let's check in overseas and cbs right now. we will wait for just one second, we are waiting on them to this is the cbs news special report. i'm scott pelley. we're going on the air right thousand because multiple attacks are being reported in the city of paris tonight. there are reports of gunfire and explosions. are dead. are wounded. this is the scene as recorded about an hour ago on the streets of paris. this is unfolding in multiple locations. police say that there was a mass shooting in a restaurant near the center of the french capitol which would have been maced on a friday night -- packed on a troy night. there have been at least two explosions near a soccer stadium where germany was playing france

in a big game tonight. the president of france was at the game. he had been evacuated from the stadium and is at the interior ministry which runs the french version of the fbi. else apparently meeting with all of his emergency response heads there at the interior ministry as we unroll this video for you various skeins in th scenes in l part of paris. this is the 10th and 11th for those familiar with the city of paris, that would be north of the river seine and to the east. we've been told there's gunfire at a third location. casualty numbers at this early hours will all be wrong but french police are reporting that many people have been killed likely somewhere over a dozen. we want to emphasize that we do

not know what the casualty numbers could be. all of this has been unfolding over the last hour or so in the french capitol. we have our cbs news reporter elaine cobb on the phone with us from paris. elaine, what are you hearing? >> scott, as you said, this is all unfolding and is very confusing. police are now saying there are at least 18 people dead, more are injured. they believe 15 people were killed on an attack on the bataclan concert hall. we're hearing there's a hostage situation under way at the concert hall. now there was also an explosion at the stade da stade de franceg on between germany and france. the president was immediately evacuated. he's meeting now with his ministers, particularly the interior minister to see what can be done next.

the police say they have no idea at this stage who is behind either the shootings, the hostage taking or the explosions. they are trying to find out anything they can but for the moment it's very much an effort to evacuate the area. there are police surrounding the metro stations there. they are stopping people going down the streets. they're stopping people getting into the metro. and people in the area are tweeting and saying they are confused. they've heard shooting in several different areas and so for the moment there's a lot of fear in eastern paris. don't forget, this is the area where the charlie abdo shooting happened at the start of this year. >> elaine cobb reporting for us from paris. in the charlie hebdo shooting, 17 people were killed. that was back in january on the islamic extremist attacks on a magazine and also a jewish

grocery store. then you may recall in august, three americans stopped a would-be terrorists with a machine gun on board a french train. so this is the third incident in and around the paris region this year. and to recap where we are right now, unfolding as we speak, there are multiple attacks in several locations ongoing simultaneously in pairlts. in paris. there have been explosions, there have been mass shootings. police are reporting more than 25 people have been killed, but again in theappedz early hours, those casualty numbers will definitely change. we will have more about this under local news

multiple attacks in paris, our coverage will continue throughout the evening. once again 26 people have been killed in multiple incidents of violence in paris, france. there have have been reports of shootings at two restaurants, two explosions outside a stadium where a fat ballgame was taking place and hostage situation at a concert hall. >> that is right french president was at that football game and evacuated and now at interior ministry meeting with his officials. this will be the deadliest violence in france in decade. we're going to continue to follow this situation and we will have more information as we get it. of course, "cbs evening news" will have have more information at 6:30. we will stay on top of this and we relay any new details as we get them. >> we will now continue with "eyewitness news" tonight. beginning that coverage, he was sworn to protect the president and secret service agent is charge in a child sexting sting operation in delaware. he is accused of sending

obscene images and texts he thought was a young girl. >> authorities say secret service add prayed on the innocent from the white house, tonight we are hearing from the commander behind the take down, "eyewitness news" reporter greg argos joins us from wilmington with the very latest on this story, greg. >> reporter: good evening, it is known as child predator task force and it is meant to capture those praying on children for sex. today, its commander says it caught a secret service officer doing just that. he was supposed to be protecting the white house, but a according to court paperwork 37 year-old lee robert moore, a united states uniformed secret service agent was trying to have sex with whom he thought was a four year-old delaware girl. >> i wish i could say it surprised us but based on what have we have seen individual hoff sexual interests in kid don't fit one mold. >> reporter: abigail laydennis head of the delaware child predator task force. >> it is a group set up to combat technologically

