we are heartbroken, and in shock over the loss of brodie copeland and amazing son and brother who litp our lives and sean copeland a wonderful husband and father, and they are so loved. and ashleigh, more information, the father, sean, he attended the university of north texas. he was a vice president of lexmarks corporation of south america and their software, and they are trying to get it set for them to come back to the united states, but we didn't know that his wife was with them, but she was celebrating bastille day. >> do we know if she is injured? >> we don't know, but the family had started out in spain, and the vacation of a lifetime, and had gone to spain to france to celebrate bastille day, and the reason that so many children are victims in general, because there were so many children at this point -- >> fireworks display. >> and fireworks and close to midnight, but the national holiday and you let your children stay up late. >> yes, a stroller found mangled at the scene as well. jean casarez, thank you for finding out the information for us, and our hearts go out to not o

according to a family representative, sean and brody copeland among the dead. the family is heartbroken over this, shocked. and the state department has confirmed these two deaths but has not released their names. we have got a team of coverage on the ground in france, and here in new york. we have all the angles and we begin with nbc chief global correspondent, bill neely, with the latest on the investigation from nice. bill, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, thomas. last night this street was filled with thousands of people enjoying and gazing up at a fireworks show when a truck -- it's still there -- plowed into them at high speed and kept going. we now know the driver was of tunisia origin, but we don't know who he was linked with. this was an act of pure terror. at the wheel of a 20-ton truck, a driver on a killing spree. there were celebrations on this sea front. now there's terror as he drives towards dozens of people. eye-witnesses say he zigzagged from the road to the boardwalk, plowing through men, women and children, for about a mile. there wa

representative for the family saying they are absolutely heartbroken at the loss of 11-year-old brodie copeland and his father 51-year-old sean copeland. nobody deserves this type of fate, especially not such a wonderful family. again, 11-year-old brodie copeland of lakeway, texas, and his father, sean years old, from lakeway, texas, among the 84 people killed in nice. >>> maryland could be the next state to regulate daily fantasy sports game. fantasy football season isn't far away and maryland's comptroller peter franchot is asking for new regulations to ban certain people, including professional athletes and anyone under 18. he will present the plan to the general assembly. >>> it's almost the weekend and it for some of you that may mean a run with the dog. >> heat exhaustion is a real issue pet owners need to be aware of. >> limit their exposure to the outside a couple hours at a time. owls have water available to him. whether you are running or hiking, always have water available. they are going to be just as >> experts tell us they get a lot of calls this time of year about animals being l

victims of the attack in nice france were father and son visiting from austin, texas. 11-year-old brody copelandas excited about his trip abroad. two of his classmates talk about the boy who was always trying to make people smile. >> he always wanted to make people laugh and play games with you and stuff. if you were left out, he wanted to play with you. >> tomorrow, friends and family will remember brody and shawn copeland at a candle light their bodies will be flown back to the united states some time next week. >>> the 84 victims killed in the attack are being mourned across the globe tonight. more than 200 others were injured and of those victims, 50 remain on life support. in berlin, hundreds of people paid tribute to the fallen during a vigil. police have identified the suspect in thursday's attack of the tunisian man who deliberately barreled his truck into the crowd of bastille day revelers. >>> in sydney, australia, hundreds lit candles and sang the french national anthem to remember the victims. the flags were hoisted above the sydney harbor bridge. >>> and in california, the santa mon

and an american father and son, sean and brodie copeland. at dawn, the trail of debris. and this afternoon, the truck hauled away. >> and alex, we're learning more tonight about a person whose bravery kicked in, they tried to stop the truck? >> reporter: that's right. a government official for this region told french radio that someone tried to jump on to the truck to stop it. it was in that moment, the police were then able to fire into the cab and take down the driver. david? >> alex, thank you. >>> and there's an urgent search under way at this hour for an american college student missing after the attack in nice. nick leslie, taking part in a study abroad program this summer. they're hoping to find him alive. but at least two americans are among the dead. a father and son, and a haunting image released by the family today. here's clayton sandell. >> reporter: victims of the attack in nice. 51-year-old sean copeland. his son brodie, just 11, from lakeway, texas. sean coached his son in youth baseball. brodie, also a budding actor. >> this morning when i woke up, i was

