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 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

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

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.

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

, 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

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

we begin with breaking news from brussels, belgium. this morning, there have been 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 abdeslam, the attacker in paris, the only one to surv

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

and this twitter post shows the belgium flag with the #pray for belgium. it is so far been shared thousands of times and people have been sharing images of the most popular cartoon character. those of us here in the u.k., the writer says belgium is crying for his children, and this is the official twitter account of the french capitol of paris. as we have been reminding ourselves 130 reported last november in the attacks then, the accounts display the belgium flag and says the iffle tour will be lit up in the colors of belgium on tuesday morning. a live shot here of the airport. you can see the scaffolding there, hard to pick up the damage behind them, perhaps we can see the shattered window on the left there. so that is what is happening there, and this is in brussells itself, in h the center. about halve an hour train ride from the airport. floral tributes. not entirely certain what that location is. but according to our correspondent, paul brennen who was close the the european parliament has been replaced for a number of hours has gradually been lifted

why belgium as this hot bed? >> well, a number of reasons why belgium hasn't been able to deal well with these situations. you don't have a particularly -- you have at least some minority of a muslim population in the country that's not well integrated. notable that they stayed in this neighborhood. >> for four months. >> for months without anyone finding out about this. there's no way there aren't a bunch of people who should have been aware. this is a neighborhood that now everyone knows specifically because it is a hot bed of radicalism. it's had a spotlight on it from the international media starting with this attack. and even before this attack, people knew this was a place where you had returning foreign fighters from syria. this sort of jihadi launch pad. so these individuals, because there's more than one. we've had a couple killed in shootouts. that they would stay and feel comfortable staying in this area raises troubling questions -- >> well, would they trigger alarms if they stepped too far outside of

belgium is no longer belgium. belgium is not the belgiumou and i knew, matt, from 20 year ago, which#was one of the most beautiful and safestities in the world. belgium is a horror show right now. terrible things are happening. people are leaving. people are afraid. this all happened because,e, frankly, there's no assimilati. 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. 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 sayo 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 villegilant and tough. we're not going to allow it to happen to our country. if it happens, we'll find the people wh

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

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

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

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

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

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

here in belgium on friday. and authorities said then that they are cranking up their alert.is arrest was going to flush suspects out of >> charlie -- >> reporter: and we're also t somebody has been arrested. >> we are also getting a report of a blast at a train station in brussels, a metro station in brussels. when we heard were looking for at least one other suspect, this man who's known to be a bombmaker, i'm sure -- and also theher terrorist attacks were in the works were being planned, authorities must have expressed some concern about possibly a ramping plans. was there any talk of increasing security, people looking out forbe out of the ordinary? i would think at a time like this, everyone would be surprising to hear that, you know, at least the blasts at the airport was pulled off. >> reporter: well, exactly. a heightened sense of security around airports in public places and metro stations as well. but yes, there's actually an alln out asking for for this alleged bombmaker. najim they were worried that

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

france then belgium, france then belgium. what happened today in belgium, in brussels is singularly terrible. if there is an identifiable through line from other attacks to this one, if this is connected to other previous attacks, and to isis as an organization, does that help, does that help the authorities find everyone connected to this? does that help them stop the next up with. does that give them more to work with than if this were a stand alone, unique, unconnected atrocity? joining us now is malcolm nance. he's the author of defeating isis. who they are, how they fight, what they believe. malcolm, nice to see you again. than thanks for being here. >> sorry to be here on a sad day. >> when ever you're in the studio it's for a bad reason. what about finding about everybody connected to this. stopping the plot. does it help to have a connection to previous attacks, other organizations, a through line with previous incidents? >> it does and it doesn't. i know that's not a satisfying answer. let's look at how organizations

they were visiting him on vacation from belgium. he says the people who he talked to in belgium today are scared and devastated. >> very sad. i think everybody is very sad. if you talk to people there, if you see people, even on facebook, all my friends, everybody is very sad. couldn't believe it. >> reporter: and there were so many more law enforcement officers out here today. and we did see a flight arrive from brussels. so police and law enforcement immediately arrived on the tarmac. that plane never even made it to the gate, immediately searching the plane. back out here live, we have people who are still coming through from that belgium flight. they have been waiting in some cases more than three hours to be able to get their bags. we talked with some of them today and they say many of them had absolutely no idea what had even happened until after they arrived. and we were talking with some of the family members that were so still a lot of questions ashley. you. the man's parents were planning the attack happened. they boarded

