i'm erica hill. see you back tomorrow night.ll" starts right now. >>> russell's on lockdown. america on edge. this is "hardball." >>> good evening, i'm alex wagner in for chris matthews. for a third straight day the city of brussels resembled a ghost town. shops closed, schools shut. one worker told the associated press it feels a bit like a dead city. the prime minister warned about an attack similar to the paris assault and raised the threat level to the highest designation. there is a massive manhunt under way for salah abdeslam. since sunday, police

you can imagine it will only continue to grow in the hours to come. >> erica hill tonight, thank you. >>> french officials scrambling to identify the intelligence gaps that failed to prevent friday's carnage in paris. it's another blow to the country's homeland security only ten months after a separate attack on "charlie hebdo." we spoke to intelligence officials. >> reporter: police raids less than 24 hours after the attacks in belgium. multiple arrest and search warrants executed today. >> the investigation is still ongoing as we speak. >> reporter: in the hours after the massacre, the french looking for clues and recr reviewing their intelligence. a former french prosecutor says they have been overwhelmed with people traveling to and from syria. >> we have, you know, all the structures. >> reporter: a french isis sympathizer who visited syria was arrested in august for planning a similar attack. another in germany had a car loaded with explosives. >> it's awful and i'm afraid it's going to happen again. and it could well happen in other countries, including the united states. >> re

people left here but they came back, because in paris they always come back, a a erica hill reports. >> reporter: in the heart of paris, a sea of strength. >> we just want to live. that's it. we just want to live. >> reporter: that message on full display. young and old united. a determined spirit. a collective desire to push on. why are moments like this important in france? >> i'm not sure i can talk, really. we are afraid. but we don't want to be afraid. we want to fight against it >> reporter: that fight tonight burning strong in each tiny flame. and in the lights lit around the globe. symbols of a resilient city. reminders of the belief held deep in the f fnch soulul liberty, equality, fraternity. american san gerald has lived in paris for 35 years. >> don't think there's'sny way people will tell parisians that they can't go to restaurants, they can't go to concerts. that's not the parisian way. that's not the french way either. >> reporter: for the first t te sincncthe attack, the eiffel tower shining brightly again tonight. for parisians and visitors alike. >> we need to get o

erica hill will anchor live from paris after this. >>> good evening, i'm erica hill live in paris. the deadliest attacks here in france since world war ii. right now, the hunt is on for two people reportedly linked to this mass being a ear. saleh abdeslon and abdelhamid abaaoud. you see their images from an isis propaganda magazine. france is stepping up its fight today, targeting the source of isis' money. the road at the beteclan theater is open. memorials are growing by the minute. we want to bring in bill neely here with me at paris. you have more information on the manhunt and the security situation tonight. >> yes. we've got a manhunt and extraordinary series of raids here today. french police carrying out raids across the country. 168 in all. police trying to prevent more attacks, which the french prime minister warned about this morning on french radio. telling french people, more attacks are being planned. you've got to be prepared for this a manhunt is under way for a man we are not quite sure if he was the eighth attacker. he's being described as an accomplice, a dangero

erica hill filed this report. >> reporter: on the streets of paris, an outpouring of anguish.nts where inside time stands still. 23-year-old amy gonzalez a junior at cal state long beach was studying design this semester in paris and enjoying a friday night out. friends and family called her mimi and said she'd work for months to make her dream of studying abroad a reality. >> this is real lly happening. this is happening. there's nothing i can really do to bring her back. >> reporter: nick alexander, described by his family as everyone's best friend. was working at the concert hall. known as handsome nick, he handled merchandising for bands on tour in europe. this 26-year-old lawyer was also at the concert. his firm described the young litigator as a wonderful personality around the office. near that concert hall where so much were cut down, a tribute. as families franticly search for missing, many turn to social media posting pictures and details of their last known location with the #rechercheparis. search paris. a haunding reminder of new york in the days after 9/11. remin

