he died in the radisson blu hotel. french officials and diplomats know this hotel extremely well. it has always been regarded as the safest hotel in bamako, but of course, the difficulty with this hotel, it has very high walls in the back, and a swimming pool. it's very hard to escape from the rear. but 12 air crew from air france managed to get out. they are said to be safe and sound. air france grounding all air operations to mali. daily flights have been canceled. francois hollande as you heard in ivan's report, said he wanted to reach out tamalians with solidarity. a president who's still shocked at the situation here exactly one peek ago. the grim, wet city, it was a week ago, and later at night that changed france -- well, some people feel it has changed france for good in that such a level of tragedy befalling the country. such awful death. there are now 130 victims, another person has died, only on thursday, the french prime minister did say that he sent out his commiserations to malians and what happened. and h

they are moving to the seventh floor of the radisson blu hotel. rifying situation there at radisson blu. john berman, stay with me. we will have more on the gunmen storming the hotel. 170 people trapped inside. gunmen moving floor to floor. three people dead. we are back after a break. start with a positive attitude... and positively radiant skin. aveeno® positively radiant moisturizer... with active naturals® soy. aveeno® naturally beautiful results®. it begins from the the second we're born.er. because, healthier doesn't happen all by itself. it needs to be earned every day. using wellness to keep away illness. and believing a single life can be made better by millions of others. as a health services and innovation company optum powers modern healthcare by connecting every part of it. so while the world keeps searching for healthier we're here to make healthier happen. other wireless carriers make families share data. some way to say happy holidays. switch to t-mobile now and get 4 lines with up to 6gb each, and no sharing. just $30 bucks a line

. >> thank you very much indeed for that and is a freelance journalist who is outside the hotel radisson and he has been telling us that u.n. forces in molian troops are on the scene with an attack at the hotel radisson blue with a number of hostages inside and don't know how many and we will speak to a journalist and president of the african information club and joins us on the phone from paris, he knows mali well and i don't know how well you are able to follow what has been going on in mali but tell us about this hotel and who might be carrying out this attack? >> it's very difficult to look and the fact is mali is now i mean two or three and they try to maintain them and effecting them in the northern part of mali but we can guess it's coming from they are not a part of mali already. >> and looking at attacks which happened in the past lois attacks in august and march and rocket attack on a u.n. base and there was a restaurant which was popular with foreigners which was sprayed with bullets by a gunman, that was back in march. clearly foreigners in mali are the victims of attacks lik

it happened at the radisson blu hotel. a spokesperson for the company that owns radisson tells nbc news the hostages include about 140 guests, and about 30 employees. according to the associated press, ten gunmen stormed the hotel, but nbc news has not been able to verify that number. the u.s. embassy in mali has confirmed it is aware of an ongoing, active shooter operation at the radisson hotel. let's bring in nbc news correspondent ayman mohyeldin who is live in brussels. what do we know now? >> well, we're starting to learn a little bit more details about this active shooter situation that has taken place in the malian capital. it's important to emphasize some of this information is coming from both government officials, as well as the hotel itself. some of it is coming from news agencies. we'll start with what we know officially that is coming from the radisson blu hotel owners. they put up a statement saying at least two persons as they described them, have taken about 170 people hostage inside that hotel. they say abo

most of the gunfire taking place on the seventh floor of the radisson blue. this is located just west of bamiko's capitol, it's an area very close to ministries and diplomatic offices. it takes up a whole block and is in the western district of the capitol. we have a local business owner here and has been giving us more details. >> about ten gunmen early in the morning at the radisson blue and started shooting at the guards that were guarding the radisson blue and the news we get so far is not 100% accurate but they got shot in front of the radisson so and jihad came in and we don't know if it's 100% accurate or not with things going on and waiting to hear more. >> this is an on going situation from what you can see. can you tell us whether you have heard of any reports of casualties and also we understand that there could be up to 130 people that were staying in that hotel that could be taken hostage, can you confirm? >> a lot of people in the hotel and we don't know the exact number of the people that are there but there is a lot of people and it's early in

special forces are helping retake the radisson hotel. dozens of hostages have been released but the hotel says more than 100 are still trapped inside. >> that attack began early this morning when gunmen stormed a luxury hotel reportedly carrying ak-47s and riding in vehicles carrying diplomatic license plates. at this hour, three have been killed. and goqty1 others injured. >> and the embassies urging all americans to stay where they are and sending out this video of a tactical teaming heading there right now. david mckenzie is following the story. what are you hearing? >> reporter: -- >> excuse me. not david mckenzie. robin, what is the latest from you? >> good afternoon. what i can tell you is that a ten member elite group of special forces from france heading to help as well as u.s. special forces operating on the ground trying to help rescue the hostages. we're not exactly sure how involved they are, if they are actually going in, if they are engaging with the attackers or if they are just providing help on the ground in other forms s

