At a rock concert on busy city streets and outside a stadium where the president had been attending a soccer match. The worst was at the concert where at least 80 parished. This is what it looked like outside the concert hall. Were bringing you the very latest from paris where residents awoke today to a National State of emergency. Well have cnns Nick Robertson at the stadium. Can this happen here . Ill talk to former Homeland Security chief ridge and former police commissioner. First, lets go to cnn diplomatic editor where the isis attacks began. Nick, suicide bombers blew themselves up outside the stadium but there were reports the original plan was to be inside the stadium. What can you say about that and the future attacks . 80,000 people crammed into the stadium. Isis said they targeted this match between two christian countries, that is their twisted rationality. The french president was in attendance. Isis made note of that. The question is we know that the first suicide bomber blew his explosives upright around the end of the match. Was he trying to get inside the stadium to get in amongst the crowds, the densely packed crowds there. What we do know is that the bombers appeared to coordinate amongst the three of them that the second bomber blew up his explosives about 20 minutes after the first. You get the impression there they wanted to put people into panic and then try to attack them stadium. The third suicide bomber blew himself up. A clear effort. The french president was here and he was took away by security. I think i hear you say you dont know whether he may have been a target of the attack. Isis hasnt said that prec e precisely but they were able to attack under the president s nose. It sends an incredibly strong message that the president can be so close to such an attack where there were three bombers and the security detail took him out of the ground when the fist explosion took place. There were two suicide bombers on the loose. How close might have they been able to get to them . This is real concern to the french authorities. What will be the military response . Peter, you have written that france is vulnerable to the violen violence . No country has supplied more fighters to the syrian war than france. According to french officials, 1,500 french citizens have travelled to syria. 185 have returned and that might be an undercount. What we saw in paris unfolded yesterday and sort of speaks for itself. Other European Countries are vulnerable. The brits have seen several hundred go. A few americans as well, michael. Kernel, does this demand a military response or Law Enforcement approach . I think its pretty clear that the french are going to look at this for a military response. As you know, the french have been involved in iraq since the beginning of the coalition and recently theyve expanded their operations to syria which may have drove some of the attacks in paris. The french are looking at this as an act of war and going to respond militarily. The problem will be how are they going to do that . Stepping up air attacks doesnt do anything unless we got adequate targets to strike. Thats been the problem all along in syria and iraq. Do you think this will then bring about a coalition of the willing. Might this be a Unifying Force among the United States and the united king doll, russia, perhaps iran and maybe the chinese . Well, it would be helpful if we had a coalition willing to commit to operations in syria as well as iraq. Right now, the british are only bombing in iraq. They cant get permission to bomb in syria. Im hoping that these kinds of operations will bring in coalition more together. Involvement of the russians is going to be problematic. Weve shied away from that. The scheme says you bomb here, well bomb there. I dont think well be co cooperating much more than that. Peter, im also interested in our expertise. Ive read the profile of westerners not drawn to isis, this is not the profile weve been dealing with in afghanistan. What are the differences . One of differences is the number of women. Weve looked at 500 of the fighters in syria and a little under 20 are female which is extraordinary. You may remember, michael. One of the people involved in the attacks in january this year, his wife left france and went to syria and seemed to be part of the conspiracy and shes one of many western females who have gone. Also, the profiles are young. Weve seen Something Like 80 teenagers go from the west to syria to fight and many of them have family members part of the juhad. Some of them get married in syria to foreign fighters and some of them have family members involved. And the sheer magnitude of the number of the returns as youve written about them poses a difficult problem were Law Enforcement because how can you surveil so many individuals . The problem is in france. The french calculate it takes 25 people to follow one suspect. If you look at it, youve got 25,000 people employed trying to look for, look at these people. The french dont have these kinds of resources and that problem exists in britain where they cant follow literally every suspect coming back and the same is true in germany which is seen also 700 of their citizens go. Kernel, i have the statement in my hand thats been atributed to isis and it speaks of eight brothers wrapped in explosive belts and armed with machine rifles. Do you think these six coordinated attacks could be carried out only by eight individuals . No. I dont think the numbers add up. If you count the number of suicide bombers that were presence at the stadium and the number of people involved in the operation