seas and cities all over the world are stepping up security. london is heavily regarding buckingham palace. n nbc s claudio is joining me now where night is falling. what kind of security presence are you seeing there and how is it comparing to what you may see on a normal day at night. reporter: let me set the scene for you. you can see it right behind me and this is the place where every year tens of thousands of party goers coming here to toast the new year. now they are used to watching the fire works here.
premeditated and targeted and called el khazzani s claim he was only attempting a robbery, a false one. join meg now from paris, nbc s claudio. how does classify this as terror classification alter the investigation moving forward? yes, the investigators also specified that they brought three charges against the 28 erldia moroccan. it is attempting murder of a terrorist nature, weapons. now they reveal a lot of details about both the attack and the attackers during the a press conference. about the attack, well, we knew that el khazzani, the gunman, boarded that train bound for paris in brussels. we knew he came out of that toilet shirtless with an ak-47. what we didn t know is he specifically chosen target that train for some republican. when he went to the station the
good day. i m luke russert in for andrea mitchell. we begin with breaking news out of paris where the french prosecutor has just announced authorities are opening an official terror investigation into the thwarted train attack over the weekend. french authorities say 26-year-old ayoub el khazzani watched a jihadi video on his phone just moments before his attack on a high speed train which the prosecutor called premeditated and targeted. four train passengers have been honored as heros for confronting and disarming the gunman. nbc s claudio, what did we learn today from the prosecutor aside from pretty much telling us straightforward this individual had jihadist ties and perhaps was influence bid the social media videos he was watching?
it. as peter alexander of nbc reported in 2006. katrina caused $3 million in damage here. overwhelmed, the district considered shutting easton s doors for good until they heard from the class president of 1965. just too much heritage to let a little thing like a hurricane blow it away. it was b going to happen. it s not about politics, color, age, gender. it s about getting kids in this building, in these seats, and educating them. joining me now is medley, principal and ceo of warren easton charter high school. principal, thank you for being on this show. thank you for having me. so i got to ask you, how is the school doing ten years after katrina? you guys have 100% graduation rates. you must be doing some great educating there. how have you been after everything you ve been through? we re fine. we re doing just great. in fact, we ve had five years of 100% graduation of our 12th grade class.
labrie is saying now, what he told his friends right after the encounter, and what he told police, luke. nbc s gabe gutierrez, thank you for your report. sad news today from the racing world. 37-year-old indycar driver justin wilson has died following a severe head injury on sunday. wilson was struck on the helmet by a piece of flying debris following an accident at pocono raceway in pennsylvania. the 6 4 englishman was known by his peers as a gentle giant and one of the sport s most popular drivers. he is survived by his wife and two daughters. coming up, after the storm, ten years after katrina wiped out this high school in new orleans, the principal tells us how they not only rebuilt but also revitalized a community. this is andrea mitchell reports only on msnbc.e o oil s look the same. can you tell what makes them so different? did you hear that sound?