in belgium no-one believe that this can happen. in belgium we believe that we export terrorists to other country, to france, et cetera, but clearly we have many point in belgium to focus the attention of terrorist. we have the european institution, the international military organization, and it's quite strange that until now, until today the terrorist focus on other country and to act in belgium. clearly we are just facing a real threat. i'm frightened for my family >>> i should imagine so. i really do appreciate you talking to us on this day. thank you. earlier a witness spoke to us from outside the metro station. if i can just remind you that that was one of the stations that was affected by an explosion there. we are hearing that somebody has been killed, or a fau people have been killed. we don't know any numbers. certainly a lot of people have been wounded after that explosion. this is what he told me. >> i was at the metro station just before the one where the blast was. i was exiting the metro. there was a loud muffled thud

belgium ambassador confirm wagow we know so far fr coming out of belgium. 13 people dead at the airport.. 15 people at the subway stationa where multiple attacks explosions rocked the city thisi morning. these are being called cal coordinated attacks. attks. suicide attacks by unknown terrorists.terr the terrorist level in belgiumni raised to the highest level.t l you're watching pictures now ofw people at the airport as they as streamed out of the airport when these two explosions rock the terminals this morning.s again killing 13 people. peo to recap what happened, again, a this is the international mainam airport in brussels also als happening at the metro stations those two explosions injuringnjg people, one near the american ai airlines check in.heck in. that is at the airport. iat t we're also hearing another 55 ar people were injured in the the subway explosions. there are reports also that mano were injured at the airport.e a. this is all according to belgium broadcaster vrt. obviously this is still antill a evolving picture as newres information is constantly comino in. belgium

we> continue to to cover theovt deadly attacks in belgium the time is 2:20 in belgium. bel the attacks started in the 8:00 o'clock hour this morning.r countries remain on high alert.e >>> earlier this morning ouris o wisdom martin spoke with the wie ambassador of belgium and hende joins us now live from thee from belgium emb wisdom, good morning. >> reporter: allison andll steve, good morning.e, g i did talk to the ambassadormbso this morning a short time agoim and he's been in constant conan contact with officials over inn brussels about what took place,p and he was trying to get the g fact where is he came out andre spoke with us. he says the facts as he's been told at this point is this was a simultaneous attack, two two explosions at the airport, one suicide bomber around aro 8:00 o'clock this morning andlok then there was a package thatt exploded as well at the airporta 13 dead was the number he wasr w given. 35 seriously injured plus alu a number of other injuries as well at the airport.po meanwhile, over at the metro met station, at the subway station,a which is

belgium, where a raid is under way. we believe it's in connection with the paris terror attacks and possibly connected to one of the most wanted men in the world. officials in the country say they have found evidence that sala ab de salaam have been in an apartment raided by police on tuesday. his older brother among the suicide bombers who killed themselves during those attacks that of course, left 130 people dead in paris. ab de salaam is believed to have fled paris since the attacks and been on the run since then. nbc's richard engel is live in istanbul. >> reporter: it appears the raid in molenbeck is winding down. officials there say a police spokesman said that two suspects have been taken alive. we do not know, however, and do not have confirmation of who those suspects are. there are multiple reports that one of them at least was sala ab de slem. there are other reports ab de slem was holed up and involved in a standoff. but with the indication that the operation is winding down, that scenario that he's holed up

belgium is no longer belgium. belgium is not the belgium you and i knew, matt, from 20 years ago. one of the most beautiful and safest cities in the world. terrible things are happening and people are leaving and people are afraid and this all happened because, frankly, there is no assimuting. >> i have just a couple seconds. >> they don't want laws that we have. they want sharia law and you say to your self, at what point? how much do you take? we're allowing thousands and thousands of these people into our country and we're going to have nothing but problems. >> in just the 30 seconds i have left, mr. trump, what would you say the american people on a morning like this? >> i would say to the american people that we are going to be very strong. we are going to be very vigilant and very tough and we're not going to allow this to happen to our country. and if does happen, we're going to find the people that did it and they're going to suffer greatly. >> mr. trump, donald trump, thank you very much for joining us. >> thank you very much. >> i want to mention we also asked democratic

