lakeway is an area that's very close to austin, texas.tainly our hearts and thoughts and prayers go out to them as well as everybody else. and the kinds of people that would be there celebrating. i mean, it is family laden. we had janet shamlian talking about that. we've seen unfortunately the kind of video that we don't want to show which is of strollers that have been mowed down and things that indicate just the precious nature of these young, innocent lives. >> it's a national holiday. this is the antithesis of what we're seeing in international terror. which is the things you take for granted. right? public transportation, holidays, things where you're supposed to be comfortable. places you're not going to have your guard up. a night club. a holiday watching fireworks. >> going to a concert. >> these are things where people are caught off guard and then you have that mass confusion which inevitably leads to more and more deaths. the thing that's horrifyingly astonishing about this is so far this is one person that has killed 84 people

---desde "lakeway", camila bernal nos tiene los detalles... adelante camila.eway esta de luto por la muerte de este padre y su hijo. hoy la maestra del niÑo lo recoro como un estudiante alegre y creativo. segun la portavoz de la familia, los copeland estaban en europa celebrando el cumpleaÑos de dos miembros de la familia. sus vacaciones comenzaron en espaÑa y de ahi siguieron al sur de francia donde sucedio la tragedia. la familia confirmo que el ataque terrorista cobro la vida de sean copeland de 51 aÑos y su hijo brodie copeland de 11 aÑos. ambos compartian su pasion por el 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 famili

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 the streets. aachines are in place to detect police surveillance is ramped up. still, stopping a nice-style copycat attack is difficult. ron hosko is a former assistant director of the f.b.i. >> there's a real risk that someone who is inspired to action, whether criminal or terrorist, sees this as a success and they try to replicate it. >> reporter: 50,000 people will attend the convention and thousands of protesters are expected. 4,000 local police will be supplemented by thousands of federal officials. so what is this? the secure zone has been mapped out by the secret service, who allow agents to quickly cover miles and seconds in case of a disturbance. >> it's not easy. >> reporter: the secret service director. >> you have to be ready to adapt and be flexible to whatever may occur. >> reporter: scott, it's about remaining vigilant. officials say there is no sp

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 left in cars. this is especially important for dogs with short snouts because they can have trouble breathing. >> amelia is tracking the most comfortable times to maybe light the grill, clean out the garage if you are into t

lakeway is 25 minutes outside of the austin, texas, area.he state department confirming the deaths of two americans this morning. again, hearing a number of condolences on that hill country baseball club facebook page from all the people in that surrounding area. at the live desk, gonzalez. >>> it will be an emotional day in baton rouge today. alton sterling's funeral is today. he was shot and killed by police officers last week. that sparked protests around the country. those officers are now on administrative leave. >>> also today a funeral following the tragedy in dallas. one of the five police officers who was killed there by a sniper last week will be laid to rest. krol served with the dallas police department for nine years. he was 40 years old. >>> we told you that micah johnson was deployed in afghanistan. while serving overseas, he was accused of stealing a woman's underwear and he was dismissed. people who knew him say he was never the same. >>> protests ring bust. we have details. >> this morning, several people waking up in the a

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 hoping it was a dream. i had told him on the last day of school, when you get your academy award, i hope you remember to mention me. it's heartbreaking that wonderful talented child won't be finishing what his dreams were. >> reporter: they were on a family vacation across europe. making stops in spain before heading to the south of france. they are 2 of 84 lives cut short. >> i know this about our community. they will take care of this family. >> reporter: many more people, at least 202, are injured. 52 of those, in critical condition. three college students from the university of california at berkeley, part of a group of 85, are hurt. tonight, an urgent search for one of their classmates, 20-year-old nicholas leslie, still missing. some americans we met today in nice, while shocked, are still determined. >> don't live your life in fear. because if you do, the terrorists win. we will not stop coming because of some

