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. >>> good afternoon we begin with breaking news out of barcelona, spain, you may have heard on abc news a moment ago. police say that a white van jumped a quiet sidewalk there. they are reported on twitter that there are several people injured in this busy popular tourist area, photos appear to show several people on the ground after a van plowed into a crowd of people. police have cordoned off the street and shut down areas and sth stores and restaurants in that area. people on the ground are assisted by officials. this is a live look now at barcelona. crews have set up perimeters there. once again a white van plowing into the crowd of people in the popular tourist area of barcelona, spain. >>> back here at home the man accused of murdering a 18-year-old girl in chester county. 28-year-old david desper remains jailed for the death of bianca rober son. katherine scott is outside of the courthouse. >> reporter: there were dozens of family and friends of bianca roberson. david desper waived his preliminary hearing. >> we have to wait for the court date. rodney rober andson left the room a

you're looking here at barcelona, spain. pictures, a law enforcement sweep moments ago of an area in barcelona. some with handguns, some automatic rifles. a sweep in an area, at least one van hit a crowd of people. the government saying, authorities saying, one person dead. 17 wounded. obviously a search under way for the suspected assailants in this area in barcelona, spain. heavy police presence as we seek to get eyewitness accounts, i want to bring in on the telephone arno arpar, a radio journalist in the area as this played out. tell me exactly what you saw. >> [ inaudible ]. [ sirens ] >> arno, try one more time before we let e go. arno, john king in washington. can you hear me, sir? >> caller: i hear you, but we are now actually -- there's very confusing moment, because there's a lot of police, special police vans and in las ramblas and we only can see that it seems that one -- restaurant in las ramblas, inside of it there's one terrorist inside, but we are confident that inside are workers there, and now -- one woman -

detail as head when "action news" continues. >>> we have an update from barcelona, spain. we know there is one person dead in the van crash and 20 others are are injured. it happened in a popular tourist area in barcelona. the suspects are holed up in a bar with hostages in a nearby restaurant. there are fatalities at that -- what is now being suspected of being a terrorist incident in barcelona, spain. >>> the u.s. military says that an american soldier was killed and several others killed in eastern afghanistan. happening in the province. they gained a foot hold where they battle u.s. backed forces and the more established taliban there. >>> this is coverage of the deadly mudslide in sierra leone. rescuers are digging through debris often with their bare hands, in victims were trapped in their homes and more rain is expected in the coming week threatening more mudslides. >>> a man's first ever kayaking trip turned into a life-threatening struggle. here is the story. >> reporter: you're watching four minutes of panic. >> he is pinned. caught. >> 64-year-old daniel trapped

. >>> breaking news in barcelona, spain, a van jumped a curb and hits a crowd of people in a busy tourist area. police there calling this a terror attack. hello, i'm michelle griego. >> i'm kenny choi. the crash happened in barcelona's las ramblas district. minutes ago, officials confirming at least 13 people are dead and dozens are hurts. let's get the will the from reporter gavin ramjean. >> reporter: a white van jumped the sidewalk in a crowded historic district of barcelona in northern spain. the las ramblas area is a tourist destination. it's labeled a terror attack in a massive attack. bodies were strewn on the sidewalk, among the dead dozens reported injured. the driver of the van fled the scene on foot. armed police went from door to door looking for the attacker or attackers. a cbs employee happened to be on a tour in the area and described the scene. >> a lot of people just screaming, running away from las ramblas where we were, the cops telling everybody to move away. >> reporter: police cordoned off the area closing train stations. cbs news, london. >> we know that police have

we would like to bring you up-to-date now on that unfolding aory in barcelona, spain -- man mowing downtrians in a spot popular with tourists in barcelona. it is called las ramblas. local media is reporting the driver of the van is holed up in a nearby restaurant. police in barcelona say that was a white van that mountain the sidewalk, -- mounted the sidewalk and struck several people in the district. saying there are multiple deaths and injuries and are calling it a massive mowing down of people. one of the local tv stations citing a witness saying the van rammed into people at 80 kilometers an hour, zigzagging into the crowd. police are looking for the promotion. we'll bring you more as we get it. this is bloomberg. ♪ vonnie: this is bloomberg markets. i am vonnie quinn. we want to bring you up-to-date on an unfolding story in barcelona, spain. a van mowing down multiple productions on las ramblas, a spot popular with tourists. various media reports have called it a terror attack. authorities have not officially confirmed that. police in spain confirming that are fatalities after that

