mark: up next, we will talk foreign policy with former united nations official nancy soderbergh righter this. ♪ john: our first to get -- our first guest tonight are two guests. the united nations official during the clinton and ministration. she joins us from washington. the number of the armed services committee. thank you both. nancy, we have a new bloomberg poll asking americans how they feel about the question of syrian refugees coming into this country. we have 53% saying that the policy should be "do not accept any more refugees." i believe you disagree with that posture, please explain why. nancy: first of all we taken only 1500. not taking any more means we are essentially not taking any. that is a very shortsighted policy. after paris, people want to be reassured we are going to fully screen these individuals. anytime we try and close our borders, americans suffer as well. this is a human attorney issue, these are mostly women and children. humanitarian issue. immigration is what keeps this country strong. steve jobs'father was a refugee from syria. john: you got the preside

united nations officials say two of the attackers were killed. one witness managed to escape. >> i tried to get in from the back of the swimming pool to the lobby to see what' s happening. when i opened the door, i saw on the floor bullets, so i gently closed the door and i walked . tom: an islamist militant group known as al mourabitoun and al qaeda are claiming responsibility for the attack. mali declared a state of emergency for the next ten days. shelley: a week after the deadliest attack in france in decades parisians honored the victims with candles and songs today. one suspect is still at large. and one of the 7 suspects killed in a police raid still has not been identified. we know two of the 7 attackers entered through greece. and 5 others had links to france and belgium. announcer: now, chief meteorologist mike haddad with your storm watch nine forecast. mike: a soggy start in portsmouth. notice the time lapse through the rest of the morning, the sun develops. beautiful day to get out. temperatures 10 degrees above average for this time

. >>> in the west african country of mali, united nations officials says 27 people were killed in an attack on a hotel this morning including one american. gunmen chatting inting allahu taking hostages and shooting everywhere. the hotel was hosting united nations delegation and at least five u.s. department of defense personnel. an al qaeda affiliated group has claimed responsibility. >>> the recent attacks of unnerved americans who now fear a terror attack on u.s. soil could happen. according to an abc news/"the washington post" poll 83% of registered voters believe an attack on the u.s. is likely in the near future. the poll finds a majority of americans want the u.s. to join a military response to the paris attacks including air strikes against isis and ground troops. but the poll finds public hesitation about a major military commitment. more americans say the u.s. should play a supporting role. >>> strong words from the pope. he says all the atrocities happening around the world have turned christmas into a charade. he says festivities are empty because the world is choosing war

the united nations official tells the associated press that a least two of the attackers are among those though others may have escaped. armed gunmen stormed a radisson hotel in mali today, tossing grenades and taking hospital -- hostages. died fromrson has last week's attacks in paris. the death toll now stands at 130, according to france's prime minister. he made the announcement in a speech to the senate today which extended france's state of emergency by another three months. hundreds of others were wounded during friday's assaults, many severe. on the campaign trail, hillary clinton is solidifying her lead in the race for the democratic presidential nomination. according to the latest poll, mrs. clinton leads for months senator bernie sanders 55% to 30%. in september's poll, clinton led sanders 33% to 24%. that poll included vice president biden, who decided not to run. after 30 years in prison, convicted spy jonathan pollard is a free man. early today pollard left a prison in north carolina where he had been serving a life sentence for spying for israel. he was granted parole last

united nations officials count 19 civilians and one police officer.s nbc's gabe gutierrez. >>> the hostage crisis is over at the radisson blu hotel in mali capital city and it is still under way. the united nations now saying that three of its staffers have been safely evacuated. officials say at least two of the gunmen are dead and an unknown number of others are holed up in the upper floor of the hotel as police and military forces try to negotiate their surrender, but it is a fluid situation, as authorities are going room to room looking for more victims. this all started at 7:00 a.m. local time when a group of gunmen apparently breached hotel security by displaying diplomatic plates on their vehicle and once inside they began collecting hostages. at one point asking people if they could recite a muslim declarati declaration, those who could were allowed to escape. >> military forces stormed the hotel eventually helping end the hostage siege and there were reports that a p

this was an attack on our free and open societies. effort to unite nations, turkish officials say the jet was traveling in its air space and the pilots were warned ten times about being in an area where they were not supposed to be. ryan schulteis, 7 news. >>> there's good news as we head into a long holiday weekend for a lot of you. we are in for a warmup. let's get to our chief meteorologist pete bouchard. >> the only issue would be the clouds increasing as we go into the thanksgiving holiday. this morning it was a cold start, 15 degrees, 15.5 to be exact. auburn at 19, wrentham 24, boston coldest night of the season at 29. current readings in the lower 40s in the city but the suburbs already falling, look at that in nor ward, 27 degrees, worcester 32. a couple of clouds trying to get in from northern new england. try to maintain our clear skies. now tonight falling back through the 30s and into the 20s and staying there. some teens are possible. not as cold as last night but two or three degrees warmer, so it's splitting hairs here and by morning a bright spot of 24. we'll warm it

