it is very tense in brussels. meanwhile, here in the french capital the investigation continues into yesterday's deadly incident outside a police station in the north of the city. a man wearing a fake explosive vest and wielding a butcher knife was shot dead by police as he entered the building. authorities are trying to establish whether he represented a significant threat or was acting alone without support. authorities have not confirmed his identity. >> establishing the true identity of this man, shot dead after trying to attack a paris police station, is complicated for french authorities. initial information reveals that while unknown to intelligence services, he was known to police. his fingerprints show he was convicted for theft in 2013 in the south of france. he declared his identity back in 1995a moroccan born in kazakh. this was never verified, and now thisrosecutor has revealed identity is contradicted. >> it should be noted that this identity is contradicted by a document that forms the basis of the

last known location, brussels.re in touch with the paris plotters giving orders during the period of the attacks. before december, belgian authorities released grainy photos of them and on cctv footage. at that point, they did not know who they were. now, they are pretty sure they know who they are. there is a lot of urgency in finding these two men. >> if they know their identities, paul, what kind of strategy are they using to find these two other most wanted men? >> reporter: they are using many, many strategies. they obviously in belgium they have ten people in custody. they are asking all of them a lot of questions trying to get information from those people. they have a lot of phones, a lot of devices that they are going through. a lot of digital information they are trying to get information from. they have cctv footage. they have the records of when the two men sent western union transfer to the female cousin of salah abdeslam to get lodging in paris after the paris attacks. they have records of the trips o

still, new year's eve is for celebration, says this brussels club owner. >> i believe the people of brussels need to party and gather and to bond together. >> reporter: and it wasn't only the belgian police who discovered evidence of a new year's terrorist attack. the turks too have arrested two men they say were planning to bomb crowded areas in ankara >>> bill cosby is free on a million dollars bail after his arraignment on a sex abuse charge dating back nearly a dozen years. he was charged about a month before the statute of limitations would have run out. cosby's lawyer calls the arrest a political stunt by the local prosecutor. jericka duncan is outside the courthouse just outside of philadelphia. >> reporter: two attorneys at his side, bill cosby carefully stepped out of a black suv wednesday to face criminal charges of sexual assault. >> mr. c cby, do you want to say anything? >> reporter: gripping a cane, the 78-year-old stumbled on the curb as he was led into the courthouse in elkins park, pennsylvania. the accusations that landed him here date back to 2004, when former temple unive

in brussels, the official party was canceled. soldiers fanned out across the city and workers dismantled the stage where the new year's show was to go on. after the arrest of two men suspected of planning holiday attacks. some think it was an over- reaction. >> i think it's backing down to the threat of terrorism. i think we should stand up and just make everything happen. edgy. this week, police arrested yet another suspect with links to the paris attacks in molenbeek, a brussels suburb that was home to two of the other attackers and one of them, saleh abdeslam, is still on the loose. still, new year's eve is for celebration, says brussels club owner pablo saccomano. >> i really believe that the people from brussels need to go out and party and need to gather as well and to bond together. >> reporter: and it wasn't only the belgian police, elaine, who discovered evidence of a new year's terrorist attack. the turks, too, have arrested two men they say were planning to bomb crowded areas in ankara tonight. >> quijano: elizabeth pa

find givingecutors her prince of one of the paris attackers at a brussels apartment he had been using as a hideout. forced to resign, the chief of police in the german city of cologne takes early retirement for failing to stop sexual attacks on new year's eve. -- those accomplished are the words of the mexican president as he tweets the news that the fugitive drug kingpin they call el chapo has been recaptured. tom: good evening could we go developing new story out of egypt where gunmen are reported to have opened fire attentions of a hotel in the red sea resort. the attackers arrived reportedly by sea in order to carry out that assault and the russian news agency says that 2 foreign tourists have been injured there in the attack. let's get the latest from our correspondent in cairo. here is what he told us. reporter: we are getting unconfirmed reports that at least three gunmen in this attack on this hotel, in the red sea resort, unconfirmed reports that one of the attackers was wearing a suicide belt, and that the attack was foiled when a security guard killed at least one of the at