spain. our consulates in barcelona and our entire mission spain team are currently assisting americans in spain who are affected by these events. we ask u.s. citizens in the area to let your loved ones know you are safe. terrorists around the world should know the united states and our allies are resolved to find you and bring you to justice. >> reporter: and secretary tillerson, of course, this has been happening all too often and the u.s. is having to deal with allies around the world, particularly in europe about these type of car attacks, these shootings, brooke. he just -- secretary tillerson just swore in a new counterterrorism coordinator named nathan sales, a former doj and dhs official, and this is certainly one of his first orders of duty is to try and shore up intelligence and security cooperation with these allies around the world as these lone wolf-type attacks continue to pop up. of course there's a lot we don't know about this attack, but certainly, trying to prevent these type of attacks for u.s. allies, and the potential damage to u.s. citizens abroad, a real priority for this

obviously kneaded to be an eye-witness to was a terror attack right in the heart of beautiful barcelona, spainla, thank you so much for sharing your eye-witness account with our viewers here in the united states and around the world. you know, evan, you're monitoring local media in barcelona. what else are you picking up? >> reporter: radio tv espana, which is the public broadcaster there is now among the media reporting that at least one person has been detained. one person was arrested. it appears to be the same person that some of the other local media, including "el pais" the major newspaper there in spain was reporting that was arrested and was detained at the scene there. this is a person, according to the local reports, who may have rented the van that was used in this attack. again, we don't know whether that person was behind the wheel of the van when it was -- when the attack occurred or whether this person is simply being questioned by police because he was the person that last rented the van. so, again, that's not clear from the reports that we're seeing now in local media. but now

barcelona, spain.enes of carnage and mayhem sicken us all. as the president said earlier today, the united states condemns this terror attack and we will do whatever is necessary to help. whatever inspired today's terror attack, the united states stands ready to assist the people of spain and find and punish those responsible. on this dark day, our prayers and the prayers of all the american people are with the victims, their families and the good people of spain. >> so the vice president had some previously scheduled remarks. he tops that off with reaction to this. interesting, because presidents of both parties take the lead in a crisis like this in the united states or around the world. in this particular case, you have vice president pence already out there doing some official event. he takes the lead publicly in front of cameras while the president is tweeting. >> shepard: ed henry live in washington. we know the lower house there, the lower governing body in spain has declared three days of mourn

out this tweet earlier today, he said, i quote the united states condemns the terror attack in barcelona, spain, and will do whatever necessary to help.

barcelona, spain. l security meeting. at the top of the event, >> good afternoon, the events in barcelona have the earmarks of a terrorist attack. our condolences to the loss of life and injuries that occurred to so many innocent people yet again. we will continue to monitor the situation. e loss of life and injuries that occurred to so many innocent people yet again. we will continue to monitor the situation. we stand ready to assist law enforcement, national our consulates in barcelona and our spain team are assisting americans in spain who are affected by these events. we ask your citizens in the area to let your loved ones know you're safe. terrorists around the world should know that the united states and our allies are resolved to find you and bring you to justice. secretary mattis and i are grateful for the opportunity today to host foreign minister kono and defense minister onodera today. today's honest and productive discussions reaffirm our mutual commitment to confronting threats to regional peace and security.

> we'll check in with you throughout the morning. >> developing news in the terror attack in barcelona, spaina 14th person p>> we want to take a look at barcelona. police still looking for the driver of a truck that plowed through a crowd of pedestrians. a white truck swerved into a sidewalk full of pedestrians. tourists scattered running for cover as the panic spread. >> everyone started to run, screaming from behind. they ran forward. >> it was scary not to know what's happening and see people running outside. >> the state department says one american was hurt in the attack, although the person has not been identified. more than 60 miles away, authorities say five terror suspects connected to the barcelona attack have been killed in a police shootout in a seaside resort. authorities say the suspect wearing fake bomb belts began plowing down people when they reached a populated area near the boardwalk. an officer was among the six people hurt. >> an east bay family searching for a relative missing after the barcelona terror attack. 43-year-old jared tucker was on vacation with his wife. the

barcelona. >> that's right. this is coming from the head of the global terrorism center in spain. formerly with the superior ministry there. going back more than a decade. he says that there have been previous arrests of isis operatives in barcelona, one earlier this year that was widely reported in april, but also in 2015, some 13 isis operatives arrested in spain, several of them in barcelona, disrupting a plot targeting barcelona, markets, like the one we saw attacked today, but also police stations with explosives. so today, if it turns out to be indeed an isis director inspired plot would be the first successful isis attack in spain, but not the first attempt at it, a presence there that is deep, that authorities have been aware of and that they've been trying and with some success until today, trying to put a lid on it. >> we're getting more information as we speak right now, jim, we're now told that one person was killed in an explosion in a house in an incident that police -- in an incident connected to the barcelona van attack. this according to to the interior ministry. t

