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Going to arrest them and question them. >> this attack was done with three separate teams. it was very coordinated all within the space of about a half hour. that suggests theres actually probably dozens of people involved in some kind of sleeper cell or network scattered throughout france and also in belgium. so a nationwide raid of this sort, this is the least that they could be doing, frankly. >> is this part of a, just the beginning, juliette, based on what you suspect of much wider sweeps g...

Those were performances of the french national anthem. welcome back to morning joe. back with us, we have the new york times and joining the conversation editor of the weekly standard, bill crystal. president and ceo of the aspen institute and in washington and nbc correspond nt and host of andrea mitchell reports, andrea mitchell. the hunt the under way for the members of the sleeper cell that struck paris on friday. we are learning of dozens of new anti terror raids in france and belgium. the ...

"storm" promising more carnage. evan perez joins us now. evan, what are your sources telling you about isis involvement as to isis core lead thing opposed to it being locally inspired? >> reporter: they have no reason to doubt what the french are saying, which is that this was an isis operation. now, the question that is still hanging in the air is whether or not this was something that was directed from raqqa, whether isis headquarters, or whether this is something that they simply set the ball...

Actually be accomplished, catherine? reporter: thanks, general knee. 50 detainees are on deit tension not enough evidence to prosecute them in court but enough to that they remain a threat to u.s. national security. weve been there more an any other broadcast networks. the detention prisoners are healed in medium security cams. for the administration there is a precedent a al qaeda sleeper cell agent was arrested and held in navy bringing in south carolina after 9/11. his team of lawyers success...

Likelihoods, is this about you having a sleeper cell down there or are they targeting this individual and what may have poisoned his mind? >> yeah i honestly dont think that they know that answer yet, and theyre committed to doing everything they can to try to figure that out. . as a nonlaw enforcement person who somebody involved as a mayor and a governor i have been very impress sod their tactical approach to finding the answers to these questions. >> does this open your eyes in terms of what ...

This about you having a sleeper cell there or targeting this individual and what may have poisoned his mind? >> honestly i dont think that they know that answer yet. they are committed to do anything they can to try to figure that out. as a non-law enforcement person but involved as mayor, i have been impressed with their tactical approach to finding the answers to those questions. >> does this open your eyes in terms of what is a potential threat and what is potentially threatened in terms of w...

Public and private sector. those hosting events those that own stadiums and doing security. its really really important that during this holiday weekend they are on their top game and they have the best security officials and thinking through their emergency response plans. sometimes during holidays even security professionals want to take a holiday. this is not one to miss. they want to be focused and look at every threat. if you see something, say something. dhs has that exactly right. sometim...

Elbow there? he looks like an unrelated by stander to what jackie is about to do. keep your eye on him, he has an important job here that he doesnt seem that psyched about. watch? >> one of our most solemn duties in congress is dealing with emerging national security threats. we eliminated bin laden. were making progress in weakening isil. and unfortunately, my colleagues on the other side of the aisle have alerted us to a new threat emerging deep in the heart of the western united states. a sor...

This is jackie speer of california, you see theres another guy sitting off her left elbow there? he looks like an unrelated by stander to what jackie is about to do. keep your eye on him, he has an important job here that he doesnt seem that psyched about. watch? >> one of our most solemn duties in congress is dealing with emerging national security threats. we eliminated bin laden. were making progress in weakening isil. and unfortunately, my colleagues on the other side of the aisle have alert...

They have very little risk in doing so. one of the reasons theyre effective, the use of social media. theyve mastered the media. they know the lingo. if you look at terrorism traditionally, it tends to be a group phenomenon. for somebody to carry out acts of extremism and acts of terrorism, you might lose your life and youll probably go to prison for the rest of your life, it takes hardened beliefs. groups tend to harden peoples beliefs, further them on to action and stop them from backing outs....