Lacks moral authority. How will the president get things done in washington with members of his own party turning their backs . Shortage. Eclipse glasses becoming harder and harder to find, ahead of the big event. Prices through the roof. What you can do so you arent left in the dark. Those stories plus the 72 million stadium for a high school. The controversial dating app for teens. And here comes da bride. The Wedding Dress that had this dad cheering, today, friday, august 18th, 2017. From nbc news, this is today, with matt lauer and savannah guthrie. Live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And good morning, everyone. Welcome to today on a friday morning. We appreciate you joining us. We want to get right to the breaking news in spain. Major developments overnight to tell you about, including a new attack, in the seaside resort town. Five men hit pedestrians with a car before they themselves were fatally shot by police. Investigators believe those suspects are somehow linked to the horror on the streets in barcelona, just hours earlier. In that attack, a van mowed down people. Its just been reopened this morning the its under heavy security. Another incident on wednesday, that is now being linked to all of this. It was an explosion that leveled a home south of barcelona. As you can tell, theres a lot to cover. Lets begin with nbcs keir simmons and the latest on the new attack overnight. Keir, over to you. Reporter good morning. Ive been speaking to a witness who saw exactly what happened right here. He says that a vehicle sped up, directly targeting a police car that was here. It hit the car. It turned over. The occupants got out. And immediately, the police opened fire. This morning, were just hearing that a woman has died after what happened here and what appears to be the latest terror attack. Bodies strewn around. In video captured on a cell phone, appearing to show the scene of a shootout with suspected terrorists overnight. The videotape, not independently verified by nbc news. The shots heard streets away, as officers opened fire, killing the suspects. Marco heard the gun fight. As he fled, three people were shot, one in the head. They were wearing suicide belts, he said. Police say the explosives on the belts were fake. Police say it began when a vehicle drove into the crowd. A car could be seen overturned, its windows smashed. Six people and a Police Officer were injured. This morning, news that one of those, a woman, has died. It happened just hours after a van mowed down tourists in central barcelona, killing 13. The police saying this morning the second vehicle attack took place in the seaside down of cambrils, 70 miles to the south of barcelona. They fatally shot four people. A fifth died later. The area cordoned off. A bomb Disposal Team deployed. Spanish police, now increasingly what looks like a terror network, whose intent was attack, or attacks, perhaps worse than the bloodshed of the past 24 hours. And you can see behind me, there are heavily armed police in this Tourist Destination here in spain. A witness describing 60 or 70 locals and tourists, fleeing for their lives into a local restaurant. Some climbing through restaurants. Horrifying, matt and savannah. A moment of silence was held in barcelona this morning for the victims of the attack there, while police try to piece all of this together. Richard engel has the latest on wheth where this investigate is going. Reporter im along an iconic street. The scene of a terrorist attack, the van that caused so many dead and injured, came streaming down this street, mowing people over, sending others scattering. But the people came out today by the thousands with one message. To say they will not be afraid. A manhunt is under way for the driver responsible for mowing down people on barcelonas main pedestrian street. A terrorist driving this white van turned this normal vibrant area into a kill zone. American jack davies filmed as she ran for her life. American tourists heidi nunez and her husband, jared tucker, were there, too. They had just separated when he went looking for a bathroom. Now, hes missing. The cops kept pushing us away. I ended up further and further away, without my husband. And i havent seen him or heard from him since. Reporter the van came speeding down this street, and it was completely packed. The van traveled for about 60 yards. And not just traveling, but zigzagging back and forth. But people came back today to show they wont be terrorized. I ran into the bakery, where they let me in. And there were a couple of us, about 20 in that bakery, hiding. Reporter the attack, is just the latest case of terrorists turning ordinary vehicles into deadly weapons. Hundreds killed in the last two years alone, in beloved cities all over europe, including berl berlin, london and paris. Spanish dignitaries leading a moment of silence in the heart of barcelona. The mood, now, a mix of shock, sadness and anger on this day of mourning. Overnight, paris and new york, cities alltoo familiar with terror, showing their solidarity. Isis claimed responsibility for this attack but saying one of its soldiers was responsible for driving this van down the street killing so many people. A manhunt is under way looking for that driver. He is believed to have fled on foot. Tlis are looking for other superintende suspects and other attackers, in that terrorist cell. Richard ng aengel, thank you. We want to bring in michael leiter. We are used to seeing the lone wolf attacks. This seems to be the thing we all fear, a larger terrorist cell. I think thats right, savannah. This is not one guy grabbing a van. This is six to ten people who planned this attack. And maybe thought out things that would delay first responders, like fake suicide vests. What we see is a Group Planning and probably simultaneously attacks planned. The New York Times reported there were three vehicles rented under the same name. One of those vehicles was used in barcelona. Perhaps the second vehicle was down in camblis. We dont know where a third van is. How frantic is the search for that vehicle and other operatives at this moment . This is more dynamic we normally see 12 hours an attack. You certainly have one attacker on the loose still. You probably have a vehicle out there. Theres still an active threat. This is not just forensics. This is prepare for another attack because it could be out there. Absolutely. The driver appears to have gotten away. We dont know if he or she could have been incambrils later. Im surprised. There is enormous amount of mayhem at the first van attack. But the lack of apparent security that he was able to get