united nations officials say more than 2 million refugees have traveled to turkey to escape the crisis in syria. rick leventhal is live with us in saint-denis. what more do we know about these particular suspects, shep? >> we know they were trained by isis and were trying to sneak into europe and it reinforces the fears of many who may be hiding among the refugees and fleeing syria. these guys were detained at the airport in turkey after they were interviewed by a criminal profiling team. they originally tried to blend in with the refugees and you can see one of them wearing a superman t-shirt. they then claimed that they were tourists visiting istanbul, but the hotel where they said they had reservations said in fact they did not. and these arrests follow the claims by an isis terrorist that 4,000 covert jihadists have managed to infiltrate europe by posing as refugees and blending in with them. and we're hearing about more being detained, shepard. honduras detained five syrians with stolen greek passports allegedly headed to the u.s. moll doven border police detained two men who they

. >> reporter: united nations and african officials say burundi could be descending into full-scale violence and language that somehow described as reminiscent of the rwandan violence in the capital has been continuing on an almost daily basis after the president of the country set a deadline for people to give up their illegal arms or be treated as enemys of the state. a mid that threatening language, the high commissioner for human rights warned that burundi could be at a very dangerous tipping point. >> recent inflammatory remarks by members of the parliament has suggested that this crisis, which has involved targeting people for their perceived political affiliations, could increasingly take on an ethnic dimension. the president of the senate recently ordered local authorities to identify "elements which are not in order", and to report them to the police for them to be dealt with. he also called on the police to get ready to finish the work. >> reporter: u.n. secretary announceed his his announced his attention to makea ... submitte by the french. it would support the u.n.'s mediation e

officials of the secretary of the organization, the cardinals of the papal party. coming now is the foreign minister of france who has been presented followed by the french permanent representative to the united nations. the pope, of course, during the official visit of the general two years ago, he was accompanied by the foreign minist minister. the exchanges words with the prime minister. the ambassador. the foreign minister of chile. the secretary of state, dean rusk, followed by the ambassador, the united states permanent representative. mrs. goldberg, the ambassador's wife. an expresident of the general assembly of peru. and the madame. >>> c-span presents landmark cases, the book, a guide to our landmark cases series which explores 12 historic supreme court decisions including -- arizona and roe versus wade. landmark cases. the book features introductions, backgrounds, highlights of each written by tony mauro and published by c-span with with cq press, sage incorporated. it is available for $8.95 plus shipping. >> each week american artifacts located in stanton, virginia, the frontier cultural museum

american known to have died in the attack according to the united nations officials. the family put up the statements, "we are devastated is gone.a unbelievable to us that she has been killed in this senseless act of violence and terrorism." the palladiumor group come on international development consulting firm in washington, and had spent the report in cnn says that dozens are being monitored for fear of a copycat attack here in the u.s. the story says that the fbi is closely monitoring the people they think pose the highest threat to carry out an attack in the u.s. that is according to the fbi director and attorney general loretta lynch. over 100 joint terrorism task force investigations and issa sympathizers were undertaken. we want to know, are you worried of an attack on the u.s.? we will go to tommy. caller: good morning. i'm not really that worried about it because i know it is going to happen. has always been, and always will be, new york city. home of city is the finance and everything, and isis knows we love money. i think it will happen around thanksgiving

. >> reporter: united nations in after african union officials warn that burundi could be on the verge of descending into full-scale violence. some language have described recommend necessary interest of the gen side of some 20 years ago. violence in the capital has been continuing on an almost daily basis after arms were to be given or amid threaten language the high commissioner for human rights warned that burundi could be at a very dangerous tipping point. >> recent inflammatory remarks by members of the government have suggested that this crisis, which has involved targeting people for the perceived political affiliations could increasingly take on an ethnic dimension. the president of the senate recently ordered local authorities to identify "elements which are not in order", and to report them to the police for them to be dealt with. he also called on the police to get ready to finish the work. >> reporter: u.n. secretary just announced his intention to name a special adviser for burundi while the security council is now considering a resolution on the situation there, submitted

