, this is a 7 news breaking news alert. more: we are learning about the deadly attacks in brussels early this morning. isis took responsibility for the attacks. at anists detonated bombs airport and on a metro train beneath the european union's capital. at least 31 people have died and we know dozens more are injured. eu leaders are pledging to tackle the terrorism threat with all necessary means. belgian officials say at least one of the blasts was the result of a suicide bomber. the city is still on lockdown. other

european countries are stepping up security as well. we have team coverage covering every angle for you. we want to get started with a live report in london. brussels.attacks in three powerful explosions during morning rush-hour. at least 34 people are dead and three american missionaries from utah have been seriously injured. the first set of explosions rocked brussels just after 8:00 a.m. at the height of rush hour. witnesses described the terrorizing -- terrifying moments. calling it a terrorist attack, the belgian prosecutor saying at least one of those explosions was carried out by a suicide bomber. almost an hour later, another powerful blast

subway station. loud muffled thud. , streamings shocked out of the station. you can see the extent of the explosion. the world reacting from president obama. >> we will do whatever is necessary to support our friend belgium in bringing to justice those responsible. >> to french president francois hollande. said, the whole world is concerned. the attacks striking in the heart of brussels just days after that dramatic raid on friday. police arrested suspected bomber salah abdeslam. of retribution realized today. the re

also learning more about the types of injuries people have suffered in the attacks. at least one of the bombs detonated at the airport contained nails. they are dealing with fractures and deep cuts caused by flying glass and nails. autria: this comes days after belgian officials arrested the lone surviving suspect of the paris terror attacks. scott thuman has spent time in belgium and paris and joins us from the newsroom with the latest. these attacks seem to be in retaliation. many people thought that after the arrest of salah abdeslam that there would be some sort of retaliatory act. there are multiple cells in the region.

perhaps because they felt pressured that they were going to be rounded up. we heard from president hollande that he said we believe there are more people involved in the paris attacks. so there are going to be more arrests. what we saw back in december, they thought an attack was imminent and nothing took place. interesting to see how quickly they shut down the entire city. the big take away here is that you are going to have more debate over was called the shenzhen agreement -- schengen agreement. it allows people to cross back and forth across borders.

we are now going to hear a larger debate. people saying, enough is enough, we want to shut down the borders. you will hear a lot of different governmental representatives at very high levels from multiple countries saying, perhaps we should no longer allow this cross-border flow. it's going to be an interesting debate moving forward. that theou point out terror alert level has been at the highest since december, yet something like this was still able to happen. they were able to walk right into the airport in brussels. people'ses -- are guards just not up? what happened in brussels -- they had gone back down shortly after the holidays and now raised it back to level 4. you

what they are debating is this difficult balance of how tough do we have to be on our streets, at our airports, and how do we allow people to feel like they are living an easy life without being under the watchful eye of the military all day long. they are now having to step up because it is not just brussels. it is paris, beirut, turkey. these are all places we have gone to do stories just in the past six months and they are going to continue. now they have to figure out what they are going to do about it at the highest level. scott just mentioned, a lot of the impact that came out of 9/11 were felt on our airlines. the attacks are

having repercussions at home as well. john gonzalez is live at dulles airport. john: there was a brussels bound flight that left dulles overnight. it arrived in belgium just about an hour before the attacks this morning. this afternoon you can see the brussels airlines counter here is closed, which is normal. during weekdays, flights to and from brussels are operated out of united airlines. here at the airport, not necessarily increased police, but more vigilant. we have seen uniformed officers all day long with high-powered rifles and k-9 units walking the concourse. tsa agents also closely inspecting the departure lounge areas and baggage claims an

passengers, many of them on its today. we spoke to one woman who lived in dubai. she was in the sky when the attack occurred. she had tears running down her face when she landed. >>e live in the middle east and i came here to pick up my nephew to take him home for spring break which is a huge deal for my family to trust -- every year i have asked and every year i have gotten, you live in dubai. we live around some of the most wonderful muslim people in the world who embrace peace and love. it is so heartbreaking because i know this is just another stumbling block for the muslim community. john: a regular tuesday flight for brussels has been suspended.

today telling us that they are a bit uneasy about flying on a day like this. they also tell us they have no reason to feel unsafe here at dulles. jeannette: we are seeing something similar to what you are seeing. serious in more terms of see something say something. taking on a whole new meaning this afternoon. here's what we know so far. metro police are heightening security. they are bringing out k-9 units to do random screenings. they have also stepped up patrols. surveillance is being taken very seriously.

