with 9 in critical condition tonight -- with 99 in critical condition tonight. isis claiming responsibility. this could change the course of the u.s.-led war on the terror group and the course of the war in the middle east now. a broad regional civil war starting in syria. i want to bring in our global affairs correspondent. and elise, with the french president saying that this is now war, what are u.s. officials saying about what it means for the united states, keeping in mind that the president of the united states said yesterday that the day of the attacks and what is he saying? >> reporter: look, erin, isis is already a global terror organization. if not one of the, then the pre-eminent global terrorism organizations. i think that there's a recognition by u.s. officials and the coalition already. you saw that they have been able to inspire attacks around the world. they had affiliates popping up through the middle east, isis