it was not the right decision. it was the wrong decision, period. there s no excuse for that. again, i wasn t there, but i m just telling you from what we know, we believe there should have been an entry as soon as you can. hey, when there s an active shooter the rules change. it s no longer okay, it s no longer barricaded. you don t have time. and, by the way, texas embraces active shooter training, active shooter certification, and that doctrine requires officers, we don t care what agency you re from, you don t have to have a leader on the scene. every officer lines up, stacks up, goes and finds where the rounds are being fired and keep shooting until the subject is dead, period. but that s not what happened. let s get to cnn s shimon prokupecz. you have been there on the scene trying to get answers for days and this afternoon we got them and they re devastating. reporter: they are truly devastating. and you just feel for these families, to hear the police, the leadi
The leader of the self declared republic says it will cease to exist in the new year. And well bring you tributes tonight to sir michael gambom. He has died at the age of 82. Good evening, still a pretty confused picture in rotterdam right now. But dutch Police Say Three people were killed after a gunman fired shots first at an apartment in rotterdam, and then in a classroom at the erasmus medical centre, which is a university hospital. At the apartment, the victims was a 39 year old woman, at the apartment, the victims were a 39 year old woman, and her 14 year old daughter died in hospitalfrom her injuries. The attacker then travelled to the hospital, where he shot and killed a 46 year old man, a doctor who taught there. Both locations were set on fire the suspect was a University Student who was wearing camouflage and a bulletproof vest during the attacks. He was arrested by armed police on the helipad of the university. Graham satchell reports. Emergency services in the centre of ro
it is 3:00 a.m. in tel aviv. for hours we have been seeing and hearing signs that israel s campaign against hamas in gaza is in a new phase. strikes. people in gaza telling cnn that strikes now the most intense they have seen so far. in addition to this air and artillery bombardment that appears to be growing in tempo, israeli troops today launched what they are calling an expanded operation into gaza. an idf spokesman, rear admiral daniel ha garry says, quote, the military is expanding their ground operations. he dismissed reports of a possible deal to free more hostages and said that gaza s largest hospital, al shifa, was the site of a hamas command and control center. he offered everyday, cell phone intercept reported to be between two gazans discussing the site. admiral hangar ri also had a warning. quote, when medical facilities are used for terror purposes, they re liable to use their protection from attack in accordance with international law. meantime, at another hosp
So theres no training behind this. Theres no standard attack in any of this. So, actually, we can see it going any way. But i think the i think the longer it goes on without violence the more likely there wont be any. Welcome back, everybody. Im john vause at the cnn center. Im natalie allen. Thank you for joining us. Weve been here several hours with this breaking news out of australia. And we will continue to bring you the latest now. And wed like to welcome our viewers in the United States and all around the world. Wed like to give you the update now. A gunman is Still Holding an unknown number of people at a lindt coffee shop in sydneys Main Business district. Sky News Australia reports that the Hostage Taker, seen here, is calling himself the brother. He has forced hostages to speak with three Media Outlets over the phone. He apparently has two demands. He wants an isis flag. He also wants a conversation with australias Prime Minister. We also have video of five hostages who manag
casey stegall joins us from texas. it sounds like the suspect s wife is in jail as well. yes. it s possible. we know more people are behind bars as well as you heard the sheriff saying that was a little bit of a surprise to us. although there was some indication last night that if they find out people were aiding and abetting, hiding this criminal as this manhunt was underway that those people could face charges so that s possible as well so we just got that update from officials over in liberty county. they just wrapped that up. all of the a agencies involved also taking a little bit of a victory lap. now that the manhunt is officially over. and with little fanfare, i might add. the 38-year-old alleged gunman didn t put up a fight. francisco oropesa found hiding under a closet in a pile of clothes not far from the crime scene itself. the suspect will appear before a court later today by video conference from jail.