"we are heartbroken and in shock over the loss of brodie copeland, an amazing son and brother who lit up our lives, and sean copeland, a wonderful husband and father. they are so loved." in their hometown of lakeway, texas, sean coached youth baseball and brodie played for hill country baseball academy. aaron cable is the director of operations for the academy. >> he's an awesome kid. everybody is crying about the whole situation. i think brodie is the kind of kid that would want everybody to be happy. he's just a little fireball. smiles from him at all times. >> reporter: fifth grade teacher coleen serfoss was says brodie was excited about this trip. >> words can't describe how i feel for his mother and his siblings. i just hope they... i pray for strength for them. >> reporter: the copeland family traveled through spain and france as part of a birthday celebration. scott, brodie's mother kim turns 40 on monday. >> pelley: omar villafranca in lakeway. thanks. france is on the minds of those protecting next week's republican convention. >> reporter: barricades and jersey walls line th

brody and his father, sean copeland, were killed in nice, france. we talked to two of brody's classmates, alexandra and jenay who say, he was always making people smile. >> he always wanted to make people laugh and play games with you and stuff. if you ever left out he always wanted to help you and play with you. it was really cool. >> he wanted everybody involved. what do you remember about him? >> he always got a part in it. >> always? >> yeah. >> that's what everybody wants to get. >> right. he always -- >> being on stage? >> yeah. he made it seem like he wasn't on stage at all. >> the community will remember brody and sean tomorrow evening at a candlelight prayer service. their bodies will be flown back to the u.s. some time next week. lena? >> omar in texas. in fort worth, texas, police officers and navy personnel from around the country attended the funeral for dallas police officer patrick zamarripa. a gunman who wand revenge of african americans by police. he served in the navy before joining the police force a. protest over police shootings

shawn and brody copeland died in the attack. was a little league baseball player in texas, just 11 years old. they were vacationing in nice, celebrating a family birthday on the streets, enjoying themselves, until, at random, this truck came out of nowhere. french officials are looking into who else may have played a role in this. so far, no group claimed response nibili responsibility. interesting to note the spokesman for isis issued a statement relating to, quote, the filthy french, telling muslims to attack them in any way they can, including, quote, crushing them with your car. meg? >> as you mentioned, nobody claimed responsibility for the attack. have authorities learned anything more about the man who drove the truck into the crowd? >> there are reports he is tunisian. it's not confirmed at this point. they have been combing through the truck trying to pull forensic evidence from there. there were, of course, weapons inside the car along with grenades, possibly meaning this could have been worse. meg? >> thank you so much

copeland, a wonderful husband and father. they are so loved. the little league team that brodie played for posted this photo of him enjoying the beach in nice during the trip. the copelands had joined a party of thousands on the beach last night, which turned into a nightmare when an attacker drove his truck through the crowd. in the horror of last night's events, an american shot this video on her phone of the crowds fleeing the scene. visibly upset, grace told cbs what she saw. >> sirens are going off everywhere. people are screaming bloody mary. running, i mean, just hauling butt, just women with their children on their arms like this, just running. and you just kind of can't help but run with them. even though you have no idea what you're running from. your adrenaline kicks in, you're just running away from something. >> reporter: in contrast with the mood minutes earlier. >> everyone was just so happy, out of nowhere, all the sudden there's this attack and people are like injured and people are crying, and now we have to get to safety when literally just ten minutes before

sean and brodie copeland.s hadlock joins with more on this family and the devastation they face now. >> reporter: hi yes, 51-year-old sean copeland and his 11-year-old son brodie are from near austin. they were on a family vacation to france and they were walking along the promenade last night when that truck ran over them in that mile-long road of death along the seashore. family members issued a statement overnight saying, quote, we are heartbroken and in shock over the loss of brodie copeland, an amazing son and brother who lit up our lives. and sean copeland a wonderful husband and father. they are so loved. the family also posted this photo on facebook of the two standing on a baseball diamond. they were avid baseball fans. in fact, sean copeland was the co-coach of his son's little league team. jason dixon who coached along with sean on the hill country baseball team is in shock over his friend's loss. >> sean had that, always had a smile on his face. he had a bubbly personality, always upbeat. every tim