facilitated crimes against kid. nice way of saying child pornography and on line sexting cases. >> reporter: according to the federal criminal complaint enticing a young girl for sex is exactly what moore is a accused of doing. beginning in august court paperwork says the 37 year-old father of two sent dozens of explicit messages and nude pictures to an undercover delaware state police officer posing a a 14 year-old girl. moore's goal, a according to messages, find somewhere no one is to have sex. >> they have all sorts of different jobs, all sorts of economic background. >> reporter: in this case secret service officer may have been messages on the job. on october 5th court paperwork shows he told under cover officer quote work sucks today and asking her to send him something quote exciting. moore waved his a a rainment in dover, delaware, today, his attorney not speaking. >> transferred to superior court jurisdiction and i have no further comment. >> reporter: layden has this to say to others who may be trying to pray on children.

>> these task forces are set up around the country. we are working together. we are doing everything we can to get to them before they get to another kid. >> reporter: moore is charged with attempting transfer of obscene material to a minor. a spokesperson for delaware department of justice tells us that he will be transferred into federal custody sometime next week. we are live from wilmington, delaware, i'm greg argos, for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". on the cbs-3 healthwatch, number of autism cases the in the united states is up dramatically according to new government numbers released to day. prevalence among children age three to 17, went up 80 percent in the last year. health reporter stephanie stahl is here to explain the sharp increase. >> big numbers, this is complicated, thinks a yes, but. the the researchers were quick to point out that the latest survey was done in a new way, asking parents different questions. while more children probably do have autism there are differing numbers.

angela blanch knew when her son was 15 months old he was developing differently. >> all of a sudden he was quiet. >> reporter: at two years old he was diagnosed with the autism spectrum disorder. he is now ten and part of the growing number of children reported as autistic. new centers of disease control data shows as many a as one in 45 children may be on the spectrum. another still current government survey puts the estimate at one in 68. >> they keep going up. we don't know y we are getting better at diagnosing autism. but i'm sure a combination of better diagnosis and something that is going on that is increasing the rate. >> reporter: joe, the the center for awe advertise many in fill at oldest treatment facility in the country, believes the numbers jumped because latest questionnaire presented to parents changed the order and content of the some of the questions. >> it does get parents to look at what their children are doing, to look the at these insane perhaps get a diagnosis, or get an evaluation early.

>> reporter: autism can be trick toy diagnosis. the there is no simple blood test. the it is mainly observational and is there a broad spectrum. some children are highly functional, others aren't, but experts say, early diagnosis really important because intervention can be helpful. and coming up tonight at 6:00, actress holy robinson pete who has a child with autism visits her hometown of philadelphia how she's doing her part to raise awareness and share her story, that is coming up on "eyewitness news" tonight at 6:00. the she's really remarkable. >> yes, we welcome her back, so nice to have her back again. >> thanks, stephanie. case of bacteria meningitis has been reported within the the cheltenham school district tonight. late this afternoon the montgomery county health department confirmed the case associated with the single student in the school district. it did not say, which school, they say it is an isolated incident and poses no threat to the school community. still to come on cbs-3 "eyewitness news" we will continue to follow developments in the shootings in paris. we know at least 26 people are

dead. and then she says that she thought that she would do i a popular cbs actress is recovering after she was attack outside her hollywood home. and for the first time we are hearing from some of the women about the surprise pregnancy, they blame on a birth control package goer or, plus this. if i had never lived in philadelphia, i probably, and this is the truth, i would have never written rocky. >> i will sit down with sly stallone. creed will be released soon and sly tells me something very interesting about the the rocky franchise, the exclusive interview, up next.

