maria: breaking news, a horrific terror attack in france. you hear the screams and fear, at least 84 people killed in the city of nice including two americans and many more injured. i am nicole pedallides. >> and i am leah gabriel in for lauren simonetti. a truck plowed through a crowd celebrating fireworks for france's national day, the truck drove on the sidewalk more than a mile before police killed him. guns and grenades were found in the truck but reports say some of them may have been fake. the man was a 31-year-old french tunisian. we are keeping a keen eye on stocks, leisure stocks getting hit today and markets have taken a turn to the downside. london for the down one third of 1%. the german tax down 1%. stocks down, the s&p pulling back a little bit down 11 for the dow, s&p futures down to a half. amy kellogg has the latest from nice. >> reporter: the scene of the terrorist attack is a sea of people, a lot of gawkers, a lot of journalists, people clearly stunned by what happened and wanting to see the truck, it still sits in the middle of the promenade, a horrible eyesor

in france tonight. at least 80 dead, including women and children. stay with the fox news channel for continuing coverage of the attack in france. western civilization is at war, and sharia is incompatible with western civilization. shep smith is next. >>> it's 11:00 on the east coast. 8:00 p.m. on the west coast. 5:00 a.m. in nice. this is fox news continuing coverage of the deadly bastille day attack in southern france. it started about 10:45 p.m. local time when somebody driving that large box truck went on a rampage, mowing down more than 100 people. they were celebrating france's independence day in nice. here's what we know at this hour. french officials say at least 80 people are now confirmed dead, including children and police officers. they also say 20 others are seriously hurt and dozens more injured. officials say officers shot and killed the driver, and now others are reporting that investigators found identifying documents that belonged to a 31-year-old frenchman, a french national from tunisia inside the truck. but right now we can't confirm, we don't know with cert

:30 in london, a already in nice, france. i am guy johnson alongside caroline hyde in berlin. here is what we are watching. terrorism returns to france. 80 people are dead in nice. the french authorities have extended the country's state of emergency for three months as the tourism industry prepares to feel the effect. politicians around the world have condemned the effect. a series of questions that we are going to talk about this morning answers are very thin at this stage. let's talk about how the markets are feeling about the story this morning. the markets increasingly that knee-jerk reaction is not what it once was to terrorism. the markets are desensitized in some ways to what is happening on french soil. we have the cac 40 trading down by 0.4% this morning. expectedrkets are not to generate a big response. what else are we seeing? >> not much of a move in the french government bonds either. there is not as significant a flight to safety as we expected. against is weakening the pound. this is more of a pound move against the euro. elsewhere, money is moving out of the end with

coverage on this. he will take you all the way till 9:00 p.m. lou: breaking news tonight at a france. at least 60 people have been killed after a truck plowed into a crowd of people celebrating bastille day. eyewitnesses tell the associated press at least one of them saw a truck driver dried the vehicle into the crowd at the promenade and then emerge shooting, killing many of those celebrating the national day. day. the driver was shot dead by police. the mayor tells residents to shelter at home. france of course has been on edge and actually under alert since a series of cord needed terrorist attacks in paris last november. 130 people killed in those attacks. the islamic state claims responsibility and as of right now the local government is saying it fears it was a terrorist attack but that hasn't been confirmed. again at least 60 people killed after a truck plowed into a crowd of people celebrating bastille day in nice, france. the national security council security council here at home said president obama has been apprised and his national security team will update him when appr

comes out later tonight. but a grisly act in nice, france tonight, where there is an enormous number being quoted of dead and injured. let's just say the mayor of the city was likely correct when he said early on on social media there are dozens of dead in a very comparatively low tech and apparent terrorist attack using a lorry, a container truck with separated cab that on a street that appears to have not had vehicular traffic, somehow found its way on to the seaside promenade that runs along the mediterranean. again, bastille day, 14th of july, in effect the french independence day, fourth of july for them, where like the united states, people go to fireworks displays in the evening. but the world has just witnessed yet another terrorist attack. acting in caution, the mayor of nice and the police there have asked people to clear the streets, to go home, especially the area where this happened, not to pass along rumors or even graphic video. they have been put under a localized state of emergency, emergency operations are being followed by french police and we assume a good number

studying france for how to deal better with his terrorist threat because we started to see al-qaeda rising in the big 1990s. and france in many ways showed us the way on how to deal in real time with the kinds of threats to national territory that we, of course, experienced since been. so yes, there is a long way to go but again i would say that france is one of the leaders in this area along with the united states at this point. we need more countries like france and britain in the united states a number of continental european country to up their game. and france may need to consider a couple additional reforms like this concept of an national counterterrorism center. over all i am fairly impressed, even in these dark days how well we hold it together as the western alliance. >> minister khan i would like to ask you a question about nice because it happened out, all of a sudden last week on july 14. the first part of my question will be how do you reassure the french public after such dramatic attacks, three of them in less than a year? secondly on the military, how do you deal wi

