carrier. the carrier charles de gaulle heading toward syria. they were apparently on a hit list. why didn't they strike before? >> they would wait for them to be populated to have a class there in training, to have a

>> as for the american response, president obama says nothing has changed on and he does not want to put boots on the ground. yesterday, the u.s. did bomb more than 100 isis fuel trucks. >> secretary of state john kerry made a surprise visit to paris on monday-inning the u.s. ambassador jane hartley for a ceremonial lighting at the american embassy. the building was flooded with light in the blue white and red colors of the french flag. this morning kerry will meet with francois hollande that america shares in the resolve to defeat extremism. >> coming on the heels of brutal attacks in lebanon, iraq and elsewhere, it is an assault on our collective accepts of reason and purpose. >> kerry also said that the attacks would not dematerial paris from hosting the u.n. climate change conference and

than president obama is looking forward to being there himself. our coverage of the attacks on paris and the impact worldwide continuing all morning long. get the latest on americans who escaped on and the student who did not later this half hour. another major headline we're following a suspect charged on with the murder after six bodies were discovered on in rural texas. two victims were found in a travel trailer on land they just bought for camping and hunting. the other four including one child were discovered on in a nearby pond. the suspect william mitchell hudson lived on the adjoining property. prosecutors have not identified a motive. >> we enlisted on the help of the texas rangers and our district attorney. >> a woman who survived to the attack was able to describe the alleged on killer to the police. >> the fbi and justice department joining forces into a investigation of a police

jamar clark is brain dead after being shot sunday. conflicting reports whether he was handcuffed on when he shot. hundreds protesting shut down the highway last night in st. louis. >> tornados in texas. as many as a dozen reported in the texas panhandle. the storms left thousands of people without power. golf ball sized hail came down in some areas. a halliburton plant in the area was powerfully damaged. flooding as reported. you wouldn't think the starter of winter is still a month away. seeing scenes like this areas around denver expecting a foot and a half. we're talking blizzard conditions lasting into the morning. gusts expected on to reach up to 60 miles an hour. blizzard warnings for parts of

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brandi hitt with more. >> reporter: family and friends of 23-year-old know emmy gonzales gathered on at this vigil struggling to understand why her life was cut short in paris. the senior studying in a semester abroad is seen here on social media celebrating a birthday in 2012.

terrorists in a restaurant. >> i think she's going to be in everyone else's heart, too. >> another target the bataclan concert hall as the eagles of death metal performed on. nick alexander, the band's merchandise manager was killed along with 90 ear others here. his girlfriend wrote you are and always will be the love of my life. there were close calls for many others. >> we heard bang-bang, bang-bang bang-bang, like five shots. >> airbnb software engineer brian moriarity was trapped in a restaurant surrounded by gunfire and and shane and jami also took cover near the concert hall into it feels selfish in a way to be here. >> 16 additional college gonzales. california state california long beach confirms they are all

safe. >> glad to hear that. coming up next, the firefighter with a new lease on life. his dramatic transformation after being severely burned in a house fire. it's being called on the most extrensive face transplant ever. >> the later the christmas controversy in new jersey. why so many angry moms took to facebook over that mall santa. that's in our next half hour on "world news now." "world news now" continues after this from our abc stations. kids is hispanic. that means many of the future doctors who will care for us, the engineers who will build our cities, the scientists and entrepreneurs of our country can be your kids. we all know how hard it is for you to send them to college. this is why we want you to know you are not alone, and every day, more people support you to make it happen. many support you, and the hispanic scholarship fund helps you prepare, plan, and pay for your kids' college education.

it's being called on the most extensive face transplant ever. a firefighter whose face was burned on in a house 14 years ago now has a new lease on life. >> his new face is now that of a 26-year-old brooklyn bike mechanic. mallory hoff has this remarkable story. >> reporter: mississippi volunteer firefighter patrick

hardison suffered devastating burns to his face when he ran into a home to see if anyone was 2001. from that point forward, he disguised on himself wearing prosthetic ears, a hat and sunglasses. >> i'm hear going to nyu for the face transplant. >> reporter: now the husband and father is the recipient of the most extensive face transplant worldwide to date. >> lips nice and normal. >> he's doing very well today only for day 93. he'll require other procedures. >> reporter: it was performed on at nyu in august. dr. rodriguez led a team of over surgery. >> we had an emotional exchange when we took him to macy's to buy clothes. no one stared on at him and looked on at him. >> a friend urged on him to you send his medical records here. he placed those files in the

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>> after spending 14 years like that, you can kind of understand understand why he took those odds. >> coming up the barbie doll ad featuring a boy. >> and the world of the year.

