this morning on "world news now," the uk prepares for what could be another attack. >> british troops mobilized. conduct raid overnight as authorities dig for answers following the concert attack in manchester. the security situation back here at home and tributes to the young victims pouring in from all around the world. >> president trump meets with the pope this morning. the investigation at home into russian election meddling deepens. hear what the former head of the cia said about russian officials trying to recruit members of trump's team during the campaign. >> later, getting summer vacation started with a look back at my own homecoming. along as i take you, come along as i take you to the caribbean to the tiny nation of belize where it all start ford your favorite overnight news anchor. >> what? >> not rob nelson.

>> not john mueller. >> will you come with me on this wednesday, may 24th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." good morning to you all. we begin with fears of another attack in britain. >> the prime minister there, theresa may raised threat level to critical, the highest which means that, the experts think another attack is imminent. soldiers are deployed to key locations unusual sight in britain where the police are often unarmed. isis claimed responsibility for the suicide bombing outside the manchester arena. >> 22 people were killed in at take. some families are waiting to find out if their loved ones are among the victims. suspected suicide bomber has been identified in his photo. published one front page this morning next to the youngest victim. get more now on the investigation, starting with abc's correspondent in manchester

britain is mightier than the sick plots of terrorists. >> reporter: police and interpoll on the hunt for accomplices in the deadliest terror attack on british soil since 2005. >> every explosive device has some degree of stig na chur or some telltale, aspect to it. >> police believe he detonated suicide bomb outside an ariana grande concert. s just as the show let out. authorities zeroing in on the suburb of manchester arresting a man neighbors say is the terrorist's older brother. bomber, 22-year-old, salman abedi on the front page of the sun tabloid identified as pure evil. a college dropout he was once one of almost 500 young men known to british authorities as possible terrorists. >> mi 15 were aware of him. aware he pose poed ten shall threat. but they didn't think that you

proved himself to, to do. the neighborhood where he lived kidded to be a hotbed of isis recruitment. three miles from the arena. and in the face of terror throughout city, signs of unity. complete strangers. offering hugs and encouragement to one another. a candle lit memorial, sign of hope, and solidarity with the victims and their families. and amid growing resolve not to bend to terrorism. diane, kendis. >> all right, in manchester. learning so much and so many people have been searching for many of the victims that they have not heard of. we got one update about one young girl. her uncle searching for her ever since that concert. her mother posted this photo on facebook. >> olivia campbell 15, years old. and a picture of the 8-year-old there. the youngest victim. and now we are looking at college

georginna, a superfan. awe author names are come outing as survivors tell their a up athought we . >> i thought we were going to diet. it was just horrendous. my little girl was absolutely hysterical. trying to get her out quick as we could. everyone else was trying to got out quick as they could. we got to the top of the stairs, sought exit and just ran. ran straight into the street. straight into, absolute chaos. just got away from the scene quick as we could. to get out into the open air the smell. remember the smell. can't describe it. really awful smell. just alarms going off. police everywhere. sirens everywhere. people running, screaming. it was just crazy. absolutely crazy. an awful lot of, children in the arena. we have been so, so lucky. that we have made it out

altogether. can't imagine how people must be feeling. that we got out safe with us. it is just a real blessing. security will be tight tonight when the manchester united soccer team plays a match in stockholm and heightn't security is evident in big cities across the u.s. >> authorities from the federal to local level are working to identify potentially vulnerable open venues that could be potential targets. venues from sporting events to concerts. >> concerns about possible copy cat attacks and expect, increased, weekend day events. like the indy 500. you have big events coming up within the next week. turn now to former fbi counterterrorism official and abc news contributor, steve gomez on the phone. we spoke about 24 hours ago, the situati situation. brit fin raised

britain raised their threat level. what does it mean? >> what it means they feel there is an imminent attack that is , how, this individual, abedi was radicalized and how he basically turned towards going operational. they probably feel that there are other people that are like-minded, maybe from same general area we have been hearing about the hotbed where he came from. and very possible that they think that, there are others that he is connected to. maybe they weren't helping with this attack. but others that were thinking along the same lines. now they may want to try to commit a similar type off take. i believe that's why they raised the level. >> steve, isis is claiming responsibility. we also have a few mr. details on the suspect 2, 2-year-old man, born in manchester. when you look at something like that. how do you establish how much involvement the group actually has in an attack like this. and how much credibility do you give off to the claim of responsibility? >> well you, got to look at it, from a different perspective. and we saw

