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More lives. take a listen to what he told me earlier, dara. >> i was the first people who came out from the mosque. we just finished. i was praying outside the mosque, so i was the first people who came outside the mosque. and me and another two friends, we crossed the road. and as usual, we crossed the road and we had friends to come chat for a bit before we go have our last meal at home. we was just watching the bus. one of my friends, he was leaving, so he was watching his bus, the direction ...

You pin him down. >> yeah. >> he bites you. he pulls on your shirt, tears your shirt. youre holding him down. what happens next? >> not only me. me and another two friends. another five guys came. they hold him with us. >> reporter: what was fascinating about that interview is he later told me he was not only preventing this attacker from killing more people, but also protecting him from the angry crowd that had gathered there waiting for the authorities to come in and take over in the situation...

Finsbury park area? >> reporter: there was a lot of anger actually when i arrived because the residents who witnessed this attack or arrived here in the immediate aftermath did feel that this was a terrorist incident. they saw this truck, this van barrel into the pedestrians. they felt the police response wasnt quick enough, and they were actually getting quite frustrated with the media. we were simply reporting what the authorities were telling us. the authorities have not labeled it a terroris...

Devastated by terror, and now another incident that is being investigated as a potential terrorist attack. dara? >> lucy kafanov live for us in london, thank you so much for that report, lucy. and as lucy mentioned, we had listened to neil basu who confirmed theres been one fatality, ten jurors, and a 48-year-old suspect that has been apprehended. as we heard from that eyewitness account with lucy, the crowd, the community stepped up, and they were very helpful in apprehending the suspect. and t...

The isis hotbed of the region around syria to produce a national geographic documentary called "hell on earth." joining us are the co-directors sebastian and nick. great to have you hooer to talk about this film. >> thank you. >> it traces the genesis really of where we are today with syria and the civil war that started there and then the rise of isis. remind us, sebastian, what was the spark of this civil war? >> well there were protests in the town of dara for basically democratic reforms, an...

>> reporter: they call it the cradle of the revolution. this is dara, syria, a small town about 50 miles from damascus. heres where graffiti of anti-government slogans sparked the start of the syrian uprising. it was march 2011. and more than a dozen children had been arrested for drawing that graffiti. protesters demanded the release of the children and democratic reforms. [ gunshots ] it quickly turned violent, with protests spreading and syrian security forces opening fire on crowds. [ gunfir...

Cal, a lot of factions here to talk about. youve spoke to assad in the past. what has he said then and now what are you seeing? >> he was a darling in the middle east. he was going to make peace with israel. thats what he told me when i interviewed him in 2008. it made world headlines. this was the man that was going to change the region. and then it all fell apart because his troop opened fire on troops in dara. the civilian population wanted reforms. they didnt want assad. this is the mess hes...

And civilians of syria is a much wider area. it will have to be cleared by vladimir putin. >> you interviewed him. what is the thought in terms of whats going through his mind? >> this is a man fighting for his survival. i did an interview in 2008 in which he said he would make peace with israel. imagine that. this was the man who was going to change middle east peace pore ever. in 2011. -- thats a 2008 photo n. 2011, there was an uprising in dar ra. kids spray painting walls, anti-government sl...

Russians before the elections. but i talked to a liberal u.s. senator on the liberal side of things who was equally impressed by comey yesterday and think that we dont know what it was, but rubio said he walked out. he is somebody who has been walking hawk on the issues of russia and hes been critical of donald trump being so casual about it. so, were hearing from both sides of the aisle that they have confidence right now, in whats beginning to unfold from the fbi. >> steve clemmons, thanks so ...

Cooperation with russia. but i think theres a lot of question on the minds of allies here, whetherhe vice president, one voice with president trump. that is the big question going forward. and i think for the folks here, actions are going to be a lot louder than words, going forward. dara? >> lucy, thanks so much. lets bring in steve clemmons now. nbc contributor and editor at large at the atlantic "national journal" and courts. steve, thanks for being here. >> good morning, darra. >> do you thi...