this is on a different scale, the attack on the radisson group. i get the impression that throughout this year we have seen the increase in the gravity and the means employed by the various groups. we do not know yet which group is involved, but we are seeing it in the south with more intensity. claire: thank you, luke. francois, what is the latest? francois hollande the latest, the very -- : the air france crew, the 12 people were in the hotel from the air force that from the air france crew, they just got released. as i speak to you, i can see the hostages being freed by malian security forces. still withyou are us, tell us a little bit more about who normally uses the hotel. we have confirmation of various nationalities -- french, chinese, indian. anymore you can tell us about the nationalities of those trapped inside the hotel? francois: it is quite difficult. they are being brought to another place in the same neighborhood. to speak very quickly to a french woman, who just got released five minutes ago with i could speaknd to one canadian. he

i stayed at the radisson blu hotel in neighboring qatar and lots of foreigners there and as you were explaining in the intro staff from turkish airlines have escaped the attackers and turkish aunt lines would have been using the hotel for crew and pilots during the lay overs for the various flights that come in from turkey and there are reports of nigerians involved and not known if they are working at the table or trade between nigeria and mali and the united states embassy talks of an active on going shooter situation happening at the hotel and warned citizens to stay away and with we also know from security sources that apparently the attackers arrived in vehicles with diplomatic license plates and would have needed to some extent these diplomatic license plates to get in the hotel or to pass off as ordinary visitors if you like because there has been heightened security in this area for some degree of time given the political insecurity situation that we have seen in mali over the last year or so. in march there was a deadly attack at a restaurant in which people were killed. in a

. >> reporter: soldiers help an employ of the radisson blu out of the building.unmen had managed to get inside shouting god is great in arabic before taking around 170 people hostage. many were in shock. as the malian president cut short a trip to chad and flu home, the government tried to reassure people. >> translator: this morning at 7:00 am the radisson hotel was attacked. according to the information we have there were two or three armed men who walked into the hotel. we have deployed on-site to cordon the hotel. >>> following an assault involving french, u.n., and malian special forces, reports came in of dead bodies found inside the hotel. >> translator: at the beginning he says i thought it was firecrackers, i didn't think it was a hostage situation, then it continued and continued and we heard it ash thoetel. >>> an armed group which split from al-qaeda north african branch two years ago has said it carried out the attack. the group said it wanted its fighters freed from mali's prisons, and the army's attacks against northern malians to stop. mali has be

a terrifying situation at bamako at the radisson. david is saying if anybody is in the vicinity, continue to stay safe. >> a warning from the u.s. embassy. do not leave. stay at home. a hostage situation unfolding there. the breaking news continues from paris in just a moment. right when you feel a cold sore, abreva can heal it in as few as two and a half days when used at the first sign. without it the virus spreads from cell to cell. only abreva penetrates deep and starts to work immediately to block the virus and protect healthy cells. you could heal your cold sore, fast, as fast as two and a half days when used at the first sign. learn how abreva starts to work immediately at abreva.com don't tough it out, knock it out, fast. with abreva. >>> all right. john berman along with hala gorani in paris this morning. the french president francois hollande pushing for military collaboration against isis in syria. fr france says the paris attacks were planned. >> he wants help with this because he needs it. he has plans for washington and

earlier in the day, the parent company of the radisson blu hotel, a u.s. company, said there were two gunmen holding more than 170 people hostage. that moved to about 10 to 15 gunmen. that's what one of the journalists reporting from outside of the hotel said he understood. so still not clear how many may have been involved. and we know speaking to people that there is still an attempt to check, to clear, to scour the hotel to make sure there are no gunmen lurking or hiding anywhere in the hotel. at one point we were told this siege is over. it now sounds like it may be the case that security services are still in an ongoing situation with potentially some gunmen who may still be in the hotel. >> as you talk, ivan about security services, and security forces personnel, it is certainly being lead by the malian forces, but there are other outside forces involves, the french, the u.s., the u.n., we have been hearing about. >> reporter: that's right. first of all, the united nations does have a peace-keeping presence in mali, because of the political insecurit

it happened at the radisson blu hotel. son for the company that owns radisson tells nbc news the hostages include about 140 guests, and about 30 employees. according to the associated press, ten gunmen stormed the hotel, but nbc news has not been able to verify that number. the u.s. embassy in mali has confirmed it is aware of an ongoing, active shooter operation at the radisson hotel. let's bring in nbc news correspondent ayman mohyeldin who is live in brussels. what do we know now? >> well, we're starting to learn a little bit more details about this active shooter situation that has taken place in the malian capital. it's important to

