Transcripts For CSPAN Key Capitol Hill Hearings 20151114 : v

CSPAN Key Capitol Hill Hearings November 14, 2015

Just to remind you if youre just joining us, there have been multiple shootings and explosions that have plunged paris into chaos. And france into a state of emergency. Shootings at multiple locations. We believe seven different locations. Three explosions near a National Sports stadium in france weather was in International Football match taking place this evening. The president was in attendance at the scene. Francois hollande was rushed from the stadium safely and taken to the palace in central paris where there was an emergency meeting of his ministers. From that there was a declaration of a state of emergency. There was also another shooting incident at a location called the bataclan, a wellknown concert venue in central paris in the 11th. We will join our reporter sue it was at the bataclan. We understand the situation is still very much ongoing. We understand there was a number of men who inside the venue and fired a gun. Can you take us from there please. Reporter it was difficult to see the inside, but the front of the bataclan where we are standing as you can imagine. We were positioned from several hundred meters away from the concert hall itself. We were pretty much guessing that was going on from the sound of public and here. Ago were2530 minute several detonations. It sounded like gunfire as those explosions. It sounded to me, though i am not a ballistic experts, there may have been stunned grenade involved. It suggested to me that perhaps an assault was underway and it now seems that was indeed the case. Somebody had a slightly different angle than i did saw a ladder bataclan on the front of the. He saw people climbing down the ladder. It suggests it polices all was underway and it might now have wrapped up. The report from the scene is that shortly after we heard those sounds, about 20 minutes ambulances and fire trucks start moving around the perimeter which they had not done. Nothing, no vehicle had moved. And they started moving in a slow i would hesitate to use the word literally pace that once againace, reinforcing the idea that the scene may be over. The hostage situation may be over. Try tole your pleas and find out more to possibly can and we will come back to you in a few moments. How reported in the 11th. Boulevard voltaire where the bataclan is. James is watching things online it has been throughout the evening. You have clearly pick up lots about what is and happening at the bataclan. Reported no by various sources, including the Reuters News Agency that the operation to secure the bataclan is now over. Reuters reporter on the scene has been told the operation is over. Weve been told also that two of the government gunmen have been killed and they have now secured that location. The band playing, eagles of death metal has issued a statement on facebook. We are still trying to determine the safety and whereabouts of all of our band and crew. Our thoughts are with all the people involved in this tragic situation. Witnesses have been talking about the fact that the building was being evacuated during the operation. One witness saying many people were slowly coming out of the building either with her hands of other heads or stretchers. Of themd the bulk looked very young, making it particularly sad event to witness. One other thing to note is that the central authorities have had 200 soldiers are sending in 200 soldiers to secure the 10th and 11th of paris. Paris authorities are saying to people please stay at home. Majorso to exercise great vigilance. They are asking people to try to help them in securing these areas. Which wek at the have not had all that much information from largely because when there is a big event at the stadium they have 80,000 people and the mobile phone coverage just does not work. The information we have had from the stadium has been weve had it confirmed by Police Numerous there were two suicide bombers and another bomb. Those of the three explosions we heard. The president of the french the Law Federation has confirmed that three are dead and more injured. I dont know that includes the two suicide bombers because we can effect they have perished in the attack. Lets bring in someone at the game. President francois along was there to watch the game. He was taken into paris and a state of emergency across france across the whole country. Lets listen to Francois Hollande. My deart hollande fellow citizens, as i speak terrorist attacks of an unprecedented scale are taking place in the paris area. Several dozen have been killed. Many have been wounded. It is a horror. Orders we have mobilized all possible forces so that we can neutralize the terrorists and secure all areas that could be affected. I also ask for reinforcements from the military. They have already been deployed in the paris area. We had no further so that no further attacks can take place. Emergencyled an Cabinet Meeting that will take place shortly. Two decisions will be taken. A state of emergency has been declared which means some places will be closed. Andfic will be stopped police searches may be conducted throughout the region. A state of emergency will be effective throughout the french territories. Decision ive taken as the closure of french borders. We must ensure that no one can enter our country to commit acts of terrorism in whatever form. At the same time this means that those that have committed these crimes can be found and arrested if they try to leave the country. Event that isible once again come upon us. We know where the threat is coming from. Whenever the criminals are. We know who the terrorists are. In this extremely difficult moment when he did share our thoughts of the numerous victims, their families, and those that even wounded. We