making news in america this morning, breaking right now, terror in france. a large truck plowed through a crowd of people in nice during a holiday celebration. >> honestly the most terrified i've ever been. >> this morning we have new details about americans killed in that attack and the evidence just found in the truck that's helping investigators find out who that driver was. we're live with the latest. vice presidential pick. donald trump's potential running mate arriving in new york overnight even as trump calls off today's announcement. we're live in cleveland inside the arena where final preparations are under way for the rnc. and opening up about race relations, a candid town hall on abc with president obama. hear his suggestions to ease tensions.

and let's get straight to that breaking news from the south of france. we're learning of americans now among the victims of the attack in nice. >> at least two americans are dead. sean copeland and his 11-year-old son brodie from texas, they were vacationing in france with the rest of their family. >> on social media prayers are going out to sean's wife and brodie's brother and sister and brodie's baseball team also posted a photo that the team says was taken in nice just yesterday. >> at least 84 people were killed when that white truck that you see there plowed into crowds of people along nice's famous promenade. the truck's male driver opening fire before he was killed by police. >> the chaos sent thousands of people running for safety. they had all been watching a fireworks display marking france's national holiday. >> so this morning there are some new details about evidence found at the scene there in nice. we want to cross over right now and get the very latest from abc's jennifer eccleston.

>> reporter: a joyful bastille day celebration turned to horror. screams of panic and people running for safety. >> i was looking for a place to ride. i was running. >> reporter: new video this morning showing the semi truck turned lethal weapon plowing through a crowded promenade killing dozen of people and injuring more than 150. >> i did see it hit a few people, and there were a few people lying on the ground. >> reporter: authorities say that truck was loaded with arms and grenades. the driver speeding through crowds for over a mile shooting a firearm out the window. >> you could hear, you know, words being mumbled, you know, suci, suci, like suicide. >> reporter: the driver was shot by police after an exchange of gunfire. this image of a bullet-riddled windshield evidence of the carnage. >> it was just honestly the most terrified i've ever been. >> reporter: overnight authorities saying they're not aware of any accomplices and are investigating this as an act of terror.

french president francois hollande saying all of france is under the threat of islamic terrorists. france has been a target for terror. just this past november, 130 people were killed as islamic militant suicide bombers and gunmen opened fire on the streets of paris, inside a concert hall and france's national stadium. the country was put in a nationwide state of emergency. it was to be lifted in a matter of weeks, but it has now been extended for three more months leaving france a nation on edge. we are also learning more about the man believed to be responsible for the assault. he was a 31-year-old dual french-tunisian national known to police as a petty criminal. and as you mentioned earlier, we can also report that at this stage, two americans are among the dead, a father and a son who were on vacation there in nice.

kendis and diane. >> the sad headline that we're getting overnight this morning and, jennifer, there are many security experts that say that nice actually has an elaborate system in place. how is that helping the investigators right now? >> reporter: cc-tv will play an enormous part in this investigation. the regional president in nice said some of the city's 1,200 security cameras had pinpointed the moment the attacker boarded the truck, which was well away from the seaside in the hills of nice and could follow his path to the promenade. and they, of course, are also focusing on any accomplices. diane, kendis. >> that's one of the things that they're focusing on this point in the investigation. jennifer eccleston, thank you. and the area of nice where this took place, it's right next to the mediterranean sea, and some of those people actually jumped into the water, they said, trying to find safety. >> yeah, many others sought shelter in nice's most famous hotel that you see there. one american tourist said as she fled with her fiance, it felt like the whole city was running.

witnesses describing same scenes of chaos. >> the truck drove through all the security, and we were hearing guns being shot. and everyone trying to take shelter. i heard loud noises and people started screaming and shots being fired up in the air. and everyone started running in different parts and, you know, everyone trying to take shelter, and then, you know, it was chaotic. everyone started running in a different place. >> and by some estimates some 40,000 people were there on the promenade at the time. now, leaders from around the world have been weighing in through the night registering their outrage from as far away as china and australia. >> in a statement president obama said, quote, i condemn in the strongest terms what appears to be a horrific terrorist attack in nice, france. our thoughts and prayers are with the families and other loved ones of those killed, and we wish a full recovery for the many wounded. in the meantime, donald trump has postponed plans to announce his running mate saying it would be inappropriate in the