. >> reporter: soldiers helping an employee of the radisson blu out of the building after a hostage situationhat lasted many hours. gunmen had managed to get inside shouting god is great in arabic before taking around 170 people hostage. as the full extent of the attack became clear, many here were in shock. as the malian president flew home from chad, the government tried to reassure people. >> translator: this morning at 7:00 am the radisson hotel was attacked. there were two or three armed men who were able to walk into the hotel. we activated our crisis cell, including heads of military and officials from foreign security. >> reporter: following an assault involving united nations troops as well as mali, french, and u.s. special forces, reports started to come in of dead bodies being found inside the hotel. one of those who did make it out alive, told state television it took a while to realize what was happening. at the beginning he says i thought it was firecrackers. then it continued and continued, and we heard it around the hotel. an armed group by split from al-qaeda's north african

this is taking place at the radisson blu hotel. bassy is telling it's staff and all the citizens in the country to shelter in place. we'll continue to follow this developing story. >> it is a largely muslim country. >> 60%. >> it's impossible to avoid talking about things like this and there are reports that some hostages are being released, if you can resite passages from

reporter: the heavily armed at drove into the radisson hotel grounds in the morning. they stormed the hotel lobby and opened fire. m at first i thought it was firecrackers. i did not think it was a hostage situation. but the explosions did not stop. we heard them in the entire hotel. i wanted to go into the restaurant but i saw smoke in the corridor. so i went back to my room and stayed there until the troops came. they knocked on the door and said they were security. we were evacuated in small groups down the fire escape. witnesses report the ship -- reported the men shouted "allahu ackbar." the hotel's favored by foreigners and diplomats because it is considered particularly safe. those held prisoner include people from across europe, as well as u.s. and china. employees of air france and turkish airlines were among the hostages. speaking in paris, president hollande supported the colony. >> was again terrorists are showing their barbaric face and killing indiscriminately. we must show solidarity with the people of mali. it was midday when malian special forces stor

just getting word six americans were rescued from the radisson blu hotel in mali. the siege, we're told, after fp reporting there are no more hostages involved. unclear if the standoff between special forces raiding that hotel and terrorists inside is over or not. >>> new today, french officials here in the investigation of the paris terror attacks one week ago, they found another body in the wreckage of the raid that killed the planner, perhaps the ringleader of the attacks here. so who else was in that terror hideout? the identity as the manhunt for the surviving jihadi continues. >>> plus, congress now one step closer to suspending a program that would bring thousands of syrian refugees to the united states. but is it enough? do they have enough to get past a possible presidential veto? we'll have the latest on the contentious fight over refugees in the united states. coming up. who wants to try? before earning enough cash back from bank of america to stir up the holidays, before earning 1% cash back everywhere, every time and 2% back at the grocery store, even b

doing know anything about security at the radisson? was fairly good, but even then, it seems like a place you could easily attack because the army was deployed in the north. there were not that many security people to secure time locations. was -- att the time the entrance to the hotel. some people were patted down to check luggage, but you could walk in and out. it is an unfair question now, but i am going to ask. do you see this as coordinated as part of the islamic state and jihadists reacting to france and the operation of 2013, or is this about domestic mali warfare? a bit of both. there are no known connections between the islamic state and jihadists's. the jihadists of targeted mostly u.n. peacekeepers. peacekeeping mission in mali is known as the most deadly peacekeeping mission. this mostly happened in the north of mali. as much ashappened often, or as severe as this one. francine: thank you. we will have more of an update. our guest host for the hour, thank you for joining us. you know the area well. how unusual is this sort

according to the latest report at least 20 people were killed in that attack on the radisson blue hotel. the siege lasted several hours. forces from france and the united states helped the forces free guests from their rooms. >> evacuated, dozens of staff members were freed from the radisson blue hotel. the ordeal started hours earlier in the morning when a group of islamic extremists stormed the hotel. the militants entered the site when a diplomatic car was driving in. they shot at people in the lobby, threw grenades and acan't tad people floor by floor. >> i saw corpses in the lobby. it is terrible. i was hiding in my room, and they told us to come out. security forces broke through my door and came in. i am very thankful. >> witnesses say they saw gunmen. forces found the bodies of at least two militants. a group affiliated with al eda claim credit for the attack. the president said that terrorism will not go away. >> calm, serene. we don't want to scare our people, but we have already said that mali will have to get used to situations like this. we must all remain humble. no one, n

none man attacking the radisson blu hotel in the capital of bamako. rumor is that there are 170 hostages. the army commander tells the ap that 20 of the captives have been freed. until bloomberg there are u.s., french, and the hotel.ps in two malian citizens and one french citizen are dead. here are the latest of elements from paris. nearly one week after the attacks there, a third body found in a department that was rated two days ago. the body of an unidentified woman. the suspected ringleader of last week's attacks was killed in the raid. the european union is being urged to implement security measures that were passed earlier this year. ,nd the oldest mosque in france services are canceled because of security worries. we are also hearing this morning from the german interior ministry, a spokesman commenting in berlin, saying one of the attack suspects came through germany. the senate has not indicated whether it will take up the bill to temporarily block syrian and iraqi refugees from entering the u.s. president obama says he will veto such a bill

