u.s. terror databases. they were also part of a plot involving a nuclear facility in belgium. investigators say they spied on a top researcher in hope to build a dirty bomb, and prosecutors say there is a direct link between what happened in brussels and last year s terror attacks in paris. nbc s steve handelsman is in brussels with the developments. steve? reporter: doreen, thanks. here in brussels, when the people hear about the raids in paris tonight, even if there s no connection between those suspects or that suspect and whatever happens here, they re sure to be happy, their hyper focused now, as you can imagine on terror. from ordinary belgians out tonight on the streets of their capital from the halls of government, now coming into urgent plea. for outside help to assist this small nation in dealing with its internal terrorist threat. as the crowd grew at the memorial in central kevin plun knelt, weeping. for many, the horror is just sinking in. 31 people killed and
the entire european union that needs to step up the fight against terrorism. kenneth craig, cbs news, brussels, belgium. there is more evidence of a link between the brussels booming and the paris attacks. prosecutors say the suicide boomer who struck the subway station rented a house that was used as a hide out for the attackers in paris. the state department is working to confirm and identify all american casualties in the brussels attack. at this point it knows of no americans killed but a dozen have been injured and others are missing. sheila is looking for her missing son justin and his wife. they dropped off the wife s mother and were leaving the airport when the bomb went off. justin wanted me to go to brussels to see him. this is not the way i wanted to see him. we accurate information. many of the injured went to a broad swath of hospitals. trying to get accurate information on the nationalities and identity of some of the injured is tough. a lot of families
montgomery county. a brushfire is burning dangerously close to several homes. look at this. the flames are burning several acres on brink road near blunt road in germantown. a water tanker brought in to help firefighters put out the flames. red flag warnings were issued because of high winds and low humidity in the area. this is a story that we will be following throughout the news evening. we have more breaking news in prince william county one person was rescued from the top of a water tower. it happened in gainesville. there are conflicting reports whether the man fell in the tower or stuck at the top. but rescue crews were able to get him down. he was taken to a nearby hospital. a bizarre incident in springfield. gunfire, a crashed police cruiser, four suspects and one still on the run. drai sorts out the events. reporter to serve a warrant owned reckless discharge of a on reckless discharge of a firearm. these two men were leaving the house heading to the hospita
island near the bahamas thursday. the same island where debris was found saturday. a coast guard crew recovered a lifeline from the ship called el farro, search teams have searched a debris field that could be from the ship, 33 people were on board. heavy rain storms are expected to continue today in south carolina, the coast guard and local agency made hundreds of rescues including that of a woman and her 15-month-old they be. they had gotten trapped in fast- moving flood waters near charleston yesterday. rainfall totals over the weekend ranged from 14 to 24 inches and some roads were no match for all that water. we haven t seen this level of rain in the low country in 1000 years. that s how big this is. at least five storm related deaths have been reported in south carolina, in the capital, columbia, a dam break flooded major thoroughfares. a flash flood watch remains in effect for many areas because more rain is in the forecast today. time for our weather and a lit
those injuries she received, she was alive at the time. in this new report, the city says wait a minute. if she were alive then how come the coroner found no dust, dirt, debris or fire fighting foam in the trachea or lung tissues of the deceased. if she were alive, the city argues, she would have breathed in one or more of those items. the city also notes that she was ejected from the plane just like two other passengers who were right next to her, both of whom died. san francisco is saying that the san mateo county coroner s decision was faulty. attorney jerry gold show says the city is likely building its defense against the wrongful death lawsuit already niled by the girl s family. that the girl was already dead and, therefore, that as tragic as it was that her body was mutilated by the fire engine, the fire engines did not cause her death. and, therefore, she has no claim against the city and county of san francisco. so who s correct about how she died? well, th