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i wonder what some people would say having this kid, this male child advertise this. >> they should all get on board. gender neutral. girls can play with trucks, boys can play with barbie. >> i'm still playing with my buddy doll from the 1980s. >> okay so around this time of year we always get the word of the day from the oxford. the word of the day is i can't even pronounce it. this is the word of the year rather. >> what is that? >> it's an emotety con. they said this is the word of the year. it would not be an old fashioned string of letters like we know. instead it's this picto, acknowledgement of how popular these pictures have become in our digital and daily lives. >> so that's the emoji for lol? >> it is. crying, laughing. >> okay. >> and the lol is laughing out loud? >> yes. and then there's --

face anymore. >> that's a tragically sad emoji. >> what is your emoji there. >> mine is give me more candy corn and coffee. >> please. >> well, a dad was given a video camera to document a trip. problem was daddy put it on selfie mode and then this happened. >> so did you know it was on selfie mode? trip. his son said dad, take this camera and document your trip. yeah. but what daddy didn't realize was he put it on selfie mode. so everything, every shot has him in it. >> so you never get to see all that is. >> and his son posted on facebook. i gave my dad a gopro while he was in las vegas. i didn't instruct him how to use it and he didn't know the point of the effing thing. >> that is the worst vegas video yet.

that's one of the things that happens in vegas that should stay there. >> it's funny.

this morning on "world news now" world's most wanted. the police raids and intense search for anyone responsible for the paris terror attacks. new developments in the manhunt. and new this half hour, 27-year-old mastermind. >> from isis headquarters to the what investigators are uncovering about the young man's plans to terrorize paris. >> political firestorm. the presidential candidates and dozens of governors fighting to stop any influx of syrian refugees. president obama's response. >> and later in "the skinny"", charlie sheen's diagnosis. his very personal health disclosure going public and what we learned about his condition. it's tuesday, november 17th.

from abc news, this is "world news now." >> we do say good morning to you i'm kendis gibson. >> i'm reena ninan. we begin with the war on isis. france, ready to join forces with the u.s. and russia vowing to triumph over the enemy after those bloody attacks in paris. >> first live pictures right now from paris. take a look as dawn breaks there the victims came from at least standing in solidarity with france. a 27-year-old belgian has been identified as the mastermind of the attacks. the french military has launched on another round of punishing air strikes on isis targets in syria. and more than 150 raids were conducted across france leading to nearly two dozen arrests. >> as the manhunt is still under way for the alleged on eighth attacker, coverage begins with abc's terry moran. >> reporter: police moved in

swiftly cordoning off streets, surrounding an apartment building, scaling rooftops. they warn neighbors to stay then they moved on in. but their target was gone, and the manhunt continues for the gunman who got away. 26-year-old salah abdeslam suspected of being one of the shooters that hit cafes and police say he fled paris friday night. they found the cars he'd rented. one left outside the theater. the other abandoned in this suburb. then, driving a third car with two other passengers, he headed toward belgium, stopped by police at a road block on saturday morning, but not detained. and they made it across the border. the two other people in that getaway car, picked up by police later, now charged with participation in terrorism. and the fugitive's brother, also detained, but later released, saying he had no idea that both his brothers -- one died during the attacks -- were terrorists. "they were normal brothers," he said. this gritty neighborhood, molenbeek, a breeding ground of

terrorism. while we were on the streets here, we spoke to one man, he didn't want his face shown, who told us many of the young here are radicalized. syria? >> yeah. >> reporter: a french police union has even said that i isis has taken over here and that the belgian government has lost control of this neighborhood. terry moran, abc news, brussells. >> france is using military power to fight back against isis. the aircraft carrier charles de gall set say say on thursday for the coast of syria. the french air force conducting a second night of air strikes on the isis stronghold of raqqa syria. they have taken out recruiting centers and an ammunition warehouse. >> back here at home, members of the house of representatives will receive a classified on briefing on the paris attacks later today. last night, speaker of the house paul ryan led the chamber in a moment of silence to honor the victims. today's closed door meeting will