>>> terror in france. people running for their lives as a gunman shoots and drives over dozens of pedestrians. 84 people killed. dozens and dozens injured. this morning, who was the killer and did he act alone? welcome to "early start." i'm alison kosik. >> i'm john berman. it is friday, july 15th. welcome to the viewers in the united states and all around the world. let's get you the latest on the breaking news. a new death toll. afp reports at least 84 people have been killed with 18 in critical condition. this follows the horrific attack in nice, southern france, on bastille day. what happened is this. an armed terrorist drove into a large crowd and opened fire on pedestrians. then he drove more than a mile through the crowd just running them down hitting them with the truck and mowing down dozens and dozens and dozens on the main boulevard through nice before police finally gunned him down. we have some cell phone video that seems to capture the sound from the scene. [ gunshots ] >> right now, investigators are trying to determine whether the i.d. of a 31-year-old french-tunis

tulsa may not have their electricity restored until tuesday. >>> coming up, we'll have more from france in the wake of that deadly terror attack including some new reaction coming in from a meeting of world leaders. >>> later, the alarming new statistics at home. americans driving while angry. how many of us do it and what it means as incidents of road rage persist. >>> remember to find us on facebook, wnnfans.com. and on twitter at abcwnn. you're watching "world news now." you're watching "world news now." your heart loves omega-3s. but there's a difference between the omega-3s in fish oil and those in megared krill oil. unlike fish oil, megared is easily absorbed by your body... ...which makes your heart, well, mega-happy. happier still, megared is proven to increase omega-3 levels in 30 days. megared. the difference is easy to absorb. because you can't beat zero heartburn! i take prilosec otc each morning for my frequent heartburn ahhh the sweet taste of victory! prilosec otc. one pill each morning. 24 hours. zero heartburn. introducing new k-y for massage and intimacy. every touch,

found in the truck's cab matches the body of the driver. france president hollande says nobody can deny this was a terrorist attack and he wants the state of emergency extended another three months. >> he was angry and cold and direct. he says france is stronger than terror. >>. >> translator: transhas been struck on a day of the national holiday, the 14th of july, bastille day, symbol of unity because human rights are denied by fanatics and france is quite clearly their target. i express, on behalf of the nation that we show our solidarity towards the victims and their families. >> reporter: we're joined now live from paris. becky, bring us up to speed. what is the latest you're hearing? >> reporter: what had been a day of celebration in france turning into a night of absolute carnage. while there is no claim of responsibility as of yet, as you have been reporting, authorities here saying we are at war with terrorists. let's go over what we do know specifically at this point. there were thousands of people on the promenade des anglais, which is the main route in nice, which is a s

>>> making news in america this morning, breaking right now, terror in france. a large truck plowed through a crowd of people in nice during a holiday celebration. >> honestly the most terrified i've ever been. >> this morning we have new details about americans killed in that attack and the evidence just found in the truck that's helping investigators find out who that driver was. we're live with the latest. >>> vice presidential pick. donald trump's potential running mate arriving in new york overnight even as trump calls off today's announcement. we're live in cleveland inside the arena where final preparations are under way for the rnc. >>> opening up about race relations, a candid town hall on abc with president obama, hear his suggestions to ease tensions. >>> and let's get straight to that breaking news from the south of france. learning of americans among the victims of the attack in nice. >> at least two americans are dead. sean copeland and his 11-year-old son brody from texas. they were vacationing in france with the rest of their family. >> on social media prayers are go

friends and colleagues in france affected by this great tragedy. i would hope you accept our sincere condolences during a very difficult time for you and your country. before we begin and introduce the minister i want to make a few quick announcements important for all of you here. first of all the event will be on the record. the minister will speak in french. for those who do not speak french i want to make sure you have headsets with simultaneous translation. if you do not, we have them just outside of the auditorium. i want to make sure everybody has what they need. and channel 2 will have the english translation for when we begin. i want to make sure everyone is mindful of their cell phones for this equipment is quite sensitive. if you have do have a cell phone close to the equipment, if you could switch it off or put it under your seat and away from the equipment that would be helpful. we also have a hashtag for this event. it is #u.s.friend. i would like to welcome our c-span audience for this important presentation by the minister. i would like to acknowledge and thank our fr

like terrorism and, again, it is france. nice, france, that's along the french riveria. the news is breaking but what we can tell you right now is the death toll is now 73 and expected to rise? it all started when a large truck plowed into a crowd of people celebrating a national holiday bastille day in france. in addition to the truck there are reports of gun fire and question on everyone's mind was this another terror attack in france? donald trump will be here to discuss this with us. first tracking it from the fox news desk. shep? >> greta, the most recent report is as many as 73 dead and as many as 123 injured. right along the promenade southern coastal town of nice. the truck came barreling through 21 minutes past 11:00 p.m. we're told. we have video from the scene that there is breaking news coming in from sky news. these are new pictures from sky news coming down the feed now. 60 people now confirmed dead by local sources. that's a live picture from on scene at sky news. a quoting a witness meriam violet iranian journalist visiting nice holiday. i saw that people were shocke