well, we are continuing to follow, developments out of paris, france, you are looking there the at the stadium where germany was playing france. an explosion was heard oath side that stadium, earlier tonight. french president was evacuated from the stadium and now meeting with the department of interior. we also know that there are multiple people ted. yes, we understand that there are 35, that is the number we have been told in our news room, thus far 35 dead and hostages, so many, 100 hostages inside a paris theater right now. multiple reports of the paris shootings, explosions, and 100

people in the paris theater. our coverage will continue and the network, cbs news, will have much more as we continue tonight here on cbs-3. he was born, in new york city. he spent his young life living in different locations in the northeast corridor. after becoming interested in acti and writing it was here in philadelphia where the film icon was created. >> we are talking about sylvester stallone. i went toe to toe with him. he released the the latest chapter in the box franchisement this one carries a completely different punch. >> the rock, he remembers when. when it all started, a and how far the the character has come. the memories are still fresh. >> if i had never lived in philadelphia, and this is the true, i never would have written rocky. >> reporter: sixty-nine year-old veteran actor reminded me he went to lincoln high school but graduated from the school of hard knocks.

under dog story of balboa was in his blood. >> i used to work on those docks. i used to work at frankford and girard. i quit school at 16 for about seven months and i learned to go back to school after working on those docks, and front street and in kensington and k and a. so philadelphia, set the mood. >> reporter: a mood one of philly's favorite sons continued to experience to this day. cheers of love greeted him throughout the filming schedule, of his latest project, creed. >> behind closed doors, is that true. >> how do you know all of this. >> i'm his son. >> michael b jordan stars in the ryan written and direct project. rocky is a trainer/father figure in this emotionally charged sport and action drama a he has come a long way since the one handed push-ups. it has been almost 40 years.

>> when you were running through the italian market, quiet, just you, the the crew, be in there, did you ever think that this character would stand the test of time? did that even cross your mind back then. >> no, i am going to end up probably being on the second feature of a drive-in movie. i swear to you. >> and to his credit, he and the film makers believed in the product, and here we are today, the seventh motion picture featuring his beloved character a film he vice proud of. he continues to chase his dream, a dream that started with making, and chasing chickens. >> get this thing. >> come on, go get it. >> get it. get it. get it. what is the matter with you. >> you said you still can do one arm push-ups. >> can you. >> yeah, a couple. >> i knew it, i knew it. >> make sure you can grab one of these bird. >> i'm serious.

>> chickens are slowing down. >> after rocky balboa in 2006 sly and film makers thought that was end of the the balboa until young talented film make are caught their attention. we will have more on creed in the days just before its november 25th opening. he loves coming home, he loves philadelphia, he loves that franchise. i hope you can get a chance to see it. >> chickens are slowing down. >> kate has our forecast. >> chickens could be blowing down the road today. >> how about it. >> windy, windy friday out there. >> sure is. >> as we said it would be. hopefully you weren't surprised too much by it but hopefully you brought those trash cans in if you had them on the side of the road.ose did you bring cash cans in you never want to be that neighbor, right. wind continues this evening, tonight, and tomorrow, but the good news is we have got another warm up to talk about. lets go outside and take a look storm scan three and that storm system still lurking to the north with these strong gusty west northwesterly wind moving over the relatively warmer waters of the great

lakes. we are seeing lake effect rain and snow. note that is is in the getting far enough east to impact us but you cane that heavy band of snow over northwestern pennsylvania, and western new york state as well as that storm just continues to sit and spin in the circulation around the back edge of the storm is what is moving into the the north east and what will be bringing the winds tonight and tomorrow. and then wind do relax by sunday. i want to show you this dark shot at palmyra cove nature park and look at the flag there as it is completely flapping in the breeze tonight. it is a very, very stiff breeze outside right now. you can see that peak wind gusts look at these numbers 47 in al-zawahiri even town. forty-two in knew tour square. philadelphia a had a wind gust of 40 miles an hour. current wind. these are sustained wind at 10 . twenty in lancaster. wind over 20 miles an hour in cleveland and buffalo as well. it was a beautiful day. eyewitness weather watcher jonathan delucky sent this in from wilmington. sun goes down. i want to wish happy birthday to jonathan tomorrow.

