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He was never leaving. katrina was probably the most intelligent person i knew. and she had impeccable character. >> and joining us by phone, dr. charles comboit at the university in sidney, australia. i want to start with this. sir, this man was out on bail, the security services knew who this guy was, the gunman here and still able to get a shot combun and do this. that has to be a big problem viewed in australia? >> good afternoon. and yes, certainly an issue of concern and getting a lot of coverage, but as some of the them have pointed out.

Which is what the police say they are calling it as we speak. back to you. >> gregg palkot. ing thanks. >> the hostage situation in sydney playing out. americans evacuated from the area as the state department issues a warning for citizens to remain vigilant. here at home new york city cops are closely monitoring the situation. >> doug luzader is joining us with the story. >> both the white house and sta state department have put up statements on this. for the state department this threat is very real. take a look at the map of sidnesidne -- sydney. this is where the hostage situation is takin...

1.5% there. that afternoon reprieve in tokyo came after news that the bank of japan was pumping another $60 billion of emergency cash into the country's financial system. now in shanghai, nuclear energy firms were hit about it news that china is suspending the approval of new nuclear projects. meanwhile, in sidney where the main aussie benchmark ended down fractionally. uranium companies posted losses. both the shanghai and the sidney indices managed to keep losses to just under .5% while the hang seng here in hong kong ended the day down by more than 1.8%. now let's look at how the yen is m...

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