still, new year's eve is for celebratio says this brussel club owner. >> i believe the people of brussels needdo party and gather and to bond together. >> reporter: and it wasn't only the belgian police who discovered evidence of a new year's terrorist attack. the turks too have arrested two men they say were planning to bomb crowded areas in ankara tonight. >>> bill cosby is free on a million dollars bail after his arraigent on a sex abuse charge dating back nearly a dozen years. he was charged about a month before the statute of limitations would have run out. cosby's lawyer calls the arrest a political stunt by the l lal prosecutut. jericka duncan is outside the courthouse just outside of philadelphia. >> reporter: two attorneys at his side, bill cosby carefully stqpped out of a black suv wednesday to face criminal charges of sexual assault. >> mr. cosby, do you want to say anything? >> reporter: gripping a crane, the 78-year-ol stumbled on the curb as he was led into the courthouse. the accusations that led him here date back to 2004, when employee andrea constand says cosby drugged a

it is accusing brussels of meddling in its internal affairs. >> brussels and warsaw are on a collision course. accusing: of putting the rule of law at risk, reaching fundamental eu values. it's the first time they have lots such an investigation against a member state to >> i think the procedure will help us clarify what the procedure really is, and it will help us explain where our concerns are and help the polish authorities clarify with us how they are going to address these concerns. >> poland's new conservative government has come under fire for its recent reforms. people have taken to the streets into social media to express their concern. they worry that us string of measures implement by the government is aimed at strengthening the grip on the judiciary and the media. some say the brussels inquiry is warranted. >>: after 1989 has always depended on the media. so-called intervention signals. >> the intervention comes in several steps. if poland does not react to the warning from brussels, the eu could apply article seven for the first time ever. funds could be withdrawn and wars

fears of the terror attack put an end in brussels. risk analysis meant there was no choice but to cancel all public events scheduled for the night. this is the second block down in two months. i would like to ask that the investigation speed up and everybody should be rounded up. two men arrested on wednesday have appeared briefly. they are suspected of plotting to carry out attacks tonight. six other arrests were also made in connection with the terror plot. belgian police have arrested a total of 10 suspects they believe are linked to the november 13 paris attacks. festivities have been muted. many opting to celebrate indoors. france has been in a state of emergency since the november 13 attacks. and a strong military presence is evident on the streets of paris. 100,000 security personnel have been deployed for new year's eve. >> we are here to reassure and protect people. they need to be able to continue their daily lives as normal. >> they did not let it spoil the mood. phil: for germany, 2015 has been a year of challenges. chance

. >> bomb factory found in brussels. details on the apartment reportedly used to make explosives in the paris attacks. next we'll talk to former navy seal rob o'neill what needs to be done to stop potential attacks here and abroad. david: investigators discovered what they believe may be apartment used as bomb-making factory that supplied suicide belts used in november 13th paris attacks. our greg palkot is in london with latest on developing story. >> belgian prosecutors in fox news they could have important break in their investigation into the november paris terror spree. discovered in an apartment in brussels, trace of a volatile tatp explosive material, other bomb-making gear a well as three hand made suicide belts. they thought brussels was operational hub for the terror here is more hard proof. many of paris attackers after mowing down their victims with guns blew themselves up in various locations leaving some 130 people dead. the find today reveals possibly more carnage was in store. just as important also found

in brussels, the official party was canceled. soldiers fanned out across the city and workers dismantled the stage where the new year's show was to go on. after the arrest of two men suspected of planning holiday attacks. some think it was an overreaction. >> i think it's backing down to the threat of terrorism. i think we should stand up and just make everything happen. >> reporter: but belgians are edgy. this week, police arrested yet another suspect with links to the paris attacks in molenbeek, a brussels suburb that was home to two of the other attackers. and one of them, salah abdeslam, still, new year's eve is for celebration, says this brussels club owner. >> i believe the people of brussels need to party and gather and to bond together. >> reporter: and it wasn't only the belgian police who discovered evidence of a new year's terrorist attack. the turks too have arrested two men they say were planning to bomb crowded areas in ankara tonight. >>> bill cosby is free on a million dollars bail after his arraignment on a sex a