a terror attack in spain. >>> we want to take you back to barcelona right now and that breaking news terror attack in spain that we can confirm now killed 13 people. we have live pictures from barcelona right now where two suspects drove that van into a crowded street nearly two hours ago. it was just 5:00 in the evening. would have been as it is a tourist area. more than 50 people are noun to be wounded right now. local news agencies are reporting that suspects are still holed up in a bar, though, nbc news has confirmed that at least one person has been put under arrest. the map there shows the area of barcelona where it happened. >> yeah, and this is definitely something we hear those numbers, 13 people dead, 50-plus injured. we know that number could rise as we get more information on that. people are saying, witnesses that that van was driving on the sidewalk and the street, going 50 miles or more an hour when he hit all of those people as we said, killing 13 people, injuring more than 50, and that's just a number we know right now. >> right. so we will continue to follow this for

breaking news coverage of the attack in barcelona, spain, . [unintelligible screaming] >> what happened? oh, god? what happened? spewing continuing coverage of breaking news, president's response to the terror attack in barcelona creating some major political waves. we will get to chief correspondent ed henry. a life for us in d.c. tonight. add to. >> good to see you. just like everything else that president trump diesel with these days. almost i've anything he says gets dumped on our criticize, started out as a normal reaction that we expect from the president, the crisis either here at home or abroad. at the president puts out a statement on twitter. the first tweet pretty standard. pretty straightforward. a tweeting date the united states condemns the terror attack in barcelona, spain,, and will do whatever is necessary to help. be strong, we love you to the people of spain. but then he added a tweet saying study what "study what general pershing of the united states did to terrorists when caught. there was no more radical islamic terror for

spain. this is the time of year when tourists really do pack this country. barcelonaparticularly attractive destination. it's crowded not just with european travelers but with a lot of spanish. where i am, people -- this is resonating throughout spain. because it's reminding people of this problem in europe. london, france, germany all experiencing this type of attack. it reminds spaniards of 2004 when 191 people were killed in what was at the time the worst attack in europe in the post war era when a splinter group of al-quaida as you recall bombed the madrid subway system. >> shepard: now this. in the heart of the tourist season, absolutely peak season there, crowded with tourists. you would guess that there will be people from all over the world in one way or another involved in this. that just makes the isis propaganda spread further. >> that's right. you remember also back in 2004, the feeling among spaniards is that, well, this is retribution is an attack for spain's involvement in the iraq war. remember, they had troops in iraq. now this kind of feeling that no

barcelona, spain. the aftermath of a terror attack took 13 lyes and left 80 people injured in la rambla. the central part of the city will be up and open shortly. they expect the lockdown to end by midnight local time, within an hour from now. they tell us two suspects are in custody. sky news reports on that now. let's take a listen. >> meanwhile the city's mayor has called for a moment of silence to show that barcelona is not afraid. tonight's other news, president trump described statues of confederate slavery as useful. >> we have an update on the police chief. while we get to that, let's go to catherine harrison. >> catherine: the mouthpiece for the isis terrorist group has claimed responsibility for barcelona. there are a couple of options, the suspects were radicalized online or that isis had a more direct role by engineering the plot and pulling the trigger on the timing, or the second, isis is being opportunistic trying to take credit for the violence in barcelona. we have seen the intelligenc

spain. our consulates in barcelona and our entire mission spain team are currently assisting americans in spain. >> all right. i want to bring in malcolm nans. he's an msnbc terrorism analyst and executive director of the terror asemiet riks project. we were talking a few hours ago when news of this first broke, and you were describing the difficulty in these vehicle attacks, the difficulty in determining ahead of time how they're going to happen. our reporter was talking about the difficulty in stopping them because we live in a world that drives. whose vehicle it is and who rented it and who was actually driving it. in has become a remarkable effective means of attack because of all those things. you used a term for it earlier. >> right. and the term for it in the intelligence community is vehicle as weapon attack. and it's now appearing to deinvolve as one of isis' and al qaeda's extreme igs most simple forms of terrorist attack. they don't have to have a sophisticated cell. they don't have to have a sophisticated infrastructure for logistics. they don't even need to have any communications

president trump's first tweet about the attack on barcelona, spain, was pretty standard. it said, quote, the united states condemns the terror attack in barcelona, spain, and will do whatever is necessary to help. be tough and strong, we love you. but it's his second tweet that raised plenty of eyebrows. the president reviving a claim he often made on the pershing of the united states did to terrorists when caught. there was no more radical islamic terror for 35 years. now, that is a reference to a widely debunked story that in the early 1900s pershing had muslim rebels in the philippines killed with bullets dipped in pig's blood. it's controversial statements like that making some of his republican allies uneasy. republican senator from tennessee bob corker, for example, offering some harsh criticism yesterday. >> the president has not yet -- has not yet been able to demonstrate the stability nor some of the competence that he needs to demonstrate in order to be successful. >> we're at a point where there needs to be radical changes take place at the white house itself.