the attacks will be by fbi chief james comey and homeland security chief jeh johnson. >> the islamic state is making it clear that paris is only the beginning as they seek to go global. a new isis video is warning an attack on washington, d.c. could be next. in the 12-minute video, the terror group vowing to strike america at its heart saying countries taking part in air strikes against syria will suffer the same fate as france. >> we are always at a heightened level of security because of our locale. >> their agenda is to kill, pure and simple. >> security has been beefed up across the country but officials are concerned that the terrorists may have used an encryption technology in gaming systems like playstation to hide their communications. >> and then there is this debate. attacks have sparked on a wave of anti-refugee sentiment across the united states. at least half of the country's governors are now refusing to

take in syrian refugees. but some americans disagree like these students in charleston, heckling senator ted cruz over his opposition to the refugee program. we get more now from abc's jon karl. >> reporter: president obama declared on america has a moral responsibility to allow some syrian refugees to settle here in the united states. >> many of these refugees are the victims of terrorism themselves. slamming the door in their faces would be a betrayal of our values. >> reporter: republican presidential candidates are attacking the president's plan to allow up to 10,000 syrian refugees into the u.s. >> president obama and hillary clinton's proposal to bring to america tens of thousands of syrian muslims is nothing short of lunacy. >> reporter: the president's plan says nothing about the religion of the refugees, but senator cruz says, quote, there is no meaningful risk of christians committing acts of terror. he and jeb bush insist the emphasis should be on allowing

syrian christians into the u.s. >> they're being beheaded, they're being executed by both sides. and i think we have a responsibility to help. >> reporter: the president called that un-american. >> when i hear political leaders suggesting that there would be a religious test for which person who is fleeing from a war torn country is admitted, that's shameful. that's not american. it's not who we are. >> reporter: president obama also said that any syrian refugees coming into the united states will be thoroughly vetted to ensure that no terrorists slip in. republicans just aren't buying that. in fact, some of the republican presidential candidates are saying that's just not possible. jonathan karl, abc news, the white house. our coverage of the attacks on paris and its far-reaching scope does not end here. look for live updates from paris on "america this morning" and "good morning america." prosecutors in rural texas are searching for a motive this morning in the murder of six

people. the bodies of two victims were found in a travel trailer on property they just bought. the other four including a child were found in a pond nearby. the police chief says the suspect, william hudson, and the victims did not know each other. a woman who managed to survive the attack by hiding in the woods identified the suspect. the federal government has joined an investigation into a police shooting in minneapolis. jamar clark is brain dead after being shot sunday night. there are conflicting accounts whether clark was handcuffed when shot and whether he resisted arrest. hundreds protesting the shooting shut down interstate 94 last night in minneapolis. more than 50 people were arrested. some extreme weather starting with tornadoes in texas as many as a dozen twisters were reported in the texas panhandle. the severe storms left houses of people without power. golf ball sized hail came down in some parts, as well. a halliburton plant was heavily damaged and part of a train derailed on in the powerful winds.

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latest to commit to using only cage-free eggs and they're making the fastest switch yet. by the end of 2016, next year. the choice will make a difference in the cage-free egg industry. taco bell has more than 6,000 u.s. restaurants and buys more than a million and a half eggs every year. can you get egg whites at taco bell? >> i think you can. i haven't been to a taco bell in awhile. speaking of breakfast because researchers have found even more benefits in that cup of morning joe. scientists at harvard discovered on that people who drank three to five cups of coffee a day had a 15% lower risk of dying prematurely and that includes decaf coffee, as well. they think it might have something to do with chemical compounds found in coffee beans. >> remind me again, you don't drink coffee, right? >> i do, not enough but still i'm alive. well and healthy. >> a couple of parents in iowa

