syria as recently as last year who somehow slipped through the cracks, came back to this part of europe undetected. >> exactly. there's at least four or five people in this part alone who were in syria, came back to europe, some of them perhaps using the migrant passports, but they came back to the europe undetected. belgians didn't know they had come back, neither did the french ff it ae'sit's. >> it's incredible the information they're getting from cell phone intel. have we learnedor more about what they believed to be a suicide vest found south of the city? >> where it was found is exactly where salah abdelsalam -- >> his cell phone. >> his cell phone records show him in that area where the suicide vest was dumped. >> incredible. >> and the vest definitely had tapt, the same explosive used in the attacks at the bat la can and elsewhere. they've tied him there. why would he go all that way to just dump a suicide vest? he must have gone for another reason. his friends arrive from belgium at 5:30 a.m. to take him back to the belgium. >> so many pieces of the puzzle still missing. >> oh, yes. >>> t

his ability to travel in and out of europe undetected raises serious questions for france and all of e failure to track it was a costly one. three teams attacked in paris, and investigation discovered three cars they used, all rented in belgium, the face for the plot -- base for the plot. at the bataclan, a vw polo is found. eyewitnesses said they found a suspicious group of people texting just before the attack. this car was used by the suicide bomber's who attacked the stade france. the last car was found abandoned. inside, three rifles. two attackers are still on the run. it is thought they have gone to belgium. phone records every the police to this apartment block, one location used as a safe house in the run-up to the attack. inside, they found pizza boxes and syringes. police have been using cctv, intercepted phone calls, and informers to chase down leads. is camee in saint den after witnesses placed abaaoud there, not in syria. police traced calls and used bank records to locate the apartment where he was then killed. they may have been planning a second wave of attacks. today

the presumed leader abdelhamid abbaaoud boasted of his ability to move through europe undetected. until hours before the raid on wednesday, french officials believed abdelhamid abbaaoud was in syria. his body found in the ruins of the apartment was identified by d.n.a. today. we talked again today to better understand the threat facing deprans and europe. how did abdelhamid abbaaoud manage to get into syria, out of syria, at least once? >> it's really a collective failure for europe. we cannot do systematic clearlies. the security part oddy changed. we feared an external threat, but it's inpersonal. >> when i spoke to you in january, we spoke about the large number under surveillance, it was 7,000, with a smaller number representing a smaller threat. that is there been a change, an increase in capacity science "charlie hebdo", since january to actively watch people that pose a great risk. >> it takes 8-10 months to train someone to become an agent. for him to be on the ground. with the resources coming but slowly, we see the threat growing. the numbers going there increased, as ne

he'd bragged in the islamic state's english magazine that he was able to slip in and out of europe undetected. and at a news conference, the french interior minister complained that other countries failed to report his movements. >> ( translated ): abdelhamid abaaoud obviously played a key role in these attacks. we did not receive any prior information from any european country, where he could have gone through before reaching france that would have suggested he had arrived in europe and was travelling to france. it was only on november 16th, so after the paris attacks, that the intelligence services of a country based outside europe told us they had evidence of his presence in greece. >> reporter: french investigators believe abaaoud was behind four of six failed plots since the spring. they have yet to detail his exact role during the paris attacks or his location in the days leading up to it. the circumstances of his death in saint denis are also unclear, although officials said his body was riddled with bullets. his cousin, identified as the other person who died in the raid, is believed

don't know how he managed to spend the last year traveling back and forth between syria and europe undetected. >> when they crossed passport holders are not always checked. >> reporter: investigators looking into the background of his cousin hasna aitboulahcen holed up in that same apartment with him when she detonated her suicide belt and police tern this terror cell was planning another attack. a part of which was caught on this surveillance video obtained by "the daily mail" showing a gunman aiming at people at this cafe, his gun finally jamming before anyone here could be killed. but, of course, that wasn't the case at the other bars and restaurants that gunman salah abdeslam targeted. police are still looking for him and one other suspect. marci gonzalez, abc news, paris. >> marci, thank you very much. >>> here at home the debate heating up over what america's part should be in the syrian refugee crisis. the house passed a bill that would slam the brakes on president obama's plan to take in up to 10,000 refugees and 31 governors, most of them republican are refusing to allow them into th

