White House dinner shooting sparks security scare

0:00This morning, new details on the shooter who stormed the White House Correspondents in a triggering panic, how he slipped through security and his possible motive as Donald Trump brands him a whack job. Plus, what the scare means for King Charles's visit to the US is due to land within hours were live with the latest. What's up this morning? Jet fuel blitz, for a Minister Penny Wong, heads to East Asia over fears our supplies under threat and history made the marathon runner who crossed the finish line in under two hours. Live across Australia, this is some lies early news. Good morning. We're learning new details this morning about the man who stormed the White House Correspondents in a guns blazing, sparking a major security scare in Washington, D.C. Let's go live to Marley Hogan for the latest developments on this and Marley, the President

1:00described the shooter as a lone wolf. Any good morning. That is what investigators do believe at this stage. The suspected shooter has been identified as Colt Thomas Allen, 31-year-old from California. Investigators have been searching a room here at this hotel where they believe that he was a guest and also a home on the other side of the country in California. Now, the acting attorney general has said that they believe that this man was attempting to target the President and other members of the Trump administration, but said at this stage of the investigation they believe that's likely, but it is still early and they have not determined an exact motive. They have found writings and also electronic messages that they are going through. The U.S. President Donald Trump described it as a manifesto, but then did not elaborate on that. What we know about what took place last night is that this man was able to come down into the lobby of the hotel and charge a secret service security checkpoint.

2:00Now, he only made it a few meters through that checkpoint, but he did open fire. Secret service agent was hit, but his bullet professed its job and that man is going to be okay. That cold Thomas Allen was taken into custody where he is being questioned, but the President was escorted from that room. Other high officials on the Trump administration were all escorted and evacuated by secret service as hundreds of journalists ducked for cover under those tables. He is what the President had to say about it. Malania was very cognizant, I think, of what happened. I think she knew immediately what happened. She was saying, that's a bad noise and we were whisked away. They seemed to think he was a lone wolf and he's a sick person, a very sick person. The suspected shooter is facing two federal charges. They could grow, was this investigation does continue. The handgun and the shotgun police say they believe that he purchased them legally a

3:04few years ago, ready? And Malania the king and queen are flying to the US within hours. How does this affect their upcoming visit? Well it is safe to assume that security, that we reassessing security at this stage. The palace has released a statement saying that they will be in constant communication with security here in the United States, but at this stage it does appear that the trip is going to go ahead as scheduled, but no doubt security will be very tight around that stage, is it? Yeah, we'll hear more about it this morning. Thank you, Marley, they're Marley Hogan live in Washington, DC. Thank you. In Raken News, a learner motorbike rider is fighting for life after a crash in cities northwest. Shortly after 11.30 last night, the 17-year-old girl slammed into a roundabout and came off her bike at Box Hill. She was treated for severe head injuries and flown to Westmead Hospital in a critical condition. Four, so-called ISIS brides and their nine children have reportedly secured tickets to fly back to Australia, like to Josh Martin in Canberra, Josh, their risking criminal

4:08charges coming home. Good morning, Eddie. You might remember it from earlier in the year this group of ISIS brides were preparing to come back to Australia. It was reported that the government had sent them temporary passports through a delegate. Well, now a smaller group of four women and nine children have left the al-Roj camp in Northeast Syria. They've made their way to Damascus and are preparing to fly back to Australia. The Sydney Morning held reports they do have playing tickets. Obviously that earlier trip plan of the year was thwarted when the Iran war broke out. So this group will now prepare to come back to Australia. The women say they're prepared to be charged with criminal offenses just to get back to Australia. They have been in that Syrian refugee camp for seven years after the fall of the Islamic State caliphate. This story will generate a lot of political debate this week, Eddie. No doubt. Thank you, Josh. Well, five minutes to Penny Wong is embarking on a jet fuel blitz across East Asia to shore up our national supply.

5:09She invited Japan this morning to meet with officials there before speaking to her counterparts in China and South Korea. It comes as countries consider placing export controls on aviation fuel, which could spell disaster for our local industries. About 80% of Australia's jet fuel is imported. Opposition leader Angus Taylor has weighed in on Australia's immigration debate, claiming bad migrants tend to come from bad countries. The comments came as Pauline Hansen joined hundreds of protesters in front of federal parliament yesterday demanding immigration numbers be cut. You have to do it in a melancholy way. You have to bring in the right people who want to assimilate. The one nation leader tarting immigration reformers poles put her party in front in the southern New South Wales seat of Farrah by a election will be held there in a fortnight. The street has been made in the London marathon overnight. Kenyan Sebastian Sarway became the first man to break the two hour barrier in a new world

6:11record time of one hour, 59 minutes and 30 seconds. The defending champion finished 11 seconds behind Ethiopian Yomif Kilchelka. Both runners shut at the previous world record of two hours 35 seconds. Another runner from Ethiopia also set a record in the women's race defending her crown in two hours, 15 minutes and 41 seconds. A quick look at Monday's weather now, possible shower in Brisbane, 24 degrees, any possible mostly sunny rather in 25, same for Canberra, 23 degrees, mostly sunny also in Melbourne with the top of 20, Hobart, mostly sunny in 20, Adelaide, 24, mostly sunny there too, but a cloud around in Perth, 27 degrees, mostly sunny in Darwin, 34. Head on the sunrise, early news, arrested while the cameras were rolling, a so-called looks-maxing influence of Buster during his own live stream, relief for the failure of fishermen missing for more than 20 hours. And tourist icon, or I saw Melbourne's famous wheel, is coming back.