this morning on "world news now." the breaking news from spain, the terror attack. >> overnight another attack and a firefight taking place between police and suspects. the government says are connected to the deadly van-ramming attack earlier in the day. we will have the latest on the investigation as isis claims responsibility. >> and the backlash grows after president trump's messy interpretation of what happened in charlottesville. fellow republicans voicing their displeasure with him, just as he doubles down on the issue of confederate monuments, calling them beautiful. as many across the country look to tear them down. and the race to get a good view of the solar eclipse is on, with traffic building up already in some parts of the count

should stake your claim for what will surely be the greatest three minutes of the year, or maybe, on this friday, august 18th. from abc news, this is "world news now." >> and we say good morning, everybody, on this friday. we're going to start with something that sounds hike we've started many a newscast. >> too recently. >> a terror attack in europe. this time barcelona. >> overnight police killed five suspects during a shootout in response to that attack. you can hear those shots during the raid. >> the suspects were believed to have rammed a car into a group of pedestrians leaving six people injured. that was the scene overnight just outside barcelona. but this morning, authorities are linking that attack to the carnage earlier in barcelona. at least 13 people were killed and more than 100 injured when a van slammed into the pedestrians in an attackha

inspired by isis. here's elizabeth hur. >> reporter: chaos in the heart of barcelona. with drocrowding running for co and police rushing to the scene after authorities say this white van jumped onto a sidewalk packed with unsuspecting pids. >> everybody just ran forward. >> reporter: it was around 5:00 p.m. thursday local time and witnesses say that van was speeding, leaving a trail of terror before coming to a crashing halt. >> screams of people. when i looked up, saw the white van just knocking people over at high speed. >> reporter: eyewitnesses later told police the driver abandoned the van and ran away. and that van, according to investigators, was rented by this 28-year-old, driss oukabir. police learning he was born in morocco where he recently

spain last sunday. police announcing the arrest of oukabir along with another man, confirmed a third suspect was shot and killed. the investigation continuing with a house explosion in this late night incident 60 miles south of barcelona that left five people dead. all three events believed to be connected. this as families with missing loved ones, including american jared tucker, from california, are asking for help. and, as for that investigation, authorities believe okukabir ha help, and they are searching for at least two more suspects. diane and kendis? >> the attack comes straight out of the isis playbook. >> they have urged their followers to cary out similar vehicle attacks. and there has been a string of similar attacks over the past year in europe. >> 11 died in berlin before christmas and 12 people were killed in two separate

have also been similar attacks on college campuses here at home. >> let's bring in former fbi counter terrorism official, steve gomez, and these seem to be happening a little more frequent. is that because isis is getting desperate or a seen ofign of a g problem? >> it's a sign of a growing problem. because isis learned what al qaeda was failing in trying to get these attacks to be done in the u.s. and throughout europe. they realized that these terrorists were being caught because they were traveling internationally, and they were communicating with different people in other countries. and, as a result, they were able to locate them and arrest them. so isis basically messaged out to their sympathizers and followers to commit the attacks where they r don't travel, don't communicate with anybody and use whatever means possible. and in this case, we're s

them use another van. >> you can't stop people from driving cars and vans. so how do you defend against this kind of attack? >> two ways. first of all, law enforcement in the u.s., throughout europe, have developed more human sources. informants. they have to have people on the ground that are providing them information as to what is being planned, who is leaning towards committing such an attack and they have to be able to then take action. the other, the other side to it, from the prevention side is city officials, the government, has to recognize that there are places in various cities, especially where there is a high tourism attraction that there are crowds that are going to be targets by these terrorists, particularly using vehicles such as we saw here today. so they have to have the proper barriers, things that are in mace place so cars can't access areas where there are big crowds. >> the nice attack, i believe it

