From nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news. Reporting tonight, Thomas Roberts. Good evening. Fast moving developments in the investigation of the brussels terror attacks. Nbc news confirming the identity of one of the americans killed is Justin Schultz. His wife is still lift listed a missing. The first person is charged in direct connection to the brusless attack. Is he the notorious man in the hat seen in the grainy image from the arirport . We have a series of reports tonight. Bill neeley starts us off. Reporter charges against a man alleged to have had a core role in the attack. Fayc f Faycal Cheffou and two men identified as rabah n. , arrested near brussels and abuob a k a r a. Cheffou lived near the station. He was charged after being arrested in a car right here. Right outside the federal prosecutors office. The very center of the investigation. Investigators havent said what role they believe he played in the attack. But gmedia suggests he is this m
Those findings. Vick l lee is live with more. Reporter dan, the tour bus was just zooming down this street. A lot of people, including the driver, thought the brakes failed. But not investigators, who said today the brakes were fine. There was no mechanical error. It was a chaotic scene. The afternoon of november 13th here at union square. A double decker tour bus out of control, hitting a bicyclist, cars, construction barricades and other objects before crashing. In all, 19 people were injured. The drivers attorney, rob cartwright, jr. He tried to put on the brakes, there were no brakes. Reporter today, police announced that their conclusion was that the driver may have mistaken the excaccelerator fore brakes. We believe the brakes were not pressed. To me thats absurd. I know my pedals on the vehicle. Reporter melvar, who is yet to recover, is disi pointed at the police report. The chps Accident Investigation Team assisted if the probe. The vehicle was in fine working order. The steer
Begins right now. Announcer there nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening. In the aftermath of tuesdays deadly attacks in belgium, authorities in neighboring france have Just Announced that they have foiled a terror plot in the advanced stages there. Unrelated to the brussels bombings. While in brussels, red flags have emerged that possibly point to americans being targeted as part of this weeks attacks. At least 31 people were killed and 316 hurt. Dozens suffering critical injuries that doctors describe as looking more like wounds of war. And tonight as were getting our first look inside the apartment where the suitcase bombs were constructed, comes word two brothers involved in the attacks may have been in search of radioactive materials for a dirty bomb attack. Nbcs chief are Foreign Correspondent hases details. Reporter the state Department Said no. We dont at this point have any credible evidence that suggests it was targeti
Infidelity. Hillary clinton looks to the failings of republicans as she tries to come up with a strategy to defeat trump in the general election, and Bernie Sanders pushing for one more debate. And party crashers. Syracuse storms back to take an unexpected spot in the final four. North carolina, oklahoma, villanova also in the running to become College Basketballs next national champions, today, monday, march 28th, 2016. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and savannah guthrie, live from studio 1a in Rockefeller Plaza. Good morning. Welcome to today on a rainy monday morning here in the northeast. If you look up the word kaput in the dictionary, youll see a dictionary of my bracket for the ncaa. Really . Well if you look in my waste basket, youll see mine, a crumpled piece of paper. More on the bracket and the ncaa in a little while. Our top stories new Surveillance Video just released this morning highlighting the socalled man in white who was with the suicide bombe
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