team surrounding an apartment building north of paris looking for isis operative abdelhamid abaaoud, a string of explosions and gunshots could be heard through the night and residents were ordered to stay inside. our abc's correspondent alex marquardt has the latest from the paris suburb of saint-denis. alex, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, kendis. we are right here on the edge of this large perimeter that the french police have set up around that apartment that was raided which is around 200 yards down that way. the tower and church has struck 10. 5 1/2 hours ago this police raid started with gunfire and explosions lasting quite some time. we understand that there was some -- we've been on the ground for three hours and has been relatively quiet for quite some time except for a loud series of blasts that sounded like concussion grenades or stun grenade, the kinds of things police use when they raid buildings to stun suspects. that could have marked the end of this raid. we do understand from the french justice ministry that the raid is over. the paris prosecutor's office te

teams surrounding an apartment north of paris looking for isis operative abdelhamid abaaoud.s and gunshots could be heard through the night. residents ordered to stay inside. our abc correspondent, alex marquardt, has the latest from the paris suburb of saint-denis. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. we're on the edge of this large perimeter that the french police set up around the apartment that was raided, around 200 yards down that way. the clock tower just struck 10:00. 5.5 hours ago, the raid started with gunfire and explosions lasting quite some time. we understand that there were forces on the ground for about three hours. it's been relatively quiet for quite some time except for a large series of blasts that sounded like concussion grenades or stun grenades, the things police use whether they raid buildings to -- when they raid buildings to stun suspects. that could have marked the end of this raid. we understand from the french just ministry the raid is over. the paris prosecutor's office tells us that five people have been arrested, three suspects inside that

team surrounding an apartment building north of paris looking for isis operative abdelhamid abaaoud, a string of explosions and gunshots could be heard through the night and residents were ordered to stay inside. our ababc'sorrespondent alex marquardt has the latest from the paris suburb ofof saint-denis. alex, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, kendis. we are right here on the edge of this large perimeter that the french police have set up arounund that apartment that was raided which is around 200 yards down that way. the tower and church has struck 10. 5 1/2 hours ago this police raid started with gunfire and exexplosions lasting quite some time. we understand that there was some -- we've been on the ground for three hours and has beenn relatively quiet for quite some time except for a loud series of blasts that sounded like concussion grenades or stun grenade, the kinds of things police use when thehey raid buildings to stun suspects. that could have marked the endnd of this raid. we do understand from the french justice ministry that the raid is over. the paris prosecutor'

the other one a man named -- heads isis french speaking external operations network. abdelhamid abaaoud'seen his apprentice, so two top isis operatives, wolf, still connected to the paris terror attacks still out there. >> joining us in "the situation room," mike rogers, former chairman of the house intelligence committee, also our law enforcement analyst, the former fbi assistant director tom fuentes, and our cnn national security analyst peter bergen. mike, if abdelhamid abaaoud was in fact killed in that raid overnight, why is it taking french authorities so long to make that determination? >> if you heard some of the original reports there are body parts everywhere. so they're going to have to do some dna testing to try to make sure. it's probably that the body is unrecognizable at this point. >> that's why -- >> i think that's why. >> if he's dead they will determine. they'll find enough to make a determination at some point, right? >> they will. he served time in prison. they'll have some dna samples from belgium they'll be able to match. >> how did the french authorities get the ei

this is a veteran jihadi, somebody that abdelhamid abaaoud would have looked up to, more stature in isis. they're looking at him as the senior operational planner here with abdelhamid abaaoud more ringleader sent to lead the local cell. >> and, colonel, in addition to the horrific jihadi element here, there's also just a criminal element. some of these guys -- some of these terrorists were just thugs and common criminals. >> well, absolutely. what comes to mind, jake, is the fact that these bands the way they operate very much like some of the drug cartels in south and central america. so if you look at how the drug cartels operated there is some con gruns with what they did and with what isis is doing here in europe. >> for instance, two of these terrorists met because they were jailed for a theft years ago. >> exactly. and so they meet in these not only in the areas they normally meet in but also in jails, in criminal areas where a lot of criminality happens. they have the same experiences. they go through each of these experiences not only together, but they also learn from each other. it's the perfect breeding ground for this kind o