i'm erica hill. we begin with republican presidential politics. several gop candidates out on the trail capitalizing on last night's debate. in iowa following a strong performance senator marco rubio doubled down on one of his best perceived lines of the night. >> i said it last night a lot more openings for welders than philosophers. i'm not going to win the philosophy vote in america. i will find another major to pick on here soon. >> former governor jeb bush getting favorable reviews. he picked up an endorsement in bob dole. >> i think he is the most qualified. and we need somebody with experience. there are a lot of good candidates. >> we also saw candidates get more specific about immigration. dr. ben carson was at liberty university talking about his plan for the estimated 11 plus million undocumented immigrants in the country. >> i propose that we give them a six-month period in which to register. if they don't register within that six-month period they are criminals and treated as such. if they register in that six-month period and have a

some of whom i had known. >>> good evening, i'm erica hill. we begin in colorado where robert dear, the suspect in friday's shooting at a planned parenthood clinic appeared before a judge. dear wore a protective vest and said very little. victim's family members were in the court watching the proceedings on the monitor. he faces charge of murder in the first degree. minimum sentence life in prison, maximum death. dear shot and killed three people on friday. a police officer, a mother of two and iraq war veteran. stewart was in the clinic with his girlfriend. he was shot after stepping outside and then running back in to warn others. >> i believe that's his military instinct, leave no soldier behind or civilian behind. leave no one behind. so he ran back inside trying to help out others. >> today his body was released from the coroner's office with a police escort. he leaves behind two children. stewart also the father of two. police have not given a motive for the shooting. blake mccoy joins us from the el paso county criminal justice center.

let's start with "today's" erica hill. shsh made her way to paris overnight. erica, what can you tell us? >> reporter: matt and savannah, good morning. i can tell you when we landed we were surprid. they held us on the tarmac for 40 minutes saying there were no gates. when we got to the gate, we heard reports about long, long lines at security. weweere able to sail thrhrgh customs and came out and got a cab right away. the driver said it was quiet. one thing that surprised us, matt, are the number of people on the ststets. we heard the security concerns. you set up the scene so well. you would imagine the sense of fear. outside. all of this is a surprise as we take you through how everything happened overnight. france is in a state of emerncy. its people in a state of shock. what started off as typical the deadliest day in the council friday since world war ii. the enemy this time, according to the french president, isis. a night of terror left 128 dead and over 200 injured. 99 of them in critical condition. eieit attackers are dead, but they may have accomplic

i'm erica hill in paris. i'll see you back here tomorrow.starts right now. >>> the russians, the french, and us. can three great countries beat one caliphate? let's play "hardball." >> good evening, i'm chris matthews in washington, wondering if all the words from the west will bring on a serious assault from isis. russia knows what it's facing, the evidence is in today. isis blew up its plane, killing all aboard, a deliberate act of war. frns knows what it's facing, over 100 killed, in a sheer act of wanton murder. americans know what's up. after all, it was our crazed invasion of iraq that created this demonic force known as isis. so the question is whether all the power of moscow, powers in washington will find a way to smash this caliphate the size of indiana. let's begin with the latest from paris and msnbc's

as we wait for the prosecutor, let's start off with erica hill who is in that neighborhood in saint-denis. erica, it must be a tad erie now. >> reporter: it is a little bit, brian. a lot of the streets have opened up. when we first got here, a little after 1:00 this afternoon, they actually opened up a lot of the area that had been cordened. but down the street there were a couple white vans blocking off the streets. we were able to walk down there and just a block from there we saw the buildings that were the focus of this raid this morning. so what we do know as you said, brian, it started at 4:00/4:30 this morning. it was intense, to say the least, in the way it's been described, explosions, the videos we have seen, you can hear clearly the explosions and the firing in those videos that people themselves shot. what the interior minister said that was interesting is he's praising the special forces police who were part of this raid. and said some of them told him that it was one of the most violent raids they had ever been a part of. so how did they end up here? well, what they are sayi

