Jim bacon: we heard a tremendous blast, and all of a sudden all chaos ensued. Everybody started running. Rick schwein: he set the thing up to hurt people in a mass way. [crowd clamoring, whistle] mark mckay: we don t know if that person is going to strike again. [blows whistle] let s go! mark mckay: who did this? is it part of a strategy or is it a singular event? we didn t know any of that. [theme music] hello, and welcome to how it really happened. I m jesse l. Martin. In the summer of 1996, all eyes were on atlanta, georgia for the centennial olympics. The southern city put on quite a show for the opening ceremony as muhammad ali lit the olympic flame. But just eight days later, at a celebration in centennial park, a security guard noticed a suspicious backpack under a bench. Security and law enforcement moved quickly to evacuate the massive crowd, but time was not on their side. This is how it really happened. [indistinct chatter] it s a weekend night in atlanta. It s hot. The stre
Emily lyons: it was premeditated. Oh, my god. Emily lyons: he planned it. [explosion] run! emily lyons: he made those bombs. Woman (on phone): a bomb explosion. Man (on phone): a bomb explosion. Emily lyons: he killed those people. There s not a day go by that i don t think about him. He is always in my head. People told me i should have died. Out! back up. Back up, people! [screaming] [theme music] hello and welcome to how it really happened. I m jesse l. Martin. There is a specter hovering over the 1996 summer olympic games in atlanta. Someone planted a bomb designed to kill or maim spectators at centennial park. And when a second device explodes at another location just 15 miles away, investigators suspect there is a serial bomber stalking atlanta. This is part two of atlanta bombing. [suspenseful music playing] rick schwein (voiceover): there is entertainment at centennial park, the beating heart at night of the olympics. Oh, yeah. You having a good time? [cheers, applause] [explos
Don t have gotten okay on everybody started running. He said the thing up to hurt in a mass way we don t know that that person is going to strike. Again who did this? is it part of a strategy or is it a singular event? we didn t know any of that hello, and welcome to how it really happened. I m jesse l. Martin. In the summer of 1996, all eyes were on atlanta, georgia for the centennial olympics. The southern city put on quite a show for the opening ceremony as muhammad ali lit the olympic flame. But just eight days later, at a celebration in centennial park, a security guard noticed a suspicious backpack under a bench. Security and law enforcement moved quickly to evacuate the massive crowd, but time was not on their side. This is how it really happened. [indistinct chatter] it s a weekend night in atlanta. It s hot. The streets are packed. [groovy music] there is entertainment at centennial park. The beating heart at night of the olympics. (singing) something about you driving me craz
Unprecedented events, i feel like they re piling up one on top of the other. Just a few moments ago donald trump officially became the republican nominee for president for the third time in a row and just moments before that he announced on truth social that he has selected ohio senator j. D. Vance to be his running mate. The start of the republican national convention taking place at an incredibly tense and volatile moment for the entire country. Less than 48 hours after an assassination attempt on the expresident, a shooting that left one person dead, two others critically injured. If we see donald trump today it will be his first public appearance since that horrific and tragic incident. It is violence that is deeply corrosive to our democracy. We all unequivocally condemn it in the strongest terms possible and as my colleague rachel maddow puts it, quote, there is no no no violent solution to any american political conflict. We would also like to extend our sympathies to the family