authorities now concede they did not know that abaaoud was able to travel undetected over the last year in and out of syria all across europe to set in motion at least four different plots. they thought he was still in syria. and at least six others in his hand-picked paris attack team also reportedly traveled to syria and back undetected. >> when they cross at those border points, eu passport holders are not always checked very carefully. >> reporter: the belgian prime minister proposed ankle bracelets for all suspected terrorists. and france said it would increase security at its basically non-existent borders. >> those are just lines in the ground that people can drive, walk, or take a train across. >> reporter: u.s. officials say coming to america undetected would be much more difficult. still, a confidential fbi bulletin obtained by abc news reports that three men with suspected terror ties came into the u.s. from france in just the last 90 days, landing at los angeles, atlanta, and new york. the fbi says all three men are known to them and pose no current threat. brian ross, abc news, new york. >>> here on the home fr

abdelhamid abaauoud, a terrorist on the watch list was able to travel back and form from syria to europe undetected. >> when they cross, passport holders are not always checked very carefully, in response that ministers agreed to increase checks and securities at the borders. >> reporter: now one week after the attacks, people are still gathering at these memorials as we learn one more victim died bringing the death toll to 130. marcy gonzales, channel 6 "action news" rick back to you. >> marcy, thank you. >>> in light of last week's attack, security is beefed up at this weekend's philadelphia marathon, runners will take to the street and running the distance, 26.2 miles, it winds through university city and center city and along fairmount park and kelly drive and runners crossed the finish line at the art museum. eva pilgram is live now with preparations underway. >> reporter: hey rick, the philadelphia marathon weekend is officially underway and with that you can expect thousands of extra people, and lots of extra security. >> we are so excited about the gortex philadelphia marathon weekend kicko

abaaoud was a moroccan-born belgian citizen who bragged about slipping in and out of europe undetected when they cross at those border points, eu passport holders are not always checked very carefully. >> until three days ago french authorities thought abaaoud was still in syria. they believe he and his terror cell were about to strike yet again. >>> we're learning more about that female suicide bomber who blew herself up as police closed in. family and friends say that not long ago the young woman had shown no interest in religion. they say she only began wearing the traditional veil a month ago. abc's matt gutman is outside paris. [ explosion ] >> reporter: that blast spitting flame and debris from the fourth story. french authorities say detonating that bomb, 26-year-old hasna aitboulahcen, who became europe's first female suicide bomber. she'd holed up there on the fourth floor with her cousin, the man french authorities call the mastermind behind friday's attacks. that's her in a niqab. police raiding her mother's home in this gritty suburb north of paris. that's her mother and br

investigation tells cnn that mohammad abrini traveled to syria last year and somehow returned to europe undetectedy concerning for investigators. keep in mind abrini is the new suspect. this is the same man who we talked about this time yesterday who was caught on camera in a gas station en route from bruls els to paris with t

they were, in fact, european nationals exploiting the refugee crisis, trying to get back in europe undetected. >> and this report, that i just read, and, i mean, has it been confirmed that they were taking part in the attacks on friday. there was some footage of him near the vehicle. >> we don't know. we think french authorities know more than they are letting on in this stage. >> because in the video, there was a video taken by cell phone camera video of the vehicle that we believe he was in. >> there was a driver. zw right. there was another person in not identified. >> that was the sort of ninth suspect or the ninth attacker. we don't know. was that someone else? >> it would be a fascinating development if this ring leader actually took part directly in the attacks themselves. >> oh, absolutely. that shows a much more tactical organization so a very streamlined organization that has very few people engaged at a tactical level. >> his father described him as a sooik pa psychopath, he would take part in the killing. >> and deriving pleasure in the sort of actions. >> just ahead tonight, new

> ifill: we return now to the paris attacks, and adulhamid abaaoud, who managed to return to europe undetected after joining the islamic state in syria. to help us understand more about him and others like him who hav become radicalized and pose aos threat, i'm joined by "wall street journal" reporter stacey meichtry, and lorenzo vidino, director of the program on extermism at george washington university.te welcome to you both, gentlemen.n stacey meichtry, tell us everything we know about abdelhamid abaaoud. >> well, he comes from a suburb of brussels where his family were business owners, they had a house and, as far as they were concerned, they were a normal family. as he got older, he started a career of petty crime, getting convicted for assault, breaking and entering, and he ended up serving prison terms in thee different prisons. at some point, he decided to travel to syria, and it was there where he apparently rose to significantly a high rank for a foreign fighter in islamic state territory. he was known as an amir of war, which is a military commander. >> ifill:nd so he was part of h

that suspected ringleader traveling between syria and europe virtually undetected. and tonight, that concern at home. reports at least three people with suspected terror ties recently flew to america. so, where did they land, where did they go and do u.s. authorities know where they are tonight? abc's chief investigative correspondent brian ross now. >> reporter: he was arrogant and cruel. in one of the many isis propaganda videos in which he is featured, a grinning 27-year-old abdelhamid abaaoud boasted of how much fun it was to drag prisoners behind his pickup truck instead of jet skis or motorcycles. his ugly bravado made abaaoud well-known to u.s. and european intelligence agencies, on terror watch list s everywhere. yet authorities now concede, they did not know that abaaoud was able to travel undetected over the last year in and out of syria, all across europe, to set in motion at least four different plots. until three days ago, they thought he was still in syria. and at least six others in his hand-picked paris attack team also reportedly traveled to syria a

