. the death toll in spain has risen to 14 victims that were killed and scores injured after the string of terror attacks throughout the country. the latest case of van truck mowing down people in popular tourists des then nations. let s discuss with the former homeland security advise er. good morning. if you ve been to barcelona you ve had bunlunch and walked n there. you ve argued this attack looks more and more like the big paris terror attack in 2015. why? it s starting to look like that. we now have reports of back-to-back vehicle terrorism attacks, both in las ram and the
no one else lets you do that. see how much you can save. choose by the gig or unlimited. xfinity mobile. a new kind of network designed to save you money. call, visit or go to xfinitymobile.com. . the oregon state men s basketball team narrowly avoided being victims in the terror attack. a number of teams are in barcelona playing exhibition games, and the attack happened right in front of the hotel where oregon state is staying. head coach wayne tinningal posted a video. looking out our window, we won t show you pictures, but some horrific sights.
attack 70 miles away in the city of cambrils, thwarted by authorities. five terrorists there were killed. police say they re working under the assumption that the incident is linked to the one in barcelona. back at home, president trump under fire responding to the tragedy by tweeting out a debunk story about general pershing killing muslims over a century ago with bullets dipped into pig s blood. it is a fact-free tale that he also told during the campaign. the trump s presidency in peril as republican lawmakers questioning his fitness for office and his stability. before that, let s remember the victims as we begin our coverage this hour with arwa damon in barcelona. arwa. reporter: hi, poppy. one of those victims, to give you an idea of who these people were, was a father of a 5-year-old boy and a baby that was just a few months old. they were here on vacation.
i think it probably does, and i think they should put it in the museum, let it go. reporter: now, the president leaves bedminster for a quick trip to camp david later this morning, only his second visit to the presidential retreat since taking office, but this is not a leisure trip. he ll be meeting with the national security council to talk about strategy in afghanistan and south asia. vice president mike pence cut short his trip to central america to return for the meeting. one thing that s not clear yet is whether another topic will come up like north korea. chris? athena, thank you very much. let s get back to barcelona. we have two witnesses of the attack there. juwa and liam. can you both hear me? yes. yes. first, thank you for being with us. we trust that you two are okay and is everybody that you knew, loved ones, anybody affected by
i know people back home are concerned, but i don t think they understand the gravity of what occurred here today. several other schools including arizona and clemson are in barcelona on similar tours. chris, luckily every team that was in spain has checked in as safe after the attack. scary situation for all involved. andy, thank you very much. appreciate it. terrorists struck one of the biggest tourist destinations in spain. that wasn t by accident, and they are using a weapon that we re seeing more and more now that makes it even harder to protect what s called soft targets. we have a former homeland security adviser with what this means for the fight against terror next. when heartburn hits fight back fast with new tums chewy bites.