belgium is no longer belgium. belgium is not the belgium you and i knew, matt, from 20 year ago, which was one of the most beautiful and safest cities in the world. belgium is a horror show right now. terrible things are happening. people are leaving. people are afraid. this all happened because, frankly, there's no assimilation. they are not assimilating. they're not assimilating in other locations either. >> just a couple of seconds -- >> they want sharia law. they don't want laws that we have. they want sharia law. you know, you say to yourself, at what point? how much of this do you take? we're allowing thousands and thousands of these people into our country. we're going to have nothing but problems, as sure as you're sit tlg. >> in the 30 seconds i have left, what would you say to the american people on a morning like this? >> i would say to the american very strong. we are going to be very ville gilant and tough. we're not going to allow it to happen to our country. if it happens, we'll find the people who

the belgium authorities have had some challenges. you know, their police force is somewhat fragmented. they speak two different languages in the police force itself. let's hope they get this individual right away. it took 4 months to get this other person and they sort of tripped over it. >> yeah. >> somewhat. it was an accident. they got some problems. >> okay. commissioner kelly, thank you so much for join pg -- joining us. >> thank you. >>> police officers are station stationed outside the belgium the offices are in a high-rise building. they increased presence there after the arrest of a terrorist suspect in brussels. >> us belgiums who are normally quiet and laid back, out of the way of society, it's not something that we're used to so we appreciate all the support. >> staff members are consumed with learning about what happened in brussels. >>> presidential candidates are voicing their concerns following the attacks in brussels. republican front runner donald trump renewing his call for a ban on muslims in the country. hillary

some of them came from belgium. how do they feel after they seek after that on the internet, the movies of their sons cutting off heads and things like that. which is very disturbing for them. at the same time they try to cope with it, and that's very embarrassing for them. i spoke with mothers who don't follow the clichÉ of how it's supposed to be. for them its difficult to understand. they even have other kids, and they don't fit into this pattern, either. but not to forget the latest people they arrested here in spruce else, also those who did these attacks, you know, these are also--there is a connection with some part of criminals. small-time criminals but heavy criminals, which is very disturbing. >> we were just speaking to our last guest about that. the fact that sometimes these neighborhoods are look prisons and some of these people have been to prisons so there is a lot of similarity. you met with a man, a young imam, working with boys in the community to try to prevent radicalization. there are examples

we begin with breaking news from brussels, belgium. two powerful explosions at the brussels airport. the cause is unclear, but charlie d'agata joins us from brussels on the phone. charlie, good morning. what can you tell us? >> reporter: good morning to you, anne-marie. actually, i'm on my way from bruge to brussels. we were there last night. this is the prison where salah abdeslam is currently being held, the man who was arrested on friday. so we're racing down to brussels now. possibly two explosions. it happened around 8:00 this morning. some agencies are reporting one dead, two dozen wounded. belgian television, one station said it may be as high as 11 dead. we have to confirm these numbers in knees developing news story, obviously. there are reports of shots were fired this morning when this event took place. the natural assumption is this is a terrorist attack considering the events that have happened in the past week or so and the arrest of salah the only one to survive, was arrested friday. and now the whole city has been -- ex

the terror attacks in belgium. the city of brussels now on a very high state of alert after multiple attacks earlier today. police have released security camera video from the city's main airport where two bombs went off at the check-in area before you go through security to go to the gates. they say they're looking for the man in white, take a look at the right part of your screen, in connection with the attack. investigators are operating under the assumption that the other two suspects in black, that they are dead. about an hour later, after the bomb went off at the airport, there was another bombing at a very busy subway station. at least 30 people were killed. more than 230 were injured. isis has publicly claimed responsibility. here in the united states, so far today, a handful of airports, they have stepped up security, including los angeles, new york, chicago, boston, atlanta and of course right here in washington. pamela brown is here, kimberly dozier is here, our cnn senior affairs analyst. pamela, first

