. >> reporter: julian pierce was standing near the stage. he says the man opened fire on the huge crowd. >> there were holding an assault rifle, ak47, i'm sure about it that i -- and they were firing randomly into the crowd. >> reporter: a brother of one the band members says the group immediately stopped playing. >> it was a flash so they saw -- heard first, saw second, and immediately, you know, bolted backwards to the back stage area. >> reporter: pierce says most people got down on the floor, but the terrorists stood back at the concert hall and kept shooting at them. >> they were not moving actually. they were standing at the scene at the back of the crowd, and they were just shooting on the floor, because everybody was on the floor. >> reporter: pierce said he waited until the began gunman reloaded and ran until he was outside. >> when i was running outside, is when i saw the body of a young girl shot twice in the leg. badly. and i went out there, i put her on my back and we run. >> reporter: those who didn't make it out in the first f

his name is julian pierce. he spoke earlier tonight to cnn. julian, what did you see? >> they reloaded three or four times, their weapons. and they-- they didn't shout anything. they didn't say anything. they were masked. they were wearing black clothes, on the the floor, and i was luckily at the top of the stage, so people started to try to escape, to walk on people on the floor, and try to find the exit. and i found an exit when the terrorists reloaded their guns in the meantime. and i climbed on the-- on the stage, and we found an exit. and when i-- when i went on the street, i see 20 to 25 bodies lying on the floor. and people were very badly injured, gunshot wounds. and i-- and i took a small girl, a teenager. she was-- she was bleeding very like, 200 meters, and i found a cab, a taxi, and i lead her in and i said to the cab driver, gto hospital." and i have some friends right now who are still inside the bataclan who are hiding because they're not sure if there is any terrorist in there. and they're hiding in some kind of room in the dark, and they texted me, and

inside julian pierce played dead and ran for his life. >> they were not stopping. they were refuelling the guns, reloading the guns. and they were very heavily armed. and what struck me when i looked to one of the terrorists, was how young he was. >> reporter: we spoke to helen wilson fro new orleans who was injured. and cradled her dying friend. she said the gunmen deliberately targeted people in wheelchairs who were near the stage. dozens escaped on to the roof and were rescued. french swat teams storming the hall. two gunmen blowing themselves up. a third shot and killed. and this may not be over. isis said there were eight gunmen, seven are dead. police here now hunting the eighth man and any other accomplices. president hollande is vowing revenge. france will be mu merciless this is a city braced for more trauma. >> thanks. nbc news has learned the name of two of the sevenitato terrorists that were killed. one woman we spoke to hid under a dead body for over an hour as the carnage unfolded. nbc's chief foreign correspondent richard engel went to meet her. >> r

. >> reporter: julian pierce, also at the concert, came face-to-face with one of the killers. >> he wasy young. arou around 20 years old. he was wearing black clothes. nothing. nothing in the eyes. just anger. he was determined to kill. and you know -- he knew how to do it. i can tell you the way he was handling the weapon was not the first time. i pray for the victims. most of them died meters away from me. some of them on me. so i pray for them. i'm sorry. >> reporter: michael dorio's brother was performing onstage. >> they saw men with machine guns just kind of shooting at anything and everything. just -- the venue. >> reporter: the concertgoers trapped inside. witnesses also recording the attackers screaming "allahu akbar" and "syria." >> i saw people wounded. i saw a guy with a white shirt drenched in blood. >> i heard about 12 loud bangs. and shortly after, ambulances rushing towards the theater. i was able to follow some of them. and i could see firefighters evacuating people from the second floor, taking them to this makeshift hospital, makeshift hospital and cafe nearby. i saw

. >> julian pierce e speaking with anderson cooper about the details as they unfolded inside the theatre. it has a capacity crowd of about 1,500 people. and we're told by members of the band that it was, in fact, even oversold. so there could have been more than the 1,500 people inside at the time of the shooting. our senior international correspondent in paris is jim bitterman. he joins us with more. we are hearing from the french prosecutor that seven of the eight terrorists were, in fact, suicide bombers who blew themselves up. what more do we know about the gunmen who were out there. is that the total number in this attack. who more are they looking for right now? >> in the last hour or so, we heard from the prosecutor's office, they can't confirm that all the gunmen have been accounted for. they have said that they killed eight of them, that seven had suicide belts on. but, in fact, they can't confirm they've got everybody. that's got the city and the nation on edge. the president ordered the border shut and in a state of national security. it's amazing sort of mood this evening. no

. >> paris journalist julian pierce was inside the concert hall during the attack. >> and he spoke to anderson cooper about what he saw. >> the show was about to end, the band, eagles of death metal was playing for about an hour. and suddenly we heard gunshots coming behind us. and when i -- i looked back, i saw -- i saw at least two men, maybe there were three. the confusion -- i couldn't tell you exactly. but they were holding assault rifles, ak-47s. i'm sure about it. the clakalashnikovs. and they were firing randomly at the crowd. and obviously, we all -- lay down on the floor to not get hurt. and it was a huge panic. and the terrorists -- sorry, shot at us for like ten to 15 minutes. it was like -- it was a blood bath. and they shot at us and they reloaded again, several times, multiple times. and it's actually -- what i escaped, because they reloaded. basically. i just waited for the time they reloaded, to run, to climb -- the scene and to hide behind it. and i tried to help people around me, and it was -- it was shocking. i mean, it was panicking, huge panic. and so -- shot at

