the french newspaper is reporting that the alpha red plan which is in place in case of a multiattack, all places have been set on a high alert. >> well, as brian mentioned, thth has the hallmarks of what we saw after 11, how seriously the french are taking it. >> and the situation at the bataclan concert hall, who is in control tactically in this situation? >> the french police, and they will coordinate with the military, to figure out the best way both to gather intelligence inside the theater, and how they'll go in. the key is a dynamic entry, where you get t side and surprise the bad guys. that's going to be tricky inside a theater. but it's key to know what they're dealing with. >> but how can they possibly get that intelligence right now? >> two ways. i suspect the intelligence community has already picked up some information, through wires and sources. and also, there are microcameras about the size of your finger, you drill in, and get a 360 view of thaha area. that technology. and i guarantee they've already tried that. >> and they can do that without the hostage takers realiz

at the memorial in the city outside of bataclan theater. 87 of the 129 people who died in the multiattacks were in the theater while the rock band was playing a show. not u-2. a different band from the u.s. u-2 was supposed to play two concerts in paris this weekend. but they were canceled. french authorities will decide when the band will reschedule those concert dates. and other bands also canceling their shows, pulling out of events in the wake of the attacks in paris. foo-fighters canceling the rest of their european tour. coldplay canceled a title live-stream concert set to be friday night. >> next on today in new england, chuck todd will join us with a preview of a special edition of meet the press. >> we want to take a live look here locally, the skyline, the bridge there. sun shining bright. chris lambert will have one final check of the weekend forecast when we come back. building a better bank starts with looking at something old, like this... and saying, "really?" so capital one built something new - caf\s. where you can unwind with free wi-fi and banking advice, without all the

violent extremists and the assessment says europe is more vulnerable to complex, simultaneous multiattacks, based on attacks to syria and iraq. u.s. law enforcement on heightened alert as so many people are traveling for the holiday this week. >> pamela, thanks very much. >>> french president hollande wants stronger action against isis. he pressed that case at the white house, even as downing of that russian jet underscored how complex this overall fight can be. let's go to our senior white house correspondent jim acosta. are two leaders on the same page? >> reporter: they seem that way, wolf. and criticized for being too soft in his rhetoric after paris, president obama described isis as barbaric terror group that must be destroyed. he and president hollande didn't offer specifics but seemed to be open to the goal of getting russia on board in the war on isis, or at the very least, out of the way. >> reporter: it was a show of solidarity as president obama declared, we are all french, embraced president hollande, and then vowed to crush isis. >> it cannot be tolerated. it must be destroye