, staged in belgium, coordinated in real-time from belgium. this was an isis cell that conjugated three safe houses across the country in the weeks before the paris attacks. the working assumption will be right now that same network behind the paris attacks is also responsible for these attacks playing out. they may not be over in brussels today. rewiped back to last week. tuesday, belgian police sevened what they believed were attached to the terror attacks. there were three terrorists indeed. there was fierce firefight. two managed to escape. members of the cell are still at large. he was coordinating the attacks in real-time from brussels. still at were large. his was found in the bomb factory suggesting he may have played a role. they are still trying to figure that out. he is still at large. that is very, very dangerous when you don't have the bomb maker in custody. >> i want to bring in michael weiss now. michael, let's talk about the timing of this. four days ago, abdeslam was arrested. is that a trigger for this? we are seeing 130 peop

they have been busy in belgium today. two separate attacks. one at the airport, upper right, and one at the metro station, lower left. and again, in belgium, as was the case after the paris attacks, people are being told to stay indoors. as you see the headlines change at the bottom of the screen, the french prime minister earlier today said we are at war. the french president, francois hollande said all of europe has been affected, has been hit, has been attacked by this. and this is again a very familiar feeling in brussels, after paris. the ambassador to the united states from belgium talked about the door-to-door inspections, the house-to-house inspections that followed the paris attacks. he talked about the names they have collected. he talked about the heavy weapons they have discovered. this video you're seeing play out on the left-hand side of the screen, various scenes from inside the airport. most of them you can see the smoke hanging in the air. people reacting in the immediate aftermath to the fact there have been explosions. there

we've seen belgium struggle to do this, but, quite frankly, it's not exclusive to belgium. we're all dealing with self-radicalized networks, difficult to infiltrate and therefore difficult to disrupt. that's the concern. now, we assess the situation every couple of months and we'll continue to do that as we go forward. >> this travel alert you say expires june 20th. that's a long time from now. >> it is. >> it's a travel advisory for all of europe, not just belgium. let's get the final word on americans who may still be missing as a result of terror attacks in brussels. how many americans remain unaccounted for as far as the state department knows? >> first of all, we've got a little over a dozen that have been reported injured in the attack. we're obviously provides consulate services to them as needed. we still do not have a firm number. we do have some american citizens unaccounted for, we also have, frankly, mission personnel, u.s. government employees unaccounted for. we're seeking to determine their whereabouts in what remains very fluid information. you just reported

belgium under attack.. reports of multiple exposions at an airport and subway stations across brussels. good morning it's i'm ryan elijah. i'm luanne sorrell. let's get straight to that breaking news.. possible terror attacks in belgium. the country-- now at its highest terror level. this is all now. it began with 2 explosions at an airport in brussels. trt: oc: this is new video-- just posted to twitter... capturing the chaos-- moments after the explosions. people can be seen running from the airport... right now, we're hearing that as many as 10 people may be dead. to video from p*.im at "sky news." inside.. the airport, you can see smashed glass.. debris.. and injured people. initial reports are that the explosions went off at an american airlines ticket counter.. and a departure lounge. there are reports.. that there was gunfire before the explosion went off. planes are being evacuated on runways.. passengers are being told to wait outside the airport. right now, all flights in and out of brussels have

. >> reporter: a manhunt in belgium. nationwide security is tight. police are carrying out raids to find the attackers behind tuesday's back-to-back bombings in brussels. the state broadcaster has named two suspected suicide bombers as brothe brothers. they have police records. the third suspect named remains on the run. in the immediate aftermath of the attack on tuesday morning, an haze of confusion and chaos. travellers and airport staff ran. >> translation: people were dying one after the other. we were trying to keep them alive, but the worst was people with throat injuries >> i'm so scared. i feel like it's the end of the world. i heard an explosion and the ceilings were going down and i just go under the sink and then a second explosion went and then everything is black. >> reporter: around 40 minutes later another rush hour blast ripped through a subway carriage in central brussels. passengers escaped as quickly as they could. the metro station is close into the european parliament complex, the heart of the europ

