Man wearing the hat who was being sought before yesterdays attack and is believed to be the bomb maker, also involved in last years paris attacks. Three bombs killed at least 31 people and injured about 250 others. The first victim to be identified is this lady of peru. She was at the airport with her husband and her twin daughters. Johnathan vigliotti begins our coverage from brussels. Reporter Brussels Airport remains closed for the second day in a row. The city of brussels, though, is slowly coming back to life. We have been garbage trucks taking their daily routes and cars on the streets and people walking on the sidewalks and buses packed with people heading to work. Much different scenario what unfolded yesterday where a block away from the train station that came under attack. You can see it is still closed, but police here on the scene, as they continue their investigation. All of this unfolding, of course, as Police Continue their that remains at large. [ screaming ] reporter
Right now. Announcer brussels terror attacks, this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Reporting tonight from brussels. Good evening. Behind me a scene that has become all too familiar in europes latest wave of terror. This is the plaza in front of the Stock Exchange in central brussels, now a place of remembrance for the victims of yesterdays terror attacks. This region remains on high alert. Investigators made some important headway today identifying a pair of brothers as the suicide bombers and zeroing in on the other attacker who appears to have escaped. And breaking news tonight. Nbc news has just learned those brothers were also directly involved in the paris attacks, too, providing a safe house and weapons. All of this is now unmasked a frightening portrait of isis next moves. Chief correspondent, Foreign Correspondent Richard Engel leads us off now with new details. Reporter tonight new information about the men Officials Say were responsible for all of this. Belgian prosecut
Familiar to these individual. Another terror attack and another city in shock. The u. S. President ial race, Bernie Sanders and ted cruz won utah. Donald trump and Hillary Clinton score big wins in arizona. What we saw happen in brussels reminds us, this is a time for america to lead, not coward. Monuments illuminating with belgiums National Colors and a show of solidarity. President obama ends his trip to cuba. President obama is at a baseball game. The whole premise of terrorism is to try to disrupt peoples ordinary lives and as long as we dont allow that to happen, we will be okay. All that matters. It seems that americans gravitate to the candidate would talks the toughest. We cannot allow the trumps of the world to on use these muslim people in the world. That is unfair. On cbs this morning. There is nothing i can say or anyone here can say to make anyone feel much better. As the Prime Minister said, unity is how we will overcome it. We will do our part by hopefully providing some
Surviving the third terror attack in his life. Well hear from him. All of europe on high alert. The dramatic warning for americans right now. The attacks taking center stage on the campaign trail. Donald trump winning big in arizona. And ted cruz takes all in utah. As the gop rivals get into a nasty war of words overnight over their wives. And Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders split victories in three states. The results coming in right now. We say good morning, america. New headlines on the brussels terror attack coming in. European sources telling abc news the third suspect has been arrested. Reportedly this man seen here with the other two many boers in the airport. Just now a moment of silence in brussels and across belgium. Amy robach is there and will report in a moment. Heres what we know right now. At least 31 killed in the three including nine americans and this morning the state department issued that blanket alert for all americans planning travel to europe. Also happening
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