the situation room. dozens are reported dead in france after a truck crashed into a crowd. jim has been working the story for us, what are you learning? >> it's early but the early reports from nice is talking. it was in the middle of bastille celebrations. tens of people dead after a truck crashed into the crowd there. i'm seeing the french ambassador tweeting maybe shotguns as well. maybe terrorism pip should skaugs that we don't know it is terrorism yet. but you have the mayor of the town saying that the death toll quite high in his words dozens dead, rather tens dead, and he is encouraging people to stay in their homes. a witness said she doesn't understand how the truck got through, she heard the metal crash. you saw the crowds running. we have seen pictures now of bodies on the ground appearing to be. tens den says the mayor of nice, france. a terror cause is not established yet. they're encouraging people to look at fire works celebrations. it was at the peak of the celebrations that a witness told me when the truck crashed through the crowd. the focus now on treating the in

. welcome to "countdown." the top story, terror returns. read france has extended a state of emergency and well deploy 10,000 members of the security forces after of the still daily tille thea beasas attack killed many. ois hollande while commitment to fighting terrorism. >> it is clear we have to do everything in our power to fight display. manus: we have more on this story. caroline, what is the latest we know? terrorists war with who want to strike at us at any price, in the words of your president. caroline: even though we don't know whether the truck driver had any accomplices, if he was a a alone wolf, even though there hasn't in claims from the islamic state, the president is qualifying this attack as a terrorist attack. he said the terrorist nature of the event cannot be denied. it does look like a prepared action. we know this big truck, a big white loriy, was rented. it shows there was some preparation of the actions. the leaders around the world are reacting to the attack. the president of burma said, i termsn in the strongest what appears to be a terrorist attack.

seeing any evidence of other coastal cities in france that are taking precautions or creating unofficial curfews or anything like that? >> no, but i am seeing major cities in europe starting to ramp up their security, not just in france, but germany in particular. >> bob franken, you heard that description -- okay. i just lost bob. i have cal. cal, you heard that description of a show of force that was on the street. what are you seeing? you're saying other cities are preparing. what have you seen in retrospect where people are saying well, we had this extra security here today or there? >> yeah. keep in mind also in europe, i'm working the phones trying to make my way back to the office, but keep in mind they were waiting and they were on alert for the europe cup to begin with so they have security personnel in place in many of these cities because they just had a very large international football event. >> right. >> i think there was a relief when that ended and this didn't happen because everybody had their eye on major events but certainly places like germany are going to

of them were liberals who had participated in the early stages of the revolution in france until it became too radical for them and were forced to flee the country. for the five i focus on, all of them came to the united states, the most famous is talleyrand, who later became the french foreign minister under napoleon. he spends a couple years in the united states. he had been an archbishop in the french church and who proposed the nationalization of church land during the revolution's early stages. another figure was lafayette's brother-in-law, who had participated in the revolution. he had fought a lot times -- he had fought alongside lafayette and washington. he in fact presided over the constituent assembly on the night that feudalism was formally abolished in france. he was a charming guy, he was a wonderful dancer. he was said to be marie and when it's then sputter. -- marie antoinette's dance partner. there was a travel writer, and intellectual. and he later became a senator in france. he had written on egypt and on the middle east. he had became an influential thinker under

. with france on high alert, questions will be asked why services couldn't have done more to prevent this. police were powerless to stop the truck charging into the crowd. it happened at 11:00 local time. but there were still hundreds of people out. they were along the front in nice. watching a a fireworks display and desperate scenes as people trying to escape and some simply couldn't. in all 84 people were killed, at least 14 of those critically injured. nice is popular with tourists. there were also two americans among the dead. a texas father and his young son. now as e we speak, the french president is continuing to hold emergency security meetings. we understand that belgium prime minister is doing the same. france has extended its state of emergency by yet another throw months while it continues to investigate this incident. of course, questions will be asked about how france can possibly prevent yet another tragedy like this happening aga again. >> kitty logan, thank you. >>> there's chilling new accounts from those in the midst of the deadly attacks. >> survivors describing

will be those in france who will be waking up to the enormity of what happened in the southern beach resort of nice, where 80 people overnight have been killed and as you rightly point out, 20 seriously wounded, maybe more, in what was an horrific attack, a terror has struck france once again, said francois holland. let me tell you exactly what we know to have happened. a driver of a large white truck drove that truck down a beach front road. the prom nate des anglais. it was supposed to be cordoned off because there were going to be thousands to watch the fireworks. the driver drove that truck, hitting those in the crowd and then plowed that truck down the promenade for some one mile or two kilometers, mowing people down in his wake. we know that police found firearms, explosives and grenades in that truck. local media here widely now reporting that the identity card found inside that truck was that of a french tunisian resident of nice. it's yet to have been confirmed whether that identity card matches the body in that truck. that body of the assailant who was shot and killed by po