united states. our national anthem sung in official ceremonies, it is true that 9/11 we all felt american. but after the 13th of november americans felt french, our two peoples together merged as one. sharing the same emotion and also the same willingness to fight for freedom, to fend for our values. we are not too similar people, we have our own history, we have own culture and background but we share the same trust. the same faith in freedom. it is france that came under attack on the 13th of november. france for what it is, the country that we consider unique in the world because france -- the world france came under attack for what it represents for what stands for culture, our way of living, as well as our values, our principles but by targeting france, the terrorists, the cowardly murders were targeting the world, in these restaurants and these cafes as well as at bataclan, there were men and women most of them young who came from 20 countries. at least. and they share the same passion for life and that is the reason they were murdered. my thoughts are with the friends and family of

all of candles in places that represent france here in the united states, our national anthem sung in an official ceremony. it is but you felt france. our people stood together and shared emotion and the same willingness to stand for freedom. we are not two similar people. we each have our own history, our own culture, our own background, but we share the same trust, the same faith in freedom. it is on the 13th of november, france for what it is, the country which we consider unique in the world because france seek trs world. it came under attack for what it stands for, for its culture, our way of living, as well as our values, our principles, but by targeting france the terrorist, murders, who are targeting the world in these restaurants in these cafes, as well as the concert venue. they were men and women, most of them young who came from 20 countries at least and they shared the same pa passion for life and that's the reason why they were pleasuredded. my thoughts are with the franz families of young american student mr. gonzalez who came to share a moment of culture and joy. my thought goes t

in many gatherings, the candles in places that represent france here in the united states, our national anthem sung in officials. it is true that 9/11, we all felt american. but after the 13th of november americans felt french. our two people together merged as one, sharing the same emotion and also the same willingness to fight for freedom, to fend for our values. we are not too similar people, we each have our own history. we have our own culture, our own background. but we share the same trust, the same faith in freedom. it is france that came under attack on the 13th of november. france, for what it is, the country which we consider unique in the world because france, because france came under attack for what it represents, for what it stands for, for the culture, our way of living as well as our values, our principles. but by targeting france the terrorist terrorists, the murderers were targeting the world. in this restaurant, in the cafes as well as the bataclan, the concert venue, there were men and women, most of them young, who came from 20 countries, at least. and they shared the same passion for lif

united states. the national anthems sung in official ceremonies. it is true that 9/11 -- we all 13th of november, americans felt french. our two peoples, together, merged as one. sharing the same emotion and also the same willingness to fight for freedom, to stand for our values. we are not two similar peoples, we each have our own history, our own culture, our own background, but we share the same trust. the same faith in freedom. it is france that came under attack on the 13th of november, france, for what it is, the country, which we consider unique in the world because france speaks to the world. france came under attack for what it represents, for what it way of living, as well as all values, all principles, but by targeting france, the terrorists terrorists -- the murderers were targeting the world. in these restaurants, in these cafes, as well as the bataclan, that concert venue, there were men and women, most of them young who came from 20 countries. at least. and they share the same passion for life, and that's the reason why they were mur

in many gatherings, the candles in places that represent france here in the united states, our national anthem sung in officials. it is true that 9/11, we all felt american. but after the 13th of november americans felt french. our two people together merged as one, sharing the same emotion and also the same willingness to fight for freedom, to fend for our values. we are not too similar people, we each have our own history. we have our own culture, our own background. but we share the same trust, the same faith in freedom. it is france that came under attack on the 13th of november. france, for what it is, the country which we consider unique in the world because france, because france came under attack for what it represents, for what it stands for, for the culture, our way of living as well as our values, our principles. but by targeting france the terrorist terrorists, the murderers were targeting the world. in this restaurant, in the cafes as well as the bataclan, the concert venue, there were men and women, most of them young, who came from 20 countries, at least. and they shared the same passion for lif

military person you talk to, almost all the national security community around the world and indeed in the united states among former national security officials they know isis cannot be defeated and contained and cannot be defeated from the air alone, it must be defeated on the ground. >> if he is believed and i'm sure he is, it will have the unintended consequence isis is seeking. let me ask this question, if i might, the closings that continue this afternoon because that's the time of day it is in paris around you suggest that the french is concerned it's not over. can you speak to the level of closings? >> yeah, well, they are concerned, of course, because there is a car, so-called eighth assail ant and more, we don't know. they are doing extra border checks. we were able to come in. certain flights coming in, certain trains coming in. lots of extra checks. there are also the president announced today in yet his second public statement that there are more than a thousand soldiers deployed to reinsure and maintain security and surveillance. the entire domestic security apparatus is mobilized. there are many, many hundreds if not thousands o