he is celebrating tomorrow. windy day for anything you plan to do out and about in the city. hang on to your hats. high only 50. with the wind it will feel no better than 40's, all day long, on sunday, back to the 50's. wind die down and then we will start our next warm up, 60's gannon monday. and as far as overnight the hours are concerned the wind will die down slightly once it gets dark but not much. gusts to 25 miles an hour. for your saturday partly sunny, chilly and blustery. 50 degrees. it looks like first below average day so far this month which is crazy in and of itself. sunday gets better for eagles game. monday back to 63. and we may have a near 07-degree temperature in the seven day forecast, coming up, and i'll she thaw next half an hour. >> seventy, wow. >> still ahead on "eyewitness news" facebook messages that self-destruct. >> and then twin brothers getting married to twin sisters. the priest marrying them are also twins and we're not done just yet. more on the wedding that will have you doing a big time

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citizens bank park has tabs formed into an object particular physical course for tomorrow's spartan race. >> leslie van arsdal is live where she tried to tack that he will course. leslie, how did it go. >> i will tell you guys, i got the call to come down here to citizens bank park. i thought maybe the phillies made some big trade. i had no idea, what i was getting into, so i had to enlist a little bit of help. >> thinks spartan race, spartan, sprint at citizens bank park. over 20 object stick physicals and 3 miles of race tracks. >> what are we talking about obstacles. >> climbing walls, crawls, sand bag carries, just about anything you can imagine. >> a ahh, i will need some

help with this one. fanatic, thank goodness you are here, i don't think i can do this. >> we will run as fast as we can to the rope climb and climb up that rope and ring the bell at the top. >> seriously. >> okay. >> what is the easiest rope we have. >> yes. >> here we go. >> fan particular. >> that didn't work out too well, can we do something else. >> is there a ladder. >> wait. he is totally cheating. >> we will climb this cargo net up and over to the finish line. >> level of difficulty. >> twelve. >> let's go. >> come on. >> it is not that bad. >> don't fall down on me.

>> the course is tough, and there is one more challenge. >> ukee and jessica, you are next. >> the accounts actual race is tomorrow, they are expecting 10,000 people. you heard the guy, ukee and jessica, okay. >> not enough ben gay in the world for me. no. thanks, leslie, appreciate it. still to come we will continue to follow breaking news coming to us there paris, france. at least 40 people are dead and several violent attacks in paris. then new developments tonight about the attack on the cbs star, ncis actress poly parrot that left her feeling for her life. >> at the time my husband and i could not figure out for the the life of what was going on and how did that happen twice. a couple sharing their anguish, after they say wrongly packaged birth control pills led to two miscarriages. tonight why they could have

trouble proving who was at fault. then new at 6:00 meet the 96 year-old new jersey man who proved that it is never too late to start looking for a new job, why he says, he wants and needs to work. be right

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we will continue to follow breaking news from france tonight where at least 40 people are dead and several violent attacks at paris. we know of shooting as the two restaurants, at least two explosions outside a stadium where a soccer match was taking place and now we are also getting reports of around 100 hostages, being held inside of a paris theater. "eyewitness news" continues now at 5:30. hi everyone i'm jessica dean. i'm ukee washington this situation keeps getting worse but we want to stress u.s. department of home land security officials are monitoring the the attacks and say is there no known credible threat against the the united states. >> again, david spunt is monitoring news speeds as this continues to develop which is at a wrapped pace, what are

the the latest details. >> reporter: i'm told president obama ace wear, white house has not made an official statement but president is in contact with the the national security team. there is no credible threat at this point according to the department of home land security but i wanting to over the latest information, coming. you can see some of these pictures coming in. they are just incredible ukee and jessica to look at. several different locations, right now. we are told that 40 people at this point, eye 100 hostages at the ban i clan theater, there is way a friendly soccer match as we know it. it is unclear if they were linked to other events but we were told those 100 hostages and that is a rough number at this point, we're told that is happening at that theater right the now. so we're told at least 35 killed, i have heard a number 40 from some paris officials, on the latest international wires. but at the this point, it is a matter of trying to connect the dots to see if these three

are related at this point. that is what authorities are looking for. latest number we are looking at least 40 killed in the paris attacks. about 100 people taking hostage in that theater, authorities are continuing to watch this here in the you had, and abroad. we're told french president hollande business his team which is equal to the department of the home land security and cia and he will get a briefing and watch to see what the white house and u.s. officials to have say about this, jessica and ukee. >> david, thanks very much. our coverage will continue throughout the evening and cbs news will have more coverage tonight after our broadcast is overcoming up at 6:30. well, tonight we are hearing from a woman who claims incorrectly package bit control pills led to her becoming pregnant twice and both times she had miscarriages. >> now she's part of the class action lawsuit against a local drug maker. christie and armond owe, believe their family was complete with the son and daughter.