these are live pictures out of belgium. several explosions happening at{ the airport` in brussels and several subway stations as well. right now we're hearing at least 23 people are dead, dozens more injured, andp belgium officials confirm theetz were terror attacks. we'll continue to follow the breaking news all morning444444444444 a search is underway for a missing teenager out of seminole county. take a look. alert for jaden ramirez. yellow sleeves, and blue gene, and tennis shoes. if you know where she is, give police a call. >>> a rocket getting set to launch. >> the atlas v rocket. carrying 8,000 pounds of supplies for the international space station. set for 11:05 p.m. at the air station. that's a late one. >> i'm going to have to watch it on tape. >> tomorrow morning most likely. >>> back to the breaking news in belgium. 23 people are confirmed dead from terror attacks. >> luanne: there have been multiple explosions there overnight at the brussels airport and several subway stations. inside one of those subway stati

belgium's most famous fictional tin tin is depicted here in the colors of the belgium flag. this is the statutes, a fame landmarks defiance, a statement of contempt towards those who use violence >>> child marriage is a major issue in nepal with almost half the country's girls married before turning 18. >> reporter: this girl is 17 and is a mother of two. her husband is 18. when they were just 13 and 14 their parents came together and arranged their marriage. this village is normal for children to be married early. >> translation: i knew i was getting married, but i didn't know what it meant she remembers. her hezbollah says i didn't know i was getting married. my parents got me married. >> reporter: four years later she is still angry-- he is still angry at his father. his father says he arranged the marriage in line with traditional ideas. >> translation: it is our culture. our society expects us to get our children married early >> reporter: they both had to quit school. he is now supporting his young family by working as a ticket collector on the rural bus service. >> wh

chilling images out of brussels, belgium today. the scene of terrorist attacks. 11 people killed in a suicide bombing at the airport. at least 15 others killed in an attack on brussels subway system. >> keir simmons joins us now. what can you tell us? >> across europe people have been prased for something like this. the prime minister saying what we feared would happen has happened. nbc news confirming so far that 26 fatalities. matt, this was a clearly coordinated and terrifying series of attacks in the heart of europe. brussels airport rocked by those explosions around 8:00 a.m. and then the metro hit. close to the european government. the city is now on lock down. transportation shut down with images emerging that tell a story of substantial blasts causing extensive damage. there you can see terrified passengers fleeing from metro cars heading down what must be dangerous rail lines just to get away from the explosion that has taken place in another carriage, in another part of that metro station. meanwhile, at the airport, the p

belgium on the highest state of alert. i want to go back to ray kelly, the new york city police commissioner and, ray, the new york city police have developed their own ielligence networks including cooperation with europeans. >> oh, yes, that's true. new york city police officers in paris and in london and madrid but not in belgium but obviously there was a network where information flows and in europe despite the fact that we don't have people in every major city, but it's important conduit for the department and it gives them a relationshipp throughout europe really throughout the world. i think hindsight is 20/20 but in terms of recruit many you'll see a lot of miss departments in europe not having sufficient representation of some of these minority communities and as was said before, that that means they don't have the connectivitit they'd like to have in some of these minority neighborhoods. that's something you've had to work on at the new york city police departmeme. really building a more diverse force so you coul

i do believe belgium authority as well. at least one of the explosions caused by a suicide bomber at the airport. what is your reaction hearing that? as we said obviously bringing to mind what recently happened back in november at the paris attacks? >> yes, it is amazing. i am following this on social media. there's already push back people saying we shouldn't judge too early. the fact is the reality is the reality. synchronized attacks by people using suicide vests is not something done by episcopalians or villes. this is a classic hallmark of a jihad at th jihadi attack. we have seen again and again and again whether it was 9-11, whether it was the attacks of 7-7 in london the madrid bombings or paris attacks last year, this is how they go to war. they attack the infidel by creating small units that do synchronized attacks. usually a combination of people using automatic weapons, small arms, some people using grenades we saw that in paris and additionally suicide attackers that go to locals that have a heavy concentration

between france and belgium is closed. flights out of the belgium airport has stopped. most of the train travel out of brussels has been shut down. they're also telling people not to use their cell phones because the mobile networks are absolutely saturated. they're asking them to text or use social media to contact relative because the phone system is basically being overrun. >>> we want to bring in "sky news" reporter alex rossie. he was at the airport when the blast occurred and he described the situation earlier this morning. >> reporter: we have all moved. some are on coaching. we're heading to a nearby village. there's a crisis center that has been set up. very little information on the ground. we've all been told by the police -- this is what people on the ground have been told -- that it is a terrorist attack. vd gone through security. we heard two explosives. you're going through your normal routine when you get on a flight. i was going to buy chocolates for my children for easter and then i was returning after picking them up from the shelf, you heard the two