it raised concerns further west in brussels, where the european officials threatened to throw the bookor what they see a turn towards the authoritarian. as with hungary, the e.u. talks a good game, but lacks teeth. another an admirer of the fidesh party, that restates the media. given that the e.u. had little influence. there is little reason to believe that things will turn out differently in poland. the starting point is warsaw. four voices, four perspectives on the story in poland. two journalists, one who opposes, one who supports it. a specialist on pluralism in european media. and the hungarian journalist who when the law was passed saw hungary the sequel. the approach of the government is similar to the hungarian government in terms of the public media. in their understanding public or state media should make better known what the government wants, and argue in favour of the government decision. tvp was a bad public forecaster. a reshuffle. it needs to be brought back to life. creating national media. they need to hire staff that fit well in the new structure, being made redunda

the flat was in the scarebeck district of brussels. it was rented, according to the police, under a false name. now inside the apartment, investigators say they found three homemade belts that could have been used as explosive vests. also they found explosives and crucially a fingerprint they say matches that on file or the attacker still at large. >> how might this help the hunt for the main suspect? >> the trouble with fingers prints obviously is they indicate that a person was there but as one of the investigators himself said, the trouble with fingerprints is they don't come with a time and a date attached. on the one hand, he could have been there before the attacks. police said the presence of these half made belts suggest this could have been a safe accused vest-making workshop. hover, it is possible that saleh abdeslam could have used the hideout after the attacks. we heard from investigators that apparently friends of saleh abdeslam drove the suspect from paris to brussels on the night of the attacks. he managed to pass throug

inelse have gators searched a flat in the scarbeck neighborhood of brussels.had been rented by someone using a fault name. and inside police found some vests, belts, that they said could have been used for explosive suicide vests. they also found residue of explosives, and a fingerprint matching that of the suspect from the november the 13th attacks who is still on the run. now, the police are saying, although they have found this fingerprint, they are not in a position to establish when think fingerprint was left. fingerprints don't come with a time or a date attached to them. so there are two possible scenarios, maybe more. one is that this flat could have been used as a suicide vest manufacturing workshop, given the presence of these half-made belts and also the explosives residue. another possible is that the suspect could have used the flat to lie low after the attacks, because investigators have already revealed that friends of the suspect drove him from paris back to brussels on the night after the attacks. and another suspect has told belgian police th

. >> five men are in custody in belgium in connection with a plot to stage an attack in brussels. the men were linked to a terrorist organization, one is suspected of supporting i.s.i.l. the plot prompting brussels to cancel the new year's eve celebration. >> a man in upstate new york has been arrested. 25-year-old emanuel wanted to impress i.s.i.l. he planned to stop a bar. the city cancelled the celebrations. he was caught in an fbi sting. and served five years prison for robbery. the battle destroyed 80% of the city. the local government urged residents not to return. i.s.i.l. is still fighting in other areas. in northern iraq many christian who fled after i.s.i.l. took control of the city are settled in erbil. they hope to return home. >> reporter: this man's holidays have not been the same for the last two years, since he lost his arms in a car bomb explosion. it's hard to write with one hand. he goes to a class with younger student. >> i.s.i.l. had arrived telling them to pay a tax. they left. when they came to that town, they left again. it's the cheerful time at the end of

. >>> belgian investigators have found an apartment in brussels that may have served as a bomb factoryt year's paris attacks. belgian prosecutors say the apartment may also have been used as a hideout by the suspect still at large. the attacks on the french capitol in november left 130 lead -- dead. jacky rowland sent this update. >> reporter: investigators searched a flat in the scarbeck neighborhood of brussels. it had been rented by someone using a false name, and inside police found some vests, belts that say they could have been used as explosive suicide vests. they also found residue of explosives, and a fingerprint matching that from the suspect who is still on the run. now the police are saying, although they have found this fingerprint, they are not in the position to establish when the fingerprint was left, because fingerprints don't come with a time or date attached to them. so there are two possible scenarios, maybe more. one that the flat was used as a suicide vest manufacturing workshop, given the presence of these half-made belts. another possibility is that he could hav

