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Upscale shopping mall as a follow up to the attacks on the friday 13th attacks. the ringleader in the plot who was going to be dressed in these suits had a previous track record of being involved in plots in belgium in january were obtaining police uniforms to obtain the element of surprise. they want ed ed to obtain that element of surprise in this follow on attack in paris. imagine youre shopping in this upscale mall and these two very well-dressed men suddenly open up against you or blow them...

>> translator: the man found with him in the apartment were planning an attack which consisted of blowing themselves up on wednesday november 18th or on thursday november 19th in the business district of la defense. >> reporter: the plot was foiled, investigators say, when french authorities carried out this early morning raid last wednesday. it may explain why those inside the apartment appeared to be so well armed and ready as authorities moved. in the fire fight lasted an hour and nearly dest...

Abdelhamid abaaoud is on the verge of carrying out a second deadly assault, this time hitting a busy financial area. >> the two terrorists, abaaoud and a man found with him in the apartment were planning an attack which consisted of blowing themselves up wednesday november 18th or thursday november 19th in the business district. >> reporter: the plot was filed, investigators say, when 47 e french authorities carried out this early morning raid. it appears they can be so well armed and ready. aut...

Attacks they received a phone call from salah abdelsalam and that he sounded very upset saying that his car had broken down and he needed a ride back to belgium. the two friends came to paris here and picked them up. the attorney stresses they had no idea he was involved in the attacks. but the attorney also says the men noticed he was carrying something. quote, a big jacket and other things, maybe like an explosive belt or something like that, unquote. his family believes salah abdelsalam chang...

Vest found and cell phone traces that trace salah abdelsalam perhaps to that area to maybe theres a connection between his movements and that vest. is there evidence right now, paul -- or what new evidence is there that these attacks were planned from say the isis headquarters in syria and iraq? >> well, the evidence so far is mostly that the claims of responsibility from isis which the whole organization have gotten behind. theres been a massive effort to claim ownership of these attacks from i...

Abdelhamid abaaoud as a slightly more junior figure have been working in tandem to launch all these plots against europe, against france. another note about fabien clain, before he left for syria and isis, he was involved in a threat against the bataclan music hall back in 2009. so all of this suggests that the isis sooenior leadership desig e designated this french belgium group to organize these attacks. this is just the start. the idea is there are more attacks in the pipeline. >> see the con...

Copycat like attacks. >> reporter: outside major concert venues and stadiums theres also more security. in atlanta this weekend bomb sniffing dogs and officers patrolled the wwe wrestling match at phillips arena. >> as long as terrorist organizations are calling for attacks in the homeland, weve got to all be vigilant and work overtime. >> reporter: passengers traveling by air should expect longer than normal wait times. expanded screening of items on planes began friday at overseas airports wit...

With no proof claimed thousands of muslims in new jersey cheered when the twin towers fell. donald trump once again ratcheting up the rhetoric in the republican race. and with iowa just around the corner, is this the language that might help him win the nomination? welcome to "the lead." im john berman in for jake tapper. we begin today with breaking news in our world lead. a neighborhood in paris sealed off after police discover what may be a suicide vest in a garbage can. cnn affiliate bfm rep...

Big picture question now. because as this investigation continues and as they try to put to bed any possible terrorist threats that exist there in the city of paris and around france, what about the bigger fight against the terrorist ideology? is this something that france needs to do? what can they do? >> yeah. absolutely they have to have in mind the broader ideology. obviously you cant completely kill an ideology in any way. the nazis were firmly defeated and there are still people who subscr...

Concert hall where most of the paris victims were murdered. >> my family support the action that president hollande has taken to strike isil in syria. and its my firm conviction that britain should do so too. >> translator: we are going to intensify our strikes. were going to choose targets that will make as much damage as possible. this terrorist arming. >> reporter: as he spoke the just-arrived charles de gaulle aircraft carrier beginning its first day of flight operations sending more jets at...