. >> anchor: julian pierce, at the show, was standing near the stage of he said the man opened fire on the huge crowd . >>> they were holding assault rifles, ak 47. i'm sure about it. they were firing randomly into the crowd . >> anchor: a brother one of the band members say the group immediately stopped playing. >>> it was a flash so they saw, heard first, saw second and immediately, you know, bolted . >> anchor: he said most people got down on the floor but the terrorist stood at the back of the concert hall and just kept . >>> we're not moving actually. they were just standing at the back of the scene, the back of the crowd and they were just shooting on the floor because everybody was on the floor. >> anchor: pierce said he wanted until the gunman reloaded and ran until he found a way . >>> it's when i found an exit girl who was shot twice in the leg. she was bleeding very badly and i go grabbed her and i put her on my back and we ran . >> anchor: those who didn't make it out were either killed or held hostage by the gunmen. police say the attackers searched the theater for anyone

his name is julian pierce. he was in the bataklan concert hall. i can translate what he said. according to his reports, he's saying several people came in, two or three individuals, armed, entered into the middle of the concert. the concert got started around 7:30. he said around 8, 8:40, they made their way inside. he said they weren't masked. they were armed with automatic weapons. this is an eyewitness account from a reporter in france. they said absolutely nothing when they came in and just, he says, they just blindly started firing like crazy at everybody. they said this went on for 12 to 15 minutes. they said it was extremely violent, that the people were were several areas where the violent scene was happening. since they weren't masked, he said they looked to be very, very young. they said the journalist saw people who were seriously hurt by bullets, several who appeared them. it really sounds like a horribly violent affair. again, the shooters came in, he claims, without masks, so they could clearly see who they were. they seemed to be very young and said not a word w

julian pierce was inside the i want to set this up for people. you are actually calling in from a police station where you are being questioned, is that correct? >> yes, this is correct. they just want to know what i have seen and give a short description of the terrorists i have seen. >> you were inside that venue for an agonizingly long period of time. i heard you describe seeing the terrorists and hear them reload their weapons. i know you were there with others. have you accounted for your friends this morning? >> all my friends are safe and they are not hurt, hopefully. i lost my friends when the gunfire -- when i heard the gunshots and they hidden side inside the concert hall. i imagined to escape. >> julien, can you set that scene for us? you are there for a concert when all of a sudden gunshots ring out. did you see the gunmen? were they masked? >> i have seen them. three to four men and masked. they were wearing black clothing. they were very calm. the concert hall was overcrowded. the show was full. we were listening to the band who was

earlier cnn spoke with julian pierce. >> he was inside the theater. we spoke with him as some of the fans were being held hostage. after that, s.w.a.t. stormed the venue. at least 100 people brought out. he described his harrowing experience. take a listen. >> reporter: the show was about to end, the band was playing for almost an hour. suddenly we heard gunshots behind us. when i looked back, i saw at least two men, unmasked men -- maybe there were three. the confusion i can't tell you, but they were holding assault rifles, ak-47s. i'm sure about it. they were firing randomly into the crowd. obviously we all lied down on the floor to not get hurt. it was a huge panic. the terrorists -- sorry -- shot at us in like 15 minutes. it was like -- it was a bloodbath. they shot at us, and they reloaded again several times. multiple times. and it's actually what -- i escaped because they reloaded basically. i wait for the time they reloaded to run from the scene and to hide. i tried to help people around me. and it was -- it was shocking. i mean, it was panick

julian pierce is joining us. he's a radio reporter. julian, i understand you were inside the theater during this concert that american rock band eagles of death metal were performing but you made it outside. tell us what you've seen and heard. >> caller: well, i've seen two theories from my point of view with ak-47s entering the concert room and firing randomly to the crowd and people yelled, screamed and everybody lying on the floor, and it lasted for ten minutes, ten minutes, ten horrific minutes where everybody was on the floor covering their head and we heard so many gunshots and the terrorists were very calm, very determined and they reloaded three or four times their weapons and they didn't shout anything. they didn't say anything. they were in masks and wearing black clothes and they were shooting at people on the floor, and i was luckily at the top of the stage, in front of the stage, so people started to try to escape to walk on people on the floor and try to find the exits, and i found an exit when the terrorists reloaded thei

this is julian pierce who was in the bataclan concertificate haul right behind us over here, and whatlast night, and what he said. >> when i looked behind my shoulders, i saw 3 to 4 men wearing black clothes and masks. holding assault rifles, ak-47. and they were shooting randomly toward us, toward the crowd. they were, lethal. they were, they were knowing what they were doing. they were there to kill and not to take hostages, and so they moved their weapons in that way. they tried to kill us as many people as possible. they were very calm. they reloaded many times their weapons, and they took plenty of time. they were not shouting. they were were not talking. they were not saying anything from what i heard. and they were very young. >> who is were they is what julien was asking, and why were they doing those things? those questions, we may have more answers, but the law enforcement is not telling us auz of yet. they have spent the last 24 hours looking at the forensic evidence behind me, and i have been watching the police vehicles enter throughout the day, and then directly to the r

piercing his kidney and becoming lodged in his stomach. the pun was surgically removed full recovery. >>> a missing child case that went cold for more than a decade. julian hernandez repord missing by his mother in 2002. now the case cracked unbelievably by t missing boy himself. here's david wright. >> repter: he was missing for it! the 5-year-old boy from those 'missing' posters who loved fishing, watching movies, and now an honor student applying to college. authorities say julian hernandez found himself after the social security number he was using on out to be false. >> he worked with his own school counselor, and it was discovered that he was on the national database for missing and exploited children. >> reporter: 50% of abducted children are taken by family members. in julian's case, his father bobby hernandez failed to drop him off at his alabama pre-school and disappeared. they've been living here in cleveland for years under the alias of a real person. >> the name they were using was meone who was deceased as of about 2002. >> reporter: only last week did his mom in alabama learn his son -- her son was safe. that side of the family now asking