this official, they suspect there were several brains behind it, not only abdelhamid abaaoud, but also a senior french isis operativeled fabian clan. now, fabian clan's voice was heard on the isis claimed responsibility which quickly followed these attacks in paris. the belgians believe that abdelhamid abaaoud and fabian clan were working together in and around raqqah, syria, to recruit belgian recruits coming in and to send them back to launch attacks. and they would turn these recruits around very, very quickly, giving them perhaps sometimes just one or two weeks of training, then sending them back to europe to launch attacks. they're both believed to be behind those attempted attacks on that passenger train, also churches in paris in april. another key piece of information from belgian counterterrorism officials is that the bombmaker in this paris attack still believed to be at large, anderson. >> paul cruickshank, stay with us. we're going to take a short break. i want to come back to you, though, on the other side of this break because there's a lot -- you just gave us a lot of new information. i just want to d

isis operatives may have been involved. our brian todd has more. >> reporter: with the dead of abdelhamid abaaoud, french officials believe arist menace has been removed from their midst. but a new warning -- the french interior minister says authorities are investigating abaaoud's links to other known jihadist, top operatives who are still out there. european security officials tell cnn one of them sf a notorious french isis militant who is believed to have claimed responsibility in an audio message for the terrorist attacks. of. >> translator: paris shook under their feet and the streets were tight upon them. and unto allah is all praise and gratitude. >> fab yen clain was settled in the southern french city and developed an extraordinary talent for persuasion. >> he was extremely manipulative and extremely good as brainwa brainwashing youngsters in the toulouse area. someone ten years older than abdelhamid abaaoud. and so someone likely abdelhamid abaaoud wow lould have looked u. >> another militant who may be linked to the paris, slai slaim bengalin, about ten years older than abaaouz. >> he's an individual who is affil

operation. and a violent one. the target of that raid: this man. abdelhamid abaaoud. he is a belgian national, a key isis figure who had been believed to be in syria. no word yet on whether he was killed or captured. we do know the operation in saint denis, a paris suburb, is not over. we also know two suspects are dead...including a woman who detonated a suicide vest. we will bring you information as we get it. and arenew opposition in new hampshire to the governor's call to turn away syrian refugees. in a vote last night, manchester's board of mayor and y? alderman went against maggie hassan's recent stance. 500 refugees could be headed to new hampshire. randy: governor baker joining more than two dozen other governors opposing syrian refugees coming to the u.s. he was a part of a conference call yesterday with the obama administration. congressman seth moulton ripped the governor's opposition, tweeting -- "it's a shame the governor doesn't know the difference between refugees and those from whom they need refuge." the two continued trading words yesterday. >> i think it is unfortunate that a serious b

we are learning more about abdelhamid abaaoud would rose quickly in isis a crucial link between senior isis leadership and isis operativesr new worldwide strategy to coordinate attacks. he hand picked the attackers from his home found in brussels. his discarded self helped track him down. 5,000 bullets were used in the raid that left him and a woman, his cousin, dead. we will show you surveillance video that shows a miracle. a hail of bullets, debris flying and glass spraying at aing targeted last friday. watch the gunman in the red circle approach, spotting a young woman on the ground and he aimed the action 47 at her at point plan range but his gun appears to jam. she runs away and so does another woman and no one was killed at this restaurant. the gunman is believed another key player, abdeslam salah who still open run possibly in belgium. >> thank you very much. hear the latest developments in the last hour, french partial almost voted to citizen the state of message for an additional three months and the interior minister announced that france did not know that abdelhamid abaaoud, the alleged mapped, was in europe b

abdelhamid abaaoud is the mastermind behind the operation. he is believed to be in syria now. french war planes slammed targets overnight, and u.s. intelligence is helping the french locate targets. >> reporter: isis is the face of evil. our goal, as i have said many times, is to degrade and ultimately destroy this barbaric terrorist organization. >> reporter: many in paris have returned to work today, but there is still a sense of sadness and fear. some have found solace at memorials like this. >> reporter: carol colon can't believe his friend was gunned down. >> she die. >> reporter: his other friend is recovering after being shot. france is under a state of emergency that could last for the next three months. >> reporter: and of the seven attackers that were killed, police know the identities of five of them. and in each case, according to authorities, they all spent time training with isis in syria. in paris, kpix. >>> right now the eiffel tower's lights are back on. the iconic monument lit with the colors of the french flag. the tower has been closed since friday's attacks. >>> people in the bay area have been stopping by the french consulate to pay respects to the victims of the attack. toda