after having a miscarriage they decided another pregnant see was too risky. >> difficult not want to have anymore children because i had lost a child. i stopped having kid, for that reason. >> reporter: christie, began taking birth control pills but then, she says that she got pregnant, twice. the both times she says were miscarriages. >> you question the pill for a minute and think maybe it was one of of those flukes, but when it happens again, eight months later, it was not because i was not taking the pill correctly but it was because something was wrong with the pill and at the time my husband and i could not figure out for the life of me what was going on and how did that happen twice. until i got that letter did i understand more about what was going on. >> reporter: that letter in september 2011 warned of a recall of the eight brand of the birth control pills including hers. in some packages the rows of pills were upside down. as a result the letter says quote daily dosing for these tablets may be incorrect and

could leave you without adequate protection and at risk for unintended pregnancy. christie is one of the 111 people in 28 states who say they became pregnant on the recalled pills and they are now included in the lawsuit filed last week against the company that made and packaged the contraceptives. they are seeking millions of dollars in damages. trial attorney diana eyesman. >> what they are saying is pregnancy was an injury, an injury that caused damage or injury that caused them to lose time from work and things like that. >> reporter: pill's, manufacturer, a subsidiary of endo recalled 3.2 million packages of pills in 2011, but the company says only select packages were affect. in an e-mail to cbs news, endo the has been able to confirm only one package that manifested a defect and was sold to the patient. the company that packaged the pills, said quote, patients safety and product quality are at the the center of everything that we do.

that lawyer diana, says it will be very difficult to prove a pregnancy was directly as a result of the manufacturing error because a lot of things go in the effectiveness of birth control pills. we will stay on on this story as it develops. ncis fans know her as abby, but last night real life drama played out for pauley parrot. she revealed she was victim of the brutal beating. she said a homeless man attacked her near her hollywood home. entertainment's tonight kevin frazier spoke with her about what exactly happened. >> so walk me through what happened? >> i got attacked by a severely mentally ill homeless person. he punch me in the face. clearly my face is swollen and my nose is a little red. and he pinned me down and -- not down but by my arm and told me he was going to kill

me and i know that he would. >> reporter: she also told kevin onces man left she called two friend and drew a sketch of the suspect. one friend eventually tracked down the man, at his store down the street and parrot positively identified him to police. the the suspect, 45 year-old david merck faces felony assault charges. by the way you can see more of kevin frazier's interview tonight on entertainment tonight that starts the at 7:00 p.m. right here on cbs-3. the second democratic debate of the presidential campaign season is just a day away. candidates are in preparation mode, so is the moderator. mar lee hall as the latest from des moines, iowa. >> final touches are being made in des moines iowa where democrats will hold their second presidential debate, a saturday night. >> thinks the the venue for differences and distinctions. >> reporter: face the nation host john dickerson says all three candidates will have different goals when they take the stage.

>> for hillary clinton the challenge toys basically hold on top of her lead a and not create a big mistake. for bernie sanders and martin o'malley who are behind in the polls, there is an opportunity to make a case for their candidacy. >> reporter: bernie sanders case may have taken a hit when democratic voters told cbs news they believed that clinton is better suited on bring change to washington. >> what does that mean. >> fascinating finding because one of the central things, at the heart of the election on the democratic side is who can change the system in a big way. they both believe that the the system, economic system in particular, has been tilted toward the wealthy. >> reporter: the debate will be held here at drake univer bsity, much of the focus will be centered on iowa voters. they will be the first to vote when they caucus in february. >> iowa residents are particularly interested in immigration issues, environmental issues, and certainly moving forward with an economic recovery. >> reporter: viewers across the country can submit the their own questions for the candidates, via twitter, using

the hashtag, dem debate. marley hall for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". and again, that is happening, tomorrow night, at 9:00 p.m. you can watch it the right here, on cbs-3. u.s. military officials a say that they are confident that they have killed islamic state militant jihadi john, the militant believed to have beheaded several in recent years. military spokesmen steve warren a said jihad john was primary target of a missle will shot from a drone. the operation was one of several targeted attacks on islamic state leaders. >> it was a fairly routine hiv strike. as you know weave killed on average, one mid to upper level isil leader every two days since may. >> also, turkish authorities say they detained a man believed to be linked to jihad john but they have not released his identity. well, still to come on "eyewitness news", gone in 60

