. >> reporter: tucker's brother-in-law kalani kalanui was too distraught to appear on camera.said moments after the van drove into the roud heidi came disoriented. she was told to leave the area. >> she cut off cellphones and land lines soon after the attack. >> reporter: kalani kalanui says the family has been trying to get information from the u.s. consulate and red cross about people injured in local hospitals but no luck. >> she just wants to know where he is at. i just want him -- want him to come home. >> reporter: a family holding out hope he'll be found. in lafayette, cornell barnard, "abc 7 news" >>> and tonight the spanish prime minister is calling the events in barcelona today an act of jihadist terrorism. the driver of the van who ran into pedestrians in the historic and tourist heavy los ramblos district is still on the run. abc recorder elizabeth hurd is covering developments. >> reporter: chaos in the heart of barcelona. can crowd running for cover and police racing to the scene after authorities say this white van jumped on to a sidewalk packed with unsuspected