united states. but national security officials do say that at least one of the paris attackers, in theory could have been able to travel to the u.s., and as many as three of them could have slipped u.s. watch lists and screening programs. now, it's important to point out here that at least four of the attackers were on a terrorist watch list, and there's no indication that any of the attackers ever tried to travel to the u.s. but, the paris attacker who would have been able to travel to america could have done so using a visa waiver program to get into the country. that program allows people from 38 countries, mostly people from europe, to travel to the u.s. without visas. and it was used by about 20 million people last year. that program has caught the attention of lawmakers on capitol hill, and now there's a bipartisan bill in the senate that would end the waivers for anyone who's gone to iraq or syria during the last five years. it's sponsored by democratic senator dianne feinstein of california and a republican, jeff flake, of arizona. and this is an area, fred, where obama has expressed interes

united states. the marseilles, our national anthem sung in official ceremonies. it is true that 9/11 we all felt americans. but after the 13th of november, americans felt french. our two peoples, together, merged as one. sharing the same emotion. and also the same willingness to fight for freedom, to stand for our values. we are not two similar peoples. we each have our own history. we have our own culture, background. but, we share the same trust. the same faith in freedom. it is france that came under attack on the 13th of november. france, for what it is, a country which we consider unique in the world because france speaks to the world. france came under attack for what it represents, for what it stands for. for its culture. a way of living. as well as our values. our principles. but by targeting france, the terrorists, the cowardly murders who are were targeting the world. in these restaurants, cafes, as well as the bataclan. they were men and women, most of them young. who came from 0 20 countries at least, who shared the same passion for life. and that's t

united states. the marseilles, our national anthem sung in official ceremonies. it is true that 9/11 we all felt americans. but after the 13th of november, americans felt french. our two peoples, together, sharing the same emotion. and also the same willingness to fight for freedom, to stand for our values. we are not two similar peoples. we each have our own history. we have our own culture, background. but, we share the same trust. the same faith in freedom. it is france that came under attack on the 13th of november. france, for what it is, a country which we consider unique in the world because france speaks to the world. france came under attack for what it represents, for what it stands for. for its culture. a way of living. as well as our values. but by targeting france, the terrorists, the cowardly murders who are were targeting the world. in these restaurants, cafes, as well as the bataclan. they were men and women, most of them young. who came from 0 20 countries at least, who shared the same passion for life. and that's the reason they were murdered. m

. >>> the ambassador to the united nations is slamming some american officials for their responses to refugees coming to the u.s. some say they don't want them in their states. ambassador samantha power denounced their hard-line stance. >> in the wake of the paris attacks, many officials, public servants, have appealed to our people's fears of refugees saying that we should turn away people who have suffered bombings. people who suffer disappearances. people who have suffered religious persecution. >> well, back in the u.s. the political debate on resettling refugees have sparked some controversy from some republican presidential candidates. great to have you both on the show. ben, if i could start with you, how do you view the recent comments by several gop candidates, essentially calling syrian refugees a potential threat to the u.s. and therefore, to be kept out of the country? >> i think they see that the safeguards needed to make sure that they're absolutely policy sure who the people are coming into this country. and we see what happened and how this was exploited by the terrori

gatherings these candles in places that represent france here in the united states, the messages on national items sang in official ceremonies . it is to you that 9/11, we all felt americans but after the 13th of november, americans felt french. they are two peoples together merged as one, sharing the same emotion and also the same willingness to fight for freedom, to stand for values. we each have our own history. we have our own culture, our own background, but we share the same trust, the same faith in freedom. it is france that came under attack on the 13th of november. france for what it is, a country which we consider unique in the world because france speaks to the world. france came under attack for what it represents, for what it stands for, for its culture and as well as all values, principles, but by targeting france, the terrorists, the cowardly murders were targeting the world in these restaurants concert venue, they were men and women, most of them young who came from 20 countries at least and they share the same passion for life and that's the reason why they were murdered. my thoughts are with the

united states. the marseilles, our national anthem sung in official ceremonies. it is true that 9/11 we all felt americans. but after the 13th of november, americans felt french. our two peoples, together, merged as one. sharing the same emotion. and also the same willingness to fight for freedom, to stand for our values. we are not two similar peoples. we each have our own history. we have our own culture, background. but, we share the same trust. the same faith in freedom. it is france that came under attack on the 13th of november. france, for what it is, a country which we consider unique in the world because france speaks to the world. france came under attack for what it represents, for what it stands for. for its culture. a way of living. as well as our values. our principles. but by targeting france, the terrorists, the cowardly murders who a were targeting the world. in these restaurants, cafes, as well as the bataclan. they were men and women, most of them young. who came from 20 countries at least, who shared the same passion for life. and that's the r