we are getting new information on the terror attack in the tour's area of barcelona, spain. officers shot and killed for suspects in a beach town 60 miles away from dars alona in what may have been a second planned attack. isis has claimed responsibility for what happened in barcelona at least 13 people were killed when a van plowed into pedestrians who were out enjoying the summer evening. official say the driver of the van is still on the run. you're watching ktvu fox 28 news at 6:30 pm pick >> is the latest of deadly attacks using vehicles to target laces were people gather. >> witnesses described the scene of panic and core. >> reporter: victims sprawled along the street after a fan jumped the sidewalk swerving from site to site the driver mowing down whoever is in its way. police say it was a terror attack. dozens of victims covered in blood left mangled on the street as bystanders offered assistance before medical help arrived. >> i heard many people screaming and saw the van going down the boulevard. you can see the bodies laying out on the street. it was brutal and a

advil. >> trace: welcome back to the special live coverage of today's terror attack in barcelona, spainish media reporting that over the last few months of the cia the spanish authorities of isaiah's plots against barcelona. for more, let's bring in former cia officer mike baker joining us from boise, idaho. and from washington, robin simcox, at the heritage foundation. we talked about this earlier, but even if you know, even if the cia warns you that, this is coming. and today specifically talked about las ramblas and said it was coming. very difficult to defend against. >> well, it is. and they put out a variety of assessments and analysis. and and a somewhat general warns on a fairly regular basis. so the fact that they specifically cite las ramblas which is a very heavy tourist area which is similar to nice, westminster bridge in london, does not mean there are specific operational leads or intelligence i would say, okay, now you have a name to go on. a date or a methodology to go on. to be fair, you know, a number of government acted on the various warnings. it was not just citing

there are fast-moving developments on the ground in and around barcelona spain right now, and james longman is right there. >> reporter: an all-too-familiar scene, with terrorists striking another major european city. the dead and wounded lining the streets while others flee from the carnage. barcelona joining a growing list of european cities targeted in recent months. london, manchester, paris. the attackers using an increasingly common tactic, turning a vehicle into a weapon of slaughter. this time the assault left 13 dead and more than 100 injured. tonight south of barcelona, police killed another group of alleged terrorists in what they're calling a related attack. the barcelona attack began just before 5:00 p.m. on las ramblas in the heart of barcelona. >> it happened in an instant. this white van driving on the road. it's difficult to explain. >> reporter: the van mowing down pedestrians at what witnesses guessed was 50 miles per hour. >> when i saw it, he was traveling at high speed, knocking people into the air. >> translator: i saw a ton of people screaming. you could hear the van

president trump tweeting, the united states condemned the terror attack in barcelona, spain and willwhatever is necessary to help. >> terrorists around the world should know the united states and our allies are resolved to find you and bring you to justice. >> reporter: that message echoed by the spanish prime minister. [ speaking in foreign language ] >> reporter: but the words of politicians don't hide the fact that as isis strongholds in the middle east crumble, attacks on soft targets in the west are increasing with more innocent civilians caught no tin the crossfire. >> tune in to gma tomorrow for the latest on the unfolding events in spain. >>> and next on night line, something entirely different. extreme athletes plunging into icy waters and living to tell the story. how they pull it off. isease. you're a life of unpredictable symptoms. crohn's, you've tried to own us. but now it's our turn to take control with stelara® stelara® works differently for adults with moderately to severely active crohn's disease. studies showed relief and remission, with dosing every 8 weeks. stela

combing up next on "action news" at 5:00, we continue to follow the breaking news out of barcelona, spain where a terror attack left a dozen people dead and within the last hour isis claimed responsibility. plus, officials in berks county are searching for the person that stabbed a driver in front of his young son. they say it stems from a dispute over double parking. those stories next at 5:00. if what you see is what you get... then you've hit the jackpot. you can't fake steak. longhorn steakhouse. tonight's special, the great american steak dinner for $12.99. a center-cut sirloin with a side, plus a starter, or dessert. and for lunch, try one of our new burgers. like the bbq bacon burger. only at longhorn. >>> "action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> breaking news from barcelona, spain, where an attack left 13 people dead and at least 80 injures in what is now an all too familiar method of terror, a van careened into a popular center of town. mowing down pedestrians and sending people flee

