reporter: and most certainly many others on that train would have too. when asked how it felt to know that their son was an international hero, the parents of one of americans said he just knew what he had do. incredible story and we can t wait to hear also more of the firsthand accounts from those young men. that was press conference earlier and now we re expecting at any moment now they, too, will be going live and we ll of course take that. can t wait to listen. nick, thanks so much. you referred to the parents talking about these young men. earlier we heard from the father of one of the incredible heros, tony sadler. father of anthony sadler. listen. he called me very early on either from the site, the train site or from the police station. and the initial response was surprise and shock.
hospital. they took down a suspected terrorist on a train headed to paris. we have on the phone with us, tony sadler. anthony sadler is his son. mr. sadler, can you hear us? yes, we can hear you fine. okay. good. you had a conversation with your son yesterday. i first want to know can you tell us about that conversation and your general reaction to what happened on this train? well, the initial conversation, he called me very early on either from the site, the train site or from the police station, and the initial response was surprise and shock. and after that, disbelief and gratitude that y our son was ok, that he wasn t killed or hurt. in terms of the conversation that you had with him last night, is he doing okay?
they along with a british citizen subdued the gunman by hog-tieing him, holding him down. french president francois hollande will host a meeting with the heroes on monday. in an interview earlier today with cnn s christie paul, anthony saddler s father described what his father told him about the attack. he called me earlier on from the train site or from the police station, and the initial response was surprise and shock. after that, disbelief and gratitude that our son was okay. that he wasn t killed or hurt. in terms of the conversation that you had with him last night, is he doing okay? what did he tell you about the incident itself and how he s feeling now? it was still settling with him as far as the reality.