thought to be 77. >> translator: this is another attack on france. last night a lorry hit a crowd of people in nice with the intention of killing. at the time i speak, there are 77 victims of which many are children. once again we have seen extreme violence, and it is obvious that we must do everything to fight against this terrorism. >> and that's how the europeans are awaking now, 6:00 across the continent. 5 a.m. in london. that sky news' early morning newscast and the matters to which they're awaking there. the windshield riddled with bullet holes, you can see this. our sister network and sky news report that investigators found the documents they mentioned, identifying documents belonging to a 31-year-old frenchman, a french national from nice, but with tunisian ancestry inside that vehicle. right now we do not know with certainty whether that was the person who was the driver or how those documents otherwise would have ended up in the truck. those matters are for later reporting. witnesses say the driver got out and started firing at people and police, though there are varying

>>screaming >> pam:breaking news in france tonight: the death toll rising towards 1=hundred after a heavy panel truck slams into a crowd at a fireworks show. a seaside promenade turns into a killing field.a luxury hotel into an emergency hospital. france's national holiday, into a target for terrorists. >> people were running screaming and crying. >> pam: learned from the unfolding riviera. >> pam:breaking news tonight. terror strikes in france >> pam:80 people are dead tonight. dozens more injured. >> pam: chaos. weapons mowed down people for more than a mile. >> pam:good evening i'm pam moore. and i'm steve aveson. >> steve: this all unfolding in the popular resort city of nice in the south of france. >> steve:tonight president obama has been briefed. >> steve:and is condeming the attack as a horrific act of terror. >> steve: spoke with locals with ties to france. but first justine waldman is here with the very latest information on the horror that unfolded in france. >> justine80 people, including some children, are dead. >> justine:after a truck drove through the crowds who had

the latest from france. stuart: thank you very much indeed and good morning, everyone. well, the truck kent going for over a mile, mowing down the crowds celebrating france's national holiday. ten children among the 84 dead. more than 100 injured. bodies strewn alongside the seaside promenade. an american father and son dead. the driver shot dead. the i.d. is that of a 31-year-old national of tunisiaen decent. terrorists on soft targets again. donald trump postponed his announcement. hillary clinton, president obama. it looks like, it feels like war. we the people are the target. the islamists are hitting us everywhere and frequently. what are we going to do about it? "varney & company" is about to begin. ♪ >> it sounded like an attack in beirut, i know that sounds crazy to say, but i said to my friend, this doesn't sound like fireworks, this sounds like beirut when it's under attack. [gunshots] >> so it ended, but we just assumed they were fireworks still going off, but then really shortly after that, i saw people running and we didn't at this point have any idea what we were

another significant terrorist attack. this time in france, this time in the southern french city of nice. to give you some context for where and when this attack happened, nice is in the southeastern corner of france. it's near the border with italy. it's a port city. it's a beautiful place. it sits right on the mediterranean. and famously, right along the seashore in the middle of that city, there's a beautiful, long promenade, a long walkway, over four miles long. it's called the promenade des anglais. today is not an ordinary day in france. it's bastille day, the biggest national holiday in france. and tonight, in nice, all along the waterfront, people were lined up, all along that promenade to watch a big fireworks display for bastille day. it was about 10:30 p.m. local time, which means it was about 4:30 p.m. east coast time in the u.s. the fireworks had just wrapped up. the crowds were starting to disperse when this attack happened. a big white truck, modern, high profile tractor trailer basically was turned into a battering ram. it barreled into the crowds on the street. ther

friend of mine, he said he was going to france like three, four months ago. i saw him yesterday. i said, how'd you like france? he said, i wouldn't go to france. i wouldn't go to france. because france is no longer france. france is no longer france. they won't like me for saying that. but you see what happened in nice. you see what happened yesterday with the priest who was supposed to be a spectacular man. france is no longer france. and this world better be very careful and they better get very tough and very smart. and they'll never do it with hillary clinton. and, by the way, in terms of change, she's been there for 30 years. she's been doing this for 30 years. what, all of a sudden, things are going to change? she's bought and sold, 100%, by special interests and lobbyists. yes, tom. >> -- interests in russia -- >> none, none. >> why not release your tax returns -- >> because it's under order. i'll release them when the order is completed. i've had orders for 15 or 16 years. when it's complete, i'll release them. but zero, i can tell you right now. i have nothing to do are ru

breaking news out of nice, france, where at least 84 people are dead. 18 critically wounded in yet another brazen terror attack. >> thousands gathered along the beach to celebrate the national holiday, bastille deal, when a driver of a large truck plowed into the crowd. you can hear the gunshots captured in this amateur video. >>. [ gunshots ] >> witnesses say the man drove about 2 kilometers more than a mile before he was shot and killed by police. >> a law enforcement source tells at fp that they found several fake rifles and an inactive grenade inside the truck and the identity card of a french tunisian man. >> francois hollande said they're under threat from islamic terrorism and that this is an incident that can't be ignored. >> he will travel to nice in the coming hours and the president plans to ask for a state of emergency. it was set to expire july 26th. >> translator: struck on the day of her national holiday, the 14th of july bastille day, the symbol of liberty. because human rights are denied by fanatics. and france is quite clearly their target. i express on behalf of