. ♪ >> tucker: this is a fox news alert, terror hitting the streets of barcelona, spain, today. truck into a -- 13 people have been confirmed dead so hard. many are gravely injured, the total of injured over 100 at this hour. at the spanish prime minister saying that the attack was both an active g how do you terrorism, isis has claimed credit, and one is a spanish ci, the other is from morocco. at this hour, the driver of the van remains added to you looming large. president trump condemning the attack saying that the u.s. will do whatever is necessary to help spain. the video taken captured some of the carnage. [inaudible screaming] [speaking foreign language] [speaking foreign language] >> tucker: liam sore was just a few feet away from the attack when it occurred pretty joins us now from spain. liam, where were you when this happened? >> i was in -- on the road just next to the rambler when -- and i was halfway down the rambler down the street. i was listening to my music. and from my left, i hear noises, and in the space of like five seconds, and go from hearing that to --

meanwhile president trump condemned attack saying in a tweet united states condemns terror attack in barcelona spain and will do whatever is necessary to help be tough and strong, we love you. u.s. consolate in barcelona tweeted this message. if are you safe be sure to notify friends and loved once. if you use social media be sure to update your status. >> time now 5:05 president will be at camp david today meeting with his defense and foreign policy team to discuss 8400 u.s. troops fighting in afghanistan. this comes after months of debate over their role in the 17-year war are for a while. several of advisors backed a proposal to add more troops focused on african special forces against terror groups like isis. >> hot and humid. >> yes, it s but maybe it's me. when i came in there was a breeze out there. >> really? >> it felt good. >> maybe the breeze follows you. mob else in this area had it. >> i'm breezy everybody wait, wait, wait, >> you're blowing in the wind -- >> don't do that caitlin. >> you have the wind on your back you know everything you know that saying everything is going your way. >

the united states condemns the terror attack in barcelona, spain and whatever is necessary to help be strong. to this point about crushing the ideology that michael brings up here. a former greenbrae commander about 30 minutes go. when you look at the tactic that was used yet again, driving down the sidewalk and that swerving right to left and back again trying to hit as many people as possible, this is not easy to defend. some may even suggest impossibl impossible. >> it is impossible to defend. i think we have to do what we can, we have to surveilled. we have to set up pedestrian barriers. we have to do all of that but in the end is not going to make much of a difference. one thing will make a differenc difference. that is defeating the ideology. that doesn't mean clever stuff on youtube and trying to out argue them on the internet, that's nothing to do with it. it's what osama said a long ago. as long as people have a sense that is him is on the rise, the caliphate, there's a utopia on the other side, they will join. once they get the idea that it's collapsing on them, then they ge

as you see enormous police presence in barcelona, spain around las rambles where a van has jumped the curb. there are clearly multiple injuries and very serious ones to tourists. we're looking at -- looking at bpc coverage right -- bbc coverage right now of the event and let's listen in. >> in the last few minutes. he's in barcelona at the moment and told us what he saw. >> reporter: it's -- it's a beautiful sunny day asin l rambles, right in the heart of the city. it's jam-packed with thousands of dollars of just about to sit down for something to eat. then -- decided i'll walk down a bit further and next thing is literally seconds later heard a crashing noise. the whole street i start hearing screaming and everything scat to return. and -- everybody start to run and i start to run. families are screaming for their kids and take them out of prams and we started to run and within seconds police officers were out. i mean i noticed yesterday when we arrived when i arrived in the city that you know, there's a heavy police presence. and police officers were seen literally within seconds.

more than 80 people injured in a terror tack in barcelona, spain. isis is claiming responsibility as it often does. thanks for joining us at 6:00 i'm lucy noland. iain page is off tonight. so far two people are under arrest as police in spain continue their citywide sweeps. now here's what we know. police in barcelona say a van jumped a sidewalk in a busy part of the city. ran over crowd of residents and tourists a it like. 13 people died. at least 80 are injured. many are critical. two people are in custody one is spanish the other is from morocco. authorities say neither was the driver of the van. police say this attack is connected to an explosion last night south of barcelona which killed one person and injury several others. and the islamic state as we said has claimed responsibility for today's attack. our brad sattin has been following this story since the broke live in studio now. brad. >> reporter: lucy still of course trying to figure it all out. it is about midnight right now in spain. officials just wrapping up a news conference a short