need to show compassion and solidarity. We also need to show unity and keep calm. In the face of terror france must stay strong and stand tall. The authorities must be very firm and they will be. We must also everyone to be responsible. What the terrorists want is for everyone to be scared. They want to put fear into us. There is reason to be afraid. Chilling, but in the face of this fear our nation knows how to defend itself and it will once again be to terrorists. Beat the terrorists. French citizens, we have not finished the operation. Its a difficult times lie ahead. Our Security Forces are curing out a rate inside paris. I ask all of you to keep your faith and hours and what our Security Forces can do to save our country from acts of terrorism. Long live the republic. Long live france. Francois hollande talking about the events that unfolded this evening in paris and the situation is still very much ongoing. There was an update from the bataclan. It may have been raided by the police. Emma that rate is now over. More details on this now. They are citing to paris police officials, two paris police officials, they have killed at least two attackers. Neither official convenient because it is an ongoing operation throughout the city of paris. One official described carnage inside the building, saying the attack is a toss explosives at the hostages. Both officials except the toll of victims to rise. We dont know how many hostages were inside that building. We have had numbers ranging from 60 to 100. If they tossed explosives at the hostages, this could be a deeply disturbing development. Lets bring in our reporter at the palace in central paris. Overview. Reporter a Cabinet Meeting is currently taking place. President hollande is meeting with his Prime Minister, his interior minister and his Justice Minister to try to discuss what emergency measures they can put into place. Francois hollande earlier said a state of emergency would be declared across the french territory, meaning that traffic to be shut down in paris and certain areas. Security forces are expected create socalled protection zones in the french capital. We can expect more police raids and military forces are expected to be boosted. Already several metro tube lines event shut, here security is extremely tight. All the roads leading to the president ial palace have been blocked by police, Security Forces. These are exceptional powers given to Security Forces considering the size of the event. No curfew has been announced for now. The last time that state of emergency was declared in france was actually in 2005 when a riot emerged across emerged across france already under the antiterror plan. This comes 10 months after the Charlie Hebdo attacks in the french capital. 10 months later. Already 10,000 Security Forces have been deployed across france under the antiterror plan these forces will be boosted even further. We just heard from sources of the president of palace that a defense counsel meeting will take place at 9 a. M. On saturday. We also heard president hollande is not expected he will not travel there. The g 20 was about the taking place on the 15th and 16 of november and the president will not attend. Thank you very much indeed. We will get more reaction from around the world to this series of atrocities here in paris. Shootings at some seven locations we understand. Is here with with michelle is here with a look at where these happened. Michelle they are focusing a lot on the bataclan and the 11th district. We can show you the seven locations. We know they were explosions, at least three. Two of which maven suicide attacks. There was a shooting in the 11th district. Those areas coming up. What is important if they are all very close by. Central paris. Its clear that the attempt was absolute carnage and chaos in the french capital. The charlie to hebdo attacks in january. Again, an area not that far from their. If you will, we are looking at attackers really wanting to hit. He french capital they were targeting people for a specific reason. Why would anyone want to fire an Assault Rifle at a cambodian restaurant . Why at a concert hall . They are very close together. There were so many different reports coming in. We are still gathering information. One theory that a convoy of attackers was traveling around paris shooting indiscriminately. There is another theory they were a series of coordinated attacks with different attackers and set places like we just showed you on that map, 70 locations. That remains to be seen. Harris on absolute lock down this evening. The military has been called in. Those details will doubt become clear. Michelle, thank you much indeed. Emma james looking at all the moments online. We have correspondents around paris, france, and the world. Lip, rn at the white house our man at the white house. What is the reaction there . Philip the reaction was down to president obama really Quick Reaction from him. Hastily arranged by the white house. Picking up to the Briefing Room in the west wing of the white house to basically show his solidarity with france, saying this was an attack not just on paris, not just on france, but on all of humanity. The sad thing about this of course is that president obama has done this once before in such a similar on january 7. He had to get a first assessment and also message of solidarity with paris during the Charlie Hebdo attack. At the time he came out in the Briefing Room was very quick. This is when we are still trying to gather all this information and make a little bit of sense of it. Now we know a little bit more but not all that much more. He didnt know all that much at the time either. We know he is in brief by his National Security team and will continue to do so. He also was and is still scheduled to leave washington as early as tomorrow to