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i'm erica hill in paris. my colleague, harry smith, sheinelle jones and dylan dreyer are in new york. good morning, harry. >> a story rapidly developing two days after the attacks that stunned the world. >> harry, that is right. it is developing. it is changing. paris, understandably, still in shock this morning. in some way, it almost feels like it is sinking in on this sunday morning. tourist sites remain closed, thousands of french troops in the streets this morning. investigators chasing down leads across europe. we are following all of that for you from paris. >> here are the latest facts and figures we can give you this morning. french authorities now say at least 129 people, including an american college student, were killed. more than 350 were wounded. many critically. french officials have just identified one of the attackers as a local known to authorities for his links to islamic radicalism. several of his family members were detained overnight. the fbi is sending a team of agents to paris to assis

i'm erica hill. the big headline the mastermind of the deadly attacked abdel abooud died during the add this is the suicide bomber who blew her self-up. and we have a video that you can hear what happens to be police talking to a woman inside. nine people are detained in belgium. nbc's ayman myohe dean. >> the investigation still continues d. forces carried out several raids. nine different raids and searching that led to the arrests of at least nine individuals. they are categorizing these in two separate investigations. one directly linked to the paris attack in which three separate raids were carried out. that led to the arrest of two individuals that are currently being questioned. as of yet, no charges have been brought against these individuals. we don't even know their identities. in addition to that, six other raids were carried out in the early hours of the morning. those rates and searches were targeting association, parts of the vaccination into one of the suicide bombers who carried out t

i'm erica hill. mastermind of the deadly attacked abdel abooud died during the add this is the suicide bomber who blew her

erica hill reporting from ithaca.f the rising racial tensions of the demonstrations we're seeing across the u.s. on college campuses, joins by mark morial, president and ceo of the national urine leagban league. start with the comments from 2016 candidates, donald trump, what he makes of what happened at university of missouri. let's listen. >> i think it's disgusting. two people that resigned are weak, ineffective people. i think that when they resign they set something in motion that's going to be a disaster for a long period of time. they were weak, ineffective people. trump should have been chancellor of the university. >> so unfortunate. >> did you look at their demands? like crazy. demands, the things they're asking for, many of those things are like crazy. >> i'll let you respond. >> donald trump is out of touch with today's college campuses, with today's students. once again, he introduces division. he introduces invective and attacks the young students. these young students ought to be, if you will, applauded

erica hill has found some visiting americans in paris. erica? >> reporter: yeah, brian. there are actually a number of them. we met a couple this morning from los angeles. they had made their way over not long after hearing about the attacks. they thought about it for a moment, should we go, and they thought we've gone through there as americans, we've planned this vacation for months, we're coming. part of the reason they wanted to come was to show their solidarity with the french people. >> we got the last flight out of lax friday night and were pretty nervous driving to the airport. checked with the airline at the airport. they said the borders are closed, but you can still fly in. we said, we're not going to be scared by this. we're going to have our trip that we planned. >> we warranted to nted to be a area that would remind us why we wanted to come here and not just to see the eiffel tower but to celebrate it. >> reporter: so they really wanted to be immerse themselves in french culture and be here. over the past three days it's been a bit of a roller coaster of em

nbc's erica hill is live for us in paris with more on how the people in paris, the people, the residentsall trying to move forward after this horrific attack. you have been talking to a lot of people there about the resilience of the french. >> reporter: yeah. andrea, resill yaiance is the r word. just over my right shoulder, there's a memorial that's been growing. there was a barricade here saturday into sunday when we first got here. that memorial really started to grow on sunday. it's taken over the entire sidewalk. some imams came by earlier, laid a wreath there. we are seeing so many memorials spring up around the city. there has been so much talk about the place de la republique. so many people have assembled here. last night, they were singing, there were huge crowds of people chanting, love not hate, we are not afraid, solidarity, singing la marsellaise. we saw all of that last night and saw the resilience. this morning we went to see what it was like for people going back to work. as you can imagine, the mood itself far more somber. here's what one woman had to say. >> it is ver