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get a full refund. facebook users be forewarned the messages could self-destruct. the facebook is taking a page from the play book of snap chat and other popular social media platforms. in snap chat messages disappear in ten seconds. the facebook is testing out messages that disappear after one hour but for now the test is only, taking place, in france. it is strange. >> we will stand by to hear from the president on the attacks in paris, we will bring that to you as soon as it is

>> pelley: this is a cbs news special report. i'm scott pelley in new york. president obama is about to step into the briefing room at the white house to make a statement about paris under siege tonight. here's what we know so far. there have been multiple, simultaneous attacks in paris tonight. bombings and mass shootings, it has all of the appearance of a coordinated terrorist attack. there was a bombing at a large stadium in paris, where the germans and the french teams were playing. the president of france was at

the game. he was evacuated. he is safe, and he is meeting with his cabinet in an emergency meeting tonight. there is also a report of a mass shooting at a restaurant with perhaps more than a dozen people killed there. at the same time,-- here is the president at the white house live. >> ...attacks across paris. once again, we've seen an outrageous attempt to terrorize innocent civilians. it's an attack not just on paris. it's an attack not just on the people of france, but this is an attack on all of humanity and the universal values that we share. we stand prepared and ready to provide whatever assistance that the government and the people of france need to respond. france is our oldest ally.

the french people have stood shoulder to shoulder with the united states time and again, and we want to be very clear that we stand together with them in the fight against terrorism and extremism. paris itself represents the timeless values of human progress. those who think that they can terrorize the people of france or the values that they stand for are wrong. the american people draw strength from the french people's commitment to life, liberty, the pursuit of happiness. we are reminded in this time of tragedy that the bonds of liberte, and fraternete are not only values the french people care so deeply but but they are values that we share, and those values are going to endure far

beyond any act of terrorism or the hateful vision of those who perpetrated the crimes this evening. we're going to do whatever it takes to work with the french people and with nations around the world to bring these terrorists to justice, and to go after any terrorist networks that go after our people. we don't yet know all the details of what has happened. we have been in contact with french officials to communicate our deepest condolences to the families of those who have been killed, to offer our prayers and thoughts to those who have been wounded. we have offered our full support to them. the situation is still unfolding. i have chosen not to call president hollande at this time because my expectation is that he is very busy at the moment. i actually, by coincidence, was talking to him earlier today in

preparation for the g-20 meeting. but i am confident that i'll be in direct communications with him in the next few days, and will be coordinating in any ways that they think this helpful in the investigation of what's happened. this is a heartbreaking situation, and, obviously, those of us here in the united states know what it's like. we've gone through these kinds of episodes ourselves. and whenever these kinds of attacks happened, we've always been able to count on the french people to stand with us. they have been an extraordinary counter-terrorism partner, and we intend to be their with them in that same fashion. i'm sure that in the days ahead we'll learn more about exactly what happened, and my teams will make sure that we are in communication with the press to provide you accurate information. i don't want to speculate at this point in terms of who was

responsible per this. it appears that there may still be live activity and dangers that are taking place as we speak. and so until we know from french officials that the situation is under control and we have more information about it, i don't want to speculate. okay? thank you very much. >> pelley: the president of the united states live in the briefing room at the white house, responding to the simultaneous terrorist attacks in paris tonight. we do not know how many people have been killed. but it appears it could be as many as several dozen. an attack on a restaurant, an attack on the stadium where france and germany were playing a soccer game, and an attack on a theater where police have said many hostages have been taken. our cbs news correspondent elaine cobb is in paris tonight.