at the theater, that accounts for almost all of them. I suspect there are more involved in the operation. More importantly is this infrastructure that might be in place to support the operation. Somebody had to provide the weapons and provide an escape plan if there was one. The french are good at this. Theyll get to the bottom of this. What do you expect the United States roll to be if the president says this is an act of war . I suspect that the french will be more involved in Coalition Planning of operations. The United States operations so far have been rather anemic. Weve been so reluctant to accept any civilian casualties at all. The rules of engagement are comer sm. The time of spotting a target is much, much too slow. I think in the last operation in sinjar weve eliminated some of those problems. Weve got to streamline the operations to make them effective. Its not the willingness of the participants, its the cumbersome structure we put in place. Lets go to the chief course important nt outside the concert hall where at least 80 individuals died in the isis attacks last night. President has called this an act of war. What are the implications of that statement . They are huge implications. This is the kind of language we have not heard for a long time. Not since after 9 11. He said over and over again this army of terrorist has declared war on france. He called them he said france would be ruthless in their response and said that would happen within the country and outside the country. He had the former french president who came out today and again, amplified this language of war. We are at war he said. France is at war. Right now, the domestic and Foreign Policy has to take that into account. Nothing will be the same as before. Right now, in terms of news, the french Authorities Say they have killed, they have accounted for seven potentially eight attackers. I heard your discussion about the number of attackers. They are now looking for a car because of Surveillance Video because of authorities and french tv stations identified a car that may have been used in some of the drive by restaurant shootings and they are worried that the car may be booby trapped or may be a vehicle used to carry out further attacks. Thats on the one hand. Its huge in staggered numbers. 300 people are in the hospital injured. Of those 99 or so injured critical critically. Thats in addition to the 127 or 128 people who are known to have been killed. And so this is a huge, huge operation going on here and really staggering in terms of how europe is being hit and very, very slick from isi isis point of view. Youve been talking about the statements theyve been putting out in four different languages atributed to every country they want to target. Britain, american, french, russian. The russians are now involved and of course, arabic. Theyve also reposted an isis video from last year. Theyve reposted an old video in which they said if france continues these attacks, for instance, air strikes in syria, then they will carry out more attacks and at the same time, we know from our interviews, i just interviewed the turkish prime minister, you know a major frontline state against isis and this whole war, unless the war in syria is stopped and unless isis is defeated, none of this will stop. Isis will not be defeated from the air. It has to be a ground force of some kind. This may be a turning point, we dont know. The bottom line is from every military person you talk to, almost all the National SecurityCommunity Around the world and indeed in the United States among former National Security officials they know isis cannot be defeated and contained and cannot be defeated from the air alone, it must be defeated on the ground. If he is believed and im sure he is, it will have the unintended consequence isis is seeking. Let me ask this question, if i might, the closings that continue this afternoon because thats the time of day it is in paris around you suggest that the french is concerned its not over. Can you speak to the level of closings . Yeah, well, they are concerned, of course, because there is a car, socalled eighth assail ant and more, we dont know. They are doing extra border checks. We were able to come in. Certain flights coming in, certain trains coming in. Lots of extra checks. There are also the president announced today in yet his Second Public statement that there are more than a thousand soldiers deployed to reinsure and maintain security and surveillance. The entire domestic Security Apparatus is mobilized. There are many, many hundreds if not thousands of police par military forces mobilized. This is really a country in a state of emergency that remains in effect. In addition to that, hell be meeting with cabinet members and members of the Political Parties tomorrow, sunday. On monday for only the third time in the history of the French Republic well be having a joint session of congress at their sides and this will be the third time. This will a very, very serious turning point. It puts really almost in the side light everything thats happened before and the french, lets face it, are traumatized. In less than one year a major attack at this time that the country was on high alert because all World Leaders are coming here in two weeks time for the big Exchange Meeting that starts in this city at the end of this month. Were lucky to have you on a day like today. Thank you so much. Up next well go to the frontlines of the war against isis with nick peyton wall sh and is there reason to be afraid here at home . Ill talk to tom ridge, americas first secretary of Homeland Security. You know, meeting the residents and i had a gentleman stop me and ask me if i made his dinner. He had lost his wife recently, but i didnt know that. He made a remark to me about not sure he wanted to be there anymore, but he said something to me that has stuck with me to this day. After having your dinner, i think i want to stick around a while and that really meant something to me. I never had an experience like that and it just let me know that what im doing is much more important than just food. 