relative of abdelhamid abaaoud -- the suspected belgian isis ringleader of friday's attacks -- could be in the apartment. heavily armed officers went in by the truckload for an hours-long operation. inside -- a woman in another apartment hid with her baby. they said to stay laid down on the floor, don't move, and turn off all the lights, and that's what i did and i hid.she says gunfire and explosions shook the building until officials announced the raid was over. a police operation that was particularly dangerous and heavy has just ended. two people died including a woman by explosives. officials say they will use dna analysis to determine who was killed. president hollande says he will ask to extend france's state of emergency for three more months -- giving authorities more powers in conducting searches and detentions. in paris -- i'm erin mclaughlin reporting a police dog was among the casualties in today's raids in paris. police say.. diesel, a seven-year-old belgian shepherd dog... "killed by terrorists in the ongoing operation." the dog was the first to go into the apartment where it was believed terrorist suspects were hiding out. honoring the fallen k-9, thousands of peo

isis has been drilling down on its operatives the need to film the attacks and there was a plot thwarted in january in which abdelhamid abaaoudas the ringleader. when police went in, they found gopro cameras at that safe house in eastern belgium. they were planning to film those attacks back in january. so it's quite possible that he was trying to do the same here again for an isis propaganda video which they would put out to electrify the support base. >> paul, there's also a new suspect on the loose being searched for now. what do we know about this? >> this is mohamed abrimii who is believed to have driven to paris and rented the same car that was used to drop off the attackers at the stadium. and also, on sunday night in brussels, somebody -- when abdeslam came back to brussels and drove off with him, they have arrested that person, they've just announced, and that could be a key lead to finding abdeslam. >> now they are watching dna with an unknown person who blew himself up in the apartment and a gun found near a restaurant that was attacked. but they still don't know the identity of this man. they have the dna but not

operation and a violent one. [gunfire] the target of the raid, the suspected mastermind of the paris attacks abdelhamid abaaoud . a belgian national, and a key isis figure who has been believed to be in syria. no word on whether he was killed or captured. officials say cell phone evidence recovered after friday' s attacks led to this raid. two suspects are dead, including a woman who detonated a suicide vest. we will bring you more information as it comes into us. randy: new opposition in him to to the governor' s call to turn away syrian refugees. a vote by the mayor and the board of aldermen went against her recent stance. showed syrian refugees could be headed to new hampshire. emily: governor baking joining opposing syrian refugees coming to the u.s. administration. congressman seth moulton' s ripped the governor' s opposition. tweeting -- it is a shame the governor does not know the difference between refugees and for those that need refuge." the two continue trading words yesterday. >> i think it is unfortunate that a serious guy like that went straight to the partisan talking points with respect to how we responded on that. >> this is not

abdelhamid abaaoud was reporting to people in the isis hierarchy and one was a french isis operative,ngleader behind this plot, behind a plot stream this year against france. he's in raqqah, syria. he's been working all year with abdelhamid abaaoud to send back recruits to launch attacks, to train them quickly, so they don't akrorouse suspicion. >> how do they do that? >> they take a two to three week holiday in turkey. get quick training and come back. then they're not going to be suspected as much as people going away for months. the other thing is people not even traveling into syria. actually meeting with these french isis operatives in turkey itself, in safe houses in istanbul or southern turkey, and being turned around from there. we saw that with the plot against the churches in paris, organized by the same network. >> they're an app away from being able to talk to each other without being detected, right? >> the evidence coming from these past cases linked to the network are suggesting they're communicating through encrypted messaging apps. there is an extraordinary amount of

isis. abdelhamid abaaoud is a guy that was a go between. he had gone back and forth to syria. they use the connections in order to organize this operation here. but he was also kind of a poster boy for isis. they like to put these guys up and say this guy is a hero we are going to make a star out of him. that argues against him being the master mind. they are not going to waste a master mind as a poster boy because this guy is going to get killed soon. >> sophisticated stuff. thank you very much. a dramatic scene north of paris as french police carried out a spectacular assault on terrorists holed up in an apartment. they engaged in a fierce gunfight with a well armed isis terror cell. [ gunshots ] two people were killed in that including a woman who blew herself up in that raid. eight people were arrested. the paris prosecutor say police encountered major resistance. >> translator: tonight five police from the raid were wounded. it was a very difficult assault. the bullet proof apartment resisted and this allowed the terrorists to prepare their retaliation and interrupt the shooting went on for about an hour. >> looks like they got the

