country following a major shooting spree in the capital tunis. nine arrests have now been made in connection to wednesday s shooting that killed 23 people. four have apparently been directly linked to the attack. the vast majority of the victims were tourists visiting the popular bardo national museum when two gunmen opened fire. those gunmen were killed. the victims come from at least nine different countries including britain, japan, australia and colombia. the attack itself was shocking and the fact that tunisia is struggling with terrorism is not. it s a relatively new democracy. it s located in a very tough neighborhood between algeria and libya. 3,000 tunisians are believed to have joined isis more than any country on earth. isis praised wednesday s attack but has not taken responsibility for it. christopher dickey is foreign editor of the daily beast. good to see you. good to see you. where do you think isis fits into all of this? well i think isis is an
jose? katy tur in london thank you. and reaction from the white house. nbc s kristen welker joins us from the north lawn. good morning. reporter: jose good morning. president obama cornbobama condemning this attack isn t the strongest terms. they re in touch with counterparts in tunisia and the united states offered full assistance as tunisia conducts a response. a statement we got yesterday from the press secretary that says we do not yet know the identities of the attackers or their motives. we know they re cowardly acts will not intimidate the tunisian people whose storied heritage is showcased at the sight of of the attack at the bardo museum. offering full assistance to tunisia in this incredibly tragic time for that country. talk about the folks in charge of protecting the president and the white house. secret service director joseph clancy is facing another tough day on the hill today? reporter: he is.