we have her on the phone. elaine, what do you know? >> reporter: scott, the antiterrorist squad of the police have now been put in charge of this investigation, and that says that the president has decided that this is definitely serious enough that they believe there's very strong likelihood that this was a terrorist attack. so they are going to take charge of the entire investigation, and that will be over all the various police forces. the mayor of paris has now gone to the bataclan concert hall where we're hearing there is still a hostage situation under way. unclear if the hostage takers have made any demands at this stage. the police have not said anything about that. and the president of france is due to speak shortly to address the nation and hopefully he will have a little more information on what is going on. >> pelley: elaine cobbe reporting for us live on the

telephone from paris. to recap where we are right now-- an apparent simultaneous attack by terrorists on several locations tonight in paris. the soccer stadium, a large theater, at least one restaurant. there have been multiple explosions. there have been mass shootings. police have reported more than 40 people killed, but, of course, in these early hours, those casualty fig rurs going to be highly unreliable. it's not likely that we are anything to know the true damage done until daylight tomorrow. chip reid is at the white house where the president just described this as an attack against humanity. chip. >> reporter: well, scott, the president said he has not talked to the french president about this yet because he's too busy with-- dealing with the situation himself. but he did talk to him earlier today because there is an economic conference in turkey over the weekend. the president will be leaving for that tomorrow. so they certainly have been in touch recently. he also said that france, of

course, dating back to revolutionary times, is our oldest ally. they have stood with us repeatedly, shoulder to shoulder, and we will do the same with them. scott. >> pelley: chip, thank you very much. we're now looking at pictures that have been coming in over the last hour and a half from paris. all of this happened about 9:00, 10:00 paris time, a beautiful fridays evening there. many people out for the big soccer game against germany. many people in the bataclan theater. apparently, a hostage situation unfolding at that theater now. the casualty estimates have been growing progressively throughout the past hour. at least 40 people have been killed, but, again, we do not have a firm grip on the number of casualties. massive casualties in paris tonight, a multipronged terrorist attack. we will have the very latest right here on the cbs evening

scott mentioned casualty estimates continue to grow. let's give you very latest that we have, french television is now saying at least 60 people are dead, and several violent incident there in paris. two explosions outside a stadium you talk about, they talk about and hostage situation in the theater with up to 100 people, maybe more inside. >> and again we want to stress oft s department of home land officials are monitoring those attacks. they say there is no men credible threat to the united states right now, but that the president, emphasizing that our nation will stand shoulder to shoulder with france, its oldest alley, and in battling the terrorist and that is the terminology now being used as this is a terrorist attack. >> calling it an attack on all of humanity. >> we will have another update on "eyewitness news" at 6:00. we will be right back.

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>> good to see jim and mr. invincible. that is "eyewitness news" at 5:00. breaking right now, dozens are dead in terrorist attacks across the city of paris. shootings, explosions, and people held hostage, we are gathering very latest information for you right now. scared, at school, this melee caught on camera inside one of philadelphia's high schools, students and their parents say they were terrified. and a hollywood actress here in philadelphia, holy robion pete is on a mission to help other families, with autism and it the is a cause very close to her heart. they say good help is hard to find, meet a man with a very long work history, who is still looking for work. i'm cleve bryan, coming up, 96 year-old salvador says he need your help finding a job. and it has been a blustery cool friday but tomorrow is even colder, break out the coats, the the weekend chill, but then we will start to turn it all around. i will have details, "eyewitness news" at

6:00 starts right now. breaking news right now terror in paris france as timed attacks, ripped through the city, dozens are dead and death toll is rising. thanks for staying with us i'm ukee washington. i'm jessica dean. this scene is unfolding as we speak, police and authorities are scrambling, to put an end to the violence. we will go to "eyewitness news" reporter david spunt in the sat center with new information tonight, david. >> reporter: this information just came to us within the last ten minutes. the president obama has used the word terrorism calling this an act of terrorism, used word terrorist, french tv is reporting that 70 people are killed. we are told that there are about a 100 hostages. this video is chilling. there are three different scenes in france right now, there was a football game, soccer game between france and germany, explosions were heard outside, there was also a theater, and also a restaurant.