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making news in america this morning -- attacks on paris. the massive manhunt under way for one of the suspected terrorists. how he slipped past authorities shortly after the attack. the retaliation. aggressive air strikes pounding isis overnight. where the bombs are falling right now. the risk here in america. are we vulnerable to a similar attack? plus, survival story. the pregnant woman clinging to a window to hide from the terrorists. we have all angles covered with live team coverage. good monday morning. we begin with paris on edge. shaken. grief-stricken.
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win. >> an international manhunt is intensifying this morning for one of the attackers. a french national who managed to slip out of the country after the bloody assault. >> the french fighting back. unleashing a barrage of bombs on isis strong holds in syria overnight. >> you see the attacks there. people across europe remembering the victims this morning. this morning, all 28 members of the european union joining france in a minute's silence. >> and this is a live picture from paris. where the memorials are growing. for the first time since friday, museums, theaters, and other kenneth moton from washington, d.c. jim avila traveling with the president at the g-20 summit in turkey. we begin with marci gonzalez in paris. marci, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, guys. in some ways, it almost feels like a normal monday here in paris.
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we saw here yesterday. sounds that turned out to be fireworks sent people running for cover. now, as we learn more about the investigation, it's clear, this city is still on edge. this morning, an international manhunt for this accused terrorist. police say 26-year-old salah abdeslam led the team of people that opened fire friday night. 129 people were killed in the attacks at six locations across of the ten terrorists believed possibly escaping in this getaway car loaded with assault rivals. two of those suspects taken into this morning, abdeslam is still on the run. police tracing the killer's connections to isis. saying the trough group's commanders in syria planned and directed this violence.
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the organization chart of isis for external attacks. >> reporter: the french air force quickly responding. dropping more than 20 bombs on the isis de facto capital in northern syria. as police continue to look for others with links to the attacks. the heartbreak still pierces. i think she'll be in everyone else's heart, too. >> reporter: and though france is still under a state of emergency, the eiffel tower, other tourist attractions, and schools are opening today for the first time since the attacks. kendis and reena. >> marci, what an outpouring of grief. all around. you can see the growing memorial behind her. what have you seen throughout the city the last couple of days? >> reporter: yeah, at all hours of day and night, we have seen people coming out to makeshift memorials like this, lighting candles, leaving flowers, having silent moments of reflection.
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at the scenes, the six scenes in paris, we have seen parents come up to get their first heartbreaking look at where their children lost their lives. just walking down the street, we have passed people who didn't know the victims, just weeping openly. just so much emotion, sadness and shock. still here in paris. >> no doubt. several days of official mourning continue there in paris. thank you. from california is the first american casualty of the attack in france. >> nohemi gonzalez was a student at cal state long beach, studying abroad this semester. she was killed in one of the attacks. at cal state on sunday, hundreds of people attended a vigil in her honor. her devastated mother is mourning the young woman who had big dreams. >> i feel loss. sadness. and it was my only daughter. >> the cal state vigil was held to honor the others who died in the attacks and to support the
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people of france. several americans are believed to be among the more than 300 people injured. the growing threat from isis is front and center at the g-20 meeting of world leaders in turkey this morning. >> it's likely what drew president obama and vladimir puting together for an impromptu meeting there yesterday. jim avila is traveling with the president. good morning to you, jim. >> reporter: good morning, kendis and reena. normally, the g-20 summit is all about the economy. the richest nations in the world are here. the president opened up the proceedings saying a dark cloud descended over turkey because of the paris attacks. he had three important meetings offline yesterday. including a meeting with the president of turkey, in which he emphasized that turkey must shut off the border to syria. that that's where the foreign he med with the king of saudi arabia. that was mostly about saudis helping out with political solution, asking the saudis to use their pressure with arab
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nations to come up with a solution to the problem of the civil war in syria. and finally, an important meeting, about 35 minutes in a hallway off of the hotel where the meetings are being held with the president of russia, vladimir putin. that meeting was said to be constructive. and that there was some progress made. russia has agreed there should be free elections in syria. the president of the united states urging russia to be more careful about where they're dropping their bombs in syria. the president of the united states saying that it was okay and that they welcomed russia's assistance with isis. but they should be careful about where they're dropping bombs in syria. day two, a full news conference. we'll be covering that. back to you. >> jim, thank you so much. pope francis calling the attacks in paris an unspeakable affront to human dignity. >> speaking to an audience in st. peter's square, the pope said he was shocked
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he said using god's name to justify such violence is blasphemy. >> president obama has ordered u.s. flags at all public buildings to be flown at half staff until sunset on thursday. in raleigh, north carolina, some 300 people gathered to honor the paris attack victims. among the dead, was a 23-year-old french student who was about to join her best friend at a college there in raleigh. ten months ago, people gathered on the same spot to mourn the loss at the parisian magazine charlie hebdo. and there were tributes at nfl stadiums across the country. with moments of silence held before games. look here in fad philadelphia. a bald eagle with a camera on its back flew on to the field, this, after the national anthem. two u.s. governors now refusing to accept syrian refugees in their states. the new details coming up. plus, guarding the homeland. what's being done to protect americans from an attack like the one in paris? a new technology possibly used by isis that kept their
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you're listening to john lennon's "imagine," of course, played by a german man outside the bataclan. he put his piano on a trailer and drove 400 miles to paris. he says, if people are inspired, they can do anything.
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u.s. officials say there is no known credible threat in the u.s. in the wake of the the paris attacks. >> kenneth moton is covering the latest there washington. good morning to you, kenneth. >> reporter: this is really a new phase for isis as the terror group works to radicalize ize ize ize west earners and wage a global jihad. law enforcement agencies looking to protect the homeland. an increase in security at so called soft targets. u.s. officials are working with their counterparts in france, trying figure out how the isis members stayed undetected. to pull off their brutal attack. >> isis is much more capable. this is a much bigger threat than we ever faced from al qaeda. >> reporter: top law enforcement officials say they're deeply concerned that isis may have used new cell phone encryption technology. their communications invisible to trackers. it's called going dark.
