it is 5:00 in the east in the united states. france is at its highest terror alert level. 10,000 soldiers 8,000 police officers and 4,000 just to protect jewish institutions and synagogues and schools. they are determined to stop another attack like the three that overtook the city and left 17 people dead last week. there are concerns reportedly this morning that the french police say there could be an active terror cell. the associated press says there are several members here that the police are concerned about still at large. overnight, there was a new threat against france from the north africa branch. they posted on the internet today, france pays the cost. the coalition fighting isis.

i think the point is look, there's a special relationship the united states has with france. i think culturally the united states kind of got away from it during the iraq war debate when france opposed the u.s. going into iraq and there were all sorts of blowback to that including members changing the voice. the bottom line is france is literally the united states oldest ally. the united states and france republics that we know them to be now were born within the same decade. there are thousands of americans buried in the beaches here having come here to fight in world war ii. it is a

i think the point is look, there's a special relationship the united states has with france. i think culturally the united states kind of got away from it during the iraq war debate when france opposed the u.s. going into iraq and there were all sorts of blowback to that including members changing the voice. the bottom line is france is literally the united states oldest ally. the united states and france republics that we know them to be now were born within the same decade. there are thousands of americans buried in the beaches here having come here to fight in world war ii. it is a strong and special relationship. what i was expressing yesterday and in a piece on cnn.com was not meant to be a harsh criticism of leadership in general, but more like a moment of regret. it was such a beautiful event to have attended covered, witnessed so many moving things. it was sad for me speaking as an american, not as a reporter. it was sad as an american not to see american leadership there side by side with francois hollande and other world leaders. >> your name did come up in the brief

i want people of france to know that the united states stands with you today stands with you tomorrowour thoughts and prayers are with the families who have been directly impacted. we grieve with you. [ sirens ] >> reporter: as france reels from the past 72 hours authorities are investigating the backgrounds of the kouachi brothers. cherif kouachi was sentenced to 18 months in prison after being convicted of terrorism charges in 2008. the charge: helping to funnel fighters to aid iraq's insurgency. officials are also scrutinizing the brother's ties to yemen. al jazeera's omar al salah reported from yemen. >> senior intelligence officer here at the intelligence agency told al jazeera that they did indeed fight with them. at some point he was deported. >> it's believed the gunman in the kosher supermarket was amedi coulibaly 32. he reportedly knew one of the kouachi. he was joined by a woman who was identified at 26-year-old hayat boumeddiene. >> where does the democracy draw the line? can you round up people who haven't done anything yet? must you wait until extremist killers open fire

. >> muslims in the united states, france, europe and around the world have condemned this heinous crime that took place. >> reporter: but tonight a new controversy has emerged after a radical london cleric in a usa today opposing views article said, "muslims do not believe in the concept of freedom of expression, their speech and actions are determined by divine revelation and not based on people's desires." >> free speech is a cornerstone of my faith. >> reporter: the national executive director of the d.c. muslim group care said the cleric is full of rubbish. he said what happened at the hands of muslim terrorists is the opposite of the tenets of the muslim religion and they had a right to express themselves. >> they're not offensive to me because i know how to deal with offensive stuff. i have thick skin and the prophet mohammed has the thickest skin. >> reporter: vigils are being -- the prophet muhammad has the thickest skin. >> reporter: vigils are being held internationally tonight. inside the president signed the condo license book. also inside the president met with the french a

united states. i think it is mistake to cast france is the role of hero in the story against the villainous united statest the u.n. the content of this resolution, which was backed by france, is about guaranteeing israel's long-term future as a racist jewish state in palestine. the difference between the united states and israel is not that france supports palestinian writes and the u.s. opposes them. they only differ on how to secure israel's long-term future as an apartheid state. the obama administration supports netanyahu's vision of greater israel where israel annexes the occupied territories, because that is what obama supports in practice. he is doing nothing to prevent that. france believes israel should continue to be a racist apartheid state, but with only -- on the within the 1940 by orders borders. and they should be shorn of sovereignty and religion dependence and not allow israel to claim a jewish majority democracy. that is the difference between france and the united states. france is not a friend of the palestinians. it did not support this resolution out of concern for palestinian right