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ambassador to france craig stapleton. >> and as the international manhunt intensifies for the allege d eighth attacker, we're hearing new details about the so-call d mastermind behind the >> it comes as authorities believe one of the attackers undetected to europe. abc's brian ross has the latest. >> reporter: he is only 27, but he's risen rapidly through the ranks of isis to mastermind some of their biggest terror plots in europe. in this propaganda video, abdelhamid abaaoud asks, is there anything better than jihadism, than martyrdom? officials believe he planned the paris attacks from isis headquarters in syria. carrying out the direct orders of top isis leaders, who have set up a new unit to launch terror attacks in the west, with recruits separated into brigades by their nationality and >> this was planning a complicated operation, to do it and pulling it off

across borders. >> reporter: the isis mastermind sent one of its attackers from syria, posing as a refugee, presenting this forged passport to greek officials just five weeks ago, and then making his way across europe to paris. other attackers were hand-picked in the mastermind's hometown in that brussels neighborhood of molenbeek, where he traveled often. narrowly escaping a police raid just this past january before he returned to syria. >> the mastermind selects and trains and motivates the suicide bombers, but he never kills himself. >> french authorities say they had no advance word of the attack but at least two of the gunmen were known to french intelligence and one had actually been charged with terror connect d crimes and allowed to go free. clearly the french government lost track of both of them. brian ross, abc news, new york. and intelligence officials say part of the reason why it

this is because they use d belgium as a staging ground as as opposed to france where they are searching for all of these people. some live pictures in the meantime from paris, fittingly you would say gray and rainy morning there in the capital. >> and as the country mourns we know the french military announcing just a short time ago at least 16 bombs were used on in the latest campaign. they had he targets, command centers and even training centers. action clearly being taken by the government even overnight. we'll be right back. being taken by the government even overnight. we'll be right back. "world news now" continues

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her fill lan floppic works having advanced research of heart disease in women. >> also steven spielberg founded the usc foundation dedicated to overcoming intolerance and bigotry through the use of visual history testimony. >> and being honored on posthumously yogi berra who put his professional career on hold to join the navy where he fought with allied forces on d-day and earned a purple heart. >> the rewards will be presented at the white house next tuesday. to honor. >> next to the viral video that triggered on a run on patti labelle's sweet potato pies. >> they are sold exclusively this weekend they were being sold at the rate of one per second all because of this guy in chicago, kendis. eating this.

how is it that you people who laugh together and love together sometimes patti. when you've been playing feels like heaven mm, mm, mm. >> this is your favorite video. >> that's great. there is a follow-up where he was out of the pie, by the way. his name is james wright. and his video has been viewed on more than a million times including by patti herself who personally called him to thank him for the over the top review. walmart says it's looking for 2 million sweet potato pies to replenish its supply. >> finally we have a "dancing with the stars" update. >> a big night in the ballroom with the stars performing three dances filling the void after tamar braxton's exit over health

issues. bindi irwin dancing both inside and outside a box, swinging a lighted rope around her neck. >> carlos penavega showed off his rope dancing skills. au four contestants will advance to next week's finals. >> showing off more than his ropes. >> hello. ropes.

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because the time to think about tomorrow...is today. go long. you'd better you'd better watch out. you'd better not cry you'd why town >> why not? the music's great but santa claus has already come to a town he ended up causing a huge controversy. >> it all started with a cherry hill mall decided to amp up the santa experience and also amping wpvi's sarah bloomquist has the story. >> reporter: the visit to santa's lap is a holiday the second year in a row the

hi-tech experience social media went wild and not in a good way because of the price. this year the mall started charging $35 to $75 to see st. nick. gail's post on facebook was typical. it's an absolute disgrace you're charging so much money to get in to see santa. outside the mall the same. >> i don't think people should be charged for santa claus. no way. >> why not? >> it's christmas. come on. what's the real meaning? >> reporter: there the adventure to your santa attraction is one of only 12 like it in the country. mall management was surprised by the negative reaction. >> we never want anybody to feel like they're excluded or they can't come here. >> reporter: the mall got the mess allege and dropped the required prepurchase of a photo package. >> you can come in and visit for free. you'll no longer have to make a minimum photo package purchase and you can visit with santa

>> gianna and her sister paid to see the north pole attraction prior to the policy change and thought it was worth the price. >> i like when we go on the sled and you see it's like you're actually moving in the sled. >> still shoppers were glad to >> perfect. >> do you think that's right? >> absolutely. give more children the you can see sit on his lap for free. photo will cost you $30 to $70. >> did you like it sitting on santa's lap when you were a kid or an adult? >> oh, hadal low. wow. >> what is that smirk? >> that smirk is santa, i have been very nice. >> but you look pretty naughty there. oh, boy. >> the filter has applied. >> i was just saying you're really holding back there. >> i'm trying the filter now. >> don't miss our updates on facebook at wnnfans.com. >> coming up, more news from abc. >> this is abc's "world news

good morning. i'm kendis gibson. >> i'm reena ninan. here are some of the top headlines we're following this morning on "world news now." on the warpath. france unleashing a second round stronghold in syria. raids lead to 23 arrests and the paris attacks has been identified. he's just 27 years old. full coverage in a moment. >> police in rural texas say murder of six people at a campsite. they say a man who lived on the neighboring property has been arrested for the killings, but a 41-year-old volunteer firefighter from mississippi has been given what's being called the most extensive face transplant ever.