these were attacks in belgium. they could just be attacks just as well be attacked in britain or in france or germany or elsewhere in europe. and we need to stand together dependence these make sure they can never win. >> the threat level here in the united kingdom now severe level. that's four on a scale of five. severe meaning an attack is highly likely. in brussels tonight, a candlelight vigil at one of the blast sites in a country the streets and have for months. locals vowing to stand with the victims. fear, they say, will not carry the day. in paris, the eiffel tower lit with belgium's colors, solidarity with the people of belgium. certainly the attacks this morning sent a shutter of recognition across the front capital. across that country 1600 additional police fanning out to transportation hubs. in italy the fountain lit. and berlin's brandenburg gate lit. people laid flowersir. 12:30 across much of western europe. we are getting word that many of the train line also be up across the country i have side co

well as the belgium people. he also said that global terrorism showed its face again. now, if this - the attacks in brussels were climbed by isil, it plays into the hands of turkey's government. turkey is saying it is a victim of a terror campaign of isil and the p.k.k., the kurdistan workers party >>> let's take you live to the center of brussels, where you can see an impromptu memorial had sprung up in memory of 34 people who died in the twin attacks in the belgium capital today. a reminder you'll find more on the website. usual address aljazeera.com.

and that's what we saw today in belgium and this is a very good day for belgium, france and all of europe. >> senator, in closing, i can't blame people for turning on their televisions and wondering what this is they're seeing, seeing imagery that's reminiscent of back in november when we last saw these streets, these scenes, there are so many people for whom this is their daily calling, their daily job, so many americans have moved on now to the presidential race, to march madness and the sports world and yet there are people there are people who do nothing else but think and strategize about bringing these people in and running them down. >> well, that's absolutely right and they deserve all of our thanks and the officials both from belgium and europe who were involved in this raid and who got abdeslam deserve our thanks and credit and we -- they're what helps keep us safe. >> senator jeanne shaheen, democrat from new hampshire, member of the senate arms services and foreign relations who happens to be in, of all places, brussels, belgium, and was there when the news broke that at least

so they let them go on the way back to belgium. authorities were able to track the vehicle. 50 minutes later, they find out that salah abdeslam just slipped through their fingers but the result was he was able to go in to hiding in belgium. this is such a significant moment for the belgian authorities, but for the french, as well. that's why i think remembering today in brussels, there's heads of state, heads of the 28-member countries of this european union are meeting in brussels where this has been going down today. we had the french president hollande step out of the meeting to talk to reporters. he said, look, we cannot tell you all of the details at the moment but his words were right now we are living an important moment. this is the level of so many people who died in paris were french, many others, but for the french president this is for him, at least, a moment not of conclusion but a significant step in bringing to account those responsible. wolf? >> good point. jim sciutto is with me, as well. let's go to the white hous

it was rush hour in brussels, belgium tuesday when the attacks broke out t. attack happened at the airport where at least two explosionsent off. more than a dozen people were killed and at least 81 others were injured in the blast. folk there is werer seen on video running for cover. the belgium prime minister saying this is what he feared while also extending his condolences to those affected. >> ladies and gentlemen, what we feared has happened, our country an citizens have been hit by blind, cowardly attacks. >> omar: the airport shut down an evacuated. all flights cancelled to that airport. three suicide belts packed with ebbs employeesives have been found at the brussels airport by police. other sources say shots were fired and shouts in arabic were after the terror attacks in paris last november, the president there is speaking o condemning the attacks in belgium. >> it was europe that was aimed at and the whole world was just concerned. we have to bear in mind the extent and the gravity of the terrorists threat. >> omar: and not far away at the metro s