he tweeted, the united states condemns the terror attack in barcelona, spain and will do whatever is necessary to help. the tough -- be tough and strong. we love you. about an hour later, he tweeted the widely debunked rumor to call atongs what he called radical islamic study. he said study what the united states did to terrorists when caught there was no morris lambic terror for 35 years. he referenced an unsubstantiated tale about general pershing dipping bullets in pig's blood to execute islamic terrorists and burying them with dead pigs. >>> the attack is the latest in series i've tack in europe using vehicles to target pedestrians. the tedlyest was in gal of -- july of last year what truck ran over people celebrating bastille day. 86 people were killed. last december a attack in pearlen left -- berlin left 11 people dead. last june terrorists began to stab people at a market. 8 killed n maroon suv mode down people on westminster bridge killing 5 people and injuring 49. for more on today's attack we are beyond by a former fbi agent rick smith. first, your thoughts when you heard

again, it looks like a very serious situation just developing in barcelona, spain. ooking at live pictures on the left-hand side, on the right-hand side, the plaza in barcelona with assault took place, is a very popular tourist destination, las romblas, my spanish is not particularly good, but i think it implies the pedestrian walkway that sits in the middle of this boulevard with shops and tourists, restaurants, and stores, and so forth on either side, that's where this took place. tom rogan covers of foreign policy for the "washington examiner" and joins us now. it's too early, i supposed to call it terrorism, but it has all the hallmarks. >> it does, indeed. the first take away is that you see the spanish police reaction to what happened, clearly great concern that that is the case. the degree to which this individual or individuals have left the scene, obviously you know there are other reports that have been ongoing. the broader issue is that barcelona has generally been on a high priority target list for the islamic state and other groups. we are going to have

spain. at least 13 people are dead and 100 injured after a van drove through a crowded street in barcelona. this morning there are explosions and incidents all over the map, and the driver is still at large. >> plus, key republican senator bob corker slammed the president questioning his confidence and saying there needs to be radical changes. >>> following the protest in charlottesville, president trump is defending what he calls beautiful confederate statues warning their removal is ripping apart the country. >>> good morning. it's friday, august 18th. well, we start with a series of suspected terror attacks in spain and a warning that some viewers may find the following footage disturbing. at least 13 people are dead and more than 1 00 injured. several seriously. now, after a person drove a rental van through a crowded pedestrian plaza in the heart of barcelona, spain's second largest city, three people have been detained relating to that attack, although police say none of them are the driver. who remains at large. the van reportedly zigzagged down the popular plaza for several hundred

authorities there in barcelona, spain, just after 7:00, what are they doing? what's the first order of business? >> the first order of business is to stop the attacker, find him, stop him from killing again, one or more. we don't know. where is he? where are they? and they have detectives out there and patrol out doing it and intelligence working on it and we haven't heard that word from kelly or keir over there whether or not they've located the attackers. there's various reports on the media about all kinds of things, you know, on the transcript, but there's been nothing confirmed by the police. so did the attacker escape? is he still in the area and armed? is there another attack planned? are there any koconfederates afoot. it's dangerous if he gets away because he could launch an attack on another day or even quickly. that's the key. the commanders are working that heavy. they have an on-scene command right in the area same tan yous is a criminal investigation, murder investigation, terror investigation. but the imminent thing is to locate and find the att

in barcelona, spain.ill believe that the attacks were useful, and that case settled involving three individuals. but when you look at the ongoing fight here, doctor, how does all of that inform your feeling on it? >> my feelings on the fight? i think one of the things involved with these folks is excessive political correctness. i admire our religious freedom. i don't think we should turn our backs on it. but one of the things that mohammed told me was our religious freedom actually acts as a cloaking device that allows them to move into the neighborhoods and set up these enclaves to put in place the precursors of radicalization. long before any laws are broken. and that the concerns about privacy, surveillance, and political correctness, all contribute to that. he views that as a gift from allah. at that allows them to operate without being challenged, and that is one of the things that we are seeing. he told me in 2004, 2005 that low-tech, lone wolf, small network attacks were likely to be the wave of t

quote here from president trump earliered the: the united states condemns the terror attack in barcelona, spaindo whatever is necessary to help. be tough and strong, we love you. the vice president tweeted moments ago, quote: sickened by the horrific attack in barcelona, u.s. will work with allies the find those responsible and bring to justice. praying for victims. we expect to hear from mike pence on camera at any moment. liz, though, there is another tweet from president trump that is making the rounds at this hour. that is raising some eyebrows, i guess you could say, and here it is from the president: about 20 or 30 minutes ago, and i quote: study with general pershing what the united states did to to terrorists when caught. there was no more radical islamic terror for 35 years, end quote. he tweeted this out in the middle of barcelona, if this has anything to do with that, there is no way to tell you. let me at least give you the back story. in february of 2016 in south carolina in the leadup to the primary there, president trump told a story about general pershing which took place, alleg

this begins with secretary tillerson on the attack barcelona, spain.