the person in berlin i think was a solo person. this appears to be a much greater network. and the driver getting away from that scene, it seems way more alarming. >> this is a very complex attack. you have the vehicle aspect to it. the day, yesterday, there were these explosives that were found at a house that went off. and one of the terrorists, it appears, died in the explosion. so you had the use of explosives that was another aspect to it. and now you have these five people that are dead in a shootout with law enforcement. and the potential that they had explosive belts that could have been used in an attack. all of this is very concerning. >> and all of them, and authorities there in spain saying all of these might be possibly connected. it is a huge network, potentially, there. >> yes. >> all right, steve gomez there, our former fbi special agent joining us. thanks, steve. >> thank you. president trump and

top u.s. officials were quick to react to the attack in barcelona. >> the president condemned the deadly violence in a tweet and encouraged spain to be tough and strong. the secretary of state offered condolences for loss of life. >> and vice president meek pence put the terrorists on notice. >> whoever is responsible should know that the united states of america together with our allies will find and punish those responsible and drive the evil of radical islamic terror from the face of the earth. >> mike pence, now on his way back to the u.s. the president also stir the up controversy with a follow-up tweet, reviving a debunked claim that an american general in the early 1900s killed muslim rebels in the philippines with bullets dipped in pigs' blood. the post hour os afts after the said there was no radical islamic terror for 35 years. this story about general pershing has been

debunked. >> and the president is facing criticism for a series of tweets defending monuments to confederate icons. as more speak out in the aftermath of the charlottesville violence, one is questioning the president's stability and competence. cecelia vega has more. >> reporter: president trump under mounting fire for his leadership in the wake of charlottesville, waiting 48 hours to condemn the white supremacist groups by name and defending some of the people who marched with torches. >> you had some very bad people in that group. but you also had people that were very fine people. on both sides. >> reporter: he did not back down, taking to twitter to mourn the loss of confederate statues. sad to see the history and culture of our great country being ripped apart with the removal of our beautiful statues and monuments. you can't change history, but you can learn from it. so foolish. >> so this week it's robert e. lee. i noticed that stone wall jackson's coming down. i wonder, is it g

jefferson the week after? you really do have to ask yourself, where does it stop. >> reporter: it's not the first time president trump has shown affection for confederate generals. in 2013, i lavished praise on robert e. lee. >> in the old days we had generals like patton and robert e. lee, great ones like general douglas macarthur and grant. they must be spinning in their graves when they see what happens like this. >> reporter: but across the nation, scenes like that these, confederate monuments coming down. in durham, north carolina, protesters tore down one statue. in the dead of night, construction crews hauled away others. and now in washington, a debate raging over the statues of leaders like jefferson davis. this is the president's words, sources close to senate majority leader mitch mcconnell describe him as very concerned and very upset. mcconnel

but in tennessee, bob corker delivered a stinging rebuke to the president. >> he also recently has not demonstrated that he understands the nature of this nation. >> reporter: corker calling for radical change in the white house, saying without it, the nation will go through great peril, telling the president to stop focussing on himself and think about the american people. >> i think the president needs to take stock of the role that he plays in our nation and move beyond himself. move way beyond him sechl. >> reporter: and the senate's only african-american republican echoing the call. >> we want to see clarity and moral authority and that moral authority is compromised when tuesday happens. there's no question about that. >> reporter: in the wake of president trump's comments on charlottesville, two advisory councils dispanning. ceos from major companies walking away entirely.

that another advisory council is going away. this is the president's advisory council on infrastructure. the white house saying it will not move forward. cecelia vega, abc news, bridgewater, new jersey. several high-profile tech companies are cutting ties with white supremacists. facebook has removed groups from its service on instagram for hatred. apple pay and paypal have stopped processing payments to hate groups and spotify has banned music against race, sexual orientation. some are questioning the move saying it's a threat to free expression. secretary of state rex tillerson and defense secretary jim mattis are making it clear that the military options remain on the table when it comes to north korea. tillerson and mattis say the u.s. is still looking to resolve the situation peacefully. their lee marks came after white house chief