united states. the oldest allies the u.s. and france. the president making a point that the united states is with france with the people of france during these difficult times suggesting that this is by no means over. france has a serious problem. other countries in europe have a serious terror problem. there's a serious potential terror problem here in the united states as well. you hear the president of the united states you hear the president of france they are deeply worried as you point out as sick as it is to believe that the massacre of these 12 individuals at a magazine in france could be haled by some as seen for propaganda purposes could inspire other terrorists out there. >> perhaps to fund these groups and perhaps to join these groups. we've seen that in the past. i think we're going to see that in the future. this is a spectacular terrorist attack in france that played out over a long duration. and the fear is we'll see more of this as unprecedented threat in europe right now because of the number of people that have gone to

you that kind of coordination that is the backbone of the strong relationship between the united states and francentinues. it continued throughout the weekend and continues today. in fact i can tell you the french ambassador to the united states will be here at the white house later today to meet with lisa monaco who is the president's top counterterrorism adviser. >> how much higher profile do you think should have -- does the president think should have been there? eric holder was in the city did television talk shows that morning. should he have been the person representing the u.s.? at what level would the president has been satisfied with a presence? >> i can tell you had the circumstances been a little bit different, i think the president himself would have liked to have had the opportunity to be there. the fact is this is obviously a martha the planning for which only began on friday night. and 36 hours later it had begin, the security requirements around a presidential visit or vice president presidential visit or significant. and i think in a situation like this they typically have a pret

they were standing with the united states and the rest of the world confronting terrorism. united states, canada, francel of us have to stand together to win this. >> thank you so much. good to have you here tonight. >> the new focus on isis and al qaeda may be distracting from another brutal army we have seen before. up next the disturbing new messages coming from boko haram and how their leader is trying to steal the spotlight after the attacks in paris. all the way until... the am. new aleve pm the only one to combine a safe sleep aid plus the 12 hour strength of aleve. love drama? go on a first date. my passion is puppetry. here? i think we're done here. hate drama? go to cars.com research, price, find. only cars.com helps you get the right car without all the drama. i make a lot of purchases for my business. and i get a lot in return with ink plus from chase. like 50,000 bonus points when i spent $5,000 in the first 3 months after i opened my account. and i earn 5 times the rewards on internet, phone services and at office supply stores. with ink plus i can choose how to redeem my points. travel, g

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united states. they were on a no-fly list. once they are taken off surveillance in france, the united states services can't do much. the french defense is that france does not like to communicate on intelligence matters and that is maybe why more is filtering through from the american side. >> thanks for a. reporting from washington. in the wake of the paris attacks, and anti-islam movement in germany has been gaining ground. 25,000 people marched last night in protest as the islamic occasion --islamicification of europe. angela merkel joined community leaders to condemn the marches. she has come out against the so-called movement. >> we must note there are heat preachers. there are violent people who abuse religion for their own agenda. the terrible events in paris are a sad example of this. what we need to do is use all of the means at our disposal to combat intolerance and violence. >> joining me now is a person who is an expert in the extreme right in europe. thanks for being with us on france 24. has the far right succeeded in exploiting the paris attacks to draw supporters to its cause? >> i think whether they

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united states and with the rest of the world in confronting terrorism. all the forces of civilization have to stand together. the united states, canada, francetralia. all countries have to stand together to win the fight. >> thank you so much. good to have you here tonight. >> the new focus on isis and al qaeda may be distracting from another brutal terror army we have seen before. up next the disturbing new messages coming from boko haram and how their leader is trying to steal the spotlight after the attacks in paris. in a work, work, work world... take time for sunday. just know that your truck... has a little thing for monday. test. test. test. test. test. test. test. test. test. test. test. >>> so while the world focuses attention on al qaeda isis and the terror attacks in paris, another barbaric radical islamic army boko haram is also causing a lot of heartbreak. jennifer griffin joins us now with the latest. >> martha, with all eyes on terrorists, the head of boko haram tried to steal the spotlight praising the attack in france in a new video after slaughtering up to 2,000 people last week and capturing a key military base causing som