among those killed were two americans, sean copeland and his son brodie copeland. >> president obama renewed his resolve against terrorism. >> well -- we will not be deter. we'll keep taking out isil leaders and pushing them back in syria and iraq. >> bastille day is a celebration of freedom and unity they will keep their plans to honor it. french flags will fly at half staff during that event. there will be a moment of silence. >>> 5 5:00 a.m. a car crash left parts of a city block looking like demolition derby. a car crossed haverford avenue and plowed into four other vehicles at 5th avenue in west philadelphia. the driver is being treated at penn presbyterian. she will be okay, but face charges. >>> one man is dead including a teenager were injured after a triple shooting in north philadelphia. shots were fired on the 200 block of north 9th street. a 64-year-old man was hit in the back. he died at the hospital. a woman is in critical condition after she was shot in the chest and 15-year-old girl this morning in stable condition after being shot in the backside. at this point, poli

this afternoon our very ownur vy brody copeland as well as his father sean copeland wereer killed during terroriste attack in nice france. this photo was sent to met toe earlier today from the french riviera. nobody deserves this type ofve fate especially not such aot sua wonderful family.il are you in our hearts thoughts and prayers rest in peace brody and sean. you'll be remembered by ." >>> we are still trying to sti learn who the other victims are this morning as well as w many other questions remaining including the identities of the suspect and why he committed the attacks. aac back over to you guys. guy >> thanks annie. ann >>> president obama issuing aidn statement overnight about theut deadly terror attack.ttac nt president obama offeredde thoughts and prayers to theyerse french people and reahe and rea affirmed the united states' t longhe alliance with france.nc >> the president saying "on " this bastille day we are we reminded of the extraordinary resilience and democratic values that has made france anan inspiration to the entireation e world. we know the character of thectee

, an amazing son and brother, who lit up our lives and sean copeland, a wonderful husband an father. they are so loved. the little league brody played for posted this photo that he enjoyed the beam in nice. the copeland joined a party of thousands for bastille day, when an attacker drove his truck through the crowd. in the horror of the events, the morrows shot this video on their phone. >> sirens are going off everywhere. people are screaming, bloody mary, just hauling butt, you know, a woman with her children on her arms like this, just running, and you can't help but run with them. you have no idea what you're running from. your adrenaline kicks in. you're just running away from something. >> morrow described the chaos and confusion of the moment. >> out of nowhere, all of a sudden, people are like injured and people are crying, and now we have to get to safety, when literally, just ten minutes before, we were all on the beach enjoying fireworks. >> reporter: she was initially separated from her aunt and uncle during the madness, but she reunited with them. other families this morning will not be as fortunate. there are ot

some of them children, including 11-year-old american, brody copeland of austin, texas. their family was in nice for a vacation. it is a picture of brody, hours before the night's horrific tragedy. joining us by satellite, so ati atika, tell us about what you've been seeing and hearing. >> reporter: we're speaking to families, victims and doctors. it has been a long and difficult night. we're in front of the children's hospital. this was actually the hospital closest to the scene. >> atika, i've got to jump in. francois holland has begun to speak. let's listen in. >> translator: dealing with this act, where by man got hold of a truck and used it for deadly purposes. why nice? because it is a town famous across the world. the beautiful town, one of the most beautiful on the planet. why the 14th of july? because it is the celebration, bastille day, freedom. and it was to effect france that this individual carried out this terrorist attack. with the prime minister, the minister of the interior, the minister of social affairs, elected representatives who came with us, we want