a father and son from lakeway, texas, were killed in the attack.r villafranca learned more about them today. omar? >> reporter: 11-year-old brodie copeland was excited about going on a summer vacation before starting middle school. on thursday, the unthinkable happened. brodie and his father, 51-year- old sean copeland, were killed in nice, france. we talked to two of brodie's classmates, alexandra pena and jenay meissner, who say he was always making people smile. >> he always wanted to make people laugh and play games with you and stuff. and if you ever left out, he always wanted to help you and play with you. it was really cool. >> reporter: so he wanted everybody involved. >> mmm-hmm. >> reporter: what do you remember about being in plays with brodie? >> well, he always got a part in it. >> reporter: always? >> yeah. >> reporter: that's what everybody wants to get. >> right. he always-- >> reporter: was he good at being on stage? >> yeah. he made it seem like he wasn't on stage at all. >> reporter: the community will remember brodie and sean to

nbc news that american father and his son, sean copeland and his 11-year-old son brodie, this from lakeway texas, they did not make it out alive. 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 ap

father and son from lakeway, texas, were killed in the attack. omar villafranca learned more about them today. >> was excited about going on vacation before starting middle school. on thursday the unthinkable happened. 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 peop 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 fort worth, texas, police officers and navy personnel from around the country

this formerly idyllic waterfront washed ashore 5500 miles away upon lake travis in the small city of lakewayome to the copelands. aaron cable, a family friend who coached the copeland's youngest son is still trying to come to terms. >> it still hasn't set in. just shocked. very small world. you don't think it will happen to somebody you know or someone you are close to. >> reporter: the copelands had come to the riveria as part of a dream vacation. sean and his wife kim were celebrating her 40th birthday. they brought along his older kids, megan and austin and their 11-year-old son brodie. this is brodie in the water in nice. a picture his family sent out yesterday afternoon. >> the family was very excited about their trip. i was envious for them to go on the trip. they went and did the running of the bulls in spain. >> reporter: last night they watched the bastille fireworks. minutes after the show ended, all hell broke loose and this american family was trapped in the truck's murderous path. sean copeland and 11-year-old brodie were killed. the family is devastated. the dream vacation now

formerly idyllic waterfront washed ashore 5,500 miles away upon lake travis in the small city of lakeway the copelands. aaron cable, a family friend who coached the copeland's youngest son is still trying to come to terms. >> it still hasn't set in. just shocked. very small world. you don't think it will happen to somebody you know or someone you are close to. >> reporter: the copelands had come to the riveria as part of a dream family vacation. sean and his wife kim were celebrating her 40th birthday. they brought along his older kids, megan and austin and their 11-year-old son brodie. this is brodie in the water in nice. a picture his family sent out yesterday afternoon. >> the family was very excited about their trip. i was envious for them to go on the trip. they went and did the running of the bulls in spain. >> reporter: after spain, here in nice last nice, they watched the bastille day fireworks. minutes after the show ended, all hell broke loose and this american family was trapped in the truck's murderous path. sean copeland and 11-year-old brodie were killed. the family is deva

the small city of lakeway, texas. home to the copelands.able, a family friend who coached the copelands' youngest son, is still trying to come to terms. >> it still really hasn't set in. just shocked. very small world. you don't think it's going to happen to somebody you know or somebody you're close to. >> the copelands had here to the french riviera as a family dream vacation. sean and his wife kim were celebrating her 40th birthday. they brought along their kids. this is broedie, a picture his family sent out yesterday afternoon. >> they were excited about their trip. i was envious of them going on this trip. they went and did the running of the bults in spain. >> here in nice last night they watched the bastille day fireworks. minutes after the show ended all hell broke loose. this american family was trapped in the truck's murderous path. sean copeland and 11-year-old brodie was killed. the family is devastated. the dream vacation now turned nightmare. one tweet said, i just want my cousin and uncle back. >> brody is a kid you want to

among the victims american sean copeland and his 11-year-old son brodie from lakeway, texas. they were on a family vacation. >> it's heartbreaking that wonderful, talented chi >> reporter: 31-year-old mohamed bouhlel was behind the wheel. more than 200 injured and now an urgent search for university of california student nicholas leslie. the school telling abc news the college junior and 84 others were traveling across europe. among that group three suffering injuries. other americans also witnessed the carnage. >> you know, we were just turning down alleys and kind of looking for somewhere that might be safe. >> see blood and bodies everywhere. [ sirens ] >> reporter: police say bouhlel drove this freezer truck into the crowded seaside boulevard at 10:45 p.m. for 1.2 miles it plows through the bastille day crowds. when officers close in on bouhlel, these images showing the shoot-out. bullet holes left in the windshield. the driver dead in the passenger seat. with an fake guns and a malfunctioning grenade. french prosecutors say bouhlel had no known links to terror. overnight

