he s not officially militarily trained. i read that he is a senior sacramento state university. have we heard anything about his plans? is he just going back to school pretty soon? or have we heard? from what i understand, from what he said during the press conference, he s headed back to the united states, while his two buddies are going to stay in europe for a little while longer. i believe some of that is simply for medical reasons. of course, airman stone is still active duty military. so he still has a job to do. but i believe from what i ve heard from sadler, he s headed back to the united states. unfortunately, that lovely trip to europe cut short for him. but i imagine the three of these these three young men will be taking another holiday together soon. i hope they do. thank you so much, kelly, in london. let s go to politics. a surprising endorsement for hillary clinton from former governor bill richardson, who seven years ago had a public
about what dictated their actions? first, fredricka, isn t this a great story? it s beautiful. it just shows some terrific things going on in these young people s minds. and yeah, military training certainly contributes to this. when we bring in young men and women into the service, we teach them to be action figures. we talk to them about personal courage, doing the right things under the right situations. we talk to them about values and how they do how they see the world around them. and then also we talk we teach them to be situationally aware, to see their surroundings and how they fit into it. it s not only in a combat zone but also in a train car. when you re talking about airman stone, who s a medical technician and specialist skarlatos who is an national guardsman and mr. sadler, these are action figures, in this case three young men, who are contributing to the world around them. i think they gained a little bit from their military training, at
statement as well? reporter: that s right. we do have details of that statement. president obama had a phone conversation with the french president. but also having a conversation with the three men as well. and that conversation on a phone call early on. what we know the president told the three men, the president called airman first class spencer stone, alexander ska la toes and saddler to commend them for their quickness. this is what president obama said to them. the president expressed his gratitude to these three individuals for their heroic actions, forestalling an even greater tragedy. the president wished airman stone a full and speedy recovery and expressed how proud all americans were of their extraordinary behavior.
down the alleged shooter in the french train attack yesterday are awaiting a phone call from president obama believed to come any minute now. joining me from london with the latest is nbc news kelly cobiella. kelly, these young heroes are receiving accolades from around the world today. what is next for them? they are. they re hearing from president obama shortly, we believe. they heard from president ho hollande as well. and the three are headed to paris tonight. they ll be reunited there ahead of a meeting with the french president. airman first class spencer stone, national guardsmen alek skarlatos and anthony sadler were traveling in europe together. they re childhood friends and they heard gunshots on board this train from amsterdam to paris last night then saw a gunman with an ak-47. skarlatos, who s done a tour in afghanistan, turned to airman stone and said let s go. the two took down the gunman with the help of friend anthony