see store for coupon. ♪ it's wednesday, march 23rd. coming up on "early today," as the search for terror suspects in brussels terror attacks continues. and the split primary contest in three western states. a special edition of show starts right now. good morning everybody. and thanks for joining us today. right now a massive manhunt is underway. police believe these are the men behind the airport explosions. he is on the run.

after the explosions and just in, nbc news has confirmed the names of the two attackers on the left as brothers. authorities say they blew themselves up. counter terrorism officials say that the men wielded suitcase bombs, two exploded, the third later did not. overnight, raids yielded what is believed to be a bomb making factory. and isis flag was also found. isis has claimed responsibility for the attack. hundreds more injured. bill neely reports. >> reporter: terror in the airport terminal. it's 8:00 this morning moments after an explosion. a stroller lies abandoned. a survivor says stay down. through the smoke, a woman cowers, clutching a child.

then survivors begin running past the bodies and the injured. some in shock and another calling with news she's alive. minutes after the first bomb, another explosion near an airport starbucks. and hundreds are running for their lives. others fled for the tarmac and safety, there was no safety in sight. ceiling tiles falling, dozens injured and at least 11 dead. another bomb was about to strike in the very heart of brussels near the european union's headquarters. 10 after 9:00 and deep underground, a massacre in the brussels' metro. a bomb has just exploded, dozens flee through the darkness. it's terrifying. they left behind a mangled train car, at least 20 dead, horror on the morning commute. many of those on the train

at the station here have been reading about the first attack at the airport on their phones when the bomb here went off. an american on the next train felt the impact. >> we felt a little gust of wind. my ears popped and we heard thuding. >> reporter: belgium's prime minister called this a dark day and all day president obama has been kept briefed. more than 200 injured, many by shrapnel. this nail is in a men's chest. at least four americans wounded, three are mormon missionary in the hospitals with sclhrapnel wounds and burns. >> the attacks came just four days after the attacks in brussels. right now, the belgium prosecutor's office says they have not yet found evidence linking him or his group. and an american couple still

missing. justin and stephanie shults were dropping off stephanie's mother that airport when it happened. she is reportedly safe. claudia, tell us what the atmosphere is like over there. >> reporter: a resident of brussels are waking up to a city still trying to cope with the horrif horrific, shocking events that shook europe to its core yesterday. the airport where two exploesiv devices went off and we don't know when it will reopen but miles away from here, right in the center of brussels, life is meant to go on as normal. at least this is what the belgium authorities want. they opened all the schools. said all the transfer systems will run normally, buses, subway leans. only two subway lines will remain closed. but'

many will dare to get on the subway because they're aware that the authorities are on the hunt of at least one terrorist part of the command that carried out the attacks yesterday. they have released city tv footage and still in the airport of three men pushing each a trolley with luggages on it are believed to have contained the explosive devices. two went off and one did not detonate. the bomb squad detonated that later on in the day yesterday in a controlled explosion. the man carrying that was pushing that trolley wearing a dark hat is on the lun and the authorities have issued a still of him asking the public to help them identify him. now, of course, there are hundreds of policeman on the hunt for these men but abde

abdesalam, being part of the command that carried out the attacks in november managed to hide in brussels steps away frim his family home for four months without the authorities finding him. they only found him last friday. so, the hunt qucarries on while people in brussels try to carry on with their daily life as normal. meanwhile, cities around the u.s. have stepped up security in response. nbc news justice correspondent pete williams has more. >> reporter: in new york's time's square, extrapolice and on bridges and tunnels, more random checks of cars and trucks. and a scramble to turn out oo visible show of force. nation wide fbi agents are stepping up surveillance of terror suspects, on the lookout for possible c

home. they say there's no known threat of a brussels attack. they're overwhelmed trying to track the nearly 7,000 people been to train with isis, compared to the nearly 2 h00 ha gone or tried to go from the u.s. >> i think it's because of their close proximity to some of the countries of concern. >> reporter: and the fbi has proven adept at stopping puterngsal attacks here. they say they face one big challenge that makes terrorists harder to track. the use of encrypted apps, disposable phones and other ways that cannot be monitored. they say the u.s. has a head start, working hard since 9/11 to prevent terror attacks. >> and they keep adapting too. so, this is not a static

it requires united states' security to keep improving. >> that is nbc's pete williams reporting. the attacks had a swift impact across the campaign trail with candidates reacting very different ways. >> i say we have to have strong borders, we have to be very vigilant and careful who we are allow into our country. we are allowing thousands and thousands of people to come into our country and we don't even know where they come from and who they are. they're coming from syria -- excuse me. >> you say you're going to fix that? >> i'm not going to fix it. i'm not going to allow them to come in. >> where some of my opponents want to shut the world off, you tell me how high does the wall have to be to keep the internet out? right? you know, that's not the world we live in any