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

. >> now their friends and family in lakeway texas are all grieving.n the phone with us now is brodie's baseball coach. coach, thanks for being with us, our condolences to you and your community. how did you find out about this horrific news? >> we're very close in the hill country and we are families connected to the copelands as we are and we were up in new york for a national tournament and one of the parents broke the news to us after we played our last game and it's very devastate. we're all trying to get back to texas to join the rest of the family. >> it's understandable. sean copeland's niece, coach, tweeted, i don't even know how to put this in words. kind of sending out a tweet about what happened. i'm sure you feel the same way. so many other people do around you. 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 an

they're from lakeway, texas. that is a city not too far from austin. a picture of the family, and they're again, 51-year-old sean copeland, and his 11-year-old son brody having been killed in this horrific attack that happened some 12 and a half hours there on bastille day while those people were celebrating and watching the beautiful fireworks display over the mediterranean. a very tragic thought indeed as you look at this beautiful family that has been decimated with tragedy. meanwhile, french president hollande has convened a security council meeting this morning, and france's prime minister has just made a statement following that meeting. >> translator: once again, france has been hit by a terrorist attack. coward, inhuman terrorist attack. and our thoughts in this very difficult moment go to the victims and their families affected by this unbearable act. we're facing a war which terrorism has declared on us and is waging on us, and the goal of terrorism is to create fear and panic. france and the french president has reminded us of that yesterday

they are so loved it and, anderson, according to the statement, they are from lakeway, texas which iss out from austin, it's the hill country, right next to lake travis, and the father, sean copeland, worked at lenmarks corporation, he was a vice president. >> our hearts go out to all the victims. want to go back to sara murray standing by outside trump tower. sara, donald trump has made it official, mike pence, his vice presidential pick. >> he has made it official. not necessarily in the way that donald trump was hoping to. but fittingly, he is announcing the news on twitter. he said i am pleased to announce i have chosen governor mike pence as my vice presidential running mate. news conference tomorrow at 11:00 a.m. anderson, it is likely that news conference is going to be in new jersey but of course it hasn't been advised yet. with donald trump, these things don't tend to be set in stone. of course this is a decision that donald trump sort of wrestled with. he had a number of people, including many people he's known for much longer than mike pence in his short list in the final t

nbc news reports they are 51-year-old sean copeland and his 11-year-old son brodie copeland from lakeway, near austin. their family released a statement saying they are heartbroken and in shock. french president francois hollande has arrived in nice. witnesses described a horrific scene after a truck loaded with weapons and hand grenades drove onto a crowded sidewalk running down people for more than a mile. >> and with all the hands on the head like this. and we were just waiting on the floor. and literally crying and praying. >> and we were terrified. we had no idea how close the gun -- we didn't know if it was a shooter. we didn't know if there was multiple people. >> he was just mowing people down. and so i can't even tell you how many people i saw die. >> i was in panic mode. so i just ran as fast as i could. >> it's, unfortunately, not as surprising as it should be. you know, when you see a huge crowd gathered in europe now, it's always in the back of your mind. >> reporter: this is a map of the path the driver took along the boardwalk in the mediterranean city starting at a childr

they live just outside austin in lakeway, texas, according to nbc news. a statement from the family says we are heartbroken and in shock loss of brodie friend and amazing brother who lit up our lives and sean, the father, the news has been reported in austin paper said brodie played youth baseball and his father was a coach. emily calling e in from greenbray, california, on our republican line. emily.rning, caller: good morning. you.nice to hear i would like to make two points, and the first one is, i would entire world e warn us with an alarm at all all areas of in entertainment, and therefore, we if there's something in ng, and also, i think we the united states and the police department, we cover a perimeter, and that's how we the killer inatch dallas. so i would make those suggestions. i think there are reasons why we have black lives we did was,use what nder president clinton, we increased 500 percent for the prison, someoing to of them for lights, no lights on that rs, some things should never have happened. host: emily, let me ask you a attacks, ab