erica hill will anchor live from paris after this. >>> good evening, i'm erica hill live in paris.france since world war ii. right now, the hunt is on for two people reportedly linked to this mass being a ear. saleh abdeslon

i'm erica hill. we are following several major developments at this hour.ice right now scouring a stadium in hanover, where they are looking for explosives. they say there was a, quote, concrete threat situation there. authorities had canceled a soccer match set to be played between germany and the netherlands and evacuated the stadium. so far, we are told they have not found any explosives nor made my arrests. meanwhile, in france, police are asking for help identifying this man, one of the suicide bombers involved in the attacks. they call him the mastermind of the

i am erica hill. >> i'm craig melvin alongside dylan dreyer and sheinelle jones. and roker. >> he is in alaska. he said it is colder in alaska. he has a lot of friends. >> i was jealous of the hawaii weather. alaska, not so much. >> you will be out there soon enough. >> it's coming. >> al, we will see you in a bit. looking forward. >>> let's start with the top story on saturday morning. two police officers now under arrest in the shooting death of a 6-year-old in louisiana. sheinelle is here with the latest. what do we know? >> it happened during a confrontation with the boy's father. who are facing justice. officers norris greenhouse jr. and derrick stafford are facing charges of second-degree murder in the death of 6-year-old jeremy mardis. he was killed when the city marshals opened fire on his father's suv. chris few was critically injuried during the police chase. jeremy buckled in the front seat was struck several times in the head and chest. in a press conference on friday, colonel mike edmonson declined to say why they were in pursuit of chris few. an inve

i'm erica hill. >> i'm craig melvin alongside sheinelle jones and dylan dreyer. >> we want to get to the top story. accused gunman in custody after the shootout at the planned parenthood that left three people dead. the standoff went on for hours. we have nbc's national correspondent miguel almaguer with the story as investigators try to pinpoint a motive. >> reporter: erica, police have garrett swasey in custody. an official tells nbc news the 57-year-old is mentally unstable and killed three before surrendering. >> attention all units. working active shooter. >> reporter: when police arrived at planned parenthood in by a hail of gunfire. >> we're pinned down. active gunfire. >> reporter: the shooter, who law enforcement say says armed with an ak-47 style rifle entered round after round on black friday in a shopping mall wounding nine and killing three. >> i've been shot. >> reporter: police took the brunt of the gunfire. five officers hospitalized. 44-year-old garrett swasey. >> all i can say is my heart's broken. this is a tough situation for a lot of people in the community and c

i'm erica hill. >> i'm craig melvin alongside sheinelle jones and dylan dreyer. good to have you home. >> nice to be home. >> we will talk to you about your time in paris in a moment. the top stories, terror attacks worldwide. we have correspondents across the globe. the headline, belgium under the highest terror alert today. subways in brussels are closed. armed police and soldiers in the streets. the belgian prime minister saying they have quote quite precise information that several people with arms and explosives could launch multiple attacks. nbc's carlio is here with us. >> reporter: craig, brussels, the home of european institutions woke up to a military zone. we see soldiers everywhere. they are patrolling the streets and guarding shopping centers and hotels. military vehicles parked outside the old stock exchange behind me. we spoke to residents and they are concerned and angry because this measure, this security measure is affecting their way of life. the entire subway system has been shutdown for the weekend. concerts and events closed. movie theaters

i'm erica hill. last 30 minutes, nbc news has learned there is a new highly produced isis propaganda video. it includes images of time square in new york city that were originally published in april of this year. the implied threat s are not new. and there are no details or plans of a plot. senior law enforcement officia

i'm erica hill. in the last 30 minutes, nbc news has learned there is a new highly produced isis propaganda video. it includes images of time square in new york city that were originally published in april of this year. the implied threat s are not new. and there are no details or plans of a plot. senior law enforcement officials in new york tell nbc news they are aware of the video, but there is no new specific threat information. meantime, we are learning new details about the pre-dawn raids outside paris today. the paris prosecutor releasing the most detailed account yet of both the friday attacks, along with information about this morning's raids in saint denis. in those raids, police arrested eight people including one woman. and they confirm at least two people were killed. one, a woman who detonated explosives, she was wearing, the other was not identified. police drawn to the apartment building because they believe there's a chance the so-called master mind of friday's attack here in paris, a

some of whom i had known. >>> good evening, i'm erica hill.n colorado where robert dear, the