internet. >> we need a commander and chief who does everything necessary to defeat the enemy and we need to immediately halt the president's ill advised plan to bring in 10s of thousands of syrian-muslim refugees. >> i strongly disagree. it would be unconstitutional and wrong. we are fighting a barbaric organization killing innocent people. we are not fighting a religion. >> we don't want to create divisions where we say you're a muslm so we're going to keep an eye on you. that doesn't mean you are a radicalized person that wants to destroy somebody in the west. >> it is good law enforcement to focus on where threats are iminating from

radicalizati radicalization, we need law enforcement reforces directed there, national security forces directed there. >> i don't think we want to be inciting more fears, playing to people 's concerns. so that we turn against one another. i think we have to have a slow, steady, smart, strong response and we don't need to be panicking. and in the democratic arizona primary, hillary clinton handedly defeating bernie sanders. it was a different story in the democratic caucuses. sanders won the utah and idaho caucus. and massive and overwhelming turnout in the state. donald trump is victorious in the winner take all arizona republican primary. while in utah, ted cruz is the winner. he actually takes all forty

political analysts and best selling author joins me from new orleans. good morning, ellis. so, before we get to the numbers, did the attacks in belgium have any effect on voting? >> whoever you support, that just convinces you, you were right. if you want a firm hand, hillary clinton might be a person. a more muscular approach, donald trump. and i don't see huge changes. >> well, trump is edging closer to the delegates needed. last week there was a big question mark from you. >> i would say we still have a medium question mark. it's certainly not sure while it was a winner take all

states will not be. and somebody has to got to keep beating donald trump, as ted cruz did. >> and utah. that was a big win for him. >> and the fact he got over 50%. held kasich down means he gets all of the delegates. everyone last night had a good story to tell except for john kasich but the other four can claim some sort of victory. >> and hillary clinton had a dominating win in arizona. is sanders gaining momentum? because people stand in line for hours to place their vote in idaho? >> the passion is there but he's getting more momentum than delegates. hillary clinton still got a little closer to the ultimate victory she needs. the energy is there but the numbers still tilt her direction, i'm afraid. >> as always, thanks for joining us today. >> good to see you, betty. let's get a check o

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♪ welcome back. there were no reports of any americans killed in any of the attacks. but there were a number of americans injured, including a group of mormon missionaries. sfwlr >> reporter: at least six americans injured. >> he was in the middle of the plast. >> reporter: his son mason suffered second degree burns. he was at the airport along with mormon missionaries. all a

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>> announcer: "news4 today" begins with breaking news. that breaking news, police have identified all three of the suspects in the brussels terror attacks. it is 4:26 right now. good morning, everyone. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm erika gonzalez. in for eun yang. >> let's get to kristin wright at the live desk. what have you learned? >> that's right. we just got the name of the suspect najim

raoui. the raid led authorities to the main suspect in the paris attacks. authorities drawing links between the two. officials say they're planning more in europe and state officials warning americans about visiting anywhere in europe. i want to get you caught up with the forecast for this wednesday. shaping up to be a beautiful day. let's get to meteorologist tom kierein. >> yeah, it really it, balmy weather going to be returning. weather headlines for this wednesday, march 23rd. a cool morning and balmy afternoon as warmer temperatures move in. a warmer pattern will be continuing over the next several days. reagan national now at 56 degrees. melissa has got an incident in frederick county. what's up? >> problem in frederick county, th

a.m. a crash overjielt, thurston road, south of 80. all lanes are blocked box of wires down. take roderick, this will last until 7:00 this morning. 295 north at martin luther king jr. avenue. we don't have any big problems there. 270 at 109 moving around quite nicely. more road work coming up. we want to update you on the latest info out of belgium, starting with the americans among hundreds injured there. missionaries and some members of the military expected to survive. however, an american still missing. two bombs blew up. one exploded in the subway station. today schools are open, trains, trams and buses are

the airports are also closed. it's an all-out manhunt for the last suspect in the terror attack. investigators in belgium say they appeared to what to be a bombmaking factory. they found chemical,s nails, bolts also in that factory and an isis flag. >> today, dulles international, you're going to see marked and armored police vehicles parked near the curb check-in area. that's before you even enter the terminal. once you get inside, homeland security officers dressed in full tactical gear with long guns just like this. you'll also see officers with canine units roaming the airport checking bags and trash cans as well. and security at our area airports isn't the only thing impacted by the

brussels. airport workers had planned to go on strike at midnight to lobby for better pay, instead, they decided to hold a vigil for those in brussels. >> workers decide instead to come out and pay some respect to the victims and the workers at the airport. at the airport in brussels, some of which, you know, helped save some lives. >> there is also a growing memorial at the belgium embassy in washington, d.c. flags flying at half-staff this morning. just an 4:31 on our wednesday, i want to check on the 4 things to know about the forecast including the warmup. >> that's right, storm team meteorologist tom kierein for us. >> finally, it's going to feel like spring after several chilly days in a row. starting off with no rain, no snow anywhere in the vicinity. really good tel