let's go back to dammartin, because i think we have reestablished links with chris morris, our europe correspondent, who was one of the first in the village this morning. what's the situation there right now, chris? >> reporter: we've moved a bit further from the village. we're now back in here. we can just about see the roof of the building where the gunmen are holed out at the moment. it seems pretty calm at the moment. there is security everywhere. we understand that there has been contact with the gunmen inside the building. i suppose we can say that a siege situation has developed. police were searching yesterday about 20 miles northeast of here in thick woodland. that's the kind of place they would have liked to have tracked down these two suspects. unfortunately, when they break cover this morning and hijacked that vehicle, they managed to get themselves to a police where there are plenty of people and it appears they have one hostage inside the building. we understand local schools have been evacuated. pupils have been moved out from the schools now that the police have establ

chris morris reports for us. >> just before 6:00 in the evening and a small belgian town -- in small belgian town, the shots and flames at the windows. look inside the building and you can see a police officer opening fire. they say they had intelligence of an eminent attack. the suspect has recently returned from fighting and they fired back. local people could hardly believe what happened. >> i saw a police car and heard explosions followed by gunshots. at first, i thought it was firecrackers. >> a huge security operation in action. though were 10 simultaneous raids across the country. it all happened very quickly. >> the group was about to commit terror attacks in belgium and the search warrants were served as suspects a be the open fire. the opened fire several minutes before being neutralized. >> a dramatic and unexpected night. the authority has always been worried by the number of jihadists in iraq and syria. tonight, they acted against it before it was too late. >> prosecutors believe they were planning terrorist attacks on a grand scale. security has been tightened across th

chris morris, bbc news. >> elections on sunday.ay with us here on "bbc world news." >>> still to come the japanese government insists it's still making every effort to seek the release of two hostages held by islamic state militants, even though the deadline for a ransom payment has passed. [container door opening] ♪ what makes it an suv is what you can get into it. ♪ [container door closing] what makes it an nx is what you can get out of it. ♪ introducing the first-ever lexus nx turbo and hybrid. once you go beyond utility there's no going back. news." i'm david eades. the latest headlines. king abdullah of saudi arabia has died. his 79-year-old half brother has become the new ruler. >>> thailand's former prime minister yingluck shinawatra has been banned from office after a vote by the military-appointed parliament. >>> the japanese government says it's making every effort to seek the release of two hostages being held by islamic state militants. a video believed to be from islamic state emerged on tuesday, demanding that japan p

morris. congratulations, congressman. >> thank you, chris.d you enjoyed it. >>> up next, what should republicans do about steve scalise? he's their number three man in the house and he spoke to a neo-nazi group. yes, he did. he's apologized for it. this is a chronic problem for the party, it ain't going away. you're watching "hardball," the place for politics. nearly half a million cars were stolen in 2012, but for every car stolen 34 people had their identities stolen. identity thieves can steal your money, damage your credit and wreak havoc on your life. why risk it when you can help protect yourself from identity theft with one call to lifelock, the leader in identity-theft protection? lifelock actively patrols your sensitive, personal information every second of every day, helping to guard your social security number, your bank accounts and credit, even the equity in your home -- your valuable personal assets. look. your bank may alert you to suspicious activity on your credit or debit card. but that still may leave you vulnerable to big

morris was a late addition. hall of famers michael ervin and chris carter picked the team. justin forsett playing as well. it ain't hawaii, but the guys are enjoying the event. >> towards the end of the season, when you don't have much to play for, as soon as it is over, i'm like man, i'm ready to get back. now it is a waiting game to get back to playing. >> this is the only time that i have some vacation time, spend it with the family. everyone is here. it is a cool experience. >>> glorified touch football game. it is also nhl all-star weekend. tonight, alex ovechkin, the trick shot. there is the basic one. i like the hockey version of the alley-oop. they toss it to him and -- whoo. tomorrow, he will be trying to score goals in a more traditional fashion. some fun stuff for the skills challenge. >>> we have a big storm headed th . >>> let's have it. >> a final look at the snow fall forecast map. we could see as much as 3 to 6- inches on the mason dixon line. in the beltway itself, a 1 to 3- inch total. that will be enough to really mess with the monday morning commute. we'll start out with a little rain

morris. congratulations, congressman. >> thank you, chris.d you enjoyed it. >>> up next what should republicans do about steve scalise? he's their number three man in the house and he spoke to a neo-nazi group. yes, he did. he's apologized for it. this is a chronic problem for the party, it ain't going away. you're watching "hardball," the place for politics. ... and bad for the barkley twins. your brain can send information to the rest of your body at 268 mph. three times the speed of a fastball. take care of your most important parts with centrum. multivitamins expertly designed with nutrients people don't get enough of from food alone. centrum. for the most important parts of you. i was not expecting to get a ford. we went around the country talking to people who made the switch to ford. it felt nicer than my bmw. good gas mileage... ecoboost makes a four cylinder engine feel like a six cylinder. my dad went and turned in his lexus and got the exact same car as me. he had to have it... i'm very happy with my escape. i don't know if i'll ev

morris county to invite down do a football game. >> john is saying he's a likable guy, he wants to be friends with the governor of new jersey. are you saying that the governor chrisistie should reject any sorts of free plane rides, any sorts of free football tickets and sorts of invitations to a luxury box? >> it's a double standard. we could not under our code of conduct as legislators take a gift even from a personal friend of that magnitude. but a governor of the state of new jersey who has the ability to put his signature on contracts has the ability? there's something wrong with that system. >> the governor followed the letter of the law. he's absolutely above board. john had been the chairman of the democratic party, that's his job. partisan attacks, trying to find some fire where there's smoke. that's what he tries to do. >> gentlemen, thanks so much we'll see if hug-gate has any legs after this. back to chris for breaking news. >>> we have developing details on this situation in france. it is now being called a terrorist attack by the french president, people entered into this magazine in france maybe as ten or more have been killed. we have the latest. f