it's happening at the radisson hotel in the capital of bamako. details ahead. >> paris and the world remain on edge. now one week since terrorists killed 129 people. this morning we're learning details about the raid that stopped another attack from happening. >> after the terror, unwelcome in america. that's how this philadelphia originally from palestine says he now feels after an incident on an airplane this week. >> happening now, sleeping outside. a live look, philadelphia executives are using boxes as beds to help get an important message across. it's 4:31, good morning. friday morning, this is "nbc 10 news today." a lot to cover today. i'm tracy davidson. >> i'm chris cato. it's great they are doing that awareness campaign but they lucked out weather wise. two nights from now, wow, a taste of what it means to be unprotected in the elements. meteorologist bill henley is in with his first alert forecast and off to a warm start. >> yeah, and damp but not from the rain that's in the area. that's cleared the area. this is from last night's rain

the hotel called the radisson blu not far from a u.s. embassy where a u.s. delegation just happened to be on the ground in mali for a meeting on security in the region. now to give you some background about two years ago, islamic extremists took control of northern mali. prompting french led military intervention in the country. staff at u.s. and french embassies have been told to shelter? place. we are working to learn more and also air france has just canceled flights to the capital city of mali. no word if this has anything to do with the isis terrorist attacks in france last week. reporting live here in washington, kenneth moton. channel 7 eyewitness news. >> all right kenneth and to add confirmed three people have in fact been confirmed dead. in westchester county crews are getting ready to resume their operation after a small plane vanished just before landing. >>> the aircraft was heading to danbury airport yesterday afternoon when the pilot lost contact near titicus reservoir. eyewitness news reporter kala rama is live with the latest in north salem.

the radisson blu hotel. as like many hotels, soft target, very little in the way of security. and let's rejoin our guest here in the studio who is expert in these matters as well. olivia, you heard the news on france 24 that several hostages have been killed. >> right. looks like two mallian and one french citizens were killed. this is developing story. unfortunately that shows the resolve of terrorists. i think what is meaningful, attack of al that bab in westgate, they supposedly cleared out muslim hostages from the siege. that is something very meaningful that we tend to see in those attacks. but what's important is that we will know very quickly if they're willing to go on with the hostage taking like in the case of mumbai or case of westgate and keep media looking at it for a die or two. or if they do like bataclan unfortunately where they had no intention of negotiating and they just wanted to kill people. we should know that and their intention very quickly unfortunately. >> yeah. unfortunately as seem

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this is one of the radisson blue hotels, and one of the nicest hotels in the country, and among them french citizen, and before the siege started, the pentagon now confirming that all u.s. defense military personnel have been accounted for who were in the mali capital, and joining us from nairobi, kenya, robyn kriel joins us. what do we know about the gunmen and the casualty count? the casualty count as we understand could be as low as 10 and however, the afp are reporting up to 18. we are hearing from the eyewitnesses that they are seeing more bodies coming up, so it could go up are from there, wolf. in terms of the attackers, we understand that there are two but more possibly, and from what we understand from the eyewitnesses at the moment, special forces from mali and foreign governments as well going room to room searching and clearing each room looking for more attackers and the hotel of this size around 190 rooms we understand would be prime place for attackers to hide, and they are also finding terrified hotel residents who did not get caught up in the horrific hostage siege w

bamako, at the radisson blu hotel. there are no more hostages being held at this luxury hotel in bamako, the capital of mali, but meanwhile, back here in france, officials are saying since friday's attacks, they have conducted nearly 800 raids throughout the city and that's just over the past five nights. the prosecutor also confirms a third person was killed in the terror raid that targeted the organizer of the terrorist attack here in paris. we still don't know who that third person is, but they have been able to become more gender-specific. there was confusion over whether this third unidentified person was a man or a woman. there is now clarification, id as a man. just this hour, new reporting that we broke on msnbc about the woman inside that apartment, previously believed to have detonated a suicide vest, there she is right there, hasna aitboulahcen, she is the one where we have audio of her communicating with police forces when they were on the scene, and the original reports were that she is a female jihadist wh

inside the radisson. l in the country's capital city a state broadcaster saying special forces have entered the hotel and have freed 8 hostages in this operation. in number of foreigners are among the hostages, some reported the french citizens. military officials saying three people are confirmed dead in this attacks of our. the identity of the hostage-takers not known but they are believed to be islamic militants. air france is saying all flights from paris to the united states have been suspended. for the moment following the mallee at tax. we are following the latest of paris, news here french prosecutors say a third body has been found at the scene of paris suburb that killed the mastermind behind paris attack. ashley webster with the latest in paris on the ground. >> reporter: good morning. that third body believed to be a female, the cousin of the alleged ringleader, that body recovered this morning according to the french prosecutor's office. i wanted to follow-up on your conversation this morning.

