French officials say at least 84 people were killed last night in Nice, France when a French-Tunisian man drove a truck into Bastille Day crowds. Texans Sean Copeland and his 11-year-old son Brodie were among the dead.
Here & Now will be airing special coverage of President Barack Obama’s remarks about the attack, starting at 3:06 p.m. ET. Here & Now‘s Lisa Mullins will be joined by NPR White House correspondent Scott Horsley and national security editor Phil Ewing.
Earlier, Here & Now‘s Peter O’Dowd gets the latest from NPR’s Eleanor Beardsley, who is on the ground in Nice.
The Associated Press contributed reporting to this article.
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Eleanor Beardsley, NPR reporter in France. She tweets @ElBeardsley.
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