there needs to be a renegotiation with brussels. that may concern brussels. pablo iglesias' mission. he is determined to get in the cabinet and not support a minority government of sanchez. at the moment we don't know what type of government we are going to get. the acting prime minister insisting that spain would be for a grand coalition and the socialists are saying they will not agree to that for the moment. anchor: thank you very much for that update. speaking at the world economic rum in davos, the french minister said it will remain in place. it was declared after the paris attacks in which 130 people lost their lives. valls said the emergency measures which are set to expire are going to be prolonged for as long as necessary and until such time as the islamic state organization is destroyed. now he's aiming to have another go for running for the presidency next year, but sarkozy has written a new book which he outlines some of the mistakes he made. "france for life" hits bookstores on monday. and we have a sneak preview for you. reporter: it might have

but opposition leaders are saying they're not completely against the brussels agreement. they're saying then of the brussels agreements are okay with them, but they're saying that the association of the serbian majority municipalities here in kosovo will cause more tension for the citizens of kosovo. they're saying that this government is not working well, and they're saying they will not give up until the prime minister resigns, and they claim that this is only one of the series of were tests that will be held here until the government resigns, and with them also foreign minister of kosovo. >> speaking to us from the capital. thank you for that. >>> still lots more to come in this half hour including pro chavez graffiti in venezuela approving the removal of his picture from parliament. >>> and come home. the crisis is over. with its economy booming ireland wants it's professionals back. >> welcome back. here is a reminder of the top stories on al jazeera. an agreement has been reached in syria to deliver aid to the starving people on monday in return for aid also being a

they're saying that many of the brussels agreement are okay with them. but they're saying that association of the serbian majority municipalities will cause more tension. it is not only that. they're saying that this government is not working well they will not give up until the prime minister has resigned. >> still to come here on al jazeera. a legal bowl for ousted egyptian president hosni mubarak and his sons. >>> plus speaking out for the poor, south africa's president starts the year off with a positive message, but his party could face major challenges in the coming months. more details after the break. meets humanity. >> another welcome back. here is the reminder of the top stories a here on al jazeera. an agreement has been reached in syria to deliver aid to the starving people on monday. it's in return for aid being allowed in to two villages held by the opposition. the police have fired water canon on an anti-immigration rally in the german city of cologne. it was prompted by a series of attacks on women new year's eve where a number of refugee

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a bizzare story out of brussels tonight.. where some teenagers spent part of their new year's eve pushing a car into a subway station. once they got it inside.. they pushed it down a flight of stairs. the car rolled onto a platform and slammed into a wall.. forcing authorities to close the station for several hours until they could two it out. fortunately.. nobody was hurt. employees at a local party store in summerlin are left shaken after a robbery. and the suspects were dressed very strange. contact 13 investigative reporter stephanie zepelin is live to explain. according to witnesses in the store, the two suspects came in armed with a gun. one wearing a star wars mask, the other a ninja turtles mask. manager kevin robinson says they came in wednesday right before close and held up all the employees at gunpoint. then they pressed the gun to the back of his head and had him lead them to the safe in the back. 13.03.05 this is a forever changing event 06 i can't, you this 10 and you can't say you're the same person 11 i am no

detained for questioning over a suspected plot to stage new attacks in brussels during the holidays. law enforcement officials said there is no known connection between the two investigations. president barack obama is expected to announce a new executive order on gun control. white house sources say it's designed to close the so-called gun-show loophole. the loophole allows certain gun sellers to skip the background checks for buyers. gun-control advocates expect the president will reveal the plan in the state of the union address. that's set for january 12th. allyson: wildfires continue to burn in southern australia. at least 15 homes in the area are under threat. about 120 fire fighters have been deployed. officials say a wind change turned the fire away from populated areas. a number of people were allowed to return home. >> at the end of the day, as long as we don't lose lives, the it would be a shame because i love this community. allyson: christmas date wildfires destroyed 116 homes and caused the evacuation of about 100 people. patrick: areas of northern england and scotland

but this morning the brussels prosecutor announcing as well that they found a fingerprint belonging to abdeslam, placing him at the scene. he has been on the run since the paris attacks, november 13th. last seen, interestingly, in the area of this apartment. he has not been seen since. it will be very interesting to see if they can determine just when abdeslam was in that apartment. authorities still very much on the lookout for him. kate? >> erin mclaughlin on it for us. thank you so much. a troubling and important new clue possibly. >>> just a few minutes ago, israeli police said they found and killed the gunman who killed two people and wounded eight others a week ago outside a pub in tel aviv. authorities say the suspect was tracked down to a town about 45 miles north of the city. started shooting toward police before he was killed. >> and if it is true, it could be a very shocking new low, even for isis terrorists. two human rights groups in syria are reporting that a 20-year-old isis fighter killed his own mother in public because she had urged him to leave the group and flee wit

