Voters away. And comic genius, Garry Shandling is being remembered as a pioneer whose dry wit and unique style left a mark on television. Today friday, march 25th, 2016. Announcer from nbc news, this is today. With matt lauer and savannah guthrie. Live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And good morning. Welcome to today. Its 7 00 on the west coast on a friday. Weve got a lot of breaking news to get to this morning. Tied to the brussels massacre and the war against isis. A lot of developments. Take this live look at brussels, this is where its being described as a major antiterror operation thats under way. We will have the very latest from that scene in just a moment. F. Irs that breaking news. Isiss second in command killed by u. S. Forces in syria. Nbcs rich around engel broke this story, he is with us live. Richard, good morning, what can you tell us . Reporter good morning. This has been described as a very significant blow to isis hitting the group right in its center of comman
Focus on the man wearing a hat an light colored coat. It was believed to have been laachraoui but he is now on the left. In the middle, Ibrahim El Bakraoui. Intention officials tell brussels is the same work of the cell for paris. What for can you tell us . Reporter good morning. Investigators here in belgium are increasingly convinced there is a direct link between the paris and brussels attacks. Well, first of all the two brothers who have been identified as part of those who carried out the attacks at the airport and metro station here on Tuesday Morning were directly connected with salah abdeslam. Their fingerprints were found in a warehouse where abdeslam was hiding. Now its emerged at least one of the brothers tried to get in to fight alongside isis. Claimed they have arrested Ibrahim El Bakraoui one of the brothers in june of 2015. And they sent him back to the netherlands. They extradited him to the netherlands and warned authorities in belgium about their suspicion that he cou
Rockefeller plaza. Reporter and good morning, everyone. Welcome to this special split edition of today on a wednesday morning. Its 7 00 on the west coast. Im here in brussels and savannah is back in studio 1a. Weve been seeing a lot of very touching sites around the city this morning. A growing memorial to the victims. This one near the belgian stock exchange. There was a moment of silence earlier this morning as the people of this city and this country and really all of europe still try to get their arms around what has been happening. By the way, savannah, we do have breaking news on the investigation. We now know the names of some, some of the suspected bombers. Two of them are brothers, khalid and ibrahim el bakraoui. Khalid blew himself up on a metro train behind me here. His brother detonated one of the bombs that went off at the airport. Now the man seen on the left in this surveillance photo has not yet been identified. The one on the report record tedly is najim laachraouilaac
There are some reports he has been arrested. I want to say that nbc news has not been able to independently confirm those reports. Now, raids are being carried out all across brussels. One of them led to the discovery of what investigators are calling a bomb making factory. The attacks are inspiring a show of solidarity around the world. Iconic landmarks across europe and the u. S. Have been lit in belgiums national colors. Black, coyellow and red. There is a lot to get to this morning. We want to start with nbcs keir simmons, joining me right now here in brussels. What can you tell us . Conflicting report, but a key suspect has been arrested, its not going to help the tension here. There has been fear here in the city and across europe ever since the paris attacks. Peoples confidence. Attack. Rainsoaked capital this morning, soldiers questioning commuters, searching bags outside the subway. Today, just going to work is an act of defiance. Frightening. Yes, yes, absolutely. But youre s
Rockefeller plaza. Good morning, everyone. Welcome to today on this wednesday morning. Though it is a little noisy where i am standing, what youre looking at right now is a moment of silence being observed by the people here in brussels, belgium. That is a place called the place de la bourse. It is about a mile and a half from where im standing. Moment of silence, part of the kind of trying to come to terms with what has gone on here in the last 24 hours. As i mentioned, im here in brussels. Savannah is back in new york city. Savannah, weve got an awful lot going on right now. Breaking news on the investigation into these attacks. We know the names of the suspects in the airport bombings. Two brothers. Khalid and ibrahim bakraoui, identified as the suicide bombers. The third man, the man in white identified as Najim Laachraoui, already wanted in connection with the paris attacks. There are some reports he has been arrested. I want to say that nbc news has not been able to independently