here in nice, france. major new developments in the investigation of a killer, a staggering toll of dead and injured, americans among those slain and concerns about the security of crowds in america. >>> and second thoughts, donald trump makes it official, picking mike pence as his vp pick. but he was working the phones until midnight, trying to see if he could change course. "nightly news" begins right now.from begins right no frombegins right nofbegins right no right now. >> announcer: terror in france. this is nbc "nightly news with lester holt," reporting tonight from nice. >>> good evening, as we come on the air, we're following breaking news on multiple fronts including the investigation into the horrific attack on the french riviera here in nice. we'll have all that in moments, but first, a military coup under way on a major american ally. it seems that a military occupation in turkey's major cities, the media now says it has seized full control of the country. the state department is telling u.s. citizens in turkey to stay in their homes. the faa says flights to turkey from

>>> anews starts right now live breaking breaking news is from france. this is the truck that mowed down dozens of people. tonight the death toll is climbing and many others were injured in a horrific attack shocking europe, the u.s. and the word. it happened in nice, 500 miles south of paris. 84 people are now confirmed dead, but it's not clear yet if anyone from the u.s. is among the victims. no one has claimed responsibility. and in an address televised around the world, french president hollande extended a state of emergency for another three months. >> reporter: people running for their lives in nice, running away from mayhem on the promenade of this french resort city. thousands of people enjoyed a night out on the national holiday bastille day when a truck driver slammed his vehicle in crowds of people. >> the truck drove through all the securities and we are hearing guns being shot. >> reporter: witnesses ran from an apocalyptic scene. >> i heard the loud noises and people started screaming and shots being fired up in the air. [ sirens ] >> reporter: the truck reportedly plo

of terror. >> again, it happens in france. 84 people are dead. many of them are children. also among the victims a texas man and his 11-year-old son on a family vacation to europe. >> good morning, i am reggie aqui. >> i am natasha zouves. another friday waking up to details on a tragedy. we will get you the details on nice in a moment but, first, major new traffic trouble on the bay bridge. fran says? >> yes, this is a shot of the bay bridge and you can see the message crews have gone a minute ago, able to clear all the lanes of the crash taken off the three cars of the next exit. traffic is crowd on the upper deck of the bay bridge right new. the sig-alert has been canceled. hopefully we see a normal traffic pattern. right now if you are headed to the bay bridge toll plaza there is still not much of a wait. so far, it is looking pretty good headed to the maze were we have had a couple of injury accidents. three in the past hour. be center careful. take director time. we want a fray light commute. >> we wake up to clouds an low clouds are an indication of the cooler air arriving to

. it is 11:00 a.m. right there on that map in nice, france, where we are following breaking news of an apparent terrorist attack. this in the french riviera city there where a large truck plowed into a crowd celebrating bastille day, kill at least 84 people, many of them children. over a dozen people are critically wounded. last count was 18 fighting for their lives right now. another 50 having been injured. french president francois hollande spoke to his country last night, calling for vigilance. >> translator: after paris, in january 2015, and then again in november of last year, with saint-denis, now it is nice's turn to be struck. but it is france in its entirety which is targeted by islamic terrorism. in such circumstances, we must demonstrate that we are very vigilant, and that our determination is unshakable. >> president hollande has also announced he has extended the nation's state of emergency for the next three months. he has vowed to strengthen attacks against isis in iraq and syria. now the driver of this white box truck was killed by police immediately following this a

stopped there on the left. they were celebrating bastille day, marking france's independence day. with bodies left on the street at this hour where they fell. now, reports on circulating that an id card was found after officials shot the driver. they say it is a french citizen that came from tunisia, and kitty logan is it live in the london bureau. >> reporter: we are learning some details about the attacker. he hasn't been named. they say he was a 31-year-old man. he did have eye criminal record for violence, he was not on any terror watch list. he fired a weapon into the crowd as he drove. police did eventually shoot and kill him. you see the bullet holes visible in that truck. weapons were discovered inside that vehicle. horrific eyewitness reports xwlg out, how he drove that heavy truck toward people, celebrating bastille day. eyewitness reports than he drove at speed. an attempt to kill as many people as possible. we now know that 84 people have died in that attack. two of them are believed to be american citizens. we understand that there are children amongst the casualties