united states but the u.s. ambassador to france was there. no prime minister from australia or even canada present. but we also have learned that there has been a joint intelligence bulletin issued overnight to law enforcement across the u.s. and involving other nations, including that of the uk and france and possibly australia as well stating that isis has issued a new call for all mujahadeen to rise up and kill soldiers government employees, media and civilians. this just days after that three day siege that led to the deaths of 17 people in and around paris. let's talk now about this bulletin and the political implications that come with all that's transpired. cnn's senior political analyst david gergen joining me on the phone from cape cod. and, so, david, while many were quick to talk about the omission of the president of the united states from this demonstration of unity in paris, the white house was quick to say that attorney general eric holder was already in paris and the u.s. ambassador what was the determination that i

unlike in the united states, france's immigrants have not simulated as well into french society. they have stayed largely marginalized in the suburbs which are anything but the bucolic settings that americans imagine a suburb to be. such was the case with the suspects in last week's attack. their families came from algeria, and the brothers were raised in a suburb in paris where violence is widespread. and same with amedy, who is family is from senegal. these three men held responsible for killing sprees in patience, were all french born and raised. it's clear that they were alienated from french society. and that has politicians and others questioning france's poor record in integrating immigrants into communities. >> the three men responsible for the paris attacks there's something that he doesn't have in common. he says killing under any circumstance is wrong. he was born in france to algerian parents 37 years ago and he grew up in foster care and was involved in criminal activities before he met his wife. that's when he says that he found the right path of islam. >> there are

from syria, from the civil war, back to the continent. >> is this a bigger problem for france than the united states? >> i think absolutely it is because they are far more -- they have a far bigger muslim population in france than the united states. that population hasn't been assimilated. france has had problems with how immigrants to france have sort of conducted -- have been treated as part of french society. the whole -- this immigrant population that rings paris in the suburbs. they are not really part of french culture. you have the laws that have been passed in france restricting wearing inging bu rrkas. the united states, we are a melting pot. there is -- my family moved to the u.s., you know, 20 years ago and there's a reason why we chose to come to the united states instead of moving to europe. one reason, we thought we would be treated better. >> david brooks, 17 people are dead in paris, 2,000 nigerias in the name of islamic radicalism were killed this week. boko haram in nigeria. it's a worldwide -- what is this? >> failed states. say you are in college or want to give money, we give mo

that that kind of coordination that is the backbone of the strong relationship between the united states and france continues. it continued throughout the weekend and it continues today. in fact, i can tell you that the french ambassador to the united states will be here at the white house later today to meet with lisa monaco who is as i mentioned the president's top counter terrorism adviser. >> how much high ear profile do you think should have -- does the president think should have been there? eric holder was in the city. did television talk show shows that morning. should he have been the person representing the u.s. or at what level would the president have been satisfied with the presence? >> well, i can tell you, jim had the circumstances been a little bit different i think the president would have liked the opportunity to be there. j. [ inaudible ] this is a march that the planning for which only began on friday night. and 36 hours later it had begun. the -- what's also clear is that the security requirements around presidential level visit or a vice presidential level visit are onerous an

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united states and the rest of the world in confronting terrorism. all the forces of civilization have to stand together, united states, canada, france, germany, israeltralia all of us and moderate countries in the arab world have to stand together to win this battle. >> ambassador, thank you so much. >>> the new focus on isis in al qaeda may be distracting from another brutal terror army we've seen before. up next, the disturbing new messages coming from boko haram and how their leader is trying to steal the spotlight after the attacks in paris. test test. test test. test test. test test. for over 60,000 california foster children nights can feel long and lonely. i miss my sister. i miss my old school. i miss my room. i don't want special treatment. i just wanna feel normal. to help, sleep train is collecting pajamas for foster children, big and small. bring your gift to any sleep train and help make a foster child's night a little cozier. not everyone can be a foster parent but anyone can help a foster child. >>> so while the world focuses attention on al qaeda isis and the terror attacks in paris, another barbaric radical islamic army boko haram i