bann bannan said there is no nuclear danger because of the consequences north korea would face. analysts say investors are uneasy for a number of reasons, from the attack in barcelona to the controversy over the rally in charlottesville. we're still a few days from the big solar eclipse on monday, but the traffic jams are already under way. >> the path of totality as it's called is 70 miles wide. speck territori spectators are flocking. these images show cars on a highway backed up for miles. we're several days from it. >> relax, people. >> and there's another in 2024, i believe? >> if you miss this one you'll get the next one. coming up, the increasingly

how they are stopping them by remote control. and caught on camera. the dash cam video showing the moment a sheriff's deputy slams into a smart car at 104 miles per hour. we'll show you how it all ended. and ream yfind us on facebook a twitter. you're watching "world news now."

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checkup? nailed it a daring rescue of a would-be suicidal man from new york city's manhattan bridge was caught on camera while police talked to the man. other officers moved in behind him. do you see it there? they grabbed him and pulled hill to safety. the captain of the u.s. navy ship that collided with a container ship off the coast of japan has lost his position. he's one of those being punished as a result of that accident in which seven sailors were killed. the seventh fleet has lost

confidence in his lead. other officers were also relieved of duty or punished. the maker of epi-pens have reached a major settlement. the $465 million deal resolves claims that mylan overcharged for the medication for ten years. the revelation became the center of a firestorm over drug price increases. critics say it should be higher. a florida deputy is charged with reckless driving after video showed him driving 104-mile-per-hour, smashing into that teeny smart car. the man in that vehicle suffered a brain injury and fractured skull. the deputy was pursuing a suspect at the time of the crash, but he was told not to pursue or try to stop the vehicle. and call it a case of mistaken identity. >> four sisters called the los angeles county sheriff to report a burglar downstairs in their house.

so when deputies arrived they heard a break in when one of the women called out, it's an owl! >> that wasn't code for anything. it really was just an owl. deputies captured the bird with a blanket and released it outside. no one was injured. not even the owl. >> i guess they asked -- >> you're trying to come up with an owl pun, aren't you. >> i was going to make really bad owl jokes, but i guess i'll just guess we know who did it. what we're finding out this morning about the fate of an inmate who staged a brazen and deadly escape. but first, how are police using new technology to slam the brakes on auto theft. what we're learning this morning about the increasing use of bait cars.

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happy, it's police say they think they've just pulled off a car theft. >> good job, aye? >> reporter: the video, a rare look at an alleged car theft in action. but these two are in for a rude awakening. the car suddenly stops working. you see, this is a bait car used by police to stop thieves in action. they can turn the car off remotely. >> it's a setup? it's a setup? what do you mean you can't run? why can't you run? >> reporter: they try to make a run, but the mess arrest the pair. across the country, more than 7-07 700,000 cars are stolen each year, and albuquerque has the highest auto theft rate in the nation. the two suspects were planning to sell the car the next day to buy a gun.

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jordan says he did not intend to though here's the thing. jordan is a high school baseball pitcher, and he had thrown out ceremonial pitches before. so i ask you, do we believe him? >> i don't know, but man, that video, you never get tired of watching that. geoff you somethiive you so. in belgium, they have made a 10,000-egg omelet without cracking under the pressure. it's a tradition here. >> they have bacon and cheese? ♪ ♪ politics and foreign wars ♪ all the weather, all the scores ♪ ♪ that's world news polka ♪ tapes that roll in way too slow ♪ ♪ stuff on koppel's show ♪ that's the world news polka ♪ it's late at night, you're

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y2gv6y yi0y this morning on "world news now," terror in europe. police in spain have killed a group of suspects they say are connected to the deadly van-ramming attack in barcelona. we have the latest on the investigation and how the world is reacting. meanwhile, president trump losing more support with the head of fox slamming the president. the growing list of critics on both sides of the aisle. and new this half hour, the chilling surveillance video of a prison inmate's escape. >> he jumped two sheriff's deputy. killing one and wounding the other. how much time he now faces behind bars.