the company that runs the radisson blu hotel in mali's capital says assailants have taken 170 hostages in a brazen assault involving grenades. the brussels- based rezidor hotel group said the assailants had "locked in" 140 guests and 30 employees. the gunmen are actively carrying out a shooting operation at the radisson blu hotel in bamako mali according to officials. president obama has been briefed on the situation. lukas: the f-d-a made a big announcement today, saying they've approv the first genetically modified animal for human consumption. salmon. the company behind the engineered salmon "aqua- bounty " calls the move a "game changer" in the market. the company takes d-n-a from a chinook salmon... and from a sea eel... to produce a new salmon. the idea is to help the fish grow quickly the salmon will be grown ininanama and canada and will be sold in the s. and although the process to grow the fish is improved there are still some opposed to g-m-o based foods. it's something doctor richard besser says is not a real cause for concern. "in order to get approval from the food and dr

some of the people that were negotiating stayed in the radisson blu hotel. e don't know if it was linked to that. some of the rebels close to government in bamako that were staying in the hotel were perhaps who the terrorists were after. it's still in the early stages. there is investigation still going on. the people who have claimed responsibility for this attack, al-mourabitoun did it on twitter-- announced on twitter that they were the one responsible for this attack. a few hours ago the president of mali landed and said we will not give in to the fear that the terrorists are trying to create in bamako. in fact, when we were driving around the area just after rush hour, we could see malians going about their daily business. the investigation is ongoing. there are lots of security officers inside the hotel right now. it's still very much in operation >>> outside that hotel in bamako where 27 ilpeople were killed today. nicholas, thank you. the french president francois hollande has said their support for mali. the woman who died in a police raid in the cit

this is the place, the radisson blu. if you are an international business traveler or a peace keeper or diplomat working or visiting mali, this is a name you would know. >> you know, radisson blu is a known hotel. a lot of people do there for their stay. >> if terrorists wanted to strike western interests, that would be the location is what i'm saying. a peace conference under way i'm told. >> i don't know, really. i can say the neighborhood is a

they burst through the radisson blu hotel and took about 170 people hostage. mali troops assisted by french special forces have entered the hotel. the remaining hostages were freed. it is still unclear whether the gunmen remain on the top floors. the peace keeping mission is on the ground. two of the attackers in the siege have been killed. >> reporter: soldiers held an employee of the radisson blu out of the building after a hostage situation at a lasted hours. gunmen got inside shouting gold is great in arabic before taking 170 hostage. as the full extent of the attack became clear many here were in shock. as the malian presidential cut short a trip and influence home the government tried to reassure people. >> reporter: this morning the hotel was attacked. according to the information we have, there are two or three armed men who were able to walk into the hotel. we activated our crisis cell. the cell heads of military and officials from foreign affairs and the security ministry. >> reporter: following an assault involving united nation troops as well as mal

this is a look at the radisson blu website. o see but at the top it has a message about the hostage situation and says that the company is in constant contact with local police and your honors relatives information. we do know that this hotel, this radisson blu hotel, is a popular spot for diplomats to meet for meetings. time. several hostages, more than this is ongoing. chris cato, "nbc 10 news." >> thank you. the terror in paris one week later. this morning france is calling on i want european union partners to take immediate decisive action to keep violent expreemists out. a recruitment spokesman says the number tripled since the deadly attacks. francois hollande froze plans to cut more than 9,000 troops by 2019. and this information just in. belgian has two in custody. seven others were let go. the prosecutor's office says a woman's body was found in saint-denis where raids happened wednesday. prosecutors say one of the ring leaders was killed in that raid. >> a philadelphia man says the terror attacks in paris led to prejud

juliet: breaking news out of africa, ten gunman with grenades toward the radisson. hotel in mallee, africa, they have taken 170 hostages. citizens have been asked to take shelter. ben: new details on the suicide bomber killed in a police raid, audio released from moments before she detonated her bomb where she argued with police, police are hunting for another suspect in those attacks. juliet: con and under attack in a state report in east harlem. the utility violated a dozen safety regulations and failed to test and inspect a faulty joint, con ed blaming the city for broken sewer line. >> national institute of health sending its last remaining research chimpanzees in to retirement. animals will be sent to a federal sanctuary that has room for them, 300 chimps will be retired over the next two years, the director said there is no justification for continued animals. a lot of people happy about that. duke is off, good news for jets fans, ryan fits patrick will start against houston, his former team barring any juliet: surgery nine days ago to repair ligament on his th

it's happening at the radisson hotel in the capital of bamako.tails ahead. >> paris and the world remain on edge. now one week since terrorists killed 129 people. this morning we're learning details about the raid that stopped another attack from happening. >> after the terror, unwelcome in america.