peace, love and prayers for the people here in belgium. uc says they do have students traveling on spring break to other parts of europe. they say everyone is safe and will continue on with their travel plans for the roses bring break week. jenell walton wlwt news 5. nagel middle school has 40 students in paris right now on a mike: the classmates are a result of a project the students did as 7th graders last year in social studies. we did speak with a parent who' s child is on the trip and we are told all the students are safe, and having a great time. for those who have not heard from their friends or family. facebook activated its safety check this morning. unlike a normal facebook update safety check automatically sends your status to friends in the form of a notification if you are marked safe. it can also be used to check on facebook friends in the area of the attacks. and wireless carriers are offering free calls and texts from the u.s. to belgium in the wake of the attacks. verizon, sprint and a.t.&t. all announced customers in the

there's been criticism of the belgiums but it's not just a problem in belgium. this is a sort of disciplined operation. just like in paris. there was no, you know, we missed them. there was no traffic, cell phone traffic, that means they either went black, sort of old-fashioned trade craft where they don't use anything electronic, or they used encryption. there was some use of of that in the paris attack. that's troubling as well. it's both discipline and effectiveness. they built bombed that worked. they planned it out, without anyone seeing it coming. when there was all this attention, you know, on brussels, on that specific part of the city. so it is very troubling. >> it was a raid seven days ago. we were talking to paul cruickshank, terrorism expert, and he was saying it was the raids seven days ago that led to the ultimate cab chur of abdeslam, only because the person he called was under surveillance and they were able to capture him alive. anthony may, to you here, if we can analyze further, when we talk about these different blasts, both at the airport a

out of brussels belgium to be exact. multiple explosions have been recorded at the airport and subway stops or metro stops around that city. starting at the airport. shortly after 8:00 a.m. brussels, 2:00 a.m. here on the east coast. one around the curbside area near departure, that is said to have been a suicide bombing and then another explosion just inside the departures area. this would be an area we should mention, where you would not have to have gone through security to get into that area. so anyone arriving from a car or mass transportation could have gone into that area carrying a suitcase or a backpack and detonated it. and then a short time later in separate bombings there were several explosions in and around the brussels area. was one said to be in moleem beak. that is the area on friday are where salah abdeslam who was the alleged master mind in paris was arrested. the question is was this retribution for his arrest? or perhaps were there accomplices already in brussels planning something else with devices

the second is what the belgium's ambassador has called a suspect package in what authorities in belgium called a suitcase. so the second explosive device and authorities and witnesses at the airport said one sound was a lot bigger than the other and that would perhaps explain the differences there. the explosive material is not surprisingly what's known as t.a.t.p. it's a commonly used explosive for terrorists. you can unfortunately find all sorts of recipes for how to make it. it's not difficult to make. it's not very stable but it's easy to make and that apparently as the explosive here and that's with the recent isis inspired attacks in europe. >> pete, as you well know, the airport security in the u.s. after 9/11 was increased to the point where at some points, cars were stopped and searched as they approached the airport. before they got to the terminal with their unchecked baggage. this was a soft target. it was people arriving in that big arrival hall before they went through security. i heard a lot of criticism privately from other officials of the level of security that was put

several explosions rocking belgium. two at the airport and at least one in the metro system in downtown brussels. we know that at least 13 people have been killed. we have seen footage like this of people trying to get out of the airport and the subway stations. images like that right there of extensive damage at the departures hall or the departures terminal at brussels airports. what we know right now is one explosion took place in the curb side check in area. we have been told that was a suicide explosion. another, this one here inside the departures terminal where hundreds if not thousands of people would have been standing, queuing up, trying to use the kiosk and check in for their flights around europe and around the world and moments later more explosions in the subway system. >> and the prime minister of belgium said this is, in fact, a terror attack. the chief prosecutor said one of these attacks was the work of a suicide attacker. we don't know if this is someone with a vest strapped to him or suitcase that tu

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it's not even shared between different factions of the belgium police. belgium is a country that's as bn a long history and of that struggle. and the result is the formation of a very decentralized state. in this country, there are 19 significant police departments. all of which have some fact finding capacity. so you have these police factions, and you have an intelligence service, and they're good people, but highly stretched. i talked to an anti-terrorism official, he said in order to carry out a 24-hour surveillance on a single individual, that could take up to 20 people, depending on how many languages the person was using and how many phones the person was using. in france alone in november, there were 5,000 people who were supposed to be under the constant surveillance of the stas, because they're believed to be a threat to the security of the state. france does not have that number of counter terror officials. belgium has nowhere near want number of counter terror officials, which is why salah abdelslam was able to disappear into a neighborhood t