>> you are watching live from paris on "france 24." boardor criminal record, details emerging about the dallas gunman who was shot dead after killing five police officers. he has been named as micah johnson. alice in morning. ourning.s in m europe and north america stand together, the nato secretary general opened what has been dubbed a landmark summit in warsaw, attended by member states and heads of government. ♪ >> good evening. we begin in the u.s. dallas still in shock following last night's fatal shooting of five police officers spirit be 25-year-old gunman, who was killed in the shootout with the police, has now been named as micah johnson. he has no prior criminal record and no ties to an extremist organization. johnson short police officers during a protest against u.s. police brutality and told negotiators he wanted to kill white officers. president barack obama called the sniper style attack a vicious, calculated, and despicable act. law enforcement officials, senior sources in the law enforcement community have been handing over some elements to the media by the identi

scene right now in nice, france. that's where a man in a large white truck mowed down a crowd of people late thursday. french officials say at least 84 people were killed, 18 critically wounded. >> witnesses say the man drove for about two kilometers, more than a mile, running people down before he was shot and killed by police. video of the attack is graphic and disturbing. [ screaming ] >>> well, french president francois hollande is recommending the country extend its state of emergency by three months in the wake of the attack on nice. he flew back to paris early friday to deal with the situation. >> mr. hollande is hosting an emergency meeting at the presidential palace. he says there is no doubt this was a terrorist attack. >> translator: france is afflicted by this new tragedy. she is horrified by what has just taken place, this atrocity of using a lorry to kill, deliberately kill dozens of people who had just come to celebrate the 14th of july. france is afflicted, but she is strong, and she will always be stronger, i assure you. we'll always be stronger than the fanatics

taken this war and brought it to the western world. maria: breaking news out of nice, france, 84 people have been killed including two americans. amy kellogg joins us on the phone, good morning, what can you tell us? >> reporter: i have been wandering around the last few hours. it is a city that is completely zoned out and sad. i have seen tears and empty looks on people's faces. it was an indiscriminate attack. russians were killed, americans, a ukrainian was killed, we will be learning more of the coming hours, 50 children hospitalized for their injuries, middle east earners, and international playground for people, they were out celebrating the fourth of july for the french, bastille day, the driver of the truck has been killed, this attack was talked about -- i didn't imagine it would happen. questions about how they reached the barricades, close to vehicular traffic last night. statements coming out from president and bob, on behalf of the american people condemning in the strongest terms what appears to be a horrific terrorist attack which killed and wounded dozens of innoc

latest on horror that took place on france's bastille day in just a few moments. >> another difficult morning wilfred, but first let's check on the markets for you. u.s. futuring giving back some of the gains. we have gone on though for five sessions in a row. closing at another record high for the dow and s&p. little action in the futures action. dow futures down five. s&p down three. nasdaq down three. a heavy data dump in the u.s. marked by retail sales later this morning. as for the 10-year treasury no yield. we have seen them move in the complete opposite direction this week. that has pushed yields up into the 1.50. we're sitting at 1.53 this morning. >> let's check on the markets in asia. the figure showing china economy going 6.7%. slightly better than analyst had expected. the reaction as you can see relatively muted. the shanghai market ending flat for the week. shanghai up around 2.2%. the real gainer for the week was the nikkei up some 9% following talk of more significant stimulus and the yen moving the direction. it's up 7% today. let's look at the european trad

announcement tomorrow morning. he delayed it because of the truck attack in france. stay with nbc10 for continuing coverage of this breaking news. >>> right now at 11:00, terror in france. we continue to follow breaking developments in yesterday's deadly truck attack. a driver died in a shoot-out with police after mowing down dozens of people with a truck during a bastille day celebration on the french riviera. this is exclusive video of the moment that police fired on that driver. good morning. i'm pamela osborne. it's the third major terrorist attack in france since january of last year. france's president said extend the nation's state of emergency which has been in place since last november's attacks in paris. the attack happened in the resort town of nice. the truck plowed through crowds lining the promenade to celebrate bastille day. france's version of the fourth of july. the truck traveled about a mile before stopping. here's what we know at this hour. at least 84 people are dead following the truck attack. france's president says some 50 people are between life and death right

>>> good morning, america. terror attack in france. more than 80 killed. at least 50 injured. dozens of children. after a truck full of grenades and weapons plows into a crowd of thousands watching fireworks by the sea. >> you could see blood, bodies everywhere. >> among the victims two americans, a father and son vacationing from texas. >>> france still reeling from the paris isis attacks now gripped again by fear. the state of emergency extended. president obama offering assistance as security ramps up here ahead of the conventions. donald trump postponing his vp announcement as both candidates blast the horrific massacre. the latest on the investigation and the search for answers, our special co >>> and good morning, america. it has happened again. the joy of normal life becomes a nightmare in seconds. that was the scene in nice, france, last night. those thousands that gathered to celebrate the national holiday after the fireworks shots rang out then this truck mows down the crowd stretched out for more than a mile that was it right there. you saw the people running. you