the radisson blu is a popular hotel. the president was notified. >> we are monitoring the situation. >> and they were told to take all the necessary precautions. >> we are taking all the necessary steps in order to solve that crisis. >> reporter: this comes on the heels of the worst terrorist attacks in paris. twin suicide bombings in beirut and the downing of a russian plane in egypt. all within the last month. the defense official confirms there were 22 defense personnel in the city at the time of the attack. no casualties within that group. megan hughes, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. >>> meanwhile today we learned that another person has died one week after the terror attacks in paris, that brings the death toll to 130, and they determined that the mastermind was in france during the shootings and bombing. authorities say that abdelhamid abaauoud was captured on a surveillance camera in a subway station and was killed in a police raid on wednesday. >>> back here another sexting scandal is under investigation i

the radisson hotel in the capital city of bamako is a westerners. witnesses say at least ten gunmen fired shots and threw grenades as they chanted "god is great." in arabic. now. we have just learned that this point. those attackers are still inside. mark barger has the breaking details. >> reporter: the hostage situation in mali is over. security sources are reporting that two attackers involved in the storms... storming have been killed. wounded civilians are being evacuated. a number of hostages were already freed or escaped on americans. the malian military earlier moved into the hotel. france sent 40 special forces members to the location. while the nearby u.s. embassy earlier told its staff and all americans in that area to shelter in place. nbc news learned that before at least 138 were inside the radisson blu hotel in mali's capital of bamako. 125 are guests. 13 hotel staff members. at one point, the hotel said 170 guests and employees were taken hostage. the pentagon correspondent jim mickly chefski reports 25 military personnel were at the

we tell you what happened through the eyes of one american. >> reporter: in the halls of the radisson hotel the hunt for a gang of killers, men who had gone from room to room shouting allah akbar god is great leaving a bloody trail. from the moment they stormed the hotel, one man from florida saw it all. >> a group of four or five men came from across the street. started shooting took out the guards. they started shooting at us. we ran back inside. at which time i fell. >> reporter: but managed to crawl away. some guests barricaded doors. terry hid from the hostage takers under a breakfast table. >> i heard three terrorists come in and started shooting the room. they were standing right next to me. they never seen me. the shell casings were hitting me under the tail. i knew i was going to become a victim. because all they had to do was look down. >> reporter: were they speaking? >> they were in a low whisper. there was two males, one female. >> reporter: malian security stormed the hotel, two jihadis were killed. they're bodies carried out. rescuers saving close to 150 terrified guest

all of the remaining hostages at the radisson blu hotel in the capitol are now free, but at least 18eople are dead. witnesses say gunmen stormed the hotel more than seven hours ago, and a group affiliated with al-qaeda has claimed responsibility. ivan how did the siege finally come to an end, and what happened to the gunmen, and also do we know who the victims are? >> reporter: for several hours various security agencies have been trying to gain access to the radisson blu hotel. the operation involved french special forces who have a presence in bamako, malian forces, and u.n. peace keepers who also have a mission there. for several hours they were trying to gain access to the premises and managed to, and we know that at least 80 people at some point in the last few hours were released, hostages were released or escaped or managed to get out. it's simply not clear whether they were let go of by the gunmen, or whether the operation to free them succeeded. however, there is some conflicting information about the death tell. one source is saying 18 bodies have been sited by eyewitnesss,

islamic extremists armed with guns and grenades stormed the radisson blu hotel.witnesses say the men shouted "god is great" in arabic during their assault.and spoke in both french and english.at least 170 people were taken hostage. nats security forces went door to door and led dozens to safety.cbs news has learned as many as 14 of the hostages are american. president obama was asked about the siege during a meeting in malaysia. sot: (obama) "we're monitoring the situation."standup: (craig boswell/washington d.c. 38-45) "22 u-s department of defense employees in the city are all safe. five were at the hotel at the time of the attack." french soldiers and some us special forces helped in the is popular with foreigners. employees with air france and turkish airlines were staying there. two terror groups with ties to al qaeda are claiming responsibility for the deadly siege.craig boswell, cbs news, the state department. 3 al qaeda linked extremists took over mali in 2012. france launched a military intervention in 2013 and thousands of french soldiers remain in the country. 3 one of the

