people of manchester at the old trafford cricket grounds. we can t show you video of the concert just yet, we have to wait until it s over, but police say they have heavily-armed officers and extra security checks at the concert. everyone has been searched. people were asked not to bring bags, and there was a manchester united soccer match that took place today with an additional 70,000 people nearby. at this concert 50,000 people in attendance tonight, many young girls and their parents. fearless people who despite last night s terror attack, despite evil showed up tonight in honor of love and in defiance of hate. a big moment so far, arkansas january a that grande has performed, and she continues to perform for the first time in manchester since the suicide bombing at her concert two weeks ago there killing 22 people and injuring 100 others, more than 100 others. many in attendance tonight were there that night and other performers include miley cyrus,
translator: may the holy spirit grant peace to the whole world and heal the wounds of war, of terrorism which also last night in london struck innocent victims. let s pray for the victims and families. elizabeth: words of comfort, blessing and encouragement from pope francis for the victims of london s terror attacks. the pope gave those words following mass this morning. pope francis asked for prayers for the seven people who were killed in the attacks and the four dozen who are still wounded. and, of course, the victims families. leland: former fbi director james comey will testify again before lawmakers on thursday about russia interference, alleged interference, in the 2016 presidential election. it, of course, is the first time he s appeared since being fired. lots of questions to come. allison barber with what those might be. reporter: this is the first
london, very different in the way that they were conducted. i wondered as an expert does that tell you something? it tells me the problem is it actually tells me nothing which is more worrisome. i mean, in the sense that manchester is one type, right? and so you get your head around that. that is someone who was rat c radicalized. traveled abroad, how he got the bomb materials, how he learned to make the bomb, acts alone but maybe directed by some hand abroad. and then you have two weeks later something that looks, and be very careful, that looks very different, not very sophisticated. three men simultaneously coordinating an attack, so not a lone wolf situation. we don t know whether there s any ties to any formalized terrorist network abroad, whether there was travel. we ll learn that relatively soon. there s differences that are
elizabeth: well, the terror attacks last night in london came on the heels of the brazen manchester concert bombing on may 22nd. the bomber, 32-year-old sal man abedi, had become radicalized leading up to the attack. here with more, seamus hughes, the director of the george washington university prompt on extremism. seamus, thank you for joining us. you study this day in and day out. first and foremost, i had read an interesting quote earlier, it said when you re at war with an ideology, it s more than just a law enforcement fight. it s much more complicated than that. right. elizabeth: do you agree or disagree? i absolutely agree. elizabeth: why? you re talking about a whole society approach on this. you re talking about bringing in
die defiance not just from the artists involved but also the people coming here. you see it in the faces of these crowds, young girls wearing arianar yan arianna earses to enjoy the concert. thank you very much. just looking there again, those images of ariana grande going on the surprise visit to children recovering in the hospital injured in her concert two weeks ago. security and climate change, the leader of one of the greatest cities in the u.s. explains how inner connected those issues are coming in today s world and what drove the attackers last night in london and others like it. back in a moment. new bikes aren t selling guys.