days after the deadly terror attacks in france isis is renewing calls to followers to launch an attack right here in the united states revealing 65 percent of americans believe terror attacks similar to the ones that took place in france within the next year. >> i think there are sleeper cells not only in france but certainly in other countries. yes even in our own. >> it is the foreign fighter piece that disturbing us greatly. we don't have a good handle iven tell against wise who is on the ground. >> are we doing enough to protect the united states. founder of the clarion project ryan more row. what are we doing here at home to try to address this? >> a lot of it has to do with informants. you have a muslim and a mosque to sees something going on that frightens them then he goes to the fbi. sometimes there's a prosecution that goes on then you strike a deal with the person you are prosecuting become an informant on their former colleague. you can gain evidence over prosecutions that lead to various people. civilians really need to step up. when you research a lot of the radicals they are talking about it on faceboo

france. they fled under the bullets of the occupiers. they ended up in portugal where they managed to get onto a ship which took them to the united states. one of the most vivid memories i have of my youth was that of my first visit to france with my pants. it was the first time my mother returned to france since she had fled from france during world war ii. i remember the noise. we saw the ruins of paris that had been bombed and the home in which she lived which was destroyed. only a stone staircase with a few chimneys stood. it was only years later i fully understood the incredible price paid by the generations in the resistance, the price they paid for freedom. the soldiers left the factories to save the world from tyranny. no nation knows better than france that freedom has a price because france was at -- originated many revolutions, including our own american revolution. our commitment in favor of freedom of speech, of expression as an inspiration for the world as a whole. words are often powerless to describe the deep emotions i felt when i saw so many people from all over, from near and far, to parade, too much together -- to mar

these connections. >> right now the united states would be working very closely with their french counterparts. it's a quiet relationship between the united states and france but since france has been under siege and has a lot of potential for terrorist catastrophes the united states has been working closely both at the top levels of the obama-hollande level and than and analytic level. and the french would be giving us stuff as well. this is also obviously transcripts, things that are picked up on terrorist sites. remember that france has actually been hit a number of times unsuccessfully by potential terrorist attacks. for example, in cannes last year, a french police actually caught a person who was building bombs in the town that obviously why the cannes film festival happens. the french are really feeling the heat from the islamic terrorist organizations. >> and to your point the united states and france, they've been monitoring al-qaeda in the arabian peninsula for some time. with each of these attacks obviously the frustrating thing is that people get killed, innocent people get killed. but is there an opportunity for intelligence agencies because o

according to new york city police it specifically names the united states france australia, and canada as targets. authorities are concerned because these types of attacks are low tech low cost and high yield attacks. john miller new york police deputy commissioner for intelligence and counterterrorism says new york is well equipped to handle such attacks. >> i think new york city based on what commissioner ray kelly built before commissioner bratton was here and based on what we've continued based upon what we've continued to build on top of has a capability within a municipal police department that is singular in terms of band width. we have the joint terrorism task force with the fbi which is the first and largest jttf in the country. it doesn't mean we don't run up against the same challenges. it means we have a few more layers to go against them. >> and jim miller called these attacks as low cost. one of the terrorists in paris thanked isis on video for providing the money needed to carry out the mission. it wasn't much money, was it? >> no it wasn't. this is one thing that french

sits going to be united states, france so therefore outside the country you see a government where, if i'm running for mayor if i'm running for deputies where they can actually serve the fest people better. i have one person i met jean-claude precis. he was not allowed to serve for a third term but the people wanted him to serve again because he was the best mayor they had. you can see the difference. >> what needs to be moving forward in haiti. >> i think we need to realistically think of that we've all failed. the donors, the government, and the civic organizations within the country. there was a lot of ambition right after the earthquake to build back better, to take a kind of reset and forge anew partnership between government and the people and the doan ores and the government. and on balance even though there had been some success as your colleague noted that we failed at the ambitions we set for ourselves. >> why do you think we failed? who failed? >> i think that the blame comes from all around. the success doesn't come from rebuilding partners but rerebuilding people. when you