the argument coming out of brussels is you guys are in trouble. could be pointing across the channel and making the same argument. carney backed off with the bank of england, but a large part of this move is the concerns around the brexit. i'm going to bring back alexander dryden. part of that move has been the brexit risk. risk, does it actually become risk on sterling? alexander: it is hard in this stage of the game to work out which way the currency pair is going to go. still a lot of uncertainty over what will happen. it is president of for a company -- it is unprecedented for a country to be leaving an organization such as the eu. only half a page is dedicated to how a country exits that will position. so much uncertainty. it is early in the game to be saying which way the currency pair is going to go. guy: let's take a more political stance. there seems to be this sense that the u.k. would lose the most. the safe haven story comes at such a moment of political stress in the eu that you wonder whether or not the barclays story has some legs.

or washingtonae down there, not from moscow, brussels or washington. >> reporter: police were a visible presence on sunday protesters brought flowers but the opposition is threatening a more active phase, acts of civil disobedience unless their demands change robin forestier walker. >> in portugal, electing a new president. 10 candidates are running for the roll largely ceremonial. but can be an influential voice. hoping for more political stability following two months of a shaky left alliance in the lower house. >> iran has announced it will i know vest heavily t the iranian transport said $250 million will be spent on the project in the next five years 114 new aircraft. iran hopes the first fleet will be ready by the ends of march. iran sanctions not only harmed iranians but those who had to pass through our region and took longer flights or paid higher prices for plane tickets to get to their destination. poor people were harmed. >> egypt's president addressed the nation ahead. 5 year mass protests that led to the overthrow of mubarak. asisi says the government is doing all it can t

come out oftes brussels today on the migration crisis. officials say, on average, 3200 people per day are reaching germany. the much trumpeted reception centers have failed to materialize. just three currently set up, against the target of 11. only a handful of refugees have been transferred to new homes u. scheme... oforter: only 272 out 160,000 asylum-seekers that have been relocated under that eu scheme, which is legally binding and took months and months of meetings and discussions in brussels. the number of reasons for this -- the location areas in greece and italy where people have been arriving are not fully functional. we told you they are actually dysfunctional. members of the state are trying to deal with this massive domestic issue with the mechanisms in place. there are serious criticisms from the german minister, german parliamentary state secretary. fingerprintinghe system, the relocation scheme, any call for more burden sharing, saying over one -- and he called for more burden sharing, saying over one million refugees have

the warning in brussels is never mind e-government.he migration issue could bring down the eu itself. over one million refugees and others across the mediterranean hearts,to a closing of minds, and borders on the route from greece, italy, to richer countries to the north for most want to claim asylum. far from the european union, this is an illustration of how the european migrant crisis is leading to a sense of every country for itself. there is the talk of the closure en.scheng it is arguably the eu's biggest achievement, boosting travel and trade. the schengen agreement is not dead in the water yet. coulde rules that temporarily suspend free movement for up to two years. still, the bigger picture in germany and across europe is troubling. a huge public and political pressure is on angela merkel who is raised and prorated for opening her doors to refugees to reverse it. remains defiantly, some say desperately, positive. not becomed pessimistic too quickly. i believe we can manage. we must reduce the number of refugees, and we're work

he has been talking in brussels for the last 30 minutes. when he was talking about the renegotiations with david cameron and the vote on brexit, he is -- this is a direct quote -- "quite sure that we will have a deal." not a compromise, but a permanent solution. juncker is quite optimistic. usually when he says that it means he is confident, and he talks about showing i schengen g something sacred. jean-claude juncker saying he is expecting something by february. let's talk show biz. while the world entertainment correspondents are focused on the oscars, many media companies are focused on china. just like us here at bloomberg. let's talk to the founder and ceo of a streaming movie company. signed a just joint venture in china. great to see you. when you look at china -- we have been corresponding. it has been a long time coming. this is just this week. when we were covering the bad news out of china, you were there negotiating. do you feel any ripple effects from that craziness on the market? >> no, but it was interesting days. we were fin