jihadist movement. >> reporter: if abdelhamid abaaoud has been taken out, a significant threat to europe is removed. but analysts say there are other top isis operatives the paris attacks still out there. brian todd, cnn, washington. >> our thanks to brian todd for that. this morning china is condemning what it calls the cold-blooded and violent killing of one of its citizens by isis. >> now, the terrorist group is claiming as well that it has killed a norwegian hostage. isis posted pictures of the men in the september issue of its online magazine. they have an online magazine. when you think about it, it's surreal. "dabiq" is the title of the magazine. with the words "for sale" below their portraits. >> joining us now is jeanine di giovanni, the middle east editor of "newsweek." she's also a friend of steven sotloff, the u.s.-israeli journalist kidnapped in syria and killed there by isis. so it is chilling to see today isis claiming the responsibility for two more deaths. but you can sense that in a way it's their retaliation or response perhaps to the raid here yesterday. it's isis saying we're still here, we can do what we want in the land that we

abdelhamid abaaoud is the mastermind behind the terrorist attacks. you see him featured here in the isis magazine dabiq. what do we know about him? >> he's a very capable operational planner who is also thought to be behind that plot thwarted in belgium in january, a gunman similar plot to the one we saw play out in paris. he's a belgian mo ro can traveled to syria in 2013, moved up the isis hierarchy and has been playing this key operational role for them, the kind of sheik mohamed role good at persuading troops to launch attacks and training organization and been a point communicating. the concern is he's plotting a string of attacks against france, against europe, jake. >> paul cruickshank, phil mudd, congressman, stick around. when we come back we have much more on this story. an increase in security in the united states as this brand new isis video threatens washington, d.c., by name law enforcement officials right now reacting to that specific threat. that story next. the possibility of a flare swas almost always on my mind. thinking about what to avoid, where to go... and how to deal with my uc. to me, that was normal. until i talked to my doctor. she told

isis hierarchy. >> well, wasn't he in jail? >> well, he had a four or five-year sentence, and he climbed back up the hierarchy and police have been working in raqqah with french and belgian operatives and possibly abdelhamid abaaoud who we were just talking about. >> and yes, when there is a short prison sentence, nic, there is only a certain amount of thing as that you can be held for. >> yes, and then heads straight for the border in syria. >> and wouldn't you think they were keeping an eye on him intently. >> we were talking to a french official who said it takes 24 people to watch one person 24 hours a y, and 111,0 1111 -- 11 people on the watch list, and so it is e beyond the re sousource and the capability to do it. but it is instructive, paul, and i don't know what you think about this, but it is instructive that this fabien was a able to climb the isis leader so quick ly. and these leaders, abdel hakeem that we were talking about yesterday, and moving up quickly. >> and one thing to add on fabian clain, because authori authorities are saying that he had an attack on the train where three american heroes thwarted that attack, and also played a role in the attack on the church, and also playing a role on th

isis really drilling into their operatives and fighters at the need to film their attacks, to film the aftermath of the attacks. they're saying that's almost as important as launching the attacks themselves. we saw with abdelhamid abaaoud that cell that he was leading in belgium, in january, they found gopro cameras in the us eastern belgium they raided, indicating that group planned to fim their attacks. back in january, an isis-inspired terrorist filmed a seven-minute sequence with a gopro camera of him killing people that kosher market, tried download it on the internet, it appears to have failed. it hasn't come out. but one of the explanations, there was a video that came out over the weekend with some video from the aftermath that isis put out there. but it's not clear whether that cell phone footage is something that potentially abdelhamid abaaoud shot. >> it's clear for some of the group, cameras as much weapons of terror as guns themselves. what other piece of information came out terrorist as peered to do some scouting of the site they attacked. they cased these sites. people say if they were there, maybe there should have been signs, should have been ways to catch them beforehand. but it's in the that simple,

about to close in on abdelhamid abaaoud, who is the mastermind of this operation just to recap, he's a 27-year-old belgium. he's been a long time in syria. known to be in the rights of isis. now apparently has come back and led this operation. so he's wanted perhaps more than any other figure. we know that salah abdeslam who we have been talking about for days is on the run and maybe one other as well. that coupled with, well, we'll see whether his fate is resolved any time soon. coupled with what happens next and what might have been foichltd from the very beginning, all the french authorities, president hollande, the prime minister, the interior minister, defense minster, everybody was warning there could be rolling attacks. so most people don't think it would be -- if the it was in that regard part of the rolling attacks. we have to figure out once we get more knowledge. certainly today french president francois hal lande is at the media bright and early in this emergency situation meeting with his prime minister and the interior machinester who is on the scene in charge of the overall security and investigations. >> cia director john brennan yesterday said he had mor