president trump responding to the attack tweeting the united states condemns the terror attack in barcelona, spain and will do whatever is necessary to help be tough and strong. we love you. we'll have more from barcelona in just a few moments. >>> let's check in on the broader market reaction overall. the macro markets. let's check out the u.s. ten-year yield we are seeing a bit of move. here and have over the course of the past week. remember, last week it was on the north korean nuclear fears another bid to treasuries, yields falling, 2.18% the last trade. on the oil side of things, it has been an interesting trade there given supply concerns in the u.s., also some inventory numbers we've gotten over the past week. wti crude up by 0.3%, $47.20 ice brent crude futures, $51.13. about a quarter percent to the upside turning to the currency markets, they go hand in hand seeing dollar weakness now dollar/yen 108.9 6 let's check gold prices. the safety trade was in effect last week. today up about 0.75% over 1300 nowful we ha we have hit this level a couple times. this is a level of resistance where

down pedestrians today for seven city blocks in a popular tourist area of barcelona, spain. at least 13 were killed, more than 100 others injured. two suspects are under arrest, but the driver got away. debora patta is in barcelona. >> reporter: pleeop ran for their lives screaming as the attacker, driving a white van, jumped the sidewalk and plowed into a crowd of tourists and locals. in his wake, bodies strewn across the pavement like broken dolls. witnesses said he was weaving in and out, aiming for people as they desperately tried to get out of the way. he drove seven blocks before abandoning the vehicle. give c.p.r. to an injured man. an american tourist who had just arrived at the popular site said the attackier was driving erratically. >> i heard this just group of people scream. then i looked to my left, and i saw a white van. it looked to me as if he was going left to right, hitting people at the little stands where people

the police vision -- barcelona spain. at the time police investigation continues -- the police investigation continues. >>> and we have a special hiring event today in the bay area, and the big bonuses being offered. tim and charlie, 4th graders. 3rd graders today, they don't know how easy they've got it. their new gogurt tubes are easy open. those things used to be impossible. and p.e. consist of sitting around on mats. now everybody breathe. hippies. what are they gonna work on tomorrow? blinking? new ez open gogurt. kids never had it so easy. and life's beautiful moments.ns get between you flonase outperforms the #1 non-drowsy allergy pill. it helps block 6 key inflammatory substances that cause symptoms. pills block one and 6 is greater than 1. flonase changes everything. >>> we continue to follow breaking news out of spain where a van drove right through a crowd of people at a popular tourist area. >> the president of the region say police have arrested two people in the van attack that happened. he also updated casu

>>> that breaking news, terror in barcelona, spain. we are learned there are more victims from the attack where a man drove a van into a crowded street. 13 people are dead and more than 100 injured. >> good evening, i'm rosemary connors. >> and i'm jim rosenfield. nbc 10 investigative reporter mitch blacher is live in the newsroom with the latest developments. >> isis says its soldiers carried out the deadly van attack in the heart of barcelona. it's an area very popular with tourists. let's take a live look at barcelona tonight. spanish authorities are urging people to avoid the center of the city. 13 people have been killed. more than 100 have been hurt all when van plowed through a crowded plaza. tourists describe. >> a poemt of silence will. happen in the main square tomorrow p to show that the city is not scared and now more un e united than ever. >> here on nbc 10, "nbc nightly news" will have the latest on the attacks at 6:30. tonight "nbc nightly news" will air on cozy tv on comcast. >> cashing in on more than $11 million in a

jim gardner. >>> we continue to follow breaking developments in the deadly terror attack in barcelona, spaincareened down the popular district hitting locals and tourists. it's an all too familiar scene of terror. the big news is terror in barcelona. 13 people are dead and 80 others were injured after being mowed down by that white van and police have taken two people into custody but police say that neither was the driver and isis has claimed responsibility. the attack happened in the las ramblas district on the wide boulevard for pedestrians only. but at 5:00 p.m. local time witnesses say that a driver sped through the landmark section of townsending people flying into the air. and vice president mick pence condemned the attack during an appearance in panama. >> the latest images of carnage and mayhem sicken us all. as the president said, the united states condemns this terror attack and we will do whatever is necessary to help. >> the u.s. officials have not