mechanic from brooklyn ironically himself always wanted to be a firefighter. >> harvard researchers say drinking up to five cups of coffee a day could decrease the risk of dying prematurely by 15%. they think it's linked to chemical compounds found in the those are some of our top stories on this tuesday, november 17th. from abc news, this is good morning. we begin with the french crackdown on terror taking aim at isis overnight dropping 16 bombs on targets in syria simultaneously destroying a command center and a training center. >> as paris struggles to return to normal in the wake of the deadly attacks, one of the alleged tackers is still eluding these live pictures of the

abc's elizabeth hur. >> reporter: police thought they had him cornered but the target has slipped their grasp for the second time. and now the manhunt for the suspected eighth attacker salah abdeslam is intensifying. police say he fled paris friday night abandoning the two cars he rented, then making a run for his native belgium driving a third car with two other passengers. police stopped him at a roadblock saturday but let them go and they made it across the border. those two passengers now under arrest and charged. authorities have identified this man abdel hamid abaaoud as the mastermind of the paris massacre. his plan included having one of the attackers blend in among the tens of thousands of syrian refugees to sneak his way into paris. have governors of 25 states resisting president obama's plan to resettle up to 10,000 syrians >> slamming the door in their

values. >> reporter: in paris, president francois hollande led his nation in a moment of silence. the eiffel tower glowed with the colors of the french flag for the first time since friday. the fugitive's brother was questioned and released. and he says he had no idea both of his brothers were terrorists. again, one is still on the run and the other died during the attacks. kendis and reena? >> elizabeth, what do we know about the air strikes in syria overnight? >> reporter: the french military confirmed the news overnight. what we've learned so far is that this latest round involved the command centers and the training centers as you noted earlier in the city of raqqa which has become known as the isis capital in syria. of course, we should note this french president declaring france is now at war with isis and his words, france will destroy isis. >> francois hollande saying they will be pitiless. elizabeth, thanks for joining

us. >> thank you. >> the attacks in paris sparked a bitter debate over america's syrian refugee program now opposed by half the nation's governors and the gop presidential candidates. >> president obama who just arrived in the philippines for the big apec summit is standing his ground on welcoming the refugees. here's abc arlette sands. >> reporter: on capitol hill, a moment of silence for the attacks in paris. >> in memory of the terrorist attack victims in france. >> a break from the heated rhetoric on the campaign trail. >> nothing short of lunacy. >> is this a trojan horse? >> we've got a cub scout for mander in chief. >> reporter: republican candidates blasting president obama for his plan to admit 10,000 syrian refugees to the u.s. concerns mounting over whether one of the paris attackers entered france as a refugee. >> at least one and probably more of the killers, the animals

that did what they did in paris came out of the migration. >> reporter: more than two dozen governors are refusing to take in syrian refugees and some 2016 candidates want to prioritize allowing christians into the u.s. >> our focus ought to be on the christians who have no place in syria anymore. >> reporter: but president obama says that's un-american. >> when i hear political leaders suggesting there would be a religious test for which a person who is fleeing from a war torn country is admitted, that's shameful. that's not american. that's not who we are. >> reporter: across the u.s., security is on high alert. in washington, d.c., security heightened at monuments. k-9 teams in the metro system just as a new isis video promises an attack on the nation's capital. >> i want you to know that our city is coordinating at the highest levels. >> reporter: the intelligence community says there's no specific imminent threat against the u.s., but cia director john brennan has warned isis may be

tragedy in paris. >> arlette, we're getting rhetoric about this from the politicians. but do governors have a legal right to block refugees from entering their states? >> reporter: the answer is essentially no. it's actually the federal government, not the states that determines whether a refugee can be admitted to the country. so those two dozen governs don't have a legal right to keep refugees out of their states but experts say the governors can refugees by either cutting them. kendis and reena. >> busy's arlet sands reporting live from washington. thank you so much. >> as elizabeth mentioned a little bit earlier, the french air force is conducting a second round of air strikes on the isis stronghold of raqqa in syrah, of course. will soon be positioned off syria's coast. martha raddatz takes us inside the campaign. >> reporter: the response from the french air force has been