go to the g 20 summit in turkey. Francois hollande of paris will not be at the summit. President obama also expected in paris for the Climate Summit happening there at the end of this month and at the beginning of december. Outside the white house there is a feeling of shock in washington and throughout the United States. The attacks on the Charlie Hebdo headquarters in january were followed very closely by americans around the country and that is again very much the same tonight. Much on all pretty channels with all the concentration and all the coverage coming from paris on a set evening. That speaks volume to the actual relationship between these two countries, france and the United States. This feeling we are getting that there was a lot of support coming from washington. Philip absolutely. Not just the emotional support you are seeing now from americans towards the people of paris, that similar type of message. The Emotional Message from president obama. When you will see next few days is very close operations between the Security Services here in the United States in those where you are and france in france. We also saw that in january during the Charlie Hebdo attacks. It was the American Services the new that little bit more about the attackers back in january. They were the ones to get the information that one or two the attackers had traveled to yemen and the past. And now because of that precedent in january you can be absolutely sure that probably the tightest Security Cooperation there is right now in terms of intelligence gathering will be between france and the United States. Because of the considerable intelligence gathering powers of the United States and also because of that precedent in january when the United States more it seemed then france did about those attackers and their whereabouts. Something similar might well happen over the next few days here in the United States. You can be pretty sure all these Security Services will be very closely looking very closely at the paris attacks. You have to take into account at this point is that this is a country that is very afraid of an attack on its own soil. It has now seen to happening in paris and many others throughout the world. There is a clear fear in united oftes of this them kind an attack, a mumbaistyle attack in the United States. Security measures have increased in new york city simply as a precaution. That is the kind of reaction you see here in the United States. There will always be the fear of this kind of event happening here as well. We will be coming back to you later from washington. We are hearing that Francois Hollande is on the move to visit the bataclan concert hall, the one weve been talking about. Lets bring in now the words of someone who was at the scene when this attack took place, roundabout between 9 15 and 9 45 this evening in paris at the bataclan. Lets hear from an eyewitness. Is very strange because am actually very calm. I dont the guy actually realized what is going on other than i was on the first floor of the venue. I was with a friend and we were in the middle of a concert, listening to the music, having a good time. All of a sudden we heard gunshots. They were quite highpitched. At first i thought it was a joke on behalf of the band. I thought maybe they were playing a joke on us and i did not actually believe it. Kept goingts get and going and people started screaming and ducking and hiding behind the chairs and the seats. Thats when we realized we had to get out. Jenny watson it was at the bataclan concert hall for that heavy metal gig that ended in tragedy. A raid by the police blending you cover senate on cspan from france 24 about the terrorist shootings. Shootings in the french capital tonight. The latest numbers they are getting from police. 100 people possibly dead in these attacks. We will be taking your phone calls and look back at what president obama said earlier tonight about the attacks. Also want to show you this story here from the Huffington Post up to 100 people held hostage. France closing its borders in response to these attacks. Several dozen people have been killed in a series of attacks in paris. The Associated Press reporting around 1 00 a. M. Paris time saturday morning that police have completed a rate of the citys bataclan concert hall were 100 hostages were being held. Two hostage takers reportedly killed. A declared state of emergency. A look at some tweaks tonight. The terrorist attacks in paris tonight. My thoughts and prayers are with the victims and their families. , from donald trump my prayers are with the victims and hostages in the horrible terrorist attacks. May god be with you all. There is a sickness in the world as we got with him he must come together to confront it. America should be that unity. That from senator Lindsey Graham. We are taking your phone calls republicans, 7488922. Nce, 202 we will take your phone call from a look at what president obama had to say after the attacks on the white house tonight. The president is coming in right now. President obama it evening everybody. I just wanted to make a few brief comments about the attacks across paris tonight. Once again we have seen an outrageous attempt to terrorize innocent civilians. This is an attack not just on paris, not just on the people of france, but this is an attack on all of humanity in the universal values we share. We stand prepared and ready to provide whatever assistance that the government and the people of france need to respond. France is our oldest ally, the french people have stood shoulder to shoulder with United States time and again. We want to be clear we stand together with them in the fight against terrorism and extremism. Paris itself represents the timeless value of human progress. Those that

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