gatherings, in candles, in places that represent france here in the united states, the [ inaudible ] our national anthem sung in official ceremonies. it is true that 9/11 we all felt american, but after the 13th of november, americans felt french. our two people together merged as one, sharing the same emotion and also the same willingness to fight for freedom, to defend our values. we are not two similar people, we each have our own history. we have our own culture, our own backgrounds, but we share the same trust, the same faith in freedom. it is france that came under attack on the 13th of november. france for what it is, the country, which we consider unique in the world because france [ inaudible ] the world. france came under attack for what it represents, for what it stands for, for it's culture, our way of living, as well as our values, our principles, but by targeting france, the terrorist s [ inaudible ] murder, were targeting the world. in these restaurants, in these cafes, as well as the concert venue, they were men and women, most of them young, who came from 20 countries, at least. and they share the same

official. also nbc news's kelly o'donnell is reporting that a national security administration official tells her we have no credible or specific threats against the united states. this official adding, obviously we're staying looped in with our counter-terrorism counterparts here and in the region. and so you could imagine that at this point, the full national security apparatus of the united states government is on high alert on this issue. the president has been briefed, as we say by lisa monaco, the assistant to the press for homeland security and counter-terrorism, kelly. >> thank you. let's get back to headquarters to sue herera if we could, sue. for those of you joining us right now expects "options action" there is a live situation in paris now. 100 hostages. 35 deaths, possibly up to 40, as you just reported. what is the latest. >> the latest is that basically they are restricting, according to french television, anyone from leaving the soccer stadium because it is still, of course, a fluid situation. there was one, maybe two explosions at the stadium which is about half an hour north of paris. and a lot -- although they could hear the explosion

united states. our national anthem was sung in official ceremonies. it is true that 9/11, we all felt american. but after the 13th of november, americans felt french. our two peoples together emerged as one, sharing the same emotions and also the same willingness to fight for freedom and defend their values. we are not too similar peoples, we have our own culture, our own background. we share the same trust, the same faith and freedom. -- faith in freedom. it is france that came under attack on the 13th of november. friends, for what it is, -- france, for what it is the , country which we consider unique in the world because france [indiscernible] [inaudible] the world. france came under attack for what it represents, for what it stands for, its culture, our way of living as well as our values, our principles but by targeting france, the terrorists, the murderers are targeting the world. in these cafes and restaurants as well as the concert venue, there were men and women, most of them young who came from 20 countries at least. and they shared the same passion for life and is the reason why the

united states. the marseilles, our national anthemung in official ceremonies. it is true that 9/11 we all felt americans. bubu after the 13th of november, americans felt french. our two peoples, together, merged as one. sharing the same emotion. and also the same willingness to fight for freedom, to stand for our values. we are not two similar peoples. we each have our own history. we have our own culture, background. but, we share the s se trusus the same faiai in freedom. it is france that came under attack on the 13th of november. france, f f whaha it is, a country which we consider unique in the world because france speaks to the world. france came under attack for what it represests, for whaha it stands for. for its culture. our principles. but by targeting france, the terrorists, the cowardly murders who are were targeting the world. in these restaurants, cafes, as well as the bataclan. they were men and women, mt of them young. who came from 020 countries at least, who shared the same passion for life. and that's the reason they were murdered. my thought

fears voiced by police commissioners from new york to elsewhere, fbi and national security and law enforcement officials in the united states including in europe was about blowback from syria. their fears started a couple years ago. the blowback from syria and then the blowback from isis not extinction wishing this flameing war in syria is what has, in inexorable logic scorned this. it's in a state of vacuum and who has taken the vacuum is isis. >> that doesn't mean it doesn't represent a threat you don't have to deal with. in the u.s. the i dodialogue in stead of 65,000 85,000 refugees to be brought in how can you vette something like this. >> we're talking 400,000 refugee refugees here. >> the biggest threat let's find out who this guy was. a false passport remember. the biggest threat according to law enforcement, of course this new wave coming in potentially as organized groups but all the hundreds and thousands gone from the united states france britain, belgium, netherlands, germany, no matter where, sweden north africa to fight on the ground with their own passports. we heard from michael weiss yesterday, writ

united states. the marseilles, our national anthem sung in official ceremonies. it is true that 9/11 we all felt americans. but after the 13th of november, americans felt french. our two peoples, together, merged as one. sharing the same emotion. and also the same willingness to fight for freedom, to stand for we are not two similar peoples. we each have our own history. we have our own culture, background. but, we share the same trust. the same faith in freedom. it is france that came under attack on the 13th of november. france, for what it is, a country which we consider unique in the world because france speaks to the world. france came under attack for what it represents, for what it stands for. for its culture. a way of living. as well as our values. our principles. but by targeting france, the terrorists, the cowardly murders who are in these restaurants, cafes, as well as the bataclan. they were men and women, most of them young. who came from 020 countries at least, who shared the same passion for life. my thoughts are with the >>> and i will tell him th

