Manchester police have identified the lone terrorist as a 22yearold man. Police have carried out two raids, theyve arrested a 23yearold as part of their investigation. Right now isis is claiming responsibility for the attack. And President Trump calling on the civilized world to unite and to defeat terrorism once and for all. The president calling terrorists, quote, evil losers, and he says their wicked ideology must be obliterated. Were going to have more on the president s remarks later in the show. Back here at home, the white house is unveiling an ambitious budget plan for 2018, and its aimed at putting you, the taxpayer, first. All of this as there are new twists and new turns in the russia investigation. We have the intel. But first, i want to bring in former cia director, ambassador james wooly, who is James Woolsey for his analysis of this heinous terror attack in manchester. Welcome, ambassador. Odo have you here, unfortunately casion. They now need find who the accomplices ar
The death toll now stands at 22. Dozens more are injured, and this Morning Police are trying to determine whether a suicide bomber acted alone, had accomplices or was part of a network. Now, the explosion came just as that concert was ending, and you can hear it. Oh, my god. Whats going on . What just happened . Whats going on . Whats going on . You do hear the thump there in the background and many screaming not knowing what exactly took place, and this photo now seen around the world likely on the front page of your morning newspaper, a young woman, her clothes torn, her knee wrapped and bandaged and that look on her face just of shock and awe right there. Just one of dozens of people injured. Now, this whole thing happened in one of britains biggest cities, and a lot of that downtown area is still shut down or under tight security, and our coverage this morning begins with abcs molly hunter live there in manchester. Molly, good morning. Reporter good morning, diane. Thats right. Thi
The identity of the other man arrested in connection with the bombing has not been released but they did identify the suicide bomber, 22yearold salman albedi. Authorities have not yet found a link between isis and albedi. In is the ninth deadly terror attack since january 2015. In all, 304 people killed, 234 of them in four separate attacks in france. The u. S. Is not increasing its alert level because of the manchester bombing. The fbi says there are no Credible Threats against u. S. Targets. It is really a time when we need to be crowd sourcing at these events. If you see certainly, say something. It is not inappropriate to grab a cop or somebody in uniform and say, hey, certainly doesnt look right here. You should report anybody who looks out of the ordinary or loitering in places that are usually off limits. And whats being done done de concertgoers safe here. And at sams police are helping Surveillance Video will help them in this case. Yes . Reporter there are lots of cameras aro
22yearold salman abedi. Two minutes ago breaking news here from nbc news. Government sources familiar with the investigation say the suspected bomber who was of libyan descent was known to british authorities. Both police and intelligence service. As for bomb that was detonated nbc news sources reporting that the bomb produced very little smoke when it exploded suggesting that the main charge was a homemade explosive rather than black powder. Lab tests now are going to be able to tell what exactly that mixture was. In the meantime, we learned this morning that isis has officially claimed responsibility for this attack. Nbc newss Richard Engel is in manchester to show us where the investigation is now turning. Oh, my god. Panic in the arena moments after a bomb exploded right outside. The horrifying sound of fans, nearly all of them young girls, screaming in terror. The concert was clearing out when the bomb went off. It targeted people as they were leaving to meet their rides home. In
His visit to the middle east. Todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. Big bang, smelled smoke. [ inaudible ] awful. A deadly terrorist attack targets a concert in the uk. You know, killed from there. The Islamic State said one of its members carried out the attack. These were children, those responsible chose to terrorize and kill. This was an evil act. We struggle to comprehend the warped and twisted mind that sees a room packed with Young Children, not as a scene to cherish, but as an opportunity for carnage. So many young, beautiful, nine sent people, murdered by evil losers in life. The russia investigation, fired National Security adviser michael flynn, now invoking his fifth amendment rights to avoid testifying. I would say this to you, if i were president elect of the United States i wouldnt let general flynn in the white house, let alone give him a job. Terribly sad news that roger moore has passed away after a short battle from cancer. My name is bond, james bond. A passe