away, they dont have it all nailed down. This is a popular tourist area. Suggest suggests a little more confusion. I respect the spanish authorities. They had experience in 2004, with the bombings in madrid. They arrested suspects this spring they think were connected to the brussels attacks about 18 months ago. You worked with the officials during the obama administration. Whats their level of sophistication in terms of counterterrorism and intelligence . They are very, very good. They have dealt with terrorism domestically, the bath separatists for decades. They have been aggressive. They have lots of northern moroccans and africans who have had radicalization. But they had less radicalization than weve seen in france and germany. This is an Effective Security service. Its just speculation at this point. But we know according to the spanish politician, the wednesday night explosion at a house is connected. Put on your analyst hat. What might the connection be . My first take is, theyre building bombs. Nose are going in the cars. Thats disrupted, quickly get out. Force the attack. Michael leiter, thank you. President trump was quick to the respond to the attack in barcelona, offering the u. S. s support. But hes coming under fire for a controversial followup tweet and for his ongoing reaction to the violent clashes in virginia. Nbc White House CorrespondentKristen Welker has more on that side of things. Kristen, good morning to you. Reporter good morning. Its not unusual for President Trump to talk tough about terrorists. But after the barcelona attack, mr. Trump revived a debunked myth about a general committing war crimes. And its sparking a new round of fire for an already embattled president. This morning, the president turning his attention to Foreign Policy, while monitoring the investigation in barcelona. Firing off a stern tweet in the aftermath of the attack. The United States condemns the terror attack in barcelona, spain, and will do whatever is necessary to help. Be tough and strong. We love you. But the president may have quickly muddled his own message. Resurrecting a widelydebunked story about an American General who fought in the philippines did. There was no more radical islamic terror for 35 years. During the campaign, candidate trump was criticized by historians who called the story a tall tale. He caught 50 terrorists who did tremendous damage and killed many people. And he took the 50 terrorists and he took 50 men and dipped bullets in pigs blood. Reporter backlash from republicans after his response to the clashes in charlottesville, where he was criticized for equating terrorists to protesters. Theres no doubt about it. Reporter bob corker, a longtime trump supporter, calling into question mr. Trumps ability to lead. The president has not yet has not yet been able to demonstrate the stability, nor some of the competence, that he needs to demonstrate in order to be successful. And we need for him to be successful. Reporter scathing words, as well, from the only africanamerican senator, tim scott. What we need to see from our president is clarity and moral authority. That moral authority is compromised when tuesday happens. Reporter this morning, yet another ceo turning his back on President Trump. The New York Times reporting Rupert Murdochs son, james, the ceo of 21st century fox, which owns fox news, excoriating the president. And donating 1 million to the antidefamation league. Murdoch writing, standing up to nazis is essential. Theres no good nazis. Adding to the president s not mentioning him by name. Mike pence, staunchly defending his boss. I think the United States has a president whose vision, energy and cando spirit is reminiscent of president teddy roosevelt. Reporter Vice President pence cut his trip to south america short. He will join President Trump at camp david today, along with members of the National Security team. The key focus will be the strategy in afghanistan, with the president expected to weigh a series of options. Everything from withdrawing all of the troops to adding close to 4,000 more. Matt . Savannah . Kristen, thanks so much. In the wake of the charlottesville attack, a movement is gaining momentum in cities across the country to take down confederate statues. Stephanie gosk is in one of the cities. Reporter the city council in lexingt lexi lexington voted to remove two statues. The debate has been going on for years in the u. S. It was that violence in charlottesville, virginia, that has fueled the fire. Shouts of joy and relief in lexington, kentucky. The vote reflects passage of the motion. Reporter the motion to remove confederate statues from outside the courthouse. The Council Meeting met by emotional pleas. I cannot escape the color i am, nor can i escape my history. But i can do something about the present and hopefully the future. Take down the confederate statues and show the world what americans really fight for, freedom. Reporter few among the crowd voted to keep the statues in place. Its not slavery. Its our history. Reporter a viewpoint seemingly echoed by President Trump, who whetweeted thursday, shad to see the culture and history being removed from our monuments. You cant change history. But you can learn from it. The deadly violence of marching on virginia, confederate monuments have been a flash point. Theres 718 of them across the country, according to the southern poverty law center. Eight of them around capitol hill. Some democratic lawmakers are calling for their removal. Nancy pelosi says theres no room of celebrating the bigotry of the men of the confederacy in the halls of the capital or in places of honor. In tampa, the lightning, rays and buccaneers are dedicating funds to move a monument from in front of the citys courthouse. The movement faces major opposition. And both sides are digging in. Mr. Mayor, the governor has not publicly supported your efforts. The president of the United States has spoken out against your efforts. Is this a kind of david and goliath moment for you . I operate encore values. Theres fundamental values here at stake, freedom and justice and liberty and telling the real story. Reporter its a story that some see differently. We dont want to tear monuments down. Its good enough for their parents, good enough for us. Reporter the statues wont be removed and relocated right away. The issue gets kicked up to a state commission. And the outcome there is far from certain. Stephanie in lexington, kentucky, thank you. Lets turn the page. We have mr. Roker looking at the weekend weather. Starting on the north side here in the northeast. 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