it's not that there united states a definitive plot against the united states but months ago, intelligence and national security officials didn't think isis was capable of something like that and now re-examined what the terrorist group, evil of what they're capable. >> exactly right. you saw that even here, knew it was an aspiration for a group like isis to carry out a mass casualty attack. they proved that aspiration. i wouldn't say it's a sea change in the way that the u.s. looks at isis, they've been taking it seriously for some time, but clearly as they look at this group it's not just a hope for this group. they are laying groundwork, taki taking steps making plans. >> more than 100 raids foiled bomb plots not to mention series of attacks in recent weeks kill hundreds. did we transition into a new phase of the war on isis? what's the strategy going forward? we'll ask the man put in charge of the global cool tloigs destroy the terrorist group, next. if i want to go up... hello. if i want to go down... nooo... but, then if i want to come back again... yes. it's perfect. and there you have it. (vo) and now through dec

officials from foreign security. >> reporter: following an assault involving united nations troops as well as mali, french, and u.s.pecial 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 branch claimed responsibility for the attack. it said it wants its fighters freed from prisons, and the attacks in the north to stop. many of those inside the hotel were working for foreign companies, including national airlines. friday's deadly events will surely raise new questions about how stable this country really is. nadim baba, al jazeera. >>> yvonne ndege has been monitoring developments from nigeria's capitol abuja. this is a confusing picture as to whether the attackers are still in the hotel. what do we know at the moment? >> reporter: well, that's right, julie, there has been conflicting information about w

lana zak standup close: according to the nation's top security officials-there is no specific, credible threat anywhere in the united states?something to be grateful for this thanksgiving. lana zak, " stephanie: protests continued overnight and into today in chicago in relation to a chicago police officer charged for shooting 17 year old laquan mcdonald. chicago police officer jason cam video of the up to mcdonald's deadly interaction with was finally released late yesterday. van dyke pursuing the shooting. van dyke is charged with first degree murder. he's being held without bail for now. webpage set up by the officer's wife to raise 80 thousand dollars has been taken down. stephanie: chief meteorologistja mes peterson joins us now.. james ((ad lib weather toss)) "now, we are iowa's most accurate peterson. certified by independent weather experts " james: script here in green happy thanksgiving! it is going to continue to be a very messy this evening with rain, snow, and freezing rain. the metro is going to see rain becoming freezing rain this evening, then snow into the overnight. the freezing rain and snow in wes

united states and around the world. "outfront" tonight, u.s. national security officials telling cnn that at least one of the eight paris attackers could have traveled to the united states. his record clean enough to avoid raising red flags in the u.s. screening system. this comes as the massive international hunt intensifies. authorities across europe searching for salah abdeslam. investigators now say a third person in the apartment raid detonated a suicide vest triggering this explosion. it was believed that a woman, hasna aitboulahcen, was the suicide bomber. the prosecutors now say a man detonated the bomb in saint-denis killing her in the blast. pamela brown, u.s. officials are admitting to you that at least one of the paris attackers evaded the screening system. that's shocking. what more can you tell snus? >> that's right. we've been talking to intelligence from law enforcement. they are very concerned that, as more becomes known about these paris attackers, the various u.s. watch lists and other measures may not have been good enough to stop at least some of the

. >> according to the nation's top security officials, there is no specific terrorist anywhere in the united states. that is something to be thankful for this thanksgiving. shopperlready, one starting the holiday season in handcuffs. a woman was arrested trying to cut in line at the best buy in fairfax county. sam sweeney has the video. sam: things much calmer right now. last night, they were needed when this woman was kicked to the back of the line. take a look. it is not a long line. her chair was here. she left and thought she could come back to the front of the line. when she was moved into the end, she was not happy. take a look at the video.police trying to get this woman under control . she resists. according to police, she assaulted one of the officers. she was quickly taken into custody. now she is in jail. you can see there is a few cars here. the people who were here overnight, most of them slept in their cars. one of those people right here, stephen from springfield. >> i am here for the toshiba 49 inch tv. it is $150 for the doorbuster. i will be saving $280. sam: some people sa

officials say that the government's decision is not in the public's interest. >>> members of the united nations have highlighted the divide. they adopted a resolution to speed up towards embellishing world wide. they call for a working group meeting next year to discuss the necessary legal measures. japan was among 33 that sustained. they say that disarmorment should be achieved between the nuclear and nonnuclear you powers. they want the meeting to be a steppingstone to a total band anduclear arm countries is a working group concession. they say that they do not consider the national security. >>> toyota announced that it will develop a new idea and it's to push forward with driverless cars and other innovations. company president told a ns conference that the toy o toy research institute is et up in the valley in january. the rnd firm is headed by gill pratt the technical adviser and he will make an initial investment over $5 billion. >> it's possible to create a new industry by combining the a skpirks big day athe. we beyond the mobility with these technologies, we want to contribute to make