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Nick, what might the significance be of president hollande say it was an act of war . Reporter it certainly sounds more militaristic in language. We know the French Air Force are involved and over the region but does this harold in an extra level of involvement . The grasp here and in iraq and the boarder in syria, you have to be weary of what a massive scale what it would look like. It would be indefinite and extraordinary. This is a war in syria which has so many different militias fighting amongst themselves at times. Given the extrimties it looks more moderate in the battlefield over there. Its been a mess for years and been a mess that allows isis to have a foothold and continue to flourish in the way they have. The military options are slight, i would frankly say. No country is going to want to inject tens of thousands of troops inside the mess to want to clean up. Given that the coalition and americans got together and learned in iraq their presence became a lightning rod against them. A complicated question. What is military response going to be if there is one and i think at this time hollande is looking to have a way to respond to this. As long ago as november last year isis putting out videos of french speaking citizens in their ranks burning french passports and saying in the video they said to people if you cant follow join us here do it where you are. There are weapons and cars available. The french speaking militants reminding people about the prohibitions about the Coalition Air strikes doting people on to do their and he referred to juhadist duty inside of france. This has been a long term problem france has faced and the issue now has become so awfully magnified on the streets of paris. What does this mean for the evolution of isis . Is this something they planned for a long time or a result of them losing on the battlefield . Juhadi john was taken out by the u. S. Air strike. Has isis always wanted to attack the west or is it as they say a consequence of air strikes against them . They said the air strikes had to stop if they were going to stop. A lot of questions here definitely designed to unify and show the paris governments here despite actizations doubtless. The government of paris has a committed response they can offer. Michael. Nick, i think americans are waking up wondering a couple of things. One being as you just addressed whether this will lead to a commitment of Ground Troops in syr syria. What will be the impact of the refugees . To go online to see quiet a debate playing out in terms of those fearful of refugees or increasingly sympathetic of the refugees from syria. Can you briefly speak to that . Well, totally different story here. In libya where so many of the refugees for the channel of turkey and greece became more poplar. Some use to set sail. As long as a year ago they were saying you know what, were going to fill those boats with people loyal to us who will attack europe. Its been part of isis isis messaging. The mass majority of those seeking asylum in europe doing so for their own safety. There has been abiding fear recognized within that rank that could be those who infiltrate and cause issues we may have seen on the streets of paris. The security failings that may have been in the months of boarders seemingly more pores. Theyre trying at the same time dealing with this horrifying threat that appears to do anything to inflict random or very targeted casualties against civilian targets in france. Thank you so much. The only western reporter to be on the frontline of that war in syria. Inevitab inevitab inevitablyly, we wonder what to expect here at home. This represents a change in tactic from isis. In other words, these are what an expert like you would refer to as soft targets. Speak on that. First of all, im sorry i have to join you under extreme and horrific circumstances. I think democracies are soft targets. You may pick a theater or choose a restaurant democracies being open and free and embracing a value system that is a contrary to isil and the juhadist who has been and will permanently be a target. Theyre bar bay rancic and venomous actions. Its a value system verses a value system and whether they choose to destroy skyscrapers, assassinate and murder victims inside theaters, we are now engaged. The barbarians are no longer at the gate. Theyre inside the gate. How the Global Community, not just the United States, but the broader Global Community deals with these resent attacks. It was an act of war but not a war against the french and not just a war against the americans. Its a war against democracy at large. We need to understand it and respond to it. Im not interested in giving them a road map but ive long said im glad they dont understand our way of life because they wouldnt focus on targets like the twin towers. Do you worry were now vulnerable here at home in a way we werent previously. I dont think the threat to the United States is any different today than it was a couple of years ago. I think that the threat the much more complicated. Al qaeda was much more stra