Suspect in Toronto Tragedy will Appear in Court Today; Mass Killing Suspect in Tennessee to Appear in Court on Wednesday; U.K. Awaits for the Name of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge Third Child
LU STOUT: Coming to you live from Hong Kong. Welcome back. This is "News Stream." Now, in less than two hours, the man accused of driving a van into pedestrians in one of Canada's biggest cities will appear in a Toronto court room. Ten people were killed and 15 wounded in Monday's attack. Police say it appears to have been a deliberate act. Canadian investigators say they are piecing together information about the suspect, Alek Minassian. The big question now is all about motive. CNN's Alex Marquardt is standing by for us in Toronto. He joins us now. Alex, tells us more about the suspect. We know that he is due in court today, but what do we know about him and why he did what he did?</s>ALEX MARQUARDT, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Yes, Kristie. We're also standing by from comments from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, but we are expecting to get more answers about the alleged attack or when he appears in court in just an hour and a half's time. That's when he'll be arraigned and that's when we'll learn more about the charges. But for now, motive is the big question, what led him to carry out this horrific attack. The police say that it definitely appears to have been deliberate, but they are very quick to say that this was not driven by terror. They said this was not a national security threat, that they didn't think that there are any other attacks out there. And as result, they have not raised the terror threat level. So, they are still very much looking to motive, and of course, the charges that we get in around an hour and a half will indicate what they think the motivation actually was. Now, one thing they are also looking into is what the alleged attacker, his name is Alek Minassian, as you mentioned. He is a 25-year-old male from nearby Richmond Hill, which is a suburb of Toronto. They're looking into what he wrote allegedly on his Facebook page shortly before the attack. He wrote about a man named Elliot Rodger. And he wrote, "All hail the supreme gentleman, Elliot Rodger." Now, Elliot Rodger is a name known to many Americans because in 2014 he carried out an attack near UC Santa Barbara in California. It was a ramming attack, just like this one, as well as the shooting, in which six people were killed. So, Minassian may have drawn inspiration from Roger. But for now, the question about what drove him to do this, about his motive, remains very much unanswered. Kristie?</s>LU STOUT: Yes. As investigators stake out the scene and stake out his social media accounts just to get some answers here. And what was the just reaction there in Toronto, you know, the largest city in Canada, the latest city in the long list of places around the world where a van or a car has been used to mow down pedestrians. How are people there reacting to this vehicular attack happening in their own hometown?</s>MARQUARDT: Yes. You're absolutely right. I mean this has something that very sadly (ph) we've gotten used to hearing about in Europe, all across Europe, Berlin, Barcelona, London, Nice, you name it. These European -- major European cities have seen these types of attacks time and time again that are chocked up to terror because they are driven official say by political and religious reasons. And that's why they're not calling this one here on Toronto terror even though it's -- this alleged attacker used exactly the same methods. Now, Toronto, as you know, Canada as you know, is a relatively peaceful place. There had been a handful of attacks over the past few years, including one ramming attack, but people here are absolutely stunned to see this kind of thing, not just take place but to have an incredibly high death tool, 10 people, 15 still wounded in the hospital, some in critical and severe condition. This is Yonge Street right here, Kristie, where this attack took place. It's one of the busiest streets in the country. And this attack happened in broad daylight at 1:30 in the afternoon on a beautiful day when people were out and about going to and from lunch through in from their businesses. It took 26 minutes from start to fish from when the alleged attacker hopped off the curb in that white rider van and then plowed down the sidewalk around 40 or 50 miles an hour according to witnesses who described it as a nightmarish scene as pandemonium. So, this is a city. This is a country that is still absolutely reeling from this. And despite the fact that they are not officially calling it terror, of course, it is eerily and darkly sinisterly similar to all those horrific terror attacks, ramming attacks we've seen not just in Europe but also in New York last fall on Halloween day, Kristie.</s>LU STOUT: Yes. Absolutely. This is an act that's been described as pure carnage. We are awaiting fresh (ph) comment from Justin Trudeau, the prime minister of Canada. Alex Marquardt on the scene for us live from Toronto, we thank you for being there. We thank you for your reporting. Now, we are following developments in another mass killing. This one, in the U.S. state of Tennessee, the suspect there will be facing a court appearance in the case on Wednesday. A massive manhunt and a tip from a citizen led to the arrest of 29-year-old Travis Reinking. Police say that he opened fire at a restaurant near Nashville, killing four people and then fleeing the scene naked. He was known to law enforcement, had guns taken away from him in the past. He is now in jail on a $2 million bond. Now, over in the U.K., a guessing game under way over what the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will call their third child. Now, the proud parents, they're back home with their other two children, George and Charlotte, and there will be salutes in parts of London in the next hour. Now, let's bring in Max Foster, who is outside Kensington Palace in London. And Max, the name, what name will Kate and William choose for baby number three?</s>MAX FOSTER, CNN CORRESPONDENT: We don't know. It's a closely guarded secret, only the family in the palace behind me know the answer to that. They may not even have decided yet. They took a while to decide on Charlotte. If they get on that timetable, the Charlotte, we'll only find out until tomorrow. We're also expecting some visitors today, so the Middletons perhaps, the queen perhaps. We have heard from Prince Charles, William's father, "It's a great joy to have another grandchild. The only trouble is I don't know how I'm going to keep up with them all." In terms of the names, we're just really going on the betting because these are all speculations at the end of the day. But these are the top names, Arthur, James, Albert, Philip, Fred, and a very distant 250 to 1 odds with (inaudible). You can actually even bet on Prince Donald. And I'm told there are some bets have been placed on that. So, we will see going for the outside of that.</s>LU STOUT: Highly unlikely, but interesting to see that in the mix. Now, Max, I want to bring up a tweet by someone who is from watching our royal baby coverage. The celebrated author, J.K. Rowling, she said this. We'll bring up the tweet, quote, "Listening to CNN talking about #royalbaby3, and the reporter said, "Prince Harry's route to the throne just became more difficult," as though it's an open secret. He is planning to systematically slaughter his closest relatives." Wow -- unquote there. The wow is mine. Max, J.K. Rowling seeming that there's some shade at you on Twitter, what is your reaction to that?</s>FOSTER: I know. My reaction is that if I'm going to have my comments misinterpreted and mis-repeated, then I'm fine that it will be J.K. Rowling. But I didn't exactly say that. And actually, I'm going to get the transcripts for what exactly what I did say, but I certainly didn't say that. The truth to say that Charlotte, you know, will keep her place in the line of succession. Harry goes down a peg. Harry doesn't really have a view on it. I certainly don't have a view on it. So, anyway, good that she is watching, I guess.</s>LU STOUT: Here we go. And that's your proper response right there. And you mentioned Charlotte because she also made history with the birth of her little brother, right?</s>FOSTER: Absolutely. So, the law was changed a couple of years ago, which means that after a thousand years, you know, change in the royal family is pretty slow, Kristie. But after a thousand years, finally, the sex has been taken out of the line of succession. So, if this had happened just five years ago, this baby would have leapfrogged Charlotte in the line of succession. But as the law stands now, she keeps her place to number four. This baby is number five. And Harry certainly is at number six now. And so she has her claim to the throne and had a little brother. All right, Max Foster reporting live, thank you so much, take care. You're watching "News Stream." Still ahead, Didi Chuxing ventures into unfamiliar territory. The Chinese ride-hailing company is trying to challenge Uber in the critical market. Keep it here.