Announcer from nbc news this is a special edition of today. Terror in france with matt lauer and Savannah Guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning, everyone. Welcome to today on this friday morning. We were just sitting here in the last couple of minutes trying to figure out what words we can use this morning to set this morning apart from so many other mornings weve begun over the last tyear or two covering terrr events across the world. Its shocking to think of a moment of happiness and its frances fourth of july. This is what we know. The latest we know this morning. Death toll rose to at least 84 people including a 51yearold father from texas and his 11yearold son. President obama quickly issued a statement condemning that attack. He offered the u. S. s help with the investigation and this morning security is being stepped up across europe. German Police Increasing Patrols along its border with france. Belgium adding National Security ahead of its own holiday
Additional suitcase bombs, one at a house near the airport where this day of horror began. Tonight police are hunting this man, as yet unnamed, seen in the airport with two others. Those men officials believe blew themselves up moments later. The check in area filled with smoke. Baggage and childrens strollers abandoned. A woman in shock holding her child, cowering in the corner. Lots of people were covered in blood. Everyone is crying. And i just yes, its the first time i saw such a thing in my life. Reporter many injured, bleeding, and many dead, killed by bombs packed with nails, isis claiming responsibility for the horror. Outside, shattered windows and fractured nerves. Hundreds fleeing onto the tarmac, smoke billowing from the airport building. You just feel like a wave. Reporter then an hour later, more carnage. A subway cars doors blown out just as the train was pulling out of the station. Passengers escaping aof long the track while heard along the tunnel screaming. Everyone w
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
Everyone is in panic and we had to run just because the situation, everyone was scared. Reporter more than 20 people were killed and injured at a metro station. We felt a small blast of air, and we heard some noise in the distance. Reporter this is a city on at. Edge. If you look at the fugitive suicide bombers at the airport, the pictures circulating are of them and they are not wearing suicide vests, not set up the way we expect them to be, they are just pushing suitcases. That is what makes them so scary. Back to you. Meredith we have live pictures this is a live vigil taking place. 31 People Killed and more than 200 people injured. Some of the people morning in a devastating day for that city. Only wesh 2 s chopper was in the plane landed and people we re right now, wesh 2 mcdaniel joins us live at the dave, we re learning the passengers did not know what happened until they landed. Dave that seems to be the case. Normally people would be clearing customs with 45 minutes to an hour