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Absolutely horrific terrorist attacks. but they are not alone in this. other countries throughout europe are dealing with this as well. >> yeah. weve seen a number of disrupted plots, obviously france has been a target. they were a target before. there was some reporting, again, this unconfirmed but from french outlets of the word syria crossing the lips of at least one of the assailants. i dont have independent nbc confirm maation on this. that shade, hollande is not someone who scheidt away fr...

Covering the attacks from all angles this morning. were going to go to ground coverage live in paris. >> reporter: thank you. the pope the calling what happened here quote a peace mill third world war. it is a major statement thats been used before but he has used it to describe specifically what happened overnight in the french capitol. our correspondent is joining me from the phone. tell me more about the terminology, the expression the pope used to describe these terrorist attacks. >> the pop...

France. several people have been killed following a shooting in central paris. >> i was crossing the street, and straight away, boom, it exploded right in front of me. everything was blown to bits. this is the cell phone that took the hit. its what saved me. >> one in a string of shootings, terrorist attacks, bombings at two restaurants that we know of and the citys major soccer stadium. [ explosion ] >> translator: its an action of war committed by a terrorist army, an army of jihadists against...

>> people around the world showing their support for paris after the horrific terrorist attacks. londons tower bridge lit in the french flags blue, white and red. in germany, the brandenburg gate illuminated in frances national colors. here in the u.s., the one world trade center spire lit up in red, white and blue in honor of the french victims. and also in sydney, australia -- im sorry, thats london right there. thats the london eye. there is sydney there. >> its absolutely beautiful to see th...

This is not a random event. for us not to call this a a islamic attack is a mistake. so no. theyre not contained and theyre very theyre ideology is kill french people. >> stand by, if you will were going to roll you over into the next segment there. we have more questions coming up following the terrorist attacks, right after the attacks the french president closed the countrys borders. were hearing tha fact, planes are being allowed to come in and go out. trains are working but the country has ...

Isis leader in libya. but isis continues to mount more stunning attacks on innocent people, there by grabbing the narrative and the headlines. what should the united states be doing to respond more aggressively? >> first of all, i think that this is a symptom of a lack of american leadership. this is what the world looks like without america playing a significant role in terms of its leadership. i thinktamerica needs to be much stronger and more resolute. i certainly commend the president of fra...

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Statement and its what frightens everybody. >> it does. nevertheless, right now, the borders are closed. one of the measures that the french president is taking with this remarkable state of emergency in place right now. >> and what is so remarkable is that despite the fact that the president has canceled his trip to the big g-20 meeting in turkey this weekend, still, they have not canceled the huge global gathering of world leaders, who are due to come here in just two weeks from now, for the o...

Fall victim to this? is it hatred, is it a lack of understanding and education? what is it that allows them to be recruited in such vast numbers? >> well, that is exactly the $64,000 question, right? and its a little unbelievable that 14 years after 9/11, right, we still dont really have a good answer for that. the bush administrations answer as you remember was that a lack of political freedom in the middle east cause this is growth in radicalism. but i think increasingly there is a feeling tha...

Despicable terrorist attacks. the last couple days, and seems likely theyre trying to go inside with the g 20 that starts monday. and you have to think about policy in the region. you have to ask whether or not that is the right direction to go. and new york and boston boosted up their defenses. and we have to see what is going to happen. >> thank you. lets go live now to james