brodie copeland's baseball team posted this photo on facebook. they showed brodie in the french riviera and they ask for prayers for the copeland family. >>> we are joined now by another american who was on the scene, inga romanoff, she's in nice this morning. inga, thank you for joining us. i know you were on that promenade when this all broke out. tell us what happened. >> thank you for having me. i was right on the promenade on the side where the truck was actually rolling through the crowd. at the moment when it was happening. >> and how far away were you when it started to come through the crowd? what kind of notice did you have? what kind of alert? >> it happened very quickly. it was literally split seconds. we were -- just heard the gunshots. the first gunshots and i started running. i looked back and i saw the truck going through the people right in a place where i was standing. just seconds. >> so it was coming right towards you. about how fast was it going? >> he was actually accelerating, i think, or at least it seemed that way. he was

the spokesperson said, quote, we are heartbroken and in shock over the loss of brodie copeland, an amazing son and brother who lit up our lives, and sean copeland, a wonderful husband and father. they are so loved. the paris prosecutor's office has reportedly opened a terrorism investigation and the state of emergency dating back to those attacks at the bataclan has been extended now. it was set to expire on july 26th. but president francois hollande announced last night it will continue for another three months. and during a news conference, hollande said, quote, france, as a whole, is under the threat of islamic terrorism. he said operational reserves have been called up to assist police, particularly along the borders. hollande also said france would step up its bombing of isis targets in both syria and iraq. as for president obama, he issued a statement saying, in part, on behalf of the american people i condemn in the strongest terms what appears to be an horrific terrorist attack. let's go live now to nice, france. nbc news' janet shamlian, who's been there since the middle of the ni

shawn copeland and 11-year-old brodie were killed. the family is devastated. dream vacation now turning into a nightmare. one tweet said, i just want my cousin and uncle back. >> you just wanted to be friends with him, he was fun cool, sports, everyday all around american child. >> reporter: baseball brought father and son together, and this haunting image was posted today by kim copeland. >> shawn copeland, all around great father and great guy, and he was extremely supported of our organization, 100% family man. >> reporter: and at brodie's school, his fifth grade teacher, colleen surface, remembered a popular student known for his intelligence and sense of humor. >> i had told him on the last day of school when you get your academy award i hope you remember to mention me. so it is heartbreaking. that wonderful, talented child is not going to be finishing what his dreams were. >> reporter: brodie was just one of at least ten children killed during the attack. at least 50 more young people were injured. the attacks seemed to be coming on an almost weekly basi

sean copeland and 11-year-old brodie were killed. the family is devastated. vacation now turned a living nightmare. relatives back home posted grief-filled messages on social media. one tweet said "i just want my couskouz cousin -- cousin and u back. >> everyday american child. >> reporter: baseball brought father and son together and this haunting image was posted today by kim copeland. >> sean copeland, all around great father, great guy. in my experiences with him, extremely supportive of not only our organization but everybody in our organization. 100% family man. >> reporter: at brodie's school, his teacher remembered a popular student known for his intelligence and sense of humor. >> i had told him on the last day of school, when you 2k3we9 your academy award, i hope you remember me. so it's heart breaking that wonderful talented child is not going to be finishing what his dreams were. >> reporter: brodie was one of ten children killed in the attack, at least 50 more young people were injured. the attacks seem to be coming on an almost weekly basis, eac

more than 100 people attended a service for sean and brodie copeland. the rest of the copeland family has not returned to the united states but they did send a message to those back home saying they continue to feel the love and support from all and it helps to ease our shattered hearts. >>> meanwhile, the identity of a third american victim has now been confirmed. nicolas leslie was a yuen yore at the university of california-berkeley in a summer program in nice. three other berkeley students were also injured in the attack. leslie is the second student killed in a terrorist attack this summer. a student was killed in a bangladesh cafe and a vigil is planned today on the berkeley campus for leslie. >>> a third person has been taken into custody in connection with that attack. the 37-year-old man was said to be part of the attacker's entourage according to officials. there's mounting evidence that the attacker had become radicalized in the days before he drove his truck down that crowded promenade. >>> quite a few tense moments early this morning for hu

