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Two Terror Attacks in Copenhagen, Denmark; Ukraine in Ceasefire; Witness Recounts Deadly Denmark Shooting; Storm to Bring Ice, Snow to the Southeast

Aired February 15, 2015 - 14:00   ET

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FREDRICKA WHITFIELD, CNN ANCHOR: Happening right now in the newsroom, Denmark on high alert. The FBI is now helping Danish authorities see together what led to a terror attack on a free speech forum in Copenhagen and what the FBI says are similarities to the Paris terror attack. Plus --

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WHITFIELD: That's a lot of wind there and the snow and now bitter cold.

And a cease fire still holding Ukraine's military and pro-Russian separatists.

The NEWSROOM starts right now.

Hello, everyone. And thanks for joining me. I'm Fredricka Whitfield.

Two people are under arrest a day after a pair of deadly shootings in Copenhagen Denmark, the suspected gunman also dead. And now the FBI is on the terror case. It all began yesterday when a man targeted a free speech forum attended by a Swedish artist known for his controversial depictions of the prophet Mohammed.

A 55-year-old man died and three officers were wounded. Ten hours later, a second shooting took place outside of Copenhagen synagogue. A 37-year-old man providing security was shot and killed and two officers were wounded.