testimony at one of the security , inds at the radisson says an article by "the telegraph," the british paper, that the gun man asked which floor the air france crew members were in, targeting the crew members. úÑ@ >> hello, i'm john cleese, and i do hope you will join me for an exciting new television series, a unique inquiry into human consciousness itself. now, you're about to see an extraordinary program, a studio conversation that you may never forget. so, settle back, take a deep breath as we join our trusted guide and host, phil cousineau, on a most memorable episode of "global spirit," the first internal travel series. >> as the author of over two dozen books

in the past few minutes mali special forces were able to enter the radisson blue. s is reporting that. three people are dead in the attack. 100 people are still being held hostage. guests and employees. gunmen stormed this hotel with grenades a short time ago. an army commander says about 20 hostages or so were let go. the u.s. embassy in mali is warning right now americans in that area to shelter in place. of course, the "today" show ahead after "news4 today" will have the very latest information. back to you. >> thanks, kristin. >>> now to the latest on the terror attacks in paris. it's been one week since the attack and there are still questions on the investigation. nbc's bill neely has more on the search for the suspects. bill, good morning. >> reporter: yes, good morning, eun, from paris. remember, mali is a former french colony, so news of that hostage-taking situation and what sounds like a massacre in progress is being watched here very closely. here in paris, yes, it's one week on since the worst massacre in france since world war ii. it's not being marked

and a freelance journalist is outside the radisson blu. st get us up to speed, what are you hearing, what are you seeing? >> exactly right now i got the last information, more than 18 have been released from the hotel, more than 18 have been released from the hotel and they are now outside of the hotel and the people are many young citizens come over the hotel and taking over for what is going on exactly. >> so there is still 90 plus people inside the building? >> yes and still 90 plus people inside the building and the security forces and troops are taking care of it. i can't stay. they are at the hotel and basically a member taking care of it and first of all what i can see is a young man, a young man for about a young man about -- inaudible. >> are the security forces talking to the hostage takers yet? >> excuse me? >> are the security forces, is the army talking to the people inside? >> yes, the security forces are talking to the people inside but we don't know exactly what they are saying and what they are discussing about. >> have the

this is at the radisson blue hotel in bamako in the western african nation of mali. unknown number of attackers carrying are the ak-47s arrived in a vehicle with diplomatic plates on it. they stormed into the hotel this morning and firing their guns and taking roughly 170 people hostage the. we are now hearing that there are no more hostages inside of that hotel, and afp is reporting that two gunmen were killed. it is still very much an active situation. a colonel in the mali army says that there are still attackers inside of the hotel and ten people have been found dead in one of the hallways. most of the hostages from multiple countries did manage to escape this ordeal, and there were six american citizens among them. our robyn kriel joining us from nairobi, kenya, and robyn, can you get us up to speed on the very latest in the situation there? >> well, malian security ministers told journalists and afp in fact that the hostages had been freed and two gunmen had been killed, however, they have not said that the operation is by any means over. it is a huge hotel an

now, the radisson blue hotel used to by diplomats and also air france crews. we are extremely concerned about the situation in mali and for the safety of oour guests and employees in the hotel, we are in contact with authorities there. now, also, the u.s. embassy staff and u.s. citizens have been told to shelter in place and also private citizens are being encouraged to contact their families and let them know they are okay. now, just back in august, the embassy did issue a security message for foreigners warning of a heightened security risk outside the city. now, again, back to the images we're first getting into the newsroom this morning. the time zone is about nine hours ahead, so, it is about the noontime hour. the situation ongoing as many as 70 people taken hostage. we're hearing that three of them have been killed, 15 of them have been released. and other media outlets are reporting that they were released because they were able to cite versus from the koran. we're trying to get to the bottom of that. we will hopefully have more information for you in t

three people killed, more than 100 others still being held inside the radisson blu hotel. no word on who the gunmen are, this year. and in paris, a third body was found overnight inside that apartment raided by police earlier this week. the body is a woman but the identity not clear. today marks one week since the terror attacks that killed 129 people. shaina: enjoy the easy-going commute body can. a standard -- while you can. no issues now, but later today that will change, it will look like winter. no issues right now from the weather, no accidents or closures, just mobile speed units which i was sure you after the break. -- which i will show you after the break. traffic picking up, people do >> this is iowa's news leader. this is kcci 8 news this morning klinge, meteorologist kurtis gertz, and right now coverage with shaina humphries. the snow is on its way, a few snowflakes in far west in central iowa near carol and most not reaching the ground, it needs to overcome dry air. not expecting accumulations or central lie with morning, that will happen in the afternoon. -- c

