Horrified screams coming from inside theater. Each time we meet the face of evil we ask how, why, young men, boys, turned into butchers, maiming and murdering hundreds of innocents. Striking at the heart of one of the worlds great cities. Blowing a plane out of the sky, entire families turn to dust. All of it done with the reach and precision we have not imagined isis capable of. As the world cries out for vengeance, perhaps the most important question is this, how could we not have known . The answer is, we did. This is the story of what we knew about isis and when we knew it. It is a story that has not been told before, not in its entirety, told by the people who have made the journey into the mind and heart of isis. We begin with an extraordinary chance to look into the Islamic State. Not a single reporter has dared to venture there. Since the gruesome beheadings of journalists began last year. Imagine seeing this. Im john cantlie, the british citizen abandoned by my own government.
Images this morning, these are from inside the attackers socalled bomb making safe house in an apartment just outside of brussels. Authorities raided that apartment shortly after the bombings, they say they found bomb making materials inside that includes chemicals, nails, bolts, each an isis flag. And in france meanwhile officials there say that police have foiled another terrorist attack plot, one was that was at an advanced stage of manage they say. Authorities raided a home just outside of paris after arresting a french national. Lets go live to brussels and nbcs bill neely and chris jansing. Chris, we will start with you for more on that u. S. Based brother and sister who we now know were killed. Were saying u. S. Based i guess we are still not sure if they are american citizens, we know they were living in new york. What more can you tell us . Reporter it really does put faces and names to the tragedy that has happened here. The pinczowskis, young, full of life new yorkers, excit
Im still cheering. And journalist michael ware on his new documentary on the birth of isis. Oh, my god, ive not seen this. When all in starts right now. Good evening from new york. Im chris hayes. If there is one single solitary lesson in this campaign so far, particularly on the republican side, its that whenever you think its hit rock bottom theres always a new low. Whenever you think youve found the final russian nesting dolph ignominy theres another one there. And today was no different. Ted cruz today responding to a National Enquirer story, one that has not been confirmed by any other outlet or any named sources or any preproduceable documentation, a story that claimed private investigators are investigating allegation thats cruz had several extramarital affairs. This afternoon he said the allegations were completely false and offensive. Let me be clear. This National Enquirer story is garbage. It is complete and utter lies. It is a tabloid smear. And it is a smear that has come
Able to cause damage. We begin tonight with survivor stories with ivan watson. Actually lets go to nima elbagi. What is the latest. Reporter what is happening here is a sense of the timeline and what you see is how meticulously the plan unfolded. They were able to get into the airport compound not particularly hard because they only searched vehicles that are expected to the outer part of the security perimeter and it is there that they opened fire and undercover of confusion they were able to exchange fire. That is where the first attacker detonated under the cover of confusion, two attackers went through the doors behind me here and pierced through the security perimeter and it is past that way, you see that man who detonated in that video you were just referring to, anderson, the third attacker was able to get outside so when those passengers fled, they were met by that third detonation. Why the way this unfolded is causing so much concern in the u. S. Is that there are very few air
Light about how three individuals were able to cause such damage. We begin tonight with survivor stories and cnns ivan watson. Actually, lets go to nima elbagir who has spent a lot of time today at the airport. Nima, whats the latest . 1y50 well, whats standing out here is a sense of that timeline and what you see is how meticulously this plan unfolded. They were able to get into the airport compound, not particularly hard because they only searched vehicles that are suspected to the outer point of that security perimeter and its there that they opened fire, and under cover of confusion they managed to sustain an exchange of fire. Thats where the first attacker detonated. Again, under the cover of confusion, two attackers went through these doors behind me here and they managed to pierce through that security perimeter and its past that way, you see that man who detonated in that video you were just referring to that, anderson. The third attacker was able to get outside and when those