after 9/11. where anwar al alwaki, started to, basically use propaganda where he was starting to communicate to sympathizers and potential terrorists here in the u.s. and throughout europe. and isis took it to a different level. they really started to, what i call, plant the seeds throughout western civilization. and try to radicalize and get basically brainwashing, of these individuals that are disaffected with their life. that are detached from their society, wherever they live, in this case talking manchester, in the uk. and, because they are planting those seeds, they're building this kind of brainwashing or mind set, like abedi and many others we have seen where they have now -- taken it on themselves. they don't need to travel anywhere.

they go through all of the information. and they basically, become mobilized by isis and their propaganda machine to now commit an attack. >> steve, thank you. steve gomez there, joining us. appreciate it, steve. uh since at take we have seen outpouring of support for britain and city of manchester. many of the world's recognizable sites have been lit up as british flag. >> union jack protected on the building in dubai, golden gate, and in new york a special moment at yankee stadium. ♪ ♪ >> that of course, is britain's national anthem. god save the queen. being played before last night's game at yankee stadium. a message on the stadium's video board read, our thoughts and prayers, to the victims in manchester

coming up, the rest of the morning's headlines. including emergency evacuation of an airplane. planes were seen shooting from the engines. airport shut down. causing delays nationwide. >> here what the former head of the cia said about trump connection to officials and whether he thinks there was collusion to help trump win the election. you're watching "world news now."

breaking news overnight. flames shooting from a plane's engine forced evacuation at newark airport in new jersey. it triggered the airport to close, causing delays and, a lot of diverted flights. the fire broke out on board united flight to san francisco as the plane was takingoff. president from in rome this morning,

the pope criticized the president's plan to build a border wall and clashed on climate change. trumps are visiting sis teen and st. peter's basilica, the president has meetings in rome before heading to brussels late tire day. >> with the president in europe, the russia probe continues here at home abc news learned the president will retain a private attorney to representative him in the russia investigation. that news comes amid candid comments on capitol hill, from the former head of the cia. john brennan, see him there, said he was concerned about ties between russia and the trump campaign. telling russian leaders to stop their activities. but brennan wouldn't say the connections equalled collusion. >> i don't know whether or not, such collusion, that's your term, such collusion existed. i don't know. it raised questions in my mind whether or not the russians were able to gain the cooperation of the individuals. >> two more subpoenas issued to businesses of former n

flynn's attorney said no to a prior request for documents calling it, too broad. the white house is taking hits from both sides of the aisle for 2018 budget proposal. the $4.1 billion plan includes big increases for the military. and border security. includes a family leave program. it slashes funds for social security programs and medicaid would lose $800 billion over the decade. democrats call the budget immoral. one gop senator called it basically dead on arrival. >> bowie state university in maryland, graduated class of 2017. one promising stew went was noticeably absent. moment of silence was held before the father of army second lieutenant richard collins iii walked on stage to accept his son's degree. the university of maryland student is charged with the murder and

face federal hate crime charges. >> weekend landslide buried a portion of one of america's scenic coastal highways under rock and dirt. up to 40 feet deep. the slide in big sur, northern california. officials haven't said how long the road will be closed. >> beautiful roadway there. coming up my journey to the place i was born, better belize it. getten touch with my roots. >> it's unbelizable. >> unbelizable. >> kendis's presummer vacation, next on "world news now." new pantene. the first shampoo with active pro-v nutrient blends that puts in what others just strip out. fueling 100% stronger hair. don't just wash your hair fuel it because strong is beautiful.