the bops were constructed in brussels in a safehouse in a district in brussels.ven found a sewing machine in that apartment which they used to stitch together the suicide vests. they then transported, they believe, the bombs from belgium to france. and they did the final preparations, the final tinkering in a hotel in the outskirts of paris. remember when they found the syringes? >> yes. >> those were used to secrete, they believe, some detonating explosives into the devices, so essentially the devices would be armed to carry out the attacks. >> it's very important to point out. this isn't just intrigue. this is about an ongoing threat investigation. these explosive belt this made weren't that sophisticated. but had to know something, but using a volatile explosive device. and there could be more of them. and sure enough, we're now tracking down reporting that's going on today, outside of a police station in a local neighborhood, here, and the man who was involved trying to get into a police station did have an explosive belt on him. the police were able to take

belgian police arrested two men on tuesday on suspicion of plans to attack brussels on new year's eve. think's detained six more on thursday. they are searching for a man in connection with the paris attacks on november 13th. the french capital canceled a fireworks show to celebrate the new year. it also shortened a new year's eve event along champs elysee. and the arc de triomphe. authorities in russia restricted access by citizens to red square in central moscow. plets in austria said a terror attack could take place in crowded places in european capitals in the days between christmas and new year's. >>> an islamic state fighter captured in syria says air strikes by the u.s.-led coalition and russia have dealt the group a heavy blow and he suggests members will launch more terror attacks outside their areas of control. the man said to nhk about the air raids that prompted many fighters to flee to turkey. >> translator: it was too dangerous to go out during coalition air strikes. we had to hide in buildings for as long as nine hours. >> he said leaders told him after the attacks in p

genie: polish president andre duda is in brussels for talks with the former polish prime minister. this after the european union launched an unprecedented probe into poland's new conservative government. critics say they would limit judicial independence and media freedom rolling back both of those things. here is more from e.u. president donald tusk. >> i believe the european president is acting in good faith. it is not want to humiliate or stigmatize poland. though i could imagine this call could be achieved by other --sage -- with other message by other methods. correspondent is covering this story for us and joins us from there. the two men gave a press conference not long ago and we saw a bit there from donald tusk. during that conference, this investigation, which was unprecedented, was hardly mentioned at all. why? >> this was a business as usual meeting the first between president duda and the new polish president -- and the polish president. it is a coincidence that it takes place at the time of tension between the european commission and warsaw. however, the latest proced

brussels went on lockdown following the terrorist attacks in paris...now the capitwl of belgium wants people to know its open for business. there's a new campaign called "call brussels" and the idea ii totoinstall three phone boxes in the capital. anyone surfing on brussels tourism website and interested in visiting the capital has the possibility to call for free and ask people what is moment. soon, muslims in eastern iowa will have a new place to worship. dubuque's small islmic community is building a mosque. right now...about sixty members worship at the tri- state islamic center in dubuque. it's located in the basment of a commercial space...not allowing much room. members say there haven't been any issues with worshipping in dubuque. "i think people here in dubuque dubuque community." the mosque will be located on dubuque's west end. construction is scheduled to the u-s preventive services task force releases new recommendations on mammograms. and once again... they're creating controversy in the medical world. the task force finds mammograms offer the greatest benefit for women

and somber scenes in brussels where festivities were also canceled amid security fears over a similar style attack. those fears nearly realized here at home. in rochester, new york, federal officials arrested a man believed to be planning a terrorist attack leading to the cancellation of the city's fireworks display. and that be alleged isis sympathizer planned a new year's eve attack on a restaurant and bar in new york state's third largest city. the man allegedly hoped the assault in rochester would convince isis to let him june the terror group overseas. he told an informant he had no problem with killing people. >>> in germany, police evacuated two munich train stations hours before midnight after receiving tips from another country of a credible threat. it was believed five to seven suicide bombers were planning an attack. thankfully nothing happened and the two stations are now open again. >>> now to that fire in dubai. it did not impact the city's new year's eve celebrations. what's billed as the world's largest fireworks display went on as usual. it looks fabulous there. at th