sean copeland and 11-year-old brodie were killed. the family is devastated.ion now turned a living nightmare. relatives back home posted grief-filled messages on social media. one tweet said "i just want my cousin and uncle back." >> brodie is a kid you want to be friends with. he is fun and good at sports. your every day all american child. >> reporter: baseball brought father and son together and this haunting image was posted today by kim copeland. >> sean copeland, all around great father, great guy. in my experiences with him, extremely supportive of not only our organization but everybody in our organization. 100% family man. >> reporter: at brodie's school, his teacher remembered a popular student known for his intelligence and sense of humor. >> i had told him on the last day of school, when you get your academy award, i hope you refer to mention me. so it's heart breaking that wonderful talented child is not going to be finishing what his dreams were. >> reporter: brodie was one of ten children killed in the attack, at least 50 more young people were

among those killed, a father and son from the austin, texas, area sean copeland and his 11-year-old boy brodie. brodie's little league coach aaron cable. >> littlest guy on the team. any team he was on. the second baseman. little firecracker. >> reporter: elsewhere on social media people asked for help in finding the still unaccounted for, including a missing uc berkeley student nick leslie. three other students from the school were injured. by daylight the murderous truck driver had been identified. 31-year-old mohamed lahouaiej bouhlel, a frencsi tunisian birth lived in the area and has an estranged wife and children. nbc news's bill nealy. >> the driver mohamed lahouaiej bouhlel rented the truck three days ago. he picked it up a few hours before he got in behind the steering wheel and started to come up this street. >> reporter: in a season of international rampages, from orlando to istanbul to dallas, it was the beleaguered french president's turn again at the microphone in the middle of the night. francois hollande addressed his nation and the watching world. >> i can assure you we will a

two americans were killed, sean and brodie copeland from texas they were on vacation. >> we will not be deterred. we will not relent. we'll keep working together to prevent attacks and defend the homeland and keep taking out isil leaders and pushing them back in syria and iraq. >>> eastern state penitentiary will honor the victims in the bastille day celebration. it is celebration of liberty and unity, they will keep their plans to fly them. there will be a moment of silence. >>> new on "action news," a car crash left part of a city block looking like a demolition derby. police are investigate whether alcohol played a role in this. a car crossed haverford avenue and plowed into other cars at 2:30 a.m. near 55th street in west philadelphia. the driver is being treated at penn presbyterian. we are told she will be okay, but facing charges. >>> one man is dead and two other people, including a teenager injured. shots were fired around 8:45 p.m. on the 2800 block of north 9th street. a 64-year-old man was hit in the back. he died at the hospital. a woman remains in critical condition aft

sean copeland and his 11-year-old son, brodie of lakeway texas. more t continues. >>> we continue our team coverage now of this breaking news with news 4 megan mcgrath live outside of french embassy in northwest washington. megan. >> reporter: certainly a difficult day for the people who work here at the french embassy as they continue to monitor events in the wake of the attack in nice. now, last night, the french ambassador took to twitter saying our thoughts are with the victims and our country and its values. we mustn't succumb to fear. now, bastille day celebration was being held here at the embassy last night. that party, though, was cut short after the attack occurred. now, guests were asked to leave early after a moment of silence. we spoke to some of the people who were at that party. >> they told us that they wanted to be more respectful of what happened in nice, and to do a minute a silence for a minute, yeah. and then we, you know, we it's pretty terrible. >> reporter: the french embassy is helping people get in contact with friends an

to nbc news, a statement from the family says we are heartbroken and in shock over the loss of brodie copeland, an amazing son and brother who lit up our lives and sean copeland, a wonderful husband and father, use of the depths were also reported in the austin american statesman newspaper which said brody played youth baseball and his father was a coach. up next we have emily calling in from green bay california on our republican line, good morning emily. >> caller: good morning. it's nice to hear you. i would like to make two points and the first one is i would like to see the entire world warned us with an alarm, there are shopping malls and all areas of entertainment and therefore we know that there's something coming and also i think we in the united states and in the police departments, we cover a perimeter and that's how we were able to catch the killer. in dallas so i would make those suggestions and secondly, i think there are reasons why we have black lives matter because what we did was, under president clinton we increased 500 percent for the minorities going to prison, some of the