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

what is it about belgium? >> two factors. one of that 6,000 number, a large percentage of the folks who traveled have come from that's problem number one. current and former officials we've been speaking with say they're not just prepared. they don't have the resources committed to following, to tracking this number of people to begin with. they are totally outmatched given the threat they are facing. >> that will likely change as this begins to get pieced together. a lot of the things we are wondering here in new york city, are there threats here in new york right now? >> there are always threats here. there are ongoing consistent concerns. are there new specific threats to new york? no. there is precaution. that's why you're seeing the ramp up in the city unless the police department gets all the information they can. >> seeing national guardsmen at the airports and such this morning. please keep us posted with new developments. thank you. >>> just moments ago, a long island congressman peter king called the attacks in brus

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

belgium."our tony mirones caught up with him today, to find out how his family and friends are faring back home. we think you will be interested in how he copes with terror. ((traffic nats))the taste of belgium in over the rhine is the first of small chain of native jean-francois flechet. ((nats))he's been monitoring what's happening back home all day while trying to work at the same time.jean-francois flechet/beglium native"it's really sad and upsetting, it's not something you really expect to happen in a place like brussels."his family and friends are safe, but his parents have concerns. jean-francois flechet/beglium native"my parents are a bit shaken because they were suppose to be in brussels tomorrow, so with a 24-hour difference that would have been a very different situation so they are very fortunate that it didn't happen to them."while keeping up with the news of the manhunt for the terroists, he's reading all of the editorial cartoons.he says, it's the way belgians cope, with a bit of

and belgium and says it won't attack his business. >>> continuing our team attack in belgium will play out in the race for the white house. >> john kosic joins us from the newsroom and we have seen they have had impacts before. >> there is a familiar narrative, inevitable events. >> to a person presidential hopefuls came out strong denouncing the belgium attacks. >> this is a war and separating administration. >> i am surprised that the president is going to a baseball game. >> their responses will be closely measured by voters. >> this has a lot of reverberations and as a candidate you show strength, unity that you have a plan for what you are going to do to try to stop this and certainly at a minimum stop it from coming to the united states. >> in 2002 bill clinton said when people feel uncertain they would want somebody wrong and right. >> we want to see we are doing something. >> or in the face of republicans doing something and if they don't get perception the real clear politics poll numbers show donald trump and ben carson tied. the paris attacks came the next day on the 14th. o

ross is travel to go belgium. look for updates from her later on eyewitness news. >>> let's take a look at the weather. we have amy freeze in for bill evans. she has the after school accuweather forecast. >> it's going to be warmer than yesterday for sure. heading to the bus stop, it matters f. you're in the sunshine waiting, it's going to feel okay. bit of a chill today. the afternoon. 54 degrees sounds good. we see gusts coming out of the west and southwest, up to 15, 20 miles per hour through the afternoon. get ready for warmer temperatures tomorrow. that will be the day. we're going to the upper 60s. i'll have details in the straight ahead. >>> a call to ban plastic bags. one lawmaker on long island, pushing for a county wide ban a disability that keeps you from working can mean broken dreams fractured hopes shattered lives. turn to disability justice, the social security disability experts, they can help you get the benefits you earned and put your life back together again. disability justice. call eight hund

belgium is a trilingual country, phlegmish french and -- they divide up the city. it's a very peculiar city in that regard. people think of belgium as a french city, b t the truth is there are more flemish in the general area tn french. >> our reporter has ordered a shelter in place order issued. let us not forget this is among other things the capital of europe. so it's a strategic target, also a symbolic target. as we've been talking this morning, brussels itself, particularly this neighborhood known as maelbeek has been a hot bed of islamic radicalism and something that has been very difficult it seems for the belgian authorities to get ahold of. you mentioned the laws -- i just read this morning, in the search thought they had him. there's a law preventing nighttime raids in brussels, so they were unable to go after him. >> reporter: from an american perspective, some of these laws seem absolutely silly in which they quite literally were not allowed under belgian law to stage policeaids overnight, between the hours of midnight % and 5:00 a.m. anyone from law en

brussels belgium explosions their time. also at a subway station at least dossen people have been killed. many, many have been injured. we're seeing some of the horrible images on twitter and facebook and other social media outlets. >> a important city in europe. seat of the european union and nato in course of belgium and it was there a couple of days ago that one of the chief suspects, only surviving suspect from the ferris terrorist attacks salah wases finally caught and arrested. let's go to robert moses he's in the newsroom now with the latest. robert welcome this death toll has been rising all morning. where does it stand right now? >> ben and juliet safe to say right now at least 13 people have died in the explosions in brussels and fluctuated. the death toll in the metro, subway attack is unclear. but 13 people according to in that had attack at the airport. latest twoments. first of all belgium is on highest alert level perhaps this is a reflection of what you mentioned at the top the link with the paris terrorist