he could kill as many as possible. this is the worst mass killing in france since last year's killing in france. lucy. what is the latest in the attack and what is france's response? >> france waking up with another devastating attack. this time in nice. the most important national holiday, this the the equivalent of the fourth of july. the truck driving nearly a mile across that busy street before he was shot dead by police. an act of terror according to the french president and one that did not require bombs or explosiv explosives. we can't confirm the attacker at this stage. french media siting source. a separate source telling nbc news that he was a french national. the focus of that investigation is to determine whether he was operating alone or whether or not he had help. no formal responsibility of this attack. we did see some cheering of some carnage on various islam attacks. president obama condemning the attack, what he calling horrific attack in nice and some ten thousand troops will be on patrol. likely cold comfort for the dozens of assets in new york city. in new

france has been on high alert for the past year since those terrible attacks in paris. questions will be asked why intelligence services could not have prevented this. also a crucial question, did this man operate alone? was he part of a wider network? there were police presence at this event. they were powerless to stop that truck charging into the crowd. this happened at 11:00 p.m. local time, but the streets were busy because people were out celebrating this special event. the fireworks display had just ended. two americans were among the dead. a texas father and his young son. the french president is holding a series of emergency security meetings. what does france need to do to prevent another tragedy from this happening as france begins to mourn. they are just terrifying. the chilling new accounts as iny attacks. >> survivors describing the chaos and terror they witnessed along the french rivera. >> we were just allowed to meet the hotel to our hotel which is right where -- in front of where many of the bodies are. you walk on the street and there are bodies every where. there's

france in the wake of the latest attack as it threatens to play into the presidential campaign domestically and in the united states. hello, welcome to "the pulse," live here in london. i'm mark barton. this is our market board for today. stocks are marginally lower. the stoxx europe 600 down by .25%. up by 2.2% this week. the worst-performing industry group, travel and leisure stocks down in the wake of the attack in the south of france overnight. easyjet, thomas cook, air france, klm among the biggest decline is. the euro is up against the dollar today, the best run since may. the yield on the french 10-year is up by a basis point bond yields rising in germany and the u.k. stocks and bonds are lower. yields are rising this week in france after falling for three consecutive weeks. the record low for the 10-year, .73%. right, let's get to bloomberg first word news. nic nejra: china's economy stabilize. gdp jumped 6.7% from a year earlier. industrial output and retail sales could beat estimates while investment slow. the credit surge has been a prop to growth. may will visit edi

build up a profile of the attacker. standing shoulder to shoulder with france. and other keytes allies offer condolences, as well as the closest security operation. the president speaking a while ago, says the u.s. will not be deterred. it is 8 p.m. here in the french capital. continued coverage of the nice attacks. in the nice scene cathedral, where people have been paying tribute to the victims of last night's attack, which claimed the lives of 84 people. thousands were beginning to gather on the palm tree-lined waterfront to celebrate france's national day. the scene ofome one of the most horrific tax in recent memory. 31-year-old technetium born french national drove his truck at high speed throughout the crowds, apparently zigzagging to inflict maximum damage. 10 of those killed were children or teenagers. around 50 of them are fighting for their lives. the attack was of an undeniable terrorist nature. dead were french, american, aenian, mororoccan, swiss, to an e easy and, and ukrainian n nationals. the white van was towowed away frfrom the scene this afternrno. say the ma

. france and germany are one much away from the finals of euro 2016. their prolific offense will carry them against the world champs in tonight semifinals. we look at the german side of the story in just a moment. ♪ anchor: a black man was fatally shot by a police officer last night in a suburb of minnesota. the incident occurred while he was at a traffic stop and the aftermath was captured in a video from the front seat passenger, the girlfriend of the victim. this comes two days after another police shooting was captured on video. not one in louisiana. let's talk about the video that has emerged. talk us through this. >> it is a video. this is becoming part of a disturbing pattern in the u.s.. it isn't just that we hear about the shootings, often involving questionable behavior by police officers against black and unarmed suspects but they are filmed. recently, this was a traffic stop. car had been pulled over because it had a broken tail light in the back. each routine in the u.s.. but what happened next was anything but routine. the woman basically started to film the scene. the

year, with certainty, now it is nice's turn to be struck. but it is france in its entirety which is targeted by islamic terrorism. in such circumstances, we must demonstrate that we are very vigilant and our determination is unshakeable. >> french president hollande also announced that he has extended the nation's state of emergency, this for the next three months. he has vowed to strengthen attacks against isis in iraq and syria. now, the driver of the truck was killed by police immediately following this atrocity. authorities say the man was firing on the crowd as he slammed into them. we have also learned that truck was loaded with weapons and grenades. witnesses report the driver was purposely aiming that truck at the crowd, zigzagging so that he could kill as many people as possible. but so far, no group has taken responsibility for this attack. police are still looking into whether there could have been an accomplice, but we do know this is the worst mass killing in france since last year's attack on several sites, the cafes, the soccer stadium, also the bataclan theater. in t

