. the acting prime minister said he's concerned by the agenda proposed by the opposition leader. mr pashinyan led 11 days of protests, that ended on monday with the resignation of serzh sargsyan as prime minister. the uk's medicines regulator has said valproate — an epilepsy drug that can damage unborn babies — should no longer be prescribed to women and girls of childbearing age unless they're made fully aware of the risks. it's thought around 20,000 children in the uk have been left with disabilities caused by valproate. it was introduced in the 1970s. our health editor hugh pym explains. andy, returning from school today, has serious learning disabilities. that's because his mother, emma, took the drug sodium valproate for her epilepsy while she was pregnant. she wasn't warned of the risks. i would not have had my child.

is in shock this is not something we see very often or expect in toronto or this country at all and the way things have worked out i mean the tragedy the way it happened itself the people are poor into the streets there's been vigils as well as the fact that we've heard from our government leaders in and people across the board from just outpouring from around the world but as it stands right now the motive behind the crime is unknown and police are trying to get to the bottom of that horrible circumstance and from everybody here and i'm sure from all the boom busters our thoughts and where appropriate prayers are with everybody and your your colleagues and companions up there ok back to drugs now maybe need some drugs after that alex tell us about what's been going on so far you know all the big drug makers have not reported their q one yet but how are they doing so far. well we really have to look at last year's numbers to get sort of a taste of what's happening this year if you look at last year that actually the profits rose to before and fifty three billion dollars but there wa

this morning, new video of that moment a rental van plowed through pedestrians on a busy street in toronto. >> everyone started running and screaming, and he hit this one lady, and she went flying. >> the death toll now rising. authorities calling this an attack. dramatic video as police confront the driver. >> i have a gun in my pocket. >> i don't care. get down. >> i have a gun in my pocket. >> this morning the investigation, was it terrorism? and the security precautions back here at home. >>> health concerns this morning for former president george h.w. bush admitted to the hospital just hours after barbara bush's funeral. what doctors are saying about his condition. >>> a rare look inside the oval office as president trump gives a tour to the leader of france. the final preparations for tonight's first state dinner in the trump white house. the menu, the message and who is not invited. >>> those stories, plus the mystery circles in the arctic baffling scientists. >>> the flaming meals that were a bit too flaming for these restaurant sprinklers. >>> and, america, meet the jetsons. the

police in canada questioning a suspect after a van drove onto a crowded sidewalk in toronto killing ten people and injuring fifteen other officers say there's appears to have been a deliberate attack but there's no link to any organization or wide applause daniel lack reports from toronto. bystanders watched in horror as a rented van was driven at speed from a busy street onto a sidewalk full of people shoppers commuters students and residents were among the victims he just went on the sidewalk he just started ending everybody he had every single person on the sidewalk anybody in his they wouldn't i saw three or four bodies lying on the grounds on the people were getting c.p.r. and i have to go back and like really enter from a distance and i just got lost and i saw the you know what you just. want to know so many people just. stopped the car not even just a couple. in this cell phone video alone policeman confronts the driver who waves an object perhaps pretending it's a gun he's heard to shout kill me kill me but the armed policeman didn't shoot and made an arrest in front of the van

bnickryant, bbc news, toronto.ane: i was joined a short time ago by the bbc's nada tawfik from toronto. thanks for joining m what more do we know about minassian and any possible motive? nada: we know investigators are trying to piece together who he was, because he had never done anything to get on t radar, and we know he is not connected to any organized terror group. what police have been saying is that they are coming through his social-media posts, they made reference to a cryptic facebook post that he made, and when reporters asked about his mental health, the chief detective said that it was too early to comment on that. but they do believe he wasn't motivated by any kind of terror-related motive. they have instead been looking into his past at a local college here. he was a student at senecaco ege here. students have been speaking toca locadian media about how he was very much a loner, very quiet, but not someone they evea would reganecessarily threatening. jane: the signs of the attack are still clearly vi

nick bryant, bbc news, toronto.hat at least 10 people have been killed and dozens more injured after a fire at an illegal oil well in northern indonesia. authorities say the blaze, in aceh province, was sparked by an oil spill that engulfed at least three houses and is still out of control. in a statement the disaster agency said pipe welding at the site may have been the cause. the armenian opposition leader, nikol pashinian, has called for renewed protests after talks he was due to attend with the country's acting prime minister karen karapitsian were cancelled. the acting prime minister said he was concerned by the agenda proposed by the opposition leader. mr pashinian led eleven days of protests that ended on monday with the resignation of sergh sarkisyan as prime minister. the uk's medicines regulator has said valproate, an epilepsy drug that can damage unborn babies, should no longer be prescribed to women and girls of childbearing age unless they are made fully aware of the risks. it's thought around 20,000 c

for the latest on what's going on in toronto and the loss of life hello there and welcome to sportsdayi had last night, for one piece of silverware, most are either known as liverpool hope to conquer europe again. —— mo salah. everton win with a performance which will have one sam allardyce‘s critics around. —— which will not have one. and concussion hits hardly again forcing him out of the summer's tour of south africa. good evening. this has to be one of the defining nights in liverpool's season. the defining nights in liverpool's season. mo salah will be at the centre of it. his goal, all 41 of them helping the egyptian forward to them helping the egyptian forward to the pfa player of the year award. and a couple more against roma in the champions league semifinal could see liverpool crowned kings of europe once again. our sports editor brough reports. it's been an exhilarating european adventure that's revived memories of past glories. the ruble have exceeded expectations on the journey to the last for the champions league, even knocking out runaway premier league winners man city.

eleven pm moscow time tonight a van has crashed earlier into protests trains in the canadian city of toronto police report at least eight people are injured a correspondent bring us up to speed on that. got up to a new partnership blossoms of international politics as the french and american presidents bond over a mutual dislike of seriously. the number of activists questioning the west's narrative of being singled out as kremlin controlled online we speak to one blogger accused by the u.k. government of being a russian boss indeed. the british government if they can't even confirm that i'm not an automaton how can we believe anything they have to see about the evidence the how the school and syria's chemical attack. on a cameraman says he has a video evidence showing that a palestinian boy was shot dead by israeli forces on the gaza border on friday posed no threat to the soldiers there and when i killed him he wasn't carrying a stone or a sling shot or a knife he was acting like everyone else in the march. it's covered over this has strayed into business and that breaking using scene retin

toronto police have confirmed that they are looking at that cryptic facebook message that was left byminassianjust facebook message that was left by alek minassian just moments before the attack as part of the investigation. in it he prepares to a rebellion, referring to an online group of men that think of themselves as involuntary celibates and have posted here at full comments about women and minorities, blaming them for their sexual frustration. he referenced a california man who went on a rampage and killed six students in 2014 who also identified as somebody in that community. the premiere of toronto would not confirm that is what they are looking at as a key motive of this attack, but she did shave she was disturbed by the misogynistic and hateful language used. today has been a typical april day. we have seen plenty of showers, but for many areas we started off with clear, sunny skies. you can see how the cloud has been building in across the whole of the uk. that was the view from space, but earlier this morning you could see the cloud starting to grow in cornwall. they grew