the threat specifically named the united states, france, australia, and canada as targets. in an internal memo, nypd employees were told to remain alert and consider tactics at all times while on patrol, especially in light of the attacks in france. >>> the white house is planning to address the recent attacks at a conference next month. the meeting will highlight toque and international efforts to prevent extremists and their supporters from radicalizing recruiting and inspiring others in the united states and elsewhere to carry out violent attacks. >>> 7:06. new this morning, dozens of political prisoners have been freed from cuban jails. a top u.s. official said their weekend release of the 53 political prisoners was part of last month's historic deal between the united states and cuba. the unidentified prisoners were held by the castro government because they backed political and social reforms in cuba. >>> happening right now here in the bay area, thousands of kaiser permanente mental health workers are on strike across california. ktvu's alex savidge is live in san fra

naming united states, france and australia and canada as their targets.ar internet and social media helped to create a lone wolf terror problem in the u.s. and other countries. how to fight is a constant point of discussion and debate and pushing legislation to strip passports and citizenship for any american who trains or joining a terrorist organization. but experts say there is radicalized followers who never leave the u.s. and just in week in ohio, a follower was arrested for plotting to attack the u.s. capitol. he wanted to set off bombs and shoot law maker ares as they leave their off policemeninged his support for isis and done recognizance and in the final stages of his plan and iowa sis reiterate on line threats of legitimate targets in the united states. new york deputy police commissioner john miller, listen. >> civilians and also police officers and intelligence officers and soldiers are all targets. legitimate targets according to isil and that they were asking their followers wherever they were to carry out threats with whatever means they h

it is 5:00 in the east in the united states. france is at its highest terror alert level. 10,000 soldiers 8,000 police officers and 4,000 just to protect jewish institutions and synagogues and schools. they are determined to stop another attack like the three that overtook the city and left 17 people dead last week. there are concerns reportedly this morning that the french police say there could be an active terror cell. the associated press says there are several members here that the police are concerned about still at large. overnight, there was a new threat against france from the north africa branch. they posted on the internet today, france pays the cost. the coalition fighting isis. they mention what they call lame media undermining our prophet. the terrorists initial target "charlie hebdo" has not been stopped. the surviving members of the publication have a new issue ready to go this morning. once again, the prophet muhammad is on the cover. just moments ago, at the location where i'm standing which has become the organic gro

the threat named the united states, france, australia, and canada as targets. nypd employees were told to remain alert and consider tactics at all times while on patrol. especially in light of the attacks in france. >>> meantime the white house is planning to address the recent attacks at a conference next month. the meeting will highlight domestic and international efforts to preconvenient extremists and their supporters from radicalizing, recruiting, and inspiring others in the united states anneals where to cory out violent attacks. >>> happening now picket lines are going up at several kaiser facilities around california including here in the bay area. alex savidge is live at kaiser in san francisco one of the nine medical centers where mental health workers say they will be off the job all week. good morning, alex. >> reporter: good morning, to you. union workers are calling on kaiser to hire more help to deal with the staffing shortage that is putting mental health patients at risk. starting this morning you will find picket lines like this one outside of

the threat specifically named the united states, france, australia, and canada as targets. nypd if employees were told to remain alert. meantime the white house is planning to address the recent attacks at a conference next month. the meeting will highlight domestic and international efforts to prevent extremists and their supporters from radicalizing, recruiting and inspiring others to carry out violent acts. >>> back here at home and happening today more than 2,000 kaiser mental health care workers are expected to go on strike. they will be on picket lines instead of seeing patients for the next five days. psychologists, therapists, and social work earns say the big issues staffing and they say patients sometimes have to wait weeks to get an appointment. >> because they can't possibly see all of their patients. >> we are looking at increasing convenience for members, banding evening -- expanding evening and weekend hours. >> and then later on this month, nurses are planning to strike as well. >>> today president obama is expected to propose new protections for consumers a

like a demarcation here in france where things are different now than they were on january 6th the day before these terrorist attacks. explain for our viewers in the united statesround the world if you would, why, why this feels like the september 11th of france. >> this is -- this certainly is -- you cannot underestimate -- exaggerate sorry, the shock that these events have represented for french people. there's a reason why people are coming out, have come out with their children today. i know many people who have come out with their children because they feel it is important to make this a moment that their children will remember throughout their lives. there were three targets during these attacks. first target were people who were basically making use of the freedom to express themselves and also the freedom to do blasphemy and make fun of religion and this is a very important thing in french historical context. blasphemy stopped being a crime in france at the time of the french revolution. this has very deep roots. the second target were policemen, people whose job it is to uphold the law and the rule of law. they were killed just for being policemen. and