. >> belgium is considered a terrorism hotbed. sending more terrorists per capita to fight than any other country in europe. >> they've conducted now attacks in paris, san bernardino. and now in brussels. so, i would say they're winning, right? they're winning and we're going to have to find additional approaches to try to undermine hit belgium. but it is europe who has been divided and everyone who has been concerned. >>> i'm norah o'donnell with gayle king and anthony mason. charlie rose is off today. and we are continuing our coverage this morning of today's terrorist attacks in brussels. at least 30 people have been killed in a series of explosions. and u.s. authorities at this hour are investigating reports of at least two americans who may have been wounded in these attacks. now moments ago we heard from the french president francois hollande who condemned the attacks. >> translator: a war against terrorism is now being fought by all of europe. and this is a war that is necessary. all our decisions are effective, and are tak

is it, do you believe, unique to belgium? or as we saw in france, you know, those were real soft targets. those were cafes and theaters. but these are areas that usually have a very, very large police presence. and so i'm wondering, are other european countries, other cities, going to be looking at what is happening in belgium and perhaps taking away some form of measures that they can implement right away today in their capital? >> absolutely. authorities in all the major capitals in europe are no doubt going to be strengthening their security measures at the airports. they can flex what security measures they put in place, certainly increase, for example, vehicle checks moving in and out the visibility of police officers, perhaps even more heavily armed -- these are paramilitary-type police officers, increase bomb dogs to detect potential bombs and baggage that may be left at the curbside, et cetera. so there are things that they can do that will flex the security in and around airports. the trouble, again, with airport sec

this twitter post show as belgium flag with the #pray for belgium. it has been shared thousands of times. people have been sharing two images of the cartoon character. here he is crying along with his dog and they say belgium is crying for his children. and that's the official twitter account of the french capitol paris where 130 dies in the attack last november, the accounts profile picture displayed a belgium flag and says it will be lit up on tuesday. foreign leaders quick to condemn what happened saying it is an atook on the whole of europe security has been stepped up at a number of locations in response. >> the shock waves of events in brussells have spread far and wide. in britain where until recently the peace rally carried guns they deployed armed and in greater numbers of airports and railway stations. the british gov held an emergency security meeting. >> to make sure we are doing everything we can, and there will be increased present, support, underground stations, international railway stations as you would expect. >> the british authori

belgium mourns amid hunt for suspect. belgium officials declared three days of national mourning as a large man hunt descended on the city, prime minister urged citizens to show calmness and solidarity. and first victims named as survival stories emerge. and ruiz lives in brussels with her husband and was at the airport to see off relatives. crisis looms in background of brussels terror attacks. national concerns stirred once again over the on-going migrant crisis. >>> in the washington times, pope francis speaks out against blind violence in brussels. >>> and in bloomberg, belgium attacks threaten summer travel. >>> the horror we feel after the terror attacks ss has sadly become part of the new normal and the world in which we live must still find a way to carry on. here's some final thoughts. >> reporter: so, this is it. >> explosions rocking the airport and the subway system overnight. >> reporter: we click on the tv in the morning to see what's new and we're stunned. we connect our own dots. the u.s. lastarrest last w

in belgium and the search is on for one suspect who officials believe fled the airport. the day was fill with raise around the country as belgium feared another attack. >> a chaotic scene at the brussels airport unfolded when two separate explosions kill ten people and injured more and another attack in the subway and more than 30 people are dead and 200 wounded. belgiums we spoke with via skype are saddened. >> a friend of a friend of mine had fallen when the people tried to escape and in a hurry and chaos. >> the people are just shocked. they don't understand how some thing can happen like this in belgium, it is a pretty peaceful country. and like i said, the feeling of security is absolutely gone here. >> hours after the attack, this image was released by belgium authorities showing three men, two of them are wearing gloves believed to be holding detonator, the search is on for a 3rd suspect that fled. at least one undetonated bomb was found an explosive device containing nails was found in a brussels home following the raids. john kirby encouraged everybody to find s