strong and swift. french fighter jets pounding targets in the isis stronghold of raqqah, bombing an isis command post, training camp, recruiting center. but this is not a real increase in bombing. these are isis targets that may have already been on a list or strike package for weeks. so, why not strike when they were first on the list? >> they would wait for them to be populated, to have a class there in training, to have a group there being recruited. >> reporter: but when paris was attacked, the u.s. stepped aside and let the french go after the targets as retaliatory strikes. it's not known whether there were isis fighters inside. as for the overall military strategy, nothing is changing. the president adamant about not adding combat ground troops. >> we have the right strategy and we're going to see it through. >> reporter: isis is believed to have between 20,000 to 30,000 fighters and oil fields that generate about $40 million per month.

targeted isis fuel trucks, more than 100 of them used to smuggle oil to finance military and terrorist operations. but those, too, have been on the target list for a while. martha raddatz, abc news, washington. >> our coverage of the attacks on paris continues in a few minutes with a look at the piano player in the french capital trying to heal the city with one famous melody later in this half hour. >> federal investigators have given up their search for the black box from that sunkal cargo ship el faro. the ntsb says they're still hopeful they can find out what happened to the ship without the recorder. the fighter sank october 1st everyone on board was killed. the pilot of a small plane managed on to make an emergency landing on a north carolina highway without injuring anyone. the aircraft landed on the median and crossed two lanes of traffic before stopping on the shoulder. the pilot said he was having engine problems and trying to make it to an airport. >> extreme weather starting with

as many as a dozen twisters were reported in the texas panhandle. the severe storms left thousands of people without power. golf ball sized hail came down in some parts. >> a halliburton plant in the some localized flooding was also reported. snowstorm hitting areas around denver expecting a foot and a half blizzard like conditions will last well into this wind gusts are expected to reach up to 60 miles an hour. blizzard warnings are in effect for parts of kansas, nebraska winter closing in in northern china. that means they're getting the pandas ready for the cold. the enclosure for a 2-year-old giant panda has been outfitted with a heating bed. i need a heating chair for the show. >> they want to make sure she is warm enough. she arrived from a nature preserve a month ago and the

experts say the change of climates can be tough. >> her area has a built-in in heating system in the ground. no doubt, she's in for a comfortable time this winter. >> you would think their fur would make them nicely warm for the winter but i guess not. >> you would think the blubber would help keep her insulated. >> there is that is, as well. >> apparently she's only two but she's a growing girl. eating lots of carrots, steamed bread and apples. that sounds like a diet, not for a growing girl. >> paleodiet for pandas. coming up, if you're hungry for details about the next "hunger games," stay tuned. >> the single song from a piano player to heal paris after the terror attacks. we're hearing from the musician who is striking a chord. >> and newly released pictures taken inside the bataclan theater during the attacks. our coverage continues after our look at today's forecast map. you're watching "world news now." "world news now" weather, brought to you by sheila g's

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back now to our top story. the attacks on paris. french president francois hollande is now saying france is at war as he vows to destroy isis. >> as french warplanes strike in syria, hollande is also calling for some bold moves on the who i am front. abc's david muir is in paris with the latest. >> reporter: for the first time it, the moments before paris was forever changed. these photographs emerging from inside that concert hall taken from the stage before the attack. so many smiling faces, their hands in the air. and now we know what would come next. the gunfire breaking through the music. >> we're also getting our first

look at this video of the immediate aftermath. sirens blaring, voices crying out. two officers peering through those doors. president obama saying the u.s. had no intelligence this attack was coming. >> there were no specific mentions of this particular attack that would give us a sense of something that we need -- that we could provide french authorities, for example, or act on ourselves. >> reporter: while here in france, president hollande stood side by side with students in a moment of silence across the country. a short time later in front of a joint session of parliament, he declared france is at war with isis calling for an extension. he now wants a three-month state of emergency here in france. saying the attacks were "planned in syria, organized in belgium and perpetrated in france." his country continuing its