. >> united states, france, china. but mosul does support in terms of -- we need to go beyond that, and that is why the nigerian government is counting. from the across the globe. >> but critics accuse the government of playing politics as the area's most effected by the violence have been the main opposition strong holds. not so says the government spokesman. >> it is not just about the election we want peace we want stable, we want people to go ahead in the upmost fair, that is conducive. >> knicks las krzysztof is a columnist for the new york times and he joins froes the times newsroom, welcome, it is good to have you i would like to start with nigeria and the horrors out of that country are almost unspeakable there's been -- i think substantially less media attention regarding boko haram, why do you think so. >> you know, i think part of it is that it is a hard story to cover and a dangerous story to cover. but at the end of the day there's also a basic problem that the news organizations are largely controlled by

commitment or our alliance with france and other nations. >> there may not be any question about the resolve of the united states and the alliance and as has been pointed out by president obama, among others, france is the united states of america's oldest alley. but you know who was the first world leader to visit the united states after 9/11? shack sure rack. went to washington d.c. and new york city. there is something special about the relationship, two country, two independent nations born around the same time, within the same decade. certainly you'll grant the point that there's something wrong when this season's "the good wife" had higher obama representation with a cameo from valley yar rod than this very important rally, perhaps the most important rally in europe in a jean ration and it's being described here in france as the biggest rally in french history. >> this is important, the symbolism is important and the united states, the government, the administration has to demonstrate in the coming days, you know, the broad and deep level of support and commitment it has to the alliance and to the efforts

pointed out, president obama has been very focused this week on sending a message to france, to the world, that the united states stands shoulder to shoulder with france. the president visiting the french embassy on thursday, calling france america's oldest ally. also emphasizing the fact that france has been a key ally in the fight against isis. josh ernest saying french fighters have flown alongside american fighters. the united states offering its full support, in terms of helping out with the investigation but also its support in terms of sending that very strong message to the world. now, president obama does have some trips planned this week. he's going to go to iowa. he's going to stop in virginia. he's rolling out some of the policies he'll talk about in the state of the union address, but this is going to dominate the discussions behind the scenes at the white house. >> more so with attorney general holder slated to travel to paris on monday. tell us more about that. >> he is going to be participating in meetings in paris, starting tomorrow. they'll focus on the threat from foreign fighters, threat from

france and paris, where the outrageous attack look place offer the world a timeless example that will endure well beyond the hateful vision of these killers. now the president also said that the united states is -- is standing by ready to cooperate in any way with france to pursue -- help it pursue the investigation or apprehension of the shooters and that officials from his administration have been in touch with french officials to see if they can do anything to help. the white house press secretary earlier in remarks noted that french pilots and american pilots are both working side by side in the air strikes against isil in syria and iraq and also commented on this commitment that the french administration of prime minister hollande has cooperated with the united states and with other powers in the fight against -- fight for greater security in the middle east. >> rob, we also know that french journalists are standing in solidarity with the journalists of the magazine how is the incident being played out among -- in the american press? >> the american press at this point is covering it extensively with the cable news networks focussed on paris, showing live pictures from paris just as -

. >> the united states, france turkey so forth, china, offer to support.ost of those supports in terms of -- in terms of tactical compositions and so forth and so on. we need to go beyond that. that is why the nigerian government is scouting from across the globe. >> reporter: the nigerian government clearly has the money to purchase what it needs. the question is whether that ammunition whether that equipment will actually get into the right hands because right now, the military especially those fighting in the north, have incredibly low morale they're badly trained, and they don't have the gear they need take on boko haram. >> it's stunning. they have the size of the military. 130,000 plus. still somehow this -- these guerrilla slammists are able to -- islamists are able to keep people each and every year. thank you, approaching 10:30 in the morning there. >>> more than 100 wildfires have ignited across chile. and the current weather is not helping one bit. and our meteorologist pedram joins us from the international weather center. do we know what trigg