-- abaaoud, who slipped undetected into europe?, cnn, paris. >> of course, john, it did raise a lot of questions. and some of the things that are being talked about here in france is also some reforms to make it easier for intelligence services to track people. and then, of course, we have a decision today for the upper house of parliament to decide whether or not to extend three months of emergency decree here in france that, of course, also makes it easier for police to wiretap people but to also detain people as well. >> there's lots still yet to play out in paris and across france. >> let's go now to brus sell where is we find our senior international correspondent ivan watson. >> what can you tell us about the latest ones? >> there's raids in at least half a dozen locations and search warrant where is the belgian authorities detained at least nine people across the belgian capital on thursday. now, they said they were in particular targeting the family and entourage of a family named hadfi. he's within of the suicide bombers f

they say abaaoud was able to reenter europe undetected, raising concerns about border controls. around a thousand french citizens are thought to have joined extremist groups in iraq and syria. and more than 200 are believed to have returned home. the french senate will vote later on today on whether to extent this country's state of emergency for another three months. that would allow the french police to place people under house arrest without a trial and to raid their homes without a warrant. norah? >> holly williams in paris, thank you. >>> top u.s. law enforcement officers are urging americans this morning to turn their fear of a terror attack into action. that follows a new isis video where the terror group threatens to blow up the white house. jeff pegues is near the white house where they say they're raid for any challenge. >> reporter: good morning. the daily propaganda videos from isis prompted officials to want to tamp down fear and reassure a nervous public. the isis video threatens an attack in the u.s., this time targeting the white house. fbi director james comey s

one ofthe french government says abdelhamid abaaoud who fought with isis, was able to re-enter europe undetected, raising concerns about border control. about 1,000 french citizens are thought to have joined extremist homes without a warrant. nor norah? >> holly williams in paris, thank you. urging americans to turn their fear into action. jeff pegues is near the white house where they say they're ready for anything. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. with this daily barrage of isis propaganda videos, the nation' top officials held a news conference on thursday. they wanted to tap down and assure a nervous public. the isis video threatens an attack in the u.s., this time targeting the white house. but fbi director james comey says law enforcement is not aware of any credible threat of a paris-type attack. >> we have seen no connection at all between the paris attackers and the united states. >> reporter: still the fbi is investigating what it calls a few dozen people deemed highest risk for carrying out a copycat paris-style attack. blanket. about lone wolf attacks inspired by those isis v

nationalalho was on terrrr watch lists-- was able to travel back and forth between syria and europe over the undetected. "when they cross at these border points, eu passport holders checked very carefully." in response- european union ministers agreeing at the borders. marci gonzalez paris standup close: "and today, one we after the attacks?you can still see people gagaering at memoriris....as we learn one more victim has died, bringing the death toll to 130. marci gonzalez, abc news paris." lukas attackers stormed a hotel in the african country of mali today... initially taking about 170 people hostage. hotel officials say two armed men initially locked in about 140 guests and 30 employees. mali's state broadcaster says at least 80 of the hostages have since been freed. the u-n says the attackers arrived in a vehicle or vehicles with diplomatic plates... firing guns as they entered the hotel. a u-n official said two malians and a french national were killed in the attack... but did not elaborate. no one has claimed responsibility for the incident. speaking in malaysia... president obama says the unite

although he had beenn numerous terror watch lists he was able to travel in and o of syr and across europe undetected. police say the other body that was found at the apartment is his cousin, suicide bomber, hasna aitboulahcen. friends say she recently found religion after leaving a life fueled by drugs and alcohol. >>> we, fbi director james comey says d dozens o suspected radica in the u.s. are under tight surveillance amid concern of a possible paris-style copycat attack three terrorist videos threatening the u.s. flashing images of new york and promising to target the white house. >>> in other news a judge has dered chicago policic to lease videohowing black teteteager being shot and killed by a white oicer. laquon mcdonald was shot 16 times carrying a small knife and the video is said to show mcdonald walking away from officers when one of them opened fire. >>> well, the nation's largest health insurer says it may pull out of all the public exchanges established by obamacare. united unititedhealthlaming low enrollment a and high fees. millions could be left scrambling for low cost insurance. >>>

