hear in the next few minutes? reporter: they are walking into the room where they will have this bilateral meeting, this is at a hotel here in hiroshima. the president there shaking the prime minister s hand. and this is real an important moment. u.s. officials say that they view prime the prime minister a political ally in the surprising role that he has taken over the war in ukraine and applying sanctions on russia that haven t been a guarantee. so you hear a lot from american officials how pleased they are at how strong the relationship has become. this summit only takes place every seven years so i think that you will see china playing a significant role. of course president biden wants the leaders to coalesce to counter beijing s military and economic aggressions. and you have seen that the backdrop is quite significant. that hasn t always been easy. there are significant differences in how they want to approach china. and so heading out of the summit president biden w
President obama has been briefed and u. S. Officials are monitoring the situation. At this time no official word on a motive or who is behind this. Abc news new york. Heres a look paper the horror in nice. This years event will be more somber. We will play the National Anthem tonight and well take a moment to pray and think about everybody thats suffering at this time. Police contacted organizer to ensure they knew about the attack and asked to be called immediately for anything out of the ordinary. Irish bank tloes an enormous party every year. Just hours ago donald trump defeated hes postponing tomorrows scheduled announcement of his running mate because of the deadly attack in nice. Hes picked mike pence for the vp spot. We are joined live now with local reaction to the choice. Laura. Reporter mike pence did spark controversy last year when he signed a religious freedom bill in indiana that opened the door for discrimination against same sex couples but since then hes been quiet and
Good evening. The attack happened a few hours ago in the coastal city of nice. Its 3 00 a. M. There. The driver of that truck fired on the crowd before Police Killed him. The truck was filled with guns and grenades. At least 76 people are dead and 50 others are injured. The consult apartmeant is worki authorities to see if any american citizens are hurt. We are in new york with the latestn this breaking story. Reporter people running for their lives in nice fleeing what french government officials are calling a criminal event. Witnesses say they saw a truck driver slam his vehicle into a crowd who were celebrating the French National holiday. Other witnesses describe a scene on the citys famous promise nad and bodies everywhere. Police firing on the driver of the truck and he was reportedly killed. The city put in the antiterrorist protocol advising everything to shelter in place. No one is taking responsibility so far for this attack. President obama has been briefed and u. S. Officia
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