strikes thanking america for providing assistance to sending a warship, an aircraft carrier to the eastern med terrainon on thursday right off the coast of syria. the world now watching as that international manhunt plays out. the alleged eighth attacker on the front pages of newspapers a massive anti-terror crackdown across france. these images of officers entering a building detaining a man in toulouse. 168 police raids in all. 23 arrested, computers, hard drives seized. 3 weapons found among them bullet proof vests, kalashnikovs and a rocket launcher. people under house arrest here in france. as you travel through paris, all of the places where the carnage unfolded. there were 19 different nationalities among the dead. a survivor holding his bloodstained ticket from the concert. this woman showing photos she took inside the concert hall with friends standing this close to the band.

closet for three hours. >> all we could hear at that point was a stampede. people running and screaming. gunfire and thuds which could only have been people hitting the floor, their bodies hitting the floor. >> reporter: and we met roman renuel, who lived near two of the restaurants targeted. he told me it was his responsibility to be there with the victims who were dying. why did you kneel down beside them? >> what could i do? ignore them? just do what you can. you're not a doctor. you can't help. you can just show feelings to people, don't let people die alone. so, you do what you can do. you just watch, you just try to ease pain, but what can you do? >> and the french government also trying to do what they can do. a short time ago, the interior minister announcing 128 raids have taken place overnight. they've added 115,000 police to conduct patrols in france, as well. and as we take a look once

again at the growing memorial that is growing outside one of the six locations that were attack add. you can see things are starting to get back to normal. at least people are going about their business this morning there in paris. coming up, after the chaos, one man's musical message. >> they're also the chords of peace. the musical tribute from another time. time.

imagine all the people, living life in peace you may say i'm a dreamer >> they're the notes from another era, another time and another war. >> when john lennon wrote the music and the words to that song, they never thought it would become an icon of peace for its time. who could have possibly envisioned they would have such a powerful impact more than 40 years later half a world away. here's abc's juju chang. >> reporter: amidst the horror and grief, a moment of hope.

bataclan theater playing that familiar tune, john lennon's "imagine." >> music goes directly into your heart. you have a mirror in front of you, and you're reflecting yourself in this music. >> reporter: after those now infamous attacks, the 34-year-old musician drove 400 miles from germany to play at nearly every site where innocents lost their lives. >> my hope is that all the musicians all around the world are playing music for peace. this is what the world needs right now. >> reporter: around the globe awash in the colors of the flag, this image trending worldwide and in paris, a symbol of hope in a city tossed but not sunk. >> so beautiful to hear his

words and the music and that song is just so touching even a generation later. it was written in his home and it went to number one on the billboard charts.

so hello from the other side times to tell you i'm sorry for everything that i've done but when i call you never >> it is t minus three days to the release of perhaps the most highly anticipated "hunger games" installment ever, "mocking jay" part 2. >> fans are asking what's going on with the fashion forward effie trinket. elizabeth banks opened up to our rachel smith.

you. >> reporter: far from the districts in the heart of times square, lies the "hunger games" exhibition. >> it's remarkable. it's a walk down memory lane for sure. >> eyes right, chins up, smiles on. >> reporter: where i met up with the capital's favorite fashionista, effie trinket, aka elizabeth banks. here she is. >> those are works of art. i want to say they were designed by an architect. it was a collaboration between an architect and a shoe designer. >> what are you doing? >> i'm a political refugee. >> she reflects on her surprising return in part 2. >> the films were a departure from the book in the sense that is in the books effie was mia. >> i think everybody disagreed was sort of a fan favorite and she had a real connection to katniss. you couldn't really see it in the books. >> you look lovely as ever.

>> reporter: now for a little lightning round, may the odds be ever in your favor. a game we're calling what are effie's odds? >> what are the odds of her wearing sneakers? >> low, very low odds. unless they become a big deal in the capital. she really likes the heel. >> reporter: what are the odds of effie being on social media? >> high odds. effie understands the power of a great media presence. >> reporter: and with the games coming to a close, she says effie will always have a place are you going to miss this character? >> very much. i loved her. she's really iconic and there's a lot of creativity within effie. i'll miss that for sure. history was made here. >> rachel smith, abc news, new york. >> you excited about this one, huh? >> yeah, it opens this friday. many say it could make up to $120 million this weekend. >> that's a lot. that's the news for this half hour. >> that's a lot.