according to a family representative, sean and brody copeland among the dead.amily is heartbroken over this, shocked. and the state department has confirmed these two deaths but has not released their names. we have got a team of coverage on the ground in france, and here in new york. we have all the angles and we begin with nbc chief global correspondent, bill neely, with the latest on the investigation from nice. bill, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, thomas. last night this street was filled with thousands of people enjoying and gazing up at a fireworks show when a truck -- it's still there -- plowed into them at high speed and kept going. we now know the driver was of

two americans are among the victims. 51-year-old sean copeland and his 11-year-old son brody copeland. his family released a new photo of the two of them on a baseball field. both were very involved with their youth baseball league. that's father and son on the diamond. kayla back to you. >> michelle with updates on the latest of the nice attacks. donald trump naming governor mike pence as his running mate. he planned to do so at an event in manhattan. he postponed that but john harwood has more on what was widely affirmed and expected. >> it has been a roller coaster all week long with this vice presidential selection. donald trump auditioning various members of his ticket. newt gingrich, chris christie and mike pence. it appeared yesterday that he was set to announce mike pence. mike pence flew to be in new york for an announcement that had been scheduled for 11:00 a.m. today but then of course after the attacks donald trump thought it was inappropriate to hold that event and then he went on fox last night and indicated that he hadn't made his final decision which caused a huge gues

relatives say 51-year-old shawn copeland and his 11-year-old son brodie copeland were texas residentsuropean vacation. police say the driver was a 31-year-old father of three who lives a few miles from the scene of the attack. investigators nowquestioning his estranged wife . they say he rented the truck last week and asked for the largest one available. jon: the presidential candidates weighing in on the tragedy in france last night, donald trump and hillary clinton both talking to bill o'reilly and describing the fight against isis as a war. listen. >> we're spending a fortune made-up that don't make a fair contribution. we're supporting nato and we should at least get something out of it and getting rid of isis and getting rid of this cancer that we're watching all over the world, that certainly would be a good thing. a good thing for nato to be involved and we need strengthen our alliances and i include nato in that. we've got to domore to understand what this is , a war. against these terrorist groups, the radical jihadist groups, it's a different kind of war. we need to be smart

familia confirmo que el ataque terrorista cobro la vida de sean copeland de 51 aÑos y su hijo brodie copelandl baseball. la comunidad del distrito escolar dice que recordaran al niÑo y brindaran todo el apoyo necesario cuando regrese la familia copeland. "era un niño muy feliz, muy talentoso de 11 años de edad. lo que les pedimos es unirnos como una comunidad y ayudar a la familia en estos momentos tan difíciles." la portavoz de la familia tambien confirmo que dos hermanos de sean copeland viajaran a francia entre hoy y maÑana junto con miembros del departamento de estado para recoger a la familia y regresarlos a los estados unidos. el alcalde de lakeway y el gobernador de texas greg abbott expresaron sus condolencias y pidieron oraciones y privacidad para esta familia. reportando desde lakeway, camila bernal telemundo take vo blanca --mientras tanto, el consulado general de estados unidos en marsella, emitio una advertencia a los ciudadanos estadounidenses que se encuentren en francia, para solicitarles a que se mantengan pendientes de las noticias locales. --sin embago, no hay advertencia d

can you put into words, can you tell us a little bit about that little boy you know so well, brodie copeland>> brodie was a bright light to us and he was an amazing kid. he was a promising baseball player and the copelands were very involved in our program as far as supporting and helping us get the word out and very tight-knit group. the program, we're all just hurting. a lot of overwhelming response and just trying to help them recover. we're going to be there for them. >> have you had a chance to either talk to the family or be in contact with anyone who has any sense of how they're doing today? >> so we have family, or we have friends of theirs on the team i'm with now and they've been communicating with them and they asked me to do this. that's why i'm on the air with you guys. they asked me to share their memory with the word because that's how great a people those two were, sean and brodie, definitely one of a kind. >> can you do just that, can you share a happy memory that you have of brodie, sean, something to share with the world? >> the last thing we did together, we were just in