gatherings, these candles in places that represent france here in the united states, la marsellaise, our national anthem sung in official ceremonies. it is true that 9/11, we all felt americans but after the 13th of november, americans felt french. our two peoples together merged as one, sharing the same emotions and also the same willingness to fight for freedom, to stand for our values. we are not two similar peoples. we each have our own history. we have our own culture, our own background, but we share the same trust, the same faith in freedom. it is france that came under attack on the 13th of november. france for what it is, the country which we consider unique in the world because france speaks to the world. france came under attack for what it represents, for what it stands for, for its culture, our way of living, as well as our values, our principles, but by targeting france, the terrorists, the cowardly murderers were targeting the world. in these restaurants, in these cafes, as well as the bataclan, that concert venue, they were men and women, most of them young, who came from 20 countries at least, and they

mali has been battling islamic extremists with the help of the united nations and french forces. >>> 5:09, federal officials say the e. coli contamination of costco chicken salad maybe linked to celery from a farm in tracy. the fda says taylor farms produced a vell ri and onion mix used in the costco chicken salad and other foods sold at major california stores and it's believed to be the source of the e. coli that's sickened at least 19 people in seven states. five people have been hospitalized including two that had kidney failure. >>> happening today, workers are expected to protest outside of a san jose wal-mart. some wal-mart workers say they'll protest demanding higher salaries at noontime at the wal-mart on story road. congressman mike honda of san jose is expected to join them. this protest is part of several black friday protests around the nation. >>> we want to make sure everyone is able to stay warm and comfortable. we're kicking off the 13th annual one warm coat drive. if you have a gently used coat you don't want, we'd love you to donate to someone in need. we have video we're sharing. there w

many gatherings, candles in places that represent france here in the united states, the march say, our national even them in an official ceremony. it's through that 9/11 we all felt american. but after the 13th of november, americans felt french. two peoples together merged as one. sharing the same emotions, and also the willingness to fight for freedom, to fend for our values. we are not dissimilar people. we have our own history, own culture and back ground. but we share the same trust, the same faith in freedom. it is france that came under attack on the 13th of november. france, the country which we consider you next world because france speaks to the world. france came under attack for what it reptds d wait represent. our culture, our way of living agriculture as well as our values and principles. but by targeting france, the terrorists, the murderers were targeting the world in these restaurants and cafes as well as the bataclan, the concert venue, they were men and women, most of them young, who came from 20 countries at least. and they share the same passion for life, and that's the reason why they were murdere

united states. he says he has concerns about pending legislation in the house of representatives. the bill would require national security officialsy whether an approved refugee is a threat to the united states. our justice reporter evan perez is joining us now with more. so what are the major concerns that the fbi director has? >> he has really some grave concerns here that this legislation would allow anyone into this country, any refugee. and even perhaps affect travel by people coming from visa waiver countries. these are three dozen countirie where citizens are allowed to travel to the united states with easier process because they have a waiver on visa requirements. we're told comey has expressed this view to the administration officials and some members of congress who have asked for his views and he simply is saying this requirement where he would have to personally sign off on every individual refugee coming from syria and iraq is just frankly impossible. the issue here is there's always risk in allowing anyone, any foreigner into this country, and comey believes essentially the process that's in place where the fbi works

. >>> breaking overnight officials say three people are dead after an attack on united nation base in mali. attacker fired rocket at the base. gunmen opened fire at a hotel in mali killing 19 people. police arrested two men they believe are connected to that attack. two assailant were killed when police arrived. not clear if they took their own lives or were killed by police. fawn ral for bella bond will be held this morning. her family will bury body in the cemetery. her bodies found on deer island in june. police have charged mother and mother's boyfriend in her murder. >>> crew dealing with power problems. they worked to clear downed poll and water from the road and restoring some power to some families there. police blame the wind and old wood for the collapse. absolutely care fying as you are in it. one minute chris driving on washington street in braintree friday with two daughters. the next. wires smashing his windshield. >>> and noticed three polls at least had come down. one vehicle kind of trapped in between the two with some transformer blowing up. courtney taylor working t

lana: according to the nation' s top security officials in washington, there is no specific, credible threat anywhere in the united states, something to be grateful for this thanksgiving. lana zak, abc news, washington. erin: now to a chaotic scene at fenway park. people were sent running after gunshots were fired outside a bar on yawkey way. police say one person was killed and three others were hurt. all are men in their 20' s. people attending today' s thanksgiving day football games were only allowed to enter the ballpark through one gate as the investigation continued. one person was sent to the hospital after a two-alarm fire overnight in dover. firefighters were called to the four-unit apartment building on new york street just before 3:00 a.m. they were able to contain the flames to one apartment and say the fire started in the kitchen. they also rescued several animals from the building, including a dog that was hanging out of a second story window. the person taken to the hospital , we are told, is said to be ok. a stabbing in manchester' s veterans park is under investigation. police were called to the