we had fun with kendis last week when he returned from vacation, after seeing press coverage in belize. >> amazing. i could run for office there. my trip was more than vacation. chance to reconnect with my people hand my roots, man. this journey, flight 11 years in the making. six hours from new york city to belize city in central america, the place i was born and spent my early childhood. it has been so long since i have touched down in this country. after

off the plane. i was overscum with one overwhelming feeling. >> it's hot as [ bleep ]. >> the heat aside. i was shocked by the warm welcome. several television local stations, greeting me at the airport. curious about the local boy who made a return home because -- >> this weekend gibson is taking a break from basking in the american tv spot light to reconnect with his roots in belize. >> something like that. it was truly whirlwind. racing from one television interview to another. this one an extended one. more than 24 minutes. for morning tv in belize. >> welcome to belize, man. >> thank you. >> nearly everywhere i want it was clear the country of 350,000 people are fans of "world news now" or never sleep. with such an embrace for fellow belizeanize had to sock up more of the public adoration. okay, maybe they didn't see me the

r i visited the most humbling spot i know. my childhood home. >> that house. where i grew up. the window, see it is open. fell out when i was a small, small infant. dropped into the mud. garbage. >> the pile of waist that cushioned my fall and perhaps saved my life, not only remains, but has seemingly grown in the 30 years since family lived here. >> talk about being humble, huh? >> be humble. >> good to meet you. many of the children in desperate need of so much. perhaps most of all, is hope. to my surprise. a female companion i brought with me on the trip. offered them a

hope. at least for a brief moment. my local emmy became their award. and his acceptance speech. >> you want to? >> the 5-year-old celebrating first of perhaps many emmy victories in the future. >> i won the emmy. >> reporter: the main city, flew on board boeing 747 to one of the 200 island off the coast, flying over the 200 mile long barrier reef. second largest in the world. many of these islands or keys as they're known, now owned by wealthy americans and hollywood a listers including francis ford coppola and l. >> this entire area, barely recognizable from the days when i lived

fit into lifestyles of the rich and kendis, now dot the keys. >> check out the view from the master bedroom and the living room. >> oh. so thinking that's probably one window that i don't mind falling out of. straight into the pool. didn't it used to be a lot of vegetation. >> used to be, used to be sugar. bananas. oranges. back in the day. but it is a new world. >> yeah. >> so much has changed. but the one constant remains, the smiles, the friendly atmosphere of the belizean people enduring to this day. >> very nice. >> yeah, so cool. such a fan club there. wow! >> i had no idea that they even saw us much less that they would know that i was coming. it was kind of weird seeing that pile of stuff that saved me. explain sewed much. >> ha-ha-ha. >> it was so nice to see dressed

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time for "the mix" now. start with heart warming story that i think even you will like >> this cold heart. >> foolingeeling a little somet. >> judy o'connor moved from florida to southern california to help her quadriplegic son. get a masters degree at chapman university. so she wheeled him around. and took notes for him in every class. through his college career. >> well, now, marty has graduated, as a show of appreciation, the school actually gave judy her own honorary degree. >> wow. that's, it was touching. it was, it was a tear-jerker, yes, really, really. >> nice. you get the degree, she

the notes. she was a student. kendis. >> really cool. really is good. that's great. that's wonderful. on her part. on their part. sweden, the country, you know in the court. >> uh-huh. yeah. >> ikea. >> got it. >> of course, sweden. abba. so, they have gone from abba to air bnb listed the country on air bnb, boost tourism. saying you have the freedom to roam all of sweden. and list as part of locations you can go to, the rocky beaches, deep forest, scenic cliffs. all branded and sounded like rooms for rent. >> can i sleep on the rocky beaches? >> yes. >> in the woods snau awe jess. yes. you have the freedom to roam all of swud esweden. >> okay. with a tent. >> can i get a hotel room? okay too?

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this morning on "world news now," the latest on the terror attack in manchester, england. we have new details on the young victims being identified as well as the investigation into the suspected suicide bomber. >> extreme weather hitting the south. massive downpours, causing flash floods and tornados, wreaking havoc, ripping apart buildings and damaging homes. the forecast and look at the all important holiday week end. >> and new this half-hour, shocking video of a tanker explosion. >> flames and smoke, billowing high into the sky after thousands of gallons of gasoline ignited forcing nearby residents to evacuate. >> he ran away with our hearts and the mirror ball trophy on "dancing with the stars" all the best from ballroom on the grand finale in "the skinny" on this