they said that we are heartbroken and shocked over the loss of brody copeland and sean copeland. both were avid baseball fans. sean was the coach of the little league team that brody played on. and today just moments ago at his elementary school in texas just outside austin, his teach er tauz about his life and times. >> i think his joy for making little mini movies and bring it to school and show me. i would tell him toif lock at it first and see if it was suitable for class. that was kind of one of my favorites. because he would have something to share with us. it was fun to watch. the kids enjoyed it too. >> their softball team wrote on the facebook page today that no one deserves this type of fate. you are in our hearts, in our prayers and in our thoughts. rest in peace, brody and sean. you will be remembered by many. >> charles hadlock. unbelievable how terrorism and fate combined. here one day and gone the next. this american father and son among the dead. and again, uk berkeley reporting a 20-year-old student, three injured, but one 20-year-old still missing. and another ba

the family of shawn and brody copeland released this new photo today.edie's teach esaid they're devastated by the loss of the young talented student. >> broadie was a superstar. he bursted with talent. >> broedie's teacher said the trip to france was a present from his elementary school graduation. >>> the eyewitness of the attack talked about the moment he was nearly killed in the crowd. >> the egyptian tourist said he was convinced he was witnessing a terrible accident, but realized something was wrong when he started seeing police shooting at the driver. >> looked to me like a cell phone. he's going to call the ambulance. because it is an accident. and the police started to scream and to shout. and when we saw them, they come close to the truck, i saw him, he's taking out his gun. >> nbc's lester holt will be live in nice tonight for "nbc nightly news," that's at 6:30 this evening right here on nbc 10. >>> philadelphia, of course, will be hosting the democratic national convention just ten days from now. but there will also be some lower players at t

abc news confirmed two americans were killed in the attack, sean and brody copy -- copeland from austin, texas. we are waiting to learn if anymore americans were killed in the attack. screams of terror as people ran from the deadly scene in nice france. a large white truck plowed into a group of tourists gathered for a fireworks display in the southern rivera city standing on a waterfront promenade to celebrate bastille day france's national holiday. witnesses described the chaos. >> the truck drove through the festivities and we were hearing guns being shot everyone was >> reporter: police shot and killed the driver after he emerged with the gun and began shooting. according to french officials, the truck was loaded with arms and grenades, police have yet to confirm that. the paris prosecutor's office opened and investigation for murder and attempted murder and organized group linked to a terrorist enterprise. the president of france was about to end the state of emergency that is now extended for three months. france's president called an emergency meeting for counsel minister. >> hor

among the dead, children, police officers, and an american father and son, their names, sean and brody copeland. proceedy was 11 years old. the family from texas was touring europe, watching fireworks, when terror struck. brody's mother, kim, tells us the trip was to celebrate her 40th birthday on monday. instead she is returning early with the bodies of her husband and son. officials i.d.ded can he killer at mohamed lahouaiej-bouhlel. he is a petty criminal from tunisia living legalfully france. whatever the killer's motives he spared nobody as he mowed down victims with his 18-ton truck. a "new york times" reporter described a young man at the scene sobbing over his mother's body, and begging allah to accept her into heaven. but even out of such horror we're hearing about heroism, video captured a woman pulling up alongside the truck, the biker jumps on the truck and clings to the door in an attempt to stop it. the truck crushes the snowfall the man loses his grip. it's unclear if the truck runs him over before it speeds up. we're also hearing about a hero policewoman who risker her life to t

sean copeland and hisd his 11-year-old son brody from thedt austin area were visiting nicege on a familyhough the u.s. state s department the not immediatelyiy respond to a request forst comment about americans killed l in that attack friends and family of the copelands have confirmed their deaths online. l one family member wrote on line saying "this is an extremely difficult time fort t my family and anyone who knowshk sean and brody copeland. cel brody played on a baseballebal team and his teammates postes p add picture of him on their t facebook page saying thise sayii photo was sent to them ofhem brody riviera.rivi many of the comments on theco post of people in completemm shock saying brody and his h father touched so many lives. the team wrote this eveningni they wrote: >>> now, as we continue tow, learn more about who the other victims are, many questions still remain in the attack including thear identity of thee suspect and why he committedommt the attacks. holly.lly. >> thanks annie.>> thanks >>> president obama issuing aen statement ot vernight about thaa deadly terror attack