national security officials just saying that we have no credible or specific threats against the united states as this situation continues to unfold of clearly though a lot of people are on edge. whether or not there is something specific against something happening on our streets here in boston. >> anchor: we have again profess joseph whipple who is a terrorism expert so we've been get new information and unfortunately have been repeat repeating ourselves appear trying to keep people up to date but professor, you can just give us your thoughts on what you are learning and what you are watching and give us your professional opinion on what's going on here? >>> i think my professional opinion is this is a coordinated at the orist attack. you know, there is some question obviously the french don't want to get ahead of themselves and really know and understand that but this sees to be a sophisticated coordinated attack with a political motive behind it and that is opposition to french participation in the war against terrorive in the middle east . >> anchor: but why do you think it's paris

unit before the new year. that in turn will allow an existing officer to spend more time on internet-related crime. officials say urbandale follows the national trend in seeing an increase in cyber crimes. that includes everything from identity theft to child pornography cases. windsor heights is expected to give the final vote tonight on merging its fire department. it is estimated the deal with the clive fire department will save the cities up to 600-thousand-dollars. the proposal is to move the entire operation to the clive fire house...and close the windsor heights location. the windsor heights city council meeting begins in about an hour. the clive city council is expected to vote later this month. it feels more like may...than november. let's check in with chief meteorologist ed wilson to see how long we'll be spoiled? ed? clear skies this evening with breezy southwest winds tonight. temperatures will quickly drop from the upper 70s we had this afternoon to the upper 50s later this evening. another sunny, breezy and warm day is on the way for tuesday. it's a first for presidential candidate bernie sanders. the democratic candidate will

official day of mourning after friday's terror attacks... while french police and military units continue to hunt down those responsible.our national correspondent scott thuman is in paris... where residents are debating the best way to prevent future terror attacks 3 for at least one moment, all of paris seemed to stop. silence... rememberance... and in questions. how can they be keep from being stuck again? that vast differences?(sot) doing it to be more aggressive. (sot)the fact that they attacked syria... i don't think this raid was a good idea. and i'm afraid i'm really really really scared. while french and us fighter jets immediately unleash a tort of attacks in syria, the real power was concentrated in a room in turkey. worlrl leaders.s. under pressure for policies... that the islamic state are defeating. (sot)"is it time for your stragey to change?"(sot)"there will be an intensification, of the stragigy that we put forward. teh stragey that we are putting forward is the stragey taht ultimately that is going to work. it's going to take time."and new crititism in light of word at least one attacker may have been among a group of refugees.

the united nations now saying that three of its staffers have been safely evacuated. officials say at least two of the gunmen are dead and an unknown number of others are holed up in the upper floor of the hotel as police and military forces try to negotiate their surrender, but it is a fluid situation, as authorities are going room to room looking for more victims. this all started at 7:00 a.m. local time when a group of gunmen apparently breached hotel security by displaying diplomatic plates on their vehicle and once inside they began collecting hostages. at one point asking people if they could recite a muslim declarati declaration, those who could were allowed to escape. >> military forces stormed the hotel eventually helping end the hostage siege and there were reports that a group affiliated with al qaeda claimed responsibility for the attack and so far that was unconfirmed gabe gutierrez, nbc news, london. >> it was one week ago that we came on the air and began to learn of the scope of the paris attacks in paris. >> tonight a memorial to the victims lights up the night

and six syrian nationals traveling on false passports are being held in honduras. honduran officials say five were trying to reach the united states. they were detained tuesday when they arrived from costa rica. police say that there are no signs that they had ties to last week's attacks in paris. >>> hillary clinton's campaign is distancing itself from a virginia mayor who made controversial comments about syrian refugees. roanoke mayor david bowers cited the mass detention of japanese-americans during world war ii to support his call to reject syrian refugees. the democrat's comparison ignited a backlash. the clinton campaign called japanese internment a dark cloud in our history. >>> and an earthquake rattled people from their sleep overnight in oklahoma and kansas. the 4.7 quake struck near cherokee about 90 miles southwest of wichita. there were no initial reports of injuries or damage, though. >>> much of the eastern u.s. is facing a powerful storm system this morning. it will deliver drenching rains to the northeast, severe thunderstorms and flash flooding are possible in the southwest. residents in georgia are clean