Lay dying up by the metro station one of the shooters tried to get away driving down the wrong side of s street. Scary to look at him . I dont even want to look at him. I guess somebody that pointed a gun at you, i dont want to look at him. Reporter this uber driver said he will never forget the gunmans face. This guy right here has a gun to his left. Reporter he picked him out immediately from the surveillance tape released by d. C. Police. And he comes out of the sun roof . Yeah, ya. Reporter and point yeah. Reporter and points the gun right at you. The suspect was fleeing down the street as he was coming up it on the wrong side of the road did. You think he was going to pull the trigger . Sure, i did, yes. Reporter did you think those were the last moments of your life . It was very like confusing for a situation like this. Reporter the man backed away and left the suspect pass before pulling up next to a cop trying to save the life of matthew schlonski who was hit by a stray round
Were people i gathered to watch fireworks. Moments later, they were running for their lives. Leon jay korff has the latest. Jay french president Francis Holland believes the truck attack was an act of terror, though no group has taken responsibility yet. Said they will be stronger than the fanatics. The picturesque promenade in nice turned into a savage scene of horror. People walking home from a fireworks display thursday night. Witnesses say the driver of this white truck used his vehicle as a killing machine, striking and killing dozens. One woman described the driver as maneuvering the truck to mow down the maximum amount of people. We did not know what was going on. This was the time panel truck was going right across the area in front of us. Peragging, 25, 30 miles hour, and it did so, just mowing through. The police say the driver was firing at the crowd from his truck. I saw a big white truck going through the pedestrians. The roads were blocked so cars could not go through. Th
Grapple with an unimaginable loss. And try to get through what will be difficult days. Michelle dream vacation turned into something so ugly. Bouhlel should have been in prison yesterday. Four months ago he was sentenced to six months in an assault case but the sentence was suspended. Police say he was not on their radar. Alison wow michelle, thank you. The president ordered u. S. Flags lowered to halfstaff today in honor of the victims there in nice. At least two americans were killed. That third is missing, as she just said. Ryan hughes picks up our Team Coverage live outside the French Embassy in d. C. Ryan . Ryan alison, people have been stopping by here all afternoon dropping off flowers and leaving behind kind messages showing their support. You can see one of the messages behind me that says d. C. Stands with nice. This afternoon, we spoke with the nice. He was watching those fireworks and then he witnessed the terror unfold. There started to be screaming and panic outside. Tabl
A man, 31 years of age. Born in understand tunisia and d here. Plaud into the crowd plowed into the crowd. France is again the target of a terror attack, this time in the southern coastal city of nice. France, as a whole, has to share this emotion, the solidarity with the victims, with the people close to them, their family. Reporter we are getting new details about the horrific attack and the man responsible. Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel drove an 18ton truck two kilometers down the promenade des anglais where hundreds gathered to celebrate bastille day. The music was so loud, there was literally screaming and running. It was mass confusion. Reporter engaged in a gun was shot and killed. Found in the passenger seat. In the truck, officials found a handgun, ammunition and a number of replica weapons. They also found his i. D. Card. With only petty crimes in his background, he was previously unknown to intelligence services. Whether nationally or locally, he had never been the subject of an
Arresting military officers. Tim barber is at the Turkish Embassy with reaction from turkishamericans. Tim everyone is anxious to see what happens next. It was not too long ago following the airport bombings in turkey, antennae, more turmoil. Tonight we spoke with a turkishamerican runs a restaurant in d. C. The majority of his family is along the mediterranean coast, and right now they are protesting in the streets. The real chaos is in the capital, where the military took over a state tv and post it martial law and set a curfew. They talk to facetime, urging protesters. There were fighter jets over the city. There are also reports a helicopter attacked police headquarters, flown by the people behind the military coup. It is not clear tonight who that are going to strike a king, you have to kill the king, must remove him permanently from the scene. That has not happened yet. If he survives, all bets are off. Watching the news, its so sad. I think we are a strong country and we will ge