spain. overni police confirm that the 22-year-old man they are lookin for was behind the wheel of last week's deadly van attack in barcelona. 13 people died. dozens more were injured. police have road blocks and spain. author believe the driver, he's also wanted in a terror they say a dozen suspects linked to carnage in barcelona have been either killed ordained. >>> yesterday in barcelona, spain' royal family attended a attack you can find more continued >>> historians and naval ocean. >>> an expedition discovered the wrecka of the "uss indian >> it's really exciting examples of under water archeology. >> about 800 sailors escaped the sinkin ship. 300 survived. they w eventually spotted by a plane and rescued. >>> i stories of the surviv >> the funny man, film director he 91. he was bone in new jersey. rose to fame by partnering with he also standard a his dual role in "the nutty he helped raise $2 billion for ellen degeneres tweeted jerry frank sinatra famously the 1976 muscular dystrophy >>> are you read write for this aftern total solar eclipse. >> you can take part in this event. one of the best places to see it is ou

his condolences and support to spain saying the united states condemns the terror attack in barcelona, spain will do whatever is necessary to help, be tough and strong, we love you. in panama vice president mike pence says the prayers of all americans are with the victims and people in spain. >> the latest scenes of carnage and mayhem, the united states stands ready to assist the people of spain and find and punish those responsible. >> reporter: back home lawmakers waited as well, paul ryan tweeted the pure evil in barcelona, we stand with the people of spain and then prayers to the victims of this horrible terrorist attack. chuck schumer echoed those sentiments posting my prayers are with barcelona after the terror attack which stands firmly with you and against this awful violence. in law enforcement ticking of their posture at home, rex tillerson issued this morning to other would-be terrorists. >> terrorists around the world should know the united states and our allies are resolved to find you and bring you to justice. >> reporter: donald trump and mike pence will meet with the national

we are following the breaking news out of barcelona, spain.amming his rented van into a crowd of pedestrians on a busy has ram blals street in the -- las ramblas street killing 13 people and injuring 100 others. 15 of them are seriously injured. amy kellogg is there. amy, what more do you know? >> it's 2:00 a.m. in spain. as you have been discussing.

we stand ready to assist law enforcement in spain, our consulates in barcelona and our entire in spain are currently assisting americans in spain who are affected by this events. we ask u.s. citizens in the area to let your love ones know you are safe. terrace around the world should know that the united states and our allies are resolved to find you and bring you to justice. secretary mattis and i are grateful for the opportunity to host foreign minister -- >> shepard: that is the latest on spain from secretary of state rex tillerson. >> i was just going to say, it is too early to speculate about these and direct individuals. we don't know if they were on law enforcement's radar, if they had ties to terrorist groups or were inspired by terrorist groups but it does have the hallmarks of what we have been seeing. this is not unusual, it is not surprising and unfortunately we've seen a shift and we've seen them use these in attacks because they can fly under law enforcement's radar. >> shepard: our understanding is there is a standoff underway, a third of a mile running over pedestrians

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condemns terror attack in barcelona spain and will do whatever necessary to be tough and strong, we love you. a short time ago vice-president mike pence weighed in. >> the united states stands ready to assist and punish those responsibility and on this dark day our prayers and the prayers of all of of the american people are with the victims, their families, and the good people of spain. >> here in d.c. flags of embassy of spain were lowered following the attack. the investigation is underway. we'll all the information as we get it. >> police released a new composite sketch of a suspect they say ab ducked and tried to sexually assault a 22-year-old woman. >> that sketch is making rounds on social media tonight as police hope someone recognizes the man. the deal happened in a northern virginia maibd. tisha lewis joins us live from weston with the story. >> marina, sarah, we're steps away from why police say a 22-year-old woman is sid sidewalking behind my right shoulder in this wooded air. that's when we're told she was ambushed. then abducted and almost sexually assaulted all of this unf

(grant) president trump tweeted saying: "the united states condemns the terror attack in barcelona, spain, and will do whatever is necessary to help. be tough & strong, we love you!" (grant) terror in (vicki) (vicki) the barcelona attack points to a chilling and persistent trend -- the use of 'vehicles'as deadly weapons by terror groups or radicalized individuals...(grant) catherine heenan is here with just a few of the other recent examples of vehicle attacks in europe. (catherine) we're talking about vans, cars and trucks and the list is long. looking at just the last year or so -- here are some of the most chilling examples.. july 14th, 2016 - a man used a 20-ton rental truck to plow down hundreds of people celebrating bastille day in nice, france. they were gathered for a fireworks show - and lots of families with childrenwere among the crowd. 84 people were killed and hundreds were injured. the tunisian driver was shot to death by police. authorities say he'd become radicalized. his father claims he was also mentally ill. this past june third - a van mounted the pavement of london br