natashaia has been tracking this story. what is going on? >> the gunmen are holded up with grenades on the raddison blue hotel. two germans were released but the raddison said there are up to 138 hostages. we get a better picture of how it unfolded. ten gunman drove to the hodel in a car with diplomatic plates and shot the security guards and took their weapons. they entered hotel shooting and shouting "god is great," in arabic. the moment the mali forces entered they are going floor by floor trying to help. three are dead. two mali citizens and a citizen of france. a security source said some hostages would could recite versus of the koran were let go. analysts are looking a if there is a link to the paris attack a week ago today. mali has strong ties with trance for context, two years ago france intervened after the not fell under islamist criminal. >> thank you, natashaia. new developments in paris, a third body is now found at a home raided by police in saint denis france and authorities are trying to confirm that identity. police have i