the apartment in brussels appears to have been used to make bombs.ice detected traces of explosives along with suicide belts. traces of dna and fingerprints belonging to one of the suicide bombers and also the suspect salah adeslam remains at large. fingerprints were also made at the other apartment. a car used in the attacks had been driven near the safe houses. they say the suspects had been prepared for the november 13 attacks in paris for at least two twos. the attacks left 130 people dead. >>> a suicide bomber in afghanistan has targeted a pakistani consulate in the eastern city of jalalabad. at least seven people were killed in a blast and a gun bat that will followed it. >> translator: i was sitting here and saw two people arrive on a motor bike. one of them got off and opened fire on the police. they were dressed in police uniforms and carrying ammunition. we were lucky to escape. >> after the bombing, gunmen barricaded themselves inside a nearby house and exchanged fire with security forces. last week, another set of gunmen tried to storm th

are saying that many of the parts of the brussels agreement are okay with them. but they are saying that association of the serbian majority municipalities here in kosovo will just cause more tensions between the citizens of kosovo, and it's not only that. they are saying that this government is not working well. that they will not give up until the prime minister of kosovo resigns >>> saudi arabia accused iran of interfering in its affairs, and says it will consider additional measures. the gulf cooperation council held a special meeting, and offered support to the kingdom. relations from severed after angry protests. protesters stormed the embassy and set fire to it. >> the actions in iran do not serve piece and stability in the world. it is against all interests. it only leads to more hatred in the region. we stand hand in hand with saudi arabia to counter-terrorism and will bring those that create chaos to justice. >> a court in egypt rejected former president wakasi mubarak's appeal against a corruption case. he and his sons were accused of selling millions

. >>> in brussels, investigators have released all six people taken into custody yesterday for suspected extremist attacks. police questioned them about a plot that reportedly was going to target police. soldiers, famous locations in belgium's capital. two other people including the suspected leader are still in custody. the threat forced brussels city officials to call off new year's eve celebrations. >>> we have new information on the new york man arrested for trying to support isis. a rochester bar owner described the suspect as an aggressive panhandler who caused more trouble than good. the fbi says 25-year-old emanuel lushman planned to attack the bar when it was filled with new year's eve revelers. he was going to use a machete and knives given to him by an fbi informant. he wanted to prove he was worthy to join the group. >>> firefighters in dubai spent the day trying to cool down a high-rise after a fire broke out there. flames and heavy smoke could be seen pouring out of the 63 story building. the fire started a couple of hours before midnight blocks from the world's tallest sky

the find came during a series of raids in brussels last month, like the one that is seen right here. the search uncovered traces of the explosives used in the attacks as well as bomb making equipment and home made belts for transportation. authorities also say they found a fingerprint of a key fugitive, saleh abdul salem, still at large, the brother of one of the paris attackers and they have yet to find him. german warplanes have thrown their first missions over iraq and villaraigosa in -- syria in the fight against iraq militants. two jets took off in turkey and returned to the base without incident. the aircraft are deployed in a reconnaissance role to support air strikes against i.s. we have to take a short one minute break. back after that. sarah: welcome back. a quick reminder of our top story. cologne's police chief is stepping aside over fallout from the new year's eve attacks. wolfgan albers was suspended following allegations that police covered up facts of the investigation. many suspects connected with the crimes are asylum seekers, something that authorities had earlier

brussels and paris also announced cancellations of their fireworks shows. belgian police arrested two people and detained six on suspicion of being involved in a plot to attack landmarks in the capital. in munich, germany, police have halted train service and warned the public to avoid certain areas over a possible terrorist attack on new year's eve. police across the globe continue to search for those terror plot suspects. reporting live in boston. >>> counting down to new year's eve in boston, earlier many took in the family fireworks snow on boston commons. >> it was great in. in last hour of 2015, though, perhaps the biggest crowd celebrating first night is right there in copley square. julie loncich joins us live with the partiers. >> reporter: just a few of my friends, what a crowd, leo and lisa. i haven't heard any complaints. it may have been smaller than in years past, but judging by the enthusiastic crowds -- >> happy new year! >> reporter: -- boston still knows how to put on a show. >> it seems to be a bigger buzz this year. there's more of a buz