it is the radisson blu hotel in bamako, mali. the mali army saying as many as ten gunmen showed up in a four by four. thedey stormed the hotel, shooting, lobbing grenades, shouting allah akbar. we now hear they are going floor to floor looking for people. the u.s. embassy advising all u.s. citizens to shelter in place, listen to direction of local officials. security forces there say there have been several attempted but unsuccessful attacks in that area. the mo recent at a club. so they were on a heighttened alert. they were aware that there ay be more attempts. also want to mention that our national security adviser, susan rice, has briefed president obama. the president, of course, directing his team to keep him updated as this situation develops. of course, we will do the same. darlene? >> kerry barrett in the newsroom. kerry, thank you. >>> also, we're following breaking news in westchester county where a small plane disappeared over a reservoir while preparing to land at the danbury airport. tracie s ahg is along the reservo

the radisson hotel was attacked. according to the information we have, there are two or three armed men with military armament that walked into the hotel. we activated the crisis cell and it has military and officials from foreign affairs and the security ministry. we deployed on-site to cordon the hotel. >> reporter: following an assault with united nations troops as well as maillyian special forces rs reports came in of dead bodies found inside the hotel. one that did make it out alive told state television it took a while to realize what was happening. >> at the beginning i thought it was fire cracks and didn't think it was a hostage situation. we heard it around the hotel. >> reporter: an armed group that split from al qaeda two years ago said it carried out the attack. the group said it wanted its fighters free from mali's prisons, and the army's attacks against north malian to stop. mali has been in a political crisis since a coup three years ago followed by an armed rebellion dmt nor in the north t led to frenc

this is the at the radisson blu hotel in bamako. a commander reports ten gun men fired on guards as they came in, a staff member stead attackers used grenades and the embassy said they issued the shelter in place because of an ongoing active shooter operation at the hotel. in august the embassy issued a message informing u.s. citizens of a heightens risk to westerners including the area around bamako. we'll continue to gather more information on this. it's interesting to note that this is was once a french colonized country and in 2013 france actually stepped in to prevent al qaeda from marching on bamako. they had taken the northern part of the country. we'll bring you detail as we get it. i'm vai sikahema, "nbc 10 news." >> we also have breaking news coming out of paris, getting new information just in to the "nbc 10 news" room about a body they found at the site of the explosions. >> the paris prosecutor's office saying that this body found overnight in an apartment raided by police earlier this week is linked to the suspects in l

michael, let's talk about what happened at the radisson blue hotel. g at least 21 people killed in that attack, it's looking, it's looking like this was an al qaeda linked operation. is that the information you suspect, as well? >> yeah, it wouldn't surprise me. one of the things i keep saying is that isis and al qaeda are in a state of both cold and hot war with each other. hot on in ground in syria where the al qaeda affiliate is fighting isis in some instances but cold in the sense that look, isis has had a banner quarter year in the last three months, look at the attacks they claimed credit for. the bombing which killed over 100 people. the metrojet airliner in sham el-sheikh that killed over 200 people. the worst bombing in lebanon since the close of the civil war and now this gruesome paris atrocity. al qaeda feels left out like they are the j.v. team to coin a phrase and trying to catch up and regain the narrative and regain the sort of luster. and as i have also said, there is a generational divide here. the cooler brand, believe it or not is i

today's attack on the radisson may prove that belmokhktar is control of a murderous militia gunning for western targets. scott, the name of the american citizen who was killed in the attack still hasn't been family. paris for us tonight. liz, thank you. one week after isis militants attacked paris with bombs and guns, the healing has begun. imams at 2500 mosques throughout france used friday prayers to condemn terrorism and violence. tonight, parisians took back their city. there was solemn reflection with candles and flowers, and at 9:20, the moment of the first attack, music filled the streets. organizers hope the noise and the light would make the terrorists "understand that they have lost." ( cheers ) cafes were filled and a club rocked again. but the celebration was tempered by news today that the death toll has risen to 130. police are still hunting for a ninth suspect, and holly williams is on the investigation. ( gunfire ) >> reporter: the french authorities now say three people were killed in a dorm raid in the paris suburbs on wednesday, not two asy previously thought. this vi

right now 170 people have reportedly been taken hostage inside the radisson blu hotel in mali's capital city bamako. the hotel chain says ten gunmen yelling arabic locked 140 guests and 30 staff members inside. we just learned that 20 of those hostages have been released, but the u.s. embassy in mali is calling this an active shooter situation at this point, and is asking all american citizens in mali to stay indoors. no group has claimed responsibility for the attack at this point, but we'll keep an eye on the situation as it develops throughout the morning. we're also following breaking developments in the paris terror attacks a week ago. overnight, officials say they found a third body at the site of the raids in paris earlier this week, that killed the suspected mastermind behind the attacks. authorities will now look to figure out if that body is attack suspect salah abdeslam, who has been missing since the raids, sparking an international manhunt. here in the u.s., the fbi says it is monitoring dozens of isis sympathizers who could try to carry out copycat attacks. meanwhile presi