everywhere at once so they need people to keep an eye out. if you see anything suspicious, they want you to report it immediately. we know that station managers were also briefed this morning by their supervisors to keep an eye out for anything unusual. writers -- at what riders had to say. >> i still feel safe taking the metro but i still feel i need to be alert everywhere. smart. >> it can happen anywhere. we are not really that safe. there has been a threat for a long time and we will probably see it throughout my lifetime unfortunately. jeannette: one of the more memorable things

last person saying, you kind of get used to it. there is some desensitizing. he also said, you have to be aware that you cannot live in fear. life must go on. keep your eyes open. if you are taking metro, everything is running smoothly. earlier this morning, nothing related to this has impacted metro at all. i'm jeannette reyes. autria: d.c. police chief cathy lanier released a statement saying, we are aware of the tragic events in brussels and are actively cornering the with local resources and federal law enforcement and homeland security agencies to maintain public safety in the district. continue

the credibility of this thread, we ask you to stay alert of your surroundings. was closing his historic visit to cuba when the attack happened this morning. he pledged to do whatever is necessary to help belgian authorities seek justice. >> we must be together regardless of nationality or th inor face -- fai fighting terrorism. we will defeat those who threaten the security of people around the world. autria: president obama also telephoned elgin president charles michel -- belgian prime minister charles michel to offer his condolences. we will have live updates throughout the day. coming

up, remembering the infamous former toronto mayor rob ford. what we are learning about his death this new. -- noon. and the latest on the terror attacks in brussels. what authorities knew before the attacks. doug: cloudy skies around the area right now. current temperature of 52 degrees at reagan national. we will see more sunshine. temperatures of about 61 degrees. we will talk about midweek warmth and a chance of rain later in the week. the forecast is coming up.

autria: former toronto mayor rob ford has died after a battle with cancer. he became internationally known after revelations about his drinking problems and illegal drug use. he was repeatedly videotaped and photographed while intoxicated in public. a landslide toby a city council seat. he was 46 years old. back to breaking news from belgium. we are learning new details about what elgin authorities knew leading up to the attacks. -- belgian authorities knew leading up to the attacks. sam sweeney has more. sam: we know counter terror is an officials have worked around theclock in belgium since suspected mastermind of the terrorist attacks and paris was captured last week. now that isis has claimed responsibilityit

have played a part in this attack before he was arrested last week. the big question, where their warning signs of an imminent attack? there warning signs of an imminent attack? >> what was particularly a lot of heavy weapons have been found, which is an indication that something was perhaps being planned for the next few days and they were aware that they had to ask and act quickly. the second point is that peopletly new names, new who may be part of a network. sam: they are now searching for those people.

belgium. are underway throughout belgium. they're most likely is a vast network that investigators must now uncover related to these coordinated terrorist attacks. autria: we also need to get to the forecast today. it's going to warm up for the next few days. we will start in frederick county. we have had clouds during the morning. these are temporary. we will get more sunshine this afternoon. temperatures will slowly climb as well. the pollen count is in the moderate range. temperature wise we are doing

couple of hours i think we will have no trouble warming up another eight to 10 degrees. 52 now at the airport. 59 in gaithersburg and the mask is. louisville 61. -- 59 in gaithersburg and damascus. poolesville 61. high pressure will force southwesterly winds overhead. 70 degree weather tomorrow. 75 degrees thursday. frontwill be a cold friday. about 60. to 70 tomorrow, 75 thursday. the cold front will catch up with us as we

as we get into the day on thursday. on friday, a few showers possible. skies will be partly sunny through the day tomorrow. 75 thursday. possibility thursday night of a few showers and a cold front friday afternoon. friday clear in the afternoon. saturday looks sunny at 60 degrees. some sunshine in the morning easter sunday and the chance of a few showers late in the day. lingering showers monday morning and back into the mid-60's. autria: coming up, new developments in the battle between apple and the fbi. why the government says it no longer needs the tax g

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autria: we continue to follow breaking news out of brussels after three deadly bombings early this morning. isis is now claiming responsibility for the attacks. at least 31 people have died and dozens more are injured. facebook has activated its safety check feature following the explosions. the option allows users in a tragedy to mark themselves as safe to let family and friends now. it can also be used to search for specific friends. it was widely praised after the paris shooting attacks. the fbi says it may not need apple's help to

bernardino terrorists. federal prosecutors say the fbi has been researching ways to access information in syed farook's encrypted phone and is getting help from an outside party. a judge canceled today's scheduled hearing on the issue. turning to the race for the white house. today voters in several western states head to the polls. arizona will hold a primary for both parties. idaho will hold democratic caucuses and utah will hold both caucuses. the is one day after candidates talk to foreign policy here in d.c. at the aipac conference. trump's appearance did not go unnoticed by protesters. dozens of people gathered outside denouncing him. speech, he called himself a lifelong supporter of israel. he received a standing ovation. voters in arizona, utah and idaho will make th

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it did not explode this morning. officials were able to diffuse that -- diffuse that in the last half-hour. back to you. autria: thank you for that. doug: cloudy right now. skies will turn partly sunny, mostly sunny by late this afternoon. high of 61. clear skies tonight. the warm up begins tomorrow. into the mid-70's by thursday. autria: thank you for joining us. doug is back at 4:00. i will see you

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