they are sean and brodie copeland. they are from the austin area, community called lakeway. and we heard from a friend of theirs just a short time ago, here's what he had to say. >> sean had that always had a smile on his face. he had a bubbly personality. always upbeat. it's a tragedy what's going on in our world today. it is unbelievable. and for it to hit as close as it did last week in dallas, ft. worth, and then this week to his prosper, it's devastating. >> reporter: and that was jason dixon, a friend of the family, he also told us offcamera that this family had actually been on kind of a three hop vacation in europe and they had just come from running with the bulls. and the other folks from the united states we've talked to, probably like me, getting text messages and e-mails and calls all day from friends who know that we are here. and that we come here every july. and are we safe? and, you know, it's just after orlando and i missed dallas, but now here, it's almost too much. it's just one after another in terms of the coverage lately. we're following it from here w

heartbroken and in shock over the loss of brodie copeland, an amazing son and brother who lit up our lives, and sean copeland, wonderful husband and father. they are so loved. as were all of the victims caught in the fire last night. as people gather here for the fireworks celebration, in what has been a very safe tradition. i've been here with my family many times. people gather and there is music and entertainment. many families still waiting for word this morning. matt and savannah, back to you. >> heartbreaking. janet shamlian at the scene, thank you. >> we have shawn henry here the former executive assistant director of the fbi. good morning. nice to see you. >> good morning. >> we don't have a claim of responsibility right now. although isis sometimes waits several days. but this does fit in with some of the things we've been seeing and hearing from isis online. >> it certainly does. what we hear from isis is fight where you stand. you don't necessarily have to come to syria or iraq to learn to train there because you might be detected. wherever you are, inflict harm on nonbeli

sean copeland and his 11-year-old son, brodie copeland. they were here with other family members, as part of a three-prong trip. they went running with the bulls in spain as well. and the other family members are still here right now. sean's two brothers are on their way along with the representative of the state department. sadly, to bring everyone home. not the way the family had hoped. as you mention the truck had been moved. i want to give you a little look around here. we were here in the middle of the night talking to you and people were in shock and now they are just don't know what to do. take a look at the crowds that are still gathered out here. they've been out here a good part of the day. and if you look behind me there, that is the white fencing where the crime scene is an active investigation and to the left, you see the world's media that has gathered here. and as i talk to you, i hear spanish, i hear french, i hear italian. so reflective, and i hear english, reflective of the nationality us of the people who were here for a

night likely mean little to the families who lost their loved ones like sean and 11-year-old brodie copeland a father and son from texas who were on a family vacation and who are now being mourned by friends and loved ones a world away. look at that. look at that. we are also learning more about the man behind the attack whose home has been raided and reportedly his estranged wife has been taken into custody in the hours since his rampage on the french riviera. ali sue fawn is here on what more we are learning about the nice attacker. charles krauthammer weighs in on the president's response. then bridgit gabriel will wade into the fire storm. but we begin tonight with bill hemmer. co-anchor of america's newsroom who is live in nice france with more on what we witnessed last night. bill. >> reporter: megyn, good evening. 3:00 in the morning here. over my left shoulder a small candlelight vigil here. about a dozen or two people come by even at this late hour as the crowd starts to thin out here. the one remarkable thing is how many come over here and they sit or they stand, megyn, in complete

more than 100 people attended the service for shawn and brody copeland. the rest of the family has not returned to the u.s. but sent a message to those back home. they say they continue to feel the love and support from all and it helps to ease our shattered hearts. the identity of a third american victim has now been confirmed. he was a student at the university of california berkel berkeley. he was one of 85 students taking part in a program in nice. he was originally from the san diego area. >> there were scary moments for hundreds of passengers on a hawaiian airlines jet. eight tires blue out at an airport in japan earlier this morning. the emergency was triggered when a display indicated a problem with the hydraulics. nobody was hurt, but the plane was stuck on the tarmac for hours as the tires were changed. >> the head of tesla motors is promising improvement. the system has been blamed for several crashes including one fatality. now elon musk says he's talked with the company that makes the radar for the auto pilot and significant improvements look