and ongoing story tonight in france. obviously there's a lot going on in american news that we thought we were going to be talking about this evening, news does prevail regardless what you think you're going to be covering at the beginning of the day. the continuing coverage continues now into the night starting with my colleague lawrence o'donnel. >> in the news conference moments ago french president confirmed 80 -- well he said 77, but the count is now up to 80 people, including several children are dead after tonight's attack. they say at least 50 people were injured, 20 of those injuries are set to be serious. the attacker drove this truck for more than a mile through crowds of people out celebrating the french holiday. the president said this attack was, obviously, a terrorist attack. the driver also reportedly firing a gun into the crowd. here is what the president said moments ago. >> i decided that the state of emergency that was suppose to end on july 26, will be extended by three months. it will be presented to parliament by next weekend. nothing will shake us and wi

isis terrorists. >>> now to the bastille day attack in nice, france. a memorial on the water front continues to grow where 84 people were killed and more than 280 injured where people gathered last night a. father and son from texas. and authorities in france extended a state of emergency. >> and so we are in a fight for the wrong turn because all enemies will continue to hit old people, all the countries, which have liberty and the core of their values. >> whether he was connected to any terror group or ideologies. they call him a terrorist linked to radical islam, but he was unknown to any agents. and connor powell reports from nice, the investigation into the attack and the outpouring of grief from around the world. >>> president obama offering condolences, condemning the attacks. and with all the innocent men, women, and so many children who were hurt or killed. >> reporter: the president ordering flags at half staff. the attacker identified as a delivery man born in north africa. >> reporter: and they told him that you are not worth anything. saying that the man was unknown to

developments this morning in the attack in france, and here is what we know, to americans are among the 84 people killed in the attack, and 51-year-old sean copeland and his 11-year-old son were on a familiar vacation. the driver of the truck plowed into the crowd and identified at mohamed lahouaiej bouhel friend man from tunisia. a scare at the nice airport was evacuated when an unclaimed bag was found but it has been cleared and passengers again allowed into the terminal >> the french government has ordered a three-day morning period starting tomorrow. jessica has more tracking the rest of the the developments. jessica? >> new this morning, you mentioned the two americans we have learned are among the dead in the attacks and i want to show you what we are waiting for and what happening in nice, waiting in french president hollande to speak at any moment, and he has left the hospital, where he vested with victims still being hospitalized. as i mention, two american, 51 -year-old russian copeland -- sean copeland and his 11-year-old are among the at least 84 who died yesterday in the attac

>>> it is a horrendously sad and sorrowful day in east france. it has happened again as we were reporting. you know last november, 130 people were killed in paris, and now in the luxurious city of nice, they have not been spared. this is the fox news continuing coverage of the attack in nice. >> a truck ramming through a crowd of people, killing at least 84 and injuring at least a dozen more. now a u.s. intelligence official tells fox news that two americans, a father and son, were among those killed. >> and they were trying to id the attacker, the guy driving the truck. but we can tell you this, he was a 31-year-old frenchman, from tunisia, known for petty crimes, police say, but not for terrorism. >> now, no group has claimed responsibility, but in recent years, tunisia has become one of the biggest breeding grounds for isis militants. kitty logan has more on the story from our london bureau, with the very latest for us. kitty, what are you hearing? >> reporter: patricia, police say the attacker was known to them with a criminal record. as you say for petty crimes such as thef

three months. >> france has been hit on the national holiday, the 14th of july, a symbol of liberty because human rights mean nothing to fe gnattics. >> travel strongs sell off in the wake of the attack keeping most in the red today. >> swatch falls sharply as swatch issues a profit warning as first half sales sink. >>> at least 84 people have been killed and 18 critically injured in nice after a truck plowed into a crowd watching bastille watching fireworks last night. french police say that weapons and grenades were found inside the truck. local media says an id was found in the vehicle and it belonged to a french national. investigators are still working to identify the driver. no group has so far claimed responsibility. >> addressing the nation earlier this morning, french president fran saw hollande called thele attack a and extended the state of emergency for three month. >> after paris and now nice it's all of france that's turned threat of terrorism. in these circumstances, we need to dim strait absolute vif lens and unwavering determination. >> expressed condolences to fami

tom: again, terror in france as the french confront and live with a continued and ever new reality. speaks of the horror. mr. trump asks, when will we learn? minister may forms a government as markets place a bid to her sterling. the italian banks, they will fail. good morning, everyone. this is "bloomberg surveillance" live from new york. i'm tom keene. scarlet fu with me in london. another grim evening we reassess on a friday morning. scarlet: yet another attack. eight months after those attacks in paris last november. we continue to monitor all of the headlines coming out of nice. tom: as george packer talked about, "the other france." we will talk about that this morning. right now, to give you our first word news -- it is the seventh deadly attack in the last 18 months in france. at least 80 people were killed in nice, when a truck loaded for weapons drove for a mile along a boulevard pact with residents. the driver was killed in a shootout with police. president francois hollande said his country is at war with terrorism. >> this attack that has all the elements to be called