have been your allies in the war on terror, and some of the sacrifices this country has been forced to make through the course of this war on terror. those two twin suicide bombings taking place after 6:00 a.m. the worst bombings to hit this country in the year 2011. the death toll continuing to rise. past 80 this evening. one of the nearby hospitals, we know that the feds have been mostly full. more than 40 of those wounded are in critical condition. they fear the death toll will continue to rise late today. i think you get a better sense of exactly what has been going on here for the last several years. this is the worst bombing since the death of osama bin laden. it is not new territory for the people of pakistan that unfortunately in the words of one man, say they ve been living with 9/11 every single day since 9/11. thomas? peter alexander in islamabad for us. peter, thank you. we want to get more on this attack from nbc chief pentagon correspondent jim miklaszewski. m