abdelhamid abaaoud, the suspected belgian isis ring leader of friday's attacks, could be inside the apartment. outside the building, a clear buildup, heavily armed officers coming in by the truckload, for an hour's long operation. inside, a woman in another apartment hid with her baby. >> they said to say, lay down on the floor, don't move, turn off all lights and that's what i did >> the reporter: she says gunfire and explosions shook the building until officials announced the raid was over. >> a police operation that was particularly dangerous and heavy has just ended. two people died, including a woman by explosives. >> the reporter: officials will use d.n.a. analysis to determine who was killed. belgian state broadcaster rtbf reports that a woman who blew herself up in the operation is a cousin of abdelhamid abaaoud. that has yet to be confirmed. presidentford francois hollande says he will ask to extend france's state of emergency for three more months, giving authorities power and conducting searches and attention. as part of that, police have banned public demonstrations in paris and surrounding towns until november 22. the ban is part of expanded security measures, permitted under that state of emergen

operation, including the guy who claimed responsibility for isis, are still there at large, doing more of this pressing the exc accelerat accelerator. fasten your seat belts. >> paul cruickshank, very dire warning to hear that. yes, abdelhamid abaaoud is dead but the man who claimed responsibility, fabien clain, still alive and in syria. >>> new this morning, china is promising revenge after isis it said killed a chinese hostage. could this change the situation on the ground in syria? >>> plus, new isis video depi depicting isis suicide bombers preparing for an attack on new york city. what intelligence officials say about this video. is it a real threat? this is cnn's special live coverage. stay with us. tcount on someone's kid mistaking me for santa. i'm so sorry. come on sweetie. it's okay. and knowing right when my packages arrive. introducing real-time delivery notifications. one more reason this is our season. where their electricity comes from. they flip the switch-- and the light comes on. it's our job to make sure that it does. using natural gas this power plant can produce enough energy for about 600,000 homes. generating electricity that's cleaner and reliable, with fewer emissions-- it matters. ♪ i absolutely love my ne

abdelhamid abaaoud has been involved in four of those. the belief is that he's been working together with other french and belgian isis operatives in syria. they're quickly turning around french recruits, giving them a one or two-week training course and then sending them back to launch attacks. their responsible for the attempt on the passenger train with three american heroes saved the day. also, though, a plot in august where somebody was tasked by al abaaoud to come back and attack a concert hall. one other interesting thing about fabien clain, the guy working together with al abaaoud, back in 2009 he's thought to have been responsible for plotting a attack against the bataclan concert hall. >> all the way back in 2009, incredible. nic robertson, do we know much about the connection between this alleged ring leader and this so-called eighth terrorist, salah abdeslam, who there is this international arrest warrant out for, who is believed to have been the eighth terrorist involved in the attacks friday, was apprehended, was pulled over, in a routine stop after the attacks in france, headed toward belgium, was released. there were two o

abdelhamid abaaoud is his cousin who blew herself up with a vest. >>> state law enforcement agencies are enhancing operations following the release of an isis threat. it showed images of new york landmarks including time's square. there's no specific threat against new york city. labor trouble -- >>> labor troubles are brewing at kennedy airport. a strike list >>> time now to check the commute with heather. >> we have a problem out the george washington bridge and it's police activity as you head to the upper level. the police activity is right at the tolls. washington bridge and they know move okay getting across the span. lincoln 50, holland a 30-minute delay. we have an accident being cleared away down into queens. if you plan on taking the 2 and the 5 earlier problems cleared. street cleaning rules in effect. >>> bill evans with the accuweather forecast. >> cloudy skies as you can see. our camera bouncing around a little bit with the southeast wind coming in. 60 degrees, really warm. we're looking at showers coming from the west. they're just creeping east ward into pennsylvania. that will head into warn jersey about 11:00, noontime in the cit

to abc news this operation all part of the hunt for the so-called mastermind of the coordinated and deadly attacks here in paris, abdelhamid abaaoud, the belgian militant and major isis recruiter. a prosecutor suggesting that cell phones found led them to thiseighborhood, giving them reas to believe that abaaoud could be in one of the apartments here. french sources telling abc news a woman killed herself during the raid, detonating a suicide belt. all of the attackers who killed themselves on iday night in paris had identical belts. a second terrorist here this morning killed by shrapnel and grenades. sporadic explosions in the hours that followed here and we've witnessed special forces and truckloads of soldiers securing the main square here as military helicopters fly overhead. authorities shutting down schools and warning families to stay inside. also here abc's matt gutman who was just feet from the chaos. >> multiple blasts right now. we're nosure what those sounds of explosions are. police have been mounting -- police have been mounting their presence as these explosions sound out. we're hearing cries of people down the street. >> reporter: this morning, auori