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going dark. i think you're going to see that will play a significant factor in this event. interested to see what type of phones they were equipped with. what types of apps they had. >> reporter: isis, more aggressive. savvier than al qaeda. technologically advanced. as they showed off their ability to terrorize western cities and possibly take airplanes out of the sky. here at home, we watched the security response play out at sports stadiums and arenas in new york. >> i feel pretty safe. i'm not really nervous about anything. anywhere you go, there's going to be danger. >> reporter: etch though people will see an increase in security throughout the week and as we head into the holidays, u.s. officials say it's all of caution, not because of a credible threat, as you mentioned. >> kenneth moton, live in washington. kenneth, thanks so much. we have much more on the attacks in paris. a pregnant woman, hiding from window. and the presidential candidates' reaction to the
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france retaliated last night by unleashing 20 bombs on isis, on their targets in syria. the international manhunt is intensifying for a 26-year-old french national accused in the attack, still on the loose after slipping across the border to belgium. the attacks in paris quickly became an issue on the presidential campaign trail. >> at a democratic event in iowa, front-runner hillary clinton sought to counter criticism from rivals following her statement that the fight against isis, quote, cannot be an american fight. >> the attacks in paris are a sobering reminder of the challenges and the threats that we face. and the importance of american leadership. >> it is a -- >> saturday night's democratic debate, clinton stopped short of saying the paris attacks were another example of being at war with radical islamic terrorism. >> but you can see her
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no problem using that phrase while discussing the fallout from the attacks. >> they were not injured by some faceless menace. they were not injured by some abstract and inchoate violent extremism. they were injured by radical islamic terrorists. >> we won't be able to take more refugees. it's not that we don't want to. we can't. there's no way to background check someone coming from syria. who do you call and do a background check on them? >> in the past, rubio has warned about people with secret ties to islamic militants flowing across european borders as parts of waves of refugees from the middle east and elsewhere. the governor of alabama is also reacting to the terrorists attacks in paris. republican robert bentley has said he would refuse terrorists.
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he said he will not comply with the policy that puts the people of alabama in harm's way. that follows a similar decision by the governor of michigan. isis has taken responsibility for twin suicide attacks in beirut that took place on thursday. at least 43 people were killed in the blasts just moments apart in a crowded shopping district. part of the same wave of terror that included paris. this morning, lebanon has arrested 11 people. mostly syrians, including a would-be bomber. officials say they're bracing for more attacks. tense moments for passengers on a plane at washington's reagan national airport. the american airlines flight to boston was stopped after members of the the crew expressed concern about two men on board. a canine team swept the plane. passengers reboarded. the two men were questioned and released. a scare for hundreds of people on a flight from israel to l.a. they had to make an emergency landing in montana after a warning light came on indicating a fire in the engine. they were stranded in billings until a replacement plane could
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among the horrors of the paris attack, this pregnant woman, clinging to a window sill at the bataclan concert hall, desperate to escape the gunmen inside. there are hundreds of stories from that night from those who survived and those who did not. >> matt gutman has more on that pregnant woman's grueling experience and that of others who witnessed the violence. >> reporter: for more than two torturous minutes, she hung
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beneath, people spilling out of the bataclan theater. some collapsing right there. you can hear her cry out. [ speaking french ] >> reporter: mister, mister, i'm pregnant. the camera pans. these people dragging victims. throughout, the woman still hanging. finally, another person tries to help. and the fate of that mystery woman on the ledge, still a mystery tonight. meanwhile, inside the theater. [ gunfire ] >> we heard this crackling noise, like firecrackers. >> reporter: the gunmen on the balcony level. the theater seen here in happier times. but on this night -- >> we were covered with blood and more than blood. i mean, piece of flesh. i mean -- >> reporter: celia and benjamin had been on a date night. now, playing dead, they heard the shooters just feet away. >> the man said you killed our brothers in syria and now we're here. >> reporter: the california-based band apparently whisked away to safety. france began releasing the names of the dead.
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faces. 15 people died right here at the restaurant. you can still see the blood smearing the facade of the restaurant. and even in the middle of the night, people coming out to pay tribute, laying wreaths, candles, and posting signs like that one. paris, city of light. matt gutman, abc news, paris. >> the memorial growing. details are emerging about the victims in the attack. >> just some of the 129 victims. nick alexander from britain. the 36-year-old was killed that the bataclan concert hall as he was selling merchandise for the band. >> this is the face of alberto gonzalez. a spanish engineer. living in france. his wife was also at the concert. she managed to escape. >> manuel diaz. a tour bus driver. >> and mathieu hoche. he died at the bataclan attack.
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another look at the overwhelming grief gripping the people of france. >> the flowers, candles, and of course the prayers. millions banded together by sorrow, love, and resilience. [ singing in french ] >> and as we each said to president hollande and the
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french people, we stand in solidarity with them. [ singing in french ] >> we want to give you a sense of how the world is reacting to in this morning. this newspaper, a dutch newspaper. you can see, it's a gun with the eiffel tower in the crosshairs there. >> and also today, in "the sun" blood brothers. the hunt now on for one of the terrorists believed to have escaped. we also know that french president hollande is expected to address parliament. the whole world will be waiting to hear exactly what he'll have to say. we know air strikes taking place in syria over the weekend. >> we want to give you live pictures now. all throughout paris. people are mourning, dropping off flowers and candles and cards. and that's what's making news in america this morning. stay with us for "good morning

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