May 22nd Attack News Today

>> a beautiful voice, beautiful event it appears. any word on how much money was raised for those victims and families of the manchester suicide bombing? >> not a specific figure yet, but what were told is to expect in the millions. we just dont know how many millions. theres no doubt that money will be supremely useful. theres the greater value thats come to the entire community through this event brunging so many people together in such a joyous way so soon after the attack itself. the value o...

The truth no matter how hard it is to hear? >> the truth is the people of london deserve from our american leadership courage ask commitment to a grand alliance. what they have been given is just petty politics and insults. this is not what we need to help london with now. the people of london will be uncowed by this attack. they will be undiminished to democracy and we are confident they are going to succeed just as they did during the blitz when they lost 40,000 people. we are convinced thats ...

Benefit concert in manchester performing "somewhere over the rainbow." it raised funds for the victims of the may 22nd attack, the last time she performed when a suicide bomber took the lives of 22 people and wounded dozens of others. phil black is joining us from that venue. ariana grande was determined to have this show despite the recent terror attacks and the one less than 24 hours prior. she shared a rather touching moment she had with the mother of one of the manchester victims. tell us ab...

She said these terrorists will use anything as an excuse. it might be religion today and something else tomorrow if they want the to kill. in a a moment where her voice really broke up and really moved me she said that her son daniel teals guilty that he was one of the sur viefrs. >> incredible story. stories coming out of london are chilling. when people fled the scene of the attack, they ran right down katie martins street. she lives behind the market when all of this unfolded. she was in her ...

Charges. seven of those people were women. four properties were also searched. and earlier today the assistant commissioner for the police spoke about how this attack unfolded. take a listen. >> it was a white van recently hired by one of the attackers. as our understanding grows, we now understand that the london bridge started the attack at 2158 hours yesterday. the van matched the pavement ask collided with pedestrians before being baabandoned stabbing numerous people. the attackers were then...

Now to some other stories making news this morning. an american soldier is expected to plead guilty next week for killing 16 afghan civilians last march. the ap says the plea will allow staff sergeant robert bales to avoid the death penalty. a 22-year-old man will appear in a london court this morning after being formally charged in last weeks gruesome and public murder of a british soldier. the man is one of two people arrested after a confrontation with police in that may 22nd attack. new ...

Weapons. >> eight officers discharge iin their weapons as you heard there. they responded within ten minutes of the attack starting. they fired some 50 rounds at the attackers which police call unprecedented. whoi did they fire so many? because they appear to be wearing suicide vests which turned out to be fake. this just into cnn. isis claiming responsibility now. how are they doing that? do they say they are soldiers of isis? >> thats what they are claiming. they were doing this in the name ...

On the westminster bridge, an attack of similar nature and style. that time they claim that attack as well and offered nothing that was provable by way of backup. while claims are being made, its typical of isis to do it. but in this case, theres nothing to suggest that theres any proof to this. of course, the sort of proof that may come further down the line would be that the police could find some connection, conversations that they have had with isis or may learn further details about these m...