aftermath of the attack in france, and trump told fox news if he were president he would ask congress to declare war on isis. hillary clinton said, we are at war with terrorists, but she said it's a different kind of war. she said more intelligence gathering is needed, not military force. and security is being ramped up in cleveland ahead of the republican convention next week. homeland security chief jeh johnson and fbi director james comey told congress they're concerned about violence as delegates and protesters flood that city. johnson is heading to cleveland today to personally inspect preparations. >> and we should mention that donald trump has not said when he will reschedule the news conference to unveil his vice presidential pick, but abc news has learned that he plans to name indiana governor mike pence. >> stephanie ramos has the latest from cleveland where the republican convention kicks off in just three days. good morning, stephanie. >> reporter: diane, good morning.

good morning to you, kendis. indiana governor mike pence has been at the top of donald trump's vp list for months now, but time is running out for pence to withdraw from his re-election race if he is going to run for vp. he's got until noon today. he's in. sources tell abc news that indiana's governor mike pence has a new job offer to be donald trump's running mate. >> we will be very, very strong if i win. >> reporter: pence arrived at a new york hotel thursday for a joint announcement today but trump postponed it saying in the wake of the attacks in nice, it's not the right time. on fox news trump also praised all three vice presidential finalists. >> i have great respect for governor pence, but i also have great respect for newt. i have great respect for chris, chris christie. i have -- we have some tremendous people in the republican party, but i'll be making the announcement at the appropriate time. >> reporter: after stumping for trump, pence apparently nailed his vp audition. >> donald trump understands the frustrations and the hopes of the american people like no other american leader in my lifetime since ronald reagan. >> reporter: pence is a

57-year-old born again christian, a first term governor, a congressman and a former radio and television talk show host. trump hopes he'll reassure skeptical conservatives. meanwhile, hillary clinton is out auditioning a potential vice president of her own, senator tim kaine from virginia. clinton has also released an attack ad against trump painting him as a bad role model. >> you can tell them to go [ bleep ] themselves. >> reporter: and as we head into the republican and democratic conventions, a newly released "wall street journal"/nbc poll shows hillary clinton is leading trump in four key swing states. kendis and diane, back to you. >> always keeping things in there interesting. abc's stephanie ramos live in cleveland for us. stephanie, thank you. and still ahead, we return to that breaking news from france, dozens of people killed in a terror attack. we'll hear from an american survivor. and president obama confronting race issues in an abc news town hall. the president opening up about

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president obama is sharing his thoughts on race and policing after a week of violence and protests. the president led our abc town hall saying, we need to build more trust and provide police with more training and resources. he spoke about being pulled over by police saying it was usually justified, but he shared a poignant experience from his childhood. >> and i still remember when i was 10 years old walking into the elevator and there was a woman who i thought knew me. when i walked on, she good off

and i was puzzled. i said, do you want to come up and she said no and then i went up and saw the elevator going back down. i just kind of peeked out the peephole and i could see she came right back up but was just worried about riding an elevator with me. >> he also spoke to the son of alton sterling, the man killed by police in baton rouge. the president saying he doesn't want a generation of young people mistrusting the police. another one of the dallas police officers killed by a sniper last week is being remembered in a service today. michael krol was working his dream job, loved ones say, when he was gunned down. he'll be buried in his native michigan and funeral services are planned tomorrow for patrick zamarripa who served three tours in iraq before becoming a dallas police officer. and 3,000 packed a church in minnesota to pay final respects to philando castile, a man shot by police near st. paul last week. the casket arrived by horse drawn carriage. pallbearers dressed in white raised their fists in the air. the minister called for unity and reconciliation. new mexico's governor

has declared a state of emergency to help fight a fast-moving wildfire. it's already destroyed 31 homes. the flames scorching nearly half a square mile so far. officials are now urging people in that fire zone to evacuate. and severe storms pounding the nation's heartland have taken a heavy toll on parts of oklahoma and arkansas. winds of up to 70 miles an hour have knocked out power to 130,000 customers in arkansas alone. and some of the 92,000 customers in tulsa still without power may not get it back until tuesday. when we come back, a closer look at the terror attack in southern france. a former fbi special agent joins us with his take on this type of attack and whether it can be prevented. and also ahead, two people rescued after falling off a cliff. why the pokemon craze may be to blame. d tea the way you brew it at home. for real, delicious, leaf-brewed iced tea.