they all the same if that is the case managed to get himself back into europe undetected. brooke?e to find him. they're working on it. nick paton walsh live inside of syria. thanks to you. back to paris now to my colleague jake tapper. >> thanks, brooke. just moments ago the french prosecutor detailed just how dangerous and difficult the conditions were for police as they raided a third floor apartment in northern paris. officers firing 5,000 rounds, five of the individuals were wounded. the shootout alone lasted an hour. bystanders captured some of the siege on camera.ç [ gunfire ] >> joining me now, bill gavin, the former assistant director of the fbi in new york during the 1993 world trade center bombing. the prosecutor a few moments ago spoke about trying to identify several suspects from the raid. two dead. others alive. what does that involve, identifying these krid v indivi? let's start with the ones who are alive. >> the ones who are alive of course there will be tr interrogation techniques. they'll be able to do diploma s fingerprints, dna. but the interview techniques w

another one of these terrorists appears to have been travel easily to syria, come back to europe undetected in france, that possibly their transportati transportation system has been infiltrated. with an international manhunt, there are new details emerging about a second suspect on the run last seen here at a gas station in france with salah abdeslam shortly before the november 13th attacks, traveled to syria in 2014. and was able to make his way back into europe investigators. new fears radicalized islamic workers are infiltrating the french transportation system and revealing concerns about airport employees with access to commercial airlines at france's two main airports. since january, 50 employees at charles degall have been denied access to locations due to suspicions they may have been radicalized. some bus drivers refuse to acre knowledge women and been found praying inside their bus when they were supposed to be driving their routes. one of the bataclan theater attacker was a bus driver, as recently as 2012. french military jets are stepping up the battle against isis pounding tar

. >> it comes as authorities believe one of the attackers posed as a refugee to slip in undetected to europe. abc's brian ross has the latest. >> reporter: he is only 27, but he's risen rapidly through the ranks of isis to mastermind some of their biggest terror plots in europe. in this propaganda video, abdelhamid abaaoud asks, is there anything better than jihadism, than martyrdom? officials believe he planned the paris attacks from isis headquarters in syria. carrying out the direct orders of top isis leaders, who have set up a new unit to launch terror attacks in the west, with recruits separated into brigades by their nationality and language skills. >> this was planning a complicated operation, infiltrating trained personnel to do it and pulling it off across borders. >> reporter: the isis mastermind sent one of its attackers from syria, posing as a refugee, presenting this forged passport to greek officials just five way across europe to paris. other attackers were hand-picked in the mastermind's hometown in that brussels neighborhood of molenbeek, where he traveled often. narrowly es

like abdeslam, he was able to make his way back to europe undetected.investigators. also tonight, new fears radicalized workers are infiltrating the french transportation system. concerns about airport employees with access to commercial airlines at france's two main airports. since january, 50 employees at charles de gaulle airport have been denied because they have been radicalized. some bus transportation systems have been denied women. one of the bataclan theater attackers was a bus driver since 2012. and pounding targets inside syria and iraq continues. >> translator: there is no alternative. we have to destroy isis. >> reporter: martin savidge, cnn, paris. >>> while france and belgium crackdown on jihadists, an imam is working to teach children about the true meaning of islam and committed to keeping their young minds from being radicalized. cnn has more. >> reporter: and people arrive and they will say allah. imam is teaching his usual after school class. today he is asking the children if what happened in paris is an islamic act. this boy refers

europe. had slipped across the borders undetected. it was a tip from moroccan intelligence that led the french to belief that abaaoud had left syria and was back to begin a campaign of terror. the question for france now and for all on the continent, are there more like abaaoud who slipped undetected into europe? nic robertson, cnn, paris. >> thanks for that. >>> when we come back, air strikes on isis in syria, are they working? how much do we know about the terrorist stronghold? >>> new isis threats just as the holiday travel season is about to begin. how serious should americans take all of this? you accelerate, we've created a new company... one totally focused on what's next for your business. the true partnership where people,technology and ideas push everyone forward. accelerating innovation. accelerating transformation. accelerating next. hewlett packard enterprise. when a moment spontaneously turns romantic, why pause to take a pill? and why stop what you're doing to find a bathroom? cialis for daily use, is the only daily tab