. >> 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

this is a problem in belgium. these are two different major terrorist attacks that were tied back to a network or networks in belgium. that has nothing to do with the united states. >> but you and i both know pa people will say, what about san bernardino? they will point to other examples and say, no, there is a connection. >> sure. so it makes perfect sense. because we have a very, very small number of extremists here, we're going to antagonize the entire american muslim community and drive everyone against the u.s. government in order to find the needle in the haystack, which we're not going to find anyway. this is the problem with homegrown terrorism. we are facing a different threat here in the united states. we're faced with a threat of homegrown extremists who aren't as well equipped and are motivated by a sense that society is at war with them. the reason we don't have scores of people going from the u.s. and going to syria, part of it is the atlantic ocean, but part of it is because most american muslims w

are they bred in belgium or have a traveled to syria ? we know isis is able to get a hold of passport so a lot of questions but the biggest one out there, are there attackers still on the loose?jon: a lot of digging it to do. benjamin hall live from london. thank you. heather: coming up in the next hour, no more breaking news on the brussels attacks. after multiple explosions strike the airport and subway system in the belgian capital during morning rush hour. belgium raising its terror alert to its highest level, the airport on lockdown,all flights canceled and rail travel suspended. stick right here with fox news for the latest on the attacks . we will continue to follow this story.

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

wednesday morning in belgium. authorities have been carrying out raise across the country through the attacks and fearing another attack. and the search is on for one of three suspects. >>> two separate explosions rocked the brussels airport tuesday morning killing at least ten people and injuring dozens more. an hour later another blast raised the death toll and left dozens running to safety. belgiums are left saddened and shocked. >> phone lines were dead and so everything went through social media. >> it is weird to acknowledge the fact that it is going to be me or my friends or anybody i knew that got killed this morning. >> hours after the attacks, this image was released by belgium authorities showing three men, two of them wearing gloves only on their left hand. are believed to be responsible for the airport bombings. the search is on for a third suspect that reportedly fled. at least one undetonated suicide vest found at the airplane. following the raise around the country, an explosive device containing n

and today it is with belgium. yes, in the past it was with france, that everyone expressed solidarity. we are all aware that we are all involved, and that is why at the beginning of this meeting, while we are reflecting about what we can do in our own country, what we should do in europe, we are with you, but we also must ensure that there will be no economic developments if there is not security first. and security is also an element that is necessary. and we must ensure that all means are taken in france but also in europe and here i am expressing myself on behalf of france so that you can ensure that you too can invest in france but making sure that there is security. now i am going to answer questions. there were 30 businesses here, different geographies. and we wanted to meet at this council meeting. it is an initiative i talked two years ago, and every six months on a regular basis we meet. we meet both to evaluate what we have done. >> as often happens when our president has to speak about a pressing issue

belgium broadcaster identified belgium broadcaster identified the other two suspects as -- the suspect from paris that killed 130 people. authorities believe that his arrest could have prompted other cell members to act. >> if they were concerned he was talking, that authorities were close to tracking them down they may have moved up the timetable. >> at this hour, the belgium crisis center has increased the death toll from the bombings to 35. 15 people died inside the airport. 100 were wounded. 20 people died and 130 were injured in the metro station. belgium authorities are ready to hold a news conference where we expect to learn more about arrested bummer, and the victims . >> we continue to update you on the story in brawls and how it is affecting people in the bay area. >> we look at weather and traffic as you head out the door. mike? >>> >> good morning, everyone. cooler. because of the lack of cloud cover. and no radar returns much it is dry. live doppler hd shows the lack of clouds. 38 to 52 is the 7:00 temperature. through the 12-hour day planner you want to have the sunglasse

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

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

out of brussels, belgium to be exact. multiple explosions have been reported at the airport and in subway stops, or metro stops around that city. let's start at the airport. shortly after 8:00 a.m. brussels time, that would be 2:00 a.m. on the east coast here in the united states, there were a two, one around the curbside area near the departures areas. that is said to be, or perhaps to have been a suicide bombing. and then another explosion just inside the departures area. now, we should mention this would be an area, and you're looking at footage from the scene right now. this would be an area where you would not have had 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 subway stops in and around the brussels area. now, one of those was said to be in the molenbeek area. it's important to note that,