i'm matt lauer in brusbrussels. >> here is one you may not have heard of. >> investigators here at home learning more about the two suspects shot and killed by police after they opened fire at a controversial event in texas. >> i want to take you live to the white house where nbcs peter alexander is standing by. clearly this offensive is coming on the heels of kellyanne last week and the bowling green massacre. how is the trump white house defending this list when so many of the terror attacks did get extensive coverage? >> reporter: this is a white house talking point not supported by the facts. let's break them down. 78 of them, they mentioned, 11 of them taking place in the united states. you noted some of the most significant ones. nbc news covered 75% of them. 57 attacks on that list with a combined 745 deaths, hundreds of