. >>> that's still so much to learn about who carried out the paris attacks and nbc's erica hill hasore details. >> reporter: france is in a state of emergency. its people in a state of shock. what started off as a typical friday night turned out to be the deadliest day in the country since world war ii. the enemy this time is isis, according to the french president. a night of sheer terror has left at least 128 dead, over 200 injured. 99 of whom are in critical condition and the toll continues to rise. eight attackers are now dead. but it's possible they had accomplices who may be on the run. the attackers described by eyewitnesses to be young unmasked men with automatic weapons opened fires on the -- fire on the crowds and then explosions were heard outside the stade de france, where president hollande was watching france play germany in an international football match. at about the same time, simultaneous, coordinated attacks got under way at several locations including bars and restaurants in a crowded popular neighborhood. all not far from the "charlie hebdo" offices. the satiri

erica hill, nbc news, paris. >>> as we look at this remarkable tribute here, after midnight in paris, so many tributes and messages, but they all say the same thing: paris is alive. that's "nbc nightly news" for this sunday. i'm lester holt.

and that is where nbc's erica hill is for us this morning. erica, great seeing you.rning? >> reporter: hi, jose. things are pretty quiet here this morning. even fairly quiet on social media. there has been a fair amount of reaction to this solidarity walkout as it was billed yesterday. that happened here on kpcampus here at 1:30. about 1,000 people showed up for this walkout partially to show support for students at the university of missouri, also at yale, but also to make a statement about feelings in terms of racially charged incidents here on campus and how some of the students here feel they are being dealt with or in this case perhaps not dealt with. some background on what happened. there's a student activist group on campus called people of color at ithaca college. and they helped to organize this walkout along with support from the student government association because they say they wanted to raise awareness about what they see as an inconsistency in terms of response to incidents that have been described as racially charged here at ithaca college. among th

>> i'm erica hill alongside craig melvin and dylan dreyer. and we have a bit of a busy morning. >> let's get right to it. let's start this morning with sheinelle who has the very latest on the deadly shooting in colorado. >> authorities in colorado are k looking for a motive after a gunman went on a deadly shooting spree at a planned parenthood clinic. miguel almaguer is in colorado springs. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. police have identified the suspect as robert lewis dear in custody. we are hoping to learn more about the motive. he was questioned for several hours last night. a law enforcement source tells nbc news that the 57-year-old appears to be mentally disturbed. now, that standoff took place just behind me yesterday, for some five hours, police exchanging a volley of gunfire with the suspect, into the late evening. 12 people were injured, three were killed, including a police officer and two civilians. the gunman was holed up inside a planned parenthood building. it's still unclear if he was targeting that facility or ju

fantastic. >> i'm erica hill alongside craig melvin and dylan dreyer. we hwhe a bit of a busy w rnins >> we should get to it. let's get to sheinelle inside with the latest on the deadly gun battle at the planned parenthood in colorado. >> authorities are looking for aemotive after a shooting spree at a planned parenthood clinic. nbc's miguel almaguer is in colorado springs. miguel, good morning. >> reporter: sheinelle, good morning. the suspect ideified as robert lewis dear in custody. we hope to learn more about the mohetive. was questioned for several hours last night. a law enforcement tells nbc news theie 57-year-old appears to be mentally disturbed. that standoff took place for five hours. police exchanging a volley of gunfire with the suspect late into the evening. 12 people injured and 3 killed, including a police officer and two civilians. the gunman was holed up in the planned parenthood building. it is unclear if he was targeting the facility or walked into it. the officials say there was a safe room in the planned parenthood. there may have b