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driver. >> good analysis we got when we talked to steve gomez, former fbi special agent in charge and abc contributor. you have this one attacker and also the tactic that was used. very different, right. >> oh, absolutely. what you now saw is this type of truck has the ability to penetrate through certain barriers whether it's the chain link fences, whether it's the wood, so they're going to have to evaluate how you protect against these types of attacks. the terrorists are watching every attack that is occurring and they're learning from those attacks and then they're looking to use those same types of techniques so law enforcement has to look at how these terrorists are using these types of -- whether it's weaponry, whether it's vehicles, they then have to deal with the security measures to ensure that that doesn't happen again because the terrorists are going to look to do that. >> what do you make of the weapons found inside the truck as well. >> the fact that these firearms and explosives were in the back, it's very interesting, kind of makes me wonder whether there was some co-conspirators that

were going to be involved in the attack so once the truck stopped, then they were going to join in in the fight. that's something they'll look at. >> some interesting analysis there from stove gomez, also hearing some harrowing stories from all the witnesses. one of them from florida is now telling her story. >> talking about kayla rapan visiting france with her fiance. listen to her describe the terror. >> we just finished watching fireworks. there were thousands and thousands of people out here. and the fireworks had just ended. we started walking across the street towards the restaurant. >> the crowd moving in different directions and then i heard some gunshots but i thought it was fireworks. >> complete chaos and people were screaming, kids were crying. security guards were on their walkie-talkies. we were so close. >> i heard screaming and everyone was running in every direction. >> i heard loud noises and people started screaming and shots being fired up in here and

everyone started running in different parts. >> when we were running away, apart from all the screaming that we did hear shots fired which i seem to be the police. it was sheer terror. >> you can see and hear the terror from those clips that you saw right there. i mean that guy drove that truck for about a mile down the promenade there. >> it's unbelievable to think how long that went on before he was finally stopped and some witnesses said they didn't see the truck, they didn't see the gunfire. >> the lights weren't on. >> but they saw all these people running and just by instinct obviously they ran, as well and they said we couldn't tell what was going on but we could tell something was very wrong. >> one of the things. you see fireworks and minor fireworks going off there. some people thought maybe there were some individuals who were popping off some fireworks at the time. they didn't realize it was gunshots that they were hearing. >> you really hope for a false

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live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> 84 dead in nice. a truck drives into the crowd at the behalf steel day celebration. >> another day. another terror attack. it has been a horrific few weeks. we will get to the weather and traffic in a moment but, first, the coverage of the nice attack. two americans, a father and son, and we are learning more of the truck driver would plowed into the crowd. here is the latest. >> in the past two hours the state department confirming two americans were killed, a father and his 11-year-old son from texas, shawn copeland and his

son were in france on vacation. 48 were killed in the resort city of nice, watching fireworks. moments ago, the french president hollande approveed in nice and ordered three days of mourning. many are hospitalized a children's hospital has treated 50 kids who were hurt in the attack. some are still in critical condition. also, in the past hour, french police found the i.d. card belonging to the night attacker, 31-year-old french man from tunisia. they found his i.d. moments ago inside the truck. there are no claims of responsibility. isis is suspected. the story is still developing. we have been getting a lot of new information. i will monitor it. i will bring you another update at the top of the hour.

facebook activateed security check for those in need urging users to connect with friends and disasters during disaster and post status update. at&t is helping victims and their families and waiving charges for call or text from the united states to france through sunday. >> french nationals in san francisco are stunned by the attack. we continue coverage outside the french consulate. tiffany? >> outside of the consulate there is a small sign that says "pray for nice," showing us we are closer connected than miles suggest. last night, bastille day celebrations continue with heavy hearts. a group fathered for a moment of silence outside the french consulate and they sang the french national anthem. a man who grew up in nice said if he were home he would have been on the same street as t